date stringlengths 10 10 | nb_tokens int64 60 629k | text_size int64 234 1.02M | content stringlengths 234 1.02M |
|---|---|---|---|
2013/12/16 | 522 | 1,980 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been reading some of the recent episodes of Gakuen Alice, and Mikan had her memories of the past two years (since she stared at the school) wiped. When she seems Natsume, however, she ends up remembering him. Are there any explanations about how it works or why it fails? I didn't see any, but I might have missed them.<issue_comment>username_1: In this manga they want to make people understand that love overcomes all. Especially love of the sort they have. Also, she had given him an Alice Stone in which magic (which also indicates memories of that person). If I'm not mistaken, she touches this stone when they meet and regains her memories. But why she would remember Natsume's name could also be explained with the amount of strong memories. Strong memories (love overcomes all) tend to be more often remembered. I think you've got your answer right there. :) This is not explained in the manga, it is only my own reflections.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Mikan seems to remember Natsume because of the alice stone . (Chapter About Creating Alice Stone) , When Natsume give the Alice stone to Mikan , it was nullify and each fragments came back to her . (sorry for my bad english) one of those fragments was About the One she loves . At first it was fuzzy to clear those memories that step by step occuring into her mind when Natsume give that alice stone everything becomes clear .
>
> " Natsume pulls out the bag containing her tiny Alice stone, the first one she gave to Natsume when they were 12-years-old. Natsume hopes that by returning the Alice stone to Mikan, its proper owner, she will regain her memories, especially him. He gives it to her, and when she takes it, it is suddenly absorbed into the palm of her hand, which means that she has regained some of her Alice"(<http://gakuenalice.wikia.com/wiki/Gakuen_Alice_Chapter_179>)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/16 | 1,325 | 5,205 | <issue_start>username_0: I have often wondered, what are the differences between anime and manga? Furthermore, what are the differences between these two and what would be called "cartoons" to the rest of us?
Is this purely down to where in the world it's made or other cultural differences, or is there more to it?<issue_comment>username_1: The following is mostly copied from [my answer on Scifi](https://scifi.stackexchange.com/a/39286/12014) to a very similar question.
Anime and Manga are two different storytelling media. They both originate in Japan, and are closely related, but are ultimately two different things. The confusion between the two arises mostly because it's often the case that the same story will have both an anime and a manga version. The terminology will vary a little bit depending on whether the person you talk to is a Japanese person or a westerner; I'll try to point out where this happens.
---
**Anime** (アニメ, a shortened form of アニメーション, which is literally "animation" when written as a loanword in Japanese) are Japanese animated cartoon videos. These air on television or are released to home video. Producing an anime is a large undertaking, and requires the work of an animation studio with a large number of people.
There is some debate as to whether non-Japanese cartoons qualify as anime. A Japanese person would say that any cartoons at all can be included as anime, including western series like Avatar: The Last Airbender or Spongebob Squarepants. The word "*anime*" in Japanese is almost exactly equivalent to "cartoon" in English. Most people outside Japan use the term solely to refer to Japanese-origin series, or at least those which are inspired significantly by Japanese anime (so Avatar might count, but Spongebob certainly wouldn't).
An image from the *Saint Seiya* anime
---
**Manga** (漫画, which could be literally read as "whimsical drawings") are Japanese comics. Unlike anime, they're typically black and white. Manga are often used as the basis for anime, but not every anime is from a manga and most manga are never made into anime. Manga usually only require a small number of people to produce, at minimum a mangaka (who is the author, illustrator, and all other major roles) and an editor. Unlike western comic books, most manga are read right-to-left.
As with anime, Japanese fans wouldn't have much problem labeling comics from other countries as manga. In the English-speaking world, it's more complicated. OEL Manga (Original English Language Manga) is now a standard term for comics like Megatokyo which are inspired by manga but produced in English-speaking countries. There's also manhwa (Korean origin comics) and manhua (Chinese origin comics), both of which heavily borrow from manga. Japanese people would usually label all of these as Manga, but English-speakers will usually make the distinction.
A couple of panels from the *Saint Seiya* manga
---
As for what differentiates anime from cartoons, I'd suggest you look at [What differentiates anime from regular cartoons?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/69/what-differentiates-anime-from-regular-cartoons). There's no universal answer, and different people have different approaches for defining anime. Here's a summary of the answers there:
Some people (I suspect most) choose to define anime as just "cartoons originating in Japan" in which case there's no fundamental difference between anime and cartoons. The only differences are in terms of what are more common tropes, plot points, etc. Anime does often tend to be somewhat more mature than western cartoons, if only because there is a significant fraction that is produced for consumption by adults (whereas the vast majority of western animation is not primarily marketed to adults).
However, there are also stylistic differences between most western cartoons and most Japanese anime, and some people like to include non-Japanese works which are strongly inspired by Japanese art styles and storytelling, e.g. the *Avatar* series. This is a trickier business since it becomes very subjective as to what exactly qualifies as anime, so most professional anime organizations (e.g. [Anime News Network](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/)) stick to the first definition and prefer to call these works "anime-inspired" or some other similar terms.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Anime, is the Japanese word for "Animation"
Manga, is the Japanese word for "comic" although, people call them "graphic novels" all of a sudden
Though, most people, like myself, refer to "anime" and "manga" as "Japanese animation" and "Japanese comic", which, that is not what it means unless you added the Japanese word for "Japanese" in front of it... which would be highly confusing.... so anime and manga ;D
and also, the words "anime" and "manga" are both singular and plural. just for your future reference ^^
You can tell a manga apart from a comic because, the begining is at we consider the end. They read just so, "right-to-left"
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/16 | 452 | 1,681 | <issue_start>username_0: Where did this trope originate from and why sneezing? It must be something only in Asian culture because I have never seen this in any US television shows. And yet sneezing when being talked about occurs in both anime and dramas.<issue_comment>username_1: This is something that got featured in the Book of songs, this was a poem book out of ancient china (1000BC) and still is occasionally found in Anime/Manga now a days
>
> In certain parts of Eastern Asia, particularly in Japanese culture and Vietnamese culture, a sneeze without an obvious cause was generally perceived as a sign that someone was talking about the sneezer at that very moment - a belief that is still depicted in present-day manga and anime. In China, Vietnam and Japan, for instance, there is a superstition that if talking behind someone's back causes the person being talked about to sneeze; as such, the sneezer can tell if something good is being said (one sneeze), something bad is being said (two sneezes in a row), or if this is a sign that they are about to catch a cold (multiple sneezes). [source](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneeze)
>
>
>
Small side note to *"It must be something only in Asian culture because I have never seen this in any US television shows"*. Although not used as often in movies/series nowadays, they still feature this trope once in a while and is mainly used in a comedic sense. A sample would be *Scrubs* and *NCIS* where it got featured a few times.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In Homers Odyssey Telemachus sneezes when his mother speaks about him or what he is doing. So there is western precedent.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/16 | 1,316 | 4,604 | <issue_start>username_0: I have seen the anime series and I just discovered that there is a manga.
It seems to be publishing at this moment, and I could not determine where the manga fits in.
WIthout spoiling the actual manga story, can someone elaborate if this is a different story or not?<issue_comment>username_1: As reviewed [here](http://seventhstyle.com/2012/10/05/shinsekai-yori-manga-mocks-the-anime/), the manga seems to be a "Mockery of the anime". The manga loses to the serious atmosphere presented in the anime and the novel.
>
> Whilst the anime series is handling it with a proper heavy mood, the
> yuri inclined manga is making a joke of it – Shinsekai Yori is
> portraying the disappearance of one of its side-characters as a
> whimsical gag.
>
>
> For those unfamiliar with this series’ origin, Shinsekai Yori begins
> as a standard novel – the novel is a respected work, with quite a
> thought-provoking premise and tale. Based on the novel, Japan’s
> largest publishing firm, Kodansha, decided to create an exploitive
> pocket stuffer of a manga under the same name, which simply features
> excess and brazen yuri antics. It’s essentially a mockery of the
> original novel, and the anime is, thankfully, based on that novel –
> not the manga series, which as one can see below, isn’t even taking
> itself too seriously.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: SeventhStyle's review (quoted in [username_1's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/6363/1908)) touches on the major issue with the *Shinsekai Yori* manga. The manga has brazenly explicit visuals, unsurprisingly almost entirely of Maria and Saki3 engaging in lesbian antics.1 Sure, (homo)sexuality was a major theme of the novel, but the manga really is just in bad taste, going out of its way to have Maria and Saki fornicate whenever they get a free moment. It's pretty clear that the manga isn't targeted at the same mature demographic as the novel was.2
In any case, the plot of the manga isn't identical to the novel plot, though it is similar. For example, just from volume 1 of the manga, we have the following major differences:
>
> When the gang is on the excursion trip at the beginning, they don't find the false minoshiro; when the queerats attack later on, Rijin isn't there to help them; and they don't get split up or taken captive during the queerat attack, and hence all five of them are present when they meet Squealer. Also, there are 3 random sex scenes featuring Maria and Saki.
>
>
>
Summary: if you like lesbian antics, read the manga. If not, feel free to skip it. The novel and anime are pretty much objectively superior.
---
Notes
=====
1 Why them and not, say, Satoru and Shun, or Shun and Saki? Well, who do you think is reading this? (Answer: teenage boys, for the most part)
2 The *Shinsekai Yori* novel was a proper novel, targeted at people with excellent reading knowledge of the Japanese language. The manga, on the other hand, is replete with furigana (phonetic reading aids), which are used primarily in works targeted at people who have not yet mastered reading Japanese, i.e. school-age children.
3 See spoiler below:
>
> And also Reiko when she's still around.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I think that the manga does have its own set pros and cons, as does the anime.
The one thing I think the manga does better than the anime is Saki's and Satoru's relationship. They actually showed how Satoru feels about her while in the anime they just
>
> end up together at the end.
>
>
>
That leads into another thing I think they did better in the anime and that was showing other character's perspectives besides just Saki's. They make Maria look like a terrible person in the beginning, but over time you generally grow to like her because you see the world from her perspective. They also show more of Reiko who nobody seemed to care about at all in the anime. I mean yeah they forgot about her, but Saki and Satoru managed to remember everyone else they knew who died. A major downfall for me though was the fact that
>
> Shun, Maria, and Mamoru's deaths
>
>
>
seemed way less serious and they actually made fun of them later on.
Other than that, they did explain the ecchi moments as something the characters do as a greeting rather than when they're just under stress like in the anime. Still, it will turn a lot of people off even though the anime did that too with just a couple of homosexual scenes.
Bottom line, if you are homophobic, don't watch or read either of them.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/17 | 1,188 | 4,677 | <issue_start>username_0: How did the characters gain their power to perform alchemy in FMA:Brotherhood? Is it genetic, or is it something that can be learned? After all, not everyone in the series can use alchemy.<issue_comment>username_1: Alchemy is just like most skills; the process of learning it is arduous, and some people will naturally be better than others.
From a young age, Edward and <NAME> were exposed to alchemy, especially as their father had been a brilliant alchemist and left a gargantuan collection of books behind for the kids to read. This, however, was in addition to their already curious minds and their—especially Ed's—prodigal level of skill.
Following this, Edward (and later Alphonse, upon recovering lost memories) witnessed the realm beyond the Gate of Truth, wherein he absorbed a large amount of further knowledge about alchemy. He also underwent training from one of the most intelligent, brutal, and experienced trainers known to the universe: <NAME>.
Basically, Ed and Al were able to receive knowledge, training, experience, and an exposure to the infinite reaches of alchemy, prior to the main storyline.
And you can contrast this further with the "normal" alchemists (that is, those who don't work for the military); the fact that we only hear of a couple who do not work for the military is a testament to how unsuccessful people have been at achieving a high level of skill with it. Keep in mind that alchemy involves the makeup of the entire world; from rock to air to water to human flesh, everything is composed differently, and specializing in more than one of these is a challenge at best. (Think of someone like Mustang who knows the basics of alchemy as well as flame alchemy, or Shou Tucker, who specialized in biochemical alchemy.)
In some very rare cases, alchemy can be inbred. In the case of the Dwarf in the Flask, he [was more-or-less created from alchemical knowledge](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/5186/274), and thus understood it very well.
*But none of this means that alchemy is limited to only certain people.* As I paraphrased above, some people are naturally more talented at some things: Some are better at creative tasks, some better at math, history, and so on. In the universe of *Fullmetal Alchemist*, alchemy is just another one of these skills that requires thousands of hours of work to fine-tune.
In the 2003 anime (outside of *Brotherhood*), the silver pocket watch given to State Alchemists can [amplify their power](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/207/274); however, a knowledge of alchemy is required to use it (and of course, to become a State Alchemist).
So, *how do characters learn alchemy*? They learn it through hard work, perseverance, experience (rough or otherwise), and never giving up (and a little bit of luck never hurts). As you might notice, these are all the traits that a typical *shounen* hero (such as Ed) possesses.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In the original series, it's explained that everyone is born with a smaller Gate, connected to the Main Gate, which is then used to access the energy supplied from our world required to perform alchemy. As the person gets older, the connection gets weaker, which is why Dante uses a baby when she wants to call the Gate.
In *Brotherhood*, everyone is born with the ability to use alchemy; however, how it was taught to the populace is different.
* In Amestris, it's said a man came from the East to teach the people how to use the energy from tectonic shifts and manipulation of matter toward scientifically practical ends. However, the method was flawed and because that man was Father/Dwarf it allowed him the ability to shut down everyone's ability to use alchemy.
* In Xing, it's said that a doctor came from the West to teach the people about alkahestry which focused on using the energy in the Earth called the Dragon's Pulse; the Doctor was <NAME>.
A Gate, however is created within those who have preformed Human Transmutation, as Father/Dwarf required a number of Gates in order to achieve his plan to become God and the only people who could do this was those who had at one stage performed Human Transmutation.
The actual ability to perform alchemy seems to be something that can be exchanged at least to God as at the end of *Brotherhood*, Ed gives up his ability to perform alchemy to God, in order to bring Al back to life. God gladly accepts this as a fair price, and congratulates Ed for being the first person to figure out what Equivalent Exchange is.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/17 | 529 | 1,979 | <issue_start>username_0: Meowth can speak like a human, but can other Pokemon also be taught to speak?<issue_comment>username_1: Pokemon can be taught the human language as stated on [Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Talking_Pok%C3%A9mon)
>
> **All Pokemon in the Pokemon anime, with no exceptions, can understand human speech**. Moreover, judging, for instance, from Larvitar in Hatch Me If You Can, they are able to do this immediately after hatching, without having to learn.
>
>
> The anime generally does not focus on language problems, so as a result, there is some confusion about Pokémon language and the Ability of Pokémon to understand humans. Although it is obvious that all Pokémon can understand each other, Meowth in the episode Go West Young Meowth once mentions Meowth language, and Jessie in Who's Flying Now? mentions Chimecho language, so it is not clear whether there is a common Pokémon language, or every species has its own.
>
>
> As far as human language is concerned, Meowth in the same episode was shown learning pronunciation, not the language itself, what implies that all Pokémon have innate knowledge of human language, **so they can understand human speech, and only have to learn how to pronounce its sounds, or be able to establish telepathic contacts to speak.** Despite this, Misty in Whichever Way the Wind Blows once asked Meowth to translate her words to other Pokémon, and **May taught her Bulbasaur the meaning of the word town in Grass Hysteria**. Therefore, this ability of Pokémon is not well-defined in anime canon.
>
>
>
Beside mewtwo and meowth there are several other pokemon that can also speak. They are also listed on the link provided
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Many Pokemon can talk via telepathy, notably Mewtwo, and (I think) Lapras.
I only recall Meowth being able to vocalize human speech, though. Other Pokemon may be able to be taught individual words.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/17 | 797 | 3,362 | <issue_start>username_0: In most anime, most of the time, the characters wear the same clothes. Why is that?
I'm sure they are easier to draw but are there any other reasons?<issue_comment>username_1: You could justify it by utility, like warriors not being comfortable with wearing other things in combat/not being able to store their weapons/supplies as efficiently and such.
Or by making it a sort of uniform. Literal, or like making a self-conscious character who knows they're forgettable, so they wear the same thing everyday to avoid being not recognized. Or to draw attention. Or something.
Or in the case of ghosts, it may be the outfit that they died in. Or shapeshifters - having a limited understanding of society, so they see nothing wrong with wearing the same stuff.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I believe that is to keep familiarity with the character throughout the series. Plus when they do add a change no matter how small it's usually very noticeable giving them a significant definition without actually changing the overall appearance.
As @eric mentioned it's not unique to anime. One of the things to consider is most of the anime and cartoon's originate from sketches and that makes it relatively difficult to iterate with significant changes.
Also, it saves time and money with editing and reconstruction while developing it into moving picture.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: One factor is character familiarization.
Another is that the artist can use the same "template" for his/her creations.
Another is that it will be more economical to produce toys and other merchandise.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: There's many reasons -
1. Many manga artists draw all their characters with a standard male or standard female face. The only way then to distinguish their characters is by hair style and clothing, if they wear a recognizable outfit.
2. Branding - as other people said, characters become more recognizable, like a brand when they always wear the same clothes.
3. Coming up with new outfits is hard. Manga artists have really strict deadlines, so it's important for them to save time when they can, and designing new outfits that aren't terrible take time.
4. For those manga that have the same clothes all the time, their intended audience isn't really interested in fashion, and fashion isn't really a focus of the manga, and so it's not really worth it to invest time/effort in coming up with new outfits anyways.
I actually think more economical merchandising is not a motivating factor. For every outfit you come up with you can sell another toy to the same group of people who bought the last toy (Look at Card Captor Sakura, with lots of merchandise of her many outfits).
Shoujo manga publishers are much more likely to pressure artists into drawing new clothes regularly because they're more likely to have a storyline relating to fashion (like all those "become an idol" manga), and their intended audience is more likely to be interested in fashion (why else would they be reading a manga where that's a focus?) For example, I know for a fact though the manga author for Skip Beat! was not particularly interested in fashion, she was pressured to come up with new trendy outfits for her characters since she was, after all, writing a manga about movie stars.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/18 | 834 | 3,515 | <issue_start>username_0: All 7 of the deadly sins were once a team before. It seems Gowther is able to identify everyone on the team, so why isn't anyone able to identify Gowther?
An additional question is why didn't Gowther reveal himself to the group sooner? I don't see why he would hide his presence from his closest allies.<issue_comment>username_1: You could justify it by utility, like warriors not being comfortable with wearing other things in combat/not being able to store their weapons/supplies as efficiently and such.
Or by making it a sort of uniform. Literal, or like making a self-conscious character who knows they're forgettable, so they wear the same thing everyday to avoid being not recognized. Or to draw attention. Or something.
Or in the case of ghosts, it may be the outfit that they died in. Or shapeshifters - having a limited understanding of society, so they see nothing wrong with wearing the same stuff.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I believe that is to keep familiarity with the character throughout the series. Plus when they do add a change no matter how small it's usually very noticeable giving them a significant definition without actually changing the overall appearance.
As @eric mentioned it's not unique to anime. One of the things to consider is most of the anime and cartoon's originate from sketches and that makes it relatively difficult to iterate with significant changes.
Also, it saves time and money with editing and reconstruction while developing it into moving picture.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: One factor is character familiarization.
Another is that the artist can use the same "template" for his/her creations.
Another is that it will be more economical to produce toys and other merchandise.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: There's many reasons -
1. Many manga artists draw all their characters with a standard male or standard female face. The only way then to distinguish their characters is by hair style and clothing, if they wear a recognizable outfit.
2. Branding - as other people said, characters become more recognizable, like a brand when they always wear the same clothes.
3. Coming up with new outfits is hard. Manga artists have really strict deadlines, so it's important for them to save time when they can, and designing new outfits that aren't terrible take time.
4. For those manga that have the same clothes all the time, their intended audience isn't really interested in fashion, and fashion isn't really a focus of the manga, and so it's not really worth it to invest time/effort in coming up with new outfits anyways.
I actually think more economical merchandising is not a motivating factor. For every outfit you come up with you can sell another toy to the same group of people who bought the last toy (Look at Card Captor Sakura, with lots of merchandise of her many outfits).
Shoujo manga publishers are much more likely to pressure artists into drawing new clothes regularly because they're more likely to have a storyline relating to fashion (like all those "become an idol" manga), and their intended audience is more likely to be interested in fashion (why else would they be reading a manga where that's a focus?) For example, I know for a fact though the manga author for Skip Beat! was not particularly interested in fashion, she was pressured to come up with new trendy outfits for her characters since she was, after all, writing a manga about movie stars.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/18 | 614 | 2,109 | <issue_start>username_0: Unlike any other characters, only Sanji's poster are drawn.
In chapter 436, they ask the photographer, but there's no reply (or at least the answer didn't revealed after).
Did he really forget to take off the lens cap?
How could he forget to take off the lens cap, if he managed to get another picture of the rest Luffy's crew?<issue_comment>username_1: Because when the photographer took the picture, the lense was still covering the camera and it came out blurry, so they used a substitute, which was duval's picture.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: If I were to guess, I'd say that there were different photographers, and the one who was supposed to take Sanji's image made the mistake. Some bounty posters were taken during the raid on Enies Lobby (notice the posters of Sogeking, Robin and Franky).
But Sanji was not there to begin with (busy closing the Gates of Justice), Nami was shocking everyone with her Perfect Clima Tact who got closed to her and Chopper was temporarily paralyzed on the ship. Hence only Sanji, Chopper and Nami were left for the bounty photos, Nami's photo was then taken by a magazine reporter (who may or may not be at the party, but can't go to Sanji or Chopper with that excuse), Chopper's photo was definitely taken at the party (notice his expression), however Sanji was busy with keeping up with the food demands during the massive party (can't have a cook's image on the bounty poster).
