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[ { "body": "\n\nIf I am not wrong, the episode 35 ends near 77 in manga and you will have to\nread from 78 if you want to continue.\n\nSource: <https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Episode_35>\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-21T05:43:09.447", "id": "64029", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-21T05:43:09.447", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61257", "parent_id": "64028", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nAlchemy is not a walk-in-the-park task. The process of learning alchemy is\narduous. While some people are naturally talented and intellectual than\nothers, perfecting alchemy takes years of practice. From a young age, Edward\nand Alphonse Elric were exposed to alchemy, especially as their father had\nbeen a brilliant alchemist and left a gargantuan collection of books behind\nfor the kids to read. This, however, was in addition to their already curious\nminds and their prodigal level of skill.\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CA8Yi.jpg)\n\n[picture from [this\nanswer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6368/how-did-the-characters-\nlearn-alchemy) (please upvote if you like my answer)]\n\n> [...] he doesn't even have basic medical knowledge.\n\n**Wrong**. Edward Elric was an alchemical prodigy and almost everyone\nconsidered him to be a genius. [From\nwiki:](https://fma.fandom.com/wiki/Edward_Elric)\n\n> Edward Elric is an alchemical prodigy of genius level intellect. From early\n> childhood, he displayed proficiency for alchemy, acquiring self-taught\n> alchemy skills and comprehension from the advanced literature in his\n> father's abandoned study at an age. Having incorporated alchemy into his\n> life during his developmental stages, Edward sees the world alchemically and\n> is, therefore, able to solve complicated codes, puzzles, and mysteries much\n> more easily than normal. **He has also shown himself to be exceptionally\n> adept at chemistry and reasonably competent with biology; indeed even his\n> preparations for the failed attempt to resurrect his mother were indicative\n> of these.** Edward's near-encyclopedic knowledge of alchemical theory is\n> astounding and contributed to his incredible success with emergency Soul\n> Binding experimentation. He shows an uncanny level of focus that allows him\n> to effectively shut out everything from his surroundings and devote all of\n> his considerable mental power to whatever problem demands his attention,\n> especially in the case of books.\n\nHe did had a superior medical knowledge and hence attempted to resurrect his\nmother with the help of the laws of alchemy but due to limited experience it\nfailed. But after years and years of study and practice and sheer\nperseverance, he gained knowledge and perfected alchemy and successfully\nperformed human transmutation on himself.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-23T04:58:12.887", "id": "64056", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-23T05:13:58.640", "last_edit_date": "2021-06-23T05:13:58.640", "last_editor_user_id": "48011", "owner_user_id": "48011", "parent_id": "64051", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\n> Is it the case that any cursed spirit that a finger of Sukuna brings into\n> manifestation will have the same form?\n\nYes, they are called [Finger Bearers](https://jujutsu-\nkaisen.fandom.com/wiki/Finger_Bearer). They are cursed spirit that becomes a\nspecial grade after they devour one of Sukuna's fingers. Finger Bearers begin\nas cursed wombs where they gestate until birth. During this period they can be\nseen by non-sorcerers. Once born they create an Innate Domain, a precursor to\na Domain Expansion, that warps the dimensions of its birthplace.\n\nFinger bearers appeared in both Cursed Womb Arc(ep 4-5) and Death Painting\nArc(ep 23-24).\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-23T04:23:00.667", "id": "64055", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-23T04:23:00.667", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "48011", "parent_id": "64053", "post_type": "answer", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nI'm not exactly sure but I think that some of the missions that Tsunade\nassigns are like B, A or S rank missions, and most of the ninja aren't very\ncompetent, furthermore, about 75% of the Village Hidden In The Leaves are\ncivilians. Another possibility is that most of the teams are out on other\nmissions.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-18T21:18:21.443", "id": "64238", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-18T21:18:21.443", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "53879", "parent_id": "64058", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 }, { "body": "\n\nThere are several points to answering your question.\n\n * There is a special division of Ninja called Black Ops, which is used for keeping village safe by reconnaissance, guarding the village, and hunting the rogue ninja, in the great ninja war, all the great nations were allied, so there was less need for these ninjas to do that, and some of them participated in the war.\n * Like Black Ops there are several more divisions like Intelligence division and Interrogation Divisions and more, which usually work on their respective missions, and not usual missions which we see in the series.\n * Missions are assigned a rank based on the level of difficulty, so if a mission is S rank, it can't be assigned to a Genin, and if a mission is D rank, there's no point assigning it to a Jonin.\n * And there is also a part, when Tsunadae usually says this, village is trouble, like when she was appointed the Hokage, Hidden Leaf Village was recovering from Orochimaru's attack where several ninja had been killed, in most of the Shippuden several Ninja were assigned to safeguard Naruto and in the Pain Arc, village was to rebuilt, so effort was to be distributed there as well.\n\nThere were 80,000 soldiers in the Fourth Great Ninja War. By soldiers I mean\nthere were Samurai as well not only Shinobi, of all ranks and divisions.\nFollowing were the key villages who participated in the war, and any of the\nsmall villages which were allied to any of these villages:\n\n * Hidden Leaf Village\n * Hidden Mist Village\n * Hidden Sand Village\n * Hidden Stone Village\n * Hidden Cloud Village\n * Land of Iron\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2023-08-12T16:22:42.960", "id": "68230", "last_activity_date": "2023-08-12T16:22:42.960", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "72478", "parent_id": "64058", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nAkamaru is loyal ninja hound and Kiba is his best friend, both of them often\nshare each others emotions. He can also understand human language that makes\nhim more reliable. You can read more about [Akamaru\nhere](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Akamaru)\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-24T16:48:36.077", "id": "64064", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-24T16:48:36.077", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61264", "parent_id": "64063", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nGohan was born with a very high power level, which I believe was compared to\nBroly's (don't really remember that part) and because of this he was capable\nof doing things that took other saiyans a ton of training to achieve but\nbecause he had slacked off on his training, he never seemed to get any\nstronger nor does he seem to have the drive/battlelust of saiyans so he\neventually got left behind by other characters. So yes, he was born with high\npotential and that potential was unlocked but beyond that... he lack the\nsaiyans drive for battle, and the more saiyans fight, the stronger they\nbecome... Gohan human nature apparently dominates his saiyan's side...\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-24T22:35:32.227", "id": "64068", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-24T22:35:32.227", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61303", "parent_id": "64066", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nWhat Fumikage Tokoyami said in the comments is pretty spot on.\n\nWhile yes, Tobirama was a good guy, that doesn't mean all of his ideas are\nperfect. Tobirama created the [Edo\nTensei](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation)\njustu with a purpose that was good _in theory_\n\n> One of the major benefits of the Impure World Reincarnation is that it\n> grants immortal bodies to those who are reincarnated. Any damage they\n> receive will regenerate in time and, assuming the damage is not too\n> debilitating, they can continue attacking even before their body recovers.\n> **This was one of the main purposes Tobirama created the technique for, as\n> he would use one or more reincarnated souls to perform a series of Kamikaze-\n> like attacks until the opposition was wiped out** \n> _Naruto chapter 561_ , emphasis my own\n\nHowever, due to its flawed nature (ie requiring a live sacrifice and other\ngeneral flaws in the original design), Tobirama marked it as a kinjutsu and\nbanned its usage. Orochimaru, and then Kabuto, discovered, expanded, and\nperfected the usage of this justu for their own evil intention.\n\nThe above can be all considered for other kinjutsu as well, such as Chiyo's\n[One's Own Life\nReincarnation](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/One%27s_Own_Life_Reincarnation).\nIt was a jutsu that was created with intentions that were not necessarily\nevil, but forbidden due to its nature.\n\n", "comment_count": 3, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-25T14:14:23.180", "id": "64071", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-29T17:15:58.403", "last_edit_date": "2021-06-29T17:15:58.403", "last_editor_user_id": "57843", "owner_user_id": "20275", "parent_id": "64070", "post_type": "answer", "score": 4 }, { "body": "\n\nTobirama Senju was not a good guy. In the anime and manga, the Second Hokage\nwas very much presented as a Danzo-like figure, in contrast to his brother\nHashirama would be considered a good guy. Tobirama, like Danzo, operated in a\nmore moral gray zone, doing whatever he thought necessary to protect the\nvillage. Even his [wiki page](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Tobirama_Senju)\ncalls him pragmatic and points out:\n\n> ... when Hashirama would get carried away with his headstrong optimism, it\n> fell to Tobirama to mediate and force a more realistic alternative in order\n> to achieve those idealistic goals. Hashirama was typically disappointed by\n> Tobirama's intervention, but he usually agreed without much protest. But\n> Hashirama would, at times, push back against Tobirama, often because\n> **Tobirama's methods were becoming too forceful** ; Hashirama's rare\n> displays of anger on such occasions were enough to make Tobirama back down.\n\nHe may not have been as extreme as Danzo; I don't think whether he was or not\nis made clear by the anime. But the impression I got while watching was that\nhe was like Danzo, and not idealistic, so he would surely see the usefulness\nof the Edo Tensei jutsu and want to use it to protect the village.\n\nTo back up my answer, I've collected some evidence (all quotes come from\nEnglish subtitles on Japanese dub on Crunchyroll). First, that Tobirama was\nlike Danzo:\n\nFrom the episode _The All-Knowing_ , a conversation between the reanimated\nTobirama and Orochimaru (also some info on Tobirama's opinion on Edo Tensei\njutsu):\n\n> **Tobirama** : \"I can't believe the jutsu I devised would be used so\n> casually.\" \n> \n> **Orochimaru** : \"It's not a complex jutsu. However, you should not have\n> created it in the first place ... Many of your policies and jutsu that you\n> developed ended up causing problems later on down the line.\"\n\nOrochimaru points out that many of Tobirama's policies were bad. He probably\nhad good intentions, like Danzo, but he valued the village and stability above\nall else, and ended up causing problems as a result.\n\nIn the same episode, after Tobirama scoffs at the Uchiha's rebellion and says\nhe foresaw such a thing happening, Orochimaru points out a specific policy\nthat caused problems: appointing the Uchiha to the police force.\n\n> \"But you're the one who drove the Uchiha to it, Lord Second. It could be\n> said that the seeds got sown with the Uchiha Police Force you created. Those\n> who crack down on crime tend to be easily disliked.\"\n\nTobirama defends his actions, saying the Uchiha were eminently qualified for\ntheir position, but even his brother Hashirama scolds him, saying he told him\ntime and time again not to slight the Uchiha.\n\nFurthermore, in the episode _Sasuke's Answer_ , the Third Hokage makes the\nDanzo-Tobirama connection implicitly:\n\n> \"I wasn't able to to continue the Second Hokage's task of village-building\n> skillfully enough. Which is how I ended up burdening Danzo with the\n> village's darkness.\"\n\nThis quote indicates that the Second Hokage _did_ take on the role Danzo had\nafter him, of dealing with the dark aspects of the village, the things that\nneeded to be done to ensure stability. The Third Hokage's remark comes after\nTobirama explains his thoughts on the Uchiha, and his policies on the village,\nto Saskue, after Sasuke asks, \"I thought you hated the Uchiha.\"\n\n> \"That's not entirely true. I treated anyone who posed a danger to the\n> village ... with extreme caution. And there's no doubt the Uchiha warranted\n> my suspicion ... The idealism of my elder brother, and the danger of Uchiha\n> Madara; mediating between these two things, and strengthening and protecting\n> the village were my duties as the Second Hokage.\"\n\nI also said Tobirama was not a good guy. I believe this is true. Everything\nyou read about him will tell you he's pragmatic, and doesn't rush to\njudgement, and even will accept Uchiha (but only if they put the village above\nclan). This is also true. **However** , his implicit bias against the Uchiha\nis **obvious** in many of his comments. He may think of himself as mostly\npragmatic, and he may think himself fair towards the Uchiha, **but he is\nclearly not**. Unlike his brother, he is not an idealist. He was born in a\ntime when Uchiha and Senju fought and killed each other, and hated each other,\nand as a result he hates the Uchiha. Some of his comments on Uchiha:\n\n> \"They're unpredictable.\" (from _My True Dream_ )\n\n> \"You're from the Uchiha. Of course you'd stick with a scoundrel.\" (from _The\n> All-Knowing_ )\n\nThe fact that Tobirama drops comments like these is proof of his implicit\nbias. He claims to be merely cautious, and that's warranted, but he clearly\nviews the Uchiha with disdain, fear, and anger.\n\nAlso, notably, Tobirama killed Madara's younger brother Izuna, and the two of\nthem display transparent suspicious, if not outright animosity towards each\nother.\n\nIn the episode _My True Dream_ , Tobirama and Madara exchange glares, but say\nnothing. Again, transparent suspicion, if not outright animosity. They both\nhave telling conversations with Hashirama in this episode (emphasis mine):\n\n> **Tobirama** : \"To propose Madara as a candidate for leader is fine... But\n> the final decision will be made with the top officials. ... Things are\n> different from father's era. ... Besides, Madara Uchiha being chosen as the\n> leader won't happen. Everyone knows ... You are the one who founded this\n> settlement. Even those from the Uchiha say as much. **Furthermore, haven't\n> you heard the rumors about them? The stronger the hate, the stronger their\n> Visual Prowess manifests itself ... They're unpredictable.** ...\" \n> \n> **Hashirama** : \"Stop talking like that, Tobirama!\" \n> \n> **Tobirama** : \"From now on, things will be run democratically. Any\n> objections?\" \n> \n> **Hashirama** : \"No... That's fine.\"\n\nThough he seems pragmatic for most of this conversation, Tobirama let's this\nobvious hateful comment about the Uchiha slip, and his brother Hashirama has\nto yell at him for it. It's also obvious he distrusts Madara.\n\nNow, Madara and Hashirama:\n\n> \"After you, I suspect Tobirama will become the Second Hokage. When he does,\n> the Uchiha will eventually be eliminated.\"\n\nMadara is suspicious of Tobirama, and suspects his clan will be wiped out\nbecause of him. I don't think his suspicions are unfounded, because the Uchiha\ndo end up getting wiped out because of Tobirama's policies and legacy. In\nother words, Madara had good reason to be suspicious of Tobirama, and this\nremark should be seen as part of the characterization of Tobirama as not being\na good guy. Madara is biased, and he probably helped escalate the conflict,\nbut Tobirama has clear animosity for the Uchiha, and his pragmatism did not\novercome that.\n\nMake no mistake: Tobirama made the Uchiha into the police force to keep them\nin the village, under his watch and under his thumb. He did this to maintain\nstability, but it was inevitable that it lead to tension. Unless he wanted the\nUchiha eliminated entirely, it was a short-sighted decision, as it led to the\nnecessity of dealing with an Uchiha revolt during the Third Hokage's time; to\nwhich the village elders decided to use Itachi to kill the entire clan.\n\nTobirama is a complex character; he's pragmatic, but weighed down by implicit\nbiases (which he probably would deny having, as he's likely unaware of them).\nHis distrust of the Uchiha is also warranted, as he says, because they are\ndangerous, but his distrust also stems from his hatred of them for killing his\nclansmen. He is a complex character, neither purely good or evil, but\nmotivated by concrete goals, and I think he's the better for it. Far more\ninteresting than Hashirama.\n\nGetting back to the original question of how Tobirama could be the one to\ncreate the Edo Tensei jutsu, it should be obvious now; he is pragmatic and saw\nthe usefulness of such a jutsu in terms of military power. He did eventually\ndeclare it a forbidden jutsu, so he did also realize the danger in it. As\nOrochimaru said, creating this jutsu is just one of the bad decisions he made\n(ostensibly for the good of the village) that had terrible consequences down\nthe line. And note, if you're getting lectured by Orochimaru, you know you've\ngot to have taken some pretty consequentially bad actions.\n\n", "comment_count": 3, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-29T18:40:20.893", "id": "64106", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-05T13:00:14.467", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-05T13:00:14.467", "last_editor_user_id": "19307", "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "64070", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThat is a possibility but, in every class most of the Top 1 people will tend\nto remain in that class in order to try and reign over that class. That is a B\nclass Rank 1 is most likely to flatter himself thinking that he has the\npotential to be in A class Top 10 and will try to control those who rank\nbelow.\n\nIf all of the Rank 1 people try to ascend to the next class the the give\nscenario might be possible and there are no explanations from the author till\nnow.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-26T12:10:54.290", "id": "64078", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-26T12:10:54.290", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61264", "parent_id": "64073", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 }, { "body": "\n\nI think it is to be understood that the hero rankings are periodically\nrevised1, rather than continuously updated. So, the top ranked heroes in each\nclass A–C when the rankings are revised are then given the opportunity for\npromotion into the next higher class. If a hero accepts promotion, then all\nthe heroes in that class will be bumped up by one rank, but that does not mean\nthat the \"new\" top ranked hero in that class will also be offered promotion,\nsince he was not the top ranked hero in that class when the rankings were\ncomputed in that revision.\n\n* * *\n\n1In Season 1 Episode 6, after newly receiving his hero license, Saitama finds\nout from Genos that a week of inactivity as a Class C hero will revoke his\nlicense. So, even if the rankings are not exactly updated every week, the data\nthat determines a hero's ranking seems to be collected weekly.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-26T15:39:18.567", "id": "64079", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-26T15:39:18.567", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "60264", "parent_id": "64073", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nYou are correct about his rank allowing him to do so. Basically, the person\ngiving the recommendation has to be ranked higher than you.\n\nWhen it comes to being ranked to grade 1, they need to have recommendations\nfrom 2 or more sorcerers of that rank which Aoi Todo and Mei Mei are both\nGrade 1. The recommendation alone isn't enough to be promoted right away. The\nnominees still has to accompany sorcerer's of Grade 1 level (cannot be the\nperson who nominated them) to multiple missions and exorcise a Grade 1 on\ntheir own.\n\nHere's a link to reference: <https://jujutsu-kaisen.fandom.com/wiki/Grade>\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-01T03:26:34.247", "id": "64117", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-01T03:26:34.247", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61396", "parent_id": "64075", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nJapan is a very homogenous society with relatively few outside influences\ncompared to places like England (Romans, Vikings, etc.).