Does the Toradora OVA fit canonically in the main storyline? I only know about the anime, so I'm basing this question on that. Toradora's anime aired in 2009. In 2011, a side story OVA was released with the Bluray collection of the series, titled "The True Meaning of Bento" (Bento no Gokui).

This side story has little to do with the main plot, so in principle it can probably go in a lot of places in the story. However, I'm wondering if there's a canonical answer for when these events occured (or if they are intended to be canon at all). I don't know if anything similar happens in the light novels or if there has been official commentary on where it falls (preliminary searches all didn't turn anything up), but either of those would be sufficient for this question.

Is this OVA canon, and if so, when in the story does it occur?

Based off my observations of the Anime i believe that the OVA is set between the end of the Culture Festival as Taiga is acting normal around Kitamura which only occurs after the culture festival, and before the student council election as not only is Minori not awkward around Ryuji or spacing out because of what Ami said to her after Taiga and Sumire's fought one another but also the end of the anime series occurs around winter and right after the elections is Christmas which in Japan is in winter.

   Also it's evident it's still winter when Ryuji and Taiga elope and Taiga moves schools after that

This is also strengthened by the fact that the first OP was used and after the elections is when the second OP started to be used

Given that I would say the OVA occurs between the end of Episode 13 and the start of Episode 15 (as  am accounting the possibility that the OVA is an event that occurred between Episode 14 and 15).

My assumtion is almost spot-on as in art book which came with the limited edition of the series from NISA there is a point at the bottom of page 5 talking about the OVA

  this is the first episode done for "Toradora!" in over 3 years, and the story takes place between episodes 13 and 14 of the TV Series. this episode has a comical bento battle and a heartfelt development, striking a delicious balance between the laughter and drama that "Toradora!" Is best known for.

Bellow is a photo i took of the relevant section, up the top slightly cut off is the same image as what is posted in the question

This takes place after the original storyline.  If you watched past the credits, you will see that Taiga returns.


What is the difference between yuri and shoujo-ai, yaoi and shounen-ai and ecchi and hentai anime genre? Yuri and Shoujo-ai are anime themes which are related to girl-to-girl relationship, while yaoi and shounen-ai are related to boy-to-boy relationships. But what are their distinct difference? When can you call a specific girl-to-girl anime a yuri or shoujo-ai? When can you call a specific boy-to-boy anime a yaoi or shounen-ai?

Plus, what is the distinct difference of ecchi and hentai anime? I just know that they are both for adults only-theme anime. When can you call a specific anime an ecchi or hentai?

For Yuri vs. Shoujo-ai, according to Wikipedia:

Yuri focuses on the sexual or the emotional aspects of the relationship, or both, the latter of which sometimes being called shōjo-ai by western fans.

Also,

In North America, yuri has initially been used to denote only the most explicit end of the spectrum, deemed primarily as a variety of hentai. Following the pattern of shōnen-ai, a term already in use in North America to describe content involving non-sexual relationships between men, western fans coined the term shōjo-ai to describe yuri without explicit sex. In Japan the term shōjo-ai (少女愛?, lit. girl love) is not used with this meaning, and instead tends to denote pedophilia (actual or perceived), with a similar meaning to the term lolicon (Lolita complex). The western use of yuri has broadened in the 2000s, picking up connotations from the Japanese use.

To summarize, the way it is used depends on who you ask. In North America, shoujo-ai is generally less explicit/sexual, while in Japan it generally denotes pedophilia.
Yaoi vs. Shounun-ai:

The terms yaoi and shōnen-ai are sometimes used by Western fans to differentiate between the contents of the genre. In this case, yaoi is used to describe titles that contain largely sex scenes and other sexually explicit themes and shōnen-ai is used to describe titles that focus more on romance and do not include explicit sexual content, although they may include implicit sexual content.

Also,

Shōnen-ai originally connoted ephebophilia or pederasty in Japan, but from the early 1970s to the late 1980s, was used to describe a new genre of shōjo manga, primarily by the Year 24 Group, about beautiful boys in love. Characteristics of shōnen-ai include that they were exotic, often taking place in Europe, and idealistic.

The yaoi vs shounen-ai distinction is similar to the yuri vs shoujo-ai one.
For ecchi

The word is not only common in Japan, it is also used worldwide inside the fandom of Japanese media to describe sexual themes or undertones. While the word ecchi could mean anything from mild to insulting in Japanese language, it is used in Western culture to divide between pornography (hentai) and playful usage of sexualized imagery (ecchi). Works considered as ecchi do not show any sexual intercourse or primary sexual characteristics. Instead, it is up to the imagination of the viewer.

For hentai

[Hentai] is a Japanese word that, in the West, describes sexually explicit or pornographic comics and animation—especially those of Japanese origin, such as anime, manga, and eroge.
The English use of hentai is more similar to the way the Japanese use the slang term エッチ (H or ecchi), which refers to any sexually explicit content or behaviour. The Japanese seldom use the term hentai to refer to pornography in Japan.
Adult anime, or hentai anime, is anime that relies primarily on sex. Adult manga, or hentai manga, is manga designed for purely pornographic purposes. Plot is still used to develop character and setting, but most of the time, the ultimate goal is to show scenes of sexuality with few exceptions.

For ecchi vs. hentai, the difference seems to be also mostly dependent on who you ask. In America, hentai and ecchi are generally synonymous, while in Japan, hentai is sexually explicit while ecchi is generally not.

Basically what everyone has been saying.

Yuri is love between women in manga and anime : Shojo it's platonic relationships between young boys

Yaoi is boy-boy love, romantic or sexual relationships : Shonen-ai was used to describe a new genre of shojo manga about innocent relationships .


Is there no limit to power levels? Since Jiren and Frieza don't have godly ki, we are able to understand that you can attain the power of a god through regular training; that regular ki can go as high as divine ki.

Based on existing knowledge, how much roughly is Jiren's full power level? (the power he plans to use on Beyond Super Saiyan Blue Vegeta and 20+ Kaio-Ken Super Saiyan Blue Goku).

My guess is based on Super Gogeta's power level of 2,500,000,000 that Jiren's full power level is 189,000,000,000,000,000.

We have no idea which are the multipliers for super saiyan god and super saiyan blue, and we have no idea which is the current base power level of Goku and Vegeta, so it's impossible to give power levels with figures (numbers).

If we try to determine with a number the base power level of Goku and Vegeta (which seems to be about the same for both of them for the fights and sparrings they had in Dragon Ball Super) we find a lot of incongruences or very hard to fit situations. Also with the other transformations

Fake Vegeta in base form (which is as strong as Vegeta) was able to defeat SSJ3 Gotenks.
Goku in base form was able to overpower Freezer 4th form, Freezer 3rd form was able to almost kill super saiyajin Gohan.
In one movie Beerus says Goku in base form isnt as strong as Freezer (4th form)

So according to some data, Goku or Vegeta base form could be weaker than a super saiyajin, and according to other data it could be stronger than a SSJ3. Situations like those can only be fixed with speculation, no with the dialogue or things said by the authors because they just didnt try to fix those inconsistencies. So, being us unable to give number estimations since they could vary very widely, I believe this is the only thing we can say.

