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"body": "Assuming the world in the One Piece universe is round, then there is not\nreally a beginning or an end of the Grand Line.\n\nThe Straw Hats started out from the first half and are now sailing across the\nsecond half.\n\nWouldn't it have been quicker to set sail in the opposite direction from where\nthey started?\n\n",
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"title": "The treasure in One Piece is at the end of the Grand Line. But isn't that the same as the beginning?",
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"body": "\n\nI think that the One Piece, being at the end of the Grand Line, simply refers\nto the fact that to get to the \"One Piece\", the legendary treasure talked\nabout by the last Pirate King, you will need to travel to the \"end\" of the\nseas. In this case, that means traveling through the most remot... | 1 | 8 | 8 |
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"body": "\n\nIn the middle of _The Dark Tournament_ , Yusuke Urameshi gets to fully inherit\nGenkai's power of the _Spirit Wave_ by absorbing a ball of energy from her.\n\nHowever, this process turns into an excruciating trial for Yusuke, almost\nkilling him, and keeping him doubled over in extreme pain for a long period of\ntime, so much so that his Spirit Animal, Poo, is also in pain and flies to him\nto try to help.\n\nMy question is, why is it such a painful procedure to learn and absorb this\npower?\n\n",
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"title": "Why does absorbing the Spirit Wave from Genkai involve such a painful process?",
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"body": "\n\nSpirit Energy is a part of one's life energy, like an extension of one's soul.\nWhen Genkai transfers her spirit energy into Yusuke to teach him the\ntechnique, it is incredibly painful for him to receive such an overwhelming\namount of energy/soul at once because his body takes time to adjust to... | 2 | 33 | 33 |
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"body": "\n\nIn Sora no Otoshimono, Ikaros carries around a watermelon like a pet and likes\nwatermelons and pretty much anything else round. At one point she even has a\nwatermelon garden and attacks all the bugs that get near the melons.\n\nWhat's the significance of the watermelon and why does she carry one around?\n\n",
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"title": "What's the significance of the watermelon in Sora no Otoshimono?",
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"body": "\n\nI believe there is no significance.\n\nIt is just a character trait that she really likes watermelons. Probably for\ntheir smooth and round shape.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIs there any particular software or software family specifically designed for\nmaking anime?\n\nAre they drawing all the frames of motion scenes, or does a software\nautomatically generate them? For example, consider a soccer player kicking a\nfootball. Let the duration of the scene be 0.5 seconds, and let the frame rate\nof the video be 24 fps; that makes 12 frames in that scene. Do they patiently\ndraw all those 12 frames manually for that scene which takes only half a\nsecond?\n\n",
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"title": "What software is used for making anime?",
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"body": "\n\nIt depends on a few different things, including the content, the style, and\nwhen it was made (i.e. did the technology exist to do it one way vs. another?)\n\n[Here's a GREAT example of multiple anime styles used in a single show\n--](http://youtu.be/YibyPAsCCJE) we go from \"high quality\" level... | 4 | null | 38 |
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"body": "\n\nIn several episodes of DB:Z and DB:GT, using SSJ3 form is shown to be _very_\ntiring for the user and burns up energy very quickly, compared to\nSSJ1/2/enhanced/mystic/etc.\n\nHowever, when DB:GT rolls around, SSJ4 form, while as tiring as all other\nenhanced forms, doesn't seem to put as much strain on the user, nor does it\nhave a time limit, as with SSJ3.\n\nIs there a distinct reason for this in terms of power drain, or how the body\nhandles the transformation, or is this perhaps something overlooked when GT\nwas created?\n\n",
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"title": "Why is SSJ3 shown as tiring to maintain, but SSJ4 is not?",
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"body": "\n\nDon't forget that GT is a filler, it wasn't created by the original creator,\n**[Akira Toriyama](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Toriyama)**.\n\nThere is a very high probability that is was overlooked. Also if I remember\ncorrectly, SSJ3 wasn't shown as tiresome in Dragon Ball GT.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nEdo Tensei is a technique to revive the dead, and bind their souls into living\nbodies. However, after releasing the technique, all of the dead should get\nback into being dead.\n\nHow can Madara still stick around even after the Edo Tensei had been ended? I\nam not sure if it was something that we needed to think about and figure out\nby ourselves or is it yet to be revealed?\n\n",
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"title": "How can Madara still stick around even after the Edo Tensei had been ended?",
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"body": "\n\nFrom what I understood, if you know the Edo Tensei technique yourself, and\nyou're resurrected, you can _use it on yourself, after the technique was\ndismissed by the original caster_.\n\n> So actually, what Madara Uchiha did was use Edo Tensei again, using the\n> original sacrifice Kabuto gave h... | 10 | 6467 | 2478 |
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"body": "\n\nI originally thought that the only surviving members after the Uchiha massacre\nwere Sasuke and Itachi, but more and more seem to be revealed. Is there a\ncanonical list of surviving members of the Uchiha clan after the massacre?\n\n",
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"title": "List of surviving Uchiha",
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"body": "\n\nThe following:\n\n * **Uchiha Itachi** \\- Who performed the massacre. Was killed later by Sasuke (according to his plan), then reanimated, eventually to die again (permanently, this time).\n * **Uchiha Sasuke** \\- Who was spared by Itachi in hopes of making him strong. Still alive.\n\nThat's ... | 12 | 22 | 22 |
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"body": "\n\nRan's birthday is usually seen as something important in the anime and manga\nand is talked about a lot. Yet, throughout the entire series of 660+ episodes\nand 70+ volumes, it has never actually happened.\n\nWhy is Ran's birthday so important to the plot?\n\n",
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"title": "What is the significance of Ran's birthday?",
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"body": "\n\nOfficially, neither the birthday is revealed, nor has it really played a role\nin the plot.\n\nHowever, Aoyama said in an interview, that there is an \"obstacle\" preventing\nhim from revealing Ran's birth date, but since the birthday hasn't passed Ran\nis 16 right now\"\n\nThe interview, quoted ... | 13 | 658 | 658 |
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"body": "\n\nIn both the Death Note manga and anime, it is stated multiple times by Ryuk\nthat once you use the Death Note, a human can go to neither Heaven nor Hell.\n\nHowever, it is hinted in an additional movie that encompasses part of the\nanime that Light was reincarnated as a Shinigami.\n\nIs it then possible to say, that any humans that use the Death Note do not go\nto Heaven nor Hell because they go to the Shinigami Realm?\n\n",
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"title": "Do people who use the Death Note become Shinigami themselves?",
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"body": "\n\nNo.\n\nHumans who die don't go to Heaven or Hell (because neither exists).\n\nThey go to [Mu](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Mu) (Which means, nothing).\n\n> **Death Note, Volume 12** , page _188_ , has these two rules in regards to\n> \"Mu\": \"All humans will, without exception, eventually die... | 14 | 20 | 20 |
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"body": "\n\nIn Eyeshield 21, Deimon wins the game against Oujou that gets them into the\nChristmas Bowl but they're never shown actually playing in the Christmas Bowl.\n\nIs there a manga that went with this anime that shows the time between beating\nOujou and playing professional football or are we just to assume that they\nwon?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThere is in fact an Eyeshield 21 manga, which continues the story further than\nthe anime. The anime ends on chapter 239 of the manga, while the manga\ncontinues to chapter 333. The manga doesn't go as far as professional\nfootball, but the last chapter does end with a similar scenario at the col... | 16 | 524 | 524 |
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"body": "\n\nAt the end of the last episode of Cowboy Bebop, Spike collapses. It's not\nclear, but it looks as though he may be dead. Is there a way to know whether\nhe is alive or dead (something in the background, comments from the director,\na continuation in the story in the manga, etc.)\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAccording to Wikipedia:\n\n> However, in an interview, Watanabe stated, “I’ve never officially said that\n> he died. At this point, I can tell you that I’m not sure if he’s alive or\n> dead.”\n\nThe link to the source is\n[here](http://mrsspooky.net/bebop/TheDailyTexan.pdf). Though it's very hard... | 19 | 21 | 21 |