\n\nSpirits are an important part of their major religion,\n[Shinto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto): [Everything has a\nspirit.](https://thewillowweb.com/2016/02/18/tsukumogami-japans-household-\nspirits/)\n\nFrom there it's a small step to wonder what if those were swapped for some\nreason such as being bound by [the red thread of\nfate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_thread_of_fate) (Your Name), or the\nenemy having a stronger body ([Dragon Ball\nZ](https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Captain_Ginyu#Power)), both instances of\nthe more general [soul separation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikiry%C5%8D)\nwhich is not unusual during psychosis brought about by substance and/or\nillness.\n\nStill, the majority don't actually believe in spirits and [body\nswap](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_swap) is at least as old as 1882.\n\nThat leaves the insular nature of Japan which easily leads to an echo chamber\neffect of repeating a popular thing. In Hollywood that's usually limited to\n[twin films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twin_films) such as Deep Impact and\nArmageddon.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-01T12:45:25.307", "id": "64120", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-02T16:37:31.503", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-02T16:37:31.503", "last_editor_user_id": "4248", "owner_user_id": "4248", "parent_id": "64086", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 }, { "body": "\n\nBody swapping has become a popular theme in Japanese media because it has been\npart of Japanese tradition and culture. Various Japanese beliefs has mentions\nof body swapping and this has become an inspiration for various literary forms\nin Japan which continued for centuries. This was evident when Makoto Shinkai\nwas interviewed and asked for the inspiration for _Your Name_ (See Ref.1).\n\n> Director Makoto Shinkai says that _Your Name_ to have been inspired by a\n> classic Japanese 12th Century tale, Torikaebaya Monogatari, which features a\n> sibling duo, where a boy is raised as a girl and the girl raised as a boy\n> because of their personality.\n>\n> [...]\n>\n> In _Your Name_ the characters wake up from their dreams as each other and\n> the line between reality and dreams constantly blurs. This aspect of the\n> film, Shinkai says, was influenced by a famous Japanese poem titled Yume to\n> Shiriseba. It reads:\n>\n\n>> I wonder if he appeared in my dream because I fell asleep thinking of him.\n\n>>\n\n>> I wouldn't have woken up if I had known it was a dream.\n\n>\n> That melancholy moment of bleary wakefulness after a dream is the sensation\n> Shinkai appears to have been reaching for in this film.\n\nNot only ancients tales but he also took inspirations from other body-swap\nmanga like _Inside Mari, Ranma 1/2_ and non-Japanese media like _Safe Desposit\nBox_ and Christopher Nolan’s _Interstellar_.\n\n_Your name_ also contains several Japanese beliefs. One of them was\n_[musubi](https://www.britannica.com/topic/musubi)_ , the belief that two\npeople are forever connected, regardless of place and time. This is a big part\nof Shinto religion (see \"red thread of fate\" in @CeesTimmerman's answer).\n\nAnother aspect of this is that body-swapping stories touches upon themes like\nadolescent dreaming, aspirations and the struggle to assert your identity in a\nconfusing world which most Japanese teens and adults seeks out and has an\n\"obsession\". This is called\n[Chūnibyō](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABniby%C5%8D) (中二病) and is a\nword to describe early teens who have grandiose delusions, who desperately\nwant to stand out.\n\nThe market for making body swapping anime and manga never dies down because\nJapanese audience especially teens relate to the stories and themes. These\nstories are portrayed in such a way that it touches upon specific aspects\nprevalent among Japanese teens. The examples in my question has those aspects:\n[Japanese adults growing in villages trying to settle in urban\ntowns](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/jul/20/japan-towns-face-\nextinction)(Your Name), insecurities in the form of \"Adolescence Syndrome\"\n(Rascal doesn't dream of Bunny girl Senpai), how deep is your friendship\n(Kokoro connect) etc.\n\n**Notes and references**\n\n 1. [Why the story of body-swapping teenagers has gripped Japan?](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-37469662)\n 2. [JAPANESE TEENS ARE OBSESSED WITH THIS DREAMY BODY-SWAPPING ANIME](http://www.mtv.com/news/3004220/your-name-shinkai-anime-teens-body-swap/)\n 3. [The World Of ‘Your Name’](https://medium.com/@concept.historian/the-world-of-your-name-c7edc7832ce2)\n 4. [Is chuunibyou syndrome real?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/8632/is-chuunibyou-syndrome-real)\n 5. The first instance of body swapping in a _Japanese_ TV film was [I Are You, You Am Me(1982)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Are_You,_You_Am_Me)\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-07T02:47:34.340", "id": "64158", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-07T02:47:34.340", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "48011", "parent_id": "64086", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nOk, I'm not going to use an anime source for replying this, but a\nmedical/legal source,\n\n> Brain death means the person has died.\n\n[Brain\ndeath](https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/brain-\ndeath)\n\nSo, since when they turn into trees, they no longer have brains, I think it's\nsafe to state that they die, as least as humans\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-28T12:00:50.280", "id": "64096", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-28T15:45:17.517", "last_edit_date": "2021-06-28T15:45:17.517", "last_editor_user_id": "3028", "owner_user_id": "3028", "parent_id": "64093", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nLooks like the image is from Chapter 231, around Page 5\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-28T23:14:06.300", "id": "64099", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-28T23:14:06.300", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "44152", "parent_id": "64098", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\n**Magane...**\n\n> **...went to a foreign country and stays in the world of the creators as a\n> normal human.**\n\nAccording to both [Japanese\nWikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re:CREATORS#%E7%84%A1%E6%89%80%E5%B1%9E)\nand [Pixiv Dictionary\n(Japanese)](https://dic.pixiv.net/a/%E7%AF%89%E5%9F%8E%E9%99%A2%E7%9C%9F%E9%8D%B3#h3_1):\n\n> その後はフェスの顛末を見届けることなく会場を後にし、国外へ旅立つ。 ほかの被造物とは異なりフェス後の描写はないが、\n> **広江礼威によれば彼女もメテオラと同様に能力を失うという** 。 \n> \n> After that, she left the venue without seeing the end of the Elimination\n> Chamber Festival and went on a journey to a foreign country. \n> Unlike the other creations, there is no scene of what happens after the\n> festival, but **according to Rei Hiroe, she loses her powers just like\n> Meteora**.\n\nand\n\n> 最終話(22話)で、メテオラの展開したゲートで元の物語世界へ戻った描写はない。 \n> これによって、数少ない被造物で現実世界に残ったメンバーとなった。 \n> \n> ただし、 **広江礼威氏曰く「彼女はいずれメテオラと同じく能力を無くす。つまり、普通の人間になる」とのこと** 。 \n> \n> In the last episode (episode 22), there is no scene of her returning to her\n> original fictional world through the gate deployed by Meteora. \n> This made her one of the few creations who remained in the real world. \n> \n> However, **according to Rei Hiroe, \"She eventually loses her abilities just\n> like Meteora. In other words, she becomes a normal human being.\"**\n\n_(Unfortunately, I couldn't find the original source for Rei Hiroe's\nstatement)_\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-06-29T15:55:01.627", "id": "64104", "last_activity_date": "2021-06-29T15:55:01.627", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "2516", "parent_id": "64100", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nIt was because Marx was possessed by an elf, thus it won't change peoples\nminds. Also even if Asta was proven innocent, one way or another, someone has\nto be punished for the damages(the Magic Knights who were possessed) as said\nby Damnatio.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-12T17:23:42.203", "id": "65396", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-12T17:23:42.203", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61954", "parent_id": "64112", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nI believe the scene pictured **happened in the past** , and **shows\nPast!Noritoshi Kamo** doing... something, presumably related to the Cursed\nWombs (since they are the focal points of the last few episodes). We can infer\nthe scene is set in the past because of the architectural style and the\nsoldiers' uniform. Also, Past!Noritoshi Kamo was shown in a flashback during\nepisode 24, depicted with an umbrella hiding his forehead and scalp. The\ncharacter in the opening could certainly fit with Kamo's depiction:\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/6Eqhc.png)\n\nAs to _what_ is actually happening in the scene, I do not know. But it\ncertainly is Kamo doing something related to the Cursed Wombs in his own era.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-10-20T10:42:40.983", "id": "65769", "last_activity_date": "2021-10-20T18:55:03.007", "last_edit_date": "2021-10-20T18:55:03.007", "last_editor_user_id": "60264", "owner_user_id": "45633", "parent_id": "64114", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nIt's possible that her having more MP could allow her to cast it more than\nonce without kazuma having to use his drain spell to give her more MP. So in\nthat regard, you are correct. The main thing for her would be to control her\nspells more and to learn how to exercise that same amount of power, but with\nmore control and learn how to do it without expending so much MP. It would\nmake more sense if she could double or triple her MP. And even if she doubled\nit that would solve the problem, and if she tripled it there would be\nvirtually no issues with her being able to move after casting the spell. So to\nanswer your question, would she need to double or triple her MP? Yes she\nwould. But control, and proper MP use play a major factor as well.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-01T18:05:03.660", "id": "64123", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-01T18:05:03.660", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": null, "parent_id": "64122", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 }, { "body": "\n\nMegumin has spent all of her XP into improving \"Explosion\", at the expense of\nevery other possible skill or spell - this is mentioned in the _Legend of\nCrimson_ film, and also I believe in the show itself.\n\nWhat this implies is that she always levels \"Explosion\" to the point where she\ncan create the largest explosion possible, which probably requires that she\nspend all her MP to do so. If she does have an opportunity to deliberately\nincrease her MP, it seems likely that she would also increase \"Explosion\" to\nmatch, and so would stay at the once-per-day limit.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-01T23:57:30.407", "id": "64129", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-01T23:57:30.407", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "8843", "parent_id": "64122", "post_type": "answer", "score": 4 }, { "body": "\n\nThe Crimson Demon Clan is a clan naturally gifted with magic and intelligence\nso they have high mana reserves, Megumin included. But the thing here is that\nExplosion Magic drains so much mana that not even the highly skilled Arch\nWizards in the Crimson Village can cast it twice without resting. If we're\ntalking about Megumin here, She only chooses to spend all her points into\nExplosion Magic and nothing else.\n\nThat being said, there is a way to cast more Explosion Magic continuously\nwhich is to find a Mana source. Kazuma did this in the anime via transferring\nmana from Aqua to Megumin, letting her cast another one in the process.\n\nOr use an item that can give you mana when you use it. One of the better known\none is the Manatite which can store mana and is capable of even powering up\nmagic. Megumin got a whole load of them in the last volume (vol 17) which had\nhigher purity than normal ones (higher purity = higher mana and magic\namplification) and she used them to cast off her Explosion Magic like a madman\nuntil they got depleted.\n\nSo why not just use them off then? Turns out the things are very expensive to\nthe point that the highest purity of them can buy out a whole house and their\nusage is also one-time so Adventurers tend to avoid them.\n\nSo, even if she does increase her MP, Chances are she still can't cast it\ntwice, but she can use some alternatives to help her use it twice or even\nthousands of times.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2022-02-02T08:48:27.120", "id": "66309", "last_activity_date": "2023-01-14T17:48:02.840", "last_edit_date": "2023-01-14T17:48:02.840", "last_editor_user_id": "19307", "owner_user_id": "65301", "parent_id": "64122", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nHe didn't eat them because he didn't know what Devil Fruit they were other\nthan that they were Zoan type, so he was scared to take the gamble. He wanted\nto eat a powerful fruit that he knows before eating; that was why he refused\nto eat one and gave them away.\n\nIf he eats one, then it is his one and only chance and only that Devil Fruit\npower can be used in his lifetime, even if he hates it. This fact scared him.\n\n", "comment_count": 3, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-02T07:31:34.673", "id": "64132", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-03T04:44:13.470", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-03T04:44:13.470", "last_editor_user_id": "35679", "owner_user_id": "61264", "parent_id": "64128", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\n(Note: this is personal speculation, not an official statement from the\nanime's creators, and so it may not be what you're looking for.)\n\nThis is likely the result of a narrative device that TV Tropes calls \"The Worf\nEffect\". Essentially, in order to establish an antagonist as a credible\nthreat, you have them defeat someone the audience knows to be strong. In the\ncase of Pokémon, this ends up being Charizard, who the audience _knows_ should\nbe strong based on his appearance and its depiction in the games.\n\nOf course, like any narrative device, the Worf Effect can be over-used. When\nthe same character gets Worfed too often, it has the opposite effect: it makes\nthem look weak and pathetic. This appears to be what happened with Charizard:\nthe writers used it to demonstrate the power of Ash's opponent on too many\noccasions, creating the impression that Charizard was weak, and by\n\"Charizard's Burning Ambition\" they decided to just go with it and say, \"Yes,\nAsh's Charizard _is_ weak by Charizard standards\".\n\nTV Tropes [specifically\nlists](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/TheWorfEffect/AnimeAndManga#:%7E:text=overcharged%20with%20electricity.-,Ash%27s%20Charizard,-is%20regarded%20as)\nthree of your examples - the Orange League, the Battle Frontier, and\n\"Charizard's Burning Ambition\" \\- as examples of Charizard being subjected to\nthe Worf Effect.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-02T09:17:30.497", "id": "64133", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-02T09:17:30.497", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "35679", "parent_id": "64130", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 }, { "body": "\n\nF1Krazy has given a good answer, so I just want to answer by objecting to the\npremises of this question.\n\n> I know anime logic is very illogical\n\nNo, anime is not in general illogical. Many shows use different premises for\nreality, but logic has nothing to do with that; as long as there is no\ncontradiction, it is logical. Maybe you meant _the anime_ , as in Pokémon\nspecifically. In which case, I'd agree.\n\n> 1. First of all, is it seriously possible that Charizard can't lift Ash?\n> He lifted him in the Aerodactyl episode and in \"Charizard Chills\", so why\n> not in \"Charizard's Burning Ambition\"?\n>\n\nThis is conflating two different meanings of \"strength\". Someone may be\nconsidered to be strong if they are adept in martial arts or if they can shoot\na twelve foot cone of fire out of their mouth, so long as they're able to win\nfights with this \"strength\". On the other hand, if we're specifically talking\nabout \"physical strength\", then ability to lift is all that's important. When\nwe talk about Charizard's \"strength\" though, it is very clearly the first\nkind. Hence, while physical strength is a component of that, by making this\npoint about Charizard being unable to lift Ash to prove Charizard is weak, you\nare misleading by changing the definition being used.\n\nPoints 2-5 don't have anything to do with strength. Disobedience does not\ndisprove Charizard's strength. 4 is about how much damage other Pokémon\ninflicted, which doesn't prove Charizard is weak (at most it proves those\nothers are stronger than it). 5 is again about disobedience and, for some\nreason, reputation.\n\n> 6. Ash's Charizard wasn't even able to defeat a miniature Chikorita, who\n> had a size disadvantage as well as a weakness to fire, but still didn't\n> lose.\n>\n\nYes, this one is actually a good point. It does point to Charizard being weak.\n\n> 7. ... then as being smaller than other Charizard, then he even lost\n> against the weakest Charizard, all of which embarrassed him. Why not let\n> Charizard too have a good day in his release episode?\n>\n\nThis is the only part of 7 that really matters. And yes, it is another very\ngood point. Charizard was shown to be weaker than all the other Charizards in\nCharicific Valley, which prompted it to want to train there. Though if I\nrecall, after all the training, it was able to beat the strongest Charizard\nthere.\n\n> 8. Charizard wasn't even able to defeat one Pokémon in the Battle Frontier\n> whereas the unevolved Pikachu, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur were able to defeat\n> at least one, showing Charizard is weaker than them.\n>\n\n> 10. Charizard wasn't even able to defeat one Pokémon in the Battle\n> Frontier whereas the unevolved Pikachu, Squirtle, and Bulbasaur were able to\n> defeat at least one, showing Charizard is weaker than them.\n>\n\nMore good points.\n\n> 9. Even though Charizard beat Articuno, this doesn't show he is very\n> strong. As claimed by this answer, Infernape could also have defeated\n> Articuno.\n>\n\nFirstly, you're basing this on speculation on a forum. However, I will accept\nthe premise that Infernape could defeat Articuno. In which case, this does not\nlessen Charizard, but merely proves Infernape is also capable of this\nincredible feat. In the anime, legendaries almost never go down, and the anime\nalso seems to have a vendetta against type advantages (I've got no statistics,\nbut it honestly seems like Pokémon at a type advantage lose more often than\nthey win). Just look at Tobias: with his Darkrai, he was able to sweep every\none of his league matches except the one against Ash, and for that one he had\na second legendary to take care of the rest (that makes Tobias a giant troll,\nby the way, especially since the anime shows that catching legendaries is also\nbasically impossible). As such, defeating Articuno is an incredible feat for\nany Pokémon. In other words, Infernape and Charizard are both strong if they\ncan beat Articuno.\n\n> This question might seem like [Why didn't Ash release\n> Charizard?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/62421/why-didnt-ash-\n> release-charizard) but it is not.\n\nYour question hits on all the same points, including some very specific and\nvery strange ones, and ignores every impressive thing Charizard was able to do\nin the same manner as the other question, so I'm very skeptical. You probably\nwill want to read the answers there.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-07T18:51:36.620", "id": "64164", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-07T21:02:56.873", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-07T21:02:56.873", "last_editor_user_id": "19307", "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "64130", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 }, { "body": "\n\nSatoshi (Ash) did not personally catch Hitokage (Charmander). Another trainer\ncalled Daisuke (Damian) did. Thus it counts as a traded Pocket Monster. In the\noriginal GameBoy games, traded Pocket Monsters would gain experience points at\na much faster rate. I'm not sure if their stats were worse, but I think they\nwere.\n\nAnother gameplay mechanic was that earning badges would make it so traded in\nPocket Monsters would obey you for certain level caps. So if you didn't have\nenough badges, but a traded in Pocket Monster that gained experience at a\nfaster pace, it would eventually reach a high enough level to disobey your\ncommands in battle.\n\nThe anime was merely being faithful to the game in this regard.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-16T12:58:01.130", "id": "65418", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-16T12:58:01.130", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "22562", "parent_id": "64130", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nNo, if that was the case, Fire-fist Ace wouldn't have died in the first place.\nLogia users aren't always the element -- you can read it\n[here](https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Logia) \\-- and, yes, Logia eaters can\ndie of old age.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-05T17:34:52.417", "id": "64153", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-07T00:11:01.610", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-07T00:11:01.610", "last_editor_user_id": "57843", "owner_user_id": "61264", "parent_id": "64151", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\n(I used the names Tobi and Pain to avoid spoilers in the question, but herein\nI will use the character's actual identities, as it is necessary to avoid\nconfusion. So, spoiler warning.)\n\nReviewing episodes 346-348 ( _World of Dreams_ , _Creeping Shadow_ , _The New\nAkatsuki_ ), which tell the backstory of both Obito Uchiha and Nagato, I found\nno indication that Obito told Nagato about the plan to use Infinite Tsukuyomi.