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2012/12/12 | 1,152 | 4,687 | <issue_start>username_0: As a follow up, but another subject, of my [question about equivalent exchange part of the alchemy laws](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/105/how-does-the-equivalent-exchange-of-alchemy-work).
Why do (most) alchemists require a transmutation circle? Does any circle suffice or does an alchemist require a specific type for each (type of) job? At least the size seems to matter...<issue_comment>username_1: Those circles are, in fact, like "spells", or more accurately "mathematical formulas", so in order to make what they want, they have to write the correct formula.
Those alchemists who don't do that, just a few, can bypass that formulas because they have them "inside", but that's very rare, and as far as I know, wasn't explained in the series.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: According to the [Fullmetal Alchemist Wiki](http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alchemy#Transmutation_Circle), transmutation circles have a symbolic and functional aspect. The symbolic meaning is in the cycle of energy and life, where Equivalent Exchange ensures that objects are never created nor destroyed, but changed into different forms. My interpretation is that this embodiment of a principle of Alchemy helps the transmutation take place, but it is unnecessary if the alchemist has been to The Gate, thus embodying the principle of Alchemy by himself.
As for function, the transmutation circle harnesses the energy from the earth or substrate that the circle is drawn on (compare the energy sources of Amestris [SPOILER] and [Xing](http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Alkahestry)). the geometric symbols (triangles, squares and other polygons) represent various elements (water/earth/fire/air), and other symbol-like runes which direct and manipulate the energies in more specific ways. So in the functional aspect, the diagrams and symbols in the transmutation circle serve as an "energy manipulation chamber" to harness for specific alchemical uses.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: The transmutation circles contain the formulae and/or specific incantation needed to carry out a function. There is always some part of the human mind that is involved in a transmutation (otherwise, Mustang's gloves would only be able to mess with the air in a very select pattern), but in general more complicated transmutations will require a more robust "hard formula". The "soft formula" comes from the mind of the alchemist. This is the part that actually shapes what should happen, while the "hard formula" is used to gather the required energy/ handle the heavy lifting.
On the subject of people who can transmute without circles, there are two different schools of thought.
The first follows the anime/manga rigidly, and interprets Izumi's words literally. They see it as the 'reward' for losing part of yourself when you looked beyond the gate. Looking beyond the gate exacts a toll from you, which is then used to "pay" for the privilege of seeing the base code of the universe. Knowing this base code, alchemists are able to use the "soft" formula to a greater extent, and do not require the assistance of a "hard" formula in order to transmute.
The second possible explaination is more of an unintended side effect. Remember how <NAME> lost his body? Well, his soul (in the armor) was able to sense his body's presence (and vice-versa). If one assumes the figure at the gate (which takes peoples' body parts) is god (or at least, the source of alchemy), then him "wearing" an alchemists parts (pardon the term) is essentially giving that alchemist a very subtle, yet powerful connection on a mental level. The alchemists are able to use their missing parts to bridge the gap separating them from this god-like being, and thus transmute seemingly at will.
Alphonse, not having a physical body at all with which to form a bridge, is unable to skip the "hard formula" at first, but upon re-visiting the experience in his own mind, he forces himself to build this "bridge" and can transmute naturally from then on.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: I think the idea from Merlin (with <NAME>) helps here: there there are different types of Magic (== Alchemy == Sufficiently-Advanced Technology): hand-magic, word-magic, and thought-magic. The gestures or words are used to induce the necessary thought-form which actually performs the action of the magic. Note that the ability to read silently is a relatively recent acquisition. Historically, St. Augustine is the first human to have done this.
Here's a description of the concept of *logos* in talismanic magic in [Magical Egypt](http://youtu.be/oFJxeg5jDmw?t=35m20s).
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2012/12/12 | 1,989 | 6,742 | <issue_start>username_0: Why does Himura always end almost every sentence with gozaru in this show? Is this normal for people in that time period?<issue_comment>username_1: ～ござる is commonly known as a more polite way of ending a sentence, but it's also common in historical dramas because it is a bit archaic-sounding. ANN has an entry on this in their lexicon [here](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=36). A more detailed analysis of Kenshin's speech patterns can be found [here](http://www.jessdoor.com/anime/seissha.html).
EDIT: It was pointed out in chat that there's a closely related question with a really good answer on the [Japanese Stack Exchange](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/653/if-i-wanted-to-sound-more-like-a-samurai-what-words-and-phrases-should-i-learn/673#673).
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Why does Himura always end almost every sentence with gozaru in this show?
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To **express his self-abasement,** modesty, and serving attitude. This is the **persona he adopted in the Meiji era** as a *rurouni* (wandering samurai).
**Kenshin's usage** of this speech pattern is ***not* for the intent of marking the series as historical fiction**. This is evidenced by the fact that **none of the other characters** in the series speak this way.
Furthermore, **Kenshin did not use「でござる」(*de gozaru*) when he was younger** (before his *rurouni* phase of life), and **when he flips into *hitokiri battousai* mode** within the series proper (when his eyes are yellow), **he does not use this copula verb form** because, in *battousai* mode, he does not have a meek personality.
The stark difference between his speech patterns and everyone else's emphasizes **Kenshin's personal, intentional choice to use this style of speech**. Rather than the *mangaka*, Nobuhiro Watsuki, intending this phrasing to be representative of the era, it highlights Kenshin's now humble personality and that he is a bit different from the new norms of his time period (in the same way that he persists in carrying a sword and sheath, still wears *hakama* rather than pants, etc.).
"*<NAME>*" is part of Kenshin's response to realizing that he was very mistaken in his previous actions and convictions during the Bakumatsu period. In combination, he also uses 「拙者」 (*sessha*), which is a 謙譲語 (*kenjougo* = humble language) word. *Kenjougo* is a lowering of the speaker in comparison to the person/people being spoken to. As seen in thejapanesepage.com's [article on *keigo*](http://thejapanesepage.com/grammar/more_polite_language) (polite speech), *kenjougo* is (to this day) employed in
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**No.** It was **not customary for people to use 「でござる」 in this period**. *Rurouni Kenshin* takes place starting in **1878** (year 11 of the Meiji era) and the epilogue ends in the [spring of **1885**](http://kenshin.gamesurf.it/immagini/cherry/haru_ni_sakura-6.jpg) (Meiji Era year 18). The side story *Yahiko no Sakabatou* takes place 5 years after the Great Kyoto Fire.
As [<NAME>iv](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/users/153/boaz-yaniv) explains on the [Japanese Language SE](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/653/if-i-wanted-to-sound-more-like-a-samurai-what-words-and-phrases-should-i-learn/673#673),
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The [Edo era lasted from 1603 to **1868**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edo_period); however, Japan had been forcibly opened to the outside world by Commodore <NAME>’s black ships back in **1853** (15 years before Edo officially ended). The Convention of Kanagawa was signed with Perry in **1854**, with three more international treaties of Amity and Commerce following in 1858 (the shogunate was successfully disbanded in 1867, the Boshin civil war raged for over a year as loyalists attempted to restore the shogunate to power, and the Republic of Ezo, a secessionist state located in what is now Hokkaido prefecture, stayed afloat for half of 1869 before being crushed by Japan’s imperial forces).
In contrast to speech patterns of the late Edo period, Meiji is when Japan's first generation of young men attended college, learned English, learned how to eat with fork and spoon, and went to study abroad. **Japan was very keen to portray itself as rapidly modernizing so as not to be colonized by other nations** (approximately when Perry opened Japan to the West, the British Empire took control of India; America annexed Alaska and Hawaii; and the Berlin Conference of 1884 set the Scramble for Africa into motion. Historical figure Nitobe Inazo explained that "[t]he Union Jack was firmly planted in India and was moving eastward to Singapore, Hong-Kong, and there was some probability of it marching on to China. Why not to Japan too? The French Tricolor was also seen floating over Cambodia, Annam, and Tonkin, and nobody could tell how far north or east it would fly. More alarming than these, the Muscovite Power, like a huge avalanche, was steadily descending southwards from its Siberian steppes, crushing everything on its way." Inazo Nitobe, “Lectures on Japan: The Manchurian Question and Sino-Japanese Relations,” in *Lectures on Japan: An Outline of the Development of the Japanese People and Their Culture*, pp. 227–29).
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2012/12/12 | 1,626 | 5,983 | <issue_start>username_0: The show, *Sword Art Online* has 2 Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games in it, *Sword Art Online* (SAO) and *Alfheim Online* (AFO). What are the player-vs-player rules in these 2 games? Sometimes the rules seem to either make no sense (being able to attack someone in a home town but not be attacked back) or seem contradictory (requiring a mutual duel sometimes and sometimes not).
Also, I realize the rules from the 2 in-anime games are probably different. Where SAO seems to have free PvP in non-safezones, AFO requires duels (but only sometimes?).
Do the light novels go into any details about this?<issue_comment>username_1: Based on only the Anime (especially episodes 5-7), the rules for Sword Art Online are this:
* Players normally can't damage each other in inner-areas (such as towns). But they do suffer from knock-back (as shown in episode 11 when Asuna attacks one of the Liberation Front members).
* The only way for players to damage each other in inner-areas is to have a duel.
* It is possible to die in an inner-area duel. (It's the only way to die in an inner-area.)
* Both players must consent to a duel. But "consent" is only getting the player to push a button.
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* If a player is asleep, you can pickup the player's hand and push the button for them, thereby initiating a duel. Since the sleeping player is unprepared, you can kill the person. Hence a "sleep-PK" in an inner-area. (episode 5)
* The entire arc of inner-area PKs were actually fake PKs using the "durability" of the clothing.
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In Alfheim Online, the details are less clear:
* In hometowns, natives can attack outsiders, but outsiders can't attack natives.
* There isn't much about duels. (At least I don't recall seeing anything about it.)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Warning, there are spoilers in this answer if you haven't watched SAO completely yet.
For the SAO arc, outside of towns, you're constantly "flagged" for PvP. From the beginnings, when you're getting explained how the players are divided:
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2012/12/12 | 1,034 | 3,614 | <issue_start>username_0: At the end of *Fate/Zero*, why did the Holy Grail materialize for Kiritsugu (Episode 24, 23:30) when Saber, <NAME>, <NAME> and Gilgamesh were still alive?
Kirei should still have been alive because he was merely unconscious and watching Kiritsugu's visions within the Grail. According to what Kirei explained to Gilgamesh in order to "plead for his life" (Episode 17, 23:30), all seven servants must be "sacrificed" before the Grail can be activated.<issue_comment>username_1: At some point in the Fate/Stay Night game, it's revealed that the holy grail can be summoned without having sacrificed all of the necessary servants. The grail won't be all-powerful, but it should still be plenty powerful for most wishes. Because the grail was activated while some of the servants were still alive, it was not at full power, hence the destruction (the only wish it is able to grant in its current corrupted form) is less than what it could be.
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: The ending of FZ was a result of the Holy Grail not being complete due to the sacrifice of less than the necessary number of servants. It was still considerably powerful and able to destroy half of the city and reincarnate Gilgamesh and resurrect Kotome Kerie.
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2012/12/12 | 1,309 | 4,683 | <issue_start>username_0: Almost every character in the Naruto series, from minor character to boss level character, uses this jutsu (Kawarimi no Jutsu).
Ever since I started watching the series, I wanted to know how this technique works. It may look like a Ninjutsu 101 technique in the early parts of the series, but in many of the serious fights later in the series, it seems to fool even the opponents who are well-versed in combat. Is this jutsu based on any real life technique?<issue_comment>username_1: According to [this](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Body_Replacement_Technique), it is indeed based on a real-life technique:
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Now, for the "it seems to fool even the opponents who are well versed in combat" part. This is also similar to the real word. For example, all boxers use pretty much the same punches, yet some of them are much better than others, meaning they also use those punches better (stronger, faster, etc).
That is why a technique performed by a stronger shinobi would also have a stronger effect, so if the opponents are close in power, they can still use this jutsu to distract each other.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Prepare a log or a mannequin and a smoke bomb.
Position yourself where there are a lot of hiding spots or objects that block the enemy's sight.
Throw the smoke bomb, leave the log and start hiding REALLY FAST.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I'd like to weigh in on this question with some more info, because the question of how the technique works does not seem to be fully answered to me.
A substitution is actually shown in full in episode 403: *Unwavering Gutsiness* at around 16 minutes in. Unfortunately, it's not a log substitution, but an insect one. Still, I imagine it's the same for a log. Kiba and his teammates all move away at high speed while the insects take their place and transform into insect clones. Thus, it is as the [Naruto wiki](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Body_Replacement_Technique) states:
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Substitutions are probably also shown at other points in the series or explained. But from this scene, we can see that they aren't using teleportation or summoning jutsu to do the substitution, but rather that they simply move away at high speed and hide, while leaving something to take their place. Using smoke and other sleight-of-hand distractions are helpful in creating the illusion, and we see the smoke a lot in the log substitutions in *Naruto*.
As stated in [username_1's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/150/19307), ninja substitution is indeed part of the real world myths of ninjas in Japan, and appears a good deal in their fictional works. Another description of the technique can be found in *A Certain Scientific Railgun* volume 14, by one of the ninja in the 4-Koma at the end:
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2012/12/12 | 1,533 | 5,972 | <issue_start>username_0: In Ranma 1/2, it's made obvious that Saotome Ranma speaks in a very casual and informal way...but when I played a particular sound bite for some people who speak Japanese (but who were not familiar with the anime), both of them seemed to think that the sound bite was from someone playing a member of the Yakuza.
Does Ranma really speak with such a provocative accent in general, or did I pick a sound bite that just could happen to sound like that?
(It's probably not critical to the question, but the bit I played, in case you're curious, was from the "Lambada / Ranma da" song off of one of the soundtracks where he says "omee, kawaiku nee n da yo")<issue_comment>username_1: The part you heard is Ranma’s catchphrase, which is something like “You are not cute at all!” used as argument/conclusion with those endless fights with Akane, and not related to be ”yakuza-speak” at all if you ask me.
In my experience, there isn’t specific accent Yakuza people uses, atleast different anime that features Yakuza. The words like aniki are much used to bring some feeling to the speak. I’d say it’s more of way of speaking than different accent.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I was hoping a native Japanese speaker would answer this question, but it doesn't seem like we have any at the moment so here's my best attempt.
Ranma speaks a bit like a yakuza, but that's not how it's supposed to be interpreted. He does speak very rudely at times, but he's much closer to an average delinquent's (ヤンキー or *yankee* in Japanese) speech pattern than a yakuza's. The two manners of speaking are somewhat similar, because both of them are rude and disrespectful towards authority, and also somewhat cocky, and indeed Ranma is supposed to come off as rude, cocky, and disrespectful to authority. However, there are definite differences. I'd probably call yakuza-speak a sub-dialect of yankee-speak, but it has a lot of specific properties which Ranma's speech doesn't.
Rather than describing both dialects here, it'll be easier to link to places that have already done so. This [blog post](http://thedailyyoji.blogspot.com/2009/02/blog-post_27.html) describes some basics of yankee speech. [Here](http://www.jingai.com/yakuza/introduction.html) are a few lessons on yakuza-speak. As you can see, there are similarities, but yakuza-speak goes a whole lot farther in a lot of ways and has its own vocabulary. For instance, yakuza-speak usually has rolled Rs and slurred vowels (rare in yankee-speak), while both have some vowel changes. The difference is actually pretty similar to English. In English, if someone swears a lot and insults everyone all the time, you wouldn't assume they were a gang member, but you'd probably expect gangsters to talk that way, and you probably also would find that person a bit unpleasant even if you didn't think of them as a gangster. In all cases I looked at, Ranma seems to be squarely in the delinquent category, but not really in the yakuza category.
In fact, there's somewhat of a spectrum of delinquents in Japanese culture, with some speaking very similar to yakuza, and others not really fitting into the yankee archetype at all. For instance, the delinquents in Beelzebub often do roll their Rs and slur their vowels, but don't use most of the yakuza vocabulary. Ranma's speech is definitely less aggressive and offensive than that, but still less respectful than how a normal person is expected to speak. On the other end, Clannad's Okazaki Tomoya is a delinquent, but mostly speaks like a normal guy, and doesn't fall into the yankee archetype at all. However, it would be wrong to construe any of these characters as yakuza members unless there's evidence elsewhere. In some cases the more thugish of the delinquents may even be in gangs, but yakuza is different from just ordinary gangs (a better analogy would be the mafia).
However, the show is over 20 years old, and the yankee archetype, which was very popular in the 1980s and early 1990s during a period when action and martial arts shows were very popular, is much less common now. Ordinary Japanese people may not be as accustomed to it as they were at that time, so there's somewhat more room for confusion now. Speech patterns have also evolved quite a bit in that time separating the two dialects more and pushing Ranma further on the delinquent spectrum. Also, when Ranma transforms to a girl, she still speaks the same way, even though women are expected to speak more respectfully in Japanese society, which could lead to further confusion. And finally, the two dialects are definitely close, so some confusion is possible even without all the other factors.
As such, the misunderstanding is understandable, but if a person watched the show from the beginning, they would definitely not get the impression that Ranma is somehow related to the yakuza. Someone listening to the particular clips from the song you showed could easily make that mistake, since Ranma is speaking in an especially angry tone (especially in his female form) at that time and also because there isn't very much dialogue in the first place to make the distinction.
Unfortunately, the only source I have for this other than the above links and number of years of studying Japanese is a 5-minute conversation with one of my Japanese professors about this subject, so it's entirely possible that I'm wrong about some of the above assertions. However, I do think that I'm correct that you aren't supposed to interpret Ranma as speaking like a member of the yakuza, just a particularly rude and cocky teenager.
It's also worth noting somewhere that the average Japanese person's perception of how yakuza speak is pretty different from how they actually speak. Most Japanese people only know the yakuza through yakuza movies, which use a fairly limited subset of yakuza-speech to be easily understandable while still sounding authentic.
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2012/12/12 | 669 | 2,741 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the reason why the Celestial Spirits work for their wizards (such as Lucy)? I understand that they have a contract, but why do they get into the contract at all? I could not think of anything they gain from the contract.<issue_comment>username_1: I didn't manage to find any sources that answer this question exactly, but I'm going to speculate about it a little.
My opinion is that the spirits are *forced* to appear once the wizard acquires the key. The key, as we know, is usually required to open the gate though which the spirit comes from the spirit world. When the gates are opened in the first time, the wizard and the spirit make an agreement (e.g. on which days should the spirit be summoned).
Now, if you look at how do the spirits react when Lucy calls them, you may notice some interesting things. For example, when she summons Aquarius, Aquarius is often disappointed with Lucy, and shortly returns to the spirit word, sometimes refusing to do what Lucy asks for.
One might ask: *why in that case would the spirit even appear*? If Aquarius is not in the mood, she could as well not appear at all, rather than be summoned and almost instantly go back (after a few insults towards Lucy, that is). That leads us to an assumption that the spirits can not actually refuse to be summoned, and possessing the key almost equals possessing the spirit's contract (they just have no other options).
Some spirits, however, find benefits in working with the wizards, for example, Taurus enjoys being summoned because that way he can observe Lucy's body, which he admires.
In general, most of the spirits become very loyal to Lucy once she acquires their keys, so that is another argument for the assumption that possessing the key forces the spirit to make the contract and work for the wizard.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In the episode where the Spirit King appeared because Lucy exclaimed that she would change the rules of the spirit world, he said that the spirits and humans had an agreement together. That "agreement" can mean the contract between the spirit and the wizard, or it can mean that something happened between the humans (probably wizards) and the spirits which made the spirits be indebted to the humans, therefore, they pay it with their services to the human.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: This may not completely answer your question, but spirits are born to help their "masters" and carry out orders. Whether they listen to the wizard or not depends on the spirit's personality. For example Aquarius would usually go right back to the spirit world after being called. But other spirits that have more loyalty towards Lucy would stay by her side.
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2012/12/12 | 1,264 | 4,720 | <issue_start>username_0: The in-game encyclopedia entry for Rider in Fate/Stay night lists her as chaotic good. This is true regardless of what route you are on and who is her master. However, at several points in the story she is noted as being evil, and it's said that the only reason she (along with a few other servants) could be summoned is because the holy grail was corrupted. These seem to pretty strongly contradict each other.
Am I missing something subtle (maybe a translation issue, or maybe I'm misunderstanding alignment) or is this a mistake by TYPE-MOON and Rider should be listed as evil in the encyclopedia?<issue_comment>username_1: Fundamentally, Rider doesn't seem to shy away from evil deeds - most notably her actions at the school. She doesn't perform them with glee, but unlike, say, Saber, she doesn't resist her Master's commands when they lead her in that direction.
I tried to obtain a full transcript of the game to analyze every time she is mentioned as "evil"; however I couldn't find any. The following is from my memory: Most narration is made from the standpoint of another character, usually <NAME>. And you can't blame him, or his compatriots, for labeling Rider as evil; however, most of this is more due to her Master's orders.
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Basically, Rider means well but is willing to do things that could be considered evil for her goal.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I shouldn't reply to an old post, but I will leave this here for people who may end up here like me.
In the Nasuverse, or at least in the Fate series, the usage of "traditional D&D alignement" isn't precise. Well, it is precise but in a different interpretation.
The Good vs Evil axis regards not the moral of the person but his personality. Good and Evil are personality types, good means open, brave, honest and magnimonious. Evil means selfish, cowardly, sly and focused on self-gratification. It also regards how, even unconsciously, a person see himself.
For example: Medea knows that what she is doing is bad/evil (harming people for her own good), and she does so following a selfish desire.
Meanwhile, Gilgamesh, who want to fuck up the entire world is doing this on a honest proposal to save humanity. In his own way, but that's his objective.
Law and Chaos are principals- Law means you care about some likely very abstract concept to the point of total self-denial. Chaos means you feel no obligation towards anything but your own whims.
A Lawful-Nasu character, also, follows more rigid and generally good (in our traditional interpretation) morals, while Chaotics are generally connected to no-morals whatsoever, only thinking about their true desire, and so are more "evil" in a traditional way.
This is shown, again, in Gilgamesh and Medea, with a little bit of Cu and Saber.
Gilgamesh (chaotic) even if he is working to improve humanity, he does so without any consideration for little lives but an eye on the general condition of the race. Killing something like 90% of humanity is good, if it helps the remaining 10% to reach a better condition.
Medea is evil indeed, but not without any consideration. Just watch how she harms people, but avoid kills and has a particular hate for harming children.
She isn't complitely without any moral lines.
While Lawful sees a perfect example in Saber and I guess that it is enough. Moral, putting oneself in danger for a greater good, following a (strict) code of behaviour and so one. But she is Good. Cu is an example of the same thing, but on a neutral level.
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2012/12/12 | 1,186 | 4,333 | <issue_start>username_0: In around chapter 592-596 of *One Piece*, Buggy the Clown mentioned that <NAME>leigh is Luffy's uncle. This implies that Rayleigh's sister should be Dragon's wife.
Who is <NAME>'s wife/Luffy's mother?<issue_comment>username_1: Fundamentally, Rider doesn't seem to shy away from evil deeds - most notably her actions at the school. She doesn't perform them with glee, but unlike, say, Saber, she doesn't resist her Master's commands when they lead her in that direction.
I tried to obtain a full transcript of the game to analyze every time she is mentioned as "evil"; however I couldn't find any. The following is from my memory: Most narration is made from the standpoint of another character, usually <NAME>. And you can't blame him, or his compatriots, for labeling Rider as evil; however, most of this is more due to her Master's orders.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Chaotic Good basically means you´ll do whatever it takes to complete a noble goal. Gilgamesh´s Chaotic Good is what he was for the most of his life, where he was at first a massive jerk and a tyrant, but after befriending Enkidu he became a fair king with a habit of using force against anything hostile with a pulse, hence the Chaotic bit. But due to the depression from Enkidu´s death and the craziness he got from the Grail (he wasn´t corrupted by it, but it did, according to Nasu, make him alot less sane), He´s more akin to Lawful Evil in Zero (pre-grail bath) and Chaotic Evil in Stay/Night.
Basically, Rider means well but is willing to do things that could be considered evil for her goal.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I shouldn't reply to an old post, but I will leave this here for people who may end up here like me.
In the Nasuverse, or at least in the Fate series, the usage of "traditional D&D alignement" isn't precise. Well, it is precise but in a different interpretation.
The Good vs Evil axis regards not the moral of the person but his personality. Good and Evil are personality types, good means open, brave, honest and magnimonious. Evil means selfish, cowardly, sly and focused on self-gratification. It also regards how, even unconsciously, a person see himself.
For example: Medea knows that what she is doing is bad/evil (harming people for her own good), and she does so following a selfish desire.
Meanwhile, Gilgamesh, who want to fuck up the entire world is doing this on a honest proposal to save humanity. In his own way, but that's his objective.
Law and Chaos are principals- Law means you care about some likely very abstract concept to the point of total self-denial. Chaos means you feel no obligation towards anything but your own whims.
A Lawful-Nasu character, also, follows more rigid and generally good (in our traditional interpretation) morals, while Chaotics are generally connected to no-morals whatsoever, only thinking about their true desire, and so are more "evil" in a traditional way.
This is shown, again, in Gilgamesh and Medea, with a little bit of Cu and Saber.
Gilgamesh (chaotic) even if he is working to improve humanity, he does so without any consideration for little lives but an eye on the general condition of the race. Killing something like 90% of humanity is good, if it helps the remaining 10% to reach a better condition.
Medea is evil indeed, but not without any consideration. Just watch how she harms people, but avoid kills and has a particular hate for harming children.
She isn't complitely without any moral lines.
While Lawful sees a perfect example in Saber and I guess that it is enough. Moral, putting oneself in danger for a greater good, following a (strict) code of behaviour and so one. But she is Good. Cu is an example of the same thing, but on a neutral level.
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2012/12/12 | 625 | 2,226 | <issue_start>username_0: In chapter 116 of the *Bleach* manga, Ichigo finally meets Rukia in her tower (well, in fact, on the bridge) right after Byakuya has easily defeated Ganjyu, and Ukitake stopped him from finishing Ganjyu off.
However, when Ichigo tries to fight Byakuya, Yoruichi hits him in the stomach, and runs away carrying Ichigo. A little later, in chapter 120, when Ichigo complains about it, she says that he "had no chance of surviving that fight", and that "no one could have survived a fight against Byakuya".
While I have no doubt that Ichigo in his condition was no match for Byakuya, that phrase still confuses me. I can understand why Yoruichi thinks she would not be able to do it, since she has been in cat form for a long time, and mentions that she had "gone a lot weaker". However, Ukitake was on the bridge as well, and since we know he's a kind man, it is safe to assume that he would try to stop Byakuya from killing people (as he did for Ganjyu).
So did Yoruichi imply that Ukitake is also weaker than Byakuya, and had no chance of surviving a fight with him either? Wouldn't that be *really* debatable?<issue_comment>username_1: Bleach characters often tend to exaggerate about things to make them more dramatic (it's really a Kubo trait).
She was referring that at that time, no one in the area would be able to fight off Byakuya:
* Ichigo wouldn't stand a chance.
* Yuroichi was weakened after a century of avoiding a battle.
* Ukitake was sick, and weaker.
Hence, no one could match Byakuya at the time.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: It was likely a situational fact.
* Ichigo had resolved the fight between him and Kenpachi, so he was physically weak. He wouldn't have been capable of fighting Byakuya in that state.
* Yoruichi hadn't been in battle in over a hundred years. While she (somewhat) maintained her Flash Step, she couldn't have engaged him in a head-on battle.
* It was *very unlikely* for Ukitake to intervene in the fighting, him being a fellow Officer, and while Ukitake would have been interested in protecting his subordinate, he wouldn't have immediately sided with the outsiders against the growing threat to Soul Society.
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2012/12/12 | 751 | 3,088 | <issue_start>username_0: "<NAME>" (エルフェンリート, Erufen Rīto) has a rather confusing plot and setting in the anime version alone; the bits of the setting which I glimpsed from discussions about it hint at the original manga being even more complex in the relationship department between the characters and organisations. It doesn't help that the manga wasn't finished by the time the anime was produced, which very likely leads to inconsistencies between the two with material which so heavily relies on uncovering secrets to drive its story forward.
How does the plot (as opposed to superficial details, like location or hair colour) differ between the anime and manga, then?<issue_comment>username_1: The anime is mostly the same up to about *half* the manga. The end of the manga, when Lucy goes on the bridge and loses her horn while being shot is the same in the manga. I think the only thing from the latter parts that were included in the anime was the side-story OVA which featured some of Lucy's past and the reason why she didn't attack Director Kurama from the research containment facility where Lucy escaped. I could be misremembering, though.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Clearly, the anime does not cover the whole story. One of the major plot points in the whole series is the execution of the plan to eliminate homo-sapiens by the research facility, which involves spreading the virus through a large population by using a missile. We could say that this is half of the whole story and the anime only covered the first half.
The relationship between Lucy and Kouta is very similar in both the anime and the manga. The major difference is the fact that Kouta is a bit more agressive regarding avenging his father and his sister, but in both cases he still tries to protect Lucy (not forgiving her though).
The bridge incident (the ending of the anime) also differs slightly. Mariko does forgive her father and engages Lucy in a battle. She uses the explosives within her to attempt to kill Lucy (thus, her father actually survives and is not killed). She fails and Lucy merely loses her horns.
There obviously are a bunch of characters not introduced in the anime. Most of them are not critical for the storyline, though, which might explain their exclusion at first.
One of the biggest discussions regarding the anime is whether Lucy died or not at the ending. Technically, from the point of view of the manga, the answer is no - she actually survived the bridge incident. She loses her horns, which disables the "evil" Lucy and keeps her as Nyuu. The horns grow back, however.
At first, it doesn't seem like the anime is capable of continuing, since they killed Mariko's father (whose name I forgot), who plays rather important roles through the rest of the manga. This is fixable though, they just need to do a few tweaks and make a new scene where he somehow survives the bridge explosion.
So, yes: the main difference is the fact that the anime only covers half of the story, and kills some people who shouldn't have died.
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2012/12/12 | 747 | 2,622 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a website or any kind of document that shows all currently airing series in Japan? Airing dates and times would be great too.<issue_comment>username_1: There's a MAL Group that updates with the season, has airing dates for all the anime airing during that time and such. [It's right here.](http://myanimelist.net/clubs.php?cid=743)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I always use [Mahou.org](http://www.mahou.org/Showtime/?o=ET), which not only tells you what is airing, but gives you up-to-the-minute information on precisely when it is airing. However, you'll need to cross-check the listed shows with some other site like [MAL](http://myanimelist.net/), [AniDB](http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=main) (note the convenient links to the right of the table), or [ANN's Encyclopedia](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/) if you want descriptions.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There's [AnimeCalendar](http://animecalendar.net), which, when you make an account and are logged in, lets you filter the series and also convert to your local timezone.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: There is also the [Fansub Wiki](http://www.fansubwiki.com/Who_Subs_What%3a_WINTER_2012) which separates out each season, includes the time/date/channel, is updated (at least regularly enough these days) to show which shows get picked up by which groups that aren't licensed by U.S. distributors. Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Sentai pick up large handfuls of shows each season these days so the actual fansub groups are less relevant now.
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I just noticed today that [ANN has an upcoming anime list](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime/upcoming/tv).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I use <http://countdown.mandragon.info/> which shows the day and time of the next episode for currently airing shows and dates for shows that will be broadcast soon.
Edit: This site is now down, so I'll recommend another one I use often: <http://anichart.net/>
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_6: [Neregate](http://neregate.com/blog/anime-charts/) also has charts of all animes, OVAs/movies/whatever else will be airing the next season. (So you can check what was the "next season" of last season, i.e. this season.)
Note that while the charts on Neregate are family-friendly, other elements of the website may contain NSFW content.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: Wikipedia has listings of anime per year. For example: [Anime Television Series of 2012](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:2012_anime_television_series).
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2012/12/12 | 798 | 2,987 | <issue_start>username_0: According to the 2nd episode, Kirito and Asuna met in the first month of SAO. Yet 2 years later, they meet again and it seems they are like complete strangers.
What happened to them in those 2 years? Do the light novels explain this?<issue_comment>username_1: In the anime, a *lot* happens to Kirito through those two years.
* He distances himself from other players after clearing the first floor's boss, due to him being identified as a "Beater" (beta tester/cheater). When he does run into people he knows from the real world...
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* He never really got to *know* her in the short period of time they interacted when clearing that boss, except for the fact that this was her first MMO, and that she was surprisingly talented.
Two years later, they reunite - recognizing each other from the boss raid they did way back when. That's about all they could recognize each other from, anyway. In that time, they've both become very strong SAO players, and are fighting on the front lines, determined to clear the game.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: During the two years, players teamed up to clear the floors. However Kirito decided to solo the game (heavily influenced by Sachi's death ep. 3). This made contact between other players uncommon. username_4n though Kirito was a solo player, he participated in Boss Battles.
Before the boss battles he talked with other players for strategy. Asuna being one of the leaders, and Kirito being one of the strongest of players, would talk to each other or at least be in the same area.
It was referenced during the time of Gleam Eyes (Boss of the 74th Floor) when Klein found Kirito in a party with Asuna.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: They both meet at a guild, trying to beat the first level, and they formed a group. Kirito becomes a solo player, then plays in a guild called “The Moonlit Black Cats”. They then meet again, and sort of like each other. Asuna wants to quit the “Knights of the Blood Oath” but Heathcliff stops them. Kirito challenges him, and the leader turns out to be <NAME> (the creator of SAO). As a result, Kirito try’s to stab him, but Heathcliff prevents himself from dying with an immortal shield. Kirito then has a fight with Heathcliff. Then, Kirito gets almost killed before Asuna comes to save him and dies instead. Kirito says he wants to be here for sleeping today.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Ok, so kirito first met asuna while clearing the first floor. They team up, and beat the boss. They later meet while buying bread and after that when kirito is sleeping and the whole grimlock thing happens. That basically is what happens in the two years.
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2012/12/12 | 1,724 | 5,842 | <issue_start>username_0: Since episode 279, the *One Piece* anime doesn't have ending songs. Instead, it has long openings: almost 3 minutes, instead of the usual 1:30 openings.
What was the reason for this change?<issue_comment>username_1: There could be lots of reasons they did that, the most logical being that it was a production decision, they'll rather pay royalties or have one song made than two, less time and money spent on one 3 min song than two shorter ones.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I don't think any official explanations were given (I tried to search but there are only speculations).
I think the most probable reason is the fact that when you're watching broadcasts on TV, as soon as the ending theme song pops up you change to another channel. Almost nobody watches the ending credits/openings and this is true also for other things. Think about when you go to the movies: when the credits starts rolling, is there someone that will stay sit there? Maybe, but that's quite rare. Same for movies on TV, you usually change it because... you really don't care, unless you need to look up some actor/character in those rare occasions.
For this reason, and I'm quite convinced this is the case, they cut the ending theme song, made the opening longer and put the credits there instead. More people are likely to watch it, not just those that like the song, but also once you get to the channel, you're less likely to change it *just because* it hasn't started yet.
Along with the recap, this makes the "opening part" much longer, even cutting from the usual ~24 minutes of actual episode time.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: They simply wanted to change things up because *One Piece* had been on the air for so long. The theme songs are meant to be catchy little jingles by famous artists in Japan. *One Piece* had basically surpassed a whole generation of people, so there is really no need for two anymore.