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"body": "\n\nIt seems as though a lot of anime go through a production cycle where they put\nout a series that seems fairly popular, but ends long before the manga's\nstoryline does. Obviously, a big reason for making anime is to get people to\nbuy the original manga, but if the anime series itself were turning a profit\nit's tough to imagine (from my American viewpoint, anyway) that the producers\nwould abandon it, when it could easily continue (given its proven popularity,\nvoice actors lined up, storyline set, etc.)\n\nIs there an overarching reason? Do many anime not turn a profit?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAnime is much bigger in Japan. There are lots of mangas that were given a shot\nat anime adaptation, but they didn't get a following and eventually got\npulled. In my opinion, the manga has to be popular in Japan first before the\nnetwork heads start to export the anime officially.\n\nThere are o... | 23 | 20707 | 31 |
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"body": "\n\nThere are a few places in _Mobile Suit Gundam Seed_ where Kira Yamato faces\ncertain death, is presumed dead by all the other characters, then miraculously\nreappears in a later episode. I'm curious about one particular incident, for\nnow: His duel with Athrun and the Aegis.\n\nAthrun sets the Aegis to self destruct, attaches it to Kira's suit, and bails\nout to avoid the explosion. Kira is apparently trapped in the deadly blast,\nthough. Assuming he's not cloned or something like that (which the humans &\nCoordinators of Seed almost certainly have the technology to do), he somehow\nmanaged to survive and escape from that situation.\n\nHow did Kira survive when the Aegis self-destructed at point-blank range to\nhis own mobile suit?\n\n",
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"title": "How does Kira Yamato survive the Aegis' self-destruct in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed?",
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"body": "\n\nThis incident is analogous to a similar situation in ZZ Gundam. An important\ncharacter dies in a situation where their later reappearance seems impossible,\neveryone angsts, they return and Tomino doesn't bother explaining anything.\n\nFirst, a short review of the battle. Spoilered, because it i... | 26 | 689 | 689 |
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"body": "\n\nIn episode 25 of Valkyria Chronicles, Maximilian shoots (and it is strongly\nimplied that he kills) Jaeger:\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/qyj0L.jpg)\n\nYet during the credits of the final episode (26), Jaeger is clearly seen\nwalking in the background at the train station:\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pVEsm.jpg)\n\nWhat's the deal here? Did Jaeger not get shot? Or did he get shot but\nsurvived? And if so, how in the world did he escape from the rest of the\ncrumbling fortress?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI guess it's kind of a cameo. It really looks like Jaegar was killed and no\nsource can be found that he survived. Because of that, all we can do is\nspeculate - And I think, that it was just a cameo like \"Hey, it's over, let us\nshow him again!\".\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nLet's say you want to extract texts from the visual novel for the purpose of\nlooking up the word in the dictionary, or feeding them into a machine\ntranslator. How would one go about accomplishing this?\n\n",
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"title": "How do you extract texts into a text format that you can copy and paste from visual novels?",
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"body": "\n\nThere are some software, such as [Anime Games Text\nHooker](https://sites.google.com/site/agthook/) or [Interactive Text\nHooker](http://www.hongfire.com/forum/showthread.php/208860-Interactive-Text-\nHooker-new-text-extraction-tool), that are especially made for this purpose.\nSome people use th... | 28 | null | 32 |
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"body": "\n\nTo explain, I want to know whether it is more efficient to produce anime or\nmanga, and why.\n\nAnime:\n\n * Needs to be made frame by frame\n * need people to record voice.\n\nManga:\n\n * Needs lots of paper\n * has to be printed.\n\nBy more efficient, I mean which one has more profit and takes less time to\nmake.\n\n",
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"title": "Is anime production more efficient than manga production?",
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"body": "\n\nIn term of human resources as well as production costs, manga is thousands of\ntimes more efficient than anime.\n\nThe personnel involved in a manga production (the chain is very little):\n\n * Mangaka\n * 4 or 5 assistants at best\n * Graphic design staff (logos, covers, general branding of a... | 29 | 70 | 70 |
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"body": "\n\nI'm kind of a fan of time travel stories, so I got a little disappointed with\n_Steins;Gate_.\n\nAccording to\n[Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel#Time_travel_in_fiction),\n\n> Time travel themes in science fiction and the media can generally be grouped\n> into three categories: immutable timeline; mutable timeline; and alternate\n> histories, as in the interacting-many-worlds interpretation.\n\nWhen they explained timelines in the show, I got the idea of the timelines\nbeing alternate, but then we got all of this \"Alpha/Beta timeline\", and that\ngoes more with the immutable timelines, with some alternate-difficult-to-reach\ntimelines.\n\nAnd at the end, Okabe couldn't change the beta timeline, except if he cheated\nhimself (which would make the timeline mutable)...\n\nSo, did the scriptwriters just cherry-picked things as they felt it could add\nmore drama? (For example, I was telling myself all the time: if Kurisu dies in\ntimeline beta, and Mayuri dies in timeline alpha... wouldn't the solution be\ngoing to timeline Gamma?!)\n\nAm I missing something?\n\n",
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"title": "What time travel category applies on Steins;Gate?",
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"body": "\n\n_Steins;Gate_ mainly works with mutable timelines with an infinite amount of\nworld lines and borrows many time travel concepts, primarily the black hole\ntheory, to mix into the story.\n\nIn _Steins;Gate_ , the time travel theory consists of mutable timelines and\nalternate timelines. However, O... | 34 | 191 | 191 |
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"body": "\n\nAs anyone who has seen Lucky Star will remember, most of the references to\nother anime and manga are censored. The most obvious examples of this are\nreferences to Gundam or Sgt. Frog (both of which are notably Sunrise shows).\nPresumably this is done to avoid KyoAni getting sued. This also explains why\nreferences to Haruhi and Full Metal Panic weren't censored (as far as I\nremember). Interestingly these instances of censorship probably could have\nbeen removed in the English release since it was licensed by Bandai, but I\ndon't know if they actually were, so this question might only apply to the\nJapanese version.\n\nHowever, there are still a few cases of references which weren't censored\ndespite no obvious connection between the Lucky Star team and the source. The\none that immediately comes to mind is To Heart, which is referenced several\ntimes. To Heart is associated with VN studio Leaf as well as animation studios\nOriental Light and Magic and AIC, neither of which have anything to do with\nLucky Star (KyoAni and Kadokawa). I can't find any connections between them,\nbut of course that could be oversight on my part, and I didn't check all of\nthe individual staff members.\n\nIs there some connection that I missed? Barring that, what sort of policy\nwould a studio typically use for references like this? Would they try to\nobtain permission for all of the references, or just bleep the ones that seem\nrisky to them?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nDoujinshi seem to represent usually works of amateurs, but that is a\nsubjective measure. What is the objective difference between both works?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIf you've seen much anime, you're familiar with the male character getting a\nbloody nose when he gets sexually excited. For example:\n\n \n\nMaster Roshi (Dragon Ball) and Umino Iruka (Naruto)\n\nHowever, when I mentioned this to a Japanese person (someone who was not a big\nanime viewer), she was confused, and adamant that a bloody nose would normally\njust mean that the person was excited in general, and it would not necessarily\nhave anything to do with sexual excitement.\n\nThis could (and seems likely to be) true for Japanese day to day real life,\nbut very different in anime, where the connection to libido seems very clear.\n\nIs there someone that can explain this difference? Is the \"bloody nose\" in\nanime just used to signify excitement, and it just happens to often (always)\nbe sexual excitement because of the plot? Or is it supposed to be just\nunderstood how a bloody nose is interpreted in anime is different from normal\nlife?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI understand that one of them is actually the other. At first we are led to\nbelieve that Vincent is Ergo. But toward the end of the series, we discover\nsomething but I am not sure what it means: Ergo created Vincent to run away\nfrom himself. Also, in the beginning, when Vincent turns into Ergo, he loses\ncontrol and doesn't remember any of it. Later on he starts to control Ergo,\nbut at the same time he can talk with him.\n\nSo, basically, I don't understand which 'came first': Is Vincent Law Ergo\nProxy? Or is it the other way around? Or are they actually two different\n'selves' that 'reside in the same body'?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIt was said that when a Shinigami saves a human with his Death Note, that\nShinigami dies, and his remaining life-span is transferred to the human he\nsaved.\n\nBut imagine the following situation, a Shinigami has accumulated 500 years of\nlifespan by killing a lot of humans. That Shinigami then kills someone for a\nhuman, to save his life, and dies.\n\nDoes that mean the human would gain 500 years to his lifespan?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI haven't watched Anime in many years, but recently I've had time to get back\ninto it. I've seen that one of my favorite series, Fullmetal Alchemist, has\ndone a series reboot. What I'm wondering is:\n\n**Does it present a lot of deep variations** (plot-wise, character-wise or\notherwise) **, or is it just the same series with updated art?**\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Anime Tenchou (who most notably\nappears in Lucky Star), ufotable animated a 10 minute crossover anime between\nTouhou and Anime Tenchou in 2010. ANN has a news release about it\n[here](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-24/touhou-project-anime-\ntenchou-get-anime-by-ufotable).\n\nI know that this was shown at Animate Ichioshi Bishōjo Matsuri according to\nthe news release, but I have not been able to find any information about a\ngeneral release. Was this ever released in any format to the general public?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nTo my knowledge, it has been released [but in a\ntheater](http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1%E5%BA%97%E9%95%B7%C3%97%E6%9D%B1%E6%96%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88)\nor the like and no one was allowed to record it in any way thus no one else\nhas seen i... | 56 | 138 | 138 |
