Can Sharingan user have a pair of normal set of eyes transplant into them? We all know Mangekyo Sharingan will blind its user over time right? And the only way is to transplant a set of new eyes from a close Uchiha into them and gains Eternal Mangekyo.

*So, I'm wondering if the new set of eyes isn't from Uchiha bloodline. I mean , a normal person without kekkei genkai? What would happen then? *

I suppose he should be able to see but no longer be able to use the Sharingan. It is not explicitly known what activates the Sharingan in an eye. But it is highly likely that it is hard coded in an Uchiha eye balls, since using those eyes, a person who is not from the Uchiha clan is able to use the Sharingan. Just like Kakashi and Danzo for instance.

From the same logic, an Uchiha should be able to see using normal eyes from another person but no longer be able to use the Sharingan. The ability is hard coded inside the eyes. The weakening of the sight in case of excessive use of Mangekyo Sharingan would also be nullified in case of normal eye transplants. Just like a normal eye transplant to a blind person.

Actually, it was said in anime by reanimated Tobirama Senju that the Uchiha's brains released a special type of chakra upon experiencing a sad moment. So I feel that the eyes don't really matter here.
I think that if a skilled medical nin is able to transplant an Uchiha brain into a rabbit, have it reproduce and then kill the baby rabbit a few days later, the rabbit should awaken the Sharingan and then further a Mangekyou Sharingan. This could be a way to cultivate multiple Sharingan (Sharingan farm).
Then the rabbit's eye should be taken out and replaced with a normal eye (probably from the person who wants the Sharingan). Finally, transplant the eye into the normal person and he gets a free Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.


What happened to the tailed beasts? This is another one of the questions that kishimoto sensei never actually addressed after the end of the series. It could be natural that they were left alone in forests , but is there any concrete evidence suggesting the same .

What happened to the bijuu's? Are they left alone in the forest or was there equal distribution amongst villages to leverage equal power? If yes , do we know about the existences of jinchuriki's post-naruto other than killer bee and naruto ?

In Boruto Episode 55, Urashiki spoke to Momoshiki Otsutsuki about the existence of 9 massive entities of Chakra in the form of tailed beasts. However, the only tailed beasts whose locations he explicitly mentioned were the Hachibi and Kyuubi. Urashiki was the  member that the Main Branch of the Otsutsuki Clan, who was tasked with searching for the Chakra fruit that Kaguya was originally tasked with, and with his Byakugan senses he was only able to detect the Eight and Nine tails.

My Hypothesis is that; if the tailed beasts were somewhere in the open forest, then Urashiki would most definitely have mentioned them and then started with the  lesser beasts which would be easier to acquire, but rather he does not mention them at all. This could Imply that the Tailed beasts are somewhere where even Urashiki could not find. I would guess that they were hidden somewhere where No one would try to Harm or take advantage of their Chakra.

they are alive and are in the forest, since no one will want to capture tailed beasts for wars after fighting as one during fourth war. naruto wouldn't let them be captured since he promsied to set the tailed beast free


What are the techniques/fighting styles displayed in Bleach? In the series, a number of different styles are shown among the different characters. Some fight using their Zanpakutō, others use Kidō. Do all of these derived from a similar source? Are there other fighting styles? Can they be combine?

There are four fighting styles a Shinigami uses are:

Zanjutsu (Weapon arts) --
The art of using their weapon to it's full potential.
Hakuda (Martial arts) --
The art of physical power and melee fighting skills.
Hohou (Movement arts) --
The art of moving, dodging, and countering.
Kidou (Magic arts) --
The art of using spells and magic.

They are often used in combination with one another in battle.

1) Zanjutsu : Sword Arts
2) Kido : Magic Arts
3) Hakudo : Martial Arts
4) Hoho : Movement Arts

each of these is an aspect of shinigami combat,Zanpakuto,Magic,Martial Arts & Movement.
Kido is also divided into 3 parts Hado (way of destruction), Kaido (way of healing) and Bakudo (way of binding)
Does that answer your questions?


Why can Renamon disappear, while Guilmon and Terriermon can't? In Digimon Tamers, we see Renamon disappear or fade out after she is no longer needed several times. (For instance, she disappears at the end of episode 7, after Rika, Henry, and Takato have rescued Guilmon.) Meanwhile, Guilmon and Terriermon do not seem capable of this: Takato has to take pains to hide Guilmon (ep. 2), and Henry has to pass off Terriermon as a stuffed animal when he is at home (ep. 1).

Why is this the case? Does it have something to do with the monsters themselves, or is it an issue of the abilities of the Tamer? (But Henry seems knowledgable enough to me, so I am not entirely convinced by that theory.)

Renamon is based on / heavily influenced by the Japanese kitsune, which have mystical abilities, most famously that of illusions. On top of that, Renamon has ninja-like speed, and I'd say it's a combination of both that it's using here.

Blink an eye and you'll miss it. One moment it's there, the next it's gone and only leaves a fading stand-in illusion of itself (what a trickster), as it's probably hiding away in the shadows or trees. Or it's actually using illusion abilities to straight up become invisible for extended periods of time (that would have to be harder to keep up, but who knows).

Point being, these abilities would have to be balanced for fights - can't just have Renamon "godmode" and stay completely invisible, after all. That's why I'm assuming it has to stand completely still and concentrate to actually become and stay invisible, and therefore, using it's speed to jump away and leaving behind a stand-in illusion from it's physical hiding place would be less taxing and preferable, whenever possible.

A kitsune's mystical powers increase with age and amount of tails they have - from one, up to nine tails (see Kyubimon, Renamon's Champion level). Ninetales from Pokémon, nine-tails Kurama (Kyuubi) from Naruto... kitsune are a big, big thing in Japanese mythology.

Renamon fades out because she moves fast than the eye can see. See renamon vs deathbattle to see how fast she is.don't know how rika and renamon were talking in that one episode where everyone looked around them stopped moving.


Can Byakugan read mind? In episode 46 of Naruto,from 11:57 to 14:05 minutes
Neji Hyuga went on saying the mental state and thought process of Hinata Hyuga.Although he linked his mind reading with external physical stances,he deduced correctly  the thinking of Hinata.

At 13:29 minutes,Neji even claimed that he can clearly read Hinata's mind.

Is Neji truly reading her mind or is he just logically deducing it?

After that episode,I have never seen any Hyuga reading mind by Byakugan.

Short Answer is: No, Byakugan cannot read anyone's mind. As to the episode that you are referencing, you need to keep few things in mind:

1) Hinata, during the Chunin exams( I think that's what they're called), was very predictible to begin with, and hence any decent ninja would be able to know her next move by looking at her stance.

2) Neji, with his Byakugan, can see Hinata's chakra-flow, and chakra-flow changes depending on the person's physical and mental state.

3) Neji was fighting Hinata, and it is a common tactic to say things to your opponent that will affect their confidence. If you watch the whole fight, once Hinata remembers Naruto and gains confidence, Neji stops bragging about reading her mind.

Also, Byakugan's ability to gain knowledge of person's mental state by reading chakra-flow, is not the same as reading minds because chakra-flow does not indicate anything about one's thoughts.

Yes. Neji uses it to read Hinata's feelings, just as Kaguya does with her sons. Although Naruto is notorious for being a series with inconsistent, oft-discarded lore.


Is the manga Emma a retelling of Jane Austen's novel? I haven't read either, but was wondering if the manga Emma is the same as the novel by Jane Austen under the same name.

They have several similarities:

They're both set in Victorian England.
They both have the same title
They are both romance stories

Jane Austen is a famous author, and it's conceivable that someone could adapt her novel into a new graphic format. However, none of the descriptions I've read of the manga mention Ms. Austen.

Are the series related?

It's a reasonable question (see Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo), but I think the answer is no. Note that I also have not read either work, but from looking at the Wikipedia articles for the manga Emma by Kaoru Mori and the novel Emma by Jane Austen:

The manga Emma is set in 1895 in the Victorian Era. This is much later than the novel Emma, which was published during the Regency Era in 1815.
One of the defining features of the title character in Jane Austen's novel is that, unlike the heroines of earlier Austen work, she is independently wealthy and runs her own household. The anime's Emma is a commoner, kidnapped as a child for a brothel, who escaped to the streets and was taken in and brought up as a maid by a wealthy family. She is a diligent and hard worker, whereas Austen's Emma was described by Austen as "a heroine whom no one but myself will much like" and is said on the Wikipedia article to have "a strong sense of class".
Anime's Emma lives in London, whereas Jane Austen's Emma lives in a small country estate in Surrey.

It is possible that the manga's author, Kaoru Mori, incorporated some influence from Austen's work, since she's a self-declared Anglophile,

The author and illustrator of the manga, Kaoru Mori, is a self-professed Anglophile, [...]
(Overview - 2nd sentence)

But overall, it doesn't look like a direct adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma.

They are not the same at all.

I have read the novel and I watched the first 2 or 3 episodes of Emma. It's like saying Michael Jordan and Michael J. Fox are the same because they have the same name.


Who cursed poor Zeref? I was thinking of Mard Geer, since he's said to be more powerful than Zeref.

But was it ever mentioned in canon who cursed Zeref to be immortal?

In chapter 436, Zeref mentioned that he must have been cursed by Ankhseram, the God of life and death, for researching resurrection magic (R-System, Eclipse Gate, and later Summoning Magic). One of the side-effects of this curse was that he became immortal.

As mentioned by Denslat, this is indeed metaphorical. At this point it is not proven whether a deity exists in the Fairy Tail world. As far as we know, the curse was cast upon those magicians that had messed around with incomplete versions of Grand Magic (or Black Magic, depending on the translation). Zeref for using resurrection magic.

   Mavis for using (Fairy) Law. FT 449, FT Zero 11

So whether a real deity was upset or not, the people in the Fairy Tail world, call this curse the curse of Ankhseram, the God of life and death, regardless of its existence.

I always thought that Zeref was cursed because of the fact that he performed a very hard magical spell that he wasn't supposed to do or that it wasn't complete yet like with Mavis.

So in fact, perhaps he cursed himself because a strong magic that goes against nature or a spell that is incomplete requires a price or something.

Just my opinion though.


Has Naruto ever killed anyone? Just a curious thought I had recently. Naruto has been in an awful lot of fights but I can't recall if he ever actually killed another person.

Technically speaking, Naruto never landed the killing blow on anyone.