They need a longer opening sequence to either re-familiarize long term viewers or new ones who hadn't seen the first 500 episodes. *One Piece* started simulcasting around "Thriller Bark" arc, as mentioned most people don't sit around to watch. Maybe if it was on actual Japanese TV where there's another show they want to watch next, but not with simulcasting.
And finally, there had been too much filler, so they tested out a huge anniversary opening before making this change. During this anniversary event, they remade the classic "We Are" song, animated all the cover stories. This marked the beginning of the change and there hasn't been an ED since. The way opening and ending credits are handled is also 100% artistic.
Take *Supernatural* for instance, whose opening credits basically consist of what happened so far mixed with music in a huge montage of previous episodes then throwing you right into the action, or sleepy hollow whose opening credits don't happen until 15 minutes into the episode.
The whole thing is practicality and art. There's no actual rules that say this is how OP and ED should go. As long as the actors are credited, that's all that matters.
I suggest you look up some different shows and see how OP and ED are handled, like some different ones.
You'd be surprised how versatile it all is, especially in other countries (such as Korean dramas, which don't technically have OP and ED as far as i can tell)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: **It's to increase ads revenue** and reduce production cost at the same time.
Historically, this happened *at the same time* when the timeslot for *One Piece* on Fuji TV was moved from Sunday 19:00 JST (Golden Time, the Japanese equivalent to [prime time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_time#Japan)) to Sunday 9:30 JST (Local Sales Time -- timeslot for procuring program sponsors at each broadcast stations [[Japanese Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E6%9E%A0)]) on October 2006. The reason for moving the timeslot was said due to the removal of anime timeslot during Golden Time and replaced by variety shows instead (in-effect until now).
It also went into some structural changes:
* **Before episode 279**: OP (1:50) - sponsor (10s) - CM - A part - CM - B part - ED (1:10) - preview (30s) - sponsor (10s). Total time beside main content and CM = 3:50 minutes
* **Episode 279-283 (morning timeslot, no ED)**: OP (1:50) - sponsor (10s) - CM - A part - CM - sponsor (10s) - B part - *<NAME>* (extra from manga, 2:45-4:25) - preview (30s) - end card (5s). Total time beside main content and CM = 2:45 + extra = 5:30++ minutes
* **Episode 284-now**: OP (2:30) - sponsor (10s) - CM - A part - CM - sponsor (10s) - B part - preview (30s) - end card (5s). Total time beside main content and CM = 3:25 minutes
However, since the duration of the main content (A & B part) didn't change, the remaining time was added for CM. Also, since the ED removal, the main part starts around 9:35:40, so there were around 3:10 minutes of CM (minus the OP) before the viewers can enjoy the story. It's also said that the CM between A & B part was also lengthened to more than 3 minutes.
The reason why the duration of the CM was increased was said that it's harder to receive sponsorship on morning timeslot compared to Golden Time (less viewer → fewer ads revenue)
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Source:
* [Japanese Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/ONE_PIECE_(%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8B%E3%83%A1)#%E6%94%BE%E9%80%81%E6%9E%A0)
* Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese): [1](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1056305710), [2](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1069010995), [3](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1074398245), [4](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q10117589510)
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2012/12/12 | 896 | 3,163 | <issue_start>username_0: At first I thought <NAME> only used it as a rap gesture. Later on it was shown as a way to compare and equalize forces between two people. Even later, Naruto was shown doing it with Kurama, to fuse their chakra together.
Does the fist bump have any special meaning? I doubt it originated in Japanese culture or mythology, so where did it come from?<issue_comment>username_1: It's mainly a character trait of <NAME>, he uses it kind of as a symbol of frienship, greeting or mutual respect; however he also uses this gesture to sense other people's chakra and channel his chakra to the other person.
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After the first meeting with Bee (when Naruto uses the Erotic Jutsu), Motoi does ask him whether they exchanged fist bumps. I think this is a hint to that, because when Naruto confirms,
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> Motoi takes him and Yamato to the waterfalls. They ask whether that's the place but Motoi says that that's just the first step: Naruto needs to see the truth first, which is where the Dark Naruto is revealed.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Bumping fists to naruto is the form of highest respect, in the the anime bumping fists is a way to read someones heart and soul without exchanging fists in a fight, when kurama and naruto bump fists it symbolizes acknowledgement between the two who at one point despised each other it's a brothers in arms bond between them now, bumping fists even in culture and reality symbolize respect and acknowledgement.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I rewatched the first real fight at the falls between Naruto and Sasuke with my daughter for the first time and it was Sasuke who asked Naruto if he knew that the higher shinobi could tell each other what they were feeling/thinking without saying a word just by bumping fists. Original Naruto Season 3 Episode 132.
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2012/12/12 | 484 | 1,884 | <issue_start>username_0: In the manga, there are 19 cards featured, whereas in the anime this number has grown to be 52 (excluding the card created during the 2nd movie).
Has there ever been a reason given for this large expansion?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I can tell, there has never been an explanation given for this change. However, there is one major difference between the manga and the anime that may have led to this. In the anime, Meiling Li comes to help Syaoran Li collect the Clow Cards. This may have caused a need for more episodes to deal with her getting in the way of Sakura collecting Clow Cards, which required more Clow Cards to exist.
This is the major difference between the manga and the anime in terms of the collecting Clow Cards arc, but this is only speculation.
There are six "leader" cards (The Dark, The Earthy, The Firey, The Windy, The Light, and The Watery) and all remaining cards, whether part of the original 19 or part of other 33, fall under the leadership of one of those six. While the creators of the anime made 33 more cards, they did not make any more leader cards, implying that these cards are filler.
More information about the Clow Cards can be found here: <http://ccs.wikia.com/wiki/Clow_Cards>
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In addition to filler cards, if you reflect upon the number, it's the same as the original deck of cards: 52 cards. Why 52? Although some have not been physically shown to have been captured (time span between episode 35 and 36 which was spring break), it can represent that concept of cards. The addition of the combination of the last two cards (the Hope card) in the movie can be categorized as the Joker card which can be anything you want it to be (which makes sense).
Although, this is speculation on comparison with a regular set of the deck of cards.
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2012/12/12 | 4,563 | 18,128 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a question that I really can't get my head around. I've asked many people but I still have not come to a good understanding of the ending of CLANNAD: After Story.
In the end of the anime, Nagisa and Ushio both come back to life. It's not terribly clear on *how* this happens and what causes it. Is it just magic?
I found the ending very cryptic, so anyone could explain it well with relevant information and evidence of some sort, I'd be very glad!<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think this can be answered unambiguously even considering the visual novel, but it certainly explains things somewhat better than the anime in this case. In principle I can find quotes from the VN to support everything here, but that seems like a pretty arduous task given the size of the VN.
Of course, what follows constitute pretty major spoilers if you ever intend to read the VN regarding the illusionary world and the "lights", though . Some of this is not discussed in any way in the anime, so I've spoiler tagged everything (but if you don't ever intend to read the VN, there's no reason not to spoil yourself).
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> In the visual novel, there are a number of "[orbs of light](http://clannad.wikia.com/wiki/Light_orbs)" which are also in the anime but not focused on as much. Yukine describes them to Tomoya at the end of her route, and I believe also at some point in the anime. They are capable of granting wishes, but are fairly limited in power. They are created when someone helps someone else achieve a goal which brings happiness. For unknown reasons, Tomoya is one of the few people who can see them now, although they were visible to everyone in the past. In the game, Tomoya gets one orb for each completed route (8 total), with a couple of exceptions, and 5 more are available in After-Story. All of these are needed to reach the true end where Nagisa and Ushio don't die.
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> After Tomoya collects the orbs, they are transported to the illusionary world, where Ushio (the true identity of the girl who lives there) keeps them. Ushio created the illusionary world in order to save herself and Nagisa by collecting the fragments of happiness that Tomoya gathers in the form of orbs of light. She is capable of doing so because "children are the culmination of their parents' hopes and dreams" (a theme that is repeated many times in the series).
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> The only other people who are able to enter the illusionary world are those who willingly choose to do so, and Tomoya is the only person who falls into that category, so he is able to enter the body of a doll made out of garbage. Even when they made another doll, there were no more souls willing to enter the illusionary world, so it was lifeless. It isn't clear whether Ushio and Tomoya in the illusionary world have their real world memories, but Tomoya in the real world definitely doesn't remember the illusionary world, as evidenced by the fact that he thinks Nagisa's play is nostalgic but doesn't know why (Nagisa's play was about the illusionary world, although she probably also doesn't know this). It's also not clear how the chronologies of the two worlds works, but it's very likely that they are on completely different timelines. Judging by the fact that all of the illusionary world segments occur between days, he may be seeing it as a dream, but the research of the Ichinoses (Kotomi's parents, both of whom are theoretical physicists) indicates that the illusionary world is very much real and is connected to our world in many ways.
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> In order to save Nagisa and Ushio, Tomoya needs to do 3 things. First, he needs to gather a lot of happiness in the form of orbs of light, enough to make such a big wish. Second, he needs to clearly tell Ushio (who is holding the orbs via her alter-ego in the illusionary world) that he doesn't want her or Nagisa to die and that he wants them to live together as a family. And third, he needs to really mean what he is saying, as the orbs won't grant wishes that aren't what one truly desires. If all of those are completed, the orbs of light will grant his wish, returning time to the point when Ushio was born and saving both Nagisa and Ushio. It should be mentioned that in order to collect these orbs, Ushio sends Tomoya to many different timelines, each time returning him to around the same point when the anime begins and resetting his memories. This is touched upon briefly in the special episodes revolving around Kyou and Tomoyo in which we see orbs of light at the end, meaning it's likely they're canon and actually happened during one of the timelines Tomoya was sent to.
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Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: So what happend in the ending was tomoya was holding ushio in his arms and Said "ushio? Ushio? Ushio! Some one please please help her! Nagisa please help ushio nagisa? Nagisa?" So he praticly he wished to be with nagisa and have a healthy baby to live a long happy life. The reason why that happend is because of the old town legend when someone achieved true happiness a ball of light appears and if you catch it you can have any wish, so when tomoya said goodbye to his dad in the second season him and his dad achieved true happiness and the ball of light landed on tomoya so that is practically catching it so the ball of light took him to the other world and that's how tomoya and nagisa both know the story of the world that has ended!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Do you remember when Kotomi was talking about her parent's research, and how there were alternate universes where things were different from the one that they lived in? Do you also remember how they talked about the orbs of glowing light being a representation of happiness and can grant wishes?
Well, the ending basically brings those two concepts together. The other universe has the robot and the girl: the robot is Tomoya and the girl is Ushio. They are on the side where all the orbs of happiness come from the world that people live in.
At the end, after Ushio died and Tomoya collapsed into the snow, they show the beginning of the series again with Nagisa sitting under the tree and Tomoya saying to himself that he wished he'd never met her, because he regretted all the things they had gone through, and because she would still be alive otherwise. While he was fighting with his regrets, Nagisa started to leave and walked up the hill. Seeing Nagisa leaving, Tomoya chased after her and hugged her, where she responded with something like "What took you so long?". This is where he decided that he should have never regretted meeting her, as he realized that he loved the time he spent with her because he loved her so much. At that moment, the orbs of happiness essentially granted his wish and put him back into his normal universe with the alternate ending.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I know I'm a bit late to the party but I'd like to give my take on this considering my understanding of the show is a bit less literal than the rest.
So throughout the two seasons we get to see the life story of Tomoya as well as other characters. The story is composed of many fun and happy moments but also some very sad and painful ones.
At the end of the show Tomoya goes through very rough times and just when he's about to break he is given a choice:
"Would you like to go back and redo everything from the moment you met Nagisa and not go through all that tough things as well as all of the happy moments or are you glad you got to live the life you were given despite everything?"
After that we get to see a much happier version of the world were everything went well and none of the bad things happened.
So basically to me Clannad can be summed up like this: Life can be very beautiful or very sad but either way don't ever let those terrible things stop you from living life at its fullest.
If we understand the show as an abstract metaphor designed to first reach your heart and then transmit that single very powerful message then every imperfection can be excused because everything in the plot is just an abstract illustration, only there to reach it's higher goal. And that goal is successfully attained when its all said and done.
Clannad touches your very soul and teaches you how to live life. That is its only objective and it's perfectly achieved. Ultimately anything concrete that happens in the show isn't important at all. That's why it's perfect and it's the best anime to have ever been created.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: So, a few things before I answer this:
1. I know I am late
2. SPOILER ALERT
Here goes...
### About the orbs of light
The orbs of light appear when a particular goal is achieved. It has the ability to grant wishes.
### About alternate timelines
In Clannad, there are alternate timelines where, obviously, things are different. In the OVAs, Tomoya dates Kyou and Tomoyo. These events take place in the alternate timeline. Kotomi's parents were performing a research on the alternate world.
### About the Illusionary world
In theory, the Illusionary World is the afterlife; when a person dies they are still connected to the real world, yet they are free to create their own world.
The Illusionary World in Clannad was created by Ushio. In the Illusionary World the girl is Ushio and the doll is Tomoya. Tomoya also mentions in an episode that he somehow knows the end of the story that Nagisa told him. The story was about the Illusionary World.
### The ending
We see that Tomoya had a miserable life. Nagisa and Ushio die, and it wasn't going his way. Later on, Tomoya goes back to the point where he first met Nagisa, and then he marries her and they have a kid. But this time Nagisa survived.
Now there are three possible interpretations:
1. Tomoya was just dreaming of the worst that could happen. But in the end nothing bad happens and everything is okay.
But if this would've happened, then the orbs of light have no role. And the scene where he goes back to the past wouldn't have made sense.
2. Nagisa survived in an alternate timeline. But again, the orbs of light have no role.
The scene where he goes back wouldn't make sense either because in that scene Tomoya and Nagisa remember each other... And it wouldn't have been possible even if they were in the alternate timeline.
3. This is probably what had happened.
So in the illusionary world we see the orbs of light every now and then. These were collected by Ushio (the girl) and Tomoya (the doll). Tomoya first wished that he shouldn't have met Nagisa. But it wasn't what he really wanted and thus it wasn't granted by the orbs light. What he really wished for was for Nagisa to be alive.
The orbs of light that Ushio collected in the Illusionary World granted this big wish and thus Tomoya is taken back to the past. He didn't say anything to Nagisa. He was in a dilemma here. Nagisa started walking away and at that moment Tomoya made his mind and ran to Nagisa and hugged her. They still remembered each other. Then he is taken to the point where Nagisa gives birth. She survives and they live happily ever after.
Now here both the conditions are satisfied.
1. The orbs of light grant him his wish
2. The scene where he goes back to the past makes sense because he has a faint memory of the terrible thing that happened to him (mentioned by Tomoya in the recap episode)
People can believe whatever they want. I personally feel the third one makes sense.
If you've made it this far then thank you for reading!
Clannad is really the best anime I've ever watched. Hopefully this clarified things :)
This is the ending: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc4MsZwBWOA>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: ...I started watching from episode 5 so may be I am over interpreting... but ultimately Tomoyas alternate timelines seem to play out through a deeper understanding of the lives of people close to him. First, his father shows hom that his daughter and him may ultimately end up misunderstanding each other - that his fathers pride is how he ended up without family. this is clearly shown by his refusal of money and his lack of food or water even.
nigasas parents also suggested a timeline where nigasa survives. nigasas parents, although loving, ultinately were ill prepared for a child. the fact that the lack of experience or tragedy blinds them to the fact thtlat a child needs more than love and fun. nigasas illness and desth may ultimately have allowed him to push past his own selfish needs to become the father his daughter needed. his coworkers fiances sister illustrates another example of the utility of pain and loss. also seems to suggest that wishing for another chance to choose does not prevent loss or death or love. also. i kinda got the feeling that nigasa and his daughter coud not exist in the same world. i got the sense his daughter like an afterthought. a lot of his inner monolgue seemed to be about showing the world he wasnt a bad dather. his child was left alone much like nigasa was after his grandma guilt tripped him. his last rwquest to his dsughter was stop making it hard for your dad to take care of your illnrss. abyways. he doesnt seem to understand people in terms of their feelings but only in regard to himself.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: For some reason I had a hard time believing that the robot was not Okazaki because of the voice it had. It just was not the same. Whenever he talks or thinks his voice is the same out loud. Why aren't they same. Sure you could say for the sake of plot so it wouldn't be obvious, but didn't Ushio sound similar. I'm pretty sure that if Ushio had grown up she would have sounded like that. So why isn't Okazaki? Some might say he could sound like a child, but we've heard his voice as a child before and he sounds nothing like that. (During the episode when Kotomi and Okazaki first become friends).
Doesn't the robots voice sound an awful lot like Shima? The kid that made a promise to Misae when they were high school and promised to stay with her. I don't doubt that the girl is Ushio but it'd make the most sense. You never knew much about Shima and his back story is very interesting. The robot never replies when the girl calls him dad. But then again the robot claimed to have heard of the Dango song. But the Dango family song was very famous in Japan but it was never specified during what time period and we can assume it was during the time Nagisa and Okazaki were kids since Okazaki kept referring to the Dango song as childish,and old. If that were true then it would fit the time period that Misae and Shima went to high school, since Misae isn't very old. Shima would make sense since he had apparently died already, just like Ushio, and claimed to have the power to grant any wish. From a pouch with a glowing light inside. Maybe the source is a glowing orb. He apparently was suffering from an illness and was being hospitalized, could it have been the same condition Nagisa and Ushio faced? Problem is he's completely foreign. We aren't even completely sure if he is Shima.
Regarding the end of Clannad After Story, I just thought that Okazaki had died due to him collapsing in the snow and was reliving his life right before he died and imagined the best case scenario, seeing how he did that during a card game with fuuko and ushio or that when he passed away that him and his family were reunited in the afterlife, only problem would be the 22 episode that theory is contradicted with ushio laying in the grass at the end of it, but then in the last three episodes it focuses on their pasts maybe implying that their all dead. Ushio may have survived seeing how she was at the same place Nagisa's dad took her when she was facing certain death due to similar circumstances the hospital (highly doubt it though) But then I remembered something major, in a dream I pretty sure Kyou told him that he had Schizophrenia, and that's a bid deal. Schizophrenia is a brain disorder where the mind has a hard time separating reality from fantasy. Could the other world just be a figure of his imagination, a result from Schizophrenia? It was stated in his own dream, maybe a clue or hint to what's really going on. While they were children Kotomi and Okazaki always played with each other. Maybe she told him about her parents research. If that's true he could have been developing this story for a long time in his mind from the time since he was a child. The ending of Nagisa's version was much different to Okazaki.
The orbs of light I thought were symbolic of the connection the story had with reality that ultimately Okazaki and ushio would be separated only to be reunited in a better place. Similar to the fortune telling in a way. The other worlds kinda felt a bit far fetched seeing how this anime didn't seem to focus its plot lines in that kinda stuff but lean towards problems based off society issues and not other worldly issues (amazing vocabulary I know) The other worlds I felt were focused to Kotomi but I'm still unsure about that, but I agree on the theory that it seemed that Nagisa and Ushio can't be in the same world.
Disclaimer this is purely based off the anime not the VN.
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2012/12/12 | 669 | 2,519 | <issue_start>username_0: In Fullmetal Alchemist, it is stated a number of times that a state alchemist's pocket watch increases their power, but there doesn't seem to be a clear mechanism for that. How does that work, and what does increasing the power of an alchemist mean?<issue_comment>username_1: They never explained it because it is a development of the first anime adaptation that was never expounded upon. The watches were merely forms of identification as state alchemists in Brotherhood, which follows the manga more closely.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: As stated in [this wiki](http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/State_Alchemist),
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> ...each State Alchemist is given a silver pocketwatch to
> hold as identification. This watch is engraved with the symbol of the
> State Alchemist program - the Amestrian Dragon circumscribed in a
> hexagram (though both anime series alter the hexagram to a nondescript
> polygram, presumably so as not to invoke Judaism). Although **the manga
> does not describe the pocketwatch as anything more than official proof
> that the carrier is a State Alchemist**, **the 2003 anime suggests that
> each pocketwatch is an alchemical amplifier**. The 2003 anime also
> depicts the watch's silver chain as extendable, as in the instance
> when the Strong Arm Alchemist, <NAME> uses it to
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So, according to the 2003 anime, the watch amplifies the alchemist's powers. However, both manga and *FMA:Brotherhood* shows that the watch is simply a form of identification, much like a police badge.
Also note that in the anime the watch is the indicator which people use to recognize Edward as a State Alchemist. I believe that unless the State Alchemist himself tells you who he is, the presence of the watch is the only other way to know it (they also get a certificate, but I doubt they carry it around).
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: They actually showed this in one episode when Ed got his watched repaired, that it contained red rocks in the back of it and that was how they amplified their alchemic powers.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: The Silver Pocketwatches amplify the State Alchemist's power, but besides that, the only thing they really do is prove that you're a State Alchemist, and perhaps to tell the time.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: They tell time but mainly symbolize being a state alchemist and part of the country's government and army if necessary.
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2012/12/12 | 499 | 1,784 | <issue_start>username_0: In the manga of *Katekyo Hitman Reborn!* (also commonly just "Reborn!" for obvious reasons) after the future and Shimon Arc ends, the Arcabaleno Arc begins and reveals that:
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While reading it, I noticed Bermuda calls *all* characters "-kun"! Since it's obviously a term more for guys, and yet it was used on Chrome and weaker players like Lal Mirch etc., I thought it was a little strange. I don't think it's a translation error either - since 「―くん」is pretty obviously "-kun".
Is there any explanation for this? Is it something to do with his personality?<issue_comment>username_1: In this case I believe Bermuda is looking down on all the characters as if they were his subordinates or just addressing in an [endearing sense](http://www.japan-talk.com/jt/new/chan-and-kun-in-japanese) (he is *way* older than them).
In company or school situations in Japan "-kun" is by superiors when addressing subordinates of both genders. Alternatively "-kun" might also be used as a term of endearment towards the (younger) male characters (similar to "-chan" with females).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This is usually misunderstood by a beginner in Japanese language. It is generally taught that *-kun* is used with men while *-chan* with girls. But, in real usage, this is not always the case.
In fact, Japanese suffix are not used according to genders but personal relationships. *-kun* is used with a junior person to show endearment. For *-chan*, it is to show intimacy but there are nuances that I cannot explain in words as well.
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2012/12/12 | 2,338 | 8,630 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Angel Beats*, Kanade clearly entered the afterlife before even Yurippe did, yet Otonashi arrived later. Technically, Kanade must've died after Otonashi.
How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately, *Angel Beats!* doesn't go into much detail about the mechanics of the afterlife environment it takes place in.
However, if we assume that the series follows the basic concept of eternity, then a partial explanation can be given.
I drew up this little image of the three different timelines that are present in the series:
*Key:*
* The green line is the (main) world timeline where the characters in the series lived their lives before they died.
* The red line is the afterlife timeline where the characters went when they died and where most of the series takes place.
* The cyan line is the alternate world timeline where (I presume) the characters in the series went after they've resolved their issues and regrets in the afterlife and moved on.
* The white circles/ovals represent the time Kanade Tachibana spent on a timeline.
* The blue circles/ovals represent the time Yuzuru Otonashi spent on a timeline.
* The white lines represent Kanade's transition from one timeline to another.
* The blue lines represent Yuzuru's transition from one timeline to another.
* The ranges of the circles/ovals are rough estimates.
**The (Main) World Timeline**
1. Yuzuru is born.
2. Kanade is born.
3. Yuruzu gets in a train crash. Although he survives the initial crash, he eventually dies of thirst. Just before he dies, he signs an organ donor card. Because the rescuers arrived just barely too late, his organs could be harvested in time.
4. Kanade is in need of a heart transplant. She receives a donor heart. It is Yuzuru's.
5. Kanade dies. We don't know how long she lived after her heart transplant, but, it apparently saved her life, so I presume she lived a good while after it.
**The Afterlife Timeline**
1. Kanade arrives in the afterlife. As per Yuri, Kanade was there before she arrived, but, we're never told for how long, so, the amount of time she spent there from her arrival to her departure is unknown.
2. Events in the [*Angel Beats! Heaven's Door* manga](http://myanimelist.net/manga/19671/Angel_Beats!_Heavens_Door) take place.
3. Yuzuru arrives in the afterlife.
4. Kanade and Yuzuru finally meet in person. She stabs him in the chest and notices that Yuzuru doesn't have a heart. She then realizes who Yuzuru is.
5. Events in the [*Angel Beats!* anime](http://myanimelist.net/anime/6547/Angel_Beats!) take place.
6. Kanade moves on from the afterlife after thanking Yuzuru for the heart he gave her.
7. As per [*Angel Beats!: Another Epilogue*](http://myanimelist.net/anime/10067/Angel_Beats!:_Another_Epilogue), Yuzuru remains in the afterlife for an undisclosed amount of time helping others move on.
8. Events in the *Angel Beats!* anime sequel (if ever released) could take place here.
9. Yuzuru finally moves on from the afterlife.
**The Alternate World Timeline**
1. Yuzuru gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
2. Kanade gets reincarnated/reborn in the same universe that contains the main world timeline, but on an alternate and better timeline.
3. Yuzuru finally meets up with Kanade and they live happily ever after.
Like I said, the series never really explains the finer details of the afterlife and what exactly happens when someone moves on. This is the best explanation I can give you at the moment. Perhaps some more light will be shed on this matter in the future.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In addition to username_1's explanation, my theory would be that, even though Yuzuru died first, the rate of their transition is different, it probably took Yuzuru a long time to transition between two timelines than what it took Kanade. That's why Kanade arrived first, rather than Yuzuru.
To support this, Kanade's regret was that she could not thank the person who gave her his heart, so I'd assume that some form of higher system craftily planned for Kanade to arrive first rather than Yuzuru, so that she could fulfill her regret and move on. Otherwise if Yuzuru arrived first, there would be a risk that he would move on first, making Kanade's regret unfulfilled, leaving her stuck in the Afterlife.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Remember when Otonashi signed that organ donor card before he died? Angel was given his heart because she needed it and came to the afterlife to thank Otonashi for his heart.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: This answer may be wrong, but possibly Kanade was in a coma awaiting a heart transplant. Yuzuru died a bit later and donated his heart to Kanade. It'd make sense because Kanade has Yuzuru's heart in her. The surgery must've failed and she ended up dying, so that's why she remains in purgatory.
That's how I understand it anyway.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I imagine the time it takes to transition into the after life = the number of regrets. The simpler the regret, the faster it takes to get to the after life. Kanade's regret was just to thank the person who gave her the heart, while otonashi'a regret is more complicated because he had no regrets, but he didn't know. Hideki came into the after life before Yui because his regret was just to catch a ball, while Yui was multiple things she saw on TV. Time of death does play a role, but I think second to the kind of regret. Yui could have died before Hideki.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: This is the fitting interpretation for me:
1. Otonashi died. Bug caused him to land in the 'school'. It's a place to fulfil regrets, in real live of afterlife (this is a bug by itself actually).
2. Felt in love with someone and realized it shouldn't be sustaining. **Created** Angel Player program to turn himself to NPC and thus erased his afterlife memory.
3. Kanade got the heart in real life. Died and due to fate got hold of the Angel Player.
4. Angel Player has the ability to turn NPC back; with certain conditions I presume (this is assumption). Otonashi got back his soul.
5. Otonashi fell in love again. The cycle should continue until he finds another love.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: I just saw the anime, and it got me puzzling for a while, but I had made up a somewhat believable explanation:
My proposed timeline:
* Otonashi dies.
* Otonashi **moves on**, since he died without any regrets. He doesn't end up in the afterlife school thing.
* Kanade dies and ends in the afterlife school thing.
* Kanade wishes to thank Otonashi.
* Kanade's wish "grabs" Otonashi from his peaceful slumber and throws him into the afterlife thing.
+ I suspect that this place is designed specifically so people can find happiness, and since Kanade's requisite was to thank Otonashi, the place took him back temporarily.
* Otonashi, upon arrival, loses his memory since he was taken to this world in a not-conventional manner.
* Events in the anime occur.
The reason Otonashi didn't end up in the afterlife school upon death, is because he didn't really die with regrets. His own theory was that he simply "forgot" and thus ended up in the school, but that doesn't make much sense. Instead, he moved on, rested peacefully for a while, and then Kanade's wish brought him to the school.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_8: I have a different theory:
1. Otonashi died (signing first his organ card).
2. His organs are donated to different people (for instance, his heart went to Kanade, while his other organs went to a <NAME>).
3. Kanade lived for a while (long or short), but regretted the fact that she couldn't thank Otonashi. Eventually she dies.
4. Kanade appears in the afterlife and starts acting like the "angel" after learning the purpose of this world.
5. <NAME> dies and so Otonashi now is completely dead.
6. Otonashi appears in the afterlife with amnesia (this really isn't that weird considering Yurippe said it's normal, or you could also say that he was dead for so long that he forgot most of his life).
Opinions?
n.n
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_9: I propose a different solution.
What if time in the afterlife traveled in reverse, compared to the "real" word? Then all the characters would be able to die and immediately travel to the afterlife.
*Note: When I re-watch the series, I will look for supporting facts. At the moment, this is only a theory.*
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/12/12 | 869 | 3,229 | <issue_start>username_0: According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_episodes), the movie is a midquel that takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the anime.
Having seen both the movie and the anime, I don't recall any connection that made it essential for it to be viewed in this order. I don't recall anything that had happened in the anime to be vital for the movie, and I don't remember anything that happened in the movie to be vital for episodes 23 onwards.
Am I missing something? Or does it fit between episodes 22 and 23 simply because the authors thought about it like that (maybe the authors thought about the timeline like that, although it may be irrelevant?)?<issue_comment>username_1: Nothing that happens in the movie is essential to what happens in episodes 23 and 24. In fact, the movie came out over 2 years after the series was finished, so there wasn't really room to add more plot before the ending. Since the ending of Cowboy Bebop is [deliberately ambiguous](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/19/do-we-know-what-happens-to-spike-at-the-end-of-cowboy-bebop), there was no room for a movie after the events of episode 23 began, so putting it before episode 23 was necessary and the simplest choice is between 22 and 23.
I would argue that the placement of the movie in the chronology isn't all that important, though. Cowboy Bebop is pretty episodic for most of its run, and the stories could be reordered without seriously affecting the feel of the show. Chronological order is mostly irrelevant for the series as a whole (with a few notable exceptions). Likewise, the placement of the movie doesn't make a big difference. There are a number of places it could be placed in the chronology consistently, but putting it before episode 23 was the simplest. In fact, a few people I know watched the movie after episode 24, which obviously doesn't work chronologically, but they didn't think they missed anything by viewing it in that order.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Episode 23 has the cancellation of the bounty hunter TV show Big Shot, even though it was featured in the movie. That's about the only thing to tie it into the continuity, it has to be sometime before episode 23, and after getting Faye, Ed, and Ein as part of the crew.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: In the film, the *Big Shot* bounty hunters show is still airing. In episode 23, it is cancelled.
Also, in episode 23 "Brain Scratch", we see Jobim (of the series' three reoccurring old men: Antonio, Carlos, and Jobim) dead after apparently trying and failing to get the bounty on Dr. Londes. All three are alive in the movie (and I believe one of them claims they are bounty hunters as a "half-joke").
All that to say, plus the fact that the film's soundtrack has the movie tracks labeled 22.5, it's fairly evident where the movie sits in chronology. Again, it doesn't really matter too much. As long as Edward is in the crew (so after ep. 9) and before ep. 23, it can take place anywhere.
Some theorize the film takes place after the show, as it appears Spike may or may not be dreaming the entirety of the film. But this is speculation at best.
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/12/12 | 721 | 2,910 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that they generate energy and they're used like power plants but there's also a person or creature of some sort inside. What are the plants exactly and how is it that Vash can communicate with them?<issue_comment>username_1: This is in [Wikipedia](http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigun#Trasfondo) in Spanish and I just translated it for the question:
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> In the future, Earth has been overpopulated and natural resources and environment are in a state to disappear soon. In this situation they create the project "Seeds", in which, to ensure the survival of the species they sent into space a fleet of spacecrafts in which a great number of people are contained in suspended animation.
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> In one of these ships, a small crew is responsible for guiding and find a planet that can accommodate the human race. One day, an anomaly leads to the reactor to discover there that not only the Plant has given birth two newborns, but unlike the rest of their species, they look more human and can survive outside the reactor.
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: In the Trigun Universe, Plants are constructions, built by humans, to hold and house powerful beings that can create energy, food, and even water. Not much else is revealed about the beings themselves in either the manga or anime that gives away where they came from, how humans learned to harness their power, or what they truly are.
As for why Vash can communicate with them:
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> Both Vash and Knives are "products" of the plant. It is unknown if they were born by the plant on the ship, or how they came to be, as it is said that they were found near the plant itself. Vash and Knives both show many characteristics like the plant, and also many dissimilarities. For example, both show increased control over their powers, including being able to generate guns at will, and both have a far longer life-span than humans, while aging to the mid-30's look faster. They are also able to communicate with the plants, as Vash demonstrates on a few occasions. However, unlike plants, they do not need to be contained in a special environment to survive, and they are male, where as every plant form that can be seen is female.
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Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: From what I can tell, the plants were not created by humans, they were harnessed by humans as an energy source. The humans in this series do not seem to have a complete understanding of the plant entities. Vash can communicate with other plants, since he is a plant (or as the anime suggests a possible plant-human hybrid). Note that a crew member dies in the ship's engines just prior to the appearance of Vash and Knives.
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/12/12 | 5,623 | 13,333 | <issue_start>username_0: For both the original Naruto series and Shippuuden, which episodes should I watch if I want to avoid the filler? I'm only interested in core plot and character developments.
To make this question a bit more concrete: Which episodes are directly based off the manga, and which were produced with unique content for *only* the anime? At what points did the anime "catch up" to the manga and require non-manga-related content to continue airing episodes while the manga produced new content?<issue_comment>username_1: The Naruto anime is broken up into two "Series". The first is Naruto, which covers events up until the 3 year time jump in the manga. The second is Naruto: Shippūden, which starts after that jump and continues onwards. Both series have a fair share of anime exclusive plots, so here's the breakdown of Anime exclusive plots:
**Naruto**
* Ep 26: "Special Report: Live From the Forest of Death" - Summary Episode
* Ep 102 - 106: "Land of Tea" Arc
* Ep 136 - 219-ish (This is where they let the Manga truck along a lot)
+ Ep 136 - 141: "Land of Rice Fields" Arc
+ Ep 142 - 147: "Mizuki Strikes Back" Arc
+ Ep 148 - 151: "Search for the Bikōchū" Arc
+ Ep 152 - 157: "Curry of Life" Arc
+ Ep 158: "Follow My Lead! The Great Survival Challenge"
+ Ep 159 & 160: "Bounty Hunter" Arc
+ Ep 161: "The Appearance of Strange Visitors"
+ Ep 162 - 167: "Land of Birds" Arc
+ Ep 168: "Remembrance: The Lost Page"
+ Ep 169 - 173: "Land of Sea" Arc
+ Ep 174: "Impossible! Celebrity Ninja Art: Money Style Jutsu!"
+ Ep 175 & 176: "Imposter" Arc
+ Ep 177: "Please, Mr. Postman!"
+ Ep 178 - 183: "Hoshigakure" Arc
+ Ep 184: "Kiba's Long Day"
+ Ep 185: "A Legend from the Hidden Leaf: The Onbaa!"