\nObito, posing as Madara, speaks to Nagato several times and they argue; These\nepisodes make their ideological differences clearer than anywhere else.\nNagato, trusting in his friend Yahiko's ideals, says that the world can be\nsaved by sharing pain. Obito argues that it's all futile, and that though they\ntry to understand others pain, others do not try to understand theirs, and\nthat peace is impossible in this world. Obito does allude to Nagato that with\nthe Rinnegan, Nagato can actualize or create a world free of pain, but goes\ninto no specifics. And when Nagato finally turns to his side, he seems to let\nNagato form his own conclusions on how to do this, as Nagato basically forms\nhis cycle of pain plan for world peace (at the end of _The New Akatsuki_ ).\n\nIt's difficult to say for certain Nagato didn't know the Tsuki no Me plan, and\nI can't go through all of the episodes to make sure, but I'm going to go off\nof the assumption he didn't, because that's what I'm seeing here. My\nconclusion here is that Obito saw no reason to get Nagato on board with Tsuki\nno Me, so long as he was able to align their interests in collecting the\nTailed Beasts. It's likely he realized Nagato wouldn't be able to completely\nshake off the influence of Yahiko's idealism, and so merely sought to corrupt\nthe whole idea of sharing pain. Considering awakening the Rinne Sharingan was\nnecessary to achieve Infinite Tsukuyomi, and it seems unlikely Obito would\nhave trusted Nagato to become the Ten-Tails Jinchuriki (he didn't trust Madara\nto do it, since he decided not to revive him), it is very likely he always\nplanned on betraying Nagato. Thus, it makes sense to limit Nagato's knowledge\nof the plan. It's unclear how much Nagato discerned on his own and how much he\ntrusted Obito, but it's likely he and Konan were suspicious (I think there are\nindications of this in the series, but I haven't had a chance to look back at\nthem, but for instance, Konan was very much aware Obito would come after\nNagato's Rinnegan after he died).\n\nAnother aspect to consider is that Obito's plan would have been very\nunappealing to the rest of the Akatsuki (referring to the rogue ninja Deidara,\nHidan, etc., not Yahiko's original members, who Obito straight-up killed, but\nwho probably also would have disliked the plan). I don't recall if the other\nAkatsuki even know what the true goal of the organization was, so I checked\nthe [wiki](https://ninja-encyclopedia.fandom.com/wiki/Akatsuki) to jog my\nmemory:\n\n> Although some members joined Akatsuki to further their own goals, all are\n> united in Akatsuki's ultimate goal of gaining world domination. Their leader\n> has mentioned a three-step process to work their way towards this goal.\n> First, they plan to obtain a large amount of money to support their\n> organization. Second, they plan to set up a mercenary group loyal only to\n> Akatsuki. To build their reputation, they plan to accept any mission below\n> the usual cost and operate off of the excess funds earned in the first part\n> of their plan. Because there haven't been any wars in some time, the\n> established shinobi villages couldn't afford to charge such low prices,\n> leading the smaller countries to hire Akatsuki over the more expensive\n> shinobi villages. By using the tailed beasts, Akatsuki would start wars and\n> then immediately quell them, solidifying their reputation and convincing\n> every country to depend on them, thus cornering the market in shinobi labor.\n> Without any business, the other shinobi villages would collapse due to the\n> lack of funds. Finally, after Akatsuki is the only major force of shinobi in\n> existence, they can easily conquer the other countries. Members do not\n> automatically learn of the plan upon joining; Hidan didn't find out about it\n> until he had been a member for quite some time.\n\nThe plan told to the other members is far closer to Nagato's plan than\nObito's. If they told the other members they were going to trap everyone in a\ngenjutsu, including all of them, chances are good they wouldn't go along with\nit (people generally dislike being told they'll be trapped in a dream\nforever). But even Nagato's true plan might be appealing for many of the\nAkatsuki members, since, as the ones with the super weapon, it would put them\nat the top (they all already agreed to world domination). Thus, it makes a lot\nof sense that Nagato (as Pain) is the acting leader of the organization, while\nObito (as Madara and Tobi) is the shadow leader, with his secret plans.\n\nTo review, the plans probably differ because Obito never told Nagato the\nactual plan. Obito likely did not trust Nagato with that information, and only\nsought to use him as a pawn to his ends. Thus, he allowed Nagato to come up\nwith his own answer and never corrected him; so long as their interests were\naligned, he didn't care.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-07T17:03:12.903", "id": "64162", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-07T17:03:12.903", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "64155", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nHe doesn't blow his cover, but regular characters pay attention to him down\nthe line. This includes police inspectors. Though, you have to watch a couple\nof hundred episodes more. Around ep900 this becomes more prominent, but he's\nstill formally just a kid and these kind of moments are more comic relief than\nanything else.\n\nOf course, he exposes his identity to more and more characters, too, and those\ntake him seriously.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-10T17:06:19.633", "id": "64179", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-10T17:06:19.633", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "22562", "parent_id": "64169", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 }, { "body": "\n\nYes, Conan is paid attention to by multiple characters. The following\ncharacters take Conan very seriously...\n\n 1. Detective Boys: Ai Haibara, Sherry/Shiho Miyano, Ayumi Yoshida, Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya, Genta Kojima\n 2. Hiroshi Agasa\n 3. Heiji Hattori\n 4. Kaitou Kid / Kaito Kuroba\n 5. FBI: James Black, Jodie Starling\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-10T07:14:18.430", "id": "65382", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-10T07:14:18.430", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "43931", "parent_id": "64169", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 }, { "body": "\n\nThere are multiple characters who pay attention to him for various reasons.\nSome know about his real identity and know his intellect, and others just\nbecause he's smarter than them.\n\n * Akai Shuichi (Knows his identity)\n * Rei Furuya/Bourbon (Doubts about his identity)\n * Heiji Hattori (Knows his identity)\n * Professor Agasa (Knows his identity)\n * Yusaku Kudo and Yukiko Kudo (Knows his identity)\n * Vermouth (Knows his identity)\n * Masumi Sera/Mary Sera (Knows his identity)\n * Detective Kids (He's a member of the group, only Ai knows his identity)\n * Officer Sato, Takagi, Shiba, Shiratori (He's shown smarter than them)\n * FBI - Rest of the Agents (He's shown smarter)\n * Kaitou Kid (Treats him as a rival in terms of intelligence)\n * Jirokuchi Suzuki (Thinks Conan is smart enough to rival Kid)\n * Eisuke Hondou (Knows his identity)\n\nThere are several other characters who sometimes listen to him, like Kogoro\nMouri, Ran Mouri, Sonoko Suzuki, Inspector Megure, and several other side\ncharacters.\n\nThough the point that you're making, that he drops several hints and clues to\nfind the criminal, used to be at the beginning of the series though. As the\nseries progressed he takes on a somewhat direct approach to solving cases like\nasking others directly or sedating someone to solve it, as people started\ntrusting him more compared to the beginning of the series.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2023-08-02T12:14:28.573", "id": "68200", "last_activity_date": "2023-08-02T12:14:28.573", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "72478", "parent_id": "64169", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nMadara wanted to become the host of the Ten-Tails so he could fulfill his\nplan. He could not do that unless he was fully resurrected. The\n[wiki](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Madara_Uchiha#Jinch.C5.ABriki_Transformations)\nsays:\n\n> While under the Impure World Reincarnation, Madara was unable to use the\n> full extent of his Rinnegan's abilities. After being revived and obtaining\n> one of his actual eyes, he could summon and control the Demonic Statue of\n> the Outer Path,[116] seal the Ten-Tails inside himself,[117] and generate a\n> corporeal invisible shadow to aid him in battle. While Madara was in Sage\n> Mode and further boosted by Kurama's chakra, this shadow was powerful enough\n> to knock down the tailed beasts.[118] With access to both of his Rinnegan,\n> Madara could produce at least four shadows to aid him.[119]\n\nAdditionally, Edo Tensei may be convenient in terms of being immortal, but I\nsuspect it doesn't feel great, since it is an incomplete resurrection. Edo\nTensei resurrections don't seem to feel pain (at the very least, they don't\nreact very much when their bodies are blown apart), so it stands to reason\nthat they don't feel most other sensations; in other words, it doesn't really\nfeel like living. Though evidently so long as they're not being suppressed by\nthe jutsu caster, they can feel emotions. I'll note they still seem muted in\nmany cases, as the dead seem quite depressed to be back, as in the case of\nHaku and Zabuza, though there are exceptions, such as the animate Deidara.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-12T17:35:37.427", "id": "64193", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-12T17:35:37.427", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "64177", "post_type": "answer", "score": 4 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nFrom what I have been able to gather, the name is at best a _late adaption_ of\na fan name, given to the character to make referring to her easier. Which is\nwhy it's just the word for \"spider\" (Kumo), combined with a feminizing suffix\n(-ko).\n\nThe web novel's Character Introduction 2 (as I found it translated) states\n(minor name spoilers):\n\n> Shiraori 白織 — nameless 名前なし The protagonist, referred to as Shiro within the\n> story and Kumoko outside the story, but almost never called by her real\n> name. It couldn’t be helped that her name didn’t come out for such a long\n> time. [...]\n\nAs you noticed, it has later started to appear in the light novel as well as\nthe anime's ending.\n\nAnd, of course, the name does seem _official enough_ to be use by merch. \n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/K5vdX.png)\n\nSources: \n[So I'm a Spider, So What? Wiki - Kumoko -\nTrivia](https://kumodesu.fandom.com/wiki/Kumoko#Trivia) ( **heavy** spoilers) \n[Kumo desu ga, Nani ka? web novel - Character Introduction\n2](https://ncode.syosetu.com/n7975cr/516/) ( **heavy** spoilers) \n[GoodSmile Company Nendroid Kumoko store\npage](https://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/10757/Nendoroid+Kumoko.html)\n\n", "comment_count": 2, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-14T17:59:38.497", "id": "64214", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-03T16:02:01.133", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-03T16:02:01.133", "last_editor_user_id": "13204", "owner_user_id": "8182", "parent_id": "64192", "post_type": "answer", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nOf course, the descendends of Otsutsuki have extra abilities over normal\nhumans/shinobis. They are in fact celestial beings that have travelled through\ndimensions seeking out worlds to plant [Ten-Tail\nsaplings](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Ten-Tails_\\(Seeds\\)) into. So,\nbasically they are \"gods\" rather than normal human beings. Some of the\nabilities are given [in\nwiki](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/%C5%8Ctsutsuki_Clan) (I am writing in\npoints to reduce answer text):\n\n * the Ōtsutsuki ingest the Chakra Fruits from God Trees, giving them their godlike power and longevity\n\n * the Ōtsutsuki's had the ability to use what is known as \"chakra\" even before Hagoromo introduced it to humanity through the concept of ninshū.\n\n * during the Fourth Shinobi World War, those with the Ten-Tails' chakra and Kaguya herself are impervious to almost every shinobi skill (only by using Hagoromo's Six Paths chakra that she is ultimately defeated).\n\n * the Ōtsutsuki seem to remain unprecedentedly resilient even after they die (their soul wanders and manifest into other living beings)\n\n * Their dojutsu had special abilities: their Byakugan can unlock Tenseigan where normal Byakugan users can't do it. They possessed Rinnegan which had godly powers.\n\n * They are wielders of kekkei mora (advanced branch of jutsu unique to Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and her direct bloodline). Examples: [All-Killing Ash Bones](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/All-Killing_Ash_Bones), Kaguya's Byakugan\n\n", "comment_count": 2, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-13T09:48:37.617", "id": "64202", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-13T09:48:37.617", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "48011", "parent_id": "64195", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThis question requires an in-depth analysis of the Fourth Hokage Minato\nNamikaze, as well as some of the world building in _Naruto_. First off, is it\ntrue Minato is unemotional with regards to the death of two of his students? I\nbelieve so. Obito dies in Episode 120 of _Naruto Shippuden_ , _Kakashi\nChronicles: A Boy's Life on the Battlefield: Part 2_. Kakashi and Rin both cry\nin this episode (though Rin does wipe away her tears and sets a determined\nmien when she does the eye transplant surgery). But Minato is not shown crying\nat all. In fact, this was about as emotional as I could find while watching\nhim talk to Kakashi:\n\n> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WzbSb.png)\n\nI'll grant him that this is after Rin told him, and Kakashi has been\nunconscious for a while, but on the other hand look what Rin's doing right\nnow:\n\n> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v7d8K.png)\n\nIt seems like she's staring up the stars, probably trying to hold in tears.\nObito's death is still affecting her.\n\nAt this point, I think it's important to note something that a lot of us\nsometimes forget watching _Naruto Shippuden_ : the values of the Ninja World.\nIn episode 18 of the original _Naruto_ series, _The Weapons Known as Shinobi_\n, Sakura gives us Rule 25 of the Ways of the Shinobi:\n\n> \"A Shinobi must never show his true feelings under any circumstances, no\n> matter what... The mission always comes first. A Ninja must have the\n> strength of character never to shed any tears...\"\n\nThis is a value, and an ideal, that is taught **even** during the time Naruto\nand his classmates live in. It's so often disregarded and treated as something\nbad by the story, but **this** is **taught** in the Ninja Academy and is a\nvalue currently held in the world **right now**. As such, it was undoubtedly a\nvalue during the time of Kakashi and Minato, and probably **even more so**.\nThis is what both Minato and Rin are aspiring to in the scene in episode 120\nof _Shippuden_. In my opinion, Minato is the perfect ninja, one who\nexemplifies the values a ninja is supposed to have, and this is one of the\nreasons he was made Hokage at such a young age (in addition to his tremendous\nstrength and great track record, obviously). (Note that I don't believe these\nare actually good values to have, but I like world building and such, so I\nlike when things make sense and I don't like it when basically everyone in the\nworld is against the supposed values that exist in that world)\n\nIn episode 349 of _Naruto Shippuden_ , _Shadow of the ANBU Black Ops: A Mask\nthat Hides the Heart_ we see a bit of the aftermath of Rin's death. Kakashi is\nobviously still torn up by it, but it really doesn't seem like Minato is. But\nmore importantly, in this same episode we also see Minato interact with his\nwife, Kushina, and he's like a different character, capable of joking and\nlaughing. It honestly seems the only time Minato shows any emotion is with\nregard to his family, Kushina and Naruto, as this is the only time we really\nsee him with animate feelings. I believe this is an example of\ncompartmentalization--Minato keeps his family life separate from his life as a\nninja. From\n[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartmentalization_\\(psychology\\)),\n\n> Compartmentalization is a subconscious psychological defense mechanism used\n> to avoid cognitive dissonance, or the mental discomfort and anxiety caused\n> by a person having conflicting values, cognitions, emotions, beliefs, etc.\n> within themselves. \n> Compartmentalization allows these conflicting ideas to co-exist by\n> inhibiting direct or explicit acknowledgement and interaction between\n> separate compartmentalized self-states. \n> ... \n> Conflicting social identities may be dealt with by compartmentalizing them\n> and dealing with each only in a context-dependent way.\n\nAnd relevant and helpful for understanding, from this\n[blog](https://www.insightsts.com/blog/are-you-disconnecting-or-\ncompartmentalizing):\n\n> Are there benefits to compartmentalization? Absolutely! Certain necessary\n> professions would cease to exist without this tool. For example, a\n> firefighter may have a family that depends on them at home, but they must\n> rush into life-threatening situations without hesitation to do their job.\n> Being able to compartmentalize those two realities allows them to perform\n> under intense pressure. Most of us, gratefully, are not asked to run into\n> burning buildings in our daily lives.\n\nIn the same episode, we're given hints that Minato hasn't exactly been\nattentive to Kakashi, who is deeply troubled over Rin's death. Perhaps it's\nunderstandable, since Minato has just become Hokage, but it is Guy who has to\ncome to him and basically say, \"Hey, something is seriously wrong with\nKakashi.\" I think Minato was probably aware to some degree, since he secretly\nsent Guy on Kakashi's mission as backup, but there's still a lack of emotion\nin his face (he does smile as he reassures Guy, saying to leave everything to\nhim, but when he turns around to stare out the window, he just frowns), and\nit's also pretty clear he hasn't done much to help Kakashi, his one surviving\nstudent, up to this point.\n\nMinato's solution to Kakashi's problem is also quite troubling. He assigns him\nto the ANBU Black Ops directly under him, to be his guard. First off, this is\nstill quite self-serving. Earlier in the episode, Orochimaru and Danzo are\nscheming and say this:\n\n> **Orochimaru** : The Third Hokage intends to use Minato as a puppet and keep\n> ruling the Hidden Leaf. \n> **Danzo** : As this rate, the Hidden Leaf has no future.\n\nI personally think concern of a puppet ruler has merit since Minato is still\nyoung, and because he is the perfect obedient Shinobi, but the story has\ngenerally taken the stance that Danzo is wrong about everything, so it can\nperhaps be dismissed as not pointing to anything in his character. On the\nother hand, it does show that Minato has enemies opposed to him ruling. And\nthis is part of the reason he wants Kakashi as his right hand. Minato tells\nKakashi:\n\n> Some in the village think I'm not qualified for the position and oppose me.\n> I came here today... to assign you to the ANBU under my direct control.\n\nKakashi is someone Minato can trust, and though I have no doubt Minato\nbelieves this will help Kakashi, this is also to help himself. But there's\nanother troubling thing about this as a solution to Kakashi's grief. It's in\nthe title of the episode: \"A Mask that Hides the Heart\". In other words,\nMinato's solution is to get Kakashi to quash his emotions further. Though this\nis very inline with Minato's character and the Ninja World, as I've\nestablished, it probably isn't healthy for Kakashi.\n\nMinato only shows his vulnerable side to his family. He truly loves Naruto and\nKushina. He cares about his students, but it's very different: the face he\nshows to Kushina is very different from the one he shows to Kakashi, Rin, and\nObito. Though he may appear unemotional towards their deaths, he does care\nabout his students, as he is shown willing to go out of his way to help them,\nbut in the Ninja World he acts and behaves as a Ninja, and that means no tears\nand no emotion.\n\n", "comment_count": 3, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-12T20:09:28.350", "id": "64197", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-12T20:09:28.350", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "64196", "post_type": "answer", "score": 5 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nSo...this is set in a world where someone who is adept enough can literally\ngenerate fire, water, electricity, earth and wind from their hands by weaving\nspecific seals. I'm gonna have to ask that you just _slightly_ suspend your\ndisbelief on this one.\n\nThere's no explanation as to why this is possible, similar to how there's no\nexplanation as to why _whole_ eye transplants have such a high success rate\namong recipients of the Sharingan or coveted Byakugan (whereas in reality,\nthat just isn't a thing).\n\n", "comment_count": 2, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-13T20:25:48.210", "id": "64210", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-13T20:25:48.210", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "102", "parent_id": "64207", "post_type": "answer", "score": 8 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThis is just one of many nods to other animated series, novels and folklore\nyou'll find throughout Re:Zero. There are many scattered throughout the web\nnovel and some don't even make it into the light novel or anime. Most are much\nmore subtle than Garfiel and very easy to miss. One other notable reference\nfrom the anime is the ringtone music that plays on Subaru's phone which is\nfrom \"The Dog of Flanders\" series.