Haku, even though beaten by Naruto, jumped in front of Kakashi's Raikiri.
Kakuzu, hit directly by the Rasenshuriken, survived, and later killed by Kakashi.
Pain's bodies were already dead. Nagato, the living puppeteer, sacrificed himself after hearing Naruto's resolve, with the Rinne Tensei, and revived all the people of the village.

You could say that Naruto was a major cause in all of these people's death, but he did not directly kill any of them.

I remember he killed Fuuka in one of the filler episodes by cutting her hair.


Why didn't Naruto's Rasengan beat Sasuke's Chidori? According to Kakashi, there are 5 fundamental chakra natures: fire, wind, lightning, earth, and water. Each nature is superior than another, and inferior to a different one.

Focusing on wind and lightning chakras, Naruto's only nature chakra is wind, so the Rasengan must be a wind-type jutsu. Chidori, of course, is lighting. Kakashi said to Naruto that, using wind chakra, he cannot defeat Sasuke's fire abilities, but against lightning, wind can easily beat his lightning jutsus.

This leads me to my question...

In the Naruto series, there are many occurrences where Naruto clashes with Sasuke. Their battles always end with a Rasengan against Chidori blast.

Since Rasengan is generally wind-type and Chidori is lightning, shouldn't Rasengan easily beat Chidori? I can't imagine how a lighting style jutsu can match, even beat a wind-style jutsus. Maybe Kishimoto accidentally forgot about wind's superiority over lightning, but I just want to ask: can someone explain?

The standard Rasengan has no natures associated with it.  It was originally based on the Tailed Beast Ball, which is simply a dense amount of chakra directed at a target.

Eventually, Naruto adds his wind nature to Rasengan, which, in turn, creates several different variations of it.  But neither of these variations are being discussed.

However, this doesn't mean that either Chidori or Rasengan have a direct type-advantage over the other.  At that point, it becomes a matter of the abilities and strengths of the wielder, and as we now understand it...

   ...it ended in what could be seen as a draw, with both Naruto and Sasuke losing the arms in which they perform the jutsu for their final fight.

As we know sasuke had the intent to kill, on the contrary Naruto was there to get sasuke back rather then killing him there with a full-fledged chidori


Why is Senketsu the only Kamui that can talk? There are three Kamui in the show: Senketsu, Junketsu and Shinra-Kōketsu (Omnisilk Kōketsu).

Shinra-Kōketsu is on another level compared to other Kamui. However, Junketsu is the same as Senketsu, but he never talks. Is Senketsu different from other Kamui?

Senketsu is the only one Kamui that can talk or communicate. Senketsu can communicate only with Ryuuko. This is because Senketu was made by Dr. Matoi with some modification, i.e Dr. Matoi used Ryuuko's Central Nervous System's DNA with Senketu's life fibers, which is why Ryuuko only can communicate with Senketsu and wear it.
After the end of the battle in episode 17, around 6:00, there is a conversation between Ryuuko Matoi and Aikuro Mikisugi:

A : Dr. Matoi made further improvements and completed Kamui Senketsu. Senketsu's life fiber have been spliced with your central nervous system's DNA
R : What ?
A : That is why he can only communicate with and worn by you.

A is Aikuro Mikisugi, R is Matoi Ryuuko. The exact phrasing might depend on the subtitle set.
Ryuuko's Central Nervous System's DNA is the main reason why Senketsu can talk but other Kamui cannot.

But Satsuki was able to wear it and use it. The reason may be that they are siblings. Satsuki can hear and communicate with Senketsu. They are siblings so their DNA match to some extent, and Senketsu contains Ryuuko's DNA. This may be the reason but this is more what I think than a confirmation of existing information.

In my opinion, Senketsu is the only one that can talk because it was specially made for Ryuko and probably only people like Ryuko and Ragyo who are part of Life-Fibers can wear them because they are in sync.


Why didn't Annie take Eren out of his Titan when she kicked and beat him in the head during their fight in Stohess? When Annie hardened her leg and kicked Eren in the face, Eren started to bite down on the crystal until Annie started beating him in the head. However, when she was done, she just ran away. That was the perfect time to take him out of his nape and if she'd done so, I believe the female titan would've succeeded.

So, what was going through Annie's mind? Why didn't she take Eren out of his Titan when she kicked and beat him in the head during their fight in Stohess?

There will be a second time skip in the manga, my knowledge is drawn from scenes shown after that.

   As it is shown in Reiners memories, Annie is part of team of Marley's Titan kids and they are on a mission, basically doing espionage. But very early one of them gets killed and Reiner convinces the remaining two that they have to come back with something substantial in exchange. In the course of their infiltration they indeed target Eren for abduction, however Annie is exposed without having much of a plan at the time, eventually realizing that Eren may have become a match for her. She is completely within enemies' territory and Levi's squad has shown her the enemy is quite capable of killing her. Having her cover blown was the worst thing that could have happen to her. Annie's primary goal at the time was to retreat and regroup, she was fully aware that any unnecessary action would be an opportunity for the enemy to incapacitate her. She only fought Eren at this point because she was aware he would (and effectively did) prevent her to escape. Maybe she also panicked a little.

However, I can probably summarize with: Fleeing was the most intelligent thing to do at the time.

If you look at the Female titans facial expression when she bangs her hands on Eren's head; The look on her face is "fear". As we have seen her mess up from time to time in her titan form; She was too scared to stand up to the Rogue Titan (is what i like to call him).


What is the song played at 6:54 in the 5 episode of Parasyte - the Maxim? Did anyone know? It's the scene when Kana looks into the eye of Shinishi, I really love this song, and it's not in the OST.


Why doesn't Archer seem to have feelings for Rin? So, I just watched Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works for the first time.

  Archer is basically Shirou in the future of an alternative universe, right?

In the anime, Shirou mentions multiple times that he loves Rin or that he has strong emotions for her, at least. So why does Archer seem to be so "cold" towards Rin?

I mean, shouldn't he be at least a tiny bit attached to her in some way? Or did he really change THAT much as a person, that he doesn't feel romantic emotions towards her? (Well in the end he DOES save her so he seems to care about her in some way. But, it still feels like there is too much distance between them throughout the whole series)

I mean, technically, should Archer have had emotions for the Rin in "his reality" or not? What happened to her?

Sorry for all the questions. I will look for more content of the "Fate" series, but my curiosity is killing me and I may have missed something since it was the first time, watching that anime, for me. :D

I think there’s a lot of hints that Archer actually cares about Rin and they’re bound to one another but not as a lover or romantic kind of love. It’s more like loyalty. He respected her as a servant respecting his master. The most remarkable moment I’d say is that in Episode 9 of ss2. Archer after was convinced by his old self,Shirou. And was beated (not physically but mentally) he then said “If she(Rin) was more of a heartless person, I’d not turn back to be my old self (who believes in Hero of Justice)” Hence, Tohsaka Rin plays huge part in Shirou development as a person and also as a human being who believes in his ideal heroism.

Archer isn’t cold to Rin if you watch the anime carefully, he just has ‘Kill Emiya Shirou’ as his first priority. To do so, he can’t let Rin help Shirou gets Saber back and remains the alliance between them. After his betrayal, he still protected Rin for multiple times. Making conditions with Caster, Shinji and Gillgamesh to postpone Rin executions.

Though, if I were to say, it’s not like there’s completely non-romantic moments of them. Sometimes Archer seems to attract Rin passionately by his sly personality and his looks as well. In fact, the reason why Archer doesn’t show any fascination towards Rin that much because 1. She’s 16-17 years old Tohsaka Rin, it was mentioned in both VN and Anime that Archer sees Rin as a child/ girl only. Not as a lady. 2. She already has the Shirou that is his present version beside her. It’s kinda weird to start Romance with your young master when your old self is already in love with her. Not to mention Archer has already decided to erase his existence by killing Shirou so why bothered? If he has feelings for Rin, it must hurt and is hard to leave without regrets. So... yeah.

I believe feelings for Rin were shown throughout the UBW route. Archer is cold to everyone, he tries to distance himself from others. Out of everyone in the entire anime, Archer has the best grasp on reality. He obviously respects Rin and cares for her. Usually I would judge these feelings as respect for your ally, and maybe even a friendship. But because he does have the identity of Shirou Emiya, we must assume he has feelings for her.


How do you get games on a NerveGear? I noticed that in the beginning of the anime Kirito was downloading something on his computer, and then played SAO with the NerveGear after it was finished downloading.

so my question is how would you get a game for the NerveGear and install it on/in on the NerveGear in the anime?

I have not read the light novels, but based on two very quick scenes in the anime, Sword Art Online, even Alfheim Online, does not get installed into the NerveGear itself. The game is installed or inserted into a secondary device to which the NerveGear is connected to.

Towards the beginning of episode 1, Kirito is getting ready to log into SAO and we can see the title "Sword Art Online" on a console shortly after putting on the NerveGear

We see the exact same type of scene later in episode 16, after Agil gives Kirito a hard copy of ALO.

He wasnt downloading anything, Only thing on his computer was an article and a video that he watched until the end. (more then likely what you saw)

However very few games now are complete having 0 day patches and dlc content. Most likely content gets downloaded directly to the cartridge from the headset.


How could Kakashi make a Perfect Susanoo with only two MS when Sasuke needed a Rinnegan? When Sasuke first activated the Susanoo with 2 MS it didn't really resemble the Complete Susanoo. But when Obito gave Kakashi his eyes he activated Complete Susanoo. Why did it take so long for Sasuke to activate Complete Susanoo.

Once a user awakens the Mangekyō in both eyes, or the ability of both of their eyes, they are able to perform Susanoo.

Sasuke could make a "perfect" Susanoo once he got ability of both of his eyes. One probable reason why he didn't use it right away could be the fact that Susanoo does use up a lot of chakra and he might be saving his chakra.

  The Mangekyō Sharingan's abilities drain a considerable amount of chakra when performed.

Source

Mangekyo Sharingan

This perfect susanoo is only available to those who perfectly master the mangekyou sharingan. Kakashi had the benefit of mastering one eye while obito mastered the other and when obito died and loaned those eyes, it was as if both obito and kakashi's experience was applied and as suck, they just had to awaken the susanoo in that state, while sasuke had to master not just his abilities but also those of itachi to awaken the susanoo perfect state, essentially having to master two pairs of susanoo. And interesting fact, that s shows that no matter the person, as long as a mangekyou sharingan is implanted, they can attain the eternal mangekyou sharingan as the perfect susanoo would likely blind the user of a regualar mangekyou sharingan instantly unless we speak about the pure sharingan of hagoromo and Indra. Or they may already be blind at that point due to practicing the mangekyou which requires regular use.