+ Ep 186: "Laughing Shino"
+ Ep 187 - 191: "Land of Vegetables" Arc
+ Ep 192: "Ino Screams! Chubby Paradise!"
+ Ep 193: "Viva Dojo Challenge! Youth is All About Passion!"
+ Ep 194: "The Mysterious Curse of the Haunted Castle"
+ Ep 195 & 196: "Third Giant Beast" Arc
+ Ep 197 - 201: "Trap Master" Arc
+ Ep 202: "The Top 5 Ninja Battles!" *Recap Episode*
+ Ep 203 - 207: "Kurama Clan" Arc
+ Ep 208: "The Supposed Sealed Ability"
+ Ep 209 - 212: "Shinobazu" Arc
+ Ep 213 - 215: "Menma" Arc
+ Ep 216 - 219/20: "Ultimate Weapon" Arc - Note that 220 is part of this arc, but also includes some canon when
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> Naruto and Jiraiya leave the village for training, and others begin training as well
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**Naruto: Shippūden**
* Ep 54 - 71: "Twelve Guardians Ninja" Arc
* Ep 90 - 112: "Three Tails" Arc
* Ep 144 - 151: "Ts<NAME>" Arc
* Ep 176 - 196: "Konoha History" Arc
* Ep 222 - 242: "Adventures at Sea" Arc
* Ep 290 - 295: "Chikara" Arc *500 Episodes (total) celebration*
* Ep 303 - 320: From the "Shinobi World War" Arc
* Ep 327: "Nine-Tails"
* Ep 347-361: "Shadow of the ANBU" arc
* Ep 376 - 377: "Mecha Naruto" arc
* Ep 386: "I'm Always Watching"
* Ep 388: "My First Friend"
* Ep 389-390: "Hanabi Flashback"
* Ep 394-423: "Chunin Exam" arc
* Ep 416: "The Formation of Team Minato"
* Ep 417: "You’ll Be My Backup"
* Ep 419: "Papa's Youth"
* Ep 422-423: "Konohamaru's training" arc
Also of note is the Kakashi backstory "Kakashi Gaiden" is shown in the Shippūden (Ep 119 - 120), which is out of order as to how it appeared in the Manga (Chp 239 - 244). In the manga, it was between what became the first and second series (the time jump).
Additionally, none of the movies are based on Manga plots.
Source for most of this information was [the Naruto Wiki](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Plot_of_Naruto). "Shadow of ANBU" info from [Naruto HQ](http://www.narutohq.com/naruto-shippuden-fillers.php)
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: <NAME>'s story has progressed a lot since from the last answer. The current filler episodes are:
57-71, 90-112, 127-128, 144-151, 170-171, 176-196, 223-242, 257-260, 271, 279-281, 284-295, 303-320, 347-361, 376-377, 388-390, 394-413, 416-417, 419, 422-423, 427-442
Source: <http://www.animesays.com/list/naruto-shippuden/>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: **TL;DR** there's no one filler list that 100% agrees with each other, *viewer discretion is advised*.
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Combining known sites for their list of filler episodes:
* Wikia: filler episodes with at least 2 continous episodes, categorized by arcs ([*Naruto*](https://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Plot_of_Naruto#Anime-Only_Arcs), [*Naruto Shippuden*](https://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Plot_of_Naruto#Anime-Only_Arcs_2))
* Anime Filler List: includes "mostly canon" and "mostly filler" episodes ([*Naruto*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto), [*Naruto Shippuden*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden))
* AnimeSays: includes "mostly canon" and "mostly filler" episodes ([*Naruto*](https://www.animesays.com/list/naruto/), [*Naruto Shippuden*](https://www.animesays.com/list/naruto-shippuden/))
* [Naruto HQ](http://www.narutohq.com/naruto-shippuden-fillers.php): a simple list of filler episodes for both *Naruto* and *<NAME>*
here are **the greediest/most filler episodes**: ("plain" means "totally filler" | "*italics*" means "mostly filler", prioritized)
*Naruto*
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* Episode 26: Special Report: Live from the Forest of Death!
* Episode 97: Kidnapped! Naruto's Hot Spring Adventure!
* [*Episode 99: The Will of Fire Still Burns!*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto/will-fire-still-burns)
* [*Episode 101: Gotta See! Gotta Know! Kakashi-Sensei's True Face!*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto/gotta-see-gotta-know-kakashi-senseis-true-face)
* Episode 102-106: "Land of Tea Escort Mission" arc
* **Episode 136-*220***
+ Episode 136-141: "Land of Rice Fields Investigation Mission" arc
- [*Episode 136: Deep Cover!? A Super S-Ranked Mission!*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto/deep-cover-super-s-ranked-mission)
- [*Episode 141: Sakura's Determination*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto/sakuras-determination)
+ Episode 142-147: "Mizuki Tracking Mission" arc
- [*Episode 142: The Three Villains from the Maximum Security Prison*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto/three-villains-maximum-security-prison)
+ Episode 148-151: "Bikōchū Search Mission" arc
+ Episode 152-157: "Kurosuki Family Removal Mission" arc
+ Episode 158: Follow My Lead! The Great Survival Challenge
+ Episode 159-160: "Gosunkugi Capture Mission" arc
+ Episode 161: The Appearance of Strange Visitors
+ Episode 162-167: "Cursed Warrior Extermination Mission" arc
+ Episode 168: Mix It, Stretch It, Boil It Up! Burn, Copper Pot, Burn!
+ Episode 169-173: "Kaima Capture Mission" arc
+ Episode 174: Impossible! Celebrity Ninja Art - Money Style Jutsu!
+ Episode 175-176: "Buried Gold Excavation Mission" arc
+ Episode 178-183: "Star Guard Mission" arc
+ Episode 184: Kiba's Long Day!
+ Episode 185: A Legend from the Hidden Leaf: The Onbaa!
+ Episode 186: Laughing Shino
+ Episode 187-191: "Peddlers Escort Mission" arc
+ Episode 192: Ino Screams! Chubby Paradise!
+ Episode 193: Viva Dojo Challenge! Youth Is All About Passion!
+ Episode 194: The Mysterious Curse of the Haunted Castle
+ Episode 195-196: "Third Great Beast Arc" arc
+ Episode 197-201: "Konoha Plans Recapture Mission" arc
+ Episode 202: The Top 5 Ninja Battles
+ Episode 203-207: "Yakumo Kurama Rescue Mission" arc
+ Episode 208: The Weight of the Prized Artifact!
+ Episode 209-212: "Gantetsu Escort Mission" arc
+ Episode 213-215: "Menma Memory Search Mission" arc
+ Episode 216-220: "Sunagakure Support Mission"
- [*Episode 220: Departure*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto/departure)
*<NAME>*
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* [*Episode 6: Mission Cleared*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/mission-cleared)
* [*Episode 7: Run, Kankuro*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/run-kankuro)
* Episode 54-71: "Twelve Guardian Ninja" arc
+ [*Episode 54 (mostly canon): Nightmare*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/nightmare)
+ *Episode 55 (mostly canon): Wind*
+ [*Episode 56 (mostly canon): Squirming*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/writhe)
+ [*Episode 71: My Friend*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/my-friend)
* Episode 89-112: "Three-Tails' Appearance" arc
+ [*Episode 89 (mostly canon): The Price of Power*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/price-power)
+ [*Episode 90: A Shinobi's Determination*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/shinobis-determination)
+ [*Episode 92: Encounter*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/encounter)
+ [*Episode 93: Connecting Hearts*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/connecting-hearts)
+ [*Episode 112: A Place to Return To*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/place-return)
* *Episode 127-128: Tales of a Gutsy Ninja ~Jiraiya Ninja Scroll~*
* Episode 144-151: "Six-Tails Unleashed" arc
* Episode 170-171: Big Adventure! The Quest for the Fourth Hokage's Legacy
* Episode 176-196: "Past Arc: The Locus of Konoha" arc
+ [*Episode 176: Rookie Instructor Iruka*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/rookie-instructor-iruka)
+ [*Episode 178: Iruka's Decision*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/irukas-decision)
+ [*Episode 179: Kakashi Hatake, The Jonin in Charge*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/kakashi-hatake-jonin-charge)
+ [*Episode 180: Inari's Courage Put to the Test*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/inaris-courage-put-test)
+ [*Episode 181: Naruto's School of Revenge*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/narutos-school-revenge)
* Episode 223-242: "Paradise Life on a Boat" arc
* Episode 257-260
+ Episode 257: Meeting
+ Episode 258: Rivals
+ Episode 259: Rift
+ Episode 260: Parting
* Episode 271: Road to Sakura
* Episode 279-281
+ Episode 279: White Zetsu's Trap
+ Episode 280: Aesthetics of an Artist
+ Episode 281: The Allied Mom Force!!
* Episode 284-289
+ Episode 284: The Helmet Splitter: <NAME>!
+ Episode 285: User of the Scorch Style: Pakura of the Sand!
+ Episode 286: Things You Can't Get Back
+ Episode 287: One Worth Betting On
+ Episode 288: Danger: Jinpachi and Kushimaru!
+ Episode 289: The Lightning Blade: Ameyuri Ringo!
* Episode 290-295: "Power" arc
* Episode 303-320
+ Episode 303: Ghosts from the Past
+ Episode 304: The Underworld Transfer Jutsu
+ Episode 305: The Vengeful
+ Episode 306: The Heart's Eye
+ Episode 307: Fade into the Moonlight
+ Episode 308: Night of the Crescent Moon
+ Episode 309: An A-Rank Mission: The Contest
+ Episode 310: The Fallen Castle
+ [*Episode 311: Prologue of Road to Ninja*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/prologue-road-ninja)
+ Episode 312: The Old Master and the Dragon's Eye
+ Episode 313: Rain Followed by Snow, with Some Lightning
+ Episode 314: The Sad Sun Shower
+ Episode 315: Lingering Snow
+ Episode 316: The Reanimated Allied Forces
+ Episode 317: Shino vs. Torune!
+ Episode 318: A Hole in the Heart: The Other Jinchuriki
+ Episode 319: The Living Soul Inside the Puppet
+ Episode 320: Run, Omoi!
* Episode 347: Creeping Shadow
* [*Episode 348: The New Akatsuki*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/new-akatsuki)
* Episode 349-361: "Kakashi's Anbu Arc: The Shinobi That Lives in the Darkness" arc
+ [*Episode 350: Minato's Death*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/minatos-death)
+ [*Episode 351: Hashirama's Cells*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/hashiramas-cells)
+ *Episode 360: <NAME>*
* Episode 376: The Directive to Take the Nine Tails
* Episode 377: Naruto vs. <NAME>
* Episode 388-390
+ *Episode 388: My First Friend*
+ Episode 389: The Adored Elder Sister
+ Episode 390: Hanabi's Decision
* Episode 394-413: "In Naruto's Footsteps: The Friends' Paths" arc
* Episode 416: The Formation of Team Minato
* *Episode 417: You'll Be My Backup*
* *Episode 419: Papa's Youth*
* Episode 422: The Ones Who Will Inherit
* Episode 423: Naruto's Rival
* Episode 427-431
+ [*Episode 427: To the Dreamworld*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/road-tenten-dream-world-part-1)
+ Episode 428: Where Tenten Belongs
+ Episode 429-430: Killer Bee Rappuden
+ Episode 431: To See That Smile, Just One More Time
* Episode 432-450: "Jiraiya Shinobi Handbook: The Tale of Naruto the Hero" arc
* Episode 451-458: "Itachi Shinden Book: Light and Darkness" arc
+ *Episode 451: Birth and Death*
* Episode 460-462
+ Episode 460: <NAME>
+ Episode 461: Hagoromo and Hamura
+ *Episode 462: A Fabricated Past*
* Episode 464-469
+ Episode 464: Ninshū: The Ninja Creed
+ Episode 465: Ashura and Indra
+ Episode 466: The Tumultuous Journey
+ Episode 467: Ashura's Decision
+ Episode 468: The Successor
+ [*Episode 469: A Special Mission*](https://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/naruto-shippuden/special-mission)
* Episode 480-483: "Childhood" arc
* Episode 484-488: "Sasuke Shinden: Book of Sunrise" arc
* Episode 489-493: "Shikamaru Hiden: A Cloud Drifting in Silent Darkness" arc
* Episode 494-500: "Konoha Hiden: The Perfect Day for a Wedding" arc
Upvotes: 2 |
2012/12/12 | 557 | 1,846 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a Naruto character named Tobi who maintains his eyesight though his special ability *should* have caused a great amount of macular degeneration. The following includes extensive spoilers.
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> By my math, Tobi possesses his Mangekyo for quite some years. It *is* his Mangekyo, he stated it himself. So in that case, how come he hadn't gone blind yet? Itachi went almost completely blind in under 10 years. Sasuke got half blind in less than 1 year (because he abused it freely).
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Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: This answer contains lots of spoilers so I might as well make one block, edit if you will
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> When Madara rescued Obito from the collapsed cave he used Hashirama
> Senju's living clone to heal Obito's crushed body. Not only did this
> heal Obito's body but it also gave him access to Hashirama Senju's
> abilities, the wood release ability, as seen when he defeated the
> ninjas who wanted to steal Rin's body.
> Now Hashirama Senju had unique medical ninjutsu which healed himself without forming any
> seals whatsoever. So if Obito gained access to the wood release ninjutsu he may also gained
> this medical ninjutsu, which in turn healed his eye throughout the years.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2012/12/12 | 603 | 1,875 | <issue_start>username_0: Kakuzu, an Akatsuki member who works with Hidan as a pair, has a unique ability. His body is full of black strings that he can use to steal the organs of his opponents.
He uses this ability in order to
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Is it known what Kakuzu's own original chakra nature element was?<issue_comment>username_1: Being originally from the Waterfall village plus using the only element without having an embodiment,
I'll have to take an educated guess and call **Water** on Kakazu.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The [Official Character Data book](http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1421541254/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1M9XSVQKNS3HZPY3Z2R0&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=317828027&pf_rd_i=468294) provides **no info** on this. I'd say that any answer other than this without any strong sources is mere speculation, or some educated guess (as MadaraUchiha's answer).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: While impossible to know since many shinobi use multiple chakra elements, **Earth Style** was the only type he used without a mask (<http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_Release:_Earth_Spear>) -- He had masks for Water, Fire, Wind, and Lightning. So I'd say that was probably his natural affinity, or at least what he was most comfortable with/most practiced with in his original body.
Ref: <http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Earth_Grudge_Fear>
Upvotes: 0 |
2012/12/12 | 1,073 | 2,717 | <issue_start>username_0: Near the end of the Gosick anime (possibly even just the last episode, I can't remember)... Victorique's hair suddenly changes from gold to silver.
There was speculation about whether this was an intended dye job to hide her identity or representative of her sadness.
Do the original novels give a clear explanation or is it just as ambiguous?<issue_comment>username_1: It was neither stated in the manga or in the anime, nor the author revealed the reason in an interview/etc, but the most common explanation is the Marie-Antoinette-Syndrome. It's also written in the Wikipedia-article as a fact, but actually, it was never officially said, why the hair changes.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There was a Q&A session with the anime director on the Twitter regarding the last episode of *GOSICK* in July 2011, and one of the question was about the changing in hair color:
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> @namimi\_sanjyo: アニメ版GOSICKの質問をいただいてます。少しお答えしますね。お付き合いよろしくです。
> 「最終回でヴィクトリカの髪が銀髪になったのはストレスからなのか？それとも自ら脱色したか？」です。
> hyankhさん GNT\_0000さん からいただきました。続く #gosick
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> @namimi\_sanjyo: ずばり！銀髪になったのは演出意図です。って答えじゃないかｗ
> コルデリアやブライアンの死のショックで自然と色が抜けたのですが、
> 彼女の心象を表すためにも色を変えました。
> ヴィクトリカは金色の妖精でもあり、
> その金色でなくなることは妖精ではなくなった事も意味しました。
> ショックぐらいで色が変わるはずがないと思うでしょうが、私の中でヴィクトリカは妖精でした。
> いにしえの生き物です！
> その彼女が力を失い人間になっていく過程（命乞いをするとか）が、あの逃亡中におこったのです！
> その表現として髪の色も変わったと思って下さいませ。 #gosick
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Ironically, as it has been mentioned by [username_1](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2046/2516) & [кяαzєя](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/233/do-the-novels-explain-the-sudden-hair-change-near-the-end-of-gosick#comment312_233), [Marie Antoinette syndrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Antoinette_syndrome) actually exists. Also unfortunately, I failed to locate the tweets directly. Either they have been deleted or not indexed.
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Source: [Otanews (Japanese)](http://otanews.livedoor.biz/archives/51803967.html)
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2012/12/12 | 1,930 | 6,814 | <issue_start>username_0: I know he made a contract with his own soul or something like that. But if this Nen is so powerful, how come he is the only who used it in the series?
I also watched the previous version(1999), and there was no one who did this type of contract besides him.<issue_comment>username_1: Kurapika's scarlet eyes allow him to shift from becoming a Conjurer to a Specialist because of their unique nature. This ability, Emperor Time, allows him to utilize all the types of Nen to 100% efficiency.
Kurapika has a Nen blade chain wrapped around his heart. Kurapika imposed a limitation onto this chain, it can only be used to deal with members of the Phantom Troupe. If this condition is violated, Kurapika will die. This condition (a [Limitation](http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Nen#Vows_.26_Limitations), a Vow with a punishment) was needed in order to increase the strength of the ability.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Kurapika uses vows and limitations. [The stronger the vows and limitations are, the stronger the Nen.](http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Nen)
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Kurapika is the one of the only characters shown who uses such strong vows and limitations because of its risk. If he makes one wrong move and attacks somebody who isn't a spider, he will die. For most people, this is a risk that isn't worth taking because they could easily make a mistake - death does not leave any second chanced. Kurapika took on this risk because he was desperate for a way to beat the spiders.
On top of this, only being able to use your Nen on a specific group of people, especially one that is only thirteen members, limits the use of your powers substantially. Kurapika's power was one developed exclusively for fighting the spiders but most other Nen users would want to be able to use their power more generally.
However, other characters do use weaker versions of vows and limitations. For example, Bomber must tell all his victims about his powers before using it, which means he loses the advantage of anonymity.
Combined with his specialist power of Emperor Time, which means he can use all types of Nen with 100% efficiency, Kurapika's Nen becomes very powerful. Emperor Time is very useful because one of the major weaknesses of Nen can be attributed to not being the right 'type'. Killua is bad at emitting aura ([Chimera Ant arc - Chapter 237 - Page 7](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kjeY2.png)) and this is presumably because he is a transmuter. The same with [Machi](http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Machi).
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Enhancers have the advantage of being able to enhance their power. A transmuter only has 40% of this efficiency and so on so forth.
Forcibly learning a Nen of a type that doesn't suit you can result in one losing the ability to perform other Nen skills. Hisoka calls this running out of memory.
With a combination of these two factors, Kurapika's Nen is far more powerful than most Nen users.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: It's his Emperor Time, It boosts his Nen Capacity to significant Power Levels. If you put things in perspective, only the Chain Jail is imposed on the spiders and not on everything else. Kurapika himself is above any human coz he's Kuruta and with his eyes he can do everything in a berserk like state.
In numbers, Normal Kurapakia Physical Power 100 now add 350 because of emperor time that makes it 450. His got a lets say 250 nen Capacity.
Now for Uvon to attack him with a 1000phys+1500nen = 2200 attack power over all, Kurapika has to have the same amount or near that to negate the attack. So Emperor time boosts his Nen output as well, from 250 to 2000. so lets add Kurapikas 450phys+2000nen = 2450 defense power.
Uvon = 2500 attack power,
Kurapika(EmperorTime) = 2450 Defense,
Kurapika Normal = 350 defense
To simplify and tie in all the other answers.
Kurapica's chain jail is the only chain that has a condition and therefore nen boost.
Kurapica himself as a kuruta gets a boost in physical abilities when his scarlet eyes turns on.
So therefore for Kurapica to negate Uvon's Big Bang impact, he could have had a high boost in Nen as well to augment his over all defense.
This is reasonable because Kurapica(for arguments sake) is only a let's say 20 in his regular form while Uvon is a high 100. For a 20 to tank a 100 it should be rational to think that he has a boost in attack and defense because of one hax ability. And from what we've seen, no chain gives him that advantage, it could only have been his scarlet eyes and therefore Emperor Time.
This chapter explains it very well, the nature of nen. It's page 19, read the whole issue to get a good grip of it's logic. "when you're eyes turn red your aura considerably increased"
<http://mangafox.me/manga/hunter_x_hunter/v09/c083/19.html>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Kurapika is powerful because he is a part of the Kurta Clan. Whenever his eyes turn red it boosts his physical and nen capabilities, and changes his nature into a specialist instead of a conjurer. His specialist ability(Emperor Time) enables 100% usage of all nen categories without limits. Making him a jack of all trades whom can master anything based on his characteristics.
On the condition part, every nen ability can be enhanced with a condition, how much stricter the condition the more powerful the ability. His chain jail is only applicable to the Spiders, which isn't something you'd want to survive in the HxH world. Good thing for him he's a kuruta with an extremely hax ability.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: In a recently released chapter ([Chapter 364](http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_364)), it's stated that Emperor Time has an additional price: for every second while this ability is activated, Kurapika loses one hour of his lifespan. So, besides the Vows and Limitations of (some of) the chains, Emperor Time was under a powerful vow which boosted its power.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4sSP4.jpg)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Similar to Gon turning into his adult form to defeat the Chimera Ant, Pitu. He vowed never to user NEN again just to gain that boost of Nen. Just like what the others have mentioned, Kurapika only has CHAIN JAIL wrapped into this vow in order to make it stronger in addition to his emperor time. He can still use the other 4 chains against other enemies but they will never be at the same strength as the CHAIN JAIL against the spider.
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2012/12/12 | 399 | 1,306 | <issue_start>username_0: How was it exactly that Nagato came upon his Rinnegan?
Madara states that it was his, and that he gave it to him: how did he do that? Did he transplant it into Nagato, or did he transfer it otherwise?
Note: I do not recall whether this was explained in the manga or not.<issue_comment>username_1: Like you said, it certainly was not mentioned.
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2012/12/12 | 1,461 | 4,923 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime series *Sailor Moon* (or, *Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon*) the senshi have a unique *henshin*, or transformation sequence. Especially later on, these are animated with the senshi receiving a manicure before the transformation sequence begins.
Here's Sailor Mercury (Mizuno Ami) starting her henshin sequence by raising her hand:
Then she gets her manicure and her star wand transformation pen activates:
As you can see, her nails are clearly blue in the second screencapture. Yet, at the end of her henshin sequence, she's clearly sporting gloves:
So: **Why do the Senshi receive a manicure before putting on gloves?**<issue_comment>username_1: I haven't heard of any official response to that, so we can only assume that it's only to make the animation look cooler/more dramatic/more `insert praise word here`.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Well, the Guardians *do* shout "Make up!" before properly transforming, so manicures and lipstick fit the motif nicely of transforming into *Pretty* Guardians.
Using Haruka Tenou/Sailor Uranus (Season 3 transformations that Anno worked on, but still works) from the R2 DVDs as an example:
I know I answered this quite some time after the question was asked, but I'm sure it's helpful to someone out there.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: There is an official answer to this. <NAME>, the mangaka seems to have made this decision, not the animation staff. She points out the characters' nail polish in the *Settei Shiryoushuu* (Materials Collection) art book, and on the Sailor Mercury page she shows her own 8-frame [frame-by-frame sketch](https://i.stack.imgur.com/E2NTa.png)1 of Sailor Mercury's transformation sequence, including the frame which includes her comment (fan translation from the original Japanese): "6. 'Make Up!' Next, she covers her face with her hands, and her nails become instantly manicured, shining bright blue."
In Takeuchi's early concept art for the characters (also shown in the same artbook), [neither Sailor Mercury nor Sailor Mars wore gloves](https://i.stack.imgur.com/geirU.jpg)2 as part of their sailor soldier uniforms so, in their cases, their manicures would have always been showing (whereas Moon, Jupiter, and Venus were originally gloved).
The fact that Takeuchi wanted to highlight make-up in the series is the reason that the characters use the phrase "Make Up!" - which was apparently important enough to be specifically mentioned in the Sailor Moon Crystal opening theme song "MOON PRIDE" by <NAME>.
1 Source: <http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials007.png>
2 Source: <http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_materialscollection/materials002.png>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: Seijitsu's answer refers to [word of god](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod), so I won't go that way.
I will assume the OP is male since his profile does not exist ATM.
Why go to the trouble of doing a nail job if it is going to be under a glove is the same thought that makes me pull the first boxers out of the drawer and put them on without even knowing its color. Same goes for socks most of the time.
Yes, I am also male. But the other gender works differently.
Girls wear pretty lingerie nobody will see. It does not matter if their wonderful nail job is hidden behind a glove, they know the nail job is there and they feel good with themselves because of that.
Or if something might happen later in the evening. Narusegawa of Love Hina did that: [in episode 5](http://www.type40.com/Shows/showEpisodeDetails.asp?EID=6417&ID=178), she has to sleep in the same room as Keitaro. It did not matter that the poor boy was bound and gagged, she got the nice lingerie "just in case".
The show is aimed at young girls. Tsukino is 14 when the series begin. The target demographic is going through puberty, beginning to feel like adults. Even though most of them already know how to do makeup ([link](http://www.sheknows.com/parenting/articles/819083/What-s-the-right-age-for-girls-to-wear-makeup) [link](http://fashion.telegraph.co.uk/beauty/news-features/TMG10721046/Survey-reveals-how-girls-start-wearing-make-up-aged-11.html)), they are at the age their bodies are changing shape.
The showmakers are aiming at increasing identification between the protagonists (Sailor Senshi) and the viewer (young girls). The principle at work is the same discussed [in this other question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2178/2808).
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2012/12/12 | 792 | 2,825 | <issue_start>username_0: When Kenshin is content and in his normal, day-to-day state, his eyes are purple.
Yet, when he is incensed or when he must resume his Hitokiri Battousai persona, his eyes turn yellow:
Why do Kenshin's eyes change color?<issue_comment>username_1: In this [Wiki](http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Himura_Kenshin), it is stated that:
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: It's just an artistic style especially used in the earlier days of manga/anime to show a different, more serious state rather than the character's usual jovial self. Many animes did this before the millennia and everyone just sort of accepted it. As they evolved, fewer anime do this now except the ones aiming to parody earlier works.
I personally prefer this to when he would glow red in Season 1 to show his angry state. What didn't make even more sense was when he went into the glowing state in the *Requiem* movie which takes place after he learned *Ama Kakeru Ryu no Hirameki* (which was supposed to suppress his *hitokiri* side since he came to terms with it).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: We realized it is more because Kenshin has a split personality. When he is forced to get serious in a battle and loses himself to it, his personality changes.
The prime example is when he was fighting an old rival from the war after Sanosuke got hurt. He punched himself in the face to bring his kinder much gentler self out.
When his eyes change, you know his other personality has emerged.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: It isn't a split personality, something which we now believe doesn't exist and isn't used as a diagnosis anymore. I believe that his eyes change color for artistic/symbolic effects. His soul is fractured, so he must shed parts of himself in order to become a better fighter. When he is truly in danger, he reverts back to the manslayer, a killer above all others.
After he finishes his training with his master, his soul is mostly at peace and he doesn't need to bury himself to become stronger and can thus reach a higher potential than he ever could as a manslayer.
From [All The Tropes - Eyes of Gold](https://allthetropes.org/wiki/Eyes_of_Gold),
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2012/12/12 | 474 | 1,595 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a debate between fans as to the romanization of the name of the wolf-girl character in Spice and Wolf.
Some claim it should be romanized as Holo, whilst others say Horo.
Is there official word on which is correct?<issue_comment>username_1: According to Yen Press (the English publisher of the Spice and Wolf novels), they were instructed by the Japanese licensor to use "Holo".
Source: [This comment at Yenpress.com](http://yenpress.com/2009/09/spice-and-wolf-unveiled/comment-page-1/#comment-8088)
There was also a scene in the anime, season 2 episode 4, showing a hand-written letter that included "Holo".
Poor writing, but I think it's obvious that it's an L not an R.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: According to one episode in 2nd season and official translation of light novels it is Holo.
But Horo has been used for so long, that it is hard to fans to accept the official romanization. Also, in many languages, the official japanese dubbing too sounds more like Horo than Holo.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: This indeed splits *Spice and Wolf* fans into two as ホロ is "Horo" in romaji, but in official English translation it's "Holo".
For Japanese viewers, the name is "Horo" (ホロ). For English viewers, the name is "Holo".
Which of the names came first? You know the answer to that already. In the end, both are official and valid names for wolf-girl protagonist
It's also known that HorribleSubs used term "Horo".
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2012/12/12 | 4,035 | 14,211 | <issue_start>username_0: Well... the title says it!
I ask this because, supposedly, Hyuuga and Uchiha are descendants of the Rikudou's eldest son (at least I am under that impression). In that way, does the Byakugan have any other special techniques that can be awakened (such as Tsukuyomi, Susano'o and Amaterasu in the Sharingan), and can it (ultimately) awaken the Rinnegan?
So far we have not seen techniques that derive from the Byakugan itself, but rather techniques that are possible because of it: the whole Hyuuga fighting style comes from the use of Byakugan, but it is not related to it in the same way that every Mangekyou technique is related to the Sharingan. They were only able to develop/and use it properly due to them having the Byakugan, but (again) it does not relate to it in the same way the Mangekyou relates to the Sharingan.
To sum up:
**Is it possible for a Byakugan user to awaken a Rinnegan?**<issue_comment>username_1: Unlikely.
While it is true that Kakashi originally said that the Uchiha clan (And the Sharingan) is a branch off the Hyuuga clan (and the Byakugan), ~~it was later revealed that it wasn't the case~~ **And even though Kaguya Otsutsuki was said to have the Byakugan**, it is currently presumed that the two bloodlines are separate and there's no actual connection between the two eye techniques..
No Byakugan upgrades were ever discussed/revealed, like you said, the Hyuuga specific techniques are only the Byakugan's potential being utilized.
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Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Note that the Rinnegan is not a state/technique like Mangekyou or Amaterasu. It's a whole different eye. Same goes for the Byakugan.
Regardless of there being a common heritage, the Byakugan is an innate skill like the Sharingan (the basic one). You have it because you were born in that clan. The Rinnegan is even rarer (being a supreme eye) but again, it's not a technique, it's an "eye" by itself.
So to answer your question, it's *highly unlikely* that a Byakugan user can awake the Rinnegan. I'd say **no**, but the Manga is not over yet and I don't want to bite off more than I can chew, but it wouldn't make sense because a Byakugan could develop a technique, at best, not an eye.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Basically, the [**elder son**](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Indra_%C5%8Ctsutsuki) of the [**Sage of Six Paths**](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Hagoromo_%C5%8Ctsutsuki) had the Sharingan, introducing the Uchiha, but the [**younger one**](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Asura_%C5%8Ctsutsuki) didn't have any special abilities, introducing the Senju.
You need to have both Senju and Uchiha DNA to awaken the Rinnegan. During the battle with Hashirama at the 'Final Valley' Madara lost, but in the process he managed to get Hashirama's cells. He put Hashirama's cells into his own body, leading to the awakening of the Rinnegan. That's how Madara Uchiha awakened the Rinnegan. Nagato however did **NOT** awaken the Rinnegan, but when he was a baby, Madara transplanted his eyes into Nagato. Nagato was originally from the Uzumaki clan, and he had an extremely strong life force, as you can see due to his red hair, which eventually turned white because of the amount of power he had.
The Sharingan was supposed to originate from the Byakugan but then he writers must have just changed that idea and hoped everyone would forget. There are a few similarities between the Sharingan and the Byakugan, such as the ability to sense chakra. But I think the bonuses of the Byakugan are that you can see through objects, but if your especially skilled like Neji, or if you can focus enough like Hinata then you can even see a humans chakra points.
A Byakugan user can only awaken the Rinnegan if they posses both the cells of an Uchiha and a Senju inside them, and with time they would also probably be able to control the 'Gedo Statue'.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: It should be noted that <NAME> (mother of the Sage of six paths) was a Byakugan user. She could use Byakugan at a high level. Her son awakened the Rinnegan proving that Rinnegan is somehow related to Byakugan. Since the Sage of six path's elder son could use Sharingan it was also clear that Byakugan is the ancestor of Sharingan.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I don't want to say that this is fact but here is a theory. Kaguya possesses two bloodline traits the byakugan and another sharingan/rinnegan trait. Upon having her two sons she could have passed the two traits down separately (seeing that we have not seen the sage's brother this is possible). This would mean that the sage obtained his mothers sharingan/rinnegan eye which manifested as the rinnegan without the sharingan tomoe.
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. It is, as we know, that only when senju and Uchiha blood mix do you acquire the rinnegan.
Pretty much what this theory states is that it is possible that the hyuuga clan originated from the sages brother while the rinnegan and sharingan originated from the sage himself. If this Is true then it would not be possible for the byakugan to develop into the rinnegan because they would belong to two different lineages.
However this is just a theory so do not take this as fact.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: The byakugan might be able to awaken the the rinnegan.
Kaguya otsutsuki passed down her power to her two sons. The sage of six path is the ancestor of the username_9 and senju inherited visual prowess and physical prowess. The sages brother is the ancestor of the hyuga and uzumaki inherited sealing justu and the byakugan. So the only way for a byakugan user to awaken the rinnegan is to implant username_9 and senji dna
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: **No**
They can't. As you see, Kaguya had 2 sons: Hogoromo (Sage Of 6 Paths) and Hamura (the one with Bayakugan). While Rinnengan and Sharingan are totally different from Bayakugan. As both Sharingan and Rinnegan originate from [Rinne Sharingan](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Rinne_Sharingan).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: <NAME>
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1. Bloodline limits that can be achieved if your Mom or Dad has these characteristics. It may or may not get activated.
Examples are:
* Sharingan was activated by Sasuke, while some Uchiha were not able to achieve it.
2. Bloodline limits could also be obtained randomly by a senju or family branch, like the Uzumaki clan, or just a random genius like the 4th Hokage who wasn't part of senju or Uchiha or any bloodline limit clan at all.
Examples are:
* Kimimaro is the sole user of the bone bloodline limit, which is an original from Kaguya.
* Sage Mode - considered a bloodline limit which requires a person who has massive amount of chakra to perfectly control his chakra without using any amount of chakra to obtain the sage levels. For example, Minato, Naruto, Hashirama, ...
3. Bloodline limits can also be achieved through implants/mastery/intense practice but has a low chance of getting it into perfect use.
Examples are:
* Kakashi's Mangekyu
* Kabuto's Sage Mode
* Yamato's Mokuton
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An upgraded kekkei genkai or a 3-element bloodline limit user.
For examples:
* Rinnegan - an upgraded state of Sharingan
* Beast Bomb Rasenshuriken Jutsu - a densed Kyuubi, Sage, and Wind chakra
* Mokuton no Jutsu
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: First of all they made it fair enough by make a new evolution of the byakugan which is TENSEIGAN that we saw in the seventh movie. They felt that the byakugan didn't get as much attention like the Sharingan.