Super Saiyan Blue Kaiokenx20 of Goku, plus Ultra Super Saiyan Blue Vegita which seems to be in a similar level than Goku Super Saiyan Blue Kaiokenx20 , gave some fight but no damage to Jiren. This tells us that Goku (who is using the power of 20 super saiyan blue) plus Vegeta who is using a similar power (who together has a power around x40 super saiyan blue) are weaker than Jiren. Then Jiren power level has to be somewhere between x50 to x100 super saiyan blue.

In my opinion, no.
The multipliers were devised to keep in account how power scaling would work, in case the character undergoes any power up or transformation.

The multipliers assumed are:

Kaioken = x1.5
Kaioken x10 = x10
Kaioken x20 = x20
Super Saiyan = x50
Super Saiyan 2 = x100
Super Saiyan 3 = x400
Super Saiyan God = x15,000
Super Saiyan Blue = x25,000
Ultra Instinct "Omen" = x150 Super Saiyan Blue

The numbers calculated can be assumed to be partially correct because no track of power level was kept after Dragon Ball Z.

Goku (Suppressed) = 50,000,000,000
Jiren (Extremely Suppressed++) = 1,000,000,000,000,000,000
Goku (Super Saiyan) = 2,500,000,000,000
Goku (Super Saiyan 2) = 5,000,000,000,000
Goku (Super Saiyan God) = 750,000,000,000,000,000
Goku (Super Saiyan Blue) = 37,500,000,000,000,000,000 (Qaudrillion)
Goku (Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken x10) = 375,000,000,000,000,000,000
Jiren (Less Suppressed+) = 400,000,000,000,000,000,000
Goku (Super Saiyan Blue Kaioken x20) = 750,000,000,000,000,000,000
Jiren (Less Suppressed+)=1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
Piccolo = 32,000,000,000
Gohan (Suppressed) = 5,500,000,000
Vegeta (Suppressed) = 25,000,000,000
True Form Frieza = 5,000,000,000,000
Krillin = 740,000,000
Goku (Genki Dama/Spirit Bomb) = 900,000,000,000,000,000,000
Goku (Ultra Instinct) = 3,500,000,000,000,000,000,000
Jiren (Less Than 30%)=12,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Source: Dragon Ball Wikia


How does Kira Yamato survive the Aegis' self-destruct in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed? There are a few places in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed where Kira Yamato faces certain death, is presumed dead by all the other characters, then miraculously reappears in a later episode. I'm curious about one particular incident, for now: His duel with Athrun and the Aegis.

Athrun sets the Aegis to self destruct, attaches it to Kira's suit, and bails out to avoid the explosion. Kira is apparently trapped in the deadly blast, though. Assuming he's not cloned or something like that (which the humans & Coordinators of Seed almost certainly have the technology to do), he somehow managed to survive and escape from that situation.

How did Kira survive when the Aegis self-destructed at point-blank range to his own mobile suit?

This incident is analogous to a similar situation in ZZ Gundam. An important character dies in a situation where their later reappearance seems impossible, everyone angsts, they return and Tomino doesn't bother explaining anything.

First, a short review of the battle. Spoilered, because it is not vital to understanding the answer:

  At dawn, as it passes by an island cluster, the Archangel is attacked by the three surviving Gundam frames. Soon, the flight system is damaged, and a hard landing is made on one of the islands. Meanwhile, Kira has destroyed Duel's leg, forcing Yzak into the water and out of the fight. La Fraga shoots down Buster, and the frame crashes near the Archangel, immobilized and pinned down by one of the ship's turrets; Dearka surrenders. Kira, fighting Athrun away from the ship, receives backup from Tolle, who is promptly shot down. Witnessing his friend's death, Kira enters SEED mode; and so does Athrun. Finally, a severely damaged Aegis clings to the Strike; as the machine powers down, unable to deliver the finishing blow with its cannon, Athrun starts a self destruct sequence, and jetpacks away. The Archangel, detecting a second attacking squad, is forced off the island without the time to start a rescue operation; they send Orb a request to perform the search, and leave as soon as their engines are repaired.

Timeframes have all been taken from the show, side materials may provide more accuracy. Anyway, a review of the facts: This battle takes place around a day after the Archangel leaves Orb (the first attack is right after they leave the neutral territory; the second, on dawn of the next day). The Reverend is shown to live nearby, most likely on the same island. The Aegis' self destruct timer is ten seconds. The Strike's cockpit is open due to damage from the battle:

My theory? Kira escaped as well. He likely acted quickly: from his seat, he could not only see Athrun flying away; he could also see his cockpit opening beforehand. This is the last scene we see where Kira is present, and at this point, he has had two to four seconds to figure things out - he probably fled immediately after (we see him with a look of realization shortly before; he is also in SEED mode, presumably more aware than normal).

The power of the explosion is significant - Athrun, found by Orb either later on the same day, was flung by the blast, incapacitated before landing or due to it, and lightly wounded - and that was even though he employed the best way to escape, starting at the earliest possible moment and with a jetpack.

Kira's wounds are more severe - the next time he is shown, he is lying in bed in one of the colonies. I have no idea how long it would take to transport him there; but unless the Reverend used his priestly powers, it probably took at least a week. His awakening in Lacus' presence is implied to be his first one since he was found - yeah, in comparison to that, Athrun walked away with just a few scratches.

But where did he escape? If he had a jetpack, the answer is clear. Even if he didn't, there's yet one place he could have fled - behind the Strike. You see, when the Aegis latches on Kira's machine, we are shown a shot of both; the Strike is standing. Later, during the rescue operation, the Strike is shown mostly intact - the outside layer of armor is partially melted, as well as the exposed cockpit, but the machine itself is fine. The blast has toppled it over - it is only a question of whether Kira was lucky to be hiding in a place where he would be crushed or not. In any case, the torso and the power pack of the Strike form a neat bomb shelter.

Did he have a jetpack then? Probably - Federation pilot suits seem to come equipped with a retractable unit, just like ZAFT-issued ones.

When Aegis exploded Athrun was pushed instead of absorbed into the blast and killed, Kira may have gotten out of the Strike but was then pushed by the blast, but more severely than Athrun as he was closer.


What is the strength level of Madara's Susanoo? Madara compares his Susanoo with the Tailed Beasts. We also know at one point of time, the 3rd Raikage had a chakra level comparable to that of a Tailed Beast. However, the difference in power of Madara's Susanoo and chakra level of the Third Raikage is huge.

So how do we comprehend the power level of Madara's Susanoo?

Let's take a look at some instances where Madara manifested his Susanoo's power:

It can summon 2 meteors simultaneously which resulted to complete chaos.
His clones can summon Susanoo with ease.
His Complete Body - Susanoo is gigantic.
It can take down 5 Kages easily.

Tengai Shinsei
Madara's Susanoo on Narutopedia

Having awakened the power of both his Mangekyō, Madara could use Susanoo. He did not need to fully manifest it to benefit from its use: with just its ribcage he can withstand an Ultra-Big Ball Rasengan, and he could perform attacks with only its upper half. [...] His Susanoo wielded up to two (four in the anime) undulating blades that could be thrown, then maintained and controlled remotely. Madara can also produce Yasaka Magatama of varying sizes.
[...]
According to Madara, the full power of his Complete Body — Susanoo was comparable to that of the tailed beasts, and no one had lived to see it a second time. Madara was able to shape his stabilised Susanoo as an armour which he equipped unto the Nine-Tails in order to complement their respective abilities.

