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2013/03/18 | 551 | 2,123 | <issue_start>username_0: I thought only kind people who have great achievements could keep their body in hell or heaven so that they can continue to improve; Kami said that when Goku died the first time. But why did people like Cell, Frieza, Dr. Gero (and this one can't even fight!) keep their bodies? What's more, Baby didn't show up in hell. Why did all of this happen?
And why did Chi Chi keep her body when she died? She was sent to heaven in a flower ground with some other people when Goku was fighting Majin Buu.<issue_comment>username_1: It was also the case for Raditz and the Ginyu Force. It puzzles me too and there was never a definitive reason given. I think it's because they are strong fighters when compared to the other 'normal' people who go to the Other World. For example, when Raditz died, <NAME> told Goku that Raditz was unruly and he had to subdue him. He also said that he was going to send Cell down below, but he would have liked that so he gave the stamp of approval to stay above. I don't think there is a definitive answer for this, though it is likely due to the fact that they are all strong fighters.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I don't think it was ever really explained, not in the anime at least. At first I thought it was just all hell-goers kept their bodies, but you'd think there'd be a lot more down there. It's gotta be something along the lines of what username_1 suggested: skilled and well-trained fighters.
Regarding Baby, that's in GT and it's probably better to not consider him when figuring it out simply because you can't determine if it's 100% canon or not.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: That's an inconsistency introduced by the anime. They introduced them in fillers, to be able to make more chapters from the manga. As with other fillers, that was inconsistent with the more coherent manga.
In the manga, only a few warriors are allowed to have their bodies in the alterlife. Other souls were shown as little clouds. Specifically, evil souls were punished, purified and removed of any memory before reincarnation.
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2013/02/01 | 425 | 1,403 | <issue_start>username_0: Episode 596 came out today, and I am having a hard time placing this in the manga's time-line.
Around which chapter would the anime be right now? And would watching the anime spoil the manga for me?<issue_comment>username_1: One Piece Anime is quite far behind the manga right now (about 50-75 chapters).
The manga is now in the Wano Arc, while the previous Punk Hazard arc just started in the anime (as of this answer).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: It is really far behind. Probably in term of year, it could take more than a year (approx. 52 eps) for the anime to catch up with the manga.
In addition anime have **filler** episode sometimes between an arc, so it could be left more behind.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: If you want to start reading the manga from where the anime is right now, the last thing you see in the anime is Luffy grabbing Caesar (episode 597), which corresponds to Chapter 670, page 19.
The last manga chapter right now is Chapter 709 (710 will be coming out either today or tomorrow), so the anime is about 40 chapters behind the anime.
If you translate it into arcs, the anime right now is in the [Punk Hazard Arc](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Punk_Hazard_Arc) and the manga is in the [Dressrosa Arc](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Dressrosa_Arc).
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2013/03/20 | 426 | 1,612 | <issue_start>username_0: If Itachi didn't kill Shisui, how did he really awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan?<issue_comment>username_1: The Mangekyou Sharingan is activated once its user experiences great loss, especially of someone close to him.
This means that Itachi did not have to kill Shisui in order for the Mangekyou to activate. What is most important for the activation is that the user *feels* the loss, which causes their brain to release a special kind of chakra that affects their optic nerves (chapter 619), thus awakening the Sharingan, and the Mangekyou, depending on what 'level' you were before, and on how much loss you have experienced. The more loss you experience, the more powerful the Sharingan gets.
Probably, just witnessing Shisui's death to protect the village was traumatic enough for Itachi to awaken his Mangekyou.
Also, if you remember, Sasuke's Mangekyou activated when Itachi *died*. He did not kill him either, but witnessing his death, even though he hated him, was traumatic enough to activate it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: That may be true, but that's not how Sasuke got his Mangekyou Sharingan. In the episodes following the fight, we learn that Itachi implanted his Mangekyou powers (Amaterasu, etc.) into Sasuke. Those powers activated when Sasuke looked at Madara's Sharingan; as Madara explained, Itachi made the abilities self-activate when they came into contact with Madara's Sharingan. This was because Itachi did not want Madara and Sasuke to meet, in order to prevent Madara from telling Sasuke the truth about Itachi.
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2013/03/20 | 2,973 | 11,429 | <issue_start>username_0: Has the increasing availability of streaming anime on the web from providers like YouTube, CrunchyRoll, and NicoNico Douga affected how big label anime studios and publishers, both domestic and foreign, market and distribute content (e.g., how publishers can gauge which series to pick up or renew, find new original content, test the waters)?
I'd be curious to know about both the impacts from both official and unofficial streaming sources.<issue_comment>username_1: I won't pretend to quote statistics or claim I'm anything other than a viewer of anime... but I will say this:
For all forms of media (books, software, music, movies, etc.) you can historically see (and again, it's anecdotal) an upward trend of popularity as things shift from fringe-trend to main-trend.
If you need evidence, look at music. Every hipster will tell you that as soon as mainstream gets a hold of that hidden gem band, it's as though it grew a tumor and they want nothing to do with it anymore. However, the masses will consume it as quick as they can get it - why? Because it's the 'now thing'.
Growing up, (now about to enter my 30's /sigh/) getting anime was hard! I had a handful of amazing 'modern animes' that I cycled through (Akira, Ronin Warriors, a few Studio Ghibli, , Ghost in the Shell, and Ninja Scroll - my mom didn't know what she got me until it was too late ha!). Growing up in the 80's it was hard to find anime as a kid! Ronin Warriors was only on in the EARLY mornings (like 5-6AM) and the other stuff I had to get on gold ol' VHS. As soon as stations started to realize that the drawing styles of our Eastern friends was popular among youth (1990's) we saw an EXPLOSION of anime in the US (and since Western media has a pretty decent influence in the World, we can also say we witnessed global change). With shows like Pokemon (yes, that's an anime by MOST standards, not all!), and Digimon, and DragonballZ, etc. stations like Cartoon Network started to beam this once hidden cartoon style into the heads of children around the world.
To go even further with this... as an owner and operator of a website you generally don't want to build and maintain something that people don't want to visit/watch. As such, someone mentioned "do you mean legal or illegal?" Hell! They go hand-in-hand... Sure there was always an illicit 'underground' to the anime world - buying bootleg will always be there. But the sheer growth of websites (both illegal and legal) that stream content is directly positively correlated to the fan-base growth we've seen over the last 20 or so years.
As ANY market grows, so do the players, and the resources available to those players. If no one want's bananas, then banana farmers go away. If no one wants to watch anime, you'll see a decline in illegal and legal websites go down. Since anime is on the rise, everyone wants to be part of the "gold rush". Don't believe me? Do a quick review of the number of animes produced each decade [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anime_in_the_United_States). Look at the 1960's, vs 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's, and 2010's... it's crazy! The turnover rate is insane. It seems labels pick up manga randomly off the shelf, make a season of it, then if they don't become billionaires they drop it and move on to the next one.
So, yes. You change how the masses get their anime and the studios would be crazy not to change their approaches to meet the demands of their market.
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They may be losing money from the networks that would have picked them up (or the US studios, like Disney, that might have picked them up [talking about Disney/Studio Ghibli relationship here, certainly not VampireHunderD and Disney! ha!]). But what they lose to the bootleg/underground they gain in merchandise/royalty sales. My best guess is that the idea is to get people into the series, collect royalties off reruns/networks/merchandise and just rinse and repeat this process. Otherwise, you end up a slave to your fan base like Dragonball, Naruto, or Bleach where they have "Fantom" screenings of movies where they don't make a lot of money. For those anime's, the fan base isn't growing proportionally to the cost of development/deployment (I'm assuming here!!). Whereas, those series with 12 episodes have a fan base that's probably significantly smaller, but still buy merchandise for years to come. It's turned into a factory ~ spoken like a true hipster, right?
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There's a really interesting article on [Anime News Network](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-03-09) that's part of a 3 part feature about the anime economy written in March 2012. There's some interesting notes about streaming in it.
There was a drop-off in DVD/BD sales because in most places outside of Japan, buying the physical media is the only way to watch something *for the first time*, since the majority of these shows don't air on TV like they do in Japan. Most people who buy physical media usually don't re-watch shows, so once on-demand options started popping up (in the U.S. ADV's Anime Network, which still runs as "The Anime Network"). Fewer people were buying physical media, even in Japan:
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Crunchyroll doesn't have means to distribute and produce physical media like Funimation does, while Funimation often relies on other streaming services to handle it's licenses for streaming. The major change here is that it's harder to gauge which shows to license because it's done before the show even airs in Japan. The upside is that the Japanese property holders don't have the ratings to hold over the heads of potential licenses.
The other thing that article notes is that this is all a work in progress and it's still a very new paradigm for the Japanese studios and rights holders.
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2013/03/21 | 1,210 | 3,923 | <issue_start>username_0: In chapter 702, we see Ace's Devil Fruit 'Mera Mera no Mi' being showcased as the prize of the event held in the Colosseum. The announcer of the event mentions that the "fruit is reborn."
Does it mean every Devil Fruit has that ability to be reborn once the user dies, or is it an artificial Devil Fruit made by Doflamingo's factory?<issue_comment>username_1: Taken from the *One Piece* Wiki on [Devil Fruits](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Devil_Fruit):
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Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_2: Do you remember ceaser? In one of episodes of smiley, you could see him eating a giant candy that made him turn to purple, near him there is a wagon that soldiers wanted to ride, but it started melting. Moreover, at the wagon there is a bag full of apples and one of them turned into purple, I think it's a devil fruit, but I don't know who it's user is.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The devil fruit was smiley devil fruit because when ever a devil fruit eater died the devil fruit will be reborn to nearby fruit that is how the apple became a devil fruit in episode 602 in one piece.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I'm not sure why [username_1's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2985/6166) was not accepted, but **it has indeed been long confirmed that Devil Fruits re-appear after the user dies**. On the other hand, whether artificial Zoan fruits re-appear has not been confirmed at the time of writing.
In [chapter 676](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_676), it was the first time we could see a fruit re-spawn. **When [Smiley](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Smiley) dies, we can see the nearest apple change form** into the [Salamander fruit, model Axolotl](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Sara_Sara_no_Mi,_Model:_Axolotl), which was the fruit that was injected into the poisonous H2S gas, creating [Smiley](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Smiley). It seems like at least all pirates related to [Donquixote Doflamingo](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Donquixote_Doflamingo) know about this process, as [Caesar](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Caesar) put a bag of apples on the sledge on purpose, commented that he will meet Smiley again.
In [chapter 703](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_703), **it was then finally confirmed that Devil Fruits do indeed re-spawn after a user dies**. When [Luffy](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Monkey_D._Luffy) and [Franky](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Franky) were interrogating one of Doflamingo's underlings, he revealed that the [Fire Fruit](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Mera_Mera_no_Mi) would be put up as the price for the Colosseum contest. He then confirmed that a fruit can exist only once and that they are indeed reborn, making this Fire Fruit, [Ace's](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ace) Fire Fruit.
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2013/03/21 | 3,863 | 14,735 | <issue_start>username_0: It was not directly stated in [The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhi_Suzumiya) that Haruhi has feelings for Kyon but it can be assumed that she had because of her attitude towards him (like trying to fix her hair in pony-tail since Kyon told her before that it suits her, or having Kyon the only person with her when she subconsciously wanted to change the world).
And it wasn't also directly stated that Kyon had feelings for Haruhi. More frequently, Kyon is shown to have feelings for Asahina instead. Though, there are times that it can be seen that Kyon cared for Haruhi.
My question is, was Kyon in love with (or did he developed some affectionate feelings for) Haruhi? If so, is it possible that *that* feeling was caused by Haruhi's power and not Kyon's real feelings (since Haruhi can just think of having an esper, time traveler and alien would be great, and it will exist)? If he is not really in love with Haruhi or if he is in love with Asahina, then, why isn't he affected of Haruhi's power (assuming that Haruhi thought that having Kyon in love with her would be great)? Or is it that Haruhi didn't think of something like that (this seems to be impossible since she even dragged Kyon when she was about to change the world) or she's not really in love with Kyon (seems not the case as well)? Or Haruhi's power doesn't affect people's feelings? If Kyon is really in love with her (from the bottom of his heart and not from Haruhi's powers), then how can it be? Was Kyon the exception to Haruhi's rule or Kyon can somehow nullify Haruhi's power?<issue_comment>username_1: According to haruhi.wikia.com:
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Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: There's not going to be a definitive answer to this question, and that's probably intentional on the part of the franchise creator. That said, there is one school of thought that says that it is Kyon in fact who subconsciously controls the world, and that Haruhi's powers and the strange visitors and Kyon's involvement with them are all actually to satisfy Kyon's suppressed desire for a more interesting life.
Consider that things generally go Kyon's way and that it is Kyon, not Haruhi, who gets to enjoy the fruits of being surrounded by aliens, time travelers, and espers. And of course Kyon gets to show affection for, and for the most part have it returned by, all of the female characters, and Koizumi does not compete with him at all in that department.
So ultimately, does the world really exist to satisfy Haruhi, or to satisfy Kyon? And if everyone is who they are simply because Kyon wills it to be so, can he really love any of them?
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Kyon was never in a "Haruhi or Yuki: who do you like more, go!" position at any point during the Dissapearance novel or movie. If you interpret it as such, you're either not paying very close attention, or it's just a mis-interpretation of the character's motivation.
It is cognitively dissonant to even imply that Kyon rejected the alternate world "for Haruhi". If you didn't notice, Haruhi existed in the alternate world, with the exact same personality. The book even clearly states that the only one who changed was Yuki herself.
Kyon's preference of the old world over the new one was purely due to the fact that the old one was more interesting and adventurous because it was supernatural. That, and the fact that he liked the old Yuki better than the completely new one.
That being said, we don't know who Kyon loves, but it's clear that he has strong feelings for all of the three girls, as the books and series go forward.
Take this quote from Charmed at First Sight Lover, for example:
"In the past few months since we met, I've shared many memories with Nagato. Though I've also shared memories with Haruhi, Asahina-san and Koizumi, I found that I've experienced more events with Nagato in particular. In fact, every situation seems to involve her. I might as well mention this, she's probably the only person to cause the bell within me to shake the most vigorously. No matter what happens, Haruhi would always find a way out, Asahina-san only needs to remain as herself, while Koizumi can go to hell for all I care, but..."
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I believe that Haruhi and Kyon are interlinked through the universe. The light novels, manga, anime and movie all strongly suggest that one cannot live without the other. In order for any world to exist, they must be together.
I speculate that the feelings he experiences with Mikuru is purely physical. He's a 14-15 year old boy and he's in front of a big-chested, yet timid girl - of course you'd like that. In contrast, Nagato's character is more difficult to read, and I would need to re-read and re-watch the series to get a full grasp on their relationship. However, it should be noted that Yuki only steps out of her role as the passive observer to the active member when Kyon's life, or her interests come into jeopardy. And I believe that Kyon gives Yuki the individualism that she has desired since birth, so in a way, the two compliment one another and serve as mirror images to each others characters.
I could support this by analyzing the relationship between Yuki-Mikuru, seeing that Kyon regards her as a loveable sex object, whereas Yuki regards her simply as an object. Unimportant.
Back to Haruhi, which I believe Kyon has a real, founded and amazing romantic relationship with. Haruhi compliments Kyon perfectly, and vice versa too! Only Haruhi can make Kyon act and change as a character. As much as Kyon complains, it is only through Haruhi that he gains a real experience in his everyday life. For Haruhi, Kyon is the only person who can ground her without ridiculing her, the only one who challenges her authority and the only one who can say 'no' to her and get away with it. And as much as she bickers and bitches at him, she goes through the most change when she finally accepts his advice and at times, his criticism. To be plain, and to reference the series greatest episode *The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya Chapter VI*, they mutually create a closed space in order to explore their true desires for one another.
Kyon, wishing to return to old world, whilst Haruhi wishes to remain in a fantasy; normally, such contrasting views would result in the world's end. However, it is Kyon's realization that he likes Haruhi simply because she is Haruhi, that changes everything. It's his realization that he may like Mikuru because she's hot, and he may like Yuki because she's a bad ass, but he likes Haruhi because she's just... Haruhi. "A teacher would ask, what does this person mean to you?" asks Kyon, and he answers himself saying that he doesn't give a shit about whether she's an a hope for evolution, a time anomaly, or a god. To Kyon, and that matter to Haruhi, she's just herself and in that, in being herself, she's perfect. I think he realizes that Haruhi, in turn, loves him because he's simply himself. Not because he can control her, contain her and appease her like the others, but because he's the only other person who can look at her and go "You're an idiot".
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: Okay, there are a lot of theories regarding this topic. I guess there truth is, the couple you support, you are *determined* to find parts in the movie that hints that they like each other. Even if it doesn't generally mean that, you interpret it to be and bend your mind to find reasons.
In the end, it's just an anime however lol, I'm still dying to find out who Kyon ends up with, though we all know it's most probably Haruhi. It's nearly always been the fact that main girl gets main boy and the start of the anime has been quite obvious about that. However, I have to admit as it progressed along, it seemed as Kyon told his point of view in the narration that he favoured Mikuru in a crush-sort of kind of way and Yuki in her own unique way- how she always saved him and was so intelligent, however it seemed the longer the series went, the more annoying and irritating he found Haruhi to be.
Though, in the Disappearance of Haruhi, I think he began to realise/or show the viewers that Haruhi was in fact an important piece of his life and all her annoying crazy ideas actually made the world he live in better. However, this is also the part he actually shows his obvious fondness of Yuki, at the last part when it was snowing and he was determined to save her. For once in the anime, his fondness of Yuki and Haruhi and not just Mikuru was revealed to the audience, though it was not necessarily then he realised it.
All in all, it's quite obvious that Haruhi and Kyon are going to end up together, even though they find each other sometimes unbearable and annoying. To be honest, I always liked Itsuki Koizumi and Haruhi together- I thought he would treat her better than Kyon, the lady's man and playa but however, I can kind of see obviously that even if Koizumi *did* like Haruhi, it was completely one-sided.
It's sad when your favourite couples don't get together but you just have to get over the fact and anyway, the pairings are usually quite obvious already in the start of the anime or by the main characters. Just remind yourself that it's an anime and have a box of tissues by your side. T\_T
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: In the final novel the Astonishment of Haruhi Suzumiya Part 2:
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So yeah they seemed to ended up together (although they actually aren't really together like they dating or something).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: I remember something Kyon thought of from Endless Eight (in the light novel The Rampage of):
"Sleeping together like this, Haruhi and Asahina-san is a decent competition. Maybe some people would even prefer Haruhi."
"Hmmm...definitely."
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: Kyon definitely likes Haruhi because in the episode/chapter, the disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya is when he went crazy looking for Haruhi. He doesn't even make a moment with Mikuru even a little! Also he even said in one of the chapters, 'Miss Asahina is cute, but Haruhi's much better', so I agree with "Haruhi-Kyon" relationship. And truly, I like 'Koizumi-Asahina' instead.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: Personally, I think that no matter what happens in the future and or who he chooses, Kyon inevitably always stays with Haruhi. Whether it develops romantically or not, that's his choice because out of all the characters, he's the most human with the most free will.
Kyon will most likely have flings in the future but the fact that his fate is forever entwined with Haruhi remains as the ultimate truth. I hate to think it but I believe that Kyon never truly acts on his feelings for Nagato because even though she is constantly changing, she was born an alien with a specific duty. Nagato will never be truly free to persue any form of romantic relationship with Kyon and so she will never choose him over Haruhi.
Now for Mikuru? I also believe that nothing truly serious develops between Kyon and her. Her future self may be in love with him but because she willingly distances herself from him due to the fear of Haruhi's reaction if they had a relationship. Along with Nagato, Mikuru's sole purpose is to observe and aid Haruhi's development. Even though she may fall for Kyon, which is apparent every time she sees the present Kyon by her future self, she maintains the distance and even warns him to keep such distance in the future because she knows that she will only suffer from having to restrain her own desires and feelings towards him. Thus, Kyon is more likely to never end up with any of the two despite his interests.
It's sad to say that Kyon and Haruhi may date other people in the future and experience different things but they'll always be stuck with each other, forever in an unyielding loop of a love/hate relationship.
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2013/03/21 | 623 | 2,394 | <issue_start>username_0: 
Even though I learnt this concept from the Naruto series, **it really makes sense**:
* When you blow (wind), fire will increase... so fire > wind
* When you throw water on fire, it diminishes... so water > fire
* When you smash water against it, it will have no effect on solid (earth)... so earth > water
* And so on...
Following this logic, why can't waterbenders beat firebenders in Avatar (The Last Airbender)?
I also noticed that Aang himself, who is an airbender, could defend against firebending with his airbending skills. (note that I am referring to those earlier episodes when he was just an airbender (season: 1, episode: 1-5))
How does it work in Avatar? Which elements dominate over each other?
**Additional Info:**
few assumptions work in (Naruto) ninja world, that I didn't consider to include in the question because the question is actually focused on AVATAR not NARUTO
1. Element user's chakra flow matters in chakra domination. Example: Naruto vs Third Raikage
2. Combination of chakra elements. example: Water+Wind > Fire<issue_comment>username_1: It works a bit differently in Avatar.
Firebenders draw they power from great sources of fire. The sun is usually the strongest one around (with the exception of Sozin's comet, when it arrives every 100 years). Water benders draw their power from the moon.
Therefore, at night, the water bender will usually win, while at day the fire bender will usually win. Since the fire benders were on the offense, they get to decide when to attack (during daylight).
Also, there seem to have been a lot more fire benders than there were water benders (also, the water benders were separated into two very faraway clans).
Last but not least, in Avatar, the relationship between the elements doesn't seem to be that of dominance over one another, but rather, Earth and Air are opposites, while Fire and Water are opposites. It's not that one is stronger than the other, but rather two sides of the same coin.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There's no obvious elemental dominance in the show. I depends more on the bender's ability than what they bend. There are a few things that could change their ability, such as the presence of the sun and moon for firebenders and waterbenders respectively.
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2013/03/21 | 828 | 2,945 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, the main characters have the same name and look like as the characters of Card Captor Sakura.
How was this why is that? Are they allowed to use to use other characters of other anime?<issue_comment>username_1: >
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Of course. As long as you didn't sign over copyright as part of a distribution deal, you OWN the copyright, and can do whatever you want with the characters. Copyright can be deconstructed as "the right to copy", as in... "I have the right to copy these... you don't".
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CLAMP is very fond of re-using characters. The boys from Clamp Campus Detectives show up in X/1999. The main characters from Tokyo Babylon show up there as well. xxxHolic and Tsubasa Chronicles characters cameo'd in each other's series. These are just the obvious ones I've seen.
Admittedly, I don't know of any other case where they simply [AUd](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_universe_%28fiction%29) the main characters of one series into another one.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Cardcaptor Sakura and Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle are actually part of the same "multiverse", as well as xxxHolic. Clow Reed is a major character in both Cardcaptor Sakura and Tsubasa, and other characters such as Yukito show up in more than one of them.
There are other crossovers between the different worlds, such as this:
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Clamp is known for using crossover characters for all of their different mangas. Tsubasa and xxxHolic are the most closely tied, but there are major crossovers--such as Clow Reed--between Tsubasa and Cardcaptor Sakura.
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2013/03/21 | 551 | 1,864 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen this expression probably a dozen times in anime and manga. There are many variants, but they all have the character's tongue sticking up out of the side of their mouth. Their eyes are also typically big and sometimes in the shape of a backwards の character, or sometimes winking. Here are a few examples, though there are many more:
**Bakemonogatari:**
**Clannad:**
**Tonari no Kashiwagi-san:**
What is the origin of these expressions? Are they referring to a particular art style or character?<issue_comment>username_1: All of these faces are direct parodies of Fujiya's [forever 6 year old](http://www.fujiya-peko.co.jp/pekoworld/profile/index.html) mascot, Peko-chan:
Peko-chan was created in the 1950s is probably the most recognized character in the Japanese confectionery world.
In Japan, showing one's tongue can be used to express one's feeling embarrassed at making a mistake. It's often times meant to be childish and regarded as cute. There are no solid references connecting the behavior to Fujiya's mascot, but some believe the behavior is popularized by children imitating Peko-chan.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: For me, the Clannad and the Tonari no Kashiwagi-san pictures at least shows more an attitude of "tasty!" / "it's good!" expression: the tongue sticking out is just one licking its lips to get all the remaining gravy / taste, and this is enhanced by the hand gesture showing appreciation.
These are quite universal body expressions.
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2013/03/22 | 1,250 | 4,028 | <issue_start>username_0: In the ED, we see each character (that appears in the show) is connected by (the proximity of) a hand.
Right as the ED of Carnival Phantasm ends, we see Saber [extending her hand to someone](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ofR4M.jpg), but we never see who that person is.
Was the identity of this hand ever revealed? If so, who is it?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ofR4M.jpg)<issue_comment>username_1: That arm could be the arm of Kiritsugu Emiya. In the picture the characters are connected to thier masters. The masters of Saber would be Shirou Emiya and Kiritsugu Emiya.
It could also be the arm of <NAME>, who wasn't the real master of Saber but some sort of stand-in, while Kiritsugu was doing his dirty work.
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fate/Zero#Characters>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: This is an interesting question, but without an official source to confirm the answers, they can only remain as speculations.
If you pay attention to the forearm of the hidden character, it is not covered in sleeves, nor is it decorated with anything, like a wrist band, so Kiritsugu is out. Saber's friendly gesture towards the unknown person shows a moderately close affinity between them, so again it can't be Kiritsugu because Saber dislikes him and would have shown an anxious face like Bazett's if it's his hand that is reaching out to her. While <NAME> fits all these bills and is indeed a likely candidate, the size of the hand seems to be slightly larger than that of Saber and about equal to that of Shirou, which suggests the hand of a delicate man over that of a delicate woman.
I think Saber is extending her hand to her male archetype counterpart: [Prototype Saber](https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Arthur_Pendragon#Casual) from *[Fate/Prototype](https://typemoon.fandom.com/wiki/Fate/Prototype)*, which was released as a twelve minute anime segment released with Season 3 of *Carnival Phantasm*.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SRxLq.png)
It makes sense to reveal only the hand because we don't even know of the existence of Prototype Saber until after Ayaka Sajou has called Ahnenerbe in the final segment of the last episode, so it serves as a good lead-in to *Fate/Prototype*. The incompleteness of the character sequence is also an acknowledgement to the fact that *Fate/Prototype* never came to fruition.
In comparison, *Fate/Grand Carnival*, *Carnival Phantasm*'s spiritual sequel, also did something similar in their [EDs](https://www.reddit.com/r/grandorder/comments/q7zjav/fategrand_carnival_ending_both_versions/) where the character sequence stops halfway at the hind legs of [Red Hare](https://fategrandorder.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Hare), but is continued and ends unambiguously on [Castoria](https://fategrandorder.fandom.com/wiki/Artoria_Caster), signifying that *Fate/Grand Order* is a largely complete series with its own anime adaptations.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There's a [zerochan image](http://www.zerochan.net/873377) suggesting that it's Irisviel:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/lnOLN.jpg)
However, it credits a Pixiv user so chances are that it ain't official. Nevertheless, there are some bases for such an assumption:
* Irisviel has a connection to Saber (being the stand-in Master during Fate/Zero)
* the arm looks feminine
* Despite [Logan M's comment](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3002/who-is-saber-extending-her-hand-to-in-the-ed-of-carnival-phantasm#comment2381_3105) Fate/Zero characters do appear in the Ahnenerbe party [after the credits](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xk24zV5_KA&t=15m33s), even Iris.
So it stands to reason that Irisviel is the most likely candidate.
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2013/03/23 | 1,135 | 3,955 | <issue_start>username_0: I've read that *Dragon Ball Z Kai* is an HD remaster and recut of *Dragon Ball* and *Dragon Ball Z*. However, *Kai* has [98 episodes](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_Kai_episodes) while *Dragon Ball* has [153](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_episodes) and *Z* has [almost 300](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_episodes).
If I watch only *Dragon Ball Z Kai*, do I miss anything I would get by watching the other two series? And is anything censored in *Kai* that is not censored in the others?<issue_comment>username_1: First off, *Dragon Ball Z Kai* doesn't include anything from *Dragon Ball*, which is the story of Goku as a child. Secondly, the main difference is that *Kai* lacks the filler content of the original *Dragon Ball Z*, and stops at the end of the Cell saga.
By filler I mean content not originally in the manga. Some (like myself) enjoyed the filler, while others thought it to be extra fluff. *Kai* is more faithful to the manga than the original anime was. In some cases though, this could affect how some see the development of characters. For example: In the original *DBZ*, one of the most intriguing, and perhaps touching, moments is Gohan surviving alone in the wilderness. The challenges and events he faces, as well as the people he meets, all influence the person he becomes later on. Much of this was cut in Kai, and so, unless you've already seen *DBZ*, it might seem a little choppy.
By ending at the Cell saga, it ends in the place where the original author <NAME> wanted it to. In doing so, you miss the two-three seasons that came afterward.
The are also other small differences between the two, including different music in some cases, and new scenes added/redone in *Kai*.
As for censorship, some scenes where updated to fit the new standards of Japanese Television. In American productions of the anime (namely dubs), there could have been further censoring. I can't remember the name of the company at the moment, but one went so far as to make the character Mr. Popo blue, to lessen claims of racism.
 
Given the facts, you can make up your mind as to which you will watch, but in my humble opinion I would go with the originals first, and later on, if you want, you can look into *Kai* as an abridgment. As someone who has personally watched both, I must say that I only enjoyed *Kai* because I was able to fill in the details myself. If I had never seen *DBZ* I doubt I would have felt this comfortable.
I hope I helped! :)
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: *Kai* is not too bad as I'm currently watching it on KIX, but there are silly things chopped away from what I remember in *Dragon Ball Z*, like:
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To me, *Dragonball Z* destroys *Kai* in every form and shape because it's more influential in all the character's development. Not to mention I've yet to see Yamcha use his technique The Wolf Fang Fist.
From what I've read as well, we are going to lose out on the Majin Buu Saga, the Kid Buu Saga, and the Super Android 17 Saga.
Lastly, it hasn't been mentioned from what I've read, but even though it's only a filler, what happened to the Garlic Jr. Saga? If I remember correctly, it was based on the return from Namek. I could be wrong. So much is cut from *Z*, it's sort of depressing.
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2013/03/24 | 1,854 | 4,406 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to watch Bleach, but the anime has a lot of filler content not in the manga. I'd rather not watch the filler content and only watch the episodes which are directly related to the plot. To be clear, I'm defining a filler episode as one which is not based on any story in the manga or based on extra manga chapters which have nothing to do with the overarching story.
Which episodes are filler?<issue_comment>username_1: The following episodes are anime-original content which you should skip if you aren't interested in filler. Some of the other episodes include original elements or reference events from filler episodes, but these do not impact the story in the long run so you can safely ignore them. The ones based on manga omake are noted as such.
Compactly, the fillers are: **33, 50, 64-109, 128-137, 147-149, 168-189, 204-205, 213-214, 227-266, 287, 298-299, 303-305, 311-342, 355**. In more detail:
* **Episode 33** Miracle! The Mysterious New Hero (奇跡！謎の新ヒーロー) (based on "Karakura Heros" Omake 1)
* **Episode 50** The Reviving Lion (よみがえる獅子) (based on "Karakura Heros" Omake 2)
* **Episodes 64-109** Bount Arc
* **Episodes 128-137** Stolen Hogyoku arc
* **Episodes 147-149** Forest of Menos Subarc
* **Episodes 168-189** Captain Shuusuke Amagai Arc
* **Episode 204** username_2's Stomach-cutting Persuasion Strategy (一護の切腹説得大作戦☆)
* **Episode 205** Thump! A Kemari Tournament Filled with Hollows (ドキ！虚だらけの蹴鞠大会)
* **Episodes 213-214** Karakuraizer Mini-arc (based on sketches from volume 29)
* **Episode 227** Wonderful Error (ワンダフル・エラー) (based on Omake 0.8 "A Wonderful Error", 0.side-A "The Sand", and 0.side-B "The Rotator")
* **Episode 228** Summer! Sea! Swimsuit Festival!! (夏だ！海だ！水着祭!!) (based on Omake BLEACH on the BEACH!!)
* **Episode 229** Cry of the Soul? The Rug Shinigami is Born! (魂の叫び？ヅラ死神誕生！)
* **Episodes 230-265** Zanpakutou Unknown Tales arc
* **Episode 266** username_2 vs. Ulquiorra, Resume (一護ＶＳウルキオラ、再開!) (recap episode)
* **Episode 287** Side Story...username_2 and the Magic Lamp (外伝！一護と魔法のランプ)
* **Episode 298** Film! Festival! Shinigami Film Festival! (映画だ！祭りだ！死神映画祭！)
* **Episode 299** Theatre Opening Commemoration! The Hell Verse: Prologue (劇場公開記念！地獄編・序章) (adapts "Imaginary Number 01: The Unforgivens" Omake)
* **Episode 303** Real World and Shinigami! The New Year Special! (現世も死神も！お正月スペシャル！)
* **Episode 304** Another Side Story! This Time's Enemy Is a Monster!? (外伝再び！今度の敵はモンスター！？)
* **Episode 305** Delusion Roars! Hisagi, Towards the Hot Springs Inn! (妄想爆走！檜佐木、温泉旅館へ！)
* **Episodes 311-316** Miscellaneous Fillers (none of these are based on manga chapters so I've grouped them together)
* **Episodes 317-342** Gotei 13 Arc
* **Episode 355** Shinigami at War! New Year in Seireitei Special! (死神参戦！瀞霊廷もお正月ＳＰ！)
The series ends with episode 366, at which point you can pick up from manga chapter 480 if you so choose.
The sources for this are scattered across a number of sites, but of particular note are [Bleach Wiki](http://bleach.wikia.com/wiki/Bleach_Wiki), [Wikipedia's list of Bleach episodes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bleach_episodes#Episode_list), and [this MAL forum post](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=266473). However, all had at least some errors so I've had to check on various other websites as well.
Upvotes: 7 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There are several sources online that show which episodes are filler and which are canonical. Here is a link to one that I know for sure covers all of Bleach, they also have other anime as well.
<http://www.animefillerlist.com/shows/bleach>
Following are the filler episode numbers that you need to skip:-
33, 50, 64-108, 128-137, 147-149, 168-189, 204-205, 213-214, 227-265, 287, 298-299, 303-305, 311-341, 355
List of filler episodes, by arc:
* 033 Karakura Heroes Omake 1
* 050 Karakura Heroes Omake 2
* 064-108 Bount arc
* 128-137 Stolen Hogyoku arc
* 147-149 Rukia side story. Plot&Character designs by Kubo
* 168-189 New Captain arc
* 204-205 Random one-episode fillers
* 213-214 Karakura Riser Omake
* 227-265 Zanpakutou Rebellion arc. Character designs by Kubo.
* 266 Hueco Mundo Recap
* 287 Magic Lamp Gaiden
* 298 Hell Chapter Movie Promotion
* 299 Hell Chapter Movie Prologue
* 303-305 \*Random one-episode fillers
* 311-316 \*Random one-episode fillers
* 317-341 \*Gotei 13 Invasion arc
* 355 New Year Special
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2013/03/24 | 409 | 1,302 | <issue_start>username_0: In the beginning of Naruto, the Kazekage wears blue clothing:
When Gaara becomes Kazekage, the color changes to green:
Is this ever explained, either by the show or by one of the creators?<issue_comment>username_1: As of episode 305 of *Naruto: Shippuden*, this does not appear to have any official word, either by the creators or in the story.
It seems that, for some reason, the garb was initially portrayed as blue in the anime. However, the official cover of volume 49 of the manga portrays it as green (the *Kazekage* is in the top left here, of course):
As you can see, the *Mizukage* should be the one who has the blue garb; this appears to be an error in the anime. However, as you noticed, it was corrected in *Naruto: Shippuden* episode 199 and forward.[[*Naruto* Wiki]](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kazekage?oldid=750780#Trivia)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This is probably because Mei (the Mizukage) has the blue hat (water is most commonly associated with the color blue), so they changed Gaara's hat to green (2 blue hats would've looked weird...)
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2013/03/24 | 1,104 | 3,410 | <issue_start>username_0: In a lot of shows, a character's eyes (pupil and iris) will begin to shake when they are surprised or shocked? What is the basis of this, and where was it first used?<issue_comment>username_1: I think it might be universal as [Mysticial mentioned](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3022/what-is-the-origin-of-shaking-eyes-meaning-surprise-or-fear/3114#comment2301_3022) in the comments above, your eyes waver or tremor when you express emotions such as fear, sadness, elation etc.
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who was said by a lot of famous people in the history such as Shakespeare, <NAME>, <NAME> and a lot [more](http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090415105300AAKIBsY). Through the eyes, a person's emotions can be seen.
**In manga/anime, this can be linked back to the "Godfather of Anime", the "Father of Manga", [Osamu Tezuka](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka)**. According [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Eye_styles),
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> Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, and Disney's Bambi.[4](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime#Eye_styles)[33] Tezuka found that
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2013/03/25 | 1,080 | 3,649 | <issue_start>username_0: In Chapter 591, we see [Madara Uchiha free himself from the influence of Kabuto's Impure World Resurrection/Reincarnation technique (Edo Tensei)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdCBR.png), saying that he was able to do this because [he knew about the technique's seals](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdCBR.png).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdCBR.png)
However, in Chapter 620, we see the inventor of the Impure World Resurrection technique, [the second Hokage, Tobirama Senju, wanting to be free of the technique](https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7IOa.png), but was stopped by Orochimaru.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7IOa.png)
**How was it that [Tobirama was not able to free himself from the Impure World Resurrection technique](https://i.stack.imgur.com/C7IOa.png), despite being its inventor and knowing all about the technique and its seals, but Madara can?**
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Credits: Linked images are from [Mangastream](http://mangastream.com/)'s scanlations.<issue_comment>username_1: Madara was released from Edo Tensei and he used it then again on himself. He couldn't free himself, Kabuto just let them go very loose. It is impossible to break the "chain" from the summoner and so, when the summoner restricts the movement, the summoned can't do anything against it.
For further information on how Madara is still there after he was released please refer to [this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/10/how-can-someone-still-stick-around-even-after-the-edo-tensei-had-been-ended).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: That's because you seemingly need to know *and perform* the technique itself, on yourself.