I have two theories about this:
1. We all know that byakugan is related to sharingan due to the anime .. BUT noticing that kaguya the mother of SGO6P had the byakugan! meaning that byakugan came first - rinnegan - then sharingan .. so byakugan is the ancestor of the other dojutsu. This infers that Kaguya had the power of the jubi plus her byakugan as a result , she awakened one rinne sharingan in her forehead .in other words maybe if a hyuga becomes the ten tails Jinchuuriki he\she will also awaken one of two : regular rinnegan or rinne sharingan .
- Second theory is about bloods. We know that on one side the uzumaki clan are relatives of the senju , on another side the username_9 clan is descended from the hyuga clan .
so if a hyuga and an uzumaki/senju were to have offsprings , theyll perhaps have the power of the sage of the six paths ! which means theyll awaken the rinnegan .. (for example himawari , lets see what future hides)
hope u like it ;)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_10: Seeing how Kaguya possesses both the rinne sharingan, which is the progenitor of the rinnegan, and the byakugan it is within the realm of possibilities that a byakugan user may awaken the rinnegan, but as a forehead third eye since they already have byakugan in both eyes and the original source of rinne and tensei chakra is Kaguya herself. But I would imagine that only select Hyuga or Moon Shinobi Otsutsuki clan members can do this depending on the purity of their blood that match either of Hamura's aspects (Hyuga or Moon Shinobi Otsutsuki) and/or whether or not Hamura's children have unique chakra like Indra and Asura that makeup the chakra of their parent and only them and their transmigrants can awaken the rinnegan/ rinne sharingan. This is an hypothetical conjecture since what you're asking has remained unanswered at the end of the Naruto series.
In an hypothetical scenario, it may be possible for an eligible Hyuga clan member to acquire Asura & Indra's chakra or chakra from Hagoromo himself and they may acquire a single forhead rinnegan. For the sake of logistics, lets say they acquire one purple rinnegan in their forehead. Why? Because there may be a component in Hamura's chakra that may mutate the rinnegan into the rinne sharingan and thus since we are talking about one third of said chakra they may acquire an incomplete rinne sharingan. For simplicity's sake let's say that an eligible Hyuga clan member can acquire a purple rinnegan and that an eligible Moon Shinobi Otsutsuki clan member can acquire a red rinnegan. When that missing 1/4th is acquired this may trigger the third eye to transform into its complete form, the rinne sharingan.
This hypothesis may connect with another hypothesis as to why Kaguya doesn't appear to have the tenseigan while Hamura has it. Perhaps by acquiring Hamura's chakra and the tenseigan and then acquiring the rinne aspect that the user previously lacked, said individual may awaken the third eye as the complete rinne sharingan, but as a consequence of its activation the tenseigan deactivates, because the tensei chakra now has a rinnegan to be processed by and thus in the absence of rinne chakra and the rinnegan the tensei chakra manifests as the tenseigan in the user's byakugan. This maybe the reason why Kaguya appears to lack the tenseigan while his son doesn't. I would also like to add that Kaguya's byakugan is considered a kekkei mora rather than a kekkei genkai and it may very well be for this reason. This is taking into account that Hagormo and Hamura each hold an aspect of Kaguya's chakra in their own and if both chakra were to merge, her chakra may likely mainfest in the individual. As already mentioned, Asura + Indra = Hagoromo as shown by Madara and unspecified Hyuga + unspecified Moon Shinobi Otsutsuki = Hamura as demonstrated by Toneri. So why wouldn't Hagoromo + Hamura = Kaguya? Let's also take into account that Hagoromo's rinnegan are purple and tomoeless while his mother's rinnegan is red and with (9) tomoe like the sharingan. The absence of the tensei component in Hagoromo may be the reason why there is a difference between his eyes and his mother's eye.
A possible counter arguement for this last paragraph would be that Kaguya can indeed activate the tenseigan and there is no relationship between the tenseigan and her rinne sharingan as explained above. She may have simply chosen not activate them during her fight with Naruto and Sasuke. It can be further argued that her tenseigan may be more advanced compared to her son's seeing as how her son's tenseigan seems to be able to evolve further by sealing other clan member's byakugan inside it. Being the source of all chakra her tenseigan could very well be more advance than her son's. However, this hypothesis is also debatable as there is no evidence that supports that she has the tenseigan.
Hope that this explaination makes sense and even if there is something that you may disagree with or that you don't like, because it's speculative in nature that at least this attempt of explaining an untestible unknown (until Kishi gets off his ass and tell us the answer) may get your imagination going so you may actually formulate your own explainations on this matter.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_11: The byakugan was inherited from kaguya by her son hamura, while the constituent dojutsu that comprise the rinne-sharingan were inherited by hagoromo(sage of six paths), and as such, the byakugan cannot be transformed into the rinnegan, as its chakra constituents are totally separate. The byakugan can evolve he wever into the tenseigan, which exhibits similar abilities to the rinnegan, such as attractive and repulsive forces and truthseeker balls. In conclusion, the only way for a byakugan user to get the Rinnegan is by transplanting one and they must have massive chairs reserves and share even small relations to the senju, the username_9 or the uzimaki.
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2012/12/12 | 716 | 2,713 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there some hidden meaning/message in [Akira](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29)?
Does it have something to do with the scars left in the Japanese by the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? And ultimately...
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The [manga](http://akira.wikia.com/wiki/Akira_%28Manga%29), begins with a nuclear blast that destroy Tokyo and triggers World War III.
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I believe that there is a taboo on overtly discussing the bomb that speaks to a mediation between repression and remembrance. The memory of a nuclear attack on one's own nation is a bit too vivid of a tragedy for many to face directly. The author makes very good use of allegories to present a nuclear holocaust through a *shounen* type of juvenile and imaginative storytelling. This way, a Japanese reader might be able to be drawn into a subject that would otherwise provoke repulsion, or at least unease and anxiety.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The movie is symbolic of Tokyo in a post world war environment, which is obvious from the first few minutes. Note, though, how it starts with a massive nuclear explosion, forcing Japan to start over and rebuild. Over the next thirty years, Tokyo becomes a hub of technological advancement, and a breeding ground for new businesses and capitalist opportunities. In the process, the people get more greedy, the gap between rich and poor becomes bigger, and the government becomes full of self interest as opposed to service of the people.
The film is a kind of satirical way to look at Japan after the actual nuclear explosions of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's become a black hole, closing in on itself with all the greed and selfishness from the moves forward Japan made that were almost kind of forced on them because of the results of the Second World War.
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2012/12/12 | 649 | 2,429 | <issue_start>username_0: When Tobi uses his selective teleportation power that causes objects to pass through him, does he have to think about it when he does it, or is it automatic? I'm trying to find out if he is vulnerable to a sneak attack.
I know he is able to teleport at will, but I'm wondering more about his "ghost" ability that causes objects to pass through him.<issue_comment>username_1: I'm thinking that it is voluntary, since he uses his Magekyou to do it, and it is the same technique as Kakashi's.
Also because he is able to quickly change between using (to dodge an attack) and not using it (to attack someone). Furthermore, Naruto headbutted him and he did not dodge it.
Later, Naruto hits him with a rasengan, breaking his mask and revealing his identity as Obito. Although he was 'trapped' (because of the Bijuu-dama) on the other dimension, if it were automatic, I'm guessing he wouldn't have been able to **not** dodge it, being fried by the Bijuu-dama 'back here'.
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Although I say voluntary, it may be seen as **semi-automatic** (or even automatic, for that matter), in the sense that he does not actually *think* about it, but rather acts *instinctively*. However, I think it is triggered by his will, and not entirely automatic.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think it's somewhat semi-automatic.
When he wanted to touch Rin, he forgot to undo his jutsu, and went through her. This tells us he doesn't necessarily consciously control which parts of himself he is sending to the other dimension.
He can however activate and deactivate it on will, like a master switch.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: To complete the answer of username_1, I think a better example could be the fight Tobi (or Masked Man) VS Minato, while Kyûbi is attacking Konoha.
If I remember well, as the final move of the fight, Minato throws a Kunai on Tobi's face and runs to Tobi directly after : to counter it, Tobi wants to let the Kunai pass through his head with his jutsu, then come back "real" and attack Minato.
But at the exact time the Kunai has finished to pass through his head and he becomes "real" again to attack Minato, Minato uses Hiraishin - Level 2 (teleports instantly over Tobi and hits him with Rasengan).
If it was automatic, Tobi would have dodged it, but the thing that it was so fast that it hit him, proves that **he consciously uses it**.
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2012/12/12 | 1,009 | 3,769 | <issue_start>username_0: Spirited Away borrows a lot of its side characters from various Japanese legends, although many are also original. One of the most mysterious such characters is No Face, who is perhaps slightly antagonistic, and comes off as a spirit of greed or something to that effect. The concept for No Face is very unique with a collection of strange powers that I don't know of in any other mythological spirit, suggesting to me that he might be a unique creation of Miyazaki.
Are there any comments by Miyazaki on the origin of No Face? Barring that, is there a clear origin in some Japanese mythology, or is he an original creation?<issue_comment>username_1: This interview was originally in the French movie magazine "POSITIF" (April 2002 volume). It was [translated into Japanese by a Japanese blogger](http://cyberbloom.seesaa.net/article/104250571.html), and I've translated relevant parts into English. Some things may have been lost in the double translation, but hopefully the main points are the same.
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Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I thought that No-Face was a newly formed Spirit of Empathy, with no control over his abilities or understanding of the Spirit's Bath House, he took on the characteristics of the strongest emotions around him.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: You can actually also relate the character of No-face (kaonashi) to a similar supernatural entity from Inu Yasha (S1 EP. 11). There was an episode where a demon Noh Mask was featured. This entity ate all the people it encountered; even though it's goal was to search for "a body that will not rot away, the concept is very similar to the character of No-face from Spirited Away. I guess they're based from a certain concept then manipulated to suit the storyline - :p
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2012/12/13 | 1,469 | 5,359 | <issue_start>username_0: During the Chunin exam,
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Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: No, you're not *quite* right about it.
There are eight gates at total. Each gate is a special point in the body that limits the flow of chakra. This is done in order for the body to live longer (more chakra flowing = the body is expiring faster). Opening a gate lets chakra flow freely through it, giving the shinobi a boost in his powers, but as a price his body is suffering from that power greatly.
Each gate gives a boost in a special power, e.g. the first gate removes the restrains on the muscles, the second improves physical strength and re-energizes the body, and so on.
Now, opening the gates is very dangerous by itself, and it's becoming more dangerous the more gates you open, that's right. The reason for that is that the body simply can't stand the chakra, and gets damaged by it. That's why it's hard to open the gates, and it requires a lot of training to use them. Guy has gone through a lot of training to learn to use that much gates though.
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So, to summarize: since Guy has gone through a lot of training to learn to open the gates and use their power, he can use them in the battle. Of course, there are side-effects, even for him, but they usually happen after the battle when he closes the gates once again. Nevertheless, opening the last gate would cost him (or anyone else, for that matter) his life.
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Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Each Gate requires immense Physical strength, this is why Lee and Gai train their body without using chakra but using weights, punching logs/trees. This training increases the strength of their bones and muscle so when they do open the gates the limit release that comes with the increase chakra does not rip them apart.
Every gate once opens releases a restrain in the physical body along with immense chakra. Any ninja besides Gai, Lee or the Raikage opening the gates would be rip apart because instead of using 10-30% of there max muscle/bones they are using 100% thus breaking.
Tsunade/Sakura power comes from perfect chakra control not actual physical training this is why Sakura goes from being not able to lift anything at 12 years old to breaking dozens of meters of ground in just 2 years.
The difference in this is that Gai and lee posses more durability, defense, endurance, stamina, than both Tsunade and Sakura because they tain their body but they don't posses anywhere close to the amount of chakra control they do, no one in the series does.
while it may seem like chakra strength vs physical training strength is no difference in reality it is, if Gai and lee run out of chakra they still posses their superhuman like physique to somehow get away, but if Sakura losses chakra/runs out she would become fodder and would be kill easily, because 100% of her power comes from chakra.
If you read any Wuxia/Xinxia novel a physical refinement character using weights/gravity/water pressure can increase his strength in bones, muscle, flesh, organs to reach a degree where his skin is hard as diamond.
No ninja in the series besides the Raikage has anywhere close to even having skin/bones as hard as a rock as majority of the ninja can be hurt by normal sharp kunais, there are ninjutsu that increases the body defenses like Kakuzu earth ninjutsu and sage mode but these are once again chakra depended, while the body is 24/7 on, requires no chakra and requires no energy to sustain besides food.
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2012/12/13 | 458 | 1,651 | <issue_start>username_0: Were they built by traditional means (as they would've been in our world)? Were they created via some sort of ninjutsu that shaped the rocks that were there? Or was it erected by some sort of Doton jutsu (like some Doryuu Heki)?
I am not sure if there is some canonical answer to this, but I'd like to hear your thoughts.<issue_comment>username_1: It's nowhere stated, where the statues come from. However, after Naruto and Sasuke destroy some parts of the statues, they are restored, later. (Compare chapter 370) That could mean, that they are some special statues, formed or protected by a jutsu.
Maybe, after the battle between Madara and Hashirama (where the valley was formed), Hashirama decided to create these statues to be a sign.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: From what I can tell, these statues are not protected or enchanted. After the Naruto vs. Sasuke battle at the Valley of the End, the status were damaged, and later repaired. I believe it was a reconstruction job, much like Leaf's faces on the mountain, or the Kage statues at the Sand.
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However, I (Hashirama) *did* know to use Doton, and probably someone created them to make a statement of peace.
As for the repair. It's easy enough for a future Doton user to fix it, I don't think it's self-repairing.
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2012/12/13 | 4,310 | 15,484 | <issue_start>username_0: The title says it all... but I'll elaborate:
* Initially we see techniques derived from **a single chakra element** (Katon, Doton, Suiton, Fuuton and Raiton). These are the most common, since usually a ninja can master only one chakra nature (since normally ninjas tend to have an affiliation with only one chakra nature)
* Later we discover these can be combined in a number of ways, **creating new elements** (Mokuton=Doton+Suiton, Ranton=Raiton+Suiton, Youton=Katon+Doton, among several others). From what I understand, these are usually transmitted as a Kekkei Genkai. But I believe they can also be created by the combinations of the elements, by ninja who didn't inherit it from other generations (correct me if I'm wrong). These are not uncommon, but less frequent than the ones above (there are ninja who can master and possess affiliation to more than one chakra nature: Sasuke comes to mind, since he can master both Katon and Raiton. Katon is his clan's natural affiliation, and he mastered Raiton too. However, I don't **remember** if he has ever combined the both of them)
* Even later, we find about combinations of **even more elements** by ninja who can master several elements, such as Muu (Nidaime Tsuchikage) and Oonoki (Sandaime Tsuchikage), who can combine Katon, Doton and Fuuton, to create Jinton. These are called Kekkei Touta. I don't know if they can also be transmitted through Kekkei Genkai, or if they can only be taught. They are even rarer than the ones above, since ninja can rarely master or be naturally affiliated to more than two chakra natures (Terumii Mei the Godaime Mizukage, can also master Doton, Katon and Suiton, but I don't think she ever combines more than two at each time).
My questions are:
* **Are combinations of chakra natures taught or only transmitted by Kekkei Genkai (or both)?**
* **Are combinations of more than three chakra natures possible?**
* And the above question created a new one for me: **Can a ninja master more than three chakra natures?** (I think Kakashi does, but I am not quite sure about this)<issue_comment>username_1: I think that combinations are Kekkei Genkai, only, as all combinations shown were Kekkai Genkais.
I don't think that combinations of more than three are possible, because then, one nature would block the other (compare Suiton and Katon). Because there are five "base natures", there can't be a combination with more than four natures without blocking one. A ninjutsu with all five would just... do nothing, I guess. As written in the comments (thanks to JNat), it's possible to combine up to 4 elements at a time, if you order them correctly.
Yes, they can. In NARUTO Hiden: Sha no Sho is stated, that shinobi can learn more than two and theoretically up to five natures. However, using them all at once in one attack could be... complicated.
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**Raiton** - *Lightning*;
**Katon** - *Fire* (only anime).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Since it's very hard to answer if it's *possible* to mix more than 3 chakra types (I doubt it was stated anywhere in the manga), I'll try to answer the two other parts of the question.
Lets start from the easiest one: *Can a ninja master more than three chakra natures?*
This depends on what do you mean by "master", but the generic answer, I believe, will be "yes". Kakashi is shown to use 4 elements (earth, fire (only in anime), water and lightning). He didn't use any Wind techniques, but he was able to help Naruto in his training, so he at least knows something about them. Also note that:
* he has natural affinity to the Lightning
* he has used Water techniques on the level that matched the level of Zabuza, who is a water specialist
So we can say that he is a "master" of at least two elements, and definitely can use another two (he uses fire only in the anime, though). Now, taking that into account, I think it's safe to assume that it *is* possible to use all the elements. I've also seen opinions in the Internet (unconfirmed, though) that every shinobi can actually learn techniques of every element, but they just chose not to, and only use the element they have natural affinity to. This is a debatable, but interesting opinion.
Now, to the question *Are combinations of chakra natures taught or only transmitted by Kekkei Genkai (or both)?*
I believe, both. At least three techniques: Jinton, Yōton, and Jiton have more than one user with no apparent blood relations to each other. Also Ōnoki has stated that the secrets of Jinton were passed to him by Mū, so it implies (or at least suggests) that these abilities may not only be transmitted by Kekkei Genkai. So I would say that both of the ways are *plausible*. However, given the information we have now, it's impossible to be absolutely sure.
sources: [one](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dust_Release), [two](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kakashi_Hatake), [three](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Lava_Release), [four](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Magnet_Release)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Chakra element combination is supposedly a born trait. A shinobi is *born* with one chakra element, and can master a few more (secondary elements).
However, in some clans, such as the Senju, they were born with *two* elements, (both Earth and Water), and they could naturally combine them to form the Wood element.
Since we only thought that two element combinations were possible, and we discovered that three were indeed possible, I see no reason why there isn't a possibility for four or more.
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About *mixing* them together, since that hasn't happened yet, we can't be sure.
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Now, the order in which the above mentioned elements come are
water -> fire -> wind -> lightening -> earth -> water.
what we can see here is: water + wind = strong attack and fire + wind = strong attack.
So, can it be assumed that there are some elements that are more like support to the other elements, like in this case wind is the support element to both water and fire.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I think that if a shinobi can use all of the chakra elements, it doesn't guarantee that you can combine them. All of the answers above are correct in my opinion (we can't assume anything, unless we've seen them, and I'm the "only anime guy", so I have no idea about manga), but if I can speculate, I would answer:
**Question 1: Are combinations of chakra natures taught or only transmitted by Kekkei Genkai (or both)?**
I think it's by teaching someone (but I won't exclude Kekkei Genkai). Just think about it.
For example, Sasuke can master both Katon and Raiton, from which is (not guaranteed) born the Enton (Blaze Release). We can assume that his affinity is for Fire (Uchiha clan/Hidden Leaf) yet he was able of learning the Lightning style, and he learned all by himself the combination of those ('cause I can't remember seeing someone else from the Uchiha's with that release).
Another example is the Dust Release, which was described about: Ohnoki was taught, and yes, I think he and Mu weren't from the same family, so that's with the teaching.
I won't exclude Kekkei Genkai, because that's something "not uncommon yet powerful" so it can help the ninja.
**Question 2: Are combinations of more than three chakra natures possible?**
Practically, it's a smaller version of the main question. My answer is: if you can combine 3, you can combine 5. I can't expand the answer for this question, since we haven't seen such high skill combination. The Dust Release is 3, the Boil Release is 2 (but the Fifth Mizukage can use 3 types too).
**Question 3: Can a ninja master more than three chakra natures?**
Absolutely! Yep, you're right: Kakashi can use at least 4 (Fire, Lightning, Water, Earth) plus some idea about the Wind, but I think that's only because he's got the Sharingan. If he hadn't possess an eye like that, he would know like 2 types. To be honest, the only shinobi I could think of being capable of using at least 3, 4 for sure, don't know about 5, it's: Madara Uchiha. I'm not sure about the lightning style, but **he can** use the other 4.
I've just remembered, everything was created by the Sage of the Six Path, according to the Narutoverse, therefore he used (and possessed) all of the five natures, that's another fact!!! (I don't know about combining them, sure he was capable of that too)
In the end, I give you a big yes for the question, and I hope that I won't die until the end of this anime (manga). They have such potential and they can achieve far more than I could ever imagine. I am curious what would be the name of the release that includes all of the 5 chakra natures. We should ask <NAME>. I'm sure, he knows it :D
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: Yes but mostly only by the Uchiha clan like Sasuke, Itachi etc. Because they have the copy wheel eyes (aka sharingan )they can learn all five jitsu by copying and observing them.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_8: You must have read the manga up until the last chapter, as this does include very late game information. From manga chapter 695 or something:
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_9: I know this is a very old question but since I saw a lot of small mistakes and stuff forgotten I have to lay light on them.
**My answer contains spoilers from events that take place after the Masked Man's identity was revealed.**
1. The Kekkei Genkai can be passed by teaching if the student has the required chakra nature - for a proof check what Oonoki said about Muu: that he learnt his Jinton from him. So Muu taught him the Jinton since Oonoki already had the required chakra natures.
Another way to have a Kekkei Genkai is through transplantation. Examples of this include Kakashi's Sharingan, Nagato's and Obito's Rinnegan, Danzo's Sharingan, Madara's Wood Style, etc.
2. It is possible to have more Kekkei Touta since changes in chakra nature have no limits. Actually, each couple of episodes we see some new jutsu from a combination of certain chakra natures, as long as you get creative enough. An example of this are Deidara's Explosion Release: it is, in fact, combined Earth and Lightning releases, but it is also clay that explodes. So we can think about it like this: it is Earth + Water forming clay, then adding Fire or Lightning to create the explosion (but it was already decided what Deidara's Explosions Release is, so we need to get creative, and maybe Water + Fire gives Boil, which when using Lightning with the steam will be filled with electricity, since water is a supporter for lightning).
Some people speculate that no matter how you think about it, with any combination of more than 2 chakra natures, one of them will negate at least one of the others (Earth + Water gives Wood, with Lightning the wood will be destroyed since it's made of earth, so it's weak for lightning; Water + Wind gives Ice, with fire you melt the ice, or combining it with Earth or Lightning it makes no sense).
Personally I think there can be a way around it, so we can have more Kekkei Touta.
3. No sir, a Shinobi cannot master more than one chakra nature. But they can learn how to use more than one chakra nature — there are limits to what your body as a Shinobi can do, of course.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mDZxM.png)
The Third Hokage, <NAME>zen, is able to use the 5 main chakra natures. He uses Yin and Yang too, and that's why he was called the Professor of Konoha, and as I recall the god of Shinobi or the god of Jutsu, for knowing so many chakra natures and every jutsu in Konoha.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/sSjSH.png)
Another fact is that Rinnegan users can use all chakra natures and their combinations with no exception, as Madara showed us after gaining the power of the Six Paths: he used the Ranton (Water+ Lightning), and Madara normally only had Fire style. With the Rinnegan, we know, he had all chakra natures and he also used combinations.
Also, Kakashi doesn't use the chakra natures in his 1000 jutsu: he just copies the chakra flow and hand signs to make the jutsu like its owners.
And Kakuzu only uses chakra support system: Water to enhance Lightning, and Wind to enhance Fire. But he doesn't use combinations — Kekkei Genkai — and he only mastered earth style, the others are from different Shinobi.
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2012/12/13 | 1,299 | 4,758 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto there is a group of abilities called Kekkei Genkai (血継限界). They are told to be "genetic" abilities which are (usually) passed down genetically within specific clans.
Notably, the eye techniques (Dōjutsu, 瞳術), such as sharingan, are also a subset of those.
How did those abilities first appear? Did they appear naturally, or were they made on purpose as a result of experiments?<issue_comment>username_1: **Sharingan:**
I'm guessing this would've appeared naturally, as with other Doujutsu (Byakugan and Rinnegan). Legend has it that these clans descended from the Rikudou's eldest son, who received his father's "eyes": his powerful chakra and spiritual energy.
**<NAME> Ninjutsu:**
I think these were developed by ninja who possessed special abilities and chakra nature affiliations. They were, later on, passed down on the next generations. According to this [Leaf Ninja](http://www.leafninja.com/kekkei.php)'s page, they are creations indeed.
**Potential Bloodlines and Genetic Advantages:**
There are also Potential Bloodlines and Genetic Advantages, which also seem to be passable down onto the next generation, such as Suigetsu's and Mangetsu's body, which is unique to them and gives them a genetic advantage (I think these could've been the basis for the development of some Kekkei Genkai in the early stages of clans, though not in Suigetsu's and Mangetsu's case). I don't think they are considered Kekkei Genkai, but they could've been linked in early stages of development of a clan's special technique. I found out about these in [this Leaf Ninja's page](http://www.leafninja.com/potential-bloodlines.php).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It seems that the first Kekkei Genkai was the rinnegan of Rikudo Sennin. Because he was the first ninja, I don't think that the Kekkei Genkai was an experiment, he literally "just had it".
Other Kekkai Genkais like the Sharingan are mutations of Kekkei Genkais (compare username_1's answer).
Maybe combinations (like Hakus Hyoton) are just mutations, suddenly appearing somewhere in the world.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The Sharingan itself originated from the Ten Tails, he had what I like to call a "Sharinnegan", a Rinngean rippled eye, with Sharingan marks on each ripple.
The Sage of Six Paths inherited that power when he became the Ten Tails' Jinchuuriki, which was then genetically passed to his eldest son.
From my understanding, Sharingan is considered the Yin, while the Senju vitality and life force is considered the Yang. They are two halfs of the same whole, which is why a combination of the two can achieve the ultimate power.
Aside from that, "normal" elemental Kekkei Genkai is the result of a specific bloodline being born with *two* (or more in some cases) elements. This results easy manipulation and fusion of both elements, into the new Kekkei Genkai. These were probably learned/created early in the bloodline, and then taught to new members when they came of age.
There are also other Kekkei Genkai, like Kimimaro's bone jutsu, and Suigetsu liquefaction jutsu. These aren't explained in much detail, but they are probably some sort of genetic mutation which enabled their chakra to preform these techniques. Because it's a genetic mutation, only those bloodline members can use it.
There were expirments in Kekkei Genkai transfer and the results were inconclousive. It was seen that the Sharingan and even the Rinnegan can be succesfully transplanted and operated in the new host quite easily. However, when Orochimaru attempted to transplant Hashirama's cells into newborns, only one out of fifty survived and accepted the cells.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I think they just appear. The reason why I say that is because of Kimimaro. Kimimaro came from a clan where no one had his kekkai genkai. (It was so vicious that his own tribe was afraid of him.)
His kekkai genkai just appeared. It's probably how most kekkai genkai appeared. I can't imagine someone "came up" with the Byakkugan or the Rinnegan. They're just genetic, like being really tall or really smart. They just are genetic combinations that run in bloodlines.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: <NAME> is not something that is solely related to a technique, it is something that limits the other users to use the same technique to its full potential. We can say that it is the affinity of a clan to do the technique better and to improve it to further extent. You could use a Kekkei Genkai, but it will not be as strong and effective as it would be when done by a member of that particular clan" Kakashi had a sharingan but could not defeat Itachi as he did not possess Kekkei Genkai.
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2012/12/13 | 783 | 2,906 | <issue_start>username_0: In the dogfight between Gilgamesh and Berserker, Gilgamesh rides a golden fighter plane that is capable of hovering and flying at great speeds, supposedly by harnessing some "strange green power" (see the opening wings and glow when Gilgamesh prepares to dodge Berkserker's approach). The Gate of Babylon is supposed to contain Gilgamesh's treasures of his time, so how did such a futuristic contraption come into his possession?<issue_comment>username_1: This "airplane" is the [Vimana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vimana). It is recorded in several epic Hindu texts, including the Ramayana and the Mahabharata. In fact, in the original Sanskrit works, there is more than one vimana, but in any case it is a flying contraption that gods would ride. There is no record of them in Babylonian literature as far as I know, but of course Gilgamesh owns the prototypes for all of the technology that appeared in later cultures, which presumably includes this.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There are several examples of what would seem like futuristic technology in ancient cultures like the Egyptians and Babylonians. In temple of Seti I there are hyroglyphics that depict blimps and helicopters.
[Image Source - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helicopter_hieroglyphs)
The Vimana is another example of this. Also Ea is a construct "not of this world" and is an Anti - World Noble Phantasm that defies the analysis of Unlimited Bladeworks despite not being a Divine Holy Relic like Excalibur. This suggest that Vimana and Ea are of Alien Origin.
This may come into play later as Fate is part of the Nasu-verse and we know they use the many worlds interpretation of time and space, adding or hinting at alien worlds to this is not a stretch for them.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Basically, because Gilgamesh was the very first king, every treasure was claimed by him, including everything made by Man. Even after he died, things than Mankind dreamed up afterwards were claimed by him. That or the power of magic back then meant that his kingdom was able to make magical things equal or greater to modern inventions. It is also is that as the very first Hero, he must have the prototype to every weapon or item used by later heroes. The only things Gate of Babylon doesn't contain is anything made with new concepts by a new human race, or items made by extraterrestials or with extraterrestial knowledge. In Fate/Extra, he even has a spaceship able to move at the speed of light.
The article I got this all from is worded a little confusingly, but I think it is that if Mankind has or will make something, then as the first King and Hero, he already has it in his vault. So either the Vimana is a magical airship, or it's based on a ship Mankind will make.
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2012/12/13 | 720 | 2,235 | <issue_start>username_0: I'll make a spoiler block of it all, since this can be a **spoiler to anyone who hasn't seen/read the Pain and the Five Kage Summit arcs**.
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> After Pain's attack on Konoha, Tsunade exhausted her power and Danzo was nominated as Rokudaime Hokage. This lasted for a very short period (Danzo died fighting Sasuke) and Tsunade soon recovered and was, once again, appointed as the Hokage. **So next will/should come the Rokudaime again and Danzo should be ignored, or should we move on to the Shichidaime/Nanadaime (not sure about this) Hokage?**
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Does anyone have any thoughts on this?<issue_comment>username_1: No. This is exactly the same case with the Third and the Fourth. The Third retired, and the Fourth was nominated. After the Fourth died, the Third retook the position, until the Fifth arrived.
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A practical example would be [<NAME>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Sharon), the Israeli prime minister who fell to coma. He was replaced with <NAME>, who is now referred to as an "ex-prime minister". He's also counted in the prime minister list.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As we now know, Danzo was only considered to be a temporary Sixth Hokage (*Rokudaime*).
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2012/12/13 | 995 | 3,942 | <issue_start>username_0: The most obvious answer everyone over the Internet is giving to this question is "Because anime is produced much faster compared to manga, they need to put in fillers in order to slow down the anime series". However, that shouldn't be the only reason.
For example, consider One Piece. The show is going on for more than 500 episodes, and less than 10% are fillers. Comparing that to Naruto, the show has almost the same number of episodes (original and Shippuuden combined), but almost 50% of its episodes are fillers. Needless to say, the manga of Naruto is so far ahead that the anime won't be able to catch up even if they produce 100+ episodes without any fillers.<issue_comment>username_1: That is mainly because battle centered animes, like Naruto or Bleach have a lot of battle scenes. Battle scenes are much *much* faster in Anime than it is in Manga.
Plot centered animes, like One Piece or Death Note, can afford not to produce as many fillers, because they can leave the gap far enough apart, as plot events unfold not as much faster in Anime.
As for Naruto specific answer, the upcoming saga is filled with battles, in order to compensate for the fast-pace anime, a sufficient gap needs to be opened. I don't have exact numbers or calculations, but I'd like to think that the anime producers do have some sort of plan, and that they would keep the upcoming battle saga intact. Otherwise, guess who'll be delivering meteors to their houses
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There are lots of possible explanations to that:
* As you said, the anime catching up to the manga, so they have more time.
* Special events, as anniversaries, movie-related specials or so.
* Also, the narratives are different and that depends on the production team. In your example, Naruto (as Bleach did) commonly makes battles really fast-paced, so they tend to catch-up with the manga quickly. Whereas One Piece, while having lots of battle too, tends to make them less dynamic, so in the end, they are longer and don't catch up to manga as easily.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: An anime is typically adapted from another source material. Usually it's either a manga, a light novel series (like Haruhi), or even visual novel/computer game (Little Busters!, the When They Cry series).
Some parts maybe cut, changed, rearranges, and sometimes new content is added all together scenes completely.
While some changes are welcomed by fans, most are not. One most unwelcome additions are the so called filler episodes. A filler episode can be as short as 1 episode, or as long as an entire season of the anime. These episodes were not a part of the original source content's story, and usually serve absolutely no purpose in furthering the main story.
One of the two main reasons that we see fillers because they are meant to buy time for the anime when the content catches up to the pace the source material. This delay give the authors some time to adapt more material for the anime. After all, you can't really adapt something that doesn't exist yet.
The other reason for fillers to exist is greed. Some productions like to milk an anime for more money by making a few episodes of filler in a season, to add to disc sales (so fan buy *n+1* discs instead of *n*). Anime productions usually make the bulk of their money in disc sales.
Generally, fans don't like fillers for the following reasons:
1. They are pointless, and don't add to the plot of character development in any menaingful way. Sometimes it takes away from the action and go on bizarre tangets only to end up exactly where they began (it's was all a dream!).
2. They sometimes add plotholes or other contradictions to storyline and a considered non-canonical.
3. They (usually) aren't written by the same author as the original source material, so the quality and vision of the story might not be up to standards.
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2012/12/13 | 973 | 3,400 | <issue_start>username_0: I can kind of handwave or fanwank the origin of things like the exasperated faceplant or the vein popping out when a character is comedic-angry, and even the trope of Japanese flag fans coming out when people want to cheer on their comrades, but how did the sweatdrop come to characterize the feeling of sort of embarrassed contrition?
I can't come up with anything logical just based on speculation. Is this an outgrowth of the [*manzai*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai) tradition, with the [*tsukkomi*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_owarai_terms#tsukkomi) and [*boke*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_owarai_terms#boke) characters?<issue_comment>username_1: There doesn't seem to be any "official" announcement for that, but I think it's safe to say that since Manga and Anime make heavy use of symbols to re-create a concept or a situation, the sweatdrop functions the same way. In other words **sweatdrop** (see image below) is a reference to the fact that when people feel uneasy or feel similar emotions, they usually get sweaty. You don't get *that* sweaty in real life, but again, they're symbols.
More symbols that might prove this point:
* The **cruciform popping veins** are a clear reference to the veins that pop out and can be seen pulsating when you're *nervous* or you're about to lose it.
 [Source](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/71/Anirage-alternate.svg/200px-Anirage-alternate.svg.png)
* The **red cheeks** when you're embarrassed (blood flowing), the **red nose** when you're drunk (yes, nose has that tendency sometimes when you get drunk).
* The **saliva drop** when you're hungry. Your mouth does get watery in that situation, because it anticipates the food you're about to eat. Mastication is the first stage of digestion.
* The eyes shaped like **>.<** that indicate nervousness or excitement. (I bet everybody can picture this face expression).
And so on. There is more (as a start) on the Wikipedia page for [Manga Iconography](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga_iconography).
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_2: I always like to know WHEN and WHERE something originated before answering how.