As for how nothing is mentioned. I would say he was nervous and made an honest mistake.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Actually, according to the anime version in episode 389, the guy in the wanted poster is a real guy. The photographer thought Duval was Sanji.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/18 | 806 | 2,510 | <issue_start>username_0: What type of Devil Fruit did Fleet Admiral Sengoku eat? Zoan? Logia? Paramecia? Since it seems he can change his physical appearance, I assume he ate a Zoan fruit, but what type?
<issue_comment>username_1: According to the wiki page of [Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Hito_Hito_no_Mi,_Model%3a_Daibutsu), it is a *Mythical-Zoan* type Devil fruit.
>
> The Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu is a Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit that allows its user to transform into a Daibutsu (a giant Buddha statue) at will. "Hito" is Japanese for "human". The fruit's name was revealed in SBS Volume 60.[2] In the Viz Manga it is called the Human-Human Fruit Daibutsu Model. It was eaten by Sengoku, former Fleet Admiral of the Marines.
>
>
>
And the characteristics of such [Mythical Zoan](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Zoan#Mythical_Zoan) type fruits is explained here.
>
> Mythical Zoan (「動物系」幻獣種 Zōn-kei Genjūshu?) fruits are an exceptionally rare and immensely powerful type of Zoan Devil Fruit and is said to be even rarer than Logia Devil Fruits. Unlike the other types of Zoan Devil Fruits, this type of fruit may be the only one considered impressive, owing to its rarity and the unique powers it bestows upon the user. They allow users to transform into mythological creatures (which may have special abilities that are comparable to Paramecia and Logia Devil Fruits), the sorts of which could be regarded as the subject of legends and the like. Only two canonical have been shown so far, belonging to Whitebeard's 1st division commander, Marco "The Phoenix"[6] and Sengoku with his Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu, both of whom are considered extremely strong and immensely powerful individuals. One non-canonical is Pato with his Inu Inu no Mi, Model: Bake-danuki.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: yes, he is ate Zoan type fruit. As mentioned on [wiki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/SBS_Volume_60), Oda sensei answer it him self. It is Hito Hito no Mi, Model "Daibutsu". It's a Mythical Zoan-type just like Marco.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Sengoku ate the "Hito Hito no Mi, Model: Daibutsu", a rarer-than-Logia Mythical Zoan-class Devil Fruit which allows him to turn into a gigantic Daibutsu, which is probably the reason for his nickname. Nearby Marines claim that they have never seen him use this power before the war.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/18 | 1,779 | 5,836 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't read japanese, but I can distinguish katakana/hiragana./kanji
I've noticed that some mangas use a mixture of both. Does the usage of katakana in a primarily hiragana/kanji manga mean anything?<issue_comment>username_1: So firstly lets talk about difference between hiragana and katakana.
I found this on a question on a site.
>
> Katakana is mainly used for a loanword, species of animal or plant, the sound generated in the nature or by a machine and so on.
>
>
> -Loanword: コーヒー(coffee)、サラダ(salad)、パン(bread - derivative from Portuguese "paõ")
> -Species: イヌ(dog)、ネコ(cat)、コウテイペンギン(emperor penguin or "aptenodytes forsteri")
> -Sounds: ワンワン(bowwow)、ブーン(zoom)、チョキチョキ(snip-snap)
>
>
> For other cases the mixture of kanji and hiragana is generally used.
> Using hiragana without kanji is all right, however, the mixed text is
> easier to understand if you gradually learn kanji.
>
>
> -私は車で買い物に行きました。
> -わたしはくるまでかいものにいきました。 (I went shopping by car.)
>
>
> In some cases a car is written 「クルマ」 in katakana. In this case a
> writer may have a kind of love to the object as much as they have to a
> pet animal. It is an extraordinary expression.
>
>
> -私の家族(かぞく)はパパ、 ママ、 おねえさん、 イヌのトム、 このクルマ、 そして、 私です。 (My family members are Dad, Mom, Sister, Tom-a dog, this car, and me.)
>
>
>
Hiragana is used for all kinds of japanese words.
[This](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/362/what-are-the-differences-characteristics-between-katakana-kanji-and-hiragana) also gives a nice explanation on the difference between them.
You can also refer to the [Japanese writing system](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_writing_system)
The main reason of why they use katakana could be that the names/words they use in the manga are non-Japanese.
Then it could be a personal decision of the mangaka himself/herself!!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Katakana is used typically for non Japanese words. Common examples include non Japanese names as well as words taken from other languages and pronounced with the Japanese syllables.
Regular Japanese names like Matsumoto will be spelled with Kanji, but when you have a foreign name like Emily, that is spelled with Katakana.
The exception to this is that Japanese first or forenames in manga may be spelled with Katakana. This doesn't happen in real life though. Various celebrities may have their names published in Katakana through out different forms of media, such as magazines, websites, etc. However, their real (non Western) name written in their birth certificate will not contain Katakana.
Sometimes, words can have both an English and Japanese version. For example, the world apple in Japanese is Ringo spelled in Hiragana. However, it is also common for Japanese people to say Apporu (sounds like the actual English word) and this is would be written in Katakana.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: These [two](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/1931) [answer](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/a/1932) covers the topic very well:
>
> 1. To describe (what feels like) Western origin words
> 2. To describe onomatopoeia (e.g. sounds effects)
> 3. To describe the fact that it is normally written in kanji, but that it is written without it because either the writer wants to write faster, has no access to the kanji form (as in the case where the writer is given the name in a romanized transcription or the writer just heard the name), forgot the kanji form, or does not want to bother to write in kanji for any other reason.
> 4. To give visual and/or *very* slight semantic emphasis. Almost like using **bold** or *italics* in English.
>
>
>
Most commonly katakana seen to be used for the #4. Much like how we can write in lowercase and UPPERCASE to give emphasis. Because it's sometimes difficult to feel the atmosphere when reading such emphasis is generally used in the words.
What most people don't immediate pick up is that much like reason #1, you can use katakana to emphasize foreign-sounding of a particular character speech. It's hard to transcribe a foreign accent (including some but not all verbal tics) in Japanese, but using katakana can get this idea across to the user. It's like if I were to talk to you normally, I would perhaps use a combination of hiragana and kanji, but if I were to talk to you and sound foreign, perhaps `LIKE A ROBOT`, I would used katakana. This so-called "technique" is used commonly in visual and written novels in Japan, not just for foreign sounding words, but also to emphasize the foreign-ness of a particular person's dialogue.
Hiragana can also be used in a similar fashion. Hiragana is typically the first reading/writing language a kid learns as they start reading in Japan. This is sometimes used to indicated the simpleness or naivety of a character, in general or at a specific moment. In the Yotsuba& manga, the titular character Yotsuba's dialogue is written in hiragana without any kanji, emphasizing her simpler, childlike manner. She also has a slightly different sized and styled typeface to emphasize her intensity and energy as a kid. In addition much of these quirks like her pun-filled nuances are [lost in subsequent localizations](http://manga.about.com/b/2009/09/17/yen-press-explains-danbo-vs-cardbo-and-other-yotsuba-manga-mysteries.htm)
Those are the most basic nuances to look for when reading manga. If you're interested in learning more about the language and manga I recommend checking out the book *[Japanese the Manga Way: An Illustrated Guide to Grammar and Structure](http://books.google.com/books/about/Japanese_the_Manga_Way.html?id=xaXukH72bl4C)* by <NAME>.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/18 | 2,027 | 7,163 | <issue_start>username_0: In the manga [Aku no Hana (Flowers of Evil)](http://myanimelist.net/anime/16201/Aku_no_Hana), a lot of the main characters read the book [*Les Fleurs du Mal* by Baudelaire](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Fleurs_du_mal). But what is written in there that affects Takao and Nakamura to the point where they wish to commit suicide so badly?
How did the text of that book impact the characters in the series the way it did?
<issue_comment>username_1: First, check out this [link](http://fleursdumal.org/poem/197). It contains an original poem (Death of lovers) of Death in Les Fleurs du Mal by Baudelaire as well as various interpretations in English.
From what I can gather, it seems like achieving death is some sort of bittersweet enlightenment.
In the following [link](http://stuartfernie.org/fleurs.htm), you can scroll down to La mort des artises (Death of artists) where they have an English analysis on the poem. TLDR: Life is pointless, might as well die in order to seek the pleasurable afterlife.
It seems like a reoccurring theme in this book is the negativity in life. Thus death is actually something to desire. Life is full of pain to begin with, and if we die anyways, then all the happiness means nothing. Either we enter the afterlife and achieve true happiness, or the afterlife doesn't even exist making our everything in life meaningless.
Takao and Nakamura probably became deeply indulged with these themes because they were both persons that have been alone their entire lives. Interestingly, after the failed attempt of suicide, Takao's life appeared meaningless for the longest time (until he met Tokiwa). Tokiwa brought up the book again (Les Fleurs du Mal) and this is what changed Takao's life around.
*People may interpret differently when reading a book the second time around.*
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I bought an English adaption of Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil, and hopefully I can answer your question.
>
> Because they share the same title, I will refer to Baudelaire's work as "The Flowers of Evil" and the anime/manga as "Aku no Hana".
>
>
>
Prepare for some reading:
---
Similarities between the Aku no Hana's Story & Baudelaire's poems
-----------------------------------------------------------------
**Muses:**
Both Baudelaire and Kasuga have an obsession with a female "muse", In Kasuga 's case - Saeki.
Baudelaire has several poems with Muse in the title that refer to her grace and perfectness in a world full of woe (for him at least). In many of his other poems, his muse is mentioned through other features of the world - like "the brilliant sun".
He *idolizes* this woman, wanting her to remain untouched by the evil of the world - that she finds her happiness, of course not with himself - he isn't worthy.
We see this in Aku no Hana repeatedly, when Kasuga refuses to believe Saeki can be happy with him as her boyfriend, the fact that he steals her gym clothes, when he
**explicitly calls her *his muse*.**
---
**Hating the world, but wanting to love it:**
Both Kasuga and Baudelaire experience the world in a despairing light, generally the blame is placed on themselves for not being able to see the wonder in the world.
*Extract from The Evil Monk:*
>
> My soul is a tomb where - bad monk that I be -
>
>
> I dwell and search its depths from all eternity,
>
>
> And nought bedecks the walls of the odious spot.
>
>
>
For the majority of the story, Kasuga is coaxed by Nakamura to do perverse deeds - Kasuga generally resists, wanting to be a normal citizen and enjoy his life if he can.
---
**Acceptance that they cannot enjoy the world:**
As time grows on in Aku No Hana, Kasuga more readily accepts his depravity and falls to Nakamura's ideas quickly, as they slowly become the only excitement that exists in his life.
Baudelaire also accepts that he will never enjoy the world as other people do.
---
**The allure of evil & the evil Beauty**
Baudelaire has a second female figure in several of his poems - perhaps it is a concept of beauty itself or someone particular in his life. This figure is of immense beauty, but revels in despair. In the poem "All Entire", the Devil himself comes to the poet's side to complain about this figure's alluring evil.
If Saeki is the muse, this figure is certainly Nakamura in the anime. Kasuga slowly falls into complex feelings for her, knowing she is a bad influence, but clinging to the enjoyment that life provides.
The show depicts Nakamura in a constant evil light. The only time we gain an insight into her true self is a glimpse of her diary, where it is written about her joy of finding a pervert equal to herself. In a way, Aku no Hana is actually about Nakamura's unveiling rather than Kagura's fall into despair.
*Extract from Hymn to Beauty:*
>
> From God or Satan? Angel, Mermaid or Proserpine?
>
>
> What matter if though makest-Blithe voluptuous sprite-
>
>
> With rhythms, perfumes, visions- O mine only queen!-
>
>
> The universe less hideous and the hours less trite
>
>
>
The final lines show a little bit of the relief Baudlaire recieves from embracing this Beauty's evil. We see this in Kasuga's actions too when he gradually starts to enjoy the despair and Nakamura's wiles.
---
**Additional Notes**
--------------------
As a side note, we can see Kasuga's conflict of loyalty to Saeki or Nakamura to be a reflection of his internal conflict to either conform or reject society. Saeki selflessly forgives him repeatedly, willing to accept him. Nakamura, on the other hand is full of angst and rejection.
A good few themes are in Flowers of Evil that don't appear in Aku no Hana. Baudelaire makes repeated use of seas, waves and water in his poems is one that springs to mind
As mentioned in @username_1's answer, there is indeed a few poems mentioning death, Baudelaire seems to alternate these poems between the theme of erotisism of the darkness in death and treating Death as a proof to his meaningless existence - that it is all for naught once you are dead.
He also often sees the world through lenses of death, in which he describes beautiful surroundings, but through images of decay, loss and ruin.
---
So? Get to the point already!
=============================
All of these strong parallels strongly indicate that Kasuga's personality is quite like Baudelaire's, and as of such he was taken by the work. We all know it's easy to get obsessed by things you enjoy (look at all these anime questions I've answered :v) and Kasuga probably became obsessed with the book as a result of this similarity of minds.
Add in his situational circumstances - his fascination with Saeki, his seduction into darkness by Nakamura and you can see how a work would be influential on his life.
---
Although, Kagura does mention at one stage (on the mountainside I believe) that he enjoyed reading Baudelaire's works to feel more intelligent than the others in his class, despite not understanding them. So you can make a judgement call on that too.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/18 | 633 | 2,103 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime Detective Academy Q/Tantei Gakuen Q, at one point we learn that there is a snitch in DDS spying for Pluto/Meiosei.
At first we are led to believe that it is Hongou Sensei, but later Hongou is loyal to DDS when they go to the cruise ship so he probably wasn't the spy.
Katagiri Sensei had been briefly kidnapped and impersonated in the events leading up to the finale, but IIRC she is not being impersonated for very long, ruling her impersonator out as the snitch.
Ryu hates Pluto so can't be the snitch. Unless Pluto had bugged him (there is no confirmation of this in the anime)
So who was the snitch/spy? I'm talking about the period between when Hongou Sensei came in to before Dan was kidnapped.<issue_comment>username_1: The so-called mole is the subject of much debate between the manga and anime canons...
In the manga,
>
> The secretary, <NAME>... or rather the Pluto/Meiousei agent masquerading as her. The real Shino had was kidnapped before <NAME>. Luckily they find and rescue her. It's assume that she was kidnapped later on.
>
>
>
Additionally:
>
> Ryu was originally sent by Pluto/Meiousei as a spy/envoy (due to his status as the their of the organization) inside DDS, particularly to keep an eye on <NAME>, but he later defects from Pluto/Meiousei.
>
>
>
In the anime,
>
> Sir Anubis is the one that initiated the kidnapping of <NAME>. He apparently hat Ryu under surveillance, after tries to leave Pluto/Meiousei, tries to use Dan-sensei as a bargaining chip to get Ryu to return.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: In the anime, there is a scene where Katagari tells Dan about the arrival of Hongou. This is the episode where Hongou is first introduced. In the same above scene, Katagari mentions that even <NAME> had come back from vacation and joined the DDS to resume his teaching and that the team of teachers is complete. <NAME> is introduced in the beginning episodes. He is a forensic expert. It can be that he was the one who was kidnapped and replaced.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/18 | 1,115 | 4,031 | <issue_start>username_0: We already know that Madara had fought Hashirama at the Valley of the End, and got some of his power.
How did we get from that to the fact that he has his face on his shoulder? Is this Orochimaru/Kabuto's doing? Or is that a natural thing that somehow occurred?<issue_comment>username_1: Orochimaru helped Madara get that face as well as develop the Rinnegan. This is partially why Madara activated the Rinnegan so late in his life; Orochimaru was the brain in the operation. As you can see, Orochimaru knew a lot of secrets, including Danzou's condition and Tobi's true identity.
There are small hints as the manga progresses all leading up to this point. Madara doesn't explicitly state it (in the below picture), but we know it is Orochimaru based on his research, Kishimoto's hints throughout the manga, and the fact Madara never met Kabuto before this war.
The underling is Obito and the acquaintance is Orochimaru (Ch. 657).
UPDATE: Here is the proof that Madara didn't know Kabuto. In the last 2 panels of the above pic, it is pretty much implied that Madara met a person (while he was alive) that showed him how to use his current technique. That person can only be Orochimaru.
<http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kw3h3qH3iMg/TqlOW7PBdKI/AAAAAAAAGQM/jfPgdY5Do1w/008.jpg?imgmax=2000>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: 
Here he meant,
1. An acquaintance of an underling of mine
* Kabuto (acquaintance of underling, Tobi)
2. Others who mulled over similar idea
* Orochimaru (experimented over Danzou)
Kabuto was the one who resurrected Madara. He could have managed to fuse and modify Madara's body as per his will and wish (just a theory). And Madara didn't die having username_3's face on his chest, which means this power was gained only after he was revived.
Kabuto while fighting with Itachi and Sasuke did indeed show his skills of fusing different persons' cells in himself. That makes us believe that he might have played around with Madara's corpse before he summoned him.
But the phrase `I learnt` said by Madara makes us think that, may be the Kabuto's craft work was imperfect and something that Madara composed later during the battle.
But all the above statements are just theories and vaguely supported by evidence. Kishi is one tricky guy :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I would assume it could be Orochimaru, because these experiments were definitely done while Madara was still alive. Madara was kept alive up til old age because the Gedo Mazou was supporting him, and at that time his Rinnegan was already implanted in Nagato, so that must mean he had the Senju cells before his death in order to get those eyes. Orochimaru is alive at the time that Obito was saved by Madara, and this was around the time he began to conduct his expirements. I wouldn't say he saved Madara during his fight with username_3 but he definitely fits the part where Madara said he was taught that by an acquaintance of an underling; Orochimaru was a part of Akatsuki and obviously acquainted with Obito, and I'm pretty sure Orochimaru would keep all his intel on the low from everyone, being alive before Madaras death I bet he wouldn't tell obito that much of his past expirements
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The underling is Obito and the acquaintance is kabuto, the two were working together during the fourth shinobi war, when Kabuto ressurected madara he told him that he had brought him back better than his glory days, in other words, during his fight with hashirama in which he took hashirama's flesh and implanted it into himself, but he didn't obtain the power until he was at a very old age, what Kabuto did was take the power the madara got from hashirama's cells in his old age and implant them into a younger version of madara, making Kabuto the one responsible for the current madara having hashirama's power
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/19 | 1,194 | 4,291 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm not sure if I have missed anything in the past, but Madara seems unphased by every attack.
Sasuke stabs a sword through his arm, but this isn't a problem.
All the tailed beasts stomp on Madara with their tails, and Madara doesn't even evade. Instead, he tanks the attack like it is no big deal.
What's going on here? Hashirama's senjutsu should only do so much, but it seems like Madara is simply invulnerable, aside from a little bleeding. Why isn't Madara getting hurt at all?
Is this what we call a plot shield?<issue_comment>username_1: Orochimaru helped Madara get that face as well as develop the Rinnegan. This is partially why Madara activated the Rinnegan so late in his life; Orochimaru was the brain in the operation. As you can see, Orochimaru knew a lot of secrets, including Danzou's condition and Tobi's true identity.
There are small hints as the manga progresses all leading up to this point. Madara doesn't explicitly state it (in the below picture), but we know it is Orochimaru based on his research, Kishimoto's hints throughout the manga, and the fact Madara never met Kabuto before this war.
The underling is Obito and the acquaintance is Orochimaru (Ch. 657).
UPDATE: Here is the proof that Madara didn't know Kabuto. In the last 2 panels of the above pic, it is pretty much implied that Madara met a person (while he was alive) that showed him how to use his current technique. That person can only be Orochimaru.
<http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Kw3h3qH3iMg/TqlOW7PBdKI/AAAAAAAAGQM/jfPgdY5Do1w/008.jpg?imgmax=2000>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: 
Here he meant,
1. An acquaintance of an underling of mine
* Kabuto (acquaintance of underling, Tobi)
2. Others who mulled over similar idea
* Orochimaru (experimented over Danzou)
Kabuto was the one who resurrected Madara. He could have managed to fuse and modify Madara's body as per his will and wish (just a theory). And Madara didn't die having username_3's face on his chest, which means this power was gained only after he was revived.
Kabuto while fighting with Itachi and Sasuke did indeed show his skills of fusing different persons' cells in himself. That makes us believe that he might have played around with Madara's corpse before he summoned him.
But the phrase `I learnt` said by Madara makes us think that, may be the Kabuto's craft work was imperfect and something that Madara composed later during the battle.
But all the above statements are just theories and vaguely supported by evidence. Kishi is one tricky guy :)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I would assume it could be Orochimaru, because these experiments were definitely done while Madara was still alive. Madara was kept alive up til old age because the Gedo Mazou was supporting him, and at that time his Rinnegan was already implanted in Nagato, so that must mean he had the Senju cells before his death in order to get those eyes. Orochimaru is alive at the time that Obito was saved by Madara, and this was around the time he began to conduct his expirements. I wouldn't say he saved Madara during his fight with username_3 but he definitely fits the part where Madara said he was taught that by an acquaintance of an underling; Orochimaru was a part of Akatsuki and obviously acquainted with Obito, and I'm pretty sure Orochimaru would keep all his intel on the low from everyone, being alive before Madaras death I bet he wouldn't tell obito that much of his past expirements
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The underling is Obito and the acquaintance is kabuto, the two were working together during the fourth shinobi war, when Kabuto ressurected madara he told him that he had brought him back better than his glory days, in other words, during his fight with hashirama in which he took hashirama's flesh and implanted it into himself, but he didn't obtain the power until he was at a very old age, what Kabuto did was take the power the madara got from hashirama's cells in his old age and implant them into a younger version of madara, making Kabuto the one responsible for the current madara having hashirama's power
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/19 | 1,145 | 3,903 | <issue_start>username_0: Something I have always wondered, **why is most anime centered on fighting**? DragonBall Z, RWBY, Bleach just to name a few. I've seen some that aren't, but it seems to be few and far between. Is this something that just relates to the Japanese lifestyle?<issue_comment>username_1: Anime can be broken into three broad catagories - shounen, shoujo, and seinen. These translate into roughly young guys, young girls, and adults (as in not young people). Most of the "popular" shows are shounen, which contain a lot of action/fighting, simply because that demographic likes that kind of thing more.