Orochimaru blocked Tobirama's movements, not allowing him to perform the hand-seals necessary to activate the technique.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: When Madara frees himself of the Edo Tensei, he performs the seal. But in the case of Tobirama, you can see that in the first attempt he only tries to crush the wall. Also in the next page you can read this:
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So Madara was able to free himself because no one restrained him before he performed the seal; in the case of Tobirama, he tried to destroy the wall first and Orochimaru was able to restrain him with the increased restraining power he has.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: If you remember, Orochimaru perfected his jutsu, so when he uses it, it's at maximum strength (as demonstrated in both the fight with the Third Hokage and the restraint of the Second Hokage).
Now the reason for Madara getting released was that Kabuto didn't know how to use the jutsu well, as seen by the lack of control over the reanimated and the fact that it takes a huge amount of chakra to be able to have utter control (which Orochimaru had but Kabuto lacked). Another reason is the fact that Kabuto released the Edo Tensei, which basically gave all the reanimated the chance to perform the hand signs and stay, as Madara said to Tsunade.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Clue 1: Hashirama: You increased the restraining power using my cells.
Clue 2 Hashirama: Ahahaha! He used my cells to amplify the restraining properties of the Edo Tensei.
Like Hashirama, who can move freely while on Orochimaru's Edo Tensei, Madara has the cells of Hashirama and can cancel/negate the amplification to the restraining properties of Kabuto's Edo Tensei + the knowledge of Edo Tensei's seal.
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2013/03/25 | 1,237 | 4,373 | <issue_start>username_0: [A disadvantage of gaining the Mangekyo Sharingan is that it leads to blindness over time.](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ychk8.png)
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Source: Chapter 385, [Mangashare/Binktopia scanlation](http://www.mangashare.com/)
We have seen Madara, Itachi and Sasuke, all wielders of the Mangekyo Sharingan, use Susanoo. All three have gone blind or have worsened eyesight at some point\*. Itachi and Sasuke have also been shown using Amaterasu which makes the eyes bleed afterwards.
<NAME>, <NAME> and <NAME>, also wielders of the Mangekyo Sharingan, on the other hand, have never used any of the above techniques and have never shown any sign of blindness\*. **Why didn't they go blind or have worsened eyesight?**
**What causes the blindness effect of the Mangekyo Sharingan? How does the Mangekyo Sharingan eventually blind its wielder?**
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\*Please correct me (or suggest an edit) if I'm wrong.
Also, please feel free to suggest edits adding what chapters the events mentioned above happened, so question answerers can review it.<issue_comment>username_1: An original Mangekyo Sharingan puts a strain on the eye. The ocular muscles are placed under a constant strain due to the unique chakra the Mangekyo consumes. That strain causes the user to gradually go blind.
Another person's eye doesn't (for some reason) produce the same strain. So the user's vision is intact.
Let's review the list:
* **Itachi** - Awakened his Mangekyo on his own, going blind.
* **Sasuke** - Awakened his Mangekyo on his own, gone almost completely blind, then took Itachi's eyes, and got his vision back.
* **Madara** - Same as Sasuke.
* **Kakashi** - Remember that the eye didn't originally belong to him. His Mangekyo is more similar to an Eternal than a normal one.
* **Obito** - Presumably, it's because Obito has a high concentration of Hashirama Senju's cells. These constantly heal the eye, preventing it from going blind.
* **Danzo** - Same as Kakashi, the eye didn't belong to him. Although using Sishui's eye did put a huge stress on his chakra and body.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: So if someone was born half Senju or half Uzumaki and half Uchiha it is possible that one gains a pseudo-eternal mangekyou. 6 paths chakra also has some effect in the same way.
Body of the Sage = Senju or Uzumaki
Eyes of the Sage = Uchiha
Eyes plus Body of the sage = a balance in visual and physical prowess plus a chakra reserves that surpasses either bloodline.
I have made several OC's where this is the case.
as for canon evidence.
Obito Uchiha, half his body was grafted from Senju DNA his chakra was already mixed with it to the point when he awakened his mangekyou with it he could perform a combo of wood style and kamui which proves to be very deadly. that aside after that his eye suffers no bad side effects as opposed to Kakashi even after repeatedly using it for over a decade. That is because the chakra used in that eye is a combo of Senju and Uchiha chakra it heals his eye just as fast if not faster than the damage caused.
His right eye was still in his body and his right side is what was grafted onto him with Senju dna. Obito Uchiha is the only canonical evidence of this being the case.
6 paths chakra has also been known to negate and heal the side effects of mangekyou overuse as explained in Indra Otsutsuki's case and Kakashi after gaining both mangekyou in his eyes via Obito possession power up. Kakashi hasn't gone blind because his eye isnt actually his so side effects are less severe plus every time he uses it, it KO'd or killed him, like in pains arc.
Unlike most, I have watched the entire anime and read the entire manga.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: My guess is it places too much stress on the Optic Nerve, with the Eternal Mangekyou simply not using the Optic Nerve at all but rather a self genjutsu to transmit directly to the brain. The reason it needs to be a close relative's is because their chakra needs to be similar enough that it won't be rejected but different enough that the chakra forming the genjutsu won't simply disperse back into their chakra network.
Though it's not as if I could test that theory, given it's fictional.
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2013/03/25 | 581 | 2,252 | <issue_start>username_0: CLAMP writes for more than one demographic of manga--*Cardcaptor Sakura* is shoujo while *Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle* is shounen and *xxxHolic* is seinen.
<NAME>, the author of *Naruto*, however, has only written for *Weekly Shōnen Jump*, implying that he has only written shounen.
Is it common for writers/writing groups to do what CLAMP does and write for more than one demographic or is it more common for them to do what Masashi Kishimoto does?<issue_comment>username_1: Assuming the mangaka is still licensed when their last work is finished, they would want to stay with the same magazine. If this magazine has a specific demographic (i.e, *Shōnen Jump* or *LaLa*), then their work would stay the same demographic.
So, more often than not, they stay the same demographic.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It is common for an author to experiment with different genres, art, and media. But at the same time, it's also common that the same author uses different names for different demographics.
You should distinguish between the writer and the pen name he/she uses, and between individual authors and groups. CLAMP is a collective and they're changing its components periodically. On the other hand, <NAME> is an individual author (that it doesn't mean that he hasn't any assistant).
Pseudonyms are common in this industry where we can have an individual author [Sumomo Yumeka](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumomo_Yumeka) writing yaoi with this name, seinen manga using the pseudonym Mizu Sahara, and writing shoujo manga as Sahara Keita. Any pen name is clearly associated with a single demographic in this case, but the author herself actually write for different demographics. It is the same with [Ken Akamatsu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Akamatsu) (shounen) aka Awa Mizuno (hentai doujinshi), so it seems that where publishing constraints are very different, authors can use a pen name to differentiate their works.
Collectives and circles like CLAMP seems to explore different genres/demographics more freely with the same name, probably because the authority is shared among the members and the collective nature of the name is clear to readers.
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2013/03/25 | 483 | 1,696 | <issue_start>username_0: Kekkei genkai are considered abilities passed on through bloodlines, from this question: [How is a technique characterized as a kekkei genkai?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2173/how-is-a-technique-categorized-as-a-kekkei-genkai) When discussing kekkei genkai, however, people never seem to include clan abilities such as the Nara shadow possession or the Inuzuka collaborative jutsu with their dog partners. Would these (or similar) abilities count as kekkei genkai, and if not, why not?<issue_comment>username_1: Nope, they are not. The abilities that you mentioned are just hiden (秘伝, not to be confused with "hidden") techniques, exclusive to a specific clan. There is a difference between them and kekkei genkai abilities.
Kekkei Genkai is passed down genetically, so every member of a clan has an aptitude for it.
The hiden techniques, on the contrary, are not passed down genetically, but rather "taught", so in fact anyone could learn them if they were not kept in secret.
For example, take Parasitic Destruction Insect Technique, which is exclusive to Aburame clan. However, it's not a genetically-passed ability, it's rather that only Aburame clan knows what needs to be done in order to place the insects into one's body and to learn how to live in symbiosis with them.
You can read more on the subject [here](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Also the ability to use a Kekkei genkai is affected by the chakra type you are born with, normally a shinobi is born with a single chakra type hiwever in the case of a Kekkei genkai user, the shinobi is born with two nature types
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2013/03/25 | 2,535 | 8,249 | <issue_start>username_0: There seem to be a number of different types of jutsus that exist in Naruto. These include ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu. What are all of the types of jutsus and what do they do?<issue_comment>username_1: There are three main types of *jutsu*:
* [*ninjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninjutsu), the ability to do things one otherwise could not. (Usage of weapons, etc.)
* [*genjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genjutsu), an ability requiring chakra and hand seals, used to perform an illusion on an enemy in order to trick them or disrupt their senses.
* [*taijutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Taijutsu), abilities governed by learnable techniques such as martial arts and using the physical and mental energy of the body.
There are also several more "sub-*jutsu*" that are basically subsets or subcategories of the three above:
* [barrier *ninjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Barrier_Ninjutsu), the use of barriers for protection, trapping an enemy, and so on.
* [*bukijutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Bukijutsu), the use of handheld weapons in combat, such as (but not limited to) shuriken.
* [*chakra* absorption techniques](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Absorption_Techniques), the ability to absorb another's (usually an opponent's) chakra.
* [*chakra* flow](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra_Flow), the use of chakra flow through objects such as weapons.
* [clone techniques](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Clone_Techniques), the use of clones (either of the user or of weapons/objects he may have), generally for purposes of distraction.
* [*collaboration techniques*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Collaboration_Techniques), the use of two or more techniques (usually by multiple users) to combine chakra into a greater power.
* [*fūinjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/F%C5%ABinjutsu), techniques used to either seal or unseal objects, opponents, chakra, and so on.
* [*hiden*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Hiden), techniques which are not of a specific type but rather are those passed secretly between generations in specific regions or clans.
* [*juinjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Juinjutsu), the use of cursed seals to take over another's body.
* [*kenjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kenjutsu), the use of swords. (Often combined with other *jutsu*.)
* [*kinjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kinjutsu), banned techniques.
* [medical *ninjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Medical_Ninjutsu), techniques used to heal one's own, or another's, body.
* [*nintaijutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nintaijutsu), the combination of *ninjutsu* and *taijutsu* used by the third and fourth *Raikage*.
* [reincarnation *ninjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Reincarnation_Ninjutsu), techniques used to transfer life force between subjects. (Similar, but not the same as, *kinjutsu*.)
* [*senjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Senjutsu), the use of the energy in nature with one's own chakra for much greater (and varied) effect.
* [*shurikenjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Shurikenjutsu), the throwing of bladed hand-held weapons.
* [space–time *ninjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Space%E2%80%93Time_Ninjutsu), techniques which warp space–time; this allows, for example, teleportation between locations.
* [tailed beast skill](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tailed_Beast_Skill), any technique used by a tailed beast.
This is a fairly extensive list, but you can take a look at [the reference list](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jutsu) which also lists something called "blood limit types", which are inherited rather than learned.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: **DISCLAIMER: I've never seen or read anything Naruto.**
This questions seems rather simple to me, so perhaps you're looking for a specific angle? There is a good ammount of info on [Jutsu on Narutopedia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Jutsu). Here I will try to quote that article in brief summaries.
What is Jutsu?
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> *Jutsu ... are the mystical arts a ninja will utilise in battle. To use a technique, the ninja will need to use their chakra. To perform a technique, the ninja will bring out and release the two energies of chakra. By forming hand seals, the ninja is able to manifest the desired technique. Because of the extensive number of hand seals and different combinations, there are thousands of potential techniques to be discovered.*
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What are the different types of Jutsu?
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There are three principal types of jutsu:
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> * **Ninjutsu** *...a term referring to almost any technique which allows the user to do something that they otherwise would be incapable of doing, including the usage of weapons.*
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> More info: [Ninjutsu, Narutopedia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Ninjutsu)
> * **Genjutsu** *are techniques that are employed in the same fashion as ninjutsu... However, the primary difference between the two is that the effects of genjutsu are illusory; instead of attacking the victim's body, like taijutsu or ninjutsu, genjutsu techniques manipulate the flow of chakra in the victim's brain, thus causing a disruption in their senses.*
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> More info: [Genjutsu, Narutopedia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Genjutsu)
> * **Taijutsu** *a basic form of techniques ... refers to any techniques involving the martial arts or the optimisation of natural human abilities. Taijutsu is executed by directly accessing the user's physical and mental energies, relying on the stamina and strength gained through training. It typically does not require chakra, though chakra may be used to enhance its techniques. Taijutsu generally requires no hand seals to perform, occasionally making use of certain stances or poses, and are much quicker to use than ninjutsu or genjutsu. Taijutsu is simply put: hand-to-hand combat.*
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> More info: [Taijutsu, Narutopedia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Taijutsu)
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There are several sub-types including:
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> * **Barrier Ninjutsu** *...the incorporation of barriers into techniques.*
> * **Bukijutsu** *...techniques that entail the use of any handheld weapons in combat, whether the users be shinobi or samurai.*
> * **Chakra Absorption Techniques** *...techniques that allow the user to absorb another individual's chakra.*
> * **Chakra Flow** *...the flowing of chakra through an object as well as any technique that increases the potency of a weapon by flowing chakra through it.*.
> * **Clone Techniques** *...techniques that create a copy of the user or objects used by them.*
> * **Collaboration Techniques** *...techniques which entails powerful techniques that are actually comprised of at least two or more pre-existing techniques.*
> * **Fūinjutsu** *...a type of jutsu that seal objects, living beings, chakra, along with a wide variety of other things within another object.*
> * **Hiden** *...techniques are passed down orally from generation to generation in certain regions or clans.*
> * **Juinjutsu** *...techniques used to bring someone under the control of the user.*
> * **Kenjutsu** *...techniques that entail the use of swords, whether the users be shinobi or samurai.*
> * **Kinjutsu** *...techniques that have been banned from being taught or used.*
> * **Medical Ninjutsu** *...a branch of ninjutsu associated with healing...*
> * **Nintaijutsu** *...a combination of ninjutsu and taijutsu, the Raikage uses nintaijutsu by first surrounding himself with his Lightning Release Armour.*
> * **Reincarnation Ninjutsu** *...techniques that usually require or accomplish the transfer of life force between people.*
> * **Senjutsu** *...a specialised field of techniques that allows the user to sense and then gather the natural energy ... around a person.*
> * **Shurikenjutsu** *...techniques that entail the throwing of shuriken, kunai, senbon or any other of a number of bladed, hand-held weapons.*
> * **Space–Time Ninjutsu** *...techniques that allow the users to manipulate the space–time continuum.*
> * **Tailed Beast Skill** *a unique ability or trait used by tailed beasts.*
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I hoped this helped! :)
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2013/03/28 | 2,809 | 11,316 | <issue_start>username_0: As per this [Wiki](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan) page :
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So does it mean that even if a Saiyan might reach the energy level that a super Saiyan might have, he'll still not get converted to a super Saiyan unless there is a need? Energy level doesn't determine the ability to become a Super Saiyan, but a need to become one does?
On the other hand, as per the discussion on this [page](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/422/how-did-goten-and-trunks-become-super-sayajin-without-any-trouble), it seems energy level is indeed an important factor.
It's confusing.<issue_comment>username_1: The two are intrinsically linked. Every creature supposedly has a threshold that they "can't surpass." Super Saiyan allows the Saiyan to break the threshold completely and become something more than they ever could have been without it. It pretty much only happens when a truly desperate circumstance has forced it out of them, but not just any Saiyan can become a Super Saiyan either.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: In the Manga they said, that they need to have a "pure" heart.
At Goku it was pure good and at Vegeta it was pure evil. And than they additionally need a catalyst.
For Goku it was the anger about his killed friends and for Vegeta it was for not becoming a Super Sayan.
In the Manga is not mentioned that they need a minimum or maximum power level.
So I think in normal form they might be much stronger than a Super Sayan and can't transform to super Sayan until they have this pure heart or catalyst.
If you continue reading your wiki source you will notice that there written that there are no more known conditions to become a Super Sayan.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: It really is confusing, and there is conflict as to what is really happens. I think our best guide is the story itself. For this answer I will be using the anime as a guide. Lastly, please note that this discussion pertains only to Super Saiyan itself, and not Ascended Saiyan, or SS3/4.
Now, Goku himself says, when training Gohan, that it does indeed come from a *need*, and if needed you can create that *need*. Though, I'll have to check with the original Japanese, because perhaps this wasn't the best word to use in translation? Considering that he also notes that *the pain of loss* as an important factor, this leads me to believe that perhaps it is more of an *emotional thrust* than a direct *need* per se.
Either way, in my humble opinion you need a mixture of the two (*need* and *power-level*.) If I'm not mistaken, no one is shown doing it without both factors.
### Examples:
* **Goku**
+ Spent much time training in 100x gravity, which undoubtedly boosted his power-level way up.
+ He was pushed over the edge by an emotional trust. (*The ruthless death of his friend.*)
* **Vegeta**
+ Out of pride he spends his time in training trying to become a Super Saiyan, just like Goku, including some time in 450x gravity.
+ Out of anger, jealousy, and pride he is pushed over the edge.
* **Gohan**
+ Spent much time training with his father in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber.
+ He is pushed over the edge by the distraught he feels at the idea of failing his friends.
Now, this is only valid in the act of *becoming* a Super Saiyan. Later on, once a Saiyan has learned how to control it better, the emotional thrust is lessened (if not removed altogether.) In addition, when higher forms of Super Saiyan are considered, the emotional barrier is lessened even more so, and the emphasis is placed more on *power-level*, and perhaps skills.
As for other Super Saiyans whose original transformations are not explicitly shown, I leave that up to pure speculation. At least we have three good cases to base our claims on; perhaps the rest just belongs in the imagination.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: Both the factors are equally important. Without one the other is incomplete.. A saiyan needs both a great amount of energy and an emotional turmoil as the catalyst.
As per the [link](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan)
> Goku achieves the form out of anger over the murder of his best-friend Krillin
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> Bardock achieves the form out of anger after Chilled attacked a Plant child called Berry,
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> while Vegeta achieves the form through sheer frustration at his original inability to achieve it, especially over Goku.
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> While training in the Hyperbolic Time Chamber, Goku tells Gohan that becoming a Super Saiyan is powered by rage and told him to imagine Cell and then Frieza when Gohan said he had never seen Cell, killing all his friends to transform into a Super Saiyan.
This shows that everyone required a catalyst to turn to the super saiyan mode.. It was just made easier that Goku had a high power level which was inherited by both Gohan and Gotan in case of Goku; and Trunks in case of Vegeta.. It is not shown how and when they learnt t transform, so its difficult to define the conditions for the same. But it was easier for them since they possessed a very high level of power.
As further stated on the same [page](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan) :
> The power increases of subsequent Super Saiyan forms are so high that by the Buu Saga, the original transformation has been literally reduced to that of a "child's play thing" (as stated by Vegeta; as both Goten and Trunks can transform and harness the power adeptly at such a young age).
This was mainly done to undermine the first level of Super Saiyan level so that the greater levels could be defined to be more powerful and special in comparison to the first.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: It basically happens when the Saiyan is strong enough, and there is a surge of strong emotions.
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* Vegeta achieved because he was frustrated with himself. He had just given up and decided that he would never catch up to Goku. He was also in a life threatening situation. Combine those two and you have SSJ Vegeta.
* Goku goes SSJ after Krillin, his most precious friend, is murdered in front of him. Goku's anger explodes and he goes SSJ.
* Gohan goes SSJ when training with Goku, but then uses anger to ascend.
* Goten goes SSJ when Chi-Chi slaps him. I suppose he was angered and that triggered the transformation.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: Vegata was ultimately push to the brink and cross over as super being in jeporady of losing his only way off the planet he training on due to asteroids and too many of them getting ready to crush his ship and trap him there and he already been training and exhausted himself when the huge amount of asteriods started coming for him and his ship quickly over whelm off how many their was and exhausted he quickly became in fear of being trap and dying on some worthless planet he quickly try to amp up his energy and fearing he was depleted and needed a energy boost to some up a large amount of energy powerful enough to destroy every asteroid all together instead one by one so his need was met when he needed to boost his enegry the most and excerte extreme amount of power to blow away every asteriod all at once to save himself and ship from being crushed and trap, that's when his need for being super came into effect and quickly boosted him over the brink of exhaustion and gave him the energy to produce attack big and powerful enough to clear every asteroid and save his ship at that point a super saiyan knows what energy level needs to be rechead and what strength is required to cross over and transform super, yes when training you need to acquire that need helps the saiyan push his level above exhaustion that he didn't know he could do that, need keeps the sayian going and powering up instead of stopping and thinking that he can't go no higher with his power level simply trying to power up to cross over will not work a sayian must teach his body in training that super needs to be acquired for the fight he training for in order to win thus everybody reaching insane power levels unknown thinking they are ready for complete cell but cell was designed to be better and the ultimate fighter forced of sayian genetics they did not know and every saiyan studied over the years cell was hatch and created and was a forsure Victor ofform he too just n like frieaze uses the planet to their advantage to distract the sayian from the fight so we never really know if a new born super sayian could beat frieza or cell both killed by their own attacks and downfall the sayians in complete form also explaining his need and the sayain always fight n win attitude is what ultimately gets them to that point saying ultimate desire is to be the best goku just doesn't admit that he too kind but always secretly trains to be the best that and his pure heart and strength and ability to easily acquire techniques destined him to become the dragon ultimately explaining the story line surrounded around goku. , pretty much the same as goku in his first fought with vegeta and his kio-ken times 10! Once a saiyan acquires how to get to super level this ultimately their natural high power level form is mere nothing on the scanners and and just like always they can mask their evergy level at natural form so they basically them become high power sayians in everyday life masking their energy with ease keeping their level right at super and easily transforming to super sayian when they please and then the power up starts just like trunks did vs his fight with cell but did not win after just meshing and harnessing true power trying to use it against perfect cell made of androids and z fighters and ultimately the advantage of super sayians thus doctor was on planet namek and his bug collected cell of super sayian goku,so to answer question simply a need is acquired on training to learn of unreached power levels and keep the sayian powering up with out giving up and needs to learn what that level is the amount of event and rest acquire to reach it, goku says its a need cause it was vs frieza so that's his way of explaining to get to super level, but training and getting stronger and having a sayian knowing that super saying level is real having not seen their own ancestors do it because frezia put the fear in all sayians that they could not reach that sayian level it's a myth so no sayian ever tried to push pass exceretion and train their body to transform, all sayian are super strong and the ability to heal and get stronger after a fight plays a big role shall to a sayian reaching super level, the need is just goku explanation but works as a mind technique to become stronger and better there's always a need a saiyan wants to win their fight thru out the whole dragonball z series so why didn't goku become sayian as a boy faced with some serious needs to win against some tuff oppents? but training and becoming stronger is the ultimate key to becoming sayian so the need plays no part in small trunks and small gotenks being sayian a young boy can not simply reach that power level, so how they do it? Lmao who knows sayian freaks they do what they want and kick ass!!!!! Lol z fighters!
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2013/03/28 | 2,217 | 8,192 | <issue_start>username_0: At the end of the movie *Pokémon Heroes*, a girl comes up, gives Ash a piece of art, and kisses Ash. Now, given the context of said movie, it is either Latias taking the form of Bianca, or Bianca herself.
Is there any official, or at least general consensus about this scene? Is there any evidence to support either possibility?
<issue_comment>username_1: I think it is best to start looking for the answer on the metaphysical level.
The writers' purpose made this scene ambiguous as to leave uncertainty in the viewers' mind, and spark their imaginations. This distinction is even brought up explicitly by the characters themselves as they reflect on the scene as they are leaving. It seems that the writers were successful in accomplishing exactly what they wanted to.
Now, all of that said, one could examine the entire context and find some evidence for both claims.
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* The girl did not say anything, and of course Latias can't speak. Now, of course Bianca could have simply decided to stay silent, but it seems awkward that if she were to make such an emotional and romantic advance that she'd say nothing. Consider these small phrases that would be appropriate (and seem awkward without): *Thank you.*, *I'll never forget you.*, *I love you.*, etc.
She says absolutely nothing, most likely because she can't.
* Throughout the movie, Latias is the one who shows an interest in Ash. In fact there is no signs of any chemistry at all between Ash and Bianca. If it *is* Bianca that kisses him, then perhaps she does so because she secretly likes Ash, but is to scared to show it, but doesn't want him to leave without a sign of affection to remember her by? Even that is pushing it. Considering the absurdity of it being Bianca, we must logically say it was Latias.
* Ash mainly saved Latias who was in the greatest distress, and not really Bianca. Therefore Latias has good reason to want to thank Ash, at least more so than Bianca.
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* The piece of art was Bianca's. If it had been Latias that gave it to Ash, she basically would have had to have stolen† it from Bianca, which might have made her mad; this seems out of character for Latias.
† Of course Latias *could* have gotten explicit permission from Bianca, but this wasn't shown, so to support this theory we must enter the realm of pure speculation.
* Regardless of who owns the piece of art, we must consider who *made* it. Bianca is the artist, since Latias can't paint. Why did she make a portrait of Ash in the first place? While she could have done it just for Latias, this seems awkward. Most likely this drawing was motivated through Bianca's own good will; though out of romantic, or perhaps just friendly interest remains to be seen.
* Bianca's hat, which throughout the film was the only visible characteristic available to distinguish the two, is seem at home, implying that since she isn't using it, she must not be out, and thus the girl we see is Bianca. Of course we can't say this for sure since the girl doesn't grab it on her way out either. Again, this was probably done on purpose by the writers.
* This isn't really directly perceptible evidence, but many find it odd that there could be a romantic scene between a human and a Pokemon. This relationship, of course, is not meant to be developed.
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* **It was Bianca trying to make them think she was Latias** - Some speculate that Bianca purposely didn't wear her hat, nor speak, to make Ash think she was Latias. There is little reason to support this, other than perhaps Bianca was embarrassed to let him know how *she* felt, or the she wanted to thank him, but thought it would be more appropriate if they thought it was Latias expressing the gratitude.
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Official authorities have never clarified this up, and the only info Bulbapedia can offer is a restatement of what we already know:
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I feel that in general most consider it to be Latias, simply because she showed interest in Ash throughout the film. A few polls have been conducted on a some forums, including:
* [Was it Bianca or Latias that kissed Ash in the 5th movie? - The PokéCommunity Forums](http://www.pokecommunity.com/showthread.php?t=100651)
+ 80.7% say Latias
+ 19.3% say Bianca
* [Who Kissed Ash: Bianca or Latias? - Serebii.net Forums](http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?447712-Who-Kissed-Ash-Bianca-or-Latias)
+ 81.82% say Latias
+ 18.18% say Bianca
Neither poll is truly scientific, but both give a good idea of the general gist of the matter.
In conclusion, there is evidence to support either case, and in following with what the writers wanted we are able to make up our own mind. Sometimes the imagination is able to put something in a way that no story ever could.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There is a 50/100 chance that it could be Latias and there is another 50 that it could be Bianca but let's get real here. Did Bianca ever give clues or teases toward Ash? Who was the main one around him the most? But then again Ash does give some care towards Bianca by saving her first when she was stringshotted and maybe he grew attached to her since Latias took the form of her so he feels the same way as he does towards Latias. To my conclusion I think that the publishers and director did this on purpose so we can CHOSE who we wanted it to be.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: It is Bianca for sure. Her hat was still at home next to the painting that she took with her. She didn't take the hat and the girl that kissed ash did not wear a hat. She had a painting so she might want to confuse Ash and let him find out himself that it was Bianca kissing him.
She always acted like she didn't like him, but it seemed like that was just a cover because she did like him. Latias flew over his head about 2 minutes later and they were flying towards the city, so that means Latias had been gone for about a half day, so she isn't the one who kissed him.
It is Bianca for sure. She was probably just embarrassed to kiss him so she left her hat to confuse Ash
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Hey we can all agree that there is a 50-50 chance of it being either of them, but I choose to believe that it was Latias who kissed Ash. All this evidence is very persuasive, but aren't we all forgetting that Bianca left for the market? Of course there is the chance that she hadn't left. So it still leaves the chance of it being either. It's true that Latias fly's over them after, but the girl, whoever she was, left them way before Ash, Misty (who was SUPER jealous), and Brock (who was EVEN MORE jealous) recovered from the shock, Ash got on the boat, and they sped away, Latias had plenty of time to circle back and say goodbye one last time.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: It is more than likely Bianca. Like others have said Bianca did leave her hat behind in her room which is something the animators would not have shown if it wasn't important.
But another important bit of information is that the girl at the end is visibly tired after running to catch up to Ash which is something that Latias never showed previously when being chased.
Lastly the song before the kiss is called Canon (music) which is similar and pronounced the same as Bianca's Japanese name of Kanon (sound of flower).
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2013/03/28 | 2,133 | 7,254 | <issue_start>username_0: In final arc of the second season of *Black Lagoon*, in Episode 20 "The Succession", when Ginji swears his loyalty to Yukio, heir to the Washimine group, he says, "although I'm unworthy, I am <NAME>, acting boss of Washimine group. Please allow me to protect you with all seven of my incarnations."
What does he mean by "all seven of my incarnations?" Is it a religious reference or something else?
Where does this phrase originate from?
<issue_comment>username_1: Black Lagoon is set in Thailand, where the primary religion is Buddhism. About 95% of the people in Thailand are Buddhist. Incarnation is a primary tenant of Buddhism, so that is likely where the incarnation part came from.
The seven part is a little bit more vague. Assuming it is a reference to Buddhism, the most likely idea is is follows:
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Likely, it is either referencing the aforementioned Buddhist idea (or another Buddhist idea) or is not based on a religious idea.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There are a few distinct mentions of cases of the *Seven Incarnations*, which are each plausible in their own rite.
Notable mentions of incarnations
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**Incarnations of Immortality**
The [*Incarnations of Immortality*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnations_of_Immortality) is a series in which seven books each focus on a single [*incarnation*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incarnations_of_Immortality#Characters), a mortal which becomes the personification of Death, Time, Fate, War, Nature, Evil, or Good. Most people feel the effects caused by one or more of these incarnations. So, *Black Lagoon* may be referring to how Ginji is affected or composed of each of these seven things; he could be more or less saying, "Please allow me to protect you with my entire being."
**Vishnu's incarnations**
The second possibility is a reference to [Vishnu Purana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu_Purana), a religious Hindu text. According to legend, Vishnu created incarnations of himself to eradicate evil and balance the world. Vishnu Purana states that there are seven such incarnations1:
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**However**, based on how Ginji phrases this in the manga, these two possibilities seem unlikely.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/mxOq4.jpg)
*(Black Lagoon, chapter 27, pp. 17)*
Buddhist incarnations
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One of [Buddhism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism)'s more significant points is their concept of reincarnation, or [rebirth](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebirth_(Buddhism)). In Buddhism, as you are born and reborn, you fulfill a cycle known as the "Cycle of Life". However, you must be born seven times (in any form) to achieve [moksha](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moksha), a liberation from this cycle (which eventually leads to the ultimate peace: [nirvana](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nirvana)).
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As you can can conclude, this cycle involves going through seven incarnations, each of the births that you endure, before achieving nirvana. In some forms of Buddhism, these components are believed to be partial aggregates of your consciousness, thus could be considered a large portion of your "whole" being.
What makes this the most plausible explanation is that Ginji is a member of the Yakuza. Many Yakuza are focused around the ways of the samurai and their teachings. In Japanese history, samurai were largely centered around [Zen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen), a form of Buddhism3.
Putting this Zen relationship in context with the manga, which states that Ginji will "protect [her] for the entirety of his life", we can conclude that Ginji intends to spend all seven of his rebirths protecting Yukio.
Footnotes
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1 Wikipedia has [an extensive list](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar#Avatars_of_Vishnu), but according to the Vishnu Purana, only seven of these avatars truly exist.
2 Further reading: [Vishnu, Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vishnu#Vaishnava_canon)
3 Further reading: [The Religion of the Samurai](http://www.holybooks.com/wp-content/uploads/The-Religion-of-the-Samurai-free-ebook.pdf)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: As Killua correctly pointed out, the phrase "with all seven of my incarnations" refers to Buddhism concept of rebirth. In original Japanese, the phrase is「七生を以て」(shichi-syou wo motte), and "を以て(wo motte)" roughly translates as "with" and "七生(shichi-syou)" consists of "七(shichi)" = "seven" and "生(syou)" = "life". "Shichi-syou" means "to rebirth seven times", though, as an idiomatic phrase, it means no more than "eternity" because "to rebirth seven times" takes a very long time. So it's safe to say that "七生を以て (with all seven of my incarnations)" is a bit old-fashioned, thus impressive and grave way of saying "forever".
This choice of words is very appropriate for Ginji because he is a member of a Yakuza clan, which in general likes to retain traditional ways of life and the members are likely to use old-fashioned wording, especially in important moments.
The first post is six years ago, so nobody would probably notice this post of mine, but as a Japanese, I find this question very interesting and feel obliged to offer some information. I hope it will be of some help.
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2013/03/29 | 677 | 2,379 | <issue_start>username_0: In the world of **Girls Und Panzer**, tankery (Sensha-do) is a school activity, and during practice and competitions, they appear to be using live ammunition. Has anyone ever gotten hurt (or killed) doing Sensha-do in the manga? It seems really dangerous:
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From the [(fan-)translated *Rules of Panzerkraft*](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=523527&show=100#msg18657603):
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: From the Manga. The tanks are coated with high tech materials that prevent penetration by rounds. This is referred to briefly in the anime, when someone says something like, "the tanks have carbon".
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Even if the shells are training or powder, it's still a metal shell, no matter how brittle. Fired by novices (first episode) at like 500mph toward a tank where a girl who is outside the tank as a spotter. No one dies in the entire series and it would be weird to make a cute girls doing cute stuff anime get bloody and tragic.
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2013/03/29 | 1,260 | 4,576 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that Maria and Mamoru
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1. Squealer helps Maria and Mamoru escape. Furthermore, he lets them stay and live with the colony.
2. Squealer waits for (or sweet-talks) Maria and Mamoru into having a child.
3. Once the child is born, Squealer (and/or his fellow rats) kills Maria and Mamoru.
4. They take the child and raise him/her. ("him" in the Novel, "her" in the Anime)
5. Squealer then takes the bones of Maria and Mamoru and gives them to the ethics committee.
When Squealer says that he will prepare fake remains for the villagers to find and that it will "take some time". He really means the *actual* remains of Maria and Mamoru and that it will "take some time" for them to have a child.
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The sole purpose of this was to get a human child that could be raised into an Akki\* and used against humans in Squealer's pursuit of world domination.
\*I use Akki for short. But they really aren't. In reality, the children raised by the rats will believe themselves to be rats, thus attack inhibition and death-feedback will apply to rats instead of humans.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think its pretty obvious that Maria and Mamoru are dead if the etheics comittee found the remains had their DNA in it.. Not to mention that squeeler managed to take their child from them..
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: If we consider that everything said and implied make sense (story most likely don't imply anything without a purpose), we could even propose a darker possibility.
While it's obvious that they were both killed, we can't be sure about when. I would say the rats could have used brain surgery as they did for their queen to dispose of Maria after she went pregnant. (It's implied "what if they did it to human ?") We don't know if the council got the full squeletal or not. If not, they could have disposed of some of the body parts without killing them in order to give evidences to the council before the 10 month needed to give birth.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: For me they did to them what they did to their queen.
Saki asked to Satoru in the anime *if they do something like this to a human* (and give up on questioning). But I don't understand why in the end she neither mentions it when talking with Squealer. When it is said that they are really dead, she should have realized that squealer was involved.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: The (short/long) answer. Maria and Mamoru stayed in squealers colony. In the time that they stayed there, they began to get closer to one another. Since the child is about 9 years old, they must have been together for just about three years. I’m not entirely sure how long they stayed in squealers colony, but from the manga and the implications of the anime. Maria and Mamoru clearly had a child, and weren’t entirely trusting of squealers colony.From what was said in the manga. Mamoru, at the time, wasn’t there to protect Maria after she had her child and was tricked and killed. Upon Mamoru’s return, he was also killed and their child was stolen by Squealer. By the end, Maria and Mamoru make there way to the heaven kotatsu with Shun & Reiko. After a few years username_5 (Maria & Mamoru’s Child), arrives in heaven and sits down in the Kotatsu with his cold mother.
In the end, they all joke in heaven about how long it’ll take for Saki to come join them.
Note: this is an Omake added at the end of the final chapter.
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2013/03/29 | 801 | 2,568 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, many characters have what appear to be bandages wrapped around their arms or legs. Is there a basis for this in any martial arts or military fighting styles?
<issue_comment>username_1: These originate from a similar practice in the real world, where [they](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrist_wraps) are used in boxing, combat sports, and martial arts (largely muay thai, one of the more brutal sports). They are mostly seen on the wrists, but can be used on the legs too for [the same reasons](http://www.shenmartialarts.com/displayitem.asp?catalogid=356&id=5&origcat=5). (Legs are [sometimes wrapped around the hips and thighs](http://books.google.ca/books?id=XhJYfcWlhMcC&pg=PA249&lpg=PA249&dq=martial+arts+leg+wraps&source=bl&ots=SvHv9bC3aB&sig=S7xgvhv5h9lC2ZyUBxu5dpvvgr8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=9_tVUfD7Ka33igLRkYDoCA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=martial%20arts%20leg%20wraps&f=false), but can be wrapped lower down as well.)
There are different types of wraps: cloth/elastic, gauze, or a type of cast material which is much firmer.
Cloth wraps help protect from superficial cuts and other scrapes; you may have seen (or been in) situations where, after a punch, your knuckles can get worn down or bloodied up as the skin dries/breaks from the impact. Having a cover over them would obviously protect them from doing so.
Gauze and stronger cast materials (and even cloth, to a lesser extent) are for protecting the wrist and hand from damage sustained while punching. They help by holding the hand in its proper shape by wrapping around the fingers and the thumb and keeping the structure intact when an impact is sustained.
*(Source: [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KICKBOX008cropped.jpg))*
It is more than likely that *Naruto* adopted this to have their characters appear as (semi-)realistic, prepared martial artists.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: One thing I don't see mentioned anywhere is the fact that bandaging is also used to tether items to ones body. Apart from providing protection, some parts of the body can simply be wrapped to be used as some type of pocket. Blades can be hidden on the inside of one's forearm, pouches attached to the leg, and many items from weaponry to medic kits to the main torso underneath ones clothing. Where do you think the ninja in Naruto pull all their weaponry from?
