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Why does connecting an automail hurt? We could see plenty of times in both Fullmetal Alchemist anime series (at least twice in the 2003 series and at least once in the 2009 series, according to my memories) that connecting the automails seriously hurts for Ed. What's the reason? My theory is that during connecting, it "turns on" and sends an electric wave to the brain to provide right functionality. <Q> Essentially, after the completion of the loss of an arm or other limb, there is a raw set of nerves poking out (not literally, but you know what I mean). <S> These are what connect to the automail's circuits . <S> As stated by Vic, all of these nerves are stimulated simultaneously, causing a severe, severe shock to the person. <S> This pain is shown to be more obvious in the 2003 anime, lasting for quite some time after the connection. <S> In the 2009 anime ( Brotherhood ), the repercussions of the event are significantly tamer. <S> Unfortunately, it's hard to pin this down exactly to something you might feel in real life. <S> One common example would be hitting your "funny bone" which is actually a group of nerves in the elbow. <S> However, this still does not do justice, as the nerves are not exposed and there are not that many of them. <S> The only thing biologically similar in our world is that of an exposed nerve under a tooth. <S> If you've ever lost a tooth, and touched or injured the exposed nerve, you'll know that this pain pretty much brings you to your knees. <S> And that's a tooth-area worth of nerves; expand that to your entire shoulder and you've got a HUGE amount of pain. <S> Given that the pain is akin to something few humans can ever even experience, it is no surprise that even the characters in the show (like Armstrong, shown above) cannot comprehend the pain behind the process. <A> Its the shock to the nerves. <S> The reason people can feel things (like pain) physically is due to nerves. <S> When the automail is connected; the nerves "turn on" all at once. <A> It's stated in both the animes and the manga. <S> You're connecting STEEL WIRES to every nerve one a time. <S> Then sending huge amount of electric charges and heat in order to have those already damaged nerves function to control the prostatic. <S> Add that to the fact you might have to add further amputation to the damage in order to even fit the automail.

The connection activates a lot of nerves at once; causing a quick shock of pain to the user Linked directly to the nervous system, an automail prosthesis does not usually require an external energy source, and can be moved at will like a natural appendage, taking electrical pulses from the nerves to power and regulate the various electric motors and pneumatic actuators inside Source (Second Paragraph)

Why does the use of Haki turn part of your body black? Before the time skip, characters like Garp and the Priest of Sky Island, used Haki to deal damage to Luffy via a blunt attack, which would have been impossible otherwise. Also, Haki was used by both sides during the Summit War. None of these people turned black. But after the time skip, when Luffy used Haki against Hordy, he partially turned black. And during his fight with Z, they both turned partially black. Is this a special type of Haki? Is there any reason why they change colors and if so why black? <Q> Luffy's Haki ability is called Busoshoku: Koka. <S> Koka means hardening. <S> Luffy's body is made of rubber. <S> Oda is quite clearly referring to hardened rubber, or vulcanized rubber, which is black. <S> (Compare images below) <A> The physical strength attribute of haki works as an "invisible armor" called Busoshoku Haki .The raise in density & thus, black coloring of a body part is in this haki category called Busoshoku: Koka . <S> The sky priests aren't listed as users of either forms of this haki, but they did demonstrate haki abilities such as Kenbunshoku Haki which they called Mantra. <S> So yes, it is a special type of haki. <S> But reasons for not using it pre-timeskip span from it not being a fleshed out idea yet to something saved for the new world or <S> it's just a serious assault that people inexperienced can't reach without proper training <S> (since Enel never had too many challenges to increase his potential) to people who could do it <S> were just holding back (because Garp wanted to raise Luffy... not kill him). <A> In the pre-timeskip, use of Busoshoku Haki as "invisible armor" was shown as a swift percussion forming a light-blue beam, similar to lightning, while in the manga, it is shown simply as an amplified impact, nothing else visible is shown... from wiki :v <A> When garp use haki to hurt luffy, he applied just a small amount so that it doesn't really hurt or can cause serious injury. <S> That explains alot right? <S> When you applied a vast amount of haki on your body .. it will turn black.. because of the density of the haki you applied on it. <S> if it is a small amount.. then it's like invisible..

It depends on how dense the haki (invisible armor) they use.

What does the title of the anime "K" mean? In 2012, there was an anime titled K (or sometimes K Project ). Does the title mean anything in the context of the anime? (cf. C , which was titled for the word "Control", and X , which was supposedly titled after the use of the letter "x" as a variable). <Q> There are two possibilities for what the "K" refers to. <S> The first is Adolf K. Weismann, who is the original person that became Yashiro Isana, the main character of the show. <S> The second is "King". <S> The leader of each clan is its King, who controls the members of the clan. <S> Weismann is a King. <S> KINGS is also the first opening theme of the show. <A> I'll put together @poop's and @kuwaly's answers. <S> The two possibilities are are "K" for "King" or for Adolf "K" Weismann. <S> However, the second for Weismann is incorrect. <S> Wiki: http://k-project.wikia.com/wiki/Yashiro_Isana <S> After a bit of research as well as a search through the K-Project wiki, I found that Adolf's middle name isn't actually revealed in either the anime or any sources. <S> Due to his middle name not being known, we can see that it is of little importance to the anime. <S> Now let's jump to the title of the last episode title, "King. <S> " We can piece the title of the anime together with the title of the final episode as the anime was leading up to the final episode, uniquely named, "King." "King," is the most likely of the two options since the plot line, use of the word "King" and the name of the final episode all relate to the one word, "King." <A> The K in K project stands for König which is aprecciated to be engraved on the slate. <S> This is for König project, the main project carried in the second war by Adolf K Weismann which translated into english is King project.

So the title of the anime would be, "King-Project," or "King."

How did Naruto land the finishing Rasengan on Pain? I watched Naruto's fight with Pain the other day, and I don't quite understand how Naruto managed to land a Rasengan on the Deva Path in that sequence of attacks which started with 2 Rasenshurikens. This is what I have understood so far: Pain deflected first shuriken, then he jumped to dodge the second one flying towards his blind spot. As he landed, he was attacked by numerous Naruto clones, who were camouflaging as rocks with Henge no Jutsu (Transformation Technique), and he deflected all of them with Shinra Tensei yet again. After that, I completely lost track of what was going on and how he managed to land that Rasengan eventually. Can anyone explain what happened with respect to the five-second interval and how Naruto managed to beat Pain? <Q> What happened is as follows: <S> Naruto throws first shuriken, Shinra Tensei deflects it. <S> Naruto throws second shuriken, Pain dodged. <S> Naruto's Multiple Shadow Clone Technique attempts to attack Pain with all the clones, Shinra Tensei deflects them all. <S> Still not clear? <S> Tell me in the comments :) <A> After coming out of Pain's Chibaku Tensei, Naruto first snatched a chakra receiver from the Deva Path, and stabbed himself momentarily to track down Nagato's location using his Sage Mode. <S> He also used two smoke bombs for deception. <S> He had already used this trick previously during the battle, when he had first sent a real Rasenshuriken and then his real self disguised as a Rasenshuriken. <S> Pain began anticipating the same thing to happen. <S> As expected, Naruto sent the first real Rasenshuriken, which pain promptly deflected using Shinra Tensei. <S> However, this time, the second Rasenshuriken was a real one, hidden under the first one as a shadow shuriken. <S> Naruto's two shadow clones also emerged, but Pain was prepared having already seen this trick before (or <S> so he thought). <S> He stabbed the two clones with his chakra receivers, and also dodged the Rasenshuriken. <S> The purpose of this part of Naruto's plan was to force Pain to use Shinra Tensei, to take advantage of the five second interval during the next part of his plan. <S> It is now revealed that Naruto had previously used the Mass Shadow Clone technique, and then transformed those multiple clones into boulders. <S> Naruto undoes the transformation, aiming to attack Pain with these shadow clones. <S> However, this doesn't work as expected since Pain's ability returns at the last moment, and he uses the Shinra Tensei to push away Naruto's shadow clones before he can land a direct hit on Pain. <S> Now Naruto switches to a backup plan, wherein he uses the mass shadow clones as a support for the main body to oppose Shinra Tensei's push. <S> Having used the Shinra Tensei, Pain's five second interval kicks in again , during which Naruto finally lands a direct hit on Pain using his Rasengan. <S> Having defeated the Deva Path, he proceeds to meet the original Nagato. <A> The answer is simple. <S> Naruto is in Sage Mode. <S> When you are in Sage Mode which taught and learned by the toads, the advantages afforded include: <S> The user's physical strength, speed , stamina, reflexes , perception and durability dramatically increase. <S> The user's ninjutsu, genjutsu, and taijutsu become more powerful. <S> The user can harness the natural energy surrounding them, turning itinto an extension of their body, which increases the reach of theirattacks. <S> The user gains the ability to sense Chakra around them. <S> As I emphasized the speed and reflexes, Naruto can react in a split seconds and took advantage the 5 secs interval and make it work.

Naruto, taking advantage of the 5 seconds it takes him to recharge, flings himself with the aid of 2 clones, and lands the Rasengan straight at him before he can use Shinra Tensei again. He then created two shadow clones and then a Rasenshuriken using these clones.

What does Kirito say at the end of SAO? At the end of Sword Art Online (episode 25, ~21:40), Kirito says something in the presence of Leafa, Yui, and Asuna. Despite being shown his lips moving, there is no sound and so the only hint is how his lips move. Since my knowledge of Japanese is far from extensive, I don't have the ability to read what his lips are saying. What is it that Kirito said to the others in this final episode? <Q> From the corresponding scene in the light novel (volume 4, chapter 9; p. 308): <S> キリトは透き【すき】通った視線で一瞬【いっしゅん】アインクラッドを見つめ、しばしうつむいた。その唇【くちびる】が動き、かすかな声で誰かの名前を呼んだようだったが、聞き取れなかった。 <S> Translated <S> , With his penetrating gaze, Kirito glanced at Aincrad for a moment, and then cast his eyes downward. <S> His lips moved. <S> It seemed as though he had said somebody's name in a faint voice - but [Yui] couldn't hear him. <S> In light of this, it is clear that Kirito said somebody's name . <S> It seems, however, that the author chose to leave the identity of the person ambiguous. <S> I believe that the standard inference among the SAO fanbase is that Kirito said either Sachi 's name or Kayaba Akihiko 's name. <S> This seems like a reasonable guess to me, though I'm not sure if there's any other evidence supporting it. <A> If I had to guess it would probably be <S> カヤバ明彦ありがとう <S> Which translated means "Thank you Kayaba Akihiko" I've played it over and over again <S> and that's all I can get put of it. <A> In addition to the other answers I would add some thoughts specifically on the anime. <S> Foundation <S> While I am not sure if it's the case, I would think that the animation was created in conformity with the authors ideas (i.e. they have decided jointly on this important scene). <S> This means we can take those reactions as according to the canon, thus we can conclude more from them in addition to what is known from the manga. <S> Facts <S> Kiritos eyes are not directed at the girls (they are floating slightly above), his head is tilted even or slightly downwards. <S> The girls are paying attention to him once he speaks up <S> They both had a (positively) surprised look on their face which did not change during the scene. <S> Yui also seemd slightly surprised, but immediately became content and pleased. <S> There was no blushing or other signs. <S> Kirito ended the scene by speaking "Alright, here we go!" <S> and attention was no longer on him (they were flying towards Aincrad) <S> Interpretation <A> Three answers that may be what Kirito said in the season finale Something about Sachi's death and the guild From the creator of the game Kayaba Akihiko Said something from his friends

Judging from Yui's behavior earlier, one could guess that he made a positive remark about (the relationship with) Asuna (pleasing Yui), while at the same time original enough to surprise both girls.

How did Naruto call Shikamaru and the others during Obito's fight? Alert: This post contains spoilers. If you are not up-to-date to Naruto's manga, don't read it. At chapter 651 of Naruto's manga, during the fight against Obito, Naruto called Shikamaru, Lee, Ino, Kiba and the others to join the fight and help him: But what kind of jutsu did Naruto use to call them? Is he using the abilities of Yamanaka's clan or his own Kyuubi's chakra has this kind of power too? <Q> I think the answer can be the combination of the two: <S> And Naruto's Chakra present to them. <S> My theory is that Ino consistently connecting them using her Mind Body Transmission Technique from the start. <S> And since they have Naruto's chakra, they even share the feeling not just the picture (or the message) <S> they want to convey to everyone. <S> Also I remember on Chapter 645, Naruto is in combined Sage and Kyubbi mode. <S> Naruto's Biju mode is so powerful that he can sense the "dark feeling/hatred" from something or someone. <A> Recall when Naruto's feelings were relayed to everyone that he was sharing chakra with? <S> That is his method of communication. <S> Sharing the kyuubi chakra and transferring it to other shinobi establishes a link that lets them share thoughts with each other. <A> This part of the manga shows Sakura's thought's being relayed over to Ino. <S> So if I were to draw an analogy, then I could safely say that the same is happening to Naruto and the others, like they are in a large broadcast room. <S> This part shows Shikamaru's thoughts being relayed over to the Second Hokage. <S> And finally this part shows Naruto and others conversing in their minds. <S> However it has been previously shown that the Yamanaka Clan's Mind Body Techinque can be used for a two way communication via thoughts, so this must be using Ino's technique and not Naruto's chakra. <S> Finally, Ino herself mentions that Naruto's thoughts and feeling's are being relayed over using her jutsu.

Mind Body Transmission Technique from Yamanaka

In episode 4 of Golden Time is that the same Nana? At 15:27 in episode 4 of Golden Time, is that Nana the same as one of the mains in NANA? The girl was decked out in a punk rock outfit, lugged around a guitar and gave the characters tickets to a show she's performing at. She called herself Nana. I was wondering if it's supposed to be the same Nana as one of the mains in the NANA series? <Q> Either inspired by or the same character, it seems. <S> Nothing I'm seeing online gives her a name besides "NANA-sempai" in all capitals like the NANA manga. <S> Note: <S> Romi Park voices the original Nana. <A> it seems like the character from Golden Time is copying NANA, because on wiki (Russian) it is said that Tada Banri read the NANA manga while hospitalized. <A> I would imagine it's a parody of the character, they look very similar (ignoring style differences) and share the same names (also in capitals like the manga/anime's title as mentioned in another answer) and are both punk/rock musicians. <S> Otherwise it's a large coincidence, but I would imagine it was intentional, as Nana is a very well known series. <A> It's meant as an Easter Egg and inside joke similar to Khoto Hirano in High School of the Dead having the name of the creator of Hellsing and the character acting and looking somewhat like Alucard in moments of extreme violence.

The Nana in Golden Time is voiced by Satomi Satou. Within anime and other visual media there are references like these everywhere if you look for them.

What's up with the gravity on board of Bebop? This is the final scene of the first episode of Cowboy Bebop. Right before this gif starts, Spike was gazing into space from the window. The following events depicted in this gif are contradicting: First, Jet rather slowly floats down from the ladder to stand on the floor steadily . It's because they are in space that he was floating, but his approaching footsteps can be heard, which means he's wearing some magnetic boots which let him stick to the floor. Jet is holding a cigarette, from which the smoke goes off vertically upwards, away from the floor (like it would on Earth). Jet has a pair of sunglasses hanging downwards from his apron . So there's either artificial gravity on the ship, or the glasses are being held really tight in this position. Jet then throws the cigarette to Spike, and it floats in the air like it would in space, smoke still going towards the ceiling . Maybe the ventilation is designed so that the air flows from the floor towards ceiling. Spike then catches the cigarette and its smoke continues going upwards, whilst the smoke cloud that Spike exhales just floats onwards without changing its general direction This means it's not the ventilation that makes smoke go where it goes. This is really confusing. I get that such stuff can be easily overlooked in anime, but the cigarette was clearly floating just now, flying in a straight line, so I'm not buying all of it. What is known about the gravity on Bebop? <Q> It has a rotating cylinder which is where the crew spend much of their time when in space. <S> It is shown from both inside the ship and outside the ship, and in a few episodes, it is shown that when the cylinder stops spinning, the people inside that portion of the ship suddenly start to float. <S> Presumably, there would be no apparent gravity in the portions of the ship which do not rotate when the ship is not thrusting. <S> When the ship is thrusting (accelerating), then the entire ship would experience a force similar to gravity along the axis of thrust. <A> The gravity on the ship is somewhat inconsistent. <S> However, it is useful to keep in mind that there are actually two systems used on the Bebop for attachment to hard surfaces; gravity and magnets (Such as seen in "Honky-Tonk Woman"). <S> The Bebop, at least in theory, generates apparent gravity by rotating, at least part of the ship (see "Toys in the Attic"). <S> How this fits in with the stationary appearance of the Bebop in orbit, I couldn't really say. <S> Gravity on the command deck, as you alluded to, is somewhat inconsistent in the show. <S> In the opening episodes, only Spike and Jet appear to have gravity. <S> As the show went on however, more objects on the bridge appear to experience gravity - shogi pieces, and Ein being prime examples. <S> However, looking at the Bebop, the command deck is actually in the opposite orientation to be experiencing apparent gravity due to centripetal force - if this was the cause of the gravity in it, Spike/Jet would be walking upside down, and there would have to be two control consoles; one on the ceiling and one on the floor, for when landing on a planet. <S> Here's my rather generous theory:The Bebop has artificial gravity in the living quarters of the ship, which it accomplishes by rotating its interior fore-deck independently of the rest of the ship, explaining the lack of apparent rotation of the Bebop itself. <S> In the rear of the rear of the ship however, "gravity" is generated by magnetism. <S> This explains how Jet's tendency to fix the ships in 0-g conditions in the hanger deck (if not Faye's ability to jump and land on her ship, and Ein); it also means that during "Toys in the Attic", Spike was disabling a magnetic system of artificial gravity in the rear, as well as the rotation of the front living quarters, to float the fridge out of the airlock. <S> Fun Fact <S> : Based on this, the nuclear reactor powering the Bebop is either in the (rotating) foredeck; or Jet does 0-G Bonzai. <S> Personally, I'm hoping for the latter. <S> This has clearly bugged me more than I thought. :P <A> The gravity is generated by a centrifugal force. <S> The floor pulls objects to its surface. <S> The smoke from the cigarette is drawn to the center of the centrifuge. <S> But when the cigarette is thrown, it becomes free of the simulated gravity, and begins to act as if it was in micro gravity. <S> This is also why when he jumps to the floor from the ladder, he appears to be in micro gravity. <S> Until he makes contact with the floor and thus the centrifuge, he is in a micro gravity environment. <S> The smoke rising from his cigarette is an indication of him spinning.

The Bebop uses centrifugal force to generate "gravity".

How does Mustang fight in the end of Fullmetal Alchemist with injured hands? Somewhat trivial, but here goes: in Fullmetal Alchemist, we see Mustang's hands get pinned down by Bradley's swords when Wrath and Pride are trying to force him to do human transmutation and open the gate. Given this, how does he manage to participate in the fight against Father later (probably in chapter 107 or a slightly earlier chapter) given that his "attack" requires use of his hands (and that he doesn't seem to start using circleless transmutation until he has to fend off a counterattack)? <Q> This is just a scenario of the shounen genre doing whatever it feels like. <S> Biologically, he would have taken serious damage to bones, nerves, muscles, etc. <S> when his hands were stabbed through. <S> But in anime, particularly in the shounen genre, characters can often overcome this type of thing with relative ease. <S> Take, for example, a scene from Shingeki no Kyojin ( Attack on Titan ) <S> wherein one of the characters literally has a plank stabbed through a lung, and still manages to somehow sit up—dragging the plank through their body—while spurting blood everywhere. <S> In Mustang's case, there is no evidence that he was healed in any fashion (such as by May Chang), nor that he is impervious to hand pain in any way. <S> He is simply able to do this because the mangaka decided it was necessary to the story. <S> That's the power of shounen ! <A> This may not make any sense or be true, but assuming that immediately following Wrath removing the swords from Mustang's hands he was forced by Pride to transmute, it is possible that during the deconstruction and reconstruction, the injuries were at least sealed up, or possibly healed altogether, seeing as he was alchemically torn apart and pieced back together. <A> I get your question. <S> Irl, there's no way. <S> BUT, FMAB is fiction, so OF COURSE <S> HE CAN. <S> FWIW, the FMA fandom wiki says this about the actual sound of snapping when Roy does his thing: The 'snap' sound heard at the start of these transmutations is caused by the instantaneous speed at which the highly concentrated gases and sparks react together and pop (and not Mustang's fingers actually 'snapping', to common belief.) <S> I don't think it could be done irl, but ymmv.

There are just too many bones, ligaments and tendons in the hand (not to mention the tremendous amount of pain an injury like that would incur) to be able to do that.

Why does Tobi have a Sharingan with Kamui ability after having used Izanagi? As per my understanding, Izanagi permanently blinds the Sharingan's vision once used. Tobi (Obito) donated one eye to Kakashi, and used Izanagi with the other eye to escape from Konan's paper bombs. This means he should only have a Rinnegan now, but why does he still have a Sharingan with Kamui ability? Note: I do not read manga. <Q> Tobi assisted Itachi in the Uchiha clan massacre, and collected several Sharingan eyes of the dead Uchiha clan members. <S> He must have implanted one of these Sharingan eyes in his left eye socket. <S> During the battle with Konan, he has two Sharingan eyes. <S> He did not use his original right eye for the Izanagi, but the left eye, which can be seen "losing its light" (closing) as he is talking to Konan. <S> See images below (taken from Chapter 510). <A> <A> I don't read manga, but here is my theory. <S> This may have been the Sharingan of Shisui. <S> I conclude this, because after Saskuke defeted Danzo, Tobi used Kamui and kept Danzo's body with him, saying he has something to do with. <A> @Happy Sorry, but I have to disagree with your answer. <S> Izanagi is an ability that will blind the caster. <S> However, those who posses the senju DNA can cast is again and again and again. <S> Source: When danzo was fighting sasuke, he used Izanagi. <S> The eyes in his arm were shutting down one by one. <S> Yes those eyes were getting blinded, but not permanently. <S> If you posses the senju DNA you would be able to reuse Izanagi within a day time, i.e. the sharingan eyes will open again in a day time. <S> I am not confusing with the koto amatsukami. <S> I guess that partly answers your question.

We know, as mentioned above, that Tobi/Obito didn't use his original sharingan for Izanagi but instead he used the Sharingan of the left eye. Tobi has a laboratory containing collection of sharingans, hence he could have implanted sharingan of someone else to himself.

What does "life force" mean? The term life force is used a number of times during the series. Does life force simply mean chakra? If so, then do non-ninjas (such as Teuchi, the owner of Ichiraku Ramen) not have life force? Is there a canonical definition for this term? <Q> The way I see it, Life Force is a completely different energy from chakra. <S> Chakra can be depleted and restored (even though if you deplete it too much, you die). <S> When Life Force gets used in a technique, the user's vitality usually takes a hit, as well as his life-span. <S> (Nagato was left completely drained, and never recovered from using the Gedo Mazo in battle). <S> Both "super healing" and actual bringing back from the dead was seen. <S> Mere "chakra" does not have this property. <S> Life Force seem to have some sort of connection with the Yang (or physical) energy your body produces, and mixed with Yin to form chakra. <S> Spoilers: Not to mention humans once lived without chakra, and it was given to them by the God Tree, the term "Life Force" indicates that without it there can be no life, hence the two are different. <S> So what is Life Force? <A> The term life force applies to everyone in the naruto world and the real world. <S> It simply applies to energy that gives a person vitality and strength. <S> So when the word is used in terms if asura, the senju or uzimaki it simply means that they are naturally resilient people/ clans. <A> Here are my thoughts: "... <S> chakra is a form of life energy all living individuals naturallyproduce to some degree"- Narutowiki <S> Every living thing has charkra. <S> You need to have good chakra control to use ninjustu/genjustu. <S> For example, Lee has charkra, which is why he can walk on water and up trees, but he can't use it "externally as ninjutsu or genjutsu" - Naruto wiki . <S> I don't believe the term "life force" is defined specifically in the series. <S> So, I would think charkra is life energy, but that disagrees with the definition. <A> Chakra is created by taking the energy from ones cells and controlling it with ones will,And Yang chakra is the chakra of the body which governs Vitality(life force).Madara stated that the only thing remaing if hashirama was the life force in his cells and since he had his cells if made him stronger and he could use wood style. <S> So life force/ <S> energy(from the cells)chakra is the same since all they do is bring it to their stomach with their minds and manipulate it

The term is very hazy, it wasn't explicitly explained or discussed in the series, but from what I get, it's a completely different energy, closely related to the Yang energy, and it determines your vitality and life-span. Life Force was seen to be transferred and infused in other individuals to revive them. Charkra is the only form of life energy I think is mentioned, and running out of charkra kills you.

Does a Jinchuuriki gain the nature of his/her tailed beast? I find this question interesting here: Chakra nature of Tailed Beasts . And I saw the comment: Does a Jinchuuriki gain the nature of his/her tailed beast? And if so, does the tailed beast gain the nature of its Jinchuuriki? So to confirm this, I ask a different question. <Q> I believe it has some sort of influence, but is not absolute: <S> Example pro: <S> Roshi, Son Goku's Jinchuuriki, uses lava similarly to the bijuu. <S> Gaara, Shukaku's Jinchuuriki uses sand much like Shukaku himself (although it was later revealed to be Gaara's mother). <S> Example against: <S> Naruto, Kurama's Jinchuuriki, has Wind as his main element, but Kurama has not shown using Wind at all. <S> I do believe the bijuu has some sort of influence on the Jinchuuriki's chakra development, especially if they're sealed in them when they are very young. <S> (Naruto's chakra alone was said to be at least 4 times in amount that of Kakashi). <S> As for whether the Jinchuuriki's chakra is the same the bijuu, I don't think so. <S> It's more dependant on genes, etc. <A> No, I don't think that has ever occurred or will occur in future. <S> If the tailed beast is removed from its jinchūriki's body, the jinchūriki will die. <S> Similarly, if the jinchūriki dies with the tailed beast still sealed within them, the beast will die too. <S> Because of this, the tailed beasts tend to be very protective of their jinchūriki, and will take any action whenever their lives are in danger. <S> They are not good at controlling their own chakra, so I dont think they will be able to control or manipulate any Jinchuuriki's chakra. <S> Although the Ten-Tails possesses great power, much like the other tailed beasts it is unable to use it effectively due to not having enough intelligence to focus its power without being under someone else's control. <A> The answer should be plain and simple : Yes, the jinchuuriki gains the nature of his or her bijuu. <S> It doesn't change the jinchuuriki's nature, instead it just adds another affinity. <S> If you had the water affinity, and you have a fire bijuu, then now you can use water and fire as well as the combination of water+fire together in a technique. <S> Naruto is naturally a wind element shinobi. <S> With the kyuubi inside of him, he can use kyuubi attacks (yin/yang). <S> It seems like a general rule that once you have something (chakra or body part) of a different nature inside your body, you are able to use attacks of that different nature too. <S> Take Kakuzu as an example. <S> He has multiple affinities due to the fact he stole other people's hearts and stuffed them in his own body. <S> Having multiple affinities does not necessarily mean they will mix and you can't use them separately. <S> Take Yamato for example, as his affinity is water and earth, which also turns into wood. <S> He can use wood techniques (the combination of the 2), but then also use them individually as he once demonstrated by raising the earth and then creating a waterfall.

Tailed beast are dependent on the Jinchuuriki for existence and lend Jinchuuriki's chakra whenever required, Its never the other way around.

Why was the Sharingan's genjutsu ability not used much in the 4th Ninja War? Until the 4th ninja war, a Mangekyou Sharingan user had been showcased as a formidable enemy, with Genjutsu being one of their many powerful techniques. Itachi was adept with Tsukuyomi. Sasuke suppressed the Nine Tails' power with his Sharingan when Naruto faced him in Orochimaru's hideout. It would be fair to consider that both Tobi and Madara are equally adept, if not better, with the Genjutsu abilities of the Mangekyou Sharingan. However, in the 4th Ninja War, they do not use Genjutsu much. It could be argued that a Sharingan user may be able to cancel out Sharingan's Genjutsu, but Genjutsu could still be effective against a non-Sharingan user, such as Naruto or Bee. Tobi could easily put them under Genjutsu and take over their tailed beasts, but he has not done it. He did not use it on Guy either when they fought. Is there a reason why the Sharigan users did not use Genjutsu in the 4th Ninja War? <Q> Using genjutsu on an enemy is futile, if they have allies nearby, who can infuse chakra to take them out of it. <S> Genjutsu would not work on Bee, since his bijuu Gyuki would easily bring him out of it, as he did when Bee was momentarily trapped in Sasuke's genjutsu. <S> If Tobi were to use it on Naruto, Bee would easily bring him out of it. <S> Moreover, during the Kazekage Rescue arc, Naruto already demonstrated that he knows how to cancel genjutsu (although it didn't work). <S> Now he was much stronger, having learned Sage Mode and Bijuu Mode. <S> In short, the chances of a Genjutsu on Naruto succeeding are very small. <S> Moreover, Tobi now had a Rinnegan, which he considered much more powerful, and wanted to try it out in battle, which he did with the so-called "Jinchuriki of Six Paths" technique. <S> As for Madara, his reincarnation did not go according to his plan. <S> He wasn't meant to capture the tailed beasts, but even if he did, he did not have the Gedo Mazo to seal them in. <S> Further, ever since he had been reincarnated, Madara has spent more time showing off his powers, and complaining that the current generation of ninja is so weak compared to Hashirama and him than actually fighting. <S> Casting a Genjutsu on "weak" ninja is probably not as satisfying for his pride as dropping meteors, using Mokuton techniques, Susanoo, and the like. :) <A> If you look at the wiki on how to combat a genjutsu, you can see the very first method which explains it: <S> The ninja needs to stop the flow of chakra in their body, and then apply an even stronger power to disrupt the flow of the caster's chakra; this is called Genjutsu Dissipation (幻術解, Genjutsu Kai). <S> This can also be done by an unaffected ninja by applying a sudden surge of chakra into the affected person. <S> In addition, tailed beasts can break their jinchūriki out of genjutsu in a similar fashion if they have a good enough cooperation, as seen in Killer B's case. <S> If you look at the bold part of it, you get your answer. <S> Bee's relation with the Eight Tails is very good and thus, the Eight Tails will help him out anyways. <S> In case of Naruto, we've seen the recent episodes, that he's formed a bond with Naruto and even otherwise, Kurama would have helped him out (like so many times before, as always). <S> As far as Kakashi is concerned, he's a highly skilled shinobi, with a Sharingan (and he has even activated the Mangekyo Sharingan), which, as you mentioned in your question, may cancel out each other. <S> As for Guy is concerned, since another person can inject a chakra flow in your body to break the genjutsu, Kakashi could have helped out Guy in that case. <A> Well casting a genjutsu does depend on the ability of the enemy, if you recall Raikage was under a genjutsu when he fought Madara. <S> They are just too strong for anyone to cast a genjutsu on them. <S> The level of the fights was high <S> that's why even Itachi never used his Genjutsu yet <S> he had to use Izanagi. <S> One can get the idea why Genjutsu wasn't an option in this battle royal. <A> The argument of why Genjutsu was not used on Guy is an easy one to talk about. <S> In short, guy was the perfect fighter against Genjutsu. <S> He did not look at his enemies eyes nor hands while he fought, the two ways to activate the Genjutsu. <S> He was arguably the most perfect fighter against the Uchiha. <S> Naruto never once tries to evade Genjutsu and as he advances and builds a stronger relationship with his tailed beast, he doesn't have to. <S> Plus, he was considerable chakra levels possibly surpassing all shinobi so canceling it becomes easier for him. <S> Kakashi to be such a formidable user of the sharigan has proven to be the worst to stop it taking it <S> head on. <S> Obviously they do cancel each other out <S> but one eye does not cancel two. <S> This part is totally my opinion, but I do believe a Genjutsu takes a lot of effort. <S> It is almost like a ceremony where the caster has to be extremely focussed. <S> It's probably impossible to fight a fight while also keeping a person under your spell. <S> Genjutsu is a good one on one tactic possibly one on two. <S> But it's probably not best for more.

But genjutsu against the likes of Madara and other Kage's would be futile.