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"body": "\n\nVoice acting is one of the many things that can make an anime movie, OVA or TV\nseries successful or not, and some\n[seiyuu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan) gain their own\nfollowings or are treated like idols.\n\nWhat happens if, say, a major character's seiyuu has an accident, dies or\nquits before the production is finished?\n\nHas this ever happened, and if so, what were the consequences, measures taken,\nand reaction from fans to those measures?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAs the series develops, it seems that Ergo Proxy has a growing number of\nphilosophical references:\n\n * The concept of Anamnesis in episode 11.\n\n * The Council/Collective figures.\n\n * All the events in episode 20.\n\n * Every discussion Vincent has with Ergo about the 'self' (especially episode 11)\n\n * And numerous others that I don't recall at the moment...\n\nWhich philosophical concepts/authors are referenced or portrayed in the\nseries?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nHiro Mashima, the author of Fairy Tail, has a really similar drawing style to\nEiichiro Oda, One Piece mangaka.\n\nWe know that some well known mangakas had previously worked as assistants to\nothers (like Hiroyuki Takei and Eiichiro Oda himself, both worked with\nNobuhiro Watsuki), so I was wondering if Hiro Mashima has something in common\nwith Eiichiro Oda, since they had very similar styles at the beginning.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI know that the _Princess Tutu_ anime uses a lot of music and performances\nfrom the ballets _Swan Lake_ and _The Nutcracker_. However, does the anime's\nmain plotline -- of a princess who helps return the prince's heart to him,\nonly to die upon confessing her love -- closely follow either story? If so,\nwhat are the major deviations?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI know that _Saiunkoku Monogatari_ is based on a series of light novels. How\nclosely does the anime (both seasons) follow the original series? What are its\nmain points of deviation?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn my region, people don't know the difference between anime and regular\ncartoons. When they see me watching anime, or they hear about it somehow, they\nsay that I'm watching a regular cartoon and hence I'm being childish.\nSometimes, they even display sarcastic attitudes, so that giving a serious\nlong explanation wouldn't be possible.\n\nWhat effectively explains how an anime is different from a regular cartoon?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAt his current state, how could Madara possibly be defeated?\n\nAny physical attack/Taijutsu would be easily deflected by either:\n\n * The Susano'o \n * The Gunbai (war fan, which proved to easily negate a Bijuudama) \n * Shinra Tensei (which wasn't seen yet, but we have to assume he's capable of it).\n\n> And I'm not even starting to talk about the Rikudo mode.\n\nAny non-physical attack would be easily absorbed by the Preta Rinnegan path.\nThere aren't ~~m~~ any ultra-powerful genjutsu ninja who can hope to trap him\nin a genjutsu for more than 2 seconds. And in the offshoot that something does\nhurt him, he'd just regenerate. He's a zombie.\n\n* * *\n\nWhat weakness does Madara have that could be exploited to harm him? They'd\nhave to damage him badly to hope for a seal.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThey mentioned in the latest chapter that Madara is vulnerable to Taijutsu.\nAlso, as grasshopper said, his overconfidence causes him to drop your guard\nwhen dealing with those he thinks are not able to harm him.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\n_Detective Conan_ is a notoriously long-running series -- it's been running\nfor like fifteen years, and hundreds of cases have been solved. Conan has made\nfriends, received upgraded technology over time (cell phones!), and has\ngenerally \"kept up\" with its audience.\n\nYet, logically, time in-universe _must_ have passed, and Shinichi's continued\nabsence should be more notable than it is if he's been gone for more than a\nyear.\n\nHow much time has passed, currently, in the _Meitantei Conan_ universe?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIf the various \"superpower\" ninja traits are considered \"blood traits,\" how is\nit someone like Kakashi, who is in no way related to the Uchiha clan, can use\nthe Sharingan Eye technique?\n\nMore fully: would transplanting work on _any_ bloodline trait power? If\nsomeone had a bloodline trait that worked on arms, could they just transplant\ntheir arm onto another person and then there would be two people with that\ntechnique?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nMost ninjas probably don't live very long by the nature of their work. They\ndie on missions, in wars, in raids, while being ambushed by other ninjas,\nduring testing, etc.\n\nHowever, the handful of ninjas we have seen (e.g. The Third Hokage, as well as\nTsunade and Jiraiya) who've lived past the usual lifespan seem to be of very\nadvanced age.\n\nDo ninjas have a longer natural lifespan that is simply cut short by the\nnature of their work?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn Full Metal Alchemist, who is the character (or the concept really) of\n**Truth**? What does he symbolize? What is his purpose?\n\nFrom what I guess, he's some sort of your inner God, because he seems to know\nyou better than you do yourself. He knows the best way to punish you, the way\nthat would hurt you the most. He must be tied with alchemy and alchemical\nknowledge, but _what_ is he?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAt the end of the anime _Aim for the Top! Gunbuster_ , Takaya Noriko and Amano\nKazumi must travel at sub-FTL speeds (that is, at speeds slower than faster-\nthan-light) to reach from the epicenter of battle to Earth.\n\nWhat is the ratio of their time dilation? That is, how long has it been for\nNoriko and Kazumi versus how long has it been on Earth?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThe center of the galaxy is about 8,000 parsecs away from Earth. The Gunbuster\nwas heavily damaged while completing its mission, but was able to escape the\nblack hole. However, they had to have spent at least 33 days at sub-light\nspeed trying to outrun the blast while also trying to long dista... | 90 | null | 108 |
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"body": "\n\n_Gunbuster_ is one of my favorite series, and I remember learning of a sequel\nseries called _Diebuster_ , or _Gunbuster 2_.\n\nWhat is the relationship between the two shows? Does _Diebuster_ 's story\nrelate to _Gunbuster_ 's in some way? Do any characters cross over both shows?\nDoes _Diebuster_ refer to the events of _Gunbuster_ in any way?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nGunbuster was originally released as a six episode OVA in 1988. It's sequel,\nDiebuster, was also originally released as a six episode OVA 18 years later.\nTypically sequels are released around the time of the original so it's fresh\nin the minds of people. Without giving too much away the storie... | 93 | null | 96 |
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"body": "\n\nIn _Hikaru no Go_ , the main character (Hikaru) has a ghostly companion who\ntutors and trains him in the game of Go, a sort of Othello/chess hybrid game.\nHowever, about halfway through the series....\n\n> Sai ends up disappearing and, from then on, Hikaru must train and succeed on\n> his own.\n\nWhat happens to Sai? Why is he no longer present for the rest of the series?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nFrom what I understood, Sai had fulfilled his role in the world. He had\ntrained someone with passion to continue his work alone, without his guidance.\nThe path to the \"Divine Move\" is now cleared, and he's no longer needed.\n\nHis job was done.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThe _henshin_ (or, transformation) sequences in _Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon_\nare legendary for being _awesome_ , but do we ever see them change back into\ntheir civilian identities?\n\nI'm requesting either video links, screencaptures, or panels from the manga\nfor this one, because I'd like to see the scenes myself! Examples from _both_\nthe anime and the manga would be appreciated.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nFor those who don't know, Aoi Bungaku is an adaptation of 6 classic Japanese\nnovels, namely No Longer Human; Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita; Kokoro;\nRun, Melos!; The Spider's Thread, and Hell Screen.\n\nOf these, I've watched all of them, but I've only read No Longer Human. I'm\ninterested in reading the original novels, but only if there are significant\ndifferences in terms of plot. Are there any major omissions or changes in the\nanime that would merit reading the novels?