\n<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fvPkdlPgMw>\n\nEdit: Actually, the Dog of Flanders series is also where the name Patrasche\ncomes from. (Pronounced \"Pah-tra-shay\", Like Patricia).\n\nTo be honest, there are certainly more references to the stars and celestial\nbodies than references to other animated series, but I'm guessing that is\nbecause the stars are much more relevant to the main story.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2023-11-02T09:36:30.080", "id": "68410", "last_activity_date": "2023-11-02T09:41:52.233", "last_edit_date": "2023-11-02T09:41:52.233", "last_editor_user_id": "73821", "owner_user_id": "73821", "parent_id": "64227", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nAccording to the picture below, [found on\nReddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/dbz/comments/atnl7g/original_concepts_of_majin_buu_and_ssj3_goku_from/),\none of the first drafts for SSJ3 did look like Ultra Ego somewhat, with\nspikier hair and no eyebrows. The picture comes from the [DRAGON BALL 30TH\nANNIVERSARY - SUPER HISTORY\nBOOK](https://artbookisland.tumblr.com/post/154536855350/dragon-ball-30th-\nanniversary-super-history-book), released in 2016.\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/h2iBW.jpg)\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-10-20T21:16:00.590", "id": "65777", "last_activity_date": "2021-10-20T21:16:00.590", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "45633", "parent_id": "64233", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nSEELE didn't perform it, but merely funded Misato's father's research and\nexpedition. In particular, the research on what is latter know as the S2\nengine, which was needed in their plan for instrumentality.\n\nAdditionally, the political changes that came about from the aftermath of the\nSecond Impact gave the United Nations expanded powers. Many were unaware\nhowever that SEELE was behind the scenes, pulling it's strings.\n\nSEELE and the Second Impact\n\n> The Second Impact was set about intentionally by SEELE, following the\n> prescribed prophecies detailed in the Dead Sea Scrolls. SEELE's main goal\n> here was to reduce Adam to a more manageable embryonic state, in order to\n> minimize any contact between Adam and its progeny, the Angels. Whose\n> arrival, fifteen years later, was prophesized by those aforementioned\n> Scrolls. SEELE decided and executed this plan, knowing full well of the\n> billions casualties to world population and irreparable changes that would\n> affect the entire planet.\n\nSEELE's Plans:\n\n> SEELE wishes to be merged inside an Evangelion unit with its own S², after\n> destroying the Spear of Longinus. By placing their own souls within the body\n> of a godlike being, and destroying the only weapon that can harm the body,\n> they would effectively create an immortal God with a human soul which would\n> represent the pinnacle of human existence, and live through all of eternity.\n> _\\--via[Eva Fandom\n> Wiki](https://evangelion.fandom.com/wiki/Human_Instrumentality_Project)_\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-19T11:07:52.163", "id": "64241", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-19T11:20:04.697", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-19T11:20:04.697", "last_editor_user_id": "63", "owner_user_id": "63", "parent_id": "64240", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\n> Did Itachi kill innocent people when in Akatsuki?\n\nCanonically, there is little to no information regarding\n[Itachi's](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Itachi_Uchiha) missions while in the\nAkatsuki. So we cannot say for certain whether or not Itachi killed people\nduring his missions; innocent or not.\n\nIf you consider some events that are shown within the anime, then yes - Itachi\nmore than likely committed murder (innocent and non-innocent alike) while in\nthe Akatsuki.\n\nLet's look at some examples:\n\n(Non-Cannon) While Itachi was in the ANBU, one of his specialties was\nassassination:\n\n> From his time in Anbu, Itachi became proficient in stealth, infiltration,\n> and assassination.\n\nBecause of these skills, the\n[Akatsuki](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Akatsuki#J.C5.ABz.C5.8D_.26_Itachi)\nutilized him (along with Jūzō) for these types of missions\n\n> Jūzō and Itachi worked very well with each other, being involved in at least\n> three missions together, **which involved assassination and sabotage.** \n> (emphasis my own)\n\n(Cannon) During the \" _Search for Tsunade_ \" arc where Itachi is first\nintroduced, he tortured Kakashi with Tsukuyomi, showing no hesitation.\nFollowing these events, Itachi orders Kisame to kill Asuma and Kurenai\n\n> Itachi instructs Kisame to capture Kakashi to find out what else he knows\n> and kill the others..\n\nIf Kisame were to succeed, while not dying by the hand of Itachi, he gave the\norder to do so.\n\n* * *\n\n> Having Itachi killing innocent people to comply with his infiltration would\n> put his character and the third Hokage who agreed with this, in a very\n> different shade / position, possibly even putting in risk of potential war\n> scale conflicts with other countries to the land of fire.\n\nIn the public eyes, Itachi was viewed as a villain who defected from Konoha.\nDespite the reason behind the Uchiha's massacre, the true purpose was hidden\nto only a select few. If other countries within the Land of Fire were to\ndeclare war, it would be against the Akatsuki, not necessarily against Konoha.\n\nItachi had to do what he needed to do to maintain his covert mission. If he\nwere to show any sign of remorse or hesitation on missions, the Akatsuki would\nhave questioned his purpose for being there.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-19T17:20:43.137", "id": "64243", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-20T13:31:30.510", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-20T13:31:30.510", "last_editor_user_id": "20275", "owner_user_id": "20275", "parent_id": "64242", "post_type": "answer", "score": 6 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThe short answer is: as of chapter 1037, no.\n\nPhysically, Zoro is stronger than Luffy, that is if Luffy does not use his DF\npowers and Zoro does not use his swords. That is to say, in a fair arm-\nwrestling match, Zoro will win.\n\nBut once DF is involved, the answer becomes quite complex. In East Blue, Luffy\nbeing stronger than Zoro is extremely debatable. In fact, till Luffy showed\nhis Gears, Zoro and Luffy were comparable in power. But once the Gears\nstarted, we can see Luffy starting to leapfrog Zoro in terms of fighting.\n\nPost-time-skip, it was definitive that Luffy was stronger because he can\nfreely control his COC Haki and Zoro didn't even know he could use it till\nZoro v Kaido. And not to mention G4 gives Luffy a lot more mobility which Zoro\nlacks as an evident by the King v Zoro fight. Thus making it even more\ndifficult for Zoro.\n\nLuffy v Zoro will be an intense fight. But Luffy will be able to beat Zoro at\nthe end once he goes to G4.\n\nIn fact, Wano makes Zoro and Sanji more comparable in power levels than Luffy\nand Zoro ever were.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2022-01-19T07:12:32.280", "id": "66242", "last_activity_date": "2023-05-23T00:54:52.017", "last_edit_date": "2023-05-23T00:54:52.017", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "35756", "parent_id": "64245", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 }, { "body": "\n\nAbout physical factors: strength, speed, endurance; they are really close\n\nAbout Haki: they have the 3 forms, but Luffy has the advantage of better\ncontrol\n\nDF: no surprise here\n\nX factor: the big weakness of Luffy, except for massive water, is a weapon\nable to cut and Zoro is a swordsman\n\nFor me, they are really close but there is an advantage to Luffy.\n\n", "comment_count": 2, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2023-05-19T14:08:18.447", "id": "67996", "last_activity_date": "2023-05-23T01:02:41.890", "last_edit_date": "2023-05-23T01:02:41.890", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "72127", "parent_id": "64245", "post_type": "answer", "score": -1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nCanonically, Tobirama is the creator of the Shadow Clone Jutsu. This is\nconfirmed in _Naruto Chapter 644_\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/a6jjtl.png)\n\nAccording to the [wiki](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Indra_%C5%8Ctsutsuki)\n(non-canon), Indra created the standard cloning jutsu; the one that Konoha\nacademy students needed to perform in order to graduate:\n\n> Creating various techniques like the first Clone Technique and Body\n> Replacement Technique, even Hagoromo was amazed at his eldest son's\n> accomplishments, noting how revolutionary it was. Indra was a skilled\n> crafter, having fashioned primitive kunai for battle and from which develop\n> a basic form of shurikenjutsu\n>\n> _Naruto: Shippūden episode 465_\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-20T16:06:56.183", "id": "64247", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-22T10:37:40.907", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-22T10:37:40.907", "last_editor_user_id": "3407", "owner_user_id": "20275", "parent_id": "64246", "post_type": "answer", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nFrom what I read in the [wiki](https://tensura.fandom.com/wiki/Name), giving a\nlast name establishes their position as equals and not as master and servant.\nIt also gives them freedom to grow and use each others abilities freely.\n\n> If he gave last names to others, such as Treyni and the driads, would it\n> have been beneficial to them? Would it create a soul corridor and would it\n> have granted them powers during the Harvest Festival?\n\nI think it is beneficial to them as they can now use Rimuru's\nabilities(depending on the level of their magicules). It will create a soul\ncorridor, Veldora as an example. During the Harvest Festival, they would\nreceive a powers/skill or upgrade of skill like Veldora's Investigator unique\nskill to Ultimate Skill.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-20T18:49:17.707", "id": "64251", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-20T18:49:17.707", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61631", "parent_id": "64249", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nWell, Ichigo didn't necessarily lose his Shinigami powers it was his spiritual\npressure or powers, as stated in the chapter black * cough cough* I mean\nfullbring arc where he had some spiritual pressure left. Another reason that\nhe didn't use hollowfcation is because white Ichigo and Zangetsu put all their\npower into Ichigo so he had the full power of hollowfcation just without the\nmask.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-11-08T14:04:06.690", "id": "65880", "last_activity_date": "2021-11-12T13:40:17.773", "last_edit_date": "2021-11-12T13:40:17.773", "last_editor_user_id": "63170", "owner_user_id": "63170", "parent_id": "64256", "post_type": "answer", "score": -1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThat's [Mondo](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mondo).\n\nMondo has never made an appearance within the manga or anime series. The only\ntime he is ever referenced is in [It's a White Tomorrow, Team\nRocket!](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/It%27s_a_White_Tomorrow,_Team_Rocket!)\n\\- a radio drama broadcast only ever released in Japan. Mondo's imagery comes\nfrom the CD's official artwork.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-21T18:06:53.753", "id": "64258", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-21T18:12:36.550", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-21T18:12:36.550", "last_editor_user_id": "35679", "owner_user_id": "20275", "parent_id": "64257", "post_type": "answer", "score": 7 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nA Pokémon can only be bound to a single Pokéball at any given time1. In the\nanime, you cannot catch somebody else's Pokémon using a new Pokéball unless:\n\n 1. The Pokémon was abandoned\n 2. The Pokémon was willingly released.\n\nFor the first point, it is Ash's\n[Gengar](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Gengar) and\n[Charizard](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Charizard). They\nboth had original owners who abandoned them. While little is shown of their\ntime with the original owners, it's safe to assume they lived within a\nPokéball. After coming to terms with their abandonment and learning to trust\nin Ash as a worthy trainer, they allow themselves to be caught in a new\nPokéball.\n\nFor the second point, it is Ash's\n[Infernape](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ash%27s_Infernape). As a\nChimchar, it was originally owned by\n[Paul](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Paul). After Chimchar didn't\nlive up to Paul's standards, he willing released in so that he might go with\nAsh instead. When this happens, the Pokémon glows blue instead of red when\ncoming out of the Pokéball.\n\nAfter it released, it can be once again captured by a different Pokéball.\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/at5RAm.png) \n_[Image\nSource](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9_Ball#In_the_anime)_\n\nWhile you prefer anime only, there _is_ a specially designed Pokeball in\nPokémon Colosseum and XD: Gale of Darkness known as the [Snag\nBall](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Snag_Ball). The Snag Ball was\nengineered to capture and steal other trainer's Pokémon,\n\n* * *\n\n1 I _want_ to say there is an episode where Ash attempts to capture a Pokemon,\nbut the Pokéball fails because it is already owned by another trainer.\nAlthough my memory is fuzzy and cannot find such episode.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-23T13:17:40.817", "id": "64272", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-23T13:17:40.817", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "20275", "parent_id": "64264", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 }, { "body": "\n\nYou can't catch a Pokémon that's already in a Pokéball.\n\nIn _Two Degrees of Separation!_ (D&P02), Dawn tries to catch Ash's Pikachu. At\nfirst, it looks like it's going to work and Pikachu is engulfed in a red\nlight, but then the light shatters and Pikachu is not caught.\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/33jmq.jpg)\n\nSee also this [video of the relevant\nsegment](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RRE0s1yRTMo).\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-24T11:28:31.003", "id": "64276", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-24T11:28:31.003", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "50617", "parent_id": "64264", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nIt's been a while since I've last seen this series, so forgive me if I make\nany mistakes.\n\nIt may have been implied earlier on in the series that Hinata had a crush on\nYuri, given his overprotectiveness of her, how flirty he acted with her at\ntimes (though perhaps that's just how he acted in general), and how dedicated\nand loyal to her he was; things did change slightly once Yui came into the\npicture.\n\nYui, much like Yuri, would eagerly abuse Hinata (poor guy can't catch a\nbreak), though she did so with wrestling holds, but he would begin to\nretaliate and the two got along well. The two would banter and have their\nspats just as very close friends or siblings, or perhaps even couples, would.\n\nMinor plot spoilers ahead.\n\n> Anyway, most importantly, he tells Otonashi at the graduation (before he\n> moves on) that he thinks he's saved up a lot of luck, and that he'll use it\n> all to meet with Yui. I think that alone is enough to prove his feelings for\n> her.\n\nI sincerely doubt that, though he is kind and selfless, he would have the\nheart to lie to Yui's face about the one insecurity and dream that must have\nplagued her mind and heart since she first really took in what being paralyzed\nas she was meant.\n\nAs for earlier hints, well, I think it's just something you'll notice here and\nthere while rewatching, as things happen that just make you think \"Oh, he\ntotally likes her.\"\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-03T13:38:51.033", "id": "65342", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-03T13:38:51.033", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61811", "parent_id": "64270", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nBasically, Jigen is the host of Isshiki Otsutski who was sent to the same\nplanet with Kaguya, to cultivate the Chakra Fruit. The Chakra Fruit grows on\nthe Chakra Tree after one of the two Otsutskis is sacrificed. Now the Ten-\nTails on Earth was made when Kaguya had killed Isshiki and was huge due to\nIsshiki and Kaguya being the strongest pair of Otsutsukis. At the end of\nShippudden, Kaguya is sealed, not killed. The Ten-Tails sealed with her. The\nTen=Tails Isshiki used to gain power was another Ten-Tails he had made from\nanother sacrifice. Hence the size was smaller, as Kaguya was sealed, and he\nsacrificed a weaker Otsutsuki. The size of the Ten-Tails depends mostly on the\nchakra of the sacrificed, the greater the chakra, the larger the beast.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-29T06:52:32.017", "id": "65301", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-29T06:52:32.017", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61723", "parent_id": "64273", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nWe haven't gotten an actual reason in-universe. It is likely that a previous\ncaptain simply liked the name ; we know that captains can decide to rename\ntheir squad (Aqua Deer was called \"Grey Deer\" under the captaincy of Julius).\n\nHowever, the meta reason is that the squad probably took inspiration from the\n[Hermetic Order of the Golden\nDawn](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermetic_Order_of_the_Golden_Dawn), a real-\nlife organization dedicated to the study of the occult and paranormal. Two of\nthree founders of the occult group were named William, much like Golden Dawn's\ncaptain William Vengeance.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-10-20T08:29:25.683", "id": "65767", "last_activity_date": "2021-10-20T18:54:12.727", "last_edit_date": "2021-10-20T18:54:12.727", "last_editor_user_id": "45633", "owner_user_id": "45633", "parent_id": "64275", "post_type": "answer", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nShort answer: No. It is totally fictional.\n\nTechnically, no license is required to become a detective (探偵) in Japan, so it\nis possible for a teenager to become a detective. I doubt there are actually\nsuch young detectives, but even if there were, it is _very_ unlikely that they\ncollaborate with real police or any official governmental body.\n\n", "comment_count": 6, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-26T11:49:43.187", "id": "64292", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-26T11:49:43.187", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61507", "parent_id": "64285", "post_type": "answer", "score": 6 }, { "body": "\n\nIts fictional, Shinichi/Heiji and other high school detectives are murder\nmagnets, and automatically happen to come where cases happen. They solve it\nand get fame easily. In real life this Dosen't happen!\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-04T12:41:49.663", "id": "65353", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-04T12:41:49.663", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "59420", "parent_id": "64285", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\n10th division had no captain when Urahara was instated as captain of the 12th\ndivision, and the post (most likely) had yet to be filled by the time Urahara\nwas exiled.\n\nIn volume 36, during the \"Turn Back the Pendulum\" mini-arc set 110 years prior\nto the start of the series, during the time leading up to Urahara's\ninauguration, the captains discuss the present state of affairs. They mention\nthings such as:\n\n * 11th company's captain, Kenpachi (the 10th Kenpachi, i.e. the one before Zaraki), is slacking off, which explains his absence throughout the arc;\n * 12th company's previous captain was promoted, hence why Urahara has been appointed as captain;\n * and 10th company's captain has died.\n\nAll active captains were summoned twice during the arc: once during the\ninauguration of Urahara, and then at the climax of the arc when Captain\nCommander Yamamoto is responding to the disappearance of 9th division's\ninvestigation team. In both instances, squad 10 lacked a delegate; this\nstrongly implies the post is vacant.\n\nWe do not know when Isshin Shiba (later Kurosaki) was appointed captain of\n10th company, but we do know when he left the post: 20 years prior to the\nstart of the series, and 90 years after Urahara was exiled.\n\nThis is expanded upon in chapter 529 onwards, which shows\n\n> Isshin investigating a mysterious series of Shinigami deaths, fighting a\n> prototype Arrancar, getting backstabbed by Aizen, meeting Masaki, giving up\n> his soul reaper powers, and settling in the human world.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-10T17:41:51.150", "id": "65383", "last_activity_date": "2022-12-10T05:40:23.573", "last_edit_date": "2022-12-10T05:40:23.573", "last_editor_user_id": "2266", "owner_user_id": "51043", "parent_id": "64286", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nYes, Menma is quarter-Russian.