Does Adolf Hitler have a counterpart in Fullmetal Alchemist 2003's Amestris? in the 2003 anime of Fullmetal Alchemist we see that our world have counterparts to characters in Amestris. in the Conqueror of Shamballa film we see

Officer Hughes (Maes Hughes's Counterpart)
Gracia the Florist (Gracia Hughes's counterpart)
Alfons Heiderich (Alphonse Elric's Counterpart)
Noah (Rose Thomas's Counterpart)
Fritz Lang (King Bradley's Counterpart)
Erik Jan Hanussen (Frank Archer's Counterpart)
unnamed waitress who looks like Lyra
unnamed truck driver who looks like Scar
unnamed passenger with ^ who looks like Lust

and we know that before the movie there was a counterpart of Ed who Ed took over the body of when Dante sent him through The Gate

I've been wondering that since a lot of people we know in Amestris has counterparts in Our World, does Adolf Hitler have a counterpart in Amestris? particularly the 2003 anime series

I think its Roy Mustang, he wants to be the Führer, and turn Amestris in a "Democracy", but we dont know what is a democracy to Amestrians and what kind of Democracy is it. It can be a "Aristocratic Authoritarian Democracy" like one of Gottfried Feder´s (creator of the National Socialism and the first economist of the Reich, a genius) possible State system planned to Germany, that Would exist an One Party Parliament, and the Candidates for Führer would be selected for capacity and competence (technical evaluation), and the people would vote for the best candidate, and the chosen one would turn into Führer of Germany. Thats an advanced mode of democracy in my vision, and it can be one of the possibilities of "Roy Mustang´s Democracy".
Ok thats only a theory (and a mad one XD), but would be interesthing XD
I know the age of Mustantg and Hitler are not the same, but Some characters dont have the same age, so... whatever, thank you for reading.


Is Kayaba Akihiko the boss of the 100th floor of New Aincrad? In the anime Sword Art Online, the floors from 76-100 have been untouched since Kirito beat Kayaba, but before Kirito does so, Kayaba Akihiko said, "I was meant to be the final boss at the 100th floor."

Now that there is a New Aincrad built in Alfheim Online.

Is it possible that Kayaba Akihiko is waiting on the 100th floor for a rematch? Or could the end boss just be another random boss for them to fight?

To my understanding New Aincrad's Floor 100 has to to be revealed however the likelihood that it's Akihiko Kayaba is low.

After Sword Art Online was cleared Kayaba did a full dive and it was reported that he was killed in the process. it can be speculated that the Full Dive was successful however there is no evidence to definitely prove that Kayaba is alive
New Aincrad was released by Ymir, the company that now own Alfheim Online. the data from New Aincrad pre-exited on the Alfhiem Online Serves because of how ALO is a copy of SAO, however Aincrad had been altered.

  Due to the bought ALO data including copied data from the old Sword Art Online server, New Aincrad (with several changes from the original Aincrad in SAO) and Sword Skills were introduced into ALfheim Online and surviving SAO players were able to inherit their avatar data from SAO.

Source: Ymir - Background (Second Paragraph)

The Floors of New Aincrad are being slowly released so there is an upper limit until an update. this is evident in Sword Art Online 2 Episode 18 where Agil shows Kirito and Asuna the release notes for the next ALO update, including the introduction of the 21st-30th floors of New Aincrad. so at the moment (as of the end of Sword Art Online 2, I haven't read the Novels) no one can access Floor 100. if i was to speculate there is no data for Floor 100 (except for the outside appearance for the sake of scenery) until the update is released

All I know is that in the movie SAO: Ordinal Scale, Kirito and everyone else advanced to floor 100 as to beat the boss and stop all the monsters IRL. I do believe that as Kayaba Akihiko commit suicide, he wasn't on floor 100 of new Aincrad. However, when Sword Art Online was still running, he was. Although it looked like floor 100 was a little easy to beat as there weren't many people helping.

I'm pretty sure they would of all been jealous that Kirito got the floor 100's sword. Even though I am trying to stay on topic, it was said in Aincrad, in Liz's blacksmith shop, that Kirito had the best sword a monster could drop, however, Kirito gains a much better sword from floor 100. Any thoughts?


After Orochimaru revives the 4 kage how does Minato know how to use Kurama chakra mode? For Naruto to be able to use Kurama's chakra he had to go through the whole chakra tug of war thing with the help of Killer Bee and Gyuki, but after Minato gets to the war he automatically is able to connect with Yang Kurama and transform. When did he learn to control Kurama's chakra?

It seems to be Kurama's Yin half within Minato noted that Naruto's actions and speech about his father was touching enough to move this half of it. This allowed the fourth to use Kurama's chakra. There was no need of tug war since Kurama willingly cooperated. It was not planing to take over anybody body or break free.

Re quote  from the link above from the first paragraph of Birth of the Ten-Tails' Jinchūriki:

  Meanwhile, as their battle strategy unfolded, Kurama's Yin half within Minato noted that Naruto's actions and speech about his father was touching enough to move this half of it. Yin-Kurama also told Minato to disregard Obito's words as he was not responsible for any of those tragedies and that instead of leaving his son to do it, he should also act. Later, when Naruto and Minato bumped fists, Yin and Yang-Kurama came in contact with each other, with Yang-Kurama greeting its other half casually and asking it to share its chakra, which led Yin-Kurama to note that asking itself for chakra was an odd situation. Nonetheless, when the father-son duo prepared to deal with Obito, the two halves of Kurama also bumped fists as they prepared to initiate their strategy. As their chakra begin to meld, the two halves conversed about Minato and Naruto, leading Yin-Kurama to comment that Naruto must have had some upbringing to treat a tailed beast as a comrade.

In my opinion minato learned to do it when his soul and the other half of kurama where sealed using minato's death seal . The third did mention something like both him and orochimaru fighting for eternity inside some realm when he used the death seal on orochimaru. Maybe minato learned to control that half of kurama during their "fight" in that realm.


What is Naruto's second element? After a long time of hard work, most ninja get a second Nature element. While Naruto's first one is wind, I don't recall his second one being mentioned.

What was Naruto's second nature ability?

Naruto's natural affinity is Wind Release, which he learned from Asuma Sarutobi to flow into his weapons to increase their offensive might.

Via Six Paths Sage Mode, Naruto can utilize all Five Nature Transformations, as well as Yin–Yang Release. He can make perfect use of the latter to revitalise life-forces, heal whomever he touches, and even restore missing organs. This ability, however, has its limits as he was unable to fully restore Might Guy's leg after his use of Night Guy, or save Obito Uchiha from Kaguya's All-Killing Ash Bones.

With chakra from the Tailed Beasts, Naruto can also use Kekkei Genkai such as the Magnet Release, Lava Release, and Boil Release from Shukaku, Son Gokū, and Kokuō, respectively.

TOP-LEFT: Sage Art: Magnet Release Rasengan
LOWER-LEFT: Sage Art: Lava Release Rasenshuriken
RIGHT: Boil Release: Unrivalled Strength (Naruto uses in Manga only as of 4/11/2016)

Every ninja has at least two elements; Kekkei Genkai and Tota excluded as those have elements that combine to make a release form.

Naruto's second element while training with Yamato and Kakashi before learning sage mode, my guess would be water. Water beats Fire, wind beats lightning which is why in their clash on the rooftop the Rasengan did more damage than the Chidori, putting aside the fact the Chidori was meant to be a one-hit kill as lightning enhances your speed and striking power while wind enables you to cut better as with Asuma's knives cloaked in wind chakra.


Did Light knew L's real name? In Death Note, Light picked up Rem's notebook after he/she died by writing L's name his/her the notebook

Does it mean that Light now knew L's real name?

Maybe he did not bother checking his rival's name or something...i guess he saw the name but maybe it was of no significance to him...and also in one of the early episodes light says that he is terrible with names and faces..so most probably he saw the name but forgot it or he saw it but it was not revealed to us whether he now knew  his actual name or not or either he just simply didn't bother to check his name...


What characters are "fictional characters" in Re:Creators based on In the show Re:Creators, fictional characters start roaming "real world". Those fictional characters where created for the show, but are often reminiscent of characters from other fictional works in reality.

What characters or combination of would be closest to the fictional characters in Re:Creators?

there's my opnion:

Kirameki, Mamika >>based on Kaname, Madoka from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica

Kanoya, Rui>>>> based on  Ikari, Shinji from Neon Genesis Evangelion

Talker, Blitz >>>> based on Half-life main caracter.

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What philosophical concepts and/or authors are referenced in the series? As the series develops, it seems that Ergo Proxy has a growing number of philosophical references:

The concept of Anamnesis in episode 11.
The Council/Collective figures.
All the events in episode 20.
Every discussion Vincent has with Ergo about the 'self' (especially episode 11)
And numerous others that I don't recall at the moment...

Which philosophical concepts/authors are referenced or portrayed in the series?

It's been a long time since I have watched the anime, but here's a quick rundown of some of the concepts I think the anime portrayed:

Absurdism

The resulting conflict, called the "Absurd," to find meaning and not being able to find any, at least, not in a humanely possible way. In other words, meaning can be logically found, but not be achieved. This concept is shown in Raul's mental breakdown as he slowly loses any possible source of meaning in his life. His adopted child, for example, could have been a source of meaning, but as he loses that and Pino, he began to create the Absurd and the way he resolves this is through suicide. The are other examples of the Absurd, more noticeable when they're talking about their Raison d'Etre. Others can handle the Absurd in a different way, particularly the Proxies because they're not (normal) humans, although those like Re-L was able to handle it as well in the end. The way Ergo Proxy portrayed Vincent's journey can also classify this work as an Absurdist Fiction.

For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurdism

Mind-Body Problem

This is more broad and can be divided into two subcategories: dualism and monism or physicalism (also called Identity Theory). Dualism is where the mind is separate from the body and the latter is when the mind is the body. This issue is addressed when the robots begins to acquire sentience on their own. The Cogito virus, which seems to be immaterial, is what gives the robots in the series their free will, their "mind," similar to how dualism says that the mind is immaterial and separate from the body. Yet, the experiences each robot has is what makes them act different, which also depends on the body. The state of mind of an intimidating military robot is going to be different than that of Pino, where people are more likely to treat her like a child. This issue is also more notable between Ergo and Vincent.