\n\nThe ending of No Longer Human has at least one such difference:\n\n> In the ending of the anime Yozo commits suicide. In the end of the book he\n> gets sent to an asylum and then released to an isolated place.\n\nDo the other works have similar differences (preferably with as few spoilers\nas possible, though some spoilers are inevitable)?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAt the start of the _Bleach_ manga, Rukia stabs Ichigo in the heart with her\n_zanpakuto_ in order to give him her shinigami powers, which allows him to\nprotect his family from the Hollows.\n\nAfter that, Ichigo obtains a sealed zanpakuto that he uses (alongside Rukia in\na _gigai_ ) to fight Hollows around Karakura.\n\nLater, Rukia returns to Seireitei and regains her shinigami powers, which robs\nIchigo of his.\n\nThis implies that Ichigo had _borrowed_ his powers from Rukia for the run of\nthe Karakura Arc. This is further supported when Ichigo gains his own\nzanpakuto, Zangetsu, and his sword is unsealed rather than remaining in its\nmore benign state.\n\nBecause Ichigo is borrowing Rukia's spirit powers, and because Zangetsu's form\nappears to be more volatile and less prone to remaining sealed, **is the first\nzanpakuto that Ichigo carries Rukia's zanpakuto _Sode no Shiraiyuki_**?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nNo.\n\nWhen Ichigo was stabbed again (Again, by Rukia) to give him his Shinigami\npowers after he lost them against Ginjo, he regained his own sword.\n\nThat makes it rather hard to believe that he originally had her Zanpakuto.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIt is said in some sites (including\n[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshi_Gam%C5%8D)) that based on\nsome cross-references the Bakuman and Death Note, the author, Tsugumi Ohba, is\nactually a pen name, and his real name is Hiroshi Gamo, another 50-year-old\nmangaka that was some kind of one-hit-wonder in the 90's.\n\nI couldn't find any reliable source for verifying this, does someone know if\nthis is true from some source (interviews, press...)?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThese are still just rumors and speculation.\n\nThe most notable are in Death Note and Bakuman.\n\nIn Death Note, the seminar Light goes to is called \"Gamo Seminar\":\n\n\n\nIn Bakuman, there is reference to a series called Super Hero Legend. No... | 103 | null | 111 |
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"body": "\n\nAlchemy, in Full Metal Alchemist, is based on the concept of 'one needs to\nprovide materials of equal value compared to the thing one want to create'\n(equivalent exchange).\n\nBut, how does it exactly work. Can this amount of required materials be\ncalculated by the alchemist? If so, how? Are there some sort of lookup-tables?\n\nOr does one need to guess and provides something of more value to be on the\nsafe side? If so, can one become a more skilled alchemist by experience of\nsuccessful guesses?\n\nAlso, different alchemists might have different specialized skills. How does\nthat work? For the guessing part, I can imagine that one have a preference for\ncertain kinds of alchemy and thus gain experience with a specialized skill.\n\n**Edit** : [Madara Uchiha](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/106/51)'s answer\nsuggests that there are always materials required. I was also wondering about\nthe situation where this is not the case and the alchemist was successful none\nthe less.\n\nFor example:\n\n> In the end Edward trades his alchemy skill in exchange for returning\n> Alphonse's body to him.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAlchemy has three stages: _Understanding_ , _Break down_ , _Rebuild_.\n\nDifferent alchemists have different specializations because of the\n_Understanding_ part, learning chemistry in general isn't easy, and digging\ninto a specific subject (For instance, the study of the atmosphere and oxygen\n... | 105 | 106 | 106 |
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"body": "\n\nWhy did Kingdom Hearts manga series release new volumes so far apart from each\nother?\n\nThe game has been out for a long time, so the plot is pretty much predictable.\n\nPlus, why have they stopped KH2 in the middle, and begin with KH358/2?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nInitially, the publications of English volumes weren't that far apart; the\nEnglish _Kingdom Hearts_ and _Chain of Memories_ were on a release cycle\naround 90 days.\n\n[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TpHFz.png)\n\nHowever, that ch... | 112 | 3420 | 3420 |
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"body": "\n\nAt the ending of Code Geass R2, the last scene showed someone whose face\nwasn't showed riding a horse-pulling-cart with CC. I believe that it is indeed\nLelouch (who was previously stabbed by Suzaku wearing Zero's uniform as part\nof their Code Zero plan to free Elevens), and that he had gained immortality\nbecause of his frequent usage of his Geass.\n\nLelouch's Geass first leveled-up the episode when he accidentally ordered his\nsister Euphemia to kill all Elevens. Then, his father King Charles was beaten\nby him and I'm thinking that King Charles' immortality was transferred to him.\n\nIf that person was really Lelouch, then, has he already gained immortality by\nthat time?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nLelouch is really the cart driver at the end of Code Geass R2.\n\nQuoting from [this blog post](http://animeotaku.animeblogger.net/2008/09/code-\ngeass-r2-25-so-is-lelouch-dead-or-not/):\n\n> The most obvious reason would be CC calling to Lelouch in the closing scene\n> of the episode. As we can ... | 116 | 2438 | 2438 |
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"body": "\n\nAs a follow up, but another subject, of my [question about equivalent exchange\npart of the alchemy laws](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/105/how-\ndoes-the-equivalent-exchange-of-alchemy-work).\n\nWhy do (most) alchemists require a transmutation circle? Does any circle\nsuffice or does an alchemist require a specific type for each (type of) job?\nAt least the size seems to matter...\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThose circles are, in fact, like \"spells\", or more accurately \"mathematical\nformulas\", so in order to make what they want, they have to write the correct\nformula.\n\nThose alchemists who don't do that, just a few, can bypass that formulas\nbecause they have them \"inside\", but that's very ... | 117 | 135 | 135 |
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"body": "\n\nWhen watching the _Hana Yori Dango_ ( _Boys Over Flowers_ ) anime, it seemed\nlike there was a distinctly different art style for the final episode (#51).\nNot remarkably different, but noticeable enough that it made me wonder if\nsomething had changed for the last episode... different direction, artists,\netc.\n\nWas anything ever said about the production of the series that indicated that\nsomething happened near the end that could have caused some kind of shakeup?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nWhy does Himura always end almost every sentence with gozaru in this show? Is\nthis normal for people in that time period?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThe show, _Sword Art Online_ has 2 Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing\nGames in it, _Sword Art Online_ (SAO) and _Alfheim Online_ (AFO). What are the\nplayer-vs-player rules in these 2 games? Sometimes the rules seem to either\nmake no sense (being able to attack someone in a home town but not be attacked\nback) or seem contradictory (requiring a mutual duel sometimes and sometimes\nnot).\n\nAlso, I realize the rules from the 2 in-anime games are probably different.\nWhere SAO seems to have free PvP in non-safezones, AFO requires duels (but\nonly sometimes?).\n\nDo the light novels go into any details about this?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn both the anime and manga Naruto often ends his sentences with either\n\"dattebayo\" or \"believe it\" in the English translations.\n\nWhy is this a thing?\n\nIs it meant to further his character or provide a bit of remembrance of his\ncharacter to the reader or viewer, or even other characters of the series?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn chapter 498 of the manga, it is mentioned that Naruto inherited this habit\nfrom his mother, Kushina, who would instead end her sentences with\n\"(Da)-ttebane\" ([だ]ってばね) when she got excited or angry. She also mentioned\nsomething along the lines of hoping that her son wouldn't inherit this h... | 124 | 128 | 128 |
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"body": "\n\nAt the end of _Fate/Zero_ , why did the Holy Grail materialize for Kiritsugu\n(Episode 24, 23:30) when Saber, Matou Kariya, Kotomine Kirei and Gilgamesh\nwere still alive?\n\nKirei should still have been alive because he was merely unconscious and\nwatching Kiritsugu's visions within the Grail. According to what Kirei\nexplained to Gilgamesh in order to \"plead for his life\" (Episode 17, 23:30),\nall seven servants must be \"sacrificed\" before the Grail can be activated.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAlmost every character in the Naruto series, from minor character to boss\nlevel character, uses this jutsu (Kawarimi no Jutsu).\n\nEver since I started watching the series, I wanted to know how this technique\nworks. It may look like a Ninjutsu 101 technique in the early parts of the\nseries, but in many of the serious fights later in the series, it seems to\nfool even the opponents who are well-versed in combat. Is this jutsu based on\nany real life technique?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAccording to [this](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Body_Replacement_Technique),\nit is indeed based on a real-life technique:\n\n> This technique is based on a real-life ninja art, kawarimi. It was an\n> ancient ninja art revolving around misdirection and the split-second timing\n> of a switch betw... | 139 | 150 | 150 |