How did the villagers know about Naruto being the Kyuubi's jinchuriki? I know that the villagers of Konoha were afraid of the Kyuubi because of its rampage on the village, and that the Fourth Hokage saved the village by sealing it inside Naruto. Based on this answer , the Third Hokage hid his identity to protect him. Did the Third Hokage hide only Naruto's relation with the Fourth, or also him being the Kyuubi jinchuriki? If so, did the villagers find out because Naruto went out of control with the Kyuubi's chakra? Edit: To make clear what I am exactly curious about. Why didn't they also hide Naruto's identity as a jinchuriki so the villagers will not hate him? <Q> The villagers know that Naruto is the Kyuubi's Jinchuriki because Sarutobi Hiruzen told them! <S> Here's why: In one of the earliest chapters, Hiruzen tells Iruka that the Fourth Hokage had died hoping the villagers would see Naruto as a hero, who sealed the Kyuubi. <S> However, he decided not to reveal Naruto's relation to the Fourth Hokage. <S> Note also that Kushina's pregnancy was a highly classified information, known only to Hiruzen, Biwako, Minato, a few ANBU members and some others. <S> Hiruzen could have made up a story that Naruto was a random kid that Minato picked to seal the Kyuubi (or something like that), and few would have suspected or questioned him. <S> PS: <S> A little plot hole there is that on growing up, Naruto's close resemblance to Minato, along with the Kyuubi story, should have raised a few eyebrows, but Kishimoto probably decided it was not important enough for the "plot" to require an explanation. <A> They know Naruto is the Jinchuuriki. <S> What the Third Hokage hid from the rest of the villagers is his relation to Minato and the fact that the village was attacked by Tobi. <S> Many people did not know the kyuubi disaster was because Tobi had attacked and caused it. <S> Instead, they thought the kyuubi had just gone loose. <A> This might not really satisfy you. <S> But when naruto was trying to get control of kurama's charka kushina popped out. <S> That time kushina told naruto what had happened during the sealing. <S> Minato had made a barrier like structure which blocked others from entering it. <S> They showed that sarutobi and some other shinobi from the leaf were there, watching minato die :( <S> Now as you can see that there had been many other people who witnessed the scene of sealing the kyuubi. <S> There can be a possibility that someone else could have leaked the information that the kyuubi was sealed in naruto. <S> It could also have been that sarutobi himself told them to do so, to protect naruto in some way.

The only way Hiruzen could make it happen is by telling the villagers that Naruto was the kid that the Fourth Hokage sealed the Kyuubi into.

Why does Shanks sacrifice his arm to save Luffy? In Luffy's backstory, we saw that when Luffy was drowning and a Sea King attacks him, Shanks jumps in to save him and scares away the Sea King using Haki, losing an arm in the process. Why did he not use Haki to start with to chase away the Sea King, and thus, avoid losing his arm? <Q> Okay, so as you know that Shanks was once a crew mate of Gol D Roger mentioned by Rayleigh himself when Luffy meets him. <S> According to what was shown in flashback, Shanks tells Rayleigh about Luffy when he accidentally meets him on the Sabondy Archipelago. <S> Shanks had great respect towards Gol D Roger, and hearing the same words from Luffy and with the same enthusiasm, he could see a part of Roger in Luffy. <S> The feeling what Shanks would have got can be proved by what was shown in Loguetown where Luffy said the same thing sitting in the bar. <S> Even Raoul (the man who owns the bar) thought that Gol D Roger was back when he heard those words from Luffy. <S> That could be one of the reasons. <S> You can even spit on me. <S> I’ll just laugh that stuff off. <S> But… Good reason or not… Nobody hurts a friend of mine. <S> So he could not withstand Luffy getting killed in front of his eyes. <S> This was the answer for your question in the heading. <S> Now the reason for not using haki was that Luffy is a hammer, hence cannot swim in water. <S> Luffy was already drowning and it would be late if he went and used haki to send the sea king away and then go and save Luffy! <A> Shanks bet his arm on the new Era. <S> He gave it up to drill into Luffy's head the man that a Pirate King should be. <S> Shanks saw the old captain in Luffy when Luffy said word for word what his old captain used to say about not backing down from a fight and how shameful it is. <S> Additionally, he was super interested in Shanks hat, not just interested, but kind of obsessed. <S> So in a quick decision he decided to bet on the new era. <S> Shanks taught Luffy self control and humility and it only cost him his arm. <S> [...] <S> Why Shanks bet paid off. <S> Its pretty obvious that Luffy is very much like Roger, and most likely the person who inherited his will. <S> So, Shanks made the right call about this kid being his captain decedent. <S> But what about the bet? <S> What was the bet? <S> The bet was to make this version of the pirate king not a complete moron/douchebag like the previous one. <S> Who Shanks/Garp describe as a hot headed child that over escalates every situation because he can't walk away from a fight. <S> Remember the first pirate meeting? <S> With Bellamy? <S> That was a huge moment in the show. <S> Arguably one of the most important episodes in the show as of yet. <S> When Bellamy insulted Luffy/Zoro/Nami and Luffy kept his cool and did not break his promise to Nami. <S> Not only did was he insulted, he was also beat. <S> Luffy and Zoro not destroying the place is a direct consequence of Shank's bet. <S> If Shanks never met Luffy and Ace was Luffy's only major influence <S> then he would of made a giant commotion and caught the attention of BlackBeard. <S> Source: <S> /u/FailosoRaptor comments on <S> Why shanks lost his arm against that weak sea-monster? <S> (emphasis added) <A> If you think about it Luffy acts the same way before he headed off to sky island. <S> When in the bar or restauraunt I dont recall. <S> He was recieving the same treatment and Nami acted the same way that luffy did as he witnessed shanks being treated the same way by the bandits. <S> My point is that shanks desires to make Luffy the pirate king and "bet on the new era. <S> " But he wont allow him to accomplish all this that easily. <S> I'm bearly on the episode where Luffy defeats CP9's Leader, Lucci a.k.a. <S> the pidgeon guy. <S> But i have witnessed battles involving Kizaro, fugitor, black beard, do flamengo and the list goes on. <S> The point is one piece needs to be seen by all viewers of manga, anime etc. <S> By the way Sanji is a character I like, romantic, funny, pervy yet intellegent. <S> He always shows the character of a strategist yet releases a perverted side that is funny and dillusional at times <S> but he is who he is. <A> Then it was scared of him, so it slunk back into the sea like a coward. <S> Eating higuma satisfied him any way, I guess.

Another reason is that he considered Luffy as a friend and he always said this: Listen up… You can pour drinks on me, you can throw food at me… He sacrificed his arm because a sea monster was going to eat luffy.

Manga with a robot with a penis cannon It's about a boy and a girl, and the only scene I remember is one in which they are in a fighting robot, facing off against a bad guy in a robot with a penis cannon. The robot fires a huge shot and an old lady says "quick! After it fires a huge load it needs time to recharge" and someone else says "sadly that's true about most men". Another line in that same scene: the girl and boy are very cramped in the robot, the boy is rubbing up against the girls back, and she asks "what is that poking me?" He says something like "it's the growing tree of the puberty forest". I don't remember the exact line, it was years ago and it made me laugh. <Q> It may be the Neo Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon from Gintama . <A> It could also be the "Kaien" robot from Gintama, here is a picture of it firing from episode 235, and the dirty humor definitely fits the series, although I didn't hear that exact quote in the episode. <S> and here is the same scene from the manga <A> I think it might be Cannon God Exaxxion Hōichi Kano, the Grandson (revealed in stage three to be son) of world famous inventor Hōsuke Kano, is a student at Howa High School in Musashino City, Japan. <S> At the tenth anniversary of first contact with the Leopoldians, an alien race, the unveiling of an Elevator Ship, designed for orbital transport to and from the Leopoldian home world and Earth, is about to take place. <S> However, this was just a ploy to take control of the Earth, using their advanced technology and large Leopoldian work force on Earth to their advantage. <S> It is now up to Hōichi, with the help of his grandfather, his school friend Akane, and Isaka, who recently transferred to Howa High School, to stop them and save Earth.

And makes use off allot of obscure jokes like the one mentioned in your question.

What is the actual color of the Rasengan? The manga has the drawing of the Rasengan on one of the colors yellow, and the games says it is blue. I think it's yellow because I believe the manga is canon. What is the actual canon color of the Rasengan? <Q> Strictly speaking, the canonical color of the Rasengan should be yellow, because Naruto's chakra is yellow in the manga. <S> (Chapter 91) <S> The anime changed the chakra color to blue for some reason, probably because they felt blue looked better in the animation. <S> Games are often made to resemble the anime, not the manga, so that could be the reason they picked blue. <S> The yellow image in the anime that you mention is an inconsistency. <S> They may have used the color from the manga for that image because it wasn't important for the plot. <A> Despite naruto's nine tail chakra being orange he does not utilize this chakra when using the jutsu hence the rasengan takes the form of a blue rotating orb. <S> However it has taken multiple colors before in the anime and manga and this is because of what chakra is used to create the jutsu. <A> Everyone's chakra is meant to be a different colour <S> and it only depends on how thick it is. <S> Naruto's is meant to be yellow, Sakura's green and Sasuke's black, but they decided to make all of them blue.

The rasengan is blue because pure chakra appears blue to the human eye.

What are the added values of ecchi to a series? A lot of series these days have either some sort of ecchi scene or is made entirely of fan service. While some use this for comedic moments and others for story purposes. But if I look at the Freezing , I don't see the ecchi bringing any added value. What do ecchi scenes add to a series, if not for comedic or story purposes? <Q> (Note: I don't have any evidence or sources to back up these claims.) <S> The most straight-forward reason there is ecchi in some shows <S> is simply because the animators like to draw scantily clad (or naked) girls. <S> You see this in a lot of fan-art or random sketches by some directors, who were once animators (for example: Imaishi). <S> But a possible added value for ecchi scenes is sort of two fold. <S> These are shows that are usually in the late-late-night time slots and are sometimes on satellite stations, where they can get away with a bit more. <S> This is usually the time slot for some of the more "enthusiastic" fans of anime, the ones who spend lots of money on merchandise and physical media (DVD/BD). <S> Having this kind of customer base, although much smaller than some of the non-late-night popular shows, means studios are likely to hit certain sales minimums just by pandering to this demographic. <S> Figures (often scantily clad, or with explicit nudity) are sold and the DVD/BD's with promised uncensoring (or even more graphic nudity) are bought up. <S> So it's more or less "Sex Sells". <S> The added value to the viewer is probably more a matter of taste. <S> If you don't like that kind of stuff, you're probably not going to watch these kinds of shows. <S> Some of these kinds of shows is pure fan service, with none of the ecchi actually playing any role at all in the story or plot (e.g. "Najica", "Agent Aika", "Green Green", etc), and more recently, eventhough it can be argued whether the ecchi really does have to do with story or not, it's tied more closely to the show, where removing it actually devalues the show itself (e.g. "Queen's Blade"). <S> There has even been quite a bit of backlash for these late-night time slot ecchi shows because a lot of them aren't very popular and it can seem that a lot of studios (at least between 2000-2010) sacrificed quality and writing to simply have ecchi and pander toward a small demographic who happens to spend a lot of money. <S> Just to be clear "fan service" doesn't necessarily have to be ecchi, and it's almost always inconsequential to the story or plot. <S> It doesn't add much value to the story/plot and isn't necessarily supposed to. <A> Guess I was beating around the bush, so here comes the straight answer: <S> It's so viewers can engage in acts of onanism, treat their bodies like an amusement park, crown the king, play pocket pool, <S> do arm aerobics, strum the banjo, stir the yogurt, charm the cobra, walk the dog, be lord of your manor, king of the castle, the master of your domain. <S> There. <A> While it's conceivable that ecchi can be used to drive the story in a way, It almost never does add to the story. <S> The reason it's added is to draw people manga/anime, and some people do like the ecchi itself. <S> I find that ecchi doesn't really harm the story either. <S> A good series with ecchi added is still a good series, and a bad series with ecchi is still a bad series.

It's just there to please the viewer (assuming the viewer is into the show).

Who controls the mind after fusion in DBZ? In Dragon Ball Z , after fusion, who controls the mind and the body? Is it both or a single person? <Q> There are several types of fusion. <S> For the majority of these, the more dominant/stronger individual controls the mind and body. <S> For Piccolo and Nail, they did the Namekian Fusion , Piccolo was the more dominant. <S> There was also Cell and the Androids. <S> Cell fused with them by a type of fusion called Absorption . <S> There was also the permanent fusion of Supreme Kai and his servant Kibito by using The Potara Earrings . <S> Supreme Kai's personality was the one that stood out after that. <S> For Dragon Ball Super we also see Kale and Caulifla fuse into Kefla who actually only seems to inherit Caulifla's personality. <S> In the normal fusion, the one you are more than likely asking about, the one that comes after initiating the Fusion Dance . <S> A new being is created from both individuals. <S> This being <S> will.. <S> combine both their attributes, from strength and speed to reflexes, intelligence and wisdom. <S> When properly fused, the single being created has an astounding level of power, far beyond what either fusees would have had individually. <S> So, none of the fusees control the mind after the normal fusion. <S> The being created after is a combination of both of their individual attributes and as such can think for itself. <A> It's a totally different person, <S> e.g. x + y = <S> z. <S> So it's not either one. <S> Once they are fused, a new superpower being is formed. <S> If you remember what Trunks says to Pam when Goku and Vegeta are fused, he'll say that they both are not two different entity. <S> They are one being :) <A> Fusion dance = an entirely new being. <S> And as far as the earrings go, it depends. <S> You can tell if this occurs if you can hear both fusee's voices (Vegito).

If one person is far more dominant in power and personality, then they remain who they are and are in complete control of the new form (old Kai and Kabito Kai), but if both fusee's are equal in power and dominance of personality, then similar to the dance, a new being completely will be created.

Why didn't Boa Hancock's attack affect Luffy? Why didn't Boa Hancocks attack convert Luffy to stone? It didn't look like he used Haki or something which would nullify the effect! Is there any possible explanation for it? <Q> From the One Piece wiki page on Mero Mero no Mi <S> (Hancock's Devil's Fruit): <S> The Mero Mero <S> no Mi is a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that allows a range of attacks which use emotions of lust or perversion to transform opponents into stone. <S> Luffy did not have any lustful feelings towards Hancock, so her Mero Mero Mellow attack had no effect on him. <A> The way Boa Hancock's powers work is by turning those who feel lust in their heart to stone. <S> This works pretty well for her, as the most beautiful woman in the world, so her classic attack is to strike a pose which inspires lust, then use her powers. <S> This fruit only has an effect on anyone because they lust for Hancock, if Lola, or some other less attractive character had eaten this fruit it would be far less effective. <S> Although it gets pretty dodgy when you consider that she can turn other women, Pacifistas and even cannon balls to stone, so apparently Luffy actually feels less lust than a typical inanimate object. <A> It's very simple. <S> Actually, Luffy is innocent-minded, so he has no interest in falling in love or getting married. <S> In my opinion it's because it would slow him down. <A> Though Oda did mention in an SBS that Luffy is interested in her looks (though Usopp is a bad influence on his part), the real reason Luffy is immune is that he has a pure heart. <S> With a pure heart, he has no evil or vile thoughts inside him.

In theory, Luffy was immune because he felt no lust in his heart, so the Mero Mero Mellow attack which turns the lustful to stone simply passed through him without any effect.

Why are there so many cross-over episodes of One Piece and Toriko? I've noticed that there has been many cross-over episodes involving One Piece and Toriko. In fact, Toriko's first episode has One Piece characters in it. Is there any kind of connection between both of the two series? <Q> Some possible reasons: <S> The anime are aired on the same TV channel in Japan on the same day. <S> The anime are made by the same company. <S> Sources: anime info: http://www.mahou.org/Showtime/?o=ET <S> manga info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Shounen_Jump#Series <A> For celebrating the start of Toriko anime, a Special Collaboration with One Piece was made. <S> A 1 hour special serving as Episode 1 of Toriko and Episode 492 for One Piece. <S> Year later at the 1st anniversary of Toriko and because of the success of the first collaboration, a second Toriko x One Piece Collaboration Special was announced. <S> A 1 hour special serving as Episode 51 of Toriko and Episode 542 of One Piece. <S> A third collaboration special crossover was aired on April 7th, 2013, titled Dream 9 <S> Toriko <S> x One <S> Piece <S> x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special. <S> A 1 hour special featuring characters from Toriko, <S> One Piece and Dragon Ball Z and serving as Episode 99 of Toriko and <S> Episode 590 of One Piece. <S> Source: Here <A> There are so many collaborations between Toriko and One Piece because both manga-ka, Eechiro Oda and Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro are very good friends and rivals and they decided to make a crossover seens both manga are serialized on the Shonen Jump :D

The manga each is based on are run in the same magazine.

How can Digimon come into real world? As we know, Digimons are digital monsters made of Data in the Computer. So in Digimon Adventure 01 and 02, all the Digimons come to the real world for a mission. But if they are just a piece of data, then how can they actually come out of the computer and take form? Data needs a medium to compile and take form and the real world does not provide that medium, it only happens in devices that understand the data. <Q> I remember in Digimon Adventure 2 there being a gate between the Digital World and the Real World which has a "corridor" where anything is possible. <S> BlackWarGreymon sacrificed himself to protect the Gate which when Mytoismon tried to break though it from the Real World ended up getting trapped in this corridor because of the seal BlackWarGreymon made, this is were we see the Digidestined able to have their partners assume every evolution form at the same time, <S> as the battle continued Mytoismon was pushed back into the Digital World and the multiple forms disappear when they enter the Digital World probably because of Data Limits in the Digital World. <S> I would assume all travel between the 2 worlds is done though this Gate and "corridor" where the "corridor" is used to make digimon real and turn people into data and some objects into digimon (as seen in Frontier with the trains), the Gate itself probably doesn't have a fixed point. <A> It is explained in Digimon Tamers: When a digimon materializes in the real world, it creates protein and other components from the air and nearby matter (exactly how, if it involves nuclear fusion or not, is unclear) to create a body using energy and data from the digital world. <S> The same is true when humans travel to the digital world. <S> Their bodies are converted to digital "energy" and this energy is recombined into real bodies. <S> As seen in s2, the clothing can be changed by the mindset of the children. <S> There is some effort to cross to and from, so usually digimon and children only use gates, places where the boundaries are thinner. <S> Only special digimon like Grani can freely move to and from the digial world. <A> And in Digimon Tamers, the Digimon monster that you see Growlmon fight with comes through a vortex somehow, so they probably have many ways. <S> But we will never know for sure if Digimon are real <S> so we do not know if they can come or not.

Well there is no telling for sure how they can because in Digimon Adventures or Digital Monsters season 2, there is a gate to enter into the digital world and back.

What is the purpose of purple rope belt that Sasuke wears? All Orochimaru's people are wearing a purple color rope belt. What is the purpose of it? Why Sasuke is wearing it even after killing Orochimaru? Does it offer any power? <Q> The purple rope is like an Obi , a garment worn with the traditional Japanese kimono. <S> Besides that, and holding his clothes together, the only real purpose it serves is to hold his sword. <S> You don't want to be always carrying a sword in one hand, especially during fights. <S> Sasuke started carrying a sword after the timeskip, so that might explain why he changed his attire to include that purple rope. <A> No, it doesn't really offer him great power. <S> He just uses it as a holder for his sword. <S> Normally all the swordsmen have a rope around their waist to keep their swords. <S> According to the Wiki - He was first shown wearing a white long-sleeved shirt, similar in appearance to the lavender long-sleeved shirt worn by Kimimaro and which was open at the torso, with a smaller version of the Uchiha crest on his collar. <S> He wore dark blue pants with a blue cloth hanging from halfway up his stomach to his knees. <S> He also wore black arm guards that covered his forearms and stretched up to reach his upper biceps. <S> He also wore a purple rope belt around his waist, tied in a bow, in which he carries his sword. <A> I think they just wear it just to represent that they are all in clan, or as a symbol to represent Orochimaru. <S> Just like how all the Akatsuki wear black coats, but it really doesn't offer any power and one thing is that orochimaru's followers are usually swordsmen. <A> While the belt maybe refered to as an "obi," (sash) <S> the style of the belt holds a greater significance in Shinto culture. <S> The particular style of obi is probably what's referred to as a obijime , which basically is a decorated rope sash in order to tie an obi firmly. <S> The braided rope is what you would call a shimenawa . <S> Much like how trees are considered sacred have a shimenawa tied around their trunk. <S> The Yokozuna (grand champions in sumo) wear a shimenawa around their waist, designating them to be of special quality (if they have a gohei attached, there is a sacred bearing to it). <S> Perhaps the idea of the author wanted to give for Sasuke with his clothes <S> was that he's special and or someone to be revered. <S> The rope sash is probably there to keep that skirt/kilt/cloak thing he has over his pants in place. <A> I know that Red is a color that can repel bad stuff(like magic and evil forces)''Vermilion red is considered an amulet against evil forces, and is used in many ancient palaces, shrines and temples.'' <S> (source: http://inari.jp/en/faq/ ) <S> So I thought I just googled if the color Purple had any meaning behind it. <S> And when I googled it this is what I found:Purple, the color of the upper class, ruling people Apparently the color purple was kinda rare during the Nara era(710-784)and <S> only the important people like high-level officials and the Imperial family could wear purple clothing and back then they made it so that purple clothing was really expensive and only rich people were able to afford it. <S> (source: http://tadaimajp.com/2015/05/purple/ ) <S> Sorry that I replied on a very old thread, but I was curious about this topic and when I found the answer I thought I should share it with you guys ;P <A> Firstly, the size of the belt means that the author wants the viewers to notice it.don't quote me on this <S> but I think that in Japanese martial arts, it is said to control or rather 'subdue' the strength of its user <S> If you ever played street fighter,you will notice that akuma who wields great strength wears the same belt(much thinner).

Orochimaru used to carry the Kusanagi sword, and the other characters might be doing it to show their loyalty to Orochimaru. The purple "rope" is called an obi (type of sash/belt for kimonos).

Is it possible to use Izanagi on others? In the anime( Episode 338 , not sure though), I feel as if I saw an Uchiha member use Izanagi to revive a bunch of other Uchiha members. Is that even possible? <Q> In Chapter 510, while explaining the history of Izanagi to Konan, Tobi himself states that the Sage of Six Paths used it to create things, such as the nine Bijuu. <S> However , is it possible for a random filler flashback Uchiha to use Izanagi on others? <S> Probably not, because he did not have the Senju bloodline and is certainly not comparable to the Sage of Six Paths. <S> Izanagi was originally a jutsu used by the Sage of Six Paths to "create". <S> The Sage, who was the Uchiha and the Senju bloodlines in one person, used it to create many things. <S> He would create shape and form from nothingness, using imagination and spiritual energy which forms basis of the Yin power, and then breathe life into that form using vitality and physical energy, which forms basis of the Yang power. <S> He also created the nine Bijuu from the Juubi's chakra. <S> A technique with the power to turn imagination into reality is the Izanagi. <A> Q. Is that even possible? <S> No, Izanagi cannot be used/casted on others. <S> It's a genjutsu which is cast upon themselves by the users. <S> It is stated in the wiki page of Izanagi . <S> Izanagi is a genjutsu that is cast on the user instead of others and is the most powerful amongst this type of genjutsu. <S> After referring to Happy 's answer, the answer is <S> Yes , it is possible . <S> Q. I feel as if I saw an Uchiha member use Izanagi to revive a bunch of other Uchiha members. <S> But then, as for your doubt regarding an Uchiha member saving/reviving many other Uchiha members by using Izanagi, it is Wrong <S> and it is also mentioned in the 3rd bullet point of the Trivia section of Izanagi (emphasis mine). <S> The anime makes several mistakes on what Izanagi actually does and is capable of. <S> For example when used by Danzō, every hit would cause one of his Sharingan eyes to close when using Izanagi instead of closing when the time limit ended. <S> And during Itachi's history of Izanagi and Izanami to Sasuke, Izanagi was used beyond the personal reality of the user to bring a whole swath of people back to life even though they weren't using Izanagi themselves. <S> Similarly, unlike Danzō and Obito's usage, where their used eye is closed after passing their time limit, in the anime-exclusive flashback, the user's eye instead turns blank like the usage of Izanami. <A> I would say it can twist one point in reality to fit your needs. <S> danzo only used it for himself cause he is selfish lol.

In general, YES , Izanagi can be used on others.

Why wasn't Naruto able to sense Black Zetsu? If Black Zetsu was commanded to be with Obito while Madara was fighting the 5 kages, How come, Naruto was not able to sense Black Zetsu in his Kyuubi mode while fighting with Obito?? <Q> One might be able to look at it from the philosophical point of view that there was no evil to sense. <S> The rest of this answer may include spoilers Black Zetsu is essentially Kaguya's will incarnate. <S> That being said, Kaguya's goals were not inherently evil. <S> Technically, her goal was peace. <S> While it may have been a peace forced upon the entire world, in a manner they did not agree with, in her mind, it was still an act of good. <S> It's true that she did want the power of her chakra back from all those it had been sewn into throughout the centuries. <S> Even still, it is difficult for mere mortals to understand what drives a being that could be consider god-like. <S> Good and Evil <S> being matters of perception, maybe Kaguya truly believed in the good of her actions. <S> Of course, this is all speculation, but one has to wonder, I mean when Kaguya initially thought that Naruto and Sasuke were Hagoromo and Hamura, she wept, so she can't be all bad. <S> But this all hinges on the philosophy of good and evil, and deciding if there is a difference between knowing something is evil and not caring, or not believing something <S> is evil because of the eventual good, it will do. <A> As we now know Black Zetsu had the will of Kaguya in him. <S> Just as Naruto wasn't able to sense the Ten Tails (episode 363 of the anime) , Kaguya's powers are even greater than the Ten Tails - she stopped the Infinite Tsukuyomi easily. <S> So sensing Kaguya (or Black Zetsu) is out of the question. <A> I think Naruto could sense BZ evil intent, but maybe not his physical body because the Zetsu army and BZ are as close to nature as beings can be. <S> White Zetsu was able to sneak into the Kage summit ffs, even with the Raikage's senser-nin (C) with him. <S> The Zetsu's are all made from the Juubi/Tree, the origins of chakra <S> so I'm assuming they'd be overlooked even if Naruto was in Sage mode because they're purely artificial/organic humanoids.

All that considered, and Black Zetsu being an extension of Kaguya himself, maybe the whole "sensing evil" didn't work because there was no evil intent.

Can Gai use ninjutsu or genjutsu? It has been mentioned that Rock Lee can't use them, but I don't remember Gai using them either. I haven't read the manga. <Q> From Naruto-wiki: Unlike Lee, who specialises in taijutsu because he cannot use ninjutsu and genjutsu, Guy is fully capable of using the other two forms of ninja abilities, as he is proficient enough to dispel a high-level genjutsu. <S> actually he summons this turtle multiple times in the manga <A> I've seen Gai using the Summoning technique in both manga and anime: Rock Lee Vs Sasuke fight Gai <S> Vs. <S> Kisame fight in Voyage to the Turtle island <A> His most powerful abilities were certainly in taijutsu, the gate releases in particular. <S> After approximately the Chunin exams (excluding movies, which are typically non-canon <S> and I'm not familiar with) <S> Gai uses exclusively taijutsu (which is probably why you were thinking he'd never used anything else before), and <S> the only skill any of his opponents ever exhibit caution about is his taijutsu. <S> Possibly Kishimoto regretted giving Gai other skills. <S> The sudden disappearance of his other skills seems to be a silent, implicit retcon to make the Lee-Guy relationship deeper and more meaningful, or to at least stop said skills from driving a wedge between them in the reader's mind. <S> Note that we end up seeing Guy's father, aka The Eternal Gennin <S> (not to be confused with a similarly named filler character), and he also has no skills at all beyond the gate releases. <S> We are also shown, during his first meeting with Kakashi, that Guy failed the ninja school entrance exams because he could only do taijutsu. <S> Guy does not become aware of his father's one amazing technique until later, and watches his father sacrifice his life to hold off the entire cadre of the swordsmen of the village hidden in the mists using it. <S> He is thus made into a very strong mirror of Lee—intensely dedicated to perfection of the one ninja skill they can naturally use—deepening their connection. <S> So while Guy officially has non-taijutsu abilities, they seem to be low-tier, mostly functional abilities that we don't see outside of the early parts of the story. <A> As shown in Naruto Shippuden episode 418, he can‘t use ninjutsu as a child, but as shown in different episodes, he can summon a turtle. <S> I‘m <S> not sure, if he can use other ninjutsus than the summoning jutsu. <A> I did a little bit of digging through multiple posts, official and not so much; to see if this was true for Guy. <S> Sure enough, he has mastered two nature types. <S> These two are made clear to be fire and lightning release.

Early in the series we see him do turtle summons and dispel genjutsu, and no one makes any explicit or implicit suggestions that taijutsu is the only thing he has competence in.

Why are there songs in OSTs and music albums that don't appear in the anime? There are songs from OSTs, or even full albums by bands or singers in the anime, that I have never heard in the anime. Some music albums for which this is true: Neon Genesis Evangelion: S² Works — many unused songs and alternate mixes or arrangements of existing songs . Le Portrait de Petit Cossette Original Soundtrack — the song my love, so sweet is never used in the OVA. Keep the Beats! by GirlDeMo. God only knows -Secrets of the Goddess- — the full version that is 11 minutes longer than the one used in the OP of The World God Only Knows: Goddesses ! Why do they do this? For fan service? To make us feel like the bands or singers are real artists? Or to get more profits from CD sales? In which case, couldn't they have just picked the cheaper alternative of selecting some existing songs that are good fits for the anime? <Q> The Opening and Ending tracks are normally shorter for anime, as the songs were usually originals developed before the anime and the artist was paid for a portion of it to be used in the anime, not to mention that the songs also need to fit in broadcast time. <S> On the other hand, there are also Opening and Ending tracks which were purposely made for the anime (or the other way around like the case of Black Rock Shooter ). <S> Some songs are even from full albums by the bands or singers in the anime, but they also didn’t appear in the anime either. <S> These are probably the singles where Opening and Ending tracks come from, like with a lot of ALI PROJECT's album, as I said above, sometimes an artist is paid for just a portion. <S> Of course, there's nothing stopping an artist building an album around that song as well. <S> Certain BGMs are sometimes actually a number of BGMs from an anime which were split, which is why sometimes there seems to be some songs missing. <S> These can normally be identified with the album art focusing on the characters alone. <S> Then there are Audio Episodes <S> , I haven't heard to many (and <S> I only know of the Code Geass ones). <S> They use some tracks from the anime, but they also use music unique to the audio episode. <A> It turns out that the song Mata Ashita from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica are in episode 1 and 2 on the Bluray version which I don't have. <S> I only have the regular version, so I haven't heard that song in the anime. <S> After doing some research, I discovered that the other songs are also like that. <S> They are used in the extra episode, or Bluray version, etc. <A> In some franchises they have insert songs which are generally originals which are shortened and can be bought separately. <S> Some like Love Live are based around CD singles and the anime comes afterward.

There are also Character CDs , which have audio dramas of a character who had an identifiable theme in the anime, plus extra songs.

How do UQ Holder! and Mahou Sensei Negima! relate? I've been reading UQ Holder! since it started coming out. So far (14 chapters into the series) I've understood everything, and (I think) I have not missed any reference or anything similar. However, just today I realised that MAL lists UQ Holder! as Mahou Sensei Negima! 's sequel. How exactly are the two related, and how much do I miss if I haven't read the latter? Or is it just meant to be a spiritual sequel, and nothing in the story is related? <Q> My post primarily answers the titled question such that the answer works for people that have read and have not read Mahou Sensei Negima (MSN). <S> Part 1 <S> (For people who have read MSN. <S> If you have not read MSN, skip to part 2) Remember Eva from MSN? <S> She is the same person as Yukihime-sensei. <S> Over the years, Eva figured out a way to change her appearance so she could live life more normally - as an adult. <S> Basically, everyone from MSN presumably died (since ~100 years have passed) except for Eva since she is an immortal vampire. <S> Chapter 1: <S> Page 1 - Eva gives her introduction Page 2 - <S> She shows how the people from MSN are gone now Page 5 - Shows her current UQ team <S> Page 70 - Eva reveals her true identity to Touta Chapter 2: <S> Page 16 - Eva reverts back to her 10 year old true form. <S> She stays this way until page 38, where she returns back to her older fabricated form. <S> Part 2 <S> UQ's story is being told by Eva, who is reflecting on the past. <S> Eva plays an important character in both series, as her role is to train the main characters, Negi and Touta. <S> Also note that Touta Konoe is Negi Springfield's grandson (Ch 1 Pg 18). <S> Given that his surname is Konoe, we can also assume he is related to Konoka Konoe from MSN as well. <S> While UQ Holder is the sequel to MSN, there is nothing critical that you have missed. <S> In other words, you can read and understand UQ Holder perfectly fine without reading its prequel. <S> There are the occasional references to MSN though, but they do not affect the plot in any way. <S> A good analogy for this would be the difference between Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. <S> You can pick up Dragon Ball Z and fully understand everything without watching Dragon Ball. <S> And in this case, UQ Holder and MSN have a time skip of 3 generations later, so every character except Yukihime is presumed dead now. <A> There is another more more more obvious link: Chapter 1 pg 19: <S> Touta Konoe, the main hero, is the grand-son of Negi Springfield, somehow related to Konoka Konoe (his surname is Konoe). <A> The good thing about UQ Holder is that even if you didn't read MSN, you will still understand the story. <S> Yes there are some MSN references which UQ Holder dialogues explain thoroughly especially <S> Negi's "Thunder in Heaven, Great Vigor" was explained in the latter chapters. <S> As for the other characters, some are not yet dead since not all of them are human like Mana, Eva, and Fate. <S> There are also characters claiming to know and met Negi such as the Demon with many arms (i forgot the name) <S> Touta fought in the Mahora Martial Arts Tournament, Shion Nagumo a blind swordsman that stated Negi's superhuman magic Magia Erebea fighting the demons of the Lifemaker, and Ruin Ishkur. <S> Basically, go read UQ Holder and you'll still understand everything <S> but it is an advantage if you have a bit background (most especially on the characterns) in MSN. <A> First not all of the characters are dead and like said above they relate through Eva(who is Yuki). <S> Personally I would read negima because characters from it reaqure in UQ Holder. <S> Plus you need to know most of the background in the manga to experience a more exciting storyline. <S> Especially when previous characters return in this manga.

