How did the "silver devaluation" scheme work? I need help understanding what is going on with the Trenni silver coin scheme plot that is mentioned throughout episodes 3-7 of Spice and Wolf season 1. Let me explain what I understand and hopefully get some clarity about these Spice and Wolf episode plots (also if someone can block out the impending spoilers that would be awesome, I don't know how to do it)

So our main protagonist Lawrence gets word that the Trenni silver coin currency is about to go up in its silver purity. This means that both the actual metal value of the Trenni silver coin and its representative value will go up.

   This all turns out to be wrong though, as Lawrence finds out the Trenni silver coins are actually becoming less pure and going down in value and what he was told was a lie. This plot then leads Lawrence to go over to the Milone trading company where somehow he hopes to make a profit off of telling the company this info.

Now this is where it gets complicated. How was the Milone trading company going to make money off of the devaluing currency and how was Medio involved with this?

In the anime the Milone Trading company,

   upon hearing the devaluing silver info from Lawrence, started stockpiling Trenni silver coins. Why are they trying to stockpile the silver coins if their price and purity is going down? Shouldn't they be trying to get rid of all of their Trenni silver coins if the value is decreasing?

Also it is mentioned that the Medio trading company is

   hiring people to give merchants the wrong info about how the Trenni silver coins are going up in value instead of actually going down. Lawrence was even told this lie. How does the Medio Trading company possibly gain any advantage from this?

Basically I am asking what is the economic plot in the episodes 3-7 of Spice and Wolf season 1, explained in little kid terms, so I can hopefully comprehend what is going on in the story and enjoy the anime even more. I am sorry for not being more economics-savvy with this, but if you understand the plot be much appreciated for some insight.

Ok, let's look at the situation more carefully. You have your Trenni silver coins, which have some % of silver in them. The market value of such a currency is bound to the amount of the noble metal in each coin. It's very simple and intuitive: silver is rare and valuable, so the more silver there is in a coin, the more is the value of that coin.

Now, we have a situation where the amount of silver in the coins is going to be decreased. What is going to happen? Well, the new Trenni coins (with less silver) will become less expensive than the old Trenni coins. That means, that it is profitable to save all the old coins you have.

By spreading the rumors that the amount of silver is going to increase, the Medio company is accomplishing two things at once. First, it makes people think that it's profitable to sell their coins now (because they think that after the new coins arrive, the value of the old ones will decrease). Second, it creates a possibility to make people selling their coins for even a lower price than they are now, simply because they want to get rid of the coins ASAP, before the price drops.

Also, if they already have some new coins, they can even trade them for a larger amount (say, 2 old ones for 1 new, people think the new ones are more valuable, remember) of old ones.

This lets the Medio company stock plenty of old silver coins, which as we know, in reality, will be worth more when the new ones are released. That's how they want to make the profit.

The Milone company, after getting the information from Lawrence, starts doing the same thing: buying Trenni coins to get a large stock of them before the new coins are released. After the new coins will be in play, people will, of course, know that they are really less valuable, and the value of Milone company's stock of old coins will increase further.

I hope the explanation wasn't too messy ;)

When the silver coin in question has more silver in it, it is worth much more. So the current coin that everyone is using is about to increase in value. It is because the area is making more coins with less silver in them there, making anyone with the current coin want to keep it because the value will soon go up.

The kid who talks to our main protagonist tells him that the coin will decrease in value due to the area making a coin with more silver, which is the complete opposite of what will happen. So the people with the current coin who have this info will want to get rid of the current coin ASAP. So they will sell it to people for a low amount of money.

This is where that trading company comes in. They buy the coins that are really about to increase in value. So, in the end, they make a profit, and the traders given false info have been cheated out of a great deal of money.


Why does Super Sonico always wear headphones? Just as the title asks, why does Super Sonico always wear those headphones? Is there a reason behind it, or is this just the design Nitroplus came up with?

I believe this is an example of the Never Bareheaded trope in combination with the Nice Hat trope.

Never Bareheaded: A character always appears wearing a headdress of some kind, and never, ever takes it off. It doesn't have to be a hat, any kind of headgear is fine. Furthermore, it doesn't always have to be the same headgear, the point is that this character is never seen bare-headed. This gives him a certain mystique, since while it might just be that he wears the hat because he feels like it, the fact remains that we never learn what his hatless head looks like.
Nice Hat: To show that you mean business, it's important to have style. Enter: the nice hat. It may actually have utility — even conveying special powers — but more often than not it just looks cool, or even just sexy.

Considering that Super Sonic is pretty much a half-naked model for Nitroplus, the Nice Hat trope "sexy" part does most certainly fit this description.

She could be deaf and those headphones serve to help her hear, I mean if it is never addressed then it should be assumed that the information is common knowledge in that universe, maybe they serve to let her hear

I see them in a similar way as a blind man's shades, only with the augmenting ability that they let her hear


Rem's encounter with Subaru at the end of episode 5 At the end of episode 5,

   Why does Rem kill Subaru, despite nothing wrong with relationship between them ?

These events unfold starting at minute 22.

At the end of Episode 5, at night, Subaru is sick. He goes out to find help. He is attacked. At 23:35 to 23:40, we hear the sound of an iron weapon (which is likely to be Rem's morningstar). And Subaru is killed with brute force.

However, it is unclear why Rem does that, given that Rem's relationship with Subaru is looking good. They both go to the village and talk. Rem also looks happy then (at 17:29).

I did watch Episode 6, where Subaru is very distant from Rem, and he acts suspiciously, along with having the witch's scent that gets him killed. But does Rem kill Subaru in Episode 5 for the same reason?

Edited: From @ObviouslyJake's answer, I would like to add some more detail comparing the time frame in episodes 5 and 6:
- Similar: Subaru's witch smell (which is the main reason, according to @ObviouslyJake)
- Different: the relationship with Rem

Episode 5: They talk and go to the town together. Rem is happy. (As I said above, with an accompanying picture). In this episode, I can feel that Rem and Subaru become friends.

Episode 6: Rem tries to be distant from Subaru. Also, Subaru falls in her garden twice, which she has to fix. In this episode, Rem and Subaru are strangers.

Does the difference in the relationship between Subaru and Rem contribute to Subaru's death at the end of episode 5, compared to episode 6? Or is the witch's smell the only reason?

Because there are two episodes, with some different choices and paths, I think there must be something different here. I feel there has to be, but I can't find it.

Edit (Aug 31, 2016): Thanks to @Davies comment and @ObviouslyJake, here is what I have in my head so far: in episode 6, things are worse than in episode 5. Here, we're talking about why Rem kills Subaru in episode 5, despite them having a good relationship.

My theory is that Rem has a dual personality: Rem the maid, and Rem the oni who hates the Witch.

In episode 5, Subaru has a good relationship with Rem the maid. As a result of having a good relationship with Rem the maid:
- Rem smiles at 17:29 (picture above)
- Rem gets Emilia to teach Subaru in the evening. (Episode 5, 17:57)

However, Rem the oni still hates the Witch, which leads to Rem killing Subaru because of his Witch smell.

Therefore, here is a summary: Rem will try to kill Subaru because of the Witch smell unless the following condition is satisfied:

Rem is dead (nothing to say, I suppose...)

or

Rem the Oni is freed from the tragedy of her childhood.

(Spoilers for episode 18 follow)

   The second condition is satisfied when Subaru saves Rem from the demon beast in the forest in episode 11. The proof is in episode 18, from 20:00 to 21:00, where Rem confirms that.

That is what I think, please tell me if I wrong.

The short answer is... Yes, he was killed because of his witch smell.

Rem is very suspicious of Subaru in this time frame. He is a new person, entering a household she has grown to love. Now think about it: if a new person, Subaru, comes in, has distinct clothing that she's never seen before, is very 'friendly' with Emilia the main guest of the house, and smells like the witch. It's not looking good for our favourite little protagonist in her eyes.

Furthermore, we saw a scene somewhere in there where Roswaald whispered to Rem (and Ram I think) to keep an eye on him, as he was also suspicious, feeding her the seed of doubt about Subaru, even more so than before. Everyone was suspicious. He could have been a potential threat to their claim for the kingdom's throne.

Now we move onto Rem's personal reasoning.

This part is a spoiler for a later episode. If you don't want to know spoilers, don't read this part.

   As we know, Rem's family and her whole village, aside from herself and her sister, were killed by the witch's cultists, an organisation that, as stated, worships the Jealous Witch. Now think Subaru, a suspicious character who just appeared, smells just like the witch.

   We can tell from this that she has a personal grudge against him for this. In conclusion: Yes, you're correct. Rem killed Subaru because he smelled like the witch, which she had personal history with.

Edit 1:

   I believe the change in Rem around Subaru could be an inkling of sympathy for him. For example, when he wakes up, he is sporadic, screams and then realizes the twins are looking over him, at which point he is back to his 'playful, energized' self.

 I feel like she would see him as a 'madman' who isn't right in the head, to the extent that she is friendly with him, as to not convey her concern or trigger his madness. It could also be that she doesn't want to show disrespect to him, as he is a house guest, doing so would tarnish her own reputation, so in public, it is best to stay friendly.

Edit 2:

As the question states, 'Am I wrong?' about the dual personality of Rem. Personally, I believe you're right and wrong at the same time. I believe they're the same personality. It's just that Rem is putting on a brave face whenever she smiles. A quote I very much like, which I heard from someone, is "Don't trust someone just because the smile." I think that applies here.

Rem smiles a lot, due to the fact that she has to keep a brave face, as to not disappoint her sister, as well as to not tarnish the manor's professionalism.

Think of it, in terms of two girls.
Girl 1 (Rem) is weaker than Girl 2.
Girl 2 (Ram) was stronger, though lost her weapon, so she's now weak and can't use a weapon anymore.

If Girl 1 were to just sulk and throw her weapon away, when she can very well still use it, how would that make Girl 2 feel? This could also be why she keeps a smile on her face. She's that used to putting up her smile, to not disappoint her sister, that she does it with everyone. It's become a natural thing.

Now onto the subtitles on the last picture you included, as they reminded me of something else.