\n\nHere is the quote from\n[Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%82%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%9F%E8%8A%B1%E3%81%AE%E5%90%8D%E5%89%8D%E3%82%92%E5%83%95%E9%81%94%E3%81%AF%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A0%E7%9F%A5%E3%82%89%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%80%82)\n\n> 本間 芽衣子（ほんま めいこ）/ めんま .. **ロシア人** [24]の血を引く母イレーヌから受け継いだ銀髪碧眼と白い肌から、儚げな印象を与える\n> **クォーター** [25]の少女。\n\nロシア人＝Russian, クォーター=quarter.\n\nThe sources are:\n\n> [24] 『オトナアニメ』vol.21、洋泉社〈洋泉社MOOK〉、2011年8月8日、46-77頁。ISBN 978-4-86248-772-8。p50\n\nand\n\n> [25] 小説版(novelized version)\n>\n>\n> 『あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。(上)』、2011年7月25日発売[1](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%81%82%E3%81%AE%E6%97%A5%E8%A6%8B%E3%81%9F%E8%8A%B1%E3%81%AE%E5%90%8D%E5%89%8D%E3%82%92%E5%83%95%E9%81%94%E3%81%AF%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A0%E7%9F%A5%E3%82%89%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%80%82)、ISBN\n> 978-4-8401-3957-1\n>\n> 『あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。(下)』、2012年8月10日発売[2]、ISBN 978-4-8401-4689-0\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-27T03:18:41.517", "id": "64293", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-27T04:20:26.423", "last_edit_date": "2021-07-27T04:20:26.423", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "61507", "parent_id": "64291", "post_type": "answer", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nProbably, the method seems pretty straightforward so long as you think ethics\nare for suckers. Let's start by touching on some of the points you bring up.\nForcing someone else's gate open is not a well understood phenomenon and\nprobably doesn't serve a meaningful purpose in this case. Forcing someone else\nto open their gate of truth is possible but is far from trivial, it was only\ndone once by Pride to Mustang and given how fervently the homunculi tried to\nget Mustang to perform a human transmutation of his own volition before Pride\nforced the issue, how Pride notes that it took a lot out of him and we see his\nphilosopher's stone fueled body crack slightly afterwards we can surmise it\nwas a transmutation that leveraged the power of the philosopher's stone as an\nalchemical catalyst and cost a significant amount of the philosopher's stone's\npower that Pride would not have used if he hadn't been forced. With that in\nmind it doesn't seem likely a human without a philosopher's stone to serve as\na catalyst could force someone else's gate open. Why not just draw the human\ntransmutation circle for the child and have them activate it willingly, no\nphilosopher's stone needed.\n\nTruth always exacts a toll from those who attempt human transmutation and\nsends them through the gate where they acquire vast alchemical knowledge. We\ndon't know if Truth accepts philosopher's stones, gates, debit, etc. as\npayment to waive the usual toll, it's never come up. But for the task at hand\nwhy not just pay the toll? Truth doesn't tend to exact enough of a toll to\nkill you, with the exception of Alphonse (even if your kid gets Alphonsed you\ncould just pull an Edward and bind their soul to something while you try to\nrevert the situation). Then when they get back missing an arm, their hearing\nor whatever just do what Ed, Al, Mustang and Izumi refused to do and use a\nphilosopher's stone to regrow/fix whatever was taken like the homunculi do. At\nthe start of FMA Edward and Alphonse knew once they had gotten their hands on\nthe philosopher's stone they could transmute their broken bodies whole again\nbut once they learned about the true nature of the stones they adamantly\nrefused to use the lives of others to fix their mistakes. If you have no such\nqualms you're good to go.\n\nIf you have some qualms and are looking for a less morally bankrupt way to pay\nfor a limb there are possible replacements. Edward demonstrates you can\nexchange your gate of truth as part of an alchemical exchange but it is made\nclear such an exchange is not meaningful for others. The gate of truth is the\nonly way out of Truth's domain, without it there is no way to return to\nreality. Edward is a special case because his gate is somehow linked to\nAlphonse's gate, when Edward gave up his own gate he and Alphonse left through\nAlphonse's gate together. Mustang later confirms transmuting one's gate is\nuseless for most when he expresses he is down to swap his gate for his sight\nbut laments not having a way back afterwards. The fact that Edward and\nAlphonse share a connection through their gates is an unnatural occurrence and\nthe mechanism and reason for it isn't well established, all we know is the\nlinking of the gates probably happened the day the boys tried to transmute\ntheir mom (whether it be from the human transmutation itself, Edward swapping\nan arm for Al's soul or Edward binding Al's soul to an object) since it was\nlater established Alphonse's body trapped in Truth's domain derives\nnourishment from Edward through the connection of their gates which\nnecessarily began here. It's unclear if you can restore the body parts of\nsomeone else without your gates being linked and you certainly will end up\ntrapped in Truth's domain if you don't have a linked gate to exit from.\n\nRather than the lives of others could you exchange your own life for a limb?\nYou can in fact exchange life force in a transmutation, philosopher's stones\nare the condensed form of the life forces of many people, their use as an\nalchemical catalyst is shown repeatedly throughout the series, from\nregenerating the bodies of the homunculi to allowing Father Cornello to\nseemingly subvert the law of equivalent exchange all the way to possibly\nallowing Pride to force Mustang's gate open. The philosopher's stone however\ndoes not subvert the law of equivalent exchange, it only balances out\notherwise unbalanced exchanges with life force. The philosopher's stone is not\nlimitless in use either, eventually all of the life force contained within is\nexpended and it ceases to be, such as when Mustang fried Lust repeatedly until\nher stone ran out of power. On a more local scale one can use their own life\nforce while alive as an alchemical catalyst which Edward demonstrated after\ngetting impaled by a steel beam fighting Kimblee. He notes that he needs to\nexpend some of his own life force to boost the transmutation needed to close\nhis wound and at some point also points out that he himself has 1 soul's worth\nof life force (where a philosopher's stone contains many). Is 1 soul of life\nforce enough for a limb? No idea, either way this method is still dubious\nsince sacrificing someone else's life to restore a limb is the exact\ncircumstance we are trying to avoid.\n\n", "comment_count": 2, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-09T17:23:07.743", "id": "65380", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-09T17:23:07.743", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "51043", "parent_id": "64294", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nIt is possible for other Goku to become super Saiyan 4. According to [Fandom\nWiki about Super Saiyan 4](https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan_4),\n\n> The only way a Saiyan can attain Super Saiyan 4 is if they have a high\n> enough power level and become a Golden Great Ape (or Broly's variant) and\n> regain conscious control over the form. Even after this form is attained, it\n> cannot be accessed at will and requires exposure to Blutz Waves every time\n> the user wishes to transform, however, Goku is apparently a special case,\n> capable of using the form whenever he wishes. In Dragon Ball Heroes Gohan\n> acquired the form without a tail while training and Xeno Trunks was\n> originally going to have acquired the form too showing that even Half-\n> Saiyans born without tails can still acquire Super Saiyan 4.\n>\n> The form is a combination of the Super Saiyan and Great Ape forms attained\n> through the Golden Great Ape form, it gifts the Saiyan with primal power,\n> though they retain a humanoid appearance. It is possibly the Legendary Super\n> Saiyan that appears once every 1,000 years.\n\nAnother possibility is that anyone can claim a wish after collecting dragon\nball to get back Goku tail, well it is possible without a tail too, but with\ntail, it is much easier.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-02T21:37:58.713", "id": "65337", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-20T23:59:50.547", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-20T23:59:50.547", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "49915", "parent_id": "65305", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nIn the episode where this happens, after Filimøs/Ms. Oka resolves the\nsituation, she says the following:\n\n> Shun, think you can go tend to Professor Oriza and Parton? ... It's okay,\n> they're only slightly wounded.\n\nIt's easy to miss since he was introduced in this episode and really only\nappears in this episode, but Parton is the person Shun was talking to earlier,\nand the person who Hugo specifically attacked. So we can at least be assured\nthat these two are alright. Filimøs's words generally give a positive outlook\non the whole situation and seem to indicate that nobody died, but she doesn't\nreally elaborate more than this. On the other hand, looking to the light\nnovels spells things out more clearly.\n\nIn volume 2, page 188, in Chapter S5: _Ruling Class_ , we get this:\n\n> Parton, Professor Oriza, and the others are all safe. \n> It seems to have been a close call, but thanks to Ms. Oka's intervention, no\n> one was seriously injured. \n> All of Hugo's minions who'd attempted to attack people were captured.\n\nSo it seems there truly were no casualties. However, it's important to note\nthat in the light novels, the earth dragon incident was actually part of the\ncamping incident (and was actually brought there by one of Hugo's minions,\nthough they lost control of it). In the anime, the earth dragon is instead\naffixed to the training incident where the students are practicing water\nmagic. If I had to guess, this was done because they felt that Hugo needed\nfurther justification to hate Schlain/Shun enough to try and kill him (Yes,\nthat's right: in the light novels, all Shun did to earn his wrath was douse\nhis fire spell with some water magic. Furthermore, the books also go into\ndetail that Shun tried to actively avoid dealing with Hugo, even back before\nthey were reincarnated.). In the light novel's version of the earth dragon\nfight, Hugo's skills and stats have already been stripped by Filimøs, so of\ncourse he doesn't participate at all (though he is present), but other than\nthat it isn't much different from the anime. And we get a wrap-up in the next\nchapter: From page 257, in Chapter S7: _The Voice that Announces Ruination_ :\n\n> Wyrms and dragons... \n> Hearing that, I can't help but remember that incident. \n> Hugo's attempts to assassinate me, and the wyrm's attack on the school. \n> Several years have passed since then. \n> Although few were hurt in either assault, it was still a shock to the\n> academy.\n\nSo, no mention of fatalities, and it seems that there weren't even that many\ninjuries for either incident. As far as I can determine, it seems everyone was\nprobably okay in both the anime and light novel continuities.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-30T15:17:28.127", "id": "65311", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-30T15:17:28.127", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "65310", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nIn short, no, neither of Fei's friends were Yuika. Just going by wikipedia,\nFei's friends were named Aiko Iijima and Kumiko Tonooka. Yuika Hasebe does\nappear in the flashback episode, though she doesn't do much to stand out.\nHere's what she looks like:\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/WafSJ.png)\n\nShe looks a bit similar to Fei, but could not be mistaken for either of Fei's\ntwo friends:\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/rRC3w.png)\n\nIn the anime, the reincarnations are introduced very quickly (unless I'm\nmistaken, all five of the characters I mentioned were introduced in the first\nepisode, without much context, and it's up to the viewer to figure out they're\nreincarnations), and I feel this was done poorly and probably led to my\nconfusion. The light novels have less of a problem with this, as the\nreincarnations are introduced more slowly, usually one-by-one, and their past\nlives are explained at least a bit.\n\nYuri's introduction in the light novels actually rules her out as an associate\nof Fei. From volume 2, Chapter S1: _Academy_ :\n\n> The girl scolding Natsume was formerly Yuika Hasebe, who used to sit next to\n> me.\n>\n> Unlike Natsume, Hasebe never made an impression of being particularly good\n> or bad.\n>\n> Among the girls, the clique that stood out most was the one that included\n> Fei, aka Mirei Shinohara. But Hasebe was closer with the relatively quiet\n> girls, like Temarikawa and Furuta.\n>\n> Of course, that's just compared with Fei--she was still a pretty bright and\n> active person herself--but Hasebe certainly never struck me as the type who\n> secretly held the potential to be a saint or anything like that.\n\nBack in volume 1, in the first Shun chapter, which actually takes place before\neveryone dies and is reincarnated, Hasebe is again described as \"the girl with\nthe desk next to mine\". It seems she was intended to be a low-key character,\none who even Shun doesn't take much notice of, whose basic identity to Shun is\njust the girl who sat next to him. I don't know anything about the original\npublication order of the chapters, but for the English light novels published\nby Yen Press, this is when Yuika Hasebe is first introduced, in the first\nvolume, Chapter S1: _The End of Normal Life_ :\n\n> \"Ah, crap.\"\n>\n> \"What's wrong?\" Yuika Hasebe, the girl with the desk next to mine, responded\n> to my grumbling.\n>\n> \"I forgot my pencil case\"\n>\n> \"Oh, did you? Well, I suppose you can borrow these, then.\" Hasebe handed me\n> a pencil and eraser.\n>\n> \"Thanks.\"\n>\n> \"Mm-hmm. You owe me a piece of candy.\"\n>\n> \"C'mon, you're charging me?\" I groaned, but I smiled wryly and waved a hand\n> in acknowledgement nonetheless.\n\nIt's a pretty normal conversation, but helps characterize Yuika Hasebe a\nlittle bit... as someone pretty normal. She's perhaps a little quiet, and\ndefinitely not a bully.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-07-30T16:21:13.597", "id": "65313", "last_activity_date": "2021-07-30T16:21:13.597", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "65312", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThere is actually a web app specifically for this - It's called Kenmei. It\nlets you not just keep a list of what you are reading, but it's specifically\nbuilt to keep track of chapter releases on different sites, both official an\nunofficial.\n\nYou can find it here → [Kenmei | Cross-site Manga\nTracker](https://www.kenmei.co/)\n\nI'd say closest comparison to this site would be\n[MangaUpdates](https://www.mangaupdates.com/), but Kenmei is a lot more modern\nand has a lot of features that MangaUpdates doesn't have (like Smart\nSuggestions).\n\nBut it's still in alpha, so it's not as comprehensive in terms of data, so I'd\ngo with @Makoto recommendation as well - use\n[MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/) or [Kitsu](https://kitsu.io/) as a\nbackup and place to find out more information, like synopsis and so on. But\nwhen it comes to just keeping up with latest releases of new chapters, I don't\nthink there is anything better than Kenmei out there (at least on the web,\nthere are mobile apps like Tachiyomi that does similar stuff\n\nHere how it looks:\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0zF5I.png)\n\n**Disclosure** : I am the developer for this app. After reading manga for\nalmost 2 decades, I still felt like there was no easy and modern to use app\nfor all the series I read. Which is why I decided to build Kenmei\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-02T16:06:44.220", "id": "65328", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-02T20:33:22.220", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-02T20:33:22.220", "last_editor_user_id": "61807", "owner_user_id": "61807", "parent_id": "65326", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 }, { "body": "\n\nyou can try this extension for your browser(works with safari too) [MAL\nSync](https://malsync.moe) works with MAL, Anilist and Kitsu. It sends\nnotification for any new release manga or anime in your list. if you're in\nandroid then you can use\n[TachiyomiJ2K](https://github.com/Jays2Kings/tachiyomiJ2K) for the same\nfeature and more(this one is only for manga though)\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-02T18:42:31.973", "id": "65333", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-02T18:42:31.973", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61822", "parent_id": "65326", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nWell, it could be a plot-hole and it could not be a plot-hole.\n\nHe probably just doesn't care about those things, his main goal is to save\nHina (on the current state of the anime), and with that, he cares only about\nuseful information about what happened for things to get like how it is on the\nfuture. Any other information, is useless since it won't help him, in his\nmission of saving Hina.\n\nAnd as I said, probably a plot-hole as well, he really is wasting a good\nopportunity to get rich xD\n\n", "comment_count": 3, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2022-06-13T14:53:29.937", "id": "66907", "last_activity_date": "2022-06-13T14:53:29.937", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "66890", "parent_id": "65330", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nAccording to\n[MyAnimeList](https://myanimelist.net/manga/41733/Gate__Jieitai_Kanochi_nite_Kaku_Tatakaeri),\nthe _GATE_ manga is still ongoing. Chapter 105 is the most recent chapter and,\njudging from the age of [its discussion\nthread](https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1944988), only came out\nrecently.\n\nSo there are no more chapters to read _yet_ , but there will be. You'll just\nhave to be patient.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-02T19:09:35.543", "id": "65336", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-02T19:09:35.543", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "35679", "parent_id": "65335", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThis may not have been explained adequately in the anime (or perhaps I just\nhave a knack for not paying attention). Firstly, note that Fei was an earth\nwyrm, not an earth dragon, and this series makes a distinction between these,\nas a dragon is a more evolved form (which Fei may reach someday). Now, for the\nanswer.\n\nFei is able to fly because she evolves into a light wyrm. This is a special\nevolution that becomes available to her because she's the hero's familiar.\nFrom the light novels, volume 3, chapter S6: _Hiding_ :\n\n> Fei had evolved, becoming a light wyrm.\n>\n> Apparently, this new evolution was suddenly available to her because I\n> became the hero.\n>\n> Since we have a contract as master and familiar, my obtaining the Hero title\n> had an indirect effect on Fei\n>\n> According to Hyrince, there have been similar cases in the past.\n>\n> When a hero has a monster familiar, that monster undergoes a a special\n> evolution.\n>\n> This is how Fei apparently shifted gears from being an earth wyrm to a light\n> wyrm.\n>\n> With her powers as an earth wyrm still intact.\n>\n> Earth wyrms are known for their exceptional defense power.\n>\n> So Fei gets to keep that defense, while gaining the ability to maneuver\n> freely on both land and sky thanks to her new wings.\n>\n> Her newly acquired skills are Light Wyrm level 9, Light Magic level 1, and\n> Flight level 1.\n\nThough Shun doesn't notice at first, he also figures out Fei has a hard time\nflying straight since her Flight is still level 1, after he tells her to fly\nstraight at an enemy:\n\n> I couldn't tell up until now, but it seems like Fei really isn't used to\n> flying yet, since she hasn't trained the skill up at all.\n>\n> Apparently, flying straight is even more difficult than dodging the beam\n> attacks.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-03T15:13:20.733", "id": "65344", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-03T15:13:20.733", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "65343", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nNote there are two types of SP: Instantaneous (yellow) and Persistent (red).\nThe red one is the important one here. Yellow is basically just how much one\ncan run around before getting winded, while red is metabolic energy.\n\nI went back to the scene where Kumoko's supposed to learn this, and I have to\nsay the anime really messed up. It isn't as though it's preposterous for\nKumoko to just figure this out by guessing, but the confirmation would be\nimportant if she's going to stake her life by using it for formulating a\nstrategy in a life or death battle. She was supposed to learn this immediately\nafter getting her first evil eye (the Cursed Evil Eye), when testing it out on\na frog. From volume 2 page 169 in chapter 7: _The Administrator's Shadow_ :\n\n> Hmm? Huh? The frog died?\n>\n> What the hell? I thought it still had some HP left...\n>\n> The rest of its HP drained in a flash. But why?\n>\n> Ahh, it ran out of red SP before it ran out of HP.\n>\n> So that's why. Guess when you run out of red SP, your HP starts decreasing\n> really quickly.\n>\n> WHAAAT?!\n>\n> Yikes. I've had some pretty close calls after evolving and stuff, then.\n>\n> Good thing I had food at the time.\n>\n> Thanks to Overeating, my red SP hardly ever goes down, but I'll have to be\n> extra careful from now on\n\nIn the anime in the same scene, you can see the frog's red SP is going to run\nout before its HP, but it cuts away before that happens, and just shows its\nhealth. Not only that, but Kumoko doesn't really comment on the SP here at\nall. So, what was supposed to be foreshadowing and informing the viewer of how\nSP works ends up not doing either of those things.