Did Boruto inherit Naruto's large Chakra reserves Everyone knows just how large Naruto's chakra reserves are.

 My question however is if Boruto inherited the large life force and massive chakra of the Uzumakis. So far, he's able to use 3 clones easily without any problems but then again, His father could do way more at his age.

Are there any indications so far in the anime, which could prove that Boruto might possibly have inherited the massive Chakra reserves of his father.

   I'm really interested in this because that is the only way a person can master sage Mode (If they have enough Chakra to withstand the force of Natural energy), and if Boruto did Inherit the massive Chakra load of his father then the possibility of him mastering sage mode will be pretty high i guess

Naruto himself doesn't have much more than the average amount of chakra.  The only reason he is seen as having more is because he's using Kurama's chakra for the entirety of the series.

Bourto by extension does not have a Tailed Beast inside of him, so he would not have nearly as much chakra as his father.

So...Naruto have Hagoromo's chakra and Hinata have Hamura's chakra... So I think that's the reason about future control of Jougan from Boruto. So, I think that Boruto have more than average amount of chakra, because the parents.


Why is Big Mom afraid of Shanks? Why is Big Mom afraid of Shanks? Is it because of his ultimate Haki? Or is it because of the fact that he even survived after clashing with Edward Newgate and getting in a war with Kaido?

Big Mom is arguably the weakest Yonko, but she makes up for this by forming allies with different nation. Hence, the numbers of her offspring.

Shanks is definitely a force to be feared for good reasons.

He has only 1 ship - As we currently know, Shanks only has a caveat of a crew in 1 single ship and that says a lot. Numbers in the OP world can mean a lot and him being in the New World with just a single ship and exceptional crew members who are known to be great at Haki (Beckman, Lucky Roo and Yasopp).
Former Cabin Boy of the Pirate King, Roger - He was known to be a part of Roger's Crew with Buggy, although this doesn't mean much because of the latter's credibility, being part of the crew might help him develop his Haki.
Haki Strength - Shanks is shown to be a master of 2 types of Haki, Armament and especially Conqueror's Haki, greatly depicted when he boarded Whitebeard's ship. He also used to occasionally fight with Mihawk, the World's Greatest Swordsman before his arm got severed.

Just these three alone would make you fear the red-haired Pirate. Also, he interrupted Kaido's attempt to attack Whitebeard during the Battle of Marineford and stopped said battle by just announcing the war is over which prompted Sengoku to do it which proves that Shanks is definitely someone you don't mess with.

If he can stop Kaido, the World Government/Marines, and make Blackbeard shiver then this just proves my point.

TL;DR Big Mom is afraid of Shanks because he's just too powerful for her.

The mystery surrounding Shanks' powers and capabilities is suffocating in a sense. Compared to Big M, I think Shanks would win. First of all, the Yonkou rarely attack each other which makes a head to head comparison quite difficult. It is, however, important to note that Shanks' straw hat is basically the star of the show. Power recognizes power. The hat belonged to someone else before Shanks, guess who? This cannot be used as concrete evidence but it definitely means something. Also, Shanks could hold his own against Mihawk, White Beard and Kaido's forces despite not having a devil fruit ability. Even Black Beard needs time to gather enough strength to challenge him and that speaks volumes. In conclusion, the other Yonkou might be extremely powerful but everyone in the OP world, from the government to the navy and the Yonkou themselves, recognizes that Shanks is in a league of his own. Remember, this is just a biased opinion so do not treat it like concrete fact from statements in OP.


What type of Sage Mode does Hashirama enter? We all know that the following people are capable of entering Sage Mode:

Naruto
Jiraiya
Orochimaru (learnt but couldn't use because of his body, or rather his vessels)
Kabuto
Hashirama

Naruto and Jiraiya learnt it from the Toads (at Mount Myōboku), hence they go into the Toad-style Sage Mode. Orochimaru and Kabuto learnt it from the Snakes (at Ryūchi Cave), hence they go into the Snake-style Sage Mode. But what type of Sage Mode does Hashirama enter? I read a lot about the Sage Mode and Senjutsu, but couldn't find any info about Hashirama's Sage Mode.

Before I deliver my answer, we must ask ourselves what Sage Mode is.

What is Sage Mode?

From Sage Mode article:

  Sage Mode is the empowered state humans enter when they learn to draw natural energy inside them and blending it with their chakra. By doing so, the human creates new senjutsu chakra that allows them to enter Sage Mode.

The next question is: Where do shinobi learn it from?

  Thus far, Sage Mode has been shown to be taught in two places: at Mount Myōboku by the toads, and Ryūchi Cave by the snakes.

The articles clearly states that Sage Mode is achieved when the user learns to draw natural energy and mixes it with their chakra, and Mount Myoboku and Ryuchi Cave are two known places where they can learn to do so.

Now, the requirements for learning Sage Mode:

  According to Fukasaku, only those who already possess "extreme chakra levels" can utilise natural energy to invoke senjutsu.

Hashirama Senju's Sage Mode

Let us move onto Hashirama Senju.

  Because of his large chakra reserves, Hashirama is able to use senjutsu by entering Sage Mode, a feat he could perform instantaneously; it is not known where he learned it.

If we look at his abilities section:

  He is similarly knowledgeable of skills he has no training in, being able to recognize the Samsara of Heavenly Life Technique.

Taking into consideration the aforementioned details, in conclusion, it is possible that Hashirama learned Sage Mode by himself. Since it is self-taught, it is not animal-influenced. Hence it would be something-like a "Normal-Without-Animal-Influence-Sage-Mode".

What led me to this conclusion?

  Learning Sage Mode at Mount Myōboku or Ryūchi Cave grants the user with a toad and snake-influenced Sage Mode respectively,

That is the explanation for the toad/snake techniques used by Jiraiya/Naruto and Orochimaru/Kabuto.

However, Hashirama's Sage Mode hasn't shown what animal-influence it possesses so far. Therefore, he couldn't have learned his Sage Mode from Mount Myōboku or Ryūchi Cave.

His Sage Mode strengthens his Wood-Release techniques and his overall performance drastically.

From Naruto manga, Chapter 657, Page 08:

Madara-sama's line: "Only this much power... This will be easy to handle.", shows that an experienced and powerful shinobi can use Senjutsu within mere moments.

Wrapping up

Since there is no official details about what Sage Mode Hashirama uses, my conclusion is classified as a possibility.

Another possible conclusion is detailed in this answer: Is there a slug based Sage Mode?

Hashirama Senju has the Forest Sage Mode. It says in the wikia, that his Sage Mode is a special type that only he can use. Thats fitting since he would need the Forest Style to increase the effect of his Wood Style.


How big would the One Piece planet/universe be if looked from outer space? Since I don't read the manga and I can't remember a lot of it, maybe someone who has more extensive knowledge/understanding of One Piece world can have a rough estimate of how big the universe/planet/ocean is, I'm just curious because all that sea and island being wide apart and we haven't even got to half (or quarter) of it (I guess?).

Would the One Piece planet look similar to earth's size? Or is it more comparable to Jupiter, for example?

The One Piece planet is similar to Earth not only in its Earth-inspired character names. In Chapter 115, Vivi mentions the "Age of Dinosaurs" on Little Garden and Kuzan (Aokiji) has a move called Ice Age, suggesting that there was an Ice Age on this planet. With the exception of the Grand Line, most of the planet experiences four seasons, regular tides, and weather patterns similar to Earth. All of this in addition to regular days and nights suggest that the One Piece galaxy is heliocentric.

However, the One Piece planet has 6 moons, and one of these moons has its own moon (which is large enough itself to be a self-gravitating sphere). Assuming the Ohara citizens were correct about their model of the planet and that the One Piece universe has the same laws of physics as ours, their planet is probably not Earth. Theoretically, it should be much larger but considering imaginary logic, maybe we should just leave the physics up to our imaginations.

I would put the One Piece planet at a similar size to Earth's for several reasons:

According to the One Piece Timeline (not perfect but probably the best we can get with what we have), it took Luffy and his crew something like 75 days to get through Paradise with excursions (again, I understand that could be spot on or way off, we just can't know for certain). Earth has a circumference of ~40,000 km. The average caravel (Going Merry) speed is let's say 5 knots with a Nami navigator and Grand Line conditions. A Franky-built brig (Thousand Sunny) averages let's say 10 knots because Franky is awesome and Nami is navigating. So that means the Straw Hats traveled Paradise at an overall average of let's say 7 knots. 20,000 km / 7 knots is ~65 days without excursions and the Straw Hats knock out most of these excursions in a day or two.
Apart from the Grand Line, the One Piece planet has Earth-like weather patterns and four seasons per year. Considering Luffy supposedly has a Gregorian calendar birthday (Cinco de Mayo), there are 365 days in said years. Oh, also, he weighs 64 kg and that's a reasonable Earth weight. He is really strong though so maybe it's a bit smaller and that's why everyone can jump really high and Luffy only weighs 64kg, apart from "because reasons," which is probably how we should be approaching this question. Now, correct me if I'm wrong but I do not believe either of these measurements are technically canon, so take all that with the same grain of salt with which you are probably taking this question and answer.
The deepest part of the ocean we know about in One Piece is just below Fishman Island, which lies 10km below sea level. Not-so-coincidentally, the deepest depth of Earth's ocean is just over 10km. Since the One Piece planet supports land and water on its crust similarly to Earth, it probably has a similar geological structure to Earth. With identical water depths, I think I can rest my case here.

As mirroroftruth mentioned, One Piece is based on real life: most characters are based on real historical people and many places as well. For example:

Dressrosa = Spain
Wano = Japan
Kurohige = Edward Teach (even the name is the same)

However, it seems to me that islands are not very big so I wouldn't say the One Piece world is as big as the Earth...


What happens if Uzumaki and Uchiha married each other? Will their offspring have Rinnegan? Ok, I'm wondering .
If Uchiha and Uzumaki have a child together, there are possibility that the child inherited Sharingan right?
Since Uzumaki have ties with Senju then, can the child awaken Rinnegan?