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2013/03/29 | 754 | 2,572 | <issue_start>username_0: In Fruits Basket, a number of the Sohmas have a "curse" on them that makes them transform into whatever zodiac animal they represent. The current generation was not the first generation, so there must have been some beginning generation and some reason for it to begin. Where/when/why in-canon did this curse begin?<issue_comment>username_1: It is never explained why only the Sohma clan has this curse. The only reference we have to how the curse may have begun is the zodiac story told in the later part of the manga, though it is not very clear how it relates to the Sohma or the current state of the curse.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The curse appears to be the result of the [*Zodiac Legend*](http://fruitsbasket.wikia.com/wiki/The_Chinese_Zodiac). It is based on [the real Zodiac legend](http://www.chinavoc.com/zodiac/stories.asp), but a more detailed "true" version is outlined in [Volume 22](http://fruitsbasket.wikia.com/wiki/Zodiac_Legend:_Volume_22). It's quite long, but I'll post an abridged version here.
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Seems like a pretty happy ending, but the way the volume tells goes on a bit after this. In particular, it says:
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> That first...
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> ... promise.
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> At what point...
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> ... did it become a curse?
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> When did it change...
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This event appears to be the origin of the Sohma Curse, as each cursed Sohma represents one of the twelve animals (and Kyo is the cat) that met at the banquet.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/03/29 | 766 | 2,639 | <issue_start>username_0: In Fruits Basket, different characters represent different zodiac symbols that they then turn into when they are hugged by someone of the opposite gender. What determines what zodiac a person represents? Is it the year they are born in? If so, what determines who becomes the cat? Additionally, does that mean that every cursed Sohma is born in a different year (discounting Akito)?<issue_comment>username_1: It is never explained why only the Sohma clan has this curse. The only reference we have to how the curse may have begun is the zodiac story told in the later part of the manga, though it is not very clear how it relates to the Sohma or the current state of the curse.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The curse appears to be the result of the [*Zodiac Legend*](http://fruitsbasket.wikia.com/wiki/The_Chinese_Zodiac). It is based on [the real Zodiac legend](http://www.chinavoc.com/zodiac/stories.asp), but a more detailed "true" version is outlined in [Volume 22](http://fruitsbasket.wikia.com/wiki/Zodiac_Legend:_Volume_22). It's quite long, but I'll post an abridged version here.
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> Long ago, God found a stray cat, and the two became friends. God was then inspired to send out invitations to other animals, to a banquet, so that he could meet more of them.
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> Twelve animals showed up (the twelve animals of the Zodiac), as well as the cat. The banquet was fantastic, until the cat collapsed on the floor, his life having finally run out. Not wanting to let go of his friendship with the cat, God forced the cat to drink an elixir of life, giving him immortality. He then had all the other twelve animals drink it as well.
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> As the cat came to, he told God that he did not want immortality. Everyone was shocked at the cat's rejection of immortality and his acceptance to let his life end. This allowed him to die, but the other animals didn't care, as they felt betrayed and alienated.
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> Eventually, the other animals were able to die as well, and God was once again left alone. As God's time to live came to an end, he accepted it, because he knew that he would see the other animals again on "the other side".
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Seems like a pretty happy ending, but the way the volume tells goes on a bit after this. In particular, it says:
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> That first...
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> ... promise.
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> At what point...
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> ... did it become a curse?
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> When did it change...
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> ... into a burden?
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This event appears to be the origin of the Sohma Curse, as each cursed Sohma represents one of the twelve animals (and Kyo is the cat) that met at the banquet.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/03/30 | 952 | 2,954 | <issue_start>username_0: "TK" is a mysterious character who tends to speaks in nonsensical English phrases depending on the situation.
Was it ever revealed what is his actual name? Also, why do the other SSS members call him "TK"?
<issue_comment>username_1: According to [this wiki](http://angelbeats.wikia.com/wiki/TK):
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> His real identity and his name are still unknown even to the SSS, so they identify him as "TK", a nickname he gave himself.
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: [What username_1 said](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3111/2516), his real identity is still unknown. But if you're willing to accept some guesses (some of which are taken from [TV Tropes](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WMG/AngelBeats)) as to why he calls himself TK, his name could be derived from:
* [<NAME>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuya_Komuro), the most successful producer in Japanese music history. His nickname is also TK and most of the [songs that TK references](https://angelbeats.fandom.com/wiki/TK#Phrases) come from TM Network which Tetsuya is the lead singer of.
* [Tachibana Kanade](https://angelbeats.fandom.com/wiki/Kanade_Tachibana), the team killer. Tachibana's [guard skills](https://angelbeats.fandom.com/wiki/Kanade_Tachibana#List_of_Guard_Skills) are named after common effects of [effects pedals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_unit).
* [To come](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_come_(publishing)), which is used to signify that additional material will be added at a later date.
* Time keeper. Inspired by [What are the positions "CA", "TK", and "AP"?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/28838/8486).
* A shorthand for とにかくキてる (Tonikaku Kiteru, "an eccentric person anyhow"), a nickname given by Noda in chapter 40 of the [*Angel Beats! Heaven's Door*](https://angelbeats.fandom.com/wiki/Heaven%27s_Door) manga. This might be the canonical answer as to what TK signifies and how he received that name; the manga's plot after Shiina's recruitment to the SSS seems to be based on Jun Maeda's new writings, according to [Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_Beats!#cite_ref-96).
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/OXzIbl.jpg)
* Tainted kerchief. This nameless guy who died in the train accident in episode 9 also wore a "red" bandana like TK's.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dOyBbl.png)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: According to the manga *Angel Beats! Heaven's Door*, it was NODA who gave him that nickname since SSS always calls him 'that guy from whatever kingdom come' why not shorten it to TK instead?
Yurippe also thinks he's got [savant syndrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savant_syndrome) for he's incapable of having a conversation with them.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/03/30 | 942 | 2,826 | <issue_start>username_0: The new *Steins;Gate* movie, *Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu*, is set to come out in Japan on April 20th this year. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate%3a_Fuka_Ry%C5%8Diki_no_D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu) says it is "based on the video game and anime series", but does not say whether it replaces the series, or if it's before, concurrent, or after the existing series.
When will this new movie take place in the *Steins;Gate* timeline?<issue_comment>username_1: This is the translated story description:
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> <NAME>—a self-proclaimed "insane mad scientist" and chuunibyou college student. With a coincidence, he created the "D-mail" with his friends, a mail that can be sent to the past. This led him to a cruel future resulting in the death of his friends, despite how many times the past was being changed (the shift of worldline)... Then a daylight appeared before the despaired Okabe, a future that no one will die, the worldline called "Steins Gate". After crossing timelines and solving all the mysteries, Okabe had finally arrived at the "Steins Gate". But being crossed so many worldlines, Okabe's mind has begun to severely "overload"...
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: According to Wikipedia:
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> The movie, featuring an original storyline taking place after the events of the series, is titled Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu (劇場版 シュタインズ・ゲート 負荷領域のデジャヴ Gekijōban Shutainzu Gēto Fuka Ryōiki no Dejabu?, lit. Steins;Gate the Movie: Loading Area of Déjà vu) and is scheduled to premiere in Japanese theatres on April 20, 2013.
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That Wikipedia page cites [this](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-01/steins-gate-film-slated-for-april-20), which says:
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> The sequel to the 2011 Steins;Gate television anime series will open in at least 30 theaters across Japan.
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To summarize, the movie takes place after the anime series.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Now that the movie is out, we can definitively say exactly when it takes place in the series. According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate%3a_Fuka_Ry%C5%8Diki_no_D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu):
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> The film takes place in August 2011, one year after the events of the anime series.
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Having seen the film myself, I can confirm this. The events in the film occur in August 2011, a year after the ending of the anime where Okabe is ostensibly on the Steins;gate timeline. For obvious reasons, it's only compatible with the true ending of the VN (the one which the anime followed most closely).
It is worth pointing out that this is not compatible with the official non-canon sequel [Steins;Gate: Hen'i Kuukan no Octet](http://vndb.org/v9887).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2013/03/30 | 2,789 | 7,238 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Psycho-Pass*, not only Makishima Shogo but Shinya Kogami were reading certain pieces of literature, but this pieces of literature shaped the series in a sense.
So far what I could see in the series that they were reading is the following:
1. *1984* - <NAME>
2. *A Revolution Sabotaged Before it Began* - <NAME>
3. *Swann's Way* - <NAME>
4. Holy Bible
I know they have other references and books shown in the series, I have read some of these but I'm curious about.
What are other books/pieces of literature that are read/mentioned/seen?<issue_comment>username_1: I might be missing a few referenced, but from what I can recall from skimming through the series again (in no particular order):
* [Midnight Plus One](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Plus_One) by <NAME>
* [Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discourse_on_Inequality) by <NAME>
* [Toward a Philosophy of History](https://books.google.com/books?id=6U4naz5DfsgC&dq=Toward+a+Philosophy+of+History+by+Jos%C3%A9+Ortega+y+Gasset&source=gbs_navlinks_s) by <NAME> Gasset
* [Economy and Society](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_and_Society) by <NAME>
* Various works by <NAME>, such as [Twelfth Night](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night), [Macbeth](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macbeth), [Titus Andronicus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titus_Andronicus), and [Hamlet](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamlet)
* [Carmilla](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmilla) and [In a Glass Darkly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_a_Glass_Darkly) by <NAME>
* [Heart of Darkness](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Darkness) by <NAME>
* [Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Do_Androids_Dream_of_Electric_Sheep%3F) by <NAME>
* [Gulliver's Travels](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulliver's_Travels) by <NAME>
* Various [William Gibson](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson) works, such as [Johnny Mnemonic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Mnemonic) and the [The Sprawl Trilogy (Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sprawl_trilogy)
* [Difference Engine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Difference_Engine) by <NAME> and <NAME>
* [Pensées (Thoughts)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pens%C3%A9es) by <NAME>
* [The Most Dangerous Game](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Dangerous_Game) by <NAME>
* [An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation](http://www.econlib.org/library/Bentham/bnthPML.html) by <NAME>
* [The Republic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Republic_(Plato)) by Plato
* [Beyond Good and Evil](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beyond_Good_and_Evil) by <NAME>
* [Violence: A New Approach](http://books.google.com/books/about/Violence.html?id=CIuNmAEACAAJ) by [<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Wieviorka)
* [The Conquest of Happiness](http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Conquest_of_Happiness.html?id=--lefVQ_MYYC) by [<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell)
* [The Red and the Black](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_and_the_Black) by [Stendhal](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stendhal)
* [Oathbreakers](http://books.google.com/books/about/Oathbreakers.html?id=IM17Mj4zDd8C) [by](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes_Lackey_bibliography#Vows_and_Honor) <NAME> (in reference to the subtitle of Ep. 16)
* [Faust](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goethe's_Faust) by <NAME>
* [Principles of Philosophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principles_of_Philosophy) by <NAME>
* [Crossroads: The Life and Afterlife of Blues Legend <NAME>](https://books.google.com/books/about/Crossroads.html?id=avU5AQAAIAAJ) by <NAME> (in reference to the subtitle for Ep. 12)
* There are references to works of [Project Itoh](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Itoh) ([Genocidal Organ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocidal_Organ)?) and [Kierkegaard](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B8ren_Kierkegaard) ([The Sickness Unto Death](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sickness_Unto_Death)?), but no works are specifically named.
As mentioned before by others:
* [Nineteen Eighty-Four](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineteen_Eighty-Four) by <NAME>
* [A Revolution Sabotaged Before it Began](http://books.google.com/books/about/%E3%81%82%E3%82%89%E3%81%8B%E3%81%98%E3%82%81%E8%A3%8F%E5%88%87%E3%82%89%E3%82%8C%E3%81%9F%E9%9D%A9%E5%91%BD.html?id=pbkfNwAACAAJ) (あらかじめ裏切られた革命) by <NAME>
* [Swann's Way](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Search_of_Lost_Time#Volume_One:_Swann.27s_Way) by <NAME>
* [The Bible](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible) (New and Old Testament; e.g., Matthew 13:24-30, Book of Genesis)
* [Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prison](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discipline_and_Punish) by <NAME>
* [Justine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_(Sade)) by <NAME>
Certain movies are referenced as well:
* [The Man Who Stole the Sun](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiy%C5%8D_o_Nusunda_Otoko) (in Ep. 5)
* [The Deer Hunter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deer_Hunter) (in Ep. 11)
* Shuuji Terayama's theater drama play "[Saraba, eiga yo](http://www.theaterguide.co.jp/search_result/paid/detail.php?id=31190) (さらば、映画よ)."
In *Psycho-Pass: The Movie*:
* [Peau noire, masques blancs](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peau_noire,_masques_blancs) and [The Wretched of the Earth](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Damn%C3%A9s_de_la_Terre) both by <NAME>
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_2: From [this AMV](https://youtu.be/EglGDGi_JNI?t=23), some other real-life books that could be recognized on the bookshelves:
* [Power/Knowledge](https://books.google.com/books/about/Power_Knowledge.html?id=Cai4AAAAIAAJ) by <NAME>
* [Critique of Pure Reason](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critique_of_Pure_Reason) by <NAME>
* [The OTHER Heading](https://books.google.com/books?id=ojxpUU7fTrcC) by <NAME>
* [OF GRAMMATOLOGY](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Of_Grammatology) by <NAME>
* [The ear of the other](https://books.google.com/books/about/The_ear_of_the_other.html?id=OtoZAAAAYAAJ) by <NAME>
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The Japanese-titled books are related to farming/agricultural technology. Instead of real-life books, these are more specific to *Psycho-Pass* universe regarding the advancement in those technologies:
* センターピボットがもたらす農業改革[...] ([...] Agricultural Reform Caused by Center Pivot)
* [...]組み換え植物の極？を？[...] ([...] a Recombinant Plant [...])
* 最強の農業ドローンシステム (The Strongest Agricultural Drone System)
* 総合防除と生物農業の干？[...] ([...] Integrated Pest Control and Biological Agriculture)
* [...]ウィルス拡散の脅威 (Threat of [...] virus spread)
* ウカノミタマ ([Uka-no-Mitama](https://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Uka-no-Mitama_Defense_Virus))
* 無敵の盾 (Invincible shield)
* [...]品目による自給体制のリ[...] ([...] Self-sufficiency System with Items [...])
* [...]与える農薬の影響 ([...] Influence of Pesticide Given)
* ハイパーオーツは人類を賄う ([Hyper-oats](https://psychopass.wikia.com/wiki/Hyper-oats) Maintain Humanity)
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/03/31 | 222 | 789 | <issue_start>username_0: When Naruto is fighting Gaara in the invasion of Konoha, Gaara takes on the Perfect Possession form of Shukaku. When Naruto punches Gaara in the face, it wakes him up, breaking the Possum Jutsu and making Shukaku no longer be released. When Naruto headbutts Gaara, however, Shukaku disintegrates. What causes this difference in effect?<issue_comment>username_1: Gaara used the "Feigning Sleep Technique" which allows the Shukaku to fully control his body and unleash its own power. However, Naruto woke Gaara up with the headbutt, which broke Shukaku's control.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I think Gaara just lose control over the chakra flow when Naruto headbutted him. With that, he couldn't keep the jutsu which showed the body of Shukaku.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/04/01 | 637 | 2,372 | <issue_start>username_0: The title of "Fruits Basket" seems to imply that there is some basket with fruits in it which is somehow relevant to the story. However, I imagine that a story about a literal basket of fruits would not be very interesting.
What is the significance of the title? Is it referencing a literal basket of fruits or is it symbolizing something else?<issue_comment>username_1: The fruits basket is metaphorical, not literal. It represents how Tohru feels like an outsider in her family, at school and with the Sohmas, in the same way that an onigiri doesn't belong in a fruits basket. In the manga, she is often represented as an onigiri.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The Fruits Basket is a game where a player is assigned to one fruit (any fruit as long as it is a fruit). Tohru was assigned by her friends to be the onigiri (rice ball, which obviously isn't a fruit), so she was left sitting alone because onigiri won't be called since onigiri isn't a fruit. It is also a metaphor on how Tohru can't belong to the Souma family as an onigiri won't belong to a Fruits Basket. [Reference here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_Basket_Turnover#References_to_the_game).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: It is a reference to a Tohru played in her childhood where everyone is given a name of a fruit. However, some of the kids, who were pretty mean to her, labelled her as a rice ball (onigiri) so the name of her "fruit" was never called out and she wasn't able to participate. This also symbolizes how isolated she was as a child. Also, in the manga, sometimes when one of the 12 zodiac speak, you can see a small picture of their specific animal when their face isn't in the panel. In Tohru's case, we see a small picture of a rice ball instead.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Some anime titles are literally meaningless, however fruits basket is not one without meaning.
Tohru is like an outcast, fruits basket is like a musical chairs game, except it uses fruit names and Japanese kids play it.
In this anime, Tohru is like outcast by the group and called onigiri (not a fruit), and thus she was left out.
Thus the title would seem to be about how Tohru is different or outcast, and maybe finds her happiness with different people.
[Fruits Basket game](https://genkienglish.net/fruitbasket.htm)
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/04/01 | 510 | 1,889 | <issue_start>username_0: We know that if a Devil Fruit user dies, their fruit reappears (see [In One Piece, does a Devil Fruit reappear after the user dies?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2979/24)). However, this doesn't answer the question of what happens when the fruit gets destroyed without being eaten. I don't know if that's even possible, but I imagine so with sufficient effort.
If a devil fruit is destroyed, would the fruit reincarnate in a nearby fruit (the same as when the user dies), or would it be destroyed for good?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think you can separate destroyed and *being eaten*, eating a devil fruit in One Piece pretty much [*destroys*](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/932/1528) it. So destruction by power, physical force and or being eaten could be considered as being the same.
That being said, I would think the same thing would happen in any instance of it being *'destroyed'*, it will *'respawn'* and take on the form of it's closest *'relative'*.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The only way you can get a canon answer is from the source. Yet, seeing as there is no way to just *destroy* anything, this situation is completely void, since it would never happen, and would have no reason to.
Since canon won't happen, here's some speculation: Since nothing can be destroyed, whatever remains of the fruit (and there *will* be remains) will be eaten by bacterium. After the bacteria dies, the fruit will be reborn. So, I guess username_1 was as right as you could hope for.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: This question has been already answered here:
[In One Piece, does a Devil Fruit reappear after the user dies?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2979/in-one-piece-does-the-devil-fruit-reappear-after-the-user-dies)
In summary, when the ability user dies, the ability reborns in another fruit.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/04/01 | 2,510 | 8,630 | <issue_start>username_0: [This site](http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/toradora/orenji.htm) has Toradora's second ending theme, Orange (オレンジ), together with lyrics both in Japanese and translated.
First, it's worth noting that the word Orange is ambiguous in English, referring both to a color and a fruit, and it is used to this effect in the song. At one point in the song it talks about a fruit which is turning orange, and at another it talks about an orange. I don't know if we can conclude that these are the same fruit, so if you want to claim that they are actually different fruits feel free to do so.
What is the significance of this fruit, and the story told in the song in general, in the context of the anime? It seems to be symbolic somehow, but I don't know what it's referring to when the singer is talking about an "orange ...[which] was sour, ... [but they] ate it all anyway."
Can anyone decode the meaning of this song, and what the orange is symbolizing, in the context of the anime?<issue_comment>username_1: I think the orange personifies the characters of the Toradora, mostly the girls (Taiga, Ami & Minori).
The lyrics says,
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> ORENJI iro ni hayaku naritai kajitsu kimi no hikari wo abite
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which translates to:
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> The fruit wants to hurry up And turn orange-colored Basking in your light
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means that the girls want to be more matured, like a still unripe orange that wants to be ripe.
It also says,
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> ORENJI kyou mo
> tabete mita kedo
> mada suppakute naita watashi mitai de nokosenai kara
> zenbu tabeta
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which means:
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> I tried to eat
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> An orange today, too
> But it was still sour, and I cried
> Because it's unlike me to leave any behind
> I ate it all
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or (this is just my translation of the line `watashi mitai de nokosenai kara` which could be wrong).
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> I tried to eat
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> An orange today, too
> But it was still sour, and I cried
> It's like me so I can't leave it behind and so I ate it all
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and can be pertained that the singer is comparing herself to that particular orange, which is still sour (not matured enough), like her, so she ate it all up. Can also be assumed that she can't leave herself behind or she pity the orange because it was like her.
Also,
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> ORENJI itsuka
> amaku naru kana
> sore to mo shibonjau no?
> watashi no mirai shiritakunakute
> zenbu tabeta
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which means,
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> I wondered if
> The oranges would turn sweet someday
> Or would they wither?
> I didn't want to learn of my future
> So I ate it all
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First she wondered if the oranges will someday turn sweet or wither, then she stated that she didn't want to learn *her* future, which solidifies that the singer was personifying herself in that orange fruit.
Toradora involves the story of the girls and their thinking development towards love. If you have watched Toradora yourself, you would know that this song really relates to them (Taiga, Minori & Ami).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: This song, being sung by the 3 main heroines, was especially made for the anime. The song uses the metaphor of an orange, likening the girls to an unripen, not yet matured, orange.
This [blog entry](http://web.archive.org/web/20100901080252/http://thetruemelody.wordpress.com/2009/02/01/new-toradora-op-and-ed/) offers a much in-depth look into the meaning behind the song. Though the translations may differ between people, the general meaning stays intact. The blog article mostly compares the CoalGuys and the [{Words of Songs}](https://atashi.wordpress.com/2009/01/29/toradora-2nd-ending-theme-orenji/) fansubs, with the author trusting the {Words of Songs} version over the CoalGuys fansub (though he admits he likes the fansub lyrics better).
One can assume one of two things from the lyrics: the first being that it's Taiga who is the main voice narrating the lyrics, or the second, that everybody is narrating these lyrics. The following explanations will try to look at the lyrics from both perspectives.
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> *“It’s just that I don’t know/My true self.”* This line can easily be seen to be Taiga, or any of the characters. I think Toradora is special in the fact that all the characters can fit into this. It implies how all the characters have a hidden side to themselves that even they may not know.
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> *“Into the broad earth, a single seed/Extended its roots/And bore fruit that was still unripe.”* The fruit, first of all, probably symbolizes the narrator(s). This “unripe fruit” thing, I’m guessing, is a lack of maturity for the fruit and the person.
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> *“The fruit that wants to turn orange as soon as possible.”* An unripe orange is usually green, while a ripe one is... well, orange (big surprise, huh). Basically, the person(s) want(s) to mature. This may be because if they mature, they may learn more about themselves in the process.
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> *“by basking in your light.”* I think that this light is the object of the narrator’s affection. It’s easier to see that when looking at the next reference to light: “I didn’t want to get hurt/So I fled/When I did that, not even light/Would shine upon me.” Because love is known to be painful, the narrator tries to flee from it, but realizes she cannot grow as a person without love.
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> *“I tried to eat/An orange today, too/But it was still sour and I cried/It reminded me of myself, so I couldn’t throw away the rest.”* We can see how the person and the fruit are symbols of each other, and their immaturity is also accented. If we look at the fansub version we see that eating the immature/unripe fruit shows that the person is also not mature yet, while it’s a lot harder to use the {Words of Songs} one.
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: One key facet to this song is the point at which it becomes the ending song, and how that timing and the song itself play against the larger theme of the anime. The driving message of Toradora is not so much how the characters evolve, but how all their concepts of love evolve.
In the begining, Ryuji and Taiga have very similar ideas about the concept of love, centered around the high school crush. In the episode just before the "Orange" takeover, we find out that Kitimura had the same notion, but when Taiga rejected him, found something new.
Throughout 'Mercury is Retrograde at Christmas,' we see the other main characters also begin to take up this transformation, along with all the pain and confusion that comes with it. From the moment Ami's question about her feelings of guilt rattles her to the point of fouling up the game, Minori is forced to consider her growing feelings for Ryuji and their potential consequences, in was she was not able to back at the beach house. Ryuji has his own moment of burgeoning crisis watching Taiga and Kitimura, while Kitimura has gone from tight containment to bouncing off the walls.
Taiga hasn't looked at herself clearly yet, but Christmas is the arc where we will see her do so. And as for Ami, she is doing her best to force things to a crisis, trying to make the fruits turn orange around her. None of them are quite ready yet, all a bit sour. But they are starting to see that quality within each other, and from there reflect what it means when turned inward. That looking forces them tighter together, unable to give up on those facing the same challenges they are facing.
The strength of this is that it is something that most viewers can also connect with. A challenge we have seen in ourselves. It garners an emotional catharsis that drives viewers to not let it go, because their sour fruit reminds us of ourselves, and we cannot toss that aside or stop from eating it... whichever of those two translations you like best.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The narrator is a person who sings of her plight and hopes as:
1. sour, unripe, insignificant orange + sunlight = ripe orange
2. bitter, incomplete, pained person + lover = happy person
Using the orange metaphor, the narrator is a unripe fruit that chanced upon this world and her lover is sunlight that shines upon her. "So look at me!"
The song continues its flavor (bazinga!): as a person, she gets reminded of herself by oranges. In particular:
1. most striking, a sour orange reminds herself of her sourness, so om nom nom nom
2. a bunch of unripe oranges reminds herself of her uncertainty, so om nom nom nom
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Both Taiga and Kushieda can play the orange role, while Ryuji is the Sun.
You may be interpreting stuff too literally. Dont go through the orange, instead let the orange go through you!
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/04/01 | 1,525 | 3,747 | <issue_start>username_0: Having played a fair bit of -LE FRUIT DE LA GRISAIA- (*Grisaia no Kajitsu*, literally "The Fruit of Grisaia"), I have to admit that the title has confused me more than anything else. It seems to have very little to do with the plot of the VN, at least so far.
**What is the meaning of the title? Is it titled after an actual fruit, and if so what is the fruit? Also, what significance does it have to the plot?**<issue_comment>username_1: Considering that the subtitle for it is in French, I'm making a logic jump by guessing "grisaia" is just a conjugation/grammatical form of the word "grisait" or something close (I don't know french at all, but then again it could be a classic case of the Japanese tripping up with a foreign language).
According to google, grisait means something between "intoxicate" and "fascinate" in french, so I guess the VN's title was going for "The Fruit of Intoxication"? Sounds fairly plausible at least...
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: According to [this interview](http://getnews.jp/archives/97102) with Front Wing Producer, President, and CEO, <NAME>:
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> **山川** 絵画の画法でモノトーンで書く手法を「グリザイユ」というのですが、これを少し、いじって『グリザイアの果実』つまり「灰色の果実」という意味が込められています
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The word "grisaia" is a corruption of the French term used in art, "[grisaille](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grisaille)," a method of painting in monochrome or near-monochrome, typically to resemble the appearance of marble sculptures. So literally it's meant to be "the gray-colored fruit" or something like that.
The fruits refer "guilt" the heroines bear, as described by the [story synopsis](http://blog.tomoyo.eu/moege-awards-2011-announced/) of the game:
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> ──その学園は、少女達の果樹園だった。
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> 外敵から隔離された学園にやってきたのは、生きる目的をなくした一人の少年。
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> 守るべき物を見失い、後悔と贖罪のみに費やされる人生の中で、その少年に残されたのは首に繋がれた太い鎖と、野良犬にも劣る安い命。
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> そして少年は、その学園で少女達と出会い、新たな希望を見つけ出す。
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> ──その少女は、生まれてきたことが既に間違いだった
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> 逆らった罪──
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> ──生きながらの死
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> 誰も守ってなんかくれない──
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> ──そして生き残った罰。
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> そこは、少女達の果樹園。
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> 彼女達は、後悔の樹に実った**懺悔の果実**。そんな少女達に、俺はいったい何が出来る…？
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> それは、一人の少年が夢見た永遠の希望──
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> That academy – used to be the orchard of young girls.
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> A lonely boy, who lost his purpose to live, came to that isolated-from-the-foreign-enemies academy.
> Lose sight of things that should be protected, he spends his life in living day by day with regret and atonement. His life is cheaper than a stray dog when that heavy cangue still around his neck.
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> And then at that academy, the boy finds out his new hope in encountering with these girls.
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> ──That girl, who being born was already a mistake.
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> Who defied the sin──
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> Who no one will protect── *[Note: translation corrected]*
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> ──and who being punished for surviving.
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> That place is the girls’ orchard.
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> The trees of regret bear the **fruit of repentance** of those girls. What on earth can I do for these girls...?
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> That is the eternal hope which the lonely boy dreamt...
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Each heroine is [represented](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B6%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%81%AE%E6%9E%9C%E5%AE%9F) by a fruit:
* Yumiko = grape
* Suou = cherry
* Michiru = lemon
* Irisu = strawberry
* Sachi = apple
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Grisaia is a bastardization of the French term Grisaille which refers a method of painting in monochrome. Grisaille in Japanese is グリザイユ or gurizaiyu and the only difference in Japanese between Grisaia (グリザイア) and Grisaille is the last sound (yu in grisaille and a in grisaia). The reason for the name and why the end is changed won't really come up until the third and last game in the series though.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/04/01 | 320 | 904 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a picture of some fruits from an anime:
Can anyone identify what anime this is, and what episode?<issue_comment>username_1: This appears in episode 4 of [**Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate**](http://myanimelist.net/anime/12175/Koi_to_Senkyo_to_Chocolate), about 5:40 seconds in, during a sequence when [Nozomi Edagawa](http://myanimelist.net/character/63477/Nozomi_Edagawa) is talking about food.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: These are all characters from [**Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate**](http://myanimelist.net/anime/12175/Koi_to_Senkyo_to_Chocolate)
From left to right these are the following characters:
Back row:
* Lemon
* Melon
* Pineapple
* Melon (whole)
* Bananas
Middle Row:
* Grapes
* Strawberries
* Pear
* Melon
Front Row:
* Orange
* Apple
* Kiwi
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/04/01 | 682 | 2,235 | <issue_start>username_0: I've heard a lot of people jokingly spell "anime and manga" as "animus and mangos". I don't really know what an animu is, but I know that a mango\* is a pretty delicious fruit:
While those do look delicious, I don't see much connection to manga. It's probably just a silly misspelling that someone thought was amusing, and it caught on the same as any other meme.
**When did this "misspelling" originate, and is it actually a misspelling or is there some deeper reason behind why "manga" are sometimes spelled like this?**
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\*Technically, the correct plural for mango should be "mangoes" but I'm willing to chalk that up to bad spelling on the internet.<issue_comment>username_1: It has nothing to do with the fruit. They are derogatory versions of their associated words to make fun of the way they are mispronounced in English (with the "a" vs "ah" sound). Unfortunately, I don't have any references. [Lurkmoar](http://www.lurkmore.com/wiki//a/) has a page dedicated to the anime/manga board on 4chan.
EDIT: Just to clarify, I think people started using the "animu" and "mango" terms on /a/
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [Mango](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mango) is a native fruit from the Philippines and is called **Mangga** in their language, which also has the same pronunciation of [Manga](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga) (the Japanese comic book). So I think Filipinos started to call Manga as *mangos* (real plural spelling is *mangoes*), being it the plural of Mangga and it started to be viral in memes.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: The joke is to make fun of Americans saying 'animes and mangas' seeing as there are no pluralization for these words, other fans joke that they are saying animus and mangos.
And this is what an [animu](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animu)/[animus](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/animus#Latin) is:
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> **Noun:**
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> 1. The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions.
> 2. A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will.
> 3. (Jungian psychology) The masculine aspect of the feminine psyche or personality.
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2013/04/01 | 364 | 1,470 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Bakuman manga, the authors show that the manga artists create a manga without using any technology like computers. Is that how the mangas are drawn?<issue_comment>username_1: Every artist has different drawing techniques.
* Some fully use the computer (using a drawing tablet and photoshop)
* Some fully draw by hand (using pencil, then pen, then erasing the pencil, the making the pen lined bolder)
* Some use a combination of the two (Draw by hand, scan to computer, complete with photoshop).
It's really up to the artist.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Just to add up to @Madara's answer.
Computers are also used to generate backgrounds. They'll generate wire mesh objects and room, if neccesary they'll apply complicated lighting and shadows (like sunlight passing through a complicated ceiling), apply textures to the models, and then print them and work by hand over them!
You can see the process of an artist mastering this tools in the omakes from <NAME>u's Negima! volumes.
He would sometimes take photographs in many places or search for pictures of certain architectural designs (castle, palaces, etc) and he and his team would reproduce them on wire mesh models.
The work of <NAME> on sceneries is gorgeous, and most of the time you wouldn't think was done with CGI since it still has a lot of hand-drawn work.
He also creates creatures models to create and reproduce more easily crowds.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/04/01 | 3,718 | 10,604 | <issue_start>username_0: The original video for Bad Apple!! is one of the most well-known Touhou videos. Here's the original, together with English subtitles:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzEUeWnV73U>
Why is the song called Bad Apple? There is an apple in the video but I don't imagine that's why. It matches the lyrics decently, but it still seems like a strange name for a song.
Also, all of the characters in the video are black and white silhouettes. Which characters are represented and in what order?<issue_comment>username_1: The song "Bad Apple" was originally the stage 3 theme from Touhou 5 Lotus Land Story. The popular version by Alstroemeria Records is a lyrical remix of that. Because Elly was the boss for stage 3, she makes an appearance towards the end of the video despite being a minor character.
There isn't any real explanation in the game as to why the song would be called "Bad Apple". Many original Touhou music pieces have names that don't really match the plot in any way, and as far as I know ZUN has never specifically explained this title. However, it is true that the popularity of the remix may be in part because it casts the series in a somewhat darker and more serious tone than the ordinary moe artwork, as the name would suggest.
As for the characters, I'll list them in order of appearance. The times correspond to when they first appear, and the names link to the relevant articles on Touhou Wiki.
0:00 [**Hakurei Reimu** (博麗 霊夢)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Reimu_Hakurei)
0:15 [**Kirisame Marisa** (霧雨 魔理沙)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Marisa_Kirisame)
0:28 [**Patchouli Knowledge** (パチュリー・ノーレッジ)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Patchouli_Knowledge)
0:36 [**Remilia Scarlet** (レミリア・スカーレット)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Remilia_Scarlet)
0:45 [**Izayoi Sakuya** (十六夜 咲夜)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Sakuya_Izayoi)
0:50 [**Flandre Scarlet** (フランドール・スカーレット)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Flandre_Scarlet)
0:58 [**Konpaku Youmu** (魂魄 妖夢)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Youmu_Kompaku)
1:03 [**Saigyouji Yuyuko** (西行寺 幽々子)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yuyuko_Saigyouji)
1:11 [**Onozuka Komachi** (小野塚 小町)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Komachi_Onoduka)
1:18 [**Shiki Eiki Yamazanadu** (四季映姫・ヤマザナドゥ)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Shikieiki_Yamaxanadu)
1:25 [**Fujiwara no Mokou** (藤原 妹紅)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Mokou_Fujiwara)
1:32 [**Kamishirasawa Keine** (上白沢 慧音)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Keine_Kamishirasawa)
1:39 [**Yagokoro Eirin** (八意 永琳)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Eirin_Yagokoro)
1:45 [**Houraisan Kaguya** (蓬莱山 輝夜)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Kaguya_Houraisan)
1:51 [**Prismriver Sisters** (プリズムリバー三姉妹), from left to right, Lyrica, Merlin, and Lunasa](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Prismriver_Sisters)
1:59 [**Chen** (橙)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Chen)
2:00 [**Yakumo Ran** (八雲 藍)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Ran_Yakumo)
2:01 [**Inaba Tewi** (因幡 てゐ)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Tewi_Inaba)
2:02 [**Reisen Udongein Inaba** (鈴仙・優曇華院・イナバ)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Reisen_Inaba)
2:05 [**Inubashiri Momiji** (犬走 椛)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Momiji_Inubashiri)
2:07 [**Kochiya Sanae** (東風谷 早苗)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Sanae_Kochiya)
2:11 [**Kagiyama Hina** (鍵山 雛)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Hina_Kagiyama)
2:12 [**Yasaka Kanako** (八坂 神奈子)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Kanako_Yasaka)
2:15 [**Moriya Suwako** (洩矢 諏訪子)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Suwako_Moriya)
2:22 [**Yakumo Yukari** (八雲 紫)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yukari_Yakumo)
2:27 [**Hinanawi Tenshi** (比那名居 天子)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Tenshi_Hinanawi)
2:36 [**Shameimaru Aya** (射命丸 文)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Aya_Shameimaru)
2:41 [**I<NAME>** (伊吹 萃香)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Suika_Ibuki)
2:48 [**Alice Margatroid** (アリス・マーガトロイド)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Alice_Margatroid)
2:54 [**<NAME>** (河城 にとり)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Nitori_Kawashiro)
3:02 [**Kazami Yuuka** (風見 幽香)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Yuuka_Kazami)
3:09 [**Elly** (エリー)](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Elly)
3:20 [**Hakurei Reimu**, PC-98 appearance](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Reimu_Hakurei)
3:24 [**Kirisame Marisa**, PC-98 appearance](http://en.touhouwiki.net/wiki/Marisa_Kirisame)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Two of your questions have already been answered correctly (1 and 3). To answer question 2, I believe the song is called 'Bad Apple!!' because of how the lyrics correspond to the old saying "One bad apple", which refers to a rotten person, someone who is all around bad, etc. and the lyrics describe someone who is a "Bad Apple", or someone bad to the point of being worthless, and the singer in the song wishes to change, and have her hateful heart go from "Black" to White".
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: As Alana has already suggested, the generally accepted theory is that the title comes from the saying "One bad apple spoils the barrel" [[1]](http://dic.nicovideo.jp/a/bad%20apple!!), [[2]](http://dic.pixiv.net/a/Bad_Apple!!), but I do not know whether this has been "officially" confirmed by ZUN himslef. AFAIK the only thing ZUN has [explicitly stated](http://www43.atwiki.jp/tohomusicdb/pages/155.html) about this song is that it is like his older composing styles, but since it fits the stage, it should be okay. But then again, ZUN never reveals everything about his works.
It's also worth noting that this video is based on a very-quickly-made sketch (MS Paint stuff) by someone else. The original "author" uploaded the "storyboard" saying "I want to see a video like this. Somebody draw it please?" This storyboard remained mostly unnoticed until more than a year later, when somebody with an ability on the level of drawing cool silhouettes came and uploaded the famous video.