She said "My time has been stopped". As in, there was no way for her to move past that incident that she was stuck in her own madness, revenge stricken madness. Subaru comes along and saves her from this, later down the line, so that her time keeps moving (I'm not really sure how, I'd have to watch the episodes again).

However, this doesn't necessarily mean that the reason you provided was the right one. She stopped trying to kill him, as she realized, through talking to him, through spending time with him, that he was actually a trustworthy character, in the sense that he wasn't anything to do with the witch's cult.

He openly admitted to her that he smelled like the witch. He wasn't trying to hide the fact, he was also unsure of why it existed. Rem's a perceptive little demon, so she picked up on how his emotions and expressions were in the end: trustworthy.

However, having only just met him in episodes 5/6, he was just another witch's disciple, a threat she had to eliminate for her own gain, for the revenge of her family, her sister and herself.

HE HAD WITCH SMELL IN ALL EPS

EP4: Rem didn't kill him(probably)
EP5: Perfect relationship + witch
smell, subaru felt sick, he needed help(he would die anyway because
of the curse) but Rem killed him
EP6: no relationships + witch smell - acting suspicion - justified kill
EP7: no relationships + witch smell - Rem was holding his hand during nightmare

Where is the logic? There is non. Just poor screenwriting.


What "thing" were Taiga and Ryuuji talking about in Episode 1? So, this is something I am wondering but I don't remember if this was ever explained. At the start of Toradora, both Taiga and Ryuuji talk about something that's hidden and about how if somebody sees it, they would want to see it again and that someday, somebody would find it.

But what is that thing they are talking about? If it's explained in an episode then please tell me which episode, or please explain it here.

The "something" is referred to love. Only, person who can see it are the whole bunch of people wanted to have it. because that's the way its meant to be. its what said at start and end of the super duper series. However, somehow it links to the conversation ryuji had with kushieda , about the ghost and UFOs on the beach house.As, Kushieda wanted to see how ghost looks like. It might be referred to the love we have for those who surround us. as in case of Taiga and Ryuji, the whole time the thought themselves as friends and never realised that was the love which don't let them move away from each other.And at last only they were able to see it as they both craved for it for their life. Both of them missed the love from their family. and found each other.
the ending was very satisfying and letting me down too. As Kushieda and Ami chan, both developed the feeling of love and affection to Ryuji. While kushieda thought taiga needed him more and she was feeling guilty of being trying to steal Ryuji from her if she confesses her love towards ryuji while, Ami was the most mature girl in the school , who believed that Ryuji and Taiga both love each other. And she can't have Ryuji because trying will only give her pain just like Kushieda.
The biggest sacrifice was made by Kushieda, she was betrayed by both his love and Best friend. While, I felt super bad for Ami too as she was badmouthing like taiga but she is always helpful to both Ryuji and Taiga. Honestly, Kushieda able to confess her feelings to both ryuji and Taiga in end episode - Confession. But Ami never able too, she only kept it to herself. And that was very painful.
Don't wait for Season 2, as the story was never meant for next season. Its complete on its own.Also, don't forget to watch the real ending after the finishing song in the series.


What is up with the pattern on the fence? In the episode 12 of the first Bakemonogatari season, there's a fence with an interesting pattern which seemingly has the word "KAWAK" in it:

In the first episode of the second Monogatari season we see the same place:

And another angle:

Looks like the words "CHICO" and "KAWAKITA"!

With the whole show stuffed with symbolism, subtle references and hidden messages, could this mean something?

Japanese boards read instead IICHIKO KAWAKITA and are not sure either, but the only trail they got that quotes both words is Kawakita Hideya (河北秀也), an art director out of the Tokyo University of Arts known for making beautiful art designs for a design company called "iichiko".

Another source: http://www.logsoku.com/r/2ch.net/anime/1254234423/

Hunch:

Could of been a sponsor who wanted to utilize subliminal messaging: http://kawakaviation.com/

An animator (or maybe I should say setting designer) got drunk and wanted to incorporate his Mayan horoscope somehow: http://weeklyhoroscope.com/features/asst/Mayan/Caunac.php?Haab=Mac

Or it could mean absolutely nothing and it was a design element that wasn't totally intentional.


Why does Sasuke have only one Rinnegan? In the latest chapters of the Naruto manga (673 and 674), why does Sasuke possess only one Rinnegan and not both?

For starters: Sasuke's Rinnegan is not the same as Kaguya's/Madara's Rinne Sharingan (not to be confused with Madara's Rinnegan, I'm talking about the one in the middle of the forehead of both of them).

Sasuke's Rinnegan has 6 tomoe, Rinne Sharingan has (at least) 9.
Sasuke's Rinnegan is blue, Rinne Sharingan is red.

The reason Sasuke only has the Rinnegan in one eye was not mentioned or explained in either the series or the data book. So we can only speculate.

In no particular order, here are my speculations:

Hagoromo only gave Sasuke enough chakra to awaken the Rinnegan in one eye.
That's the best Sasuke can do without fusing Asura's chakra.
It's the cool factor.

Sasuke's Rinnegan is exactly the same Rinnegan of Kaguya's 3rd eye and Madara's 3rd eye. Since, Madara's 3rd eye and Kaguya's 3rd eye are one and the same, this means that there is only one such eye.

This Rinnegan with Sharingan tomoe has always been a one eye case from the beginning. It is very different from Madara's Rinnegan, which is same as Hagoromo's pair of eyes.


How was Sasuke able to summon 2 different types of creatures? Summoning is a technique which is used to summon creatures. Most of the time, many of them were able to summon only 1 type of creature only (like, for Naruto, it's frogs).

But Sasuke is able to summon snakes and hawks. So my question is, how he is able to summon 2 different types of creatures?

Well officially, only Pain and Sasuke are able to summon more than one creature. Pain's ability seems more realistic since each summoned animal had the black rods (he may have gotten control of their dead bodies and utilized them during battles with his vast chakra).

Sasuke is a different issue. There's no evidence that he ever signed off a contract with the hawks. Seems like Kishimoto pulled it off just to blend with the 'Taka' group name.

It is possible that his snake summons died after his fight with Deidara making it possible for him to make another contract.


How does Pengin die in the fight with Emonzaemon? At the end of the fight between Souda Emonzaemon and Maniwa Pengin in the episode 11, Emonzaemon starts firing random directions with Entou Juu, and somehow a bullet reaches Pengin's body to kill him. I don't understand how this happened. Even when Emonzaemon fired directly towards Pengin, none of the bullets reached him because of his extremely high luck. Then, how was Emonzaemon able to shoot him by firing random directions?

According to the novel, when Emonzaemon shot his bullets off all over the room, he was aiming for things made of metal, like the nails on the floorboards and columns in the room.

As his bullets ricocheted off metal objects, Penguin's luck was forced to be pitted against the luck of the metal itself, which Penguin lost out to.

This was explained that no matter how lucky Penguin was, his luck would not last forever, because like all humans, he will one day have to die. Metal, on the other hand, has a much longer natural life span, far longer than that of humans. Therefore the metal has accumulated much more luck over the centuries, if not millennia, far surpassing the natural luck of any given human gathered in their lifetime.

He ricochets the bullets off of his other ninpo, the blue ball he sent bouncing around the room.


Are Free! and Haikyu!! related? I've only watched Free! and Free!: Eternal Summer, but recently a friend recommended I watch Haikyuu!! and looking at images of it, I'm reminded of Free! a great deal.

The characters even look similar and they both contain a plot based around a sports team.

Are they related, or could this just be a coincidence?

Apart from being of the same genre and containing similar enough art style, I don't think the productions are related.

Differences:

The authors are different (Masahiro Yokotani vs Haruichi Furudate)
The production studios are different: Haikyuu!! is produced by Production I.G, Free! by Kyoto Animation
Haikyuu!! is shonen whilst Free! is mostly targeted at women.

Similarities:

Character style (but this could just be that the style of the characters has been found to appeal to their target market and chosen for this reason)
Exclamation marks in their title!! (but so has K-On!! and many other shows)
Sports genre

The similarities between the shows aren't really substantial enough to warrant a link between them, so I doubt they are.

[I thought that Chihayafuru (another sports title) was similar to Haikyuu!! also, but it also doesn't have anything in common, so I think this is just an art style that sports anime have evolved into]

I actually think the creators of haikyuu stole some ideas from free since the similarities are crazy.
The characters seem to be fairly similar but another key point is the plot. Both teams have a female president, both teams failed to make it into their first competition, both teams go on training camps, both teams succeed in getting into the second competition they try for and not to mention the same some of character realationship the king of the court has and the great king has kinda resembles haku and runs realationship a little bit. I don't know I'm just saying.
Also
- free was released in 2013
- haikyuu's first season was released in 2015


What is the name of the soundtrack when Madara was absorbing chakra from Hashirama? What is the name of the soundtrack when Madara was absorbing chakra from Hashirama?
It happened on Naruto Shippuden episode 391 Madara Uchiha Rises.
And in this YouTube video 3:23 ~ 3:58.

Found. It's called "The Allied Shinobi" and should be a part of Naruto Shippuden OST 3.
Below is a sample of the song, not the full thing, and you should notice the same parts as from your link https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=7&v=G_H7hMRc-Nc&feature=youtu.be

To be honest, I do not know the name of the song, but I do have a link to where you can listen to it. This was googled and I do not think there is an actual soundtrack to the song but the link provided is very much the song you have been looking for


What would happen if Devil Fruit that Chopper ate were eaten by a human being? Wiki about Hito Hito no Mi:

  The Hito Hito no Mi is a Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows its user to
  transform into a human hybrid and a full human at will. It was eaten
  by Tony Tony Chopper.

  By consuming the fruit, Chopper has been given human intelligence,
  allowing him to understand and communicate in human language. The
  fruit has also given Chopper the ability to perceive concepts that a
  reindeer would not comprehend, such as medicine. It also allows him to
  transform into human/reindeer hybrid forms.

So how about if the fruit were eaten by a human being? Would the effects of Hito Hito no Mi kick in?

And it looks like Chopper ate that fruit by accident?