No, just an average/general Uchiha and Uzumaki marriage cannot give birth to a child who is capable of activating Rinnegan. In order to activate Rinnegan one requires chakra of both Indra and Ashura which enables Hagoromo's chakra. Please refer the below url. http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinnegan

All of you are wrong about this. All Uchiha have Indra's chakra and All Senju(Uzumaki related) have Ashura's chakra. Now Madara/Sasuke and Hashirama/Naruto are special because Indra's and Ashura's reincarnated into them. To answer the question, yes the child will be able to obtain rinnegan. He will be most likely like the sage of the six paths before he obtained sharingan and rinnegan.

The sage wasn't born with rinnegan. He started with nothing, his eyes were almost like a byakugan. When he lost his lover he obtained the sharingan. Afterward, learned how to control sage power and went fight his mother. His mother made him kill his brother (he healed him a few moments after Ain't got time to explain all) which allowed him to awaken the EMS. He had the EMS and sage powers and he ended up with the rinnegan.

Uchiha possess the sharingan
Senju possess the sage chakra

Of course if they have a child he will be able to obtain the rinnegan. Although he will have to overcome hardships like losing a friend (sharingan) a lover (MS) and take sibling eyes (EMS) and since he already have sage chakra from Senju parent, the rinnegan will be awakened


Why did Hisoka want to kill Panthom Troupe's members? I am not quite understand why Hisoka tried to kill all Phantom Troupe member after he was lost from its leader, Chrolo Lucifer. That fight, Chrollo vs Hisoka i think is reasonable because Hisoka always intended to beat a person that more powerful than himself,

   but in the end he was lost and also confirmed death by Shalnark.

From the very first Phantom Troupe's Arc, Hisoka seems didn't have that kind of urge to kill all Phantom troupe's member. After his rebirth from that battle between Chrollo Lucifer, he suddenly have urge to kill all Phatom Troupes' member, this is just escalated quickly mood from Hisoka. His first Victim from the group were

   Shalnark and Kortopi, in chapter 357

What's his motive to kill all Phantom Troupe's member ?

The thing is, it's quite hard to interpret or understand Hisoka's motives. So, as to the reason behind Hisoka's seemingly abrupt decision to kill or hunt down all Phantom Troupe members, we don't know yet as of now unless it will be revealed in upcoming chapters. Chapter 357 also surprised me as his decision was so sudden.

What we do know, either from reading the manga or watching the anime, is that Hisoka is someone who gets off or is 'turned on' when fighting someone who is strong, either stronger than him like Chrollo or someone with potential like Gon. This could probably mean that he either has Agonophilia or he's an adrenaline junkie. He probably wants to fight all of the Troupe members, believing it would give him great arousal or excitement since he probably realized they could be worthy opponents after his fight with Chrollo. But again, this is just a possibility based on his actions. We can't be sure unless Togashi explicitly shows this in the future.

It would be, however, hasty to immediately conclude that he did it 'just because' with no reason or plan. He's not like that and he plans all his moves, as can be seen, for example, in his fights during the Heavens Arena arc. As to his exact plans for antagonizing all of the members of the Troupe, it also has yet to be revealed.

In my opinion its because, whenever Hisoka was fighting with Chrollo, he was actually 1(Hisoka) vs 4(Chrollo, Machi, Shalnark, Kortopi). And it is obviously unfair matchup. I found this video very helpful explaining hisoka reason to kill every troupe.

Part1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Km6l5gRXuY

Part2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2vsYFYMD1g


How can there be two separate bodies with the same souls? In chapter 671 of Naruto, "Naruto and the Sage of Six Paths...!!", The Sage of Six paths told Naruto that he was the reincarnation of Ashura and Sasuke was the reincarnation of Indra. But then, he also mentioned that the previous reincarnations were Hashirama and Madara.

Because Indra's soul is inside Sasuke, and now that Madara is alive, whose soul does he have? Is there something that I've missed?

From what I understand, Indra and Ashura were transmigrated into Madara and Hashirama respectively during their lifetime. After both Madara and Hashirama died, their souls/chakra started looking for other hosts. We can say so because of what the Sage said,

  Now that Indra's transmigration is over...

Now that the new hosts are Sasuke and Naruto respectively, Indra need not be present in Madara (since he has come back to life). Madara had already attained the chakra of The Sage of the Six Paths before he died, and since he was brought back to life using the Edo Tensei, he retained the chakra of The Sage of the Six Paths.

Also from the other things that were said in the chapter,

It is safe to consider that the souls of Indra and Ashura were not controlling the host, rather used it as a container and helping the host. So we can say that both the souls of the host and Indra/Ashura existed in the same body. After the death of the host, the soul/chakra of Indra/Ashura moved on to find another host.

Now that Madara is back to life, he has his own soul in him and lacks the soul of Indra as that is present within Sasuke.

So basically, Madara's soul is his own.

It says in the anime, that Madara, having stolen the first Hokage's cells, and gaining both chakras, he's more like The Sage of Six Paths than the two sons.


Is All for One more powerful than All Might? The Ultra Analysis stats give All for One perfect stats in everything, 6/6 S+ for power, speed, intelligence and technique, when All Might only has 6/6 S+ in power and speed, and 6/6 S in intelligence and technique. Is All for One more powerful than All Might?

I think one for all is stronger. Think of it like this: All for one is definitely weaker like all might. Supporting this fact is that he still hasn’t healed, and is wearing a life support mask. When they fought the first time he messed up All Mights stomach really bad. In the second fight, All for one only held him back with his hands. And when class A and class B we’re attacked on the camp site muscular lost to Midoriya with has one for all. When Midoriya passed by Spinner during the attack he claimed that muscular was the second or first strongest in the group. Dabi claims that Tomura was weak for sending a bunch of rookie villains and that Dabi brought a bunch of hard to defeat villians. So there fore I think one for all is stronger.

Depends, if you take the fact that All Might defeated All for One twice then no All for One is weaker but still All for One weakened All Might to the point where everyone knew his skinny form. But if you take their quirks againsts each other All for One can actually win (without protag power)


What's the name of the song from My Hero Academia season 3 episode 9? It's the song that plays around 3:50 of s3 e9. I know it's been played on the show before. Another episode it was in was season 3 episode 1 when Todoroki was reminiscing at the pool. I believe I heard it before that as well. It is pretty soft and has a woman in the background.

Referencing against Episode 1 of Season 3 around 15:55, I believe it's included in the soundtrack for Boku no Hero Academia 2, Disc 2, Track 5: Kimi wo Koete (君を超えて).

my hero academia s3 OST - "the power of all for one"


How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart? In Angel Beats, Kanade clearly entered the afterlife before even Yurippe did, yet Otonashi arrived later. Technically, Kanade must've died after Otonashi.

How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?

Unfortunately, Angel Beats! doesn't go into much detail about the mechanics of the afterlife environment it takes place in.

However, if we assume that the series follows the basic concept of eternity, then a partial explanation can be given.

I drew up this little image of the three different timelines that are present in the series:

Key:

The green line is the (main) world timeline where the characters in the series lived their lives before they died.
The red line is the afterlife timeline where the characters went when they died and where most of the series takes place.
The cyan line is the alternate world timeline where (I presume) the characters in the series went after they've resolved their issues and regrets in the afterlife and moved on.
The white circles/ovals represent the time Kanade Tachibana spent on a timeline.
The blue circles/ovals represent the time Yuzuru Otonashi spent on a timeline.
The white lines represent Kanade's transition from one timeline to another.
The blue lines represent Yuzuru's transition from one timeline to another.
The ranges of the circles/ovals are rough estimates.

The (Main) World Timeline

Yuzuru is born.
Kanade is born.
Yuruzu gets in a train crash. Although he survives the initial crash, he eventually dies of thirst. Just before he dies, he signs an organ donor card. Because the rescuers arrived just barely too late, his organs could be harvested in time.
Kanade is in need of a heart transplant. She receives a donor heart. It is Yuzuru's.
Kanade dies. We don't know how long she lived after her heart transplant, but, it apparently saved her life, so I presume she lived a good while after it.

The Afterlife Timeline

Kanade arrives in the afterlife. As per Yuri, Kanade was there before she arrived, but, we're never told for how long, so, the amount of time she spent there from her arrival to her departure is unknown.
Events in the Angel Beats! Heaven's Door manga take place.
Yuzuru arrives in the afterlife.
Kanade and Yuzuru finally meet in person. She stabs him in the chest and notices that Yuzuru doesn't have a heart. She then realizes who Yuzuru is.
Events in the Angel Beats! anime take place.
Kanade moves on from the afterlife after thanking Yuzuru for the heart he gave her.
As per Angel Beats!: Another Epilogue, Yuzuru remains in the afterlife for an undisclosed amount of time helping others move on.
Events in the Angel Beats! anime sequel (if ever released) could take place here.
Yuzuru finally moves on from the afterlife.

The Alternate World Timeline

Yuzuru gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
Kanade gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
Yuzuru finally meets up with Kanade and they live happily ever after.

Like I said, the series never really explains the finer details of the afterlife and what exactly happens when someone moves on. This is the best explanation I can give you at the moment. Perhaps some more light will be shed on this matter in the future.

Remember when Otonashi signed that organ donor card before he died? Angel was given his heart because she needed it and came to the afterlife to thank Otonashi for his heart.


Is Goku in Dragon Ball based on Sun Wukong from Journey to the West? When I was looking for info on Saiyuki and learned it was based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West, I was reminded of some things:

The Japanese name of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, is Son Goku.

  Sun Wukong (孫悟空) is known/pronounced as Suen Ng-hung in Cantonese, Tôn Ngộ Không in Vietnamese, Sun Ngokong in Thai, Sun Gokong or Sun Go Kong in Malay and Indonesian, Son Ogong in Korean, and Son Gokū in Japanese.

Source: Sun Wukong - Names and titles (1st Paragraph)

Some question here refer to Goku from Dragonball as Son Goku.

A number of images of Sun Wukong show him on a cloud with a staff, similar how Goku in the original Dragon Ball Series is shown with Nimbus and his staff.

So, I am wondering if Goku in Dragon Ball is based on Sun Wukong from Journey to the West?

Akira Toriyama was definitely influenced by Journey to the West in writing the original Dragon Ball manga. In early stories, Goku rides the Flying Nimbus cloud and wields an extendable staff, two aspects taken directly from his inspiration the Monkey King along with his name, and the fact that he turns into a giant ape is also a callback to his simian origins.