So is there any way to break his extraordinary defense?

 Yes. The increased defensive strength of Madara's final Susanoo's form can only be destroyed or even pierced by powerful techniques like Hashirama's Top Transformed Buddha [Ch. 626].

Quoted from old version of Madara Uchiha on Narutopedia

Madara's tempestuous god of valor strength is comparable to that of the bijuu as it has very humongous chakra output.

one single swing of madara's susanoo can level or alter the continent.

if his susanoo can level mountains in a single swing of his blade then what would happen if madara put maximum power in his susanoo??

What if his(madara)susanoo had gone fullburst or full on??! Give a thought on that ..well ,"comparable to that of a bijuu "is too much but... OVERWHELMING*!!

Madara's susanoo is destruction incarnate- indra otsutsuki had passed on his descendants a very powerful ability to those who had achieved mangekyo sharingan and attained the EMS..the susanoo is an abilty based on the user's chakra control as well as one's emotion.. Hence it is a very powerful technique..sasuke's susanoo is also another incarnate of highly catastropic calamity.. Every MS and EMS users who attaind and manifests susanoo is outright powerful..madara's susanoo is as strong as his chakra reserve & also powered by his emotions & battle experience-- that makes his susanoo stronger than sasuke's in terms of battle exp...madara's susanoo power level points> power- 9, def -10 , durability-9 ,chakra usage- medium,destruction capability-extreme**


Was Incursio really weaker than Grand Chariot, or was Wave just delusional? Wave states with great confidence that Incursio is weaker than Grand Chariot, because Incursio was a prototype for Grand Chariot, etc.

The early clashes between Wave and Tatsumi can lead the viewer to such conclusion, but Incursio's has the ability to evolve (from the beast it was made of), while Grand Chariot doesn't.

If you watched to the finale, we can see that

   Tatsumi causes Incursio to evolve so much during the fight against Shikoutazer that it even gains the ability to fly. While it is enough to defeat the emperor, unfortunately not enough to save Tatsumi's life.

Considering this, I don't think that Incursio was the weaker one. Is it so?

Currently there is no actual way of knowing this, especially not in the anime variety as this bends off from the manga's story quite a bit.

Wave states that Incursio is the prototype of Grand Chariot, meaning it was created after Incursio. (ch 18, p 36) (ep 10)
Its full capabilities, however, have yet to be revealed and it is therefore unknown if it is more powerful than its predecessor, Incursio.

But assuming that Incursio's Adaptation & Evolution are limitless, we can most likely state Incursio to be the stronger armor. But as we get to know in the manga (do not believe this is shown in the anime) it also has huge side-effects
spoiler from the manga

 However because Tatsumi forced Incursio to evolve rapidly to increase his strength, Incursio started to manifest in one of Tatsumi's eyes. After being examined by a doctor, he reveals that the armor has started to bond with him. He also states that after a few years Tatsumi could use it without overdoing it like Bulat. Now at the risk of being devoured by Incursio, Tatsumi can only transform 3-4 more times before Incursio consumes Tatsumi.

I mean, I see why Incursio could be seen as the stronger and better teigu, but of Grand Chariot is the prototype, IE, the finished, best/most recent version, then who says it can't compete with Evolved Incursio, or even surpass it. All I'm really saying is we haven't seen as much of Grand Chariot as we have Incursio, thus, leading us to believe that, if we haven't seen it happen, it's not possible. So just keep an open mind. Besides, Wave was the only person to weild two Teigu with ease whenever it would normally kill the user, so keep Wave as a factor since he is the user, not just the Teigu itself.


How can Obito use his Mangekyo so often? It's been said that excessive use of the Mangekyo Sharingan causes blindness and eye-bleeding, as demonstrated by Itachi. However, Obito used his Mangekyo almost constantly nearly every time he's made an appearance. How come he has shown no signs of pain, blindness or eye-bleeding?

My own theory on this is that the Senju DNA Madara used to rebuild his body has something to do with it, but I have never seen this explicitly stated. If it has, can you tell me where or explain how this works in more detail.

Obito's left Sharingan is in posession of Hatake Kakashi, so let's compare Obito with Kakashi and the other known Uchihas.

Hatake Kakashi

To use Mangekyou Sharingan Kakashi needs to accumulate a lot of chakra before he can use Kamui on Deidara's arm. The size of the object determines the amount of chakra he needs as seen in the case where he tried to blow the neck of Juubi with that jutsu (thus, Sahan De Silva's comment is not very correct). Since he is not an Uchiha, he requires a lot more chakra and puts more burden on him than it should be as he himself mentioned. Kakashi also suffered the side effect of overusing the Mangekyou Sharingan which he mentioned during the fight between him and Sasuke.

Uchiha Itachi

Itachi was seen bleeding when using his Mangekyou Sharingan, especially when he use Amaterasu. This is due to the strain the jutsu puts on the eye. Itachi also suffers the other side effects of losing eyesight and is in pain when using it, although since he was dying at the time he was fighting Sasuke, it can also be said that the pain is also from him over-exerting himself.

Uchiha Sasuke

Sasuke also suffered the same side effect of losing eyesight and bleeding when using Amaterasu, much like Itachi was. Since Sasuke was healthy and not sickly like Itachi, it can be determined that overusing Mangekyou Sharingan puts the user in pain. He later recovered from it by transplanting Itachi's eyes and gained the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

Uchiha Madara

Uchiha Madara also suffered the same side effect and was thus forced to take his brother's eyes. He no longer get the negative side effects after awakening his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan.

Now, based on this fact, the only difference Obito has compared to the other Mangekyou Sharingan users is that he possessed the Senju DNA. The conclusion is, Obito didn't suffer the negative side effects of the Mangekyou Sharingan due to the Senju DNA he possessed.

I guess obito's power to make such frequent use of his sharingan comes from the fact that he has hashirams cells embedded him so now that he has the physical energy of the senju clan he shouldn't find it difficult to make use of his mangekyou frequently


What happens to Ichika after the fated summer ends? In the final episode,

   Ichika is shown at the end of the finished movie wearing the clothes Nanami brought from Bolivia, so it is inferred that she somehow returned to Earth after being abducted by the unmanned probes from the Federation search party.

So my question is not about this particular part of the ending.

Is there any official material (manga, OVA, ONA, etc.) that tells how it came to that ending?

   How did she return to Earth?

at the end of the last episode kaito's sister returns and brings a Bolivian sweater for ichika but kaito tell her she had to return to to her own country as her transfer had ended we then see remon at mib headquarters with the plans for the interstellar ship and rinon is there with her if you watch till the end of the credits,one year later some students are watching the old class members student film and it shows ichika wearing the Bolivian sweater with some revealing dialog.

ichika said that earth was forbidden to be visited unless they had interstellar travel, in the end we clearly see lemon with the schematics of ichika ship. which means that they must've made contact with aliens, joined the federation and she could live with kaito.