As can be expected, there are also shoujo shows, which are mostly romance, drama, and romantic comedies. Seinen shows contain themes of psychology, mystery, and other stuff adults are interested in.
In the end, you can compare the anime genres to western movie genres, you have big block buster action flicks, aimed towards guys, you have chick flicks for the girls, and you have these thriller/mystery/philosophical stuff for the "sophisticated"
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_2: It's not that all anime is focused on fighting, but that your average American is ignorant enough to believe that living in japan makes you a Kung-Fu master out to save the world with your proud and honourable style.
Truth is, we are the brutes who are all about fighting, so those are the anime that are popular here. Whereas in Japan and other places, the more complex and less flashy anime are more popular.
Not that we don't all love some ass kicking, big explosion, breasts flying everywhere superhero action.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: From otaku's point of view.
If you know *Dragon Ball*, I think you can understand this answer easily.
First few parts of *Dragon Ball* is adventure manga instead of battle (fighting) manga.
It was running in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Jump has a voting system (by postcard) and the ranking is very very important.
If a manga can't get a good result, that manga should be discontinued soon.
In the first part, *Dragon Ball* is not popular.
Then the author tried to change the style.
For example, adding more gag, introducing more enemies.
Finally, he found that battle manga can get more vote and continued over ten years.
Other than *Dragon Ball*, many manga has these change.
For example:
* [YuYu Hakusho](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YuYu_Hakusho): detective manga to battle manga.
* [Magical Taluluto](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magical_Taluluto): *Doraemon*-style manga to battle manga.
* [Jungle King Tar-chan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_King_Tar-chan): gag manga to battle manga.
The story has the loop:
1. A new enemy is coming.
2. Protagonist loses.
3. Protagonist trains.
4. Finally, wins.
5. Go back to 1.
But recently the user of shonen has different interest.
They stop reading at step 2.
Then, recent shonen manga has a different story.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Note: *RWBY* is not an anime.
It's all based on the demographic you watch. You appear to watch most of the shonen anime, but that's understandable as most of this kind of anime is popular because people like this kind of things. If you don't think action suits you, I'll list a few from their demographics and you can go check them out.
* Kodomo: for young children (*Doraemon*, *Pokemon*, *Inazuma Eleven*)
* Shojo: for girls aged 8-18 (*Sailor Moon*, *Ouran Highschool Host Club*)
* Shounen: for boys aged 8-18 (*Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood*, *Attack on Titan*, *One Piece*)
* Seinen: for older men over 18 (*Tokyo Ghoul*, *One Punch Man*, *Parasyte*)
* Josei: for older women over 18. I don't have any picks apart from *Boku no Pico* and I seriously don't want you to watch that, so... nah...
* Emotional/Romance anime series that will make you cry: *Clannad*, *Clannad: After Story*, *Erased*, *Your Lie in April*
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/19 | 445 | 1,475 | <issue_start>username_0: Why isn't Orochimaru releasing the Edo Tensei seal of Hashirama?
Wouldn't that be helpful, as Madara would no longer be able to use his Senjutsu chakra?<issue_comment>username_1: Madara has obtained the cells of Hashirama and has them infused into his body, irrespective of what happens to Edo tensei hashirama it will not affect anything with respect to Madara because he has been revived using the [rinne tensei](http://de.narutopedia.eu/wiki/Ged%C5%8D%3a_Rinne_Tensei_no_Jutsu) technique of six paths.
In short madara has both powers of Senju and Uciha and on top of that he is completely by himself (unlike being under Kabuto's control briefly when he was revived).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: >
> Where is Orochimaru?
>
>
>
He is currently with the Kages helping them heal.
>
> Why isn't he releasing the seal on Hashirama?
>
>
>
When Orochimaru first used Edo Tensei on Hashirama, Tobirama, Sarutobi, and Minato, Hashirama was already not bound to Orochimaru's control. The two contributing factors to this is that Hashirama is very strong and that Zetsu bodies were made of Hashirama cells. Thus releasing the restraint would not matter anyways.
Needless to say, I am pretty sure Orochimaru already released the seal as the rest of the Edo Tensei Hokage's are able to fight against Obito freely. Since Orochimaru is supporting the Shinobi Alliance, there would be no reason for him to keep them restrained.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/19 | 501 | 1,694 | <issue_start>username_0: At the end of the last episode in Dragon Ball GT, before we see Goku Jr. fighting Vegeta Jr. at the martial arts tournament, we see Goku going for a ride with the dragon, bidding farewell to all of his friends and after he does so, the Dragon Balls merge with his body. Does this mean he becomes the dragon itself/gains its powers?<issue_comment>username_1: Goku did not become the dragon. Grandma Pan saw a glimpse of him watching the fight between Goku Jr. and Vegeta Jr.
When Pan tried to reach out him, he was gone.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: It was an intentionally vague ending. See [this](http://www.kanzenshuu.com/tidbits/dragon-ball-gt-ending-analysis/) for one fan analysis. At the bottom of that you will see a quote attributed to Goku's Japanese voice actor with her take on it:
>
> The scene where, after Goku finishes fighting, he rides on Shenlong, and says, “Shenlong’s back sure is warm…”. That’s because riding on Shenlong means that Goku’s going to leave this world, and go to the world of the gods…. I was glad that they didn’t write it plainly that he died, though…. I feel that Goku probably went to Shenlong’s place, and is training again.
>
>
>
So even the voice actors had no clear indication of what the ending truly meant.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: No. At Goku finishes fighting, he says, "Shenlong's back sure is warm..."
That means he was riding on Shenlong's back, not becoming Shenlong.
Also, in History of Goku Jr (this is going too far), Goku's ghost appears. He is not a dragon.
I suppose he went to train with the gods.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/20 | 840 | 2,942 | <issue_start>username_0: When in Edolas, the story reveals that there is an alternate version of every person there, with similar yet opposite characteristics. One of the main people I could never get a confirmation on being there was Makarov. At one point, a Edolas Fairy Tail guild member says that the Guildmaster is dead, but then later Natsu believes Makarov was the evil king in Edolas. Is it either of them, or is it something else?<issue_comment>username_1: Well, in the anime, when Makarov asks "How am I at Edolas?", Natsu remembers the evil king also asked the same question as Makarov asked something about "Guilds are fun", so Natsu believes he is the evil king. I think this is a little problematic thing on the story line. As
@Dimitri mx mentioned earlier, maybe he was dead in Edolas, or may be he has fallen to the evil side. Either way that part require some clarification from the author.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: In my point of view Makarov can't be Faust in Edolas I mean..
* They don't look alike at all
* The Fairy Tail in Edolas said the guildmaster died
* If he'd be he would be Jellal's father in Earthland as well but we know that he isn't (even though this would be quite interesting)
(Yeah this is answer is quite late I just wanted to bring this Jellal-father thing up xD)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: He is the king of Edolas but was banish as they both ask the same question is "Is Being in a guild fun?" As also Mystogan put the fairy tail symbol up as he notice the symbol and walks off as Edolas is the opposite of the person in Earth Land that why he looks so different As he is tall, And on the evil side as i heard the same voice in the dubbed as for Makarov his short and part of the ten saints WAYYYY opposite from Faust (opposite) As i think this is the Logical explanation of your question
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: **Faust has been confirmed to be Edo-Makarov by Mashima.** In the [wikia](http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Faust) it is stated that Faust is the Edolas version of Makarov.
>
> Faust (ファウスト Fausuto) is the former King of Edolas, banished and succeeded by his disowned son, Mystogan. He is the Edolas counterpart of Makar<NAME>ar.
>
>
>
They got this information from (the last paragraph of) the afterwords of Volume 29 by Mashima. Basically Mashima had to do cutoffs due to space or time limitations and had to remove <NAME> and <NAME>('s confirmation) from the manga. Though those scenes were still added to the anime, thus making them canon as they were originally planned by Mashima himself. Both Faust and Makarov even had the same voice actor.
[Screenshot van de anime should be added here, but I can't seem to find it.]
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2ddkp.jpg)
[Source](http://estella-may.tumblr.com/post/91526336040)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/20 | 289 | 1,116 | <issue_start>username_0: I've always wondered why he changed his gi to a blue top, white belt, and yellow pants. Is this perhaps due <NAME> never creating the actual DBGT series? If so, is there an substantial evidence?
<issue_comment>username_1: He wore this even during the last episodes of dragon ball z when he went off to train with Uub so think it just continued from there.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The new Gi was introduced at the end of DBZ to show that a lot of time had passed.
Then, not only was the Gi different but also significant events had taken place such as Gohan's marriage and Pan's birth.
Also almost everyone's outfit was changed. This was probably done to show that a long period of peace had prevailed and so the characters didn't need to wear their fighting clothes (or armor as in Vegeta's case) all the time.
When DBGT came along it maintained a similar style to these end episodes of DBZ to show continuity, with some changes which was the liberty of the studio/animators making it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/20 | 1,101 | 3,763 | <issue_start>username_0: Why there are many scenes in anime that take place on roofs, particularly the roof of schools?
School roof seem to be a popular place for students who want to be alone with no one else there. Sometimes they come in for lunch, or just relax there.
Angel Beats!, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Kampfer, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica
This is also on the roof, but it's hopital roof
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
They even use it for fighting scene
Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou
Sometimes there's even a garden on the roof of the school.
The World God Only Knows
Any reason why does this common occurrence?<issue_comment>username_1: There are many reasons for people to go to rooftops.
**One of those reasons would be Combat.**
>
> if the characters spend all their time in a crowded school or office
> building, the roof might be the only place that they feel like they have any room to maneuver for a fight. Bonus points if the building has some other reason to be up there, such as a rooftop garden, heliport, or basketball court. [source](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/RooftopConfrontation)
>
>
>
Usually the protagonist doesn't want to fight in a crowded place where people might get hurt ( there are some exceptions ). They usually move to a place where the least damage can be done to the surroundings Aka the rooftops.
**Another reason would be alone time**
>
> With the usual size of homes in Japan, sometimes the only option available to a character who desperately needs to be alone is to climb up and sit on the roof of their house. There they can look up at the night sky and contemplate their place in the universe in peace and quiet. [source](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SittingOnTheRoof)
>
>
>
In allot of story's the main protagonist lives in a crowded city and as described the only place to go would be The roof top
As for schools in japan there are many different layouts. Smaller schools with less place for club activity's might actually place clubs as the gardening club on the roof. Allowing the club to exist without taking to much space away for other clubs making the roof a more pleasant place to stay for students there for preferring them to eat lunch and hangout on the roof more often.
In other scenarios the school might not use the roof for anything and there will be no attention on the roof. There for making it the perfect place for socially awkward and or weird protagonists to eat there lunch without getting disturbed.
*I left my answer to these 2 specific as your pictures hint the most to these 2 scenarios. if you where to list all potential roof top scenarios this answer would become to broad/big*
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: >
> The standard Japanese high school design includes an accessible roof, which is seldom locked in any serious way. Access to the roof is almost always explicitly forbidden, but that doesn't seem to stop anyone. Students and faculty will often find their way up to the roof for private lunches, heart-to-hearts, romantic goings-on, secret supernatural battles, or suicide. It has a chain-link fence to keep people from jumping off, except of course for all the people that do.
> [Source](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SittingOnTheRoof)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/20 | 1,956 | 8,415 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that fan-translated scans and scanned official pages are illegal when a manga is released in English, but I was never sure what the rules were if the manga hasn't been released in English. What are the general rules about legality of fan-translations and translations in general for manga going from Japanese to English (or any other language that there are different/specific rules)?<issue_comment>username_1: This is a matter of international copyright law, and as such is fairly complicated and depends on where you live. However, for most of the developed world the laws are fairly standardized and so, if you're willing to paint with broad brush-strokes and ignore technical nuances, the laws are all pretty universal.
Most countries in the world are parties to trade agreements and copyright agreements. The most famous of these is the [Berne Convention](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_Convention_for_the_Protection_of_Literary_and_Artistic_Works), but there are many others. Without getting into too many technical details, what these agreements mean is that countries will respect each other's copyright and intellectual property to some degree. There are certain exemptions, such as fair use, but scanalations definitely don't fit any of these.
Japan is a partner to most countries in such agreements. That means that Japanese IP rights-holders can typically file suit against people infringing on their rights even in other countries. Alternatively, one could think about it that Japanese works also retain certain legal protections overseas, so that e.g. a U.S. manga scanalator would still be breaking the law. These laws are typically pretty broad and include a lot of different artistic media (e.g. anime) and other works which are under the protection of IP law. So, for all practical purposes, if you're distributing or obtaining copies of manga which are not officially licensed, you're probably breaking the law.
Licensing status doesn't have any legal bearing on the copyright status. Licensing is a separate issue of whether other companies may create and distribute the work (usually overseas). An unlicensed work is still probably protected under international law though. However, there are practical issues related to the cost of undergoing such legal proceedings and the fan backlash that make legal action unlikely, especially in the case of unlicensed series where the rights-holder typically has little to gain financially. This story can change drastically when more parties (e.g. sponsors) are involved.
Anime News Network has a good introductory sequence of [articles about legal aspects of anime](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2013-02-15/). Of course, there are practical differences between anime and manga. Specifically, anime producers usually have both greater ability and interest in protecting their IP than manga producers. However, at least at the basic level, there's essentially no legal difference between the protections afforded to the two. Here's what they have to say about fansubbing in cases like this:
>
> A common question that arises, is the legality of downloading a show that is not licensed or has not been released in the United States (or wherever the person may reside) yet. Although this matter is less and less of a concern for new shows thanks to streaming efforts through Hulu, Crunchyroll and other services, it is a common response from many fans of a show that they have no other means of watching it short of importing the DVDs or blu-rays from Japan (which may or may not have subtitles, let alone a dub).
>
>
> The fact of the matter is however that even if a show is not licensed for release in the United States it is still protected in the United States. Several international treaties exist between nations that afford creators in one country protection of their works and rights in another. These conventions include the Berne convention, UCC Geneva, UCC Paris, TRIPS and WCT. Both Japan and the United States are signatories on all five of these agreements. Without going into the specifics of each treaty, this generally means that anime, made and produced in Japan but not yet released in the United States is STILL protected by United States code.
>
>
> What fans may not be aware of, that by distributing an anime title in the United States that has not been licensed they are potentially violating the copyright of several other related companies. Anime frequently involves several sponsorships in order to fund a project. These company logos and product placements are subject to copyright or trademark protection as well and the display of their products or symbols violates intellectual property law. Thus, although one might stream an episode of Code Geass thinking that the only company they have to worry about is Bandai, Pizza Hut may in fact file an action for the use of their logo without permission. Tiger & Bunny is chock full of advertisements from Pepsi to Amazon all of whom have rights in their trademarks and images that may be infringed when displaying the original work. This is additionally true for music which can often be a separate license when a show features a musical artist who is using the series to promote their band or latest single which is often why many videos on YouTube of an anime have their audio removed by YouTube when the artist request as such. These licensing agreements can even affect a domestic distribution as was the case with Funimation's release of Haré+Guu which lacked the ending song ohashi by <NAME>.
>
>
>
---
I'll also point out that while fansubbers and scanalators are almost certainly legally in the wrong, the number of cases related to this is quite small. There are several reasons for this. For one, the Japanese industry is built to sell merchandise in Japan, so they have little interest in prosecuting cases overseas. The licensing industry, on the other hand, was built around an already extant culture of fansubbing, and so they've always just factored that in.
The bigger reason this doesn't happen is probably that the backlash that would occur against a licensing organization which did this is probably more costly than whatever they stand to gain. Even the backlash against Funimation for [joking about suing fansub downloaders](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-25/funimation-sues-1337-bittorrent-users-over-one-piece) was pretty significant, and I doubt they're really interested in repeating that again. Legally speaking though, they would probably be within their rights to do so.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: This is a pretty straightforward issue. If you live in a country that is a signatory to the [Berne Convention](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berne_convention) (which is most countries), you are required to respect Japanese copyright law (and likewise, Japanese people are required to respect your country's copyright law).
Japanese copyright law (like most copyright law) forbids the unauthorized reproduction of copyrighted works,1 which is an integral part of any scanlation. As such, any scanlator who has not obtained permission from the copyright holder of a manga before scanlating it is in violation of Japanese copyright law.2 The fact that the manga has not been released in English is immaterial.
There are exceptions to copyright, of course, but none of them are really applicable to the issue of scanlation. Fair use, in particular, is not a defense - the wholesale copying of the entirety of a copyrighted would never be considered "fair use" by a court.
(Of course, whether or not scanlation is *ethical* is a separate question altogether.)
---
1 See, for example, articles 21 and 49 of [the Copyright Act](http://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/law/detail/?ft=1&re=02&dn=1&x=-1015&y=-319&co=01&ky=copyright&page=13) (official English translation).
2 This answer does not address works that have lapsed into the public domain. There is no legal barrier to scanlating public domain works. The problem is that Japanese law (Copyright Act, article 51) specifies that works lapse into the public domain 50 years after the death of the author, and nobody today is scanlating manga drawn by people who died before 1963. So, for practical purposes, public domain doesn't really enter into the whole scanlation issue.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/21 | 1,271 | 3,635 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime I've been watching lately, I see a lot of episode 0s popping up, which usually are published after the final episode and usually are not very comprehensible unless you have watched the series itself.
Where did this originate from and why do they do this?
Sample show:
<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know that many or most anime use the Episode 0 format, but a few exceptionally popular series will do whatever they can to continue making money. Extra DVD episodes with full box sets, Episode 0 prequels, theater-release movies are all ways anime series can continue to maintain fan interest after the series has finished on TV.
Other ways series keep or increase fan interest is licensing goods, radio shows, Drama CDs, live events and manga creator appearances.
Anime is a corporate product and corporations want to make money.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: Based on a google search for [`site:myanimelist.net "episode 0"`](https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Amyanimelist.net+%22episode+0%22), we find the following episodes:
* [Candy Boy Episode 0](http://myanimelist.net/anime/3456/Candy%E2%98%86Boy_Episode_0) (a pilot, airing 6 months before [Candy Boy](http://myanimelist.net/anime/4535/Candy%E2%98%86Boy))
* [Nichijou Episode 0](http://myanimelist.net/anime/8857) (a pilot, airing a month before [Nichijou](http://myanimelist.net/anime/10165/Nichijou))
* [Haganai Episode 0](http://myanimelist.net/anime/10897/Boku_wa_Tomodachi_ga_Sukunai_Episode_0) (a pilot, airing a few weeks before [Haganai](http://myanimelist.net/anime/10719/Boku_wa_Tomodachi_ga_Sukunai))
* [One Piece: Strong World Episode 0](http://myanimelist.net/anime/8740/One_Piece%3a_Strong_World_Episode_0) (a prequel to [One Piece: Strong World](http://myanimelist.net/anime/4155/One_Piece%3a_Strong_World))
* [Koroshiya 1: Episode 0](http://myanimelist.net/anime/2346/Ichi_The_Killer%3a_Episode_0) (not sure about this one - Japanese Wikipedia says that it's about Ichi's past, so I guess it's a prequel?)
* [Hakuouki Hekketsuroku Episode 0](http://myanimelist.net/anime/2346/Ichi_The_Killer%3a_Episode_0) (a recap of the first season, and hence a sort of "prequel" to [the second season](http://myanimelist.net/anime/9065/Hakuouki_Hekketsuroku), which aired a week later)
* [Ichigo Mashimaro Episode 0](http://myanimelist.net/anime/4156/Ichigo_Mashimaro_Episode_0) (not sure about this one; it may be worth noting that it's called "Prologue" rather than "Episode 0" in Japanese)
* [UN-GO Episode 0 - Inga-ron](http://myanimelist.net/anime/11531) (a prequel to [UN-GO](http://myanimelist.net/anime/10798/UN-GO))
* Also, [Kyousougiga Episode 0](http://myanimelist.net/anime/20723/Kyousou_Giga_%28TV%29_Specials) is a recap of [the Kyousougiga ONAs](http://myanimelist.net/anime/15359/Kyousou_Giga_%282012%29), which are sort of pilot-y with respect to the [Kyousougiga cour-length anime](http://myanimelist.net/anime/19703/Kyousou_Giga_%28TV%29)
There's a lot of prequels and pilots1 here. Prequel episodes typically occur chronologically before "episode 1" in terms of show timeline, while pilot episodes typically occur chronologically before "episode 1" in terms of the real world, and so it makes sense for either a pilot or a prequel to be numbered "episode 0".
---
1 By "pilot", I mean any short piece that airs before a longer anime, whether or not it's a [pilot in the US television sense](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_pilot), so this label includes teasers, animation test runs, etc.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/21 | 476 | 1,739 | <issue_start>username_0: Why did <NAME> want to take Luffy's head after the Thriller Bark Arc? Wasn't he a member of Revolutionary Army and secretly working for his father Dragon? If it wasn't for Zoro, Luffy would have died.<issue_comment>username_1: <NAME> was a undercover member of revolutionary army, he cannot just say to the marines that he wont kill Luffy. Similarly, Straw Hat Pirates and Rolling Pirates (Lola's group of pirates) heard the order of the marines and Kuma can't just take a risk of blowing his own cover.