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"body": "\n\nIn Ranma 1/2, it's made obvious that Saotome Ranma speaks in a very casual and\ninformal way...but when I played a particular sound bite for some people who\nspeak Japanese (but who were not familiar with the anime), both of them seemed\nto think that the sound bite was from someone playing a member of the Yakuza.\n\nDoes Ranma really speak with such a provocative accent in general, or did I\npick a sound bite that just could happen to sound like that?\n\n(It's probably not critical to the question, but the bit I played, in case\nyou're curious, was from the \"Lambada / Ranma da\" song off of one of the\nsoundtracks where he says \"omee, kawaiku nee n da yo\")\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThe part you heard is Ranma’s catchphrase, which is something like “You are\nnot cute at all!” used as argument/conclusion with those endless fights with\nAkane, and not related to be ”yakuza-speak” at all if you ask me.\n\nIn my experience, there isn’t specific accent Yakuza people uses, atleast... | 140 | 850 | 850 |
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"body": "\n\nWhat is the reason why the Celestial Spirits work for their wizards (such as\nLucy)? I understand that they have a contract, but why do they get into the\ncontract at all? I could not think of anything they gain from the contract.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThe in-game encyclopedia entry for Rider in Fate/Stay night lists her as\nchaotic good. This is true regardless of what route you are on and who is her\nmaster. However, at several points in the story she is noted as being evil,\nand it's said that the only reason she (along with a few other servants) could\nbe summoned is because the holy grail was corrupted. These seem to pretty\nstrongly contradict each other.\n\nAm I missing something subtle (maybe a translation issue, or maybe I'm\nmisunderstanding alignment) or is this a mistake by TYPE-MOON and Rider should\nbe listed as evil in the encyclopedia?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nFundamentally, Rider doesn't seem to shy away from evil deeds - most notably\nher actions at the school. She doesn't perform them with glee, but unlike,\nsay, Saber, she doesn't resist her Master's commands when they lead her in\nthat direction.\n\nI tried to obtain a full transcript of the game ... | 144 | 476 | 476 |
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"body": "\n\nIn around chapter 592-596 of _One Piece_ , Buggy the Clown mentioned that\nSilver Rayleigh is Luffy's uncle. This implies that Rayleigh's sister should\nbe Dragon's wife.\n\nWho is Monkey D Dragon's wife/Luffy's mother?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nNo mention has yet been made of Luffy's mother at all, the idea of her hasn't\neven been brought up. Very few characters have been mentioned to have mothers\nat all for some reason.\n\nIn Japanese as in many Asian countries, they use the idea of \"Uncle\" or \"Big\nbrother\" differently to in Eng... | 145 | null | 16929 |
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"body": "\n\nIn chapter 116 of the _Bleach_ manga, Ichigo finally meets Rukia in her tower\n(well, in fact, on the bridge) right after Byakuya has easily defeated Ganjyu,\nand Ukitake stopped him from finishing Ganjyu off.\n\nHowever, when Ichigo tries to fight Byakuya, Yoruichi hits him in the stomach,\nand runs away carrying Ichigo. A little later, in chapter 120, when Ichigo\ncomplains about it, she says that he \"had no chance of surviving that fight\",\nand that \"no one could have survived a fight against Byakuya\".\n\nWhile I have no doubt that Ichigo in his condition was no match for Byakuya,\nthat phrase still confuses me. I can understand why Yoruichi thinks she would\nnot be able to do it, since she has been in cat form for a long time, and\nmentions that she had \"gone a lot weaker\". However, Ukitake was on the bridge\nas well, and since we know he's a kind man, it is safe to assume that he would\ntry to stop Byakuya from killing people (as he did for Ganjyu).\n\nSo did Yoruichi imply that Ukitake is also weaker than Byakuya, and had no\nchance of surviving a fight with him either? Wouldn't that be _really_\ndebatable?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nBleach characters often tend to exaggerate about things to make them more\ndramatic (it's really a Kubo trait).\n\nShe was referring that at that time, no one in the area would be able to fight\noff Byakuya:\n\n * Ichigo wouldn't stand a chance.\n * Yuroichi was weakened after a century of avoi... | 146 | 257 | 257 |
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"body": "\n\n\"Elfen Lied\" (エルフェンリート, Erufen Rīto) has a rather confusing plot and setting\nin the anime version alone; the bits of the setting which I glimpsed from\ndiscussions about it hint at the original manga being even more complex in the\nrelationship department between the characters and organisations. It doesn't\nhelp that the manga wasn't finished by the time the anime was produced, which\nvery likely leads to inconsistencies between the two with material which so\nheavily relies on uncovering secrets to drive its story forward.\n\nHow does the plot (as opposed to superficial details, like location or hair\ncolour) differ between the anime and manga, then?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nWhat are the demon-like entities shown at end of _Madoka Magica_ , which\nHomura is now fighting instead of witches?\n\nAnd what does Homura's explanation mean, regarding how these demons replaced\nwitches?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nDuring the conversation between Kyubey and Homura near the end of the final\nepisode of the series, Homura mentions that although Madoka's wish prevented\nwitches from being born, the curses from the human world still remained and\ncontinue to haunt humanity in the form of \"magical beasts\" (魔獣)... | 153 | 161 | 161 |
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"body": "\n\nAt first they stopped the production from 2000 until 2009, even though the\nmanga is released every week and has already gained a lot of episodes and\npopularity. Why would they not make more chapters of anime?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nProbably the anime wasn't profitable enough to mantain a stable series. Hajime\nno Ippo's manga sells well, but not overwhelming well despite it's lots of\nvolumes (more than 100, selling way less than big blockbusters like Naruto or\nOne Piece, which have half that amount), so while being popula... | 154 | 174 | 174 |
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"body": "\n\nIs there a website or any kind of document that shows all currently airing\nseries in Japan? Airing dates and times would be great too.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThere's a MAL Group that updates with the season, has airing dates for all the\nanime airing during that time and such. [It's right\nhere.](http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=743)\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThere are many people in SAO who committed crimes (such as doing PK), yet\nmanaged to survive until the end of the game. What happened to them after\nthat? Did they go to trial and get sentenced to prison?\n\nIf that's the case, what about people (like Kirito) who killed others\ninvoluntarily in self-defense? Were they exempted from trial?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nFrom the end of the ALO arc in the novel, where Kirito thinks about his school\nand the policy to avoid using in-game names:\n\n> In this special «school», the students were players who had been in middle\n> or high school before the SAO incident. Those orange players with a serious\n> history of... | 157 | 168 | 168 |
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"body": "\n\nThe original format for Full Metal Panic is\n[novels](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Full_Metal_Panic!_light_novels).\nBut which novels have been translated to manga form, and what chapters/series\ndoes each manga correspond to? And of those, which do the Anime series map to?\nOr is there much correlation at all?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nEach manga series is their own retelling of the light novels. Currently there\nare 6 manga series that each tell their own story. Currently, there is the\noriginal, Overload, Comic Mission, Surplus, Sigma, Another, and most recently,\nZero.\n\nThe original, titled **Full Metal Panic!** is the fir... | 160 | 165 | 165 |
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"body": "\n\nAccording to the 2nd episode, Kirito and Asuna met in the first month of SAO.\nYet 2 years later, they meet again and it seems they are like complete\nstrangers.\n\nWhat happened to them in those 2 years? Do the light novels explain this?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn the anime, a _lot_ happens to Kirito through those two years.\n\n * He distances himself from other players after clearing the first floor's boss, due to him being identified as a \"Beater\" (beta tester/cheater). When he does run into people he knows from the real world...\n\n> ...he relucta... | 162 | null | 735 |