What drives the popularity of Studio Ghibli movies? I recently finished watching a few Studio Ghibli movies, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Howl's Moving Castle. From my impression they were not bad, but I don't understand the hype people have behind them. Spirited Away without a doubt must be something, considering how it won an Oscar.

I understand the animation has a steady flow, the story is simple and well-made, but what makes them so popular? It intrigues me a bit to find out.

The popularity of Studio Ghibli ultimately boils down to the spirit, aesthetics, and sensibilities of Hayao Miyazaki expressed through their respectives story and visuals. Not every Ghibli work is created equal, the ones where he is are quite memorable to audiences.

Filmaker Asher Isbrucker offers an interesting take on Studio Ghibli's appeal in his video-essay “The Immersive Reality of Studio Ghibli”, that the studio’s biggest asset to its lasting appeal of their so-called “immersive realism”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Q6y4-qKac

While you may think that elements such as parents being turned into pigs (from Spirited Away), or a story about a warrior princess raised by wolves (from Princess Mononoke) and or even one about WWI fighter-pilot that's a pig (from Porco Rosso) may not be instill what some would regard as "realism". The collaborative effort and vision of the director and their animator’s ability to breathe like these fantastical narratives to make them feel through their passion and detail give Ghibli movies their appeal. The world-building done allows audiences to suspend their belief and buy into the Ghibli-created world where even the most imaginative and fantastical elements become feel normal and common place.

Finding a balance between fantasy and reality is often times very tough. The writers along with the animators develop even the most basic and mundane elements from scratch, with an ever so particular attention to detail, no matter how far fetched or mundane it may be, it still feels tangible and real to the audience. Such realism is not made to a tee. It's not a complete facsimile of real-life but rather an analogue of it where rules can be bent and broken to create fantasy. If something feels too real or too emulated it can easily feel fake to an audience. This is where the animators really show off what they can do.

Roger Ebert once commented in one of his interviews with Miyazaki:

  I told Miyazaki I love the "gratuitous motion" in his films; instead of every movement being dictated by the story, sometimes people will just sit for a moment, or they will sigh, or look in a running stream, or do something extra, not to advance the story but only to give the sense of time and place and who they are. "We have a word for that in Japanese," he said. "It's called ma. Emptiness. It's there intentionally."

In Starting Point, Miyazaki explains his underlying philosophy:

  Anime may depict fictional worlds, but I nonetheless believe that at its core it must have a certain realism. Even if the world depicted is a lie, the trick is to make it seem as real as possible. Stated another way, the animator must fabricate a lie that seems so real, viewers will think the world depicted might possible exist...

Miyazaki also mentioned that "animators are themselves actors". These animators need to consider the various aspects character’s motivations, and considered their unspoken mannerisms and expressions as well. These minor details provide a connection with the audience and makes them relatable.

You can see this things like the animated expression of movement, emulating the semblance and familiarity of how how we perceive our physical world the video-essay notes things like Kiki’s bow blowing in the wind (from Kiki’s Delivery Service), the flickering lights of the Catbus (from My Neighbour Totoro) or the heavy-feeling movements of the hulking insectoid creatures of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, or even how Chihiro from Spirited Away puts her shoes on, noting how she takes her time to tap them, make them comfortable, then set out like an actual girl in real-life would.

Not only that but the detail and effort made to scene establishes the setting very well and makes the setting feel all the more real. The video-essay notes in particular how the bathouse in Spirited Away depicts various job posts, areas for sleeping, an even the varieties of soap and countless other details that make each seems to have their own story on top of the main story unfolding with Chihiro. Another noteworthy scene mentioned is the contrast of labor roles by gender of Irontown in Princess Mononoke, such as what the women do while the men are out gathering resources.

Aside from the visual appeal of the art and animation, the story aspect of Ghibili works are split across a spectrum of fantastical, simple and relatable, and nostalgic elements with mature themes. At the heart of most Ghibli series is a coming of age story, but the trope is not played off a novelty as you'd typically see with anime. These stories do very well in empathizing with its audience universally understood ideal and emotions of it's world and characters through a combination vivid expressions and fantastical elements in a way that can only truly be expressed through an animated medium. The studio does it in such a way that subverts what audiences typically expect from an animated work through its emotional and impactful expressions. It at times it can reminds us of who we are as humans and to be modest, industrious and respectful despite the strife that may come our way. Such empathy and imagination is likely what persists the popularity of Ghibli works.

They are so good because they are creative, original and new. The style of the stories are also fairy tale-like. The world building also has a lot to do with their successes.

Take world in spirited away for example. Another entirely different world for spirit inhabitants. You get to see what the spirits are like, what the lifestyles of the workers are like. How the world floods after heavy rain, the train, the stations and outside world to the bath house. The witches, magic, curse and spells.

World building plays massive part in stories. Its mostly why Harry Potter 1 was so great. The first time i saw diagon alley, i was blown away.

Another great thing is the way how they portray japanese culture. The animation, story and creativity in the films is really awesome. They give a cozy, dreamy and peaceful vibe, So sometimes when I'm depressed, lonely or even when its raining, I just go near the window and start watching one of their films. Even the Ambience in the films is good.


What is the significance of the rescue of Nagate and Shizuka by 256 Guardians? I didn't understand what happened at the sixth episode. Can you explain me the point listed below?

Why did 256 guardians come for the rescue? Why so many, and why 28 of them?
Why did the guardians break the law by rescuing them? What is wrong with the rescue? Why does it become unlawful? Why didn't the command center plan the rescue beforehand? Where they abandoned there officially?

This is speculation.

Point Number 1.
Shizuka was already past the point of no return. Which literally means she went past the point where she and Nagate would have enough fuel to return to Sidonia. This is a very real and very deadly result for all of the knights. Even so, Nagate went after her. In addition to him being a hero, his actions gained the respect of everyone, so they left to rescue him.

Point Number 2.
The guardians are supposed to guard, not leave the mother ship. By leaving to rescue them, they left Sidonia open to attack. Rescue cost resources, most obviously fuel. Rescue of people past the point of return opens up the risk to Sidonia even more because of the time the rescuers are away. The rescuers can get attacked themselves, and it takes time and resources to replace every knight. So yea, they were officially abandoned because the risk and cost outweighs promoting a new cadet.

EDIT: the number was because each squad has 4 members, so there were 64 squads present. I'm not sure if this answers your question because I'm not sure what's so strange about the number.

EDIT2: The significance of the number 256 according to @krazer:

  That's the the smallest tactical unit in the Ancient Macedonian army, which was the 256 men syntagma/speira. Take note of the parallelism structure and organization between Sidonia, it's Garde, and ancient city states

256 is also the amount of numbers that can be represented by 8 bits of data (1 byte)
It seems like the japanese like this kind of numbers, in an Evangelion episode, they claim that the S2 engine could had failed by 32768 possibilities, not considering sabotage.
The number 32768 is the amount of numbers represented in 15 bits of data, or the maximum represented positive number in 16 bits when using one bit for the sign.