That said, I asked this very same question in the late 90's and was told that it came from older video games with characters that were so small in size that they couldn't do any facial expressions with them.
It sounded reasonable to me, because I can't think of any animes in the 80's using this trope, but doing a little bit of backtracking I can't find any early video games using sweat drops either.
I do know the September 1995 Sailormoon RPG has it, but that's too now compared to manga and anime examples.
The oldest anime example I now know of is (yet again) Sailormoon, right off the bat from the first episode, March 1992.
The oldest manga example is Sailor V, right from the start again, thus making this trope start back at at least August 1991.
However, the vein popping trope, also present in Sailor V 2nd volume is older, being at least as old as Super Mario World which was released in November 1990.
So there might be even older examples than this. If anyone can state older examples, please do so.
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2012/12/13 | 674 | 2,127 | <issue_start>username_0: In the second season of *Darker than Black* (*Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini*), Hei mysteriously...
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Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: According to [Yahoo! Answers](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20111015120036AAoyI2T), Hei lost his powers because of the trap that ensnared Hei in episode two. From [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Darker_than_Black_episodes):
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes, he will regain his powers. It's possible.
In the Hell's Gate you can find what you lost, so he can get his powers back.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I think BK-201's star in the end of 2nd season means someone with Hei's power appeared. I think a new Contractor which is Hei's copies appeared. In the end, there is a new syndicate, a new Yin, new Contractors... why not a new Hei?
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2012/12/13 | 976 | 3,529 | <issue_start>username_0: I always had this doubt about whether Dragon Ball GT was an official, canonical sequel of Dragon Ball Z or not. I know that Akira Toriyama helped in the development, but did he write any of it?<issue_comment>username_1: Dragon Ball GT was produced by [Toei Animation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toei_Animation), one of the anime companies used to produce Dragon Ball Z.
Akira Toriyama did not write any of the episodes though, that's true. They're all fillers.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Dragon Ball GT was produced by the same companies as Dragon Ball Z, so technically it can be considered a sequel.
However, there is one 'but': this is more of an OVA than an adaption of the manga; in fact, Dragon Ball GT was never a manga. So in anime terms: yes, Dragon Ball GT is the official sequel, but not in manga terms.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Dragonball GT was not made by fans. It was made by Toei Animation with involvement from <NAME>. According to [this](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_GT) wiki, his involvement is outlined as:
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> and Dragon Ball Z. He drew a rough design for the GT logo, he designed
> the GT appearance of the series main cast, and he designed the
> appearances of Giru and the GT spaceship used in the Black Star Dragon
> Ball Saga. He also drew at least three color pictures of Goku, Pan,
> and Trunks adventuring on various planets (Monmaasu, Rudeeze, and an
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> Dragon Box GT. Characters and events from GT have also been included
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Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Dragon Ball GT was done by <NAME> and <NAME> was involved with the drawings of the main characters (Goku, Trunks, Pan, Vegeta, Bulma, Gohan, Chi Chi, etc), the planets (Monmaasu, Rudeeze, Planet M2), and even the spaceship. Even though the GT series was non canon, and its not in the manga. I still think the GT series did okay (even though it has some flaws here and there), and of course its a sequel to Dragon Ball Z. Now we are on Dragon Ball Super, and I just have to wonder if the DBS series is going to go pass the end of DBZ (age 784), and go straight to the GT timeline (age 785-790).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: <NAME> never said dbgt was non cannon remember besides with all the universes and timelines dbgt could be considered as a path the z fighters could end up on by making certain choices therefore creating an alternate timeline and a new universe the same with db super it is a result of another timeline created by the choices of the z fighters. The choices they make effect the timeline like when trunks came back in time and made an alternate timeline his still exists as does theirs so there are 3 alternate futures trunk's future,the dbgt future,as well as the db super furure. Besides will all these movies and television series and manga and comics idk who can tell what the heck is cannon anyway just say it's an alternate future that exists in an alternate timeline
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2012/12/13 | 746 | 2,759 | <issue_start>username_0: What actually happened in the last episode of the *Neon Genesis Evangelion* TV series? It is episode 26, entitled ["Take care of yourself"](http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Episode:26)?
I have read different wikis about the plot of the episode, but I still don't understand it.<issue_comment>username_1: It's a little disguised, but the overall meaning is not too complicated.
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> Thought the whole series, Shinji was struggling, because he has made a
> shell to cover himself, not to expose his feelings and fears. Shinji
> had (as we all do, probably) a lot of things that were bothering him
> inside: the relationship with his father, the desire to find a place
> in this world, and so on and so forth, questions like "who am I?",
> "what am I supposed to be?", "what do I want to become?", "how other
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> Finally, Shinji views the world, and himself, in thge comedic high
> school setting with other characters talking to him, trying to help
> him answer all those questions. It's something like a visit to a psychotherapist, where the role of the psychotherapist is taken by all the people he knew. Finally, they help him to destroy his
> shell. He realizes his self-worth. He realizes that he *can* live the
> life without Eva, and make it worth living. He manages to acquire the
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Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The Human Instrumentality Project was occurring. As evidenced by the tel-op in Episode 25 stating "And then...The instrumentality of mankind begins" after Gendo fetches Rei and other lines. Another example is an Episode 26 tel-op that reads "In other words, the instrumentality of souls was still ongoing".
There's a lot of existentialism presented in the final two episodes.
Because of similar "real world" scenes in both (Misato and Ritsuko dead in Episode 25, Eva-02 under the lake), some fans take the final 2 episodes as being a variation of what's occurring (e.g. metaphysical events vs in the real world) during the The End of Evangelion.
Regardless of your opinions on how both endings fit, what's happening in the final episode is Shinji's personal experiences of Instrumentality and how he views himself (and how the cast views him) as an individual; Shinji struggling to find his own self worth and reasons for living. The alternate reality sequence near the ending is an example of another possible reality, something to help Shinji realize he can find self-worth in the real world without clinging onto Eva/his identity as an Eva pilot.
If you have a copy of the Platinum (Renewal in Japan) release of NGE, the translations should be pretty clear on what exactly is happening.
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2012/12/13 | 1,799 | 6,426 | <issue_start>username_0: When I watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya on DVD, the episodes were shown out of order. It was somewhat funny, since in the previews, Haruhi and Kyon argue about which episode number comes next, but other than that, I didn't see the point of it. It didn't have interwoven plot threads, or any in-universe reason to be shown out of order. It looks like in other releases, the episodes were arranged in chronological order, so it must not have been essential to the viewing of the series.
Put simply: **Why did The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya have a version that was not in chronological order?**<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I can tell (and admittedly this is a bit speculative), the reason was to spread out the plot to avoid having the second half be entirely episodic. The creators knew that the main plot (episodes 1-6 in chronological order) would not take a full season (14 episodes), but the next major storyline was not for a while, so they had to insert some episodic content. However, these 6 episodes don't leave much room for breaks, and equally importantly they would rather use canon content from the light novels than make up their own.
So the creators used content from future light novels. This let them intersperse the plot with the episodic material. The 6 plot-related episodes are all in order among themselves, and the others are placed in whatever order the director thought was best (e.g. in terms of character development).
I'm looking for something official to confirm this, but I've had no luck so far. Barring that, this seems to be at least the prevailing opinion of most people on the internet.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: According to [asosbrigade.com](http://web.archive.org/web/20080107085851/http://asosbrigade.com/oplet01/), the [ASOS Brigade site run](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-12-25/bandai-entertainment-updates-haruhi-suzumiya-site) by Bandai:
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According to the [episodes list on ANN](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430&page=25), the broadcast order against chronological order is:
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Broadcast 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Chronological 11 1 2 7 3 9 8 10 14 4 13 12 5 6
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This order is reported in the [episodes list on Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Melancholy_of_Haruhi_Suzumiya_episodes) as well, with DVD release following the chronological order with the only exception being the first episode.
asosbrigade.com reports the chronological order (C) as Haruhi's order, and the broadcast, "scrambled" order as Kyon's order (B). The Regular Edition DVD order is Haruhi's order, with the exception of the first episode.
Regular edition was and *ever* was in the right order because of "contractual obligation": [Region 2](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code) DVD (Japan) must apparently have the same content of [Region 1](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DVD_region_code) DVD (USA). Bandai was pressured by fans to release the "scrambled" version.
Why did they have to, back in 2006-2007? From here on, speculations: because fanbase watched the fansubbed version from the broadcast (2006-04-02 ~ 2006-07-02) and ask for that order. I cannot find evidence of requests by fans to do so, so we have to trust Bandai's words in the meanwhile.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Good question!
As far as I can tell, the broadcast was released in that order to improve the flow of the season's episodes, best establish the relationship between Haruhi and Kyon, and to best appeal to Haruhi's existing fanbase. This ties in with username_1's entirely correct point about spreading out the plot.
The broadcast begins with *The Adventures of Mikuru Asahina*, which I believe was a fan-favorite storyline, to both satisfy fans and establish the weirdness of the Haruhi universe. The broadcast then leaps backwards in time to begin the story proper.
The rest of the episodes build the relationship between Haruhi and Kyon, culminating in Kyon's realization about Haruhi's first act of selflessness, just after the school festival.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: From a writer's standpoint, showing the episodes in the order in which they originally aired was almost certainly a move to improve the flow of the story. If you read the books, although the idea behind Vol. 1 is fascinating, it's mostly the protagonist talking to various characters who explain the situation to him, and there's only one real action scene (or possibly two). Vol. 2 has lots of action, since it's made up of short stories, but no real overarching plot. By breaking up both volumes and scrambling them, they made the overarching plot of Vol. 1 cover the whole season, while using the short stories in Vol. 2 to provide the "action" episodes that Vol. 1 was lacking, and the discrepancies between the volumes (Why does that one character wear glasses in Vol. 1 but not in Vol. 2? Where did that other character go? etc.) helped to keep audiences interested and guessing.
In my opinion, putting the movie first was a genius move: It actually tells you a whole lot about the main story and the principal characters, but there's no way to know that or understand how deeply ironic it is until Yuki starts explaining the actual world a few episodes later. If the writers had put it near the end of the anime, the brilliant penny-drop moment when you realize that all the crazy stuff that you snorted at in the movie is actually happening in real life (well, sort of) wouldn't have existed.
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2012/12/13 | 376 | 1,355 | <issue_start>username_0: In the final episode of *Nadia of the Blue Water*, Captain Nemo reveals to Gargoyle that there are no more Atlanteans, and that he (Nemo) is the last one. But Nemo has a daughter; Nadia, and he may or may not have made Electra pregnant. So how can he be the last of the Atlanteans?<issue_comment>username_1: From what I can tell, you are correct in saying that Nemo is technically not the last of the Atlantians. The most logical reason that I can think of for him saying it is that he was the last person to grow up and experience the Atlantian traditions and society. Because Nadia grew up as an orphan who didn't know her background, she didn't have experience with that society. The society was gone, so Nemo was the last person who would experience that society.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think Nemo said that because all the people of Tartessos had become humans for centuries (mix). The last "pure" Atlanteans were Elisis and his wife (and thus their two children). So everyone else in the city (including Gargoyle and Electra) were 99% human. Even if he had been raised AS an Atlantean (as he said), Gargoyle couldn't get another DNA than his... He didn't know (who did, except Nemo ???)... Poor one...
"Proof" : Nadia and Jean' son, Nemo and Electra's son.
Regards !
Nemesis.
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2012/12/14 | 2,112 | 7,787 | <issue_start>username_0: With regards to the rest of the anime series, when does Badlands Rumble take place? Does it happen before the show? After? In the middle some time?<issue_comment>username_1: It's probably in the middle somewhere, because in the anime Vash doesn't meet Wolfwood for the first time until episode 9.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: According to [this Anime News Network review](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/trigun/badlands-rumble-dub), Badlands Rumble is canon and occurs "between episodes 9 and 11 (after Vash has met Wolfwood, but before Legato closes in)". See the second paragraph of the "Review" section. However, as they point out, the movie's style doesn't quite match that of the anime at that time, given the higher budget, so it may be better not to worry about when it occurs.
Edit: as atlantiza points out below, the author of this review doesn't cite a source. Until I can find a better source, you should take that with a grain of salt.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I'm sure that the movie is a "Stand-Alone" film. However if the movie HAD to be watched during the anime, it would probably be sometime after episode 17, if you notice Wolfwood calls out to Vash in his nickname "Needle-noggin" which Wolfwood didn't even call Vash that until episode 17 when they were traveling together.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: @Konami,
I think the use of Needle Noggin can either be a chicken or the egg situation, or a nod to the fans of the original series. If someone could fact check me (or I'll edit once I check myself), I don't recall seeing a hole in the 5th moon during the opening of Badlands Rumble. Also, no one seems to mention it, even after finding out who Vash is. Considering that the 16th episode is when he puts it there, it's hard to imagine that Badlands Rumble takes place after the 17th episode.
For my own use, I decided to say that it takes place immediately following the 11th episode, which is the last time you see Wolfwood for a bit (fits in with Gasback finding him in the middle of the desert), and right before the 12th episode, in which Legato sets the main plot in motion. Note; immediately after the 9th episode could also work, as you see Wolfwood hop onto his motorcycle and drive off. Either way, I definitely think Badlands Rumble takes place prior to the 12th episode.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Somewhere in the middle.
Precise placement of Badlands Rumble in connection to Trigun Anime / Manga is challenging. It seems to slip between a few mile posts in different ways.
*spoilers for anime, manga & the movie follow*
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So roughly where in the Trigun chronology would "Badlands Rumble" fall?
All other details considered, my best guess is that the lack of a hole in the 5th moon might be an oversight. The story almost has to fall after that, from the behavior of Wolfwood and the insurance girls. They seem to know Vash too well for it to come sooner.
My best guess is almost immediately after Vash leaves Lina would be the most likely placement. If Vash had a back-up coat stashed somewhere, that could explain just about everything.
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I'm not sure how much help that is, but there's my few coppers added to the pile. :)
PS - in an interview with Mr. Nightow, it seems he said it was to go between the 10th and 12th episodes, which is earlier than I had speculated. I found the interview at the following link:
<http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=110449>
It's slightly possible they changed their minds on precise placement in process, though, since the insurance girls were never parted from Vash for a long time prior to the 5th moon incident. *shrugs unknowingly*
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: Badlands rumble is an alternate world episode of what the original series may have been its after the main plot in this case BUT the opening where we first meet gas back would be before Vash gives up the red coat if that ever happened in this alternate world he may have taken knives to live with the S.E.E.D villagers as well and had an updated coat and arm made for himself and as obviously wolf wood is there he never died in this version of Gunsmoke he also has an alternate cross which is actually seen in the manga same with vash's gun he gave up the angel arm but may have had our old gunsmith friend <NAME> make him a new very similar gun for his new life
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Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Honestly I do not believe this could fit into the chronology of the series simply due to how the characters in the anime change throughout. I watched the movie and the series within 24 hours to try and figure out how they could fit together and simply could not see it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: It's always seemed a bit more like an alternate reality to me (spoilers to follow).
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2012/12/14 | 1,673 | 6,291 | <issue_start>username_0: *Durarara!!* Episode 2 tells us about a girl named Kamichika. Near the end of the episode, after...
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Because otherwise he's portrayed as a man who encourages another person to commit suicide just for the fun of observing it!<issue_comment>username_1: I think you're over-thinking this.
Izaya, for lack of a better word, is a troll. Period.
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But for real-life personal interaction instead of on the internet.
In fact, he is an amazing troll - as evidenced by his ability to read people's minds and predict their actions. Which in turn gives him a great ability to "toy" with people how ever he pleases.
For pretty much the entire show his actions are always to provoke responses in other people without regard to their well-being (or rather to intentionally hurt them in specific ways).
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: What was brought up above is part of it. However, Izaya is a really complex character to fully understand, especially in the anime and manga, so if you're really wanting to understand it as best as possible, you ought to read the light novels. The only two people I think you could say he actually 'hates' are <NAME>, and a boy by the name of Nakura (or well, rather, he does in fact for that guy) who went to the same middle school as him. Izaya's observation of humans eventually became an obsession over time, and it's not as though he has any actual dislike or need to hurt any person (other than those two), but he never got too close or stayed too far, because he was content with seeing people in every situation possible.
Whether it be students casually horse-playing or joking around, fighting, playing card games, fondling over animals, obsessing over fandoms, people committing suicide, or anything, even someone killing another person. He views every human being, and every situation they could possibly be in of equal value to him. What he said was true, though after you read more into the light novels especially volume 9, he's not some evil villain or anything, but he's also not really the type of guy to save someone who wants to die, because he doesn't want to build any kind of relationship, even though he and Shinra are actually friends by a "human's standard", rather than Izaya's standard.
The problem in my opinion with both the anime and manga is that they don't really explain much of Izaya's point of view ('personal' thoughts and feelings) at all on the matters, and cut out quite a bit of important details about the characters and storyline, and more than you might think. At first he may sound like a jerk, but he's really only being brutally honest in regards to how he's observed countless people to act judge stuff.
Again, it's more of an obsession and even out of an extreme habit which became a part of him. It's not like he himself would go out of his way to actually physically harm someone (except for most assuredly Shizuo, until volume 13 or above I think), nor would he actually pay or order someone to hurt another person, as he just sells the information that they want to them. They do with it what they please.
Whenever he said he set up her kidnapping, I believe he was speaking in a more figurative way of speak. In other words he was saying the pieces on the chess would have led to it, because he knows how humans work. He *does* probably have some serious underlying issues regarding identity and acceptance of his own humanity, whether he wants to except it or not. Anyway... I hope I cleared this question up...? By the way, Izaya is one of my favorite characters in the Narita!verse and anime/manga/fandom world. He may be a troll, but he can really be interesting (and so cute to me x3) at times.
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2012/12/14 | 1,222 | 4,387 | <issue_start>username_0: On <NAME>, who is Ninja Ninja?
People in the series sometimes refer to him as "Afro's imaginary friend", however, I remember times where people other than Afro could see him! (Via a scoped rifle, or binoculars).
Also, there are times where he can interact with physical objects in the real world.
So who is he? Is he really imaginary? What is the explanation for his seemingly "real" behavior?<issue_comment>username_1: Ninja Ninja is the result of conscience and the subconscious of AFRO.
When other people saw him together with AFRO it does not necessarily mean that they actually saw **him** and it was not only AFRO (and you) have seen it.
And of course there is Justice, When he mentioned his imaginary friend they met in Chapter 5.
My best guess is that he had just supernatural powers...(let's not forget that).
Proof of this can be seen in Chapter 5, while it is cut is not bleeding to death like a normal human being, but he dissipated, and at the same time the last of the weakness of his mercy towards his old friend/anyone else
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: First of all : **Ninja Ninja is the imaginary friend** of Afro.
[Wiki](http://afrosamurai.wikia.com/wiki/Ninja_Ninja) quotted:
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Now to add to the wiki, notice the contradictions in the two characters:
* **Afro** : Calm, composed, risk-taker, lives life on the edge
* **Ninja Ninja** : Afraid of all combats, high levels of anxiety, unconfident, slacky, always after them booties
Noticing these two character differences, it's safe to say that Ninja Ninja is the **alter ego** of the Afro's real self. He's a part of Afro that he himself refuses to acknowledge as a part of himself and treats it as somebody else. Why? Because of the [Bushido or the Samurai Code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido). He can't allow himself (a samurai) to be unconfident, slacky, pervy or have a loose attitude. Therefore, he is tempted and warned and mocked by Ninja Ninja time and again, here and there.
Another reason I thought of, and which is mentioned in the wiki, is that all the burden of killing and slaughtering mercilessly could drive a person insane! He has to keep his mind off any such distractions. That's another reason of existence of Ninja Ninja.
Now to answer your question as to why he could interact with real world objects, he interacted with the same objects that Afro touched. Here are some instances :
1. In Resurrection he commented how awful the steak was! At the same time Afro was having the steak, but he (being a samurai after all) shouldn't be complaining about such things, but his alter ego did it for him to keep Afro calm!
2. He killed or discarded his alter ego in Resurrection by dodging a poisoned needle in such a way it hit Ninja Ninja, and also in the first season he killed it when he was about to face formidable enemies to prevent any second thoughts or distractions! And I don't remember if he was ever noticed by any other character in the anime. (Tell me on which episode at what time if I'm mistaken.)
Hope this seems reasonable!
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2012/12/14 | 1,116 | 4,225 | <issue_start>username_0: The Philosopher's Stone is said to be an alchemical amplifier, allowing an alchemist to perform perfect transmutations, bypassing the laws of equivalent exchange.
How does that work? Isn't the point of alchemy that you can only get as much as you give?<issue_comment>username_1: >
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2012/12/14 | 1,640 | 6,072 | <issue_start>username_0: Most Saiyan (Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, etc.) who evolved into Super Saiyan had trouble fulfilling one of the requirements to evolve: Their rage or other emotions had to be extreme.
However, there are two exceptions: Goten and Trunks (not the Trunks from the future). How did they achieve it? They hadn't seen or done anything that could drive them to such a level of rage/intense emotion to allow them to turn into Super Saiyan.<issue_comment>username_1: There doesn't seem to be an official reference, but I suppose there are three possible explanations (well, except the "the author wanted it this way" one):
1. **Heritage**: When they had them, their fathers already had managed to reach the SSJ stage. So they sort of passed the ability on and made it easier. This is true for Goku > Gohan > Goten and also for Vegeta > Trunks. This might mean that the base power level of their sons is higher than their.
2. **Generations**: The more you go on, the stronger they are. Gohan is stronger than Goku and Vegeta. He gets weak only because he doesn't train enough. Goten and Trunks are even stronger.
3. **Blood purity**: It is unclear, but it seems that hybrids are stronger than pure-blood Saiyans. Apparently, hybrids lack the will of combat these have, though. And indeed, Gohan doesn't train as much in peace time.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: According to this [Yahoo answer](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080108185420AA1OhiQ):
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Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Genetically speaking, Saiyans aren't human. So it's hard to say that by becoming Super Saiyans, Goku and Vegeta have altered the DNA in their sperm to be able to pass along those traits. I think the traits have been their all along, or maybe they are just traits that lay dormant in every Saiyan ultimately but most just never realize the potential. Even though supposedly legend spoke of their being only one true Super Saiyan, every culture has it's lore.
That being said, children are definitely more susceptible to believing anything is possible. Goten and Trunks are brought into a universe different from the one their fathers grew up in. For them, Super Saiyans are no longer these "mythical beings" legends had everyone believe. Psychologically, achieving Super Sayian status was completely plausible in their young minds, and mentality did seem to carry a lot of weight in pushing Sayians to that super status. While it could be caused by anger or any other strong powerful emotion, for them it was just youthful passion for strength and an absence of doubt.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: A different view from what was already posted: because Saiyans get stronger the stronger their opponents are.
Goku, Vegeta and Gohan didn't fight Super Saiyan level opponents in their childhood. Gohan became a Super Saiyan while training with his father in the time chamber, and both Goten and Trunks trained with Gohan and Vegeta, who were already on Super Saiyan level at the time, so that could have made the kids gain more experience than their parents could.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: They were born with there parents blood and got to train with there parents Trunks with Vegeta with the gravity ship and Goten with Gohan training together while he was also learning how to fly.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: This has been directly addressed by <NAME> in an interview. Links to the translated interview can be found in [this Kotaku article](https://kotaku.com/akira-toriyama-reveals-the-secret-behind-dragon-balls-s-1820910864).
He addresses the case of Goten and Trunks here:
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2012/12/14 | 304 | 1,090 | <issue_start>username_0: During the story arc with Raditz they make it out as though it's the first time Piccolo and Goku team up. With Goku dying in the Raditz fight and not showing up again until Vegeta, it couldn't have happened after that fight. Where does it fit into the storyline before the Raditz fight?<issue_comment>username_1: This [Wiki](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Ball_Z%3a_Dead_Zone) explains it pretty well:
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Except these movies:
* Bardock: The Father of Goku
* The History of Trunks
* wrath of the dragon (Very questionable)
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Edit: In most cases it does not really matter, because the information is not synchronized with the series itself.
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2012/12/14 | 945 | 3,248 | <issue_start>username_0: The Pokémon Special manga series, the "main" Pokémon manga adaptation, has about 40 volumes and take place along all the Pokémon "generations" but how are they related to each other?
I mean, the main characters in each saga changes, so I don't understand how or if they are related to each other or are some kind of "different series" under the same title.<issue_comment>username_1: They're set in the same universe. Stories sometimes span chapters (Bulbapedia's name for "sagas"), and main characters from earlier chapters make appearances in later ones.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [*Pokemon **Adventures***](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures) is **divided into several distinct parts**, or adventures. There are twelve major divisions at present. Namely
1. Pokémon Adventures: Red, Blue & Green
2. Pokémon Adventures: Yellow
3. Pokémon Adventures: Gold, Silver & Crystal
4. Pokémon Adventures: Ruby & Sapphire
5. Pokémon Adventures: FireRed & LeafGreen
6. Pokémon Adventures: Emerald
7. Pokémon Adventures: Diamond & Pearl
8. Pokémon Adventures: Platinum
9. Pokémon Adventures: HeartGold & SoulSilver
10. Pokémon Adventures: Black & White
11. Pokémon Adventures: Black 2 & White 2
12. Pokémon Adventures: X & Y
Basically all adventures **take place in the same Pokemon world** (see map below), but at different locations. Since the manga is based on the video games it makes sense that the protagonists change from adventure to adventure, but they remain in the same timeline and world. They remain at different locations, but their stories intertwine at many occasions. It is therefore not surprising that **protagonists from earlier adventures reoccur** in later chapters. This can, for example, be seen when in the third adventure all gym leaders from Kanto have to compete with those of Johto at the 10th Pokemon league. It can also be seen in the third adventure that all seven aforementioned protagonists have to work together to defeat the main villain in the *Last Battle* from chapter 167 to 180.
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I guess you could say that the adventures are seen **from professor Oak's point of view**, since in that same chapter 180 we can see how Crystal finished the pokedex. She completed the Pokedex with data on the remaining Pokemon of the original 251 known Pokemon at the time. At this point we can see Professor Oak say
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I doubt those 100 Pokemon just *appeared*. The people of the Hoenn region are probably well aware of the existence of these Pokemon, but professor Oak, might just recently have heard about them. So in that sense, we see the world evolve from the point of view of those from Kanto and especially professor Oak as the most frequent recurring character in the series.
**Map of the Pokemon world**
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2012/12/14 | 613 | 2,165 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen almost all of the *Bleach* anime (at least what's been released dubbed), and I'm now interested in reading the manga. However, when the manga closely follows the anime I've already seen, I tend to get bored quickly. Thus, I'd want to pick up the manga at a point right before the anime began to diverge.
At what point in the manga is this?<issue_comment>username_1: I only watched the anime, but I know it stopped in March 2012, when they caught up with the manga. It was the 'Lost Agent arc'.
So I suppose you best bet is to start reading the manga that was written from around that time. Volume 49 of the manga is also called 'The Lost Agent', so that seems where they left off.
But again, I did not read the manga, so this is only a guess. I also cannot tell you how much the anime diverged from the manga.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Bleach anime ended in March 2012, with the episode 366. It ends after (spoiler if you haven't finished the anime yet)
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In manga, that arc ends with chapter 479, *"Goodbye to our Xcution!!"*. The anime is not airing now, but the manga goes on, with the new arc starting with chapter 480 called *"Final Arc - The Thousand Year Blood War"*.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I've read all of the manga and am currently watching the anime. It has been pretty dang accurate up until the episodes in the 60's where they kind of went off and created these whole other bad guys and this big plot that wasn't in the manga (the soul sucking vampire things... I can't remember their name). But apparently by episode 110 the anime starts back up and continues with the manga plot line and everything. But besides that I think that the manga and the anime are pretty similar :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: The answer best showing where the anime and manga differ, while also answering where to start reading (manga chapter 480 BTW) is the answer by <NAME> to this question : [Which episodes of Bleach are filler?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3018/which-episodes-of-bleach-are-filler)
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2012/12/15 | 770 | 2,979 | <issue_start>username_0: The Human Instrumentality Project is one of the main plotlines in the Neon Genesis Evangelion original series. However, other than a few speculative mentions, there isn't concrete information as to what purpose it serves.
What purpose does the Human Instrumentality Project serve, why is it necessary, and what part does it plays against the Angels (if any)?<issue_comment>username_1: The ultimate goal is to unite all the individual souls of mankind into one singular being.
This would create an existence where nobody existed individually, but as part of a whole.
This way, the flaws in every living being would be complemented by the strengths in others, thus erasing the insecurities in people's hearts. Creating the ultimate, god-like being.
To achieve Instrumentality, the merging of Adam and Lilith, resulting in the Third Impact, is required.
Both [Seele](http://wiki.evageeks.org/Third_Impact#Seele.27s_version) and [Gendo](http://wiki.evageeks.org/Third_Impact#Gendo_Ikari.27s_version) had their own idea of instrumentality. Neither was [realized](http://wiki.evageeks.org/Third_Impact#Actual_Third_Impact).
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Angels are trying to merge with Adam to restore their power on earth. The Ancestral race sent Adam to colony planet Earth with his seeds (the Angels). It was due to the First Impact that Lilith got in Adam's way. She was on her way to another planet and crashed on Earth, stopping Adam. Now, Adam and his descendants just try to reclaim earth from mankind - the seed of Lilith.
Seele accepted that the humans do actually not have the right to live on earth due to the information they got out of the Second Impact (Reawakening of Adam) and the Dead Sea Scrolls. But they do not want to kill all humans either. So they try to bring together Lilith and Adam in order to develop a new entity that absorbs all humans into one godlike entity (similar to the Angels - Humans are viewed as the final Angel Lilin). In this form humans have actually the right to live on Earth because they are created by the unity of Lilith and Adam. In order to achieve this Seele wanted to merge Kaworu, an Angel and the carrier of Adam's soul, with Lilith. This would be the Third Impact. The whole plan is called the Human Instrumentality Project. Gendo just wants to reunite with his dead wife, Shinji's mother, which is "his" idea of the Human Instrumentality Project. He injects himself the embryo of Adam in order to merge with Lilith. Some years ago, his wife tried to merge with Lilith in order to revive her and disappeared in the process (but she still exists inside Lilith's body). Gendo is later killed by Rei (a humanlike clone of Lilith/Gendo's wife). He sacrified and abandoned his son Shinji to the Angels in order to achieve his goals which was not the will of his dead wife who punished him through the hands of Rei (her "daughter" if you want to put it like that).
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2012/12/15 | 405 | 1,232 | <issue_start>username_0: In the series, a number of different styles are shown among the different characters. Some fight using their Zanpakutō, others use Kidō. Do all of these derived from a similar source? Are there other fighting styles? Can they be combine?<issue_comment>username_1: There are four fighting styles a Shinigami uses are:
1. [Zanjutsu](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Zanjutsu) (Weapon arts) --
The art of using their weapon to it's full potential.
2. [Hakuda](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hakuda) (Martial arts) --
The art of physical power and melee fighting skills.
3. [Hohou](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Hoh%C5%8D) (Movement arts) --
The art of moving, dodging, and countering.
4. [Kidou](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kid%C5%8D) (Magic arts) --
The art of using spells and magic.
They are often used in combination with one another in battle.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: 1. Zanjutsu: Sword Arts
2. Kido: Magic Arts
3. Hakudo: Martial Arts
4. Hoho Movement Arts
Each of these is an aspect of shinigami combat, Zanpakuto, Magic, Martial Arts & Movement.
Kido is also divided into 3 parts: Hado (way of destruction), Kaido (way of healing), and Bakudo (way of binding).
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2012/12/15 | 1,545 | 5,737 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm pretty sure that people have [tried](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qt23R.jpg) [every](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfUyh.png) [way](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u9hPn.png) [possible](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfUyh.png) [to](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4El0B.png) [try](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4El0B.png) [it](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u9hPn.png), but still he remained alive and kicking.
In *Hellsing Ultimate: Episode 2*, when <NAME> says he will prove that Alucard's immortality is a myth, Alucard [replies](https://i.stack.imgur.com/07Z5v.png) that there is no such thing as immortality.
I did not really understand whether there are any limits to his so-called immortality, or maybe nobody knew whether there were any? Is there a way to permanently 'kill' Alucard?<issue_comment>username_1: [This wiki](http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Alucard#Powers_and_abilities) has the following note about Alucard's immortality (may contain some spoilers):
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Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: While people believe that Alucard is immortal, he says that he isn't, and we are later shown that this is because the only reason he is back from the dead is because he uses the enormous supply of souls he has absorbed throughout his unlife. However, at the end, [he may have gained the ability to revive freely thanks to Schrodinger's powers](http://hellsing.wikia.com/wiki/Schr%C3%B6dinger#History).
By saying that he is not immortal, he may have meant that a being that is immortal doesn't mean it would be capable of handling such a fate and would wish to be killed. This side is greatly shown in the series where even Alucard himself wishes to be killed though by a person he sees as worthy.
Based on the current information, the only time Alucard was said to be mortal was when he released every soul inside him as an army, which made it impossible for him to use them to revive himself. However, this happened before he gained Schrodinger's powers. So unless more information is shown, the best guess is that Alucard can revive without limit now (like how Schrodinger did when he was shot 2 times but didn't die and reappeared fully healed, only to die when he willingly sacrificed himself in an effort to kill Alucard).
To know more please check the wiki. I am assuming all of this based on the information given and my own ideas. However, I believe this is the best description of Alucard's immortality as of yet.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: After the final episode, when Alucard returns after consuming Schrodinger and killing every other soul in his consciousness, he is, as described by Schrodinger, everywhere and nowhere, both alive and dead but at the same time neither. He can exist wherever he wishes, and thus theoretically speaking, he could exist inter-dimensionally, as well physically and consciously, implying that no, he cannot ever be killed. He will exist forever.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Alucard sounds semi-immortal, unlike true immortals, who will never ever die, Alucard can indeed die, so long as he wishes it, or if he is killed by some kind of immortal slaying weapon (for example, supernatural weapons specifically designed to kill semi-immortal beings). The best way to defeat an immortal is by sealing them, basically separating them from the physical world, either by magic, or by placing in a burial chamber which they cannot escape from. However, while Alucard, an omnipresence being, can be sealed, it would require extensive planning.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: Based on my knowledge of watching Hellsing Ultimate remember so many people try to kill him like <NAME>, polices, Walter and many other but the only one exceeded was the Major. Anyways he returned 30 years later. Just because Alucard is immortal doesn't mean these no way to kill him and he said " Only a human can kill me." I believe the only person can kill Alucard is his own master Sir Integra, this is my opinion but everyone has different opinions about is there ways to kill Alucard.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Except he already lost his identity when he first consumed schrodinger? He wasn't aware that he existed yet he still came back. Which leads me to believe Alucard is definitely immortal as long as he wishes to be. He can not be killed. On the higher being part when Anderson absorbed the helena nail that's almost like the power of God yet he won still. This leads me to believe Alucard is immortal.
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2012/12/15 | 756 | 2,908 | <issue_start>username_0: If someone had seen it before you'd think it would have been eaten.
And I also thought I remember a segment about no one knowing their fruit before they ate it. (I think it was with the CP9 arc)<issue_comment>username_1: I can't recall exactly when this was said during the series, but as the [WIKI](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit) says here, when the user dies, the fruit he ate simply regenerates inside the closest appropriate fruit the same place where the user died and their ability is reborn into another fruit of the same kind instead of growing from a plant.