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"body": "\n\nSome of the Puella Magi seem to have magical powers related to the wishes that\nthey made. Sayaka has regeneration abilities, and she wished to heal someone.\nHomura has time manipulation abilities, and she wished to go back in time.\n\nBut other magical girls, like Mami and Kyouko, don't appear to have powers\nrelated to their respective wishes.\n\nSo, is there a connection, or is it only a coincidence for Sayaka and Homura?\nIf it's the former, how do Mami and Kouko's wishes relate to their powers?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nSince episode 279, the _One Piece_ anime doesn't have ending songs. Instead,\nit has long openings: almost 3 minutes, instead of the usual 1:30 openings.\n\nWhat was the reason for this change?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThere could be lots of reasons they did that, the most logical being that it\nwas a production decision, they'll rather pay royalties or have one song made\nthan two, less time and money spent on one 3 min song than two shorter ones.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nWe know that the \"mini-arcs\" in Higurashi (When They Cry) all start with a\nsudden rollback. After some terrible events, the town looks normal again.\n\nCloser to the end of the anime we are being shown that\n\n> It's Hanyū who is responsible for the rollbacks, and she helps Rika keep\n> (some of) her memories of what happened before the \"rollback\"\n\nNow my question is about what those \"rollbacks\" really _are_. The wiki\narticle, for example, says that they are\n\n> time travels, and what Hanyū does is reverses time to let Rika relive those\n> days again.\n\nHowever, when I was watching the anime itself, I clearly remember Rika saying\nthat\n\n> what they did was traveling between \"worlds\", trying to find a \"world\" where\n> everything was right (i.e. no murders).\n\nBasically, if the first version is right, then\n\n> all the murders didn't actually happen, because the time was reversed each\n> time. In the second case (changing \"worlds\"), however, all those murders\n> would be for real in each particular world.\n\nWas that possibly just a bad/false translation of the subtitles I was using?\nAnd which version is right, after all?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAt first I thought Killer Bee only used it as a rap gesture. Later on it was\nshown as a way to compare and equalize forces between two people. Even later,\nNaruto was shown doing it with Kurama, to fuse their chakra together.\n\nDoes the fist bump have any special meaning? I doubt it originated in Japanese\nculture or mythology, so where did it come from?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAround 2003-2005, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) produces some\ndocuments highlighting the importance of manga and anime to promote Japan\nculture and international/business relations overseas.\n\nThe now unavailable online issue of Jetro Business Topics, \"Japan's Soft Power\nMoves into the Limelight\" (2 Sept 2004) by Tsutomu Sugiura, Marubeni Research\nInstitute director at time, stated:\n\n> If, for instance, children overseas learn to love anime, they may continue\n> to feel a fondness for things Japanese as they grow older. And it is\n> possible that such friendly feelings will translate into business deals\n> involving Japan after they become adults.\n\ndirectly citing the [Soft Power](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_power)\nconcept by [Joseph Nye](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Nye). Similar\nconcepts are [expressed\nhere](http://www.marubeni.com/dbps_data/_material_/maruco_en/data/research/pdf/0404_a.pdf)\nby the same Tsutomu Sugiura, identifying the phenomena as \"third wave of\nJaponism\", where animation and videogames are:\n\n> capturing the essence of Japanese character and lifestyle disseminates\n> Japanese culture and Japanese soul to young people the world over\n\nA document produced by JETRO Economic Research Department on March 2005 titled\n\"[Cool Japan's Economy Warms\nUp](http://www.jetro.go.jp/en/reports/market/pdf/2005_27_r.pdf)\" associate it\nwith the \"Gross National Cool\" cultural index theorized by Douglas McGray, and\nsoft power concept is cited again.\n\nAfter 7 years, are these concept actually implemented by the Japanese\nadministration? Are there documents related to direct intervention by the\nJapanese government to spread or boost the anime and manga industry overseas\naiming to these goals in international relations?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn the manga, there are 19 cards featured, whereas in the anime this number\nhas grown to be 52 (excluding the card created during the 2nd movie).\n\nHas there ever been a reason given for this large expansion?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAs far as I can tell, there has never been an explanation given for this\nchange. However, there is one major difference between the manga and the anime\nthat may have led to this. In the anime, Meiling Li comes to help Syaoran Li\ncollect the Clow Cards. This may have caused a need for more epis... | 194 | 853 | 853 |
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"body": "\n\nThis is a question that I really can't get my head around. I've asked many\npeople but I still have not come to a good understanding of the ending of\nCLANNAD: After Story.\n\nIn the end of the anime, Nagisa and Ushio both come back to life. It's not\nterribly clear on _how_ this happens and what causes it. Is it just magic?\n\nI found the ending very cryptic, so anyone could explain it well with relevant\ninformation and evidence of some sort, I'd be very glad!\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI don't think this can be answered unambiguously even considering the visual\nnovel, but it certainly explains things somewhat better than the anime in this\ncase. In principle I can find quotes from the VN to support everything here,\nbut that seems like a pretty arduous task given the size of t... | 195 | 258 | 258 |
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"body": "\n\nIn Fullmetal Alchemist, it is stated a number of times that a state\nalchemist's pocket watch increases their power, but there doesn't seem to be a\nclear mechanism for that. How does that work, and what does increasing the\npower of an alchemist mean?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThey never explained it because it is a development of the first anime\nadaptation that was never expounded upon. The watches were merely forms of\nidentification as state alchemists in Brotherhood, which follows the manga\nmore closely.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn the manga of _Katekyo Hitman Reborn!_ (also commonly just \"Reborn!\" for\nobvious reasons) after the future and Shimon Arc ends, the Arcabaleno Arc\nbegins and reveals that:\n\n> Bermuda, the arcobaleno of the eighth element of night, bargains with Reborn\n> in Chapter 384-ish to take his life for future generations and use his life\n> to kill Checker Face.\n\nWhile reading it, I noticed Bermuda calls _all_ characters \"-kun\"! Since it's\nobviously a term more for guys, and yet it was used on Chrome and weaker\nplayers like Lal Mirch etc., I thought it was a little strange. I don't think\nit's a translation error either - since 「―くん」is pretty obviously \"-kun\".\n\nIs there any explanation for this? Is it something to do with his personality?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn this case I believe Bermuda is looking down on all the characters as if\nthey were his subordinates or just addressing in an [endearing\nsense](http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/chan-and-kun-in-japanese) (he is _way_\nolder than them).\n\nIn company or school situations in Japan \"-kun\" is by ... | 197 | 216 | 216 |
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"body": "\n\nIn _Angel Beats_ , Kanade clearly entered the afterlife before even Yurippe\ndid, yet Otonashi arrived later. Technically, Kanade must've died after\nOtonashi.\n\nHow is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nUnfortunately, _Angel Beats!_ doesn't go into much detail about the mechanics\nof the afterlife environment it takes place in.\n\nHowever, if we assume that the series follows the basic concept of eternity,\nthen a partial explanation can be given.\n\nI drew up this little image of the three diff... | 206 | 279 | 279 |
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"body": "\n\nAccording to\n[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_episodes), the\nmovie is a midquel that takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the anime.\n\nHaving seen both the movie and the anime, I don't recall any connection that\nmade it essential for it to be viewed in this order. I don't recall anything\nthat had happened in the anime to be vital for the movie, and I don't remember\nanything that happened in the movie to be vital for episodes 23 onwards.\n\nAm I missing something? Or does it fit between episodes 22 and 23 simply\nbecause the authors thought about it like that (maybe the authors thought\nabout the timeline like that, although it may be irrelevant?)?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nNothing that happens in the movie is essential to what happens in episodes 23\nand 24. In fact, the movie came out over 2 years after the series was\nfinished, so there wasn't really room to add more plot before the ending.\nSince the ending of Cowboy Bebop is [deliberately\nambiguous](https://an... | 208 | 251 | 251 |
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"body": "\n\n\n\nHidan is probably the most misunderstood character in Naruto. He has the\nability to survive pretty much anything (including decapitation), and is able\nto remote-injure opponents whose blood he tasted, and while he's inside his\ncursed circle.\n\nWhere did this power come from? What kind of technique is that? Every single\ntechnique used in Naruto so far has been explained to some degree, besides\nthis one.\n\nDo anyone has some information to shed light on the technique? From the Data\nBook perhaps?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI know that they generate energy and they're used like power plants but\nthere's also a person or creature of some sort inside. What are the plants\nexactly and how is it that Vash can communicate with them?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nFor both the original Naruto series and Shippuuden, which episodes should I\nwatch if I want to avoid the filler? I'm only interested in core plot and\ncharacter developments.\n\nTo make this question a bit more concrete: Which episodes are directly based\noff the manga, and which were produced with unique content for _only_ the\nanime? At what points did the anime \"catch up\" to the manga and require non-\nmanga-related content to continue airing episodes while the manga produced new\ncontent?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThere is a Naruto character named Tobi who maintains his eyesight though his\nspecial ability _should_ have caused a great amount of macular degeneration.\nThe following includes extensive spoilers.\n\n> By my math, Tobi possesses his Mangekyo for quite some years. It _is_ his\n> Mangekyo, he stated it himself. So in that case, how come he hadn't gone\n> blind yet? Itachi went almost completely blind in under 10 years. Sasuke got\n> half blind in less than 1 year (because he abused it freely).\n\nSo how come Tobi hasn't gone blind? As far as I can figure:\n\n> He obviously replaced his other eye, but it was kept behind his one-eyed\n> mask for a long period of time, he didn't use it for vision.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nWhen Tobi is not yet revealed to be\n\n> Obito Uchiha\n\n, it's shown that he's collecting Sharingan-Eyes. So it would be logical, that\nhe took two of these eyes to not go blind.\n\n> Remeber: Tobi was actually angered when he saw that Danzo sealed the\n> Sharingan of Shisui, because he couldn't... | 214 | 220 | 220 |