Both UQ and MSN are related through Eva, although MSN followed Negi's journey (main character of MSN).

Can an animated show created outside Japan be called Anime? The "Anime" called "Torkaizer" which will be created in Alter Ego Productions animation studio in Abu Dhabi is created outside Japan but is called Anime officially, can a cartoonic show created outside Japan be called anime? This is the official trailer by the official account of the studio on YouTube, in the description it officially states that it is an Anime. <Q> Anime is a Japanese loanword used to refer to any sort of animation. <S> Outside of Japan, in other countries, anime is generally considered to be a type of a cartoon. <S> You can make a cartoon in a style similar to anime, but it can't truly be considered an anime. <S> Why not, you ask? <S> Animation differs by region. <S> This can be because of the different techniques used, ideologies present, and resources available to each production or studio. <S> Sure, anime can have various different styles and also emulate styles of other countries, and lines might sometimes be blurred when there are collaborations between studios from different countries. <S> What makes them unique is the efforts of people, the people that come together to make them. <S> Anime is what it is today thanks to the efforts made in Japan for the sake of the genre. <S> It's just like having your ethnic food in a foreign country. <S> Some times it gets close but most of the time it'll have to acknowledge that it's not the same as if you had it in your home country. <S> This may be due to a variety of reasons, like the availability of ingredients, skill of the chef, or even the recipe. <S> While you can say it's ethnic food, it's just not the same. <A> For example, Avatar:The Last Airbender is produced in America, but takes on a lot of the distinctive characteristics of anime: <S> Conversely, Panty & Stocking looks a lot like some western animation and is produced in Japan. <S> The definition of anime is a topic that is frequently debated, so there seems to be no finalized answer. <S> It's probably best to describe shows outside Japan as 'anime-styled' rather than as 'anime'. <S> Also, this question might be of interest: <S> What differentiates anime from regular cartoons? <A> To the Japanese, it's still considered anime. <S> This is because, for Japanese, anime refers to any work that is animated. <S> To anyone outside of Japan, it gets murkier. <S> Americans specifically use the noun to mean "animation created within Japan". <S> So, since it wasn't created in Japan, it's not an anime as Americans would recognize it. <S> There are certainly other schools of thought on it being more an art form than a genre, but that's a different matter. <S> Ultimately, the answer depends on what dictionary you're looking at, but if separate the actual meaning of the word from the use, then yes, a work can be called anime even if it wasn't made in Japan. <A> "Anime" was actually ORIGINALLY meant to describe animation, but that used a particular number of frames per second, before becoming a term just for animations in general. <S> Anime doesn't HAVE to be strictly Japanese, but some rules have to be followed for this (the same applies to "manga," the comic book version of anime). <S> If an anime is made in Japan (especially if the original language of creation is Japanese) <S> then it is free to be called anime. <S> Same goes for manga. <S> However, if it has the same or a similar enough style to anime or manga but is made OUTSIDE of Japan (for a good example, see the Korean-made " March Story " series) then two actions could be taken; calling it either a "cartoon" or "graphic novel" depending on the medium, to differentiate it; OR, you may call it anime or manga, if the country or origin/main release is SPECIFIED (so March Story would be Korean Manga, and Avatar would be American Anime). <S> This implies that it looks like anime, maybe even has similar themes or stereotypes as anime, or manga, but that it ISN'T because of the country of origin. <S> This appeases everybody, and makes sense.

Strictly speaking, 'anime' is just animations produced within Japan, as it's the Japanese word for cartoons/animations, but their distinctive style sometimes dictates how people define them term 'anime'.

Why can't Zoro cut Seastone? In chapter 402, page 8, Zoro and Usopp got cuffed together with a Seastone cuff, but Zoro didn't cut it, and instead he suggested to cut one of their hands. At first I thought that maybe it's impossible to cut Seastone, but then I read chapter 677 page 9, where Law can easily cut another person's Seastone cuff (he is the only one that get caught by normal cuff). So why didn't Zoro cut his, was it because he not strong enough? Zoro Law <Q> Kairoseki is as hard as diamond, as stated in Chapter 400 p 11, so it is unlikely for Law to have cut it. <S> However, it is a chain and nobody said that the chain consists just of Kairoseki. <S> It is highly likely that at most every second chain link is effectively Kairoseki, <S> since it is as hard as Diamond, you could barely made it into a chain without any other material and after all it is a rare material. <A> Law can control everything in his room . <S> He can even extract toxins from someone's blood, so I guess he can also break chains with his mind/power even without actually having to cut them. <S> Law and admiral Fujitora just use their swords for show anyway. <S> They don't really need to cut something to activate their powers as can be seen when he removed his own cuffs or when admiral Fujitora was sending a meteor towards the straw hats while eating noodles. <A> Any answer to this question would be pure speculation: <S> If it were that the entire chain is not made of seastone, any rational being would make the cuffs portion of the chains seastone and, therefore, he would not be able to cut the chains off without cutting seastone. <S> This answer, though already accepted, could be rationally excluded. <S> Whether it makes sense that his devil fruit power could have been used to cut the chains is dependant on whether non-contact devil fruit abilities can manipulate seastone. <S> I don't believe they can <S> but the way to determine that is to look at smoker. <S> Can smoker-san turn his entire jutte into smoke? <S> If he can, then this is how the chains were removed. <S> If he cannot, he must have done it by his own skill. <S> If a swordsman (combined with the strength of his sword/swords) is rated by what he is able to cut, Law may have been able to cut the chains by his own strength. <S> His blade would touch the stones, not him. <S> The seastone being as hard as diamond does not mean it cannot be broken; hardness is not the same as toughness. <S> In other placed I would give better examples but for an anime site: <S> the blades used in Attack on Titan are a super hard metal yet fracture/dull easily. <S> Almost all very hard materials (especially stones and ceramics) have fracture planes between grain boundaries along which the material can be shattered or split with sufficient force. <S> How did you think diamonds are cut? <S> Why could Law do this and not Zoro? <S> Law at that point in the story was a better swordsman by this rating criteria <S> then Zoro was at the time when he considered cutting his hand (or his leg, or his chest, or throwing himself into a floating paw of pain... <S> what is up with this guy?) <S> Finally please note <S> that none of these explanations matter. <S> One Piece is (and I love this) <S> governed by the "rule of awesome" and the "rule of funny". <S> What is possible and what the chains are made of is all what is fun for the audience. <S> Both referenced scenes were badass and awesome. <S> Why could Law cut the seastone and Zoro <S> couldn't? <S> Because it was a better show that way! <A> None of the other answers actually answer the question. <S> OP asked <S> So why didn't Zoro cut his [seastone cuffs], was it because he not strong enough? <S> and not How could Law break the seastone chains? <S> He has cut metal before and clearly stated that diamond wouldn't be any different. <S> But for this technique, he needs free hands. <S> He has to slice in the right angle, with the right amount of power to do it. <S> The seastone on his arms is simply to close to exercise any technique. <S> But cutting flesh and bone on the other hand, is an relatively easy task with a sharp sword. <S> Besides what some people may think, One Piece doesn't open plot holes for the Rule of Cool.

If it really is just as hard as diamond, then Zoro should be able to cut the seastone.

How did Homura get a bow as a weapon? In the last episode of Puella Magi Madoka Magica TV anime, Homura seems to have Madoka's bow. In earlier episodes, she only use guns and bombs, when and how did she get this weapon? <Q> She got her weapon from Madoka. <S> This is a question for Gen Urobuchi <S> (Puella Magi Madoka Magica writer) at a Nitro+ <S> Q&A Panel <S> Q: <S> Did Homura get her weapon from Madoka? <S> A: <S> [Note: I'm not sure if I got this right <S> , maybe someone who still remembers the details of Madoka's ending properly could fill me in with the details of this] <A> I think it's because in the new universe, Homura didn't have to use her wish for the sake of saving Madoka. <S> She had no need for time manipulation, so instead of that device, she now has a bow. <S> In the Q&A answer section (as cited in the other answer), it's said the bow was to fill in the hole, being that there is no cause that would have Homura gain the Time Manipulation ability in the new universe. <A> By searching about this it makes me think, She probably didn't get this from Madoka or whoever it is, She got the bow through her wish as she said "Those are my feelings towards Madoka! <S> That's why, once more, lend me power! <S> Not as the shield that protects Madoka but as the power that smites anyone who threatens her!" <S> since her shield was obtained by wraith.

The weapon Homura got filled the hole that Madoka left when she couldn't use the bow anymore.

Are the martial art techniques in Kenichi real? I've been wondering for a while are all the martial arts and martial art techniques in this series real? I used to be a former karate student, so I do know that the karate techniques used in the beginning 200~ chapters are legit. As the series progressed, however, the karate techniques started to become a lot more complex and I have never even heard of them before. Then they also started deviating from the standard martial arts and introduced some like pencak silat (which I never knew existed before). If there are some fake styles or techniques, which ones are there*? *Please don't use unreal fights to disprove. For example, when Akisame fought against that other master and they proceeded to counter-throw each others counter-throw, ultimately leaving them suspended in midair for half the chapter. The technique of a counter throw is real, but the manga just used it unrealistically. <Q> Check this for a list of the martial arts used in Kenichi. <S> Some of the martial arts are of course <S> just fictional or adapted, like Nyakwondo <S> (a combination of cat moves and Tae Kwon Do ) and even Furinji's own style. <S> However, majority of the martial arts in the manga/anime is still legitimate and--based on personal experience as a former wrestling competitor in university days--relatively accurate. <S> Also, I won't rightly consider "fake" some of the variations, as martial arts in real life are mostly just variation of one another. <S> Kung Fu alone is credited for inspiring at least a couple of major styles, and die-hard practitioners and fans alike will call fake on these other inspired arts. <S> However, I must admit that Kenichi deserves an amazing suspension of disbelief with some of them. <S> Also, a bit out-of-topic: I personally find it amusing that you're a karate practitioner <S> and you don't know prior to Kenichi about Pencak Silat when it's one of the most murderous martial arts in the world. <S> While most martial arts are developed in defense, the likes of Muay Thai , Muay Boran , and Pencak Silat are meant to utterly disable, maim, and outright kill opponents. <S> Granted, Silat is a huge discipline, but the Pencak <S> variant is the recognized national martial art of Indonesia and it's been shown to be highly effective ( <S> a movie even had tons of people using it, including the "regular" street mook), not to mention Hayato Furinji himself had some issues with the art's complexity. <A> My background includes karate, muay thai, krav maga, and gracie jiu jitsu. <S> It just occasionally hollywoods the living hell out of it - like the saikuken (in the anime, the 1st fist uses it) <S> being some magical wall of defense. <S> The real equivalent in probably just knowing your range and understanding <S> just how little you have to move to dodge sometimes - <S> a boxer/kickboxer's slip of a punch is a good example of real "saikuken". <S> You only have to move your head 4 inches to dodge a straight punch to the face. <S> The whole Ki-attack thing and Siegfried just using an innate, musical understanding of rhythm as an un-trained fighting method are ridiculous. <S> The 2nd fist and some long haired dude who worked for Kisara and whose name I don't remember are also legit, but pretty out there - for a fighter to perform well from pure talent (2nd Fist) or to only learn by getting in fights frequently over and over again (forgotten name) are both possible but extraordinarily unlikely. <S> In short, most of it, at least where the anime covers is legit, and the portion that isn't legit is usually vaguely based on something real, and just hollywooded up for aesthetics or variety. <A> Pencak Silat is real, I believe they use it in the Middle East. <S> Penetration and command sumo are real styles too, I believe. <S> Lucha libre obviously is real, but some of the moves are somewhat unrealistic, but that's just like their personal fighting style or adaptation. <A> Pencak silat is a Malaysian martial art <S> (Featured in the The Raid movie). <S> Lucha Libre is Mexican wrestling (best reference is Rey Mysterio IRL). <S> As to the anime, I have to agree that 80-90% of it is based on real life martial arts. <S> Judging how Kenichi performed and trained, he is equivalent to our MMA fighters following the rule of Krav Maga (survival)

I have only read a little into the manga, but finished the anime, and I'd say ballpark 80%-90% of it is a legit martial art.

Why didn't Lelouch use the "obey me" order on everyone? In the final episodes of Code Geass R2, Lelouch gave orders like "be my slave" or "obey me". This way, unlike when using the Geass, he can give them orders an unlimited number of times. ( Code Geass Wikia ) So why didn't he use these orders on everyone from the beginning? This way he could've given them orders whenever he wanted! <Q> At the very beginning, right after he got his powers, Lelouch may not have been sure that it was possible to give such powerful orders. <S> This is why, for example, Lelouch ordered a female student from the academy to engrave a cross-mark on a wall every day forever: to determine how long a geass would last. <S> Presumably, he was performing similar experiments that weren't shown to the viewer. <S> In some cases, Lelouch could be morally conflicted about geassing people. <S> In the last episode of R2, we see him wavering on whether or not to use a geass to command Nunnally to give him the FLEIJA control device. <S> It's possible that he felt the same way about using his geass on other people as well. <S> (Then again, that might just be a special thing for Nunnally.) <S> Recall now that people are able to reject a geass (at least temporarily) if it is in strong conflict with their morals. <S> Guilford, for example, would probably have found the idea of obeying Zero to be utterly repugnant, and may have resisted the geass to a degree, which could have thrown a wrench in Lelouch's plans. <S> This could be why Lelouch instead geassed Guilford to view him as if he were Cornelia - to circumvent that issue. <S> There are probably a few other reasons, too, which hopefully other people will be able to come up with in their answers. <A> I like to think of them as purely moral choices, not at ALL for practicality. <S> In the beginning of R2, Kallen asked if she was geassed into obeying Zero, or something to that effect. <S> Lelouch makes it clear that she followed under her own will, which presumably, he wanted for all of the Black Knights. <S> Note that he only ordered "Obey Me!!! <S> " <S> after the Black Knights betray him <S> *, leaving him with no troops to command. <S> The others I see as lack of choices. <S> For example, he didn't geass Suzaku the moment he realized he was working for the enemy (he could have very well said "Follow Zero" at that point on, and C.C. even chastises him for not doing it) but he only geasses him in a very precarious situation (when both of them were about to get killed). <S> *EDIT: <S> Actually, there's another reason: (Lelouch thinks) NUNNALY's DEAD! . <S> Remember he did everything for Nunnaly. <S> With Nunnaly, Shirley, Rolo, and the Black knights gone, he has nothing left basically. <S> So this point is pretty much a "Well, Fuck My Moral Compass", And does things more pragmatically. <A> Production-wise, it would probably be because of addition to drama. <S> I think the production thought (and I believe us as well) would be boring to have Lelouch command "Obey me" everytime. <S> And of course, to add limitation to the order, thus, adding an opening for conflicts in the stories. <A> I agree with the opinions posed by Secret. <S> But there's another addition/modification I would like to make to it. <S> His initial motives were in line to end Charles' Hegemony and he had people in support for it, that's how he gained the support of the Black Knights. <S> But after the incidents in the thought chamber when he stopped Charles and Marianne, he had made a different plan with Suzaku and CC. <S> In order to execute this plan he required an army which he could gain neither by motivating them by his motives nor by the virtue of his emperor post(since <S> he was a usurper). <S> Hence the Geass. <A> I think the reason is much easier than what all you guys have just said. <S> It is likely that the obey order could not be issued because all the other people not affected by geass would have started to suspect something weird going on <S> and they would have investigated on geass. <S> However, this conclusion cannot be possible if the order issued was like "from now onward obey me but never tell or make any reference to who is giving you orders".

If the order "Obey me" will always be used, then Lelouch will mostly be invincible and that will prevent twists on the stories - which makes the anime more enjoyable. In summary: He had a moral compass which he later compromised for the greater good (Instead of his morality being lost after Nunnaly's death)

Why do characters always wear the same clothes? In most anime, most of the time, the characters wear the same clothes. Why is that? I'm sure they are easier to draw but are there any other reasons? <Q> There's many reasons - Many manga artists draw all their characters with a standard male or standard female face. <S> The only way then to distinguish their characters is by hair style and clothing, if they wear a recognizable outfit. <S> Branding - as other people said, characters become more recognizable, like a brand when they always wear the same clothes. <S> Coming up with new outfits is hard. <S> Manga artists have really strict deadlines, so it's important for them to save time when they can, and designing new outfits that aren't terrible take time. <S> For those manga that have the same clothes all the time, their intended audience isn't really interested in fashion, and fashion isn't really a focus of the manga, and so it's not really worth it to invest time/effort in coming up with new outfits anyways. <S> I actually think more economical merchandising is not a motivating factor. <S> For every outfit you come up with you can sell another toy to the same group of people who bought the last toy <S> (Look at Card Captor Sakura, with lots of merchandise of her many outfits). <S> (like all those "become an idol" manga), and their intended audience is more likely to be interested in fashion (why else would they be reading a manga where that's a focus?) <S> For example, I know for a fact though the manga author for Skip Beat! was not particularly interested in fashion, she was pressured to come up with new trendy outfits for her characters since she was, after all, writing a manga about movie stars. <A> One factor is character familiarization. <S> Another is that the artist can use the same "template" for his/her creations. <A> Plus when they do add a change no matter how small it's usually very noticeable giving them a significant definition without actually changing the overall appearance. <S> As @eric mentioned it's not unique to anime. <S> Also, it saves time and money with editing and reconstruction while developing it into moving picture. <A> You could justify it by utility, like warriors not being comfortable with wearing other things in combat/not being able to store their weapons/supplies as efficiently and such. <S> Or by making it a sort of uniform. <S> Literal, or like making a self-conscious character who knows they're forgettable, so they wear the same thing everyday to avoid being not recognized. <S> Or to draw attention. <S> Or something. <S> Or in the case of ghosts, it may be the outfit that they died in. <S> Or shapeshifters - having a limited understanding of society, so they see nothing wrong with wearing the same stuff.

Shoujo manga publishers are much more likely to pressure artists into drawing new clothes regularly because they're more likely to have a storyline relating to fashion I believe that is to keep familiarity with the character throughout the series. Another is that it will be more economical to produce toys and other merchandise. One of the things to consider is most of the anime and cartoon's originate from sketches and that makes it relatively difficult to iterate with significant changes.

What type of Devil Fruit did Sengoku eat? What type of Devil Fruit did Fleet Admiral Sengoku eat? Zoan? Logia? Paramecia? Since it seems he can change his physical appearance, I assume he ate a Zoan fruit, but what type? <Q> According to the wiki page of Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu , it is a Mythical-Zoan type Devil fruit. <S> The Hito Hito <S> no Mi, Model: Daibutsu is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows its user to transform into a Daibutsu (a giant Buddha statue) at will. <S> "Hito" is Japanese for "human". <S> The fruit's name was revealed in SBS Volume 60.[2] <S> In the Viz Manga it is called the Human-Human Fruit Daibutsu Model. <S> It was eaten by Sengoku, former Fleet Admiral of the Marines. <S> And the characteristics of such Mythical Zoan type fruits is explained here. <S> Mythical Zoan (「動物系」幻獣種 <S> Zōn-kei Genjūshu?) <S> fruits are an exceptionally rare and immensely powerful type of Zoan Devil Fruit and is said to be even rarer than Logia Devil Fruits. <S> Unlike the other types of Zoan Devil Fruits, this type of fruit may be the only one considered impressive, owing to its rarity and the unique powers it bestows upon the user. <S> They allow users to transform into mythological creatures (which may have special abilities that are comparable to Paramecia and Logia Devil Fruits), the sorts of which could be regarded as the subject of legends and the like. <S> Only two canonical have been shown so far, belonging to Whitebeard's 1st division commander, Marco "The Phoenix"[6] and Sengoku with his Hito Hito <S> no Mi, Model: Daibutsu, both of whom are considered extremely strong and immensely powerful individuals. <S> One non-canonical is Pato with <S> his Inu Inu no Mi, Model: <S> Bake-danuki. <A> yes, he is ate Zoan type fruit. <S> As mentioned on wiki , Oda sensei answer it him self. <S> It is Hito Hito no Mi, Model "Daibutsu". <S> It's a Mythical Zoan-type just like Marco. <A> Nearby Marines claim that they have never seen him use this power before the war.

Sengoku ate the "Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu", a rarer-than-Logia Mythical Zoan-class Devil Fruit which allows him to turn into a gigantic Daibutsu, which is probably the reason for his nickname.

How exactly did Madara get Hashirama's power? We already know that Madara had fought Hashirama at the Valley of the End, and got some of his power. How did we get from that to the fact that he has his face on his shoulder? Is this Orochimaru/Kabuto's doing? Or is that a natural thing that somehow occurred? <Q> Orochimaru helped Madara get that face as well as develop the Rinnegan. <S> This is partially why Madara activated the Rinnegan so late in his life; Orochimaru was the brain in the operation. <S> As you can see, Orochimaru knew a lot of secrets, including Danzou's condition and Tobi's true identity. <S> There are small hints as the manga progresses all leading up to this point. <S> Madara doesn't explicitly state it (in the below picture), but we know it is Orochimaru based on his research, Kishimoto's hints throughout the manga, and <S> the fact Madara never met Kabuto before this war. <S> The underling is <S> Obito and the acquaintance is Orochimaru (Ch. 657). <S> UPDATE: Here is the proof that Madara didn't know Kabuto. <S> In the last 2 panels of the above pic, it is pretty much implied that Madara met a person (while he was alive) that showed him how to use his current technique. <S> That person can only be Orochimaru. <S> http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kw3h3qH3iMg/TqlOW7PBdKI/AAAAAAAAGQM/jfPgdY5Do1w/008.jpg?imgmax=2000 <A> Here he meant, <S> An acquaintance of an underling of mine Kabuto (acquaintance of underling, Tobi) Others who mulled over similar idea Orochimaru (experimented over Danzou) <S> Kabuto was the one who resurrected Madara. <S> He could have managed to fuse and modify Madara's body as per his will and wish (just a theory). <S> And Madara didn't die having Hashirama's face on his chest, which means this power was gained only after he was revived. <S> Kabuto while fighting with Itachi and Sasuke did indeed show his skills of fusing different persons' cells in himself. <S> That makes us believe that he might have played around with Madara's corpse before he summoned him. <S> But the phrase I learnt said by Madara makes us think that, may be <S> the Kabuto's craft work was imperfect and something that Madara composed later during the battle. <S> But all the above statements are just theories and vaguely supported by evidence. <S> Kishi is one tricky guy :) <A> I would assume it could be Orochimaru, because these experiments were definitely done while Madara was still alive. <S> Madara was kept alive up til old age because the Gedo Mazou was supporting him, and at that time his Rinnegan was already implanted in Nagato, so that must mean he had the Senju cells before his death in order to get those eyes. <S> Orochimaru is alive at the time that Obito was saved by Madara, and this was around the time he began to conduct his expirements. <S> I wouldn't say he saved Madara during his fight with Hashirama <S> but he definitely fits the part where Madara said he was taught that by an acquaintance of an underling; Orochimaru was a part of Akatsuki and obviously acquainted with Obito, and I'm pretty sure Orochimaru would keep all his intel on the low from everyone, being alive before Madaras death <S> I bet he wouldn't tell obito that much of his past expirements <A> The underling is Obito and <S> the acquaintance is kabuto, the two were working together during the fourth shinobi war, when Kabuto ressurected madara he told him that he had brought him back better than his glory days, in other words, during his fight with hashirama in which he took hashirama's flesh and implanted it into himself, but he didn't obtain the power until he was at a very old age,

what Kabuto did was take the power the madara got from hashirama's cells in his old age and implant them into a younger version of madara, making Kabuto the one responsible for the current madara having hashirama's power

Why is most anime centered on fighting? Something I have always wondered, why is most anime centered on fighting ? DragonBall Z, RWBY, Bleach just to name a few. I've seen some that aren't, but it seems to be few and far between. Is this something that just relates to the Japanese lifestyle? <Q> Anime can be broken into three broad catagories - shounen, shoujo, and seinen. <S> These translate into roughly young guys, young girls, and adults (as in not young people). <S> As can be expected, there are also shoujo shows, which are mostly romance, drama, and romantic comedies. <S> Seinen shows contain themes of psychology, mystery, and other stuff adults are interested in. <S> In the end, you can compare the anime genres to western movie genres, you have big block buster action flicks, aimed towards guys, you have chick flicks for the girls, and you have these thriller/mystery <S> /philosophical stuff for the "sophisticated" <A> It's not that all anime is focused on fighting, but that your average American is ignorant enough to believe that living in japan makes you a Kung-Fu master out to save the world with your proud and honourable style. <S> Truth is, we are the brutes who are all about fighting, so those are the anime that are popular here. <S> Whereas in Japan and other places, the more complex and less flashy anime are more popular. <S> Not that we don't all love some ass kicking, big explosion, breasts flying everywhere superhero action. <A> From otaku's point of view. <S> If you know Dragon Ball , I think you can understand this answer easily. <S> First few parts of Dragon Ball is adventure manga instead of battle (fighting) <S> manga. <S> It was running in Weekly Shonen Jump. <S> Jump has a voting system (by postcard) and the ranking is very very important. <S> If a manga can't get a good result, that manga should be discontinued soon. <S> In the first part, Dragon Ball is not popular. <S> Then the author tried to change the style. <S> For example, adding more gag, introducing more enemies. <S> Finally, he found that battle manga can get more vote and continued over ten years. <S> Other than Dragon Ball , many manga has these change. <S> For example: YuYu Hakusho : detective manga to battle manga. <S> Magical Taluluto : Doraemon -style manga to battle manga. <S> Jungle King Tar-chan : <S> gag manga to battle manga. <S> The story has the loop: <S> A new enemy is coming. <S> Protagonist loses. <S> Protagonist trains. <S> Finally, wins. <S> Go back to 1. <S> But recently the user of shonen has different interest. <S> They stop reading at step 2.Then, recent shonen manga has a different story. <A> Note: RWBY is not an anime. <S> It's all based on the demographic you watch. <S> You appear to watch most of the shonen anime, but that's understandable as most of this kind of anime is popular because people like this kind of things. <S> If you don't think action suits you, I'll list a few from their demographics and you can go check them out. <S> Kodomo: for young children <S> ( Doraemon , Pokemon , Inazuma Eleven ) Shojo: for girls aged 8-18 <S> ( Sailor Moon , Ouran Highschool Host Club ) Shounen: for boys aged 8-18 <S> ( Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood , Attack on Titan , One Piece ) <S> Seinen: for older men over 18 ( Tokyo Ghoul , One Punch Man , Parasyte ) <S> Josei: for older women over 18. <S> I don't have any picks apart from Boku no Pico <S> and I seriously don't want you to watch that, <S> so... <S> nah... <S> Emotional/Romance anime series that will make you cry: Clannad , Clannad: <S> After Story , Erased , Your Lie in April

Most of the "popular" shows are shounen, which contain a lot of action/fighting, simply because that demographic likes that kind of thing more.

Is Kizaru really able to kick at the speed of light? While Kizaru does a physical attacks (such as kicking or punching) Does he, or atleast a part of his body transform back into his normal form ? Won't he hurt himself attacking at the speed of light ? I don't quite understand the concept of the speed of light, but I think attacking with the speed of light like that he will break his own body. How is he able to do that? <Q> I think this has something to do with his own physical ability in combination with his devil fruit. <S> But over all I don't think the attacks have a big of a strain on his body to begin with. <S> His devil fruit the Pika Pika <S> no <S> Mi allows him to turn into light and manipulating light around him. <S> As he can manipulate the light around him to reduce weight <S> he could use this fact in his kick to reduce the weight and make up with speed reducing the actual impact on his own body. <S> Second of all Kizaru is a highly trained admiral with amazing physical abilities <S> As a Marine Admiral, Kizaru holds the title of the strongest fighter within the World Government and Marines. <S> He possesses great physical strength, capable of holding down Whitebeard's bisento with just one foot, and is capable of fighting Rayleigh and Whitebeard equally despite their Haki abilities. <S> Kizaru got struck by a "Haki"-wielding Marco, and experienced little damage from the physical blow. <S> His powerscaling places him comparable to Akainu, who managed to deflect blows from Whitebeard with difficulty. <S> source <S> So he might just be able to sustain it with his training. <S> Which would mean that in longer extending battles his power usage would go down or even not usable. <S> And my third point would be the fact that it is a Logia type of fruit. <S> A Logia user can be shattered, split, or otherwise separated into multiple parts, sometimes down to the size of dust, and reform without injury. <S> In addition to their ability to become their element, Logia users can generate limitless amounts of their element and control it at their whim, giving them fearsome attack abilities. <S> source <S> The Logia type enhances a user/owner in a totally different scale to begin with. <S> The huge enhancement made by the Logia fruit might already be enough to not sustain injury by his own ability due to the amazing regenerative abilities he has gained with it. <A> As the wikia states all of his attacks are based on the element of light; such as firing energy blasts from his fingertips or feet with extreme accuracy and precision. <S> His power is very destructive, causing huge explosions and easily destroying buildings <S> So basically kicks with great 'energy' . <A> i.e vs Apoo. <S> Light is dodgy, it's both a particle (a photon) and a wave (EMW). <S> I think that the extent of his light speed would be limited to travel speed, and not attack speed. <S> Rayleigh is a little broken as he, like Katakuri, has some form of precognition of ability to read moves very fast. <S> Using the Observation Haki, you can narrow it the point here you can point the exact moment he does and prepare a counter. <S> From Kizaru vs Apoo, we can see that he can only travel in a straight line (unless reflected). <S> Combining both high level observation and Armament Haki, you can pretty much always counter Kizaru. <S> If you look a the One Piece Film: Z , Z can counter Kizaru because he can predict his action and movement even though he(k) <S> far outspeeds him and used the sea prism to deflect and nullify the attacks. <A> If you have mass you cannot travel at speed of light, if you have no mass (as photons) you always travel at speed of light. <S> Once part of kizarus body become light, it travels at light speed before it reverts back. <S> As logia his primary ability is to create and control light. <S> When he creates light, he releases energy. <S> Imho, when he reverts back into human form and attacks, he adds that released energy to his kick in form of kinetic energy. <S> Once it connects, his leg would've been destroyed. <S> Instead he instinctively uses second logia ability - turns his leg into light and reforms it. <S> Bonus, if he pumps enough energy into his leg to travel like 99.999% speed of light, each kick would release energy of circa 100 megaton nuclear bomb, with fireball of 10 kilometers radius and full demolition of 20 kilometers radius

From what I gather, rather than being light speed, he moves at light speed for a short burst of speed. He would HAVE to transform into a human of part-human form to actually deal damage.

Do we know what Hana is sick with? In Tokyo Godfathers, we know that Hana is sick. She's shown coughing up blood several times and ends up in the hospital at one point in the movie. It's not clear to me what it is that she's sick with. I wasn't paying attention to all the details, so it could have been said, or this could have just never been revealed. Do we know what sickness was afflicting Hana? <Q> It is never revealed outright but it is implied to be AIDS. <S> We know that Hana used to have a boyfriend named Ken who died (and caused Hana to drift away from the drag queen club). <S> When asked if Ken died of AIDS, Hana glibly replies "No, he slipped on the soap". <S> So the implication is that Ken did die of AIDS and probably passed it on to Hana. <A> Actually, no. <S> While she may not have been serious when she said he 'slipped on the soap', that doesn't automatically mean he did die of AIDS. <S> It could be the case that Hana just didn't want to talk about it, and given the lack of gravity in the scene, it doesn't seem likely that it would be where they reveal something like that. <S> Furthermore, even if he did contracted AIDS and died from it, that doesn't mean he passed it on. <S> They could have been having only safe sex. <S> Furthermore, since it's never revealed outright, and given the only information we get from the hospital scene — which was that the lifestyle of a homeless person is making it worse, it would make much more sense that her condition wouldn't have been anything serious if she hadn't been homeless. <S> Especially since it would ruin the entire hopeful tone of the story, and the especially upbeat ending, if one of the characters was going to die anyway. <S> Bronchitis, for example, would be a very bad thing for a homeless person to get, but it would be completely non-fatal to someone able to get medical attention. <S> As Hana would be able to by the end, because they won the lottery. <A> anyone can get it, but it does spreads faster in people with AIDS. <S> so says a quick google search. <S> But Hana being homeless and not getting any treatment for TB (or also has AIDS) could make it worse. <S> it's like the Spanish THAT <S> DOESN'T HAVE A SINGLE TRANSLATION <S> AT <S> ALL ANYWHERE (That I could find...) <S> But again who knows? <S> Only the writers.

it could be Tuberculosis (or TB).