For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind%E2%80%93body_problem

Social Contract

The anime briefly touched on this, but it's there. The legitimacy of Romedau's government is questioned. Cities can be created and destroyed easily by the Proxies, so it seems that the council is very powerless. More than that, no one voluntarily enters these cities. Rather, people are forced to exist inside them, either through artificial birth or through emigration (they were either to die in the harsh outside environment or live inside). In contrast, the commune outside of Romedeau works the opposite, in a way. Thus the problem: would you be willing to give up some of your freedom for comfort or would you rather have complete freedom?

For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract

Existentialism

Very similar to absurdism. This problem is the question of where meaning comes from, if there is at all. It also deals with the issue of where existence came from, whether we existed without our bodies and how does it relate to our meaning. Existentialism on its own is too broad, however, but it seems to me that the anime touched on this as well.

For more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialism

There's a lot of references on the other hand, so I'll only list a few:

Utilitarianism - Society should be guided so that everyone is equally happy. Thus everyone in Romedau is given meaning.

Transhumanism - There was a scene where a city is run completely by robots. This seems to be more of a jab on transhumanism rather than a support for it, as it shows there's no need for humans if everything is mechanized.

Divine Command Theory - Whatever the council says, it has to be good. Why? Because they said so.

Übermensch - Nietzsche's idea of a perfect human and how human propagation gives meaning. The proxies aren't perfect, but it somewhat alludes to it considering how obscenely powerful they seem to be and that their mission is to perpetuate human society, if I recall correctly.

big spoilers. go away.

   Cogito refers to - Cogito Ergo Sum - I think, therefore I am.

 also the word is similar to 'Cognito' or 'Cognition', which all derive from the root for 'know'.

 there's the whole daedalus/ikaros thing... oh i can't remember any more ;p

 the whole series itself seems sort of highlander/the one-like.

 asura/ashura is commonly used in anime, based on indian beliefs. let's not forget 'The Rapture' lol ;p

more? decided to move stuff from other thread lol

   pino = piano, the playing card soldiers of karos (karos = diamonds), the russian miniatures. how everything works like 'clockwork'? - the wombs, vincent's plan - gods trying to kill humans, while humans are trying to kill the gods (at least raul).


Why do Kagura and Yomi from Ga-Rei show up in Tokyo ESP? In the beginning of Tokyo ESP, Kagura is waiting for Yomi somewhere.
Is Tokyo ESP a continuation to Ga-Rei?

The comment by josephting got it mostly right. Ga-Rei and Tokyo ESP are both manga by Segawa Hajime (Ga-Rei: Zero also shares script writer Takayama Katsuhiko with the Tokyo ESP anime). Showing Kagura and Yomi (and later two other characters from Ga:Rei Zero) was likely intended as a throwback reference to Ga-Rei. I guess from a practical standpoint, it would serve to alert people who otherwise weren't paying attention to such things that they're by the same author.

However, Ga-Rei and Tokyo ESP are pretty clearly not in the same universe. It should be enough that the mangaka has never indicated anything to the contrary, but there are also in-universe reasons why they can't be. For obvious reasons, if it were, it would necessarily happen before Ga-Rei: Zero. But in the Ga-Rei universe, ordinary people weren't aware of all the supernatural phenomena. In fact, in the opening of the first episode, they order a media blackout as per "Section 3B of Form 12". In contrast, in Tokyo ESP, ESP users are generally known to the public well before the first episode (specifically, in chapter 12). In addition, the events of Tokyo ESP simply don't fit on the Ga-Rei timeline, since we know essentially the full backstory of the characters and there's nothing remotely like what happens in Tokyo ESP, nor do any ESP users show up anywhere in Ga-Rei. Barring some major retconning, we can safely say that these aren't the same universe.

In the manga, the scenes with characters from Ga-Rei don't happen. In fact, very little of what happened in episode 1 is in the manga at all. What did happen is in chapters 22 and 23. Kagura and Yomi haven't appeared at all in the manga as far as I've read (chapter 30). However, the series is no stranger to cameos. We'll certainly be seeing some of (spoilers) this guy and likely quite a few others. With that in mind, Ga-Rei cameos aren't particularly out of place here, but they won't be playing any big role.

I believe that its not related but the group in orange that fought the teleporting girl are clearly the exact same group that got murdered in the very beginning of ga-rei


Does Summoning: Impure World Resurrection automatically equip the reincarnated shinobi? For example, when Kinkaku and Ginkaku are reincarnated, they have their ninja tools. It is also the case with the reincarnated Seven Ninja Swordsmen.

If this is so, suppose someone else had acquired one of the ninja tools, would there be two copies of the tool?

There can be only one copy of the tool at a time. The resurrected shinobi get their tools if they have not been acquired by others in the real world.

When the Seven legendary swordsmen were summoned, initially only Zabuza had his Kubikiribōchō. Although Suigetsu had acquired it, it was taken away from him when he was arrested at the five Kage meeting. Thus, it seems the Edo Tensei transferred it to Zabuza.

Later, Mangetsu summons 4 other swords from his scroll. He had presumably sealed them in his scroll before he died, which is probably why they were not acquired by others.

The only swords missing are the Samehada and Hiramekarei, which were in possession of Bee and Chojuro respectively. Similarly, Sasori did not get his puppets, because Kankuro had taken their possession.

Kinkaku and Ginkaku had the weapons sealed inside them, much like Orochimaru produces his sword from his mouth.


What do people mean when they say "Notice me, senpai"? I'm new to anime and my friends really like it. They really like to say to me "notice me, senpai!" and I don't get the reference. I could be walking to class and one of my friends would say "Can you go to the canteen?" and I would say no I can't and then, they will say "NOTICE ME, SENPAI!" Can anyone shed some light on the "notice me, senpai" reference, please?

This is a meme in the English-speaking internet anime community. This particular phrasing appears to have come into existence around December 2013 (according to Google Trends), though variants are known to date back to 2012.

It does not directly reference any particular work of anime or manga. Rather, it is inspired by a reasonably common trope of anime/manga writing about school-age children, whereby a character (usually a girl) will have a personal or romantic interest in an older student at their same school (which is what a "senpai" is in this context), but instead of doing a dag-blasted thing about it, just silently hopes that the senpai will pay attention to them. This narrative trope is particularly common in shoujo media.

Goodness knows why your friends are exuding memes in real life; you would do better to ask them about that. As a meme originalist, I cannot help but notice that the contexts in which your friends are reportedly using this meme don't make much sense.

It's also from the game Yandere Simulator. Where the main character's crush is a guy she calls Senpai, and her main goal is for him to notice her, and in order for him to do that, she wants to kill all the other students because they have crushes on him too. It's a pretty dark game.


Why can't the birdcage be cut? Why does it appear that Doflamingo's Bird Cage is indestructible? What is the different between the strings used in DD's attacks and the birdcage? Why can't Zoro cut the birdcage?

I don't think it is because Zoro cannot cut the cage that he is trying to push it back. In chapter 270 he was in a similar situation, where he was trapped by the White Cage during the Ordeal of Iron. At that time he says it is completely unnecessary to trap him, because he is not going to run away. Now, with the birdcage, the situation is similar in the sense that he has no intention of running away. Cutting the birdcage or running away, will not benefit anyone with Doflamingo still around. He will try to kill anyone present at the island, with or without the birdcage.

Zoro knows this and knows that the person that will defeat Doflamingo is Luffy, but he does not know how much more time Luffy will need. Therefore to buy Luffy as much time as he can and to prevent as much casualties as he can, he tries to block the cage, instead of cutting it. We have no clue what would happen if he cuts the cage and it will probably require much needed energy, which will probably just go to waste by cutting the cage over and over again, because we all know Doflamingo will keep putting it up again and again.

Now as to your question whether the birdcage is indestructible, that has not yet been revealed up until the latest chapter 787. Other than a few unknown pirates and the meteor from Fujitora, there has not been a single person that has actually tried to attack the cage, not now, nor in the flash-back. Therefore it is hard to say how strong the strings actually are.

(This is my summary from the evidence and speculation from the rest of this thread)The birdcage was never really a threat to the straw hat crew cause there were people in Dressrosa strong enough to deal with the situation. I think Zoro and Fujitora could cut it but there may be no point as no one knows what will happen if the cage is cut. Sabo, Fujitora and Zoro are all strong enough to not only fight Doflamingo from scratch but at least finish him off after the extensive damage he's taken. The main thing was that neither of them wanted to interfere with the fight. They all knew Luffy would beat him and it was Luffy's fight, they just had to give him the time so to minimize casualties they tried to hold the cage back. The evidence that Zoro wouldn't run from the situation anyway, that he won't interfere with the fight which also goes for Sabo and Fujitora who actually said that they wouldn't interfere at seperate times. The whole situation was shown to be quite a lot more difficult than it actually was. Physically there were a lot of solutions for the birdcage. Either 3 of them could break the cage or just kill Doflamingo.


Why do Aria and Suzu always play the drum and whistle? When Shino explains the school's rules, Aria and Suzu always play a drum and whistle. Why is that? Is this a reference to anything? Or is it just a Seitokai Yakuindomo thing?

no reason. it's a direction.
The measure is "three-three-seven hand clap"(san-san-nana-byoushi in Japanese).
There is no element that indicates the relevance of this direction in "Seitokai Yakuindomo".


What is the symbol on Gaara's gourd? Gaara has a symbol that reads "WMW" on his Sand gourd. What does this symbol mean? Is it kanji or just some random symbol?

From the Naruto wiki site:

  Gaara carries around this giant calabash-shaped gourd covered in designs and filled with his chakra-infused sand which he can freely manipulate.

It's just a design on the gourd and doesn't hold any particular meaning.

there is likely no meaning to the presence of the symbol aside from looks but it is one japanese "letter" from Katakana written system, not Kanji. It is ヨ . which is pronounced yo


How did Minato gain the Kyuubi Chakra mode? During the battle against the Kyuubi, Minato split the Kyuubi's chakra into two halves, sealed the Yin-half into himself and the Yang-half into the newborn Naruto. He then dies shortly afterwards due to use of the Shiki Fujin technique, and was sealed into the Shinigami's stomach along with the Yin-Kyuubi.

17 years later, he was released from the Shinigami's stomach, and he was seen using the Kyuubi Chakra mode right away. It took Naruto nearly 17 years to achieve the same Kyuubi Chakra mode after going through a lot of trouble, so how was Minato able to use it almost instantly?

This question has perplexed many readers, who consider it either a major plot hole, or an ass pull by the author. However, on further analysis, this seems to be fridge brilliance, since a canonical explanation can be inferred from Sarutobi's explanation to Orochimaru given way back during the Konoha Invasion arc (manga chapter 124).