Hence he pretends to fight them all, since that also gives him a chance to check the loyalty of his crew and what are there potential.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I've always thought of it as, he knew that their crew wouldn't make it any further without hard training, so he had to make him realize what it would be like to lose his crew. It was also a great way to keep his cover in the military.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: The answer contains spoiler from the Sabaody Arc:
>
> I suspect that he was never after Luffy's head to begin with. I'm thinking that Kuma did, in fact, go to Thriller Bark at the behest of the WG however he intended, first to test the Straw Hats (as someone above said) and secondly to send them off (as he eventually does later on Sabaody). However, he was touched by the way everyone tried to protect Luffy and, seeing their desperation/determination couldn't bring himself to do it. Also bear in mind the situation on Sabaody basically forced his hand (if he hadn't sent them off Kizaru would have owned them eventually) while on Thriller Bark, they would be okay even if Kuma didn't send them off.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/21 | 1,258 | 4,849 | <issue_start>username_0: 
While Kizaru does a physical attacks (such as kicking or punching) Does he, or atleast a part of his body transform back into his normal form ? Won't he hurt himself attacking at the speed of light ? I don't quite understand the concept of the speed of light, but I think attacking with the speed of light like that he will break his own body. How is he able to do that?<issue_comment>username_1: As the wikia states
>
> all of his attacks are based on the element of light; such as firing energy blasts from his fingertips or feet with extreme accuracy and precision. His power is very destructive, causing huge explosions and easily destroying buildings
>
>
>
So basically kicks with great 'energy' .
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I think this has something to do with his own physical ability in combination with his devil fruit. But over all I don't think the attacks have a big of a strain on his body to begin with.
His devil fruit the [Pika Pika no Mi](https://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Pika_Pika_no_Mi) allows him to turn into light and manipulating light around him. As he can manipulate the light around him to reduce weight he could use this fact in his kick to reduce the weight and make up with speed reducing the actual impact on his own body.
Second of all Kizaru is a highly trained admiral with amazing physical abilities
>
> As a Marine Admiral, Kizaru holds the title of the strongest fighter within the World Government and Marines. He possesses great physical strength, capable of holding down Whitebeard's bisento with just one foot, and is capable of fighting Rayleigh and Whitebeard equally despite their Haki abilities. Kizaru got struck by a "Haki"-wielding Marco, and experienced little damage from the physical blow. His powerscaling places him comparable to Akainu, who managed to deflect blows from Whitebeard with difficulty. [source](https://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Borsalino)
>
>
>
So he might just be able to sustain it with his training. Which would mean that in longer extending battles his power usage would go down or even not usable.
And my third point would be the fact that it is a Logia type of fruit.
>
> A Logia user can be shattered, split, or otherwise separated into multiple parts, sometimes down to the size of dust, and reform without injury.
>
>
> In addition to their ability to become their element, Logia users can generate limitless amounts of their element and control it at their whim, giving them fearsome attack abilities. [source](https://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Logia)
>
>
>
The Logia type enhances a user/owner in a totally different scale to begin with. The huge enhancement made by the Logia fruit might already be enough to not sustain injury by his own ability due to the amazing regenerative abilities he has gained with it.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: From what I gather, rather than being light speed, he moves at light speed for a short burst of speed. i.e vs Apoo. Light is dodgy, it's both a particle (a photon) and a wave (EMW). I think that the extent of his light speed would be limited to travel speed, and not attack speed. Rayleigh is a little broken as he, like Katakuri, has some form of precognition of ability to read moves very fast.
He would HAVE to transform into a human of part-human form to actually deal damage. Using the Observation Haki, you can narrow it the point here you can point the exact moment he does and prepare a counter.
From Kizaru vs Apoo, we can see that he can only travel in a straight line (unless reflected). Combining both high level observation and Armament Haki, you can pretty much always counter Kizaru.
If you look a the *One Piece Film: Z*, Z can counter Kizaru because he can predict his action and movement even though he(k) far outspeeds him and used the sea prism to deflect and nullify the attacks.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: If you have mass you cannot travel at speed of light, if you have no mass (as photons) you always travel at speed of light. Once part of kizarus body become light, it travels at light speed before it reverts back. As logia his primary ability is to create and control light. When he creates light, he releases energy. Imho, when he reverts back into human form and attacks, he adds that released energy to his kick in form of kinetic energy. Once it connects, his leg would've been destroyed. Instead he instinctively uses second logia ability - turns his leg into light and reforms it.
Bonus, if he pumps enough energy into his leg to travel like 99.999% speed of light, each kick would release energy of circa 100 megaton nuclear bomb, with fireball of 10 kilometers radius and full demolition of 20 kilometers radius
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/22 | 396 | 1,265 | <issue_start>username_0: 
Does anyone know who the girl with the cat ears is or what anime she is from?
The one between Shana and Naruto.
Thanks<issue_comment>username_1: After some image cropping and Google reverse image search, I almost instantly found her to be [<NAME>](http://myanimelist.net/character.php?id=18191) from the [**Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayutama:_Kiss_on_my_Deity) series
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: This is the character <NAME>, the main heroine from the visual novel/eroge [Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayutama:_Kiss_on_my_Deity) by studio Lump of Sugar. It has a 2009 anime adaptation, but I think the image posted is taken from the VN directly. She is the incarnation of a goddess, and her goal is to bring harmony between humans and a fictional supernatural race called Tayutai. She also falls in love with the protagonist.
Here's a similar picture from the visual novel. It's a slightly different pose, but I think it's clear that it's still her.
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/22 | 402 | 1,287 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm watching one of the Monogatari episodes - Mayoi Jiangshi 2 (Second Season episode 8).
In this scene the style Araragi is drawn with changes radically, as does his hairstyle.
The fact that the bloody eyes and seemingly explosive hair look so distinctive makes me feel like I'm missing a reference here.<issue_comment>username_1: This could possibly be a reference to the very obscure series [The Soul Taker](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_SoulTaker). The main character, <NAME>, cried blood in few episodes. Here's a picture of him:
It's not an exact match, but <NAME>, the director of The Soul Taker, also worked on the Monogatari series, which made me think of this. ([Source](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akiyuki_Shinbo#Filmography).)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: In search of a more popular series that had character's crying blood, I came across Saint Seiya
And it does have some fabulous hair, although not *exactly* like araragi's
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/23 | 1,106 | 4,335 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> Kuma seems to have a good enough relationship with Vegapunk. Vegapunk was able to grant him his final wish as a human being, which was to program Kuma to protect the Straw Hats ship until their return. It is very likely that Vegapunk highly respects Kuma's strength, as he modified Kuma to be the prototype Pacifista, and he let Kuma do things that go against the World Government, as well as granting him his last wish by including a mission into his programming that Kuma himself had requested.
>
>
>
It is even shown that the bible he holds is his trademark. If that is true why would he sacrifice his consciousness along with his humanity if he lived life cherishing something that very much so represented humanity, freedom and free will?
If he much admired the prospect of free will, going as far as wanting his last wish to protect the Straw Hats ship, why would he even agree to losing his humanity and getting modified to a fully-fledged Pacifista?
Is it ever mentioned or is it just some extremely personal relationship stuff shared between Vegapunk and Kuma?<issue_comment>username_1: I believe Kuma did this for Dragon. If Vegapunk does not like the WG we could see Vegapunk give control of the pacifista and Kuma when the time comes. I dont think he would willingly do this to help the wg as he directly opposes it.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: well first things first, he's one of the Revolutionary Army, and I thinks he's willing to do everything for the sake of their Army, willingly turning himself into a Pacifista "may be" a voluntary action by himself to earn the full trust of the WG (again, he willing to do everything for the army's sake right??) and on my understanding, Dragon is a very good leader and would not force his nakama like Kuma to be a cyborg just for the army..and on that finals request to Vegapunk for his final modification, it is still unclear why Vegapunk allow that to happen since he's under the WG and knows that Luffy is a pirate, he must really respect Kuma as a colleague so he grant his request or knew Dragon or Garp in the past to grant that kind of request which is of course against the WG ideals.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: An explanation is that after rescuing straw hats at sabaody, he was defeated by Kizaru and captured in seastone cuffs. After that he probably received death penalty, but since hes a pacifista project he was probably sent to vegapunk to have his brain removed.
His capture and punishment was not mentioned somewhere in the manga/anime.
However, this is a VERY PLAUSIBLE theory on why Kuma was turned into a full pacifista. Certainly a more plausible theory than the 'he did this for dragon', or 'dragon ordered him to do so' nonsense theories that are floating around in this discussion, neither of which are mentioned anywhere in canon either.
It is highly unlikely Kuma was willingly turned into a full pacifista. Some people posted here that 'he did this for Dragon', 'Dragon ordered him to do so'. What? How would doing so benefit Dragon and revolutionaries? How would it benefit Kuma himself (obviously won't since he would be dead?) What other POSSIBLE incentive that world govt offered him or the revolutionary that could be so great, that it would outweigh the consequence of him being dead? Probably none. Therefore it leads to conclusion that the government forced that choice upon him. Straight up executing him most likely wouldn't have been an attractive option, since they would need as many shichibukai on their side to face against whitebeard. Therefore all these points toward my theory - that Kuma was punished for opposing the marines and an admiral from carrying out the order to purge the tenryuubito's attackers. Thats why world govt most likely decided to fully transform Kuma into a pacifista in order to both punish him and turn him into a fully loyal slave.
Kuma was certainly aware that this would be his punishment, thats why he stated that this will be the last time he will meet the strawhats.
Vegapunk most likely was in a good relationship with Kuma and likely did not want to turn him into a full cyborg either, but he had to do so under the pressure from the world govt. Thats why Vegapunk likely programmed in Kuma's request to protect the Sunny.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/23 | 596 | 2,004 | <issue_start>username_0: As I understand, summoning requires blood sacrifice, contract and chakra from the jutsu user. Only Nagato (Rinnegan user) is the exception because he uses the Animal Path. He doesn't require hand seals or blood sacrifice.
How did the Edo Tensei reanimated Second Mizukage summon the Giant Clam without blood sacrifice? **I assume Edo Tensei bodies don't have blood.**
<issue_comment>username_1: He probably summoned the clam the normal way with blood. The anime / manga probably just skipped the summoning scene because this isn't a major character and the panels could be better filled with other scenes.
Edo Tensei reanimated characters do in fact have blood. I believe there are a few examples, but the only one that comes to mind at the moment is Itachi's eyes bleeding after using Amaterasu.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In order to perform Edo Tensei you need a host. While Kabuto illustrated how Edo Tensei is performed to Tobi, you must have noticed that Kabuto used a host for it.
Once the ET is successful, the body will retain the properties of Edo Tensei jutsu, i.e. the body cannot be destroyed (for instance, if the body is cut or if it was pierced, it would wrap itself with tiny bits of paper, it cannot be felt by the reanimated souls).
But the host (**which is present inside ET's body**) does contain blood. With help of that, any person under the influence of ET can perform Kuchiyose no Jutsu. **Don't forget that Edo Tensei is a Summoning Technique in itself.**
Mizukage is a high level shinobi, so he doesn't need to perform any handseals.
**Ist Reference**
**Click** [here](http://animemagics.wikia.com/wiki/Ninpo_%E2%80%A2_Kuchiyose_%E2%80%A2_Edo_Tensei) **to know more about Edo Tensei**
**IInd Reference**
**Click** [here](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning%3a_Impure_World_Reincarnation) **to know more about Edo Tensei**
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/23 | 720 | 2,473 | <issue_start>username_0: I just finished the second OVA, and I have some doubts. Are the OVAs a spin-off of the series? If not, when in the story line are they set? Are they before R2 or after?.
There is a scene in the second OVA where we see Lelouch and Susaku in a train. Lelouch seems to be pretty hurt, and Suzaku looks at him with indifference. At the end of the second OVA they get out of the train and Lelouch calls himself as "Julius ...something." This actually blew my mind. I thought that the first scene was a connection with the end of the first season (when Suzaku and Lelouch fire each other), but apparently not.
What is the connection with this scenes? Or are the OVAs an spin-off?<issue_comment>username_1: In answer to your question, Code Geass: Akito of the Exiled (Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito) is set during the 1 year gap between the 2 Anime Series of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion set during the time when Britannia was putting pressure on their EU Front
Another peice of evidence to show that Code Geass: Akito of the Exiled is set in between the 2 series is Suzaku's apperance as he is a member of the Knights of the Round at this time and also
>
> at the end of R2 Suzaku is supposedly dead in the public and assumes the role of Zero. this ruse would be foiled if Suzaku is seen alive in puiblic
>
>
>
As for <NAME>, he is infact a brainwashed Lelouch as revealed in Episode 3. the brainwashing however is somewhat unstable as "Lelouch" reappears briefly, also his Geass has yet to be sealed
>
> 
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: From [MAL forum](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=333091):
Lelouch became immortal, so the theory of him with the wound in Akito, post R2 makes sense.
C2 started off a mortal who obtained geass and eventually became in an immortal when she obtain the highest level and the code from the nun. Lelouch obtained his V2 code when he murdered his immortal father who stole V2's code just before. So it is plausible that Lelouch is now immortal and also has given Suzaku a different geass ability as scene in the last scene in the series.
For Akito, I initially believed it was when Lelouch was a kid when the OVA was taking place due to the old version of Knightmare frames until I saw Lelouch on the train with Suzaku. However it makes lots of sense that this takes place after R2.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/23 | 601 | 2,032 | <issue_start>username_0: The "S" quincy has the special ability to fully recover from damage after hearing the cheers of his followers.
However, how did he recover from his wounds after destroying his eardrums in his fight with the Captain of the 3rd Division?<issue_comment>username_1: In answer to your question, Code Geass: Akito of the Exiled (Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito) is set during the 1 year gap between the 2 Anime Series of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion set during the time when Britannia was putting pressure on their EU Front
Another peice of evidence to show that Code Geass: Akito of the Exiled is set in between the 2 series is Suzaku's apperance as he is a member of the Knights of the Round at this time and also
>
> at the end of R2 Suzaku is supposedly dead in the public and assumes the role of Zero. this ruse would be foiled if Suzaku is seen alive in puiblic
>
>
>
As for <NAME>, he is infact a brainwashed Lelouch as revealed in Episode 3. the brainwashing however is somewhat unstable as "Lelouch" reappears briefly, also his Geass has yet to be sealed
>
> 
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: From [MAL forum](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=333091):
Lelouch became immortal, so the theory of him with the wound in Akito, post R2 makes sense.
C2 started off a mortal who obtained geass and eventually became in an immortal when she obtain the highest level and the code from the nun. Lelouch obtained his V2 code when he murdered his immortal father who stole V2's code just before. So it is plausible that Lelouch is now immortal and also has given Suzaku a different geass ability as scene in the last scene in the series.
For Akito, I initially believed it was when Lelouch was a kid when the OVA was taking place due to the old version of Knightmare frames until I saw Lelouch on the train with Suzaku. However it makes lots of sense that this takes place after R2.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/24 | 672 | 2,632 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it necessary for, for example, Kabuto (the Edo Tensei user) to know all the hand seals and adequate knowledge on other techniques to control and fully utilize the reanimated person per his wish?
Or is it just a matter of "controlling a person somehow and use him"? What I observe is even when being controlled physically, mentally the reanimated character is reluctant (sometimes except few exceptions). Then, if the mind is not under Edo Tensei user's control, how does controlling work?<issue_comment>username_1: No, it isn't needed.
Neither Kabuto nor Orochimaru can use the Wood element, they don't know and cannot use all the Kekkei Genkai of the users they reanimated.
Controlling works by setting a goal for the reanimated person. "Kill them all", "Fight to hold them off", "Go to that point in the battlefield". The reanimated person will now do anything on his own to complete that goal, even if it is against his own will.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: In order to perform any jutsu you need to perform proper handseals to accompolish the result. Kabuto needed to know the hand seals for ET provided he should also make himself aware of the reanimated soul's skills, too. If these two conditions are provided, ET can perform better (**I did say better, not the best**). **Remember Kabuto was recalling the skills of Nagato ET while he confronted with Naruto, Itachi and Bee.**
ET is a forbidden jutsu and the first person to use that was Second Hokage (Nidaime). The result was much better when Orochimaru performed it, but it didn't give optimum result.
Kabuto's ET is kind of weird as he gave some liberty to reanimated souls. They can think as long as the jutsu controller doesn't control their mind. In this case they were allowed to perceive the world and react to it. Therefore (**and this is the important part**) if the reanimated souls motive is similar to the person performing ET (**in this case, I am referring to Kabuto**), then performer's work for controlling the souls would be less and easier as soul's motive and performer's are same.
Kabuto's ET was scalable, too. He was sitting in the cave and visualizing the entire war scene through Reanimated Soul.
By which I conclude that even if the mind is reluctant towards ET, their physical movements will always be under the control of ET [**this was the common denominator for all ET performers (Nidaime, Orochimaru and Kabuto)**]. Remember the Zabuza's ET where he told Kakashi that he can't control his movements although he was barely able to think? Same goes for Asuma's ET, too.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/24 | 1,198 | 4,520 | <issue_start>username_0: I only know about the anime, so I'm basing this question on that. Toradora's anime aired in 2009. In 2011, a side story OVA was released with the Bluray collection of the series, titled "The True Meaning of Bento" (*Bento no Gokui*).
This side story has little to do with the main plot, so in principle it can probably go in a lot of places in the story. However, I'm wondering if there's a canonical answer for when these events occured (or if they are intended to be canon at all). I don't know if anything similar happens in the light novels or if there has been official commentary on where it falls (preliminary searches all didn't turn anything up), but either of those would be sufficient for this question.
**Is this OVA canon, and if so, when in the story does it occur?**
<issue_comment>username_1: I haven't read the light novels, but the last one that came out is titled, "Toradora Spinoff 3! Ore no Bentou Mite Kure". (Roughly translated as 'Behold my Bento')
I don't know if this book, being a spinoff, specifically takes place anywhere in the story, but I think it would somewhere between the first and last episodes. I say this because Ryuuji is making Taiga lunch (which must be after the first episode) and because they are in school for most of the ova (which must be before Taiga leaves in the last episode). However, the last scene seems to fit better after the final episode, as feeding food to someone is a very 'couple' thing to do.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: I haven't read the light novel, but I think the OVA is seen as a flashback that happens between the 4th and last episode (since near the end Taiga says he taught her how to cook and it shows a scene from episode 4). So it begins with Taiga cooking (for the picnic), cuts to the flashback, and ends with them having the picnic, which I think is set after the events of the anime, because of how Taiga is shown feeding Ryuuji.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Based off my observations of the Anime i believe that the OVA is set between the end of the Culture Festival as Taiga is acting normal around Kitamura which only occurs after the culture festival, and before the student council election as not only is Minori not awkward around Ryuji or spacing out because of what Ami said to her after Taiga and Sumire's fought one another but also the end of the anime series occurs around winter and right after the elections is Christmas which in Japan is in winter.
>
> Also it's evident it's still winter when Ryuji and Taiga elope and Taiga moves schools after that
>
>
>
This is also strengthened by the fact that the first OP was used and after the elections is when the second OP started to be used
Given that I would say the OVA occurs between the end of Episode 13 and the start of Episode 15 (as am accounting the possibility that the OVA is an event that occurred between Episode 14 and 15).
My assumtion is almost spot-on as in art book which came with the limited edition of the series from NISA there is a point at the bottom of page 5 talking about the OVA
>
> this is the first episode done for "Toradora!" in over 3 years, **and the story takes place between episodes 13 and 14 of the TV Series**. this episode has a comical bento battle and a heartfelt development, striking a delicious balance between the laughter and drama that "Toradora!" Is best known for.
>
>
>
Bellow is a photo i took of the relevant section, up the top slightly cut off is the same image as what is posted in the question
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: This takes place after the original storyline. If you watched past the credits, you will see that Taiga returns.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Thought i'd throw in my two cents based on a previous answer that a poster gave stating that the OVA takes place between episodes 13 & 14, I wanted to add that there is further evidence to support this just by looking at their uniforms. Recalling back to episode 13, that was the last episode they wore their summer uniforms, and episode 14 was the first episode back in their winter uniforms. Now i'm not entirely sure though about the picnic part at the very end of the episode. It does seem plausible that most of the episode could be a flashback and the ending taking place after episode 25 given the way Taiga feeds Ryuuji ^-^
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/24 | 447 | 1,555 | <issue_start>username_0: Itachi had special abilities with his Susano'o: Yata Mirror, Sword of Totsuka and Yasaka Magatama.
Because Sasuke has Itachi's eyes, wouldn't he be able to use those abilities as well?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes and No. Those accessories of Itachi's Susano'o were found by him. Sasuke is shown to have created his own weapon in this form. Sasuke just used Itachi's eyes for the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. A contrasting example would be how Danzo stole Shisui Uchiha's eye.He was able to use his technique of Kotoamatsukami. Maybe it wasn't as powerful as Shisui's but nonetheless, he used it. The same can go for Kakashi and Obito's Kamui. I believe that Itachi's accessories to the Susano'o were found by him because Orochimaru, who appeared during the Itachi vs Sasuke fight, stated his surprise in Itachi having the weapon. Orochimaru's knowledge of the sword probably means that he was trying to get it too. The same goes for the Yata and the Yasaka.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: When sasuke met itachi as his reanimation form he used the Amaterasu against kabuto when itachi was trying to stop him too, but at the same time itachi used the forbidden jutsu the Izanami which sasuke did not know about. Sasuke still hasn't used it even after the fight between them too. This tells us that sasuke did not get all of itachi's ability. He used it as itachi said, to get his eyesite back. If someone get the eternal mongekyou sharnigan then the eyesight of the wielder will not lose their eyesight anymore
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/25 | 355 | 1,352 | <issue_start>username_0: Normally, Asagi seems to have reddish-orange eyes, but under certain circumstances they change to a bright red color. This happens, for instance, when she is hacking into the Nalakuvera. The change is a bit subtle and I'm not even sure if it's intended or if it's just a combination of different lighting and inconsistent animation, but it is at least noticeable. Here's a comparison shot with the two most extreme examples I could find:
Is this change actually occurring or is it an animation error? If it is real, what is the meaning behind her eyes changing color?<issue_comment>username_1: There is nothing wrong there. Her eyes are red, and because of the sun, they look reddish-orange. Here is a link that will tell you everything about her: <http://strike-the-blood.wikia.com/wiki/Asagi_Aiba>
On that site, it says her eyes are red.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Due to the second season, she is the Cain Priestess (the impersonation of the Itogami island). So it is the visual effect of waking her power up for being able to hack an unhackable (great example is when she fought against <NAME> (The Tank Rider) in the second episode of the second season). Then also author told us that Asagi is the Cain Priestess directly.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/25 | 998 | 3,773 | <issue_start>username_0: Why didn't Light Yagami use the Shinigami eyes? Couldn't it have been an easy task for him? Was it his arrogance and overconfidence?