The original "author" never said that the video should be in black & white, but it works very well. Although the choices, the order, and the timing of the characters' appearances in that video follows the storyboard almost exactly, the comparison (<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkHFbIIQ9Tg>) can be quite amusing.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: My theory about the meaning is that the song is telling us that we have to make a choice in our life. A very heavy and deep choice. The choice gives us two options. We can have a clean and pure heart, or a very dark heart. The song tells us either choice we make that we will both lose and gain something. It tells us to think hard, and don't choose right away. Either way we choose we will still feel agony and joy. I don't know for sure if it's the real meaning. It's just the message I feel from the song. I honestly don't care what the real meaning to the song is because they both are pretty good meanings. Either way I will still listen to the song because it's a great song.
Tell me what you think it is. I really would like to read your thoughts you guys!
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Ok so i may be wrong and this might be already writen down so please bear that in mind.
Im acually listening to lyrics and i believe its saying how the person "aka" the singer is saying how she's nothing she's nor good or bad she is in between and she is saying that its pain full
"It will never change",this is one of the lyrics saying that no matter what she does she will stay the same
In the english lyrics she asks"who are you idk what this is but i think that the "you" is the bad apple
I also have another theory the theory is that she is a vocaloid and the creator aka the one that is controling she is telling her to do certen tasks and she is being abused i think but pls dont hate?
Anyway i thing that the person singing the song is in the middle the ying yang represents "other people" and the other people in video is her and it changes constantly that meaning she is not black or white
"You can tell me what to say you can tell me where to but i dout that i would care and my heart would never know",is on of the lyrics but like i said before who is "you" thats up to you
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2013/04/01 | 409 | 1,361 | <issue_start>username_0: In many episodes where Trisha (the boys’ mother) is seen, she is carrying, tending to, or harvesting tomatoes.
(*Trisha in her tomato field; she is carrying tomatoes in her apron.*)
Why does she have these tomatoes? Does she home-grow all of their food, or is this just a hobby of hers?<issue_comment>username_1: The Village of Resembool is a sheep-farming town in Amestris and is well known because of this
[Village of Resembool](http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Resembool)
If you have watched the anime when Ed and Al go back home there are a lot of farms
So my guess is that she harvested her own vegetables for their food and maybe for trading.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This is my own guessing, but it may be the truth.
I read some researchers about tomatoes and their nutritional value, and it found out that their lycopene value is very high, and considered to be helping with cancer and more disease.
It might be pure guess, but it may suggest that the authors of FMA wanted to let us the readers/watchers know that Trisha is already in deep disease, and so that's the reason she raises them.
<https://www.nfcr.org/blog/tasty-tomatoes-anti-cancer-attributes-healthy-recipe/>
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/04/01 | 1,965 | 6,498 | <issue_start>username_0: If you've seen or read Spice and Wolf, you probably remember that they had apples pickled in honey and spiced with ginger. That sounds delicious. In fact, [this tumblr blog](http://otakuhealth.tumblr.com/post/36907790639/spice-and-wolf-honey-spiced-apples-how-to) claims to recreated the recipe, and the results do look tasty.
Those apples look delicious too, though I have to admit I'm not sure if they're the kind I'm talking about.
Spice and Wolf is also culturally based on Europe, though exactly when or where isn't revealed and the setting doesn't seem to exactly be Europe. It's probably based on some times in the medieval period but we can't really be sure.
Is there any evidence of this sort of technique being used in Europe in the correct time period for the preparation of apples? If not, is it inspired by any other techniques for preparation and preservation of fruits (perhaps from some other location and time period)?<issue_comment>username_1: According to [*The Joy of Pickling*](http://books.google.com/books?id=xQkRMGf-l0YC&printsec=frontcover&dq=apples&hl=en&ei=UJLmTI-2C4vQnAeMgZHyDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=book-thumbnail&resnum=1&ved=0CC8Q6wEwAA#v=onepage&q=honey%20apples&f=false) (see page 75 "Pickled Apples"), there is a recipe for Pickled Apples, which originates from the area around Russia; this recipe involves the whole apple, unlike most recipes that require the apples to be sliced.
**Pickled Apples**
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> "Another Russian specialty, brined apples retain their
> crispness but acquire a flavor like that of sparkling
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Ingredients:
* 3 quarts water
* 1/4 honey
* 8 teaspoons pickling salt
* 2 or 3 handfulls of sour cherry leaves
* 4 to 6 sprigs of tarragon
* 3 pounds of small tart apples, such as Graventeins
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> In a non reactive pot, bring to a boil water, honey,
> and salt, stirring to dissolve the salt. Let the brine
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> 3 should just fit. Layer more leaves, tarragon, and apples, and then repeat for a
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> After you open the jar, the apples will keep for at least a week in the fridge.
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This Ukranian [recipe](http://www.ukrainianclassickitchen.ca/index.php?topic=1560.0) details fermented apples to be a regional specialty of central Ukraine and are typically used as a relish or an accompaniment to roasts, poultry, and game.
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> They are somewhat similar to apples cured in sauerkraut but of a more delicate flavor although they are considered a delicacy by the old country gourmets, one has to be accustomed to them to enjoy their piquant taste. Ukrainian Canadian homemakers seldom, if ever, make the, but the recipe is worth preserving. When trying this recipe, select undamaged apples of a good quality and tart in flavor.
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Ingredients:
* 5 lb apples (select ripe, undamaged apples with a tart flavor.)
* 5 qts water
* 2 cups rye flour
* 4 tbsp sugar or honey
* 2 tsp salt
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> Stir in the salt and sugar. Cool to lukewarm. Pour over the apples, allowing enough liquid to rise several inches above the apples.
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> Spice and Wolf is also culturally based on Europe, though exactly when or where isn't revealed and the setting doesn't seem to exactly be Europe.
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The scenery and period is based on England if you are actually curious, this is why the show includes sheep and thatch roofs and some other characteristics. However most of the characters are given German names, so it's a bit all over the place, of course it's a fantasy anime (not a documentary).
The plot of the anime itself though is not based on Europe. Most of the characters are European of some form, Holo herself is likely not meant to be European though, she is a wolf deity and not even human. Plus her daughter has a Japanese name.
However, most of the other human characters in *Spice and Wolf* are meant to be European, hence their katakana names and German type romaji names. In the manga quite a lot are drawn very stereotypical to be a westerner. Whatever studio did the anime however, drew them a bit more generic, however despite this, they are indeed meant to be European.
As far as your original question, it's probably too hard to find a traditional recipe and like many elements of this anime, the creators likely just made it up.
Assuming that elements within it would be historically accurate is unrealistic - it's about a wolf-girl goddess, after all.
Honey was used in old Europe as a sweetener, because Europeans didn't know of sugar yet. However there is no record of a dish with honey+apple+ginger historically. That doesn't mean it didn't exist though, it may have existed and just wasn't recorded in any book.
It's likely that the anime creator just made this up. Just like many of the other elements within this anime that are fantasy-based and not historically based on anything.
In fact most anime are packed full of pure fantasy, it's the whole point of it.
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2013/04/02 | 605 | 2,088 | <issue_start>username_0: It is often seen in Death Note that Ryuk loves apple. Why is that? Do all Shinigami *(Death Gods)* love apples, is it the only food for Death Gods or does *he* just love apples?
Also.. Is it to signify the apple as the forbidden fruit?
<issue_comment>username_1: If I remember correctly, Ryuuk said that apples in his world were dry and awful, but in human world they were "Juicy."
This is most likely the reason why he enjoys apples. There's also probably some hidden meaning to it.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: From the [wiki](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Apples)
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> Apples are Ryuk's favorite food and probably the only thing he eats.
> *He likes apples from the human world because they are "so juicy"*. Ryuk
> stated that apples are an addiction for him, like alcohol or
> cigarettes for humans. Ryuk exhibits symptoms of withdrawal if he goes
> without eating apples for a while. These symptoms include contorting
> his body into uncomfortable positions and desperation to the point
> that he will take orders for one (i.e. looking for hidden cameras in
> Light's room).
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Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_3: As [Kai already mentioned](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/3199/51): Ryuuk said that apples are dry and awful in his Shinigami Realm, and that the ones in the human world are juicy.
If I also remembered correctly, he let Misa have a bite of one of these apples from the Shinigami Realm and she mentioned that it tasted like sand.
To answer the second part of your question: It is Ryuuk who loves apples. Another Shinigami, called Sidoh, does love chocolate instead of apples.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: I think the writer chose apples because they have both mythical and religious values , like in Adam and Eve's story or Newton and gravity. Apples are native to the Mediterranean where civilization began, they have been cultivated for thousands of years and that's why they have such big attention.
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2013/04/02 | 1,715 | 5,803 | <issue_start>username_0: The words "anime" and "manga" both originate from Japanese, and have no English roots (though "anime" comes from French). To me, it doesn't make sense for an "s" to be attached ("animes" and "mangas"). However, I still see people do this quite frequently, so it's hard to tell for sure.
What is the correct way to pluralize the words "anime" and "manga"?<issue_comment>username_1: They would probably be "anime" and "manga," just like the plural of Pokémon is Pokémon.
Most nouns in Japanese have no plual form, so you use the same word whether you're using a singular noun or a plural noun.
There are rare exceptions when a noun does have a plural form, but usually the plural form simply repeats the word using a "repeater" sound for the first consonant.
E.g. *hito* (人 [ひと], person) becomes *hitobito* (人々 [ひとびと], people) and *kami* (神 [かみ], god) would be *kamigami* (神々 [かみがみ], gods).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: It depends.
If you want to go based off of Japanese, then the plural would just be "anime" and "manga". There is no normal way to pluralize these words in Japanese; rather, you would say something similar to "anime shows" instead of specifically multiple anime.
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> My #1 favorite anime is Pokemon.
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If you want to go based off of English, then the plural would be "animes" and "mangas". This is how most pluralization occurs in English.
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Even though they are Japanese words, if you are using them in English sentences, it's not all that weird to pluralize them like an English word. Café comes from the Romance languages, but would you be all that irked if someone said "There are two cafés on that street"?
It's really a preference. Your message will probably be properly conveyed either way. Whichever one you pick, *someone* will think it's wrong, so you might as well go with the one you prefer. I've seen both pluralization methods used quite often, so I wouldn't be greatly shocked by either.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: As far as the "English" language is concerned, from the [Wiktionary entry about "anime"](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anime):
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Noun: **anime** (countable and uncountable; plural *anime* or (proscribed) *animes*)
1. (uncountable) An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese animation, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of animated works from other countries
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> I can draw an anime version of you, if you want.
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* 2005, <NAME>, A World of Regions, page 165,
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> After three months of successful sales in manga form, it was made into an anime for television.
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* 2005, <NAME>, in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection, page cix,
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3. (rare, countable, chiefly proscribed) An animated work in anime style, regardless of the country of origin.
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Likewise, from the [Wiktionary entry about "manga"](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/manga), it's handled a bit differently:
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Noun: **manga** (countable and uncountable; plural *manga* or *mangas*)
1. (uncountable) An artistic style heavily used in, and associated with, Japanese comics, and that has also been adopted by a comparatively low number of comics from other countries.
2. (countable) A comic originating in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
3. (rare, countable, chiefly proscribed by fandom slang) A comic in manga style, regardless of the country of origin.
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*(Note that 2 of the examples from the countable plural of "anime" also apply to "manga")*
So in the case of anime, the non-proscribed (or exclusionary) plural is unchanged, but the rarer proscribed plural can be used with an "s". The case with manga seems to be either way as far as Wiktionary is concerned.
The [Collins Dictionary](http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/manga), the [New World Dictionary](http://www.yourdictionary.com/manga),
[Oxford Dictionary](http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/manga) all say that **manga** is also the plural form. Horever, the [Macmillan Dictionary](http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/manga) says that **mangas** is the plural form (need to click on "*Word Forms*").
If you're using it as a Japanese borrowed word (either "manga" or "anime"), it isn't incorrect to use the same form as singular and plural, like the Japanese words themselves.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: It's mainly just preference. Since the Japanese language does not have a way of pluralizing that applies to most of their words (like adding an 's' to the end of words in English), it is usually left to preferences.
Some people like to say 'manga' and 'anime' as the plural form of the words since it sounds more "correct" and is similar to the way the plural version of 'deer' is 'deer'.
Other people prefer to say 'mangas' and 'animes' because in English it is common to add 's' to the end of words to pluralize them.
Since there is no definite way of pluralizing these words, you can just pick whether or not you want to say the words with a 's' or not.
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2013/04/02 | 784 | 2,576 | <issue_start>username_0: Harmony Gold infamously dubbed Macross as the first part of the Robotech saga. Character names, music, and some story elements were changed or removed completely. This has long been a matter of contention between the fans of both series, as well as having a lot of legal ramifications.
But has the creator of Macross, <NAME>, ever commented on the existence of Robotech?<issue_comment>username_1: As per [wiki](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robotech) :
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> Series writer/actor <NAME> said in an interview on the now-defunct Shadow Chronicles News fansite that, "afterward, we received compliments from the Japanese who thought our dialogue and stories were better than the original". However, Animag magazine (issue 11) and Animerica magazine (issue 9, volume 4) reports that the staff of Macross at Studio Nue and Artland, such as the original story creator and mecha designer **<NAME>** and chief director **<NAME>**, expressed their concern over the **Robotech** adaptation, and surprise at its differences.
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So it seems that he raised concerns about the same, and acknowledged the presence of **Robotech**
Further can be noticed in the interview clip [here](http://www.awopodcast.com/?bloggerURL=/008/05/bonus-interview-with-noboru-ishiguro.html)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: According to this, he was once asked in an spanish interview about it and his answer was
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<http://rdfhqcommunicationscenter.yuku.com/topic/1583/Shoji-Kawamori-does-Robotech-exist#.WFNQHPl97IU>
Edit: 01/05/2017
I found more about this recently. Very interesting actually
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> “When it comes to Robotech, it's difficult to comment. It's not as
> though I have sat through the whole series. Not to mention that it
> combines three separate series Macross, Southern Cross and Mospeada.
> So it feels a bit forced as a result.”
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> “At the same time, this was an opportunity for our work to be shown to
> the world and for that I am thankful. However, because the partial
> change in the story was made without approval from us, the original
> authors, it still produces an uncomfortable feeling after all these
> years.”
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> "As for the recently announced live action Robotech movie, I welcome
> the opportunity to work on it but that request has yet to come."
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<https://www.forbes.com/sites/olliebarder/2015/12/10/shoji-kawamori-the-creator-hollywood-copies-but-never-credits/#5a3eb4d63a0f>
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2013/04/02 | 764 | 2,889 | <issue_start>username_0: I have noticed that much, but by no means all, of the anime that I've seen has had lyrics onscreen during either its OPs, EDs, or both. Why is this so?
I know karaoke is fairly popular in Japan, so do people actually sing along while they wait for their shows to start? Perhaps it is done to promote the songs licensed for the openings/endings?
Some examples of what I'm talking about include:
* **Shirokuma Cafe**
* **Pokémon**
* **Dragonball Kai**
* **Doraemon**
*Note: Emphasis mine in all of these images.*
As a bonus if you could include some information on these side issues, that'd be great:
* Is this exclusive to anime, or does it appear in other forms of Japanese media (e.g. music videos? OPs of live action dramas? etc.)
* Why are they almost never included in licensed English versions?
* What was the first anime to include them?
Perhaps this is a slightly broad question, but I assume there must be some general consensus on the matter. Does anyone have an explanation for this phenomenon? :)<issue_comment>username_1: I think you hit it on the nail with the Karaoke connection. Karaoke is extremely popular in Japan, so offering song subtitles is something of a no brainer. Also, OPs and EDs are an integral part of an anime franchise, both as an identity and as a source of sales. Putting the lyrics in plain view makes singing along with the songs a lot easier, which in turn makes them *stick* to a listener's brain. This could lead to increased loyalty for the title and increased sales for its merchandise, especially musical ones.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I think this is only common among shows aimed at children. All of the examples you gave were shows which are, at least partly, aimed at children. Having karaoke for the song helps the younger viewers sing along, and also has some educational benefits in terms of learning more advanced characters. If you watch anime targeted at older viewers, they rarely have karaoke.
It's also notable that those anime aimed at younger children are using only very common kanji that even children would probably know, and is giving furigana. Those aimed at older children tend to have more complex kanji and sometimes omit the furigana as well. This isn't apparent from just the exam
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Some music animes or Idol animes such as Love Live gather fanbases that love to sing along. This is also done when an anime is dubbed (the op/ed is some times given an eng translation along with karoake words. Other animes seems to have no reason.
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2013/04/03 | 1,607 | 6,341 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Androids/Cell Saga, when Trunks traveled back in time, he changed history and created a parallel universe.
But Cell also traveled back in time, and apparently arrived before Trunks was and responsible for changes in history, too.
One would think that Trunks would arrive in a parallel universe without a future Cell (in essence, one that was exactly the same as his, up until the point where he arrived.)
Why did Trunks arrive in the same parallel universe as Cell?<issue_comment>username_1: Alternate Timelines are not strict branches
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Parallel universes can often mess with your mind if you're not careful. You need to pay careful attention to both where you are, what are the possibilities, and what has occurred to affect change. DBZ uses the alternate timeline version of time travel, so this means that many universes can exist, shown or not. A diagram will be easiest.
Timeline
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There are actually 4 different timelines involved in the Cell/Trunks/Android Saga (excluding ones created/changed by time travel).
Cell to DBZ
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The *first timeline* is one in which the Androids have ravaged the earth, and cause chaos. All of the main heroes have died, and Trunks (I'm calling him Trunks "killed") is left to fend for himself. He travels back in time to *an alternate DBZ timeline* (one we don't see or know much about, but there is only 1 version of Cell in this timeline) to give Goku the medicine. Presumably, he defeats the androids and/or give Goku the medicine, then travels back to his own timeline. At this point, he (Trunks "killed") is killed by [Cell](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Cell) (who is the main Cell in the series), and Cell (main) steals his time machine to travel back in time.
Trunks to DBZ
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Cell (main), travels to the *known DBZ timeline from the show*. He shows up and that process starts. Trunks (the one called Future Trunks often, the one in the show and in History of Trunks) meanwhile, in *his own, future timeline* (likely related, see below), also travels back in time, also to the current DBZ known timeline, to warn about the Androids. When he arrives, there are 2 Cells in this timeline, the main one, and one that already existed. The one that is native to this timeline (called [Present Cell](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Present_Cell) often), is destroyed with the destruction of the lab by Future Trunks, and Krillin.
Loose Ends
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Blah, blah, blah. Cell saga continues until Cell (main) is destroyed. At this point, Future Trunks, travels back to his own timeline, and there, already knows about, and destroys the [Cell in that timeline (Future Cell)](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Future_Cell). In total, there were:
* 5 Cells (the forth is never mentioned, but likely grew into a full Cell later in the alternate DBZ timeline; fifth is assuming Future Trunks' timeline is derivative, see below)
* 4 timelines
* 2 Trunks from the Future
* 2 Trunks from the present
* 2 time machines
The question: Why?
==================
So why did Trunks arrive in the same Universe as Cell? Well, that's easy. He did, and he didn't. He arrived in the timeline we were shown (the main DBZ continuity), but the previous Trunks arrived in one in which the Future Cell had not arrived yet. The theory of alternate timelines often involves time travel on a single thread. That is, Future Trunks' universe likely existed from a timeline branch in which Cell (main) had already arrived. When Future Trunks traveled back in time, he was traveling to his past, which included Cell (main) being there, but none of the events that had been set into motion to lead to his timeline. His presence then altered the timeline to include the events we saw, and to not include the ones that lead to his time.
Basically, if Trunks didn't go back in time, things *could* have happened in a way which lead to Trunks going back in time, which caused the series of events in which we saw. Simple, right?
What happened to Cell (main) in Future Trunks' timeline?
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We don't know. Likely something. But we don't have anything to state what might have happened.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There is a much simpler explanation than trying to explain why Cell appeared in Future Trunks timeline in the past, but never emerged/got attention/went completely unknown by Trunks, just so that Future Trunks could travel back and arrive in a past with Cell already existing. And that is: Cell was the one to travel to a time with an already existing time traveler, not Trunks.
It goes like this, there are 4 timelines (that still holds true) and they will be labeled thusly: Original Timeline, Unseen Past Timeline, Series Timeline, New Future Timeline.
Original Timeline: This is the completely unaltered history. Goku dies of the Heart Virus, heroes killed by Androids. Trunks travels into the past (creating the Unseen Timeline) before being killed by Cell. Cell then travels into the past (creating the Series Timeline).
Unseen Timeline: This is the timeline created by Trunks when he went into the past to warn about the Androids. Trunks is the only time traveler here, there is no Cell from the future. We never see this timeline in the series.
Series Timeline: The timeline we see in the series (obviously). This one is created by Cell when he travels into the past. Now, I know what you're thinking. "But Cell went back further than Trunks did so how is Trunks still there?" Because Trunks' arrival is part of the history of the Unseen Timeline. Nothing Cell does in the past will prevent Trunks from appearing. So, Trunks splits along with everyone else, and the entire timeline.
New Future Timeline: The New Future is the final timeline, the one that the Trunks from the Series Timeline inadvertently creates when he returns home. After warning Goku and the others about the Androids Trunks attempts to return home unaware that he's already done so (in the Unseen Timeline) thus causing the Original Timeline to split and form the New Future Timeline. The New Future is the history where Trunks knows of, and kills, Cell.
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2013/04/04 | 923 | 3,464 | <issue_start>username_0: During the third part of the Chūnin exams when Naruto was fighting Neji, Hinata begins coughing up blood. Kabuto, who was masquerading as a member of ANBU, heals her and then, after she has been taken care of, he knocks Kiba out instead of killing him.
Was there any shown reason for this or was it ever explained? If so, what is the reason?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I know, this was never fully explained. But if you think about it, it kind of makes sense.
First, if we look at the plot, healing Hinata is one of the best way for Kabuto to fulfill his mission. Hinata starts coughing, nearly vomiting blood. Let's say Kabuto had not interfere, her condition might have gone really bad. At some point this would have made a fuss in the spectators (imagine Kiba calling out loud "Hey, Hinata is dying !" and so on). This might interrupt the Chunin exam, which is something Kabuto doesn't want. His mission is to wait until Gaara fights Sasuke and then start the attack on the village. Healing Hinata at that moment is a good way to keep the exam going.
Killing Kiba would not help at all. What to do with the body? Furthermore, some ninjas can sense killing intent. So it's in no way a good idea to kill a worthless kid at that moment. Just knocking him is enough. If somebody finds the 2 kids (Hinata and Kiba) laying down but alive, nothing happens. While if you find dead bodies, this might alarm everyone and Kabuto's mission would be a failure.
This is also coherent with the role he is playing (a member of ANBU would have done something, right?).
Now, why did the scenarist include such a scene? It is more difficult to answer to that and what follows is only my own speculation. In my opinion, this is a way to indicate to the reader that Kabuto made it to the arena and is ready for the next part of his mission (last time we saw Kabuto, he was still far away from the arena, just after killing the ANBU agent he replaced).
This is also a way of raising the tension. The reader has more and more indications that something is going to happen soon (other ninjas talking about "the mission", ...). When Kabuto knocks Kiba, this indicates to the reader "uh oh, it's coming soon..."
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Might contain spoilers but just minor ones if at all.
I am up to the part of Neji's flashback in Shippuden and it reminded me to inquire regarding this topic of Kabuto healing Hinata. I vaguely remember what was and wasn't revealed and what was going on at that time in the story as well as character development, and it hit me (at least If I am remembering it correctly) it was still unclear how close Kabuto was to Orochimaru and his loyalty to him, and Orochimaru was questioning his loyalty like whether he was going to kidnap or kill Sasuke when they had that meeting by the pillars.
But my point is, I believe it was meant to play into more whether he was a good guy or not, and if he was loyal to Leaf or Sound, etc... because when he healed her, it continued to bring more uncertainty and curiosity if his allegiances and whatnot. At least that's what just hit me and is making sense to me. I don't know, it's more of an assumption or feeling more than anything else.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: In my opinion, I think it was a distraction because when he healed Hinata, she was knocked out, and then he knocked out Kiba and then cast the genjutsu.
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2013/04/04 | 626 | 2,149 | <issue_start>username_0: Why does Naruto have whisker marks on his face?
Does it have anything to do with the kyuubi inside him? Is it to signify that he is the host of the kyuubi or is it just a plain birthmark? Was it ever explained in the anime or manga?<issue_comment>username_1: They're not *actually* whiskers. They're *whisker marks*, just marks on his face that resemble whiskers.
Yes, this has to do with the kyuubi. When Naruto was influenced by Kurama prior to birth, he gained the whisker marks:
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> Naruto's most prominent physical characteristics, however, are the whisker marks on his face that he gained from Kurama's influence on him while he was in Kushina's womb.
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Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Naruto got the whisker marks from the nine-tailed fox while he was in his mom's uterus because they were both inside her at the same time and while naruto was in her uterus, the nine-tails probably had a little of his power given to Naruto.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: There has never been a canon stated reason for the whisker marks in the story or by creator <NAME> himself, so the acquisition of the whisker marks is still undetermined.
However, there are popular fan theories, like the other answers people have given here, for example. Due to the fact that the only explanations so far have been fandom speculation, the wiki citation given in one of the other answers has since been removed from his wiki page for lack of confirmation or sources to back it up, if that clears up any confusion.
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2013/04/05 | 706 | 2,115 | <issue_start>username_0: In the first half of the first episode of Hataraku Maou-sama, we can hear conversation between Satan and Alsiel in "Underworld" language. Is the "Underworld" language based on a real language, or is it just plain gibberish?<issue_comment>username_1: Based on this [thread from MAL](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=580793):
It seems that it ***IS*** gibberish. They just jumbled a lot of languages together (English, French and German to name a few).
Here are some quotes from the thread *(I am still not sure if they can be counted on as being 'facts'):*
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> The way they threw random words of other actual languages into their made up language was
> very funny, especially if you understand Japanese (how foreign words are
> transliterated/pronounced in a syllabary language). - Usuzumiiro [(1)](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=580793#WAHLukAMEgLREzwl.99)
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> I kept trying to figure out what language they were speaking only to learn it was made up [maouspeak](http://www.rabuko.me/maouspeak/)... sneaky anime. - AOMINE [(2)](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=580793&show=20#57cRtit5kYgQbCec.99)
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I tracked these down by just going to page 1 of that thread then searching for the word "language". It seems the general consensus is it is gibberish and that it is a mixture of words. Still looking for the actual source for them all to say that though. *(I am thinking it is on 4chan)*
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: According to [this article](http://purisoku.com/archives/6496740.html) (which cites from a 2ch thread), the language is is pretty simple:
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> The Entean language is basically letter substituted English, with vowel keeping their original position, while the consonants are reversed, so B=Z, C=Y, D=X, ... and vice versa.
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> ```
> ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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> * 人間 human → tupan
> * 世界 world → foklx
> * 魔王（芦屋による呼称） majesty → pasejhc
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<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSwnNy6MRa8>
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2013/04/05 | 470 | 1,710 | <issue_start>username_0: In Episode 28 of Fairy Tail, Mystogun is eating two apples. That's normally nothing special (obviously) but he is eating them through his "scarf".
How does he do it? I Googled for it, but the best answer is "It's magic". I can't believe that it is that easy.
Do you know how he is doing this?<issue_comment>username_1: Mystogan is pretty wary about revealing his face to anyone in any situation. His first appearance was at the beginning of the the arc, where he put all of the guild members to sleep, before he took a mission and left, leaving the guild quite mysteriously. If he goes as far as to do this, its safe to assume that:
1. Either he freezes time so that he can remove the scarf, have a bite and then unfreeze time. (Quite unlikely)
2. He wears a glamour charm that allows a mask like covering over his face which is just an illusion, through which he may be able to eat at will
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I'm pretty sure that he used illusions in that case. In his fight with Laxus, he uses illusions to make it appear as if the building dissapear, Laxus is caught and the heaven was opened in half to release a giant monster (chapter 120 pages 3-6). Althought Laxus realised it's an illusion, it's probably mostly because it was too absurd to be true.
But a fellow man, famous for being mysterous, to eat apples through his scarf might not be something as easily taken as an illusion than, say the armageddon of mankind.
So I'd say without actually watched the anime, Mystogun was hungry, physically removed the scarf, but created an illusion of still wearing his scarf meanwhile, thus being able to cover his face and enjoy delicious apples.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/04/06 | 5,126 | 19,712 | <issue_start>username_0: In the 2006 film "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" by <NAME>, the protagonist Makoto accidentally uses up all of the time-leaps her friend Chiaki, who is actually a time traveler from the future. He used his remaining time leap to prevent an accident, and thus was unable to return to the future.
However, this seems to have a key plot hole. If he still had one time leap remaining, he could have gone to the future. It's implied that in the future it's not terribly difficult to get such a time travel device or to recharge one. Once he had a sufficient number of time leaps, he could return to the past and prevent the accident. In fact, there wasn't really anything stopping him from doing so immediately after losing the device.
That may not be feasible, for one reason or another, depending on the time travel paradigm used in the movie. However, with my naive and incomplete understanding of how time travel is supposed to work, it seems like it would solve all the problems. It could also just be that Chiaki never thought of that, but that's a rather boring answer.
Is there any explanation for why Chiaki couldn't just go to the future, get another time travel device, and give himself more time leaps?<issue_comment>username_1: Maybe one can only use on device once in his/her lifetime.
or
Even if its the future and there is a time travelling device, it is highly logical that it has restricted access. What reason would he give? that he wants to just live in those times? I am retty sure nobody would agree to that.
Its been a while since I watched it so it is possible I am forgetting something.
And for all you know, that aunt of hers was actually the girl who comes back in that time and the person she is saving that painting for is Chiaki. The aunt was a bit mysterious saying even she did the time travelling thing you know.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Chiaki does go back to the future. Chiaki goes back in time to save Kousuke so Makoto did not have to use her last leap saving Kousuke.
Then Makoto goes back even further and prevents most of the movie from happening, meaning Kousuke and the short girl are never in danger, so Chiaki never uses his last leap.
Chiaki trades his last leap to get Makoto one more, then Makoto trades her last leap to get Chiaki one more.
Chiaki then leaves at then end of the movie, going back to his own time (he said earlier he was supposed to do right away but got distracted having fun).
When he goes home he probably will get more leaps, but will not come back to the time in the movie because he does not want to, that why he said goodbye to Makoto.
If he wasn't going back to the future at the end, he would have no reason to leave.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: ***I'm literally over a year late, but, why not?***
I just watched the movie. As a good engineer (for better or for worse) I needed to know what had happened at the end of the movie. So I went to the internet and looked for answers. At first, as always, I just assumed everything they say is correct, but then the ideas sank in, and I made my own conclusions, which evidently lack complete information, since the film itself doesn't let you see things I'd need to confirm my interpretation. But here it goes:
Here are the theories I'd like to debunk:
1. Chiaki convinced the aunt to take care of the painting.
2. Chiaki couldn't have gone to the future anytime he wanted.
3. Makoto is the aunt, grown up.
4. Chiaki wouldn't actually see Makoto in the future.
To do this, we need some basis. Here are some ideas that many people don't consider.
* Chiaki never said he had travelled through time both ways. All he says regarding his leaps is that he *knew* that the painting had records during the period in which the movie is set. Secondly, he stated clearly that "tomorrow" he would return to the future. Here we have a problem, because this might have two reasons.
1. The first one is that when the count reaches zero, the leaps end (literally physically end) and the user of the time travel goes back to the first jump, since for all we know he was forced to return until he reached 0.
2. The second one is that in the future they found out that he revealed the secret of time traveling, and he would be forced to return. It is a wild guess, but completely stopping time and now just jumping, as he saw at the crossroads, doesn't seem something that may be done with the charges. That would have meant that Chiaki had one charge to avoid the crash as well as to stop time, which doesn't sound logical, yet is a possibility.
* Some people actually mentioned that Makoto didn't see herself in the past. This means that she can't be the aunt given the fact that the logical conclusion from before is that there can't be two of the same person in one reality.
* We get an interesting scene that most commenters overlook, which is the one of the jump at the lake. Makoto went back in time *and returned*! Even a child screamed that he saw the girl disappear and reappear. (Although circumstantial, it supports the point.) This leads up to the idea that for every time travel you do, as we might relate with the movie *Inception*, at the end of the physical jump, the traveling ends.
Now to the point.
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> "Chiaki convinced the aunt to take care of the painting."
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This can't be true given that Chiaki can't bend the story. For this to be possible, he would have had to convince Witch to take care of the painting. This means that he went to a time before Makoto and did this. He would then have had to return a few years later to convince Makoto to do this. This implies that he went back, returned, back again, and returned. Finally, if history can't be modified, the moment he returned to his time would have reset whatever he did with the aunt. Therefore, that couldn't have happened.
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> "Chiaki couldn't have gone to the future anytime he wanted."
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At the crossroads we get that he would be forced to return to the future. He would be *forced*. In practical terms, that gives him an "extra" one-way leap. Why else would he worry so much about his forced return? He actually contradicts himself by stating at the crossroads that we would be gone by tomorrow and, during the same stop, saying that he could no longer go back to his time. Here we have to decide which statement is true since they are mutually exclusive if Chiaki never lied. The way I see it, he could jump to the future. (He would be forced back to the future due to the end of the leaps/count 0.)
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> "Chiaki could have gone to the future anytime he wanted."
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Same argument as above, except for the final point.
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> "Makoto is the aunt, grown up."
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Simple and without using a reference to the picture: no double person per reality.
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> "Chiaki wouldn't actually see Makoto in the future."
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I bet this is the one every-fucking-one is waiting to read. Feeling romantic? Well, you're lucky. I can't believe so many persons overlooked this tiny little detail: Makoto has all her jumps restored. Well, that sound great, and this is why this is probably true! First of all, jumps all the way before the books fell on her. Let's say we get a 50/50 of having the device giving her the full count again. Second point: Chiaki gives Makoto time-travelling advice. Sounds promising to me.
Now, this is going to get complicated, but try to follow me, even though I might be wrong. The way Chiaki would go to the future would be by going even further into the past. As confusing as it may sound, going back in time would take him back to the future. Follow this thread, backwards now: the end of the movie, the beginning of the movie, the moment Chiaki leapt into the movie's time, Chiaki's original time. Therefore if he jumps back enough to go to the moment before he went back in time, he'd be back in the future! Time traveling actually goes one way here.
Now, if we want to extrapolate, we find that Chiaki used a hell of a ton of jumps to get to the movie's time. He would have needed to jump from the stratosphere to get to that time, as I see it. He jumped bit by bit until he hit the right time. That explains his single leap left at the end. The way we followed the reasoning here, taking the idea that he could time travel and was stuck when his count hit 0, he would have been able to go back enough to get another time-travelling device.
Being still in the same reality, his jump would eventually end and would find Makoto there. If this doesn't sound good enough for you and believe that Chiaki is not evil, he would go back to the future, get leaps, and go back to Makoto on *his* timeline, while Makoto on *her* timeline would eventually see his jump's end and find him again.
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In the end, the movie might actually be talking about creating parallel realities, which diverge with every jump, as well as there being separate realities for each person who leaps. The way you take these arguments, which I believe are most of the relevant ones, may lead to take different conclusions.
Either way, I believe that Chiaki got scared or something and dropped the device. The whole thing happened and the guy got stuck in time. Having different leap counts for each person, Makoto returned when he still had count 1. She jumped far enough to get her full count, too. Finally, Chiaki is an asshole for jumping back in time knowing he could have seen the painting, movie-time. Apparently he did disappear, but will eventually end his leap and reappear in Makoto's reality. And she will hate him for being a jerk who instead of waiting for the restoration to be finished, preferred to go to his no-river-no-nature-not-many-people-without-blue-sky time.
Sucker.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: In the end Makoto already has her leaps restored and Chiaka says 'I will be waiting'. To this, Makoto replies 'I will come running'. This refers to one of them time leaping to the baseball scene/part probably to spend more time with each other.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Here's my two cents, and it has to do with one of the above theories. Makoto wouldn't have restored her jumps by jumping back in time (it didn't happen throughout the movie). When she regained one, it was simply that Chiaki jumped so far back that he happened to "undo" her last leap by trying to prevent the accident.
My next theory is that Chiaki is from the same era (but that would mean the time leaps would have to have been discovered in that present era...). Reasoning: Everytime Makoto jumped, she returned to the place and state she was at that time (remember all the rolling and falling?). Going off of that idea, (that a person can only return to a point in their past life) Chiaki would have only been able to return to a previous point in his life.
That begs the question: Was Chiaki actually from the same era as Makoto? Maybe they had met in the future. That would explain Chiaki's "I'll be waiting." That is unless Makoto finds a way to travel to the future (which there was absolutely no mention of.)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: I think Makato restored her time leaping and goes back to the time in the future. And she in the future takes up historic painting restoration profession so that Chiaki of the past (*when they were in high school*) could come and see the painting he had wanted to see.
In fact Chiaki said that the painting record's were found in that particular era.After that the painting was not found.That means makato was actually aunty witch who time leaped to do the restoration so that chiaki in the future could see it.also she had mentioned that she has done time leaping in past.Also in the movie aunty witch's identity was very little known and she was a mysterious person......she have a very few friends.
She also had shown no anxiety when she heard makato telling about her accident.{because she knows that makato(*"**herself**" as i have explained*)would not die.(*unless she actually is not a witch lol*).And that painting is important because it will make chiaki from the future to time leap and he would meet makato}.Makato even in the ending had said that she had found out what she wanted to do in the future but it was a secret...and the profession she would take is restoration of paintings and she would end up being aunty witch in future and chiaki would have came again to meet her and would have give her the time leaps {or somehow she manages to get them to return to the time of her high school life when the painting was there to restore so that makato of the past could meet chiaki and it will be an endless ripple{it may sounds odd but in my opinion if makata of future leaps back to the past then the past makata when she would reach in that time of future makata had made the time leap she would time leap again and it would create an endless ripple}.
I am not sure if Makato would ever meet chiaki in the future but as aunty witch she waits for him and she restores the painting in hope that even if he doesn't meet her in the future she would restore the painting so that the future Chiaki when he would make the time leap would able to meet Makato 'herself'again in the past.
sorry it is long and boring and my English
is terrible.....
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: I just happened to be looking for “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” on DVD, since mine was badly damaged, when I came across this site.
After reading everyone’s comments, I came to realize that everyone seems to be missing the same information.
I’d like to help everyone out.
First off, “<NAME>” is NOT a future version of Makoto Konno; her name is <NAME>.
What no one seems to know is that this movie (aka: “Toki o Kakeru Shōjo”), which was written by Satoko Okudera in 2006, is a sequel to a book by the same name written by <NAME> in 1965.