With this jutsu, the one whose soul is sealed will suffer for all eternity in the belly of death, never gaining release. The one who is sealed and the one who performed the seal, their souls will mingle, hating each other and battling the other for all eternity.

Later in manga chapters 496 through 499, we saw that Naruto gained control of the Yang-Kyuubi chakra by defeating it in battle and the chakra tug-of-war.
After being sealed in the Shinigami's stomach, the Yin-Kyuubi continued fighting Minato, and Minato probably defeated it in the battle thus gaining the Kyuubi Chakra mode. Minato was already at Kage-level when he died, so it is entirely reasonable to assume that he defeated the Yin-Kyuubi.
Of course, Minato could not have foreseen that he would be released from the Shinigami's stomach in future, so he did not gain the Kyuubi Chakra mode because he wanted it for use in battle. He gained it simply because the Yin-Kyuubi picked up a fight and he had no other choice but to subdue it.

I have another explanation of this case. As you know the Yin-Yan are two equal parts of the 9 tail's chakra so they can be tought as being one. Therefore learning the use of the one means learing the use of the other despite being sealed in different jinjuriki and even different dimensions maybe. (Compare with Obito-Kakashi's sharingan-both from one source-->mangekyou awaikened here=mangekyou awaikened there :D, you get the point)


Which was Nine's betrayal to Tomura Shigaraki? In the BNHA wikia it's mentioned that Nine betrayed Tomura. But I didnt realize any of this during the movie. Which was Nine's betrayal to Tomura Shigaraki?

That's incorrect and it's actually the other way around, Towards the end of the movie we see tomura kill nine, so no, nine didn't betray anyone.


Mecha anime with a "mind control virus" Before I describe what little more about it I know, let me clear two things up. I will be referring to a "virus", but I don't know what it actually is. I may sometimes say Gundam instead of mech. That's because I just spent 30 minutes looking up Gundam, not because it's a Gundam anime (although it might be).

So, I know it's a mech anime. When they enter the mech, they pass through a circle that applies a form fitting suit that they use to control the mecha. (I'm actually not totally sure about this).

One of the episodes involved a conference and/or other group of people collected together talking about the "virus". One of the attendees is infected (and there's something about them they have to hide to prevent people from finding this out).

The "virus" bas stages (I think) eventually takes over the infected (while they are in a mecha), and the infected loses control (becomes controlled?). If I recall correctly, the inside of the mecha now looks like a fleshy hell pit created by the "virus".

I'm fairly certain it was on Toonami. I'm 100% certain it was on T.V. in the US sometime between 1998 and 2005.

Your anime might be: Mobile Fighter G Gundam

Firstly it was aired in Toonami in 2002, so it fits the initial bill.

Then in the wikipedia page, The plot section has this one specific fragment:

  As they encounter Gundam pilots who had come in contact with the Dark
  Gundam, Domon and Rain learn of its unique cellular properties to
  regenerate, multiply, and evolve by infecting organic matter and
  causing violent behavior in living things.

So we know that this anime is about mechas and there is a virus thing, namely the Dark Gundam, that has abilities to corrupt organic matter and evolve in/with it (or something along those lines).

Then as I searched for footage of the anime, I came upon this video of the first episode which in its first seconds shows the character going through a circle in order to wear a suit, just like you also told.

I'm not sure about the meeting part, for I haven't watched it, but as for everything else you've told, it's a dead giveaway.

Hey is it a series called Blue Gender? They had a full series, 24 or  26 eps Then later crammed that into a movie-type-event-ization. Here's the trailer for theFunmation dvds. I think u can still get it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o3k_2jtkvnU


Has Luffy ever killed anyone? In One Piece, there is a lot of blood and fights as we saw on the death of

   Ace.

However, did Luffy ever actually kill any person?

No, he never killed anyone. The reason why he never kills anyone is that he is leaving them another chance to achieve their dreams. This was also stated by Oda in SBS vol. 4:

  D: How come Luffy never kills his enemies? Throughout "One Piece" manga so far, he didn't kill Mohji and Helmeppo, but Axe-arm Morgan was killed by Zoro, why is that?

  O: Hmm! That's a very good question. First, I have to announce that Morgan is still alive. He's currently in jail, where he was placed by his former subordinates. Why doesn't Luffy kill his enemies? Because in that era, everyone uses their lives to fight for their dreams. For an enemy, when their dream has been shattered, it is the same as losing a fight, and as painful as death. I believe, for a pirate not to kill an enemy, it's giving them a 2nd chance to fight for their dreams.

Luffy has never killed anyone according to me, but if he killed the primary antagonist in movie six, maybe he did. Oda did state he doesn't kill anyone though, so maybe he knocked him out. So there's a strong chance he didn't kill that guy from movie six.

I normally see him knock his enemies out though, but it's true that Rob Lucci needed surgery after their fight in volume 44.


Does the world on the other side of the gate exist for alchemy to exist? In one of the episodes of Fullmetal Alchemist (the original 2003 anime), Hohenheim of Light is sent to a parallel universe of some sort smaller than the world he once knew by Dante, using a baby as she did some research on The Gate. He says something along the lines off:

  Even when we fix a radio with alchemy . . . it takes a life or energy from this world to do it

I know it's not exactly what he told his son Ed (although I do not remember why), but why does this other world exist? Does it just exist to serve the purpose of alchemy?

Even when we fix a radio with alchemy . . . it takes a life or energy from this world to do it

The explanation, as it is given to the viewer, isn't so much that this world exists for the purpose of alchemy. Rather, the other world is being "tapped into". Alchemists think they are following the principle of Equivalent Exchange; but there is a hidden cost that they are not aware of. This hidden cost is "stolen" from the other world.

Imagine running a cable from your neighbour's house to your house, so you can steal their electricity. Every time you use an electrical device, you steal some of your neighbour's electricity. That's basically what it is for alchemy too.

You put two slices of bread in your toaster. Two pieces of toast come out. That's equivalent exchange, right? To you, living in your house, it may seem that way. But you're simply not aware of the additional cost (the electricity bill) because you're not the one paying for it (your neighbor is paying the cost)

This does not mean that I forced my neighbour to come live next to me so that I could steal his electricity (which is what your question boils down to). Alchemy was simply constructed in a way that it takes the additional cost from another (pre-existing) world.

As far as I'm aware, why the other world exists is never discussed, because then you must also ask yourself why the original (alchemist) world exists, and ponder what existence truly means.

The answer to this is hard to give, as the anime you are referring to did not follow the source material. However, I believe based on the fact that it was a "parallel" world that one cannot exist without the other.

If no one transmutated in the alchemy world, then no one would die in the other world, if no one died in that world then the people would eventually starve and suffer.

This is just speculation though.


How do souls age in Soul Society? How do souls age in Soul Society?

   People cannot die of old age resulting in the Captain Commander keeping his position for a thousand years.

There are some souls who look like kids and some who are adults.  In the manga, the makers flashbacked into the past of the Captian Commander showing that he had black hair instead of looking like what he was then.  Also, when Ichigo left the Precipice World he aged what looked like a couple years.

So how do souls age in Bleach?

The only explanation I can find is on bleach.wikia.com, which says:

  One never gets hungry (if she or he doesn't have spiritual powers) and aging is slowed to a great extent, with lifespans of 2000 or more years not being unheard of, though such ages are limited to Shinigami or other Soul Society dwellers with high spiritual power.

There is also an explanation on http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/BleachSoulSociety that essentially says that it is really inconsistent within the show and that there are a number of different theories, including that characters age inversely proportional to the amount of spiritual power that they use and that at some point aging just stops.

To summarize, there doesn't seem to be a clear explanation in-universe, but the aging is slower than usual, with much longer life-spans than regular humans.

this is years late - but since it was the first google search result for my questions - I figured this answer might help someone else.

wikia link

  If you're not suppost to age in the soul society, how does rukia and renji grow up from kids in "hanging dog"?

    Souls without spirit power do not age in soul society. They also don't hunger and there is no evidence they are doing anything but waiting for the allotted time they must spend in Soul Society to pass before they are reborn.

    In Chapter 0, the pilot chapter of Bleach that was later reprinted in Book of SOULS, the "magic number" was 80 years. But Kubo has not stated how many years a soul must spend in Soul Society in the proper Bleach storyline.

    Anyway, that aside, the point is that Rukia and Renji aged, because they had spiritual power. It was also why they could become hungry and could become Shinigami. "Shinigami" can and do age. They also give birth, die of old age and basically do everything humans do. Except that their lifespan is usually measured in hundreds of years and not decades.


How did reanimated Haku and Zabuza die? According to Naruto wiki, a reanimated body can die from any of the following ways:

  Remove the soul from the reincarnated body, such as with the Dead
  Demon Consuming Seal.
  Have the summoner end the technique. As they are unlikely to do this
  voluntarily, using a genjutsu to trick them into cancelling the
  technique is ideal.
  A less reliable, though equally effective method is to have the
  reincarnated soul be affected in some emotional way that gives them
  closure, allowing their soul to break free of the Impure World
  Reincarnation's influence.

At episode 265, after Haku and Zabuza got reincarnated, they were faced by Kakashi and his army. At first, they were really hesitating to kill Kakashi and army and said that were under control of someone. Meanwhile, Kabuto used Mitarashi Anko to harness Orochimaru's chakra to tighten Haku's and Zabuza's soul to the body and as a result they became really powerful, a immortal killing puppet. They were fighting really hard and at episode 266(spoilers below):

   Both Zabuza and Haku got killed by Kakashi's chidori.

How did they die? Neither of the above three points were followed i.e the soul were not removed by reaper death seal, nor the summoner was under a genjutsu nor the soul was affected in any emotional way. Yes, they were emotional at first but after getting Orochimaru's power, their soul were tightened more to the body which Kabuto felt that they were now a mere immortal killing machine.

   Why did Zabuza and Haku got killed by a mere ninjustsu?

Neither Haku or Zabuza were "killed" in the sense you describe. In the same episode you referenced, they were both temporarily immobilized:

Haku was immobilized by shielding himself in front of Zabuza when attacking was attempting to strike him with Chidori
Zabuza was immobilized after Kakashi successfully hit him with a Chodori.

As they were immobilized, this gave Ensui Nara an opportunity to hold them with the Shadow Bind technique

  After Zabuza cuts through Haku, Ensui told Santa that Kakashi only caught one enemy and immobilised Haku as he regenerated. When Kakashi successfully connected his shadow to Zabuza's, he immediately immobilised him as well.