\n\nI'd say this was a blunder on the part of the anime as far as storytelling\ngoes. As Brandon Sanderson says, \"An author's ability to solve conflict with\nmagic is directly proportional to how well the reader understands said magic.\"\nSo when the viewers don't know about the SP thing beforehand, it diminishes\nhow impressed they are when Kumoko uses it to win.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-03T15:46:23.053", "id": "65346", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-05T15:11:11.707", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-05T15:11:11.707", "last_editor_user_id": "19307", "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "65345", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nTaboo is an interesting skill, but some of the ways Kumoko levels it up are\nvery uninteresting, as it levels up several times when she evolves. I will try\nto list how she got each level, but it isn't 100% clear in one case.\n\n## Level 1: Ate a sibling\n\nShe first gains the skill by eating one of her siblings. It comes with the Kin\nEater title she acquires as a result. From the first light novel, chapter 2:\n_A Rent-Free Home_ :\n\n> So I press on and finish eating my sibling's carcass. This is enough to fill\n> my stomach, so I don't have to worry about starvation for a while. \n> _Whew. Thanks for the meal, I guess._ \n> <Condition satisfied. Acquired title [Kin Eater].> \n> <Acquired skills [Taboo LV 1][Heretic Magic LV 1] as a result of title [Kin\n> Eater].> \n> \n> _Uh, what?_\n\n## Level 2: Evolved into a small taratect.\n\nThis happens on page 113 of the first light novel. Seemingly all Kumoko does\nis evolve into a small taratect. It doesn't seem like a particularly\ncontroversial choice. Skills often level up from proficiency bonuses while\nleveling up, so that could be what's going on here. Kumoko gets a skill\nproficiency evolutionary bonus while leveling up. If this is really the case,\nit doesn't seem particularly fair to automatically level up a negative skill\nlike taboo, described as \"Must never be raised.\" I'll note that on page 152,\nin chapter 9: _Spider vs Bee_ , Kumoko says this about skills:\n\n> And with this latest level-up, three of my skills powered up too.\n>\n> I don't really know what any of them did, but if they leveled up, I must be\n> earning proficiency for them somehow, so it's possible that I'm benefiting\n> from them without even realizing it.\n\nShe's not talking about Taboo here, but if this is really true in general,\nKumoko might be doing something to earn Taboo proficiency, and it just only\nhappens to level up when she evolves. It's noteworthy though that she never\ngets a Taboo level up just from leveling up, unlike a lot of her other skills.\nThere's really no way to know at this point, and I can really only go off of\nwhat the light novel says. Though perhaps relevant then, is when she gets the\nMerciless title on page 242, which comes with some more Heretic Magic and\nHeresy Resistance. She gets this title after slaughtering a large number of\nthe monkey horde that comes after her. Her attitude at the moment is probably\nwhat gives her the title:\n\n> I sense a hint of fear in their cries, too, but what do I care about that? \n> They're the ones who picked a fight with me, so they should've been prepared\n> to die themselves. \n> You're not gonna catch me losing any sleep over killing something that tried\n> to kill me first. \n> So I ignore their struggles and finish them off.\n\nHeresy Magic is notably ominous sounding, and it also came with Taboo, so her\nproficiency for Taboo may have gone up here for one reason or another.\n\n## Level 3 and Level 4: Acquiring the skill Pride\n\nMoving on to volume 2, on page 26 her Taboo level jumps up to level 4 after\nshe acquires the skill pride for the bargain price of 100 skill points. Since\nshe'd decided to live her life with pride, she may have gained an affinity for\nthe skill which might explain the cost. And if pride is connected with Taboo,\nbeing prideful could again be giving her proficiency in Taboo behind the\nscenes (later on, with a maxed-out Appraise, Kumoko is finally able to see her\ncurrent proficiency and how close it is to leveling up, but at this point, she\ncan only see the current level). Taboo goes up immediately after she gets the\nskill Pride, even before she gets the title Ruler of Pride and the abyss magic\nthat comes with it, so we can be reasonably sure that it's acquiring this\nskill that increased Taboo by two levels.\n\n## Level 5: Evolving into Zoa Ele\n\nThis happens on page 131 of book 2. Again, another evolution boost. It's\nnoteworthy that Taboo doesn't go up for every evolution, as it didn't level up\nfor her evolution to Poison Taratect. Zoe Ele is notable for being described\nas \"A small-spider type monster that is feared as an ill omen\", so it does\nseem more taboo than her past evolutions at least. For further comments, see\nLevel 2.\n\n## Level 6 and Level 7: Acquiring the skill Perseverance\n\nOn page 139 of book 2, Kumoko acquires the skill Perseverance for 500 skill\npoints. It lets her survive lethal attacks by sacrificing MP, and it has a lot\nof the same terminology in its description as Pride, and comes with a Ruler of\nPerseverance title, just like the Pride one.\n\n## Level 8: Acquiring the skill Wisdom from Administrator D\n\nIn volume 2, page 175 in chapter 7: _The Administrator's Shadow_ , Kumoko is\ncomplaining to herself that Appraise didn't evolve into any new skill, but it\nseems someone is listening:\n\n> < Upper Administrator D has accepted the request> \n> <Now constructing skill [Wisdom].> \n> < Construction Complete.> \n> <Condition satisfied. Acquired skill [Wisdom].> \n> <Skill Appraisal LV 10> has been integrated into [Wisdom].> \n> <Skill [Detection LV 10] has been integrated into [Wisdom].> \n> <Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Taboo LV 7 has become\n> [Taboo LV 8].> \n> <Condition satisfied. Acquired title [Ruler of Wisdom].> \n> <Acquired skills [Height of Evil] [Celestial Power] as a result of title\n> [Ruler of Wisdom].\n\nIt's not entirely clear why Taboo levels up. It could have something to do\nwith the contact with Administrator D, but considering Wisdom and it's title\nseem similar to Pride and Perseverance, and considering Taboo levels up\nimmediately after acquiring Wisdom, it probably is the skill that does it.\n\n## Level 9: Eating a Fire Dragon?\n\nHow Kumoko levels up Taboo to 9 is unclear in the light novels. It comes after\nhaving directly spoken with Administrator D following her defeat of the Fire\nDragon in book 3. It does seem the death of a dragon is concerning, even to an\nadministrator, as this is why Güliedistodiez tracks Kumoko down afterward\n(though is interrupted by Administrator D), as evidenced by this mysterious\npassage at the end of chapter 4: _Dragon Slayer_ :\n\n> \"A dragon's been destroyed? In the Great Elroe Labyrinth... Was this his\n> doing? No, I don't think so. We have an unspoken truce going on. I don't\n> think he would make a move like that. But what happened then? Activate\n> Administrator's authority... What in the world? A ruler? Of three, no less?\n> What does this mean? I've never heard of this skill 'Wisdom'. Does that mean\n> this is the work of D? But why? What is this skill? ...I guess I'll have to\n> investigate.\n\nThis is the passage where Kumoko levels up Taboo at the beginning of chapter\n6: _Middle Stratum Cleared_ :\n\n> I eat. \n> And eat. \n> And eat. \n> It's bitter. \n> So bitter. \n> Bitter, just a little sweet, and sad. \n> <Proficiency has reached the required level. Skill [Taboo LV 8] has become\n> [Taboo LV 9].>\n\nAt this point, it isn't obvious whether or not what Kumoko's eating is dragon\nor not. It seems probable since she does check the skills she got from\ndefeating it, so not much time could have passed, and also because she was\ndescaling it when the Administrator arrived. Another possibility is thinking\ntoo much about the Administrators. This is obviously what's on her mind as she\neats, and she's annoyed at them, thinking bad thoughts about deities including\nhow she probably couldn't defeat Administrator D if she fought her, which\nseems like Taboo thoughts, so it's possible that's what raised Taboo, though\nit isn't really substantiated. Here's the passage:\n\n> Otherwise, that would mean this whole world exists as a sideshow for D's\n> amusement\n>\n> I don't like the sound of that\n>\n> ...\n>\n> Aside from that, I don't have enough information to do anything but\n> speculate.\n>\n> So I have to conclude there's no point in racking my brains about \"D,\"\n> \"administrators,\" and all that jazz any further.\n>\n> Honestly, it's not like I can do anything about it anyway.\n>\n> If beings that can control the skill system want to mess with me, I doubt I\n> could put up much resistance.\n>\n> Trying to go up against an administrator would be like trying to stop a\n> meteor from destroying the earth.\n>\n> That's not the kinda thing I can win against.\n>\n> Not just D, either. That dark guy who showed up in front of me earlier\n> seemed way more powerful than me, too.\n>\n> ...\n>\n> Never mind a contest of strength. I wouldn't even be able to qualify for the\n> game.\n\nLater in the chapter, we do glean something that raised Taboo partway up to\nthe level up though:\n\n> I also maxed out Heretic Magic. \n> But you'll never guess what god-awful skill derived from that. \n> Taboo. \n> Luckily, it didn't level up, but I thought my heart was going to stop for a\n> second. \n> Actually, even though it didn't level up at that moment, it's hit level 9 at\n> some point without my noticing. \n> One more level and it'll be maxed out. \n> This could be really bad.\n\n## Level 10: Evolving into Ede Saine\n\nLike the Zoa Elle, this evolution does have a foreboding description: \"a small\nspider-type monster feared as an omen of death.\", but this may or may not\nexplain Taboo going up. See Level 2 for further comments.\n\n## More Taboo\n\nThat's it for Kumoko's leveling up for Taboo, but here are a few more examples\nfor ways to level up Taboo from some other characters.\n\nFei gains Taboo just for biting the earth wyrm that shows up to attack the\nstudents. Apparently, this is sufficient for gaining the Kin Eater title. It's\nprobably that she ingested at least a small amount of the wyrm, but it is\nstill a bit surprising. (Note, she didn't kill the earth wyrm, which was\nprobably her parent; Shun did.)\n\n> Then I notice her new title. \n> [Kin Eater] \n> As its name suggests, it's a terrible title conferred on those who have\n> eaten the flesh of a blood relative. \n> \"It...can't be...\" \n> \"I don't see any other explanation, do you?\" \n> Fei must have bitten right through the wyrm's neck. \n> If so, her grant of this title would make sense. \n> In fact, that's the only way it could have happened.\n\nFrom even further down the line, Shun's Mercy skill levels up Taboo rapidly.\n\n> This skill allows Shun to resurrect the dead, and he uses it to save Katia\n> after she blows herself up to free herself from Hugo's brainwashing, and\n> after their execution Shun uses it to save Katia's parents and one of his\n> elder brothers, even going so far as to put their heads back on after they\n> were chopped off (he had to do this himself, as the skill wouldn't work if\n> the heads were detached).\n\nFrom page 166-167 of the third light novel, Shun's Taboo level jumps from\nlevel 5 to level 9 :\n\n> Mercy. \n> A forbidden skill that resurrects the dead. \n> This is the skill Katia questioned me about, saying it was no ordinary\n> magic. A skill that brings about miracles. \n> That time, when Katia fired magic at herself to get rid of the brainwashing,\n> she really was mortally wounded. \n> Her HP dropped to 0, and she died. \n> However, I used this skill right away and brought Katia back from the dead. \n> Once I revive Leston, I do the same for Klevea and Katia's parents. \n> In the process, my MP all but runs out, and my Taboo skill level goes up to\n> 9. \n> Mercy is probably the only skill in existence that can revive the dead, but\n> it has serious conditions and disadvantages too. \n> Firstly, it consumes a large amount of MP. \n> The only reason I could revive four people was because my skills greatly\n> increased when I became the hero. \n> Also, if the body is too damaged, it can't be revived. \n> This time, I was able to reattach the severed heads to their bodies, but if\n> I tried it with only one or the other, it probably wouldn't have worked. \n> Finally, it's only effective for a short period of time after a person's\n> death. \n> I haven't experimented with it, of course, so I don't know exactly how long,\n> but my sense is that it's probably only a few minutes.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-03T17:52:06.930", "id": "65348", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-09T17:07:25.337", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-09T17:07:25.337", "last_editor_user_id": "19307", "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "65347", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\n**Alert (if you have not read the manga series yet), this includes spoilers.**\n\nNaruto's confirmed ultimate form (for now) is Baryon Mode, where both him and\nKurama enter in a significant higher level of 'fusion'.\n\nAccording to ScreenRant blog:\n\n> Naruto's new form is officially called Baryon Mode, and according to Kurama,\n> involves smashing Naruto's chakra and the Nine-Tails' chakra together in a\n> manner similar to nuclear fusion, creating an entirely new energy.\n\n", "comment_count": 2, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-06T22:32:14.457", "id": "65366", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-06T22:32:14.457", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61880", "parent_id": "65361", "post_type": "answer", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\n_Edens Zero_ 's Happy is not the same as _Fairy Tail_ 's Happy. The two Happys\nhave different and conflicting origins. _Fairy Tail_ 's Happy is a member of\nthe Exceed race of talking winged cats which came from an alternate reality\nfrom the main universe of Earth Land called Edolas, meanwhile _Edens Zero_ 's\nHappy was a non-winged talking cat from the planet Excede in the Sakura cosmos\nwho was run over by a drunk driver and had his consciousness loaded into a\nrobot body.\n\nYou could propose some kind of theory that both Happys are somehow the same\nwhether that involve alternate realities, reincarnation, or other handwaving,\nbut the real answer is probably simpler, it's simply a cameo.\n\nBoth _Fairy Tail_ and _Edens Zero_ were created by the same mangaka, Hiro\nMashima and he is pretty well known for carrying characters across his 3 main\nseries' _Rave Master_ , _Fairy Tail_ , and _Edens Zero_ (E.G. RM's [Sieghart\nCaesar](https://ravemaster.fandom.com/wiki/Sieghart_Caeser), FT's [Jellal\nFernandes](https://fairytail.fandom.com/wiki/Jellal_Fernandes) and EZ's\n[Justice](https://edenszero.fandom.com/wiki/Justice) are all blue-haired dudes\nwith facial tattoos who wield a spell called Grand Chariot). Characters from\nhis previous works cameo frequently in his subsequent works, [here's a Reddit\npost](https://www.reddit.com/r/fairytail/comments/evfr31/cameos_from_the_cast_of_rave_master_hiro_mashimas/)\nlisting _Rave Master_ cameos in the first few hundred _Fairy Tail_ chapters,\nyou'll notice it tends to be one to a few characters cameoing at a time as\nopposed to the entire cast and they take turns.\n\n_Fairy Tail_ Happy might somehow be _Edens Zero_ Happy, or he might just not\nbe in this cameo and show up next time, is the nature of cameos.\n\n", "comment_count": 3, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-07T05:23:29.933", "id": "65367", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-07T07:25:13.097", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-07T07:25:13.097", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "51043", "parent_id": "65364", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\n**TL;DR: Naruto still has and uses Six Paths and Toad Sage Mode, although he\ndoesn't use much of the abilities it grants, just the mode in general. This\nwas likely because of the nerf that has been assumed to have happened to some\nof his abilities.**\n\n* * *\n\nI'm not sure if there is a definitive answer to why it _**appears**_ Naruto\nstopped using Sage Mode in general, so some of the answer will be speculative\nbased off facts given in the series. (and assumptions that _seem true_ that\nhave been made by the fandom)\n\nOne major thing that has been noticed by quite a bit of the fandom is that\nNaruto and Sasuke have seemed to be nerfed in Boruto. As explained here, one\nof the most valid reasons:\n\n> The answer is simple yet unfortunate: in order for the story of Boruto to\n> truly come to be its own story it requires killing off Naruto and Sasuke.\n> They were too powerful by the end of Shippuden to just kill them off as is.\n> They had to be nerfed.\n>\n> Taken from Quora page: [Was Naruto and Sasuke nerfed in\n> Boruto?](https://www.quora.com/Was-Naruto-and-Sasuke-nerfed-in-Boruto-Why-\n> didnt-Naruto-use-the-Truth-seeker-Orbs-and-Sasuke-use-Inferno-Control-and-\n> all-the-other-stuff-we-saw-in-Shippuden)\n\nThis is one thing that has been assumed by a good chunk of the fandom,\nconsidering there has been tons of abilities that Naruto & Sasuke have yet to\nuse in the Boruto series, (most of them being what makes them so strong) such\nas Sasuke's [Planetary\nDevastation](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Chibaku_Tensei) and _Naruto's_\n[Truth Seeking Orbs.](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Truth-Seeking_Ball)\n\nThere has been an absence of a majority of Naruto's abilities as mentioned\nabove, as well as his Sage Mode abilities. One of the reasons it may appear he\ndoesn't use it is because of the nerf of his abilities, making him use the\nmode but not its abilities.\n\n* * *\n\nAway from the guesses/speculations/assumptions, there _is_ one final answer.\nNaruto still has and uses Six Paths Sage Mode.\n\n> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/aeMMY.png)\n>\n> (Naruto's eyes whenever in use of Six Paths **Sage Mode,** not Rikudou\n> Senjutsu.\n\nThis same eye pattern is found where Naruto was an adult, which was used\nagainst both Momoshiki and Kinshiki, as well as when he fought Isshiki\nalongside Sasuke.\n\n> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/k148F.png)\n>\n> The same eye pattern are present where Naruto was using Six Paths Sage Mode\n> as a teen and as an adult.\n\nAs for _Toad_ Sage Mode, he has been using that as well, but not as frequently\nas Six Paths Sage Mode, considering which one is stronger.\n\nNaruto was using regular Toad Sage Mode during the [Naruto: Seventh Hokage and\nthe Scarlet\nSpring](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto:_The_Seventh_Hokage_and_the_Scarlet_Spring)\nshort story _on multiple occasions_ as well.\n\n>\n> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LKVqY.png)\n>\n> Naruto using Sage Mode during Boruto.\n\n* * *\n\nI think the most logical answer would be that Naruto still has access to Toad\nand Six Paths Sage Mode, although he doesn't fully utilize the abilities they\ngrant, such as Frog Kumite.\n\nHes been shown on multiple occasions during the Boruto era that he still uses\nToad and Six Paths Sage Mode (as shown in the images above).\n\n", "comment_count": 3, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-09T22:57:28.653", "id": "65381", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-11T11:57:42.027", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-11T11:57:42.027", "last_editor_user_id": "59761", "owner_user_id": "59761", "parent_id": "65365", "post_type": "answer", "score": 3 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nThis is exactly the point of Gou and Sotsu:\n\nIt seems like it's a remake. Watch to see if it's really a remake or if it's\nsomething else.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2022-04-18T16:54:10.950", "id": "66666", "last_activity_date": "2022-04-18T16:54:10.950", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "4484", "parent_id": "65372", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nBecause he was in love with Sakura back then. So when Hinata confessed during\nPain's assault, he thought she loved him because she's a **comrade** , a leaf\nshinobi who doesn't let his/her comrade die. Naruto actually took it as a\nfriend.\n\nLater fighting against Madara & Tobi/Obito, there are flashbacks (when Neji\ndies) where the dialogue goes \"My friends are ready to give up their lives for\nme\" and the flashback of Hinata being stabbed by Pain.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-09T05:21:41.230", "id": "65376", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-09T08:09:29.360", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-09T08:09:29.360", "last_editor_user_id": "1458", "owner_user_id": "61901", "parent_id": "65373", "post_type": "answer", "score": 4 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nYes, Minato did in fact call [Bee](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Killer_B) a\n“Shinobi Killer” in _Naruto Chapter 543_. This occurred during Minato’s battle\nwith B and the 4th Raikage.\n\n> The two from this encounter Minato would come to have much respect for B and\n> his abilities. Minato even stated that B acted as a true shinobi killer,\n> thus giving him the title of \"Killer\"\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/UyBICl.jpg)\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-09T13:22:22.730", "id": "65379", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-09T13:22:22.730", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "20275", "parent_id": "65378", "post_type": "answer", "score": 3 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nI understand the question as _Are arrangements of shogi pieces in the games\ndrawn in the manga modelled on or reproducing game records of actual games\nbetween real professional(-level) players?