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"body": "\n\nKakuzu, an Akatsuki member who works with Hidan as a pair, has a unique\nability. His body is full of black strings that he can use to steal the organs\nof his opponents.\n\nHe uses this ability in order to\n\n> steal his enemies' hearts, which gives him two important advantages:\n>\n> **1)** Provides a type of \"immortality\". He can have a maximum of 4 hearts\n> but this means he needs to be killed 4 times without him replacing the lost\n> hearts in the mean time.\n>\n> **2)** Allows him to use the chakra nature elements of the stolen hearts.\n> For example, if he steals a heart from someone who possessed the wind chakra\n> nature element, he'd be able to use that.\n\nIs it known what Kakuzu's own original chakra nature element was?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nBeing originally from the Waterfall village plus using the only element\nwithout having an embodiment,\n\nI'll have to take an educated guess and call **Water** on Kakazu.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI read a lot of the Full Moon wo Sagashite manga a few years ago and recently\nstarted watching the anime. It's been so long since I read the manga that I\ncan't tell how much is different, but I remember my friend telling me a few\nyears ago that they are very different.\n\nIs there a lot of filler in the anime? Is the plot/story significantly\ndifferent?\n\nPlease mark any spoilers as corresponding to either the manga or anime so\nthose who have only seen one or the other don't get spoiled if they don't want\nto.\n\n(If my friend was blatantly wrong and they are pretty darn close, I apologize\nand don't mind having the question closed.)\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nNear the end of the Gosick anime (possibly even just the last episode, I can't\nremember)... Victorique's hair suddenly changes from gold to silver.\n\nThere was speculation about whether this was an intended dye job to hide her\nidentity or representative of her sadness.\n\nDo the original novels give a clear explanation or is it just as ambiguous?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI know he made a contract with his own soul or something like that. But if\nthis Nen is so powerful, how come he is the only who used it in the series?\n\nI also watched the previous version(1999), and there was no one who did this\ntype of contract besides him.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nKurapika's scarlet eyes allow him to shift from becoming a Conjurer to a\nSpecialist because of their unique nature. This ability, Emperor Time, allows\nhim to utilize all the types of Nen to 100% efficiency.\n\nKurapika has a Nen blade chain wrapped around his heart. Kurapika imposed a\nlimitati... | 236 | 240 | 240 |
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"body": "\n\nHow was it exactly that Nagato came upon his Rinnegan?\n\nMadara states that it was his, and that he gave it to him: how did he do that?\nDid he transplant it into Nagato, or did he transfer it otherwise?\n\nNote: I do not recall whether this was explained in the manga or not.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn the anime series _Sailor Moon_ (or, _Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon_ ) the\nsenshi have a unique _henshin_ , or transformation sequence. Especially later\non, these are animated with the senshi receiving a manicure before the\ntransformation sequence begins.\n\nHere's Sailor Mercury (Mizuno Ami) starting her henshin sequence by raising\nher hand:\n\n\n\nThen she gets her manicure and her star wand transformation pen activates:\n\n\n\nAs you can see, her nails are clearly blue in the second screencapture. Yet,\nat the end of her henshin sequence, she's clearly sporting gloves:\n\n\n\nSo: **Why do the Senshi receive a manicure before putting on gloves?**\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI haven't heard of any official response to that, so we can only assume that\nit's only to make the animation look cooler/more dramatic/more `insert praise\nword here`.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nWhen Kenshin is content and in his normal, day-to-day state, his eyes are\npurple.\n\n\n\nYet, when he is incensed or when he must resume his Hitokiri Battousai\npersona, his eyes turn yellow:\n\n\n\nWhy do Kenshin's eyes change color?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn this [Wiki](http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Himura_Kenshin), it is stated\nthat:\n\n> Kenshin's eyes, too, are unusual, being a deep violet. In the anime series,\n> when **Kenshin's eyes change to reflect his psychological reversion to\n> Hitokiri Battōsai** , their color shifts from violet to g... | 241 | null | 250 |
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"body": "\n\nThere is a debate between fans as to the romanization of the name of the wolf-\ngirl character in Spice and Wolf.\n\nSome claim it should be romanized as Holo, whilst others say Horo.\n\nIs there official word on which is correct?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nAccording to Yen Press (the English publisher of the Spice and Wolf novels),\nthey were instructed by the Japanese licensor to use \"Holo\".\n\nSource: [This comment at Yenpress.com](http://yenpress.com/2009/09/spice-and-\nwolf-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-8088)\n\nThere was also a scene in t... | 245 | 248 | 248 |
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"body": "\n\nWell... the title says it!\n\nI ask this because, supposedly, Hyuuga and Uchiha are descendants of the\nRikudou's eldest son (at least I am under that impression). In that way, does\nthe Byakugan have any other special techniques that can be awakened (such as\nTsukuyomi, Susano'o and Amaterasu in the Sharingan), and can it (ultimately)\nawaken the Rinnegan?\n\nSo far we have not seen techniques that derive from the Byakugan itself, but\nrather techniques that are possible because of it: the whole Hyuuga fighting\nstyle comes from the use of Byakugan, but it is not related to it in the same\nway that every Mangekyou technique is related to the Sharingan. They were only\nable to develop/and use it properly due to them having the Byakugan, but\n(again) it does not relate to it in the same way the Mangekyou relates to the\nSharingan.\n\nTo sum up: **Is it possible for a Byakugan user to awaken a Rinnegan?**\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nUnlikely.\n\nWhile it is true that Kakashi originally said that the Uchiha clan (And the\nSharingan) is a branch off the Hyuuga clan (and the Byakugan), ~~it was later\nrevealed that it wasn't the case~~ **And even though Kaguya Otsutsuki was said\nto have the Byakugan** , it is currently presume... | 252 | 253 | 253 |
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"body": "\n\nIs there some hidden meaning/message in\n[Akira](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29)?\n\nDoes it have something to do with the scars left in the Japanese by the\nbombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? And ultimately...\n\n> is Akira the A-Bomb?\n\nOr is there another deeper meaning than the one depicted in the movie?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThe manga is far more informative than the movie. The movie seemed to adapt\nthe first two and the last volumes for its content, without really bothering\nto explain anything about who characters were and where they came from.\n\nThe [manga](http://akira.wikia.com/wiki/Akira_%28Manga%29), begins ... | 261 | 723 | 723 |
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"body": "\n\nWhen Tobi uses his selective teleportation power that causes objects to pass\nthrough him, does he have to think about it when he does it, or is it\nautomatic? I'm trying to find out if he is vulnerable to a sneak attack.\n\nI know he is able to teleport at will, but I'm wondering more about his\n\"ghost\" ability that causes objects to pass through him.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI'm thinking that it is voluntary, since he uses his Magekyou to do it, and it\nis the same technique as Kakashi's.\n\nAlso because he is able to quickly change between using (to dodge an attack)\nand not using it (to attack someone). Furthermore, Naruto headbutted him and\nhe did not dodge it.\n... | 269 | 271 | 271 |
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"body": "\n\n_Mahou Sensei Negima!_ is a manga by Akamatsu Ken which has had an anime and\nlive action adaptation of the same name.\n\nThere is also another manga called _Negima!? Neo_ by Fujima Takuya which was\nmade into an anime titled _Negima!?_.\n[Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negima!? \"Wikipedia article for\nNegima!? Neo\") says that Fujima is the author and Akamatsu merely provided\nguidance. [MAL](http://myanimelist.net/manga/597/Negima!_Neo \"MAL page for\nNegima!? Neo\"), however, credits Akamatsu as a story author (along with\nFujima).\n\nIs there any official statement on Akamatsu's role in _Negima!? Neo_?\n\nI mostly want to know if he played a major role in its creation or just\nbasically made sure Fujima didn't completely ruin his series and/or its'\nreputation.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nI'd say that the info on [MAL's\npage](http://myanimelist.net/manga/597/Negima!_Neo) would be the accurate one. \nYou can see in [Amazon's page for the first volume of Negima!?\nNeo](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Negima-Neo-Magister-Negi-\nMagi/dp/0345509986/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1358091160&s... | 270 | 927 | 927 |