In this Youtube video, you can see the shadow line holding two shinobi down. This gave another shinobi to use the Cloth Binding Technique to capture them.

Haku covered Zabuza with his body, so he died. He wanted Naruto to kill him (Naruto had defeated Haku before, but he didn't kill him and nke wanted to do it). Zabuza was later killed by Kakashi, but before his death he managed to deal with some of the gang members and partially redeemed his guilt thanks to Naruto who talked to him :)


Who woke up Kirito in episode 9? In Sword Art Online (season 1) episode 9, at about 16:00, someone with blue hair woke up Kirito. When he regains consciousness, it was Asuna. But she doesn't have blue hair!

Here are some pictures.

This was just before he woke up:

Then:

What's going on here?

That would be Sachi. She's umm.. you know. big spoiler. As you can see from this screen shot, her hair is blue.

I had always thought that it was Sugu, Kazuto's sister. That, somehow, Kirito briefly glimpsed the real world. But, in retrospect, it was Asuna.

Firstly, it cannot be Sachi:  Sachi is dead, and other than the strange occurrence of Griselda's brief appearance, the dead do not reappear.  If Asuna hadn't seen had Griselda, too, then I would be apt to think that this was a hallucination.  For now I will call it an anomaly or glitch in the system.  I am sure there could be many considering Yui, Asuna defying paralysis, and Kayuba's surprise when Kirito refused to die before issuing the fatal blow, just to name a few.

As I said above, the first time I saw the episode and the black-haired girl, I was certain it was Sugu.  I thought that Kayuba had lied and you didn't really die when your HP hit zero, he had just said that to give a more realistic and final feel to the game so that the players would take it more seriously.  After Kirito finished it and Kayuba confirmed that everyone who had died in-game was really dead, episode 9 left me confused.  How had Kirito then been able to see his sister?

Had Kirito, being so near to death, briefly viewed his sister crying over him in the hospital?  But, then, why would she call him 'Kirito'?  She did not know him by that name.  In fact, based on her reception of Kirito in Alfheim online, she had never heard the name before.  So, why would Sugu be calling Kazuto by the name of his avatar?  And why would she be using -kun if she knew she was addressing her brother?  As the younger sister she would use the honorific -san or -sama, but not -kun.  Understanding this he can only be hearing Asuna calling him, which is evident in the next blink when it is Asuna's face before him and not the black-haired girl.  But, who was the black-haired girl and how had Kirito seen her in the first place?

Again, I can only fall back on the anomaly or glitch in the system theory and well as the strength of Kirito's own character.  Only someone of extraordinary strength of character would have the capability of defying the system.  Yui was attracted to both Kirito and Asuna because something about them was different from every other player in the game.  Was it their love?  Their strength?  Their life-force?  Something within their character is strong and Yui sensed it.  And, as previously mentioned, Asuna also showed an anomalous ability by defying paralysis in order to protect Kirito.  Was this strength enough to bypass the systems parameters so that in a near death experience Kirito could momentarily glimpse the real world and see his sister?  Yes, I think it was.

But, as to who woke up Kirito - while I think he may have glimpsed Sugu, I belive he was still hearing Asuna for the reasons mentioned above, and that it was Asuna that actually woke him up.


How did Luffy get the scar on his chest? There's a debate going on how Luffy got the scar on his chest but I recently seen episode 223 where Zoro and Luffy we're fighting and Zoro gave him that scar. Then for what reason is there a debate on how he got his scar?

I think Luffy got the scar during Marineford War. It's on Vol. 59 Chapter 578 and Episode 487.
After his brother Ace died, Jinbe carried him and tried to escape to Akainu. Jinbe jumps into the sea but finds the water below to be frozen. Akainu manages to strike Jinbe and harm Luffy at the same time. Jinbe apologizes to Luffy for letting him get injured.

It can be seen in this image that Luffy's chest is burning after Akainu's punch past through Jinbe's body.
One Piece Wiki also did mention how Luffy got the X-Mark after the time skip

After the Timeskip
After those two years, a few things have changed. Luffy wears an open, long-sleeved red cardigan with four buttons (which shows the X-shaped scar covering most of his chest he received by then-Admiral Akainu), with a yellow sash tied around his waist, somewhat reminiscent of Gol D. Roger's outfit. He has grown slightly taller and is shown to be significantly more muscular due to his training. This can be seen in his slightly thicker neck, more pronounced deltoids, and better-defined chest.
(Emphasis mine)

It's in episode 223 when all except Luffy and Robin has no memory of becoming pirates. Zoro gets hypnotised by a memory thief and attacks Luffy. In the fight, Zoro uses his Katana and make a X mark on Luffy's chest. That is how Luffy got his scar.


When does one become a Super Saiyan? As per this Wiki page :

  The Super Saiyan transformation comes in response to a need, not a desire.

So does it mean that even if a Saiyan might reach the energy level that a super Saiyan might have, he'll still not get converted to a super Saiyan unless there is a need? Energy level doesn't determine the ability to become a Super Saiyan, but a need to become one does?

On the other hand, as per the discussion on this page, it seems energy level is indeed an important factor.

It's confusing.

It really is confusing, and there is conflict as to what is really happens. I think our best guide is the story itself. For this answer I will be using the anime as a guide. Lastly, please note that this discussion pertains only to Super Saiyan itself, and not Ascended Saiyan, or SS3/4.

Now, Goku himself says, when training Gohan, that it does indeed come from a need, and if needed you can create that need. Though, I'll have to check with the original Japanese, because perhaps this wasn't the best word to use in translation? Considering that he also notes that the pain of loss as an important factor, this leads me to believe that perhaps it is more of an emotional thrust than a direct need per se.

Either way, in my humble opinion you need a mixture of the two (need and power-level.) If I'm not mistaken, no one is shown doing it without both factors.

Examples:

Goku

Spent much time training in 100x gravity, which undoubtedly boosted his power-level way up.
He was pushed over the edge by an emotional trust. (The ruthless death of his friend.)

Vegeta

Out of pride he spends his time in training trying to become a Super Saiyan, just like Goku, including some time in 450x gravity.
Out of anger, jealousy, and pride he is pushed over the edge.

Gohan

Spent much time training with his father in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
He is pushed over the edge by the distraught he feels at the idea of failing his friends.

Now, this is only valid in the act of becoming a Super Saiyan. Later on, once a Saiyan has learned how to control it better, the emotional thrust is lessened (if not removed altogether.) In addition, when higher forms of Super Saiyan are considered, the emotional barrier is lessened even more so, and the emphasis is placed more on power-level, and perhaps skills.

As for other Super Saiyans whose original transformations are not explicitly shown, I leave that up to pure speculation. At least we have three good cases to base our claims on; perhaps the rest just belongs in the imagination.

Vegata was ultimately push to the brink and cross over as super being in jeporady of losing his only way off the planet he training on due to asteroids and too many of them getting ready to crush his ship and trap him there and he already been training and exhausted himself when the huge amount of asteriods started coming for him and his ship quickly over whelm off how many their was and exhausted he quickly became in fear of being trap and dying on some worthless planet he quickly try to amp up his energy and fearing he was depleted and needed a energy boost to some up a large amount of energy powerful enough to destroy every asteroid all together instead one by one so his need was met when he needed to boost his enegry the most and excerte extreme amount of power to blow away every asteriod all at once to save himself and ship from being crushed and trap, that's when his need for being super came into effect and quickly boosted him over the brink of exhaustion and gave him the energy to produce attack big and powerful enough to clear every asteroid and save his ship at that point a super saiyan knows what energy level needs to be rechead and what strength is required to cross over and transform super, yes when training you need to acquire that need helps the saiyan push his level above exhaustion that he didn't know he could do that, need keeps the sayian going and powering up instead of stopping and thinking that he can't go no higher with his power level simply trying to power up to cross over will not work a sayian must teach his body in training that super needs to be acquired for the fight he training for in order to win thus everybody reaching insane power levels unknown thinking they are ready for complete cell but cell was designed to be better and the ultimate fighter forced of sayian genetics they did not know and every saiyan studied over the years cell was hatch and created and was a forsure Victor ofform he too just n like frieaze uses the planet to their advantage to distract the sayian from the fight so we never really know if a new born super sayian could beat frieza or cell both killed by their own attacks and downfall  the sayians in complete form also explaining his need and the sayain always fight n win attitude is what ultimately gets them to that point saying ultimate desire is to be the best goku just doesn't admit that he too kind but always secretly trains to be the best that and his pure heart and strength and ability to easily acquire techniques destined him to become  the dragon ultimately explaining the story line surrounded around goku. , pretty much the same as goku in his first fought with vegeta and his kio-ken times 10! Once a saiyan acquires how to get to super level this ultimately their natural high power level form is mere nothing on the scanners and and just like always they can mask their evergy level at natural form so they basically them become high power sayians in everyday life masking their energy with ease keeping their level right at super and easily transforming to super sayian when they please and then the power up starts just like trunks did vs his fight with cell but did not win after just meshing and harnessing true power trying to use it against perfect cell made of androids and z fighters and ultimately the advantage of super sayians thus doctor was on planet namek and his bug collected cell of super sayian goku,so to answer question simply a need is acquired on training to learn of unreached power levels and keep the sayian powering up with out giving up and needs to learn what that level is the amount of event and rest acquire to reach it, goku says its a need cause it was vs frieza so that's his way of explaining to get to super level, but training and getting stronger and having a sayian knowing that super saying level is real having not seen their own ancestors do it because frezia put the fear in all sayians that they could not reach that sayian level it's a myth so no sayian ever tried to push pass exceretion and train their body to transform, all sayian are super strong and the ability to heal and get stronger after a fight plays a big role shall to a sayian reaching super level, the need is just goku explanation but works as a mind technique to become stronger and better there's always a need a saiyan wants to win their fight thru out the whole dragonball z series so why didn't goku become sayian as a boy faced with some serious needs to win against some tuff oppents? but training and becoming stronger is the ultimate key to becoming sayian so the need plays no part in small trunks and small gotenks  being sayian a young boy can not simply reach that power level, so how they do it? Lmao who knows sayian freaks they do what they want and kick ass!!!!! Lol z fighters!