_.\n\nFirst, the manga has [a professional\nplayer](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%85%88%E5%B4%8E%E5%AD%A6) as an\nadvisor (He writes columns in interchapter pages). So the arrangements are\ndefinitely not random.\n\nAccording to [a blog\npost](https://sangencyaya.hatenadiary.com/entry/20100413/1271107642), some\narrangements are actually based on real records, though not exactly\nreproducing them in most cases. So finally, the answer to your question is\nyes, at least partially.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-12T08:22:06.617", "id": "65392", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-12T08:42:26.190", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-12T08:42:26.190", "last_editor_user_id": "61507", "owner_user_id": "61507", "parent_id": "65385", "post_type": "answer", "score": 6 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nTypically, the following are onomatopoeias (words expressing sounds which the\nJapanese language is abundant with) for eating watermelons / crispy thing.\n\n * watermelon : _shaku shaku_ (シャクシャク) [a sound effect sample](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGc5GLW1deI)\n * crispy thing : _kari kari_ or _pari pari_ (カリカリ or パリパリ) [a sound effect sample](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq-l5NGjVO4)\n\nI haven't watched the scene, but it is unlikely to be a fault. And I can\nassure you that Japanese watermelons are not crispy.\n\nThe answer to your question is that they might simply sound similar. The\ndifference is the so-called plosive sounds such as _p_ or _k_ for crisps.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-12T08:41:11.540", "id": "65393", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-12T11:09:57.670", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-12T11:09:57.670", "last_editor_user_id": "61507", "owner_user_id": "61507", "parent_id": "65391", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nI believe it is Orochimaru's theme song.\n([YouTube](https://youtu.be/ikmSfQmtq20))\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2022-01-01T07:58:57.520", "id": "66157", "last_activity_date": "2022-01-31T11:31:43.000", "last_edit_date": "2022-01-31T11:31:43.000", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "64859", "parent_id": "65395", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nDanzo did not have any control over Naruto while he was on Mount Myobuku.\nDanzo did not have an affinity for frogs and he really had no way to contact\nNaruto. Also Naruto was doing important training there that he had to finish\nbefore returning to Konoha. Danzo probably did not want to rush Naruto's\ntraining and risk him not completing it.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-16T10:59:56.413", "id": "65416", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-16T10:59:56.413", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "18618", "parent_id": "65399", "post_type": "answer", "score": -2 }, { "body": "\n\n * Danzo couldn't have known that Naruto returning to the battle would help turn the tide in the battle against Pain.\n\nAfter all, on the one hand almost nothing is known about the mysterious leader\nof the Akatsuki. What _is_ known is that Pain is so powerful that he even\nmanaged to kill Jiraiya, one of the legendary Sannin.\n\nOn the other hand, Naruto is (to the best of everyone else's knowledge) not\nyet of the caliber of Jiraiya. Naturally, Danzo (and others) cannot have known\nthat Naruto had already surpassed his master by becoming a perfect sage. So,\nhe couldn't have concluded that recalling Naruto would help win the battle\nagainst Pain and thereby prevent the destruction of the village.\n\n * Danzo is also gambling on Pain's attack being so devastating that Tsunade's term as the Hokage will come to an end because of it, either because she becomes incapacitated (or worse), or because of the immense loss in trust in her leadership due to the losses sustained from Pain's attack. In fact, he specifically instructs his ANBU to remain hidden instead of facing Pain head on, so that once the chaos overhead clears, Danzo can (almost literally) emerge from the shadows to become the new leader of Konohagakure.\n\nSo, preventing the destruction of the village is not very high up on Danzo's\nlist of priorities. Quite the opposite, in fact.\n\n * Lastly, recall that Danzo views Naruto as nothing more than a weapon, a military asset for the village. He does not separate Naruto from the Kyuubi that he is hosting (indeed, most jinchuuriki have been viewed in the same manner throughout the history of the show). Thus, if Naruto is recalled back to the village then there is a high possibility that the Kyuubi will fall into the hands of the Akatsuki. That would be a huge blow to Konoha's military might, and Danzo wants to avoid this situation at all costs.\n\n(Compare this with Tsunade's perspective. When she berates the two village\nelders, she tells them about how Naruto should be viewed as a Konoha shinobi,\nand that it is high time they learn to rely on him as a comrade instead.)\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-09-22T14:34:01.637", "id": "65640", "last_activity_date": "2021-09-22T14:34:01.637", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "60264", "parent_id": "65399", "post_type": "answer", "score": 6 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nTokyo Ghoul √A isn't canon, meaning the story doesn't follow the manga. Tokyo\nGhoul Season 1 ends somewhere in the middle of volume 7, so to be able to\nfollow Tokyo Ghoul: re, you'd have to finish the remaining volumes(7-14).\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-09-19T05:47:35.597", "id": "65622", "last_activity_date": "2021-09-19T05:47:35.597", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "62475", "parent_id": "65412", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\n# This confusion stems from differences in the anime and light novels\n\nThe source of their conflict is actually pretty straightforward, and this is\nyet again another change in the anime that muddles the story a bit. In the\nanime, Mother tries to control Kumoko using her Kin Control skill, trying to\nget her to come back to the labyrinth, but Kumoko is immune by this point,\nlikely due to Heresy Nullification. Immediately after refusing the order, a\nspider hit squad is sent after Kumoko, which she wipes out, and the conflict\nthus begins.\n\nMother attacking straightaway in the anime like that definitely contributed to\nmaking me think there was something mysterious going on, like some kind of\nspider covenant to stay in the labyrinth or something along that nature, but\nit's really not the case (not that I can really rule out something like that\nexists, having only read up to volume 4). But there's one big difference in\nthe light novels that really makes this less of a mystery, and that is...\n\n# Kumoko instigated this fight\n\nIn the anime, it is after the events I just mentioned that Kumoko begins her\npsychic attack on Mother, but in the light novels, she begins it\n**immediately** after discovering her psychic connection to Mother, which\nhappens even before her fight with the earth dragon Araba. This happens in\nvolume 3, and she mentions that it was Mother's influence that made her get\nirritated at dragons, and that Mother only directly controls spiders that are\npowerful, and thus she discovers the connection when Mother tries to control\nher. Thus, while it cannot be said Kumoko wasn't provoked into the attack, she\nis the one who instigated this fight, and everything Mother does from this\npoint on is just for self-preservation, as Kumoko's psychic assault definitely\nwill kill her given enough time.\n\n# Demon Lord's Motivations\n\nThe Demon Lord Ariel's actions are directly tied to Mother's assault as well.\nMother is one of her descendants (probably a direct one). It's a bit unclear\nwhat their relationship is exactly, but given spiders participate in\ncannibalism of their kin, most likely she just thinks of Mother as a very\npowerful ally, and wants to preserve her for this reason (it's said there are\nonly a handful of Queen Taratects in the world, but they're all considered\nthreats humans could never defeat).\n\n> My assumption turned out to be wrong, as later volumes make it clear Ariel\n> genuinely does care about her kin, even calling them her beloved children in\n> some cases, and this is especially evident with regards to her puppet\n> spiders and the lost Queen Taratect. She mourns the loss of her Queen\n> Taratect, and even prays for her soul. Albeit, Ariel does still have the Kin\n> Eater title.\n\nInterestingly, Mother's Heresy Resistance is level 9 (see page 45 of volume\n4), so it's unclear how well Ariel can actually control her, so it's possible\nMother is more of a willing minion. Though there's actually a bit of evidence\nAriel can control her, such as the passage below, so take my little theory\nthere with a grain of salt. Whatever their relationship, Ariel tries to kill\nKumoko to try and save Mother.\n\nFurther information on page 161 of volume 4:\n\n> Hang on--why would a demon lord come to kill me anyway?\n>\n> No, I guess I already know.\n>\n> The Demon Lord's species name was origin taratect.\n>\n> The zenith of all taratects, who even Mother would have to obey.\n>\n> Just like my Parallel Mind told me in that emergency contact, she's even\n> stronger than Mother, the monster we thought was the strongest of all.\n>\n> She must have gotten some kind of distress signal from Mother and come to\n> eliminate me.\n>\n> Well, I guess my victory was only a matter of time, so it makes sense that\n> Mother would request backup.\n\n# Kumoko as instigator, again, with the Demon Lord\n\nVolume 5 of the light novels actually shows the Demon Lord and Kumoko's first\nencounter from the perspective of the Demon Lord, on page 152. Ariel politely\nasks Kumoko to stop attacking the queen, but there's some miscommunication,\nsince Kumoko can't understand the language of the world. In Kumoko's chapter,\nshe tries to make gestures to indicate she can't understand, but Ariel\ninterprets these as a refusal.\n\n> \"Hi there. I'm your grandma.\"\n>\n> I jokingly introduced myself, approaching in a friendly manner.\n>\n> \"Sorry to ask this right off the bat, but could you stop attacking the queen\n> now, please?\"\n>\n> Hearing that, the creature titled its head, then waved a leg from side to\n> side.\n>\n> It refused.\n>\n> It must have tilted its head to imply that it didn't know why I would ask\n> such a thing.\n>\n> \"I see. I suppose I have no choice then.\"\n>\n> It's not that it didn't occur to me to try to bring the Ruler onto my team.\n>\n> However, I judged that it was too dangerous to leave this thing to its own\n> devices.\n>\n> If it wasn't going to listen to me, I'd just have to crush it on the spot.\n\n# If there's still any doubt that there's some big reason spiders can't leave\nElroe Labyrinth...\n\nIn volume 4, it's revealed that a Queen Taratect lives in the elven forest,\noutside the barrier (and is one of the main reasons they need the barrier).\nAnother one was mentioned as having been used to destroy one of the human\nforts in the Demon Army's big offensive (that was probably in volume 2 or 3).\n\n# What about the anime?\n\nSince things happen differntly in the anime, we probably have to say anime\nMother's motivations are a bit different. A reasonable conclusion is that\nKumoko disobeying her orders was irritating enough to her to send spiders to\nattack her. The psychic assault later definitely still comes into play to\nescalate their conflict and increase Mother's desperation to kill Kumoko. The\nDemon Lord's motivations probably can be said to be more or less the same.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-16T17:39:52.910", "id": "65421", "last_activity_date": "2021-09-15T15:32:19.940", "last_edit_date": "2021-09-15T15:32:19.940", "last_editor_user_id": "19307", "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "65420", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nRule XXXIV.3 of the Death Note states:\n\n> Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able\n> to kill the owner of the Death Note.\n\nAlthough Rem had earlier passed [Gelus' Death\nNote](https://deathnote.fandom.com/wiki/Gelus%27s_Death_Note) to a human,\n\"Light has Ryuk and Rem possess each other's Death Notes, so Ryuk is tied to\nthis notebook for the remainder of the series\". Thus Rem could not kill Light,\nbecause she had not passed on a Death Note to a human.\n\n* * *\n\nThis is the answer I have pieced together using [this Quora\nanswer](https://www.quora.com/In-episode-25-of-Death-Note-why-didnt-Rem-kill-\nLight-alongside-L-instead-Both-of-them-were-the-actual-threat-to-Misa?share=1)\nand the above-linked wiki page, but it doesn't sit well with me. I can't see\nanything in the rules that states that if gods of death exchange notes, then\nthe notes they have passed on exchange ownership. Rule XL.3 states that a god\nof death becomes the owner of a death note they pick up, but the surrounding\nrules' context would seem to indicate that this only happens if a God of Death\ndies.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-17T05:09:35.457", "id": "65429", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-17T05:09:35.457", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "62026", "parent_id": "65428", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nFrom [wiki](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Super_Beast_Imitating_Drawing):\n\n> In the anime, for the drawings to retain stability upon emerging, the user's\n> emotional state must have a true passion for them (art). Otherwise, the\n> drawings will immediately splatter.\n\nIt is true that Sai didn't had emotions or FWIW, he suppressed them but he\ndidn't lose his passion for art. In fact, it was the one thing he held onto\nfrom his early childhood with his brother until the present. His passion for\nart is what gives him the ability to use the Super Beast Scroll jutsu.\n\n", "comment_count": 5, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-17T08:08:57.053", "id": "65431", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-17T08:08:57.053", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "48011", "parent_id": "65430", "post_type": "answer", "score": 3 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThis answer and question is _mostly speculative,_ but it _should_ be able to\nget answered based off what has been revealed in the plot.\n\n* * *\n\nOne fact that **should be** certain is:\n\n * Ideally, any character in the Naruto/Boruto universe should be able to be cloned, provided that he or she who wants to duplicate that person has access to that persons DNA. This follows the same principle as [_Summoning: Impure World Reincarnation_](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation), minus the body sacrifice that the jutsu requires.\n\nConsidering the above, one should be able to clone _any_ character in Naruto\nas long as they have access to their DNA. Kabuto explained:\n\n> [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/JKgWc.png)\n\n * The above manga panel explains all that is needed to bring someone back via Edo Tensei is the person who is being resurrected DNA. As long as anyone can access Itachi's DNA, they should be able to clone him for whatever purpose they need to.\n\n* * *\n\n**(Again, this is speculative, because the question is speculative in a way,\nbut can be answered based off of what is revealed in the plot and facts given\nthroughout the series.)**\n\n", "comment_count": 7, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-17T15:51:10.330", "id": "65437", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-17T16:36:54.483", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-17T16:36:54.483", "last_editor_user_id": "59761", "owner_user_id": "59761", "parent_id": "65436", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 }, { "body": "\n\nAlthough the main question is answered by @Daniel, I want to highlight and\nelaborate the second para of OP's question.\n\n> Amado used the DNA from Jiraiya’s severed arm, which had been ripped off by\n> Pain before the rest of the body was thrown into the sea to clone him. _It\n> was never explained what was done with Jiraiya’s arm, and Kabuto could not\n> find it during the war._ But perhaps Amado had come to the place first and\n> collected the arm before anyone else came looking for it.\n\nYes, it is true that Jiraiya wasn't revived in the final arc of NS by Kabuto\nthrough Edo Tensei and the reason for that is quite different in anime and\nmanga. In Masashi Kishimoto's original story in manga, Kabuto claims that he\ncould get a big enough sample of Jiraiya's DNA to reanimate him, but Obito\nsays not to push his luck. _However_ , in the anime, Kabuto simply says that\nhe can't reanimate Jiraiya because his body is at the bottom of the sea.\nConsidering all the other powerful ninja Kabuto brings back, this is a weak\nexcuse, especially since he can go through great lengths to bring back DNA of\ndead ninjas. The real reason Jiraiya isn't reanimated is to protect the\nintegrity of the character's emotional final scenes in NS. But if we consider\nthe context of the narrative, his omission in the final war is certainly odd.\n\nNow, the absence is somewhat explained in Boruto. Kashin Koji is thought to be\na clone of Jiraiya because Kara were heavily involved in genetic manipulation\nand the concept of clones is already known in Boruto i.e. Shin. _So, Kara\nmight have took the severed arm of Jiraiya for themselves leaving Kabuto with\nnothing to work with._ Kara have been operating in secret for years, and they\nwere artificially creating ninjas appears to be their chief recruitment\nmethod. Even if Kabuto did manage to get some DNA, he cannot ressurect him\nbecause Kashin Koji was already a clone of him and the rule of Edo Tensei is\nthat the body must be dead in the first place in order to get reanimated.\n\nSource: <https://screenrant.com/boruto-naruto-jiraiya-reanimation-plot-hole-\nkashin-koji/>\n\n", "comment_count": 2, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-19T05:46:12.450", "id": "65452", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-19T05:46:12.450", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "48011", "parent_id": "65436", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThe light novels answer this. In short, no, neither of Sophia's parents are\nvampires. And given that the light novels actually specify that very few\npeople have Appraise, and that high-level Appraise Stones are rare, it's\nentirely possible they're completely ignorant that Sophia is one. Though\nSophia's parents are nobles, so it's possible they have access to an Appraisal\nStone. It isn't clear whether they know Sophia is a vampire or not (I'll\nupdate if necessary, as I'm still reading volume 5).\n\nThe reason Sophia is a vampire is that Vampire was the unique skill assigned\nto her at birth. That each of the reincarnations were assigned a unique skill\nis also something the anime didn't really explain (at least as far as I can\nremember). Kumoko's was the skill Skanda, which increases her speed. Note that\nthese unique skills are not necessarily one-of-a-kind, only for this\nreincarnation, as plenty of monsters are shown to have the Skanda skill. Back\nto Vampire, this skill gives Sophia the Vampire title as well, which comes\nwith some really good skills like Undying Body (Which was evidently\nmistranslated as Immortality in the English version in volume 4, and corrected\nin volume 5 when they realized it wasn't the same thing. To be sure, there's a\ndifference, because it only allows her to survive any attack at 1 HP, once per\nday, whereas Immortality lets one survive any kind of physical attack, with\nAbyss Magic or other attacks on the soul being the only way to fully kill\nsomeone with it.). Another really interesting thing, is that since Sophia was\nassigned Vampire from birth, she also gets the Progenitor title, which negates\nall negative effects of being a vampire.\n\n# Textual Evidence\n\nGetting back to the main question; this all comes from volume 5 of the light\nnovels.\n\nFrom page 4 in _Chapter 1: The Spider and the Vampire_ :\n\n> Does that mean her parents are vampires or what?\n>\n> But according to Appraisal, the woman who's holding this baby is human.\n>\n> The lady's name is Seras Keren.\n>\n> Same last name as the baby bloodsucker.\n>\n> If you put two and two together, that means this lady is definitely the\n> kid's mother.\n>\n> Her mother is human.\n\nFrom page 6 in the same chapter:\n\n> So by the process of elimination, her reincarnation bonus skill is...\n> Vampire?\n>\n> Hmm? Hmmmm?\n>\n> Which means that the reason this kid is a vampire is because that's what she\n> got for being a reincarnation?\n>\n> The description for the Vampire title did say that it gets added to your\n> species when you get the skill.\n\nFrom page 30 in _Chapter 2: The Town_ :\n\n> Actually, aren't they nobles?\n>\n> From what I saw earlier and all, I'm guessing the baby bloodsucker's father\n> is in charge of the town.\n>\n> His name is John Keren.\n>\n> Race: Human. _Human_. I say it twice because it's important!\n>\n> Good for you, Baby Drac! You're a vampire who was born to human parents via\n> some freak mutation!\n>\n> ...\n>\n> I don't know how vampires are treated in this world, but if an important\n> noble suddenly has a vampire baby, that smells like it'll be trouble in the\n> future.\n>\n> Well, they'll have to deal with that themselves.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-18T14:36:54.417", "id": "65443", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-18T14:36:54.417", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "65442", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThis was explained by Administrator D in the fourth volume. It seems this\nskill is what allows them to retain their memories of their past life. It also\nseems to be why their stat growth rate is so high, however, **this may only be\nan indirect consequence of the skill and not an actual effect** (I'll\nemphasize the point in the passage that makes me think this).