Most likely nothing would happen, that person would lose the ability to swim but would not gain anything by the fruit itself. This was also answered by Oda in one of the sbs questions.

    D: WHAT HAPPENS IF A PERSON EATS A HITO HITO NO MI?[6]

  O: I suppose I should say they "BECOME HUMAN". Uh, I guess you could
  say that means like becoming an adult, or finding your true spirit or
  something. So basically, people will live more human-like. Well. I
  guess you could say that. Or not. Basically, not. Goodbye. (runs
  away).

http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_20

EDIT: maybe, the only thing a human would gain is the ability to ascend("to get to a higher state of consciousness") so one would be happy with himself, so to say. However this is just a speculation, and my take on it if something like that would happen and Oda would come up with a "power up" for the user

I guess that person will have enhanced knowledge and ability to alter his own body at will. or controlling your own muscle to the fullest


How come when Loki summons himself with Karen it uses her power? When Loki is one of Karens Spirits he summons himself to try to save Ares and while he's summoned Karren can't summon a second one because she's got his gate open. But later when Lucy has hi he summons himself all the time with his own power and he says it won't affect her energy stores like during the S-class trials he teams up with Gray but tells Lucy not to worry he won't weaken her any.

It's most likely that he used her power purposely to make sure she couldn't summon Ares. With Lucy he doesn't want to make her weaker so he uses his own power.


Why doesn't the Sage of Six Paths undo the Infinite Tsukuyomi himself? It's stated that the Infinite Tsukuyomi can be undone by someone who has the Rinnegan and the chakra of all the tailed beasts weaving the rat seal. But the Sage of Six Paths has them too. Why does he not do it himself?

The sage of six paths doesn't have the chakra of all the tailed beasts he had that when he was alive. And the sage was dead when kaguya was revived , he came from the afterlife through the chakra network to help the reincarnates of indra and asura  .

The sage of six paths could have undone the infinite tsukuyomi himself because he was the one who gave them those powers(Naruto and Sasuke). But his objective was not only to undo the jutsu but make sure such events never happen again? How? By giving both prodigy brothers equal powers. By making sure the same conflict that has been going on between the two brothers does not occur again. The shinobi world has become peaceful because of his decision of making Naruto and Sasuke equals.


Is Light's insanity influenced by the Death Note, or did he make himself become that way? Some were saying that Light's insanity was influenced by the use of the Death Note, taking note that Ryuk tells Light about what the Death Note makes people fear and so on. But having rewatched the first episode, Light tells Ryuk that creating a utopia with the Death Note needs to be done even if it costs you your sanity, so it occurred to me that this was the cause for Light's insanity over the series and not the Death Note, since his main madness is about winning and not about the Death Note.

Then again, in the manga Light's behavior is a little different than in the anime, when Light fears in his bed and mentions his nightmares (and I don't remember Light saying the above in the manga) while in the anime such behavior is not mentioned at all, so it might even be some difference between the anime and the manga.

Anyway, the question is: what influences Light's insanity, the Death Note or his godly craziness, and does this differ between the anime and manga?

I've only read the manga, but from what I remember, the relationship between Light's craziness and the Death Note is complicated. The Death Note facilitates a lot of the steps he takes on the road to craziness, but things could have played out very differently if not for elements of Light's personality that we either see very early or can infer from what we know about his past. (Spoilers ahead, by the way.)

At the beginning of the series, Light is in his late teens, has grown up comfortably in a middle class modern Japanese family, and has been a popular, handsome, academically gifted student his entire life. People have been telling Light his whole life how wonderful and smart he is. This upbringing could easily make a person think very highly of themselves. And it could also easily make a person look down on others who aren't as smart or handsome as they are.

The Death Note drops into his lap, and after getting over his initial disbelief, Light comes up with an idea. He plots out a whole plan to change the world by killing criminals with the Death Note, eventually using the fear he creates to discourage all crime, and even merely unpleasant behaviors. For anyone to believe they know how the entire world should be organized is arrogant. For an eighteen-year-old who's never experienced anything but comfortable living and people telling him how smart and handsome and wonderful he is, it's the most ridiculous heights of arrogance. But Light barely questions himself. He does get scared and hide under his covers in one scene, but he's just committed his first murder and found out the Death Note is real, so there's a lot going on there. He ultimately does decide to enact his plan.

He starts using the Death Note to enact his plan, catching L's attention. He fights to stay ahead of L, and later Near and Mello, using every resource available to him. He takes obvious pleasure in winning and in manipulating other people, such as Misa and the police on the task force. He becomes more and more sure that he knows how the world should be run, and takes steps to solidify his control. When he finally does lose in the end, he doesn't go down gracefully. He screams, blames his allies, hurls insults, and tries to kill one last person with the scrap of Death Note hidden in his watch before being shot by Matsuda and then finally killed off by Ryuk.

There was definitely something in Light's personality that made him think his will should be imposed on the world. There was definitely an arrogance that made him think he was morally superior enough to start killing people to achieve his goals. But without the Death Note, he would never have had the tools to do what he did. So in that sense, the Death Note made him a murderer; with the tool for easy, consequence-free murder in front of him, he went right ahead and used it. The way he thinks about what he's doing seems to shift as things go on. Murder becomes less and less of an issue for him, and he shifts from murdering only criminals to murdering just about anyone who gets in his way, including his own father. And that too probably wouldn't have happened without the Death Note. The Death Note made murdering easy, convenient, and consequence-free (or so he thought, since he believed he could outwit anyone who came after him). He already looked down on other people. In his most charitable moments he thought of them as poor benighted fools who needed his protection. Usually he thought of them more as either pawns he could manipulate or roadblocks to be destroyed, and he shifts more and more to that way of thinking as the series goes on. So as he commits more and more murders, the idea of committing one more, of killing one more disposable inferior human, barely registers as a concern. So he kept murdering, and got in too deep.

But at the moment L started coming after him, Light could have decided it wasn't worth the risk and stopped using the Death Note. He didn't, because his arrogance would never allow him to admit defeat. When L pulls the trick with Lind L. Tailor and gets Light to kill his double on a global TV broadcast, Light doesn't get spooked and back down and sink into obscurity. He ramps up, declaring war on L, and that spirals out into everything else that happens after that point. So his personality, his arrogance, pushed him into the situation where he had to kill more and more people to stay ahead. That's all on Light; the Death Note didn't make him do it.

I think it is just Light in his pure essence, what I mean is that he is like that, but the power of having the Death Note motivates him to show his darkest side, no more limits or fear.


How could Kakashi use Susanoo? There are two reasons I have this query (spoiler alert!):

   Firstly, Obito didn't have Susanoo. Considering you need to awaken both Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu, while Obito never used even one of them, how was Kakashi able to use Obito's eyes to produce Susanoo? If he copied Susanoo, then how did he do that? Is it even possible to copy something like Susanoo?

 Secondly, not being of the Uchiha bloodline, he faces immense problems in using even a single eye for long periods of time. He almost lost half his chakra by making a lightning clone against Deva Path. On top of that, now he has both eyes after a long drawn battle fighting the likes of Zetsu, Obito, Madara and now Kaguya, how is he even supposed to stand?

Aside from the obvious chakra problem - which has been shown to be a problem on previous fights (namely vs Deidara, IIRC) - there don't seem to be any plotholes, IMO.

As I've pointed out in this answer:

Amaterasu, "representing the light of the material world"1, is performed with the right eye.
Tsukuyomi, "the nightmare realm, representing the world of the mind and darkness"1, is performed with the left eye.
Susano'o is "the strength of the tempestuous force that resides only within those of have mastered"1 both of the above techniques.

Granted we haven't seen Kakashi perform any of those, but we haven't seen Madara perform them either, and he mastered Susano'o all the same-
That being said, I don't think Kakashi was able to perform Susano'o due to the Sharingan's copying ability, but rather because he now possesses both Sharingan.

As for the chakra problem, maybe the next chapter will shed some light on that, but let's also remember that Obito gave Kakashi both Sharingan not in his physical form, but only as a 'blob of chakra', and he may have transferred some chakra over to Kakashi on the process.

1Naruto: The Official Character Databook

I think I recall Obito saying that he need both his eyes for the sharingans true power. Or something of that sort, earlier in the series.... so I think you just need two mangekyou to use susanoo


How long does it generally take to release a soundtrack? Essentially, I want to know how long it normally takes for soundtracks to be released after an anime's release. Are the soundtracks always released?

The main reason I ask is because I want to know when we can expect
K: Return of Kings' soundtrack to release. It came out in 2015, and I still haven't heard any news about its soundtrack.

This doesn't answer your broader question, but the K: Return of Kings soundtrack is scheduled for release on April 27, 2016.

  Are the soundtracks always released?

Not always, but I'd guesstimate that 80-90% of anime have soundtracks released at some point. Those that don't are mostly shows targeted at children, who are probably not likely to buy soundtracks.

  Essentially, I want to know how long it normally takes for soundtracks to be released after an anime's release.

This can range anywhere from "before the show is even done airing" (e.g. Shokugeki no Soma's first soundtrack album) to "not until season 2" (e.g. Nisekoi's first soundtrack album) to "yeah, we were going to release it soon, but lolno too bad" (e.g. Tokyo Ghoul - granted, they did put out an actual album half a year later).

Some examples:

Absolute Duo took about a little less than 6 months
Fairy Tail Original Sound Collection 2 came in about 4 months after


Why weren't the Uchihas brought back with the Edo Tensei? Why didn't Kabuto bring back the entire Uchiha clan? It was one of the four noble clans of Konohagakure, and was also reputed to be the village's most powerful clan, producing shinobi that were exceptionally talented and battle-oriented. -Naruto wiki

Sasuke and Obito were still alive and only Itachi and Madara were brought back. I don't see a reason why Kabuto did not bring back the entire clan. I know these four are exceptionally strong, but there were other promising member like Shisui Uchiha.

Edo Tensei needs the DNA of the person to be reincarnated. (Chapter 520)

Kabuto could not bring back the Uchiha clan because he could not get their DNA.