Does Gogeta metamor fusion last longer than Vegito potara fusion? In Dragon Ball Super Vegito defused quickly because he used too much power as super saiyan blue. IIRC potara fusion was supposed to last 1 hour, but for the power used it didnt. IIRC metamor fusion was supposed to last half an hour, but when Gogeta used it as super saiyan blue it didnt seem to have the too much power will defuse problem Vegito's fusion had. In Dragon Ball GT , Gogeta defused for using too much power, but since this series isnt canon, I dont think it counts. Also, how was all this for Gotenks, I dont remember if Gotenks ever defused for using too much power. Does Gogeta metamor fusion last longer than Vegito potara fusion?

This actually brings up an interesting point. Traditionally, a Potara fusion is supposed to last for 1 hour and the fusion dance is supposed to last for 30 minutes. However, just like you said, SSJB Vegito defuses in the Future Trunks Arc on account of being way too powerful.We do know that the potara fusion is stronger than the fusion dance.  We do not know to what extent it is. However, Gogeta Blue is the Broly arc is a combination of a significantly stronger Super Saiyan Blue Goku and Vegeta, and I personally believe the potara fusion is not that stronger in comparison to the fusion dance(Note: The fusion dance also requires both the participants to be at equal power and Goku and Vegeta in their SSJB forms are equal at full power, unlike Goten and Trunks). Secondly, the potara fusion is something only accessible to the God's and it was stated that the fusion would last for an hour unlike the fusion dance which has a time constraint of 30 minutes. After rewatching the episode with the fight between Merged Zamasu and Vegito, when Goku and Vegeta defuse, Shin mentions that it hasn't been an hour yet. You can watch a clip of the same here.I understand the fight between the two fights lasted for a few minutes in the anime but in reality, DBS time can be as slow or as fast as possible based on the plot. The tournament of power was nowhere close to 48 minutes in real time and some fights which seemed really long literally lasted for a few minutes for the sake of plot. So, since Shin doesn't explicitly mention how long the fusion of Vegito lasted, it wouldn't be incorrect to say, maybe the fusion lasted even 55 minutes. Factor in the shocked expression on Gowasu's and Shin's face, maybe the fusion last for only 50% of the time i.e(30 Mins) or probably 40 mins? We don't know for sure.Yes! Dragon Ball GT Did have Gogeta defuse earlier than the 30-minute mark. However, like you said, the series is not canon to the main series and while there is evidence in Xenoverse 2, DBH etc with regard to Super Saiyan Blue being stronger than Super Saiyan 4, you still can't compare the two series with regard to this.Finally, the story is written by Toriyama and he loves to incorporate humor into the storyline. There is a possibility he kept the 30 minutes simply to include the failed version's of Gogeta's fusion to last for long while Frieza gets beaten up or something of a similar fashion which we won't know for sure until we watch the movie. In conclusion, I personally feel the Gogeta Blue we see in the movie should be significantly powerful in comparison to the Vegito Blue from the Future Trunks arc. Also, the only reason Vegito Blue defused was obviously for the sake of plot and have Future Trunks defeat merged Zamasu. So technically, if the series progresses and they have Goku and Vegeta fuse again. It is certainly possible for them to have Vegito use something like Ultra Instinct Fused or Super Saiyan Blue + Kaioken*20 fused and last long enough for the fight to be interesting even if in reality, MUI is significantly stronger than SSJB. However, The most important fact here is that, it was never stated how long Vegito stayed fused as Shin only comments they did for less than an hour. So we have no way of knowing for sure.

You are misunderstanding the point yes vegetto while super saiyan blue lasted far less than gogeta at super saiyan blue you have to realize what they did in their fights when goku and vegeta had fused with the potara earrings vegetto had transformed straight into super saiyan blue and each and every hit was aimed to kill merged zamasu and he had used the rest of his energy in his final kamehameha however on the other hand gogeta had fought broly in his base form, his super saiyan form then his super saiyan blue form thus conserving energy plus super saiyan blue wasn't needed as broly was outclassed even super saiyan god would have been overkill but he went blue so that the gap was so huge that broly could not adapt and get strong enough to harm him he could have probably defeated broly while a super saiyan three and pretty easily the only way for broly to take on super saiyan blue gogeta was if he had transformed into a full powered super saiyan 4 aka a legendary super saiyan 4 we do not know how much gogeta was holding back as every form he was in gogeta had fought broly without any effort of struggle plus Gogeta was sparing his energy without vegeta knowing how to use the kaioken or goku knowing how to use super saiyan blue evolution neither Gogeta or vegetto could use them let alone combined the two and vegeta's nature is not compatible with ultra instinct so Gogeta and vegetto could never activate ultra instinct even if they met the same conditions as goku had against jiren


What is the color of the State alchemist pocket watch? So in my re-reading of the Fullmetal Alchemist series I remember them describing the State Alchemist issue pocket watch as being golden in color. But then in the both of the animes they show the pocket watch as being silver. Why is this different? and what is the true color of the pocket watch?

The correct color of the watch is silver.

A popular fan scanlation of the manga (volume 1, chapter 3, page 19) incorrectly states that the pocket watch is gold in color.

Third panel down on the left: "The president's crest! The hexagram gold watch!"

The correct color is in fact silver, according to the raw version. Here is the same panel, taken from the raw manga (volume 1, page 117).

The same panel as above reads:

  大総統｛だいそうとう｝紋章｛もんしょう｝に六芒星｛ろくぼうせい｝の銀時計｛ぎんとけい｝！！

Specifically here, the term 銀時計｛ぎんとけい｝ (gintokē, lit. "silver watch") refers explicitly to 銀｛ぎん｝ (gin, lit. "silver"); as @Memor-X mentioned, it is similar to 金｛きん｝ (kin, lit. "gold"), which most likely led to the confusion.

The pocket watch is in fact gold according to the English translation of the manga. Yoki mentions this in chapter 3 of volume 1 saying: "A gold watch with the president's crest and the hexagram!! GAH!" After Ed introduces himself in the Inn by showing them the watch. It would be very interesting to find out which side the mistake was made on, translation or the anime and all colored artwork. :) I was wondering about this too for some time but couldn't find anything on it online.


Was there any difference between the 6 Pains, besides their abilities? I know that every Pain used a different technique, but I'm interested in knowing if there was any difference between them besides their abilities?

To be honest, I felt that the way a ninja uses and handles his/her power makes them stronger. I really can't comment whether there were any difference of power among the six Rinnegan users.

Why do I say this?

Recall the incident between Sasuke and Itachi's fight. Sasuke used his Sharingan very efficiently when he fought against Itachi.

So bottom line: it totally depends on how a wielder wields the weapon.

I think yes, just think about it,when Naruto fought Yahiko(Pain),just look at the magnitude of that fight...the Nine-tails fought him almost! at full power,yet he resisted...Pain was totally crushed with a high power,yet he withstood, and after he was slammed with that gigantic rock,and he questioned Naruto whether he felt the pain now.

So I think,because Nagato loved Yahiko so much,for which he made him more stronger,faster and resistant to damage[by sending him more chakra]...

And as second thought, he might had more chakra rods than the others, so his body can deal with high level of damage, making Nagato's work easier.In that way he controlled Yahiko with less problems,and making him stronger at the same time


What happened to Yachiru? According to the Wikia, Yachiru disappeared leaving her belongings after the fight with Gremmy. She is said to be "gone" by Kenpachi in the penultimate chapter of the original series.

I use "original" because there might be extra chapters announced as the other big announcement.

So, what happened to her? Was she part of his Zanpakutou or something?

The very last page of Bleach #668 gives a few clues.

Yachiru suddenly appears out of nowhere and says to Kenpachi:

   Silly goose, if you would just use me properly, there wouldn't be anyone you wouldn't be able to cut down.

She then touches him, which causes:

   him to get a power boost, which he wonders about.

She ends the exchange with explaining to him:

   That power is what everyone's been calling "Bankai".

All of these suggest the following:

   Yachiru is Kenpachi's Bankai. He is unable to call out his Bankai anymore (he was never able to, consciously - the original appearance may have happened subconsciously), therefore, Yachiru is gone.

Alternatively:

   Yachiru is his Zanpaktou spirit, again, one he has never been able to consciously communicate with. Though, I can't explain her disappearance if that were the case.

Yachiru is not Kenpachi's Zanpakuto or the spirit of his Zanpakuto. She is a Shinigami who has her own Zanpakuto as shown in her battle against Gremmy 'the Quincy who could make things he imagined real'. She is a soul from Kasajishi district of Rukongai. She may or may not have been near Kenpachi before he gained his Bankai as she disappeared immediately after seeing Kenpachi slice the meteorite.

The only reasons I have for Kenpachi seeing Yachiru before releasing his Bankai are:

He may have only imagined her, or
His Zanpakuto might have taken the form of Yachiru as she is the only one Kenpachi ever listens to


How was it possible to summon Sasori with Edo Tensei? As we know, Sasori has

   turned his body into a puppet, with a small "core of living flesh" being the only living part of it:

This question also states that when summoned by Edo Tensei,

  the reincarnated seem to retain any permanent body damage and physical
  limitations they received during their lifetime.

Obviously, Sasori would fall under someone who had suffered some physical...limitations. We know that

   after being brought back by Edo Tensei, Sasori eventually was released, and vanished like any other summoned shinobi (of flesh and bones), so it clearly wasn't another puppet:

So how was Kabuto able to summon Sasori? If the reincarnation retains body damage, wouldn't he only be able to reincarnate Sasori's "Living Core"? I doubt that the process of "enchanting", which Kabuto can perform, involves re-making the whole body.

Although the Wiki does says that

  the reincarnated seem to retain any permanent body damage and physical limitations they received during their lifetime1

it also says that

  Kabuto can also modify his summoned fighters (...). While the technique usually reincarnates the deceased at the exact state they were in at the time of their deaths, Kabuto noted that he brought Madara back in a state that was "beyond his prime" and was reincarnated much younger than when he died an old man as well as instilling him with abilities he had acquired in his old age.

The best explanation (I can come up with) for this is that he was reincarnated into an earlier body, maintaining the abilities and memories acquired until the time of his death, much like Madara's reincarnation 2. Although I don't think he needs to re-make the bodies of the summoned, if it meant that, it was already proven that he could do it (it was made with Madara), so it would also be possible to make it with Sasori.

1 This piece of data is stated in the Wiki, but I do not recall if it was referenced in any manga chapter, so bear that in mind.
2 Naruto chapter 560, page 3. Kabuto explains Madara that he brought him beyond his prime.

I'm pretty sure Sasori's soul was still inactive, hence making him practically dead, allowing edo-tensei to take place. A question however could arise such as 'How can Sasori be resurrected if Kabuto didn't have his DNA?' Maybe he got his hands on Lady Chiyo's DNA and ...
Well, Sasori's Grandma so yeah!