This movie also has a manga form by <NAME> also in 2006, which has an extended ending; with what came after Makoto and Chiaki say their goodbyes.
In the book, after an incident in the science lab, 15 year old Kazuko discovers that she has the ability to time leap.
She tells her two classmates and best friends, <NAME>, <NAME> and her science teacher, Mr. Fukushima about it in the hopes that they can help her figure things out.
Later, like Makoto, Kazuko discovers that one of her friends is a time traveler; of course, I’m not going to tell you which one it is. ^-^
This time traveler tells Kazuko that he was born in 2649 and that he came from the year 2660; which would make him 11 years old, though he doesn’t look it, and that he is a university student studying pharmaceutical science.
He explains that chemicals were being developed that could bring out latent abilities in humans; physical, telekinetic and psychological powers.
He explains that he was experimenting with a compound that would allow him to time travel and he got stuck in the past but that he had managed to replicate his work and could now return to his time.
He also explains that the incident in the science lab that exposed her to the compound was his fault and that he never intended for Kazuko to experience all these strange things.
Kazuko asks him to stay but he explains that he couldn’t because time travel confuses history and that there is a law in his time that forbids them from telling people in the past about time travel.
As a result, he explains that he will have to erase Kazuko’s and everyone else’s memories of him.
Kazuko asks him if he would ever return to her time, would she ever see him again and he promised that he would come back and that he would come see her; “when I finished my research, when I succeed in making the potion.”
In the end, even though the time traveler erased Kazuko’s memories, she was able to regain her memories of not only him but everything about time travel and what he told her about the future.
In the movie, it’s not known whether Kazuko really is Makoto’s biological aunt or just a close family friend.
Either way, Kazuko decided to get a job at the Tokyo National Museum and restores old works of art.
It’s clear that she made the same promise to the future that Makoto will make; to preserve history for the sake of the future.
THEORIES
Although Makoto used a device to obtain the ability to time leap, Kazuko had the ability inside her the whole time; a latent ability brought out by the compound.
Since every time Makoto went back her leap counter would decrease, it’s clear that no matter how far back she went she would never get her leaps back.
It is my theory that Kazuko recharged Makoto, giving her one more time leap.
Now, like in the movie, there is a “stopped time” scene in the book; the traveler uses a device to accomplish this feat.
Kazuko makes the comment that time had “stopped” and the traveler corrected her, explaining that they were traveling back in time at the same speed that time is moving forward; this is a sound theory in quantum studies.
Since Chiaki only had one time leap left, it’s logical to assume that he had a similar device with him to use if he needed to.
Or something similar to the “stopped time” device was formulated and the technology was integrated into the time-leaping ability; Makoto would not have this ability, as she only came in contact with the recharge device.
(Quantum Theory: breaking the sound barrier creates a sonic boom, breaking the light barrier slows and/or stops time, breaking the time barrier distorts time; allowing for one to move backward or forward in time.)
I’ve noticed that a lot of people couldn’t understand how Chiaki saved Kousuke and Kaho from being hit by the train when he only had one time leap left.
The answer is simple:
The day after the accident, Makoto was so grief stricken that Chiaki couldn’t bear it and went back in time, using his last leap.
The question is: what time did he go to?
Answer: Kaho hurt her ankle and Kousuke borrowed the bike to take her to his family’s medical clinic and that after leaving the clinic the accident occurred at 4pm.
Chiaki went back in time with the destroyed bike; since in the story, time self-corrects, there was no paradox.
Chiaki went to 4pm and instead of landing at that time he drew in Makoto and took her with him through time to 3:30pm; he made a double leap backward to the moment before he had called Makoto and asked her about time-leaping.
The bike disappears while Kousuke and Kaho were in the clinic, thusly, no bike, no accident and the bike with Chiaki was restored.
Immediately upon landing in the past at 3:30pm, Chiaki used the “stopped time” technology and enveloped himself and Makoto in its time field; like with the bike, time self-corrected and Makoto’s injuries were erased.
In addition, with time held in place, paused, and Makoto in this “stopped time” it allowed her to retain her memory of the accident instead of rewriting it.
Chiaki’s last words: “I’ll be waiting for you” and Makoto’s reply: “I won’t be long. I’ll come running”.
I found that some people were taking these words too literally.
When Chiaki said that he’ll be waiting, he meant that he will look through records to find the things that Makoto had promised to preserve for the future; like the painting.
When Makoto said that she won’t be long and that she’ll come running, she meant that she’ll work hard and do what she can for the sake of the people in the future.
What they said was like someone saying “see you later” instead of “goodbye”, because the finality of it is just too much to bear.
I hope this post makes things clearer for everyone.
See you later. ^-^
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/04/07 | 4,900 | 18,735 | <issue_start>username_0: A lot of Anime shows will reveal the blood type of one or more of the main characters:
* What's the significance of it? What purpose does it serve?
* Where did it come from?<issue_comment>username_1: Maybe one can only use on device once in his/her lifetime.
or
Even if its the future and there is a time travelling device, it is highly logical that it has restricted access. What reason would he give? that he wants to just live in those times? I am retty sure nobody would agree to that.
Its been a while since I watched it so it is possible I am forgetting something.
And for all you know, that aunt of hers was actually the girl who comes back in that time and the person she is saving that painting for is Chiaki. The aunt was a bit mysterious saying even she did the time travelling thing you know.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Chiaki does go back to the future. Chiaki goes back in time to save Kousuke so Makoto did not have to use her last leap saving Kousuke.
Then Makoto goes back even further and prevents most of the movie from happening, meaning Kousuke and the short girl are never in danger, so Chiaki never uses his last leap.
Chiaki trades his last leap to get Makoto one more, then Makoto trades her last leap to get Chiaki one more.
Chiaki then leaves at then end of the movie, going back to his own time (he said earlier he was supposed to do right away but got distracted having fun).
When he goes home he probably will get more leaps, but will not come back to the time in the movie because he does not want to, that why he said goodbye to Makoto.
If he wasn't going back to the future at the end, he would have no reason to leave.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: ***I'm literally over a year late, but, why not?***
I just watched the movie. As a good engineer (for better or for worse) I needed to know what had happened at the end of the movie. So I went to the internet and looked for answers. At first, as always, I just assumed everything they say is correct, but then the ideas sank in, and I made my own conclusions, which evidently lack complete information, since the film itself doesn't let you see things I'd need to confirm my interpretation. But here it goes:
Here are the theories I'd like to debunk:
1. Chiaki convinced the aunt to take care of the painting.
2. Chiaki couldn't have gone to the future anytime he wanted.
3. Makoto is the aunt, grown up.
4. Chiaki wouldn't actually see Makoto in the future.
To do this, we need some basis. Here are some ideas that many people don't consider.
* Chiaki never said he had travelled through time both ways. All he says regarding his leaps is that he *knew* that the painting had records during the period in which the movie is set. Secondly, he stated clearly that "tomorrow" he would return to the future. Here we have a problem, because this might have two reasons.
1. The first one is that when the count reaches zero, the leaps end (literally physically end) and the user of the time travel goes back to the first jump, since for all we know he was forced to return until he reached 0.
2. The second one is that in the future they found out that he revealed the secret of time traveling, and he would be forced to return. It is a wild guess, but completely stopping time and now just jumping, as he saw at the crossroads, doesn't seem something that may be done with the charges. That would have meant that Chiaki had one charge to avoid the crash as well as to stop time, which doesn't sound logical, yet is a possibility.
* Some people actually mentioned that Makoto didn't see herself in the past. This means that she can't be the aunt given the fact that the logical conclusion from before is that there can't be two of the same person in one reality.
* We get an interesting scene that most commenters overlook, which is the one of the jump at the lake. Makoto went back in time *and returned*! Even a child screamed that he saw the girl disappear and reappear. (Although circumstantial, it supports the point.) This leads up to the idea that for every time travel you do, as we might relate with the movie *Inception*, at the end of the physical jump, the traveling ends.
Now to the point.
>
> "Chiaki convinced the aunt to take care of the painting."
>
>
>
This can't be true given that Chiaki can't bend the story. For this to be possible, he would have had to convince Witch to take care of the painting. This means that he went to a time before Makoto and did this. He would then have had to return a few years later to convince Makoto to do this. This implies that he went back, returned, back again, and returned. Finally, if history can't be modified, the moment he returned to his time would have reset whatever he did with the aunt. Therefore, that couldn't have happened.
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> "Chiaki couldn't have gone to the future anytime he wanted."
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At the crossroads we get that he would be forced to return to the future. He would be *forced*. In practical terms, that gives him an "extra" one-way leap. Why else would he worry so much about his forced return? He actually contradicts himself by stating at the crossroads that we would be gone by tomorrow and, during the same stop, saying that he could no longer go back to his time. Here we have to decide which statement is true since they are mutually exclusive if Chiaki never lied. The way I see it, he could jump to the future. (He would be forced back to the future due to the end of the leaps/count 0.)
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> "Chiaki could have gone to the future anytime he wanted."
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Same argument as above, except for the final point.
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> "Makoto is the aunt, grown up."
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Simple and without using a reference to the picture: no double person per reality.
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> "Chiaki wouldn't actually see Makoto in the future."
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I bet this is the one every-fucking-one is waiting to read. Feeling romantic? Well, you're lucky. I can't believe so many persons overlooked this tiny little detail: Makoto has all her jumps restored. Well, that sound great, and this is why this is probably true! First of all, jumps all the way before the books fell on her. Let's say we get a 50/50 of having the device giving her the full count again. Second point: Chiaki gives Makoto time-travelling advice. Sounds promising to me.
Now, this is going to get complicated, but try to follow me, even though I might be wrong. The way Chiaki would go to the future would be by going even further into the past. As confusing as it may sound, going back in time would take him back to the future. Follow this thread, backwards now: the end of the movie, the beginning of the movie, the moment Chiaki leapt into the movie's time, Chiaki's original time. Therefore if he jumps back enough to go to the moment before he went back in time, he'd be back in the future! Time traveling actually goes one way here.
Now, if we want to extrapolate, we find that Chiaki used a hell of a ton of jumps to get to the movie's time. He would have needed to jump from the stratosphere to get to that time, as I see it. He jumped bit by bit until he hit the right time. That explains his single leap left at the end. The way we followed the reasoning here, taking the idea that he could time travel and was stuck when his count hit 0, he would have been able to go back enough to get another time-travelling device.
Being still in the same reality, his jump would eventually end and would find Makoto there. If this doesn't sound good enough for you and believe that Chiaki is not evil, he would go back to the future, get leaps, and go back to Makoto on *his* timeline, while Makoto on *her* timeline would eventually see his jump's end and find him again.
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In the end, the movie might actually be talking about creating parallel realities, which diverge with every jump, as well as there being separate realities for each person who leaps. The way you take these arguments, which I believe are most of the relevant ones, may lead to take different conclusions.
Either way, I believe that Chiaki got scared or something and dropped the device. The whole thing happened and the guy got stuck in time. Having different leap counts for each person, Makoto returned when he still had count 1. She jumped far enough to get her full count, too. Finally, Chiaki is an asshole for jumping back in time knowing he could have seen the painting, movie-time. Apparently he did disappear, but will eventually end his leap and reappear in Makoto's reality. And she will hate him for being a jerk who instead of waiting for the restoration to be finished, preferred to go to his no-river-no-nature-not-many-people-without-blue-sky time.
Sucker.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: In the end Makoto already has her leaps restored and Chiaka says 'I will be waiting'. To this, Makoto replies 'I will come running'. This refers to one of them time leaping to the baseball scene/part probably to spend more time with each other.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Here's my two cents, and it has to do with one of the above theories. Makoto wouldn't have restored her jumps by jumping back in time (it didn't happen throughout the movie). When she regained one, it was simply that Chiaki jumped so far back that he happened to "undo" her last leap by trying to prevent the accident.
My next theory is that Chiaki is from the same era (but that would mean the time leaps would have to have been discovered in that present era...). Reasoning: Everytime Makoto jumped, she returned to the place and state she was at that time (remember all the rolling and falling?). Going off of that idea, (that a person can only return to a point in their past life) Chiaki would have only been able to return to a previous point in his life.
That begs the question: Was Chiaki actually from the same era as Makoto? Maybe they had met in the future. That would explain Chiaki's "I'll be waiting." That is unless Makoto finds a way to travel to the future (which there was absolutely no mention of.)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: I think Makato restored her time leaping and goes back to the time in the future. And she in the future takes up historic painting restoration profession so that Chiaki of the past (*when they were in high school*) could come and see the painting he had wanted to see.
In fact Chiaki said that the painting record's were found in that particular era.After that the painting was not found.That means makato was actually aunty witch who time leaped to do the restoration so that chiaki in the future could see it.also she had mentioned that she has done time leaping in past.Also in the movie aunty witch's identity was very little known and she was a mysterious person......she have a very few friends.
She also had shown no anxiety when she heard makato telling about her accident.{because she knows that makato(*"**herself**" as i have explained*)would not die.(*unless she actually is not a witch lol*).And that painting is important because it will make chiaki from the future to time leap and he would meet makato}.Makato even in the ending had said that she had found out what she wanted to do in the future but it was a secret...and the profession she would take is restoration of paintings and she would end up being aunty witch in future and chiaki would have came again to meet her and would have give her the time leaps {or somehow she manages to get them to return to the time of her high school life when the painting was there to restore so that makato of the past could meet chiaki and it will be an endless ripple{it may sounds odd but in my opinion if makata of future leaps back to the past then the past makata when she would reach in that time of future makata had made the time leap she would time leap again and it would create an endless ripple}.
I am not sure if Makato would ever meet chiaki in the future but as aunty witch she waits for him and she restores the painting in hope that even if he doesn't meet her in the future she would restore the painting so that the future Chiaki when he would make the time leap would able to meet Makato 'herself'again in the past.
sorry it is long and boring and my English
is terrible.....
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: I just happened to be looking for “The Girl Who Leapt Through Time” on DVD, since mine was badly damaged, when I came across this site.
After reading everyone’s comments, I came to realize that everyone seems to be missing the same information.
I’d like to help everyone out.
First off, “<NAME>” is NOT a future version of <NAME>; her name is <NAME>.
What no one seems to know is that this movie (aka: “Toki o Kakeru Shōjo”), which was written by <NAME> in 2006, is a sequel to a book by the same name written by <NAME> in 1965.
This movie also has a manga form by <NAME> also in 2006, which has an extended ending; with what came after Makoto and Chiaki say their goodbyes.
In the book, after an incident in the science lab, 15 year old Kazuko discovers that she has the ability to time leap.
She tells her two classmates and best friends, <NAME>, <NAME> and her science teacher, Mr. Fukushima about it in the hopes that they can help her figure things out.
Later, like Makoto, Kazuko discovers that one of her friends is a time traveler; of course, I’m not going to tell you which one it is. ^-^
This time traveler tells Kazuko that he was born in 2649 and that he came from the year 2660; which would make him 11 years old, though he doesn’t look it, and that he is a university student studying pharmaceutical science.
He explains that chemicals were being developed that could bring out latent abilities in humans; physical, telekinetic and psychological powers.
He explains that he was experimenting with a compound that would allow him to time travel and he got stuck in the past but that he had managed to replicate his work and could now return to his time.
He also explains that the incident in the science lab that exposed her to the compound was his fault and that he never intended for Kazuko to experience all these strange things.
Kazuko asks him to stay but he explains that he couldn’t because time travel confuses history and that there is a law in his time that forbids them from telling people in the past about time travel.
As a result, he explains that he will have to erase Kazuko’s and everyone else’s memories of him.
Kazuko asks him if he would ever return to her time, would she ever see him again and he promised that he would come back and that he would come see her; “when I finished my research, when I succeed in making the potion.”
In the end, even though the time traveler erased Kazuko’s memories, she was able to regain her memories of not only him but everything about time travel and what he told her about the future.
In the movie, it’s not known whether Kazuko really is Makoto’s biological aunt or just a close family friend.
Either way, Kazuko decided to get a job at the Tokyo National Museum and restores old works of art.
It’s clear that she made the same promise to the future that Makoto will make; to preserve history for the sake of the future.
THEORIES
Although Makoto used a device to obtain the ability to time leap, Kazuko had the ability inside her the whole time; a latent ability brought out by the compound.
Since every time Makoto went back her leap counter would decrease, it’s clear that no matter how far back she went she would never get her leaps back.
It is my theory that Kazuko recharged Makoto, giving her one more time leap.
Now, like in the movie, there is a “stopped time” scene in the book; the traveler uses a device to accomplish this feat.
Kazuko makes the comment that time had “stopped” and the traveler corrected her, explaining that they were traveling back in time at the same speed that time is moving forward; this is a sound theory in quantum studies.
Since Chiaki only had one time leap left, it’s logical to assume that he had a similar device with him to use if he needed to.
Or something similar to the “stopped time” device was formulated and the technology was integrated into the time-leaping ability; Makoto would not have this ability, as she only came in contact with the recharge device.
(Quantum Theory: breaking the sound barrier creates a sonic boom, breaking the light barrier slows and/or stops time, breaking the time barrier distorts time; allowing for one to move backward or forward in time.)
I’ve noticed that a lot of people couldn’t understand how Chiaki saved Kousuke and Kaho from being hit by the train when he only had one time leap left.
The answer is simple:
The day after the accident, Makoto was so grief stricken that Chiaki couldn’t bear it and went back in time, using his last leap.
The question is: what time did he go to?
Answer: Kaho hurt her ankle and Kousuke borrowed the bike to take her to his family’s medical clinic and that after leaving the clinic the accident occurred at 4pm.
Chiaki went back in time with the destroyed bike; since in the story, time self-corrects, there was no paradox.
Chiaki went to 4pm and instead of landing at that time he drew in Makoto and took her with him through time to 3:30pm; he made a double leap backward to the moment before he had called Makoto and asked her about time-leaping.
The bike disappears while Kousuke and Kaho were in the clinic, thusly, no bike, no accident and the bike with Chiaki was restored.
Immediately upon landing in the past at 3:30pm, Chiaki used the “stopped time” technology and enveloped himself and Makoto in its time field; like with the bike, time self-corrected and Makoto’s injuries were erased.
In addition, with time held in place, paused, and Makoto in this “stopped time” it allowed her to retain her memory of the accident instead of rewriting it.
Chiaki’s last words: “I’ll be waiting for you” and Makoto’s reply: “I won’t be long. I’ll come running”.
I found that some people were taking these words too literally.
When Chiaki said that he’ll be waiting, he meant that he will look through records to find the things that Makoto had promised to preserve for the future; like the painting.
When Makoto said that she won’t be long and that she’ll come running, she meant that she’ll work hard and do what she can for the sake of the people in the future.
What they said was like someone saying “see you later” instead of “goodbye”, because the finality of it is just too much to bear.
I hope this post makes things clearer for everyone.
See you later. ^-^
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2013/04/08 | 1,201 | 4,134 | <issue_start>username_0: In the battle between <NAME> and Orochimaru during the Chunin Exams, (on the rooftop where the Sound Four sealed them in a barrier) Orochimaru summoned the two previous Kages. He also tried summoning another coffin but Hiruzen successfully stopped it.
Who was inside that third coffin? It can't be the Fourth Hokage right? Because that time, he was still under the Shiki Fuujin Seal.<issue_comment>username_1: Orochimaru tried to summon the Fourth Hokage. The coffin did not open, because (as you already said) the Fourth Hokage was already sealed. Orochimaru tried to summon him anyway, and failed.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As can be seen on this image, it was indeed the 4th Hokage that Orochimaru tried to summon.
The kanji that appears in that coffin is [四](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%9B%9B#Japanese), which is the kanji for 4.
However, unlike you said in your question, **Hiruzen did not stop** this coffin. It was the fact that the 4th Hokage was sealed with the **Shiki Fuujin that prevented that summoning**.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I see a lot of pro Fourth Hokage for who's in the coffin throughout all the Naruto posts. Personally, I believe this could have been **Madara**. Maybe originally in the series, it was meant to be the Fourth by how the first two were former Hokage, but as for current timeline, it was established the Fourth was trapped by the Death Seal so he could not be revived without the ritual Orochimaru had to perform much later in the series. However, Kabuto did have Madara's coffin in the war which is probably a good indicator that it was probably the 3rd coffin Orochimaru was going to use and why the 3rd was afraid of it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Orochimaru, one of the legendary sanin might knew that the souls trapped by reaper death seal cannot be summoned. So, there was no 4th hokage. However, the kanji on the coffin reads 4. It might be possible that there was 4th kazekage who was killed by orochimaru before the invasion on konoha. Fortunately, hiruzen able to stop it by performing some hand seals.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Yes, it was the Fourth and it didn't fail because he was already sealed, as later on (much later) Orochimaru summons the Fourth and the Third to fight in Chapter 329, I believe (not certain which episode).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: There is a way to be the Fourth, but very unlikely. In the anime, probably in the manga as well, Kabuto taught Obito Edo Tensei. He got Danzou's bodyguards to show an example. He kills one of them, take his DNA and start the ritual. After it's complete, the dead guy is standing there, but he's not moving. That makes me think that only the body was there, and not the shinobi's soul or mind. As we saw in the [Chikara](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Power_%28Arc%29) filler arc, Kabuto tried to use some of the Akatsuki members but failed, saying that it was not enough time to use it yet. That could mean that between successive the ritual, there is a cooldown time, maybe the time for his mind or soul take control of the host. Considering this, the most probable thing is that it was the Fourth, but the ritual was made not so far in the past. Orochimaru did complete the ritual, and had Minato, but he couldn't use him right away. He tried to summon him on the fight, but because of the Shiki Fuujin, the host was not taken over by Minato's soul or mind. Either Orochimaru didn't know about the sealing or didn't know about the cooldown time. Minato died protecting the village, but many didn't know how. Orochimaru maybe didn't know he was sealed, and that made the coffin to failed and he being surprised in the fight.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: The coffin said 4 but it never specified it was a hokage. It could have been the kazekage that Orochimaru killed and impersonated during the exams. We were all under the assumption that it was a hokage because of the first and second, but it could have easily have been the kazekage.
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2013/04/08 | 1,130 | 3,914 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently watching Mushrambo/Shinzo (the Japanese version), and the series starts at episode 2.
The English version of the anime has a different beginning. Why is that?<issue_comment>username_1: Orochimaru tried to summon the Fourth Hokage. The coffin did not open, because (as you already said) the Fourth Hokage was already sealed. Orochimaru tried to summon him anyway, and failed.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: As can be seen on this image, it was indeed the 4th Hokage that Orochimaru tried to summon.
The kanji that appears in that coffin is [四](http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E5%9B%9B#Japanese), which is the kanji for 4.
However, unlike you said in your question, **Hiruzen did not stop** this coffin. It was the fact that the 4th Hokage was sealed with the **Shiki Fuujin that prevented that summoning**.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I see a lot of pro Fourth Hokage for who's in the coffin throughout all the Naruto posts. Personally, I believe this could have been **Madara**. Maybe originally in the series, it was meant to be the Fourth by how the first two were former Hokage, but as for current timeline, it was established the Fourth was trapped by the Death Seal so he could not be revived without the ritual Orochimaru had to perform much later in the series. However, Kabuto did have Madara's coffin in the war which is probably a good indicator that it was probably the 3rd coffin Orochimaru was going to use and why the 3rd was afraid of it.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Orochimaru, one of the legendary sanin might knew that the souls trapped by reaper death seal cannot be summoned. So, there was no 4th hokage. However, the kanji on the coffin reads 4. It might be possible that there was 4th kazekage who was killed by orochimaru before the invasion on konoha. Fortunately, hiruzen able to stop it by performing some hand seals.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Yes, it was the Fourth and it didn't fail because he was already sealed, as later on (much later) Orochimaru summons the Fourth and the Third to fight in Chapter 329, I believe (not certain which episode).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: There is a way to be the Fourth, but very unlikely. In the anime, probably in the manga as well, Kabuto taught Obito Edo Tensei. He got Danzou's bodyguards to show an example. He kills one of them, take his DNA and start the ritual. After it's complete, the dead guy is standing there, but he's not moving. That makes me think that only the body was there, and not the shinobi's soul or mind. As we saw in the [Chikara](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Power_%28Arc%29) filler arc, Kabuto tried to use some of the Akatsuki members but failed, saying that it was not enough time to use it yet. That could mean that between successive the ritual, there is a cooldown time, maybe the time for his mind or soul take control of the host. Considering this, the most probable thing is that it was the Fourth, but the ritual was made not so far in the past. Orochimaru did complete the ritual, and had Minato, but he couldn't use him right away. He tried to summon him on the fight, but because of the Shiki Fuujin, the host was not taken over by Minato's soul or mind. Either Orochimaru didn't know about the sealing or didn't know about the cooldown time. Minato died protecting the village, but many didn't know how. Orochimaru maybe didn't know he was sealed, and that made the coffin to failed and he being surprised in the fight.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: The coffin said 4 but it never specified it was a hokage. It could have been the kazekage that Orochimaru killed and impersonated during the exams. We were all under the assumption that it was a hokage because of the first and second, but it could have easily have been the kazekage.
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2013/04/09 | 706 | 2,640 | <issue_start>username_0: When Orochimaru and the Third Hokage fight after the Chunin exam, the Third Hokage has the Shinigami cut out part of his soul, "taking away his jutsu" by making him lose the use of his arms. How does that work? Why does it specifically make his arms not work? Logically, it would pull from the part was the farthest from the chest where it was being pulled from, which would be the feet. Why is that not what happens?<issue_comment>username_1: I've just re-watched the scene in the anime where that happened, and it looked to me like the death god was clearly pulling on the part of Orochimaru's spirit that controls his arms(you can see hands at the end). That just happens to be where the death god was pulling on, and it happens to only have been pulled out to his elbows or so.
Maybe the 3rd drew the arms out on purpose because he deemed that to be the easiest or most effective thing to pull out first in-case he only had to partially do the job.
There's really not much more to it than that.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If you believe in how a soul works, then it's linked to all bodily functions.
If you were to lose the use of your legs, as long as your soul isn't damaged you can one day use your legs regardless. In Orochimaru's case, because Saratobi (the Third Hokage) was nearing death and was losing strength to even hold Orochimaru's soul, and that by even using the jutsu Saratobi had ended his own life; so, all Orochimaru needed to do was get free from his grasp to be the victor. Thus, he aimed for Orochimaru's arms as a means to stop him from ever using jutsu again, which would be a death sentence for him because it would mean that he could perform whatever jutsu he uses to change bodies
Thing is, Kabuto must have came up with something to allow Orochimaru to switch bodies and repair the damage to his soul, because even if there was another way for Orochimaru to jump bodies, the damage to his soul would have prevented him using his arms. I'm quite sure when he fights Naruto, and Naruto uses the Nine-Tails' Cloak, he's using his arms (though I could be mistaken, it's been a few months since I watched it).
As for how cutting a blob removes the use of his arms, Saratobi must have been able to "feel out" Orochimaru's arms and pull them out. In some anime and games, the soul has the same shape as the physical body with it being anchored to the head and feet so when you pull from the chest it kinda looks like you're pulling on a bow string. This could be similar; I just passed that part off as a Kage just being awesome to begin with.
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2013/04/09 | 392 | 1,501 | <issue_start>username_0: I remember Dragon Ball used to have lots of talking, humanoid foxes and the like. Then suddenly, in Dragon Ball Z, the only talking animals I remember are Oolong and Puar.
Is there any explanation for this or is it just a case of author discontinuing an idea?<issue_comment>username_1: There are still talking animals in Dragon Ball Z, in the episode [Plight of the children](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Plight_of_the_Children), the police officer is an animal, and some of the children are too.
Also, near the end of the Cell Saga, you had a cut to the King of the Earth (a dog), commenting on how much adult Goku, looked like the child Goku who killed King Piccolo.
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But the number of talking animals did indeed get reduced.
It kinda goes with the direction Dragon Ball was taking. It was moving away from being a fanciful, light-hearted comedy to a more serious fighting shonen, and the talking animals fit less and less to the story.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In Dragon Ball, [17% of the population of earth are animals](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Animal#Overview). Even the king of earth is a blue dog. The reason they stopped showing them is because DBZ was mainly set in places like the South City and Ginger Town. Those were mainly populated by humans because animals are only found in the more city-like places, like the West City (That's where the World Tournament takes place and where Capsule Corp is).
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2013/04/09 | 1,032 | 3,630 | <issue_start>username_0: So at the end of **Wasurenagumo**, we have Mizuki:
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Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes, Suzuri was caught by the web after Mizuki fell into the lake. My guess is that she was eaten or whatever by the spider-mum and the girl who was with Suzuri was the spider-girl. Because, if you did notice, at the scene where she let Mizuki fall from the web, the spider-girl looked more mature and grown up. So she probably cut her hair to look like Mizuki afterwards but I doubt that the girl with Suzuri at the ending was Mizuki.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Judging by the monster-wife the older shopkeeper seemed to have at the end, the story was more of a "Selkie" story.
The Spider-mom would attack the village if not given a sacrifice, until the monk sealed her in the lake.
The Spider-girl would take control of people using her webs, and force them to walk into the lake to feed her mom.
It seems that Suzuri was originally going to be sacrificed, but the Spider-girl had A: Fallen for him, or B: wanted to repay his kindness and thus fed Mizuki to the Spider-mom and took her role as Suzuri's companion in Mizuki's form.
Lots of legends, both Japanese and European tell of women that were originally spirits, animals, or both, that can take on human form to be the wife of a human, such as Selkies or the Legend of the Swan. Usually the myths end with the spirit wanting to return home, either leaving the husband or in some versions taking him with them.
As aficionados of old books, legends and myths, the two book-sellers would be familiar with these legends, as hinted at with the older man's "Wife" seen in the last few shots.
Whether there was any romantic reasons for the Spider-girl staying with Suzuri doesn't matter; most likely, she was using him to eventually find more food for her trapped mother. It's mostly left up to the viewer what the Spider-Girl's intentions were and why she is staying with Suzuri in Mizuki's form.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: All the answers before this are pretty spot on. "Don't fall in the web". Both Suzuri and Geppou were "ensnared"/infatuated in some way by monster people; Suzuri by the Spider girl and Geppou by an unknown one (slime/mist?)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: well I don't think so, cause the spider girl is more likely a youkai which means some spirit ghost creature. I believe the girl at the end is Mizuki transformed or possessed by the spider girl. Just the last frames make me believe its likely so, its starts as Mizuki grow longer hair changes hair colour and so on.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: I think Mizuki and spider-girl changed places
spider-mon didn't seen mad, and gently go back to the lake after Mizuki's Fall .
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2013/04/09 | 1,665 | 6,690 | <issue_start>username_0: During the Cell-games saga, Mr. Satan was supposed to be the World Martial Arts champion and he was held in high regard by most common people.
By contrast the Z-fighters, most of whom just happened to be high profile fighters from the 21st through the 23rd World Martial Arts tournaments, were perceived to be nobodies by the general populace.
But they were all the top contestants of the previous Martial arts tournament, which can't be too much more than 15 years before the Cell games.
**They were the highest profile Martial artists of the previous decade.**
If we compared this to modern boxing, it would be analogous to praising <NAME>, but completely dismissing <NAME> and <NAME>.(although Klitschko is younger).
I can understand why they didn't recognize Goku, but Piccolo, Tien, Yamcha, and Krillin should have been immediately recognizable.
Why were they dismissed so much?<issue_comment>username_1: Keep in mind that the previous martial arts tournament took place in another, or more specifically the previous, series, DragonBall. They are all grown up or older in DBZ. Goku and Gohan appeared there as SSJ. No one recognized Gohan when he was SSJ (when he met Videl for example). *As for Tien, Piccolo and the others, it can only be assumed that they were simply 'nobodies' as you said, no one would know them*.
They were major characters in DB but not as much in DBZ. Piccolo has appeared several times after that to people and on the occasion where he was trying to persuade the humans to give their energy to Goku, people ran from him and called him a monster. Only a few of the more important characters recognized them, the army general and an elderly couple recognized Goku and years later Videl remembered Gohan. Also remember that the Cell Games were being broadcasted for roughly about 1/5 of the entire length of the full fight as the video camera was destroyed and also keep in mind that the camera was mainly focused on Goku for the short period the event was being aired, it merely skimmed over the others.
**So I will conclude by saying that there is no definitive answer to this, but the fact that they weren't perceived generally as major *major* characters in the plot and as such would not be recognized by anyone in the general human populace.**
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Common people in DBZ don't generally outright celebrate people unless they are constantly bombarded in the mainstream media. Like Mr. Satan for example. He was always on television and groomed to be a hero by himself and his cohorts. He used his money from winning the tournament (no Z warriors participated) as machinery for his hype. The Z warriors don't have such interest.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Here are some reasons:
* All the focus was on Cell, who was going to destroy the world, and Hercule, the world's champion. The king of the world somewhat recognized Goku as the boy who defeated King Piccolo (but did not fully make the connection because he was a SS) and the announcer knew that they defeated Cell. Relatively, only Goku was (barely) recorded fighting Cell.
And, they were all considered crazy (Piccolo being green and Tien having a third eye may not have helped) for showing up to fight Cell, and were not taken as serious fighters.
* The Z Fighters only appeared in the tournament no more than 3 times. And I can't think of a time that they were recognized by some random person.
* When Piccolo entered the next tournament, he was worried that his name would be recognized, but was not concerned with his appearance, in fact non of them were (expect Gohan, but his reasons were different). So they didn't expect to be recognized, perhaps because too much time had past.
* Dragon Ball Z is different from Dragon Ball. All of their tournament appearances happened in the latter. And there are a lot of other inconsistencies (like Piccolo being a demon)
So it may have been because the focus was on Hercule, the Z Fighters were not taken seriously, too much time has past, and, more likely, that Dragon Ball Z is just not Dragon Ball.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: The Z fighters weren't recognized during the Cell games because they had never had extensive media coverage done on them before.
The Tenkaichi Budokai was never filmed, but I'm sure that some people who attended might have recognized the uniforms and hairstyles (or lack thereof), but that wasn't really a huge group of people.
It was later revealed that the announcer had barely recognized Goku and Piccolo. At that time, Mr. Satan was the majority winner of all the Budokai(s) thereafter. He was basically the Mayweather of the time. Totally undefeated in the ring, the common people of the world assumed he was the strongest.
As you can see, the anime makes a lot more inconsistencies than the manga. In the manga, Goku had never been caught on camera anywhere before the Cell games. That whole bit of Goku being given the key to the world after defeating Demon King Piccolo didn't happen in the manga. The King actually took off and left Goku, a child, to fight Piccolo alone. Bulma and co. showed up later after Goku had already left called the media, and told them that the world was saved by the forces of good.
So the aside from the two second place fights and one first place fight at the Budokai Tenkaichi, Goku had not been seen by the entire world before. He had only a few martial arts fans before the tournament became as mainstream as it eventually became. How can you recognize someone you've never really seen, right? Vegeta had appeared on camera once during the Saiyan Saga, and the same for some of our heroes, but only very briefly. Gohan's appearance changed dramatically. Trunks was from the future so nobody recognized him. Krillin should have been recognized because he didn't grow much from child to adult.
That's probably the best answer anyone can give. I saw some other posts that gave really good answers and you shot them down. I don't see why. It's a cartoon. I don't know what you expect.
Plus, I think it would be better to ask: **Why weren't the Z Fighters recognized from the Cell games during the tournament prior to the Buu Saga?**
To me, that's a much better question, because they had actually been seen on TV at that point. Plus, there were little mascot people doing shows at the tournament, who strongly resembled all the Z Fighters. You will be made to think that someone would have put two and two together by then. However, it's completely understandable for anyone who holds the manga in higher regard than the anime.
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2013/04/09 | 675 | 2,271 | <issue_start>username_0: Why is Rock Lee unable to use ninjutsu or genjutsu?<issue_comment>username_1: He simply has **no talent whatsoever for it**. However, since he decided to be a great ninja nonetheless, he had to excel at Taijutsu.
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Ordinarily, the **inability to perform both Ninjutsu and Genjutsu would mean that life as a ninja would be impossible**. But in Lee's case, his closeness to Gai as his Sensei, made him somewhat 'inherit' his hard-working resolve as well as his training habits, which combined (also with Gai interest in Lee) have allowed him to fulfill his dream.
Lee's case is similar to Naruto's, in that they both achieve greatness through hard-work, rather than natural talent.
Some people are naturally gifted toward some types of technique, like Neji or Sasuke, while others may never have any talent and thus not be fit to become a ninja. Lee's case is the latter, but his **determination was what drove him to not give up**, becoming an excellent ninja at Taijutsu.
He differs from a regular person, most likely, in sheer will, since (as I've said before) **not every person is fit to be a ninja**.
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1 [Naruto: The Official Character Data Book](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Official-Character-Data-Book/dp/1421541254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1365547882&sr=8-1&keywords=naruto+official)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: If I recall correctly it has something to do with the lack of physical development in his "chakra coils", meaning he couldn't produce or control chakra like an average ninja can.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: In the Naruto universe, only a few are born with the talents of Ninjutsu and Genjutsu.
You must have noticed that not all in the Hidden Leaf village are ninjas as they don't possess those skills to manipulate their and others chakra. Hidden Leaf in the Shinobi village of the Fire Country and yet not all are ninjas.
In the Shinobi Allied Forces, around 30,000 shonobis were there which included ninjas from all 5 nations' villages. So you get the idea that among a population of millions only 30,000 were fit to be ninjas.
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2013/04/10 | 2,053 | 7,226 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, Kurama (the Nine-tailed bijuu) appears as chakra, as does Killer B's bijuu, Gyuki.
Other bijuu, however, don't appear that way. What is different between them?
<issue_comment>username_1: The difference is that those are different stages of transformation, or different Jinchuuriki forms.
As you probably have seen, Killer B can also do a partial transformation, similar to the one shown on your image of Gaara:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Um6xD.jpg)
Naruto, however, has not been able to do a partial or full transformation yet. He has been able to do a Tailed Beast Transformation, but in that one Kurama still appears as chakra:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KNeQj.jpg)
As for the case of Isobu, he generally appears in that form because he was not sealed (at that moment) inside anyone. Thus, he appears in his full transformation form.
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So basically, from what I've been able to gather, the different levels of transformation are as follows (I will use Naruto as my example):
- **Initial form**: in which the Jinchuuriki is simply enveloped in Bijuu chakra. Naruto's transformations shown in the first anime series generally fit into this stage.
- **Version 1 of transformation**: in which (in Naruto's case) up to three tails are are shown, in addition to the initial form's chakra cloak.