Danzo, who commissioned the Uchiha clan massacre, must have had their bodies thoroughly destroyed to prevent enemies from misusing the Sharingan. Given Danzo's character and principles, we can be certain he would take such measures. For instance, he was very upset on knowing that Kirigakure's Ao had taken Konoha's Byakugan.

Kakashi also makes a mention of this rule in Chapter 16.

Madara's death was independent of the Uchiha Clan massacre, and Konoha thought he was dead anyway, so the possibility of Danzo destroying his body does not arise at all.

After Madara's death, Tobi must have taken great efforts to make his body inaccessible, because otherwise it would ruin the plan of him falsely assuming Madara's identity. However, he probably did not destroy it completely, and Kabuto (or Orochimaru) may have found the body or its parts somehow. Tobi was understandably shocked when Kabuto showed him the Edo Tensei Madara in the sixth coffin, since it meant his plan was ruined.

Itachi's dead body was easier to obtain, since he died just a few weeks before in his own hideout.

I think the uchiha would have brought great strength in battle...how ever sauske would not have the courage to kill his fellow clans men it's better than the gedo statue,but sauske did not plan on turning on obito at the time so it would have been a "just in case plan"


What is the song playing near the end of S2E24 of My Hero Academia? Near the end of season 2 episode 24 of My Hero Academia, there's a song playing at the point where All Might pin Bakugo with his foot and holds Deku by the wrist as he is struggling to get out. Bakugo gets a moment including a flashback where he realizes how All Might is the highest wall in the world and the greatest hero.
What is this song?

Check this link out. It has the complete OST of season 2. You might find what you are looking for here: https://soundcloud.com/crowface-368639517/sets/my-hero-academia-season-2-complete-ost


Why does Killua get upset when Gon says "being weak is so painful" in manga chapter 214? In chapter 214, just after Knuckle and Shoot left Gon and Killua to go to NGL, there is a scene where Gon cried, saying that he didn't realise that being weak was so painful.

At the bottom of this page, Killua also cried, although I don't think the reason is explained clearly.

  The next page explains that Killua intended to leave Gon after he spent 30 days protecting him.

Was the reason he cried because he knew that he would be leaving Gon, or because he empathised with Gon, or because he too felt that being weak was painful? If so, why would it effect him so deeply?

(Could it be a mixture of the two - he felt that he was too weak and that was the reason he would have to leave Gon?)

TL;DR version

Killua cries because he remembers that his own weakness of fighting with the aim of running away will cause him to leave his best friend, Gon, to die.

Detailed version

Killua was born into the famous Zoldyck family of assassins. His family has already decided that he would be an assassin, and put him through harsh training for that purpose, right from childhood.

After meeting Gon during the Hunter exam, Killua decided that he wanted to be Gon's friend and lead a normal life, not be an assassin. As they spent time together during the later arcs, Gon's friendship became the most important thing for Killua. It was also his source of hope for escaping from the life his family had pre-decided for him.

Shortly before this incident in the question, Biscuit points out that Killua's weakness is he fights with the aim of running away, and further notes that it would cause Killua to leave Gon to die some day. This wasn't a mean taunt by an enemy, but an assessment of his weakness by his Nen teacher, and he probably realized that it was true.

It would have been immensely painful for him to realize that his weakness would cause him to leave Gon to die, Gon being his best friend, the person who changed his life and gave him hope of leading a normal life. For that reason, he decided to protect Gon for 30 days, and then leave him forever.

When Gon says that "being weak is so painful", it resonates perfectly with Killua's own feelings, and so he cries too.

Killua has been one of my favorite characters since I first started this series. I really resonate with him emotionally, and just a few years ago (it's funny because I was actually 12 too), I met the person who would have the greatest impact on my life, my best friend, Alli. And I can tell you when I saw my best friend upset the same way Gon is in this chapter, it brought me to tears. Alli was crying because she wasn't able to do anything about a really bad situation in her life that she felt powerless against, and all I could do was watch her cry. Of course, when I saw how hurt she was, I began to tear up as well, though I didn't cry like she was.
To be totally honest, her personality is so much like Gon's that it really just astounds me to see scenes like this in the manga and anime and to see that that is what happened between us, as well. I can tell you countless stories of when we've had each other back, and it's sad to say, though a little funny to realize (I guess) because in the CA arc, their friendship begins to become painful and even a little unhealthy, which is exactly what has been happening between Alli and myself recently.
So I can tell you, for sure, that not only was Killua crying because he was going to leave his best friend, but also that his best friend was being torn apart by his own weakness and inabilities, just as Killua was, and that right before his eyes, Gon was crying, and he couldn't do anything to help him.


Where does "Accel World: Infinite burst" fit into the story? I've watched the Accel World anime and have gotten through a couple of the light novels but am not up to date.

Does the new movie follow after the anime? Or should I read the light novels before watching the movie?

the anime covers the first 4 light novels, the movie takes place after light novel 21


What does the crystal represent in the new Naruto Op (ep 432) I can think of a few meanings for the crystal, but I was wondering if there is anything "official" stated or if it was related to an actual crystal in the series?

Or maybe its just that someone on the Naruto production team likes Final Fantasy.

After watching the opening, here's my version :

  It's all about the collective hopes and dreams people have for one
  another and themselves. All of the dead characters passed down the
  circular stone that represented the hopes they had for Naruto, who
  embodied the future. Naruto struggled to achieve the goal by
  struggling no matter how tired he was. Or this crystal can also be the past, that's why Sasuke would want to destroy it (but later, he accepts it).

I think the stone symbolizes hope and peace for the shinobi world.  Naruto embodies the crystal, which is why he saves everyone from tragedy and darkness.  He has the power to change people for the better, and that is why it is passed down from generation to generation so everyone can have the hope to create peace in their hearts.


Relationship between the Shin Sekai Yori manga and anime? I have seen the anime series and I just discovered that there is a manga.

It seems to be publishing at this moment, and I could not determine where the manga fits in.

WIthout spoiling the actual manga story, can someone elaborate if this is a different story or not?

SeventhStyle's review (quoted in Dimitri mx's answer) touches on the major issue with the Shinsekai Yori manga. The manga has brazenly explicit visuals, unsurprisingly almost entirely of Maria and Saki3 engaging in lesbian antics.1 Sure, (homo)sexuality was a major theme of the novel, but the manga really is just in bad taste, going out of its way to have Maria and Saki fornicate whenever they get a free moment. It's pretty clear that the manga isn't targeted at the same mature demographic as the novel was.2
In any case, the plot of the manga isn't identical to the novel plot, though it is similar. For example, just from volume 1 of the manga, we have the following major differences:

 When the gang is on the excursion trip at the beginning, they don't find the false minoshiro; when the queerats attack later on, Rijin isn't there to help them; and they don't get split up or taken captive during the queerat attack, and hence all five of them are present when they meet Squealer. Also, there are 3 random sex scenes featuring Maria and Saki.

Summary: if you like lesbian antics, read the manga. If not, feel free to skip it. The novel and anime are pretty much objectively superior.

Notes
1 Why them and not, say, Satoru and Shun, or Shun and Saki? Well, who do you think is reading this? (Answer: teenage boys, for the most part)
2 The Shinsekai Yori novel was a proper novel, targeted at people with excellent reading knowledge of the Japanese language. The manga, on the other hand, is replete with furigana (phonetic reading aids), which are used primarily in works targeted at people who have not yet mastered reading Japanese, i.e. school-age children.
3 See spoiler below:

 And also Reiko when she's still around.

I think that the manga does have its own set pros and cons, as does the anime.

The one thing I think the manga does better than the anime is Saki's and Satoru's relationship. They actually showed how Satoru feels about her while in the anime they just

   end up together at the end.

That leads into another thing I think they did better in the anime and that was showing other character's perspectives besides just Saki's. They make Maria look like a terrible person in the beginning, but over time you generally grow to like her because you see the world from her perspective. They also show more of Reiko who nobody seemed to care about at all in the anime. I mean yeah they forgot about her, but Saki and Satoru managed to remember everyone else they knew who died. A major downfall for me though was the fact that

   Shun, Maria, and Mamoru's deaths

seemed way less serious and they actually made fun of them later on.

Other than that, they did explain the ecchi moments as something the characters do as a greeting rather than when they're just under stress like in the anime. Still, it will turn a lot of people off even though the anime did that too with just a couple of homosexual scenes.

Bottom line, if you are homophobic, don't watch or read either of them.


How did the villagers know about Naruto being the Kyuubi's jinchuriki? I know that the villagers of Konoha were afraid of the Kyuubi because of its rampage on the village, and that the Fourth Hokage saved the village by sealing it inside Naruto. Based on this answer, the Third Hokage hid his identity to protect him.

Did the Third Hokage hide only Naruto's relation with the Fourth, or also him being the Kyuubi jinchuriki? If so, did the villagers find out because Naruto went out of control with the Kyuubi's chakra?

Edit:
To make clear what I am exactly curious about.

Why didn't they also hide Naruto's identity as a jinchuriki so the villagers will not hate him?

The villagers know that Naruto is the Kyuubi's Jinchuriki because Sarutobi Hiruzen told them!

Here's why: In one of the earliest chapters, Hiruzen tells Iruka that the Fourth Hokage had died hoping the villagers would see Naruto as a hero, who sealed the Kyuubi. The only way Hiruzen could make it happen is by telling the villagers that Naruto was the kid that the Fourth Hokage sealed the Kyuubi into.

However, he decided not to reveal Naruto's relation to the Fourth Hokage. Note also that Kushina's pregnancy was a highly classified information, known only to Hiruzen, Biwako, Minato, a few ANBU members and some others. Hiruzen could have made up a story that Naruto was a random kid that Minato picked to seal the Kyuubi (or something like that), and few would have suspected or questioned him.

PS: A little plot hole there is that on growing up, Naruto's close resemblance to Minato, along with the Kyuubi story, should have raised a few eyebrows, but Kishimoto probably decided it was not important enough for the "plot" to require an explanation.