What happened at the end of Wasurenagumo? So at the end of Wasurenagumo, we have Mizuki:

   With the spider girl and Shu. Spider girl makes Mizuki fall into the giant spider, Shu doesn't seem to care, then we're back in the city and the spider girl is with Shu and she looks like Mizuki now (or other way around?)

So did,

   Mizuki die (and Shu didn't care)? Was there an ulterior motive for killing Mizuki, who seems to have simply been at the wrong place at the wrong time with the wrong person?

The shopkeeper said it was over if he got caught in the web, which happened. You could see the blue glare under the guy's eyes, which means he wasn't himself anymore. He snapped out of it before because the girl got hurt, but after he got caught in the web again he was being controlled(?) again.So maybe the spider-girl is now manipulating Suzuri and he's thinking she is Mizuki

I think Mizuki and spider-girl changed places
spider-mon  didn't seen mad, and gently go back to the lake after Mizuki's Fall .


Why didn't Luffy and Zoro fight back against Bellamy in Mock Town? We see that towards the end of Episode 146 and in Episode 147, Luffy and Zoro don't fight back against Bellamy although they could have easily beaten him. Why is that?

As a guy on Reddit put it:

  It goes back to Shanks when he was in East Blue. The bandits did the same thing to him and he didn't fight back either. Zoro was simply following the command of his captain. Luffy said don't fight back so he didn't fight back. Luffy however wasn't fighting because there was no need to fight them. He later however did "fight" Bellamy when his friends were attacked by Bellamy, similar to how Shanks and crew fought for Luffy when the bandits attacked Luffy.

Hence, Luffy didn't retaliate because:

Luffy was inspired by Shanks' decision to not fight back in the past without a reason

Bellamy wasn't standing in the way of Luffy's goals or had hurt any of his friends (until later in the series). Luffy being the kind of guy he is, only picks fights when his friends are hurt or somebody stands in the way of his goals.
He seemed to lose interest in Bellamy when Bellamy claimed that "The pirates' dream era is over" and started depreciating pirates who believed in the City of Gold, The Emerald City and the great treasure of One Piece.

As for Zoro, as stated, he was simply following the captain's order.

I Don't agree with the previous answer. What happened to shanks, was that the bandits talked shit about pirates and poured alcohol on him. But here both Luffy and Zoro get more than that. When they get back to the ship they are covered with wounds and blood. And at first Luffy was about to kick his ass, but then for some reason he stopped.

It felt more like nonsensical BS the author came up with thinking it would look cool and mature.
"only picks fights when his friends are hurt or somebody stands in the way of his goals"?????   Zoro was also attacked, why didn't he fight them then!

There was no deep meaning there. It was just a stupid scene.


Why can't Naruto go into Bijuu mode like the other Jinchuuriki? Instead, he forms a transparent cloak in the size of the Bijuu, but doesn't get a full form like other Jinchuuriki. Even when fighting Pain , he went up to the 8th tail and got Kurama's real body in a sort of skinned form.

There have been a lot of incomplete answers. Let us try to combine what all we know. This will be spoiler heavy for those who haven't finished the Manga/Anime

TL;DR. When he first used Nine Tales Chakra he COULDN'T go into Bijuu mode. He could once Kurama agreed to work together.

Naruto is the jinchūriki of Kurama's Yang half. Due to his Uzumaki lineage and being Kurama's jinchūriki his entire life, Naruto's chakra has more effectively mixed with the fox's, allowing him to perform several chakra-taxing techniques without feeling fatigued.
While accessing Kurama's chakra, typically through sheer rage, enhanced Naruto's fighting abilities, the fox's negative influence made Naruto more aggressive and in less control of his actions. This caused him to uncontrollably access Version 1(Tails 1-3 for Naruto) and Version 2 (Tails 4-8 for Naruto) for forms, and needed Kurama's power to be suppressed through various methods to regain control

  Version 1 – or what Jiraiya calls Naruto's "demon fox cloak" (妖狐の衣, yōko no koromo) – forms a dense shroud of chakra around the jinchūriki. The shroud, a translucent red with bubbles of chakra (reminiscent of boiling liquid) forming all along it, provides a degree of physical protection, but can also harm the user if used to a certain extent. The physical changes experienced in the initial transformation become more pronounced in Version 1 forms.

  Version 2 (バージョン2, Bājon Tsū), as described by Sabu, is the tailed beast's chakra being converted into a humanoid shape, granting the jinchūriki an edge in battle without completely releasing the beast itself. Using the jinchūriki's body as a sort of endoskeleton, a dark red, nearly black layer of chakra envelops them. The physical manifestations of the corresponding beast that are vaguely present in Version 1 states become far clearer in Version 2, in a way fully reproducing the beast in miniature: muscle mass increases and beast-specific attributes such as shells and ears become clearly defined.

Realising he could not avoid using Kurama's power, Naruto sought to learn how to control it with help from Killer B, the jinchūriki of Gyūki, and unexpectedly, his own mother, Kushina. Upon succeeding and taking most of Kurama's chakra, Naruto attains Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, which greatly increases his speed, strength, and defences. Because he didn't yet have Kurama's cooperation, however, Naruto needed to exercise extreme caution while using the form, as it could cost him his life. He can't do the Bijuu Transformation at this point

After earning Kurama's cooperation, Naruto can enter the Tailed Beast Mode, but the mode, though accurate in size, is unique as he does not as closely resemble the beast as the other jinchūriki do their own. For all intents and purposes, Kurama Mode is a completed version of Nine-Tails Chakra Mode: Tailed Beast Mode without the full transformation, meaning that Naruto is able to use Tailed Beast Balls

With the power given to him by Hagoromo, Naruto gained access to the Six Paths Sage Mode (六道仙人モード, Rikudō Sennin Mōdo). In this mode, his eyes become yellow and his pupils take on a cross-like shape — without manifesting the orange pigmentation around his eyes present in Sage Mode. Naruto can also don a new chakra cloak similar to Nine-Tails Chakra Mode, which he can access instantly and maintain much longer than Sage Mode. Naruto's Six Paths Sage Mode cloak changes several times throughout his later years

We see Naruto's Bijuu ability multiple times throughout Boruto movie. He protect the village by stopping the Bijuu Dama kind of attack. Later he and Sasuke combine Kurama mode with Susanoo.

Now to answer the completely DIFFERENT and Duplicate question. From Reading the comments.
- Why do Kurama and Gyuki appear as chakra while other bijuu don't?
- Another theory is that Naruto's special seal devised by the 4th Hokage causes this. He used the Uzumaki techniques to create the seal. This is why he also appears in a similar Bijuu form as Naruto. Thus, this is a host specific form and NOT Jinchuriki specific. And yeah, Naruto is special.
Reddit for this discussion. Contains Jiraiya's And B's comments on special nature of Naruto's seal

Sources: Naruto Uzumaki Jinchuriki Forms 9-tails Chakra Mode

He can't, possibly because only half of Kurama, the Yang half, was sealed inside of his body. The other half of Kurama, the Yin half, was sealed inside of Minato.

However, in the battle against Madara Uchiha and the Ten-Tails, he ALMOST made it to full Bijuu mode.


Why did Airi say "Whose eyes are those eyes" at the end of the first episode? At the very end of the first episode, Airi is shown saying "Whose eyes are those eyes?" - a key phrase from Chaos;Head, another visual novel and anime from the same creators.

From what I've read, Robotics;Notes does have some ties to Chaos;Head that were seemingly cut from the anime completely (possibly copyright issues?). But it doesn't make sense to me that she would say this line when Chaos;Head is not referenced at all at any other point in the anime series, if I remember correctly.

Did I miss the meaning of the line within the anime series? Or does anyone have an explanation from the Robotics;Notes visual novel?

This is indeed a meta-reference, that spans across the three games in the series.

The reference starts in Chaos;Head with Takuto, he spreads the phrase and is surprise how it catches on and becomes a meme.

One of the reasons is a serial killer that leaves behind this message at the scene of their crime.

I don't believe that there's an actual reference in Steins;Gate, but there is a reference to in the non-canonical 8-bit version:

In Robotics;Notes, "Airi" is an "automated data collection engine," so it would makes sense that she would pick up a meme such as that.

Ah guys you really need to see this, all the games are very connected. Mainly due to the 300/Illuminati pulling the strings from the background, also NOZOMI is key in Chaos;Head. And there's a sequel called Chaos;Child that sheds some more light on things nut. Anyway the timeline, if you haven't seen or played Steins;Gate this will be very confusing to you, also Takki does NOT have a mental issue it was PUT there.
http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Committee_of_300
BTW this timeline has major spoilers, so if you have not seen all the science adventure series or played the Steins;Gate VN you may be a bit confuzzed. And for "whose eyes are these" you have to look hard into the brainwashing microchip angle. SERN created this and some of the timeline depending on attractors and divergences of course are going on simultaneously. Also, there are a few mention in Steins;Gate about Daru knowing about the new gen murders and chatting with Takki's SN. Also Sawada from Robotics;Notes is very key as well. Also if you don't know who DaSH is yet... lol never mind I won't spoil it.


Are guns in Kenshin historically accurate? I noticed:

Private citizens with small pistols
Private citizens with hand-cranked machine guns
Soldiers of the old order with guns killing Sano's friends
Soldiers of the new order storming Yutaro's mansion after the rebels camped in it
Revolutionary soldiers practising stabbing motions with special sticks, while the teenage Kenshin practises swordsmanship in Trust and Betrayal

Seems like the opposing factions could acquire guns in the Kenshin universe; it seemed to come from totally unregulated trade with foreigners, or the same army which is in #2, #3 and maybe #4. Is this historically accurate? Where did they all get their guns from?

Remember, Rurouni Kenshin is set during the late 19th Century. This is just after the American Civil War, during the British Victorian Era: the height of the British Empire, and a time when the Western powers were very interested in the riches of the Far East.

The Western powers were mostly laissez-faire capitalists who would allow their people to trade anything with anyone; read about the British opium trade in China to get an idea of how trade worked at the time. Western traders would trade whatever they could for Eastern gold, silver, tea, and silk; that included guns, which were plentiful and relatively inexpensive in the West—the Japanese Meiji Era began just a few years after the American Civil War ended, and there were guns everywhere in America. The factories of Britain, France, and Germany were also constantly spitting out rifles, revolvers, and cannons. In this period, the European powers would still have a major war among themselves every few years (the Franco-Prussian War broke out during the same timeframe that Kenshin takes place), so they all wanted to build up stores of arms in preparation for the next struggle.