- **Version 2 of transformation**: the one shown in Naruto's fight against Pain, in which the Kyuubi's skeleton and up to (I think) 8 tails were shown.
- **Partial Transformation**: Naruto's partial transformation happened when Pain tried to seal him with Chibaku Tensei. However, in Naruto's case, he had no control whatsoever over the Bijuu. Different examples of this stage are Killer B's case (the image above) and Gaara's (the image on your question).
- **Full Bijuu Form**: Which Naruto has not been able to perform yet. Killer B however, has been seen to do this frequently and without much effort.
There are also the two most powerful transformations that Naruto was able to do (**Kyuubi Chakra Mode** and **Bijuu Mode**), but I do not know where those fit in the above 'scale' of transformations.
Plus, Version 1 and 2 are (as explained above) specific to Naruto's case. However, there is an intermediate stage between the initial form and the partial transformation stages for any Jinchuuriki, in which, proportionally to how powerful the form is, a certain (growing) number of tails appears.
When in initial form, the Jinchuuriki only accesses some of the Bijuu's chakra, but still needs little control over it. In Versions 1, 2 and in the Partial Transformation, if the Jinchuuriki does not have a good control over the Bijuu, he will lose control and consciousness, giving in to the Bijuu's will (which is precisely what happened with Naruto when fighting Pain).
To be able to do Partial or Full Transformations, the Jinchuuriki needs to have 'tamed the beast', and also to have very good control of chakra, in order to balance his (Jinchuuriki's) and the Bijuu's chakra.
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On a side note, Naruto Wiki puts Killer B's [Full Transformation Mode](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Killer_B%27s_Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms#Tailed_Beast_Mode) alongside Naruto's [Bijuu Mode](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki%27s_Jinch%C5%ABriki_Forms#Tailed_Beast_Mode), giving them both the same name (Bijuu Mode). However, I am unsure as to why this is, because it seems weird that Naruto's Full Mode would look so different from all the other Jinchuuriki's.
Plus, his page there is the only one where both terms (Full [Bijuu number] Mode and Bijuu Form) appear. In Jinchuuriki 1 through 7, only the term Full [Bijuu number] Mode appears, in Killer B's case only Bijuu Mode (Tailed Beast Mode) appears, and in Naruto's case both terms appear.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Not sure how to do this but to add on to the previous answer, I suspect naruto's bijuu form is so different due to his uzumaki chakra which manifests in this form. An alternate possibility is kurama's chakra has a unique nature to it.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: You guys come up with so many theories but forgetting that each Jinchuriki's transformation corresponds to their own tailed beast.
However, for Kurama's case, it is mentioned before that its form is unique only to its current host.
For all, I believe that it's already in a complete form.
If not why would Ashura want to fight a perfect Susanoo against Indra with the same tail beast transformation as what Naruto is doing in manga chapter 670.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I think Kurama appears in this form, because of the form of sealing and the amount of chakra that is sealed inside Naruto. Like we know from the manga (chapter 643), Minato just sealed the half of Kurama inside of Naruto and the other half inside of himself. Because of this, Kurama probably just appears in Chakra-mode.
Gyuki probably appears in Chakra-mode because he is linked to Killer Bee (they are friends), so Bee only activates Chakra-mode, because in this mode his strengh is equal with the Raikage's (perfect precondition for their lariat). And if Bee is fighting alone it's enough to deal with his opponent.
(Please forgive me if I wrote this a little twisted and with spelling mistakes, but I'm a German and I'm not the best English-writer.)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: The form could be incomplete due to Kurama not having been fully sealed inside of Naruto unlike the other Jinchuuriki, since the other half was sealed inside of the Shinigami.
However, in episode 365 we see that everything within the Shinigami is unsealed, thus having the remainder of Kurama's chakra unsealed and possibly on its way back to Naruto and Kurama. If this happens, they may be able to do a complete transformation.
Even still, this may not be possible since a portion of Kurama's chakra is also inside of the Gold and Silver twins (Kinkaku and Ginkaku), which were both sealed away during the Allied Shinobi War at the ocean/beach front.
However, honestly, I think Naruto's incomplete transformation is far cooler than the other Jinchuuriki's complete transformations. It's bright and glowy too.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: The reason behind Naruto's transformations is not that he only has half, but because Naruto and Kurama are not used to being completely linked. Kurama states that he can only use a percentage of the full transformation. Due to the war, they haven't had enough time to train to completely link the transformation. As for the other half, Minato has it inside of him, and Naruto reconnects the yin and yang chakras when he meets Minato.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Wrong. Remember guys when Naruto fought Kurama in a tag of war of chakra? When Naruto got Kurama's chakra, he just transform into bijuu mode.
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2013/04/10 | 1,986 | 6,419 | <issue_start>username_0: <NAME> ([Naruto](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naruto)) has a catch phrase "dattebayo". Ika Musume ([Squid Girl](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_Girl)) has a catch phrase "de geso". <NAME> ([Rurouni Kenshin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_x)) has a catch phrase "gozaru". And a lot more examples [here](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/CatchPhrase/Anime).
What is the significance of anime characters' catch phrases?<issue_comment>username_1: Usually they're puns or just included for character. I think the aim behind it is to make characters more memorable.
Some of these pay off quite nicely for the series - Squid Girl's de-geso~ is instantly recognizable for fans even outside the show. The usage of it online or in popular media makes for good promotion for the series.
'de-geso', is a pun on Geso(tentacles) and De-gesu:
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> De-geso is the word combined De-gesu with geso. In the beginning of movie, Ika-chan spoke formally (but rudely) as the invader. So it is natural that she says manlike and old-fashioned terms like De-gesu. Of course, present Japanese don’t use such a word.
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[De-geso~](http://knowyourmeme.com/forums/meme-research/topics/7130-desu-vs-de-geso)
[Datebayo](http://forum.minitokyo.net/t14324)
Catchphrases could be used in order to emphasize a particular aspect of the character - Naruto's "Believe it!" (the frequent English translation) builds on his lively boisterous character, or in Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei "I'm in despair", puts focus on the lead's suicidal & depressional tendancies.
[I'm in Despair!](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=wnkr993wsj4uz3wm7350nyri&page=1)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: There are **2 different things** that you're picking up on: **catch phrases** proper, versus **copulas**.
Both of these can be utilized in 1) making a character **easy to remember**, 2) setting the character apart in **contrast to other characters in the same series** (it is more common for only one character to sport a catch phrase in a series than for multiple characters to have one), and/or 3) **epitomizing** something about that character's **qualities**. Meaningless suffixes can likewise accomplish 1) and 2) but can't fulfill 3).
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Naruto's "*datte ba yo*" is a catch phrase, since it is a stand-alone sentence that he can say whenever he likes. "*Datte*" means "because" or "but," or "*da*" is an informal copula (the formal version is "*desu*") + "-*tte*" means someone said it, so all together it could be translated to something like "'Cuz I say so." "Just 'cuz." "That's what I say." "Isn't it?" "Word." "Just, yeah." or "Yep."
Kenshin's "*de gozaru*" is not a catch phrase (see below). His catch phrase is "*oro*." The mangaka <NAME> [explained his catch phrase in an interview](https://rozzychan.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/interview-with-watsuki-nobuhiro-at-anime-expo-2002/) at AnimeExpo in 2002 (the English is from the interpreter's on-the-spot translation of his Japanese words):
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A good example of a catch phrase is Abe no Yasuaki's "*Mondai nai*" (meaning "It's not a problem") in *Harukanaru Toki no Naka de*, since it is neither a verb ending nor a suffix. It is simply a phrase he often uses, which encapsulates his stoic personality and that as an [onmyouji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onmy%C5%8Dd%C5%8D) he can handle pretty much anything.
Minami Mirei's catch phrase in *PriPara*, ["Pop, Step, Get You!"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PriPara#Characters), is an interesting one since she coined it in order to craft an image of herself to project toward her fans, when in fact its buoyant perkiness does not match her real, secret personality.
[Copula: Verb Endings](http://www.japaneseprofessor.com/reference/grammar/conjugations-of-the-japanese-copula/)
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Kenshin's "*de gozaru*" is a copula of "de aru" but it is not strictly associated with him. It is historical from the Edo period and became [associated with historical series in general](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/653/if-i-wanted-to-sound-more-like-a-samurai-what-words-and-phrases-should-i-learn/673#673) in the minds of Japanese people. Kenshin uses it in a period in which it was not common, highlighting his [personality as humble and not following the fashion of the times](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22460/8134).
Ika Musume's "*degeso*" is a creative adaption of a copula. It is a play-on-words (we could call it a pun or *oyaji* gag), but its intended meaning is to be simply understood as that of the copula "*degesu*" (meaning "to be").
Chichiri in *Fushigi Yuugi* ends sentences with ["*no da*"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Fushigi_Y%C3%BBgi_characters#Chichiri). "*Da*" is the most common and informal form of the copula, but inserting "*no*" makes it sound distinct without changing the meaning.
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[Mascots](http://prettycure.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Mascots) in the *Pretty Cure* franchise, characters in [*Di Gi Charat*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Di_Gi_Charat), and many other characters in anime, especially cute ones, tack a meaningless suffix onto their sentences. Rather than being a catch phrase proper, it is either 1) a repetition of part of their own name, 2) part of the name of something else in the series, or 3) a syllable or two that sound cute to the Japanese ear.
Minami Mirei in *PriPara* (mentioned above) appends the suffix "-*puri!*" onto many of her sentences in order to sound cutesy.
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2013/04/10 | 781 | 2,966 | <issue_start>username_0: Many times in *Attack on Titan*, the various soldiers mention something called "three-dimensional maneuvering", which appears to be an effective strategy for the battles with the Titans. At the end of chapter 3, there is a "rough explanation" about it:
However, it doesn't really explain what three-dimensional maneuvering *is*, and the manga doesn't seem to show very well what the soldiers are doing when they perform these maneuvers. Logic would dictate that a three-dimensional maneuver can be any maneuver since movement in the real world is in three dimensions. However, this term seems to mean something specific.
What is a "three-dimensional maneuver", and how is it special or effective against the Titans?<issue_comment>username_1: * Forward-backward is 1 dimension (line)
* Left-right is 2 dimensions (square)
* Up-down is 3 dimensions (cube)
From what I remember in the 1st episode of the anime (I have not read the manga, sorry): several soldiers jumped from their horses into the trees using cables. That would be 3 dimensions. Since staying on the horse would have been 2 dimensional.
About effectiveness: it might be a bit early to answer but throwing in a few cents... I would guess that since Titans are so large they probably are tough but not quick. So Titans can easily destroy walls, houses, or trees as seen in episode 1 and the soldiers would need to run around these, making attacking less effective (and more dangerous) since most of the time they would be avoiding rubble and falling objects.
So getting into the air might be a lot more effective. I imagine they would use those cables to try and pin a Titan down and make it fall down.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: According to what is shown in **Episode 3**, Three-Dimensional Maneuvering is indeed being able to move in all three axes. We, normally, are able to move two-dimensionally, meaning that we move along a horizontal plane. The gear introduces a vertical axis, making it possible for humans to move to a desired height as well.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iDNpN.jpg)
As to the advantages it might provide in fighting Titans, besides the ones [username_1 says in his answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3321/what-is-a-three-dimensional-maneuver/3322#3322) (avoid falling rubble and the like; and also, to make people move a lot faster), I guess the most evident one would be the fact that people do not need to fight at a height that only reaches a Titan's feet or legs and being able to rise enough to be able to attack them where it might do some actual damage. From the **Attacks on Titan** episodes I've seen so far (3 episodes), humans always go for the neck, meaning that this gear allows them to strike on more (presumably) vulnerable spots.
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2013/04/10 | 625 | 2,265 | <issue_start>username_0: In Fullmetal Alchemist, when an alchemist performs human transmutation, they lose a part of their body. What determines the body part an alchemist loses?<issue_comment>username_1: [The Truth is a cruel, cruel thing](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/87/274). It takes away the part of the body that "fits" the person best, to provide the cruelest irony.
When Father is speaking to the sacrifices, he says why each one (less Hohenheim) lost what they did. Edward lost his ability to stand on his own; Alphonse lost his only way to feel warmth; Izumi could no longer bear children after trying to bring back her own. (Edward's also fits nicely with the phrase, "I would give an arm and a leg to ...")
Unlike the others, Mustang is somewhat more metaphorical. Mustang had his sights set on being Führer, and so he lost his ability to see.
Here is the quote in full:
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Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Also, Truth’s punishment of Mustang is much more merciful than what he typically dishes out to people who perform human transmutation. Normally, Truth takes something physical outright from whoever breaks the rule regarding human transmutation (Ed’s leg, Izumi’s organs, Alphonse’s body, etc). Since Mustang was forced to open the gate rather than doing it on his own accord, Truth merely took one of his senses with the full knowledge that it could (and would) be fully restored in the future rather than outright take Mustang’s eyes.
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2013/04/11 | 362 | 1,266 | <issue_start>username_0: It is known that [Konohamaru](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohamaru_Sarutobi) is the grandson of the Third Hokage. Asuma is shown to be one of the Third Hokage's sons, but he is clearly named as Konohamaru's uncle. Are Konohamaru's parents ever shown and is their lack of appearance ever explained?<issue_comment>username_1: Konohamaru's parents were never mentioned, neither in the anime, nor in the manga.
Maybe his parents died on a mission, or they were still alive and simply never mentioned.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: They weren't mentioned.
My guess is that they were alive and well, but just weren't important enough to be mentioned. Much like how Jiraiya's parents weren't mentioned (though Jiraiya did make a remark about them being alive, while Orochimaru's weren't).
If they had been dead, we can assume it would have affected Konohamaru's personality in the same way it affected Naruto and Sasuke.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: In **Boruto Oneshot** it is revealed that Konohamaru's parents were elite jounins part of the Anbu.
It is not specified if they are still alive or not.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NaaWw.jpg)
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2013/04/11 | 798 | 2,799 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, a number of characters don't have surnames, though many do. For example, Naruto is Uzumaki Naruto, while Gaara is just Gaara or Gaara of the Sand. Why is this?<issue_comment>username_1: There are a lot of speculations regarding this like on [this Naruto forum](http://forum.naruto.viz.com/archive/index.php/t-52607.html).
* They only need a first name for story purposes, the last name doesn't matter so often.
* Either they don't belong to a known clan (or just don't have one) - making it unnecessary.
* Maybe its just the way Kishimoto planned it to be or to keep us in the dark or they weren't necessary.
* They don't have real names.
* Kishimoto just can't came up with last names to use.
All of these are speculations and opinions so there is really no definite answer for this.
In general for anime, according to [TVTropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/NoNameGiven),
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> A major character is never referred to by their actual or full name,
> instead being addressed by a title, nickname, or Only One Name.
> Reasons for this vary, but it often serves the function of making a
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> In older (pre-1900 in North America; pre-1970 in the UK) fiction, a
> narrator may refer to a character (especially an older or more
> socially prominent character) by his or her surname. This is because
> at that time first names were much less commonly used socially than
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The link also provides more examples of anime characters who don't have names/surnames.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The reason is probably that one of the shinobi rules from the warring states period was to never revealing your surname to strangers to prevent them killing you due to your relatives or killing your relatives because of you. The shinobi that are without surnames might still follow this rule.
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2013/04/11 | 1,986 | 6,975 | <issue_start>username_0: In the short one-shot **Death Billiards**, the old man says something to the bartender at the end when they choose which elevator to get into (presumably, one goes to hell and the other to heaven). What did the old man say? He smirked at the end so it seemed like he got something that he wanted or had somehow tricked the younger man. The bartender wouldn't say what it was. Am I missing something or is this just completely wide-open-ended?<issue_comment>username_1: As the white-haired bartender said, *"秘密です," (himitsu desu, it's a secret).*
With such an open-ended ending, there's no way to know for sure (much like the "[Cart Driver Dilemma](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/116/63)" in Code Geass).
The story implies that the younger guy went to heaven while the older dude went to hell, with the masks above their respective elevators with a white face and a demon face.
However, who is to say any of them went to heaven or hell? Or that things are exactly as they are described by the white-haired bartender?
I think the intention of such an open-ended ending is to get viewers to form their version of the story.
Some points to consider are:
* The fact that the bartender was lying (or at least telling a half-truth and leaving out key details) from the beginning makes you question all of his explanations. Which parts are red herring? Which parts are true?
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* The fact that they leave in the same elevator they came from (at least the old man does)
* The fact that the old man bites his lip before the white-haired bartender hugs the young man.
* The fact that the old man's flashback happens in reverse order compared to the young man's and also
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* And most importantly, the jellyfish. The jellyfish are a recurring symbol throughout the series, from the chandeliers to the aquarium, and the stained glass pattern behind the counter and the same design on the bathroom tiles. According to shamanism the [jellyfish totem](http://healing.about.com/od/animaltotems/ss/oceanic-totems.htm) is supposed to represent "inner strength, vulnerability, transparency, and truth."
From this, we can imply that although there is a game of life and death going on, it is not as the bartender describes...
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Since the plot and ending is so open-ended, a lot of other things can be implied... much like the ending to *Inception.* You're meant to infer the ending that you want, rather than be told what it is.
The hostess seems to be a bit out of place. The piano player is a marionette moved by wires, and it is demonstrated that the wires can move things around. There seems to be no need for a hostess, as she does not serve a particular function (the bartender makes the drinks, she is only seen receiving the empty glass of water). Most of her other actions after the game starts are imitating the bartender's...
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As a side note, though the gg Fansub translate the name of the place as "Queen Decim," I personally believe the place to be called "Quindecim(e)", the latin word for "15" (十五, じゅうご, "jyuugo"), perhaps implying the Ten Epithets of Buddha (十号, also "jyuugou")?
[The Ten Epithets of the Buddha 仏十号(butsujyuugou)](http://www.nichiren-shu.org/LasVegas2/Page/sutra/terms_chapter7LS.pdf):
1. Tathagata/如来(nyorai), one who has come from the world of truth
2. 応供(gu), one who deserves oblations
3. 正偏知(shouhenchi), one who knows everything perfectly.
4. 明行足(myougyou-soku), one who sees the truth and walks the way satisfactorily
5. 善逝(zenzei), one who is gone to the world of enlightenment
6. 世間解(sekenge), one who understands the world
7. 無上士(mujouji), one who is unsurpassed by anyone else
8. 調御丈夫(jougo-joubu), one who controls men
9. 天人師 (tenninshi), who teaches gods and men
10. 仏世尊(Butsu-seson), the enlightened one who is honored by the people of the world
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: With everthing thats been said here I would conclude the old man is part of the test to test if the 30 year old man is worthy of going to heaven. The old man goes into the same elevator he came from to start the test with a new person while the 30 year old man goes in the elevator that will either lead him to heaven or hell
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2013/04/11 | 4,113 | 14,358 | <issue_start>username_0: I just finished watching Bakuman anime (seasons 1 thru 3) and really enjoyed the series. Right after finishing the anime, I found out that they skipped a portion of the manga in season 3 (around episode 16) and would like to read more about it the potion that they skipped.
What part(s) of the manga did the anime not cover (were entire chapters or arcs skipped?) and where would they have fit into the anime?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes they did skip some of story in the manga version. There was one part in particular where they make a manga, and in the anime they submit it whereas the anime they just said no I'm going to turn in a better one. I'll add the episode\chapter numbers when I find it.
*Starts sifting through chapters*
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Here's a list I made for the things skipped/changed from the manga to the anime:
(not including filler and some obviously adaption changes)
**S1**
Episode 1
* Some Death Note references were deleted.
Episode 2
* In Moritaka and Akito discussion, Iwase were mentioned being dumb, in the anime it got cut.
Episode 3
* Some scenes of Moritaka and Aktio talking about boxing were cut.
Episode 4
* Introducing his uncle principles for manga, Moritaka referring to "Qualification of a man" and it's principles before his uncle's. In the anime it got cut straight to his uncle's.
Episode 12
* Moritaka and Miho's “goodbye” were for freaking 30 minutes. The anime “made” it shorter.
* In the manga Moritaka and Miho got distracted by passing schoolgirls. In the anime by some random dog.
Episode 13
* In the manga, Moritaka scattering the storyboards over the river. In the anime they also tearing the storyboards apart.
* In the manga, when Moritaka scattering the storyboards, Aktio commenting about the environment groups might see them, and running away. In the anime, someone who passed there telling them it's bad for the environment and they collecting it.
Episode 14
* The anime censored and changed some parts of the discussion about Miho's failing auditions.
Episode 16
* After Miho debut on TV Moritaka analyse her performance. In the anime he got encouraged by it.
Episode 24
* In the manga, Miho and Moritaka talking over the phone when Kaya giving him Akito's cellphone. In the anime, Miho closing the call on Moritaka. (and they'r having their first phone call talk only on episode 25)
Episode 25
* Where in the anime the serialisation meeting is getting introduced in this episode, in the manga it got introduced much earlier, while it get more expanding in the meeting of this episode.
* Akira and Yuujiro are talking about editors changes. Got cut in the anime.
**S2**
Episode 1
* Christmas eve scene were cut in the anime.
* Koji makes an appearance in the New Year Party. Got cut in the anime.
Episode 2
* Miho's side story is starting differently in the anime than the manga as it starts much earlier in the manga, though its climax is on the right timeline.
Episode 4
* Hiramaru scenes taking different timeline in the anime.
Episode 6
* Akito talking to Miho got cut in the anime. And also scenes of Miho with her mother.
* Miho talking to Moritaka's mother got cut in the anime.
Episode 8
* Moritaka has a talk with his hospital room partner. Got cut in the anime.
Episode 9
* Extra information about TRAP ending were cut in the anime.
Episode 11
* Ryo Shizuka character removed from the anime.
Episode 13
* In the manga Akito forget Iwase's novel in the studio, and then Moritaka putting it in the shelf. In the anime Akito is the one putting it there.
Episode 16
* Fukuda and Ko character development cut out in the anime. Hiramaru scenes as well.
* Obvious scenes were censored in the anime.
Episode 18
* Hiramaru's "plan" had been changed in the anime.
Episode 19
* Where the manga had extended on Moritaka's uncle, the anime shortened it.
* Where the manga had been on Akito and Kaya moving, the anime cut and censored part of that.
Episode 20
* Eiji to appear on TV had foreshadowing in the manga. Got cut in the manga.
* Hattori is threatening Miura telling Moritaka and Akito about Eiji getting +Natural anime adaption. The anime cut it through to the point where Miura is telling them.
* When Moritaka getting home after Eiji appears on TV, he don't have his own cellphone with him to cal Miho so he takes the home phone. In the anime he have his own cellphone with him.
* Moritaka and Miho discussion is much extended with character development. The anime cut it through the character development.
* The anime had changed the order of the events of the manga, causing some changes in the stories.
Episode 22
* The taxi joke were cut out in the anime.
Episode 24
* Christmas eve in the manga and the Serialisation meeting day are completely separated days. The anime made them the same day.
Episode 25
* When Moritaka showing his uncle grave the results for PCP he saying that his uncle would probably say that the challenge only just began and such. In the anime, his uncle "ghost" actually appears and saying that.
* In the manga, after Hattori getting to edit PCP he's thinking himself being selfish so he goes to the editor-in-chief, in that event the editor-in-chief tells him the condition for PCP to keep ongoing. In the anime, those two events aren't related to each other, and Hattori doesn't go to the editor-in-chief when thinking he's selfish.
**S3** (this is where the most changes were made)
Episode 1
* Moritaka and Miho on the train have exactly 2 to 3 frames in the manga to justify the "time flows fast when we happy" idea. The anime made it longer.
Episode 4
* While in the manga Shiratori have lots of dogs, in the anime he have only one.
* Mashiro and Aktio character development were cut from the anime.
* Moriya story and development got cut in the anime.
Episode 5
* Shiratori arc - shortened in the anime.
* Mashiro development got cut in the anime.
Episode 6
* Super Readers Love Fest arc in the manga (vol13) got cut through and shortened in the anime.
* In the manga, Maoritaka and Akito are hiding from Kaya that PCP won't get anime, so when they discussed about Akito making Lavuta they mentioned that PCP won't get anime with Kaya listening and among the lines of the manga Kaya is surprised by it. The anime didn't let any of these being significant.
* Furthermore to that, Kaya and Miho talking about Moritaka and Akito about PCP not getting anime had been removed from the anime.
* That and along more developments the Super Readers Love Fest arc had in the manga, had been cut roughly in the anime.
* Moritaka and Akito discussion after the result of the Super Readers Love Fest have more "meat" and development on the manga. Where in the anime it got cut like most of this arc development.
Episode 7
* The award ceremony was in the manga after Hiramaru and Ko story. The anime rotated it to before their story. And so a scene from Nonamine arc as well.
* Where the manga extended the award ceremony, the anime made it a rough 1 minute.
Episode 8
* The manga "Classroom of truth" have more pages in the manga, and also its final page have been cut in the anime. And also more commentary of Moritaka and Akito on the "Classroom of truth" been cut in the anime.
* Flashback from 'Nonamine return arc' were rotated to this episode.
Episode 12
* Kosugi had more fist fight with Nonamine in the manga, and also threatened him to call the police. The anime cut it and censored it.
* Mortiaka and Akito meeting Nonamine in the New Year Party has little changes, and Nonamine's line in the manga that he's going to beat them with "brand new method" were cut in the anime.
* Parts of the New Year Party got cut in the anime, mainly due the 2-chapters arc of Nakai.
* In the manga, Akito telling Moritaka that he had a crush in second grade on Ichiko, and Moritaka meeting her in the reunion. In the anime that part with Akito got cut, and when Moritaka meets her in the anime he says "So this is Ichiko, huh?" without any relation.
* In the manga Moritaka learning to drive mentioned much earlier in the manga. In the anime only in this episode it being mentioned for a line.
* In the manga, Yamashita arriving to the reunion later. In the anime he's been there already.
* In the manga at Moritaka and Akito discussion when Akito mentioning Ashite No Joe they are adapting lines from that manga to their situation. In the anime it got cut through the end of their discussion.
Episode 13
* 2-chapters arc of Nakai got cut roughly and changed heavily in the anime. Grand changes from the manga: 1. Moritaka part in this arc 2. Longer fist fight of Hiramaru vs Nakai 3. Fukuda part in the fist fight 4. In the manga Ko threatens to call the police and actually intends too, but ended in calling Fukuda, so no police really involves. In the anime, at the end of Nakai part there's police sirens. 5 Hiramaru making Friend with Nakai changed heavily in the anime too.
* This 2-chapter arc were after the Nonamine arc in the manga before the reunion, to make a point by connecting it. The manga delayed it after that.
* In the manga, when Eiji asking Yuujiro about the differences in votes between 2nd place and 1st place, he's reading PCP. In the anime he's reading his Crow manga. The scene in the anime also combining another scene from the manga as following the next change.
* In the manga, Eiji shouting about he can't make a storyboard for Crow, when asked by Yuujiro he's saying it's because his names are usual in 2nd place and he wants 1st place. In the anime Eiji only stating that the next one going to be in 1st so he will be delayed.
* The 'Copycat arc' in the manga is 3 chapters long. the anime crammed it all to single episode cutting several Akito, Hattori and as well Ashirogi Muto development from the manga. (some big, and some that not necessarily big development but mostly cutting lines that highlighting those developments)
* In the manga, when Moritaka comes to Akito's work room they'r talking about the solution for next chapter. In the anime, the understanding between them is in the air.
Episode 14
* In the manga, when Yoshide coming to Hiramaru's house he have face mask. In the anime, for comical purposes he have full oxygen tank.
Episode 15
* Some trial and error of Moritaka and Akito in the manga changed in the anime, like Kaya commenting about making code out of rainbow, in the manga it wasn't treated while in the anime it made them hint. Some was cut as well.
Episode 17
* 'Nonamine return' arc (end of vol16-vol17) had been removed in the anime. (And so all the development had been done in character and plot)
* Regarding the arc removed from the anime, connection from the arc to the new manga of Ashirogi Muto has been removed as well.
* Extra details on Zombie Gun story had been cut in the anime.
Episode 18
* In the manga when Moritaka making the manuscript for Reversi it's being showed he's completely exhausted. In the anime he's completely normal.
* In the manga, when Hattori and Yuujiro are in the bar, Hattori is completely drunk. The anime censored it.
* Extra details on PCP moving to Heishuu Jump were cut in the anime.
* The part of Moritaka and his grandpa has been shortened in the anime. (some were rotated to Episode 23)
Episode 19
* Some very little Moritaka development were cut on the anime. And so some of Obata's faces for Mashiro were cut too.
* Some extra details, and also Akito development were cut from the anime too.
Episode 20
* In the manga, in the flashback of Hiramaru he's showing shaking as he usually does. In the anime they changed him to look normal and formal.
* In the manga, Yoshida thinks for Hiramaru's sake is more extend and have some of his own backgrounds (and some gag from the editorial department as well). In the anime it got cut and in the same occasion he's thinking about Hiramaru he's going to his place to encourage him.
* Some of "Proposal Mission" in the manga got cut in the anime.
* In the manga, Hiramaru and Ko are riding the ferris wheel three times, and Hiramaru proposing to Ko in the second on when Ko noticed while riding that Yoshida is there, after that they getting on the ferris wheel another time with Ko asking the operator. In the anime they changed it to 2 rides, making the 2nd like the 3rd in the anime.
* In the manga, the reason for Moritaka and Akito going to the Tezuka Award party is pretty much for Kato's request and breather reasons. In the anime their coming is blended with Akito saying "we are not in the mood for the party" without much introduction as the manga.
Episode 22
* Ishizawa part in Miho arc was removed in the anime. And some crazy otaku elements censored as well. (like "Die Ashirogi Muto!")
* Regarding the above, though some net chat are appearing in the anime in this arc, a lot of those got cut in the arc.
* Fukuda part in Miho arc and as well Road Racer Giri radio was removed from the arc.
* Some question in Miho's radio were censored.
Episode 23
* Moritaka's grandpa "agreement" on Moritaka and Miho's marriage was discussed much earlier in the manga (see Episode 18 changes). In the anime it's been here with his mother's agreement.
* In the manga, when Mortiaka's Mother "agrees" to the marriage, Moritaka having classic comical reaction of spitting drink. In the anime he have classical comical reaction of falling.
* In the manga, after Miho's Mistake, the one who found out the script for the audition was the mistaken one was the director. In the anime, the producer is breaking the room to tell them that.
* In the manga, when the auditions ending, some of the actress addressing the man in charge that Ashirogi Muto revealed Miho that the script was wrong for her to get the rule. In the anime, there's some actresses that saying that in the hallway and even not in front of Miho.
* In the manga, the public audition is supposed to be show over a week and then have the result. The anime made it in one day only, changing the events of the manga.
Episode 25
* The anime had moved the prologue from chp175 to after the end, and made kind of it's own prologue.
(though it's seems the anime changed a lot, all those (except S3 probably) are very small parts though still notable, Bakuman anime is pretty faithful to the manga except what it skipped)
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2013/04/11 | 484 | 1,968 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't know if I'm just misremembering what I saw in the anime, or if there really was no good explanation ever given, but I am unclear on the real reason why the original men and women in the space colony in Vandread split up into two separate colonies in the first place.
So, **do we ever get a real explanation as to why they split by gender, or is it just something we're supposed to take for granted?**<issue_comment>username_1: >
> Once upon a time, in the future (roughly two thousand years from now), a colonist ship departed Earth, heading for the stars on it's journey to discover a new world to populate for the human race. This journey proved successful with the discovery of not one but two neighbouring planets suitable of colonisation. However, the colonists grew into conflict with each other - A conflict that divided the crew by gender! The men settled on one planet, which was dubbed Taraaku while the woman settled for the neighbouring planet, Mejarru.
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I couldn't find much to support this but it sounds like something that fits the anime.
[Source](http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/spike558/teach.html)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If I remember correctly, Each colony or colony group was created to provide a specific component or body part to the remaining earth humans. That flotilla that was encountered in space, the one with the weird drink, was created to provide skin, that water planet provided spinal columns, along with nerve tissue and fluid, and the split planets, where our main cast come from, provided reproductive organs/hormonal systems. They were separated out and instructed to use cloning technology so that the organs would not be used when it was time for harvesting. The split colony was one of the last to be created, so it wasn't actually ready for harvesting during the series. But they rebelled, by the actions of our crew, and so the harvesting happened early.
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2013/04/12 | 1,059 | 4,002 | <issue_start>username_0: Kakashi is known as "the copy cat ninja". The Ninjas from the other countries call Kakashi the Copy Cat Ninja because of his Sharingan and how he uses it for his advantage (Copying moves). But he does not use his power to copy very often (or at least not anymore). It is only shown around 3-4 times that he actually copies and uses it against somebody.
Why does he not use this power more often?<issue_comment>username_1: All the comments are correct but the truth is that his body isn't built for Sharingan. He uses it because it was implanted as a gift from a dying friend but there's more to Kekkai Genkai than just the gift. It's sort of like the Hyuga clan with the Byukaggan. If you notice there's a network of veins that support their eyes. If their eyes were stolen it's likely this network of veins wouldn't exist in the new user and therefore might strain the user's body.
In the same way Kakashi's body isn't built for extended Sharingan use. Sure, he can use it more than someone who had it newly implanted but he's not an Uchiha. Where Sasuke can use it for very extended periods of time and even strain it Kakashi can not.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: What everyone was saying was partially correct. The Sharingan is a kekkei-genkai made for the Uchiha Clan. Since Kakashi isn't native to this clan, he's only able to use his Sharingan after once in awhile. As said before, he used it in the beginning of the series and was out for about a week or two from using too much chakra.
Consumption of all of your chakra will cause you to die.
Now with his Mangekyo Sharingan, he cannot use it much. The example that comes quickly to my head is when Kakashi and Naruto were chasing Deidara during the Gaara Retrieval arc. Kakashi specifically quoted that, "We have to end this soon. I can only activate the Mangekyo probably one more time."
In the current manga, he can only keep up with using his Mangekyo Sharingan with the help from the Kyuubi's aura/chakra.
**It consumes way too much chakra for him**.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: You have a series where ninja use natural elements as base for techniques that can be performed to destroy villages...your only question is why Kakashi doesn't copy his opponents moves? I think, its not that significant at the moment...also to think about it, most of Kakashi opponents were Akatsuki members, who's each abilities are very unique, probably cant even be copied, apart from any element base techniques. Then again, I cannot remember if Kakashi can copy non element jutsus. Ya dig?
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I completely agree that Kakashi should have used his copy moves more. He used it like once. It has nothing to do with how the sharigan takes up chakra, because he already used the sharigan to copy base elemental justsu. So he should use the jutsus he has copied, which don't take as much chakra as his sharigan and mangekyo sharigan.
The techniques he copied from Zabuza, like water sphere, would have been very helpful in the was when dealing with few opponents.
I think it is either the legend of the copy ninja wasn't as great as we thought or the laziness of the writer.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Actually Kakashi copies techniques but not everything because only few of them are compatible. Hence he could copy 1000 techniques and not show it because there are no perfect enemy he could use his techniques on.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: The answer might be even simpler than we though. Kakashi is the copy ninja, he is the one who has copied **1,000** jutsus. Why doesn't he used the copy ability of sharingan? Here's why.
1. He has copied the jutsu already, thus no need for him to copy it again.
2. The jutsu is not copy-able, such as the Hyouton Kekkei Genkai.
3. Even if he copied it, he can't use it due to not having enough chakra to perform it.
4. He can copy it but the jutsu is not worthy of being copied.
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2013/04/13 | 897 | 3,043 | <issue_start>username_0: It is relatively common for series (especially shoujo) for the/a love interest to be blond. This appears in [Ouran High School Host Club](http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110902130942/ouran/images/8/80/Tamaki-suoh.jpg), [Kaichou wa Maid-Sama](http://images.wikia.com/kaichouwamaidsama/images/6/61/Takumi-Usui.jpg), [Tokyo Mew Mew](http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100217122721/tokyomewmewpower/images/1/1c/Blue_Knight.png), and a number of others. Why is this common in Japan, where the population is 98.5% ethnically Japanese--and as such naturally dark-haired--and most of the rest of the population is either Chinese or Korean?<issue_comment>username_1: It might have something to do with the representation of the blonde-color. According [here](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/UsefulNotes.HairColorInJapan),
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> Blonde hair on a male character may imply that he is a trickster.
> Alternately, it may symbolize that this character is a focus of chaos,
> and trouble follows him wherever he goes, such as Vash the Stampede
> from Trigun, or Soichiro Nagi from Tenjou Tenge; a live-action example
> is the movie version of Battle Royale's Kazuo Kiriyama. It is also not
> uncommon for anime males with long blonde hair to be portrayed as
> Casanova-types. (Examples: Kurz from Full Metal Panic, Allen Schezar
> from Vision of Escaflowne, Kyle from Suikoden V among others...)
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Well, in Ouran, i know one of the blondes is like, part french, and the other is just suppose to be the cute little one and the blond hair just adds to it, plus in that anime is a school for rich people and we see a lot of them with dyed hair, some background characters have light brown hair or red hair, so it's to say they're rich, and most of them are easily able to dye their hair. Also some of them are part caucasian.
In Kaichou, the love interest is also from a wealthy family and his mother is from England. The japanese people still have very dark hair, and dark eyes.
In Tokyo Mew Mew, he is also a rich boy from Europe. The actual love interest is only blonde when he is possessed by an alien godlike entity.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: the easy artistic reason is because it makes it that much easier to tell characters apart very quickly. If it's a manga, you won't have voice to tell the difference, and the art style can be very similar between two male characters who are supposed to be hot. If you can't hear the difference, and you can't see much difference, an extremely different hair color makes them distinct even if they're facing away from viewer or are barely in frame!
If it's natural, it's sometimes used to make them seem foreign (usually french!) in a way meant to be mysterious and attractive. If it's dyed, it shows they have an interest in their looks, and often that they're a rulebreaker (since most Japanese schools have rules against changing your hair color), which means it's usually a casanova type.
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2013/04/14 | 977 | 3,785 | <issue_start>username_0: When Frieza transformed the first time, he said his fighting power in that transformed state was one million. But when Piccolo comes to fight Frieza, after a little while, Frieza undergoes his second transformation. What was the reason?
1. Was Frieza bluffing when he said his fighting power in that transformed state was one million?
2. Did Piccolo become really very strong after his fusion with Neil that his fighting power reached to a level comparable to Frieza?