The quest to find the Dragon Balls was also a parallel to the quest for the sutras, or scrolls of the Buddha, and some of the other characters from Dragon Ball have parallels to Journey to the West characters, although they tend to be a little tenuous at times. And, of course, it didn't take long before the original story gave way to all the craziness and martial arts and ridiculously scaling power levels to the extent that by the time Dragon Ball Z came along the resemblances are superficial at best.

You can see mention of the connection in the Wikipedia article, although the sources are mostly print ones so you'd have to put a little leg work in to track them down yourself.

He is based on Wukong prior to having a monkey tail some monkey magic the power pole and the flying Nimbus including one more thing u forgot the armour of Son Goku that some evil sold it to a pawn shop for just because he liked it that is what insipred the Omni king to not be scared of him in Dragon Ball Z and erased his future saying they lost


Korean manhwa about a guy who cannot fight, but ends up winning every fight he is in I read this Korean manhwa about 2 years ago. I am bad at names, which is why I don't remember the title of the book, nor the names of any of the characters. This is not a popular series, and may not even have an anime. The manhwa is complete.

It has street fights. There are no superpowers whatsoever, as they are all humans. It's all about a guy becoming the top fighter in the school completely by accident.

I believe it takes place at an all boys high school, but there is a girl whom everyone mistakes for a guy attending the school for some reason. There are technically no rules against girls going to that school, though.

The main character is a complete wuss, with brown hair. In the first fight (maybe, not too sure), he pretends to be tough, then a group of people try to beat him up. However, he accidentally beats them all up instead. After that fight, I think pretty much all fights from that point on are 1 on 1, as people try to take him down and fail by sheer bad luck.

Even with all the fights going on, the parents are never involved, though I believe the principle is, and he literally beats up any kids that get into fights.

There's also a less popular remake where he can fight, but he keeps losing to everyone he tries to fight with. Basically, a complete flip of the series.

Feel free to make pot shot guesses, I will look up all answers.

Edit: The series is Transfer Student Storm Bringer.

The girl in this series has pink hair, and the guy has brown hair.

Maybe you are looking for Angel Densetsu.

In the manga, the main character becomes the top fighter of his school due to luck/accident. As a result, many people from other schools come to challenge him to test his abilities, but he wins by luck as always.

He is totally a complete wuss with no experience in fighting, and he is just ugly.

If the manga above is not what you are looking for, try taking a look at the manga listed below. They also have the same trait as Angel Densetsu where the protagonists are just wusses and win by luck.

Ocha ni Gosu
Gorio
Legend of the Strongest Man, Kurosawa
Bari Haken
Transfer Student Storm Bringer (The girl in this series has pink hair, and the guy has brown hair)

I believe you are looking for Ultimate Legend: Kang Hae Hyo. He did not become a top fighter by accident. He was technically a beast in fighting until he got hit by a bus or truck (i can't fully recall which one was it). His lost memory started to re-surface as the fighting went on.

This manhwa also ticks the box on the girl you are looking for since the story involves a chick that was mistaken for a guy. She also led a gang where her gang members took her for a guy but for unknown reason she left the gang and only saw them again when she enrolled on a same school his former gang members were schooling at.


Which nationality is All Might? All Might is blond, and he uses an American-themed suit, and labels all his attacks with American city names.
At first, I thought he could be American, but then he has a Japanese name and works in Japan.
Is All Might Japanese, American, some other nationality, or is it unknown?

His full name is Toshinori Yagi which is a Japanese name as you said and according to wiki his birthplace is Tokyo.

Other evidences are:

His mentor, Nana Shimura, is also Japanese.
All Might also go to  U.A. High School and his homeroom teacher was Gran Torino.

Nope! American. Before the take down of All for one the #2 hero Endeavor said and I quote “Why do we get stuck out here while the AMERICAN gets to barge in!” ALMIGHT is American. However I don’t doubt he was raised in Tokyo and has family who is Japanese but he is American. He also uses Detroit etc as names for his power moves. You don’t just name something Detroit unless you were raised there lol even living there for a short time doesn’t make sense. It is obviously a shout out to his home town, perhaps where he was born.


Is anime1.com a legal site for watching anime? Other anime streaming sites are blocking my IP because I'm Iranian while anime1.com isn't. I wanted to know if it's legal to watch/stream anime from this site. Thanks.

You might want to see this post: How can I tell if a site is Legal? It lists legal sites for streaming anime and reading/buying manga.

Is anime1.com legal? Nope. An immediate indicator that a site is illegal is if it's laced with ads that are usually irrelevant to anime/manga in general. anime1.com's anime pages are almost filled up with ads and clicking on anime episode links results to pop-ups.

'You can also check the site information to confirm if they have a valid certificate and connection type,' as mentioned by @Rumplestiltskin. If a green padlock is present, that site is most likely secure and a 'Connection is secure' message will pop out whenever you click on it. This helps you avoid 'really dangerous anime-scam sites.' anime1.com does not have this so be wary of sites like these.

Clarification: I just want to clarify something since people seem to misunderstand. The check for valid certificate is not a way to check for a site's legality. It is just for security purposes. There are many ways to check for a site's security but that, I think, is outside the scope of the question.

If a streaming site is offering you copyrighted material for free, you can be confident that site is not operating legally.

However, watching/streaming anime (or other material) from a site is considered legal in many countries, even if the site itself is not legal. Whether this applies to your country would be better asked at law.stackexchange.com.

Despite of what was suggested in the other answer, checking if the site has a valid certificate and secure connection is bad and even dangerous advice, as nowadays any site can obtain those for free in just a few minutes with zero background checks through open certificate authorities like Let's Encrypt.


Manga image of two girls with unusual eyes I found it on tumblr and i would be interested to know from what manga it is

It looks like it's from Tokyo Ghoul. They've all got eyes like that:

It looks like the characters from your screenshot are Kurona Yasuhisa and Nashiro Yasuhisa:

More info:

My Anime List
Anime News Network
Wikia

It's Tokyo Ghoul(Kushu) its a really good manga, and it already has an anime adaption.

  Synopsis

  Strange murders are happening in Tokyo. Due to liquid evidence at the scene, the police conclude the attacks are the results of "eater" type ghouls. College buddies Kaneki and Hide come up with the idea that ghouls are imitating humans so that's why they haven't ever seen one. Little did they know that their theory may very well become reality. (source)


What did the old man say to the bartender at the end? In the short one-shot Death Billiards, the old man says something to the bartender at the end when they choose which elevator to get into (presumably, one goes to hell and the other to heaven). What did the old man say? He smirked at the end so it seemed like he got something that he wanted or had somehow tricked the younger man. The bartender wouldn't say what it was. Am I missing something or is this just completely wide-open-ended?

As the white-haired bartender said, "秘密です," (himitsu desu, it's a secret).
With such an open-ended ending, there's no way to know for sure (much like the "Cart Driver Dilemma" in Code Geass).
The story implies that the younger guy went to heaven while the older dude went to hell, with the masks above their respective elevators with a white face and a demon face.
However, who is to say any of them went to heaven or hell? Or that things are exactly as they are described by the white-haired bartender?
I think the intention of such an open-ended ending is to get viewers to form their version of the story.
Some points to consider are:

The fact that the bartender was lying (or at least telling a half-truth and leaving out key details) from the beginning makes you question all of his explanations. Which parts are red herring? Which parts are true?

 If you look closely, the so-implied "corpses" the bartender shows the young man are actually marionette parts (look closely at the legs hanging towards the middle right). The bartender mentions that when they arrived, they were of equal footing, perhaps referring to the fact that none of them had their original memories... and with each ball pocketed by the opposing side they got a bit of their memory back.

The fact that the game (and its outcome) was predetermined

 and the old man was supposed to win.

The fact that the old man arrives after the young man

 (even though the bartender mentions that those that die at the same time are invited there). If they died at the same time, wouldn't they arrive at the same time?

The fact that they leave in the same elevator they came from (at least the old man does)

The fact that the old man bites his lip before the white-haired bartender hugs the young man.

The fact that the old man's flashback happens in reverse order compared to the young man's and also

 how the old man's death is never shown, nor is the first memory of his last moment truly his. It was actually the old man's wife's and his memorial portrait is shown, with offerings meaning that he probably was already dead.

And most importantly, the jellyfish. The jellyfish are a recurring symbol throughout the series, from the chandeliers to the aquarium, and the stained glass pattern behind the counter and the same design on the bathroom tiles. According to shamanism the jellyfish totem is supposed to represent "inner strength, vulnerability, transparency, and truth."

From this, we can imply that although there is a game of life and death going on, it is not as the bartender describes...

 The bartender mentions that he is the "さいてい者" which can be implied to be the "arbiter", the person who decides if someone goes to "heaven" or "hell"... however, who is being judged is never directly stated. The setting could be a place in limbo and it could be just the young man that is being judged, not for whether he goes to heaven or hell, but if he deserves a second chance (さいてい can also mean "second chance"), whether to be reincarnated or getting a second chance in his current life. The presence of the old man might be there to play a devil's advocate type of role to prevent this from happening. The old man might be a person that was condemned to hell and given a second chance to be able to be reincarnated if he can reveal the bad side of darkness and sink him into despair.

What the old man asks the bartender near the end could be something like "Is the game over (can I move on)?" and the bartender's reply could be, "not yet."

 This could be why the old man bites his lip. Because he knows he's lost. His smile as the elevator door closes could be because he knows that he'll be back for another shot.

Since the plot and ending is so open-ended, a lot of other things can be implied... much like the ending to Inception. You're meant to infer the ending that you want, rather than be told what it is.
The hostess seems to be a bit out of place. The piano player is a marionette moved by wires, and it is demonstrated that the wires can move things around. There seems to be no need for a hostess, as she does not serve a particular function (the bartender makes the drinks, she is only seen receiving the empty glass of water). Most of her other actions after the game starts are imitating the bartender's...

 What if she was a person that lost the game and is stuck in this limbo until she discovers the true meaning of life and herself like the young man did. As the credits roll, the hostess first asks the bartender what the old man said to him, he immediately says that it's "a secret," but when she asks who went to what place, instead of telling her that it's a secret, he asks what she thinks, perhaps asking her if she's learned anything, she replies she's asking because she doesn't know, he replies that it's a secret... perhaps implying that she is not yet ready to know... her own fate.