The reason to y narutos parentage was hidden was so that the fourth hokages ememies wouldn't target him, as he is his child. They didn't hide the part where he was a jinchuriki was so that, Naruto would be more protected while he was sent on missions and given more importance. Every hidden village in the five great nations has a tailed beast which holds a lot of power. Since every tailed beast is an important part in their villages military they have to be protected and given more importance at times. When Naruto goes on missions, he has to be given more importance , if a situation where someone has to be left behind to let the others escape. Now they can't let an important part of their villages military strength sacrificed or let it get captured by the other villages shinobi. A jinchuriki might face a lot of ill treatment but is given more protection and importance in matters of military purposes


What started the trend of 3-5 minute long episodes for anime series? It seems there's a lot of these short (e.g. 3-5 minute long) anime series recently, specifically ones that air on TV (as opposed to ONA's). Shows like:

Fireball/Fireball Charming
Chii's Sweet Home
Encouragement of Climb
Recorder and Ransell
Aiura
And an older one, Di Gi Charat

What started the trend of short 3-5 minute per episode TV series. How does that fit into a regular TV time-slot if it's so short?

They channel airing the show would just shift things forward or backward 5 minutes.

So something that normally starts at 12:00 would start at 12:05. The shows in the evening will start at the usual time by, over the course of the day, removing 1 or 2 adverts each advert break. The channels that keep a strict schedule just remove most of the adverts during an advert break and play the show then. They do not allocate a 30 minute slot to a short. However, if they have a 15 minute show, they would play that directly before or after the short.

Channels make a lot of money from adverts so they only remove adverts for series they expect to get a high viewing.

As for what started it, I can not say, but while I can not remember any, I am sure I have seen shorts that aren't anime, but the vast majority would probably be anime.
I think the main reason we see more shorts is because anime companies are getting bolder due to more sponsors and producing more franchise such as games and figurines etc., but I think mostly due to larger viewing numbers. 10 years ago companies might have had a hard time making profit on a short and so channels would not want to air them, but now more money means they can get better music, scripts and animation for shorts (or any other things that make them worth watching) so channels will want to air them.

Japanese television is common to have short series. Most drama episodes are only 10 minutes long. It's just something to watch daily in the morning or something.

For example, a channel at 9:00 shows a few different series and usually, the short ones are all crammed into one drama viewing period. After all the short episodes are aired, something long like the news comes on.

I think it also helps a lot of people who are on a schedule and don't have time to dedicate half an hour of their day for a show.

A lot of these short anime are also taken from 4-koma manga, so the episode is like getting a comic strip in the newspaper.


What is the meaning behind Renji's Tattoos? In episode 32 when Renji is going through the story of how he and Rukia met and became Soul Reapers we notice that when he was a kid and when they first entered the Soul Reaper Academy his forehead was clear.

When Renji runs to tell Rukia that he passed his Second Exam only to see Rukia meeting with Byakuya Kuchiki (where she was offered to be adopted by him) we can see that Renji now has a pair lines on his forehead, but it is still less than what we see in the present day.

So i am wondering what is the meaning behind these tattoos?

The tattoos are actually not related to the growth of Renji. They are mainly aesthetics, possibly done to make him look cool.

He probably descended from some family that has tattoos like his. Hoipe this answers your question.

As the power of Renji increases, so do his tattoo's, when he achieves Bankai he gets more / bigger tattoo's, basically when he increases in power he gets more tattoo's,

I believe that it's explained somewhere in the Soul Society Arc, but I'm not 100% positive on that.


Who writes the Dragon Ball Heroes anime? So, it's known Akira Toriyama doesnt write the Dragon Ball Heroes directly or indirectly (such as he did with Dragon Ball Super), so, if it isnt Akira Toriyama who makes it, who is or are the persons behind it? is it someone who worked in Dragon Ball movies or animes (Dragon Ball GT or whatever) before, or is/are they completely new writers?

According to Wikipedia, the writer for episodes 1-5 of Dragon Ball Heroes is Atsuhiro Tomioka. The writer for episode 6 is apparently still TBA. However, I can't find what source they're citing for this information.

He has previously been involved with Dragon Ball Super, having written the script for 22 episodes, according to Anime News Network.

the storyline is written by the creators of the arcade game but oda has input it's mainly written by the fans though cause its main purpose is fan service if an idea is voiced loud enough it will likely go into the anime


How Did Krillin Get Stronger After Potential Unlock in DBZ? In Dragon Ball Z ep.54, (this is during the Namek Saga), the Elder Guru unlocks
Krillin's sleeping potential, and so Krillin reaches his full potential, at a power level of 14,000. By the time Krillin fights Goku who was being possessed by Captain Ginyu (ep.71 I believe), he has a power level of 22,000, and by the time the Z fighters fight Android 18 (ep. 135 I believe), Krillin has a power level of 450,000!

If Krillin's true potential was really unlocked way back in the Namek Saga, then how could it have risen, wouldn't that mean that his true potential wasn't really unlocked? His power should have either been as high as it became at the start, or it shouldn't have been able to rise. Is there an in-universe explanation for this?

Well the same could be said about Ultimate Gohan. The Elder Kai basically brought out Gohan's untapped potential. However, the  Ultimate Gohan in the Universal Survival arc is a lot stronger compared to the Ultimate Gohan in the Buu Saga. Even during the course of training, Picollo stated himself that Gohan could get a lot stronger.I believe a good explanation or the way to look at it would be this way. Fighter A is only using 75% of his power X when there is 25% of untapped power. However, the X can be modified by training. A good analogy would be comparing it Cell vs Gohan. Gohan's wasn't using all of his true power while fighting Cell in the start until he tapped into SSJ2. However, SSJ2 wasn't obviously the maximum level of strength Gohan could attain as he grew a lot stronger.

There is no official power level for Krilin when the z fighters fought 18. The power level of 450,000 is fan speculation, the last power level given by Krilin was 75,000   in the V-Jump magazine which I doubt is a canon power level, and the last confirmed canon is 13,000 in the Daizenshuu 7 which has listed Toriyama as author.

However we can assume Krilin raised his power level by the time the z fighters fought 18. Krilin raised his power level from 206 to 1,770 by training one year, so having 3 years of training for the android arrivals, we can safely assume he increased several times his power level


What is the actual reason behind the Nine Tails attack? In the anime, the nine tails were summoned by Madara/Tobi during Naruto's birth and made to attack Konoha. Later Minato saved the village. For what reason the nine tails was made to attack Konoha?

Madara/Tobi had taken control of the Nine-Tails, but during his battle with Minato, Minato removed the Nine-Tails from the control of Tobi. Then Tobi escapes from the battle.

This is where the Nine-Tails was summoned by Madara/Tobi in Konoha (chapter 502):

This is when Minato removes the Nine-Tails from the control of Madara/Tobi (chapter 503):

This is when Madara/Tobi escapes:

Now, since no one was present to control the Nine-Tails, he went on a rampage and thus attacked the village.

Initially, Madara/Tobi wanted to keep control of the Nine-Tails and use its power for himself, and destroy Konoha. But now the Nine-Tails was a loose canon destroying Konoha on its own free will.

   After Rin, who was someone very special to Obito, was killed, he was taken by hatred towards the Ninja world. Uchiha Madara had for long contained hatred for the Senju clan. After his defeat in the hands of the First Hokage - Hashirama Senju, had made the destruction of Konoha his vendetta. Madara saped into this hatred of Obito and toned Obito's thoughts to suit his own needs. When Madara/Tobi learned that Kushina is about to deliver a child, they made their move, as the time of delivering the child is when the seal is the weakest for a Jinchuruki. Having a Tailed Beast in his disposal would have been a great advantage for Madara, as he was already planning something that concerned the Bijuus.

Thus Madara/Tobi attacks Konoha, and in turn the Nine-Tails attacks Konoha.

Yes Kurama did attack Konoha but this was only because he was controlled by Madara’s Sharingan and was forced to attack the hidden leaf. If Karuma wasn’t controlled by Madara/“Tobi” He would’ve destroyed destroyed them first than the leaf village


When did Uchiha Madara actually bite Hashirama Senju? After reading this question, I realized that the time Madara acquired Izanagi, was the same time he got the DNA of Senju Clan from Hashirama. However, after an extensive review on their fight (Episode 626), I can't see where and when Madara bit Hashirama. It said in the wiki that:

"...To use Izanagi to its full potential, users must also have the genetic traits of the Senju, who are also descended from the Sage.."

Now, the question is when and where did Madara bite Hashirama?
How come Madara activated Izanagi (I assume on its full potential) just right after he acquired the flesh/blood from Senju?

I haven't been keeping up with the anime (too many fillers...), so I don't know whether this manga chapter has been covered or not, or if you are even close to it. This was actually shown in one of the manga chapters quite recently.

If you don't mind spoilers, here are links to a few pages from Naruto Chapter 681:

Madara bites Hashirama

Madara uses Hashirama meat

According to Narutopedia:

  In the past, Uchiha clan members used this technique during an important battle that they had to win at all costs. However, they soon started to abuse the abilities granted by this technique and as such Izanami was created as a way to punish the abusers of Izanagi.

So, I am guessing that the Uchiha must have performed some experiments. Maybe as long as you have the both trait in body you can use Izanagi immediately, and Madara was aware of this. Since Madara clearly must have bit onto the meat, he must have swallowed some blood, thus having the Senju trait in his body. This is an assumption, though.

You don't need senju cells for izanagi. Itachi used it on Kabuto. And he has had nothing to do with cell transplanting and whatnot.


Why couldn't Otonashi of Angel Beats pass on? Everyone in the anime 'passes on' after coming to peace with the life they used to have, except for Otonashi. Unless I'm really confused, Angel seemed to imply that the reason Otonashi couldn't pass on is because when Otanashi was alive, he was an organ donor who gave away his heart.

This explanation doesn't make sense to me. Does that mean that all organ donors are stuck in limbo like Otonashi?

Why couldn't Otonashi find peace/pass on to the next life?

Otonashi did pass on, although he was the last to pass on. He is assumed to have reincarnated at the end of episode 13, the final episode of Angel Beats, and it is heavily implied he meets the reincarnated version of Angel.