What happened to Misa Amane in the last episode? In the last episode of Death Note , the series, we see Misa Amane standing near the edge of a building. She incurred a lot of grief due to Light Yagami's death; after all, she was one of the most devoted to him. She went through continuous torture and suffered for light. Did Misa commit suicide? <Q> This write-up over at WikiAnswers is pretty good. <S> When she regains her memories by Rem telling her Rem states that if Light tries to harm Misa in anyway she will kill him. <S> Misa responds "I don't exactly want to be loved by a Shinigami, and if Light died I couldn't live on without him. <S> There's no way Light would kill Misa-Misa. <S> And why would you go so far for me. <S> " Most likely foreshadowing events to come because Light does die. <S> Despite fan rumors, the cloaked woman who appears at the end of the manga is not Misa, but an unnamed follower of Kira. <S> Ohba stated that this was simply because he did not have a situation to fit her in. <S> It may be that the scene from the anime is in the future, because light dies on April 28, 2010, and Misa died on February 14, 2011 (Valentines Day) according to Chapter 110 "How To Read" profiles of the characters. <S> There's no clear evidence for the suicide on the roof, but there's really little reason someone would be standing on the edge of a roof, on the other side of the safety railing. <A> Yes, it's strongly implied that she committed suicide. <S> (in the Anime) <S> There's actually two things going on: <S> Yes, she was grieving for Yagami's death. <S> She also had her remaining lifespan cut in half twice from two eye trades. <S> Once with Rem and once with Ryuk. <S> The fact that there's a concept of "remaining lifespan" already implies some sort of predetermination in the series. <A> We know that if a shinigami saves a human then that human gets the rest of the life span, then Misa gets that halved with the eye deal from Rem. <S> Rem then saves Misa and Misa gets Rem's remaining life span, and then it is halved by Ryuk. <S> So still she has a pretty long life span. <S> And just as my observation the girl at the end is Misa for the fact that if you look back earlier on in the series Misa wears that same outfit in one of the episodes, but <S> like I said that is just my observation. <A> When you kill a shinigami you don't get the rest of their lives because in reality Shinigami can't really die. <S> When Rem killed "L" and "Watari" Rem just saved Misa from dying from them. <S> Rem didn't give it's remaining life to Misa. <S> Rem just allowed Misa to live a little longer. <S> This is shown when the story is first given to Misa when she asks Rem "How do you kill a Shinigami?" <A> Since Rem killed herself to extend Misa's life, all of Rem's remaining life would have been added to hers, just like when the first Shinigami saved her. <S> If that is the case, then her getting her life span halved twice would have been wouldn't be such a big deal. <S> Her life span was extended again AFTER she halved it twice.

According to 13: How to Read, Misa loses her memories related to using the Death Note and retains her love for Light. Since it is in the nature of a Death Note user to "suffer misfortune", Misa falls into despair after someone "like Matsuda" "probably let it slip" that Light died. They're pretty much immortal until they sacrifice their lives for a human. Misa's fate is not shown in the manga at all; she was last seen staying at the Teito Hotel. Having halved her life twice, it's hardly a coincidence that she would die so quickly.

Was Rem's warning fake? Rem warned Light not to hurt Misa or it would kill Light by writing his name in it's Deathnote, but Ryuk had mentioned in the last episode as well as before that either Ryuk would kill Light or that Light would die after living his natural lifespan. As Ryuk has to kill him, was Rem's warning a bluff? If so, couldn't Light, being a genius, see through his bluff?? <Q> Rem warned Light, but later Misa told Rem not to harm him, that she would rather die first. <S> So Rem, in order to preserve Misa's happiness,couldn't kill him. <S> Light, being a genius, learned how to take advantage of the situation, and used Rem on his plans, manipulating her like any other. <A> Chapter 30 Rem threatens Light by saying If you try to harm this girl, I will write your name in my note and kill you. <S> Chapter 57 <S> Six months after Rem threatens Light, the killing spree has begun again as soon as Misa was released. <S> Because of this L assumes correctly that Misa is the second killer. <S> Rem knows that if she doesn't take action Misa will be killed soon and she also realizes that this is exactly what Light had planned. <S> Therefore she considers killing Light as she had stated six months earlier, but by now she realizes she can't kill him. <S> Her statement wasn't a bluff, she just realizes that there would be no point on killing Light. <S> On the contrary, and I quote: With this, killing Yagami Light means nothing. <S> Misa cannot be saved.. <S> More than that, Misa will be lost as an ally and I will be driven more quickly into a corner... <S> No. <S> I already know that if Yagami Light dies, then Misa will lose all will to live. <S> Yagami Light is already a human who is in many ways, necessary for Misa to continue living... <S> Rem had played her cards well, but Light played better. <S> He had completely manipulated the situation, resulting in the death of a Death God. <S> If Rem wanted to save Misa, she had to kill L and had to do so quickly. <S> As much as she might have hated Light, killing him would result in the complete opposite of what she wanted and would make her death an utterly useless sacrifice. <A> There is a rule in How To Read 13 that states "Only a God of Death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note." <S> This means that Rem could only kill Light if he was the owner her second Death Note. <S> It was either a bluff or a mistake. <S> Rule 34 item 3 : <A> In How to Read XXXIV , the third point reads, Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note. <S> that means ryuk is the only on who could killed light yagami

Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note.

Why couldn't Hashirama break through Edo Tensei like Madara did? Hashirama Senju was the legendary ninja in the world of Naruto, he was also the only one who managed to defeat Madara Uchiha. How come Hashirama could not break the seal of Edo Tensei (when Orochimaru, who was less proficient in Edo Tensei than Kabuto later on) much like Madara did with Kabuto? It seems silly that Hashirama who was stronger than Madara could not break Orochimaru's seal, while Madara was able to break Kabuto's more powerful seal. <Q> Which means he is already acting on his own free will. <S> The only risk is if someone catches Orochimaru and undo the Justsu somehow (like Itachi did to Kabuto), all 4 Hokages will vanish. <S> Even in that case, there is Edo-Tensei grace period. <S> During that time, Hashirama can break the Jutsu and recast it on his own, same like Madara did (maybe 2nd <S> also, he is the Jutsu creator). <A> How did Orochimaru summon the 1st Hokage? <S> Orochimaru used 4 Zetsu bodies as bodies for the 4 hokages. <S> Then, recall how each one of them were sealed in the death god? <S> The 4th sealed himself with part of the kyuubi, and the 3rd sealed himself along with the first two when fighting against Orochimaru at chuunin selection exam. <S> Thus Orochimaru can pull them all out of the death god and put them in the Zetsu bodies. <S> Why couldn't Hashirama break the seal? <S> Madara stated that you can free yourself if you know the seals to Edo Tensei. <S> Hashirama probably knew the seal (as his brother created the jutsu), but he didn't even need to use it. <S> Orochimaru specifically stated that he couldn't even control Hashirama to begin with. <S> This is probably due to Hashirama being incredibly strong as well as Zetsu bodies being made with Hashirama cells. <S> Why is there so much mystery about Hashirama's power? <S> Because he is considered the god of all Shinobi. <S> And since Naruto takes place in an era where he is dead, no one really knows his true strength. <S> Of course, the only person who would know his true power is Uchiha Madara. <A> Hashirama, as I previously stated, was at 40%, thus weaker, and unable to use his full power). <S> In Shippuden, once again revived by Orochimaru, easily breaks free from the seal due to to his immense strength and prowess. <A> Kabuto's edo tensei is different since he can keep the old mind of the deceased iam pretty sure <S> orochimatu didn't do so <S> when madara was ascending to heaven he had control over his body and was able to revive himself hashirama didn't get the grace period of ascending cause of sarutobi. <A> When Orochimaru summoned Hashirama in part one, he was using the incomplete version of the jutsu and it took kabuto from the time of Orochimaru's death to the fourth great ninja war to perfect it. <S> So the Hashirama that was summoned earlier was not a complete copy whereas Madara is the perfected version.

Hashirama (in Chunin Exam Arc under Orochimaru's Control was only at 40% and had a talisman inserted into him; Madara did not, and Hashirama doesn't need to break the Edo-Tensei because it's already mentioned that Orochimaru (Jutsu owner) is not able to control Hashirama.

Who is the strongest Hokage? Who is actually the strongest Hokage? It would be such a simple question and answer if Kishimoto just gave us a direct answer. But instead, Kishimoto feeds us different information along the way as the story progresses. Pre Chuunin Exam Sarutobi was highlighted as the genius Shinobi. The manga stated that he quickly surpassed both the first and the second at a young age, and was widely known as the Professor. We also find out later that the first and second died in war, while the third and fourth sacrificed their lives to use the demon god. Chuunin exam era + beginning of Shippuden Minato was considered the strongest Hokage. Recall when Orochimaru was using Edo Tensei to revive all dead Kages - Sarutobi was most afraid of the Fourth. For a while, everyone regarded the 4th as the strongest shinobi. I am not sure if this is because they never witnessed the first, but it seems evident that Minato was the powerhouse. Everyone kept saying - If the fourth was here, Orochimaru would be no problem, etc. Late Shippuden when Tobi starts acting and Madara is revealed Hashirama is the God of Shinobi. He is depicted as the strongest of all four, even recognized by Minato. He is the only one to resist Orochimaru's control. Madara Uchiha also regards everyone else, aside from Hashirama, as insignificant. The thing that bothers me the most is how Sarutobi was not worried and was able to handle fighting both Hashirama and Tobirama. Minato was the source of his fear. And then later on, Hashirama just seems like he is on another level. So I guess I have to redefine my question. Was Hashirama always the strongest Hokage, or did Kishimoto develop his strength later on? Or can this just not be determined? <Q> During the fight between Sarutobi Hiruzen and Edo Tensei Hokage brothers, the 1st and 2nd Hokage were not able to use their full power, because, Orochimaru hadn't perfected the jutsu at that time. <S> Also, Hiruzen was not afraid of Minato alone, but he was afraid that he wont be able handle all three of them at once. <S> In my personal opinion, Hashirama Senju is considered the strongest Hokage because of his abilities like Sage Mode, extraordinary life force, Wood Release techniques, impressive clones, great stamina (many people have tries to replicate it, like Orochimaru, Madara Uchiha, Zetsu, Obito Uchiha). <A> Yeah, Minato and Tobirama were very strong and Hiruzen was meant to be brilliant when he was younger, but Hashirama was like a Greek hero. <S> He had the spirit of Ashura, he could do all the crazy healing things Naruto is doing right now, he was powerful beyond compare. <S> He had chakra that doesn't compare to anyone we've seen all series, easily breaking out of Orochimaru's Edo Tensei the second time which none of the other hokages could do, his sage mode was ridiculous, his wood dragon was as powerful as the nine tails and his ridiculous avatar made of hands <S> was by far the most powerful thing in the series. <S> Minato and Tobirama had some absolutely brilliant techniques, and Hiruzen had an amazing breadth of techniques <S> but Hashirama's chakra alone just put him on a different level, in addition to his other ridiculous powers. <A> Well you can't compare Hokage. <S> May be Hashirama is very powerful. <S> But at the same time Tobirama is more powerful because he can be very dangerous due to the edo tensei and transportation techniques. <S> In the other way Sarutobi may be not powerful as much as people say he is. <S> He is only capable of using basic elements and his will of fight. <S> His sealing jutsu also belong to uzumaki class.

My point of view you cant compare the Hokages to check who is most powerful because each one is unique.

Is it possible for Kakashi to obtain an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan? He doesn't have siblings, nor he is an Uchiha, so the answer would be simple, but as we've seen, he reached a high level in the usage of the Sharingan. so, based on our knowledge of how the Mangekyou Sharingan works, could the combination of his and Obito's eye result an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan? <Q> The answer to your question is yes, Kakashi can obtain Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan . <S> But the problem is that his Sharingan consumes a lot of his chakra. <S> At some stages, his overuse of Kamui made him exhausted, too. <S> In this source , it does say that: "Repeated use of the technique puts a great deal of strain on the user, causing his left eye to bleed if overused" <S> As a result, using Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan could result in a life-threatening situation for him . <S> And as per the previous answer, you need to transplant a Mangekyou Sharingan, preferably from somebody close, such as a sibling. <A> Realistically speaking, Kakashi cannot gain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (EMS) . <S> Reread <S> this section from Chapter 386 <S> There are multiple reasons why Kakashi cannot gain EMS. <S> First, the exchange must be done between clansmen. <S> Kakashi doesn't fit in this category. <S> Further more, the manga states "simply gaining another's eyes didn't equate to gaining this power". <S> This is implying that you need to gain your brother's eyes as well as a new set of eyes. <S> One can argue that Kakashi and Obito are like brothers, however Kakashi isn't gaining a new eye if he swaps with Obito. <S> In the end, it is impossible for Kakashi to achieve EMS. <A> But the chances of this happening are very slim To obtain a eternal mangekyou sharingan <S> one needs to transplant a mangekyou sharingan preferable from somebody close such as a sibling. <S> Just a normal transplant should only restore ones eyes sight with its visual prowess. <S> Yet Kakashi may also be a exception in this case as does not/barely seem to lose any of his eyesight will using his sharingan. <S> This might also be due to the lack of use and the lack of powerful eye powers besides his Kamui Over time, use of the Mangekyō Sharingan's techniques deteriorates the user's eyesight to the point of blindness, a harsh fate for those that have grown accustomed to the power and visual acuity it affords. <S> Only by transplanting the eyes of another Uchiha can they hope to regain their sight and ocular powers. <S> If the transplanted eyes happen to be the Mangekyō Sharingan of an Uchiha with strong blood ties with the recipient — ideally a sibling — the likelihood of compatibility is increased, resulting in the creation of an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan source <A> Yes, Kakashi can obtain Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan . <S> I would have to disagree with kakashi's answer though. <S> EMS consumes lesser chakra and puts lesser stress on the user casting it. <S> Kakashi has to possess a Mangekyou Sharingan eye, assuming it's compatible to him, since it's not possible to obtain EMS just by implanting another set of MS. <S> So using EMS would be less life threatening to him than using MS, since, there is no risk of blindness after obtaining EMS. <A> Since we're stuck, let's sum up what we know: <S> YES - but: his Sharingan uses too much chakra, <S> therefore he would be fully exhausted/maybe dead using the EMS, or he wouldn't be able to use it at its full power. <S> NO - <S> because: Kakashi doesn't belong to the Uchiha clan, plus he doesn't have brothers or close ones to him with the same ability; even if he had someone, that someone must possess an MS, but we don't know about other people, except Sasuke. <S> So we could say that the odds are even, but it just hit me... <S> Do we realize that we are talking about the same eyes??? <S> As much as I would like to see him equipped with an EMS, if he could gain this eye by simply fusing his one with Obito's one, it would be the same as Madara would've fused his own eyes into one (we can argue that he would lose one eye, but the other would be an EMS), so practically every Uchiha member could've possessed an EMS just by fusing their own eyes. <S> So if we must make a conclusion, even if he isn't an Uchiha, nor he has siblings, therefore he doesn't got a chance to obtain a new set of eyes, I think the best answer and reason <S> why Kakashi CAN'T obtain an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan <S> (but I'm eagerly waiting for "can answers") <S> is because fusing your own eyes wouldn't result in EMS.

Technically speaking Kakashi should be able to obtain the eternal mangekyou sharingan.

What effect does Kairoseki's have on Haki? When a Devil Fruit user is locked with Kairoseki, is there any affect on his Haki abilities.Like in episode 627, couldn't luffy use Conqueror's Haki when he was in the cage made of Kairoseki? <Q> Kairoseki has no effect on haki. <S> Rayleigh could use Haki while being chained in the auction house ( during the sabaody archipelago arc).Also haki is inborn quality in every living thing in one piece world as said by Rayleigh. <S> And kairoseki only affects devil fruit users. <S> So they can use haki however they like still being chained. <A> It wasn't really explained. <S> We still don't know about the full extent of Haki or Kairōseki. <S> Plus episode <S> 627 is a filler <S> so I wouldn't take what happens in there seriously <S> , it is not canon. <S> The anime is notorious for contradicting itself. <S> Oda might explain Haki and Kairōseki more in the manga later on. <A> As i see it, the Kairoseki (sea stone was a translation i once memorized) <S> makes the devil-fruit user physically weak, unable to move. <S> And as you know, Luffy's ability is pretty much physical in any aspect, meaning when he feels weakened in his body, he also starts to feel helpless in his mind (until emotions tend to make him go berserk). <S> Apparently that's just enough to make him lose his inner cool and not be able to use haki as he wished to. <S> Just my 2 cents... <A> In addition, Shanks used Haoshoku no Haki on the sea monster that took his arm while swimming. <S> That means Haki is unaffected by the sea's wavelength and therefore unaffected by Kairoseki. <S> There are many situations where Luffy could use Haoshoku no Haki and chooses not to, especially on Whole Cake Island. <S> So I think it is fair to assume he cannot use it in every situation. <S> Because we cannot yet know exactly what situations he can use it in, we should look at the situations in which he does and compare. <S> Everytime Luffy uses his Haoshoku no Haki , he is in one of two states: either in a totally desperate situation or in perfect health while calm and collected. <S> In episode 627, however, he is not in a totally desperate situation (although Chopper is being beaten, he is not in danger of dying) and Luffy is not perfectly calm and collected. <S> It may be fair, then, to assume Luffy could not use his Haoshoku no Haki in this particular instance.

Non devil fruit users are not affected by kairoseki. According to Smoker , Kairoseki works to incapacitate devil fruit eaters because it gives off the same wavelength as the sea.

How exactly did Obito escape from Itachi's Amaterasu? Itachi attacked Obito with Amaterasu through Sasuke's eyes, when Sasuke saw Obito's Sharingan. As soon as Obito was engulfed by the flames, he went into the dark region of the room and got rid of the lethal flame. How did he do it? Did he achieve that with Kamui? <Q> I've been thinking about this question, and I've found a theory, which would explain a few things: <S> I'm almost 100% sure that the Amaterasu had hit Obito, as in the anime we can hear the damage being received. <S> As from that moment, we can't talk about the Transportation Technique, because the Amaterasu lasts until his target is completely gone. <S> So that would reach the 5 minute limit and Obito would have been dead, just as it would've been the same result in the fight with Konan: those paper bombs kept coming, and they would've reach the 5 minutes limit, IF, and here it comes my theory. <S> Obito escaped with the same technique both times, the Izanagi. <S> Since he had a lot of Sharingan eyes in reserve, he could have easily replaced the eye he had just used, just as he did after fighting Konan. <S> AND he could have implied this, by the lines (if I recall well), "Even Itachi didn't know everything about me". <S> That he could use Izanagi, or that he has those Sharingan reserves (since Itachi never knew about the eyes collected by Tobi, or Tobi's expertise in using this rare and forbidden jutsu). <A> At that time, Obito/Tobi doesn't have Rinnegan. <S> The Rinnegan was in Nagato's possession. <S> At that time the only Sharingan that had evolved into the Rinnegan was that of Uchiha Madara. <S> Obito's was just a Mangekyou Sharingan. <S> Therefore it definitely was not Shinra Tensei. <S> But it can't be said for 100% as it was never revealed in manga nor anime. <S> Since the Amaterasu hit him on his whole bod, he surely didn't do the same thing he did when he fought Danzo's bodyguard Fuu and Torune (pulling off his arm that is). <S> Therefore I can say for 95% that it was Izanagi. <A> he used Kamui. <S> the third databook brought up the question of how he survived and talked about his ability to slip through things <A> I don't think zetsu had anything to do with it. <S> And personally, I don't think he used the izanagi either. <S> I think he used the same thing he uses to make things pass through him to escape it. <S> Yes, the Amaterasu flames don't burn out until their target it burnt to a crisp, but think about it. <S> Fire is energy, no matter what how it is formed, and chakra is basically energy as well. <S> The rasengan is made of chakra(energy), and it passed right through him to. <S> So to the flames, it would be like their target was already gone, so they burn out. <S> That's just what I think about this topic. <A> One of the reason can be <S> the flames burn fairly slowly, sometimes allowing anyone struck by Amaterasu an opportunity to remove whatever clothing or body parts have been caught ablaze. <S> This gave time Obito to separate him from his clothes. <S> And for the part Amaterasu burn anything caught by it to ash or destroyed. <S> Dress he was wearing will be destroyed by Amaterasu . <A> You guys seem to not know that Obito's power is using the Kamui which the right eye can only be used if he is touching them where as the left eye is for long distance which is why Kakashi can only do it at distances <S> but anyway the flame was touching Obito meaning he can transport it to the other dimension <S> so there u go <S> maybe u should look up his power before discussing

A possible explanation to how he get rid of the Amaterasu is that he used Izanagi using one of the Sharingans he collected.

Why was Shenron afraid of Bills? Having the ability to grant all wishes and being powerful why does Shenron have to be afraid of Bills in the movie Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of The Gods ? <Q> If you don't recall the Dragons that are created by the Dragonballs are only as powerful as the person who created them. <S> This means that Shenron is not all powerful and cannot grant a wish outside of the power of their creator, an example would be wishing to destroy Freiza when Kami was the creator. <S> Dragons from the Dragonballs can grant any wish as long as it's within their creator's power... <S> this means a being more powerful than the creator of them cannot be destroyed by the Dragon and the Dragon can be destroyed by that being. <S> Dragonball Wiki Excerpt: <S> Shenron can bestow any wish as long as it does not exceed the power of his creator, who must be still alive (i.e. Kami/Piccolo or Dende). <S> During Battle of the Gods this means that Dende is the current creator of the Dragonballs, which means that any being more powerful than Dende could defeat Shenron... <A> He can't bring you back from the dead twice, he can't wish the Saiyans away in the first saga. <S> He can do things that no one else is able to do, but he's not actually all powerful. <S> And apparently he's less powerful than Bills, and he knows it. <A> In Dragon Ball, Shenron was once killed by King Piccolo. <S> If someone evil but way less stronger than Beerus can kill Shenron, it makes sense Shenron to be afraid of Bills the god of destruction and most powerful being in the universe after Wiss

Shenron actually does not have the power to grant all wishes.

Do Shanks or Buggy know the location of the One Piece? Both Shanks and Buggy were apprentices on Gol D. Roger's ships. I had this doubt that whether they know the location of One Piece, shouldn't they know considering they were on the ship? <Q> source <S> This would mean both Shanks and Buggy would know the location of the One Piece. <S> According to the information the most likely also know what the one piece is Sort of a spoiler <S> Given the recurring theme of treasure being something of great personal value (for example Luffy's hat), One Piece may simply be an item that Gol D. Roger valued. <S> In Buggy's flashback to his days as a member of the Roger Pirates, he discussed with Shanks the meaning of a treasure, and he found that all the crew shared the same views regarding personal value <S> Vol. <S> 3 Chapter 19 (p. 8) <S> As to the location they described <S> It is said that it was hidden somewhere deep in the Grand Line, presumably in the last island, Raftel, by its deceased owner, the Pirate King Gol D. Roger <A> we don't know what exactly is one piece. <S> odachi said it is some tangible thing. <S> gol d roger is the only other person to use voice of all thins aside from luffy. <S> although it hasn't been shown till now, maybe to reach and find one piece, the ability to hear voice of all things is required. <S> shanks and buggy don't have this ability so they don't know what and where is one piece and are searching in new world. <A> Only Gol D. Roger and Rayleigh are the ones who know about the One Piece. <S> Do you remember the scene when Roger had a chit chat with Whitebeard? <S> He offered to give information about One Piece to Whitebeard, but he rejected it, because he doesn't want the One Piece. <S> Also, when Usopp asked Rayleigh about the location of One Piece, he said he knew. <A> I know that Shanks and Buggy can't use the Voice of All Things <S> but they were rookies on Gol. <S> D Roger's ship which means that they travelled around with him, possibly even to Raftel and they could have found the One Piece together. <S> But that begs the questions of "did Gol. <S> D Roger go to Raftel and find the One Piece before Shanks and Buggy joined their crew?" <S> which means that if Whitebeard doesn't want to title of King of Pirates, then everyone is basically helping Luffy obtain it with the help of Rayleigh and Whitebeard since they know about Raftel and One Piece...

As stated on the wiki Aside from the Roger Pirates and Whitebeard, before their death, no one actually knows where the great treasure is.

What was Aizen's plan? In Bleach, Aizen had an incredibly complicated plan that seemed to span decades and that involved a lot of people he had no control over doing what he wanted them to do? I found it pretty difficult to follow what was going on in terms of what exactly his plan was. Can someone summarize it for me? <Q> Aizen wanted to create the Ouken, the key that opens the door to the Soul King who rules Soul Society. <S> Aizen had made his own version of the Hogyoku to do this <S> but it was incomplete <S> , he merged it with the one Urahara made and with that he had the finished one that allowed him to increase his power and become the ultimate being. <S> Aizen said himself that only Urahara was the only intellectual challenge he might have had. <S> Remember though that Aizen had his hypnotic power that allowed him to control many of those within Soul Society, those he did not control he tricked. <S> He was able to get many to do his bidding, knowingly or not, only Ichigo was not under his control since he had never seen the sword release. <S> Ichigo made a statement after killing Aizen that Aizen was so powerful that having no equal he felt there was no one to challenge him and was somewhat lonely; the part about crossing swords where all Ichigo felt was lonliness. <S> It's possible to look at this as the only one who could be a challenge to Aizen was the Soul King, so creating the Ouken using Karkura Town would allow him to open the gateway to where the Soul King lived and possibly fight him and find an equal. <A> Aizen wanted to merge the power of Hollows and Soul Reapers because he wanted to gain more power as he reached his saturation point of Soul Reaper powers. <S> For this, he needed the Hogyoku. <S> And he wanted to go to the Soul King Palace. <S> But Ichigo even surpassed him and failed him. <A> Yea he used the vicerds (can't spell it) to test the hollowfication and then his comrades such as kaname tozen. <S> When it was perfected on tozen he used it on himself because a mere human can't handle the power of the hogyku so he has to be the best of both worlds or something

In order to be able to keep increasing his power he wanted to merge the powers of Hollows and Soul Reapers, this was his experiment with the Visoreds.

When does One Piece take place? When does the story of One Piece take place? Since the story is pirate-themed, I thought it may be at the time of the Golden Age of Piracy . The Golden Age of Piracy spans from 1650s to the 1730s. So I thought it happened around that time. Am I right or do they have their own timeline? <Q> Well, actually! <S> One Piece doesn't even take place on earth. <S> It's pretty obvious when you take a glance at the planet's geography: <S> Not even during earth's theorized pangaea phase did it ever look like this. <S> So One Piece is either very, very, very far into the future, or more likely simply not on earth at all. <S> A lot of ideas in OP are gathered from the eras you've mentioned, certainly, as a thematic thing, but they don't actually take place in those points of human history. <A> You had a pretty close guess there. <S> Using Noland's Log book as a guide <S> , it is possible to work out that the current storyline of One Piece takes place in the sixteenth century with the Kaienreki reference. <S> A pretty accurate world time line has also been made on the One piece wiki <S> although only updated till November last year ('13). <S> For more info and their sources of the years mentioned you can check out their chat/change logs here <A> One Piece takes place in an alternate world and within an alternate timeline. <S> There is at least one calendar named Kaienreki . <S> Noland Montblanc visits Jaya during Kaienreki 1120s. <S> That being said to happen around 400 years before current time, we can say the main story happens during Kaienreki 15XXs <A> I think it's far into the future on Earth and information about the past is misconstrued and only some things were carried on throughout the years like technological ideas, values, traditions, myths, phrases, etc. <S> I also think that there was some sort of apocalypse hence the devil fruits, Giants, fishmen, angels on sky island, and the part about Cerberus during thriller bark. <S> The events leading up to the blank era were basically the rebuilding of humanity but much was forgotten after the apocalypse, and a group of people worked to recover that lost history and were successful. <S> The government that was created soon after covered up those 100 years of revival because of fear that humanity would have to endure another apocalypse due to unknown reasons. <S> The people who found out about the past before the apocalypse created the poneglyph to be indestructible using information found in the past in hopes of a full recovery for humanity. <S> My hunch also grew when Sanji asked Brooke if he ever heard of TMI, which is an acronym typically used in texting. <S> Plus the Earth looks like it does due to geographical changes and the water between heaven and hell. <A> Ok, for one, no, it does not take place in the 19th century. <S> Because coby wears modern converses, (which were made in 1949) and the witch refers to trash bags and toilet paper, trash bags were invented in 1950. <S> And toilet paper was made in the early 19th century. <S> So there is no actual answer to the question that you are asking.

It doesn't take place anywhere in time.

In Steins;Gate, aren't the time machine crash and screaming mutually exclusive? When the time machine crash occurs, the time machine is damaged, because John Titor didn't calculate the co-ordinates correctly, so she can't travel back in time, ergo, Okabe can't go with her, and thus he can't scream. But in case of screaming, it was Okabe who went back in time, so the time machine landed correctly, ergo, no crash happened. Despite this, the first episode shows both of them happening same day. Aren't these two events contradicting each other? <Q> If I get your question correctly, then the answer is NO. <S> Those do not contradict each other because The events you described above (first half of episode 1) happens in the beta worldline . <S> The time machine only crashed on the alpha worldline . <S> I hope that answers your question. <A> I know this was asked a while ago <S> but I have to say this. <S> You probably forgot, since it was all the way back in episode 1, but Okabe does see the machine on the roof... not crashed, and hence he hears the scream. <S> It's only after he leaves the building and sends the first demail that he sees the crashed "satellite". <A> I just finished the anime last night. <S> I also rewatched the last episodes (22,23,24). <S> At the last time I watched an ep of the anime, I noticed that there's a relevance of the events that happened in ep 24 and 1. <S> In what I think. <S> Okabe saved Kurisu by piercing himself for the blood pool so that the present Okabe (talking about the ep 1) will see/mistake her as dead in the first episode.(re <S> watch from ep 24 to 1 to see the connection) <S> Although it also doesn't really make sense to me on how the D-mail was sent to Daru in ep 1. <S> Causing Kurisu not to remember meeting Okabe. <S> And herself being alive (reffering to ep 2) <S> After thinking about stuffs regarding the REAL plot of the whole anime series. <S> I realized that in the first episode, Kurisu weren't really dead. <S> Okabe in the first episode mistook her as dead, which Okabe in the ep 24 exactly wanted. <S> The first D-mail which Okabe ( 1st ep ) sent to Daru ; Seems someone stabbed Makise Kurisu. <S> ( I forgot the exact words)That caused the "misunderstanding"Wherein, if Okabe went back to the time where the D-mail/Phone Microwave didn't exist, Kurisu would be dead, which wasn't. <S> It's a pretty interesting topic, I'd love to hear and see your opinions regarding this discussion. <S> Especially those who just finished the one of the greatest anime ever, welcome to the fandom ^^ <S> Note: If anyone have corrections for my post/theory and stuff , feel free to reply <A> The scream you mentioned was BEFORE Okabe sent a text message. <S> The crash you mentioned was seen AFTER Okabe sent a text message. <S> (and for clarification, the time machine didn't crash into the wall, it appeared there. <S> It wasn't this "crash" which damaged the time machine either, it was the later rain storm)

In the beta world line the time machine is complete - hence there was no coordinate error and the machine did not crash. The scream in ep 1 was definitely Okabe's (the Okabe from ep 24 when he pierced himself).