It's only my assumption but maybe CP9 did not know what the capabilities of their new fruit were because they were not so rare.
I think Blackbeard followed the progress of the user of Dark Fruit, so he knew when and where it is.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As username_1 said, Devil Fruits regenerate when its user dies (it's shown for the first time during the Punk Hazard arc), so more than one person can have the same Devil Fruit ability (not at the same time, of course). In the One Piece world there are some books that give details into some Devil Fruits, so that's how Blackbeard knew just by looking at it that the fruit Thatch found was the Dark-Dark fruit, and also about its powers; that's why he wanted it so much. During the Thriller Bark arc, Sanji also mentions reading in a book about the Suke-Suke (Clear-Clear) fruit.
As for why the CP9 didn't know what the fruits Kaku and Kalifa ate were, that's because even though some fruits are known from previous users, not all of them are.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: It has been established by now that [Devil Fruits respawn](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2979/). Therefore when a Devil Fruit is eaten, **their shapes and powers are recorded and passed on mouth-to-mouth** as mentioned at [this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/5919/). Seeing humanity has been around for a while, it would make sense that the shape and powers of most fruits are recorded by now.
To come back to your question how Blackbeard in particular knew about the shape and the power of the Dark Fruit, it was mentioned in chapter 440, during his fight with Ace, that **Blackbeard had memorized the shape of the Dark Fruit. He memorized its every curve and point.** He must have read or heard about its powers and shape, wanting the power for himself.
He did **not** follow the progress of the Dark Fruit as mentioned [in the answer by username_1](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/466/). Instead, he joined the Whitebeard crew and spent decades on his ship, because Blackbeard thought his chances of finding the Dark Fruit would be the best. In the end, he was correct in thinking so and despite giving up, the fruit appeared.
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2012/12/15 | 337 | 1,240 | <issue_start>username_0: Sky Island is a myth or a legend to many people including the pirates form Jaya, who laugh at Luffy because he thinks that Sky Island exists.
Does the World Government know about Sky Island or is it just a myth to them?<issue_comment>username_1: **Edit:** It's just my assumption but Enel pursued by the government and he came to this island after it was thrown out to the sky.
His bounty was at that time 500,000,000 and of course before that,
<NAME> was there.
So it seems like too many coincidences have occurred there.
Apparently the government (the HQ at least) knew of the existence of this island.
~~But they do not want to reveal it to the public because it is so difficult and dangerous to get there, so~~
I guess they just chose to deny its existence.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I believe that the world government does not know of the Sky Islands, because when the Straw Hats land in Navarone, the officials do not believe Zoro, Luffy, or any of them when they say they came from the sky. Considering Navarone was a huge Marine Base, if the World government knew of the Sky Island, they would have let them know.
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2012/12/15 | 1,415 | 5,424 | <issue_start>username_0: As the title states, why can't Pan go to Super Saiyan Mode?
We see in the last episode of Pan's grandson turning Super Saiyan while he fights a descendant of Vegeta. Are female Saiyans not able to turn Super Saiyan?<issue_comment>username_1: Well, according to this [Pan's trivia section](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Pan#Trivia), the **in-real-world reason** seems to be that Akira Toriyama couldn't figure out how to draw a female SSJ.
One of the possible reasons, **in the DB universe**, is that Pan never really trained to become a more powerful warrior. The other kids, through the generations, managed to reach that level quite quickly yes, but they trained a lot too. Pan simply didn't feel that need that much.
The female SSJ appear in the videogames only.
Just for completeness, I discovered that according to an italian collection on the DB franchise, one of the fundamental requirements to become SSJ is to be a male. That would explain why Goku Jr and Vegeta Jr can still become SSJ regardless of the blood being diluted. This has been said across the internet, but there's nothing official about this.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: According to this [wiki](http://anime.answers.wikia.com/wiki/Why_can%27t_pan_go_super_saiyan)
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Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Pan has never done any hard training in the Dragon Ball series. Pan may have her father's (Gohan) saiyan blood in her body, but she is not a full blooded saiyan like her grandfather (Goku). In Dragon Ball MMO (Online) the DB online game (created by <NAME>), states that female saiyans are able to transform into a super saiyan.
In Dragon Ball GT Perfect Files, states that Pan would have a great potential to become a super saiyan. In the first ever canon Dragon Ball movie, Battle of Gods (that came out earlier this year in theaters in Japan), Shenron said, "there are 6 pure saiyans that were able to let Goku to transform into a Super Saiyan God form." These 6 saiyans are: Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, Trunks, Goten, and last but not least Pan (which of course Pan wasn't even born yet, and she still inside her mother's (Videl) stomach).
With the success of the brand new Dragon Ball movie, it's very unclear that there is a rumor about the new Dragon Ball series that was spreading across the internet this year. I don't know if that's true or not, but I hope will definitely see Pan turn into a super saiyan, a female super saiyan for the first time ever in Dragon Ball history.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: As stated above, the main reason is Toriyama not knowing how to portray a female Super Saiyan, which might also be the reason while the entire offspring of both Goku and Vegeta until the very end of DBZ are exclusively male - and shown capable of transforming into Super Saiyans.
Since the potential seems to be passed down to the children, Bra and Pan both should be able to pull it off. Again, the question of design gets in the way, and the fact that until some point in GT when things began to go south rapidly, starting with Baby's using of the Ultimate Dragonballs, they lived fairly peaceful lives.
Also, bear in mind that all Saiyan-blooded children shown are halfbreeds or, in Pan's case, only 1/4th Saiyan. Taking Gohan as an example, the human blood inside him significantly dampened his drive to fight and the urge to train, which is why he preferred pursuing an education unlike his father and Vegeta who remain obsessed with improving their physical capabilities even in times of peace as if driven by instinct.
Since from the end of DBZ to the end of the first third of GT the Earth has been peaceful, halfblooded Trunks, Goten and Bra have had no reason whatsoever to train and lacked the drive to do so because circumstances allowed them to live peaceful lives. Pan only trained because of Goku and Mr. Satan's influence but seemed to take it more as a hobby.
In conclusion, given the right circumstances female Saiyans are all but impossible, except for the fact the species is nearly extinct.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I think it is because Pan, being female, was always in control of her emotions? Like most woman their emotions area what they can control. Unlike men who have a tendency to lose control and become angry as if it were a instinct. Take Goku, he transformed because of the fact that his best friend was killed therefore losing control of his anger. Vegeta transformed because he was angry that he couldn't surpass Goku and in the end just didn't care if he did. Goten transformed because his Mother (Chichi) kept picking on him through constant sparring sessions. Trunks transformed because of his Daddy issues, but whatever happened with Pan, she never got angry. She got upset but never ever lost control of what she was doing. Well that is my theory anyway.
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2012/12/15 | 384 | 1,605 | <issue_start>username_0: Why were many stages and levels skipped in Sword Art Online. You see that they start at level one in the first episode but then later they skip to higher levels.
Why did the makers skip levels? Was it because it would take too long?<issue_comment>username_1: It has many reasons. First, in the original novels they are a little more explained, but not much, so even in that original script it was skipped. Perhaps in first place all that happens in-between was less interesting.
However, starting this year <NAME> (the novel's author) has begun to write the spin-off: **Sword Art Online: Progressive**, that explains precisely all that happens in-between during the Aincrad storyarc.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: SAO first started as story for writing competition. But it was too long, so author didn't enter the competition and instead published it on the web. After that, it gained lot of popularity so author continued. This implies he never planned to write more. Also, it is said he was quite young and it was his first work. It was later on turned into light novels.
It began with SAO part with first chapter being introduction and how they got stuck in game. Then next chapter skips 2 year forward and how Kirito clears the game.
The next chapters are side stories, that happen chronologically somewhere in those 2 years.
After that comes ALO and the rest.
So it is obvious there wont be any continuity, because author never wanted to write such a story. And like username_1 said, he is rewriting/retconing the story with SAO:Progressive
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2012/12/15 | 748 | 2,681 | <issue_start>username_0: Asuna died near the end of Sword Art Online. However, judging by the rules, why didn't she die in real life? Did <NAME> lie about dying in the game?<issue_comment>username_1: Not quite.
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So everyone who died remains dead. Kirito and Asuna didn't die, simply because Kayaba intentionally teleported them somewhere else instead of letting them die.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Kirito asked Heathcliff (Kayaba) to promise to prevent Asuna from commiting suicide if Kirito were to lose. But when Kirito was about to lose, she jumped in front of him, using her body to shield Kirito from the incoming strike and "killing" herself in the process.
Because Kirito lost after that, technically they are both dead. However, Kirito won after that, and Kayaba agreed to make sure Asuna didn't kill herself, but she did. The only resolution therefore was to keep her alive. As for Kirito, it seems to be that Kayaba wanted him alive to talk.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Asuna didn't die because Kayaba made it so that if Asuna die in game, she wouldn't die in real life, as promised to Kirito before the duel. Just like in episode one, where he made it so that people couldn't log out, and if they died in game they died in real life, he probably disabled this setting for Asuna in the GM console.
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2012/12/15 | 1,648 | 5,632 | <issue_start>username_0: The rich background of Holo: being a minor deity of harvest, her forms, shapeshifting, powers and limitations, likes and dislikes, traits character etc - how is it grounded in Japanese beliefs, myths, traditions, and legends?
Is her lore entirely made-up for the needs of the show; did the authors take strong artistic license on some more or less common legends; or is she shaped closely after a character well known in Japanese culture?
If it's one of the latter, could you give some sources or summaries of the original upon which she is based?<issue_comment>username_1: I wasn't able to find any references that state that *the exact* background that Horo has originates from some *exact* legend or myth. However, it is definitely not entirely made-up. Animals play a significant role in Japanese folktales. Two of them are also widely known to be able to transform into humans, and other objects: *kitsune* (狐) - fox, and *tanuki* (狸) - raccoon dog.
Also, the Wikipedia article ["Japanese folklore"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_folklore#Folktales) has this interesting fact:
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Okami written one way in Japan means 'wolf', but written another way means 'great god'. If you look up Okami, Honshu wolf, and Hokkaido wolf you find references to wolves as being venerated in the Shinto beliefs and by the Ainu.
One reason they were venerated was for keeping the wild boar and deer populations down, which was great for farming societies. They were revered in a respectable and down-to-earth manner. While they did protect crops, they also ate horses, and possibly people who were out too late at night.
Japanese folklore referred to the Honshu wolves as Okami, Yama-inu (mountain dog), and Okuri-inu (escorting dog). If a person walking alone after dark felt they were being watched, they were considered as protected. If you tripped though, it was said Okami would attack you. They started dying from rabies in the 1700s, and were hunted by people trying to bring in cattle in the 1800s. Nowadays, in some parts of Japan, it is said some survived and studies are often done as to whether or not they are still out there.
The wolf as god is worshiped under the name of Ooguchi no Magami, or "Large-Mouthed Pure God". The people who followed the Shinto beliefs had rites in small farming villages to honor it. It is still worshiped at some shrines, like at the Mitsumine mountains. The shrine guardians there are wolves, not foxes. The Ainu felt that a white wolf came and mated with a human woman to create their people, similar to some of the British Columbia and Alaska native peoples who believe that the ancestors of men had been wolves.
The Ooguchi Magami Matsuri, or Wolf Deity Festival, takes place at the Musashi Mitake Jinja every January.
There is also a Japanese myth of how a wolf deity, a white wolf, appeared to <NAME>, son of Emperor Keikko. Takaru and his group got lost near Mitakesan when a demon shape-shifted into a white deer and obstructed the road. The white wolf showed him the way and led his group to the correct path to where they were going.
You can find all of this information and more in library books, or on internet websites if you run searches.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Pretty sure her origin is rather primarily the Germanic "Frau Holle", probably especially Holle's connections with the Greek/Roman "Diana/Artemis" and "Frau Gauden" and the wild hunt.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: For the most part, there is not much.
The author <NAME> herself [mentioned](https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/shrewd-deals-sad-girls-interview-spice-wolf-creator-isuna-hasekura/) in an interview that Holo is based off folklore from France, Germany, and Slavonic countries.
One particular story worth noting is that of the ["corn-wolf"](https://www.bartleby.com/196/pages/page448.html) from the story of the Golden Bough. That and a particular mention of a [corn ritual](http://www.bartleby.com/196/96.html#22) parallels particular Pasloe rituals regarding the wheat harvest.
Note that while the word "corn" is mentioned, it does not refer to the maize crop of modern times, as it did not exist in the pre-Christian, medevial setting that the series is based on, since it was a New World crop. During [those times](https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/soc.history.medieval/BOETzbJGEXw) (even in Britian now), any staple cereal crop was referred to as 'corn.'
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Horokew (Kamuy) is the Ainu word for wolf. And probably where Horo's name comes from. The r is important because unlike the Japanese language the Ainu language actually has the R-sound. Inserting it this way will help you find more background on Ainu tradition and wolf deities that in part inspired the Horo you know and love from Spice & Wolf.
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2012/12/15 | 1,722 | 6,324 | <issue_start>username_0: When revived by Orochimaru, the First and Second were sent to fight the Third, however, we know today that:
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With those abilities, plus immortality, they couldn't have *possibly* lost against the Third at their full power.
So in that case, why didn't they use their full power against the Third? Their emotions should have been completely erased, and made into a strict killing machine, and nothing more.<issue_comment>username_1: I think they didn't fight at their full powers because Orochimaru controlled them.
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Revived or not, they're still not the real deal. The Third was not fighting against the real Shodai and Nidaime. That would have been perhaps a completely different fight.
Besides, the fact that Orochimaru's Edo Tensei might not have been that perfect and powerful (perhaps less perfect than Kabuto's), makes me (and not just me) think he used it for the sentimental effect it would have had on the Third, i.e. fighting against your predecessors, rather than actual relying on their (weakened) power only.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: In the later part of the manga, the Second Hokage (Nidaime) thanked Orochimaru for making his jutsu **more perfect** because they were revived at their peak powers.
During the first time, Orochimaru's Edo Tensei was not perfect, due to which Sarutobi was able to seal them inside the Shinigami's belly.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: I can think of two (2) theories about that:
1. They could've kept some "free will" to avoid using full force against a friendly, even though they were being controlled into. Perhaps their strength was enough to counter Orochimaru's control somewhat (but not enough to properly "release" themselves from his control). You see that, when summoned, one of the first things they did was "ask for forgiveness" from Sarutobi, because they had to fight.
2. It might be linked to the "sacrificial bodies" Orochimaru used to summon them: By law of conservation, the "package" cannot be forced to contain something that goes beyond their capacity, and thus limited the strength of First and Second. It was not a hard limit (the ninjas used were *far inferior*), but Orochimaru might be using THEIR full strength (but still be constraining First and Second's strength altogether).
Suspension of Disbelief aside, it might be the reason "why" they fought below their grade. That, or Sarutobi could manage both of them at once, but that's even more farfetched.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muriFb2rmeU>
Infinite chakra needs to be put into context ... Like the first and second Hokage had infinite chakra when they fought the third Hokage but still lost and the reason for that was simple .
Having an infinite amount of chakra does not mean necessarily having an ability to raise your chakra levels indefinitely as in going from a particular energy capacity to raising it infinitely but like a battery which has a set power capacity being able to recharge or maintain that set power or chakra capacity to full indefinitely (my same argument on superman as he is dependent on the suns power and since the suns output and life span including the amount of suns that exist are limited therefore his power to become stronger and stronger coincides with that limit like a rechargeable battery with a limited recharger)
SO AN EDO-TENSEI CHAKRA DOES NOT GO ABOVE ITS NATURAL LEVEL FROM WHEN THE PERSON WAS ALIVE (UNLESS CHAKRA CAPACITY WAS IMPROVED BY CASTER) BUT RATHER REGENERATES THE SAME WAY A DAMAGE BODY DOES WHICH MEANS BECOMING A ZOMBIE SIMPLY PUTS YOU INTO A CONSTANT STAGNANT STATE OF FIXED EXISTENCE SO IF YOU'RE A LEVEL 9 THEN YOU CONSTANTLY REGENERATE AND RECUPERATE BACK TO LEVEL 9 REGARDLESS OF WHAT YOUR OPPONENT DOES TO YOU OR HOW MUCH CHAKRA YOU USE UP PER JUTSU .
THE PROBLEM IS WHETHER MADARA WAS RESURRECTED AT FULL STRENGTH BECAUSE IT SEEMED AS IF HE WAS AND IMPROVED TO BOOT AND EVEN IF HE WAS NOT , DOES HE HAVE JUTSUS WHICH REQUIRE GREATER CHAKRA CAPACITY LEVELS THAN HIS EDO BODY AND IS THAT REALLY BETTER THAN HAVING THE ABILITY TO RECHARGE HIS CHAKRA AND USE KAMIKAZE MANEUVERS ?
From what I remember the first and second Hokage are only at 70% of their power in ZOMBIE form currently. while I do suspect it may be a good trade off for the second Hokage as his techniques seem to be based on talent for execution rather than power level, the first is like Gaara and Kisame in that their abilities become bigger and more powerful like a DBZ character by just using higher amounts of chakra pumped into it although you would think they can just add more and more chakra to an already executed jutsu as time goes on but whatever .
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: It's actually because the author (Kishimoto) did not plan out the entire story at that point. They used to describe the Third as the strongest Hokage, but this all changed when we got to Shippuuden. Don't bother trying to explain it within the Naruto universe - it's simply an inconsistency in the story, even if Kishimoto writes in some details to patch this error up later on. It's not a knock on the Naruto series though, as this show has been going on for over a decade.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_7: Towards the end of the manga, when Orochimaru summons all four dead Hokage with Edo Tensei after releasing their souls from the Death Reaper's stomach, it is stated that the first time around, all those years ago, when Orochimaru attacked the Hidden Leaf Village (Konohagakure) and failed, Orochimaru had purposely summoned the first and second Hokage without their full power, knowing full well that if he did so, he would not be able to control them.
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2012/12/15 | 2,855 | 9,645 | <issue_start>username_0: As we know, the Naruto "Table of the elements" consists of more than just the basic 5.
In addition to all of the combination elements, (Wood, Ice, etc), we also have the three rather bizarre Yin, Yang, and YinYang elements.
What are they? What can they do? Tobi explained that mastery over these elements allows one to basically become God, completely erasing the boundary between dream and reality. However, is that all there is to it?
The Second Mizukage states that genjutsu is basically Yin element, what does that make the Yang element?
Also, what is the YinYang element? Is "God" the only jutsu there?
What about elementless jutsus like Shadow Clone, do they constitute as either of the three?<issue_comment>username_1: This will only partly answer your question, but according to naruto wikia [1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1oEFg.png),
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Yes, genjitsu is basically a subset of Yin release (*Inton*, 陰遁). Based on the fact that Yin relates to spirit energy, and Yang relates to physical energy, that makes perfect sense, because genjitsu techniques are basically illusions. According to the wiki again, the Yang release (*Yōton*, 陽遁) is "based on the physical energy that governs vitality" and [3](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_of_All_Things)
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It's also the Yang part of the Nine-Tailed Fox's chakra that was sealed within Naruto. This causes the Yang chakra to have impact on other techniques when Naruto is in Nine-Tails Chakra Mode - namely, the Wood Release technique.
It is also implied that the elemental-less techniques, have their source in Yin and Yang (this is from chapter 316):
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* [1](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1oEFg.png)[Yin-Yang Release](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release)
* [2](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release)[Creation of All Things](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_of_All_Things)
* [3](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_of_All_Things)[Yang Release](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yin is spiritual energy and Yang is physical energy. You need to manipulate both spiritual and physical energy to mold jutsus.
In [page 11 of chapter 510](https://i.stack.imgur.com/kirrq.jpg), Tobi explains that by administering imagination, and the spiritual energy which forms the basis of 'yin' power... he would create shape and form from nothingness. By administering vitality, and the physical energy which forms the basis of 'yang' power... he would breathe life into that form.
**Chakra**
As you are probably aware, a [ninja's chakra](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra#Normal_Chakra) is composed of a balanced mix of his spiritual and physical energy. These two components are Yin and Yang, respectively.
**On Jutsus**
The Yin and Yang nature seem to be the basis for most jutsus that do use nature alteration, but are non-elemental (e.g. genjitsu). It seems that Chakra is formed when [combining](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TkI1g.jpg) spiritual and physical energy. Some people are more suited with one over the other, which might determine whether their balance of Yin and Yang naturally leans towards either side. Therefore not all jutsus require an *exact* balance of these two Yin and Yang. Instead varied proportions of the combined forces by different means based on the intent of the user determine the jitsu.
**Inton (Yin Release)**
Jutsu like genjutsu and the Yamanaka Clan's psychic jutsu are spiritual and which focus on the mind. So they must use Yin and Yang nature alteration, emphasizing the Yin. These all seem to be jutsu which focus on extending your own chakra to your opponent and connecting your mind (e.g., implanting an illusion) to theirs. Whether it’s to implant an illusion, read their mind, or project thoughts etc. This basically uses spiritual chakra as a manifestation of your mind.
**Youton (Yang Release)**
Jutsu like Shadow Clones, medical jutsu, and the Akimichi Clan's size jutsu are physical. They focus on manipulating physical substances or creating them from chakra. They must use Yin and Yang nature alteration, emphasizing the Yang.
**Summary**
Yoton (Yang Release) creates life force. Inton (Yin Release) materializes imagination. Onmyoton/In'youton (Yin-Yang Release) is a combination of both Yinton and Yangton (you could say the [Sage of the Six Path](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sage_of_the_Six_Paths)'s unique application of this is a bloodline ability). It allows one to imagine something and materialize it without giving up anything but chakra. In other words, giving form to one's imagination.
Yin + Yang = Chakra
Yin = Spiritual Energy
Yang = Physical Energy
Yin Release = Uses spiritual energy extending the mind
Yang Release = Uses physical energy extend the body
Yin-Yang Release = Yin Release + Yang Release
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: * **Yin element**:
The yin element techniques, the basis of imagination and spiritual energy, can be used to create form out of nothingness.
During the Kyuubi attack on Konoha Minato used the Shiki Fuujin to seal the Yin half of the Kyuubi's chakra within the Shinigami.
It is, as you (and the Second Mizukage) say, the basis of genjutsu.
* **Yang element:**
The yang element techniques, the basis of vitality and physical energy, can be used to breathe life into form.
During the Kyuubi attack on Konoha Minato sealed the Yang half of the Kyuubi's chakra within Naruto.
Whenever Naruto is in *Kyuubi chakra mode*, nearby Mokuton technique created trees react to the Yang element's live-giving properties and develop into full-grown mature trees in an instant.
* **The Yin-Yang element:**
These are a combination of the use of both elements described above. As Yin is related to the user's spiritual energy and Yang to the user's physical energy, it is necessary to use both of them in order to mold chakra to create Ninjutsu.
Yamato explains in chapter 316 (page 9) that the manipulation of Yin and Yang is the source of non-elemental techniques such as the Kagemane no Jutsu, Baika no Jutsu, medical ninjutsu, genjutsu, etc.
The Rikudou Sennin had such a mastery over these that he could use Yin to make his dreams take form and Yang to make his fantasies real.
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The Rikudou Sennin's possessed an ability called Banbutsu Souzou (Creation of All Things), with which he created the nine Bijuu, out of the Juubi's chakra. Quoting from the [Naruto Wiki](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Narutopedia):
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And to answer your question regarding Kagebunshin no Jutsu and the like, I'd say that they do come from the mastery of the Yin-Yang element, since they are not produced by any of the basic chakra elements, and they are indeed a product of your imagination come to life.
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Unlike username_1, I do not think that the "become God" phrase is just a metaphor. As far as we know, the world they live in may be the creation of someone who mastered Yin-Yang elements, thus being able to put the world they have imagined into life (somewhat like what Tobi wants to do with is Tsuki no Me plan (although I believe he needs to do his plan like so because he does not fully master Yin-Yang elements)). I believe that is the kind of power Tobi speaks of when he says "become God".
*References:*
[Elements](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nature_Transformation#Yin_and_Yang), [Yin](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin_Release), [Yang](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yang_Release), [Yin-Yang](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yin%E2%80%93Yang_Release#cite_note-c510-0) and [Banbutsu Souzou](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Creation_of_All_Things)
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2012/12/15 | 1,862 | 7,272 | <issue_start>username_0: This question actually originated from the games, but it applies to the anime/manga as well.
Water is strong against fire because water can extinguish fire. Electricity is weak against Grass because grass is grounded, which nullifies electricity.
What is the reasoning for Bug to be effective against Dark type?
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There are only two types that are super-effective against Dark.
* Fighting
* Bug
Neither of which make much logical sense. But it would be fairly safe to say that Dark would be overpowered if it only had one or no weaknesses.
Another argument to support the game-balance motivation is that bug types would otherwise be considered weak since they are super-effective against few other types.
So in short, they probably needed to keep Dark in check and make Bug more competitive.
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This sort of balancing isn't particularly new. Psychic is a good example.
In the first generation of games, Psychic had only one weakness - Bug. Despite ghost also being super-effective against Psychic, there weren't any "real" ghost attacks in generation 1 (and only a couple of bug attacks).
So generation 2 added Dark types to keep Psychics in check.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Dark types are weak to (and resisted by) fighting because most types of fighting emphasize discipline; many of them put themselves in painful situations to strengthen themselves.
However, the dark type doesn't train much, and tend not to do well in fair combat because they are physically weaker than a given fighting type, and not tough enough to withstand them, either.
Now, as for bugs, one of their attributes is that they tend to be cooperative, and their attacks are nothing but direct to the goals they instinctually show. Dark types are super effective on psychic types because psychic types have the same indirect tricks, but the intimidation of dark types put fear into psychic types, and you can't really reason with a psychopath using psychology tricks or casting uncertainty or confusion into their minds because of their strong will. For bugs on dark, it's the same thing as fighting on dark. The dexterity and organization bugs naturally develop overpower the dark type's battle coordination, because their specialty is fighting unfair, but if a group of insects attack you, there's no backup plan one can use to get them off of you, short of maybe jumping into water, setting yourself on fire, or otherwise cloak yourself in something which keeps the bugs from continuing to attack you.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Dark was 100% a balance to Psychic in Gen II, Psychic dominated the typing tree and what little multiplayer competition there was during Gen 1 (this was also due to the fact that there was no separate "Special Attack" and "Special Defense" in Gen 1, only "Special" which covered both and made Psychics who normally excelled in the stat both powerful AND bulky).
BUT one can see reasoning behind the chosen typing beyond convenience of balancing the types.
A key thing to note is that the Japanese name for the "Dark" type is more closely translated to "Evil" or "Sinister." This is why dark types have many underhanded or villainous move names like "Quash," "Sucker Punch," "Fake Tears," "Torment," and "Nasty Plot." Also why the Fairy type, which embodies goodness or purity, has a type advantage.
Alternatively, Fighting type embodies heroism or, as username_2 said, discipline. If you consider the culture of classic Japanese action films, the heroes who take down EVIL are usually adept and disciplined in martial arts.
On the Bug side, insects obviously aren't know to be the undoing of evil, but if you consider what people associate with bugs, things become more clear:
* From one angle, we can again refer to Japanese culture. To quote TvTropes.org: "Japan loves bugs, and they're everywhere. Not only is Bug Catching one of the oldest pastimes in the country, but much of their pop culture includes or is influenced by them."
username_2s and bugs are regularly the costume theme designs of fictional heroes or mechs in Japanese series. In Gen II, they introduced Heracross a Bug/FIGHTING hercules beetle, a wildly popular beetle, alongside the Dark type to perfectly counter the new type. This is the "Hero" angle cropping up again.
* The second angle to consider is on the other end of the spectrum of how Evil is vanquished. Bugs are known to swarm or cooperate in numbers that overwhelm the target (think endless mosquitos on a camping trip or a synchronized colony of ants). Similarly, if one wants to overthrow a great evil, an army or a cooperative society can collaborate to take it down with sheer numbers. Evil may strike one or a handful down, but the movement will overwhelm eventually.
So ultimately, Evil (Dark) is framed as being bested by discipline/heroism (Fighting), the collective effort of the masses (Bug), or pure goodness (Fairy).
Now if only somebody could explain why exactly it is that Ghost type is weak against Dark type...
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: The answer is simple: Kamen Rider.
Kamen Rider was (and probably still is) an insanely popular Power-Rangers style action show in Japan where the hero is insect-themed. An insect themed hero (as "username_3" mentioned vaguely) who fights against the forces of EVIL (Dark Types).
So you can bet Bug > Dark is purely the result of Kamen Rider.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: The Dark type is an embodiment of dirty tactics. The original Japanese translation is 'Evil' type, and this is shown as giving the Pokemon of this type underhanded or sneaky ways of fighting. Examples of this are shown in various Dark type moves:
Pursuit : Dealing more damage on an enemy trying to retreat
Sucker Punch : Attacking before the enemy is ready
Fake Tears: Pretending to cry to put an enemy off guard
Beat up: Attacking with the whole team in an unfair 6v1 fight
Culturally in Japan, the villainous dark character must be beaten by the virtuous hero character. That is why Fighting types are super effective. They embody this heroism trait.
So why also Bugs?
This is probably a reference to the series Kamen Rider, a show that has existed continuously from the 1970s to the present day and is a cultural phenomenon large enough that every child in Japan would know it.
In this series, the usual premise is a Masked Hero riding a motorcycle fights the forces of evil with the Main character always using an Insect themed costume.
In fact, the Bug type move Signal Beam(シグナルビーム) is pronounced as English in the original Japanese versions, reminiscent of many Kamen Rider 'special moves'.
This insect association with heroism actually goes back further, with stag beetles representing the honourable samurai and becoming the basis for many real samurai helmet designs.
Another hint towards this connection exists before the Dark type was ever introduced. In generation 1, the villains often used Poison types. This is the only Generation where Bug types were super effective against poison!
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2012/12/15 | 1,962 | 5,860 | <issue_start>username_0: What are the names of the main Four Families that live in Soul Society?
Is there any information on how they came to be? Or how they became such? And do each of these clans commonly exceeds at a particular area (like the *Shihōin* clan were usually the heads of the Correction Corps, and experts at Kidō and Shunpo)?<issue_comment>username_1: Based on **[this wiki page](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Houses)**
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> The Noble Houses of Soul Society have an unclear role in the culture, social and governmental aspects of that dimensions existence. The Four Noble Families carry the most weight and appear to have some influence over the governmental institutions (i.e. Central 46 Chambers) and even institutions outside of the government (i.e. Shin'ō Academy). The military (i.e. Gotei 13, Kidō Corps & Onmitsukidō) have no authority to act against a noble family without evidence that their actions are treasonous to Soul Society.
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Only two clans were revealed thus fur:
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> Shihōin Clan
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> By tradition, the head of the Shihōin family leads the Onmitsukidō.
> Also known as the Tenshiheisōban (天賜兵装番, House of Godly Gears),
> they are the Caretakers of the Hōgu (宝具, lit. "Treasure Tool") and
> Bugu (武具, lit. "War Tool") said to have been bestowed on them by the
> gods.
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> Kuchiki Clan
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> There is reason to believe that the captaincy of the 6th Division runs
> in the Kuchiki family, as at least two members, both of them were
> family heads, have held the title captain and two other known members
> have been lieutenant and 3rd seat respectively. Members of the Kuchiki
> family have been known to wear Kenseikan (牽星箝, lit. "Star-Pulling
> Insert") in their hair, which symbolizes their nobility as one of Four
> Noble Families. The Kuchiki family also has a white scarf made by the
> master weaver, Tsujishirō Kuroemon III. The scarf is made from the
> Ginpaku Kazahana no Uzuginu (銀白風花の紗, Silks of the Silverwhite
> Wildflower), a silver-white, windflower light silk, and is a family
> heirloom that is handed down from generation to generation and is
> given to each Kuchiki family head. The scarf alone is worth enough to
> buy ten mansions in the Seireitei. By tradition, the family has
> been charged with compiling and protecting the history of Soul
> Society. The family resides in the Kuchiki Family Manor.
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Here is a compiled list of the noble families compiled from the [Bleach Wiki](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Houses)
They are currently 4 greater noble families, but only 2 have been revealed:
* The [Shihouin](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shih%C5%8Din_Clan) Clan are tasked with taking care of various treasures and weapons. [Yoruichi](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Yoruichi_Shih%C5%8Din) was formerly the head of this family. The head of this family typically served as the head of the [Onmitsukidou](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Onmitsukid%C5%8D).
* The [Kuchiki](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kuchiki_Clan) Clan are charged with protecting the history of the Soul Society. [Byakuya Kuchiki](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Byakuya_Kuchiki), Captain of the 6th Division is the head of this family. The Shihouin Shield is used by Juushiro Ukitake (13th Division Captain) and Shunsui Kyouraku (8th Division Captain) to destroy the [Soukyoku](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/S%C5%8Dkyoku).
There used to be a fifth, the [Shiba Clan](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shiba_Clan), equaling in prestige to the two know greater noble families, but after the death of its most prominent member, the former lieutenant of the 13th Division, [Kaien Shiba](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kaien_Shiba), the family's prestige seems to have fallen. They seemed to have specialized in fireworks. In Chapter 529, it is revealed that Ichigo's father, Isshin, is from a branch family of the Shiba Clan and former 10th Division Captain.
The [Ryoudoji](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Ry%C5%8Ddoji_Family) were also once a noble family, but they were exiled over 1000 years ago from the current series timeline.
There are also various [lesser noble families](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Noble_Houses#Lower_Noble_Houses) that serve the greater noble families, here are the known ones:
* Feng Clan, served as assassins and executioners for the Shihouin Clan. [Sui Feng](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Su%C3%AC-F%C4%93ng), Captain of the 2nd Division & General Administrator Commander of the Onmitsukido Special Forces, is the head of this Clan.
* Kyouraku Clan, not much is know about this family but the fact the it is quite old and prestigious. [<NAME>](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Shunsui_Ky%C5%8Draku), the captain of the 8th Division is the second son from this family.
* Ukitake Family, is another lower noble family. [Juushirou Ukitake](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/J%C5%ABshir%C5%8D_Ukitake), the captain of the 13th Division is the eldest son of this family.
* Oumaeda Family is a family in service of the Shihou Clan and the [Onmitsukidou](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Onmitsukid%C5%8D) special forces. The current Lieutenant of the 2nd Division and Corps Commander of the Patrol Corps of the Onmitsukidou, [<NAME>eda](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Marechiyo_%C5%8Cmaeda) is the eldest son of this Family.
* Kira Family is another lesser noble family, [<NAME>](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Izuru_Kira), Lieutenant of the 3rd Division, the a member of this family. His status within the family has not been mentioned.
* [Kasumioji](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Kasumi%C5%8Dji_Clan) Family, they are famous weapon-smiths in Soul society. The members are predominately female.
* Kannogi Family, the appear in to be connected to the Kasumiouji in the anime.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2012/12/15 | 659 | 2,263 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any clear description as to how Aang survived for 100 years inside of the iceberg?