The reason why he couldn't pass on just yet was not fully explained, but we can try to form a conclusion from it, so it is not entirely speculative. First, he lost all of his memories and so he has to regain it to truly understand what he regretted. He did not end up in the afterlife normally like the other students had, so it's highly possible that he did not have a regret in the first place. It could be that he was in that afterlife in order to have Angel move on with her life, as she regrets not being able to give thanks to the person who gave her heart. Kanade, the Angel, was there before him and that normally wouldn't make sense since he died before her.

Another explanation is that he simply regrets not being able to achieve his dream of becoming a doctor or more specifically, to help people. He wanted to help people after his sister's death and because he died before he was able to reach his goal, it's understandable that he regrets not being able to see for himself that he saved a life. Once he sees that Kanade was able to live her life, that she was content with the life he gave her, he was able to move on shortly after.

I don't think all organ donors would necessarily have regrets. If they lived a full life, they would not be stuck in this afterlife school in the first place. Remember that you will only be in this afterlife if you have regrets. Otherwise, you would presumably just be reincarnated. Just because you donated your heart doesn't mean you get to be stuck in that limbo.

Sources:

How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?
Wikia: Yuzuru Otonashi - Another Epilogue

As I would like to say,
Otonashi did pass on, there is an evidence when he was about to go after the boy that can control people with his eyes. That means that he can pass on but there was just no scene of him passing on.


Does Drachma play any role in FMA beyond being what Briggs defended against? In the parts of FMA when they are at Fort Briggs, they say that Fort Briggs defends against the country of Drachma. As far as I remember, though, that is the only time that Drachma is mentioned. Is it relevant to any other parts of the series, or is it only important as a reason for Fort Briggs to exist?

In-universe, Fort Briggs exists because of Drachma; they are the only line of defense keeping the Drachmans from breaking the non-aggression pact.

Out-of-universe, it's the exact opposite: Drachma was added so that Fort Briggs had a reason to exist and to house one the toughest army around. Considering the allusion to Russia (Drachma shares many similarities), it is likely that it was to be seen as a powerful force. In order to have a powerful Amestrian army which was still isolated from Central, they had to be given their power from an outside, independent source: Drachma.

Drachma does play a further role, though. Starting at the end of episode 42 (Brotherhood), they launch an attack against Fort Briggs.

   Kimblee, doing what he does best, leads the Drachman army into a trap, claiming that Fort Briggs is weakened by the absence of General Armstrong and that he has men inside who will bring down the army from within.  The latter is a lie and the former is not a weakness, and Kimblee knows this; Kimblee, assisting Father indirectly, is creating a blood seal as one of the main components of the Nationwide Transmutation Circle. In this way, Drachma is necessary; the soldiers that die here are crucial for creating the blood seal, just as they were in the other major wartime conflicts that Falman explains to Ed.

Aside from justifying the Briggs fortress and army, and creating this wartime conflict, Drachma has no direct role in the events of Fullmetal Alchemist.

well drachma is said to be the largest country in FMAB (Bigger than xing if you extended the map.) The only way they would have expanded so far is if they had a strong military. The Non aggression pact wouldn't exist if father felt they were no match for Amestris. BUT, it since father is the true leader of Amestris he must have felt Drachma would have been a threat to the Amestrian military. so it can be believed they are one of if not the strongest nation in the FMAB Universe. However no the only major part they play in the Anime or manga was to forge the blood crest in the north.


In Naruto Shippuden, why did Sasuke became evil? I understand that Sasuke learns Itachi was motivated by his desire to protect the village. Itachi only slaughtered his clan because they were plotting a rebellion. And thus Sasuke's motivation for killing Itachi was slightly misguided. Since Tobi told him about Itachi, why does he want to destroy Konoha? Itachi died protecting it so why does Sasuke wants to destroy it?

He wants to destroy the village that put his beloved brother in the position to choose between his family and his village.

Sasuke can legitimately be thinking that if given a command to kill all of your relatives, the people who gave that command are evil and should be destroyed.

Don't forget that when it comes to family, very strong feelings can easily be affecting Sasuke.

Really, Itachi choosing the village over his family was the abnormal decision.

sasuke undersand that danzo  force itachi
 to kill his clan becase there is no one is stronger itachi so the use him say wepone and kill whole uchiha clan but he could kill his own brother and sasuke hate him before he dnot know turth but toib told him all turth he lies so that why he tries to destroy leaf but itachi told him and now try toprotect leaf


Can E.N.D slay Acnologia? If E.N.D is the strongest Demon in the Books of Zeref and if Acnologia can slay countless dragons, is it possible for E.N.D to slay Acnologia?

I mean, when you think about it, Natsu's dad couldn't slay E.N.D, so is it possible for the Demon to slay a dragon like Acnologia?

I highly doubt it.

First of all, we have no evidence to suggest that any slayer magic is of a higher tier than any other slayer magic. Wendy and Chelia were about equal when they fought, and Natsu actually defeated Zancrow in combat despite Zancrow's God Slayer magic. Therefore END's Demon Slayer magic isn't necessarily better than Natsu's Dragon Slayer magic.

Secondly, Natsu is END. That means that we don't have any evidence to suggest that END is anything more than Natsu wielding Fire Demon Slayer magic as effectively as he wields Fire Dragon Slayer magic.

So looking at the matchup, I would argue that Natsu is actually better suited to 1v1ing Acnologia as a Fire Dragon Slayer than as a Demon Dragon Slayer. You see, slayer magic is designed to defeat the entity they are named after. That means Fire Dragon Slayer magic is more effective against dragons than Fire Demon Slayer magic. (Chapter 301, Zealconis states that humans were given the magic to slay dragons. That's logically Dragon Slayer magic, and you can deduce that X Slayer magic means magic to slay X).

The reason Zeref designed END is because he wanted to get hit with the most powerful Demon Slayer Magic that existed, since Demon Slayer magic is more effective against his demon body.

At any rate, if Natsu with his super-effective-against-dragons magic can't beat Acnologia without the power of friendship, I doubt he could do so with less effecive magic.

Natsu in END's form can beat Acnologia as magic doesn't work well against Acnologia but END's curse power can.

When Acnologia entered the battle, then Mard Geer said that Acnologia is afraid of END and have come to slay END before its reborn again. That proves it.

Also, END defeated a god which uses magic and is also the most powerful curse user. Curse is a power greater than magic.


In yaoi anime, why does the uke always say 'senpai'? I wasn't exactly sure how to phrase the title but in yaoi animes, why does the uke refer to their love I guess as senpai?

For example, wouldn't it make more sense to say 'I love you Takano' rather than 'I love you senpai'?

Is this a Japanese language thing or is it better to just say senpai rather than their actual name?

I am going to make a couple of assumptions here. Since Uke is normally the "passive" partner in the relationship, it would stand to reason that they are the younger in the couple, while the Seme, being the dominant partner, is the older one.

In a school scenario, senpai would make sense and I'd assume the Uke would start calling the Seme by their name (probably with the -sama honorific at first) when their relationship is a bit more intimate (intimate = anything after their first kiss).

While I don't read Yaoi, one can't assume that every Yaoi story has the Uke and Seme attending the same school. There may be some where one attends a different school or doesn't attended at all, as such senpai could still be used.

However, the Seme, being the senior, is still guiding the Uke like how one's senpai guides, protects, and teaches their kōhai as best they can. With that, senpai becomes a term of endearment from the Uke after having been guided in the relationship by the Seme.

It feels more in control when you are older and your uke calls you senpai as a form of respect. Why? Because uke should respect and obey their seme just like they should with their senpai. It's kind of a,"you're older, you're in control, and I respect that I listen to you" thing.


Differences between the Overlord light novel and manga Recently, I got very fond of Overlord. As the anime stopped at season 1 and there's no news of season 2 yet, I thought I will give a try for the manga continuation for the first time. I thought of buying the manga at Amazon as it's the only website I could find selling Overlord series.

But the problem is it's written as Overlord novel.

What's the difference between the Overlord novel and manga? Are they the same?

If they are not, is the novel illustrated like the manga with visual presentation?

Does the English translation for the manga have some translation errors?

I tried some searching myself for the information, but I didn't get any clear picture!

If anyone has a light novel or manga, would it be possible to share some contents in it by taking a picture and posting it? Thanks.

Revision – I wanted to tell you that I answered another question on this site: How much does Shalltear love Ainz?

If you click on the title I just mentioned you'll be redirected there. Search for my answer and you'll see another translation example. I also included a link to my Pastebin and Google Docs where I make a long and thorough analysis of Shalltear’s love for Ainz. This includes more translation comparisons as well as lots of quotes from the light novels and side stories, so you should get plenty of the content examples that you wanted.

  What's the difference between the Overlord novel and manga? Are they
  the same?

  If they are not, is the novel illustrated like the manga with visual
  presentation?

Overlord is a Japanese light novel series written by Maruyama. A manga adaptation by Satoshi Ōshio began serialization in 2014 and an anime adaptation started running in 2015.
Both the manga and the anime are just adaptations and don’t contain as much detail as the light novels published.

Light novels and manga are quite different types of media. While light novels have some pictures, they're text for the most part and therefore have more in-depth setting descriptions. As you know, manga is basically Japanese comics.
I recommend reading the light novels over the manga as you’ll be able to read it exactly the way the original author wrote it and its quality is superb.

  If anyone has a light novel or manga, would it be possible to share
  some contents in it by taking a picture and posting it? Thanks.

  I tried some searching myself for the information, but I didn't get any clear picture!

If you want to see how they physically look, here you have an unpacking video of the English light novel and another video where the manga is displayed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwdeymjFrcE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5BIGy4otkc

About the samples of the "content" itself that you want, I own the light novels so I can transcribe the first 2 pages from volume 1. As I said, I recommend you read the light novels over the manga because of their superior quality. Now that you get to see the full "picture" I’ll also use this chance to answer your translation doubt and show you how the official translation works. I'm including the fan translation as well for reference.

So as to be completely unbiased, I made a super-literal translation without looking at the already existing translations. As far as I am aware there are no Overlord light novel Japanese PDFs, just scans, which means I had to type the Japanese text myself from my physical copy.