Alternatively, was he not willing to sacrifice half his lifespan, thinking it would be a loss for him?
Wouldn't it have been a wiser step to choose the Shinigami eyes and make life easier than playing and risking around his life?<issue_comment>username_1: From the [Death Note Wikia](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Light_Yagami):
>
> Ryuk offers to make a deal with Light for the “Shinigami Eyes.” Light refuses the deal, stating that **he needs to live in order to rule over his utopian world**. He asks Ryuk if there is anything else that he should know about the Death Note, and Ryuk says probably not.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: From watching the anime, we don’t always get insight into Light’s complete train of thought,[1] we only always get to know his conclusion. So those parts of this answer that concern his thoughts are partly based on speculation, depending on what is revealed to the viewer and what is not.
One of Light’s main objectives is to create a utopia[2] in which crime has been eradicated because all criminals are dead. In this utopian world, he — having the power to decide over life and death — would be the unquestioned ruler of all. Pretty much the entire story up to L’s death and Mello and Near’s appearance shows his slow gain of power all as part of his cunning and thoughtful plan.
For most of the early storyline, Light has access to the police’s database through his father[3] allowing him to see both name and face of his victims. While he pretty much instantly acknowledges the power of the Shinigami Eyes, he *does* get on pretty well without them.
Two points are key points as to why he decides to refuse the Eye deal. The first one is the result of the second paragraph. Light likes being in control, he likes the power. He knows that it will take years to build up his utopia and he wants to enjoy it to the fullest. **All of the lifespan he would lose in the deal** would be during his rulership. So he’s not just losing half, he is effectively losing more of the ‘good’ time.
The second is the result of the third paragraph. Light is a very bright pupil and underchallenged. He is fascinated by overcoming the obstacles placed in his path. Remember the scene when his room was bugged: he accepted the challenge and continued writing in the death note *without the police realising he was doing so.* While he could have had his way easily by trading half his lifespan and killing L on first site, it just wouldn’t fit his personality. He would much rather do things the hard and rewarding way.
Note, however, that he does take the easy (or seemingly easy) opportunities if they are presented on a silver plate. When Misa (who he by then has established to be the other death note owner and of whom he knows she traded her lifespan) visits him at the university and gets a glance of L, he immediately tries calling her to ask for his name. He doesn’t even really bother properly leaving L’s earshot to make the call. He probably thought his patience had finally been rewarded and he were now a step closer to the goal. (Ultimately though, this fails because L was already suspicious of Misa and relieved her of her phone.)
---
**Notes:**
[1]: I would be surprised if the manga were any different.
[2]: Whether this is utopia or distopia is opinion-based.
[3]: I believe, without his father knowing.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Light wanted to create an utopian world with no crime, and he wanted to *Rule the world he created*
So he needed to live to rule and did not want to shorten his lifespan.
Upvotes: -1 |
2013/12/25 | 508 | 1,918 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a song that starts playing at around 13:04 in episode 5 and lasts for about 20 seconds. It doesn't have any lyrics, and it's not "Stories".
I have been trying to track down this song and am slowly going mad. I haven't been able to find it on any of the official OSTs.<issue_comment>username_1: According to the video posted, the song seems to loop at 15 seconds.
If you listen to the song carefully, it sounds like it's just a piano playing, and the tune is something similar to `C -> A -> B -> G -> A -> F -> G -> E`, where it plays one note, then it skips a note and plays the next before going back up to the missed note, and the whole process is repeated.
Now, the song doesn't sound overly complex, so it may have been the reason why it is not included in the OST, regardless of how iconic it is or how many times it's played.
Another possible reason is that this tune has actually been used in some other work outside the anime beforehand. As a result, the production company may have been allowed to use only 15 seconds in the anime as background music, but is forbidden from putting it on soundtracks. My sketchy memory only recalls two other instances where this song is played: when Lelouch is around Nunnaly and when Kallen sees her mother on Refrain. I don't remember the song being any different in those cases, so its exclusion from the OST may have been a licensing issue (allow 15 seconds of the song to be used any number of times, but not allow the song to be reproduced in licensed soundtracks).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Found [a playlist on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb4mticUuCmQSnQpXJDttkzbhOxAdnGWf) that includes all the tracks excluded from the OST.
The track you are looking for is "Out of the Ordinary". It is [the 5th video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDQuknKy0ZU) in the playlist I mentioned before.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/26 | 659 | 2,484 | <issue_start>username_0: In Tokyo Godfathers, we know that Hana is sick. She's shown coughing up blood several times and ends up in the hospital at one point in the movie. It's not clear to me what it is that she's sick with. I wasn't paying attention to all the details, so it could have been said, or this could have just never been revealed.
**Do we know what sickness was afflicting Hana?**
<issue_comment>username_1: It is never revealed outright but it is implied to be AIDS. We know that Hana used to have a boyfriend named Ken who died (and caused Hana to drift away from the drag queen club). When asked if Ken died of AIDS, Hana glibly replies "No, he slipped on the soap". So the implication is that Ken *did* die of AIDS and probably passed it on to Hana.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Actually, no. While she may not have been serious when she said he 'slipped on the soap', that doesn't automatically mean he did die of AIDS. It could be the case that Hana just didn't want to talk about it, and given the lack of gravity in the scene, it doesn't seem likely that it would be where they reveal something like that. Furthermore, even if he did contracted AIDS and died from it, that doesn't mean he passed it on. They could have been having only safe sex.
Furthermore, since it's never revealed outright, and given the only information we get from the hospital scene — which was that the lifestyle of a homeless person is making it worse, it would make much more sense that her condition wouldn't have been anything serious if she hadn't been homeless. Especially since it would ruin the entire hopeful tone of the story, and the especially upbeat ending, if one of the characters was going to die anyway.
Bronchitis, for example, would be a very bad thing for a homeless person to get, but it would be completely non-fatal to someone able to get medical attention.
>
> As Hana would be able to by the end, because they won the lottery.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: it could be Tuberculosis (or TB). anyone can get it, but it does spreads faster in people with AIDS. so says a quick google search. But Hana being homeless and not getting any treatment for TB (or also has AIDS) could make it worse.
it's like the Spanish THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SINGLE TRANSLATION AT ALL ANYWHERE (That I could find...)
But again who knows? Only the writers.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/26 | 452 | 1,333 | <issue_start>username_0: Will the series be aired again? If yes then when?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, it is definitely starting. It was on a hault because the anime had nearly caught up with the manga.
It will be coming anytime in 2014.
The dates hasn't been revealed yet.
[This article](http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2013/07/11/fairy-tail-anime-set-to-return) from Crunchyroll has information about the return.
So Fairy Tail is definitely returning with advanced animation and some more suspense :P
----UPDATE----
>
> This year's 13th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine announced
> on Wednesday that the new anime adaptation of Hiro Mashima's manga
> Fairy Tail will premiere in Japan on April 5. New episodes will air on
> 6 TV Tokyo networks every Saturday at 10:30 a.m.
> [Source](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-28/new-fairy-tail-tv-anime-slated-for-april-5)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Since yesterday (2013-12-28) when the newest chapter in the manga was released, there was apparently a page which indicated that the anime will start airing again in April 2014. [[Source]](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-28/fairy-tail-anime-restarts-in-april)
Upvotes: 3 |
2013/12/26 | 1,026 | 3,729 | <issue_start>username_0: In the last episode of *Death Note*, the series, we see <NAME> standing near the edge of a building. She incurred a lot of grief due to Light Yagami's death; after all, she was one of the most devoted to him. She went through continuous torture and suffered for light.
Did Misa commit suicide?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, it's strongly implied that she committed suicide. (in the Anime)
There's actually two things going on:
* Yes, she was grieving for Yagami's death.
* She also had her remaining lifespan cut in half twice from two eye trades. Once with Rem and once with Ryuk.
Having halved her life twice, it's hardly a coincidence that she would die so quickly. The fact that there's a concept of "remaining lifespan" already implies some sort of predetermination in the series.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: This write-up over at [WikiAnswers](http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Does_misa_amane_kill_herself) is pretty good.
>
> According to 13: How to Read, Misa loses her memories related to using the Death Note and retains her love for Light. Since it is in the nature of a Death Note user to "suffer misfortune", Misa falls into despair after someone "like Matsuda" "probably let it slip" that Light died. When she regains her memories by Rem telling her Rem states that if Light tries to harm Misa in anyway she will kill him. Misa responds "I don't exactly want to be loved by a Shinigami, and if Light died I couldn't live on without him. There's no way Light would kill Misa-Misa. And why would you go so far for me." Most likely foreshadowing events to come because Light does die. Despite fan rumors, the cloaked woman who appears at the end of the manga is not Misa, but an unnamed follower of Kira. Misa's fate is not shown in the manga at all; she was last seen staying at the Teito <NAME> stated that this was simply because he did not have a situation to fit her in.
>
>
>
It may be that the scene from the anime is in the future, because light dies on April 28, 2010, and Misa died on February 14, 2011 (Valentines Day) according to Chapter 110 "How To Read" profiles of the characters.
There's no clear evidence for the suicide on the roof, but there's really little reason someone would be standing on the edge of a roof, on the other side of the safety railing.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: Since Rem killed herself to extend Misa's life, all of Rem's remaining life would have been added to hers, just like when the first Shinigami saved her. If that is the case, then her getting her life span halved twice would have been wouldn't be such a big deal. Her life span was extended again AFTER she halved it twice.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: We know that if a shinigami saves a human then that human gets the rest of the life span, then Misa gets that halved with the eye deal from Rem. Rem then saves Misa and Misa gets Rem's remaining life span, and then it is halved by Ryuk. So still she has a pretty long life span. And just as my observation the girl at the end is Misa for the fact that if you look back earlier on in the series Misa wears that same outfit in one of the episodes, but like I said that is just my observation.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: When you kill a shinigami you don't get the rest of their lives because in reality Shinigami can't really die. They're pretty much immortal until they sacrifice their lives for a human. When Rem killed "L" and "Watari" Rem just saved Misa from dying from them. Rem didn't give it's remaining life to Misa. Rem just allowed Misa to live a little longer. This is shown when the story is first given to Misa when she asks Rem "How do you kill a Shinigami?"
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/26 | 2,078 | 7,311 | <issue_start>username_0: Rem warned Light not to hurt Misa or it would kill Light by writing his name in it's Deathnote, but Ryuk had mentioned in the last episode as well as before that either Ryuk would kill Light or that Light would die after living his natural lifespan. As Ryuk has to kill him, was Rem's warning a bluff?
If so, couldn't Light, being a genius, see through his bluff??<issue_comment>username_1: Rem warned Light, but later Misa told Rem not to harm him, that she would rather die first. So Rem, in order to preserve Misa's happiness,couldn't kill him.
Light, being a genius, learned how to take advantage of the situation, and used Rem on his plans, manipulating her like any other.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: In [How to Read XXXIV](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use%3a_XXXIV), the third point reads,
>
> Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is
> able to kill the owner of the Death Note.
>
>
>
that means ryuk is the only on who could killed light yagami
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Chapter 30
==========
Rem threatens Light by saying
>
> If you try to harm this girl, I will write your name in my note and kill you.
>
>
>
Chapter 57
==========
Six months after Rem threatens Light, the killing spree has begun again as soon as Misa was released. Because of this L assumes correctly that Misa is the second killer. Rem knows that if she doesn't take action Misa will be killed soon and she also realizes that this is exactly what Light had planned. Therefore she considers killing Light as she had stated six months earlier, but by now she realizes she can't kill him. Her statement wasn't a bluff, she just realizes that there would be no point on killing Light. On the contrary, and I quote:
>
> With this, killing Yagami Light means nothing. Misa cannot be saved.. More than that, Misa will be lost as an ally and I will be driven more quickly into a corner... No. I already know that if Yagami Light dies, then Misa will lose all will to live. Yagami Light is already a human who is in many ways, necessary for Misa to continue living...
>
>
>
Rem had played her cards well, but Light played better. He had completely manipulated the situation, resulting in the death of a Death God. If Rem wanted to save Misa, she had to kill L and had to do so quickly. As much as she might have hated Light, killing him would result in the complete opposite of what she wanted and would make her death an utterly useless sacrifice.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_4: There is a rule in How To Read 13 that states "Only a God of Death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note." This means that Rem could only kill Light if he was the owner her second Death Note. It was either a bluff or a mistake. [Rule 34 item 3](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXXIV):
>
> Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: After seeing no one answered what is clear to my eyes and is so simple, the answer is so simple though no one here noticed ><
When you follow the events in the anime/manga, this isn't really a question:
1 - Rem **gives** <NAME>'s Death Note.
2 - When Misa meeting Light, she's handing Light her Death Note - from now on **Rem's Death Note is in Light's hands**, Misa never get her Death Note back before being confined by L.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Beopp.jpg)
3 - While being confined by L, Misa is forfeiting her Death Note that Light's holds at the moment, making Light **the owner of the notebook**.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vCCZ1.png)
4 - **Light is giving Rem's notebook** to give it to Ryuk and then burry it for Misa, because that notebook was in use by Misa, so after Light's memories back she would touch that Death Note and *her memories will return*.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/V614U.png)
5 - After Higuchi's death, Light telling her to go dig the buried Death Note so her memories will return. **Only now her original Death Note returns to her possession**.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wHr3L.jpg)
Let's now review the threat from Rem to Light:
In ep14 when Light threaten Misa he will kill him she's telling him - "I won't let you do it Yagami Light, *If you will kill this girl I will write your name in the notebook and kill you.* I can see her lifespan. If she'll be killed before her end I will think that you are the killer."
Now, as other specified there's this rule:
>
> How to use XXXIV
>
>
> 1. The owner of the Death Note cannot be killed by a god of death who is living in the world of the gods of death.
> 2. Also, a god of death who comes to the human world, in the objective to kill the owner of the Death Note, will not be able to do
> so.
> 3. Only a god of death that has passed on their Death Note to a human is able to kill the owner of the Death Note.
>
>
>
From the look of the rule, the rules doesn't apply to other human but to other shinigami that cannot kill, [check this Q&A](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14497/is-ryuk-the-only-one-who-can-kill-light) that [kaine](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/3561/kaine) proved that other human *can* kill other Death Note holder though other shinigami cannot kill them.
What that has to do with here? Well, as I explained Misa borrowed Light the Death Note that Rem *gave* to her, Rem clearly specified that if she'll be dead before her lifespan will be over - she'll kill Light, **as Light is now the holder of the Death Note he will be the owner of it after killing Misa** and since the Death Note used to be Rem's notebook she'll have the same power as Ryuk has to kill him since she passed the Death Note to Missa, though Rem didn't gave it to Light since Missa only borrowed it to him it's still considered Rem's old Death Note and to her to kill him. So the answer is clear **that her threat was real** and the things really simple and clear.
Though you could go and say it isn't true since in the end Rem hasn't gave it to him, though to be foolish claim, the evidence for that is the need for Light **to give Rem the Death Note when forfeiting it** because she also needs to follow Light for using the Death Note, her former ownership of the Death Note didn't stopped when Missa borrowed it to Light 'till he forfeited it.
As for other places as mentioned in this Q&A, Rem could kill Light after he killed higuchi since Rem gave Higuchi Ryuk's former Death Note since **she's the shinigami of that Death Note now**, now Light is again own Rem's Death Note she's able to kill him since he gained ownership of the notebook after holding it while killing Higuchi so Light considered the ownership of that notebook.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/27 | 2,166 | 7,781 | <issue_start>username_0: I've always been wondering: why do female voice actors act for male characters in anime?
For example: Mayumi Tanaka for Luffy, Takeuchi Junko for Naruto, even Goku's voice actor (Nozawa Masako), etc.
When there are such good male voice actors (for example the ones for Zoro, Sanji, etc.), why do the main leads get female actors?
Is there any specific reason or is it just the way it is?<issue_comment>username_1: This is common for pre-pubescent male characters who haven't had their voice drop yet. To have people voice male characters like that, the two choices, in general, are having a woman voice them or having a pre-pubescent boy voice them. It's a lot easier to find good good women to voice the boys than to find good young boys.
From [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_acting_in_Japan):
>
> Voice actors for child roles are sometimes selected from renowned youth theatrical companies, such as the Troupe Himawari. In most cases, adult female voice actors play child roles.
>
>
>
This is also not unique to Japan. <NAME>, for example, is voiced by [<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Cartwright), who also voiced characters such as Chum Chum from Fanboy & Chum Chum. <NAME> is voiced by [Tara Strong](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Strong). There are numerous other examples.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Your question is somehow related to this [question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3259/how-common-is-it-for-men-to-voice-women/3260#3260).
>
> Sometimes, an animated character is better suited for being voiced by
> a voice actor of the opposite sex. Maybe a higher voice is needed for
> a male, or a lower voice for a female.
>
>
> A common variant for this is for young boys, usually 12 and under, to
> be voiced by an adult woman. This is because real little boys' voices
> deepen when they go through puberty. Not to mention that it's easier
> to find experienced actresses than experienced prepubescent male
> actors. The producers don't have to deal with child labor laws that
> limit the amount of time a child can spend in a studio, either. Women
> are often able to maintain the role longer, as well, since their
> voices don't change like a growing boy's.
>
>
> There are exceptions, of course — sometimes an adult man or an actual
> child will voice a little boy. In films, this is the rule rather than
> the exception, as voice recording for a film generally takes much less
> time than for a TV series.
>
>
> And on a related note, sometimes, for comedy purposes, a deep-voiced
> woman will be played by a man. ([source)](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CrossDressingVoices)
>
>
> Also, female seiyuu voice acting as a male character is much more
> common than male seiyuu voice acting as a female character probably
> because it is easier for women to lower their voice's pitch than a man
> to make his voice's pitch higher like that of a woman.
>
>
>
As to why female dubbers mostly get the main role, aside from the fact that female voices' are more flexible in acting than those of males', popularity also is a major factor. There are many female dubbers that are also in their singing career so it kinda boost up both the anime and the dubber's popularity by having that person get a main role. But I think the flexibility of females' voices are the main reason.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: There are multiple cases.
1) **Child *seiyuu* (voice actors) are pretty much unheard of in Japan.** (It is not impossible [for example, [<NAME>ya](http://www.theatre.co.jp/talent/178.html) voiced Kaga Rin in *Usagi Drop*, which aired when she was about 10 years old], but most *seiyuu* are at least 14 years old when they begin working [such as <NAME>oto when she debuted as <NAME> in *Tenkuu no Escaflowne*, a character of her own age]). It is common to debut through audition or to complete a degree in an Anime Manga Seiyuu *senmongakkou* (technical college). Finding a young boy to voice boy roles is uncommon. It is worth noting that **very young girl roles are likewise usually played by adult women, not by young girls** (for example, the younger sister Mei in *Tonari no Totoro*). When casting young girls or boys in Japanese theatrical stage productions, usually 2 to 4 children must be cast for a single role, because child labor laws do not allow a child to work more than a certain number of hours per week (for example, Chibiusa and Chibichibi in the *Sailor Moon* musicals a.k.a. *SeraMyu* and Rudolf in *Elisabeth*); this is also partly why it is common to cast adult women as young girls and boys even in Japanese live-action stage plays).
2) Many characters in anime, such as protagonists of extremely long-running children's series, are boys who have not yet hit puberty, which is when their voices would change (for example, Satoshi in *Pokemon* and Conan in *Meitantei Conan*). Employing a female *seiyuu* allows the character a high-pitched, youthful, cute sound, and the **series can go on for decades without any need to replace the voice (whereas if a young male had been cast, his voice might break and become too low for the character).**
3) ***Bishounen* (pretty-boy) characters** are often, though not always, voiced by women. **In some cases, the fact that the character is male is not revealed until a number of episodes after the character is introduced**, which creates gender-bending hijinks for the other characters who aren't yet in the know.
4) **Characters whose sex and/or gender is intended to remain ambiguous** are often given female *seiyuu* (for example, Frol in *11 Nin Iru!* and Alluka in *HUNTER x HUNTER*). **Characters who switch sexes** are often given female *seiyuu*, which allows the same *seiyuu* to voice the character at all times (for example, the Sailor Starlights in *Sailor Moon* or Dilandau in *Tenkuu no Escaflowne*). In contrast, in dubs of *Sailor Moon* in other languages, 2 voice actors were cast for each of the Starlights, 1 to voice the female scenes and another to voice the male scenes. The benefit of the Japanese style is to employ a single *seiyuu* who can play the entire role as well as perform the songs for CD character image songs.
5) As compared to voice actors in other countries, *seiyuu* have a very high level of skill and training, and it is a lucrative career. This valid career option allows *seiyuu* who become famous and beloved by their fans to continue to work for decades (they need not worry about signs of aging as much as live-action film actors do). Other than those with very low masculine voices, their own age in real-life is irrelevant regarding what age of character they can play (this is a reason that child *seiyuu* are not necessary). *Seiyuu* can acquire large fan bases, and production companies will hire them partly based on the **star power** of having their name in the cast (in other words, some viewers will watch an anime simply due to the fact that a certain favorite *seiyuu* is in the series). Some *seiyuu* have a wide range of character roles they can play, others are "typecast" --- but in a way that fans know what to expect out of them and it is generally viewed as a positive feature rather than a limitation. As a result, **certain female *seiyuu* are more likely than others to be employed in roles of young boys or *bishounen*, because they are renowned for such work** and/or it's what the fans want to hear.