\n\nFrom D's speech on page 103 in _Chapter 5: Evolution_ (emphasis mine):\n\n> Left to their own devices, their souls would have disintegrated. That's why\n> I took matters into my own hands and gave them the 'n% I = W' skill. With\n> this skill, they would be able to keep the **strength** , memories, and such\n> of their souls. Then I gave each of them a free skill based on their\n> aptitude and generously ensured they would be reborn into species with a\n> similar wavelength to their original souls. If you ask me, that was the\n> least I could do.\n\nThe reincarnations being able to keep the strength of their souls may be why\ntheir stats grow faster than regular people, and thus it isn't actually that\nthis skill directly makes them have better growth rates, though it is an\nindirect consequence.\n\nFurther evidence for this theory on page 144 from Kumoko:\n\n> And it would be no exaggeration to say that the power of stats, skills, and\n> so on in this world is actually the power of the soul.\n\nIt's possible there may be more to this skill to be revealed later, but this\nis a pretty good explanation for now, and it isn't even much of a spoiler.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-18T14:49:57.393", "id": "65445", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-18T14:49:57.393", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "65444", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThe answer to this is: she probably could have, but not anymore. The\ndescription for the Kin Control skill specifies descendants, not children\n(though I am going by the English version). However, controlling far removed\ndescendants may be more difficult, and it may be a requirement that there be a\nliving link to them. I think this because after Mother is killed, Kumoko says\nthis, which confirms there's no longer a link between them, on page 224 of\nvolume 4:\n\n> I successfully overthrew Mother.\n>\n> Consequently, the Parallel Minds that were fighting her soul have come back\n> to me.\n>\n> At the same time, Mother's control over me vanishes completely, and the\n> faint connection I felt before disappears.\n>\n> In other words, there's no longer anyone trying to control me, and my link\n> to the network of spider souls that centered around Mother is gone.\n>\n> The Demon Lord was the real origin of this network, but since I was on the\n> fringes, connecting to her via Mother, that means I'm cut off from the Demon\n> Lord now.\n>\n> The problem is, that means I can't attack her soul with my Parallel Minds\n> like I did with Mother.\n>\n> Without a connection, I can't send Parallel Minds over to her.\n\nAnd when her Parallel Minds inform her that Body Brain already went over to\nthe Demon Lord while the connection was still active:\n\n> Say what?!\n>\n> Wait, but isn't my connection to the Demon Lord gone now?\n>\n> Huh? Is former body brain going to be able to come back?\n>\n> [[Beats me.]]\n>\n> Um, I'm pretty sure she can't, right?\n>\n> 'Cause, like, the connection is gone now.\n\nWhatever the case for other spiders, Kumoko cannot be controlled by Ariel\nbecause there is no longer a link between them. It's unclear how much that has\nto do with Heresy Nullification. That being \"on the fringes\" of the network\ncomment might have to do with this skill, and not just that she's not a direct\ndescendant of Ariel. It's worth noting that of all the spiders that attacked\nKumoko, only the puppet spiders were mentioned of having been directly under\nAriel's control. All the other ones, probably all natives of the Great Elroe\nLabyrinth and probably Mother's children, were controlled by Mother. Ariel not\ntaking direct control of any of Mother's children may either indicate she\ncan't, and instead can only issue orders through Mother, or it could just mean\nnothing, and she just allows Mother to give orders because splitting the\nworkload is the best strategy.\n\nAdditionally, there's a point at which Kumoko also comments that changing her\nspecies (through evolution) probably weakened Mother's ability to control her.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-18T15:16:38.277", "id": "65447", "last_activity_date": "2021-09-15T16:06:13.673", "last_edit_date": "2021-09-15T16:06:13.673", "last_editor_user_id": "19307", "owner_user_id": "19307", "parent_id": "65446", "post_type": "answer", "score": 0 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nLiterally it means \"Essence of selfishness\".\n\n * 我儘 = selfishness\n * の='s/the thing before it possesses the thing after it,\n * 極意 = essence/essential point/main point\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-19T03:32:42.457", "id": "65450", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-19T14:12:36.673", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-19T14:12:36.673", "last_editor_user_id": "20275", "owner_user_id": "30564", "parent_id": "65448", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 }, { "body": "\n\nProbably it is worth mentioning 我儘の極意, considered as a combination of ordinary\nwords, makes little sense. As such anything may be fine as a translation as\nlong as it vaguely reminds of the original, so I guess Ultra Ego is good\nenough.\n\nThe naming seems to be a kind of wordplay.\n\nApparently, Goku's new transformation uses a word 身勝手, which means\n_selfishness_. But the author takes it as 身(body) + 勝手 (as in\n勝手に=instinctively, automatically), so the intended meaning is like _body moves\ninstinctively_.\n\nNow 我儘 also means _selfishness_ , and that seems to be the reason of the word\nchoice. Again, the author's intention is breaking it down as 我(I) + 儘(as) =\n_as I wish/want_. (This may be not too far from the original meaning anyway.)\n\n極意 means something like _ultimate technique_. For example, _to get 極意 of X_ in\nJapanese means a complete mastery of X.\n\nThus a bit awkward translation of 我儘の極意 is _the ultimate art of moving as I\nwish_.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-20T11:31:15.513", "id": "65460", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-20T11:41:09.427", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-20T11:41:09.427", "last_editor_user_id": "61507", "owner_user_id": "61507", "parent_id": "65448", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nAfter reviving, Minato was eager to see Naruto and even sensed his chakra from\nOrochimaru place. From [Fandom Wiki about Hashirama\nSenju](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Hashirama_Senju#Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Climax)\n\n> At the request of Sasuke Uchiha, Orochimaru releases the souls of the first\n> [four Hokage](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Minato_Namikaze) from the\n> stomach of the Shinigami so that he can reincarnate them. After taking in\n> their surroundings, the First and Second Hokage are excited to meet Minato,\n> the Fourth, and take him as a sign of the village's prosperity. Minato says\n> he does not know since he died before the Third Hokage did.\n\nWhile Sasuke talks to the First Hokage, Minato detects Naruto's chakra and is\nglad to sense he has gained full control of the Nine-Tails. From [Fandom Wiki\nabout Minato\nNamikaze](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Minato_Namikaze#Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Climax)\n\n> Minato, eager to see Naruto, arrives first, just in time to warp away the\n> Ten-Tails' Tailed Beast Ball, saving Naruto and the Allies.\n\nFlying Thunder God Technique used by Minato is not limited to teleport using\nkunai marker. There are a lot of things more into it. Actually, it was a\nspecial attack created by Minato to mark a different location in the battle\narea by throwing a lot of kunai's to take full advantage of Flying Thunder God\nTechnique in the battlefield.\n\n> The [Flying Thunder God\n> Technique](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_Technique) is a\n> space–time ninjutsu created by Tobirama Senju.\n>\n> Before the Flying Thunder God Technique can be performed, users must first\n> mark a target with their \"technique formula\". The formula is applied after\n> the merest touch and cannot be removed; it will remain in place even after\n> the user has died. There is seemingly no limit to how many targets can be\n> marked with technique formulas, as Minato Namikaze routinely uses dozens at\n> a time.\n>\n> By entering a dimensional void, users can instantly teleport to a technique\n> formula's location whenever they please, regardless of distance. To an\n> onlooker, it may look like the Body Replacement Technique, but the Flying\n> Thunder God actually has more in common with the Summoning Technique.\n> Anything that the user is holding, contacting, or that is linked with their\n> chakra will teleport with them, but this requires additional chakra (add:\n> Minato has nine-tail chakra) to do; particularly large objects can require\n> so much chakra as to place a limit on how far away the user is able to\n> teleport Users can choose to teleport to a different location than the\n> objects, or they can teleport objects without teleporting themselves.\n\nConclusion: there is no limit to how many locations that Minato can mark using\nthe Flying Thunder God technique. Minato is very smart, and to take full\nadvantage of the technique, I am sure he already marked his family members\nlike Naruto using this technique so that he can teleport to them anytime. He\nalso lived his life as the fastest shinobi, he already traveled around the\nworld, I am sure he already marked a lot of long-distance locations where he\ntraveled in his life before. Another possibility is Minato and Naruto's chakra\nis linked via nine-tail chakras, so the condition for the Flying Thunder God\ntechnique is met and Minato can teleport anytime to things connected with\nnine-tail.\n\n", "comment_count": 5, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-20T17:04:35.230", "id": "65462", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-20T23:43:08.457", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-20T23:43:08.457", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "49915", "parent_id": "65451", "post_type": "answer", "score": -3 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nVolume 14 primarily covers the Elf Village battle.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-28T23:51:31.827", "id": "65500", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-28T23:51:31.827", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "47325", "parent_id": "65465", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThis insert song is called \"Sound of the Holidays\" by John Underdown.\n\nYou can see it credited in the ending credits:\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/5r3Su.png)\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-09-05T21:52:34.730", "id": "65558", "last_activity_date": "2021-09-05T21:52:34.730", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "63", "parent_id": "65466", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThere is no in-universe explanation. This is just a character trait that Oda\ngave Zoro for ... some reason. Maybe there's an explanation in SBS.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-23T17:16:43.150", "id": "65475", "last_activity_date": "2022-07-25T04:17:13.197", "last_edit_date": "2022-07-25T04:17:13.197", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "62103", "parent_id": "65468", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 }, { "body": "\n\nCan't say if it's canon or not, but in one of the video games, there was a\nconversation between Zoro and Nami where Zoro said that he uses clouds as\nlandmarks.\n\n", "comment_count": 2, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-27T20:48:03.387", "id": "65489", "last_activity_date": "2022-07-25T04:17:06.083", "last_edit_date": "2022-07-25T04:17:06.083", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "62173", "parent_id": "65468", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 }, { "body": "\n\nIn the beginning of the show, they showed kid Zoro using his sense of\ndirection, so it must have been something like hitting his head as a kid or\nbeing hung on a cross by some marine captain for a few days.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-28T03:00:31.290", "id": "65491", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-28T03:00:31.290", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "62176", "parent_id": "65468", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 }, { "body": "\n\nZoro's lack of directional sense could possibly be a result of the cursed\nsword that he wields: [Sandai\nKitetsu](https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Sandai_Kitetsu).\n\n\n\nAlthough Zoro was able to prove that his luck was capable of warding off the\ncurse, by gambling his arm, it's likely that whatever impact that the swords\ncurse brings upon him is most likely partial active and comedic (although it\ncould be more sinister and be connected to his sealed eyes).\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-10-27T20:55:02.597", "id": "65816", "last_activity_date": "2022-07-25T04:17:03.893", "last_edit_date": "2022-07-25T04:17:03.893", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "42685", "parent_id": "65468", "post_type": "answer", "score": -1 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nThis answer includes some spoilers for the [JORGE\nJOESTAR](https://jojowiki.com/JORGE_JOESTAR_\\(Novel\\)) novel by Otaro Maijo (\n**may or may not be considered canon** ).\n\n* * *\n\nIn JORGE JOESTAR, Diavolo goes through something similar: After many\nincarnations, he ends up on a universe where instead of Vinegar Doppio his\nalternate personality is Giorno Giovanna with Golden Experience Requiem. He\ncancels his own death and and continues to live ¹. On paper, _yes_ , he can\nescape it.\n\nBut when you look at what the Golden Experience Requiem's true power is, it is\nnot the death loop. It is the ability to prevent something becoming a reality.\nIt prevents that reality and creates a new \"truth\" ². So again, on paper,\n_no_. It should always be able to create a truth where Diavolo can't escape\nhis punishment.\n\nGolden Experience Requiem isn't clearly explained, even Giorno doesn't know ³.\nAny definite answer will be opinion-based, unfortunately.\n\n* * *\n\nReferences:\n\n¹ <https://jojowiki.com/Diavolo/History#JORGE_JOESTAR>\n\n² ³ Golden Wind: Chapters 148 and 149\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-29T18:15:28.393", "id": "65515", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-31T17:47:34.677", "last_edit_date": "2021-08-31T17:47:34.677", "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": null, "parent_id": "65476", "post_type": "answer", "score": 1 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nOf course he can go on naming others. If he is about to run out of magicules\nhe can use his ultimate skill\n[Beelzebuth](https://tensura.fandom.com/wiki/Beelzebuth) to absorb magicules\nfrom the surroundings.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-29T01:38:23.717", "id": "65505", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-29T01:38:23.717", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "61264", "parent_id": "65502", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nDisclaimer: this is just mere speculation, but is heavily supported through\ncannoical references.\n\nAside from knowing Karin and Nagato are descendants of the Uzamaki clan, the\nauthor probably chose to leave out \"Uzamaki\" as a surname for them because it\nis not expicilty stated their surname is Uzamaki. It could have been something\nentirely different.\n\nIf you follow the history of the Uzamaki clan, they were scattered after the\ndestruction of their homeland\n[Uzushiogakure](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Uzushiogakure). Uzushiogakure's\ndestruction happened roughly around the time\n[Kushina](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Kushina_Uzumaki) moved to Konoha.\n\n[Karin](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Karin) is only ~17 years old. Kushina\nmoved to Konoha roughly at the age of 12, and died at the age of 24. Given\nthat Karin is roughly the same age as Naruto, this means she was not even born\nyet when Uzushiogakure was destroyed. We know very little of Karin's life at a\nyoung age and her parents, but it is stated Karin grew up as a member of\nKusagakure (Village Hidden in the Grass). This means at least one of her\nparents moved to Kusagakure, and possibly married in another clan.\n\n[Nagato](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Nagato) is stated to be 35 at the time\nof his death, meaning he _was_ alive prior or during Uzushiogakure's\ndestruction. However, he grew up in Amegakure (Village Hidden in the Rain). We\nare shown small glimpses of Nagato's parents in the manga and anime, however\nwe only know at least one of his parents was an Uzamaki. Just like in Karin's\ncase, one of his parents could have moved away from Uzushiogakure and possibly\nmarried into another clan.\n\nThe same can also be true for both Tsunade and Gaara, however we are not shown\nenough history for them to make an accurate assumption\n\n", "comment_count": 3, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-30T17:45:31.843", "id": "65523", "last_activity_date": "2021-09-01T12:30:36.397", "last_edit_date": "2021-09-01T12:30:36.397", "last_editor_user_id": "20275", "owner_user_id": "20275", "parent_id": "65509", "post_type": "answer", "score": 4 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nIt's explained in episode 98, \"That Which Is Inherited\", that the Quirks of\nthe previous One For All users have mixed in with its core, and they will\nunlock over time. He's told that he will unlock six Quirks in total, starting\nwith \"Blackwhip\" which appeared in that episode.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-08-29T23:36:46.130", "id": "65516", "last_activity_date": "2021-08-29T23:36:46.130", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "8843", "parent_id": "65511", "post_type": "answer", "score": 3 } ]

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[ { "body": "\n\nAccording to <http://onepiecetracklist.com/#/3>\n\n\"War Cry of the Marine Swordsmen\"\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-09-04T16:05:59.200", "id": "65553", "last_activity_date": "2021-09-04T16:05:59.200", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "62296", "parent_id": "65546", "post_type": "answer", "score": 2 } ]

[ { "body": "\n\nAccording to _Naruto wiki article_ on\n[_Yashamaru_](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Yashamaru),\n\n> Yashamaru's elder sister, Karura, died shortly after giving birth to her\n> youngest son Gaara, within whom the One-Tailed Shukaku had been sealed.\n> After her death, Yashamaru was appointed as Gaara's caretaker by the Fourth\n> Kazekage. Unlike his fellow villagers, he attempted to understand his\n> nephew's plight as a jinchūriki, and believed that the sand that flew to\n> Gaara's aid in moments of danger was actually the will of Karura protecting\n> her child. However, when Gaara's inability to control Shukaku proved a\n> problem, the Fourth Kazekage tasked Yashamaru with the duty of attacking the\n> boy both physically and psychologically to test his actual mastery over the\n> beast's power. Yashamaru reluctantly accepted his role in order to teach\n> Gaara about physical pain, emotional pain and love.\n\nYashamaru before he commits suicide.\n\n> The test became a suicide mission after Yashamaru was gravely injured by\n> Gaara's Sand Binding Coffin. He lied to Gaara, telling him that he hated him\n> and that his sister gave him his name from the phrase \"a self-loving\n> carnage\" (我を愛する修羅, Ware o aisuru shura) to reflect the undying hatred she\n> felt towards the village, rather than out of love for her son. Yashamaru\n> then told Gaara that nobody would ever love him, and then detonated a series\n> of explosive tags hidden within his flack jacket in an attempt to take Gaara\n> with him. Yashamaru's cruel words and his suicide caused Gaara to become a\n> sociopath and even more of an emotional wreck than he already was.\n>\n> It would only be years later during the Fourth Shinobi World War that Gaara\n> learned the truth of the mission he was given and that he had in fact lied\n> to him about his mother under direct orders from the Fourth Kazekage.\n\nIn my opinion, to test Gaara, The Fourth Kazekage ordered Yashamaru to test\nGaara mentally and physically. That test however ended up in the death of\nYashamaru and Gaara becoming a sociopath. Yashamaru loved Gaara but to test\nGaara he had to say things that he didn't even think of.\n\nYes, his sister was dead in the process of creating a Jinchuriki but that was\na sacrifice for the whole village. So Yashamaru may hate the _Fourth Kazakage_\nbut he still loved and cared for Gaara.\n\n", "comment_count": 1, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2021-09-07T12:42:46.197", "id": "65566", "last_activity_date": "2021-09-08T14:06:42.750", "last_edit_date": "2021-09-08T14:06:42.750", "last_editor_user_id": "2516", "owner_user_id": "62336", "parent_id": "65555", "post_type": "answer", "score": 4 }, { "body": "\n\nIn my opinion, it was to protect Gaara. While Yashamaru is dying and\nexplaining the origins of Gaara’s name he states that Gaara must love only\nhimself and that is is the only way he will survive. I believe that Yashamaru\nforesaw that the assassination attempts would continue and that if Gaara\ndidn't build an emotional wall between himself and the world he would never\nhave survived and would have, in my opinion, become even more twisted than he\nwas. But this is just my theory.\n\n", "comment_count": 0, "content_license": "CC BY-SA 4.0", "creation_date": "2023-06-23T21:27:41.233", "id": "68076", "last_activity_date": "2023-06-23T21:27:41.233", "last_edit_date": null, "last_editor_user_id": null, "owner_user_id": "72499", "parent_id": "65555", "post_type": "answer", "score": -1 } ]