Who was Annie apologizing to in episode 13? After the great victory gained by humans against the Titans in episode 13, when the trainees were collecting dead bodies, Annie was apologizing to a dead soldier. Who was this? Was it Marco?

In wiki it is stated.

  Despite her seeming callousness, she has expressed a level of guilt
  and shock, most notably when apologizing to a certain corpse after the
  battle of Trost

Various sources say it was Mina which may be true because;

  Mina is shown sitting with Annie at the tables in the background of the
  first few episodes. That shows that they had some sort of friendship
  between them, as Annie is asocial and would have otherwise sat alone.

As counter argument: It is stated that Mina's head is bitten off but in the anime there is no such scene.

  After Eren's leg is bitten off suddenly by one of the Titans, she and
  the other two attempt to kill the Titan that injured him. However, a
  group of Titans arrive out of no where and one of them kills Nac,
  catching her off-guard as another Titan grabs her 3D Maneuver Gear's
  wire, Mina killed anime Mina is caught by a Titan.  knocking her over
  to the wall. When she realizes where she is, it is already too late
  for her to escape; she is grabbed by the Titan and her head is bitten
  off

I think she she is saying sorry to Marco, but she's substituting some cadets body for Marcos, as Annie would assume the Titan wouldn't leave a body.


Is it possible for a genin to become a jonin? In Naruto, by the end of Shippuden (ignoring the epilogue), neither Naruto nor Sasuke had ever passed the chunin exams. Given that the chunin exams seem to be held sporadically (two years between the ones in Naruto Part 1 and the ones being shown in the anime currently), it seems possible that other genin would end up in this situation. Is it possible for those genin to go directly to being jonin, or do they have to wait for possibly dozens of years (depending on how sporadically the chunin exams are held) to become a chunin first?

In the Road to Ninja movie, Naruto tried to get a recommendation from Iruka for promotion to Jōnin, but was refused.  Iruka said that Naruto had to become a Chūnin before he could become a Jōnin.

  Iruka: so, what did you want to talk about?

  Naruto: Um, Iruka-sensei, uh, listen, you think you can submit a Jonin application for me?

  Iruka: What?

  Naruto: It's just that all of my other classmates are going to have their parents fill out applications for them, and, well, I, uh...

  Iruka: Nope, sorry. I won't.

  Naruto: But why not?

  Iruka: Because that step is supposed to come after you become a chunin. Sure you saved us from Pain, and everyone calls you the "Hero of the Hidden Leaf", but I can't give you special treatment.  I mean, even your Dad worked his way up through the ranks - from Genin, to Chunin, to Jonin, to become Hokage. Then he went on to became a Hero.

  Naruto: hmm, to become just a face carved into a rock.

Update: In the Naruto Shippuden anime, Episode 413 - Hopes Entrusted to the Future shows that it is possible for a Genin to be promoted to Jōnin under special circumstances.

Lee, Tenten, and Negi did not complete the original requirements of the second Chūnin Exam.  They returned with 2 "Heaven" scrolls instead of "Heaven" and "Earth" scrolls:

  Lee: [places two heaven scrolls on the table] Please accept these.

  Proctor: Two "Heaven" scrolls are not acceptable!

  Lee: Oh, but that's--! [slaps table]

  Proctor: No, no, no!

  Lee: I can't reveal any details, but there were extraordinary circumstances that prevented us from collecting scrolls!  Please ask Lord Kazekage!

  Proctor: It doesn't matter what circumstances there were. No means no!

Gaara later rescinded that requirement when he cancelled the Third exam after he and Fū were attacked in an attempt to steal their tailed beasts:

  Temari: Cancel the Third exam?

  Gaara: I'm sorry. I can't go into details, but this is a domestic matter within the Sand.

  Shikamaru: Then how do we determine who passed the Chunin Exams?

  Gaara: We've prepared detailed reports about each team's performance in the Second Exam.  I'd like the respective villages to use them to decide whether their participants should be promoted to chunin.

  [later, when addressing the exam participants...]

  Gaara: Therefore, I deem the Third Exam unnecessary... Furthermore, I am rescinding part of the requirements for the Second Exam... For each of you standing here right now, a detailed report of your performance will be sent to your respective villages.  Your Kage will make the final decision on your promotion.

Based on that report, Lady Tsunade "double-promotes" Negi to Jōnin:

  Tsunade: I've gone over your Second Exam reports. And... Hinata, Shino, Kiba, Choji, Ino, and Sakura... You six passed with flying colors and are promoted to chunin!

  [cheers]

  ...

  Tsunade: [looking at Tenten, Negi, and Lee] Finally, although they did not collect two scrolls, they performed admirably... and are more than qualified for promotion.  Lee and Tenten, you are now chunin.

  Lee: Lady Tsunade!  Team Guy is one for all, all for one!  How can Neji not be included...?!

  Tsunade: Just let me finish!  Neji Hyuga is given a special double promotion to jonin!  The Kazekage himself noted, "In particular, Neji's performance was most impressive and due consideration has been given in this report."  He's already proven himself to be more than capable as a chunin.

yes, this was the case with shikamaru, who was promoted immediately to jonin after his fight against temari, even though he forfeited the fight because he ran out of chakra.


How is the passage of time handled in Pokemon? I stopped following the Pokemon anime a while ago, but I know the series has had Ash go through many regions, including retreading at least one of them.  When Ash was about to get his eight badge, Misty mentioned that they'd been on the road for a year at that point.

I saw some recent episodes, and Ash looks nearly identical to when he first started as a trainer.  Normally I'd attribute that to cartoon sitcom logic, where the characters never age; but in a series with continuity and references to earlier seasons, this makes no sense.

What's the official word on a timeline for the Pokemon anime?

Both of the comments by looper and Krazer are correct, and they tell pretty much the whole story. As of episode 658, Ash (Satoshi) is 10 years old, the same age he was when he began his journey. However, based on reasonable assumptions for how often the Pokemon leagues meet, he should have aged at least 5 years.

The strongest indication that time has passed is probably the short from the 3rd movie, Pikachu and Pichu. What Ash says implies very strongly that they've been together for at  least a year:

  Don't you know what today is, Pikachu? This is the day we first met. The day we first became friends. I think that's pretty special, don't you?

There are a few other instances where the passage of time is referenced in the anime. In Episode 063, Ash says in the dub that it's been a year since they last visited Viridian City. In the original, Satoshi just said that it's been a long time. Also, in Episode 469, Team Rocket says they've been chasing Pikachu as long as Dawn's been alive, which would be 10 years. That's probably better interpreted as breaking the 4th wall, since the anime had been running for 10 years at that point. There may be other instances, but the fact that a lot of time has passed since the first episode is indisputable.

This is one of the most glaring plot-holes in the anime, though it's understandable why the writers don't want Ash to age. Presumably it could send problematic messages if Ash were 20 years old when he first started travelling with 10-year-old Dawn (or Iris, though I don't know her age), though it's honestly still problematic if he's 10 years old. Of course, Pokemon is marketed to children, so having a 10-year-old protagonist is also better than having someone at least 15.