How can Enel reach the moon? On the mini-series in Manga, Enel goes to the moon. It's a side story titled Enel's Great Space Operations . How can he reach the moon? He goes to space where there is no air, how can he breathe? It's a really long distance, the distance between earth and moon is 384,400 km (238,900 miles). And considering that One Piece takes place in the sixteenth century , the average speed of a ship at that time was less than 10 knot (18.52 kph/11.5 mph), it will take more than 2 years to reach the moon with a ship like that. Can't he just use his power to reach the moon? (I don't know if lightning can go through space or not, maybe Kizaru can do it better?) <Q> The problem I see is that you are using the logic of our history versus logic of One Piece . <S> In the 16th century, they did not have ships that could travel in the air nor in space for that matter. <S> According to the Wikia - Enel , His mini-series suggests he does not need to breathe and can survive outside of the atmosphere. <S> However, his electricity-based powers have no effect on certain substances such as rubber, making Luffy a formidable enemy, as he is immune to Enel's powers. <S> You're using the logic of our history vs One Piece . <S> The ship they used was the Ark Maxim which is a flying ship, stuff that we did not have in the 16th century. <S> Also, Enel used his electricity powers to power the ship itself <S> so it's possible to say that the ship could possibly reach very high speeds in space, there's nothing to slow down the ship. <S> All they would need is a powerful thrust force to move in space, which can most likely be done using the chemical vats on the ship. <S> As the Wikia - Ark Maxim states, <S> The Maxim is capable of flight, even in space. <S> Enel's electrical energy is her main power supply, while two hundred Jet Dials are used as a backup power supply to keep the ark in the air for an hour if something were to happen to the Ark's mechanism. <S> Enel used the gold from the Shandora ruins as a conductor for his electricity. <S> The Wikia states this about the vats Enel can use Maxim to create massive lightning storms via a combination of chemical vats that produce storms clouds and his own lightning abilities. <S> One of these thunderbolts is enough to burn down an entire village, and Enel can create a giant thundercloud that can destroy an entire island. <S> He does use his powers as previously stated only to fly the Ark Maxim to the moon though. <A> We never see the ship running at its full speed as Enel was trying to get the golden bell or wanted the extra gold before leaving Skypiea. <S> Therefore, we don't know its true speed, he also designed the ship showing a high level of intellect. <A> The breath dials. <S> They blow out air enough to keep it in the air on earth for a whole hour, that's a tremendous amount of force with which one can propel themselves in space where there are minimal drag forces, allowing for that force to make the ship go very very fast. <S> Considering how un-aerodynamic it is and how much metal is likely in it (almost an entire city of gold's worth), it would likely have around as much or more force than our spaceflights use to blast off into space. <S> Also, considering that's a whole hour of constant use, it's quite possible <S> it's more "fuel" that our spaceships have, thus allowing for the actual speed issue to be resolved. <S> As for the why he can't use lightning, lightning cannot travel through the vacuum of space due to a lack of any "medium" with which to flow through, like Enel does through the air, metal, or otherwise, since to varying degrees, they allow for a flow of electrons. <S> However, it is difficult to expect electrons to flow through, what is to my knowledge, emptiness. <S> Assuming Enel isn't an exception in the no-air, no-food, etc. <S> and that he intended to bring people with him, there must have either been a legitimate reason for not only him but also even him intending to bring Nami into space. <S> Otherwise, it is just "plot armor" and they just don't want real-world logic to apply for some stuff. <A> It has been theorized that the moon is within the planet's atmosphere. <S> I believe I heard it from a YouTuber and don't know if it is plausible. <S> It would have many problems with physics and such, but considering it is a manga <S> and they got to the moon with balloons, it goes against logic either way.

I don't believe he can reach the moon just by his own power, wouldn't that imply that he could fly or teleport with his lightning powers.

What was the point of the angels? In retrospect, what was the point of the angels at all? The goal of NERV and etc. was the Human Instrumentality Project. Why go through the effort of killing fifteen angels? And even if you could say they had to establish peace for the moment to go ahead with the project, that just makes the entire plot of the angels a waste. So what was the point? <Q> Note that, like many things in Evangelion , this answer would fall under the category of educated speculation. <S> The point of the Angels largely seems to be to drive other points of the plot. <S> It seems that the plot of Instrumentality itself does not really need the Angels—and I think you're right in this respect. <S> The Angels themselves are a Monster of the Week trope embodiment, but you'll notice that each one (except perhaps Matarael) has a large influence on the events of each episode (and often the whole series). <S> Consider Leliel, Arael, Armisael, and Kaworu. <S> Each of these caused a great psychological trauma in the characters. <S> Leliel was really the first to probe Shinji's mind and break him down to nothing; Arael and Armisael followed suit and brought forth even more trauma and, along with it, character development. <S> Kaworu, the pinnacle of all of this, essentially brought Shinji to the verge of suicide, but then made his choices in The End of Evangelion all the more human and relatable. <S> The Angels also achieve one of Anno's goals of telling us that, well, humans are even worse . <S> The fact that the Angels are actually just acting on instinct—the instinct to return to Lilith—and not actually destructive (with a couple exceptions) shows us that humans are really the strongest villains in the series. <S> (A nice bit of grey area there.) <S> So, to answer your question: No, the Angels weren't strictly necessary. <S> But the plot points they drove and the scenarios they created <S> were critically important parts of the series. <A> The Angels NERV fought were the Children of Adam, who sort to instigate the Third Impact to reclaim earth back from the Children of Lilith, the Lilin (Humans). <S> it was also NERV's Secret Goal. <S> SEELE couldn't let Adam's children instigate the Third Impact because then they couldn't control it themselves so destroying the angels as they appeared was needed to ensure that SEELE's could execute their plans without interference. <A> In addition to the above two answers, Ner/Seele had to wait until they discovered the lost Lance of Longinus in the Antartic Ocean before they could begin Instrumentality. <S> This did not occur until after the Angels began appearing, so they were obliged to battle at least <S> some of them! <S> There was clearly some need to delay enacting Third Impact and Instrumentality until after the final Angel was dispatched, probably at the order of the Dead Sea Scrolls (which is never explained), otherwise Nerv/Seele would have simply commenced it as soon as they had the Lance (Adam, Lilith and Rei were already in their possession). <S> For some reason, Instrumentality was only likely to work if there were no other Angels alive to prevent it.

NERV's goal all along was the preservation of humanity so stopping the Angels falls along their goals, the Human Instrumentality Project was SEELE's secret goal to force the evolution of man though creating their own Third Impact that they could control, because the Human Instrumentality Committee oversaw NERV

How does the work relation between Shichibukai and the World Government? Shichibukai are pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government. But how does it work between them? What are their rule between each other? All Shichibukai have a bounty, is that means if they got caught they still got punished? On Crocodile side, he work against the World Government, so the World Government sent him to jail. And Jinbe got jailed because he refuse to help the World Government to fight against Shirohige. But what if they didn't do anything wrong and someone able to defeat them and give them to the World Government? Are the World Government still punished them? <Q> Shichibukai are famous pirates with large bounties who have joined with the marines. <S> They help marines in tough situations and eliminate weak pirates. <S> In return the World Government ignore their actions, business, etc. <S> As for the specific rules: They have to pay specific amount (1/10) of their profit to the World Government regularly. <S> They will not indulge in any activity that will affect the peace of a country. <S> They will have to answer the call of the marines in tough situations. <S> In any case if any of the above rules is broken, the contract will be dissolved and their bounty will be re-activated. <S> For the second question, as long as the Shichibukai has not yet broken those rules, they will remain bonded with the World Government, thus the Marines will go after the group who defeated them. <S> Further information can be obtained from here . <A> The World Government doesn't end the bounty on selection as Shichibukai but just avoids its implementation. <S> The Shichibukai have to pay certain amount of their piracy earnings to WG as tax <S> and they have to work for WG in subduing other pirates. <S> They get caught only when they act against WG or WG affiliated countries (e.g. Crocodile against Alabasta); they don't follow WG's orders (e.g. Jimbei). <S> When someone defeats and hands them over to WG, they are put in jail, if they acted against WG (e.g. Crocodile); not put in jail, if they didn't act against WG (e.g. Gecko Moria). <A> When a Shichibukai place is vacant, WG trys to fill it asking a pirate to fill it (as they did with Jinbe). <S> Alternatively a pirate can openly offer himself (as Blackbeard did). <S> The new Shichibukai has to have kind of a strong reputation (this was a pre-requirement for Blackbeard). <S> The deal: The Shichibukai and their subordinates bounties get frozen. <S> Official protocol for WG forces are not to pursue Shichibukai, despite some marines despising them, like Smoker or Fujitora. <S> They are allowed to live on piracy as long as they don´t attack WG allies. <S> In exchange: They must hand a part of their profit to WG (This rule is probably accomplished loosely due to WG not knowing all of Shichibukai activities). <S> They can´t either ally another pirate crew, only add them to their own (Clearly explained at the Fujitora/Doflamingo/Law encounter at Green Bit). <S> They have to look strong, so they can´t afford a public defeat (as at first Moria´s defeat was not publicly known, he didn´t lose the title until the broadcasted War at Marineford). <S> They have to fight for WG under some circunstances not fully specified. <S> So if this rules are broken the Shichibukai title is revoked with all its privileges. <S> The bounties are unfrozen (or even raised like Jinbe´s did) and they are treated mostly like any other pirate will be.

The bounties on all Shichibukai are in effect always. They shall not act against WG nations or organizations (e.g. Crocodile). They get a pardon for their past crimes (e.g. Jinbe).

What's the difference between manga, manhwa, and manhua? I understand that manga is from Japan and read from right to left, whereas manhwa is from Korea, read from left to right, and manhua is from China, and read from right to left (If I'm not mistaken). Are these the only differences between the three, or is there something else? <Q> What you listed cover many of the major differences, though there are others. <S> Manga From Japan <S> Multi-panel <S> Almost always black and white Right-to-left <S> Manhua From China <S> Full color with some panels rendered entirely in painting (1) <S> Single issue format (1) <S> Manhwa From South Korea <S> Usually horizontal <S> , left-to-right Can be vertical, right-to-left, top-to-bottom (2) (1) (2) <A> The difference between manga, manhwa and manhua would be like the difference between amour, amor and amore. <S> French, Spanish and Italian are all romance languages, so since love would be amor in Latin, you can see how the word stayed relatively the same in all three languages, but evolved to something that would fit more natural in the respective language. <S> The same goes for comics in the south east. <S> Both Japanese and Korean is heavily influenced by the Chinese language. <S> Their word for comic all stems from the same 漫畫. <S> In countries where traditional chinese is still used, like Taiwan and Hongkong, you can still see the usage of 漫畫, this had become more simplified to 漫画, which you can see in Japan and mainland China. <S> Korean differs from Japan, in the sense that they completely stopped using Chinese characters since King Sejong had created Hangeul for the poor and illiterate in the 1440s, <S> so they started writing comics as 만화, but it was still based on the chinese 漫畫. <S> So as with French, Spanish and Italian slightly evolving the pronunciation, the same happened with Japanese and Korean, pronouncing mànhuà as manga and manhwa respectively. <S> Due to cultural difference, the read direction and such are obviously different. <S> You can read more about this in kuwaly's answer . <S> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga <S> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhwa <S> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhua <A> All are from Asia, and the art style is totally different. <S> Chinese Manhua uses more slender characters: mostly for males <S> it's the big muscles, large chest with a narrow waist, but female characters are slender and slightly thicker than Japanese Manga women characters and no overly large breasts or hips. <S> But yet, all the characters in Manhua are simple, beautiful model type. <S> Japanese Manga, on the other hand, is more slender: no big, overgrown muscle types. <S> Pretty much everything is stylized; from hairstyle, to clothes, and even facial expression. <S> That's what keeps it funny but yet serious at the same time. <S> Characters vary in shapes and sizes which gives variety, but more than most are built on the same platform. <S> South Korea Manhwa is a combo of the two, it uses all aspects of Manhua & Manga. <S> The male characters look more feminine and sometimes drawn almost to look like the female, but its raw power of telling a story with pictures is beautiful. <S> So, what I'm trying to say here <S> is if you're ever looking for a break for the soap opera America comics (such as Marvel and DC Comics) and looking for an intense genre of stories and art, check out Manhua, Manhwa, or Manga. <S> They won't disappoint. <A> It seems people here don't really know much about Chinese Manhua. <S> I wouldn't really rely on Wikapedia too much on it either. <S> Having looked at the wiki page, I can notice errors with what was written there by whoever wrote it (by the sources <S> my guess is <S> it was most likely an American who wrote it?). <S> So, Here's a Chinese view on it from someone who has lived in China and reads Manhua! <S> (ps my favs are Tales of Demons and Gods (妖神记;Yāoshén jì - literally means Demon Gods), Combat Continent (斗罗大陆; Dou Luo Da Lu), Requiem/Rakshasa Street <S> (镇魂街; ZhenHunJie) <S> , Battle Through the Heavens (斗破蒼穹; Doupo Cangqiong), City of Darkness - Hong Kong (九龍城寨; Jiǔlóng chéng zhài - literally means Kowloon walled city), etc etc... <S> I think what's also ignored is the fact that Hong Kong Manhua is mostly oriented towards street fighter style themes than most Japanese Manga which are more diverse. <S> People seem to not pay attention to certain Taiwanese contributions as well, which are more talked about here: http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/36203-chinesese-comicsmanhua-taiwan-and-hong-kong/ <S> Manhua can be: <S> Read from left-to-right or right-to-left Black and White or full color (Mostly Hong Kong) <S> Weekly or Monthly releases <S> Manhua have distinct story lines from Manga and Manhwa, which is due to cultural differences. <S> (Yes, they're not "all the same" as you would like to think and, hinestly, it is quite offensive to say that they are the same -_-) <S> Honestly, if they were "all the same" then wouldn't you get bored with them by now? <S> for instance, try to compare Tales of Demons and Gods, Breaker: New Wave, and Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan or maybe GATE - JIETAI KARE <S> NO CHI NITE, KAKU TATAKERI <S> (I tried to pick something comparable yet most Japanese manga seem to focus around over dramatic school life or just plain syfy, thus why I put 2 recommendations for Japanese manga since the later is written by a former JSDF officer o.o). <S> You will notice subtle differences brought forward by the distinct cultures of all three regions. <S> You can find my fav manhua here: http://www.dmzj.com/info/yaoshenji.html <S> All-in-all, if you're not sure about something, I wouldn't suggest looking it up on Wikipedia <S> (even your professors will tell you this in Uni). <S> Ps Wikipedia is banned in China ^_^ <A> But each has distinct differences. <S> Main Types <S> Difference: <S> Made in different countries. <S> Manga is made in Japan, Manhua is made(for the most part) in China, Manhwa is made in Korea. <S> Different art styles. <S> Different ways of publishing. <S> Different storytelling trends. <S> Different types and amount of types. <S> (By types I mean like Shonen,Seinen…)And <S> many more!If <S> you want to know more, this is an in-depth article and probably the best on the topic, but its a bit of a hard read. <S> Difference and Origin of Manga, Manhua, and Manhwa | GodAnimeReviews

If you read a few Manhua, Manhwa, and Manga that deal with cultural aspect, you will notice the diffrences. Manhua and Manhwa are versions of manga.

How do fishmen produce water when there is no water around? I was watching the fight between Luffy and Hody, when Hody tries to use the attack where he shoots water bullets (I think it's called Yabusame). So I was wondering how he can produce so much water when there is no water around him? Is that some quality of the fishmen or am I missing something? Here's the image from the fight. <Q> After overdosing on Energy Steroids, Hody appeared to drip with water even though he wasn't soaked, suggesting that he'd been secreting it. <S> So I think it's just like sweat, but with greater amount of water <A> Well if you think of it in a real life standpoint, the air is full of water particles, gather tons of it together <S> and I suppose you can do something like that <S> xD. <S> That's my suggestion, hope it helps. <A> Fishman Karate Allow you to control water within a certain vicinity, so controlling water particles in the air is possible, and even controlling and using the water within one's body, and one's body almost purely consist of water. <S> Jinbe also explains Fishman Karate in Chapter 629.

As state on wiki , Hody's body under the influence of Energy Steroids can produce water, so he can make a drip of water even when he wasn't soaked

Why does Super Sonico always wear headphones? Just as the title asks, why does Super Sonico always wear those headphones? Is there a reason behind it, or is this just the design Nitroplus came up with? <Q> I believe this is an example of the <S> Never Bareheaded trope in combination with the Nice Hat trope. <S> Never Bareheaded: A character always appears wearing a headdress of some kind, and never, ever takes it off. <S> It doesn't have to be a hat, any kind of headgear is fine. <S> Furthermore, it doesn't always have to be the same headgear, the point is that this character is never seen bare-headed. <S> This gives him a certain mystique, since while it might just be that he wears the hat because he feels like it, the fact remains that we never learn what his hatless head looks like. <S> Nice Hat: <S> To show that you mean business, it's important to have style. <S> Enter: the nice hat. <S> It may actually have utility — even conveying special powers — but more often than not it just looks cool, or even just sexy. <S> Considering that Super Sonic is pretty much a half-naked model for Nitroplus, the Nice Hat trope <S> "sexy" part does most certainly fit this description. <A> I discovered an interesting piece of information to add to Dimitri mx's answer while I was researching my answer to <S> Why is Super Sonico famous? . <S> It turns out that Super Sonico was originally designed as the mascot for Nitroplus's music festival, Nitro Super Sonico, as documented on Super Sonico Wiki and Wikipedia . <S> Nitroplus, though primarily a visual novel company, had apparently held this music festival for several years before they introduced Super Sonico as its mascot in 2006. <S> In-universe, Super Sonico is a singer (and gravure model, of course); she had some very out-of-universe albums and singles released, which may have set off the tidal rush of Super Sonico love that resulted in the manga, visual novel, and anime. <S> Dimitri mx's answer explains why she almost never takes them off. <A> Character design distinction. <S> Remove the headphones and she'll be any anime character with pink long hair <S> and yeah, large oppai. <S> Conceal ears. <S> Idk, I haven't probably seen an ear of a long haired female character. <S> Her headphones can be also sold as a character product <S> so <S> yeah, more $$$. <S> This is just my opinion though. <A> Sonico is a robot, pretty much. <S> If you take the headphones off, she breaks. <S> See this link: http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/01/22-1/super-sonico-child-version-figure-previewed <A> In the game Sonicomi, there is a secret ending (ending 18), where if you touch Sonico's headphones she will say "- the demonic signal will be released and something terrible will happen! <S> Everyone will die! <S> So you can't touch them!". <S> Touching them will result in a zombie apocalypse ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROcp5DJQBu4 ). <S> Not sure if this answers the question though.

So it made sense, when Super Sonico was first designed, to give her a pair of headphones: she was the mascot for a music festival, after all, and a singer herself.

Why did Menma appear as a grown up? In Ano Hana, Menma died when she was a kid, but then a few years later when she appeared again, her ghost was a teenager. What exactly happened here? <Q> Jintan still has romantic feelings toward her, as do the other malecharacters. <S> There are also some scenes (at least one, and I think more)where Menma is sitting on Jintan's crotch and moving around, whichnaturally gives him nosebleeds and at least once causes him to pass out. <S> The implication is that she has no clue what kind of effect <S> this has onhim because she died before learning about such things. <S> It seems likely that the creators did not want to show that kind ofscene with Menma looking like a child. <S> Kodomo no Jikan ended up notbeing adapted for the US market because of such content. <S> The late-teenmale characters having romantic feelings toward such a young-lookingcharacter would also tend to squick people out. <A> There are two routes here: <S> If Menma was a ghost or spirit: <S> We know that she doesn't have any memory of the gap in between her death and her reappearance <S> Thus she was likely in some sort of stasis or limbo, but still aged <S> The major likelihood is that her soul was stuck in the human world because her wish wasn't fulfilled, so she kept aging Alternatively <S> , it's possible spirits can control their appearance and it just seemed natural to be at the age of her friends <S> As to explaining the memory gap, I like to think that she was unconsciously waiting for the Super Peace Busters to get back together, and when it didn't happen, she didn't have a choice but to wake up in the human world and put everyone's longing to rest herself. <S> If Menma was a collective hallucination: She was grown up in their hallucinations for a reason. <S> The reason could be speculated as: <S> Everyone wanted Menma to grow up as well, still not wanting to let go of her death. <S> Subconsciously, it just seemed natural for Menma to grow up as well, because she wasn't dead in the characters' hearts <S> Personally I would like it better if Menma were a hallucination because seeing people resolve their own emotional traumas without any divine intervention (a spirit coming to make things better by meeting with their loved ones, etc.) is a lot more moving. <S> Absolutely none of this is canon but it can be in our hearts. <A> I would also say, that Menmas reappearance was already told to happen. <S> I understand the outro song as something that Menma thinks or sings. <S> And he sings that she wanted to see Jinta in August after 10 years again <S> and, I think, that other then just seeing Jin-tan again, she also saw that the Super Peace Busters aren't real friends anymore which kept here "here". <S> She wanted her friends to get together again, be friends. <S> Nobody should give themself the responsi <A> I think she appeared as a teenager because there were reasons behind it as such: <S> She reappeared as an adult because it would seem a bit weird for older teenagers to like a 7-10 year old girl. <S> Plus, if you understand the outro song fully, you'd think it along the lines of it as something Menma would think/sing to Jintan. <S> Maybe, she also wanted to get the "Super Peace Busters" back together again, as her death made them all split apart. <S> People, including her mum (or mom, however you want to say it), didn't want her to die that day, and they wished she had grown up to live a lovely life. <S> (There's <S> meh bein' smart ヾ(●ε●)ノ <S> ;^; )

I think that she reappeared as a teenager because Jintan still likes her, and so do other male characters, even though she is dead.

How does one play Gungi? In Hunter × Hunter (2011), Komugi and Meruem play a game called Gungi . It's a fictional game which appears to take conceptual origins from chess, Go, and other strategic board games. We see tidbits of it played here and there, but I'm left to wonder: How is it played? What are the rules? <Q> With what I have seen in the anime, this should sum up all the rules and factors. <S> The objective is to capture the king. <S> The game is played on a single color 9x9 board. <S> The game starts with a empty board <S> The players take turns placing stones, limited to the first 3 rows of the board on your side of the field After all the pieces are placed, the players take turns moving a piece. <S> The pieces can be stacked on top of each other (the 3rd dimension) up to 3 pieces. <S> Certain pieces are stronger than others. <S> Therefore, not all setups can beat certain counters. <S> Each player has 24 pieces in total. <S> The pieces used in this game are as following Pawn Spy Cannon Fortress <S> Musketeer <S> Knight General <S> The exact conditions for victory are too blurry to confirm, but the rules for victory seem pretty similar to chess, which would equal to trying to checkmate the king. <S> The placement and tactics used in the game are pretty similar to shogi. <S> As for the initial placement, it's pretty similar to checkers. <S> For the combat side of the game, it also seems to have a slide of Stratego in it, as some pieces are stronger than others, and there potentially are pieces that can only be beaten by certain other pieces. <S> This is all I managed to find out. <A> Well, these aren't the official rules but a bunch of forum members across Japan developed functional fan rules: http://mmmmalo.tumblr.com/post/74510568781/rules-of-gungi Enjoy! <A> The objective is to put your opponent into checkmate by capturing the king. <S> The set up is closest to checkers, while movement is like chess, and the evolution of pieces is similar to checkers "king" creation. <S> Shogi is in the overall patterns and formations that can be made on the board and in the variations of strength regarding pieces. <S> Some of the pieces being taken after certain placements were shown in the anime during a few of the matches more complicated maneuvers. <S> This is what leads me to think of Othello, though this may have no real bearing at all in the true gameplay.

The game appears to be a blend of shogi, othello, checkers, chess, and as mentioned earlier stratego.

Do Isaac and Miria ever get confronted by law enforcement? In one of the Baccano! episodes (apparently episode 8, according to Wikipedia), we see a number of people from the police being briefed about the burglaries committed by Isaac and Miria. Does the pair actually end up getting confronted by law enforcement anytime in the course of the anime series (or even the light novels)? I don't recall this happening in the anime, but I have read that it leaves out some details from the light novels. <Q> Issac asks Miria to go fetch his wallet, and then tells the police officer to go ahead and arrest him. <S> Due to being in the middle of Martillo territory with a lot of the gang glaring at them, they decide to only arrest Issac instead of making a scene trying to capture Miria, who is then sent to stay with Jacuzzi's crew at the Genoard vacation manor to lay low until the charges against her are dropped, where she remains until she goes to meet Issac after his release. <S> Victor pulls some strings and agrees to drop the charges against Miria and give Issac a reduced sentence if he'll help them with Huey at Alcatraz. <S> Since Firo agreed to go to prison in exchange for Victor not pursuing his vendetta against Ennis for devouring his friend (and being involved with Szilard's schemes), they decided not to use Issac and he simply did his time (3 1/2 months), and was released, and then he and Miria had a clean slate. <S> Due to the ridiculousness of all the crimes, the only crime Issac was actually charged with was robbing the Genoard mansion. <A> In the eighth novel (year 1934), Firo is sent to Alcatraz by Victor Talbot and meets both Isaac and Ladd Russo there. <S> Isaac was imprisoned for various thefts but is released in the same year. <S> This is the only known sentence and it's not known which thefts, but I recall from the anime that the police knew most of their criminal actions. <S> I don't know why he was released the same year or why Miria wasn't in prison, though. <A> In 1934 in the novels Isaac gets arrested and sent to Alcatraz.

Some undercover cops over hear Issac talking in the Alvaere about their various crimes (in 1934) and asks him and Miria to come see a show at a nearby building.

What are the rules of the Shinobi Code of Conduct? I was watching Naruto Shippuden during the Kakashi chronicles, and he mentions that rule 25 is that a Shinobi isn't allowed to cry. What are the other rules (that have been revealed)? <Q> There are a few more indeed. <S> Rule #04. <S> " <S> A shinobi must always put the mission first." <S> Rule #25. <S> " <S> A shinobi must never show their tears. <S> Rule #??. <S> " <S> A shinobi must see the hidden meanings within the hidden meanings." <S> Rule #??. <S> " <S> A shinobi must follow their commander's instructions." <S> Rule #??. <S> " <S> A shinobi must prepare before it is too late to." <S> Rule #??. <S> " <S> A shinobi must never show any weakness." <S> There also seem to be war-specific rules <S> During the Warring States Period, one of the rules forbade shinobi from revealing their surnames for fear of retaliation outside of combat. <S> as seen in the Wikia . <A> Don't forget the rule that supersedes all rules: protect your comrades! <S> ・・・確かに忍者の世界でルールや掟を破る奴はクズ呼ばわりされる・・・　 <S> けどな・・・ <S> 「仲間を大切にしない奴はそれ以上のクズだ <S> 」 <S> " ... <S> Tashika ni ninja <S> no sekai de rūru <S> ya okite <S> o yaburu yatsu wa kuzu yobawari sareru... <S> kedo na... <S> nakama o taisetsu ni shinai yatsu <S> wa sore ijou no kuzu da " which can be translated as "... <S> Certainly, those in the ninja world who break the rules are called trash... <S> but you know... <S> those who don't value their comrades are even worse trash then that." <S> or <S> "It may be true that in the ninja world, those who break the rules are called trash, but... <S> Those who don't treasure their friends are even worse than trash!!" <A> Rule 1. <S> Shinobi must always show allegiance to their Kage. <S> Rule 2. <S> A Shinobi must not value himself but rather adhere to his village's ideals. <S> Rule 3. <S> hone your reflexes, they often react without you realising it. <S> Rule 4. <S> A Shinobi must always put the mission first. <S> Rule 5. <S> A Shinobi must always put his village before himself. <S> Rule 6. <S> Misdirection is the sharpest blade. <S> Rule 7. <S> A Shinobi should be able to prevail without fighting, only if there is no other choice but to do so. <S> Rule 8. <S> A Shinobi must abstain from overindulging in the three vices: sex, alcohol and money. <S> Rule 9. <S> A Shinobi must always carry out the mission assigned. <S> Rule 10. <S> There are times when information is more important than lives. <S> Rule 11. <S> A Shinobi must see the underneath under the underneath. <S> Rule 12. <S> A Shinobi world is a world of shadows. <S> Rule 13. <S> Hesitation is death. <S> Rule 14. <S> When in danger you must not reveal anything involuntarily. <S> Rule 15. <S> Only through experiencing the confrontation of danger, the transcendence of fear or injury or death can you acknowledge individual personal powers and limitations. <S> Rule 16. <S> Turn your weaknesses into strengths. <S> Rule 17. <S> Death to traitors. <S> Rule 18. <S> A Shinobi must prepare before it is too late to. <S> Rule 19. <S> Shinobi have no honour, they take their village's honour as their own. <S> Rule 20. <S> Rule 21. <S> The failures or successes of one affect the whole. <S> Rule 22. <S> A Shinobi must never show attachment. <S> Rule 23. <S> A Shinobi must endure. <S> Rule 24. <S> Forgiveness is a luxury. <S> Rule 25. <S> A Shinobi must never show emotion. <S> Not sure if these are the actual rules but they seem pretty realistic, <S> so <S> yeah. <S> Here is the source if you wanna check it out: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/10924400/1/Shinobi-Rules-Book

A Shinobi must never question their commander.

Is it possible for a Bijuu to die? I've been surfing on a page, and I found a comment which appears weird to me: If you KILL the Jinchuuriki, the demon fox will die too... It's hard to believe that this one is real, but then it just popped up in me that is there some way for a Bijuu to die? Note that all of the Akatsuki members were ordered to weaken/exhaust their target Jinchuuriki, but stay vigilant not to kill him. That should give some base to the theory that they can be killed. <Q> A bijuu is purely made up of chakra, some times the are even referenced to as Chakra Monsters . <S> The same rules apply to the bijuu as to all the normal humans in the world. <S> If your chakra runs out, you die. <S> quoted in naruto episode 50-60, or when ever it was that the chunin exams went on and the sand attacked the leaf, sasuke and kakashi were off training when kakashi told sasuke "well your about good for 2 blast", refering to chidori. <S> then sasuke said, "what would happen if i tried a third?" <S> kakashi then said "in the turn that you try to force a jutsu, not only will it not work, you use up all your chakra, worst case scenerio, you die" <S> so if you do lose all your chakra, you do die. <S> as quoted from <S> This means that if a bijuu runs out of chakra he dies. <S> If the jinchuuriki dies with the bijuu still inside of him <S> the bijuu will die. <S> in this last case there has also been stated that if the jinchuuriki die's with the bijuu inside of him <S> he we revive in chapter 503. <S> On page 14 Kushina tells Minato her plan to reseal the Kyuubi within herself and then commit suicide. <S> That was she says that the Kyuubi's resurrection will be delayed. <S> so upon the death of the jinchuuriki the tailed beast will disappear for a while. <S> But it'll reappear again after some time. <S> It is also said that this reappearance is on a random location. <S> If the bijuu retains his original memory is also not known. <A> A Bijuu can die. <S> I remember when Kurama threatened Sasuke, he said "Don't kill Naruto", maybe because he was scared that if Sasuke kills Naruto, he would die, too. <S> About the chakra level, I can't imagine a Bijuu running out from chakra and die. <S> Manga episode 309: <A> Actually, from what I have seen in Naruto Shippuden. <S> A bijuu can "die." <S> In this circumstance it's chakra gets dispersed. <S> However, over time the chakra recombines to form the tailed beast <A> A bijuu is simply a being made purely out of a hell of a lot of Chakra. <S> Chakra like any type of energy can't be created or destroyed. <S> Hence if a bijuu is 'killed' it's chakra will disperse <S> and then it will reform as its chakra comes back together. <S> This also applies for if its host is killed, the bijuu's chakra will disperse before it eventually reforms. <S> This is why the Alatsuki were told to weaken and not kill the jinchuuriki because if they did it would take time for the bijuu to reform which would be very inconvenient for their plans as they would have to wait possibly years for the bijuu to reform during which time the hidden villages could mount some form of offensive against them to get their bijuu back.

A bijuu can indeed die, in a way.

Where can I buy Anime/Manga based Jigsaw Puzzles? I have started doing jigsaw puzzles with a friend and we were hoping to find one for FLCL but I was not able to find any (on American online stores at least). My Google-fu is pretty terrible though. So are there any American or Japanese (or other) stores that sell Anime based Puzzles? I am specifically looking for FLCL as I said but I was barely able to find any at all so anything would be appreciated. Or is my search futile and Puzzles are just an uncommon piece of Anime merchandise? <Q> There are indeed close to 0 jigsaw puzzles for FLCL available. <S> I did find a digital one http://www.jigidi.com/solve.php?id=WHBI5J3Y <S> and there might be some other digital on this site. <S> But i did not directly find it. <S> http://www.onlinejigsawpuzzles.net/anime.htm <S> As for your other jigsaw puzzle needs you should checkout one of the following sites. <S> They offer the broadest variety of anime jigsaws. <S> The might not have FLCL but do have loads of others. <S> http://shop.animepagoda.com/Jigsaw-Puzzles <S> http://jzool.com/en/c/444-anime-jigsaw-puzzles <S> # <S> and might also run into a FLCL one on here, but that is mainly based on luck. <S> They do usually offer a variety of other anime related jigsaw puzzles though. <S> http://www.ebay.com/bhp/anime-puzzle http://www.amazon.com/s?rh=n%3A166363011%2Cp_n_feature_browse-bin%3A3233064011 <A> There are many websites that allow you to create your own jigsaws, like <S> JigScenes.com , <S> CreateJigsawPuzzles.com or Jessops.com <S> (This last one supports 1000 piece jigsaws) <S> If you have anime/manga artwork you could use this service to create your own - <S> Although this way, the people who made the work won't see any of the money from the purchase. <S> You'd also want to make sure you'd have the rights to making something like that, so this is a better solution for fan works and similar which may have more lenient licensing. <A> They have an online store which returns around 370 results for 'jigsaw puzzle' . <S> - Japanese anime stores only tend to cover the most popular old series (Ghibli, Evangellion, Kon) and current season shows. <S> Your best bet is to probably monitor auction sites such as Yahoo and Ebay. <A> Imaginatorium shop have some anime jigsaw puzzles (Naruto, One Piece, Ghibli...) <S> http://imaginatorium.org/shop/shop.htm

I found a shop in Akibahara that sells anime themed jigsaw puzzles - Yodobashi. FLCL is a good 15 years old now, so it's unlikely that there are any currently instock jigsaws for the series

What is the meaning behind HOMRA motto? Every time HOMRA are about to battle, they always shouting "No Blood! No Bone! No Ash!" Does it have any meaning? Somehow I can relate "ash" to their burning power. (but it's just my assumption, and I don't know about the other) <Q> HOMRA (吠舞羅, homura ). <S> It's not 炎, the spelling is different. <S> The Arabic word "حمرة" which means "redness" must be the origin, it is the red clan after all, and the spelling is identical. <S> (try the speaker button on Google Translate for the pronunciation) <S> In season 2 episode 3, Kismet is from an Arabic origin as well. <A> It is to say that they will leave no blood, no bone nor any ash behind. <S> It is related to their burning power. <A> The saying <S> "No Blood! <S> No Bone! <S> No Ash!" <S> can mean a few things like the power that the red clansmen have or just the sheer strength that they have, but I think it means that they leave nothing when they pass or that they have no regrets <S> (I have no idea if any of these are correct)

"No blood, no bone, no ash" is the saying that the red king's clan yell out before battle.