As a side note, though the gg Fansub translate the name of the place as "Queen Decim," I personally believe the place to be called "Quindecim(e)", the latin word for "15" (十五, じゅうご, "jyuugo"), perhaps implying the Ten Epithets of Buddha (十号, also "jyuugou")?
The Ten Epithets of the Buddha 仏十号(butsujyuugou):

Tathagata/如来(nyorai), one who has come from the world of truth
応供(gu), one who deserves oblations
正偏知(shouhenchi), one who knows everything perfectly.
明行足(myougyou-soku), one who sees the truth and walks the way satisfactorily
善逝(zenzei), one who is gone to the world of enlightenment
世間解(sekenge), one who understands the world
無上士(mujouji), one who is unsurpassed by anyone else
調御丈夫(jougo-joubu), one who controls men
天人師 (tenninshi), who teaches gods and men
仏世尊(Butsu-seson), the enlightened one who is honored by the people of the world

With everthing thats been said here I would conclude the old man is part of the test to test if the 30 year old man is worthy of going to heaven. The old man goes into the same elevator he came from to start the test with a new person while the 30 year old man goes in the elevator that will either lead him to heaven or hell


Can Brook marry a real woman and have real kids (human kids)? He can almost do everything: eat, drink, poop (Luffy asked him when they first met), etc. Brook even says by drinking milk, his broken bones heal faster. So it seems food has effect in his body.

So I was just wondering that after a certain age, all the straw hats will retire and have a family. Will Brook also be able to do so? Can Brook marry a real woman and have real kids (human kids)?

Yes

I could not find any verified references as to which of the two possibilities listed below is correct, but based off the fact that he is non-existent parts can interact with the things around him [relevant AAM question] I am leaning towards the first.

1.
Brook just acts like most people when reproducing and via the Yomi Yomi no Mi fruits powers, somehow it all just works. The sound waves in his chest bounce off something, his urine is aimed by something so it seems probable that if he just went through the motions, (whether or not his wife could feel anything) then his non-existent organs would also operate normally.

2.
This is to cover all bases, and explain why it would be possible, although admittedly not practical if he was unable to become aroused or physically respond down there. Because Brook has other liquids, it is fair to say that he does have sperm and we know that if nothing is happening, eventually Brook would have a wet dream. I would like to refer to this article about frog underpants that was placed on the frog in a very early experiment to learn about the basics of reproduction where they placed specially made underpants on the male frog, placed him with a female, waited for them to mate and then collected the frogs sperm and analysed it. Well in theory, brook could wear a similar apparatus to collect and preserve his own sperm, which could later be used by his wife to produce a child.

Plus there is always adoption

In short, his organs are fully operative but they don't exist.

Since you need "that organ" in physical form to have kids, then I assume he can't have kids (his genitalia can't be touched). But he can still pee since he doesn't need to touch his genitalia to pee (like he can have a nosebleed without having his blood circulating his body)


Why didn't Akame die when she cut herself with Murasame? As per the wiki, Murasme ...

  ... is a poisonous blade that can kill a person with only one cut. Once the sword pierces skin, it injects a lethal poison into the victim, killing them within seconds. Akame states that cleaning this weapon is very dangerous because of this ability.

In the anime, episode 24 to be exact, she cuts herself when fighting Esdeath to get a massive power boost for a few minutes by supposedly using the strength of all the people she has killed. Based on what I've seen in the anime and the discussions around the blade, she should have died, why didn't she?

It indeed is very confusing.

In episode 4 of the anime, Akame tells this to Tatsumi in the alley:

  Maintaining it is nerve-raking

referring to her sword. She continues and says

  If you accidentally cut your finger, you die instantly

Keeping the above in mind, I think there are three possibilities:

She was not aware of the hidden power of the sword at that moment (in episode 4) and later on found that she can cut herself to get the cursed power for a short period. This behavior of an imperials arm has been seen at other places too, where Esdeath did not initially know that she can stop time, but she learned that after Tatsumi escaped her.
She knew that if she cuts herself with her sword, she would get the cursed powers, but at that moment in episode 4, she wanted to signify that even an invincible looking imperial arms can have weaknesses.
The last possibility is that the hidden ability of the sword cannot be simply invoked. So when she actually does not want to use the hidden ability and she gets cut by the sword, she might die.

Furthermore, in the last episode, while using the hidden ability, Akame thinks

  Even if this consumes me

which indicates that prolonged/over use of the ability might lead the user to get consumed by the curse itself.

In any of three scenarios, I think the anime overall was really nice and it just left some open ended questions to the imagination of the viewers.

Murasame recognizes Akame as its true wielder, Murasame remembers all the people Akame killed, and cutting herself knowing poison will go into her body is taking responsibility for all the people Akame killed. The sword is conscious, it can tell good from bad, you can piss it off too(the time an enemy insulted the sword then tried to use it against Akame).
Anyways, resisting the poison, the sword gave her major power and speed boosts, fast enough to leave an afterimage caused by Esdeaths bloodlust when she froze time.


Why do the Homunculi look the way they do? What is the reason for which the (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood's) homunculi look the way they do? I know they mean to represent the sins from which they were created, but is there a common image in Japanese folklore for them?

Lust is represented as a beautiful, desirable (take Havoc's opionions on this) woman. (And that's the only directly-represented sin I can find amongst the homunculi.)

Gluttony is represented as a fat, all-eating beast. (?)

Greed... ? I mean, the first Greed was an apparently normal human with abilities to cover his skin with diamond-hard layers. (Apart from the "diamond", I can't see how he is "greedy" at all. Not as his appearance, at least.)

Sloth is

   a giant, enormously huge and fast(??) creature.

Wrath is justifiable enough.

   He had a normal human body taken for experiments and had a philosopher's stone inserted. All the souls within him then fought for control, leaving only the one who actually controlled him.

Pride

   is a child????

Envy

   is a huge monster who has the ability to freely change his form around.

Is there a pattern I'm losing here?

This is my understanding of what defines the homunculus physical attributes.

Lust

Beautiful, desirable and a b****. The kind of woman that every man wants to get, but when they are in there, they soon realize that they don't want to be with her.

Gluttony

Fat, lazy, always hungry and quite stupid. Wants the girl but most likely won't get her because of his appearance, which is also why he always hangs around Lust and goes crazy when she is killed by Mustang.

Envy

Her actual form is very ugly. She envies everyone because they look better than her. This is the reason why she can change her appearance at will, as she wants to look better than others.

Greed

Wants everything, has possessions not friends. His ultimate shield is a variation of carbon (diamond). Teeth are jagged like that of a demon.

Wrath

Another word for anger. Uses his rage to fuel his determination and fighting ability, thus making him the ultimate warrior and leader.

Sloth

Large, strong, slow. However, easily bored and would rather not do anything physically taxing. He is also easily agitated hence the battle at the wall.

Pride

Feels he is superior in everything, appearance, abilities. Has a huge ego and will most likely try to kill anybody that makes him feel small. Hence why he is bound to a vessel of a 7-9 year old. Children of about that age are extremely prideful in personality, causing him to be slightly immature and think he is the best.

This is however my own interpretation of why they are like they are physically and personality wise.

Envy's form is understandable because he's actually really small and weak
so he has the desire to be as good as other individuals


Is it common for games to get a anime? A lot of anime are based off of the plot of a manga and/or light novels. Sometimes an anime is an original work that gets a manga story afterwards, but that isn't always the case.

I remember watching Amagami, where you could obviously notice that it was based on a game, and some are even named after the games such as Final Fantasy.

So how common is it for a anime to be based of a game? I have only seen it once or twice but is it really that uncommon? Or are they just animated in a way that you won't directly notice that it comes from a game unless you already know so?

Just like in this answer, let's take a look at /u/homu's data.

This basically answers your question right here: between 8% and 15% (avg. 10%) of anime in each year from 2000-2013 were based on a video game of some variety. Games are a minor but not insignificant source for anime.

Now, if you're asking "what percentage of video games get turned into an anime", the answer almost certainly rounds to 0%. There are a lot of video games out there (probably in the high hundreds per year, at least), but less than 200 anime per year, only a fraction of which are based on video games.

This data set only covers TV anime (thus excluding ONAs, OVAs, and films), but I see no reason to expect that an unusually large percentage of any of those media would be based on games.

Indeed. I've seen a few anime based on video games, and while they aren't that common, they aren't uncommon, either. Some anime are literally used to promote games, but these are usually card games like Yu-Gi-Oh! and Duel Masters. One of my favorite anime, Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi, or Bridge to the Starry Skies, is based off of a visual novel!


Why did Historia's mother hate and reject her? Other than her being a bastard child, was any reason given as to why Historia's mother hated her and disowned her?

The reason was that Historia is Rod Reiss's child. Since Historia was his child, she has the ability to obtain the abilities of the Coordinate and use them to the fullest. This was the reason that the Military Police's First Interior Squad had to murder Historia and her mother in order to ensure that power would not fall into the hands of people the central government could not control.

Therefore, Alma hated Historia as Historia's existence would lead to her death.

  Historia Reiss - She carried deep resentment towards her daughter, even more so before Kenny slit her throat, as Historia's existence is the reason she had to die.

She trapped and married a rich man like Lord Reiss for her own personal gain. Finally, when she didn’t get what she wanted, she blamed it on her poor, innocent child.
Also, Lord Reiss is equally guilty.


Where can I find "Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens" light novels in English? I started watching the anime, and it's really interesting so I wanted to read the original, the light novels, but I can't find it anywhere.

You have the unlicensed translation: not good in the hood . url
"This series is currently not licensed for official English releases at this time" Finding a physical copy? Not going to happen unless a translation gets licensed.


How could Otosaka Yuu remember his imprisonment if it happened in another timeline? During the live show by ZHIEND, Otosaka Yuu remembers his time as a guinea pig in the research facility, where he helps his brother jump back in time.

The thing is, we later learn that his brother jumped back countless times (separating the guinea pig timeline from the current timeline even further).

How could Yuu have those memories?

Unfortunately, the answer to that is that there isn't an answer.  In episode 11, Yuu himself asks this question to Shunsuke and Dr. Tsutsumiuchi.
This happens at 4:54 as seen below:

Some argument over this same topic took place on the MyAnimeList forums here.
In summary, that thread has a few different ideas on how it could have happened but no concrete evidence since the show didn't provide any. If you recall, throughout the series there were several hints of two of them remembering they had a brother. His memories finally returned when he was listening to the live performance of the song incidentally named "Trigger". This was supposedly the first time he had heard it, but he could remember listening to it in the other timeline.
Another theory from that thread is that Sala had an ability to restore people's mind with her voice, as she did with Nao's brother, and upon hearing her live performance his memories returned; however, this is unlikely because he previously heard her sing in the hospital room and was unaffected.
As the final episode has now been aired, it is clear that this will be left open as a plothole with viewers left to interpret it as they please.