It is a bit long, but you can see my literal translation with the word by word breakdown if you go to these links: Pastebin: Overlord. Comparing official and fan translations and Google Docs: Overlord. Comparing official and fan translations. Right now I’m going to show you the first 2 pages from volume 1 with the fan and official translations.

Page 1

  少女とそれより幼い少女を前に、全身鎧に身を包んだ者は剣を振りかぶった。

  一撃で命を奪うのが慈悲であるとでもいわんばかりに、大きく振り上げられた剣が日差しを反射しギラギラと輝く。

  少女は目を閉じた。その下唇を嚙み締めた表情は、決して望んでの姿ではない。ただ、どうしょう もなくてそれを受け入れたに過ぎない。もし少女に何らかの力があったなら、目の前の者に叩きつけ 逃がれただろう。

  しかし⸻少女に力は無い。

  だからこそ結末は一つしか残されていなかつた。

  少女はここで死ぬ。

  剣が振り下ろされ⸻

Official translation

  Before one girl and another even younger one stood a figure in full plate armor brandishing a sword.

  The blade swung, sparkling in the sunlight as if to say that taking their lives in a single stroke would be an act of mercy.

  The girl shut her eyes. She didn’t want to be biting her lower lip. She just had no choice but to accept what was about to happen. If she had even a little power, she probably would have been able to shove the figure away and escape…

  But she was powerless.

  And so there was only one ending.

  She would die.

  The blade came down—

Fan translation

  The knight in full plate armor stood before the girl and her little sister, his sword raised high.

  His blade gleamed in the sun, and he poised himself, ready to end their lives in a single merciful stroke.

  The girl squeezed her eyes tightly shut and bit her lower lip. She had never asked for this. She had been forced into her present circumstances. If only she had some strength, she might have resisted the enemy in front of her and fled.

  However — the girl did not have that strength.

  Thus, there could only be one outcome to this situation.

  That would be the girl’s death, at this very place. The longsword fell—

Page 2

  ⸻痛みはいまだ来なかった。

  ぐっと固く閉ざしていた瞼を開く。

  少女の世界に最初に飛びこんで来たのは、振り下ろしかけて止まっている剣であった。

  次に映ったのは剣の持ち主。

  騎士はまるで凍りついたように動きを途中で止め、少女の横に注意を向けていた。その完全に無防備な姿は、騎士の内面の
  驚きを強く体現していた。

  騎士の視線に引きずられるように、少女も同じ方向に顔を向ける。

  そして⸻絶望を見た。

  そこには闇があった。

  薄っぺらな、ただ、どこまで行っても終わりが無さそうな深みある漆黒。それが下半分を切り取った楕円の形で、地面から浮かび上がっていた。神秘的であると同時に、言葉に出来ないような強い不安を感じさせる光景。

  扉？

Official translation

  …The pain still hadn’t come.

  She unscrunched her eyes.

  The first thing she saw was the sword, stopped mid-swing.

  The next was the figure holding the sword. The knight was practically frozen, looking at something off to her side. His unprotected stance manifested his internal shock.

  The girl turned to follow his line of sight…

  …and saw despair.

  It was darkness.

  A patch of raven black, ultrathin but so deep it seemed as if it went on forever. It was an oval rising up out of the ground, its bottom half cut off. It was a curious sight, but at the same time, it made her feel indescribably uneasy.

  A door?

Fan translation

  And yet there was no pain.

  The girl gingerly opened the eyes which had been squeezed shut.

  The first thing she saw was the suddenly motionless longsword.

  Then, she saw the sword’s owner.

  The knight in front of her was frozen in place, his eyes looking somewhere off to the girl’s side. His completely defenseless posture clearly displayed the fear that filled him.

  As though drawn by the knight’s gaze, the girl could not help but turn and look in the same direction as him.

  And so — the girl gazed upon despair.

  What she saw was darkness.

  It was an infinitesimally thin, yet unfathomably deep blackness. It was a half-oval of obsidian that seemed to protrude from the earth. It was a mysterious sight that filled the ones watching it with a powerful sense of unease.

  Was it a door?

They are not the same, one is a light novel(which is completely different from the manga because of it's nature). A manga is well..something like this. It's an artistic representation of a story


In Kuroko no Basuke, are the characters ever compared to professional players? So, in Kuroko no Basuke (or, The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays, as suits you), we see that the Generation of Miracles has some pretty wacky basketball superpowers. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like if you took the five of them and transferred them into the real world (powers and all), they would beat most actual NBA teams. And the thing is, they're just 10th-graders. Sure, maybe they're the best 10th-graders (even the best high-schoolers) in Japan, but surely they can't be as good as professional players in the KnB universe, can they?

Which brings me to my question - does the manga ever talk about how good professional basketball players (NBA or otherwise) are as compared to the high-school players the story focuses on?

Kuroko no Basuke (manga) never references any actual NBA pro by explicitly stating a name, but they have shown panels of professional basket ball players insinuating that they are from the NBA. The characters depicted don't actually resemble any specific pro, but rather a generic player - tall, built, and African-American.

It does seem like the Generation of Miracles could beat real life NBA teams, but the manga does indirectly explain how the Generation of Miracles will not prevail.

Take Kise's copying ability for example. He can only copy people's techniques that he is capable of executing, but because NBA players are so much bigger, faster, and better, his copying won't work.

Or in Midorima's case, he might have the insane accuracy as usual, but an NBA player can easily block his shot.

In the end, however, I don't think Kuroko no Basket will ever mention and compare with top NBA pros. There are certain things that are completely impossible, like Kuroko's phantom shot. It doesn't even theoretically work in real life because NBA plays man to man defense, where each member playing has to always follow their assigned opponent. You can't just misdirect someone following you and not see you shooting.

And don't even get me started on eagle vision...

UPDATE: In one of the latest chapters (242) that I haven't read yet, Ray Allen of the Boston Celtics is shown as the first NBA player in Kuroko. This is somewhat inaccurate though, as Ray Allen has been part of the Miami Heat for 2 years now.

they do mention shaq during the anime as well as tiger woods saying they influenced rule changes on there professions


What is the Kamehameha wave made of? I was wondering what Kamehameha is made of? Is it Chi or Ki or some kind of energy, or power of blue star, or something kind of pure energy?

Like you mentioned, the Kamehameha is made of Ki.

In the Dragon Ball Episode 8, The Kamehameha Wave, Yamcha describes what happens when the Kamehameha is used by Master Roshi:

  "Wait, I've heard of this technique. Right now he's gathering all of the latent energy in his body, then he's going to release it all at once, but I've... I've never seen it in action before."

Here, "the latent energy in his body" is Ki. And "release it all at once" refers to a Ki blast.

Therefore, the Kamehameha release the accumulated Ki from the user body and shapes it into a wave.

From Dragon Ball Wikia:

  By drawing his latent ki into the palms of his hands, Roshi is able to expel an explosive beam of ki energy.

The kamehameha is made of plasma. Plasma is the fourth state of matter that is an ionized gas that is created when a gas gets heated(sometimes by electricity). Now all living things have an electrical charge. The user of the kamehameha (or any other ki based atk), is using that electric charge to heat the gas around them causing the blast. The gas is extremely hot so it can destroy objects, like in the manga.

Look up plasma on Wikipedia


How does Edo Tensei Madara get back his Rinnegan? Madara gave his Rinnegan to Nagato. But after Kabuto brings him back using Edo Tensei, he still has the Rinnegan. How is this possible?

Narutopedia:

  A reincarnated individual will have all the abilities they had during their life, including kekkei genkai and kekkei tōta. They are psychically restored as they were at the time of their death, including any physical handicaps they may have possessed, such as Nagato's damaged legs.

Since Madara had the Rinnegan when he died, he is resurrected with it again (with the help of Kabuto's modifications, if you remember).

However, the Edo Tensei Rinnegans are fake. Although Edo Tensei Madara can use them to absorb ninjutsu, he can't use it to summon the Gedo Mazo, or use Limbo. It's kinda the same with Nagato's Rinnegan or Itachi's Mangekyo Sharingan.

For further proof, when Madara was revived in flesh through Rinne Rebirth, he lost his fake Rinnegan.

Actually Madara didn't give Nagato the Rinnegan,he only awakened it in him,and as he was an Uzumaki (which are distant relatives of Senju),he was able to control it.Madara got the Rinnegan by merging Hashirama's cells with his heart,awakening his Rinnegan very late in his life,after which he shortly died.That is why,when he was resurrected he had the Rinnegan.


What is causing Kirito's eyes to change colour? In Sword Art Online, there are a number of times Kirito's eye colour changes. Originally in SAO and ALO, his eyes were kinda a grey colour:

When Kirito is killed by Heathcliff though, his eyes go golden when he comes back to life:

Now, I could just assume the eye colour change was a sign of him surpassing the system with his will (as acknowledged by Kayaba).

However, in episode 22 of season 1, when his HP is going down after being impaled by a Guardian's sword, as he is struggling to reach the door inside the World Tree, before he dies, his eye colour has changed. It also changes again during the Raid Battle in the World Tree when he produces that attack which allows him to breach the wall of Guardians. In these two instances, I don't see how his will is surpassing.

Considering also that his Avatar Data at this time was the SAO Data which was made to look like him, what is causing Kirito's eyes to change colour?

From what I have gathered, I couldn't find any information of why his eye color changed, but from what I can see, the most likely reason is as you said, his will was strong enough to surpass the system. The reason probably is of course Asuna.

From the three cases that you have mentioned in your question, Asuna was involved in all of them:

When he was killed, Asuna was killed right before he was, he got too angry and surpassed the system.
The second case where he battled but failed is because Asuna is so close, he is so desperate to see her again and he surpassed the system (maybe even with some help from Yui).
It was also the same with the third case, except this time with more help, he was able to defeat the guardians and reach the World Tree.

It's because he gets mad. When his eyes turn gold, it means that he is angry.

This happened when he fights Heathcliff, and in the world tree, and when fighting the red (sorry, forgot his name). It also happened when he fights the first monster on floor one, in one moment his eyes are grey, and when he gets hit by the monster his eyes turn a little gold.