It is worth noting that sometimes Japan does the unexpected in terms of voice casting. The female mother wolf character of Moro in *Mononoke-hime* is voiced by <NAME>, a male *seiyuu* who is a drag queen with a low, deep voice.
Upvotes: 4 |
2013/12/27 | 607 | 1,993 | <issue_start>username_0: This is an anime movie (OAV?) I saw on a local TV station in the late 80's. It was dubbed in English and here's all that I remember about it:
* Set in a futuristic dystopian world.
* Hero was a young male with at least one additional male companion.
* They find a lost girl and decide to help her.
* After sometime they find her father who is the captain of a submarine.
* Among the crew is a fat chef who treats the hero and his band to a large feast.
* Sometime later, the submarine surfaces, probably to do some kind of maintenance. I remember scuba divers working around the sub.
* An enemy jet fighter finds them and starts strafing the submarine, killing several of the divers.
* The fat chef attempts to rescue some survivors but gets shot himself.
* The movie ends with the sub sinking but the hero and his friends surviving.
**EDIT:**
It is not any of the following *submarine* animes:
* Submarine Super 99
* Konpeki no Kantai
* Nadia of the Blue Seas
* Blue Noah
* Blue Submarine No. 6<issue_comment>username_1: I think it is Super Atragon but its a 90s anime
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Could it be Marine Boy <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Boy> It's from the 60's but is still shown on TV even now. If you look at the episode list there are several involving submarines. I haven't personally seen it myself.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Thanks to a very diligent redditor I was able to find it.
**海底大戦争 愛の20,000マイル
The Great Navy Battle: 20,000 Miles of Love**
Released by Tatsonoku in 1981. Apparently it was dubbed by Harmony Gold as **Undersea Encounter** but was never released for home video, which probably explains why there's almost no trace of it in the web except for a few cover images and brief synopses (mostly in Japanese).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/28 | 1,027 | 3,692 | <issue_start>username_0: Was Dr. House inspired by Black Jack from Tezuka?
Is there a proof of that, such as a quote from the author?
Many comments on the Internet state that the characters are very similar, some were stunned by this fact when they first saw Dr. House, ...
The French Wikipedia says:
>
> Enfin, House est également inspiré du héros éponyme du manga Blackjack
> (ブラック・ジャック, 1973-1983) d'Osamu Tezuka, un médecin cynique, sombre,
> solitaire et sans diplôme accomplit de véritables miracles médicaux.
> Cette influence est confirmé par House lui-même, qui déclare dans un
> épisode que sa vocation médicale vient de sa rencontre avec un médecin
> marginal japonais.
>
>
>
which means:
>
> Finally, House is also inspired by the eponymous hero of Osamu
> Tezuka's manga Blackjack (ブラック · ジャック, 1973-1983), a cynical doctor,
> dark, lonely and without diplomas who performs real medical miracles.
> This influence is confirmed by House himself, who said in an episode
> that his medical vocation comes from his encounter with a marginal
> Japanese doctor.
>
>
>
What's funnier is that there was a very short cross-over between Dr. House and Blackjack in the two promotional and official ads for the release of the season 4 of Dr. House in Japan, but I don't know if that is related to my question.<issue_comment>username_1: I have a few volumes of Blackjack and I can see the similarities, but nailing down inspiration is difficult. We can compare the descriptions of the two. For the tv show, House M.D., the IMDb says "An antisocial maverick doctor who specializes in diagnostic medicine does whatever it takes to solve puzzling cases that come his way using his crack team of doctors and his wits."
Anime News Network summarizes Blackjack like this: "<NAME> is the doctor Tezuka wished he could be, one free of the constraints of the modern rules, who can heal and help on his rules. He travels the world helping those who pay him, sometime those he takes mercy on, and always those who move him. Despite not having a valid license, he is still the doctor of last resort, the only man who keeps the reaper at bay. Sometimes though, he's the one who brings the reaper..."
They both have a healthy disdain for what they see as rules that keep them from helping people. They both experienced crippling injuries, Blackjack was blown up by a bomb that killed his mother and House has a knee/leg injury that led him to a pain killer addiction. They both tend to "play God" because they are so skilled. There are also differences. House is a diagnostic doctor and Blackjack is a surgeon.
It is possible that because Blackjack is a much older show, it could have influenced House M.D., but I doubt it had a direct influence. The crossover you mentioned may have been because the characters are so similar, not because of any influence.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The producer <NAME> [mentioned](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXtfC9kZAc4) that Dr. House ins at least partially inspired by Sherlock Holmes and partially on his own experiences. Many connections and references [are given](http://house.wikia.com/wiki/Gregory_House_and_Sherlock_Holmes_connections) throughout the production an series.
This is most likely a advertising campaign by Generon Universal to cross promote Dr. House and the Tezuka anime. Furthermore there is no citation on the connection that Dr. House was inspired by the Tezuka series, just one about the [showdown between the two](http://lecomptoirdelabd.blog.lemonde.fr/2010/08/22/quand-house-rencontre-black-jack/). With no mention of the former being inspired by the latter.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/28 | 951 | 3,290 | <issue_start>username_0: Hashirama Senju was the legendary ninja in the world of Naruto, he was also the only one who managed to defeat Madara Uchiha.
How come Hashirama could not break the seal of Edo Tensei (when Orochimaru, who was less proficient in Edo Tensei than Kabuto later on) much like Madara did with Kabuto? It seems silly that Hashirama who was stronger than Madara could not break Orochimaru's seal, while Madara was able to break Kabuto's more powerful seal.<issue_comment>username_1: >
> How did Orochimaru summon the 1st Hokage?
>
>
>
Orochimaru used 4 Zetsu bodies as bodies for the 4 hokages. Then, recall how each one of them were sealed in the death god? The 4th sealed himself with part of the kyuubi, and the 3rd sealed himself along with the first two when fighting against Orochimaru at chuunin selection exam. Thus Orochimaru can pull them all out of the death god and put them in the Zetsu bodies.
>
> Why couldn't Hashirama break the seal?
>
>
>
Madara stated that you can free yourself if you know the seals to Edo Tensei. Hashirama probably knew the seal (as his brother created the jutsu), but he didn't even need to use it. Orochimaru specifically stated that he couldn't even control Hashirama to begin with. This is probably due to Hashirama being incredibly strong as well as Zetsu bodies being made with Hashirama cells.
>
> Why is there so much mystery about Hashirama's power?
>
>
>
Because he is considered the god of all Shinobi. And since Naruto takes place in an era where he is dead, no one really knows his true strength. Of course, the only person who would know his true power is Uchiha Madara.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Hashirama doesn't need to break the Edo-Tensei because it's already mentioned that Orochimaru (Jutsu owner) is not able to control Hashirama.
Which means he is already acting on his own free will. The only risk is if someone catches Orochimaru and undo the Justsu somehow (like Itachi did to Kabuto), all 4 Hokages will vanish. Even in that case, there is Edo-Tensei grace period. During that time, Hashirama can break the Jutsu and recast it on his own, same like Madara did (maybe 2nd also, he is the Jutsu creator).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Hashirama (in Chunin Exam Arc under Orochimaru's Control was only at 40% and had a talisman inserted into him; Madara did not, and Hashirama, as I previously stated, was at 40%, thus weaker, and unable to use his full power). In Shippuden, once again revived by Orochimaru, easily breaks free from the seal due to to his immense strength and prowess.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Kabuto's edo tensei is different since he can keep the old mind of the deceased iam pretty sure orochimatu didn't do so when username_3 was ascending to heaven he had control over his body and was able to revive himself hashirama didn't get the grace period of ascending cause of sarutobi.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: When Orochimaru summoned Hashirama in part one, he was using the incomplete version of the jutsu and it took kabuto from the time of Orochimaru's death to the fourth great ninja war to perfect it. So the Hashirama that was summoned earlier was not a complete copy whereas Madara is the perfected version.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/29 | 657 | 2,508 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been watching Kill La Kill.
So Honnouji Academy is an academy alright. Students go there.
But, why are entire families and neighbourhoods living in it? Is everyone in there a prisoner? What happens when a student is expelled?<issue_comment>username_1: Honnouji Academy is a school that rules over and entire city with the hands of an all powerful dictatorship.
>
> Is everyone in there a prisoner?
>
>
>
You could call that, but they can get out anytime they want.
>
> What happens when a student is expelled?
>
>
>
His/Her family goes to the lowest social class or be killed, it depends on the cause of expulsion.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: First things first, some background. In Japan, some high schools have dormitories for students who would otherwise live far away. The living areas of Honnouji Academy is an extension of that, a hyperbolic version of that if you will. Keep in mind that everything in Kill-la-Kill is an exaggeration of real life and a parody of older anime.
Now, there's a reason for all this in the anime itself however, as revealed in later episodes. As to the students being prisoners, some spoilers:
>
> All the students there are originally going to be "cattle" for the life fibers. Life fibers require humans to operate without being connected to the original life fiber itself. We have to remember that Satsuki planned to rebel against her mother by training the academy's students to resist life fibers. She does this by making them wear one-star uniforms. As they get more resistant, more willpower to resist the life-fibers, they get promoted to two-stars and so on. Those who have no potential will not be permitted to wear the uniforms and it is likely that Satsuki would want to spare them from being involved in the her upcoming rebellion.
>
>
>
As for expulsion, expelled student are expelled normally in that, they are removed from the academy along with their family. Of course there are some exceptions. It's probable that the traitor in the first episode was killed so that Satsuki's plans would remain a secret as he stole an important piece of technology, but the traitor in episode 4 was spared because she would pose no threat as she has not stolen any of the uniform technology.
In other words, yes they are all pigs in human clothing, but not exactly, and when a student is expelled them and their family are kicked out unless they are a danger to Satsuki's plans.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/29 | 1,569 | 5,804 | <issue_start>username_0: Who is actually the strongest Hokage? It would be such a simple question and answer if Kishimoto just gave us a direct answer. But instead, Kishimoto feeds us different information along the way as the story progresses.
**Pre Chuunin Exam**
Sarutobi was highlighted as the genius Shinobi. The manga stated that he quickly surpassed both the first and the second at a young age, and was widely known as the Professor. We also find out later that the first and second died in war, while the third and fourth sacrificed their lives to use the demon god.
**Chuunin exam era + beginning of Shippuden**
Minato was considered the strongest Hokage. Recall when Orochimaru was using Edo Tensei to revive all dead Kages - Sarutobi was most afraid of the Fourth. For a while, everyone regarded the 4th as the strongest shinobi. I am not sure if this is because they never witnessed the first, but it seems evident that Minato was the powerhouse. Everyone kept saying - If the fourth was here, Orochimaru would be no problem, etc.
**Late Shippuden when Tobi starts acting and Madara is revealed**
Hashirama is the God of Shinobi. He is depicted as the strongest of all four, even recognized by Minato. He is the only one to resist Orochimaru's control. Madara Uchiha also regards everyone else, aside from Hashirama, as insignificant.
The thing that bothers me the most is how Sarutobi was not worried and was able to handle fighting both Hashirama and Tobirama. Minato was the source of his fear.
And then later on, Hashirama just seems like he is on another level. So I guess I have to redefine my question. Was Hashirama always the strongest Hokage, or did Kishimoto develop his strength later on? Or can this just not be determined?<issue_comment>username_1: During the fight between <NAME> and Edo Tensei Hokage brothers, the 1st and 2nd Hokage were not able to use their full power, because, Orochimaru hadn't perfected the [jutsu](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Summoning:_Impure_World_Reincarnation) at that time.
Also, Hiruzen was not afraid of Minato alone, but he was afraid that he wont be able handle all three of them at once.
In my personal opinion, Hashirama Senju is considered the strongest Hokage because of his abilities like Sage Mode, extraordinary life force, Wood Release techniques, impressive clones, great stamina (many people have tries to replicate it, like Orochimaru, Madara Uchiha, Zetsu, Obito Uchiha).
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Well you can't compare Hokage. May be Hashirama is very powerful. But at the same time Tobirama is more powerful because he can be very dangerous due to the edo tensei and transportation techniques.
In the other way Sarutobi may be not powerful as much as people say he is. He is only capable of using basic elements and his will of fight. His sealing jutsu also belong to uzumaki class.
My point of view you cant compare the Hokages to check who is most powerful because each one is unique.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Looking at your question, I feel that you want to know who was more powerful, Minato or Hashirama, right? Actually, I also keep on wondering about these kind of stuff myself. I wonder what would happen if Hashirama and Minato would fight? Who would win? And I begin to compare their power and make them fight with each other in my thoughts.
Hashirama can heal himself fast due to extra ordinary life force so he can easily survive any attack made to him. On the other hand, Minato can teleport himself so quick that he can escape easily from any attack Hashirama would made. Then again, Minato can use his Rasengan but I wonder if that can wound Hashirama. Hashirama along with his sage mode and wood style might be able to track where Minato would teleport himself next. But Minato with his instantaneous reflexes might be able to dodge that as well.
Minato is capable of defeating nine tails as he sealed the beast once. On the other hand, Hashirama is someone who can control and tame the tailed beast. He even won his fight with Madara who was controlling Kurama at that time.
But you don't have worry very long. Naruto will become Hokage someday. He had promised that so many times. And he will be the most powerful of all Hokage for sure :)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Actually Sarutobi is said to be stronger than the 1st himself. The only thing holding him back is the fact he's old. No other Hokage has been as old as him, making him weaker than he is. You are also forgetting the fact that he SHARES the title of "God of Shinobi" with Hashirama and the Sage of Six Paths. Being able to handle of Orochimaru and 2 of the strongest hokage, even in an edo tensei form, is pretty damn impressive. Especially at a weak state due to his age. Honestly Sarutobi is my favorite of all the Kage. But I'm pretty confident that he is the strongest if not second.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Yeah, Minato and Tobirama were very strong and Hiruzen was meant to be brilliant when he was younger, but Hashirama was like a Greek hero. He had the spirit of Ashura, he could do all the crazy healing things Naruto is doing right now, he was powerful beyond compare.
He had chakra that doesn't compare to anyone we've seen all series, easily breaking out of Orochimaru's Edo Tensei the second time which none of the other hokages could do, his sage mode was ridiculous, his wood dragon was as powerful as the nine tails and his ridiculous avatar made of hands was by far the most powerful thing in the series. Minato and Tobirama had some absolutely brilliant techniques, and Hiruzen had an amazing breadth of techniques but Hashirama's chakra alone just put him on a different level, in addition to his other ridiculous powers.
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/30 | 560 | 2,121 | <issue_start>username_0: What will happen to the reincarnated people if the Edo-Tensei user (jutsu caster) dies?
As Kabuto mentioned, the jutsu will not be released if he gets killed. If that's the case, what will happen to the reincarnated shinobi?<issue_comment>username_1: To my understanding Edo-Tensei is run by the caster's Chakra, which is required to refuel the reincarnated shinobi.
So the ones still running, will be able to use their remaining Chakra and then cease to function (and thus die).
But then again, you might also assume that with the correct knowledge and application of seals, you would be able to siphon Chakra from the environment, or you could have an army of shinobi fueling the entire thing.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: If the summoner dies, then all the reanimated shinobi will keep on existing without the controller.
Before I begin, it is important to know how control works in Edo Tensei.
There are 3 methods of control the summoner can place on a shinobi:
1. Shinobi are allowed to have control over themselves
2. Shinobi are given an objective and they must complete it
3. Summoner fully controls the Shinobi
Kabuto can decide which layer of control he wants to assert on each individual.
When alive, Kabuto can freely change the control type over all the shinobi under his command. Once he is dead, his army will continue fulfilling his last order before he passed.
That means people who had control over themselves still have control of themselves. Ones that are given some assignment(s) still have to finish that assignment(s) (which is probably a combination of very detailed tasks in order to gain leverage over Madara). As for the last group, they revert back to the most recent option between 1 and 2. If they were previously had full control, then they will regain full again.
NOTE: While Kabuto determines his control over his army, there are multiple ways to also break out of it - explained in my answer [here](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/10/how-can-madara-still-stick-around-even-after-the-edo-tensei-had-been-ended/6467#6467).
Upvotes: 2 |
2013/12/30 | 823 | 3,244 | <issue_start>username_0: The Soul Eater anime only mentions one Meister who created a Death Scythe, and that was Maka's mother with Spirit Albarn being the Death Scythe she created.
When the other Death Weapons arrived in Death City after Asura's release, we did find out that the Death Scythes were stationed around the world. However, the anime didn't reveal who their Meisters were, or even what happened to them.
So I am wondering: What happens to a Meister when their Weapon Partner becomes a Death Scythe? Would the process be different with Kid and the Thompson Sisters? (Kid stated that he would rather use a Death Scythe he made than one of his father's)<issue_comment>username_1: In the anime, Maka's mom is referenced many times by Maka, who says that she occasionally gets postcards from places her mother has been to. Therefore, I'm assuming that after a Meister makes a Death Scythe, they take on a job like any other person would, or maybe some special mission from Lord Death himself. After all, after the Weapons become Scythes, they go around the world protecting different parts of the world.
This is just a theory. The answer may have been revealed in the manga, but I don't know for certain. I hope this helped a little bit.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The Meisters who made their Weapons into Death Scythes are then ready to take on evil with their Meister abilities like Stein. They probably become a backup plan when Satan-sama or Shinigami-sama aren't available or incapable of using the Death Scythe. I can't understand why there are so many Death Scythes who are used by the Shinigami only. There has to be more than just the Shinigami who can use them in times of need.
Another logical explanation would be that the Meister who upgrades the Weapon into a Death Scythe is probably its best user, so they are probably only summoned when needed. However, many Death Scythes who operate on their own (like Justin) can be used even when Shinigami or Meister aren't available. Until they are summoned, the Meisters probably have to take on some jobs for survival, etc. However, they might be summoned to use the Weapons that they have converted to Death Scythe because of their mastery and wavelength compatibilities. This can be observed when all the Death Scythes that Crona destroyed were accompanied with their Meisters at the place.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I've seen something online that led me to believe that the meister in exception of Maka's parents follows their partners. I haven't seen anything about Marie or Azusa, but I've seen it in the other cases.
<NAME> is just a badass and can do it on his own so he's exempted, but the other 4 should have some info on it.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I think that Spirit is the only personal Death Scythe and none of the others are supposed to be used by death. The other's probably were trained by themselves or a meister who left. Like how Marie keeps on talking about partners that left her. It is also posible that the death's scythes can connect to multiple wavelength and are able to go between multiple parters like Stein or I am over thinking this and the animators did not come up with an explanation.
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/30 | 714 | 2,546 | <issue_start>username_0: In Robotics;Notes, there is some sort of robot outbreak in the city. They all go out of control and attack what seemed like the city hall.
When Frau tries to hack into the servers to stop the outbreak, she is redirected to the Kill-Ballad game. When Kai beats the enemy, access is given and they manage to stop the outbreak.
What was the point of using Kill-Ballad to block the access to the servers? Couldn't the enemy just say "nah, you don't have access, go away" rather than giving a chance to actually stop the outbreak?<issue_comment>username_1: I believe the game was a defense against fixing the problem.
The guy who started it was one of the people who worked on the game with Frau, so he must have been betting that the person who was trying to gain access would not beat the hacked kill-ballad character, even if it was Frau herself.
(since she made the system she could give herself the rights back to fix the problem but couldn't play kill-ballad well enough to beat the hack)
(It also gave Kaito a chance to save the day ;])
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: My two cents in four letters: PLOT.
The developer that messed the servers was a kill-ballad fan, and its like 60's batman villain all over: it has to have a trademark.
It also gives foreshadowing of
>
> the final battle where Kai uses his slow time ability to defeat the boss.
>
>
>
And also led to
>
> the short romantic fanservice that ended with frau kissing an unconscious Kai.
>
>
>
So from all points, it made sense FROM THE PLOT point of view, to fix the robot riot that way.
Otherwise, like a real world explanation? The guy had some mental disorder. A Savant Idiot of sorts.
But !!! ([click HERE for the real point](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-kYiDbG39s))
>
> WE DIG GIANT ROBOTS!
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The main thing was that they brainwashed her colleague which hoaxed Frau and their goal was to everything onto her that she was the one who hacked the company and that she choughed them against humans. They wanted it to look like someone else done job so Committee of 300 hundred will not be discovered.
They used Noah (machine strong enough to create delusions for other people who are unable to see them. It's a lot more explained in Chaos;Head). He was decieved by them to believe he got wife and kid and after Frau told him she does not have wife and child his brain started "deteriorating" and he died. So there were no existing evidence who has done it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2013/12/31 | 544 | 2,151 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that Mai-Hime and Mai-Otome are anime (and maybe manga) series that are related by have different plots. I was wondering if there is a certain point where they split (like FMA and FMA: Brotherhood) or if they are entirely different plot-wise. If they are different, how are they connected beyond being created by the same production company?<issue_comment>username_1: They're entirely different story wise, My-HiME is set more or less in our world while My-Z HiME (My Otome) is set in a fictional universe.
They are roughly connected by the character and their personalities that exists in both series, such as Mai's and Natsuki's rivalry, Natsuki's Same Sex Relationship with Shizuru (In My-Z HiME they are much more open, in My-HiME they only are open with each other about their feeling near the end) and Haruka hot tempered personality and malapropism with Yukino always correcting her.