Given that guns were everywhere in the West, that they were highly desired in Japan, and that Western traders desired Eastern riches, it makes sense that the Western traders would trade guns to the Japanese. Although we don't see it in Rurouni Kenshin (to my knowledge; I only watched the anime up to the end of the Kyouto Arc), I always assumed these factions got their guns by trading goods like silk and tea to Westerners, or by buying them from Japanese merchants who had traded for them with Westerners. This did happen historically, as the article on Firearms of Japan linked by @nhahtdh tells us.

As for the regulatory side, things in general were much less regulated back then. The Western governments of this era had little power to regulate trade, due to corruption and cronyism. Even if they were able to regulate trade, they didn't have any incentive to do so; Western governments wanted their merchants to trade in Japan and bring the riches back home. The Japanese government had no power to regulate trade on its end either; it had seen what happened when the Chinese tried to stop the opium trade, and knew it could do almost nothing to regulate foreign trade until its military was modernized.

From what I can remember, the guns in Rurouni Kenshin are historically accurate to the period; the Gatling gun was very new at the time, having been invented during the American Civil War. Revolvers, like the famous Colt, were also common in the West. According to the article @nhahtdh linked on Firearms of Japan, firearms from before the Tokugawa period were matchlocks based on the Portuguese arquebus. Many of these were destroyed during the Tokugawa period, but some remained, and after the arrival of Perry, they were converted to flintlocks as part of the modernization effort (see also the fourth paragraph, here).

Actually the Gatling Gun to me seems to be a fusion of the Maxim's exterior with the Gatling Gun's mechanism. I say this because all known examples of Gatling guns shows multiple barrels in a circle that rotates and loads with the cranking of the shaft.
For the whole story on the Gatling gun visit: http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a22451/history-gatling-gun/.

Image of a known Maxim gun http://www.deactivated-guns.co.uk/images/uploads/1a1a44max/1a1a44max-034853_3.jpg.
go rewatch episode 11 at about 11:38 then look at the maxim. the 2 guns are similar except the crank and the missing water cooling system


Where to start with Gundam? There seem to be a ridiculous number of Gundam series, spinoffs and movies. There also seems to be a lot of timelines, parallel universes which has confused me more.

I've tried looking this up before, but there's a large variety of differing answers depending on people's opinions.

As an anime fan, I think I should at least try it out. It might also help for understanding a lot of reference jokes in other series.

Where does one start with all these? Can you watch the series as standalones or should I start watching in a particular order?

AniDB has a nice releation graph regarding the different Gundam shows and movies.

Universal Century and related timelines

If you are interested in the original story of the Universal Century (UC) timeline and are willing to invest a lot of time (about 74hrs), you can start off with Mobile Suit Gundam (1979-1980) show and work your way through the sequels following the red line in the graph till the latest Gundam Unicorn OVA.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is the OVA production following Unicorn and as the name implies it tells the background story of some characters and how events lead to the original series. You probably don't want to start with this if you intend to watch the original series and avoid spoilers.

Gundam F91 and Victory Gundam are also part of UC, but are of a new generation (referred as Late UC) with completely new characters and parties. While F91 features similar spaceship and mobile suit designs as well as similar uniforms, and rather falls in the category of a side story, V seems to be completely unrelated from my point of view, this also applies to Gundam Reconguista in G which is set in Regild Century, a period 500 years after Turn A Gundam.

The summary movies of the original show feature new scenes, but I don't recommend watching them instead of the show, rather watch them when watching side stories.

      140 TV show episodes ((43+50+47)*25min)
       13 OVA episodes (12*30min+25min)
        1 film (120min)
        7 OVA episodes (6*60min+90min)
Total: 74hrs 15min

UC unrelated timelines

A page listing most Gundam series timelines and related works is also available in Gundam Wikia. Currently these timelines are in order of production dates: Future Century, After Colony, After War, Cosmic Era, Anno Domini, Advanced Generation and Post Disaster. Shows set in these timelines may share some Gundam specific traits, but they were created to be aired on TV and watched independently to attract new viewers or younger audiences, while loyal fans of the original series are treated with OVAs set in UC.

In the comments above senshin found a guide (see below) that includes most of the shows (at least the various SD Gundam shows are missing, which benefits clarity) up until Gundam AGE and Gundam Unicorn, listing pros & cons for each show.

Spoiler warning: I found spoilers in V (con) and 00 S2 (con), there may be more.

Link: Gundam Series guide from /m/

I would definately recommend 00 (sans movie- that may be canon but it was originally supposed to be a seed movie till the lead writer had cancer so they shifted to 00 as that was the anime at the time), seed (destiny if you want to but wouldnt really recommend) and iron-blooded orphans (tekketsu-no orphans - season 2 out in october and s1 just finished).

if your after just fights: try build fighters or build fighters try


Is Black Rock Shooter the only anime soundtrack that features vocaloid singers? Black Rock Shooter's opening theme is sung by Miku Hatsune.

Are there any other anime soundtracks that incorporate a vocaloid singer (or a similar synthesized voice program) such as Miku?

It's probably going to be pretty rare for anime soundtracks to be featured with a Vocaloid singer, since the talent tie-ins and money for making anime want to promote their in-house talent so they want to use their own (live) singers. You can see a lot of famous vocaloid producers get hired for their music but instead of the vocaloid voice track, they use in-house talent for the voice:

ryo(supercell) gets hired by Sony Music to make Bakemonogatari's ED, "Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari", but sung by Yanagi Nagi
kz(livetunes) gets hired by Sony Music to produce the song "Irony" for Oreimo, but sung by ClariS
Toku-P had one of his existing Vocaloid songs "Color" used for the Freezing OP, but sung by MARiA
40mP also had one of his Vocaloid songs "Evidence" used for one of the Fairy Tail OPs, but sung by DaisyxDaisy

source

Black Rock Shooter, in fact isnt the only OP sung by Hatsune Miku. Heat Haze Days, from Mekaku City Actors is also sung by Miku.


How many crew members that Straw Hat should be? In very first of episode, Luffy said that 10 peoples are enough for his crew.
But I'm little curious, by 10 he mean, is 10 including himself or 10 other peoples on the ship plus Luffy?

I've read somewhere (I can't remember where I read, or even this is true or not) that Oda have stated the next crew is some kind "old enemy" of Luffy.
I don't think that Jinbei is the person that Oda said because he is not an enemy for Luffy at all (Once again I don't even know that Oda really said that old enemy thing).

So, I just want to know if Oda really said something about that old enemy of Luffy, and if so did Oda also stated about Straw Hat crew members are 10 including Luffy or not?

What the initial quote was "about 10 people" so there is no hard and fast rule regarding the final size of Straw Hat Crew.
I'd like the theory of 4 more people joining. 4 (Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Nami joined in East Blue), + 4 (Chopper, Franky, Robin and Brook) in the first half of grand line

Among the next 4 I am thinking Jinbei is a given. That makes 10 but I'd like to think some other allies such as Caesar, Vegapunk etc. may also join. There is this really vast theory about the following members joining which draws parallels between the previous joinees and the future recruits

   Jinbei, Smoker, Unknown Warrior probably from Elbaf and Tashigi. I liked it especially since it filled the "old enemy Smoker" and another female recruit as well as a fishman. I also agree with the theory that Luffy's garp is Coby.

About Oda's quote, Unconfirmed rumours are floating around for ages. Next recruit is an old enemy, next recruit would be a female (Cue why people wanted Monet with Logia powers or Baby5) etc. etc.

http://www.marineford.com/Thread-One-Piece-Eiichiro-Oda-Interviews-Statements
This is a compendium of Oda's interviews that I find is well researched.

Like already stated the quote was "About 10 People" keep in mind the series has changed multiple times. Oda originally planned for One Piece to be around 5-6 Years and now its past its 20th Anniversary and Oda already stated in an interview they are planning for the 30th. We also been told that the Series was mostly complete which gives us the impression the show may end with its 30th.

Alot of people stick with the crew of 10, they use Blackbeard as the reason saying there gonna fight at the end. Problem is if you count Blackbeard they are 11 and hes been openly seeking new members as seen with Kuzan.

The most popular theory is that they will end up being a crew of 13. with 4 members joining every milestone of the adventure.

Luffy

Starts in EAST BLUE

Zoro

Nami

Usopp

Sanji

Make it in the GRAND LINE

Chopper

Robin

Franky

Brook

Headed into the NEW WORLD

Jinbei

???

???

???

Many comparisons have been drawn.

Zoro was first seen chained to a post, Chopper was first seen chained to a sled, and Jinbei was first seen chained in jail.

Nami was a traitor working for Arlong one of East Blue's Big Three, Robin was a traitor working for Crocodile one of the Seven Warlords. (Because of this people think Pudding) She was also an traitor who works for Big Mom one of the Four emperors.

Usopp is tech based he came with the ship Going Merry, Franky is also tech based and brought along the ship All Sunny. Although we dont think the main ship will be replaced we assume the pattern will continue.

Finally Sanji and Brook are speedsters, in suits that are known perverts. We can assume the following.

My personal favorite is the Alphabet Theory and ill also mention the Country Theory due to its popularity due to Oda practically confirming it to some degree.

AB - Brook - Austria

CD - Chopper - Canada

EF - Franky - America

GH -

IJ - Jinbei - China

KL -Luffy - Brazil

MN - Nami - Sweden

OP - (Pudding?) - India

QR - Robin - Russia

ST - Sanji - France

UV - Usopp - Africa

WX -

YZ - Zoro - Japan

With the Country Theory that leaves Germany and England


Why did they skip the 4th Hokage and choose the 5th instead after the 3rd died? I think I didn't watch Naruto carefully because I can't understand one thing: After the third Hokage died, the fifth was chosen. Why did they skip the Fourth Hokage?

After Sarutobi Hiruzen (the third hokage) stepped down, Namikaze Minato (Naruto's father) became the fourth hokage. Minato died during the kyuubi attack during which it was sealed inside Uzumaki Naruto. Konoha now lacking a hokage, they chose to bring back Sarutobi into office.

So they didn't skip the fourth hokage, they just reinstated the third one after the fourth...

There was a 4th Hokage when the 3rd Hokage stepped down.

But then the 4th Hokage died prematurely, meaning that the 3rd Hokage had to take up the position as Hokage back (becoming the fifth).


How could Hiramekarei defeat Samehada? Refer to episode 31, boruto.

Hiramekarei stores chakra and then release it in shapes.