3. Was Frieza afraid of losing, as a result of which he thought transforming would be a good option?
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And then, after a few episodes, Frieza undergoes another transformation after seeing the amount of power Gohan had. So did Frieza start to panic out?<issue_comment>username_1: Piccolo had powered up considerably under King Kai's training, and yes, fusing with Nail did power him up a whole lot.
Piccolo/Nail was fighting on more or less equal ground with Frieza, but that was too close for Frieza, so Frieza transformed again.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Because Piccolo's power level was higher than his, as stated in the [Dragon Ball Wikia](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Frieza_Saga) -
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> Thanks to his fusion with Nail, his power is slightly higher than that
> of Frieza's.Through much of the battle, Piccolo has the upper hand, but Frieza transforms again into his third stage, earning yet another power increase.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Frieza is not the type of evil overlord who likes to eradicate life forms behind a desk, he's the guy who wants to watch the agony in a filthy monkey's eyes before he sucks the life from them, or to make them watch while he kills their family/species. No doubt thanks to countless years being far superior than anyone who could ever challenge him, Frieza had become comparable to a cat playing with a mouse. That said, when he goes up against an opponent, he knows they cannot beat him, and that they are determined to do anything to stop him with the same bravado as always.
He likely created all of these transformations so he could fight an opponent on equal grounds, build their confidence that they will "save their race" or "avenge their leader", blah blah blah, until he transforms into the next powerful level and drains all hope from the enemy before dropping them to their knees, thus it was not him "panicking" but just playing his little Frieza game.
This psyche control is super effective against someone like Vegeta, who can lose his temper at the slightest taunt against his pride. Without this control over Vegeta's emotions, Frieza surely would have fallen long before. Then he met Goku, the ape with the strength of a Saiyan, and the sense of humor of a human. He tried these games and after every power-up, Goku increased his strength to match. Because Goku didn't understand any of the politics or the crap around the empire of lord Frieza, he was immune to these taunts, and he has never been afraid, especially of a superior enemy. This is how Frieza's mind games played against himself and led to his own demise.
So to answer your questions:
1. It's very unlikely that Frieza was bluffing, but I don't have a scouter so I can't say for sure.
2. Yes, through intense training and his fusion with Neil, Piccolo was totally matched if not stronger than Frieza's current state.
3. Not afraid, but in fact, he decided that it was about time to crush the hopes of his enemy and put an end to it.
**And the overall question**
Why did Frieza need the second transformation?
Because it gets boring being the evil overlord of the universe, so he created downward, not upward, all the transformations to play with his prey before biting out its throat.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/04/15 | 892 | 3,380 | <issue_start>username_0: I think FLCL was a lot of fun, but I also found it really hard to follow sometimes. For instance, what's up with the huge iron? It's big, and it ejects steam at least once in the series, and it probably comes from aliens. But why is it there? What is it for?
<issue_comment>username_1: Piccolo had powered up considerably under King Kai's training, and yes, fusing with Nail did power him up a whole lot.
Piccolo/Nail was fighting on more or less equal ground with Frieza, but that was too close for Frieza, so Frieza transformed again.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Because Piccolo's power level was higher than his, as stated in the [Dragon Ball Wikia](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Frieza_Saga) -
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> Thanks to his fusion with Nail, his power is slightly higher than that
> of Frieza's.Through much of the battle, Piccolo has the upper hand, but Frieza transforms again into his third stage, earning yet another power increase.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Frieza is not the type of evil overlord who likes to eradicate life forms behind a desk, he's the guy who wants to watch the agony in a filthy monkey's eyes before he sucks the life from them, or to make them watch while he kills their family/species. No doubt thanks to countless years being far superior than anyone who could ever challenge him, Frieza had become comparable to a cat playing with a mouse. That said, when he goes up against an opponent, he knows they cannot beat him, and that they are determined to do anything to stop him with the same bravado as always.
He likely created all of these transformations so he could fight an opponent on equal grounds, build their confidence that they will "save their race" or "avenge their leader", blah blah blah, until he transforms into the next powerful level and drains all hope from the enemy before dropping them to their knees, thus it was not him "panicking" but just playing his little Frieza game.
This psyche control is super effective against someone like Vegeta, who can lose his temper at the slightest taunt against his pride. Without this control over Vegeta's emotions, Frieza surely would have fallen long before. Then he met Goku, the ape with the strength of a Saiyan, and the sense of humor of a human. He tried these games and after every power-up, Goku increased his strength to match. Because Goku didn't understand any of the politics or the crap around the empire of lord Frieza, he was immune to these taunts, and he has never been afraid, especially of a superior enemy. This is how Frieza's mind games played against himself and led to his own demise.
So to answer your questions:
1. It's very unlikely that Frieza was bluffing, but I don't have a scouter so I can't say for sure.
2. Yes, through intense training and his fusion with Neil, Piccolo was totally matched if not stronger than Frieza's current state.
3. Not afraid, but in fact, he decided that it was about time to crush the hopes of his enemy and put an end to it.
**And the overall question**
Why did Frieza need the second transformation?
Because it gets boring being the evil overlord of the universe, so he created downward, not upward, all the transformations to play with his prey before biting out its throat.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/04/16 | 572 | 2,109 | <issue_start>username_0: In xxxHolic and Tsubasa, Yuuko says that there are certain things that she can do within her sphere of allowable interference such as
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This seems to only be related to the battle between Fei Wang and the main characters. Who set this sphere of allowable interference? What are its rules?<issue_comment>username_1: This is pure speculations since I can't find any reliable source, but I think this has something to do with a magician's limitation of powers. Like for example, Yuuko can only grant one's wish if that person is willing to lose something important to him/her. This quote is somehow relevant to this:
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If her powers has no boundary, then she should have grant any wishes without paying any price. And also, <NAME> is a good example. He's the strongest wizard known in the Tsubasa Chronicle (Cardcaptor Sakura and XXXholic) universe and yet he can't revive someone who had already died (who was Yuuko) and was one of the reason for the conflict of Tsubasa Chronicle and XXXholic plot. Yet another example of a person's power limitation.
As to who set it, I really don't know. But this is probably a rule set by the Clamp writers.
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So she is setting most, if not all, of the rules herself. Not because she wants to, but to avoid causing damage.
(It was in the manga, I think in Tsubasa, that she had this conversation. Will try to find the exact reference later).
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2013/04/16 | 3,887 | 12,384 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the first anime ever produced in Japan?
And what is the first anime film and first anime series produced?
I heard that it was Astro Boy, is that true? And what is the first ever manga produced in Japan?<issue_comment>username_1: What is thought to be the first anime was a 3 second clip that is 50 frames long, called [Katsudo Shashin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsud%C5%8D_Shashin). In it, a boy writes 活動写真, which means "moving pictures" on a board. Its creator and date of creation are unknown, but it is thought to be from circa 1907.
There is an anime short from June 1917 named なまくら刀 ([An Obtuse Sword](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namakura_Gatana)) that is 2 minutes long and a 1918 film adaptation of [Urashima Taro](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urashima_Tar%C5%8D_%28anime%29), or 浦島太郎 that are thought to be the first films. The Kyoto International Manga Museum cites [Imokawa Mukuzo Genkanban no Maki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imokawa_Mukuzo_Genkanban_no_Maki) from April 1917 as the first Japanese produced animation, though the Wikipedia article implies that there were previous works.
The first color anime feature film, which is sometimes considered to be the first anime by modern standards, is [Hakujaden](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_White_Serpent), which was created in 1958.
おとぎマンガカレンダー, or [Otogi Manga Calendar](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otogi_Manga_Calendar), was the first anime series to be produced and the first to be televised. It ran from 1961-1964. Astro Boy first aired in 1963, making it one of the older anime series, but not the oldest. However, Astro Boy was the first 30 minute anime series as well as the first anime series that aired weekly.
Manga is a little bit more complicated because comics existed and it's hard to draw the line between where something stops being a comic and begins being a manga. [Sazae-san](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sazae-san) was a comic strip published from 1946-1974 that has the longest ever anime series based off of it. [Astro Boy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy) is more generally referred to as a manga, and it began in 1951. There doesn't seem to be one specific manga cited as the first manga, though it seems to often be consider to have begun after WWII, as explained in [this](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_manga).
Edit: To add to this, [Momotaro: Umi no Shinpei](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotaro%27s_Divine_Sea_Warriors) (桃太郎 海の神兵) was the first feature-length anime, which means that, at 74 minutes, it passed the 40 minute mark to be considered feature-length.
Edit 2: Some new information has been added based on information in the Kyoto International Manga Museum
Upvotes: 7 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The First Anime
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### Astroboy's Claim to Fame
*Astroboy* **(1963)** is often thought to be the "first anime", but that's false. It does merit some firsts though: it was the first anime to be broadcast overseas, and also the first anime that was broadcast regularly that lasted a full TV slot's duration.
### What Astroboy isn't, and the real 'first anime'
The first known animation to come from Japan is [*Katsudo Shashin*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katsud%C5%8D_Shashin). Experts debate its age, but it's thought to have been created between **1907 - 1911**. This short clip was likely shown in a private home to entertain guests, rather than be publicly available.
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Anime's growth then was primarily attached to live action. Actors would interact with fictional anime characters for a short segment of a show. The most screen-time anime would get would be during advertisements, or occasionally once-off films that were shown as a novelty. The main reason for this is that the production costs for anime were prohibitive if a company wanted any significant amount of time animated.
Another area where anime was being used was in the armed forces. Studies at the time discovered that recruits learned faster and remembered better instructional videos that were animated. With the need to train many troops with the appearance of World War 2, anime became utilized more and more. At the height of the war, the first feature length anime film was produced - [*Momotaro's Divine Sea Warriors*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D:_Umi_no_Shinpei) **(1945)** - a propaganda cartoon for the masses.
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Japan wasn't devoid of animation, however. Disney was doing very well in the West and many of their movies were imported to Japan, and did consistently well in the box office. [*The Tale of the White Serpent*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tale_of_the_White_Serpent) was released in **1958** to try and rival the productions of Disney. Toei (the animation studio responsible) had difficultly making a significant profit off film however, and had to support their work with money made from advertisements.
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In **1963**, Astroboy was released and had great impact on the industry. <NAME> (Director & Author of Astroboy) made large breakthroughs on how anime was produced and significantly reduced the financial investment required. This probably belongs better in another question, but for a taster some of his innovations included:
* Realising that Intros, Outros, "Previously On", "In the Next Episode" segments could be reused - cutting animation time per episode significantly.
* Reuse of backgrounds and celsheets, and reducing the amount of movement onscreen also reduced the time to animate each episode. (Fun fact - before Tesuka, animation studios would give fans who showed up to the studio cel sheets because the fans loved them and the studio had no use for them. They're now worth a lot of money)
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The development of manga was a gradual evolution from ancient Japanese artworks such as Yamato-e, paintings on folding screens *(byōbu)* **(as early as 646AD)**, which often told stories when read from right to left.
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***The Scrolls of Frolicking Animals*** or [***Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga***](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%8Dj%C5%AB-jinbutsu-giga) are attributed by some to be the first manga drawings. These are held in the Tokyo National Museum and consist of several volumes.
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Additional Reading
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This a very interesting topic and believe it or not, this long post is very summarized. I'd recommend some of the following books to learn more about anime history.
* [Japanese Animation: East Asian Perspectives](https://books.google.co.jp/books?id=zCNlAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA28&lpg=PA28&dq=Hakujaden%20funding&source=bl&ots=luxidf-lSS&sig=1N3JM0rNWT533wsGyvNGIYls65o&hl=en&sa=X&ei=VZdhVfKjKsTLmAXe9IOgAg&ved=0CCQQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=Hakujaden%20funding&f=false) (Book, Reference)
* [Anime: A History](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1844573907) (Book, Reference)
* [A Drifting Life](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Drifting_Life) (Manga, Autobiographical)
* [Starting Point - Hayou Miyazaki](https://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/com/1421561042) (Book, Autobiographical)
* [How the printing process for woodblock prints worked](http://mercury.lcs.mit.edu/%7Ejnc/prints/process.html) (Online)
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_3: *Tetsuwan Atom (1963)* is considered the first anime not because it was the first animation from Japan, but because it invented the concept and helped create the anime industry.
But I'll argue that it was only a prototype and that it wasn't until *Ursuei Yatsura (1981)* that anime became what it is known for today. It invented many of the tropes that are carried on to this day. It also released right on time for home video, which helped reshape the entire industry in its image.
Or if you are looking for the first time Japan produced something one can call "animated"...
**<NAME> (1907)**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/eDpr2l.png)
I wouldn't call this an "anime", however.
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2013/04/17 | 3,731 | 12,625 | <issue_start>username_0: I know the term is widely used in America as a term for someone who has a love and anime and all things related to it. So in the US it's a term of endearment.
However in Japan the term is known more or less to be used to describe a shut-in / loner. But it actually originated from a few variations. One being the name of a stalker / murderer another just meaning someone with a love for Japanese culture.
So is the term really bad, good or more or less up to the individual to find a meaning?<issue_comment>username_1: This is somehow related to my [question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2953/do-otaku-tend-to-be-bullied) which has been closed (and I wonder why but I respect the administrator's decision). As far as I know, in Japan, the term *otaku* isn't positive at all. It means the same as being a *geek* or *nerd* or someone who's *obsessed* with something. And according to [TVTropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Otaku),
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So I think the term *otaku* and being *otaku* yourself connotes something negative in Japan. Though, there are a lot of anime nowadays that features otaku characters. A major example is [Lucky Star](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Star_%28manga%29) so I think they are somehow removing that negative connotations about being an otaku, though not generally.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The English term "trainspotter" gives some idea of how otaku are viewed in Japan; a trainspotter is essentially a "train otaku". That is, weird, antisocial, and not really "like the rest of us". Phrases like "gun nut" carry a similar flavour of being obsessed with something in a not-entirely-healthy way.
Given the Japanese culture values conformity, being "weird" is something more of a social stigma than it is in most Western countries.
As such, in the Japanese culture, being described as an otaku is almost universally negative.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: It may not be derogatory for people who describe themselves as "otaku" and who take pride in it, but it is without a doubt derogatory for other people.
Lots of japanese people who like anime/manga tend to avoid describing themselves as otaku, because to them it still carries the sense of that guy obssessed with anime who wears a collared plaid shirt tucked into their jeans, with a large backpack from which rolled posters can be seen.
For example, you could see the slang きもオタ (kimo ota = abbreviation for "kimoi otaku" = disgusting otaku) on various japanese websites, including those like nicovideo, 2ch or futaba, which are, even so, famous places where those same "otaku" (western definition) dwell.
I would suggest watching the semi-anime, semi-documentary "Otaku no Video", which is kinda old, but still a lot accurate about how "normal" japanese people are conscious of their hobby.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: I'm surprised that none of the other answers here provide reliable citations regarding the Japanese language or Japanese culture.
Meanings of the Japanese Word "*Otaku*"
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The Japanese Language SE has considered this question [here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/6989/is-being-called-an-%E3%82%AA%E3%82%BF%E3%82%AF-derogatory), [here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/6986/when-is-it-appropriate-to-use-%E3%81%8A%E5%AE%85-to-refer-to-the-second-person), and [here](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/25284/4547), pointing out that
* The original meaning of 「お宅」(*o-taku*) is one's household/home/family/husband/organization and is, in this usage, employed by Japanese politicians or near-strangers to imply that the relationship between the speaker and the other person is not close and possibly estranged
* The word is used as a passive form for politeness when talking to other members of your in-group about something that someone who is socially above you (such as a teacher) has done for you
* In the context of a fanboy/fangirl, the word is not considered strongly negative by everyone in Japan, but **does bear some connotations** such as "narrow interest," "not caring about anything except for a specific topic," "not sociable," and "strong interest on a particular field and spend more time for knowing the subject or collecting the related goods" that **many Japanese would view negatively**.
Japanese people would not generally think to use *otaku* to refer to people outside of Japan who are passionate about hobbies.
Negative View of Anime/Manga Fandom in Japanese Culture
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In general Japanese culture, an interest in anime and manga is looked down upon, as I posted [here](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22612/8134):
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It is due to this cultural perception that anime/manga fans have a somewhat negative association, and **as a result** why some were derogatorily referred to as *otaku* by others and/or some took on the term *otaku* to refer to themselves. It is not simply that *otaku* is a rude term used by haters that got thrown onto anime/manga fans, but early anime/manga fans themselves felt some embarrassment/shame over being such and described themselves **self-deprecatingly** as *otaku*.
Current Perception & Japanese Anime/Manga Fans' Preferred Term
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The current generation of young adult anime/manga fans in Japan are still viewed as **oddball** by others; they have not reached the level of acceptance by society at large that Western otaku enjoy (for example, the popularity of the TV sitcom *The Big Bang Theory* or that in American people could mention in passing that they're going to a con or RenFair this weekend and many others won't judge them for it). However, the demographic is not as negatively viewed as it was in past generations. Now, they might jokingly refer to themselves as *otaku*.
But the **Japanese adults who are unabashed anime/manga fans do not usually refer to themselves as *otaku*, but rather prefer using the term [「サブカルチャー」](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%96%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC)([subculture](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subculture))** to describe their interest and what they are involved in. This term, **rather than focusing on oneself, focuses on being part of a group that differentiates itself from the parent culture** to which it belongs in particular, intentional ways. This usage of subculture is used not only for anime/manga fans but for other [demographics of Japanese people](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%96%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC#.E6.97.A5.E6.9C.AC.E3.81.AB.E3.81.8A.E3.81.91.E3.82.8B.E3.80.8C.E3.82.B5.E3.83.96.E3.82.AB.E3.83.AB.E3.83.81.E3.83.A3.E3.83.BC.E3.80.8D), such as those interested in [the occult, clubbing, or reggae](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B5%E3%83%96%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%81%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC#.E5.88.86.E9.A1.9E), which are likewise not mainstream hobbies in Japan.
*Otaku* ≠ *Hikikomori*
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In Japanese language and culture, **the word *otaku* by itself does not include the meaning of [「引き籠もり」](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori)** (***hikikomori***, sometimes translated as "shut-in" or "acute social withdrawal"), which is a social and psychological phenomenon defined by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as those who people [who refuse to leave their house for a period exceeding six months](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori#Definition) (further definitions have and are being created by researchers and mental health professionals). **Some *hikikomori* have an interest in anime/manga/gaming, but others do not.** Some became *hikikomori* after having experienced bullying at school, but the cause for others is unknown. According to [the Japanese Constitution](http://www.solon.org/Constitutions/Japan/English/english-Constitution.html#CHAPTER_III), children have a right to education, in other words, a right to attend school, but they are [not legally required to attend school](http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/%7Eja8i-brtl/Legal_Issues.htm) in order to make use of this right (this is why [homeschooling is legal in Japan](http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/%7Eja8i-brtl/Keiko.htm#Homeschooling%20and%20the%20Law%20in%20Japan)). As a result, becoming *hikikomori* is not illegal activity.
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It makes good marketing sense that the growing number of *hikikomori*, of whom a sizable percent are interested in anime/manga/light novels, has created **enough consumers who would relate to *hikikomori* protagonists that the Japanese companies are responding to this market** by producing more titles that feature *hikikomori* in a positive light. This may figure into a cycle in which people who are considering making the switch to being *hikikomori* feel more like it is not a terribly shameful that that only losers do but that there are a lot of other people in the same boat (it's still too early to know whether these titles have any effect on increasing the numbers of *hikikomori*).
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2013/04/17 | 620 | 2,271 | <issue_start>username_0: In the early Meiji era, after participating in the Bakumatsu war as the assassin "<NAME>", <NAME> wanders the countryside of Japan offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed.
In the story Kenshin is said to revert to the murderer <NAME>ai he once used to be. Why would killing revert his full personality back in to that of a murderer permanently?
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He did sometimes temporarily revert to his murderous self but soon after gets pulled out of it by people such as Kamiya Kaoru.<issue_comment>username_1: In the OAV series *Rurouni Kenshin: Trust & Betrayal*, we get to learn more about Kenshin and his trip from being a simple orphan to Japan's most feared assassin <NAME>, and then to the peaceful Ruroni.
As <NAME>, he wasn't exactly evil. He had good intentions, and saw assassination as the only way he could help the weak and the downtrodden. Through his interactions with Tomoe, and her final fate, Kenshin begins to realize that he had been doing it all wrong. Helping people by spilling blood was not the way to go. That's when he dons the character of pacifist <NAME>, who refuses to kill no matter the provocation or how *evil* the other person is.
But that conviction is a very hard one to keep, especially for a trained assassin such as Kenshin. He knows that if he slips just once, and kills as a means to an end, he would fall back in to the endless cycle of blood letting that dominated his life as <NAME>ai.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: He took a vow to never kill again, and that forms the core of his being. During the war his psyche became extremely fragile from killing as he is naturally a kind and good person. Killing required him to bury those parts of himself. When the final battle is over he disappears from the world vowing never to kill again. He heals mostly but he is not stable. If he kills again there is a chance that his mind would break and he would no longer be able to find the parts of himself that were good.
Kaoru is able to appeal to Kenshin's good side as he loves her, which gives him the strength to fight the killer in his heart.
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2013/04/17 | 515 | 1,649 | <issue_start>username_0: In *<NAME> no Nichijou*, the character [Ringo-chan](http://myanimelist.net/character/54475/Ringo-chan) is the Student Council president of the rival all-girls high school. For some reason, though, her cheeks are always red (as pictured below).
At first, I thought they were temporary (situational blushing), but it seems these red marks are always on her cheeks. What are these?<issue_comment>username_1: [The Blush Sticker trope](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlushSticker) is usually used to express childish cheerfulness and/or naivety. In Japan, children are typically depicted with round rosy cheeks.
Ringo is a bit of an airhead, or rather naive, like a child... The Sanada North High Student Council gave her the "childish" nickname "Ringo-chan" for a reason.~
The trope most likely originated from manga where often times it would be easier (and less time consuming) to draw ovals indicating "blushes", rather than shading them in.
   
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Further to Krazer's answer, *ringo* in Japanese means *apple*. I found out recently that the rosy parts of the cheeks are called the [**apples** of the cheeks](https://english.stackexchange.com/q/87864/23608). Ringo-chan's nickname might have come about for similar reasons.
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2013/04/18 | 754 | 2,769 | <issue_start>username_0: I've heard the terms OVA and OAV used interchangeably with one another, but is there a distinct difference between the two?
Do the definitions differ in Japan versus overseas? Where did the two acronyms originate?<issue_comment>username_1: **OVA and OAV are synonymous.** The reason for having two acronyms is historical; currently, both Japan and English-speaking countries use "OVA" as the official designation.
According to the [Japanese Wikipedia](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/OVA) (rough translation):
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The [English Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_video_animation) sums this up slightly more succinctly:
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Basically, the media was initially dubbed "OAV" for "**o**riginal **a**nimated **v**ideo". However, because of the term "adult video" (which implies pornography or mature material), and the ability to be easily confused with the common film/animation term "audio/visual", the last two letters were switched to form OVA (**o**riginal **v**ideo **a**nimation).
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: A pretty late answer, but I found a comment from <NAME> (famous for writing Dirty Pair, Macross and Power Rangers) in <NAME>'s "[Anime: A History](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1844573907)".
Tokugi claims there is a slight distinction between the terms:
* **OVA** "is an industrial term, introduced at the production level to differenciate between anime produced for film or television, and those works that are intended to go 'straight to video' "
* **OAV** is a "marketing term, introduced at the level of distribution to make it clear that the object in question was not simply a repurposed work from film or television"
[Quoted from the book, rather than Tokugi directly]
So it seems to be at some stage the terms were used to indicate that a show was **not being televised/filmed** (**OVA**) and to indicate a work that was **not a recap, enhanced version, etc** (**OAV**). So technically, a work could be both, or neither.
The terms have become homogeneous now though, probably due to the subtleties between the terms and the likeness of the acronyms. So it is safe to assume that an **OVA**/**OAV** will refer to a straight-to-video-release.
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2013/04/19 | 391 | 1,399 | <issue_start>username_0: Why is the anime version of Pikachu so much stronger than the game version of Pikachu? It's disappointing when you try to simulate the anime in the game by constructing your team as Ash does his.<issue_comment>username_1: In the first episodes, Pikachu wasn't *that* strong. The first fight against Rocko, wasn't a good fight, as Pikachu fainted quickly. The problem is, that the fights in the anime often have some factors that aren't covered in the games, like the spinklers of the first arena (you know, water and electricity. However, Ash never won that fight :D).
All in all, the anime-Pikachu isn't very strong. It's more like the enemies aren't very good (who are his enemies? Team Rocket? Ha.). Ash also never won one of the conferences(? why must they have different names? D:).
The main-reason why the anime-Pikachu may be *a little* stronger is, that it must be at least at level 100 now, after 5 regions (plus the orange-islands).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: It was probably because in the anime, Ash & Pikachu are the protagonists of the story. So it is only natural to have Pikachu very strong to defeat the antagonists. In the game however, it's up to the player's strategy on how to make Pikachu stronger. Furthermore, in the game, the player can choose any other Pokemon to train to be stronger, other than Pikachu.
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2013/04/20 | 809 | 2,823 | <issue_start>username_0: At the very end of the first episode, Airi is shown saying "Whose eyes are those eyes?" - a key phrase from Chaos;Head, another visual novel and anime from the same creators.
From what I've read, Robotics;Notes does have some ties to Chaos;Head that were seemingly cut from the anime completely (possibly copyright issues?). But it doesn't make sense to me that she would say this line when Chaos;Head is not referenced at all at any other point in the anime series, if I remember correctly.
Did I miss the meaning of the line within the anime series? Or does anyone have an explanation from the Robotics;Notes visual novel?<issue_comment>username_1: This is indeed a meta-reference, that spans across the three games in the series.
The reference starts in *Chaos;Head* with Takuto, he spreads the phrase and is surprise how it catches on and becomes a meme.
One of the reasons is a serial killer that leaves behind this message at the [scene of their crime](https://i.stack.imgur.com/FRhkd.jpg).
I don't believe that there's an actual reference in *Steins;Gate*, but there is a reference to in the non-canonical 8-bit version:
In *Robotics;Notes*, "Airi" is an "automated data collection engine," so it would makes sense that she would pick up a meme such as that.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Also, Airi's online handle, SisterCentipede, can be seen in the Chaos;Head VN, so she could have definitely picked up on it from there.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Ah guys you really need to see this, all the games are very connected. Mainly due to the 300/Illuminati pulling the strings from the background, also NOZOMI is key in Chaos;Head. And there's a sequel called Chaos;Child that sheds some more light on things nut. Anyway the timeline, if you haven't seen or played Steins;Gate this will be very confusing to you, also Takki does NOT have a mental issue it was PUT there.
<http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Committee_of_300>
BTW this timeline has major spoilers, so if you have not seen all the science adventure series or played the Steins;Gate VN you may be a bit confuzzed. And for "whose eyes are these" you have to look hard into the brainwashing microchip angle. SERN created this and some of the timeline depending on attractors and divergences of course are going on simultaneously. Also, there are a few mention in Steins;Gate about Daru knowing about the new gen murders and chatting with Takki's SN. Also Sawada from Robotics;Notes is very key as well. Also if you don't know who DaSH is yet... lol never mind I won't spoil it.
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2013/04/20 | 686 | 2,132 | <issue_start>username_0: Nyanko-sensei is supposedly a very [powerful youkai](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tiSsP.jpg) named "Madara," but he takes the form of a round, chubby cat.
What is the significance of this form? Did he purposely choose this appearance? Why/Why not?
Why does Takashi call Madara by the name "Nyanko-sensei?"
<issue_comment>username_1: **What is the significance of this form?**
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> It's not simply a round, chubby cat, it's a Maneki-neko (lit. beckoning cat). Maneki-neko is a common figurine in Japan. Shops have it displayed to beckons customers and wish bringing more fortune in.
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**Did he purposely choose this appearance?**
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> Nyankon-sensei was sealed in Maneki-neko for a long time before Takashi release it by accident, it ordinary takes on the shape and just be that way.
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> Ordinary people can see it when it is in the Maneki-neko form but not in the original Madara form. Still, we don't know if Nyankon-sensei like its form so much or on other purposes.
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**Why does Takashi call Madara by the name "Nyanko-sensei?"**
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Wikipedia actually has a well-written [article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsume%27s_Book_of_Friends) about the anime & manga including characters background, in case you want more details.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Madara-sama was sealed in a maneki neko (lucky cat). If you are familiar with maneki neko, then you know many of them look exactly like Nyanko Sensei. This is from the first episode.
It is not known whether this was done on purpose or not. Whoever imprisoned him put him in the maneki neko, put him in the shrine and he stayed there until Natsume tripped over the rope. Book 1, No. 1.
Madara wants to be called sensei. Natsume calls him nyanko already, which as I'm sure you know is a diminutive term for a cat. Little Cat Teacher = nyanko sensei.
The anime is pretty faithful to the manga in this episode.
~nyan
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2013/04/20 | 670 | 2,112 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Sailor Moon*, there are two cats, Luna and Artemis, who I believe act as advisers for Sailor Moon's mother, the queen.
It's been a while since I've seen the anime, but were there any other sentient cats in *Sailor Moon*? Or were these two the only ones?<issue_comment>username_1: **What is the significance of this form?**
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> It's not simply a round, chubby cat, it's a Maneki-neko (lit. beckoning cat). Maneki-neko is a common figurine in Japan. Shops have it displayed to beckons customers and wish bringing more fortune in.
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**Did he purposely choose this appearance?**
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> Yes and No.
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> Nyankon-sensei was sealed in Maneki-neko for a long time before Takashi release it by accident, it ordinary takes on the shape and just be that way.
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> Ordinary people can see it when it is in the Maneki-neko form but not in the original Madara form. Still, we don't know if Nyankon-sensei like its form so much or on other purposes.
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**Why does Takashi call Madara by the name "Nyanko-sensei?"**
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Wikipedia actually has a well-written [article](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natsume%27s_Book_of_Friends) about the anime & manga including characters background, in case you want more details.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Madara-sama was sealed in a maneki neko (lucky cat). If you are familiar with maneki neko, then you know many of them look exactly like <NAME>. This is from the first episode.
It is not known whether this was done on purpose or not. Whoever imprisoned him put him in the maneki neko, put him in the shrine and he stayed there until Natsume tripped over the rope. Book 1, No. 1.
Madara wants to be called sensei. Natsume calls him nyanko already, which as I'm sure you know is a diminutive term for a cat. Little Cat Teacher = nyanko sensei.
The anime is pretty faithful to the manga in this episode.
~nyan
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2013/04/20 | 281 | 1,026 | <issue_start>username_0: The main character of Black Cat, Train Heartnet, is called Black Cat. Where did that name come from? Is it a reference to him being an assassin and, as such, being "bad luck" for people whose paths he crosses?<issue_comment>username_1: He called himself Black Cat because he brings misfortune. He also said to his victims *I have come to deliver some bad luck* before he kills them.
The motive of the bad luck also is shown in his number (13) and his birthday (13.4.; 13 => number of bad luck in western countries, while the four is the number for bad luck in Japan). Also his name has 13 characters.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: According [here](http://blackcat.wikia.com/wiki/Train_Heartnet),
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2013/04/20 | 268 | 926 | <issue_start>username_0: In Azumanga Daioh, Osaka sometimes dreams about Chiyo's father. In her dreams, he's a strange being voiced by <NAME>, capable of levitation and speaking in English, yet he claims to be a cat.
Is Chiyo's real father ever shown, or is this strange "cat" the only reference to him in the series?<issue_comment>username_1: Her father was never really shown. However, they are at least alive, as Chiyo talks to them when she comes home once.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: According [here](http://azumanga.wikia.com/wiki/Chiyo-chichi),
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2013/04/21 | 1,442 | 5,471 | <issue_start>username_0: I finished watching the second season of *Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor*, and seeing how it ended it seems like there may be a continuation since there are some questions left unanswered at the end:
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> 1) Amber seemed to have wanted Hei to know the prophecy so did she wanted Hei to seal Hell's Gate in Season 1 solely to prevent it
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> 2) Yin says for Hei to "Take her Life", since Hei's Powers are actually Pi's because she fused with him (her power being able to manipulate matter at the atomic level apparently) and Hei was only seen with his hand outreach at the end so is Yin now fused with Hei like Pi
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> 3) Those 2 Doll Twins had the same kind of Specter that Yin had where instead of a blob they had a human from and they said they was going to a 3rd gate that has just appeared so what is the 3rd gate and why has it appeared after the first 2
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I'm wondering if there is a continuation and what form it is in (anime or manga). Since most anime are adaptations of manga, does a manga continuation already exists? And if so, are there any plans to adapt it into an anime?<issue_comment>username_1: According to both [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darker_than_Black) and [MyAnimeList](http://myanimelist.net/anime/6573/Darker_than_Black%3a_Ryuusei_no_Gemini), there has not been any sequel produced to Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini. There is a 4 episode OVA prequel, produced after Gemini, [Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha Gaiden](http://myanimelist.net/anime/7338/Darker_than_Black%3a_Kuro_no_Keiyakusha_Gaiden), which fills in the gap between the first and second season.
There is also no continuation in any other form. Darker than Black was originally produced as an anime. There was a [short manga adaptation](http://myanimelist.net/manga/1016/Darker_than_Black), but it really only adapted the first season of the anime. There was, however, an [original manga](http://myanimelist.net/manga/14975/Darker_than_Black%3a_Shikkoku_no_Hana)
continuation of that manga series, titled Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana. It is not an adaptation of Ryuusei no Gemini, but replaces Gemini completely.
To the best of my knowledge, there have not been any further announcements of other continuations of the franchise, and the most recent activity was over 2 years ago. It's certainly still possible that they intend to produce another series, but there is no news confirming any such intentions so it seems unlikely.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It doesn't look like there will be a new continuation to Gemini, but there's a lot of talk online about a third season which is a prequel that takes place in South America during the Heaven's Gate incident.
As to your other questions, they are all answered in the anime. The first season provides a good foundation for understanding the series, but in order to understand the conclusion for Gemini, you need to pay attention to the dialogues in the OVAs and then you should probably re-watch Gemini, and then your questions should be answered. As opposed to popular criticism, the series answers many of the questions most people end up having, which you might have as well. Basically, imagine that the Dolls are like a flood like in the popular story of Noah's Arc. They are constantly evolving (notice how much Yin changes) and are sent to replace humans by a higher being (notice Heaven's Gate and Hell's Gate, those weren't used just because they sound cool).
Contractors are like failed Dolls. They are rational like Dolls, but too full of emotions like humans. That is why Yin, who turned out to be the most evolved Doll, was trying to fulfill this purpose of replacing humans. None of this is outright told to you, it's all implied from specific conversations (most of which are in the OVA, especially the last 10 minutes or so of the last episode, and the second season, not the first).
As to who the boy is, if you note in the second season you will find out that the red-haired girl is a clone to her twin brother who is a contractor. The only thing is that his clones aren't perfect, such as she was cloned as a girl and not a boy. The boy that appears at the end is a clone of Yin (notice it's not perfect clone since it's a boy) which is the spawn of the new world, which is why they wanted the boy to start off with.
This development of Dolls replacing humans as the next form of evolution in humankind's history is similar to Elfin Lied, where people are to be replaced by the creatures in the show, and Guilty Crown, where the next form of evolution for humans is an immortal, crystal-like form where the consciousness and memories of humans will reside.
There's more to be explained, but I haven't seen the series in a while so I just recommend re-watching it, and just remember that most of your questions will be answered. Just pay attention to the conversations held and not so much all the action scenes. PS: I'm pretty sure the manga Darker than Black: Shikkoku no Hana is set after season one and before the OVA, it's not a replacement of Gemini. Also, you could read it because they talk a little about the evolution of the Dolls in the manga for a bit.
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2013/04/22 | 1,056 | 3,800 | <issue_start>username_0: In the final round of the Chuunin Exams, when the match between Neji and Naruto starts, Neji is surprised when Naruto uses Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. He had seen Naruto use the same technique in the match against Kiba in the preliminaries. So he should have known that they were solid clones that can fight unlike the clones created by the Bunshin no Jutsu.
Why was Neji surprised when he saw Naruto's shadow clones?
Was Neji unaware of the Kage Bunshin Jutsu, which is a very popular jutsu used by the shinobi?<issue_comment>username_1: I'm **not sure if Neji was exactly surprised, or if it was more of a realisation** of the how the technique worked and of its potential.
But anyway, my take is that this is something like a "minor plot hole". I say this because although, as you said, Naruto performed this jutsu in his fight against Kiba, no one seemed to give any attention to it. **In that fight**, **Naruto's accomplishment** (somewhat) was the fact the he mastered **the Henge no Jutsu**.
In the beginning of the fight, Kiba remembers watching Naruto at the academy trying to perform Henge no Jutsu and completely failing it. Then, during the fight, Naruto is able to transform into Akamaru, and that seems to be the main focus of the battle. This flashback and transformation are shown in chapter 75, called "Naruto's Growth". **In this chapter**, although everyone sees the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu, **only Shikamaru seems to notice that it is Kage Bunshin no Jutsu**. He is the only one that makes a remark about the combination of this jutsu and the Henge no Jutsu. Plus, in this scene, **Neji does not have his Byakugan activated**, a relevant piece of information for the point I'm about to make.
Naruto's fight with Neji begins in chapter 100. In this chapter, Naruto begins by realising he cannot get near Neji to attack him, so he'll have to attack from a distance, and thus he creates some clones with **Kage Bunshin no Jutsu**. Here, this technique **plays a central part in the actions about to occur**, which is accentuated by the fact that **shinobi in the audience** (unlike what happened in Naruto's fight against Kiba) **take notice of the fact that Naruto is able to use a Jounin level jutsu**. Plus, here **Neji has his Byakugan activated**, which means he can **see chakra flow and tenketsu** and all that. Possibly, this was the **first time he laid eyes upon such a technique** with his Byakugan. I say this because, unlike what you say in your question, the **Kage Bunshin no Jutsu is not such a popular technique**, taking into account that **it is a [forbidden jutsu](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2145/whats-the-difference-between-kage-bunshin-no-jutsu-and-taj-kage-bunshin-no-jut?rq=1)**. It may be used often in the battlefield, but back then, Neji would probably never have seen it in action.
Neji's realisation that it is Kage Bunshin no Jutsu is used to **make the reader understand** (or to remind him, since I cannot recall if it was explained before) **the difference between this jutsu and the Bunshin no Jutsu in terms of chakra flow** and its physical properties. Also, **strategically**, the fact that Neji understands this is essential, which leads him to, after being surprised, state that **"In the end, there's only one true body"**.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think he was surprised to see Naruto's intellect that he had put equal chakra in each body so that Neji's eye cannot see the real one.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Kage bunshin isnt a popular jutsu..its actually one of the lesser known jutsus because it requires high level of chakra and not everyone can do it..even most jonins dont prefer doing it unless they go on jnfiltration or spying mission.