What is the meaning of the word Kamehameha? In Wikipedia, Kamehameha is defined as a species of butterfly. kamehameha Web definitions The Kamehameha butterfly is one of the two species of butterfly native to Hawaii. The Hawaiian name is pulelehua. ... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_(butterfly) What does it mean in the Dragon Ball series? <Q> According to Dragon Ball Wikia : Akira Toriyama actually tried a number of poses when he was alone in order to decide the coolest pose for the Kamehameha. <S> After much contemplation, he could not decide on a name for his "Kame" attack, so <S> he asked his wife who came up with the name. <S> She told Akira that it would be easy to remember the name of the attack if he uses the name of the cultural Hawaiian king named Kamehameha (lit. " <S> the very lonely one" or "the one set apart" in Hawaiian language). <S> Also, Kamehameha means "Turtle Destruction Wave" in Japanese. <S> So, despite the literal translation in Japanese "Turtle Destruction Wave", Kamehameha is also a name of a Hawaiian king : <S> Kamehameha I (Hawaiian pronunciation: [kəmehəˈmɛhə]; c. 1758 – May 8, 1819), also known as Kamehameha the Great, conquered the Hawaiian Islands and formally established the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi in 1810. <S> By developing alliances with the major Pacific colonial powers, Kamehameha preserved Hawaiʻi's independence under his rule. <S> Kamehameha is remembered for the Kānāwai Māmalahoe, the "Law of the Splintered Paddle", which protects human rights of non-combatants in times of battle. <S> Kamehameha's full Hawaiian name is Kalani Paiʻea Wohi o Kaleikini Kealiʻikui Kamehameha o ʻIolani <S> i Kaiwikapu kauʻi Ka Liholiho Kūnuiākea. <A> About the best source I can find on the matter indicates that it means "Turtle Destruction Wave" . <S> But I can't derive that from the provided hiragana alone. <S> It makes sense if you break it down: <S> Turtle = <S> Kame = <S> 亀 <S> Wave = <S> Ha/ <S> Nami = 波 ... <S> which is essentially "turtle _ wave", which is a nod to Master Roshi (the Turtle Hermit). <S> If I fiddle a bit in Google Translate, I get something closer to 亀羽目波, which is literally "turtle wind-up wave" - and that sounds close phonetically. <A> However this is not the case: Kamehameha is a term for something along the lines of "Turtle Destruction Wave", or のカメの破壊の波 (No kame <S> no hakai no nam). <S> That is as close as I could possibly get it to Kamehameha, which is what Kamehameha stands for: Turtle ____ Wave. <S> But because it destroys anything in its path, I would assume that it would be "Turtle Destruction Wave". <A> 亀 Kame Turtle破滅 Hame(tsu) <S> Destruction, Ruin波 Ha, Nami Wave Turtle for Roshi's Turtle school. <S> (It's the kanji on all their gi) <S> Then hame and ha for what the ability is. <S> (A destruction wave.) <A> Japanese Wikipedia says it comes from the Hawaiian king, recommended by the creator's wife. <S> The "kame" part is a bit of a pun because it can also mean turtle. " <S> Hame" has no meaning. <S> "Ha" means wave. <S> On the whole, it just sounds a bit silly, which is on purpose. " <S> Turtle destruction wave" is fake news and there is absolutely zero support for that interpretation. <S> 破滅（はめつ）would never in 100 years be abbreviated "hame" in Japanese. <S> Source: Japanese speaker.

The term Kamehameha seems to come from the king of Hawaii, King Kamehameha.

How did Kuroko's vanishing drive affect Momoi? According to this wiki page : If the vanishing drive based on pushing the opponents to focus attention to someone else and then steps in unexpectedly. And also: Kuroko uses his misdirection in function of his teammates. He must make eye-contact with the passer while doing his misdirection and so the eyefield of the other players becomes a "mirror" for Kuroko's position. How is it that Momoi was affected by it when Kuroko showed to her for the first time, when no other player was around? <Q> The way the vanishing drive works is that he diverts their attention for a split second, and is then past them by the time they realise what he's done. <S> Against skilled players in a proper game, he needs something with a huge presence, such as Kagami or Aomine to make them forget about him, and that's the real trick, distracting someone when they're completely focused on you. <S> However Momoi is not a competitive basketball player and they were not playing in an actual game, so my best guess is that he was able to use something with far less presence than he would normally need, like a street lamp or a car or whatever was nearby. <A> To answer your question, this is a rather a technique based off of misdirection called Vanishing Drive . <S> Kuroko developed this after being soundly defeated by Daiki Aomine. <S> As said on the wikia Kuroko trains himself to evolve his play style. <S> However He has overcome this previous limitation, and has developed the ability to imperceptibly move past players while dribbling the ball, creating his own 'vanishing' drive. <S> The ability is effective enough to pass through the defenses of Shintarō Midorima, a member of the Generation of Miracles, and can also pass Takao's Hawk's Eye Vanishing drive does not follow the simple rules of misdirection exactly, but rather does this: The skill is basically a cross-diagonal move (a duck-in) to where the opponent's eye field can't see. <S> Kuroko bends over in a specific angle at drives following a specific route, that the opponent has it very difficult to follow. <S> But the real Vanishing Drive is a collaboration with Kagami. <S> Similar to Kuroko's misdirection, Kagami draws the attention of the opponent to him, just for a second, and that makes it possible for Kuroko to pass his opponent successfully. <S> This would also explain why Momoi was affected due to the fact it heavily rely's on where you opponent can't see which was why she was affected. <S> Bibliography for reference to information: <S> http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Tetsuya_Kuroko <S> http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Tetsuya_Kuroko#Vanishing_Drive <S> The relevant information that I have in my answer can be found by heading to the hyperlink here or above and going to abilities. <A> When Kuroko went up against Midorima, with the intention of doing the vanishing drive, it shows what Midorima is looking at in his glasses. <S> Before he finished perfecting the drive, Kuroko used the thing which has the most presence in the entire game, the ball. <S> He slowly lowers the ball into a dribble, and as soon as Midorima's attention is completely on the ball, Kuroko ducks in at a very difficult angle to follow. <S> The reason it works even against Midorima is that Kuroko can do it almost instantly after Midorima's attention is on the ball. <S> Kuroko later perfects it with the addition of adding Kagami in.

Given the absolute presence and importance of the ball in play, it had been previously thought impossible for Kuroko to maintain his misdirection while in possession of the ball; as such the time he spends handling the ball on court is extremely minimal.

Why is Naruto's name Naruto? I've been pondering this question because Shikamaru's name is from his dad's (Shikaku), Ino's name is from her dad's also (Inoichi); Shino is from Shibi and Choji is from Choza. Okay, maybe not all of the characters' names are from their dad's, but I'm just wondering. :D TIA <Q> Naruto's father was Namikaze Minato, who had been Jiraiya's pupil. <S> As we know, Jiraiya wrote, and the main character of his first book was named Naruto. <S> Because he enjoyed the book so much, Minato chose to name his then-unborn son after the character of Naruto in the story, in the hopes that his son would too grow up to be just like the protagonist. <S> Even though Naruto was not aware of this until sixteen years after his birth, he nevertheless is just like the protagonist. <S> From Naruto Wikia . <S> So Naruto got his name from a character Jiraiya created in one of his books. <A> In addition to the accepted answer, which is correct.. Jiraiya got the name 'Naruto' for that character while he was eating ramen. <S> One of ramen's toppings is called 'narutomaki', and that's where Jiraiya got that character's name, 'Naruto'. <A> As you may know, Jiraiya was an author, as well as the teacher of Minato, Naruto's father. <S> His first book, <S> The Tale of the Utterly Gutsy Shinobi featured a protagonist who held the ideals of Jiraiya and was called - Naruto (possibly named so after the food). <S> Minato liked the book very much and decided to name his son after this character. <A> I think Kishimoto gave naruto his name because it fit the theme of his mother's maiden village: <S> the village hidden in whirlpools. <S> Since Naruto roughly translates from Japanese to mean maelstrom or whirlpool, it is very likely <S> Kishimoto bequeathed the protagonist name to be this since he already had his mother's last name, uzumaki, which means spirals or whirlpools. <A> Nagato was one of Jirayaya's students. <S> Naruto's father then named his son after the character of the story.

Nagato inspired the hero of the story, and so the character was named Naruto, after him.

How much of the Berserk storyline do the anime and OVA cover? I watched Berserk years ago and I'm thinking of introducing someone else to it, but I'm told that the OVAs do the original manga more justice. I've not seen the OVAs just the anime series, how much of the same ground do they cover? If I remember correctly the original anime series just cut off with no resolution. <Q> I know they've also got a long way to go with the OVAs though, it's a while off reaching the end of the manga. <A> You should read the manga. <S> The anime series just cover about 120 chapters out of 333 chapters of the original manga! <S> and the anime is with less details. <S> The manga is still ongoing, it is not finished and has been postponed for some years cause the writer was busy with another manga. <S> I don't know if he starts writing berserk again or not! <A> The first anime series (1997) covers Black Swordsman arc <S> (volume 1-3) until just before the end of Golden Age arc (volume 3- 13 ). <S> However, it includes original episodes and some modifications to the original story. <S> (Source: Yahoo! <S> Chiebukuro (Japanese) ) <S> The OVA (or 3-part movies) covers the whole Golden Age arc, which is volume 3-14, hence the name <S> Berserk: The Golden Age Arc . <S> The second anime series (2016) covers the beginning of Black Swordsman arc (chapter 1&2), <S> omits <S> the whole Golden Age arc, then continues on Conviction arc (volume 14/chapter 115 - volume 21) until Falcon of the Millenium Empire arc (volume 22~) For additional reference, the manga is still on-going (volume 39) as of now. <S> The story arcs: <S> Black Swordsman : Volume 1-3 Golden Age : Volume 3-14 Conviction : Volume 14-21 Falcon of the Millennium Empire : Volume 22-35 Phantom World (Fantasia) : <S> Volume 35~ <S> References: <S> Japanese Wikipedia English Wikipedia <A> As @rellz and @Saman Hakimzadeh Abyan explained about the anime, it is not not covering the whole manga. <S> As for OVA, I am not sure if there is an actual OVA. <S> However, there is a 3 part 3D animated movies(showed in Japanese cinemas) <S> just recently released (2012-2013) and it was summarising the anime itself with maybe 5-10 minutes extra details at the end of the last part. <S> Animenewsnetwork link for listing related productions Berserk.

I'm not entirely sure as I haven't read all of the manga as of yet but everyone who has recommended the OVAs to me has assured me that it follows the manga a lot better than the original anime.

Are there any anime suggestion engines? In the past, I've used apps that have suggested films, books, or music to me based on a set of items I've enjoyed that I provide to the app. Is there anything like that for anime? Basically I'm looking for something in which I can input that I like anime X, Y and Z and for it to suggest that I might like anime A because it has similar themes, or because other people who like X, Y and Z have also said they like A. <Q> Anime-Planet and MyAnimeList have user submitted suggestions for shows on a "if you liked X, you might like Y" setup. <S> As a developer myself, this is something I've wanted to look into making, and MyAnimeList seems to be the most common site to be used for an engine as they provide an API to programmers. <S> Anime-Planet Recommendations: <S> Per-show Recommendations <S> : <S> Update: <S> Anime-Planet now have version 1 of a personalized recommendation engine that works off what you have already seen <S> MyAnimeList Recommendations: <S> Per show recommendations <S> There are a couple of engines based off of MyAnimeList that people have made such as AnimeRecs (which is down at the moment) or mal.oko.im <S> There's also a new anime cataloguer Hummingbird <S> which gives you a range of recommendations based on what you've watched, what genres you like, which are your favourites. <S> It seems to be the easiest to access and isn't soley show-specific. <S> Hummingbird Suggestions: <S> Other Sources Other websites which provide anime have recommendations engine built in <S> , Usually these are based off of what similarly interested people have enjoyed also. <S> Crunchyroll (Thanks @David_Starkey ): <S> Amazon: <A> which will also provide related, similar, and random anime recommendations <A> I love this site: http://animesuggestions.com/ <S> You just type any anime you like, e.g. <S> "One Piece" or "Hunter x Hunter" , and it shows you a bunch of similar animes from which you can choose whatever catches your eyes, I guess. <S> (I only tried it once and I searched "Nagi no Asukara" and found "Elfen Lied", and I really liked it, okay?) <A> On top of giving you a great deal of information on your habits and breakdowns on what you've listed it appears to just trawls through your favs and pulls the mal recommendations ( it'd be damn cool if it I've found a damn cool tool that finds similar-minded people and recommend things you haven't seen that they liked). <S> Another thing it does in the same tab is show you related items that you haven't seen yet, which may yield a sequel or cool OVA you missed AniPlan <S> does both of these too <A> Yes there are engine's such as that. <S> A good sample would if you are a owner of a filled in Myanimelist . <S> If you have that can go to mal graph mal.oku.im and see recommended. <S> I attached my own recommended as a sample for this. <S> http://mal.oko.im/d3ullist/recs,anime <S> Then again in the end it all depends on your own taste´s. <A> There aren't really dedicated "suggestion engines" for anime. <S> your best bet is looking through places like [MyAnimeList] or [AnimePlanet]. <S> Otherwise, you can go through something like this , scroll through to something that has genres you like, and look for whether or not it is highly rated. <S> Just use a bunch'a different sites, and you won't go wrong. <A> AniDB also has a recommendation feature. <S> To use it, you need to add the series and episodes <S> you watched to your AniDB MyList. <S> Most importantly, you also need to rate the series from 1 to 10 ( <S> 10 being best). <S> The system then uses some hidden algorithm based on what you voted and what others voted and thereby predicts your votes for series you have not yet watched. <S> You can even remove recommendations from the prediction list if you say ‘I’m not going to watch that, stop telling me I’m going to rate it with a 9’. <S> Note that for recommendations to work best, you should attempt to vote in a way that puts your median at 5.5 and resembles a standard distribution. <S> While the system ‘corrects’ votes for overall series ratings, if you use exaggerated votes you will also receive exaggerated vote predictions (such as 13, which is obviously larger than 10). <A> adding another answer since this is a drastically different way to go about it <S> You can use <S> affinity.animesos.net <S> to search for other people that share your tastes (based on mal's affinity). <S> Wow, someone with >95% affinity! <S> Click their name to see their profile, then simply click the "~ shared" link. <S> I recommend sorting by score and first looking at what you two agreed on and what you didn't to be able to gauge where their tastes will apply to you, then just scroll down to the "Unique to [them]" section to add some of their favourites to your plan-to-watch! <S> Disclosure though; see how the affinity search said we only shared 11, yet mal says we share 79? <S> Mal includes the unscored entries as items able to be common between people. <S> Here's a link to the comparison page , we might not be a great pair to extrapolate our opinions to each other. <S> So I bumped the search requirements to only use people with 50 shared titles, and that dropped my closest match to 69% affinity, but have a look at our comparisons page . <S> This should be a much more useful match to find new anime, especially if I work my way down the result list and see any titles that continue to pop up in a lot of peoples lists. <S> Good luck!

graph.anime.plus is a great analyser for your myanimelist profile. Just to add to the list, there's also anidb In the end, there are plenty of websites you can go to that will give you info about series, recommendations, suggestions, etc., but nothing with a dedicated system.

How does Mirai's ring help her control her ability? The page on Kuriyama Mirai on Kyoukai no Kanata Wiki says she uses her ring to activate her ability. From the show, I got the feeling the ring was something that kept some of her powers on check, rather than an activator. I don't recall any explanation of how the ring works during the series. Whichever the case may be, how exactly does the ring help her control/activate her ability? Does the ring possess some kind of magic? Or is it some kind of psychological power it exerts over Mirai? <Q> This answer only applies to the TV series proper. <S> Additional information is given in Mirai-hen ; see Amir's answer. <S> There isn't really much to be said about the exact function of her ring. <S> It isn't discussed in the novel (though she is shown wearing the ring, cf. <S> p004-005 of LN 1 ), so the best I have as far as a textual citation is this magazine scan (SFW image; NSFW site), <S> which reads: 自分の血を剣に変えて戦う未来。普段は包帯と小指の指輪でその能力を抑えている <S> [...] For the most part, she wears a bandage as well as a ring on her little finger in order to keep her powers in check. <S> There isn't really any verbalized explanation of how the ring works in the show either - the best we can do is infer its function from its depiction in the show. <S> So, basically, it's probably just what you thought it was - a power limiter of sorts. <A> This is a late answer, but in the sequel movie "Mirai-hen" it was revealed that Akihito's mother made the ring from Mirai's mother's body after Mirai's mother died. <S> Mirai's mother said she would supress Mirai's powers and protect everything that she held dear. <A> The ring was a gift from the family that took her in, and she accidentally killed one of the daughters in said family. <S> The ring serves as a reminder just how dangerous her abilities can be, and the mistake she had made. <S> In the anime, Mirai's blood becomes more acidic whenever the ring is taken off. <S> This can be seen when she gets into more serious fights. <S> So, technically speaking, the ring helps her keep that acidity away from hurting her friends because she is reminded of what she did to the family.

From the events in the anime, it can be inferred that the ring is in fact an object to keep her powers in check.

Are the Dragon names based on anything? Just some random curiosity about the Dragons in Fairy Tail . Acnologia,Igneel,Grandeeney,Weisslogia,Metalicana,Skiadrum,Atlas Flame,Zirconis,Motherglare,Scissor Runner,Revire,Dark Dragon,Rock Dragon Are their names based on anything? <Q> It seems some of their names have parts which relate to their nature: <S> Weisslogia : <S> Weiss or Weiß is German for "white". <S> Sting performs White Dragon Slayer to produce beams of sacred light, so we can see how White factors into Weisslogia's name. <S> Metalicana : Obviously, the use of Metal in its name reflects the Iron Dragon Slayer Magic Gajeel uses Skiadrum : <S> Atlas Flame : <S> Atlas is the name of a Greek god, but I do not know how it would relate to the character. <S> Images I have seen of this dragon show that it's totally wrapped in flames, and its title is also the Flame Dragon Motherglare : <S> This may be related to its Egg Magic . <S> In most cases, mothers use a form of egg to give birth to children. <S> In a lot of fictional works, Dragons lay eggs to give birth. <S> Scissor Runner <S> : May be a reference to the two huge spines coming out of the top of its head and its chin Rock/Dark Dragons : Obviously for their appearance. <S> However, those aren't their names, but how they are referred to due to their appearance. <S> ( Revire has a somewhat aquatic appearance, and its name is pronounced as "Rivaia", which kinda sounds like river. <S> However, that is a long shot.) <S> I couldn't find anything on Acnologia , Igneel or Grandeeney . <S> I should point out that I have not read the manga nor watched enough of the anime (I have seen like 50 episodes), and I found out all of these by google searching for images, picking apart their names and looking up Wikipedia articles. <S> Someone else may have a more accurate answer. <S> These are just my observations and may help others fill in holes in their own research. <A> To add to the list, Igneel : most likely derived from Ignis, which means fire. <S> Grandeeney : She's the skydragon, named Grandine in Japanese. <S> This translates to hail from Italian, which might explain the relationship Acnologia : "Acno" is a Greek word used to reference aging. <S> The word "Logia" is a Greek word from New Testament scholarship that translates roughly as "sayings, utterances, oracles". <S> His name could thus be translated as "The Prophet of The End," as well as "Ender of Eras" <A> The other two kinds of rocks are sedimentary and metamorphic. <S> Sedimentary rocks form from once-living things (examples are fossils and coal). <S> Metamorphic rocks are igneous rocks that were reheated after they were formed. <S> Therefore, seeing as igneous rocks are the only ones formed by magma/lava <S> , that's where I figured it came from. <S> The name probably also comes from "ignite", but I might be overthinking about it. <S> Source(s) <S> : Science teacher

Skia or "σκιά" is Greek for shadow, and Skiadrum is the Shadow Dragon. I believe Igneel comes from igneous rock , which refers to rocks formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.

Was the Dragon Half manga ever translated? I remember with fondness watching the 2 episode anime Dragon Half, which I'm lead to believe is based on a long running manga which parodies tropes in manga and anime. Was the manga every translated to English, or were there ever any more episodes made of the anime? <Q> The OVA only consisted of two episodes (previously by ADV Films , now currently by DiscoTek Media ). <S> Those two episodes persist as the only animated versions of the series. <A> It depends. <S> Based on Krazer's answer, the series has never been officially translated, but unofficially it has been scanslated online and can be read at many manga reading sites. <S> So, yes and no, it has been and has not been translated. <S> A group of volunteers, who earn no profit, did work on it, but professional manga producers did not work on it for distribution. <A> The manga had not previously been licensed for English release, but it was fully translated by fans years ago. <S> Now, in 2017, Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga and will release all 7 volumes in a 3-volume omnibus edition, with the first one coming out this December.

The seven-volume Dragon Half manga was never licensed or officially localized in English.

Why do manwha more oftenly have colored pages then manga? Lately, I been reading quite some more manwha cause of their good stories. But I can't help but notice that manwha use a lot more colored pages, sometimes even fully colored volumes. Or just all pages color, why are color pages more commonly used in manwha then manga? Is there a specific reason for this? <Q> There's the so called WebToon, which is most likely the one you refer to <S> (and you are reading). <S> Frankly speaking, printed color pages are not cheap. <S> They cost a lot more than B&W page and are difficult to print correctly. <S> With webtoons there's no such thing as "printing", everything is done digitally. <S> Manwha that is done in B&W completely due its distribution method (printed) which you will not see color pages (like Chevalier of the Absis, or ID which has some color pages as bonus) <S> , there's also webtoons that could be printed later on (like The Breaker/NW) and there are those that are not printed (almost all webtoons). <S> Is difficult to see a Manwha (or any printed media) in full color. <S> The only case I know of is To Love る which is released later on after the black and white pages are released. <S> Is a matter of cost of distribution of the media, which is cheap for webtoons so artist can offer color pages. <S> In the example you gave, "Magician" by Kim Sarae, this is an original webtoon that is published using Naver . <S> A list of manwha that are in full color (MU) : <S> ~250 titles <S> All kind of manwha (full color and B&W) (MU) : <S> ~1500 titles <S> There are lots of black and white Manwha, just that are more difficult to find since they are distributed physically. <A> Actually, most manhwa aren't colored either. <S> Along with some webtoons, only a few manhwa are colored. <S> Most of the creators start working alone without any financial support, thus making colored pages very difficult. <S> Western comics are mostly made by large companies like DC or Marvel, and these companies have enough resources to make colored comics quickly. <S> Additional Resources: If you'd like to confirm that manhwa is usually black and white, MyAnimeList has a list of manhwas for reference. <S> MyOtakuWay explains the difference between manga and manwa. <S> Searching for manga on MyAnimeList.net will let you see that most have just one author, not a campany or a staff. <S> Finally, ComicList is a list of comics where you can see that they are made by a company. <A> Long time ago before when there was no internet yet in this world, I always found Chinese comics (maybe weekly comics because they were thin) in full colour. <S> I don't know why, <S> but probably it's because of tradition. <S> In contrast, manga have no colours probably because of the Japanese mentality - they don't like to waste money etc. <S> I'm saying this because, in national universities, even the copy paper there uses recycle papers. <S> Not to mention the shounen magazines etc, that one's quality of paper is terrible, that's why they can sell a thick shounen magazines considerably cheap.

The reason they aren't colored is because it takes a long time to create manga and manhwa, and it's a lot more expensive if each page is colored.

What is the limit of the Death Eraser? The Death Note Wikia states that... The Death Eraser can revive the people that have been killed by the note The Death Eraser is an artefact In the wikia is also states if you wrote "dies from a tragic accident or something",would the person's wounds or destroyed body parts be healed? Which lead me to ask what is the limits of the Death Eraser and if you wrote "commits suicide by gun" and you used the Death Eraser to bring them back, would the wounds heal even though they come back to life? <Q> First of all, The Death Eraser is a plot device exclusive to the manga pilot. <S> Death Note includes a rule stating that if the owner of the notebook uses the Death Eraser to erase names in the Death Note, the victims come back to life if they have not been cremated. <S> With this said we know atleast a body is needed for this Taro Kagami is offered the Death Eraser by Ryuk, and is told that he can erase the names in the Death Note and the victims will miraculously come back to life Using the description <S> Miraculously make's it quiet easy for them to get away with just about anything. <S> They are miraculously healed, or the miraculously live on as just a severed head. <S> Simply said, It all comes down to the fact its a miracle. <A> Something that could revive humans would alter fundamentally the propose of the Death Note, and such thing was not devisable by the mangaka. <S> I remember you that wikia is a fan-made site and references and claims are not official nor accurate. <A> The "death eraser" only made it as far as the pilot manga. <S> This is understandable considering that if it would have made it into the actual series it would have caused major contradictions. <S> The fact that the death note ever exists would contradict the existence of the "death eraser" If the death note was made to add life to a Shinigami than would the death eraser take away from the Shinigami's lifespan? <S> That's probably the reason that the "death eraser" never made it to the official series: it would cause too many problems that would have to be worked out and explained. <S> By the time that everything was explained we would already be about 2 episodes in. <S> Nobody would want to watch that content. <S> So in the long run, taking the "death eraser" out of the series completely would be the best solution.

I doubt the "Death Eraser" exist (I actually haven't found references in any plot of the official manga/anime), since the Shikigami, who are the original owners of the notes, gets the remaining human life span and adds it to themself.

Is Chapter 66 the last chapter of Rosario Vampire Season II manga? Is chapter 66 the true ending for Season II ? According to Akihisa Ikeda, this chapter would be the last chapter and for three months I could not find any more pages after this. However, it seems it's still "to be continued" as mentioned on the page. Is this the last page/chapter? <Q> Yes that is the ending of Rosario Vampire Season II. <S> There are chapter 66.2 to 66.6 but the picture your showing is indeed the last one story wise. <S> The chances of more chapters to come is very unlikely aswell as stated on Funimation <S> Rosario+Vampire season 2 bombed in Japan. <S> Hard. <S> It did so poorly it almost put GONZO out of business. <S> Because of poor sales, there are no plans at this time for a third season. <S> That's not to say it's entirely impossible, but the way things are going it is incredibly unlikely. <S> - See more here <A> There is going to be an epilogue released in Jump SQ.19 's April 14th issue. <S> As to whether it's a season epilogue or for the manga as a whole is unknown. <S> If it's received well and doesn't write them into a hole as far as the story goes, then I would say a 3rd manga season would be very likely to recoup the losses from season 2 of the anime. <S> After all the manga still did fairly well. <A> No, there is an additional few chapters that show him fighting Alucard. <A> From what I have read, this also includes the epilogue they may release more but perhaps under a different name since the Rosario was destroyed and the name Rosario + Vampire is no longer able to be referenced due to that simple fact, and Tsukune is a vampire now and the outer Moka is gone. <S> Perhaps the name would be changed. <S> It also said that "Yoshii Kiria took over fairy tail" and then state "but let's save that story for another time". <S> At least from what I understand of the wording, it is passable for a continuation of Rosario + Vampire , but would most likely no longer be called that anymore. <S> This comes from "Dawn of the Dark" arc of the manga as Tsukune is being trained by Moka's father, Shuzen Issa in the after story.

It ends at chapter 66.6 and apparently, there was an epilogue released recently .

What was the intent for making Rem sacrifice herself for Misa? We know Light is clever and smart and almost devilish? But I don't understand why Light wanted Rem out of the way? What was his motive and what would have happened if it went wrong? <Q> Because Rem threatened to kill him should anything happen to Misa Misa. <S> If he planned to use Misa Misa as a tool and perhaps sacrifice her eventually. <S> He would have to get Rem out of the way. <A> Misa, however, was a good tool for Light and he could not kill her without raising suspicion towards himself. <S> Light also wanted L to die, but he could not kill him without knowing his real name. <S> Rem could see everyone's name with her shinigami eyes, but would not kill anyone unless Misa was in trouble. <S> So, Light put Misa in trouble and pressured Rem into killing L and Wastabi. <S> As a result, Rem died and Light thought he had no more people in his way. <S> If Rem didn't kill L and Wastabi, Misa definitely would have been caught again and killed. <S> There would have been a lot of suspicion towards Light, but he may have been able to talk himself out of it. <S> If he did not, he would have died also. <S> It was a gamble. <A> Misa Misa was a useful tool but, with Rem always wanting to protect her and began to really care for her Light couldn't use her in anyway that would put her endanger for Rem <S> would kill him the first chance she got. <S> In order to use Misa and kill L he got Misa taken in and "endanger" putting the blame on L that he had done it. <S> Doing that and edging Rem to kill him in order to save Misa since she was the only creature that could see L's real name doing this was killing to birds with one stone that kept getting in the way of Light's "good work."

Rem wanted to protect Misa and would kill Light if he let/caused Misa to die.

Which god of Japan is actually portrayed by Yato in Noragami? As far as I watched, Bishamon and Kofuku are portrayals of the Seven Lucky Gods (七福神 shichi fukujin ). But it wasn't clear about Yato. Bishamon mentioned him as a God of Calamity, but there is no such god among the Seven Lucky Gods. So, which god might Yato be a portrayal of? Is he a new character altogether? <Q> Kofuku is not the goddess of luck, and as explained in the series, she is the goddess of misfortune. <S> She is not a part of Seven Gods of Fortune. <S> The Seven gods are Hotei, Jurōjin, Fukurokuju, Bishamonten, Benzaiten (Benten-sama), Daikokuten (Daikoku) and Ebisu. <S> Her surname, Ebisu is shared with the god of fortune as he will appear later in the series or you can just read the manga (which are raws) to find out more. <S> As for Yato, well, I think it's obvious that he is a fictional character based on the images of the gods of war in Japanese mythology. <A> Yato, the god of calamity, is a minor deity apart from the Seven Lucky Gods. <S> I am inclined to say that he doesn't accurately match up to any actual gods existing in Japanese folklore for a few reasons. <S> Before all else, we know Yato as a god that does not even have his own grand shrine, indicating that he is relatively unknown. <S> Yato's goal in this series it to become a popular god. <S> Next, we know that this series does not exactly follow the Japanese folklore. <S> While Bishamon is pretty accurate, Kofuku Ebisu does not represent the god of luck. <S> Instead, she is nearly the opposite. <S> Nora is a stray shinki, which strongly suggests that the title Noragami means Stray God (with gami meaning god). <S> Because of the combination of fictional elements and indications that Yato is an unimportant god, he is most likely fictional or even partly fictional like in Ebisu's case. <A> Regarding Yato as the Yato-no-kami would be a mistake. <S> Spoiler alert: <S> If you have read the manga, there is a deity Bishamonten reported to after the incident in her abode. <S> He referred to himself as Yato-no-kami and mistakenly thought of Yato as an impersonator just like Kokufu. <A> Yato is an amalgam of many folktales that formed around the Heian period in Japan. <S> I cannot say for sure that he is based on one deity, and as others have stated before he is not a part of The Seven Gods of Fortune, like Bishamonten and other characters that appear later on in the manga (I suggest reading it if you haven't already) and as he does not have his own shrine he is an unknown entity. <S> We can conclude that he isn't in fact based on one single god. <S> However, I find the "Yato-no-kami theory" interesting and will investigate more about it. <S> There are similarities, but there is something that gets in the way of that. <S> Spoiler alert: <S> Yato's real name is not Yato-no-Kami <S> (it is actually Yaboku, Yato is an alias), so that disproves the theory in my opinion. <A> Yato is definitely not a 夜刀神 Spoiler alert: Yato's name in kanji is 夜卜 which is pronounced yaboku. <S> but the people in the anime read the 卜 as the katakana ト (to) which looks very similar. <S> It was Hiyori that realised his name was two kanji and was able to call him out of the underworld. <S> I am sorry, but due to restricted internet, I cannot do more research on the type of kami (Damn China internet). <A> I agree with the general assumption that Yato is not meant to directly represent any god in particular, but be an inspiration from some minor deity of war, or perhaps even many. <S> It goes with his character's back story, or at least what we have seen of his back story up to this point in the anime. <S> He is referenced as the "god of calamity" and is shown fighting and slaying his opponents in the flash backs. <S> As a side note, researching the term Yato or Yato-kami does not appear to return anything very compelling, or related to any major deity. <S> This further supports the idea that he is an inspired god, perhaps from a singular or several obscure tales.