However, there isn't any official explanation for this. The writers have never answered why Ash and the other characters aren't aging even as time passes. In my opinion it's best just to regard this as a plot hole and ignore it as much as possible. There are some fan theories for why Ash wouldn't age even as time passes, but honestly they're a little bit Farfetch'd, if you know what I mean.

There is also the coma theory, in which Ash doesn't age because after the Spearow attack with him and Pikachu in the first episode, Ash falls into a coma, and the rest of his adventures are just dreams. Although this is pretty morbid, there is another theory attached to this one in which all of the characters Ash meets (not including the pokemon) are interpretations of parts of Ash's personality. Take this as you will, there is another, more reliable theory for why Ash is still ten when he should be 16 (see MandJTVpokevids on youtube.com). It's called: Target Audience. The target audience of pokemon is 10, so Ash remains 10 as long as Pokemon keeps running.


In Black Clover, how is Nero able to find the magic stones? I have been watching Black Clover from the start and was interested in the bird (which later became his pet name Nero) from the start and followed him on his head from the time he joined the Black Bulls squad. I knew they said in the start of episodes that these type of birds stick to a person having low mana.

The bird Nero, seems to be able to point important things to Asta, like finding him the magic stone in an underwater temple and mostly helping him point to something important. My hypothesis is that he could have some sort of mystical powers to maybe.

How is the bird (Nero) able to point out important things to Asta?

Your hypothesis is in the right direction, though the powers don't seem to be very mystical, just unusual in his species.
Nero is of the species known as Anti-Birds which the wikia describes as:

Anti-birds are small birds that have black feathers on their back, wings, and around their face. Their faces have red feathers while their undersides have white feathers. Their beaks are black and they have a pair of feather that are shaped like downturned horns.
The Anti-birds are capable of sensing mana and will peck at those with low or no mana. Anti-birds will not approach anyone with high levels of mana and will become frightened when they get close to those with powerful mana

(emphasis mine)
The wikia entry for Nero lists this mana sensory ability as what allows him to detect magical items and and help them navigate toward a source of mana. This utilization of the mana detection seems to be unique to him, as the wikia also mentions the following ways in which Nero differs from usual anti-birds:

Nero is the only Anti-bird that has upturned horns and two tail feathers shaped like arrows

Currently only Nero is shown to be able to detect magic stones and Anti Magic weapons

As you can see, there's no clear confirmation or reason why Nero is different than the others, but we do know that he is the only one who can do this.

I think that Nero is the spirit just as sylph spirit Yuno has. Nero is the spirit of the demon that dwells inside Asta. If u watch the 3 episode you can see him when Asta is training in forest. He was with Asta since he got the grimoire.


Why did Ainz tell Aura not to set her alarm on her watch at 19:19 and 7:21? I came across this in the Trivia section of Bukubukuchagama on Overlord Wiki:

  Giving the watch with her voice to Aura, Ainz told her not to set an alarm at 19:19 or 7:21. These numbers can be read as a sexual word in Japanese wordplay. It seems that she recorded her voice for an H-Game at that alarm.

Since I don't know Japanese, I am curious to know how they are read.

As a comment pointed out in the wiki page you provided, the words which the numbers represent seem to be a common thing in hentai games.

For 19:19:

   In Japanese when reading the time, or a string of numbers, it is often read as if each number is separate, for example, "One Nine One Nine". Doing this with 19:19 sounds a bit like "Iku, Iku" which translates to "I'm cumming, I'm cumming!".

For 7:21:

   Thanks to ʞɹɐzǝɹ's comment we now know that it sounds a bit like "Onanī" which translates into "onanism" which is a synonym for "masturbation".

These are instances of Goroawase word play in Japanese, which takes advantage of the readings of digits to encode meaning in a string of numbers.

In addition to Alagaros' answer, I'll try to explain it from another perspective.

As explained in Wikipedia, Kanji is adapted from Chinese letters (Hanzi). Originally, Hanzi was written based on the shape of the represented object but then undergoes evolution with the passage of time. For example this.

Such a language habit is then evolving into using the existing characters to represent things. This is especially common with younger people (source: my Chinese lecturer). Think of it like the westerners using symbol characters to form smileys :D :P.

Now, the time 19:19 and 7:21 if written in kanji would be 一九一九 and 七二一 respectively.

一九 represents a kneeling person and a Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon (alias to keep this relatively Safe For Work). And 七二一 represents either a big Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon or a Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon and a manko.


How can Colonel Mustang create his flame alchemy differently? When Mustang performs his flame alchemy, he doesn't clap his hands to create it, did he? He's only snapping his fingers:

The others seem to always clap when performing alchemy:

How does Mustang do this?

It's his Ignition Claws. As explained in the 2003 Anime Episode "Fullmetal VS Flame", they create a spark when he snaps his fingers and he uses alchemy to manipulate the other elements to make explosions or fire. The claws have the transmutation circle on them, so if it's removed he can't use it, which is demonstrated during the fight and also later in the 2003 series when he fought Pride.

Ed on the other hand claps his hands because he's been to the Gate of Truth and creates a full array with his own body, thus requiring no circles. It is something only those who have been to the Gate of Truth can do, like Izumi.

While I refer to the 2003 anime, the fundamentals of Mustang's alchemy would be the same as how alchemy works is the same.

The Ignition Claw theory cannot be true, for during the fight with Lust in Brotherhood, Roy didn't have his gloves on. Rather, he snapped with his bare hands while sporting a Transformation Circle on his opisthenar.

What it could be is the constant construction of H2O and deconstruction of H2O using the oxygen and hydrogen already present in the air. By continuously reconstructing and deconstructing the hydrogen and oxygen withing the air, you create combustion within an initial energy source to start it. If you are interested, please take a look at Oxygen and Hydrogen combustion.

We also note that he has difficulty using his ability during the rain, and it can be said the humidity within the air may affect his proficiency at the construction and destruction of H2O; considering that the combustion involves the CONSTRUCTION of H2O rather than the destruction of it, it would be considerably harder to get a response in wet environments.

EDIT: Ah. Okay. I haven't finished the series, and I haven't picked up on an explanation yet. I was Googling around for one but wasn't satisfied, so made one up.


What is the in-universe reason for the name "Fairy Tail"? In Fairy Tail, the guild is named "Fairy Tail". While there does seem to be a range of ethnicities within the names (Natsu vs. Lucy), it just seems like an odd misspelling of "fairy tale", which is a very specific thing that seems to be totally unrelated to the guild itself.

What is the in-universe reason given for that being the name of the guild, if there is a reason given?

From Makarov's history based on Wikia:

  The guild was named 'Fairy Tail' as the eternal mystery behind whether fairies had tails or not, or if they even existed, was like an eternal adventure.

So I guess the guild's (Fairy Tail's) purpose is to have a great adventure as if they are solving the mysteries about fairies.

My personal theory is that it represents Mavis's search for the faeries with Zera.

In one scene of Fairy Tail Zero, Zera and Mavis are talking, and Mavis points out that Zera's hair looks like tails. To also explain another idea about the faeries, when Zera "disappeared" and they hugged in the pond, it looked like there's a little ball of light -- a fairy. And when Zera disappeared and Mavis was crying, it looked like Zera turned into a group of faeries. When Warrod, Yuri, and Precht heard her voice, it looked like a faerie was flying past them.