Also both series portray the females being the ones with power having to also come to terms with their adolescence and love at the same time as controling this power. in My-HiME it was choosing to have power at the cost of the person the girl loved the most (the warning Natsuki gives Mai before she awakens her Child) while with My-Z HiME it was choosing to have power and never being with a male (explained by how the Y Chromosome will destroy the Nano Machines and thus Otome's can't have any relationship with men)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The *Mai-HiME* series is the principal anime where Hime, an ancient power that is born inside chosen people that will fight to determine the master of the new millennium (between good vs evil) and a foreign organization trying to sway the results by mimicking that power.
The *Mai-Otome* series is supposed to be set a millennium later after human have migrated to another planet. The technology that was used by humans to be able to finally reach the stars is the exact tech develop after trying to mimic the Hime ability. And as to a millennium have passed... the Hime users was reborn a new, and the darkness follows behind them in a different form.....
Upvotes: 1 |
2013/12/31 | 357 | 1,327 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Mafia Arc, Kira was able to get hold of the names of the Mafia members under Mello's command, but the only thing he did was kill them. Couldn't he have manipulated them to help out in the assualt/kill Mello themselves?
Seems like a plot hole to me.
The same could be said for Mello killing the majority of the SPK members - he could have manipulated them to kill Near. However, this could be forgiven because he might have wanted to 'fight' Near 'mentally' with defeating Kira, the last boss.
Is there a rule that prevents them from manipulating to kill?<issue_comment>username_1: Quite possibly Mello and Near didn't reveal their real names to their groups and you couldn't use "Kill Near/Mello before dying of a heart attack" otherwise Light would have been able to kill L much sooner by controlling someone in the taskforce
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: There is a rule indicating that someone's death must not cause another's:
>
> Whether the cause of the individual’s death is either a suicide or
> accident. If the death leads to the death of more than the intended,
> the person will simply die of a heart attack. This is to ensure that
> other lives are not influenced.
>
>
>
From <http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2013/12/31 | 291 | 861 | <issue_start>username_0: 
It's the first full pic, and I seem to be reminded of it but I just can't recall the name of the manga or the story line<issue_comment>username_1: It seems to be depicting a character from Soul Eater.
It is the main antagonist, Asura, towards the end of the manga.
From the [Soul Eater wiki page for Asura](http://souleater.wikia.com/wiki/Asura):
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: the second photo is Gajeel Redfox from Fairy Tail, which is a manga about wizards. Gajeel is
known as the metal dragon slayer who uses metal to combat his opponents!
[](http://jennux3.deviantart.com/art/Gajeel-Redfox-Fairy-Tail-385109582)
Upvotes: 3 |
2014/01/01 | 249 | 970 | <issue_start>username_0: If the Tartaros people seal the demon inside Mira's body, will she be able to control it as she controls her other demons?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know what you mean by sealing the demon, but recent chapters showed that
>
> Mirajane is able to control any demons or demonic things at Tartaros except of the Etherious. Including the demon they wanted to turn her into or the device they used to turn her into a demon.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: It doesen't really matter if she will or she will not be able to control all her inner demons, as long as there are enemies powerful enough, that might not be a problem... and for the sake of the show, she shouldn't controll all her inner demons... because she will always have enough dangerous demons inside her... not sure if there will be enough enemies for them all...
Oh, and I'm curious what kind of creatures will Lisana take over? Maybe a dragon?
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/01/01 | 901 | 2,944 | <issue_start>username_0: Who is that Amaterasu character they're referring to in episode 6?
>
> "He always goes straight to his room when he comes home. He's pulling an Amaterasu-sama on us."
>
>
>
<issue_comment>username_1: This is probably a reference to one of the most famous episodes involving [Amaterasu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu), the sun deity of Shinto myth.
In the beginning, the world (or maybe just Japan) was created by [Izanagi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izanagi) and [Izanami](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izanami). As a byproduct of this, the three sibling gods Amaterasu, [Susanoo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanoo), and [Tsukuyomi](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukuyomi-no-Mikoto) came into being (the latter two having domain over the seas and the moon, respectively).
Amaterasu and Susanoo had a long-standing rivalry/conflict. As part of this, one day, Susanoo threw a flayed (i.e. skinless) horse at Amaterasu and performed some other crude acts. Amaterasu, very angered by this, entered the [Ama-no-Iwato](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama-no-Iwato), a cave. There she remained for a very long time. During this time, it is said that the sun did not rise, and this was widely considered to be a bad thing.
---
As such, the character being referred to in your quote is displaying Amaterasu-like-behavior - holing himself up in some secluded place, just like Amaterasu did when Susanoo angered her.
Addendum: this is a very well-known tale in Japan, and probably would have been about as obvious to Japanese viewers as a well-known Biblical parable would have been to American audiences (or something like that).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: He's indeed referring to the Japanese goddess of the Sun, [Amaterasu](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaterasu). He's referring to the story of the sun goddess and the ["Heavenly Rock"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ama-no-Iwato) (Ama no Iwato).
>
> literally means "The cave of the sun god" or "heavenly rock cave". In Japanese mythology, Susanoo, the Japanese god of the seas, was the one who drove Amaterasu into Ame-no-Iwato. This caused the sun to hide for a long period of time.
>
>
> In order to get Amaterasu out of the cave the other gods threw a party outside. When she heard the noise she got curious and peeked but got blinded by the mirror Yata no Kagami and so she thought they were celebrating the arrival of an even greater and brighter goddess than herself. Though in reality it was her own mirror image. Then Tajikarao forced the cave to open up the rest and the world was bathed in light once again. As Amaterasu stepped out of the cave a holy seal was applied to it so that she couldn't go back into hiding.
>
>
>
Additionally, Tatsuo Saeki says to Makoto right after: *You know how she hid in the "Ama no Iwato"?*
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/02 | 565 | 1,964 | <issue_start>username_0: In Death Note, I've read that Near displays more emotions and (more interestingly) shows greater insight and deduction ability than his anime counterpart.
What are the differences of Near from his anime counterpart? Is the above statement true? (And if so, please provide examples.)
*There is another question, [How different are the anime and manga versions of Death Note](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/665/how-different-are-the-anime-and-manga-versions-of-death-note), but that just takes into question the ending.*<issue_comment>username_1: I know this answer comes late. But i still hope my answer can help you. Well in the manga he is as cold as in the anime. However, in the manga, Near is smarter than in the Anime.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_2: Appearance
==========
In the manga, Near is only ever seen wearing white pajamas, while in the anime, his pants are light blue.
In [L: Change the WorLd](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L:_Change_the_WorLd_%28live_action_film%29), Near is a Thai boy and the sole survivor of a village ravaged by disease. In the live action film, he has black hair, while in the [novel](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/L:_Change_the_WorLd_%28novel%29) he is described as the original Near in the series (while I haven't read the novel I would assume this means he has white hair).
Personality
===========
Near shows much more emotion in the manga than he does in the anime, particularly his facial expressions. A quote from the wiki shows an example of this:
>
> When the SPK members were killed in the anime Near has a very stern look, but in the manga he is visibly upset.
>
>
>
His facial expressions were probably more towards his smiling when he got things right, which was used to foreshadow the end where he smiles after seeing Ryuk, confirming to himself that Light is Kira.
---
Source: [Death Note Wikia site](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Near)
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/03 | 592 | 2,196 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm up to date in the *One Piece* anime but not in the manga, is there any information about Zoro's closed eye? Can't he open it because of his scar there, or maybe he is hiding his real power withholding his one eye closed? How did he get his scar? Maybe in a final training fight with Mihawk?
Is there any information about his scar on his eye?<issue_comment>username_1: Still, nothing has been revealed if Zoro has some special power in his eye due to which he's keeping it closed. All that's been shown till now is that the scar has greatly injured his eye due to which he cannot open it. [The wiki](https://onepiece.fandom.com/wiki/Roronoa_Zoro#After_the_Timeskip) says the same thing:
>
> During and after the two-year timeskip, Zoro gains a new scar running down over his left eye, which is now implied to be critically injured as it is always closed.
>
>
>
Yet, Eichiiro sensei hasn't really revealed all of the Strawhat Crew's power, so we can't say anything. So for now, we have only this much information about his eye. Nothing has been shown on how he got it.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Zoro hasn't shown a MASSIVE change in power after the time skip, at least not as much a Sanji, so he might have something powerful he is gonna use from his eye but it's most likely just a scar from training!
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Gathering the info I could collect with my observation so far in One Piece anime:
Most of the famous swordsmen have injuries on their eyes.
Ex: Admiral Ishou, Dark King Silver Rayleigh,
Perhaps It looks like it's considered as an ability of Swordsman to sense the things/people around. Zoro always thrived to learn this technique and succeeded too.
On the otherhand it looks like it's (Kenbunshoku Haki) considered an ultimate ability of swordsman to fight without using Sight sense. So losing sight might be A KEY to AWAKEN ultimate Swordsman powers.
Zoro might have intentionally cut his left eye to awake this ability.
Or he might be still training with his left eye closed. Might open when time comes.
But like other OP fans, I wish to see something special out this.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/03 | 2,549 | 8,990 | <issue_start>username_0: I see that in SAO and LH, players can craft, buy houses, adhere to the holy trinity of MMO, etc. My first thought was that they might have WoW in Japan, but it doesn't seem to be as popular as it is in the U.S. There don't seem to be a lot of Western MMOs that allow you to buy property either. My second guess is that they might have been heavily influenced by Korean MMOs such as Ragnarok, but I have not played them and I wasn't sure.
So what MMOs could have influenced SAO and LH?<issue_comment>username_1: Hard to tell really - a lot of MMOs have custom housing, in depth crafting - cooking - random enjoyment, including a couple titles from NCSoft (well, in Aion, players have the ability to own houses and some form of [very annoying] crafting).
Though not a fantasy MMO - Eve online thrives on the idea that just about everything ( ships, fuels, space stations , some random commodies ) can be crafted. Just about every ship, gun, module, ammo , Nullsec POS, etc was made by somebody - somewhere - probably in some territory were thousands of ships were destroyed in a war between two alliances of player run corporations in which the wreckage ended up recycled into other crap etc etc etc.
In terms of fantasy MMOs, I don't think there was really any title that did it all with that much depth. I could be wrong though.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: His main inspirations would be
* Ultima Online
* Ragnarok Online
>
> <NAME> was in the Manga Studies Club. He drew manga and illustrations during his time there. Kawahara would often head to the arcade with his fellow members to play fighting games . He also started playing online games in 1998, starting with Ultima Online. Kawahara also played Ragnarok Online, his most played game (although he stated World of Warcraft during Sakura-Con 2013)
>
>
> *He felt it would be more natural to write about net games.*
>
>
>
For some more of his inspirations and why he decided to write you can read a [brief biography](http://www.t-ono.net/biographies/REKI-KAWAHARA-%E5%B7%9D%E5%8E%9F-%E7%A4%AB-Biography.html) about him
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I'm going to guess a bit on this one and say that Everquest should be thrown in the mix of potential influences.
Some parallels that fit with this are:
1. When Regan explains the World Fraction spell, and Shiroe reverse engineers the time line to coincide the beginning of its first use to the start of the open beta. I don't recall if EQ had an open beta, but it did release in '99. The screen show indicated '98, so this is plausible.
2. The most powerful guild in Akihabara is D.D.D. Their legendary exploits coincide with the early and buggy release of Kyrafrim after the defeat of Ventani.
Are there other events, probably. I can't recall them off the top of my head. Could those events coincide with other game changers from other MMO's? Likely. But EQ was my first.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: SAO and LH are not based on any existing MMO. Depending on which MMORPG's you have played you will likely find certain aspects of the world to be incredibly consistent with it.
The grand-daddy of all MMORPG's as they play right now is [Ultima Online](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultima_Online) (which I played during beta) as the crafting and "loss of experience upon death" both originated here, and it even predates [EverQuest](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EverQuest), as you could craft in previous Ultima games since at least Ultima 4 (magic spells), 6 and 7 (food). Likewise, player-owned housing originates in Ultima Online.
As far as Asian MMORPG's influence, LH's world is a bit more consistent with Final Fantasy XIV (and likely XI), while SAO is very consistent with Mabinogi. In game, marriage is something that was introduced in a Nexon game that predates Mabinogi (called NexusTK:Kingdom of the Winds, which is a game I also played during beta).
Dungeon Raids, as they are in SAO and LH, are shown as a type of instancing system which is fairly consistent with the advent of 3D modern MMORPG's, though based on the explicit references to roles (eg Tank) and menu driven combat with cooldown's, this might have its origins in EverQuest, but this is fairly consistent with FFXI/FFXIV at present.
The respawn rules, how monsters respawn in the same area, which is something that both Ultima Online and NexusTK did in 1998.
Guilds is a strange aspect. The original 2D MMORPG's never had guilds (it may have originated in Lineage) and it was just something people started doing, so later games actually introduced it as a game mechanic (and indeed the entire point of Guild Wars). Likewise, the PK elements were also something that existed originally in UO, but EverQuest was probably the first to see abuse of it, as in SAO.
Take for example the pets and mounts. In LH the pet griffon mount is also a flying mount that is available in Mabonogi. Likewise in SAO, Silica has a combat pet. Combat pets have been in MMORPG's for quite a while. However, virtual pets actually originated with Tamagotchi's, which actually die if you don't take care of them. So again depending on your point of view.
As for the races and classes, SAO was primarily humans, while SAO:Alfhiem is actually based on Lore from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" which is Shakespeare. The races in LH are the standard human-like characters from Tolkien (LOTR) with the were-animal races (which the current game out there that has these is TERA).
And to round this out, the "Fighter, Wizard, Thief, Cleric" type of roles originate in tabletop D&D games, but the way they are used (Tank, DPS, Healer) originates in Wizardry, which was more popular in Japan than it was in the West. Permadeath (SAO) also originates in Wizardry.
In respect to LH, since there is a specific reference to 1998.10.22 and the character in episode 14 specifically mentions 8 levels of magic which is also something that Ultima has. Like if you want to use the date as a piece of proof, that means the game in question would have been in open beta on or after 1998.10.22, which chronologically can only be EverQuest. I've personally played the EverQuest Beta in 1998.
In one of the most recent episodes of LH (you need to pay close attention) you'll also realize that they are partied with an NPC. Most MMORPG's don't let you adhoc have any NPC join, they either are temporary for a quest (escort missions), or summonable partners/pets.
So as you see, it depends on which games you've played. When I talked to friends about SAO, they can find individual aspects of it that they related to their MMORPG of choice. Over time (at least since WoW) most games have borrowed ideas from each other enough that they're all becoming exactly the same game. They're only differing by environment (Fantasy like SAO), race/monster names (many are derived from Tolkien/D&D) and cost to play.
So there is no one right answer, as no single game introduced everything seen in SAO and LH at launch. You can read comics/manga like 1/2 Prince or Yureka that also deal with virtual worlds and you'll see much of the same elements there as well.
The interesting moral question that comes up again in all of these stories based on MMORPG's is "are we losing our humanity" by when we treat AI's as tools.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Jeez people are silly. SAO's writer says it himself, Wizardry inspired it.
Just check out [Wizardry Online](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizardry_Online) sometime. It's straight up an SAO MMO, with the possibility of perma-death.
The main character in the story is the only one who can dual wield, but never does \*cough\* Kirito \*cough\*. Minor crimes make you yellow for a short amount of time, while heavier crimes like PK-ing, or looting a player makes you red for like 24+ hours.
The game has a totally open PvP combat system that requires skill instead of good gear, cash, or level.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: No doubt that it is mainly influenced by Ragnarok Online. Music, mood, atmosphere, character and art are very similar. Even the naming and boss monsters.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: In a [Q&A session between the author <NAME> and Heathcliff (<NAME>)](http://www.taptaptaptaptap.net/sao-qna-heathcliff-kunori/) in 2005 (during the web novel period, to give some background of the characters), <NAME> said that he "acquired a lot of inspiration from [Wizardry]".
>
> **Q. If I were to ask for you to mention one of the games you like best, which would it be?**
>
>
> A. If you mean aside from SAO, it would be [Wizardry](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizardry), a game from long ago. I acquired a lot of inspiration from it.
>
>
>
We can take this as the author indirectly borrowing Kayaba Akihiko's position as the man behind the design and development of Sword Art Online VRMMORPG to confirm the source of his inspiration.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/04 | 1,757 | 6,332 | <issue_start>username_0: He doesn't have siblings, nor he is an Uchiha, so the answer would be simple, but as we've seen, he reached a high level in the usage of the Sharingan. so, based on our knowledge of how the Mangekyou Sharingan works, could the combination of his and Obito's eye result an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?<issue_comment>username_1: Technically speaking, Kakashi should be able to obtain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan. But the chances of this happening are very slim.
To obtain an Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, one needs to transplant a Mangekyou Sharingan, preferable from somebody close to them such as a sibling. Just a normal transplant should only restore ones eyes sight with its Visual Prowess.
Yet, Kakashi may also be an exception in this case as he does not/barely seem to lose any of his eyesight when he is using his Sharingan. This might also be due to the lack of use, and the lack of powerful eye powers besides his Kamui.
>
> Over time, use of the Mangekyō Sharingan's techniques deteriorates the user's eyesight to the point of blindness, a harsh fate for those that have grown accustomed to the power and visual acuity it affords. Only by transplanting the eyes of another Uchiha can they hope to regain their sight and ocular powers. If the transplanted eyes happen to be the Mangekyō Sharingan of an Uchiha with strong blood ties with the recipient — ideally a sibling — the likelihood of compatibility is increased, resulting in the creation of an Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan [source](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Mangeky%C5%8D_Sharingan)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The answer to your question is yes, **Kakashi can obtain Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan**.
But the problem is that his Sharingan consumes a lot of his chakra. At some stages, his overuse of Kamui made him exhausted, too. In this **[source](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Kamui)**, it does say that:
>
> "Repeated use of the technique puts a great deal of strain on the
> user, causing his left eye to bleed if overused"
>
>
>
As a result, **using Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan could result in a life-threatening situation for him**. And as per the previous answer, you need to transplant a Mangekyou Sharingan, preferably from somebody close, such as a sibling.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes, Kakashi can obtain **Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan**. I would have to disagree with [kakashi's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6730/is-it-possible-for-kakashi-to-obtain-an-eternal-mangekyo-sharingan/6760#6760) though. **EMS** consumes ***lesser chakra*** and puts ***lesser stress*** on the user casting it. Kakashi has to possess a Mangekyou Sharingan eye, assuming it's compatible to him, since it's not possible to obtain EMS just by implanting another set of MS.
So **using EMS would be less life threatening** to him than using MS, since, there is no risk of blindness after obtaining EMS.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: Realistically speaking, **Kakashi cannot gain the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan (EMS)**.
Reread this section from Chapter 386
There are multiple reasons why Kakashi cannot gain EMS. First, the exchange must be done between clansmen. Kakashi doesn't fit in this category. Further more, the manga states "simply gaining another's eyes didn't equate to gaining this power". This is implying that you need to gain your brother's eyes as well as a new set of eyes.
One can argue that Kakashi and Obito are like brothers, however Kakashi isn't gaining a new eye if he swaps with Obito.
In the end, it is impossible for Kakashi to achieve EMS.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: I think Kakashi's sharingan is already a mangekyou sharingan since mangekyou sharingan users lose their sight for overusing their mangekyou sharingan but kakashi has been using it for a while. However, he has chakra problems given that he is not from the Uchiha clan.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: Since we're stuck, let's sum up what we know:
1. YES - but: his Sharingan uses too much chakra, therefore he would be fully exhausted/maybe dead using the EMS, or he wouldn't be able to use it at its full power.
2. NO - because: Kakashi doesn't belong to the Uchiha clan, plus he doesn't have brothers or close ones to him with the same ability; even if he had someone, that someone must possess an MS, but we don't know about other people, except Sasuke.
So we could say that the odds are even, but it just hit me... Do we realize that we are talking about the same eyes??? As much as I would like to see him equipped with an EMS, if he could gain this eye by simply fusing his one with Obito's one, it would be the same as Madara would've fused his own eyes into one (we can argue that he would lose one eye, but the other would be an EMS), so practically every Uchiha member could've possessed an EMS just by fusing their own eyes.
So if we must make a conclusion, even if he isn't an Uchiha, nor he has siblings, therefore he doesn't got a chance to obtain a new set of eyes, I think the best answer and reason why Kakashi CAN'T obtain an Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan (but I'm eagerly waiting for "can answers") is because fusing your own eyes wouldn't result in EMS.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Kakashi is able to obtain EMS from another MS if obtained. He can't transplant Obitos MS that's stupid each MS eye left, right have there own powers, besides this they are the same exact MS so there won't be any difference.
When someone has MS and wants a EMS needs another MS from another person (Clanmate) to obtain EMS by combining those 2 MS they both combine their forms to make a mix like form for the new EMS.
One thing I'm curious we saw Madara with his brother when he got his eyes they mixed and became a new form,same thing with Sasuke with Itachi eyes.
But I can't understand when Sasuke fought with Itachi, Itachi wanted Sasuke's eyes even though they weren't MS. I thought to obtain EMS you need both users' eyes to be MS with different form to make a new form which would be the EMS, but the way Itachi was going its like transplanting normal Sharingan with a MS to make an EMS if that was so and would work what would the new EMS form would look like?
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/01/04 | 2,360 | 9,045 | <issue_start>username_0: I understand Gluttony's ability of being able to ingest anything being related to the title Gluttony. I was wondering about the other Homunculi's abilities (from FMA:B, not FMA) and whether they have any relation to the sins or to any biblical story relating to the sins.<issue_comment>username_1: No, this isn't generally the case.
* **Greed** (both pre- and post-"death") has the ability to modify the carbon in his body to be rock-hard. This is not reflected in the fourth circle of *Dante's Inferno* nor in the Bible as far as I can tell.
* **Pride** has the power of the shadows and of omnipresence. As far as I know, pride is generally represented Biblically as a giant, so there's little correlation here.