As mentioned in Michael McQuade's answer, I think that she does have that power. It's just that she can give people their memories only if she sings for that specific person. What it means that she knew that Yuu was in the crowd and sang for him specifically and he was affected.


How and why is Subaru connected to the Witch (Satella)? All throughout the series, specifically, within the second Arc of the story, there are references to Subaru smelling like the Witch's Scent, Giving us the knowledge that he is Definitely connected to her.

Why is this? It's well known that Subaru was pulled from modern day Japan into this Fantasy world, as well as that he has the ability "Return to Death" In which he has the ability to Respawn.

These things most likely have things in common with his relations to the witch, though... What exactly is the relationship? How are they connected?

Satella The Jealous Witch is in love with Subaru. Why though is not known to the current arc of the latest source arc 6 (web) may change in the official version (Published book).

The first time we supposed to see her was supposed to be in the current anime arc which is arc 3 it is not shown during the anime but every time Subaru dies he is transported (symbolizes by the arm grabbing him) to a new timeline while that happen he is transported first to a void places (for depiction look at opening 1 where the places is covered with smokes symbolizing the witches miasma which may explain why the smell grew thicker everytime he re-spawn).

He saw an image of a girl which became clearer every loop. not only thus images pop up the more significant changes that you would observe in the anime (if they didn't cut it) he will hear the whisper of Satella saying 'I Love You' in every attempt of a reveal.(episode 20)

The fact that he say 'I love Emilia' during the Rem scene will put on perspective why Emilia was killed during his attempt to reveal the power

This isnt a fact but a theory but I am starting to learn towards the idea that Emilia is Satella. Subaru is the flugel. Hence the flugel tree and why he planted it. I think Emilia will take the witch genes from Subaru possibly to save him from the insanity? Maybe all 7 witch genes was too much. This also may be why Satella says he loves Subaru. I think that guy might be right about the time travel. Satella said something about Subaru showing him the world,kissing her etc. Anyways yea. Subaru and Emilia somehow travelled back to the past which may be the authority of envy- Time? This also explains why Echidna hates Emilia. Echidna hates Satella. So much deetailsss gah. Anyways we'll know soon enough. Lets be patient :) if Im right. Subaru is in for some deep shit. Is he gonna kill Emilia this time to free her or is he gonna seal her again? Will he save her this time?


How many Dragons are there in total in Fairy Tail? Some of the Dragon Slayers were trained by Dragons, while others gained Dragon Slayer Magic by means of Lacrima implants (as in the case of Laxus). For Lacrima implants, the Dragon Slayer Magic has to be extracted from a Dragon (that's my assumption). So how many Dragons in total, living or dead, exist in Fairy Tail? If possible please provide their names.

According to the Fairy Tail wiki, there are 18 Dragons who have been given a name.

   However in the Grand Magic Games arc we learn that 400 years ago the world was ruled by dragons. Many a Dragon were slain, and thus, the humans became known as Dragon Slayers.

Dragons with titles:

Igneel - The Fire Dragon King
Metalicana - The Iron Dragon
Grandeeney - The Sky Dragon
Acnologia - The Black Dragon (The Black Dragon of the Apocalypse)
Weisslogia - The White Dragon
Skiadrum - The Shadow Dragon
Zirconis - The Jade Dragon
Atlas Flame - The Fire Dragon
Belserion - The Sage Dragon
Irene Belserion - Queen of Dragons
Elefseria - The Law Dragon
Mercuphobia - The Water God Dragon

Other named Dragons:

Motherglare
Scissor Runner
Levia
Dark Dragon
Rock Dragon
Animus

There are 18 dragons:

Igneel
Metalicana
Grandeeney
Acnologia
Weisslogia
Skiadrum
Ziroconis
Atlas Flame
Motherglare
Scissor runner
Levia
Dark Dragon
Rock Dragon
Belsrion
Irene Belserion
Animus
Elefseria
Mercuphobie


What exactly happened at the end of Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi? Kamisama no Inai Nichiyoubi (神さまのいない日曜日) ended with more questions than answers:

If Alice died instead of Dee, then why was Dee the one as a ghost in the real world?
Furthermore, Dee has her body (in the outside world) in the final scene.
How does Ai managed to "save" Alice? Yet at the same time she's standing in front of his grave.

Running through the forums and it seems like I'm not the only one who's confused.

What in the world happened? (no pun intended)

The biggest and undeniable contradiction is Dee going from ghost to normal human.
Does this mean that some sort of change of history caused Dee and Alice to "switch places"?

Dee appeared as a ghost because her physical body was still stuck in class 3-4, while Alice had a physical body outside because he was already buried by a proper gravekeeper. Therefore, his body wasn't in class 3-4 like Dee, and could appear normally since he was part of the world outside.
Dee has a physical body later on, because the world class 3-4 created had been destroyed. Her physical body was released.
Ai saved Alice by wishing intensely. In Sunday Without God, by wishing for something really badly it somehow would be granted, like how Hampnie Hambart wished to die happily besides his family, or how Alice got the ability Buzzer Beater. When Ai wished for Alice to be saved, God granted that wish, and so Alice could have a physical body outside class 3-4's world and continue to live his life.

For Alice ai was somehow able to save him before 3-4 disappeared and brought him to the real world and the scene with them at Alice's grave showed Alice's original body which was buried 14 years before the series


Does the Vampire Knight manga have additional story that the anime doesn't? I've watched the Vampire Knight anime. I really like the story so far but find it frustrating that the anime doesn't finish off the story. I'm trying to figure out if it is worth reading the manga.

Does the manga contain more story than the anime? Does it finish the story off?

Based on Manga Updates' page of Vampire Knight:

Status in Country of Origin
19 Volumes (Complete) + 2 Bonus Chapters
10 Bunkoban Volumes (Complete)
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 10, Chap 46

If you wonder why there are two kinds of volume above, in Japan, usually "volume" as we know it called tankoubon, and bunkouban is a tankoubon with more pages, thus why bunkouban has less volume. Further reading in Wikipedia about those formats.
So, to answer your question:

Does the manga contain more story than the anime?

Should be, because the anime only caught up to vol. 10 and when all season of Vampire Knight anime ended, the manga was still ongoing. You can see it based on the year the anime and manga ended at Wikipedia's page of Vampire Knight.
Further, I didn't watch the anime and only read its manga till the end, but seeing Wikipedia's page of List of Vampire Knight episodes, seeing the story of the last episode of Vampire Knight: Guilty, I can tell you that's not how the manga ended.

I'm trying to figure out if it is worth reading the manga. Does it finish the story off?

Whether it's worth or not, it's up to each reader. But if you want to know the "official" ending (I said "official", because the manga is the original source), then it's recommended to read the manga, because the manga did finish it off.

You watch the anime 3 times but try to figuere out if the manga is worth it? If you like it its always worth to check out the other.

As far as i remeber it has an open end but finishes the story.


Why didn't Nozawa Masako continue voicing Doraemon? In the 1973 version of Doraemon, the seiyuu for Doraemon is Nozawa Masako. However in the 1979 version of Doraemon, we have Ooyama Nobuyo voicing Doraemon. The newest Doraemon (the 2005) version has Mizuta Wasabi voicing Doraemon.

Most of the time (like 99%) a seiyuu retains the voicing roles, for example, Ishikawa Yui voices Mikasa Ackerman for all 3 seasons of Attack on Titan. Matsuoka Yoshitsugu retains his role as Kirito in SAO series.

The change from Ooyama Nobuyo to Mizuta Wasabi was probably due to Ooyama suffering from dementia. Masako Nozawa was still is good health (at least no news of her suffering from certain illness). Why did not Masako Nozawa retains her role as Doraemon in 1979?

Nozawa is busy voicing Goku on DragonBall Super and related properties.
Funny, never knew that she voiced Doraemon.


Which music theme plays at the end of the Naruto vs Sasuke fight? Which music theme is it at the timestamp 1:15:10 in this YouTube Link: Naruto vs Sasuke Full Fight English Dub ?

I couldn't find the exact version of the track during the scene you linked, may have been an unreleased variation of the official track. This is also played during Sasuke's flashback when he's pinned down by Naruto.

The title of the official track is Oh! Student and Teacher Affection (Aa, Shiteiai) and appears on Naruto OST 3, track 9.

This is the sound track you were looking for:
https://soundcloud.com/anasourik/kaze-to-honoo-no-rondo


Why didn't Ashitaka return to his village after his curse was lifted? After his curse was lifted, the reason for his exile from his village no longer existed. His relationship with San also showed no signs of developing further.

But he decided to remain in Irontown.

Since he is a prince of his people (and the last one to boot), wouldn't it be more logical for him to return home?

I have a couple arguments on why he no longer returns home.

The first is that his banishment forbids him from doing so. Ashitaka cut his own hair which symbolizes him losing his culture and heritage. Kaya also gives Ashitaka her dagger because she wanted him to have a memento of her. It shows that he is no longer allowed to come back to the village.

Another argument is that he no longer has a way of returning home. In the scenes following Ashitaka leaving the village, it is apparent that he has traveled a great distance from his village. Most likely he has forgotten the way home.

Lastly, he could have stayed behind out of consideration for the others. Mononoke-hime is the person he loves and he wants to stay with her. It is possible he also wants to forge a good relationship between Irontown and the forest so that future demons won't come and attack his village or other villages. Furthermore, his elk was shot and probably can't go as far as it once could. So he stays out of consideration for the elk, since it's possible the elk would not have been able to make the journey.

The reason why is cause his curse wasn't lifted. It's still there just it is not progressing faster as it did before


Why do Kenshin's eyes change color? When Kenshin is content and in his normal, day-to-day state, his eyes are purple.

Yet, when he is incensed or when he must resume his Hitokiri Battousai persona, his eyes turn yellow:

Why do Kenshin's eyes change color?

In this Wiki, it is stated that:

  Kenshin's eyes, too, are unusual, being a deep violet. In the anime series, when Kenshin's eyes change to reflect his psychological reversion to Hitokiri Battōsai, their color shifts from violet to gold.

We realized it is more cause Kenshin has a Split personality. When he is forced to get serious in a battle and loses himself to it his personality changes. The prime example is when he was fighting an old rival from the war after Sanoske got hurt. He punched himself in the face to bring his kinder much gentler self out. When his eyes change. You know his other personality has emerged.