Can Avatars do that? If they can, then why didn't the other Avatars stay alive for long time periods? And whatever was the case, how did Aapa stay alive too?<issue_comment>username_1: From [**Avatar Wiki**](http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Aang):
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> However, Aang later discovered that he would be sent to the Eastern Air Temple in order to complete his airbending training far away from Monk Gyatso, whom the other monks thought was too soft on him. Afraid and confused, the young airbender ran away with his flying bison, Appa, though they became caught in a storm shortly after, which caused them to crash into the water. Aang saved himself and Appa from drowning by semi-consciously entering the Avatar State and freezing them both in a sphere of ice through a combination of airbending and waterbending. The Avatar State kept him alive, albeit not fully conscious, in the iceberg for about a hundred years while the war raged on.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In the Avatar universe, much like in the *Futurama*, *Frozen* or *Once Upon a Time* universes, some people who are frozen under certain conditions have their metabolisms pause.
In *A:TLA*, Aang, after freezing himself and Appa, is sustained through the Avatar State according to this [currently unsourced portion of Aang's page in Avatar Wikia](http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Aang):
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> The Avatar State kept him alive, albeit not fully conscious, in the iceberg for about a hundred years while the war raged on.
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I am guessing the Avatar State also sustains Appa.
This does not really happen in real life except for things like [Cryptobiosis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptobiosis) but is seen in much fantasy and scifi.
### Further reading
* [Wikipedia - Suspended animation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspended_animation)
* [TvTropes - Human Popsicle](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumanPopsicle)
* [Zidbits - Can A Human Be Frozen And Brought Back To Life?](http://zidbits.com/2011/02/can-a-human-be-frozen-and-brought-back-to-life/)
* [Wikipedia - Cryonics](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics)
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2012/12/15 | 1,727 | 6,143 | <issue_start>username_0: It may be because I'm Jewish (yes, Madara is Jewish), but I couldn't help but noticing the similarities between Fullmetal Alchemist to the German Nazi regime.
* German names (Edward, Alphonse, Olivier, Bradley)
* A Fuhrer
* "Dogs of the Army"
* Very militarized
* Blond hair and blue eyes
* Extermination (Ishvals)
* War on multiple fronts
* Human experimentation
* An obsession with the occult among high ranking officials
Is it just me? Or is there a connection? Is there some written reference to that? Has the mangaka said anything about it?<issue_comment>username_1: The [FMA Wiki](http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_%28franchise%29#Production) states that:
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> When creating the fictional world of Fullmetal Alchemist, Arakawa was inspired after reading about Europe during the Industrial Revolution period; she was amazed by how different the people from different countries were, in terms of their culture, architecture and clothes. She was especially interested in England during this period and "added to it her own original flavor to turn it into a fantasy world".
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["Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa"](http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist_the_Movie:_Conqueror_of_Shamballa) — the movie that follows the first anime series — is set in 1923 Germany, and depicts the beginning of the Nazi Party within German politics, being only an extremist group at that point.
Other than that, I know of no such inspirations. But it may well be that Arakawa has said something more concrete about that.
Upvotes: 7 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: People on the internet have noticed the same thing you have, and have come to the same conclusion.
But beyond that, there's little to go on (at least for the manga):
**Manga/2009 anime**
username_1's [answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/502/153) says Amestris was inspired by England, pointing to the FMA wiki.
There's a more nuanced explanation on [another page](http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Amestris#Manga) of the wiki:
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> Arakawa has stated she didn't use any specific countries or cultures to create Amestris, but rather a combination of several European countries from several different periods between the 17th and 19th centuries and, more specifically, the changes that occurred in the Western Europe during the Industrial Revolution (with a greater inspiration in England). According to her, however, there's no implied relation or comparison to any specific country, time, or government.
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Do note that the wiki cites no source for either of these quotes from Arakawa (this one and the one cited by username_1).
**2003 anime**
In this continuity, the Elrics' world is an alternate history of our own world (Christianity is mentioned as a dead religion), so regions of our world correspond with regions of theirs -- and here, Amestris *is* the parallel-world counterpart of Germany. We know this because
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> in *Conqueror of Shamballa*, we see that the parallel-world counterparts of several characters (Edward, Alphonse, King Bradley, Lust, Scar, Hughes and his wife) are residents of Germany.
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**Extra Note**
While Amestris is roughly the correct shape to be the Weimar Republic, the rest of the continent is out of shape. Drachma, which seems to be basically Russia, is along the wrong part of the border with Amestris to be Russia. Also, there is no massive desert east of Germany. Additionally, Xing, the country past the desert, has the culture of feudal Japan but is closer to the size of China. So no, the geography (at least politically) doesn't match up. Furthermore, Conqueror of Shamballa isn't cannon to the manga, and it's the manga that counts when it comes to what is or is not part of the universe.
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes, it is Germany, "fuhrer" is German... Look at the military trench coats, building styles, names and even loosely geographical location. Look up Hitler's religious view and his theory of the "perfect human".
Xing is China and not Japan... Almost everything Japanese comes from China (even sushi). References here are that the emperor of Xing is looking for an elixir for immortality, so did the real emperor of China, and China also believed in alchemy (Yin Yang, Taoism, etc.). The emperor of China ingested mercury (for those interested in world history) and died.
Ishval are the Arabs. Alchemy was part of Islam too... People in the desert... And there were wars between Europe and the Arab world.
There are many other references.... Notice that many stories are based on real life historical events, places and religion. Nothing is truly original, although very entertaining nonetheless.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: There is a lot of Dutch in there as well though, this makes the "based on different cultures" more plausible than the "it's Nazi Germany".
Edward (or Ed), Roy and Alphonse are typical dutch names.
* Riza is equivalent to Lisa, a Dutch name
* Breda is a Dutch city
* Maes is the medieval Dutch spelling of "Maas" a dutch river witch was a common name at the time.
* Winry is equivalent to Wendy, a Dutch name
Van Hohenheim is a mix of Dutch and German. 'Van' means 'of' or 'of the' (depending on the context) with 'von' being its German counterpart, and Hohenheim translates to high-house.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: The ishvalans are gypsies.. Obviously.. If FMA is connected to nazi Germany and you knew anything about the extermination of people in nazi germany. It was estimated that 750,000-1,000,000 Romanis(gypsies) were killed during the war. At the start of nazi Germany they were stripped of citizenship and slaughtered.. I mean hell.. They even look like gypsies.. Also if we recall, Ed and Alphonse ran into a few at the little carnival.. Dunno where the hell that guy got the Arab idea from..
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: The governmental organization, architecture, and names suggest the setting is German-esque. Likewise, the culture, architecture, minarets and desert suggest that the Ishvalans are an Arab-esque influence.
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2012/12/15 | 1,076 | 3,711 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, Haku is a rogue Ninja that fights along Zabuza. He has a sad history of death and mistreatment that I won't treat here.
In any case, the Haku's peculiarity is that although he looks/behaves/dresses like a woman, he is a man. But not all sources agree with this, so... Is Haku a man or a woman?
Is there a reason for the first part in my spoiler? Or is it just a plot device?
If your answer contains something that appears or is explained after the Bridge battle with Team 7 (as far as Haku is concerned), please use a spoiler.<issue_comment>username_1: I think Haku is actually a woman.
However, she tells Naruto she is a man (I think in chapter 21).
Whichever may be the case, *I believe* **she does not care**. What she **cares most about** is being able to serve Zabuza (if she can serve him, she is wanted in this world). For this, she sees herself as a tool, her only purpose being to see that Zabuza accomplishes his objectives (I believe it is in chapter 29 that she explains this to Naruto). She also tells Naruto that if she fails Zabuza she'd rather be dead, because she's lost her purpose.
To sum up, I believe that whichever may be the case, it is ultimately irrelevant to her/him, since:
**Tools do not have genders.
As such, Haku does not have a gender.**
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I do not think that Haku was considered as a woman is considered a spoiler.
After all, they discover that only 1 episode after Team 7 met him. I can guarantee for sure that Haku is a man. Despite what other sources probably say, there are plenty of men in real life who look like women (<NAME> is good example). What I cannot tell you is what was the perspective of Zabuza for him (if he was just a Friend or something "**Else**").
I say this only because the one who told Naruto that significant detail was Haku himself, so there isn't a lot of room for mistakes.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Haku is a boy. It's stated in the First Databook, page 91.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: Haku is a man.
There are lot of manga that have in-common like that. One good example is [the Zoldyck Family](http://hunterxhunter.wikia.com/wiki/Zoldyck_Family) in Hunter X Hunter.
All of Killua's siblings are boys. Yet you can see them wearing Kimono's with make up and long hair. Attractable beauty but stated as boys.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: I agree that there are few characters in Naruto/Shippuden who look male in the manga but female in the anime.
example: [Katsuyu](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Katsuyu)
But [Haku](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Haku) is a guy in both the anime and the manga. No doubt about it. Though just based on looks, Naruto (and even viewers) mistake him for a girl, he clarifies he is a guy! :)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: *I agree with [username_1's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/505/1528) based on the premise that I thought that Haku was a girl from day one.*
Firstly, Haku portrays the physical and emotional traits of a female even though she tries hard to be a male *(Zabuza's tool)*. Secondly, Naruto called her sir, keep in mind that they also call Tsunade ***sir*** so that does not really indicate gender. My third reason is that as username_1 also says, she does not care, when Zabuza found her, she was weak, being referred to as a boy or behaving like one no doubt made her seem stronger in his eyes.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Haku is a girl. She sees her self as a guy or boy but she is a girl. At episode 17 in the anime haku's mother says "sorry my daughter". After slapping her around for ussing her powers.
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2012/12/15 | 852 | 3,244 | <issue_start>username_0: Shingetsutan Tsukihime is a pretty expansive work - a main visual novel, the Kagetsu Tohya supplement, and the Melty Blood games. The last bit, Melty Blood, is especially jarring to a Type-Moon fan who is late to the party - there are many versions, and the format itself is very different from what is normal for Nasu works: a fighting game.
What are the different versions, and how do they differ? What should be played and what skipped, and in what order, if one is playing for the story aspect?<issue_comment>username_1: **Melty Blood** is the original game. The story supposedly follows [Satsuki's](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Satsuki_Yumizuka) route, which was never released with any of TM's games, which takes place one year after *Tsukihime*. The story and plot doesn't change with the subsequent expansion, but a lot of side stories are added (more Neco Arcs!). In the original Melty Blood, only six of 14 characters were available to be played, the other 8 had to be unlocked through playing Story Mode. This was later changed in an update for the game (aka the "Nero" patch), which unlocked all the characters from the start.
[Sion](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Sion_Eltnam_Atlasia) is the main character of Melty Blood. She originally came to Shiki's town in order to find the cure for vampireism and defeat the [Night of Walachia](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Night_of_Wallachia) once and for all.
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**Melty Blood ReACT** is an expansion for the original game (like Burning Crusade was to World of Warcraft). This expansion added 2 playable characters and 4 non-playable ones. I believe ReACT also adds an Arcade mode, which is a continuation of sorts of what happens in the Story Mode played out in fighting game style instead of visual novel style. Start with this game if you are just starting out with Melty Blood series and want the whole story (original Story Mode + Arcade Mode).
**Melty Blood Act Cadenza** is a further expansion of ReACT. This added 4 additional playable characters and various graphical and gameplay changes. Note that this version does NOT have a Story Mode.
**Melty Blood Actress Again** is a sequel to the previous game. It features many drasticly new mechanics, two new characters, and 3 different fighting styles for all known characters. Several secondary characters have had their storylines expanded upon to include what happened to them after the main storyline.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: to answer the question in the comments:
melty blood react final tuned -> actress again is the full storyline (of melty blood, melty blood itself being a sequel to tsukihime)
melty blood original and react/react final tuned have the exact same story.
i believe more people may be looking for this question due to recent developments so heres the answer.
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2012/12/16 | 726 | 2,729 | <issue_start>username_0: In episode 22 of Naruto, when Lee fights Sasuke, we have seen Lee open the first Gate, after which he claims to have supreme speed to launch his attack.
But (not far away) in episode 66, Sasuke obtains that speed, within only a month of training, while it took Lee many years of extremely hard work.
Although he had Sharingan, it doesn't mean that he can copy the speed of his opponent. How was it possible?<issue_comment>username_1: * **Sasuke:**
is a "genius" (possesses innate talent).
is a Uchiha (somewhat the reason why he is a "genius").
* **Lee:**
is a hard worker (his main motivation being to surpass Neji, the "genius" in his team).
Basically, Lee has no innate talent to ninjutsu or genjutsu. Thus he had to master taijutsu in order to surpass the "geniuses", and become a great ninja. This is a process that takes a lot of time.
Sasuke on the other hand does not need to work so hard in order to accomplish what Lee needs to work on for several years. Remember that he was able to master the Goukakyuu no Jutsu at a very early age.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: It is much like the situation Lee had with Neji, really. Neji is a true genius, the process of learning and training is fast and easy for him. Remember Neji's thoughts about geniuses and that they are unreachable bu people without talent?
Lee is a perfect example of hard-worker. He had absolutely no talent neither for ninjutsu nor for genjutsu. He trained extremely hard for *years*, and his willpower and stubbornness (and Guy-sensei) helped him to finally become what he was.
Sasuke, much like many others inUchiha clan, was a genius too. While in their first encounter his speed wasn't enough to match Lee's, in the second one, he was already able to reach the same speed. Of course, the Sharingan also helped. No, it can not "copy the speed", I think it's portrayed nicely in the anime (though I dont remember the episode), when Sasuke can see Lee's movements with Sharingan, but cannot react fast enough with his body. However, Sharingan also helps in practicing Taijutsu, because it lets it's owner learn techniques faster. Of course, it helps in battle as well, allowing to see enemy movements absolutely clear and precise, and possible copying them (Sasuke showed that in the first part on exam, when he used Sharingan to copy the answers to the test from the guy in front of him by copying his arm movements).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Lee only trained for a year to get that speed. Sasuke was already faster than Lee had been when he started training. Combined with his inate talent, ability to use chakra properly and intense training, it's not that unbelievable.
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2012/12/16 | 426 | 1,631 | <issue_start>username_0: After seeing the *Akira* [movie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/) (directed by <NAME>) I later found out about the existence of the manga series on which it had been based.
Is the movie adaptation faithful to the manga, with only minor variations? Or will I get a lot more detail from the story by reading the manga (and if so, just how much more)?
Basically, **how different are the manga and movie versions of *Akira*?**<issue_comment>username_1: The manga is totally more extensive. The movie is generally based on the manga, and follows the same characters and themes, but severely shortens it (the end of the manga has "suffered" most). The film's makers didn't have much choice though: the manga is over 2000 pages long, so of course the movie lost some background.
There is a discussion on this matter on [myanimelist](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=4829). It is mentioned there that the movie covers the beginning and the very end of the manga, leaving behind some background and side-stories. The manga has a vaster range of characters, side-plots, and covers a larger timespan.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There are many differences, but the most important one I believe it's Akira is alive and not a bunch of cryogenized body parts
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Quite a lot of differences - Characters, events, motivations. The two biggest character differences (of characters still included in the film) are Akira is alive and a big part of the story, and Number 19 is actually important to the plot unlike in the movie.
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2012/12/16 | 421 | 1,762 | <issue_start>username_0: In Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, the *modular delayed action virus* is mentioned quite often. Is there any explanation for what it actually is or does?<issue_comment>username_1: A *modular delayed action virus* is nothing particular. It's a virus, that is uploaded and takes action later, with a modular design, which means, that it's kind of generic, so it can be modified easily.
The term is used quite often, because different characters use such viruses very often - So there's nothing someone could say about "what it does".
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I know this question was asked long ago, but I feel that the answer given is not what the asker was looking for.
I pulled this information from a rulebook online for a D20 pen and paper adaptation of Ghost in the Shell to the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying system.
Here is the website: <http://www.serenadawn.com/GITS-InformationAge.htm>
Modular virus: Similar to Toy Bombs, They are disguised in e-mails or picture file header data, and when certain conditions are met, they compile into a single program. In the 'Laughing Man' attack on the Superintendent-General, one of these was slipped into the security detail and stored inside their cyberbrains. The Modular virus finishes its attack profile and then transmits itself to another target, usually the same type. The programmer uses up one slot in the portfolio, detailing the target and the range from the previous one. A modular virus can, for example, target all robots in a factory but only those. It will continually attack the target and not move onto the next one until the first one is finished.
I hope this is what the original asker was looking for.
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2012/12/16 | 984 | 3,946 | <issue_start>username_0: Caution, contains spoilers.
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* And if so, why does he have conflicting identities in the first place?
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Does he deny his past?
I know this is a bit of a complex question, but if possible, I want clarifications on everything I asked.<issue_comment>username_1: Very simple, he didn't want his friends/family to be affected by his change, but he wanted to still be able to tap into that power when he needed it.
Much like a super-hero's need to disguise himself so that people won't recognize him, they'd treat <NAME> differently if everyone knew he was Spiderman.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: It's because Kurama wanted to forget his past mistakes and continue living a new life as Shuuichi. He never abandoned his original form because he just wanted to change his life, and he met most of his loved ones as Shuuichi, so he also decided to live on that form. He won't abandon his original form. He started living as Youko Kurama and is known for it. He didn't enter in conflicting identities in the first place. It was needed for him to combine his spirit with a human so he could regain his powers. That's his sole purpose why he'd put his spirit into that of Shuuichi. But everything changed because of what his human mother did for him. He realized that his life changed and became better as he grew up as Shuuichi. And for the last question, he's still using his demon form but it's situational. It doesn't mean that if he only rarely uses his demon form that he's denying his past. He accepts all that he had done in the past but he really wants to forget his past mistakes because the Kurama that most of the people in his life knew is not the Kurama in the past, but it's the Kurama who seeks his true self, the one he had when he began living as a human.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I have given this a lot a thought because well - he is my favorite character and the insinuation of his complexity and intellect attracts me and - at least in the anime- I believe they do a good job of telling you only enough about his “true self” and past to leave you wanting more.
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1.) yes - at least that is his intention. Never to take that form or borrow Yokos power again- he wants his current self (Kurama - half human) to be strong enough - maybe even stronger- to protect the ones he loves.
“I don’t need an operation; I just need greater discipline” - paraphrasing what he said.
2. I believe this was REALLY triggered after the demon tournament and the potion usage. Never before does Yōko speak to “Suichi” in his umm... head. The box reversed time on him so that these two identities could speak to one another. Since this doesn’t happen after it leads me to believe that whatever his “current” mind is it’s a merging of souls and so only one voice in his head and that is just Kurama with the knowledge (complete) of his past but a greater attachment to his current life and body AND limitations. As he increases power after the use of the potion - he is shown to have the ability to take on his past phisical form and use those greater “Yōko” powers but his mind is still “Kurama”.
3.) he does not deny or abandon his past- he just wants to let his current state be his true identity without the guilt or shame of his past and his past strength. Before he wanted power for power and for himself. Now he wants power to protect- and he wants to become just as powerful in his own way (Current state Kurama way)
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2012/12/16 | 863 | 3,148 | <issue_start>username_0: ### This question contains spoilers for anime viewers and early manga viewers.
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Since Nagato never lost his eyes he's revived with them too. So Madara actually did duplicate his eyes with the help of Kabuto. Since we don't know what would have happened if he would have been revived "normally" (at least not yet) we can't say whether it is that easy to duplicate the eyes or it was a coincidence that the eyes are now duplicated.
Long answer short:
It is possible to duplicate the eyes.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Although never explicitly stated (till now), it seems Kabuto's upgraded Edo Tensei allows him to revive a shinobi with a mix of attributes from different portions of their lifetime. Shortly after showing the last coffin to Tobi, Kabuto exclaims that he had surpassed the Second Hokage and Orochimaru. It is very likely this is what he was referring to.
It is possible to have multiple copies, and this has already been exploited with Itachi's Sharingan and Madara's Rinnegan.
Both Itachi and Sasuke had Itachi's Sharingan at the same time. The revived Nagato **and Tobi** both have Madara's Rinnegan. If Itachi had not sealed Nagato, there would indeed be *three* copies of Madara's Rinnegan active at the same time.
The Madara's Rinnegan case shows how it could be exploited multiple times. If Obito dies and is revived, while his Rinnegan is transplanted to someone else, you could then have *four* Rinnegan, which are all really Madara's Rinnegan.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: As far as I understand it, let's say you reanimated Itachi. Sasuke, for arguments sake, doesn't have an eternal mangekyou, so he needs to switch eyes with someone. If he switched with Itachi, Sasuke would have good eyes, and Itachi, the worse ones.
I'm almost certain you can't reanimate a person twice at the same time, otherwise we'd have seen a lot more Kages in the fourth shinobi war. This means because you can only revive someone once at a time, and upon death/revival the reanimated body's eyes flake off and diminish, only four of a certain set of eyes can exist at a time because the eyes destroy themselves when the reanimation is destroyed.
This means, at a time, you can only have 4 eyes in existence (Two in the reanimation, and two in the reanimated persons original body in a coffin, if they haven't rotted away already) .
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2012/12/16 | 1,029 | 3,536 | <issue_start>username_0: ### This question contains spoilers for anime viewers and early manga readers.
We've seen Nagato use his Rinnegan to the fullest, using the Rikudo technique (to control 6 bodies)
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If he spams the Rinnegan, he'd be disgracing himself in his own eyes.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: They didnt have both Rinnegan eyes.
Madara had the left Rinnegan and Obito had the right Rinnegan.
Thus they could not use all paths since I guess some reside on the left, some on the right and some are awakened when both eyes are used
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2012/12/16 | 763 | 2,738 | <issue_start>username_0: Every villager in Konoha is aware that Naruto has the Kyuubi sealed inside of him.
Is anyone in the village or elsewhere (other than Kakashi and Jiraiya, that I remember knew) aware that he is the son of Minato and Kushina?
My main doubt being: **do they know that he is the son of the Fourth Hokage**?<issue_comment>username_1: >
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After all you can see how everyone who knew that info treated him entirely different from the rest.
**Edit:** As Madara said,
It really was TABOO not to talk about it in the village (About the demon inside Naruto etc).
Nevertheless, I do not think it was so complicated inform those who need to know that.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Yes. After their names were revealed, it seems as if "suddenly" everyone knew about it. Even Gai, and even the Raikage mentioned his parents without them being mentioned earlier.
That leads me to believe that people knew, and it was part of the taboo not to speak of it (or Kishimoto still hadn't thought about it then :D)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Most of them didn't know. It was a secret to protect Naruto. Just a few people knew it. I found proof on [this](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki#cite_note-10) site:
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Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: Obviously they don't. He was celebrated after defeating Pain, not because he's the Fourth's son, but rather because he became the hero of the village.
Btw, I think Naruto is happier to be acknowledged as a hero because of his acts and not because he's the son of a former Hokage. The only persons that knew about the truth were: Jiraiya, Sarutobi, maybe Kakashi (we saw a lot of time that Kakashi imagines he's teacher and mentor in Naruto, maybe he realized the relationship, but he didn't know that from the beginning), and a few ANBU members who were at that place when Naruto was born.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: Kakashi would have been one of the few who knew because one of his assignments as ANBU was to be a secret body guard for Minato's wife while she was pregnant. As for why people who knew who Minato married didnt put two and two together when suddenly this boy who looks oddly similar to the fourth ended up being born in their village and happend to be the one cursed to carry the burden of the price that was paid to save the village.
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2012/12/17 | 755 | 2,453 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime [Samurai Champloo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Champloo), there is a character called [Jin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Samurai_Champloo_characters#Jin) who is defined in the [Samurai Champloo Wiki](http://champloo.wikia.com/wiki/Jin) as:
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Wikipedia's page on the character says that this mon resembles that of [the Takeda clan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeda_clan), and provides a link to the story of [Takeda Shingen](http://www.zenstoriesofthesamurai.com/Characters/Shingen%20Takeda.htm), as well as a [broken link](http://www.scottshaw.com/daitoryu/).
**Is this really the Takeda mon?** (has the author every stated this, or is there any official reference)
**Or is it all just speculation and the pointing out of similarities?** (which may just have been inspirations)
Or could it be some other less-known clan's mon?<issue_comment>username_1: There is no way to know for sure, as it is not explicitly mentioned. While several other clans did use this design, the Takeda are by far the most well known. The four diamonds in this *mon* is said to stand for Takeda Shingen's famous, inspirational motto: "Swift as the wind. Silent as the forest. Fierce as the fire. Steadfast as the mountain," which was drawn from the writings of the Chinese strategist Sun Tzu (of "The Art of War" fame).
It should be noted that Yukimura bears the [Houjou](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C5%8Dj%C5%8D_clan) *mon* (looks like a Triforce), who were neighbors of the Takeda and over time have been both allies and adversaries to them. Perhaps Jin and Yukimura's relationship in the show is a symbolic microcosm of the parallels between the real-life families?
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The matsumae clan of Hokkaido who claimed descent from the Takeda as a cadet branch used the same mon as well
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2012/12/17 | 739 | 2,450 | <issue_start>username_0: In the intro chapter 000-1 of Soul Eater, it's stated that Maka has fed 99 human souls to Soul (the character), that's why they have gone after Blair (a seems-to-be witch) to collect the final soul for Soul (the character).
In chapter 1 on page 20, they were forced to take extra lessons with Black☆Star because both of them didn't collect a single soul. Additionally, you can see Blair from the intro in the first few pages.
So my question is, why are Soul and Maka punished for not collecting a soul, when in the intro it's stated that they have collected all their 99 souls already?<issue_comment>username_1: The goal is "exactly 99 human and a last witch soul". After soul ate Blair's soul,
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After that, just one soul of a witch is needed to complete the transformation. Usually the witch's soul is collected last, but if it's collected before the 99 other souls, it's kept within Shibusen until the 99 souls are gathered, and then gets taken out and consumed.
Now, if *any* other soul *other than a witch's soul* is eaten last, then **all** the souls that were eaten before it are **lost**, and the quests starts over again. In this case it doesn't matter at all that Blair
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Source: [Death Scythe (Weapon)](http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Scythe_%28Weapon%29)
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2012/12/17 | 864 | 2,860 | <issue_start>username_0: The question is easy: At which age are people, when they are revived using Edo-Tensei? Are they exactly of that age they died? Or can the user of Edo-Tensei decide, how old the ninjas are?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I know there haven't been cases of the revived being younger or older. They're just the age they were at the moment of death.
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2012/12/17 | 347 | 1,405 | <issue_start>username_0: I didn't understand the scenario where Yagami Light relinquishes ownership of his Death Note for the first time.
He trusted Rem to give it to such a person who would have traits like that of <NAME>.
What if that plan had not worked? Didn't the entire plan hinge on Rem's choice of the person?<issue_comment>username_1: People are predictable. Especially if you know one's personality in advance, you can almost accurately predict what one might do with great power, such as the Death Note.
Light is far from stupid, he knew exactly what would happen. He knew he'd use the Death Note to achieve a higher status, and that his and L's team would come and investigate. All a part of clearing their own name.
Basically, Light knew exactly what he was doing. Very little was left to chance in his plan.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes. He did take a risk. But he knew his plan will all work, and it did. He knew how people will react and what he'll do next just basing with a person's personality because he is genius and smart (but he used it for bad acts, though). Think about it, he even knew what he'll do himself if he loses all of his memories about the Death Note and I guess knowing oneself is the most difficult thing to do, so judging and knowing what other people will do in a particular situation would be easier for him.
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2012/12/17 | 2,469 | 10,101 | <issue_start>username_0: [Anime music videos](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_music_video) have public screenings in [several conventions](http://www.animemusicvideos.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=5), especially in the USA. How do they solve the problem of copyright?
Some contests [forbid the use of dubbed (localized) anime](http://www.anotheranimecon.com/?page_id=99) in competitions because of copyright issues. Are there different rules for content in Japanese (usually ripped from airing)? Is there an explicit or implicit agreement between organizers and copyright holders of Japanese works, or it is permitted by the copyright laws?<issue_comment>username_1: That depends on the country, the convention and the concrete copyright holders, I believe. For example, in USA (and some other countries), there is so-called "fair use". It takes different form from country to country, but in USA, as an example, it works like this (from [this wikipedia article](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use)):
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Another important thing is the reaction of those who hold the rights. Some publishers may be strict about the copyrights, and may take some actions to forbid you using copyrighted material. Other are more loyal and will allow you to use the material as long as you are not trying to make profit of it.
A good example for this are youtube videos. Some of them get deleted, some are blocked in particular countries, and some stay there, but have adverts placed on them. I think it is a good example of how different companies take different actions when the material on which they hold rights, is used.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This is actually a legal gray area. Typically, since nobody's making money of of them, the copyright holders don't usually pursue the claim. But it is ultimately at the whim of the copyright holder. The conventions typically get permission from their sponsors to do AMV screenings, the content show is usually owned by at least one of the sponsors. As they see it, it's free publicity for them at the convention.
Typically AMVs don't qualify as fair use. Though it is highly debated, you will most likely risk getting into legal trouble with copyright infringement if you attempt to use a fair-use defense.
Fair use allows someone to use copyrighted material for certain purposes where its use cannot practically be avoided. For example, if you review a movie, including a few very brief clips of the movie can generally be fair use, because it's difficult to review something without giving the readers a frame of reference. Here the copyrighted material is used to illustrate a concept or idea. This concept can also be applied to content used for educational purposes such as a supplement to lessons being taught in a class. Additionally, protected forms of free speech might unavoidably use or make reference to copyrighted materials, as when a political action group wants to make a point about an undesirable candidate and prepares a parody of his own campaign commercials. Note that most parodies recreate material and don't copy it wholesale.
Ultimately the decision is up to the copyright holders according to the [Digital Millennial Copyright Act](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act).
Here's Funimation take on this, from their copyright specialist [E<NAME>](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/chicks-on-anime/2009-05-05):
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Each copyright holder might have their own right view of their legal right, some might turn the other way, others may encourage it (because they are), while some just [don't like it at all](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenz_v._Universal_Music_Corp.).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: No matter what license standing of a copyrighted work, all copyright violations are persecuted only on demand of the affected entity (or entity acting on their behalf and request, e.g. BSA acting on behalf of software manufacturers.)
That means: no complaint = no lawsuit. The copyright holders are fully within their right to sue the fans for statutory damage. But (unlike with trademarks) they are completely free to ignore the violation, acknowledge it or even express approval without issuing actual license - they may choose not to sue, and they usually do.
There are many reasons, not the least of them being suing your own fan base is a really terrible marketing move.
Besides that, these videos are not damaging for the brand (so no way to find proportional damages as none happened) and are not released for profit (so no royalties to sue for.) They can be only sued for statutory damages and even if that provides actual profit outweighing the hassle, the damages to reputation for alienating the fan base will be far worse than the financial profit.
And in the end, these videos are frequently a free marketing of their franchise. They actually bring profit by attracting new fans, new customers. So why fight something profitable?
In essence, **the authors and studios *choose* to let the fans get away with the copyright violations**.
The case is somewhat different in case of trademarks. A trademark that is not actively defended is at risk of being lost. Studios sometimes "regretfully" send Cease&Desist letters to fans who, say, produce games that feature trademarked titles. Studios with more competent lawyers choose a different avenue, issuing a limited license allowing these fans to proceed with an official blessing. They can't afford to let the issue "pass under the radar" as is the standard in case of copyright. They must act one way or another, permit or decline, they can't ignore it.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: As unpopular as this is likely to be... AMVs at US-based anime conventions are fairly flagrant copyright violations. They are clearly derivative works, using the artwork of an anime to either summarize the story or create a different story from the original work.
The American copyright law [summarizes](http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/101) this fairly clearly:
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> works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization,
> fictionalization, motion picture version, sound recording, art
> reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any other form in which a
> work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work consisting of
> editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications
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(On a side note... yes... this is the reason fansubs are violations as well)
Unlike what several people here have said, copyright is **NOT** limited to civil law (the type of law where the copyright holder is the one who has to bring a case against the offender). Both the Copyright Act and the DMCA have established criminal penalties for cases of 'willful copyright infringement'. This does mean that it is possible for law enforcement to investigate, arrest and prosecute copyright violators without the involvement of the copyright owners. From a practical perspective, this would be very difficult, since law enforcement needs to know if some type of permission has been given. (and this type of investigation is usually limited to mass importers of bootleg DVDs/CDs)
Realistically speaking, however, anime music videos are fantastic advertising for the copyright owners property. We are unlikely to see any type of hostile action against them at any time.
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A more realistic problem is the other media being flagrantly infringed upon in an AMV. Unlike the anime, which is typically sliced into small "beat-sized" fragments and rearranged at the whims of the creator, the MUSIC part of the AMV is typically a straight copy of a recording. This violates the musicians song copyright, the recording company's media copyright, AND the public production copyright (owned by who-knows).
Once again, if the song is from the anime, any prosecution is unlikely. For popular American pop songs, however, anime conventions would be well advised to look into obtaining blanket licenses from the major clearing houses. (the same operations that sell permission to bars/nightclubs for 'public performance')
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2012/12/17 | 1,582 | 6,171 | <issue_start>username_0: In Dragonball Z, when Gohan changed into an Ozoro, Piccolo found an appropriate solution, destroy the moon. Easy-peasy.
The real question is, when Goku used his Genki Dama (on two occasions, by the way), it never resulted in anything more than a relatively small crater. With all the power stored inside that sphere (easy above a *billion*, and over 9000), shouldn't it have caused a *bit* more damage? Piccolo managed to *destroy the moon*, easily, with power level of less than 1000.<issue_comment>username_1: Well, there is no physical evidence to that,
But Namek was approximately the size of Earth and the Moon probably was much more smaller.
so basically it was easier for Piccolo to do so.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The **Genki Dama** (元気玉, *Spiritual Energy Sphere*) cannot be created by someone with an impure heart and mind. This implies that you use it against evil. It's positive energy that you use to get rid of the evil that is poisoning your world.
Still, this does not mean the Genki Dama is not powerful enough to destroy a planet. After all, King Kai says:
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So I suppose this means that Goku gets *just* the energy necessary to kill Frieza (or whoever was there) and not the planet itself. He's Goku after all, he supposedly can control his energy.
Piccolo doesn't have such a limit. He intentionally destroys the Moon with pure, mindless power.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Piccolo isn't the only character to blow up the moon in Dragon Ball. <NAME> (disguised as <NAME>) destroys the moon at the end of the 21st World Martial Arts Tournament using the [MAX Power Kamehameha](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/MAX_Power_Kamehameha), which takes considerably more effort than for Piccolo. In the meantime, Kami recreated the moon, so this isn't a plot hole.
However, it's a good question as to why the moon is so easy to destroy, while the earth is so much harder. Part of this can be explained since the moon is much less massive, but even then the numbers don't quite add up if we assume the Earth and Moon are the same as ours. Let's assume that physics in the DB universe is at least somewhat similar to our own, modulo spirit attacks and whatever else. Of course, this assumption might be wrong, but if you start changing how physics works, there's no reason why the moon can't be filled with TNT so that it explodes whenever anyone so much as looks at it.
I've made some approximations in the following calculations. I calculated the gravitational binding energy of the moon to be 1.2 \* 10^29 J. That's the minimum amount of energy to blow up the moon so that it won't reform by its own gravity, so we can assume that the characters were using at least that much energy. That amount would be enough to knock 3.4 \* 10^20 kg of matter off of the surface of the earth, which is roughly 0.006% of the mass of the earth. That doesn't seem like a lot, but if we assume a uniform density of the earth, that's about 1.6 \* 10^7 cubic miles of matter, which corresponds to a cube where each side has length 250 miles. That's a pretty huge crater. So just saying that the moon is easier to blow up than the earth isn't going to cut it.