Lastly, the title of this series leads me to believe that Yato is a fictional god.

How were the walls in Attack on Titan built? If I remember correctly, in Attack on Titan, it's mentioned or implied a number of times that humans built the walls to protect themselves from the titans. (Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this.) If so then, how did they manage to get the walls erected (which seem to be the result of somewhat extensive work) without getting killed, if they were already under attack by that point? (Note: I'm only about halfway through the anime series, so I might just be missing something that appears later.) <Q> Spoilers from the manga. <S> After the king's sanctum incident (ch50~65) (when Rod Reiss tried to make Historia eat Eren), it is disclosed that The First King used his Coordinate power (control over titans) to force those titans to use their hardening power to shape up the walls, then used his Memory power to wipe the memories from the pre-wall era from humanity. <S> Why did he leave hibernating titans inside the walls <S> is unknown. <S> he also created the Wallist Church to help him oversee the walls safety. <A> As a result, the walls are very tough to break and have sheltered human kinds for decades. <A> Just adding on the rest of the answers here, but "the walls were built with the exoskeletons of titans" seems to be somewhat different on the Shingeki <S> no Kyojin Wikia : <S> The Wall Titans (幻の巨人 Maboroshi no Kyojin?, Phantom Titans) are unusual kind of Titans that make up the Walls that protect humanity. <S> They are first revealed when the Female Titan tried to climb Wall Sina to escape from Eren and the Survey Corps. <S> The lack of sunlight inside the Walls renders them immobile. <S> It is implied that the Wall Titans have the ability of using their crystallizing powers to create massive walls, notably Wall Maria, Rose and Sina. <S> Their exact motives for doing this are unknown. <S> This seems to imply something completely different to what I was thinking. <S> Of course you can't trust everything you read, but I like to think this information is pretty accurate. <A> The walls are built by a special breed of titans that the colossal titan is and this is discovered when a piece of the wall is broken off <S> It is also stated here that a group of religious fanatics and the king know about the wall being made of titans. <S> Though the reason for the wall titans to protect humans is not stated it is possible that titan shifters made up the wall it is also possible that not all titans are against humanity considering the size of these titans they could have preyed on other titans thus providing a motive they wished to prey on titans and humans <S> attract titans the humans might have trapped them <S> and then the titans went into hibernation <A> The walls weren't exactly built by humans. <S> The walls are all made from 50 meter colossal titans. <S> They are unable to move because it is dark inside the walls and they become immobile in the dark. <S> This is shown in the final episode of the anime after the credits. <A> Rod Reiss' ancestors, the first king, used his powers to create the walls (and Titans?) <S> And wiped all memory of the word before the walls from the mind of humanity.

If I remember correctly, the walls were built with the hardening ability of Titans.

Who is the father of Minato Namikaze? Does Namikaze mean a clan or is it just his second name? I think the only way Naruto could defeat Madara Uchiha is to be in a blood-line relation with the Sage of the Six Paths , and thereby achieving a Rinnegan of his own. Since Kushina , Mother of Naruto is from Uzumaki clan ; which is a blood-relative of the Senju clan , it will make sense if Minato is from any distant clan related to Uchiha clan . Is there any clue revealing who might be the parents of Minato? <Q> No, there are no clues, at least not yet (in the anime). <S> But your second part of question/theory is obviously incorrect, since it's not enough to be related to an Uchiha, because it's not the DNA you need (directly, as is the case with the Senju part), but rather it's the eye itself. <S> (it seems pretty impossible to me). <S> So, if Naruto were to not get a Sharingan, e.g. from Sasuke, in my opinion, he will never be able to awaken the Rinnegan. <S> As with the fight, I've no idea about the manga; the only thing I know is that he will team up with Sasuke (from older posts, which made me crazy...), but off-topic <S> , I think there is more in Naruto, even without a Rinnegan, which could equal AND overpower Madara. <S> " <S> Namikaze" could represent his association with a clan (as in most of the cases), or it could simply be his second name. <A> Woah woah woah woah woah.... <S> Naruto will never achieve Rinnegan.... <S> Rinnegan has given a proper explanation for it. <S> To put your answer short: No information about Minato's parents has been revealed. <S> It isn't important, anyway. <S> [don't know if it falls in Senju clan]. <S> But it is definitely not associated with Uchiha since all members of the Uchiha clan had the "Uchiha" name. <S> (most common observation has been taken into consideration here.) <S> The Uzumaki clan were the only ones who were associated with Minato for a while. <S> First, it was his wife, Kushina, who belonged to the Uzumaki clan. <S> Secondly, he learned many sealing techniques from the Uzumaki clan. <A> I agree with the existing answers. <S> I do have a theory that the 4 Hokages' father, Minato Namikaze's father is the Second Hokage. <S> I also thought the same thing about what actually happened. <S> He had an off relationship with a woman with the last name of Namikaze. <S> Now, one of these three possibilities could happen and <S> I know it's kind of unusual: <S> He died before he can be told about the baby, so she put the child up for adoption, or She put a child up for adoption before he died, possibly to keep it send me from getting to it, or She died in childbirth. <S> It would be interesting if we could get the creator of one of those opinions on this.

"Namikaze" could be a clan Related to your question, we don't know anything about Minato's parents. Since Naruto doesn't have a Sharingan, even if he's related to the Senju (distantly), he wouldn't be able to awaken the Rinnegan - not even if, by some miracle, Minato were to be related to the Uchihas

Where could I buy the notebook that looks like the real Death Note? Well... I just saw the notebook in my fellow schoolmate and he just brought it to school yesterday. And I'm really curious where he got that and how much did it cost . <Q> Check out these links: <S> http://www.399animeshop.com/anime/death-note/death-note-book-replica-size.php <S> http://www.ebay.com/bhp/death-note-notebook <S> There are different types tho, one type with only the cover looking like the death note, the content is like a normal notebook. <S> The other type is exact replica, figure out which one you want. <A> Another way to get one might be going to a convention (gaming or anime). <S> I don't know where you're from <S> but I got my Death Note replica at the GamesCom (Germany). <A> Additional to the other answers, they are also available at Aliexpress or Amazon . <S> They even throw in a feather pen for you to make it even more real. <S> So my guess would be, that you would be best off going to your favourite online webshop and search for death note <S> notebook and you will find what you were looking for.

As Death Note is a really popular anime, you'll find a lot of it on conventions, not only the notebook itself.

How does transplanting different sets of Sharingan eyes work? I know the details of those eyes, I know their combination gives birth to the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. When Madara was almost blind Izuna gave him his eyes, the same thing happened with Itachi and Sasuke. In these two cases we've seen the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and here comes my question: In the first case, Madara was "blind" and Izuna had the good eyes, the combination was the Eternal. In the second case, Itachi was "blind" and Sasuke had the full eyes, giving birth to the Eternal. So it's indifferent which eye it's transplanted in the host body? (It doesn't matter that the good eye gets a disadvantaged blind eye?) As for the main question, how it is realized the "fusion" of 2 different eyes in one eye hole? I don't want to dig myself into the nerve/artery things. I'm interested more likely in the fact that how you mix 2 eyes into one and how the full eye and the blind eye, it's yet so much stronger?? <Q> After quite some searching I came to the sad conclusion there is barely any information available on how the 2 eyes get fused. <S> Then again we can make some educated guesses thanks to some of the shown footage in the anime. <S> In episode 136 Itachi shows Sasuke how Madara got his Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (EMS). <S> Showing the following picture With this image we can deduce that the old eyes are not removed from the body, meaning there are 2 pairs of eyes in the body from that moment on. <S> The most plausible reason to pass would be that the 2 eyes fuse in a similar way as to an artificial limb getting attached to a body. <S> This would also explain the reason for blood ties as your body might reject people who are not directly blood linked. <S> This would also answer your first point, as the eyes fuse it does not matter whether the begin point was the blind eye or the still functioning eye as they will become one after all <S> How do the eyes exactly fuse? <S> and how do they put 2 pairs of eyes in a body to begin with? <S> Guess this is a sort of anime magic which is not really uncommon in Naruto to begin with (small sample (careful contains spoilers if not up to date with manga) <A> The eyes are completely swapped. <S> Sasuke even says Itachi's eyes "fit nicely" at one point in the manga. <S> Then some bullshit-no-jutsu happens and the eyes take on properties of both their original owner and the person they've been transplanted into. <S> Perhaps because the blood of the recipient flows into the new eyes causing the DNA to merge or something. <S> But anyways the eyes are swapped not fused. <S> That's how transplants work. <S> You replace whatever you're transplanting. <A> This is just a hunch <S> but maybe after the two eyes switch, there is still some lingering chakra from the previous sharingan that fuses with the current sharingan and thus strengthens the current one making it so that the user doesn't get blind, and creates the eternal mangekyou. <S> Or like HeroOfDarkness said <S> its just some bullshit-no-jutsu <A> Over time, use of the Mangekyō Sharingan's techniques deteriorates the user's eyesight to the point of blindness. <S> Only by taking and transplanting the eyes of another Uchiha clan member can the vision be restored, a process that results in the creation of an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. <S> The tighter the blood ties are between the "donor" and the receiver, <S> the better it is for compatibility, siblings for example. <S> The time from fusing the donor's Mangekyō with the receiver's Mangekyō to the point of full recovery is at least several days in the case of Sasuke . <S> Not only does this process permanently restore one's eyesight, but it also gives the person even greater power. <S> The Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan also changes form from the original, with what appears to be a fusion of the current owner's Mangekyō with the previous owner's. <S> Source:- <S> Source <S> EDIT <S> For better understanding let me give you an instance. <S> MS happens when a person kills someone very close to him/her. <S> So the 'tamui' of the Sharingan changes on its own[ how tamui changes it's <S> pattern is still not explained ]. <S> Coming to EMS, a person can achieve it once he discards his own eyes and uses his sibling's ones. <S> That is the mechanism of achieving EMS. <S> Therefore if the person is closely related to the one who he would take the eye from, then there is a greater percentage of activating EMS.Hope <S> I have answered your question now IInd EDIT <S> Thanks <S> Krazer for the updating the title of the question. <S> From the title,I can come to a conclusion that no evidence as of now being cited related related to working of sharingan once it is transplanted. <A> I think the sharingan transplanted to the new user recognise the bloodties and therefore grants the new user some new abilities like the perfect Susanoo <A> You are all wrong <S> I'm sorry lol <S> the mangekyo awakens a chakra in the brain after a tragedy or loss of love ect that chakra is transferred to the ocular receptors from the brain which is why the eyes change shape and color <S> so therefore when you transfer eyes the new eyes have the old host power engraved in the <S> and you sharingan is written in your brain so it fuses with new eyes <S> it was all staed in old Naruto episodes not sure exactly one

The transplantee's eyes are removed and replaced with eyes from the donor.

Who took care of Naruto when he was young? In episode 350, we see that the Third Hokage took on to take care of Naruto. But towards the beginning of the anime Naruto is seen to be living alone. Did Naruto live with the Third? If so, why did he leave there? <Q> Third Hokage promised Kushina, when she was dying, that he would take care of Naruto, and he did. <S> Whole villagers knew that a monster fox was inside Naruto. <S> This news also spread to the other villages. <S> If it weren't for the astute care of the Third Hokage, other villages would have kidnapped Naruto and would have absconded him out of Konoha. <S> The Third may not have sheltered him at home, but he did keep an eye for Naruto. <S> That is what taking care means. <S> Besides, Iruka and others were there too. <S> However, the main role was still played by the Third. <A> There is no canonical answer for this. <S> Naruto lived alone as a child. <S> The people that took care of him in his childhood were people like the Sandaime, Iruka, and the ramen guy. <S> However, they did not fulfill the roles of parents. <S> The closest person Naruto had as a parent was Jiraiya. <A> We've seen that the concept of orphanages and adoption exists in the Ninja world. <S> Case in point <S> Kabuto who we know grew up in Konoha's Orphanage. <S> For further reading, http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konoha_Orphanage <S> Unknown to him, he was guarded by Anbu from direct orders of third Hokage who kept a personal eye on him. <S> We know for sure that once he was big enough he started living alone. <S> Since I am speculating I'll go further and say this can also be because the adults in Konoha hated Naruto and no one was ready to adopt him as their own.

So in my opinion, though not supported by any canon information, it is reasonable to assume baby Naruto would've been taken cared of in the orphanage. As for who took care of him while he was a baby, no one knows.

Why can't Natsu and Gajeel go through Freed's runes? On Fighting Festival arc (Laxus arc) in chapter 108, Natsu and Gajeel can't get out from the guild because of Freed's runes. But the rule says that statues or people above 80 are not allowed to get out from the guild. So why can't Natsu and Gajeel get out? <Q> I would like to add on to Qynn's Answer: <S> In the most recent chapter of Fairy Tail, Chapter 400: <S> It was revealed that Igneel was residing inside Natsu, OR was using Natsu as a portal from the place where he was residing to come to Earthland. <S> If Natsu had such magic imbued into him that could cause interference with the barrier as logically speaking, the barrier prevents those of age 80+ to leave and if it's a portal for someone of age 80+ to leave the barrier would automatically stop that person from leaving OR Igneel was actually inside Natsu <S> not just using him as a medium and that would most definitely stop Natsu and Gajeel from leaving the barrier because they have someone of at least 300 Years of age in them. <S> Since dragons are extinct, it would be safe to say Igneel and the other dragons are at least that age. <A> There have been many theories on this subject, in fact. <S> Here are some that I believe are logical and ones that might help: <S> Natsu and Gajeel's Dragon Slayer Magic is very ancient, obviously over 80 years old. <S> Maybe their magic's age prohibited them? <S> (Personally, I feel that something's missing here. <S> Natsu and Gajeel (and Wendy as well) were raised by their dragons a long time ago- maybe over 80 years ago. <S> Through the Eclipse Gate, they were transported to the future- <S> July 7, year <S> x777 by Layla Heartfilia (Lucy's mother), making it seem like their dragons disappeared as opposed to them leaving their dragons. <S> (Of course, there are a lot of pieces missing in this explanation, but it seems logical if you think about it.) <S> Laxus knew that Natsu and Gajeel were incredibly powerful, or maybe he knew that the Dragon Slayer magic is very powerful. <S> There's a chance that he didn't want them participating due to this and told Freed to incorporate this into the rules without telling anyone about it. <S> (Maybe?) <S> Anyhow, I hope this helped, and I hope that Mashima reveals this in the future!! <A> Until now, it was never explained properly in FT. <S> Future chapter might give a proof of the reason, or it stays a plothole. <S> There are some theories, like " <S> Dragons are extinct nowadays, Natsu was raised by Igneel hundreds of years ago and made a time travel (similar for Gajeel)" or "Dragon slayers are real dragon children (with longer lifespan than humans) with some kind of transformation magic applied" <S> (this conflicts with Zirconis´ story, but it´s still possible <S> he didn´t know or lied. <S> Mashima likes trolling anyways) <A> While this hasn't been explained exactly point for point, I do believe the answer is revealed in one of the more recent chapters. <S> Igneel is somehow inside of Natsu, and Igneel is well older than the required age to hold him back. <S> Same with Gajeel. <A> I believe the rules were not all stated. <S> This is somewhat a trick from Laxus. <S> Laxus told Freed to prohibit Dragon Slayers from entering the fight and to trick them he told freed not to put the prohibition of the Dragon Slayers on the rule list. <A> Based on Fairy Tail chapter 436, it was somewhat explained why Natsu can't past the barrier. <S> Zeref used the body of his little brother to create Natsu and Zeref himself is about 400 years old. <S> This is the likely answer why he can't past Freed's rune. <S> Reason for why Gajeel can't too has not been explained as the current chapter. <A> For Natsu, on one episode Igneel did tell Natsu that he was always in Natsu's body and that tell us that well Igneel is definitely older than 80 years old and if he is in Natsu's body, Natsu's age would definitely be Igneel's age and same thing with Gajeel <A> The reason is that the dragons are sealed inside of hem. <S> Their dragons are over 80 years old. <S> The enchantment is not allowing the dragons to go through, not Natsu and gajeel. <S> But since they are combined, that’s why they can’t go through either. <A> natsu like all of the other dragon slayers, aside from laxus and cobra were born over 400 years before hand, but this isn't the reason natsu and gajeel were not able to leave. <S> its because they had dragons in them who were atleast 80. <S> dragons are immortal. <S> so they don't age like humans. <S> but natsu, gajeel and the others are not chronologically 400 years old. <S> as chronological refers to a measurement of ones existence inside a flow of time. <S> since they time traveled they are not 400 years old. <S> the gate opened on one side and they entered it. <S> while in the gate they were outside of time for 400 years. <S> layla opened the gate in 777 which allowed them to leave. <S> notice how zeref wasn't able to travel backwards in time using the ellipse gate, its likely because its not traditional time travel. <S> its more like they left the flow of time and sat outside of time and space for those 400 years and when layla opened it <S> they they could enter the modern world. <S> so its akin to a stasis field where they are literally outside of time. <S> zeref needed not only fairy heart but the time rift to travel backwards in time. <S> this also creates a plot hole with future lucy and rogue going backwards in time. <S> but that could easily be explained a way by the fact that future rogue and lucy came from alternate timeliens where the gate worked differently

Natsu's physical body is more than 80 years old.

Can the Three Great Magic of Fairy Tail be only used by Fairy Tail members? Fairy Tail has three legendary magic: Fairy Law, Fairy Glitter, and Fairy Sphere. Can anyone outside of Fairy Tail learn and use these magic? <Q> This makes the likelihood of Fairy spells being used outside of Fairy Tail very unlikely. <S> As for leaving members who know one or more of the 3 great spells, there is a rule which states: 1. <S> You must never reveal sensitive information about Fairy Tail to others for as long as you live. <S> Fairy Sphere, cannot be used by outsiders <S> Fairy Sphere uses the Fairy Tail member mark (pair of wings mark) and the emotion of those who wield it to obtain magical power. <S> Therefore, this spell can not be used by outsiders. <S> Fairy Glitter, cannot be used by outsiders As it is a distinct spell of Fairy Tail, and the fact that it is sealed in the grave of Mavis and needs the approval of Mavis herself to use, it makes it highly unlikely that anybody outside of the guild members can/will ever be allowed to use this. <S> It is also a distinct spell of Fairy Tail, but most likely, it can be used by outsiders. <S> We know for a fact that there has been at least one instance where an outsider knew how to use Fairy Law, since Laxus also knew how to use this skill. <S> Another case is Precht, the second guild master of Fairy Tail, now known as Hades , who left the guild but could still use Fairy Law. <S> The likelihood of learning this skill outside of Fairy Tail is close to 0, making it not likely to ever happen. <A> I don't know about the other two, but Fairy Law is actually based on the spell "Law" which Mavis used in <S> Fairy Tail Zero <S> (the story about how Fairy Tail was founded). <S> This is shown for the first time in chapter 10. <S> Mavis learned "Law" from Zeref, so if we say that "Law" and "Fairy Law" are the same, people who are not in Fairy Tail can also learn this Spell (Zeref for example). <S> If "Fairy Law" is a development of "Law" created by Mavis, probably only members of her guild can use this spell because no member of Fairy Tail would tell this secret to an outsider. <S> "Law" on the other hand can be learned by people who are not in Fairy Tail too. <S> The problem here is, that it takes ten years to master this spell (according to Zeref at least). <A> Any magic can be used by anyone, Fairy Sphere included. <S> Mavis only required the guild members' emotions because she was a spirit and had no magical energy. <S> All Three Grand Fairy Magics are simply uber-powerful light-based magic. <S> Not one part of the manga or anime <S> does it say any form of magic is exclusive. <S> The Three Grand Fairy Spells are simply based around light magic. <S> Mavis learnt Law from Zeref in Fairy Tail Zero , used it too early and was cursed. <S> She then altered and adjusted it <S> (it was previously black magic) and created Fairy Law. <S> Mavis's main magic is light-based, including her illusion magic. <S> Mavis said that she used the bonds and emotions of the guild and converted it into magic to cast fairy spells. <S> After that, it is clearly a light spell. <S> Hence the reason when the spell was released, a butt tonne of light erupted from the water. <S> With Fairy Glitter collects and concentrates the light of the sun, the moon, and the stars. <S> Fairy Law converts the user's magic into light that envelops everything. <S> Hades had his own version that uses darkness as a countermeasure for Fairy Law since it's light.

Yes and no, some of the Fairy spells are distinctive to the guild, and the skills that can be used by outsiders are not easily learned/taught. Fairy Law, most likely can be used by outsiders Zeref taught Mavis Law, so there's also a possibility that he is able to use any of the three spells.

How many magicians quit after the 7-year time skip? After the time skip following the Tenrou Island arc, a lot of Fairy Tail members quit.So, my question is: how many members did Fairy Tail have before the time skip, and how many do they have after the time skip? How many of them quit? <Q> Most of the important characters, or characters who had major or average screen time and were at "Tenrou" island (Natsu, Ersa, Lucy, Gajil, etc.), and even the most minor characters who had less screen time (like Waren, Romeo, Romeo's father, etc.) are still in Fairy Tail. <S> Even if some characters are missing (I personally didn't notice any), all the important ones are still in Fairy Tail even after "Tenrou" arc. <S> On the plus side, we even get a new character - Kinana. <S> My answer is based on only the anime, not the manga. <A> I don't think there is an exact number, but I know episode 96 would have been the the last episode where you can see other characters that were in Fairy Tail. <S> http://www.crunchyroll.com/fairy-tail/episode-96-he-who-erases-life-581682 <S> In 13:10 of the link above, I have not seen these characters after the 7 year gap. <S> Also there are other background characters throughout this episode. <A> I couldn't find the exact number right before they went to Tenrou Island <S> but we know how many member they have on Battle of Fairy Tail arc. <S> When the battle of Fairy Tail begin there was 83 member battling each other <S> * Fairy Tail Chapter 108 <S> KA-BO-- <S> NK!! <S> This excluding Makarov, Happy, Laxus, the Thunder God Tribe, the member who were out on mission such as Gildarts, Mest and Mystogan (although Mystogan joined the battle latter) and the member inside the guild that turn into a stone such as Erza, Lucy, Cana, Juvia, Mirajane, Levi, and Visca. <S> So if we count those guys, there was 99 members of Fairy Tail that time (not counting unnamed member who were out on mission and those that joined after Battle of Fairy Tail arc such as Wendy, Carla, and Pantherlily). <S> Based on Fairy Tail timeline , battle of Fairy Tail happened in October 15, X784, and S-Class Mage Promotion Trial happened in December 15, X784. <S> So only two months has passed. <S> In those two months, Laxus was excommunicated from the guild, and Mystogan went back to Edolas, Lissana also back to Fairy Tail while Wendy, Carla, and Pantherlily joined Fairy Tail. <S> With that in mind, there was probably around 100 members of Fairy Tail on Tenrou Island arc. <S> Seven years later, we know Fairy Tail only have 35 members , 20 of which went missing on Tenrou Island . <S> 12 old member who stayed on guild, they were Makao, Wakaba, Bisca, Alzack, Max, Nab, Warren, Laki, Vijeeter, Jet, Droy, and Reedus. <S> Two new member, Romeo and Kinana. <S> And Mest. <S> Excluding Laxus who were still excommunicated from the guild that time. <S> So there was <S> around 60-70 members quit Fairy Tail in 7 years

Yes, after the "Tenrou" arc, most of the Fairy Tail members quit the guild, but all the members who had screen time are still in Fairy Tail .

Is sound genjutsu more powerful than eye genjutsu? After going through this link , I came to a belief that sound genjutsu is far more superior to eye genjutsu. After recalling the incident of the two Sage Toads' genjutsu and Kabuto's genjutsu, I felt that it was difficult for the Sharingan/Rinnegan users to concentrate on their battle. So is my speculation true? Some of the sound genjutsu techniques are listed here: Demonic Illusion: Toad Confrontation Chant Temple of Nirvana Technique Demonic Flute:Phantom Sound Chains <Q> It's not that sound genjutsu is superior. <S> Sound genjutsu operates on a different sense, so that renders doujutsu (eye techniques) useless to escape from it, unlike with illusions that work on vision. <S> That makes sound based genjutsu more effective on Sharingan users, because they rely on their improved vision powers to counter most genjutsu. <A> The sound base genjutsu can be more effective than eye contact base genjutsu cause we have seen might guy fighting itachi without looking into his eyes and no eye contact means no genjutsu but <S> if sound base genjutsu is being used even a skilled opponents can not block or doge the sound waves completely plus its a sound base genjutsu so it depends on the air so it covers most of the effective areas. <S> So in all manners and looking at the all points we can say that there are advantages and disadvantages of eye contact base genjutsu and sound base genjutsu. <S> That's what I think. <A> Going off of Madara's answer, sound and smell, maybe taste genjutsu would be most effective, since it doesn't affect the eyes but rather other senses, of which no doujutsu provides advantage to. <S> If Madara were to be blinded, he would still be able to use doujutsu, but his other senses would diminish. <S> This is a time when Orochimaru would come with something useful as he is the Sound Village's leader.

Sound base genjutsu are really powerful but some of them cannot be performed simultaneously so this is disadvantage you have 1 shot if you miss that's all.

Who is the trainer with Typhlosion? I see a lot of fan arts like this one, a trainer challenging red. He always has a Typhlosion but I have never seen the other of his pokemon in any fan art. It seems like this place is Mt.Silver. Who is this trainer? What are his pokemon? Where is he originated from? Games, anime, manga? <Q> This character's name is Gold. <S> Like Madara mentioned, he is the main character in Gold/Silver/Crystal. <S> He is most likely from the Pokemon adventures manga (which I read). <S> The one facing him is most likely Red from the manga as well. <S> I just do not remember him having a Lapras, but I do know that at the Deoxys arc of the manga he used all 3 of the Kanto starters at some point. <S> In the manga, Gold's team would be Sudowoodo, Ambipom, Sunflora, Politoad, Togetic and Typhlosion (as of Volume 43). <S> He has a Pichu called Pibu, but it's more or less there for cute appeal. <S> This scene is most likely drawn to depict their training at Mt. Silver, or in the game where Red is like the "final boss" of HG/SS. <A> That would be the main character in Gold/Silver/Crystal. <S> In Generation II he had no official name (and so was unofficially known as Gold ), but was given a name in the Generation IV remakes to Gold/Silver, and was given the name Ethan . <A> He could also be Jimmy from "Pokemon and The Legend of Thunder!" <S> It was a three part episode/movie in the Pokemon chronicle series. <S> Jimmy did have a Typhlosion, he also was shown to have a beedrill. <S> He came from newbark town in the Johto region and chose a Cyndaquil as his partner. <A> It's also known as Gold in Generation II. <S> He is also the main protagonist in The Legend of Thunder! , known as Jimmy . <S> Both Jimmy and Ethan is from New Bark Town in Johto . <S> The image is more like Ethan from the game, because he fight Red <S> where the player can fight him at the top of <S> Mt. Silver <S> after beating Elite Four and Champion and also have all 16 Badges from Johto and Kanto .

He is the main character in Generation II Pokemon Gold/Silver and the male character in Pokemon Crystal and their remakes in Generation IV HeartGold & SoulSilver, Ethan .

Are the three Gorgon sisters blood related? Boa Hancock is considered to be the most beautiful woman in the world of One Piece, but her sisters are totally different. Are they blood related sisters? Or perhaps something happened during their time as a slave? <Q> Those 3 girls are definitely blood related. <S> Boa Hancock explains her tragedy in episode 415 in which we can see the 3 girls in their childhood and early teen years <S> and they definitely look similar. <S> different devil fruits:- <S> we know that Boa Hancock ate Mero Mero <S> No Mi fruit (Paramecia type), and <S> her sisters ate Hebi Hebi <S> No Mi fruits (Zoan type), Hebi Hebi No Mi, Model Anaconda (Boa Sandersonia) and Hebi Hebi No Mi, <S> Model King Cobra (Boa Marigold). <A> They are blood related. <S> Proof found on the One piece wiki <S> I personally think Oda made them different from each other to make it more interesting for the viewers. <A> The kuja go out and have sex with men, just to get pregnant. <S> Then they come back and have the children. <S> So the sisters probably have the same mom, but different dads.

Their different characteristics are probably because of, just being different:- even in real life siblings have different traits which grow as they mature.

Hyuuga and Uchiha clan family roots? The Uchiha clan is descended from the Hyuuga, right? So then why is the Hyuuga clan not seen during the founding of the Konoha Village? How did the Uchiha awaken Sharingan, when originally they had Byakugan? How did they come into changing their name? Would an Uchiha be able to awaken Byakugan? On that note, what would happen if a person were to obtain byakugan, eternal mangekyou sharingan, and rinnegan? EDIT (4/2/14):So now Kaguya is shown to have Byakugan. It is evidence that Uchiha, Senju, and Hyuuga are indeed related. But how does the Hyuuga then come about? <Q> The Uchiha are not a descendant clan of the Hyuuga. <S> That was speculated by Kakashi in the very early stages of the series. <S> Much more information was revealed afterwards ( SPOILER! <S> Hover to view ): <S> Both the Uchiha and the Senju <S> (The clan of the First Hokage) are descendants of the Sage of Six Paths, who created ninjutsu and had the powers of a god. <S> Also <S> A Rinnegan is the next stage of evolution after the Mangekyo Sharingan, so you can't really use them both at once on the same eye. <S> The Byakugan has nothing to do with it and is a completely separate technique. <A> I don't want to say that this is fact but here is a theory. <S> Kaguya possesses two bloodline traits the byakugan and another sharingan/rinnegan trait. <S> Upon having her two sons she could have passed the two traits down separately (seeing that we have not seen the sage's brother <S> this is possible). <S> This would mean that the sage obtained his mothers sharingan/rinnegan eye which manifested as the rinnegan without the sharingan tomoe. <S> Upon the sage having his two sons he passed down his visual ability, albeit a weakened version (the sharingan), to his eldest and his physical energy to his youngest. <S> It is, as we know, that only when senju and Uchiha blood mix do you acquire the rinnegan. <S> Pretty much what this theory states is that it is possible that the hyuuga clan originated from the sage's brother while the rinnegan and sharingan originated from the sage himself. <S> This would mean that the byakugan and sharingan exist as two separate dojutsu from two separate bloodlines. <A> It is theorized that the Uchiha and Hyuga clans are related. <S> Kyuga was the first being to have all 3 dojutsu but it is unclear how she is related to the Hyuga clan. <S> Some people believe that the Hyuga clan also came from Indra just like Uchiha did. <S> For all we know Hyuga can be descended from Haruma as we don't know much about him or Hyuga origins. <S> I made a Otsutsuki Bloodline tree just click on the hyperlink to see. <S> Otsutsuki Bloodline <A> As evidenced by <S> The Last: Naruto the Movie , the Hyūga and Uchiha share a common ancestor: <S> Kaguya Ōtsutsuki‎‎. <S> The Uchiha are descended from the Sage of Six Paths and <S> the Hyuga are descended from the sage's brother, Hamura Ōtsutsuki. <S> The evidence that the Hyūga are descended from Hamura is both stated and implied by dialogue in the movie from Hinata; the ghost of Hamura; and Toneri Ōtsutsuki, a descendent of Hamura. <S> Furthermore, Toneri uses Byakugan, as did the rest of his clan. <A> hamura his byakugan <S> so its easy to say that he is indeed the hyuga ancestor. <S> so this means that the hyuga are cousins to the uchiha, senju and uzumaki

Given that the divergence happened before either clan was founded, it would be inaccurate to say that the Uchiha are descended from the Hyūga.