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2013/04/22 | 824 | 2,494 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed that Pikachu evolved a little over time.
I wonder why he changed his form so much, so [I'm a bit worried about Pikachu](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGF8P.png).
<issue_comment>username_1: It's most likely a matter of different character designers over the different generations of the franchise. The original design was created by [Game Freak's (original game's designers) character development team and finalized by artist <NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikachu#Concept_and_design). The [games themselves had changes in Pikachu's designs](http://bulbanews.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_sprites,_art_evolve_over_the_years), which were in turn mirrored by the anime:
 "Green and Red", 1996
 "Blue", 1996
 "Yellow", 1998
 "Gold", 1999
 "Ruby and Sapphire", 2002
 "Diamond and Pearl", 2006
 "Platinum", 2008
 "HeartGold and SoulSilver", 2009
<NAME>ori is also one of the character designers for the first [TV series from 1997](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=270). In 2002, [Pokemon Advance](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1873) had <NAME> as the character designer. And in 2006, [Pocket Monsters](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6836) and 2010's [Black and White](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11685) has Toshiya Yamada in charge of character designs.
 from the "Advance" generation
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I wouldn't say it's Pikachu losing weight but a reasonable design alteration. The head can move realistically instead of just being glued to the body, the feet are better defined, and the arms are more expressive. Even the ears have some flexibility. If anything, the tail looks bigger.
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2013/04/23 | 512 | 1,922 | <issue_start>username_0: The terms "tsundere", "yandere" and "kuudere" are most often used when describing female characters. However, all the definitions of them start with *"a person, who..."*, which kind of suggests that these terms should be applicable to male characters as well.
So, can they be used to describe a male character, and if they can't, are there any other equivalent terms that can be used instead?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I could find, all 3 of the terms are unisex. These terms are rarely used for males and mostly used for female characters.
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> [**Tsundere**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsundere) is a Japanese character development process that describes a person who is initially cold and even hostile towards another person before gradually showing **his or her** warm side over time.
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Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: The *dere* family along with *tsundere* (unapproachable outside, sweet inside), yandere (sweet outside, crazy inside) *kuudere* (cold outside, sweet inside), and *dandere* (asocial outside, sweet inside).
All of these terms are used to describe traits, rather than the characters themselves, so they are used asexually. However, because the terms (most prominently with tsundere, since it is the most popular trope of the family) are attributed mostly to female characters, people usually attribute the terms as female traits.
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2013/04/24 | 1,177 | 3,708 | <issue_start>username_0: How are ditzy/airhead characters classified in anime/manga? For example, while Lucky Star's Kagami is a *tsundere*, her airhead sister, Tsukasa, is a ***\_*\_\_*\_*\_\_\_\_**?<issue_comment>username_1: I think <NAME> falls under [The Ditz](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDitz) character classification since she's not too fool to be [The Fool](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheFool).
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> The Ditz is a character whose defining characteristic is profound
> stupidity. Female ditzes tend to be sweet and naive, while male ditzes
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I think Tsukasa's character doesn't fall into any of the [deredere classifications](http://www.bishoujoproject.com/classifying-heroine-types-dere-dere-tsundere-yandere-kudere/) because first of all, `deredere` means `lovestruck` and she doesn't have any love interest in the anime.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: You are probably looking for the term **dojikko** for Tsukasa:
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> added on the end. The attraction is not limited to Japan, the concept
> of a Cute Clumsy Girl has worldwide appeal, mainly because her
> clumsiness makes her more approachable. The main difference is that in
> the West a Cute Clumsy Girl is probably supposed to make the audience
> chuckle, while Dojikkos tend towards making them say, "Awwww! She's so
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Source: [TVTropes article on dojikko](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Dojikko)
Also, Kagami is not really a tsundere, unless you think she is in love with Konata, which some fans really do seem to support. She should probably be classified as the **tsukkomi** (straight man) in **manzai**, where Konata is usually the **boke**:
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> duo, but it's also the interaction between two characters who
> constantly play off each other. A boke's job is to set up the gag by
> telling a story or explaining a fact which is obviously false (making
> him an idiot) or flawed (making him sneaky). The tsukkomi is, roughly,
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Source: [TVTropes article on manzai](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine)
Edit: Since dojikko didn't seem to be a proper answer, I looked up more character types on Japanese websites and think I found exactly what you're looking for. It actually fits in really well with my explanation of manzai above. My new answer is that Tsukasa is a **tennen boke** (natural boke, also translated as natural airhead):
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> A tennen boke is an eccentric person who has exceptional talent in
> being a natural boke. Even though a person can be called a tennen
> boke, there is no such term as tennen tsukkomi. In manzai, the boke
> deliberately entices both the tsukkomi and the audience's laughter by
> executing a calculated line. However, the tennen boke describes
> someone who naturally (without any preparation or purpose) says
> boke-like things.
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> It can also be called simply "tennen" or "tennen kyara" (tennen
> character).
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Source: Translated from the [Japanese Wikipedia article on tennen boke](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%A4%A9%E7%84%B6%E3%83%9C%E3%82%B1)
So basically, a boke is someone who says dumb things on purpose in order to anger the tsukkomi and make other people laugh. However, a tennen boke says the same dumb things without realizing they are actually dumb.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer] |
2013/04/24 | 503 | 1,965 | <issue_start>username_0: In Bleach, different languages are used by or to represent different groups. For example, the Bount spells are all in German. Many of the terms referring to/for Hollows are Spanish (e.g. Hueco Mundo, Las Noches). "Pluses" (整 (プラス)) is also an English word, or based on one. Is there any symbolism behind the languages used? For example, "pluses" are benign spirits in the human world while both Hollows and Bounts are bad. Does this have a historical or cultural coincidence or were these just randomly chosen languages?<issue_comment>username_1: The reason why the author uses the different languages with different groups is because he feels that will attach uniqueness to that group. In one of his interviews I have read, he stresses that for him, characters are very important and he draws the characters first.
In his interview in Germany, when he was asked the same question he replied as below
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> "As for the Arrancar, I think that Spanish sounds very passionate and
> a little erotic, so it matches their wild lifestyle. German sounds
> cold, harsh and methodic, something that matches the straight-forward
> methods of the Quincys. I would also like to use French at some point,
> because it sounds very elegant. But I can't figure out a good way to
> include it into the story."
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So I believe, as I said before, that it is to associate some sort of uniqueness to the characters belonging to a particular group.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes i agree. And moreover use of these dialects adds another mysterious aspect into the origin of these different groups and denominations. Quincies and Bounts are more german oriented. Arrancars have more latin hispanic or spanish dialect. That is why i always felt that Chad had some connection to Hollows because of his Abuelo story and his attack names. Shinigamis as a whole are deeply connected to Japanaese culture and dialect.
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2013/04/25 | 1,303 | 3,900 | <issue_start>username_0: In Lucky Star, Konata calls Shiraishi, one of her classmates (and co-host of *Lucky Channellu*), *Sebastian*, apparently because he looks like a stereotypical butler. This is presumably an anime/manga reference. Any idea where this reference comes from? Are butlers in a number of anime called *Sebastian*?<issue_comment>username_1: Konata probably called Shiraishi as Sebastian (reasoning that he looked like a sterotypical butler) because a lot of anime butlers are named as Sebastian. So the name Sebastian is probably connoted to the word butler for an otaku. And she is probably referring to the following butlers named Sebastian:
* [Black Butler](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Butler)'s [Sebastian Michaelis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Black_Butler_characters#Sebastian_Michaelis)
* Tekken's [Sebastian](http://tekken.wikia.com/wiki/Sebastian)
* [Penguin Musume Heart](http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-penguin-musume-heart)'s Sebastian
* [Inukami!](http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-inukami)'s Sebastian
* [Phi Brain Kami no Puzzle](http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-phi-brain-kami-no-puzzle)'s Sebastian
* [Ixion Saga: Dimension Transfer](http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-ixion-saga-dimension-transfer)'s Sebastian
* [Dokidoki Pretty Cure](http://www.anime-planet.com/characters/sebastian-dokidoki-pretty-cure)'s Sebastian
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Seemingly that particular scene is referring to *Mari Mite*, or *Maria-sama ga Miteru* as Konata was parodying one of the main characters - Sachiko Ogasawara.
[Reference](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=lbmwdhnajlffm6hvwgcl1ya5&page=0)
But in general, Sebastian is a stereotypical name for a butler in anime, and this fact is often used in comedic scenes involving them:
In *Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei*, Fukka insists on calling the Itoshiki families' butler Sebastian, even though that's not his name. Similar scenes occur in *Junjou Romantica*, *Paradise Kiss* and *Mayoi Neko Overrun* where butlers have the name forced upon them.
It occurs in Western media too, although Jeeves tends to be the name of choice, and appears in media over here in a similar sense. This first occurred in P.G. Woodhouses' short stories and novels and inspired similar characters. Presumably, the anime trope surfaced in a similar fashion.
In P.G. Woodhouses' stories, there is also a butler called <NAME>, this could be just a coincidence though.
When I was looking information up on this, *Black Butler* and its <NAME> kept cropping up, the name Sebastian here serves two purposes - the stereotypical butler and also sharing the name with a historic figure <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Michaeli>
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: In the 1974 anime Alps no Shoujo no Heidi the Butler is called Sebastian. I guess it all started there, but it might go back even further.
Anime featuring a butler called Sebastian (even though that might not be their real name):
* 1974, Alps no Shoujo no Heidi
* 1998, Princess Nine: <NAME>
* 1999, To Heart
* 2005, Paradise Kiss
* 2005, Trinity Blood
* 2006, Inukami!
* 2007, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
* 2008, Penguin Musume Heart
* 2008, Kuroshitsuji
* 2010, Mayoi Neko Overrun!
* 2011, Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzl
* 2012, Ixion Saga DT
* 2013, Dokidoki! Precure
* 2015, Overlord (though, he's called "Sebas Tian", making fun of the trope)
* 2020, Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!
* 2021, I-Chu: Halfway Through the Idol
..and many more.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: That particular reference was to <NAME>, who was the voice actor of the Sebastian butler in Black Butler. Daisuke plays himself in Lucky Star. There have been a crap-ton of Sebas-chans, though, which makes for a running gag.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/04/25 | 754 | 2,827 | <issue_start>username_0: Fighting the Elric brothers in an early episode of the *FMA: Brotherhood* anime, Greed eventually hardens his entire body, making him impervious to damage aside from directly transmuting his armored skin.
Later in the show, Greed has multiple fights against foes that do not use alchemy, and thus he should have an enormous advantage over them. However, he never again hardens his entire body—he almost always armors his limbs, but his chest, neck and head always remain vulnerable—and these weak spots always end up exploited.
We see him use his full power again in episode 58 in a battle against some nameless mooks, right after a near-total defeat in an important duel where he only protected his arms.
Why does Greed never armor himself fully when it actually matters?<issue_comment>username_1: There's a few things in play here.
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> Recall that in the latter half of the series, Greed shares his body with Ling, his "host".
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Greed is often forced to share control of his body as a result; his host is a far superior fighter against certain opponents later in the series. However, his host has no control over the hardening of the shield. So, Greed puts the shield on, then lets his host take over (since he is a superior warrior). Likely the reason Greed doesn't fully cover his host is that it will reduce his speed and agility. (When fighting the "nameless mooks", the advanced combat abilities are not needed, so Greed maintains full control.)
Related to the above point, later in the series, the shield may symbolize how much of the body Greed is actually controlling. Since Greed's host is usually in control in a fight, his face being composed of skin may represent this.
It's also worthy of note that parts of the body not covered by the shield are able to heal themselves.
And the last point is one of personality; Greed is cocky and vain, and likes people to see him as he is. Since his shield turns his face into something more robotic and toothed, he prefers not to use it.
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> Sorry to let you down, but I've been holding back. [The complete Ultimate Shield] obscures my handsome face, so I try not to wear it that much.
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> — Greed, *Brotherhood* episode 13, 18:33
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Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: there is actually no excuse 1 they never say that his armor slows him down, if anything it should increase his speed because in his armored form he should be far stronger and thefore naturally faster, for 2 greed is greed he isn't stupid. later on when fighting bradley outside central greed would have known about bradley's eye and should have fully encased lin's body and they never once say that he can't do so while letting lin take control.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/04/26 | 937 | 3,375 | <issue_start>username_0: Charmander is a small lizard-like Pokémon. It is a fire-type Pokémon, and is capable of breathing fire.
How do Charmander and its evolved forms do this? Is there any biological basis for it, and is it ever explained in canon?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't think our known biology can be applied to Pokemon. Blastoise has cannons, for instance, and Pikachu can shoot electricity (is not the same be able to create electricity to shock predators that attack you and actually shooting it).
I mean, we could make theories about how they can do all those things, but the designers just didn't think about it. It would be an interesting pastime, but pretty pointless, because they would be just that, theories.
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_2: It might hard to elaborate with a canonical explanation. The only things I can think of are:
* Charmander might store methane gas in his stomach, like other living things do.
* His stomach might be specialized for compressing gases numerous times (enough to breath fire )
* His throat or digestive system might include something that can make sparks, which would bring the fire from his belly.
* Methane is lighter than air, so it can be presumed to be one of the reasons that Charizard can fly.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I read an article a while back which theorized that Pokemon were beings composed of energy rather than matter.
This also explains how they can be stored in computers and Pokeballs.
See [this video](http://www.gamesradar.com/pokemon-weekly-are-pokemon-made-pure-energy/) it's not the original article that I read but it covers the basic idea.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Maybe he stores some kind of inflammable gas in his stomach. He can create a spark in his throat. The gas comes out and due to the spark appears like a flame pillar.
This concept is similar to that of a cigarette lighter.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Charmander might technically be a lizard Pokémon, but it eventually evolves into Charizard, a Pokémon that very closely resembles a dragon. Indeed, Mega Charizard (X) is partially dragon type.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BIsuUs.png) [](https://i.stack.imgur.com/MPEiIs.png)
Charmander can also learn Dragon-type moves, albeit only by Technical Machine (TM) - Moves such as "Dragon Tail" and "Dragon Claw".
Therefore, I would consider your question a similar question to "How do dragons breath fire" - In which there have been many theories in fantasy novels, mythology, etc.
One theory for how dragons can breath fire is that they contain flammable gas or liquid sacks in their bodies, which is then ignited when they wish to exhale it. Some theories imagine that dragon have small natural pieces of iron and flint in their mouths, which they would use to create sparks.
The Bombardier Beetle is an interesting example of a creature that has a similar mechanism, storing corrosive checmicals inside its body then spewing it out when threated ([1](https://dragons.fandom.com/wiki/Dragon_fire))
There are a bunch of other theories, like hydrogen being emitted from the stomach during the dragon's digestion - or simply, Magic.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/04/26 | 1,146 | 4,244 | <issue_start>username_0: In a number of series, magic is eye-based, where the eyes either fuel the magic or are the conduit for it. Examples of this are Fai in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and the Uchihas and Hyuugas in Naruto, as well as a few other families in Naruto. Is this based on a specific tradition or have a specific cultural history. If not, where was the first time this appeared in anime/manga?<issue_comment>username_1: First off ***where was the first time this appeared in anime/manga?***
I believe that would be Basilisk, which is based on a novel The Kouga Ninja Scrolls wrote in 1958.
As I could not find a definite source saying were it came from, all I say here will mainly be speculation.
Eye powers are mainly based on Myths. On the Internet there are loads and loads of myths regarding special eye powers such as [The eye Myth](http://thefearmythos.wikia.com/wiki/The_Eye) and the [Black eye myth](http://thefearmythos.wikia.com/wiki/Black-Eyed_Kids)
There also is a statement ***The eyes are windows to the soul***.
A lot of anime eye powers are based on a soul or other form of power. One example would be Naruto:
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> Chakra is essential to even the most basic technique; it is the moulding of the physical energy present in every cell of the body and the spiritual energy [source](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Chakra)
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Another statement that's a bit more from the scientific corner is ***"The eyes and mind are still one big mystery"***
Even in science, it is one big mystery what your brain is exactly used for (at least some spots of the brain). As the eyes are directly connected to the brain, the scientists believe the eyes could be influenced by these unactivated parts of the brain
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> The 10% of brain myth is the widely perpetuated urban legend that most or all humans only make use of 20%, 10% or some other small percentage of their brains. It has been misattributed to people including <NAME>. By association, it is suggested that a person may harness this unused potential and increase intelligence.
> Though factors of intelligence can increase with training, the popular notion that large parts of the brain remain unused, and could subsequently be "activated", rests more in popular folklore than scientific theory. Though mysteries regarding brain function remain—e.g. memory, consciousness — the physiology of brain mapping suggests that most if not all areas of the brain have a function.
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> One possible origin is the reserve energy theories by Harvard psychologists <NAME> and <NAME> in the 1890s who tested the theory in the accelerated raising of child prodigy <NAME> to effect an adulthood IQ of 250–300; thus <NAME> told audiences that people only meet a fraction of their full mental potential, which is a plausible claim
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This is also a reason why it could be used in anime/manga. As a lot of manga/anime contain fantasy objects fague theories like this provide for perfect creative potentials.
The eyes are also a good placement for special abilities. Eyes are almost always in the screen as most of an anime expressions will be shown through their facial responses (big eyes over exaggerating smiles etc etc). As a viewer, your main attention will also be placed on these body parts.
As I said this is mainly my own point of view, and will be looking forward to more answers/information.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Magic coming the eyes are part of [Magic Eye Trope](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicEye?from=Main.EvilEye) which can be linked to the origin of having [Psychic Powers](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PsychicPowers) which already started in [1870](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychic#History), which I think is also the origin of characters having source of power or magic from their eyes.
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> A character's eye has great supernatural power. Usually, the eye
> grants the user power over perception, either the target's (illusion,
> mind control) or the user's (telepathy, premonitions, clairvoyance,
> etc). In most cases, direct eye contact or at the very least
> line-of-sight is required. Other restrictions may apply.
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2013/04/26 | 1,816 | 6,669 | <issue_start>username_0: In the series, it's hinted that something in the cafe *Time of Eve* causes the robots to develop or realize human-like sentience, even outside of the cafe.
While it's implied that they always had sentience, but was suppressed, as seen in the THX story arc. What caused their sentience to manifest and overcome such suppression?
Was it something that they've always had and something in the cafe "triggered" it (like removing a limiter), or was something added to their programming?
<issue_comment>username_1: I believe they are sentient right from the beginning. You cannot have non-sentient android do daily work, because it would be highly inefficient at it. The thing is their freedom is severely limited by rules imposed on them by humans and how humans behave towards them.
The cafe simply removes these limitations, allowing them to behave naturally.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: AFAIK, it is never revealed how the androids in *Eve no Jikan* become, as it were, sentient. The show incorporates Asimov's [*laws of robotics*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Laws_of_Robotics) and a number of sub-plots revolve around how androids are able to circumvent them via loopholes. Extending this to also assume that the androids are in the same universe as Asimov's robots, then they are fitted with highly advanced *[positronic brains](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positronic_brain)* which **in some unspecified way**, provide them with a form of consciousness recognizable to humans.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: If you watched the Time of Eve movie there is a bit in the beginning with Dr. Ashimori about Shiotsuki's "parting gift." What is it and why is it this particular android at the center of all this?
First a bit of background, if you don't know already,
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> Nagi's father is probably Shiotsuki.
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Shiotsuki is the creator of the Code:Life AI that runs in all androids that have appeared in the show.
In the beginning scene we see an android is spreading some sort of signal.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/NbcAO.png)
The identity of the "centorid" is identified by Setoro. We see the following on Dr. Ashimori's screen.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8lx1X.jpg)
Note the name on the right. It's Sammy. This is explicitly the same Sakisaka family household android named Sammy that we see throughout the series. Note the user ID and data. It seems that Sammy is a carrier and sender of sort for the signal. It seems to affect other android AI that it comes in contact with.
Its AI is noted to be "code:eve", vs other androids who have "code:life". Unfortunately, its significance was never explained in the story.
Sammy, the cafe, Time of Eve, and Shiotsuki: how does all of this tie in? The code being sent "1138" might shed some light.
In the scene where the illegally dumped old-model vagrant robot Katoran enters the cafe, he scans the board with the rules of the cafe. We see this:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Arvp3.jpg)
What this signal is, is unclear; but it seems to have a high priority (if not the highest) with the robots' AI. Katoran's HUD displays "1138 THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ORDAR" or something like that. There's also a bit about rejecting "Article 115".
While not explicitly stated it would seem that all modern androids have some sort of suppression circuit ("deterrent" circuit) that limits the capabilities of the AI, preventing them from achieving true sentience. At the end of the movie there is a conversation between Dr. Ashimori and Setoro. They mention "Rule 1138" and "our country's robot force will continue to act upon prioritized orders". They also mention how Code:Life's "suppression reformation" isn't working and that it's all in preparation of "that time".
The reason for that may be related to "Article 115" and related to the incident that Dr. Ashimori mentions (the Tokisaka Incident) was wiped from the record, and those involved put under protective observation.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jPeMs.jpg)
Nagi is likely very closely related to all of this, and likely the victim of the incident as implied by the still in the ending credits. The incident most likely involved the THX-like model and caused Nagi to be severely injured, causing her to need prosthetic arms and legs plus rehabilitation (see ending credits), and be hospitalized. The incident was then covered up for some reason and certain safeguards were put in place because the use of Code:Life was too widespread to force a recall of androids using the AI.
As for how Sammy is related to all of this, it is implied in the chkdsk scene and passim that the THX-type unit that was involved with a young Nagi (and Dr. Ashimori, who attacked the robot) was rebuild into the Sammy we see, by Dr. Ashimori or Shiotsuki personally.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2FDRZ.jpg)
But for what reason is unclear. In the after credits scene of the movie, we see Nagi talking with a male figure with prosthetic hand and synthesized voice, implied to be Shiotsuki. Shiotsuki mentions that he worries about a certain robot who seems unsure of things ever since they were broken by Dr. Ashimori. The most unsure android from the cast is Sammy, it's implied that he is talking about her.
It's likely that Shiotsuki gave Sammy some sort of unconscious function to broadcast some sort of order to the androids she came across, to come to the Time of Eve, where they would see the signboard. This seems to be developed by Shiotsuki for some purpose. The signboard has a wire that presumably plugs in somewhere so it's likely not an ordinary hand written signboard, even if it appear to be.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fIVwF.png)
The purpose of the signboard, use of rule 1138, and Sammy is unclear. But it seems that through these two devices the suppressed parts of the Code:Life AI is lifted, allowing androids to develop sentience. Shiotsuki mentions that this is not the first time he's attempted this proliferation of AI sentience, he mentions that there has been at least three to four prior attempts, which is implied to have not been successful. Masaki's THX robot might be from a previous attempt. The seaside cafe in the credits might have been one of his earlier attempts.
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2013/04/27 | 978 | 3,952 | <issue_start>username_0: The question speaks for itself. I have always wondered how many of these amazing plots just unwind so naturally. Is it done as they go along or do they have separate *set* sessions for developing ideas, writing etc. *Not to answer my question but one would have to assume the latter, I'm just asking how far ahead is said planning usually done.*
For example, when Naruto initially started was there ever a plan to have the Akatsuki and Pain or have Jiraiya die?<issue_comment>username_1: ***This answer began as a comment, but quickly grew to large.***
I'm purely speculating here, but generally most writers would probably have *chief* events *planned* from the start, and fill in the gaps as they go. By *chief* I mean turning points that are essential to the story overall. When I say *planned* I mean they already know *what* they want to happen, and how to achieve it, or at least have a general idea, and perhaps are leaving the implementation details up for later.
As a case example, from the beginning Eiichiro Oda already had the ending of *One Piece* planned out. To this day he hasn't changed this plan, but out of enjoyment of writing the series he continues to fill the gap from commencement to terminus. (See: [One Piece#Production - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Piece#Production))
That said, nothing would stop a mangaka from totally changing his/her plans and writing something altogether new *at any moment*. If I remember correctly, <NAME> had no plans for Vegeta to have any more appearances in the manga *Dragonball Z* after his defeat on Earth. But when he saw the great positive reaction from fans he kept him in for the rest of the series. Toriyama's original plan is not exactly known, but in the least it had to be modified greatly to accommodate the new character.
Another factor would probably be the publishing agencies themselves. Obviously they want to capitalize, and so most often, *more* is more. If a manga series is doing very well, they'll probably want to extend it, and so many writers are pushed to write beyond there original plans. Continuing with the *Dragonball Z* example, we can see just that. Toriyama planned to end his work at the defeat of Cell, but was urged on by publishers to continue, which lead to the true climax, Buu.
Also, censorship could play a part in some cases. If something written by an author goes against the standards of either society or the publisher, it would have to be modified, and even a small change can have great consequences later on. This of course must take into account creative control, which is an author-by-author process depending on the details of any given contract.
Again, all of this is nothing more than pure speculation that uses nothing but perceivable events as evidence. As I find more resources and evidence I'll add it. Perhaps to try to formalize this as it stands, I'd just agree with [kuwaly](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/93/kuwaly), and say that it's all up in the air. Writers, publishers, public reaction, political correctness and just about anything else could alter the course of any writer's storyline at any point. I doubt any manga ever turns out exactly like the first draft.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Just for additional information, usually in the case of release and drawing (not the storyline), they plan 3-4 chapters ahead, i.e:
* Chapter 1 is supposed to released lets say this week
* Chapter 2 is supposed to be printed, shipped etc for the next Week
* Chapter 3 is supposed to be editing, liberation, etc
* Chapter 4 is supposed to be Final Editing
* Then Chapter 5 is supposed to be the one the mangaka to work on on the week of release of chapter 1.
This is 3-4 weeks or chapter ahead is what usually called by 'print schedule'
But this is all changes depending on the circumstances of mangaka (hiatus, new year, holiday, golden week, etc)
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2013/04/27 | 1,099 | 4,251 | <issue_start>username_0: Aura seems to be missing in all if not the majority of the //G.U. anime and games, //Quantum, but makes some appearances in the *//Beyond the World* movie?
What happened to her between this period of time?
<issue_comment>username_1: In The world:R2, Aura is missing because she is trying to let the players act by themselves. She acted tough by creating the 3 azure knights (azure kite, balmung and orca) and helped haseo during the last fight of .hack//G.U. game series.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: After Aura was reborn as the Ultimate AI during the events of .hack (particularly the final battle against Morganna Mode Gone's manifestation in Corbenik's final form) she was referred as a Goddess in a world which was heavily reliant on the world wide network to which she was the ultimate debugger.
Now i'm not sure which .hack//Legend of the Twilight is cannon however before it she gave birth to her daughter Zefie, created a false competition to recreate BlackRose and Kite PC's and gave them to Rena and Shugo and gave Shugo the Bracelet (probably only because he had the Kite PC), after that
* In the Anime she helps Shugo and Rena by saving Rena after she is killed and helps them in stopping Morti's Skieth (not entirely sure if it's a recreated Skieth but it looks a hell lot like it)
* In the Manga Zefie is escorted back to Aura by Shugo and Rena
sometime after Legend of the Twilight she began to dislike this role as "goddess" (Endrance comments on this in Net Slum in the G.U Games) and suddenly disappeared by going into a deep sleep. The sudden disappearance had an affect on the world wide network and CC Corp saw this as the perfect opportunity to create a new Aura which they would control (thus restoring their and ALTIMIT's market hold)
Project G.U which was supposed to duplicate the scenario that lead to Aura's creation, however failed when the R.A (Rebirth Aura) Program failed to run and ended up wiping out most of The World's data. CC Corp them merged the remaining data of The World with another game they was working on to create The World:R2. before The World's Shutdown player were given some time to explore what was left with their PCs. <NAME>'s (Pi from G.U, Shamrock from Quantum) older bother <NAME>ya who was apart of Project G.U encountered Zefie where she tells him how Aura abandoned her position as the Ultimate AI and integrated into the system of The World, afterwords she herself "returned to the winds." (possibly to return to her mother)
After the AIDA began to appear and become influenced by Tri-Edge, Aura wakes up creates the Azure Knights to protect The World however they was rushed in their creation so their AI was incomplete so to "protect The World" meant to "Protect Aura", anyone who approached Key of The Twilight would also become their target as the key was an extension of Aura. When Hasao fought the Knights, Aura orders the Knights to stop fighting using Aina's PC as a medium, telling them how she's leaving the future of The World in their hands (the players) and they had to stop Cubia themselves. however she does given them some assistance by creating Aura Spheres within Cubia and after Cubia is destroyed she gives Hasao the Member Addresses of the Knights and a Card before returning to sleep, so she's not entirely without power.
I'm sure that .hack//LINK occurs before .hack//Beyond the World but i'm not entirely sure on the story of it as it's a manga and game, in the game Aura has woken again and near the end becomes infected with a Virus which makes her become the crazed *Queen of Demise* and in a twisted form of love tried to *Real digitalize* humanity, she's saved by AIKA's sacrifice and AIKA presumably returned to the sea of data where Aura sleeps with Aura as she herself falls back to sleep
that's all i know without properly looking into .hack//Link but for the most part she in a deep sleep in the sea of data and only wakes up with The World is in danger and while caring for the players in it, tries to aid them without directly interfering so that the fate of The World and the players are decided by the players and not by her
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2013/04/27 | 2,097 | 5,908 | <issue_start>username_0: Of all the cats that have names, which cat is given which name (provide a picture or a description of its features)? How did Rin come up with these names?
<issue_comment>username_1: The following list is mostly from [TVTropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/LittleBusters?from=Main.LittleBusters), with a couple of extras added in. Note that all of them are named after famous people in history.
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> Lennon, Dorj, Hitler, Audrey, Kobain, Tezuka, Gates, Einstein, Fedor, Aristotle, Hokusai, <NAME>, and Matsuda.
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It is well-known that Lennon is the white cat which is often on her shoulder, and Dorj is the particularly fat cat which is occasionally confused for a seal. However, most of these are going to be difficult to identify. They may not be described anywhere individually. Because of that, a complete answer is likely to be very difficult.
Also, Rin seems to get more cats every time the series is adapted, so a complete answer may be very difficult. The above list only includes ones which are present in the visual novel.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Rin names her cats after famous people.
These are the ones I know of (collected from [TVTropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/VisualNovel/LittleBusters), the [*Little Busters!* Wiki](http://littlebusters.wikia.com/wiki/Rin_Natsume), [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Little_Busters!_characters#Original_members), and other sources):
1. Dorj (a nickname of [Asashō<NAME>kinori](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori)):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BtbVc.jpg)
2. Gates ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates)): *Unknown appearance.*
3. Fabre ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Henri_Fabre)): A rather chubby cat.
4. Einstein ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein)): *Unknown appearance.*
5. Lennon ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon)), on the right:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/84NZH.jpg)
6. Tezuka ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka)): A shiny, blue (female) cat.
7. Schumacher ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher)): *Unknown appearance.*
8. Hitler ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler)): A spotted cat.
9. Audrey ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn), I think): *Unknown appearance.*
10. Jackie ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chan)): *Unknown appearance.*
11. Aristotle ([no first name](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle)): *Unknown appearance.*
12. Isoroku ([Isoroku Yamamoto](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto)): A small, grey kitten.
13. Cobain ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain)): *Unknown appearance.*
14. Fedor ([<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedor_Emelianenko)): *Unknown appearance.*
15. Hokusai ([Katsushika Hokusai](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai)): *Unknown appearance.*
16. Yusaku, or Matsuda ([Yusaku Matsuda](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusaku_Matsuda)): *Unknown appearance.*
However, you will notice how many are labelled "unknown" above; these are ones whose appearance I'm unsure of. These appear to be all of the cats she's named, but as she does not always name them directly or identify which one is which, determining their actual appearance is not always possible\*.
\* If I discover more appearances, I will add them upon discovery.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: In the anime, only the following four pet cats of Rin can be identified with a name: (I put the episode number when we first learned of their identity in parentheses):
Lennon (ep 1):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2t0Ec.png)
Isoroku (ep 2):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0XyKT.png)
Fabre (ep 4):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOPWu.png)
Tezuka (ep 20):
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tXOpL.png)
Other names were mentioned, and many more cats were shown onscreen, but we weren't told which was which, not even in the case of Dorj.
As for the visual novel, [this neta collection](http://brightbell.main.jp/kipima/game/LittleBusters/lb_koneta.html) lists these twenty names for Rin's cats:
1. [Lennon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon)
2. [Einstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein)
3. [Akutagawa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ry%C5%ABnosuke_Akutagawa)
4. [Aristotle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristotle)
5. [Irfan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%B0lhan_Mans%C4%B1z)
6. [Audrey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_Hepburn)
7. [Guts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guts_Ishimatsu)
8. [Gates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates)
9. [Cobain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Cobain)
10. [Jackie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chan)
11. [Schumacher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Schumacher)
12. [Tezuka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka)
13. [Hitler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolf_Hitler) ([Isoroku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isoroku_Yamamoto))
14. [Fedor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fedor_Emelianenko)
15. [Fabre](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Henri_Fabre)
16. [Hokusai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hokusai)
17. [Mendelssohn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felix_Mendelssohn)
18. [Yuusaku](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusaku_Matsuda)
19. [Miles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis)
20. [Dorj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asash%C5%8Dry%C5%AB_Akinori)
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2013/04/27 | 393 | 1,322 | <issue_start>username_0: Who is the boy in the coffin that wakes up in the last episode of the second season, *Gemini of the Meteor*? What significance does he play? Why does he look like Yin?
<issue_comment>username_1: If it's sticking vaguely close to the manga it's Kagutsuchi (the being unknown) who is created when Izanami (Yin) and Izanagi (Hei or Shion) bond as predicted in the [Mikata Documents](http://darkerthanblack.wikia.com/wiki/Mikata_Documents).
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> Izanagi gazes upon the false sea bottom, waiting for Izanami. Izanami
> will cross the sea bottom and eventually the two will meet. When they
> do, heaven and earth will split in two, and there the Gate of Hell
> will open. From the Gate will come forth one, a being unknown. And
> strife will continue for eternity.
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The Russian boy's power is to create copies. He created the Russian girl as a clone of himself. They noted that one thing was always different in his clones; in the case of the Russian girl, it was the gender.
The same thing happened with the boy in the picture. It's a clone of Yin with the gender switched. The Russian boy created a copy of the Earth, as I understand it, and on that copy earth, there is also a Yin.
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2013/04/27 | 1,517 | 6,017 | <issue_start>username_0: When the crime coefficient of an individual rises high enough, the Dominators are set to kill them when possible, seemingly by exploding them from inside. This causes some problems:
* The police lose their chance to question their suspect, possibly hampering ongoing investigations (including information on Makishima).
* It is ethically questionable to destroy someone's body; Japanese culture would probably want an intact body for a proper mourning and funeral.
Of course, maybe the Lethal Eliminator just looks cool enough, but are there better explanations?<issue_comment>username_1: The idea behind a Dominator is two fold:
First the most common reason for the kill state is that the person is no longer capable of rehabilitation. Their psycho-pass is so far gone that rehabilitation is a waste of time and means and Sibyl sees it as pointless, thus elimination.
Second, Sibyl has an agenda. Sibyl can seek to silence a specific person for it's own sake or for another reason.
On the flip side of the coin Sibyl can also choose to keep someone alive that it knows is evil for it's own purposes.
It is usually the first case as the number of people Sibyl truly has interest in is very small but Sibyl is by no means objective.
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The premise in the series is that Sybil can identify any criminal with a simple mental scan, and most of the city is scanned constantly for stress levels and such. Hence, killing off a criminal won't hamper any sort of investigation, because **all** criminals are found just in time. In other words, there is no such thing as organized crime, because the rigorous scanning measures always detect everything in the city.
... Which is of course flawed. Individuals like Makishima can't be detected. However, as we learn later in the series, such "criminals" have a special role in the system, so we can ignore them.
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Sybil has crafted a peaceful society by making objective, calculated decisions. It has determined that an individual with a criminal coefficient greater than 300 has no salvation, and is only a danger for everyone else. I think it is a key feature of the series to display a society that is culturally different from ours.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: In the Psycho-Pass universe, they don't care as much about catching guilty people, they care more about eliminating people (either by death or rehabilitation) who they see as a threat to their society.
It's also established that in their society has been going on so long that people are so unused to crime (outside people that have identified by Sybil), that they are very unlikely to commit a crime or even really comprehend it. This is shown by the fact that "normal" people have no idea how to deal with any sort of crime if they were to witness one. That implies to me that crime, despite how much its shown in the show, is supposed to be very rare, and most people are pretty incapable of committing one.
People believe that the Sybil system will generally catch people before that point where they are in a mindset where they are capable of committing a crime, and therefore they do not have time to commit a premeditated crime like organized crime.
Lastly, people believe that Sybil will inevitably catch anyone who has committed a crime eventually anyways, since they believe those people will always have a high crime coefficient.
So I assume that most have the most likely erroneous belief that because of these factors, things like organized crime do not exist, and therefore investigations aren't all that necessary anyways.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The Sybil system has largely replaced most of the cultural values and critical thinking.
Later in the series a way to circumvent the system is found, and someone begins to mercilessly beat a woman to death on a crowded sidewalk. No one cares or even flinches. The only problem the system detects is that the woman is under a great deal of stress. It kindly suggests she chill out. Since it reports no real problems, people just curiously look on, if they bother at all.
We could argue that our instincts would lead to some reaction, but in this story they are completely unphased.
The loss from instant execution is the price paid to have such assurances that you are safe and do not have to think. In our world, execution is performed on extreme criminals after sufficient evidence has been found. Sybil was a way to get that evidence business handled in a second, rather than months or years.
As a side note, part of the motivation for the 'bad guys' is the torpor and ennui caused by this state of non-criticality and predetermined lives.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Psyco-pass is a [dystopia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystopia) and [AI controlled society](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_intelligence_in_fiction#AI-controlled_societies) anime.
In story of this category, All human was dominated by AI.
The world of Psyco-pass is controlled by AI (Sibyl System).
AI will decide everything include who should be killed.
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If police side people (like protagonist) know something, nothing changed.
Because AI decide the penalty instead of human.
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Right, Japanese have funerals with body.
Maybe that scene was created for emphasize how AI is cold and dark side of AI controlled societies.
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