There are 3 ways to resolve this. First, the earth and moon in the DB universe could be very different from what they are here. Specifically, the moon could be larger and less massive, and the earth smaller and more massive than in real life. However, it takes quite a bit of stretching to get believable values, and that's ignoring the vast power difference between DBZ Goku and DB Roshi. If you push things that far, I wouldn't expect it to be consistent with everything else in the series. The second possibility is that the moon is somehow more vulnerable than the Earth to attacks. This is roughly what username_2's answer says. It's entirely possible, but as far as I can tell there's little indication of this in the series apart from the Genki Dama, so I don't know why other attacks directed at planets would not destroy them.
This leaves the third possibility, which is my personal choice: the producers weren't really thinking about it when they did this, and were more concerned with making things dramatic than making them consistent. As such, I'd call this a plot hole, but it's a pretty minor one in the grand scheme of things.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Simple answer, Piccolo WANTED to destroy the moon. It has been demonstrated on numerous occasions that the characters in DBZ have a very exact control over their energy. The best option for how to look at it is that Goku when using the Spirit Bomb on Frieza didn't want to destroy Namek because it would kill him and his friends, the best explanation is that he concentrated the energy of the explosion almost entirely on Frieza. As for when it was used on Buu, at that point the bomb was not only concentrated on Buu but was also being fired at an angle (as evidenced by it pushing Buu backwards) so it can be assumed that the reason it only left a crater that time was because very little of the bomb's energy was focused on the planet. This is just my own speculation but if you wanted a reason then this would be your best one as trying to explain it in other ways leads towards more questions and even more speculation as to the powers of the characters.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: The simplest explanation I can think of is density.
Earth has an average density of 5.52 g/cm.
The moon has an average density of 3.34 g/cm.
So, it's possible that the difference is exponential - the difference may be only 2.18 g/cm, but the force needed to blow something up may increase from a (arbitrary numbers here) threshold of 100 (moon) to a threshold of 1000, instead of a threshold from 100 to, say, 300.
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2012/12/18 | 886 | 3,079 | <issue_start>username_0: Considering that Clow Reed and <NAME> Reed have the same surnames and that they both have magical powers, how are they related? It was not clearly stated on the anime series or manga how they are related (unless I overlooked it). Are they brothers or relatives? Or do they just coincidentally have the same surnames? (Though Yuko said there is no such thing as coincidence, there is only inevitability.)
I'll appreciate any details. Thanks a lot.<issue_comment>username_1: According to the [Tsubasa Wikia](http://tsubasa.wikia.com/):
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This is shown in chapter 64, which appears in Volume 9 of the manga. He is described as somewhat of a distant relative of <NAME>.
Information for this can be found on: [Fei Wang Reed's Wikia page](http://tsubasa.wikia.com/wiki/Fei_Wang_Reed) and Fei Wang Reed's section on [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tsubasa:_Reservoir_Chronicle_characters#Fei-Wang_Reed). The citing is provided on the Wikipedia page.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: <NAME> was born from the wish <NAME> made to revive Yuko. I think this goes far beyond being heavily implied, as it is pretty much confirmed by his actions, his motivations, and his dialogue. For instance, when he dies in chapter 231, he says,
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Additionally, he shatters to pieces, his body falling apart after death as with all the clones in the series who died. I believe he is a clone of <NAME>, in the same way Watanuki is a clone of Syaoran. Since Clow Reed was unable to revive Yuko, part of Fei-Wang Reed's motivations is to prove he is superior to Clow, by accomplishing what Clow could not do. It's possible that Fei-Wang was born from Clow Reed's regrets at having had to give up, and thus why he is so determined to carry out the wish.
But regardless of my little speculation spree, considering Watanuki was born from stopping Sakura's time, it isn't so far-fetched to think Fei-Wang was born from stopping Yuko's.
Here's what Fai has to say when Kurogane asks why Fei-Wang broke into pieces:
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As far as the story goes, the only known characters who fit the bill of having such powerful magical power are Clow Reed and Sakura. We also happen to know Clow Reed made a wish to save Yuko, so it seems like it's a mystery solved.
We could get into speculation and say there's simply some unknown character. There is simply no information to support such a theory, however, and I believe if that was the conclusion the authors wanted us to reach, they would have laid the groundwork.
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2012/12/18 | 801 | 2,878 | <issue_start>username_0: A Saiyajin can multiply his power if he takes great damage or is near death and is able to heal himself afterwards.
With that ability alone, they could rinse and repeat countless times before the first encounter with the Androids (you can't be too safe).
Goku and Vegeta have their pride and all, I get that. But Trunks and Gohan are much more rational (especially Future Trunks). So why didn't they do what Vegeta did on Namek with Dende for example?<issue_comment>username_1: There are multiple things against this.
1. It needs a close death experience to gain power and they need to be healed afterwards, as Dende wasn't on earth at this time and they surely don't want to eat all the beans. It would take a lot of time to regain their full strength and they could die trying of course.
2. Vegeta and Goku would never use something like that to gain power because of their pride.
3. They might have underestimated the cyborgs
4. Future Trunks was not in this timeline on that time
5. Gohan was a kid at this time and he "had to study". His mother would have never allowed him to be beaten half dead and recovered just to increase power.
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Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: First things first
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* Goku use in the spaceship, while going to Namek. (Seeds)
* Vegeta ask Dende to help him with it in Namek. (Heal)
* Gohan get power up thanks to the [Old Kai](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Old_Kai). (Without getting damage, only releasing the hidden power)
* Trunks and Goten never needed the power up (they used only the SSJ 3 form to do this)
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The Androids appearance
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> Trunks. Goku, Piccolo and Gohan leave to go and face their destiny
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Source: [The Androids Appear - Summary (1st Paragraph)](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/The_Androids_Appear)
The point that need to be considerate here is: **You need to train your technique not only your power (check out how boxers or others professional fighters train before a fight)**
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There was also the possibility they could have died while trying this, so it's not such a good strategy.
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2012/12/18 | 595 | 2,060 | <issue_start>username_0: When Nagato used the [Outer Path](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path%3a_Samsara_of_Heavenly_Life_Technique) technique to revive the citizens of Konoha killed in the attack, why wasn't Jiraiya revived as well?
It was revealed that the original plan was for Madara to be revived with the technique, so it's not like there was a time limit or anything.<issue_comment>username_1: There are several reasons.
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Outer Path probably is limited by either distance or time which has passed since death. Otherwise, the technique would have revived people from the whole world.
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Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: That's because Gedo: Rinne Tensei requires a body.
Rinne Tensei is practically a Yang-element technique. It breathes life, into a dead body, healing any damage or injury done to it. However, it is not Yin. It cannot create form. You need an actual body for it to work.
Since Jiraiya died and his body sank to the bottom of the ocean, he wasn't anywhere near the village when Nagato used Rinne Tensei.
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Also even if Jiraiya was revived he would have been a the bottom of the ocean by now and I doubt he can breathe underwater so even if he was revived he would die instantly anyways because of the lack of oxygen and the water pressure.
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2012/12/18 | 528 | 1,980 | <issue_start>username_0: When Naruto is talking to the Kyuubi is his mind or his spirit inside the Kyuubi?
What happens while he is running? Does he have something like an autopilot?<issue_comment>username_1: It's like thinking while running, or making a phone call.
His mind is there, but he's also aware of his surroundings, he's not gazing into space.
Also, it's very likely that these interactions happen much faster than we see them (in the real world), just like thoughts and dreams are experienced by the brain in a flash, while to us it *seems* as if it took minutes (in reality it took less then a second).
Upvotes: 7 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Its more like when we talk to our Inner selves when we are hitting on a girl.
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Is she looking at Me ?
Why is she looking ?
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When you first learn to ride bicycle you have to think a lot and then after sometime it becomes automatic.
Naruto does not have to make conscious effort to talk to Kyuubi, he can simultaneously talk to Kyuubi and do other stuff, because its automatic now.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Sometimes Naruto is able to talk to the Kyuubi (Kurama) while not having to go inside his mind. He usually goes inside his mind when he really has to, wants to, or just needs power. But if hes not falling or standing still but he's actually running he wont really go into hi mind to see the Kyuubi or he will hit something. He would have to stop if he wants to actaully see the fox. That's why he can talk to the the Kyuubi or the Kyuubi talks to him without Naruto having to go inside his mind.
p.s: The nine tailed fox's name is Kurama.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: It may be like shadow clones. One of his shadow clone conscience talk to kuruma while other runs. When talk is done he simply undo jutsu and know his little conversation with kuruma.
During strong moments he cannot run and talk , since he had to concentrate all his chakra at one place.
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2012/12/18 | 3,909 | 14,747 | <issue_start>username_0: Although [this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/356/why-are-there-ending-of-the-series-death-note-so-different-in-manga-and-anime) was closed, it was actually through it that I came to realize that the anime and manga versions of Death Note are different, having only seen the anime version.
Just how different are the two versions?
Does the anime simply omit some details, shortening the story?
Or do they take completely different directions at some point? (much like the FMA manga and its first anime series) If this is the case, at which point do they part?<issue_comment>username_1: There are some minor differences.
For example, when L loses his life in the Anime, he doesn't say anything. But in the Manga he says something like "I knew I was right".
But the main difference is the ending.
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Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: **Summary**
There are a lot of differences between the Death Note Manga and it’s Anime adaptation, but they’re mostly minor differences, with the overall story being the same. Compared to the Manga, the Anime has had some scenes removed, new ones added, and some included scenes have been altered. I’ll go over some of the more notable changes, but this won’t be a complete list.
**L/Light Arc**
The conversation between L and Light that happens in the coffee shop was altered significantly, with the Manga scene being a lot longer and containing more dialogue between Light and L. In the Anime the only question L asks Light is the one where L gives Light pictures of the “L, do you know that Gods of Death love apples?” messages. In the anime L also asks Light what he can conclude by L revealing himself, and also asks him a question about the various FBI detectives that were killed by Kira.
The following scene, with Light, L, and Soichiro, had alterations as well.In the manga L asks Light what he thinks Kiras personality is like, which leads L to state that the most likely person to be Kira based on Lights description would be Lights sister, Sayu. This causes Light to be outraged, and Soichiro to state that he doesn’t believe it’s possible for Sayu to be Kira (but doesn’t make the same statement about Light, which is something Ryuk makes note of).
In the Manga the first meeting between Misa and Light contains an explanation from Misa about how much of a persons face she needs to see in order to know their name, which was omitted from the Anime.
**Business Arc**
The anime also excludes a few scenes between Rem and Higuchi, likely to prevent the watcher from discovering who the new Kira is too long before it’s revealed (due to recognizing the voice). The most notable exclusion is a scene where Rem tells Higuchi he can stop killing criminals now, but Higuchi refuses, stating he still needs criminals to die, since it’s good for business.
The manga also shows that Rem is disgusted by Higuchi and the other members of the “Kira board”. Rem tells Misa during their bathroom scene that her disgust at the actions of the “Kira Board” have made her come to the conclusion that Light may actually be a good person, and wishes for him to succeed (and, for this reason, is no longer able to kill people in order to help Light succeed, since it would cause Rem to die).
When Light gets the notebook back, and Misa resumes her duties as the second Kira, there’s a scene in the Anime which shows Misa walking in the city singing. This scene isn’t present in the Manga, and was added to the Anime.
The death of L is handled differently as well. In the Anime there’s a scene which takes place on the roof of the task forces HQ, after which L gives Light a foot massage. Immediately after this scene L and Watari are killed by Rem. In the Manga the rooftop scene and foot massage are completely omitted. The scene before and after this, showing that Rem is considering killing L to save Misa, is all just one scene. It’s not broken up by anything in the middle. When L does die, he’s complete silent in the Anime, but in the Manga he says “I wasn’t wrong”. Finally, there’s a few scenes between L and Watari in the anime (flashback to L at the orphanage and L coming to Wataris computer room at HQ) which aren't present in the Manga.
**Near/Mello Arc**
The second half of Death Note, featuring Near and Mello, contains a lot of alterations as well, with quite a few scenes being removed. It also adds a few additional scenes between Misa and Light, giving a bit more of a glimpse into their relationship, and expanding some more on Misas character (you really get to see how much she cares for Light, and how concerned she gets when Light is upset).
In the Manga Near brings Soichiro in for questioning after Near sends a chopper to pick up Soichiro in the desert. The SPK also gets the USA president to send in a squad of soldiers to retrieve the Death Note from Mello, but the assault fails due to Sidoh taking off everyones helmets so Mellos group can kill them with the Death Note.
In the Manga Mello and <NAME> are shown to have met prior to the scene where Mello puts a gun to her head, and almost immediately after the meeting between Mello and Near, Mello contacts Mogi and sends him to meet near. Near asks him a few questions and shares some information with him, with Mello and the task force listening in (although Mogi doesn’t say anything). Mogi is actually still with the SPK when Demegawa storms their headquarters, and safely escapes with them. Mogi is still with the SPK up until Aizawa goes to meet up with Near, at which point Mogi and Aizawa leave together. In the Anime Mello never contacts Mogi, and Mello and Halle weren’t shown to be in contact prior to Mello putting a gun to her head. When Aizawa gets in touch with Near regarding his doubts about Light he does it over the phone, and not in person. Interestingly enough, though, the Anime scene where Aizawa does first meet Near in person was actually over the phone in the Manga, so they (sort of) swapped those two scenes.
The anime removes a lot of scenes between Misa giving up the Death Note and Light making contact with Mikami as well. In the Manga we actually see Light looking for someone to replace Misa, and notices Mikami during a broadcast of Kiras Kingdom, which results in Light sending Mikami the Death Note. Mikami also tries to reach out to Kira (Light) during an episode of Kiras kingdom, stating that if Kira can’t get in touch with him he’ll begin acting on his own. Mikami also doesn’t get in touch with Light until the second meeting between Takada and Light. In their first meeting Light gets Takada to make some statements during the broadcast in an attempt to have Mikami contact her, and then Mikami contacts her during the second meeting between Light and Takada.
In the manga we see a few more scenes of Mello and Matt (the one who helped Mello kidnapped takada) observing Misa and Light, but nothing really notable happens in these scenes.
**Ending**
As the other answer already made note of, the ending is changed as well, and is definitely the biggest change. In the anime Light escapes from the warehouse after Mikami kills himself, and dies when Ryuk writes Lights name in the Death Note.
In the Manga Mikami doesn’t kill himself in the warehouse, and Light doesn’t escape. Instead, after Matsuda uses Light for target practice, Light crawls on over to Ryuk and begs him to write everyone’s name down in his Death Note. Instead Ryuk writes Lights name in the Death Note, resulting in Lights Death. The story then cuts ahead a few years, and there’s an epilogue. In the epilogue we learned that Mikami killed himself in prison, and that Aiziwa has taken over as head of the Japanese Police. Near has taken over the position as L, and still works with the police. The final shot of the Manga shows that people still worship Kira, and pray for him to return one day.
**Misc**
The Anime also contains a lot more imagery than the Manga does. In the anime there are several scenes which often don’t show what’s actually happening when some characters are talking. For example, during the “I am in Japan” conversation between Near and Light it shows the two of them going up a construction elevator, whereas in the Manga it just shows them talking over the phone. These changes were likely made to make the long dialogue scenes of the show more visually interesting.
**In Closing**
So that should cover the majority of the changes between the Manga and Anime, although I may have overlooked something. As you can see, the overall story remains the same, but there’s definitely enough differences between the two make reading the Manga worthwhile if you’ve already seen the anime (and vica versa).
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Most of the major ones have already been brought up, but there are several small ones that make things change in ways you wouldn't expect. The easiest to see example is that Mello (in the manga) had a cross, both on a necklace (potentially a rosary or a fifteen-decade rosary) and hanging off his gun, in the anime the gun has nothing hanging off of it and there is no horizontal bar on the necklace. To most, these are minor, **but** the connotations are huge. Death Note had, over and over again, shown that there is no afterlife, that everyone returns to nothingness. We, as viewers, accept that that is the way it is in Death Note, but to the other characters, they would have no way of knowing. To me, such little things made a big impact from a lore and world building perspective.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: For an interesting subtle difference, see the essay [Two boys, one post? Or why anime Light is not the same as manga Light](https://casuistor.tumblr.com/post/148774472866/two-boys-one-post-or-why-anime-light-is-not-the) by [casuistor](https://casuistor.tumblr.com), which goes in detail about how anime-Light and manga-Light actually differ in characterization.
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> In short then, the two iterations of Light Yagami are fundamentally different in their psychological make up. To use a glass analogy, at the start of canon, manga-Light is a perfect sheet of glass that shatters into pieces once he finds the death note. Anime-Light however, is characterized as broken fragments at the start of canon that are put back together when he finds the death note. This difference is even highlighted by the titles. The manga’s first chapter is entitled “Boredom,” Boredom is what compels Light to write in the note initially and boredom is what destroys Light’s personal mythos.
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2012/12/18 | 665 | 2,490 | <issue_start>username_0: Ichigo (obviously) has them, like his father. But it does not seem something that someone just inherits from their parent(s)? One of Ichigos his sisters has little and the other none.
Does one need to (accidentally) come into contact in order to obtain spiritual powers? Although Ichigo always seem to have had them.
Or is it just (dumb) 'luck' and one has them or not?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, it seems to be a born trait.
We can see that on the flashbacks from Rukia, about their time in Rukungai. When they somehow gotten hungry, while other souls did not. That means they had innate potential from the start.
It is possible that through training, one can achieve higher spiritual power. But I think the seed is a born trait.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Everybody has Reiyoku, or spiritual energy. According to bleach.wikia.com:
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For Yasutora Sado (Chad) according to bleach.wikia.com:
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To summarize, there are a number of different ways that humans become able to see ghosts and Hollows and interact with them (as Chad, Orihime, etc. do).
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2012/12/18 | 1,975 | 7,372 | <issue_start>username_0: The wiki says that Hashirama died shortly after the creation of Konohagakure. Do we know how he died? I mean, he was powerful enough to stand up to Madara, so I feels like it would be no small thing that could kill him.<issue_comment>username_1: It's unknown exactly how did he die, but here's what we can find. His wiki page says:
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> Hashirama died shortly after the founding of Konoha in one of the many
> wars that were raging during this revolutionary era, but not before
> passing on the title of Hokage to Tobirama.**1**
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However, if we head to the [Konohagakure](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohagakure) wiki page, we will find a more specific note:
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> Hashirama died during the First Shinobi World War, necessitating his
> brother <NAME> replace him as Second Hokage.1 Tobirama would
> also die during the war, appointing his pupil <NAME> as his
> successor before sacrificing himself to ensure his pupils' escape from
> Kumogakure's ninja.**2**
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Now, here's what we know about the First Shinobi War (emphasis mine):
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> The First Shinobi War was the first of the great wars that involved the majority of
> shinobi villages and countries. The war started not long after the system of one shinobi
> village per country was established by the founding of Konohagakure. To try and
> maintain a balance of power, **the First Hokage divided the tailed beasts among the
> other five villages****3** when he began his peace talks with them.
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So it indeed looks like he died in the First Shinobi War, which is not too surprising, considering that
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Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In my opinion, the First Hokage is meant to be a more mystical aspect throughout the series.
They start off at a very early point in the original Naruto series explaining how powerful he was, and they reference that continuously more and more throughout the series. The same can be said for the Sharingan. Orochimaru is obsessed with research concerning both if them, and we see plot developments all throughout the series with both of them.
My theory is that Hashirama was killed off in order for these plot developments to occur. Unfortunately we don't have much information on this, but I think that the reason why it's so gray in that area is to allow for future plot developments to happen.
Obviously the First Hokage was incredibly powerful. Madara even goes so far as to say that even with his Rinnegan/Eternal Mangekyo/Mokuton jutsu, he still wouldn't be a match for Senju Hashirama. It's kind of hard to believe that he died in a random shinobi battle.
Lets not forget that Hashirama's Mokuton-infused cells granted Madara an enhanced life span, but they also grant insane chakra-reinforced strength and chakra-enhanced abilities. With Mokuton cells, Danzo was able to use Shisui's Kotoamatsukami once every four days, rather than once every 10 years.
We know that he is dead during to Orochi and the Third's battle. So maybe he was killed by a random group of vague assassins that never get mentioned again in the series. If that's the case then that is one big gray splotch on an otherwise colorful canvas. Because if there is one thing I've come to respect out of Naruto, it's the writers attention to detail and the complexities of the series... Not some half-assed plot tie up where the most powerful ninja in the known world gets vaguely killed in the first shinobi world war.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: It says that he died sometime before or at the early stages of the first shinobi war, Tobirama also died during that war and Hiruzen became Hokage then
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: During Orochimaru's reanimation of the 1st hokage, based on the reanimation he's still wearing a combat armor which means he's in a middle of fighting, neither assassinated, sacrificed for something or died because of some reasons.
Or maybe since he's also one of Orochimaru's primary subject's for experimentation, Orochimaru might have done something on the 1st's body, he might have poisoned it or something.
No one really knows this is just only my theory.
But if our theories isn't still right the death of the 1st hokage still remains a mystery
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I believe that Hashirama's story is a lot colder, different and more true to his character, then what people presume. Hashiramas life was an extremely difficult hardship to bear and not anyone could just be, what he was. When I say this, I don't just mean physically but emotionally and mentally, as well. He spent his life, trying to juggle peace, family, friendship and justice for everyone. He was constantly being tugged by opposing opinions of what peace truly was, or what kind of consequences would come of his actions as a hokage....who would it benefit? who would it hurt? Would peace truly come of all this, between the Senju and Uchicha clans....or any clans!? I believe that Hashirama became tired of it all. He coudlnt balance all this - and no matter what he did, true peace would never come of all his goals. When Madara read the Naka Shrine; he found out that true peace just wasn't possible; for it was all an endless cycle of death and hatred between clans. After much time and many years of Hashirama fighting, fighting and more fighting - he started to understand what Madara was trying to say but could never get to that extreme of an solution. He probably couldn't convince himself of what was right and wrong anymore. True peace was a catch-22. There was no way to really reach it. This could've had a big part to do with Hashiramas standards of peace, since they were so high. He couldn't bear the fact that he failed(at least by his standards), and like he always says "conflict, no matter what the era". Even the most powerful people in the world have a limit. His heart could only take so much killing and blood spilling. Think about this: A man who speaks of nothing but peace and love....seeing nothing but war and hate. The Hashirama that we all know, was a genuine human being with a soft heart and eventually that heart cant take anymore pain. Yeah, im saying it, because this is what I believe his character truly reflects: I think he let himself die in war -or- killed himself. He was just tired of it all and saw no more purpose or meaning, so he hands the title to his brother and goes off to war with the intention of dying without people knowing it was premeditated. Maybe he wanted people to learn a lesson from his death, if they could figure him out. A great and extremely significant character like Hashirama, has to have a very significant death, not just by dying in battle. He was either truly depressed of this fate that could not be altered by his leadership and skills.....or......he wanted his death to be something that people could learn from. He figured, he goes out with a mark on the world. His death maybe would be another component of people in the future finding something more close to true peace. All his successors would learn from him.
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2012/12/19 | 1,136 | 4,063 | <issue_start>username_0: This contains spoilers up to chapter 112 (not much of a spoiler, but still).
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It shows not only that Zangetsu is acquainted with White Ichigo, but also is in apparently well relations with him ("sorry to have bothered you"), and is also apparently able to summon and unsummon him ("send me back already").
How and *why* is Zangetsu (a Zanpakutō!) able to summon the Hollow inside of Ichigo? Shouldn't a Zanpakutō spirit and a Hollow Spirit be natural enemies?<issue_comment>username_1: Both White Ichigo and Zangetsu are a part of Ichigo's being or soul. Hence, they can freely communicate with each other. The most important thing about *Bleach* power-ups is that they follow the basic principle of "know thyself" and thus, Ichigo himself is unaware of their true capabilities until he pays attention to them by training.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: A Zanpakutō is born with a shinigami and is a part of its soul. That's why a zanpakutō's personality and abilities differ among shinigamis as they are reflections of their inner being.
However the hollow, white ichigo, is not a natural part of ichigo or any shinigami, although it becomes a part of its soul, the hollowfication process is not a natural occurrence like the zanpakutō.
Their is a constant battle between these forces, as they each try to get the upper hand especially white ichigo who wants to control his body. You can see that the inner world of ichigo changes when one or the other has dominance, for example when the hollow has dominance zangetsu has a white kimono and the inner world also changes accordingly.
When zangetsu is in control he is able to summon white ichigo to some extent, however in this specific case white ichigo is also willingly helpful because the inner battle happens at a crucial moment where ichigo is in a life and death battle with kenpachi, and neither of them can afford that ichigo dies as they are a part of him, hence white ichigo saying; "it would be problematic if he didn't win."
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: **SPOILER ALERT!!**
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Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Well if you look at it, in the beginning Ichigo was saved by Rukia and when Zangetsu came in, the spirits didn't know each other. He felt the hollow was a person who might just have ended up as a hollow and who needed help out.
Who knows why he did it? I hope it was for the good or for the bad. We don't know.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: White Ichigo is Zangetsu. He was originally known as White. He was one of the very first attempted Vasto Lorde Arrancars by Aizen. When he was shot in the head by Ichigo's mother, who was a Quincy, he self-destructed and infected her soul. This caused her to go into a state called Soul Suicide. She was eventually stabilized with the help of Kisuke. And when Ichigo was born, White was genetically transferred over to Ichigo and took the form of his Zanpakutō spirit. His appearance changed to that of Ichigo, but with inverted colors. Whenever Ichigo turns into a hollow it is not actually a hollow form. It is actually Zangetsu taking over to save his life and Ichigo's. And White Ichigo's sole purpose isn't to devour Ichigo's body. The author just didn't want to give his backstory away just yet.
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2012/12/19 | 698 | 2,467 | <issue_start>username_0: In addition to his bankai, Byakuya is observed using three techniques:
* Gokei
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Not only is this the largest number of Zanpakutō abilities that we have seen in one sword (I think), but each one of them seems more powerful than the last (and more powerful than his bankai!).
So what exactly are those three techniques? Why is Byakuya the only one in *Bleach* to have so many different techniques contained in his Zanpakutō?<issue_comment>username_1: They are various forms of his bankai, achieved by arranging the blades in different patterns. His bankai is versatile by nature (being composed of countless tiny blade fragments), and affords him several forms, with varying combination of attack and defense.
Whether a bankai can have multiple forms depends on its nature. Hitsugaya Toshiro and Abarai Renji *could* also achieve multiple bankai forms with practice/training. The former could mold Hyorinmaru's ice into various forms (like [fairy-tail](/questions/tagged/fairy-tail "show questions tagged 'fairy-tail'")'s Gray), while the latter could rearrange Zabimaru's segments. Shinigami such as Komamura, Tousen, or Soifon would likely not have multiple bankai forms due to the nature of their bankai.
By the way, Byakuya is no longer the only known shinigami with multiple bankai forms
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Byakuya is not the only one with multiple techniques for his Zanpakutō. All main characters seem to have multiple techniques and probably the others as well but we have not seen it (yet).
I suppose this is due to (heavy) training, as goes with everything: When you train a lot you gain more experience, increase your skills and gain more insight how to you your skills. This all results in new ideas how to use a weapon and thus in multiple techniques.
Characters climb in class rank when they show enough skill (and there is a 'free spot'), so when looking at the other way around: the high(er) ranked characters are likely to have a high(er) skill set and thus multiple techniques.
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> Kabuto summoned Deidara during the fourth world war, but only used him to keep the Tsuchikage busy while he (Kabuto) kidnapped Yamato. He then unsummoned Deidara and has never summoned him since then.
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Whether a bankai can have multiple forms depends on its nature. Hitsugaya Toshiro and Abarai Renji *could* also achieve multiple bankai forms with practice/training. The former could mold Hyorinmaru's ice into various forms (like [fairy-tail](/questions/tagged/fairy-tail "show questions tagged 'fairy-tail'")'s Gray), while the latter could rearrange Zabimaru's segments. Shinigami such as Komamura, Tousen, or Soifon would likely not have multiple bankai forms due to the nature of their bankai.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Byakuya is not the only one with multiple techniques for his Zanpakutō. All main characters seem to have multiple techniques and probably the others as well but we have not seen it (yet).
I suppose this is due to (heavy) training, as goes with everything: When you train a lot you gain more experience, increase your skills and gain more insight how to you your skills. This all results in new ideas how to use a weapon and thus in multiple techniques.
Characters climb in class rank when they show enough skill (and there is a 'free spot'), so when looking at the other way around: the high(er) ranked characters are likely to have a high(er) skill set and thus multiple techniques.
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2012/12/19 | 1,158 | 4,018 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Fate universe, is there a reason why the Servants summoned in each Holy Grail War belong to different classes?
Using relics and additional incantations during the summoning ritual, Masters have some degree of control over the Class (e.g. Matou Kariya's additional incantations to choose the Berserker Class) and exact identity of the Servant.
What would happen if two Masters both tried the same Class using an incantation (e.g., Berserker), or even used (part of) the same relic to summon the same Servant? For example:
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The keyword here is "some". The Servants are summoned by the Grail, even though the Masters have some sort of control of what they are trying to summon. [This wiki](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Classification) states (it has a reference too, but the reference is in Japanese):
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> The Three Knight classes are the only Servants who will definitely be
> summoned according to the framework of the Holy Grail War, allowing
> for variation in the rest of the classes. More than one version of the
> same class cannot be summoned, even if all the Masters were to use the
> variation in the summoning chant to get a Berserker-class Servant.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Whoever summoned a class first will get it for certain. If two Masters tried to get Saber, whoever summoned it first would get it and the other would get the hero their catalyst would summon in another role. To give an in-universe example: <NAME> (Caster) was summoned as his weakest possible class in his weakest state: after the death of Jeanne D´arc where he was a deranged serial killer who delved into magic. Had Ryounosuke summoned Gilles earlier, he would´ve most likely gotten him as a Saber or Rider, the two classes he belongs to the best.
There´s never really a reason given as to why classes exist. The best answer I can give you is variety in combatants. If all 7 masters summoned a Hassan Sabbah (Assassin), the show would honestly suck.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: The Servant System is a ritual with the purpose of summonning 7 [Grand Servants](http://typemoon.wikia.com/wiki/Servant#Grand) in order to protect mankind from being wiped out, these are the 7 greatest heroes belonging into each of the classes and they are summoned in their strongest form, in their prime, as recorded in the Throne of Heroes. This is a ritual done by the collective unconciousness of humanity, Alaya, and draws power from the Root itself, beyond human comprehension. Then the Makiri (Matou) family designed the Servant summoning ritual for their Holy Grail War in imitation of this Grand Servant ritual, but the summoned Heroic Spirits are sort of shackled by the Classes in which they are materialized, so they are not the full forms of the Servants. For example, Artoria when summoned to the Saber class has no access to her Holy Lance Rhongomyniad, and if she's summoned as Lancer she doesn't have Excalibur. So the Class restrictions as are seen in Fate/stay night are completely due to it being an imitation of another higher ritual.
On the other hand there are instances of 2 Servants of the same class being summoned. In the 3rd HGW, The Edelfelt sisters summoned 2 aspects of a single Saber Servant, so there were 2 Sabers during that war, but it had more to do with their family Magic Trait, Ore Scales, so it was a very unusual situation.
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2012/12/20 | 1,310 | 4,575 | <issue_start>username_0: As we know, Sasori has
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[This question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/612/at-which-age-are-ninjas-revived-with-edo-tensei) also states that when summoned by Edo Tensei,
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So how was Kabuto able to summon Sasori? If the reincarnation retains body damage, wouldn't he only be able to reincarnate Sasori's "Living Core"? I doubt that the process of "enchanting", which Kabuto can perform, involves re-making the whole body.<issue_comment>username_1: I can't find good answers but it is possible that Sasori infused his chakra into his puppet body, and continuous usage of the body as his own, coupled with his own memories of the human body, might have imprinted this body into his consciousness. Well this is "mystical speculation" but it's better than a certain funny answer I found: "Plot no Jutsu".
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Kabuto only needs small parts of a person's body to perform this jutsu, just enough DNA to transfer the soul to a new body. You can see that Sasori's core has some blood veins which will give kabuto the chance to obtain his DNA and perform the jutsu. More info from the wiki on the Impure World Reincarnation jutsu:
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> of the person they intend to reincarnate. Kabuto remarks that this
> basically amounts to grave-robbing, although blood stains or organs
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2 *Naruto* chapter 560, page 3. Kabuto explains Madara that he brought him *beyond his prime*.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Edo tensei uses corpses and puts the soul of the dead person in. In the fight between Kankuro's team and Edo Tensei Sasori and Edo Tensei Deidara, Kankuro has Sasori's puppet body and Sasori's soul is hosted in another body. The corpse which Sasori's soul is in can be seen when he crumbles away.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I'm pretty sure Sasori's soul was still inactive, hence making him practically dead, allowing edo-tensei to take place. A question however could arise such as 'How can Sasori be resurrected if Kabuto didn't have his DNA?' Maybe he got his hands on Lady Chiyo's DNA and ...
Well, Sasori's Grandma so yeah!
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2012/12/20 | 644 | 2,321 | <issue_start>username_0: Was there ever a reason given for the name change? I thought at first that it was possibly a mistranslation in the initial episodes. However, in LogueTown Luffy visits a bar named "<NAME>" and considering the owner knew <NAME> you'd think they'd get the name right.<issue_comment>username_1: There hasn't been any change, I think.
The real and first name is ゴール・D・ ロジャー (<NAME>, *<NAME>*), but he is also known by the name of <NAME>. I think it's just an in-universe thing.
That said, his real name carries the D. which in the story is being described as "more than a simple initial", often mentioned when talking about [The Will of the D](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Will_of_the_D.):
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By the way, the [meaning for the D. has not been revealed yet](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/725/15), but it certainly holds great importance and is likely to be a major point in the development of the One Piece story.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: One reason of the change of <NAME>'s name to <NAME> was due to slang. People would rather just connect the name making it Gold Roger than having to say more syllables.
Another reason would be that the treasure One Piece is thought (One Piece isn't confirmed to exist) to contain gold. Since his name's spelling is close to gold, people then just start saying <NAME>.
In my opinion, his name change would be due to the laziness of the later generations.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There is a flash back around the time of the Whitebeard war where <NAME> is talking to either Whitebeard of the villain form the strong world film.
Here Gol remarks that people have begun calling him gold instead of <NAME>. and laughs about it asking the other person if he wants to know why the "D" is important.
This scene is set 10 years in the past so the name change began around then and slowly spread around the world the way words do. The purpose for the name change appears to be a sign that knowledge of the will of "D" is fading form the world.
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2012/12/21 | 687 | 2,204 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that the actual characters who are the homunculi differ between the FMA manga and original anime. For instance, Sloth is a different person between the manga and the anime. However, do they differ in how they are created? If so, how do they differ?<issue_comment>username_1: The following contains **heavy spoilers** for both anime watchers (up to roughly episode ~48 in the 2003 anime, and roughly episode ~40 in 2009 anime) and manga readers (up to chapter ~75), telling about who, how and when created the Homunculi. I mean it.
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(1) chapters 31, chapters 74-75
(2) 2003 anime, episodes ~45-48
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Lust, Gluttony, Envy, Pride, and Greed are the same in both. The only differences are Wrath and Sloth:
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