What is that thing behind Enel's back? Enel, God of Thunder, or of anything, usually has multiple copies of a thing behind his back. What is that thing? Did he transplant it inside his body? <Q> If you have a look at the Appearance section of Enel's wiki page , you can see that (emphasis mine) <S> Enel is a tall, muscular man who has white/blond hair which was, in ancient South American civilizations, considered godly.. <S> His nose has many lines running horizontally across it. <S> His ear lobes are extremely long, ending up to his torso. <S> He also holds four large Tomoe drums attached via a large ring to his back, instead of the regular Skypiean/Birkan wings, which gives him an appearance similar to a Raijin, a similarity made even more prominent when using his "200,000,000 Volt Amaru" transformation. <S> So they are basically just external features of his attire and not really something which he has transplanted to his body. <A> I don't watch One Piece, so this may be completely off-base, but. <S> (a.k.a. Shakra/Sakka , a.k.a. Indra ). <S> As Indra, he is a god of thunder in Hinduism (and in pre-Trimurti Vedic religion, the chief god of the pantheon), and he was later loosely adopted into Buddhism as Shakra. <S> As Shakra, he is sometimes (not sure how often) depicted with a wheel behind his head that looks similar to the thing behind Enel's head: <A> They're taiko drums, explicitly called such in the manga. <S> Nami shouts in chapter 276 (first chapter of volume 30), "The taiko drum is turning into a bird?!" <S> (Haha, that sounds silly without context.) <S> They appear to be transplanted into his body. <S> There are some points where you can see his back, and they just go into his back. <S> The first frame of 276 is a good reference, coincidentally. <S> * <S> Since the wiki pages are made by fans, I don't use them as hard reference, just starting points and a "maybe this is correct" guideline. <S> The "tomoe" appears to be the design on the drums.

Given that Enel is a god of thunder, and given that he has that thing around his head, it is plausible that his appearance is an allusion to some depictions of Taishakuten

What is Naruto's family tree? I've been trying to figure out how far Naruto's heritage can be traced back. We know his parents, but seeing as we've met other Uzumakis, I figured that there might be at least some other idea of his heritage past is parents. How far/out can his family tree be traced? <Q> There actually is somebody who try'd to get all the main characters a place in one big family tree on deviant art <S> it is a bit outdated thou as it last updated in 2011.I advice on downloading the picture as its really hard to read otherwise <S> We know that the first Hokage's wife is Mito Uzumaki so this does make some sense. <S> Some of those theorys can be read on narutobase <S> And one of the most commonly accept of them would be that all descend from the Uzumaki clan to begin with. <S> Although there are loads of theory's and tons of rumors going about, we cannot provide a definite family tree of the people beyond Naruto's parents. <S> As most of the theory's are still only based on small quotes such as above For a proper time line to be set up we most likely need the parental details from either Karin or Nagatos parents, as they all descend from the Uzumaki clan Edit:Warning contains content shown in the manga up to chapter 670. <S> Read with care as you might be spoiled Breaking news on the family tree of naruto, in chapter 670 at page 11 the sage of the six says <S> You are my son Ashura's With this and the up following pages we can confirm that Naruto is a descendant of Ashura, which is the younger brother. <S> The creator of the Senju clan. <S> So Naruto is in fact of the senju blood line. <S> And to be even more accurate, He is the reincarnation of Ashura. <A> This is just my interpretation but from the Sage of Six Paths the Uchiha and Senju were born. <S> And from the Senju the Uzumaki split off. <S> I would suggest that the split happened very early on in the two clans history because they share many similar traits and the manga also states that, during the present, the Uzumaki and Senju are very distantly related meaning that the clans would of had to split early in history. <S> This would also support why the Uzumaki express similar if not the same traits of the Senju. <S> The First Hokage married Mito Uzumaki. <S> Though it is not known who the First Hokage's child is it is clear that they (the First's child and her/his spouse) had another child, Tsunade. <S> If I had to guess I would say that Kushina was no more than a cousin to Mito Uzumaki but simply received Kurama from her. <S> And Minato came from a different family altogether. <S> All of this would make the first distantly related to Naruto and would make Naruto very distantly related to the Sage of Six Paths. <S> I hope this was useful or thought provoking. <A> Hagoromo (senju and uchiha)Hamura (uzumaki and hyuga)Ashura <S> (senju)Amaterasu (uchiha)Youngest son of hamura (uzumaki)Oldest son of hamura (hyuga)Naruto Possibility grand father mother sideUzumaki ??? <S> Senju???Father side Namikaze SenjuGrand mother <S> possibilityUzumakiSenju <S> Namikaze SenjuFor me is like hashirama,tobirama for grand grand father or grand grand uncle because naruto and hashirama haves <S> some similitates Each other pass hokage without be sensei <S> They both reincarnation of ashura <S> They like taking care of plantsTobirama said he feels his brother when naruto team up with himNaruto nature chakra are not determined because of kurama

Due to some quotes through out the manga there is also a theory floating around that Naruto has some blood ties with the senju clan.

Is the Evangelion Remake a remake or a sequel? OK so the other day I got to a discussion with my mate about the Remake of Evangelion and Evangelion in general. And he seams to be under the impression that the new Evangelion movies are not actually a remake but a sequel. And he does have good arguments backing it. The idea being that the "Evengelion 1.0 You are not alone" world is the world that Shinji created at the end of "The End of Evangelion". If you think about it it does fit. One of the biggest hints for this is the same red sea seen with what the "The End of Evangelion" ends and "Evangelion 1.0" begins. More to the point, if you remember the original series, then there the sea was blue and in the remake it's red and if you think about the big differences than it does make seance. But I just do not know, I kinda am convinced, but at the same time... are they really trolling with us? Kinda hard to believe, I would love to give counter arguments, but can't really think of any, because he is claiming that the world that was created by Shinji was almost identical but with some minor differences. <Q> It's interpretation. <S> There's nothing official whether there is a sequel or not. <S> Aside from Kaworu saying weird stuff about "next time" or <S> "this time" (and a weird translation of Kaworu's voice actor mentioning something about "looping" in an interview), all of the other instances (including the large chalk outline) of possible "time looping" or "rebooting the universe" have been explained in-universe or through story-boards in a way unrelated to any sort of sequel, "time looping" or "rebooting". <S> This is not to say such images aren't meant to make people think that, or at the very least, as a reference or a nod to the original series. <S> The seas are red as a result of second impact. <S> The chalk outline is from an accident before second impact. <S> The blood stain on the moon, also from second impact Second impact in this universe occurs chronologically as the same Second impact in the original series (Antarctica expedition, Misato's dad dies, releases of Adam(s)) <S> Kaworu saying stuff about "next time" and "this time", unexplained Kaworu has always been saying weird stuff, even in the original series, or, perhaps he's the time-travelling wizard in this version of Evangelion. <S> It's up to your interpretation, and there's a lot of ways to interpret things, especially since we've been given such all encompassing world changing events like Instrumentality, of which we know next to nothing when it comes to the details or mechanics. <A> This is just from what I read <S> but it may be a Sequel as I read that Evangelion is about cycles and that Rebuild takes place after End of Evangelion where Shinji and Asuka somehow reverse everything to a new cycle. <S> From what I read the evidence to support this is that the red sea is actually all the LCL that was seen at the end of End of Evangelion and that there are outlines of where the Mass Produced Eva's fell / End of Evangelion with the red LCL Sea and Mass Produced Eva's / Evangellion 1.x where we see a red sea and a giant's outline <S> However, as Eric said there seems to be no canon statement to this, and I read this on the Madman Australia Forums (though I can't remember the exact post). <A> One of the reasons that make audiences believe it is a sequel and not a remake are the giant stains on the moon made by collapsing Lilith/Rei in End of Evangelion and present in the first Rebuild movie. <S> I think you can find main other arguments in the evageeks's counter-argument page about a "literal" sequel theory. <S> Personally I believe to be large space to interpretation being many things in NGE really ill-defined and not so clearly explained. <A> i read that it’s <S> just a different version of what happens in the show.... think about it in this instance: <S> The end of evangelion( show) ended with merging with Lilith and giving Shinji the opportunity to choose the way that the world will continue instead of his father because of that conclusion although he decided that he want everyone to die even decided that he wanted things to stay as they were <S> and I just ended up with Asuka and him in the end <S> With that being said A sequel would not make sense because if all of this is after Shinji saves the world or whatever you wanna call it in the first place everything literally happens again And they fight damn near the same angels just with a few new people it wouldn’t make sense for it to be a continuation just for them to have to do everything all over again <S> I also have a understanding that the movies are for those who didn’t watch the series because it came out so long ago (1996 i think) <S> and it’s just a better adaptation of the story <A> I've been hanging around the wiki.evageeks.org page, specially pages that talk about the new four 'Adams' seen on the Second Impact flashback, and I'm starting to let go of the idea that it is a sequel. <S> The chalk outline could be one of the Adams that died during Second Impact; as the Key of Nebuchadnezzar that Kaji gives Gendo in the 2.22 takes the place of the Adam Embryo from the Original Series, and Evangelion 13 (just '13', not 'Unit-13') is called an 'Adams' Survivor' by Mari in one scene in 3.33, implying that it was made from one of the four that appeared on during Second Impact. <S> Same with <S> Unit-01 <S> (as opposed to being grown from Lilith) and Mark.06. <S> What I'm trying to get to, is that the red seas might have been caused by the Adams during the Rebuilds' Second Impact, and the chalk outline by one of the Adams. <S> The red line on the moon is not explained yet.

I’m very late to this but the answer to the question ultimately is it’s a remake...

How much has changed since the start of One Piece? I recently started watching One Piece, and noticed as I reached episode 590 that the animation quality seems to have changed quite a bit since episode 1. Now I was wondering, are there any other big changes they made since episode one besides quality changes? And how did they do those quality changes? I did not notice any changes until quite a bit in. Is there some particular technique they used? So, summed up, this is my question. What are the big changes in quality/animation they have made since the start? Are there any other big changes they made besides quality? How did they do the quality changes? <Q> The anime moved to Bandai Entertainment since Episode 205, and then it started to run in widescreen and <S> not 4:3.Quality changes are just because this anime exists for about 15 years, so it's only natural for the video quality itself to improve over time. <S> Edit: In the anime, the change between old One Piece and new One Piece is alot more clear than in the manga. <S> The quality of the animation started being alot better after One Piece moved to Bandai Entertainment. <S> Episodes 517+ happen in a time called "post-timeskip" and in "the new world". <S> Episodes 1-516 are referred as "pre-timeskip", <S> because after episode 400 alot of big things happen, and they change the whole world of One Piece, but I'm not going to spoil your experience, I can just tell you this: enjoy the East Blue saga, expect big things and surprises, and have fun. <A> A big change is related to openings and endings. <S> There is no more endings, only big openings with about 2 minutes. <A> The One Piece anime started in 2002. <S> For episode 1–204, screen size ratio = 4:3. <S> From episode 205 onward, it's widescreen 16:9. <S> These points have already been mentioned in other answers. <S> However, I'll add the following which might have affected quality (my speculation): <S> Improved technology. <S> HD quality came much later, maybe around 2005. <S> Although the episode length is the same (23 minutes), the size has increased (60 MB and more), though it is because of HD quality. <S> Improved encoding of audio and video, again related to HD. <S> More processing capacity of screens. <S> For more details, maybe ask the Bandai team. <S> ;)

Mostly, the quality improved because of technological advancement. The animation canvas are bigger too: before it was in 4:3, now its widescreen Yes there are big changes.

How can Colonel Mustang create his flame alchemy differently? When Mustang performs his flame alchemy, he doesn't clap his hands to create it, did he? He's only snapping his fingers: The others seem to always clap when performing alchemy: How does Mustang do this? <Q> It's his Ignition Claws. <S> As explained in the 2003 Anime Episode "Fullmetal VS Flame", they create a spark when he snaps his fingers and he uses alchemy to manipulate the other elements to make explosions or fire. <S> The claws have the transmutation circle on them, so if it's removed he can't use it, which is demonstrated during the fight and also later in the 2003 series when he fought Pride. <S> Ed on the other hand claps his hands because he's been to the Gate of Truth and creates a full array with his own body, thus requiring no circles. <S> It is something only those who have been to the Gate of Truth can do, like Izumi. <S> While I refer to the 2003 anime, the fundamentals of Mustang's alchemy would be the same as how alchemy works is the same. <A> The clapping is only necessary if one does not use a transmutation circle. <S> As stated by Scar, it is necessary to create a ring using the palms (in order to create the flow of energy properly). <S> This is the case for Izumi Curtis and Edward Elric initially, being the only ones to recall their time within the Gate of Truth. <S> Later (spoilers up to episode 60 or so), Alphonse Elric recalls his memories, gaining this ability; Roy Mustang is also dragged through the Gate of Truth to gain this ability as well. <S> Those using Philosopher's Stones are exempt from this rule for unknown reasons; it is perhaps such that the stone can provide the necessary flow without a circle. <S> You will notice that other alchemists who have transmutation circles need not clap: <S> Major Armstrong, Basque Grand, and Giolio Comanche <S> if I remember correctly. <S> Even Al, after drawing a circle, does not clap: <S> Roy Mustang's flame alchemy is done by the transmutation of air (compressing it very densely), then creating a spark with his gloves to ignite it. <A> Edward claps to perform transmutations because he has seen the Gate when he attempted human transmutation. <S> As a result, this, as explained by Izumi Curtis (at least in the manga and the Brotherhood anime) means that his body becomes an array, and so he can perform alchemy without a circle. <S> Since the transmutation circle required is on the gloves he wears, he can perform the transmutation without drawing out the array. <S> There are also other alchemists in the series that don't clap to perform alchemy: e.g. Armstrong, Kimblee, or Basque Gran (at least in the manga), so Mustang isn't the only character who does this. <A> Mustangs ignition glove is made from a material that produces a spark when rubbed together His glove also has the Transmutation circle on it <S> If I remember correctly or have correct knowledge it has something to do with breaking down of H2O in the air to make pure forms of hydrogen to ignite a line of flame and oxygen to keep the flame Alive long enough to reach his targetMy theory on It <S> but it may be different <A> Roy's gloves are made of a special material called ignition cloth, when he snaps it makes a spark. <S> Then using the transmutation circle on the back of the glove,he uses alchemy to change oxygen density within the air molecules, then rapidly expands and contracts then by combusting hydrogen and then using the spark to ignite it.

Mustang, as explained in the manga and 2003 anime, uses gloves that will create a spark when he snaps his fingers.

Is there a mobile app where you can read manga as well as watch anime from? I guess the question is as detailed as it can get: I'm looking for a legal mobile app where you can read manga as well as watch anime from. Looking forward for your answers. <Q> You can read manga and watch anime with Crunchyroll on Android. <S> The anime app can be used by free members ad-supported, or by paid members ad-free. <S> The manga app however is exclusively for paid members <S> CR Manga App , <S> CR Anime/Drama App <S> Similarly for iOS: <S> CR Manga App , CR Anime/Drama App <S> Windows Phone: (No Manga App) , <S> CR Anime/Drama App <S> Most apps have anime and manga separate, presumably for development purposes (It's arguably easier to have them separate). <S> I don't think there are any apps (for Android at least) that combine the two in one app. <S> As far as news apps for anime go, Crunchyroll have one . <S> But I came across Daily Anime News , which compiles several different news sites in one place. <S> (Both Android) <A> According to this piece of news , there will be a new service starting from March 22nd 2014 called ComicWalker . <S> It'll be completely free of charge, and will have around 200 manga titles initially available, of which about 40 will be translated into English. <S> The full and official list will be available on the same day the service is launched. <S> The first link provides some more details about the availability of the content, as well as the languages available. <S> Update <S> As of April 29th 2014, the site features 163 titles in Japanese, 33 in English and 35 in Chinese. <S> See the full list here (switch between languages at the top right). <S> Also, besides the iOS and Android apps, you can also view the content on your PC browser. <A> Legality is the key issue. <S> You can find many legal anime-hosting sites: VizAnime, Crunchyroll, etc., but manga? <S> Much of the time it is meant for print or through subscription-based digital viewing, not for free. <S> That being said, there are multitudes of manga reading apps, illegal though. <A> It is legal, though you may have to be a "Premium Member" (monthly subscription) to access content on the mobile apps. <S> There are also some region restrictions, but most of their catalog is available to users in the US. <S> Here is a of platforms they have apps for. <S> http://www.crunchyroll.com/devices

Crunchyroll has a number of apps available for streaming anime and reading manga.

How powerful is Homura's shield? In the anime, Homura is only seen using her shield to reset or rewind time until the first time she met Madoka. Can't she rewind time for a minute, or an hour? If she could do it, I think it would be easier for her to fight against Walpurgisnacht. And how far is its area of effect? When she was chasing a car, she couldn't stop time, but only a few parts were stopped and she still had to run to catch up to it (if she could stop time, she wouldn't need to hurry). <Q> According to Gen Urobuchi from his interview in Otona Anime Vol. <S> 20 <S> : <S> The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. <S> When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. <S> And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. <S> But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. <S> This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. <S> As for the time passed and then turned back, since it was not the focus in this work <S> I did not think it through very thoroughly. <S> I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there. <S> To sum it up: Homura cannot rewind time until one month of time has passed after March 16th, the start of her time loop. <S> Before then, Homura can only stop time and the sand in her sand timer from falling. <S> Homura cannot rewind short periods of time or go forward in time at all. <S> Besides time, her shield serves the purpose as a probably infinitely spacious storage for all of her artillery. <S> (Then again, this is debatable, as the universe Homura created in her witch world bended many laws of magic from the normal universe.) <S> To explain her constant time-stopping when she was chasing the truck in Ep. 6, one could speculate that she was trying to conserve her magic by periodically stopping and starting time. <S> Perhaps the truck was moving too quickly for the small (fixed?) period of time Homura had to move after stopping time. <S> Note that the average running speed of a human is 8 mph and the truck was probably moving at about 60 mph, just at the speed limit for trucks on highways in Japan. <A> I personally love this question, since I've thought about it myself! <S> The gradually evolving personality of Homura throughout the story(who becomes more stoic and condescending at each timeline) <S> complements the strangeness of the time manipulating "shield". <S> TL <S> stop time (for a limited amount of time) <S> store/retrieve anything (possibly in n-dimensional space) manipulate objects in space protect herself from anticipated attacks <S> create <S> a shock-wave of air around her make a fashion statement (I mean, just look at it, so fabulous!) <S> Homura's shield is undoubtedly the most mysterious "weapon" of all magical girls. <S> The shield allows Homura to travel through time repeatedly to relive her first meeting with Madoka. <S> The nature of temporal manipulation or it's range have not been clearly explained in the anime/Rebellion movie. <S> However, it seems that it can be used only after a month of time has passed(as described in @homura 's answer, derived from Urobuchi's interview). <S> Homura's uses her "shield" in multiple situations to stop time. <S> This certainly implies that the whole universe is at a stand-still(without which a lot of anomalies would surface at possible boundaries of time manipulation). <S> "It's powerful" would be an understatement for such a device. <S> Notice the airplane in the background! <S> A detailed observation of the instances of Homura's usage of the shield would prove that it can do much more than just time <S> manipulation(either reversing or stopping). <S> Homura uses it as an (infinitely large?) <S> storage space and brings out armaments when necessary. <S> Further, during her fight against the Walpurgisnacht, Homura controls and uses a large truck in combat, which was enveloped in a purple gleam. <S> As time and space are connected, I think that this scene suggests space-time manipulation . <S> Another similar space manipulation scene occurs when Homura blocks off Walpurgisnacht's flames with her shield. <S> She protects herself by deflecting the flames in a defensive move. <S> Also, in episode 1 of Madoka Magica (at 19 minutes 8 seconds), Homura clears off the fire extinguisher fumes by a blast of air using her shield... <S> ( maybe she set off an explosive charge to disperse the fumes, but this seems unlikely since she stays in the same spot throughout the scene ) <S> I really love the Madoka Magica series. <S> I hope I've covered all the unique instances of Homura using her shield! <A> The weapon that looks like Homura's shield is actually a sand timer. <S> When the flow of the sand is blocked, time is stopped. <S> And when there is no sand on the upper part of the sand timer and then the timer is reverted, one month's worth of time is turned back. <S> But before that stage is reached, only time stopping is possible. <S> This means the special power of Homura is the ability to manipulate one month's time's worth of sand in the sand timer. <S> I think you can say that the world split up and became parallel worlds there. <S> " <S> In episode 11, we see Homura's sand run out in the middle of her fight with Walpurgisnacht, verifying this limitation of her time stop powers.

; DR version Homura can use her magical shield to: reverse time ( possibly constrained to certain rules) It should also be noted that her shield is quite fragile and clearly not a defensive tool. It can be broken as seen in Rebellion Story when Sayaka stabs the gear mechanism and renders it unusable.

Why does Yuno fall for Yuki in the first place? It occurred to me that in the whole anime, there is never any reason mentioned for why she falls in love with Yuki. I mean, the first Yuno from the first dimension loved him as much as the Yuno from the second dimension and so on the third (probably). But there was never any explanation for why that made her like him so much. Is there anything that explain that in the manga? or somewhere else? <Q> Shinobu Oshino's answer is right about the things that made Yuno falls for Yuki, but as far as I remember, there's deeper truth behind that: <S> Yuki wanted to go stargazing with his family, but his parent got divorced. <S> So Yuno answered that she will be his bride, his family, so that Yuki's wish might come true. <S> And to Yuno's answer, Yuki replied that they had to become adult first. <S> The important thing was, later it was told that, at that time, Yuno's parents HAD already dies. <S> She might seem OK, but she had actually fallen deep into despair, thinking that there's no future for her. <S> And that was where the stargazing conversation happened, in which Yuki (kinda) promised to take her as his bride. <S> Thus, that event gave her a new hope, a future as Yuki's wife. <S> So, without Yuki himself realizing, at that time, he saved Yuno with his words, and that event became a life support for Yuno. <S> I forgot the chapter of manga where that complete reason is revealed, but for sure it's not an early chapters, since a big, big secret The story about how Yuno's parents death has to be revealed first. <S> Though I remember that when it was revealed, Yuki himself realized that "So I've became her only moral support..." or something along that line <A> The reason is simple and a little bit ridiculous. <S> It explain on chapter 5: <S> And then Yuno said that she will become his bride (so she can become his family) to watch a star with him. <S> And Yuki (jokingly) answer that she have to wait until they're grown up, and Yuno accept that statement seriously. <S> these are pages on chapter 5, click to enlarge picture, page order: left to right <S> It's Yuno <S> , she's yandere and crazy stalker. <S> So I think it's reasonable for her to fall in love with Yuki because of such a reason like that <A> There's also the fact that we're dealing with 1st world Yuno here. <S> That is, the untold story of the 1st World Survival Game. <S> The 1st world Yuki might have been "cooler" than the 2nd world as he might have not relied on Yuno that much. <S> Her feelings from that stargazing even might me reinforced more by the events of the 1st world Survival Game. <S> And when she came to the Second World resulted to a "crazed Yandere Queen" Yuno for killing her beloved 1st world Yuki and not being able to resurrect him with the godly powers she acquired. <S> (The key is to know that we're dealing with a mentally unstable girl who killed her adoptive parents and her lover.) <A> Wouldn't it be her mental illness called stockholm syndrome that she has, <S> definition-feelings of trust or affection felt in certain cases of kidnapping or hostage-taking by a victim toward a captor.

Because Yuki said he want to stargaze with his family, but his parent broke that promise to buy him a telescope because they got divorce.

What are the Pain's theme song lyrics? When Pain appears in Naruto Shippuden , there is always a good background music named Girei that is played. I wanted to know the lyrics, so I looked it up on the net and found a few results that state that the lyrics are in English. Here are the results I found: Version 1: As we forgive for love but we can not pull through if we can not forgive we all tribute to love Version 2: As we forgive for love but we can not pull through if we can not forgive for our tribute true love And Version 3 (the phonetic one): meh-shea-fu-ni coo-ma mah-ni-kay-nah-bow-coo ee-ee-kay-nah for-gee kor-ah-tay-boo troo- la or bah or ma But I'm still convinced that the song is definitely Japanese. Can anyone who is/knows Japanese confirm this? <Q> Long shot, guys, but don't you think that if it's a chant it can be in Chinese?For example like this: 没师傅你哭吗 <S> Méi shīfù nǐ kū ma那你可那波苦 <S> Nà <S> nǐ kě <S> nàbō kǔ <S> First two lines can be then read as such: Master didn't cry for youYou <S> can wave of that pain <S> Then I'd go with Japanese/English line: <S> いけない FORGIVE <S> Ikenai <S> FORGIVE <S> And that one means simply <S> : Don't forgive The only thing I can't possibly get is the last line... <S> It sounds Latin-ish, but it can't be as there are no words fitting phonetically to these syllables... <S> It sounds between Japanese and some ancient European language... <S> What do you think, guys? <A> After some research myself I found there might be some Japanese in there. <S> Take note <S> I ain't natively Japanese <S> so there might be some mistakes. <S> There have been no official lyric releases. <S> Its current label stands on Ambient, this might be the reason for that. <S> As it is stated that it is chanting, it might even be a non-existent language or a combination of several, as is more often used in different forms of chanting. <S> Example: repeating of the word " om " during meditation. <S> The composer <S> Toshio <S> Masuda composed and synthesized the song, so it can also just be synthesized English. <S> Besides those 4 points, I tried to get a Japanese lyrics out of it based on the phonetic version you gave and some parts by ear using this version of the song and got to something along those lines <S> meh-shea-fu-ni coo-maMe-ichi-fu-ni-ko-ma : <S> 目 市 府 に 子 まThe top eye city office <S> As this seemed most similar to the original phonetic I found this to be most matching. <S> I also found the translation to be very fitting to Pain <S> Had a bit more issues with the next part as I found several possibilities <S> mah-ni-kay-nah-bow-cooNani-kai boku : <S> 何 <S> 会 僕 : What I AssociationNan-kai boku : (placeholder) : <S> How many times INan-i- <S> kaina boku- : <S> なん-位-会 な 僕 : What - position - a meeting <S> I : <S> I myself found the second one most fitting, but it felt as if some part was missing. <S> ee-ee-kay-nah for-geeĪe kata-nori : <S> いいえ肩乗り No shoulder ride <S> Also the most fitting in context one I found kor-ah-tay-boo troo- <S> la or bah or maKore wa-bu <S> Tsu <S> ~a : <S> これ 和 <S> 部 <S> 津 ァ <S> This sum section § <S> So the lyrics would end up something along the lines of <S> The top eye city officeWhat position <S> I meetIt is no shoulder <S> rideThis sum section <S> This is the best I could make of it. <A> I heard it as being poetic Japanese. <S> Of course, I could be wrong. <S> " <S> Pein no Rikudo - OR - Me <S> sei no Rikudo Aniki <S> no boku <S> Girei <S> te <S> no ronri <S> Kono te boku wa" <S> Loosely translated: <S> "Pain of the six paths - OR - Logical eye of the six paths Elder brother student to me <S> The crying god's hand of logic <S> This hand mine." <S> Remember, in poetry, typical sentence structure and word use does not always apply. <S> My translation fits well with the story of Naruto in the Pein arc. <S> Pein had it all figured out supposedly, and Naruto, who had no answer to that logic yet knew that it was wrong, stood against him anyway. <S> Pein literally referred to himself as Naruto's "Aniki", and later on, Naruto refers to him as such. <S> In any case, I hope that my take on this is helpful. <S> I know that a lot of people have wanted an alternative to the other interpretations out there. <A> But I'm still convinced that the song is definitely Japanese. <S> Contrary to the premise of the question, I'm doubting that the lyric is in Japanese. <S> Googling for combinations of 儀礼+歌詞 ( Girei + Lyric ) with ペイン, ナルト, and/or 疾風伝 <S> ( Pain , Naruto , and/or Shippuden ) didn't return any convincing result that the lyric is in Japanese. <S> One of the top results was Yahoo! <S> Chiebukuro (Japanese) asking the same question, which was answered with a link to Yamura Life's FC2 Blog (Japanese) with the same lyric mentioned on the question. <S> NicoNicoDouga (Japanese) <S> video also doesn't contain commenter's lyric (not even 空耳/"misheard lyric" which is usually popular with song with unintelligible lyric) <S> "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence", but seeing that Japanese people didn't even notice if the lyric is in Japanese <S> (in addition to it being poetic, or even archaic) could be a strong evidence that the lyric is not in Japanese. <S> Considering the song is like a chant/hymn, an unintelligible lyric is a possibility, or maybe it's actually a puzzle like Final Fantasy 10's Hymn of the Fayth .

As for the "lyric" itself... probably the only one who knows is the composer, Toshio Masuda.

Is there an explanation for Natsu's motion sickness? In Fairy Tail, Natsu is prone to getting sick whilst on modern transport. I am asking this question because it kind of annoys me when he gets motion sickness while fighting someone on board train or other forms of transport. These are the known forms of transport that he gets sick on such as... Cars Trains Vehicles ... And many and all forms of transport that moves. I think an exception to his motion sickness is when he is flying on Happy, but can't really think of anything else that he doesn't get motion sickness on. And waves, just discovered in Episode 133 (quite strange). Generally, he gets motion sickness from all non organic transportation. He also gets motion sickness when riding on other people. He is also known to get sick from looking or thinking about all different forms of transport, e.g. looking or thinking about trains. Was it ever explained in the anime or manga why Natsu suffered from motion sickness? And why did Wendy's motion sickness spell not work at all? Did something happen to Natsu in his life that made him suffer from motion sickness? If yes , please include it in the answer! Also, please refrain from using the reason "Natsu built up immunity to Wendy's motion sickness spell" in your answer, unless that's all you can possibly give me. Answers are kindly appreciated. <Q> Not only Natsu, but every wizard having Dragon Slayer Magic is prone to motion sickness. <S> During the Grand Magic Tournament, all four Dragon Slayers suffered from motion sickness, i.e. Natsu, Gajeel, Rouge, and Sting. <S> It is also confirmed in the anime that, Laxus suffers from motion sickness as well. <S> The only exception is Wendy, but considering that she has Magic to counter motion sickness, it might not be affecting her. <S> It has not been explained, but it is likely due to a side effect of the Dragon Slayer Magic. <S> Wendy's Magic does not affect Natsu because he built up immunity. <S> This was specifically stated by Wendy herself. <S> Also, Happy doesn't affect Natsu because Natsu doesn't consider Happy as a vehicle. <S> This was also specifically mentioned by Natsu. <S> Edit as per the latest chapter: <A> As an addition to Sp0T's answer , it seems like they have to be in a more advanced level of Dragon Slayer Magic to experience motion sickness. <S> Just like Gajeel in Phantom Lord arc with their moving guild, and in Tenrou Island arc when they get to the Island by ship, he doesn't seems to have problem with motion sickness. <S> However, just after his three month training for Grand Magic Tournament, he gets motion sickness. <A> In real life, motion sickness is caused by mixed signals from your senses, i.e. your eyes tell you the train isn't moving, as you are moving with it, however, your sense of balance feels all the bumps and swaying and tells you that you are moving. <S> The result is confusion leading to nausea. <S> Putting that into the context of Fairy Tail, Dragon Slayers are shown to have heightened senses, Natsu more so than the others, probably because he is strong. <S> So my guess is, stronger senses means stronger mixed signals and stronger motion sickness. <A> Sting said that when you become a real dragon slayer, you start to suffer the motion sickness. <S> Maybe Wendy doesn't have it <S> because she's not at that level yet, which means that Natsu has been a strong dragon slayer since the beginning and was stronger than Gajeel up until the episode 161 Chariot .

The motion sickness is caused due to inability of dragon slayer magic holder to adjust with the dragon's enhanced visual acuity which affects their semicircular canals.

Is there some type of connection between Mavis and Zeref? In opening 10 of Fairy Tail at 1:15 we see Mavis and Zeref walking towards each other. When their lines of vision meet, a look of deja vu appears on their faces, indicating that they have meet before. Do they know each other and what is their connection? Did they once love each other? (That's the speculation on my part.) Please watch the opening of Fairy Tail, Number 10 here first before answering my question so you have a better understanding on what I am asking in my question. Answers are appreciated. <Q> I think Zeref and Mavis had a thing. <S> You know how Zeref said one day, that he realized the meaning of life and stopped all of his bad ways? <S> Well, I think that day was the day Mavis died. <S> Possibly killed by Zeref himself. <S> He may have felt terrible and realized that he needed to be stopped. <S> So as he awaits Natsu to get stronger, he stays near Mavis, enjoying her presences till the day comes. <A> Until now there's still no flash back about their relationship. <S> From chapter 450 'The One And Only This World' it was confirmed that Mavis and Zeref love each other, and because of Zeref's curse, Mavis died <A> Yes. <S> They know each other. <S> In Fairy Tail Zero chapter 7, they met at a lake in the forest. <S> Zeref taught Mavis, Zeira, Precht, Warrod, and Yuri Dreyar their magic. <A> In the latest chapter, number 448: <S> In the two last pages, Mavis appears and wants to tell everyone in the Guild the truth about Lumen Histoire/Fairy Heart: It's about a cursed girl and the cursed boy. <S> In the last few panels, Zeref and she are shown - and she's about to lean against him. <S> I think that's a quite clear hint on their relationship.

The two were friends and Zeref hinted that it was because of him (directly or indirectly) that Mavis died.