How does Rasengan do so less damage? When Jiraiya used Rasengan on a tree, it shredded part of it and trees are not soft. They are so much harder than human flesh. However, the first time Jiraiya used it on a gangster, he didn't die.

Why is that? He should have been torn to shreds.

When the Rasengan makes impact, there are two effects that take place

The first effect is

  On contact, the Rasengan grinds into its target, propels them along the Rasengan's trajectory - either away from the user or into the ground beneath them

When Jiraiya used the Rasengan against the gangsters, this what we saw.

The second effect is

  and at some point bursts, causing severe damage at the point of contact.

The burst is what truly deals the damage. Jiraiya mastered the technique of the Rasengan and more than likely had control over it for it to not burst.

Anyways, he was trying to make a point and get the gangsters off of his back - there was no need to kill them. Jiraiya even says

  And I was holding back. You guys are hardly worth the trouble

Naruto hasnt taken the full amount of time to gather the energy needed in order to fully hand out the highest amount of damage possible with his Rasengan. As he progresses through his practices he grows stronger because hes learning how to fully use his Rasengan. The more he learns, the easier and stronger it becomes.


How does this calendar thing even work? I was enjoying my lunch over the 8th episode of YuriYuri and right at the beginning there was this unusual calendar:

Truth be told, this is the first time I see a calendar like that. As you can see, it consists of 3 parts which seem to be made of wood. The lower part says "April", so I assume it is removable so that the cubes above it can rotate, and that there are 11 more like it somewhere else in store.

Now the tricky part is the numbers. The 2 blocks on top are set up to read "01" which is for April the 1st. But the top side of the block that reads 0 in front, has a 6 on it. What's going on? And there are only 4 sides that can be rotated with their front sides for each digit to form a number of a day of the month. Is this an animation mistake? If not, how can this calendar thingie work?

Also, is it even possible to make them read all numbers from 01 to 31?

With two cubes, you don't have enough sides (total 12) to give both cubes numbers 0-9.

Instead, each cube has its own numbers (there may be other permutations that work, too):

One cube (A) will have 0, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6.
The other (B) will have 0, 1, 2, 3, 7, 8.

Then each date is represented by how the cubes are used:

01-03: Cube A is 0, followed by cube B.
04-06: Cube B is 0, followed by cube A.
07-08: Cube A is 0, followed by cube B.
09: Cube B is 0, followed by cube A, on 6, upside-down.
10-13: Cube A is 1, followed by cube B.
14-16: Cube B is 1, followed by cube A.
17-18: Cube A is 1, followed by cube B.
19: Cube B is 1, followed by cube A, on 6, upside-down.
20-23: Cube A is 2, followed by cube B.
24-26: Cube B is 2, followed by cube A.
27-28: Cube A is 2, followed by cube B.
29: Cube B is 2, followed by cube A, on 6, upside-down.
30-31: Cube B is 3, followed by cube A.

And before you ask, no, I've never seen one of these, and thus I really have no citation. But given the fact that the cubes look like they can go in either order (since they have numbers on the side, they should come completely free), this seems like the most logical solution.

Are you sure they are cubes? If they are individual panels that 'flip', that 6 would be a 9 and it would make sense.
Calendars that fip over like this do exist, so maybe it works like that and it's just not clear that it's supposed to flip.


Who is the Mother of Meliodas, Estarossa, and Zeldris? I don't think it ever comes up, but it's interesting to think about….

Who is the Mother of Meliodas, Estarossa, and Zeldris?

In my opinion, it's the supreme deity. Zeldris has a goddess symbol on his sword and Estarossa was a member of the archangels.


Does Orochimaru know all his jutsu that he learned after he gave Anko the curse mark and was revived from it? A portion of Orochimaru's consciousness was in Anko's curse mark, so he could see what she saw, but is this linked with his other consciousness? So that if the real Orochimaru thinks he learns a jutsu, does the Orochimaru in Anko learn it too? Is there any canon explanation?

He didn't necessarily know all of the techniques the original had learnt.

But even if he didn't, the moment he absorbed his power back from Kabuto, he relearned everything (since the cells in Kabuto were from the time Sasuke "killed" him).

Orochimaru can go toe to toe with madara
In the manga he can be killed now
Orochimaru can use all the past hokage
And now that he has all kabuto's memory's
He can use itachi Nagto and 3rd rikage
And all of the dead akasuki and he can
Also go in sage mode and
Orochimaru has sinjuu DNA he can use wood
Style look it up and now that he has sage
Mode genjutsu cant work on him unless madara
Wants to lose a eye I'm sorry and for everyone
That is saying he can just drop a comet well
Than they both die now that madara's dum ass
Made him self living again he would kill him self doing and now Orochimaru can use he's hand with out them he fucking punched the 4 tails
In the face and that was with no jutsu so
But Orochimaru wins


What is mortality rate in dragon ball and why they considered destroying universes for that? I'm not able to understand what is the meaning of mortality rate as referred in episode 84 when it is said that universe 7 has low mortality rate so what they meant with that and why they considered destroying universes for that.

According to Dragon Ball Wikia - Mortal Level

  Mortal Level (人間 レベル, Ningen Reberu, lit. "mortal level") is the score
  that the Zeno and Future Zeno use to rank the twelve universes. It is
  a measuring of the average development, or "quality", of the mortals
  existing in a universe. The Mortal Level of a universe is directly
  related to the effectiveness of the jobs of its Supreme Kais and Gods
  of Destruction (allowing and promoting the creation and development of
  adequate civilizations and elimination of inadequate ones).

Mortal level is how many mortals there are in that universe.. Beerus as a god of destruction in is some.. But he just destroys planets because there food don't live up to his liking.. That's a big number of mortals gone each planet.. And planet is a living thing to.. His Jon is to destroy bag or sumthin that is not meant to happen ext .. The kais are meant to guide .. 7th universe is good at that would be better if elder Kai didn't get locked in sword by beerus .. We know why . Because if a Kai dies God dies as well.. As for energy of the universe is more dark because of 'll the ev-".. Universe let's say 2 is it is about love so a lot of alive people and good energy good mortal rating.. Same with 11 ... they keep there universe safe from wrong doers as top would say corny.. The clown should be a little bad tho .. Was disappointed..  But ya that's the meaning ..  .. Like look at frost and freiza.. Bcus of frost methods there are more mortals.. But deep down dark .. Freiza just kills everything.. Dark out and in no shock that there almost down


How can Mewtwo Mega Evolve? Mewtwo being an artificial pokemon, how can it mega Evolve? Has the mechanics of Mewtwo mega Evolution been explained in the Genesect movie, game or any other canon?

It's only theoretical and the evidence may not me be true to the games, but in the first movie we see Mewtwo create new Pokeballs, that can even capture a Pokeball, and the pokemon once captured going through DNA engineering device to be cloned, so it's not too far to say that Mewtwo is the one who created the Mega Stones for him.

Although the theory might not well combined with the game, I can bring reference to that from the game, once captured in Pokemon X\Y the player is given automatically the Mewtwonite as shown it was where Mewtwo is found, it may imply that Mewtwo already had the Mewtwonite.