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"body": "\n\nSpirited Away borrows a lot of its side characters from various Japanese\nlegends, although many are also original. One of the most mysterious such\ncharacters is No Face, who is perhaps slightly antagonistic, and comes off as\na spirit of greed or something to that effect. The concept for No Face is very\nunique with a collection of strange powers that I don't know of in any other\nmythological spirit, suggesting to me that he might be a unique creation of\nMiyazaki.\n\nAre there any comments by Miyazaki on the origin of No Face? Barring that, is\nthere a clear origin in some Japanese mythology, or is he an original\ncreation?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThis interview was originally in the French movie magazine \"POSITIF\" (April\n2002 volume). It was [translated into Japanese by a Japanese\nblogger](http://cyberbloom.seesaa.net/article/104250571.html), and I've\ntranslated relevant parts into English. Some things may have been lost in the\ndoub... | 278 | 627 | 627 |
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"body": "\n\nDuring the Chunin exam,\n\n> when Lee fights Gaara, Kakashi says that as you open more Gates, the risk of\n> death rises. \n> \n> Well, when Guy fights Kisame, Guy has already opened several Gates (up to\n> 6) before the final attack, and they have been open for quite a lot of time\n> (relatively) before the seventh Gate is opened. \n> \n> And of course as he opens more Gates, with his stamina rate supposedly\n> decreasing exponentially, I'm pretty sure he was supposed to be \" **pretty\n> exhausted** \". \n> \n> But still, when he opened the seventh Gate, he still had enough time to\n> talk and stop Kisame from escaping.\n\nShouldn't this be too much for him?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nNo, although opening the six and seventh gate is extremely dangerous, Guy\nSensei has gone through extensive training as can be seen whenever he makes an\nappearance, he's almost always pushing himself to his limits which allows him\nto withstand the effects of the eight gates and use the techniq... | 280 | 296 | 296 |
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"body": "\n\nWere they built by traditional means (as they would've been in our world)?\nWere they created via some sort of ninjutsu that shaped the rocks that were\nthere? Or was it erected by some sort of Doton jutsu (like some Doryuu Heki)?\n\nI am not sure if there is some canonical answer to this, but I'd like to hear\nyour thoughts.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThe title says it all... but I'll elaborate:\n\n * Initially we see techniques derived from **a single chakra element** (Katon, Doton, Suiton, Fuuton and Raiton). These are the most common, since usually a ninja can master only one chakra nature (since normally ninjas tend to have an affiliation with only one chakra nature) \n * Later we discover these can be combined in a number of ways, **creating new elements** (Mokuton=Doton+Suiton, Ranton=Raiton+Suiton, Youton=Katon+Doton, among several others). From what I understand, these are usually transmitted as a Kekkei Genkai. But I believe they can also be created by the combinations of the elements, by ninja who didn't inherit it from other generations (correct me if I'm wrong). These are not uncommon, but less frequent than the ones above (there are ninja who can master and possess affiliation to more than one chakra nature: Sasuke comes to mind, since he can master both Katon and Raiton. Katon is his clan's natural affiliation, and he mastered Raiton too. However, I don't **remember** if he has ever combined the both of them) \n * Even later, we find about combinations of **even more elements** by ninja who can master several elements, such as Muu (Nidaime Tsuchikage) and Oonoki (Sandaime Tsuchikage), who can combine Katon, Doton and Fuuton, to create Jinton. These are called Kekkei Touta. I don't know if they can also be transmitted through Kekkei Genkai, or if they can only be taught. They are even rarer than the ones above, since ninja can rarely master or be naturally affiliated to more than two chakra natures (Terumii Mei the Godaime Mizukage, can also master Doton, Katon and Suiton, but I don't think she ever combines more than two at each time). \n\nMy questions are:\n\n * **Are combinations of chakra natures taught or only transmitted by Kekkei Genkai (or both)?**\n * **Are combinations of more than three chakra natures possible?**\n * And the above question created a new one for me: **Can a ninja master more than three chakra natures?** (I think Kakashi does, but I am not quite sure about this)\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn Naruto there is a group of abilities called Kekkei Genkai (血継限界). They are\ntold to be \"genetic\" abilities which are (usually) passed down genetically\nwithin specific clans.\n\nNotably, the eye techniques (Dōjutsu, 瞳術), such as sharingan, are also a\nsubset of those.\n\nHow did those abilities first appear? Did they appear naturally, or were they\nmade on purpose as a result of experiments?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\n**Sharingan:** \nI'm guessing this would've appeared naturally, as with other Doujutsu\n(Byakugan and Rinnegan). Legend has it that these clans descended from the\nRikudou's eldest son, who received his father's \"eyes\": his powerful chakra\nand spiritual energy.\n\n**Kekkei Genkai Ninjutsu:** ... | 305 | 306 | 306 |
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"body": "\n\nIn the dogfight between Gilgamesh and Berserker, Gilgamesh rides a golden\nfighter plane that is capable of hovering and flying at great speeds,\nsupposedly by harnessing some \"strange green power\" (see the opening wings and\nglow when Gilgamesh prepares to dodge Berkserker's approach). The Gate of\nBabylon is supposed to contain Gilgamesh's treasures of his time, so how did\nsuch a futuristic contraption come into his possession?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThis \"airplane\" is the [Vimana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimana). It is\nrecorded in several epic Hindu texts, including the Ramayana and the\nMahabharata. In fact, in the original Sanskrit works, there is more than one\nvimana, but in any case it is a flying contraption that gods would rid... | 313 | 334 | 334 |
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"body": "\n\nIn _Steins;Gate_ there is much ado about the Divergence Number of the current\nworld line. But if I am remembering correctly, the meter Kyouma\nmade/carries/is given shows the difference between the current world line and\nthe \"previous\" one—which I understood to be the one Okabe was in immediately\nbefore his last time jump.\n\nDoes the Divergence Number work relative to the last time jump–originating\nworld line, or relative to the world line where it was constructed (the world\nline where SERN maintains a dystopia)?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nIn Steins;Gate there is an important thing called Attractor Field. An\nAttractor field is a number of world lines that may be slightly different from\neach other in small details, but provide the same end result.\n\nEach attractor field is \"made of\" a number of World lines, in some range. For\n... | 314 | 316 | 316 |
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"body": "\n\nI'll make a spoiler block of it all, since this can be a **spoiler to anyone\nwho hasn't seen/read the Pain and the Five Kage Summit arcs**.\n\n> After Pain's attack on Konoha, Tsunade exhausted her power and Danzo was\n> nominated as Rokudaime Hokage. This lasted for a very short period (Danzo\n> died fighting Sasuke) and Tsunade soon recovered and was, once again,\n> appointed as the Hokage. **So next will/should come the Rokudaime again and\n> Danzo should be ignored, or should we move on to the Shichidaime/Nanadaime\n> (not sure about this) Hokage?** \n> \n> I ask this because some people and\n> [sites](http://www.leafninja.com/kage.php) consider Danzo only a temporary\n> Hokage (in this logic we're still missing the 6th, so the next should be\n> it). However, something similar has happened with the succession from 3rd\n> (Hiruzen) to 4th (Minato) and back to 3rd (and later came Tsunade, the 5th).\n> From this point of view, the next to succeed should be the seventh.\n\nDoes anyone have any thoughts on this?\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nNo. This is exactly the same case with the Third and the Fourth. The Third\nretired, and the Fourth was nominated. After the Fourth died, the Third retook\nthe position, until the Fifth arrived.\n\n> Conclusion: The next Hokage would probably be the Seventh.\n\nA practical example would be [Ariel... | 318 | 319 | 28038 |
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"body": "\n\nThe most obvious answer everyone over the Internet is giving to this question\nis \"Because anime is produced much faster compared to manga, they need to put\nin fillers in order to slow down the anime series\". However, that shouldn't be\nthe only reason.\n\nFor example, consider One Piece. The show is going on for more than 500\nepisodes, and less than 10% are fillers. Comparing that to Naruto, the show\nhas almost the same number of episodes (original and Shippuuden combined), but\nalmost 50% of its episodes are fillers. Needless to say, the manga of Naruto\nis so far ahead that the anime won't be able to catch up even if they produce\n100+ episodes without any fillers.\n\n",
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"body": "\n\nThat is mainly because battle centered animes, like Naruto or Bleach have a\nlot of battle scenes. Battle scenes are much _much_ faster in Anime than it is\nin Manga.\n\nPlot centered animes, like One Piece or Death Note, can afford not to produce\nas many fillers, because they can leave the gap ... | 336 | 339 | 339 |
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