So, my thought is that golden eyes mean he is pissed or angry.


What is this show about girls that use "spirits" to fight? Genre: Probably Shoujo/Fantasy or magic

Type of media: TV show/OVA?

Characters: Mostly girls with one main heroine and a male protagonist living in modern times (school attendance was probably involved)

Plot: The story revolves around girls with "spirits" they use to fight. The main heroine was using a "fire spirit" but only after she accepted it in one of the episodes. There also was a smaller girl, which was firstly her rival but they became friends after some time. The little girl was using a huge sword and in one scene in park lot she cut a car in half. Apart from the girls there is also a love story involved with the main heroine and a boy. In the end they have to fight some evil villain.

Time range: I watched it around year 2006?

I know this is as vague as it can get, but if someone could recognize it - it would be much appreciated!

Actually, the first title that appeared in my mind when reading your description were these three animes called....

Magic Knight Rayeart (MAL Page)
But then it only fits "The main heroine was using a "fire spirit" but only after she accepted it in one of the episodes ...The little girl was using a huge sword... In the end they have to fight some evil villain." and it won't fit "living in modern times"

But then, when I tried googling, I also found....

Shakugan no Shana (MAL Page)
It fits "The main heroine was using a "fire spirit"..., ...firstly her rival but they became friends after some time. The little girl was using a huge sword too. Apart from the girls there is also a love story involved with the main heroine and a boy. In the end they have to fight some evil villain." and are "living in modern times".

But after searching more thoroughly, I found....

Mai-HiMe (MAL Page) Wikipedia Page
It seems to fit most of your description.

Sorry for this kind of random guess, but well even if none of them is the answer, at least it makes the possibility getting narrower...

First thing that popped into my mind was date a live because u said "the story revolves around girls with "spirits" they use to fight." And
 using a "fire spirit" but only after she accepted it in one of the episodes. There also was a smaller girl, which was firstly her rival but they became friends after some time.
The one who was the heroine didn't use a fire spirit but there was a female who did and accepted it in the series and there is also a girl spirit who uses a huge sword and the main heroine is a boy. I hope this helped


Why Raikage didn't consider Minato using Body Flicker in their fight? In his fight against Raikage, Minato spread his marked Kunai to many locations.
It seemed like the Raikage was very sure that Minato would only appear at the marked area/kunai.

My question is, can Minato appear at unmarked location using Body Flicker? I think he obviously can. If so, then why Raikage didn't consider this in their fight?

Minato's Flying Thunder God Techniqie allows him to teleport to any location which he has previously marked with a hand seal (either on a kunai or with his hand). The jutsu, which was Originally created by the The 2nd Hokage (Tobirama Senju) was perfected by Minato to the point where the "hand-marked" seal never disappeared from whoever Minato marked.

  Both Tobirama and Minato were famed as the fastest shinobi during their lifetimes. While both were very fast on their own, the Flying Thunder God also contributed to their fame.

The reason why Raikage A did not anticipate Minato's offense was because he did not know enough about Minato's Flying Raijin Jutsu. The rumors about Minato would have spread tales about how he could teleport to whatever Kunai he threw around but apparently Minato also had "some extra's up his sleeve" which only a few people knew about.

Minato was actually very fast in normal speed. To be able to react to Raikage A's top speed on lightning chakra mode and even counter attack.

  Before the Flying Thunder God Technique can be performed, users must first mark a target with their "technique formula"

Minato did not "just magically appear" at the back of Killer bee during Their Fight, what actually happened was that Minato used his hand to mark Bee a split second after dodging and cutting his tail. Raikage was trying to figure out which of the kunais that Minato would flicker to, little did he know Minato had already teleported to the mark he placed on Bee.

Minato cannot teleport to locations where he hasn't marked before. Flying Raijin 2 developed by Minato enables him to teleport to locations which are previously marked, but he doesn't need a Kunai to do so.


Why do fansubbed animes have a reminder to not sell their fansubbed product? Why do fansubbed animes have a reminder to not sell their fansubbed product? Sometimes they have the following reminder during the show:

  This is a free fansub: not for sale, rent, or auction

I was wondering why that was necessary. Is it so that they do not get into legal problems? What is the purpose of that reminder?

I think it's a combination of a few factors.

First, there's a sort of ethical code among some fansubbers that dictates that they fansub for "the love of anime" or something to that effect, and that it's improprietous to profit off of fansubbing. I'm not sure how effective a reminder of this sort would be to people who don't subscribe to the same ethical code (i.e. the people at whom this message would be targeted), but there you have it. Sticking a reminder on your fansubs is pretty much a no-cost endeavor, so it's not like it can hurt.

Then, there's the belief that explicitly stating that you do not intend to profit off of your fansubs makes you less liable for copyright infringement. I doubt this has been tested (I don't know of any litigation against fansubbers), but I rather doubt this would be of much value as a legal defense - statutory damages (as opposed to actual damages) are available in USA copyright infringement cases under federal law (and, I imagine, in other jurisdictions as well).

I suspect (but have no evidence) that this is a holdover from the pre-Internet days of fansub distribution when you actually needed to pass around video tapes to get your anime fix. Exchanging physical materials is likely to get you more scrutiny from law enforcement than exchanging digital information, and this relates to my previous point: infringing copyright is bad, but profiting off of infringed copyrights is probably worse, or at least that's the general perception. C. Griffin's answer to this question contains an interesting view on the matter, from the perspective of someone who consumed fansubs in pre-internet times.

Adam Davis also brought up in a comment another point I meant to address - fansubbers don't want other people profiting off of their work - it's kind of a slap in the face. So what's one way to do that? Stick a big "this is not for sale" warning on it, kind of like how a lot of free (gratis) software comes with a notice saying something like "if you paid for this, you should ask for your money back because this is free software".

So here's the problem: basically all fansubbing these days is done with "softsubs" - that is, the subtitles are basically a text file that accompanies a video. It's dead easy to edit these things (particularly using software like Aegisub), so this is probably another reason that you don't see these disclaimers anymore: they're easy to remove. In the pre-softsub days (maybe before 2008~2010 or so? I don't have my chronology down for this very well), subtitling was done by re-encoding the video to have the subtitles ("hardsubs") baked into the video file. Since this is much more difficult to alter, disclaimers would have been more permanent (and hence, useful) back then.

Anyway, I haven't seen a disclaimer of this sort on any fansubs from at least the past five years or so - it's gone the way of the dinosaurs. In the modern fansubbing world, where all exchange of fansubs is electronic and hardsubs are obsolete, these disclaimers serve no actual purpose.

(I have seen this sort of thing on recent manga scanlations, though - but that's a topic for another question. The key difference here, I suspect, is that scanlations are still "hardsubbed", so to speak.)

I have seen notices that warn that if you have paid money for this fansub you have been ripped off leading me to believe that there have been cases of other parties trying to make money by selling free fansubs and these notices are attempts to stop that.


Why were Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp surprised when they saw the Dragon from Punk Hazard? I wonder why Luffy, Zoro, and Usopp (and also Robin) were surprised when they saw the Dragon from Punk Hazard while the three of them have already seen Ryu, the Dragon that they met on Warship Island?

Their surprise stems from the fact that the Warship Island Arc is a filler arc. As One Piece wiki says:

  It is the first story arc of the series not to be based on any content from the manga by Eiichiro Oda, making it the first filler arc.

Another reason might be the fact that they had encountered a dragon (if you count it as one) only once before, and didn't expect to meet one on Punk Hazard.

Because it's a filler arc.

In Canon story, they meet dragon for the first time in Punk Hazard. Having said that, it's a mythical creature which never existed in Pirate era, but it was an artificial one created by Genius Vegapunk.


Was "Death Note" supposed to end at episode 25/chapter 58? A friend told me that the writers of Death Note wanted to end it after L died, but kept on because in Shonen Jump, it's not common that the "evil" guy wins.

Is he right?

I can't speak for the writers, but the decline of the series in general after that point makes it so that the show is simply better in a technical sense without them.

Especially, given how one of the single biggest problems is the ending episodes and the total break from Light's character, who would never have been content with only one backup plan. He was facing people he thought were almost as good as L, and so likely wouldn't have underestimated them by not changing his plans at all to accommodate for the possibility of deception after Mello's appearance.

Given how adaptable he was against L, it seemed contrived for failure to lose because he suddenly didn't adapt.

I think the ending was poorly written and was rushed. I also didn't much care for Near either. That's probably why everyone wanted it to end after L's death. The fight between L and Light was truly amazing and both of them were fighting for their beliefs and standards for what was right. I don't think either one was truly evil and I was beyond sad when L died (he was so young).

I do think that plot and story-wise it was an amazing choice, but it definitely was not a stopping point by any means. Light was still a prime suspect. There were many people that disagreed with Light's/Kira's actions, and he wasn't finished using the death note.

Like I said before, L and Light's battle was amazing, but it still had flaws; nothing is perfect. Now Near/Mellow's ark was sloppy and almost wasn't worth finishing, but I did just because I wanted to see Light's fate. L never did pick Near or Mellow to be his successor, which I can tell why. Near treated everything like a game and Mellow didn't think with his head, and honestly, he was more villainous then Kira himself. However, that didn't make them any less of a genius. I think at the point in the series when the duo joined that, Light was overconfident due to the fact that he defeated L and had years to himself to do as he pleased. A rational person would have said he let his guard down.

However, it was clearly shown that the writer wanted to end the series because it was missing his beloved character L. So honestly, I believe that Light could have and should have beat Near, but that doesn't mean he should have won. I think that he should have been taken down by a more superior detective. Anyone who thinks that Light should have won isn't stupid or wrong, but in my opinion, you're not 100% right either. Even if he did win it all, it would have only been a temporary victory. When he chose the hand of Kira or (x Kira as Near stated) he chose the wrong person and that's not because his judgment was bad but because there wasn't a good successor at the time. Plus, he was in a rush because Near was hot on his tail. Someone would have messed it up after Light's passing or it would have been stolen or returned to the death gods causing all crime to return after the fear of Kira was vanquished.