What is the status of the Valvrave the Liberator English Dubs? Since last licensed to Aniplex of North America, there has been only one English dubbed episode of Valvrave the Liberator. What is the current situation surrounding the English dubbed production of the anime? Will the entire series be completed? What is taking so long for the series to be completed?

Aniplex of America is dubbing other new animations, so it will take some time to dubb this work.


Does Sidonia no Kishi's 256 frame formation have scientific advantages? In episode five or six of Sidonia no Kishi, Tanikaze and Shizuka were rescued by their fellow knights against orders of the captain. The rescuers adopted a 256 Gardes formation traveling to and from the protagonist's location. Is the scientific reason behind this peculiar formation explained anywhere in the series (because I can't recall)?

Their formation was a perfect circle when they traveled to Tanikaze's location but was uneven as they carried his frame, hence balance might be out of the answer. This formation was also used later in the series when they were going to attack the massive Gauna (as the picture shows). They used all 256 for the formation but still, the mission-grouping were in 128 frames per objective.

I don't think this question is a duplicate of this question because I'm asking for the scientific explanation of the formation. I'm also aware this question may be put on hold or closed as too speculative, but it's an interesting thing to ask if the explanation is in the series anyway.

I believe krazer's explanation to the question above (as ton.yeung comments below) is on spot after a little research. However, what I really want to know is the benefits in having everyone in one giant ring when they could create two 128-frame rings that would've been apt on the later event I mentioned. They could even have 64 4-frame rings that might cover a greater area in the long run (or not). Does it save energy, minimize danger, or perhaps guarantee a lesser chance of being lost in space?

Having studied orbital dynamics and aerospace engineering, I can simplify your answer down for you.

Let's just say 1 mech exhibits a mass of about 5 units. However, the engine can lift up to 10 units, so in a 2-mech clasp formation:

(2x10)-(2x5)=10 units

This means that they effectively double the output of their engines.
So, the thrust of a 256-unit clasp formation, and let's also include the weight of one broken mech:

(256x10)-(257x5)=1275 units

This would give them an extremely long range compared to the distance only 2 or 4 mechs could fly.

To answer your question as to how they would balance it, simply cut the engine of 1 or 2 other mechs in strategic locations

This may just sound like I'm saying they can lift more, but the point is the amount of thrust generated exceeds the thrust needed to lift all of the units' mass, thus translating to more speed and range

Hope this clears it up for ya!

The first thing you need to realize is that there is no gravity in space, so the formation doesn't make any difference in terms of balance. What the formation does is allowing all the guard ships to see each other and use minimal energy to reach a much higher propulsion. When you take gravity and air resistance out of the equation, such formation is one that makes the most sense in the series. Plus, in my own opinion, even though it's never mentioned in the manga or anime, I believe when the clasp formation is completed, one or two primary pilots control the thruster output of all connected ships. It's not to far-fetched to believe so with their technology, as they probably have a computer auto-piloting.

Quote from Sidonia - Sidonia no Kishi Wiki :

  Guardians are immensely fast and can multiply their speed by gathering in a clasp formation. By linking their Heigus engines together, they can reach significant fractions of the speed of light, as shown when Sidonia is engaging the Gauna around the Lem system.


What is this huge symbol on the door in the Truth realm and in the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening? In Fullmetal Alchemist the door in the Truth realm has a huge symbol with all kinds of things on it:

I've seen the opening of Neon Genesis Evangelion today and noticed that the same symbol is shown in the beginning of the opening around 0:10 - 0:13.

I first thought that it was just a random symbol in FMA, but now that I've seen it in the opening of NGE, I believe that it must come from something else since there is no connection between those anime.

What is this symbol, where does it come from and what does it describe?

Here is a more detailed picture of the symbol:

It's a slightly modified version of the Sephirothic Tree of Life as defined by Robert Fludd, who was a physician with interests in Kabbalah and other religious mysticisms. The globes (called Sephiroths) are thought of as being ways in which the universe shows its truths to humanity. They're also printed with the words God used in creating the universe in Genesis.

You can read up on it more here, but the basic idea behind it is that it is a mystic symbol representing universal truth -- and the Truth is on the other side of the door in FMA.

In NGE, however, the symbol appears after the Mass Production units form an inverted tree of life, symbolizing the opposite of creation -- destruction, death -- after crucifying Eva 01. This is part of the Third Impact, in which nearly all of humanity is reduced to LCL. You'll find that there's a lot of mystic symbolism in NGE.

On the door, there is a lot of Hebrew on it. On the bottom, it says 'Adonai' which translates to 'god' and 'Elohim gibor' means 'god is strong' or 'god is brave'.

Also, on Alex Armstrong's fists, 'chasak' is written in Hebrew which means 'strong'.

I feel like this show is more related to Judaism than any other religion by all the Hebrew and Jewish beliefs.


How does Ymir turn back into her human form? Late in the manga, we know that titans are actually transformed humans, and that not all people who transform into titans can turn back into human form.

I did a lot of research on Ymir and there are many theories regarding how she turns back to her human form for the first time. How does it work?

The answer contains heavy spoilers to anime watchers. You have been warned!

It's been heavily hinted (almost confirmed, really) that titans are created by transforming humans in some way. Ymir was transformed to a mindless titan over 60 years ago, and was unable to return to her human form for a very long time.

We already know that several powers (such as titan shifter powers, titan control powers, and "The Memories") can be transferred by eating. This conclusion was reached by Hanji in chapter 57.

When Ymir ate Reiner's and Berthold's friend (who was also a titan shifter), she gained his titan shifting abilities, and was able to return to human form.

Just the same as Eric the titan body falls dead at her comand and she foracess her way out through the back of the neck. It gross but awesome.


Why is Gally's name localized as Alita? Battle Angel Alita is known as Gunnm in Japan, and Alita as Gally.

Why was the title and name of the series changed when it was localized? What other changes did they make from the original Japanese version?

Viz Media was responsible for localizing the Battle Angel Alita manga, and the reason apparently makes no sense, (from this page):

  Gally's name is changed to Alita. Why this was done is unknown, but the person who decided on the change tried to "validate" it, explaining that coincidentally Alita comes from Russian and has something to do with Mars (which is where Gally is from, incidentally).

There's a dream sequence where in the original Japanese version, Gally's dream self is named "Alita". The Viz version has the two reversed.

  Back in 1993, as Kishiro-sensei was quickly bringing things to a close with the Gunnm manga, he came across a plot point which he could use to take a jab at Viz. Early on, Kishiro learned that Viz decided to change, for reasons that truly make no sense, Gally's name to Alita. Towards the end of the series, Dr. Nova traps Gally in the Oruboros machine, in an attempt to crush her spirit. At one point, Nova is talking with Ido and suggests her name to be (in the japanese version) "Alita," the cat's name is "Gally." (Gally and the cats' names are important). Unfortunately, Viz decides to play along word for word, and Nova names her "Gally" and the cat is "Alita." So much for that potshot.

Additionally, Viz changed a bunch of names of a city, facility, and the computer (via Wikipedia, with emphasis):

  Besides renaming Gally to Alita, the North American version of the manga also changed the city of Salem to Tiphares, after Tiferet. Since Kishiro also used the name Jeru for the facility atop Salem, Jeru was renamed Ketheres in the translation, after Keter. To further develop the Biblical theme in the original series, Salem's main computer was named Melchizedek, "the king of Salem" and "priest to the Most High God".

Although "Alita" isn't a bible reference (western religion), a number of these names were changed, and Alita is a western name (moreso than "Gally"), so that it's more accessible to western audiences.

EDIT: I found the quote, from AN's "Ask John" column:

  In the October 1993 issue of Animerica, Fred Burke, co-translator for the Viz Comics Battle Angel Alita manga explains that, “For a Viz Comic to work, it’s got to appeal to more than just the hard-core manga and anime crowd;” therefore there were several alterations made in the translation of the manga. Yukito Kishiro’s title Gunnm, a compound of Gun Dream, was re-named Battle Angel Alita. Gally, the protagonist, had her name changed to Alita, a name, Burke explains, means “noble:” a name that he discovered while searching through a book of baby names. Burke also explains that, for no reason given, the floating city Zalem was re-named Tiphares: a name meaning “beauty,” taken from the Qabalah and the mystical Tree of Life. Furthermore, Yugo’s name was given a cosmetic change to Hugo for American readers.

GALLY is the original name for the Gally Battle Angel Japanese cartoon.  This is a sad attempt to make political correctness for giving a. Few props to recognize a hispanic female heroine.  Much like, the thinking that ghost in a shell should be played by a european in the live movie version. It sure would be nice to have Gally identified as Japanese in both the big screen animation and live movie version.


How could the four Hokage be reanimated by Orochimaru? In Episode 264 of Naruto Shippuuden, Kabuto clearly states that the four Hokage can't be reanimated because their souls were sealed away in the Reaper Death Seal.

So how come Orochimaru can suddenly use the reanimation jutsu on them?

I kind of get the feeling that everyone just forgot that this shouldn't be allowed, or am I missing something that suddenly allows it?

Indeed Orochimaru could not reanimate the Hokages while their soul were not in the "Pure World", in other words, while they are sealed inside the Shinigami's stomach.

But at chapter 618, Orochimaru summoned and controled the Shinigami with the help of Shinigami's mask:

So he was able to remove the seal if he cuts his on stomach, using the technique: Dead Demon Consuming Seal: Release.

With the Hokage's souls relesead, he could reanimate them.

At Naruto Wiki, this technique is well explained:

  This technique involves invoking the Shinigami using a mask from the
  Uzumaki Clan's Mask Storage Temple. From there, the summoner is
  possessed by the Shinigami allowing them control over it, they can
  then force it to cut its own stomach resulting in the release of the
  souls sealed inside. Due to the possession however, the same damage
  will reflect on the invoker's own body.

  After the souls are released, however, persons are free to do as they
  please with the souls. Orochimaru used this technique to free the
  souls of the Hokage along with that of his arms and then reincarnate
  them.

I think you're referring to the fight between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Orochimaru, when Orochimaru resurrected 3 figures and Hiruzen stopped the summoning in Naruto episode 69 at around 15 minutes, and in page 18 and 19 of manga #117.

I think the story was alluding to the Yondaime Hokage, and it's probably another plot-hole. An alternative idea could be that it was some other character that we'll never uncover.