Why then, Samehada don't just absorb all that chakra? How could it defeat Samehada at all?

There is no "specific power ranking" for the seven legendary swords, and as stated in the comments, a weapon is only as powerful as its wielder. Choujiro proved this when he defeated one of "new generation -seven legendary swordsmen" with a normal sword.

Apart from the fact that it was Shizumas first time attempting to use Samehada, it is important to note that

  Samhehada is the only living weapon among the seven legendary swords, and as such, it has its own consciousness and personality. Therefore its actions can affect the tide of battle. Samehada was already absorbing all their chakra using the "bloody mist absorption technique" but that only made it want more chakra.

Samehada is actually a greedy Glutton, that loves chakra more than anything else, and it takes a large amount of will power and experience to tame it. Unfortunately for Shizuma, he could not control Samehada and so it took over his body and started going on a rampage. At that point, Shizuma was not thinking straight and he was also at a disadvantage going against two "Jonin level" kids.

The loss was not because Hiramekarei is stronger or weaker but merely due to the circumstances in which the battle took place.

Who says Hiramekarei has to defeat Samehada?

The question is similar to asking how can Fire defeat Water? It cannot (under normal circumstances). Fire has an advantage against other elements which are in turn stronger than water. Similarly, Hiramekarei could be stronger than other swords, which in turn could be stronger than Samehada.


Are anime still submitted to broadcasters in tape form? In Shirobako, the studio has to deliver the tapes to broadcasters physically. I'm not surprised that this is a process, but I am surprised that there's nothing more modern in place.

Early on, we learn that Musani Animation has an FTP server to store their files - So why don't they just send the file over the internet?

I've heard some arguments that physical deliver is still faster, but I'm not sure I buy that - Japan's internet speeds are quite good and the file sizes shouldn't be overly huge as it should be the compiled product rather than files with image layers, audio tracks, cg models, etc all seperate.

Are anime really still submitted by tape? If so - why?

No, tapes are no longer used. The tape appearing in Shirobako is just a joke in reference to old times. DVD-R are used nowadays, and maybe sometime in the future, blu-ray will replace them. It seems like the trend of using DVD-R began at least in 2007. On a side note, shirobako are not necessarily white either in reality.

As to possible reasons regarding why they have to give it physically:

They are late so they don't have the time to send it by post.
The FTP server was down in the anime so they had no other choice.
Mark of respect and seriousness for the broadcasters.
No problem of "timestamp" proof (if the broadcasters refused to accept the shirobako because of lateness) since a person goes directly to give it.
Reduced risk of leaking the episode if it was given by another mean.

Sources:

moto-neta.com/anime/shirobako/
detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1185176891
img.animeanime.jp/imgs/thumb_h/44928.jpg
the anime Shirobako itself
Lots of other pages on Google when searching for "白箱"

Justim Sevakis, who is a cohost of the ANNcast, day job is DVD authoring; from listening to him (they even did a show where Justin was a guest and not host) it is all digital.  I would be  really curious to see if anyone has ever made a non-digital medium (tape) that can hold 1080p video. I have friends who work in US TV stations and everything is stored on a server and I don't see why the Japanese would do it differently. You also have to remember that if you are producing TV for 1080p you need to shoot at a higher resolution. This is the problem with 4K video. In order to produce professional content you need to shoot at 8K the problem is getting a monitor that can view this resolution.


Was the figure Aoba found supposed to be Madoka? in Gakuen Polizi Chapter 3, Sasami Aoba comes across a girl who's looking through the trash, looking for something she lost which she can't buy again, similar to what happened to Aoba herself the day before, but rather than her badge, it's an anime figure phone strap.

Now, given that the girl's description says that the figure had pink hair and we see what the figure was, it looks very much like Madoka Kaname from Puella Magi Madoka Magica with the bows and style of dress

Was this figure supposed to be Madoka?

Yes it is. Pink hair in bangs, dress similar to Madoka's. It is supposed to be Madoka. You can see example of Madoka keychain which serverd as an inspiration here:

Or actual phone strap here:


Why doesn't Greed harden fully? Fighting the Elric brothers in an early episode of the FMA: Brotherhood anime, Greed eventually hardens his entire body, making him impervious to damage aside from directly transmuting his armored skin.

Later in the show, Greed has multiple fights against foes that do not use alchemy, and thus he should have an enormous advantage over them. However, he never again hardens his entire body—he almost always armors his limbs, but his chest, neck and head always remain vulnerable—and these weak spots always end up exploited.

We see him use his full power again in episode 58 in a battle against some nameless mooks, right after a near-total defeat in an important duel where he only protected his arms.

Why does Greed never armor himself fully when it actually matters?

There's a few things in play here.

 Recall that in the latter half of the series, Greed shares his body with Ling, his "host".

Greed is often forced to share control of his body as a result; his host is a far superior fighter against certain opponents later in the series. However, his host has no control over the hardening of the shield. So, Greed puts the shield on, then lets his host take over (since he is a superior warrior). Likely the reason Greed doesn't fully cover his host is that it will reduce his speed and agility. (When fighting the "nameless mooks", the advanced combat abilities are not needed, so Greed maintains full control.)
Related to the above point, later in the series, the shield may symbolize how much of the body Greed is actually controlling. Since Greed's host is usually in control in a fight, his face being composed of skin may represent this.
It's also worthy of note that parts of the body not covered by the shield are able to heal themselves.
And the last point is one of personality; Greed is cocky and vain, and likes people to see him as he is. Since his shield turns his face into something more robotic and toothed, he prefers not to use it.

Sorry to let you down, but I've been holding back. [The complete Ultimate Shield] obscures my handsome face, so I try not to wear it that much.
  — Greed, Brotherhood episode 13, 18:33

there is actually no excuse 1 they never say that his armor slows him down, if anything it should increase his speed because in his armored form he should be far stronger and thefore naturally faster, for 2 greed is greed he isn't stupid. later on when fighting bradley outside central greed would have known about bradley's eye and should have fully encased lin's body and they never once say that he can't do so while letting lin take control.


What is the origin of the title "Ghost in the Shell"? The anime series Ghost in the Shell has a Japanese name which can be transliterated as "Mobile Armored Riot Police"; from Wikipedia:

  Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊 Kōkaku Kidōtai?, literally "Mobile Armored Riot Police")

It's clear to me that the English name of "Ghost in the Shell" is far, well, cooler than "Mobile Armored Riot Police". But why was this particular name chosen? What are its origins, and what significance does it have in the series (if any)?

Within the show, the word  "Ghost" is used to refer to someone's consciousness while a "shell" is the cybernetic body, much like the situation with Major Kusanagi. The Wikipedia page Philosophy of Ghost in the Shell has a lot of insightful concepts to add to this:

Referring to the Laughing Man and Puppet Master:

  Yet, as those criminals are revealed to have more depth than was at first apparent, the various protagonists are left with disturbing questions: "What exactly is the definition of 'human' in a society where a mind can be copied and the body replaced with a synthetic form?", "What exactly is the 'ghost' —the essence— in the cybernetic 'shell'?", "Where is the boundary between human and machine when the differences between the two become more philosophical than physical?", etc.

More specifically with the original film, there's this article:

  The director has the main character state “Who am I?” The Major, the Main character, wonders if she is a real person or a program. "Major Motoko Kusanagi barely exist in her original human form, retaining only a small portion of organic grey matter inside an almost totally robotic, titanium body or"shell." (Dan Dinello, page 276, Anime and philosophy) The title of the anime supports this, “Ghost in the Shell” likely refers to the phrase “A shadow of your former self.” The main character has a cybernetic mind and body, which leads her to question her existence, whether or not she is still alive. If one states that the difference between a human and a machine is that the human has a soul, what then, is a cyborg, such as the Major? “

A lot of these concepts and themes are tackled within the manga/anime.

See also, the in universe origins of the terms "Ghost" and "Shell". I don't know if these terms were invented by Masamune Shirow or if he borrowed them from SF tropes.

My view is either way ghost is a term  for an expires physical form and like it true to life vun arable  equal a hermit crab he is short lived whiteout  a shell which is always another's cast off an eternal quest seems a part a the mundane existence that she is here to fulfill or rip out the heart of what  she knows  is selfishly
Engineered for the misguided few  it's war as she sees it


Explanation is needed at the end of Corpse Party - Tortured Souls OVA I can't figure out what's going on at the end of episode 4 of the OVA. When Satoshi, Naomi and Ayumi finally preparing the ritual to go back to their own world, Satoshi told Naomi that he knows she took other person's paper scrap. Then, he gave her his paper scrap because he had Yuka's (his sister) one.

And then, at the final scene, they made it without Satoshi. What's wrong here? If they can't use other person's paper scrap, then why Naomi still alive? Wait, I guess they can use other person's paper scrap but can't use deceased one (like Satoshi use his dead sister's one)? If so, does Satoshi purposely sacrifice himself to let Naomi escape? It's confusing though, well, I watched the OVA but didn't played the game before.

Finally found a screenshot of the other student's ID.

Satoshi was using Yuuya's scrap, not his sister's; this resulted in his death on trying to return to his world. This is due to Yuuya not being a part of the ritual that Class 2-9 held, so his scrap could not bring Satoshi back.

Pretty much this guys that he used was the guy who killed Yuka named Kizami Yuuya, so Satoshi was sent to Kiazami's school but since he was holding hands with Naomi and Ayumi they were sent to their school with his arms and the rest of Satoshi was sent to I think it was called Byakuden or something. He then died of blood loss.


Is there a relation between Shigaraki's power and how many hands does it have in his body? I was watching a video of a Youtuber who covers My Hero Academia, and he made it sound like there is a relation between the amount of hands Shigaraki has attached to his body, and how much of his potential power he can release.

   He mentioned he lost some of his hands in one of the last chapters of the manga, #chapter 238 apparently

Is there a relation between Shigaraki's power and how many hands does it have in his body?

In Chapter 222, it was mentioned that these hands somehow help Tomura Shigaraki calm down aside from making him nauseous. If I recall correctly, this was the only function it had and serve no other purpose to Shigaraki or his power.

Some of these hands are recovered from Tomura's family when he accidentally killed them. The other hands from two unnamed street punks.

No there is no relation from the amount of hands on the body to how powerful Shigaraki is.
In the manga:

      Shigaraki loses the hands in a fight with the leader of the Liberation Army at the time, but is probably the strongest you can see Shigaraki up to this point in the manga. He actually isn't wearing any hands at some point in the fight but still is plenty strong.