Though in the remakes for Sapphire and Ruby the player finds the mega stone for Mewtwo in the Pokemon League buildings, still it's only theory.

(all this support @kaine comment)

What else can you expect? Also the anime was been very inconsistant, which has led to the theory that the anime is completely different from the game.

As for the fundamental laws of Pokemon, a certain Pikachu once KO'd a Rhyhorn (Ground type) with Thunderbolt. That same Pikachu's Thunderbolt failed to destroy a certain Swanna because it was hiding behind an Aqua Ring. Aura Sphere has set a record for having missed.

The most logical expectation might be that Mewtwo is almost a completely humanoid Pokemon, so it doesn't need a trainer to actually set itself into a mega form. Also since it is artificial, maybe a few tweaks or something happened, that made it capable of Mega Evolving itself.

Hope I helped!


How could Nunnaly see Lelouch's memories? In the end, when Lelouch is about to die, Nunally holds his hands and is able to see his memories. How? The theory that Lelouch is immortal explains this, but that isn't official.

Is there any official explanation for this?

I am not that sure if there is any official explanation about this. But from what I understand and have answered here,

  Lelouch got his dad's code. He beckoned
  the World of C to lend him its powers, and he took Charles's code
  before Charles passed on. The reason why Lelouch still has his Geass
  is because he didn't take the Code from the same person who gave him
  his Geass: he took his Geass from CC, and he took his Code from
  Charles. Thus, he now possesses both immortality and a Geass.

  To further corroborate this, however, remember that when Nunnally held
  Lelouch's hand he transferred his memories to her. CC also did it when
  Lelouch touched her accidentally back then, so it could be assumed
  that people with Codes are indeliberate telepaths. This leaves us with
  both immortals traversing the world for the rest of eternity.

Since Lelouch had activated the Code, Nunnally could see his memories when she touched him, exactly like what would happen if you touch C.C. Lelouch is alive. In fact, he is now immortal


Why is there no reanimated Uchiha fighting in fourth shinobi war? Why didn't Kabuto reanimate any person from Uchiha clan like Sasuke's parents and all other that Itachi killed or any Uchiha that has lived in Konoha? Did he not have any one's dna or whatever it takes to reanimate? Is there any mention about this in manga or anime? Thanks.

Both of your notions are correct:

It is the dead person's DNA that is needed for the reanimation (alias Edo Tensei).[1]
There is good reason to assume Kabuto did not reincarnate most of the Uchiha clan members, because he was unable to obtain their DNAs:

"Kabuto mentions his desire to reincarnate certain shinobi [including] Shisui Uchiha";[2] and his ally in the Fourth Shinobi World War, Tobi (SPOILER:

   alias Obito Uchiha,

), was in possession of their DNA,[3] but – being forced by Kabuto into this alliance in the first place[4] – did not let him use it.[3]  Controlling more Uchiha shinobi could have made Kabuto too powerful with respect to the possibility of him turning against Tobi.

However, Kabuto did summon Itachi Uchiha, Madara Uchiha, as well as (only in the anime) Inabi Uchiha[5] and used them in his war efforts.[6]

As @AyaseEri points out, we can not exclude the possibility that Kabuto has managed to reincarnate the other Uchihas after all and it was just not shown.

But definitely also factor in @ElPsyKongroo's answer below  on why that's very unlikely!

References

[1]

  Before this technique can be performed, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate.

—http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Usage

[2]
—http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#cite_ref-Fivetwenty_1-5

[3]

  Kabuto could not find [Shisui Uchiha's] body. He suggested that one of Shisui's eyes that was crushed by Danzō Shimura, whose corpse was in Tobi's possession, would be sufficient. […] Tobi threatened him not to push his luck.

—http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#cite_ref-Fivetwenty_1-5

[4]

  Kabuto [uses] the Impure World Reincarnation to revive five deceased Akatsuki members, which he offers to use to help Tobi in the approaching war. […] When Tobi contemplates refusing, Kabuto summons the real Madara Uchiha, forcing Tobi to agree.

—http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kabuto_Yakushi#Fourth_Shinobi_World_War:_Countdown

[5]
—http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation#Kabuto_Yakushi

[6]
—http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Fourth_Shinobi_World_War
Search the page for the (indeed numerous) occurrences of "Uchiha".

Although the uchiha were hailed for there eyes, most wouldn't hold water to a slighty above average jounen. Besides that, there was only a few uchiha who were actually powerful, remember how they said the mangekyou sharingan was only awakened by 1 or 2 people? There not wrong, less than ten actually have them.


Was Tomoyo in love with Sakura? While I was browsing for different anime in different genre, I came across with Yuri genre and then found a list where anime that contain yuri genre. I was shocked to see Cardcaptor Sakura on the list as anime with yuri as an additional element. I have watched Cardcaptor Sakura a lot of times but I haven't read it's manga. The only thing that comes on mind that could be the yuri element was Sakura and Tomoyo's relationship as best friends (and their mothers'). If I'm not mistaken, since I've watched Cardcaptor Sakura a lot of times when I was still a kid, there were no solid implications that Tomoyo had romantic feelings towards Sakura, meaning you can only sense friendship in their relationship (or it was something I overlooked or I didn't give deep meaning to it). Though, I'm not really sure in the manga since I've never read it. So, is there any truth to this and if it has (in anime or manga), please show reference to justify it (in any episode or chapter).

On the TV Tropes page, Tomoyo is listed as a Token Yuri Girl:

  Tomoyo Daidouji in Card Captor Sakura, though it was toned down a bit in the anime. The manga actually had her telling Sakura that she loves her in that way, though it went right over the heroine's head.

So it seems that it's toned down in the anime (I didn't seem like anything other than best friends and maybe borderline infatuation in the anime), but blatant in the manga. Also noted in the CSS wiki:

  While Tomoyo is in love with Sakura, she notes that she is happy to be able to be with Sakura and does not require Sakura to love her back.

According to this blog post (contains lots of other instances), it happened in Volume 2, Chapter 2:

Yes, Tomoyo loves Sakura. She said it herself. She had costumes made for Sakura, filmed Sakura constantly (not just during showdowns, but also a ton of casual moments where Sakura was just talking to Tomoyo), and was always by her side. I think it proves a point that she didn't need to film her, dress her up, and tag along everywhere Sakura went, to show her love/infatuation for her - but she did.
Tomoyo loves Sakura - and there is nothing anyone can do to convince me otherwise.


Does Issei Hyodo still have the Divider power after season 2? In the last part of the second season of Highschool DxD, there is a fight between Issei Hyodo and the White Dragon's host who was using a special skill called Divider that divides his enemies powers to half every time he uses.

Issei managed to get rid of it from the White Dragon as it was a Fragment of Magical Device attached to the White Dragon guy's accessories. Then, after Issei defeats that guy, he gets the Divider Fragment and fuses it with his Dragon Booster on his right arm.

I hoped he would use that dividing power later in the next season, but what happened to it? Where did that power go?

Yes, He still has the divine divider power. Issei took a jewel from vali's sacred gear and therefore he was able to contact with predecessor hosts of white vanishing dragon which lets him to use divine dividing.