Wrath and Sloth could potentially be connected.
* **Wrath** has the all-seeing eye. Though there is nothing about this in *Dante's Inferno*, this *could* be a reference to the potentially wrathful statement in the Bible, "an eye for an eye". However, I'd consider this a bit of a stretch.
* **Lust** has the ability to make longer fingernails. I suppose this could be seen as a use of her beauty to kill others, but again, a bit of a stretch. She also seems to have no correlation to the second circle of the Inferno.
* **Sloth** possesses great power and skill, and yet wastes it; this isn't really his *ability* per se, but he does use it in a slothful manner.
I believe, though, that Gluttony and Envy are the only ones who share a strong-ish connection.
* **Gluttony**, as you mentioned, wants to (and is able to) eat essentially infinitely.
* **Envy** has the ability to appear however he likes; as his jealousy later reveals, his envy of humans causes him to use his ability to take the human form.
It's worth noting that most of the homunculi have some form of their story connected to their sin. Wrath, for example, loses his arms, as in *Dante's Inferno*; Lust's death by fire and wind is also a reference to how the lustful are killed in the second circle; and in the Bible, it states that "the slothful will be put to forced labor." A few of the sins have some aspect of their appearance related to their sin as well.
However, despite all this, it does not seem that most of their abilities relate to their sins, or the stories that accompany them.
*Disclaimer: I am not an expert on the Bible or Christianity.*
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think they are, though it's not always clear how. I can find strong or weak reasons to link the abilities of all the homunculi to their sins except for Wrath.
Let's start with my favorite, **Pride** : Pride is considered to be the worst of the sins; <NAME>, one of most important, if not the most important, Christian philosophers who had actually categorized all the vices and virtues of human being, stated that "pride is the worst of the sins, because it meanders through the good actions".
The fact is that the other sins are clearly recognized as bad, and one who is a sinner is clearly doing bad things. However, pride doesn't work this way: the more you act in a good way, the more pride tries to tempt and pervert you.
The symbolism here is about light and shadows of the homunculus: light is the good, and shadows are the true form of Pride: so, he can actually exist and be harmful only if there is light ( = good). The more there is light, the more he gets strong. If there is no light, if one has no good, has nothing to be proud of, pride as sin can do nothing; likewise to this, Pride is totally helpless if there's no light surrounding him. He is just a little child.
---
**Greed** : I am not sure about this, but I think it could be true. Before dying he says that he tried to gain women, power and money to fulfill the hollow, the emptiness inside him, but all what he really wanted was sincere friendship.
How does this resemble us? Greed is that vice that happens when you, human being with the same human nature as everyone else, deny your real needs (of God, of friendship, etc, but the essence is: of NON material, of spiritual goods) and compulsively deceive yourself seeking for material, fleeting, pseudo goods: power, money and sex.
Greed's power was similar to this: he wanted, at the end, just to be human, to be loved and to befriend (spiritual goods); but he acted greedily, surrounding himself with material goods that prevented him from fulfilling his true and hidden good desire: a material perfect shield that was in fact what rendered him as non human, as homunculus, as sinner.
(False material goods = deceive yourself protecting you from accepting the truth, the fact that you need spiritual goods = sex power money = perfect shield).
---
**Gluttony** and **Envy** are very clear : Gluttony eats everything while Envy, who desire the other's goods, can become whatever he wants. Still, it is important to notice that the tradition of the 7 deadly sins states that Envy is NOT primarily the desire to be what the others are; it is, instead, the pain for what other people have of good, linked with the thought "if I have none of those things, neither I nor them can have them, so I will destroy the others good". And at the end of his life, Envy decided not to leave his life, his body, his entire being to Ed, Mustang, etc (they could have killed him or done everything). He decided instead to commit suicide: "You will never have my life; if I can't have it anymore, I will destroy it; I won't give you the possibility to decide what to do with me" (I don't know if this was his reasoning but it's a perfectly envious behavior).
---
**Lust** : well, long nails remind me of feline elegance which is linked to luxury, and she can kill at distance while actually staying elegant, beautiful, calm and so on. Maybe there are also some more perverted links, like penetration (of sexual activities and of the nails in others bodies).
---
**Sloth** : as said by the other user, in the Bible is said that "the slothful will be put to forced labor." Sloth is the sin that prevents you from doing the good despite your abilities to do it. So it is best represented by someone who is really strong, but that doesn't use this strength to his complete power.
---
And at the end comes **Wrath** : it has really put me in difficulty. I am not sure I have understood his power and the link between it and the wrath... anyway I'll try: Wrath, Rage, Vengeance means that you have to persecute, kill what causes your anger. And what can help you more to do this than the abilities to find everywhere your enemy, to not lose his position, to seek, reach and destroy him to assuage your wrath? (He has the perfect eye)
I hope this was helpful :)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I think Wrath has the eye power because in order to hate so many people constantly you need to be aware of why you hate them. Naive people (blind) usually get along with everybody. Wrath has the eye that allows him to see people's motives and movements. If you can constantly see everything you will begin to distrust people and hate them as you can always see the traits that piss you off. Wrath saw everything in a person. Their ugliest traits, annoying behaviour and flaws. The message of this is that everyone has their good side and even the people you hate must be considred from an unbiased perspective and not with a prying eye.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Their abilities are not related to anything biblical, but to the concept of the sin.
* **Gluttony**'s power is eating things. Fairly simple.
* **Sloth** is immensely strong and fast, but he does almost nothing with it. Thus showing the "waste of potential" of sloth. It also correlates to simply powering through obstacles and opponents instead of using skill.
* **Envy** has the power of shapeshifting. Envy (the emotion) is wanting what someone else has, and Envy can *become* someone else.
* **Lust**'s power is to extend her fingernails into blades. This is the odd one out, actually. Lust inspires lust in others, but her own lust is bloodlust, which her blade-fingers help with.
* **Greed**'s power is to harden his body into a shield. Greed does not just try to acquire more things, but also wants to keep what he has. His shield keeps his life and his Philosopher's Stone safe.
* **Wrath**'s power is the ultimate eye, which lets him see and predict enemies' movements and tells him the ideal move to make. This is a rather "intellectual" power, but he's Wrath, not *rage*. His is a cold and calculating fury, and his power lets him quickly and easily destroy his foes and cause maximum damage.
* **Pride**'s shadow power is not related to pride in general, but it is within context of the story. Father's original form was a shadowy black ball in a flash which had an eye and a mouth and limited shapeshifting. Pride's shadow form resembles this form taken to an extreme and made into a weapon. Thus showing Father's arrogance and pride in himself, as his greatest creation resembles himself.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/04 | 379 | 1,576 | <issue_start>username_0: I started watching Total Eclipse, which I understand is part of Muv-Luv, but I am unfamiliar with. After episode 2, it seems like the whole tone of the show shifts. Is there some background into what's going on? The first two episodes reminded me a bit of Blue Gender, but after reaching episode 9 it seems like that was totally left behind.<issue_comment>username_1: I have not played the visual novels and have not seen any other MuvLuv content, so I can only judge from the anime series. In this series, the two first episodes focus on the background of Yui. You basically witness what she has experienced when she was younger, and then the shift focuses on the 'current day' situation, where Yui is one of the two lead protagonists. Further down the series she reveals some of her background which is consistent with the first two episodes.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The first few episodes are flashback of Yui's past. It basically shown what kind of enemy humanity is facing directly and how front lines of humanity's war look. But rest of the show happens in research&development facility far behind enemy lines with team of people who are not concerned with fighting real enemy. The protagonist is actually concerned that he never fought real enemy and all he ever fought were either other humans or simulations. So the dissonance between those two parts actually makes sense.
If you want to experience the full thing, you should read the VNs: 
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/04 | 607 | 2,030 | <issue_start>username_0: In episode 12, season 3 of the anime The World God Only Knows, there's a scene at around 5:14 where Tenri speaks to Diana and tells her something surprising. Diana responds by exclaiming why Tenri didn't say anything before.
The next time we see Diana she has wings.
I'm guessing Tenri told Diana something that would promote their relationship with Keima, because she grew wings, but since Diana has been with Tenri ever since she was a little girl, I'm not sure what Tenri could've told Diana that would be so surprising.<issue_comment>username_1: In the bath scene in episode 9, at 12:01, Diana confessess to Keima (Diana likes Keima). Tenri asks why she is there at 13:00. At 13:40, Diana encourages Tenri to confess.
**Tenri PROBABLY doesn't love Keima as much as Diana thought she did. Tenri might have said she doesn't like Keima.**
With Tenri's confession to Diana in episode 12, Diana grew her wings.
From a common viewer.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Posting as answer because can't use spoilers in comments, still just a speculation...
With the recent development in the manga, it seems it might be something along the lines of:
>
> Keima is the one that chose me to be your host
>
>
>
Also, remember Diana grew her wings once before (although they didn't notice), in manga Chapter 139 (can't remember which episode), after Keima apologizes to her in his library.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I'm going to keep the spoiler at minimum. This is from Heart of Jupiter Arc, the last arc of the series.
What she said to Diana is...
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YVRRr.jpg)
From TWGOK Chapter 191 A Girl. Page 13
>
> This arc tells about Keima being sent to the past. Tenri probably explained Diana about the event that happen 10 years ago, about how Tenri and Keima got involved with the mass escape of the runaway spirits, and how it will affect the future.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 |
2014/01/05 | 793 | 2,828 | <issue_start>username_0: When a Devil Fruit user is locked with Kairoseki, is there any affect on his Haki abilities.
Like in episode 627, couldn't luffy use Conqueror's Haki when he was in the cage made of Kairoseki?<issue_comment>username_1: It wasn't really explained. We still don't know about the full extent of Haki or Kairōseki. Plus episode 627 is a filler so I wouldn't take what happens in there seriously, it is not canon. The anime is notorious for contradicting itself. Oda might explain Haki and Kairōseki more in the manga later on.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Kairoseki has no effect on haki. Rayleigh could use Haki while being chained in the auction house ( during the sabaody archipelago arc).Also haki is inborn quality in every living thing in one piece world as said by Rayleigh. And kairoseki only affects devil fruit users. Non devil fruit users are not affected by kairoseki. So they can use haki however they like still being chained.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: As i see it, the Kairoseki (sea stone was a translation i once memorized) makes the devil-fruit user physically weak, unable to move. And as you know, Luffy's ability is pretty much physical in any aspect, meaning when he feels weakened in his body, he also starts to feel helpless in his mind (until emotions tend to make him go berserk). Apparently that's just enough to make him lose his inner cool and not be able to use haki as he wished to.
Just my 2 cents...
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: [According to Smoker](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Chapter_169), [Kairoseki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Seastone#Effects_on_Devil_Fruit_Users) works to incapacitate devil fruit eaters because it gives off the same wavelength as the sea. In addition, [Shanks used Haoshoku no Haki](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3iSqsrEsDI) on the sea monster that took his arm while swimming. That means Haki is unaffected by the sea's wavelength and therefore unaffected by Kairoseki.
There are many situations where Luffy could use Haoshoku no Haki and chooses not to, especially on Whole Cake Island. So I think it is fair to assume he cannot use it in every situation. Because we cannot yet know exactly what situations he can use it in, we should look at the situations in which he does and compare. [Everytime Luffy uses his Haoshoku no Haki](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o8ARK0AgcU), he is in one of two states: either in a totally desperate situation or in perfect health while calm and collected. In episode 627, however, he is not in a totally desperate situation (although Chopper is being beaten, he is not in danger of dying) and Luffy is not perfectly calm and collected.
It may be fair, then, to assume Luffy could not use his Haoshoku no Haki in this particular instance.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/05 | 1,070 | 3,892 | <issue_start>username_0: Itachi attacked Obito with Amaterasu through Sasuke's eyes, when Sasuke saw Obito's Sharingan. As soon as Obito was engulfed by the flames, he went into the dark region of the room and got rid of the lethal flame. How did he do it? Did he achieve that with Kamui?<issue_comment>username_1: I've been thinking about this question, and I've found a theory, which would explain a few things:
I'm almost 100% sure that the Amaterasu had hit Obito, as in the anime we can hear the damage being received. As from that moment, we can't talk about the Transportation Technique, because the Amaterasu lasts until his target is completely gone.
So that would reach the 5 minute limit and Obito would have been dead, just as it would've been the same result in the fight with Konan: those paper bombs kept coming, and they would've reach the 5 minutes limit, IF, and here it comes my theory. Obito escaped with the same technique both times, the Izanagi.
Since he had a lot of Sharingan eyes in reserve, he could have easily replaced the eye he had just used, just as he did after fighting Konan. AND he could have implied this, by the lines (if I recall well), "Even Itachi didn't know everything about me". That he could use Izanagi, or that he has those Sharingan reserves (since Itachi never knew about the eyes collected by Tobi, or Tobi's expertise in using this rare and forbidden jutsu).
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I don't think zetsu had anything to do with it. And personally, I don't think he used the izanagi either. I think he used the same thing he uses to make things pass through him to escape it. Yes, the Amaterasu flames don't burn out until their target it burnt to a crisp, but think about it. Fire is energy, no matter what how it is formed, and chakra is basically energy as well. The rasengan is made of chakra(energy), and it passed right through him to. So to the flames, it would be like their target was already gone, so they burn out. That's just what I think about this topic.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: At that time, Obito/Tobi doesn't have Rinnegan. The Rinnegan was in Nagato's possession. At that time the only Sharingan that had evolved into the Rinnegan was that of Uchiha Madara. Obito's was just a Mangekyou Sharingan. Therefore it definitely was not Shinra Tensei.
A possible explanation to how he get rid of the Amaterasu is that he used Izanagi using one of the Sharingans he collected. But it can't be said for 100% as it was never revealed in manga nor anime.
Since the Amaterasu hit him on his whole bod, 
he surely didn't do the same thing he did when he fought Danzo's bodyguard Fuu and Torune (pulling off his arm that is). Therefore I can say for 95% that it was Izanagi.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: One of the reason can be
>
> [the flames burn fairly slowly, sometimes allowing anyone struck by Amaterasu an opportunity to remove whatever clothing or body parts have been caught ablaze.](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Amaterasu#Overview)
>
>
>
This gave time Obito to separate him from his clothes. And for the part **Amaterasu** burn anything caught by it to ash or destroyed. Dress he was wearing will be destroyed by **Amaterasu**.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: You guys seem to not know that Obito's power is using the Kamui which the right eye can only be used if he is touching them where as the left eye is for long distance which is why Kakashi can only do it at distances but anyway the flame was touching Obito meaning he can transport it to the other dimension so there u go maybe u should look up his power before discussing
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: he used Kamui. the third databook brought up the question of how he survived and talked about his ability to slip through things
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/01/05 | 730 | 2,999 | <issue_start>username_0: In Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow-, there are multiple references to a place known as Kadath, in Act 9 - Sharnoth of the Darkest Black there are references to Inganock particularly when <NAME> is talking to <NAME> that he should consider being a "Runner" and makes reference to a bird she knew who was a runner (obviously referring to Ati's partner David), Howard replies that he's not familiar which the occupation but he had heard that it's a Kadathian occupation.
I know that when Seikyou is referenced it refers to known locations of earth as London, New York, France and Germany are bringing in Seikyou, also in Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People- in the chapter where Gii fights one of the spawn if the Blood Tree Youki, Gii comments that <NAME>'s name is a Seikyouan name for "no one", that John's belief in God is a Seikyouan faith and in parts of the story refers to stuff as being originated from Seikyou like Sandwitches.
Whenever travel to Kadath is mentioned they always talk about airships however it also uses the same term to mention travel to Germany and Rome is done by airship as well but never described what these airships look like or their capabilities, considering the Engine Technology that's used throughout the series it wouldn't be surprising if these airships could also travel space (Inganock was made to be totally independent using Engines to manufacture food and the Street Knight, Crack Chrome was almost entirely made of Engines, there are also references to Engine Humans much like Moran),
so i am wondering, is Kadath a fictional continent on Earth or is it a separate world and if so is it dimensional or another planet<issue_comment>username_1: Kadath is another world loosely based on the Dream-world from a series of HP Lovecraft short stories. It's the world in which Souten no Celenaria, Sekien no Inganock, and Hikari no Valusia take place and the origin of the steam-based technologies seen within the series.
I don't know the specifics as I have not played Celenaria, but from what I understand it's a parallel world that is connected to Earth/Seikyou via a portal in the North Pole, hence only being accessible by airships, and being an apparently dangerous journey.
As for the level of technology, I don't believe they have space travel, but Kadath is where airships were invented, and they do have floating fortresses and other higher technology marvels, especially after the Infinite Mist around Inganock cleared, and the breakthoughs of the Phenomenon Equation Experiment were shared, allowing development of crack engines and other technologies based on the Equation.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Actually, and this is a spoiler
>
> Kadath (in the original story that the city is first mentioned in : The Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath) is actually Boston. This is revealed at the end of the Lovecraft work the above poster is talking about.
>
>
>
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/01/06 | 242 | 802 | <issue_start>username_0: In Noragami, the main character refers to himself as "yatogami". I'm not sure if that's his name or his title. A quick google search shows that its a surname, but the way he said it makes me think its some kind of title.<issue_comment>username_1: In Noragami, Yato refers to himself as a god. 神, which is the kanji for god, can be pronounced "gami", so he is probably referring to himself literally as "Yato God".
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: His name in Kanji is 夜卜
>
> Yato is neither, but rather an alias. The 卜 is actually a kanji and not the katakana "to" that he makes people believe it is by calling himself Yato. His name is actually Yaboku.
>
>
>
Gami, one of the pronunciations of 神 would be his title, since it means god.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/06 | 451 | 1,730 | <issue_start>username_0: Having the ability to grant all wishes and being powerful why does Shenron have to be afraid of Bills in the movie **Dragon Ball Z: Battle Of The Gods**?<issue_comment>username_1: Shenron actually does not have the power to grant all wishes. He can't bring you back from the dead twice, he can't wish the Saiyans away in the first saga.
He can do things that no one else is able to do, but he's not actually all powerful.
And apparently he's less powerful than Bills, and he knows it.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: If you don't recall the Dragons that are created by the Dragonballs are only as powerful as the person who created them. This means that Shenron is not all powerful and cannot grant a wish outside of the power of their creator, an example would be wishing to destroy Freiza when Kami was the creator. Dragons from the Dragonballs can grant any wish as long as it's within their creator's power... this means a being more powerful than the creator of them cannot be destroyed by the Dragon and the Dragon can be destroyed by that being.
Dragonball Wiki Excerpt:
>
> Shenron can bestow any wish as long as it does not exceed the power of
> his creator, who must be still alive (i.e. Kami/Piccolo or Dende).
>
>
>
During Battle of the Gods this means that Dende is the current creator of the Dragonballs, which means that any being more powerful than Dende could defeat Shenron...
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: In Dragon Ball, Shenron was once killed by King Piccolo. If someone evil but way less stronger than Beerus can kill Shenron, it makes sense Shenron to be afraid of Bills the god of destruction and most powerful being in the universe after Wiss
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/07 | 217 | 693 | <issue_start>username_0: In episode 13 of Gundam Build Fighters, the number 44 comes up as a bad number.
Why is 44 considered a bad number?<issue_comment>username_1: The link in the comment was correct.
Number four in Japan is considered bad luck.
This is because both four and death are pronounced the same way - *shi*. ([source](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetraphobia#In_Japan))
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In both Chinese and Japanese language, the pronunciation of "death" and the number "four" are so close:
* Mandarin: si4 (four) and si3 (death)
* Cantonese: si2 or sei2 (both "death" or "four")
* Japanese: shi (both "four" and "death")
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/01/07 | 289 | 936 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a manga where a boy has been sentenced to death and the only way to live is to work for the church that tried him
All I remember is that a high ranking priestess took him in and he uses a gun to do his jobs<issue_comment>username_1: I believe you are looking for <NAME>.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: 
It might be [Juuhime - Sincerely Night](http://myanimelist.net/manga/8237/Juuhime_~Sincerely_Night~). It features a main character that duel wields guns and was sentenced to 500 years of prison by the church. Here's MAL's synopsis:
>
> <NAME> has been sentenced with 500 years of imprisonment – such is the price to pay for his sins. The only way for him to shorten his sentence is to accomplish his missions as the Church’s vanguard or as some might call it... The Church's Dog!
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/07 | 1,239 | 3,953 | <issue_start>username_0: Once, I read a manga with [the following description](http://myanimelist.net/manga/65187/Seitokai_no_Himegoto):
>
> A perverted President who likes girls, a tsukkomi Vice-President, an over-zealous Treasurer and a quiet, brooding Secretary. This unlikely quartet form Shirayuri Girls' High School's Student Council.
>
>
>
What does "tsukkomi" mean? Are there any examples of tsukkomi characters besides the one in the above-mentioned manga?<issue_comment>username_1: There is one particular style of traditional Japanese comedy called [*manzai*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai) (漫才), which is a type of two-man act. One man is called the [*boke*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_owarai_terms#boke), who is the buffoon; the jokester; the funny guy. The *boke* will make jokes, many of which (to American audiences at least) are groan comedy. The other member of the pair is called the [***tsukkomi***](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsukkomi#tsukkomi), and his job is to react to the *boke*'s jokes (often critically), taking on a role very much like "the straight man" in Western comedic practice.
The usage of *tsukkomi* in the description you quoted is derived from this. It does not mean that the Vice President is *literally* the straight man of a comedy duo, but rather that the Vice President is sort of the uptight kind of guy who doesn't laugh at jokes and always shoots down other people's jokes. It's a sort of character archetype that translates only somewhat well into English as "straight man", so you will sometimes see it floating around untranslated.
The *tsukkomi* is a very common archetype in modern anime and related media (irritatingly common, if you ask me, especially in schlocky light novels). Well-known examples off the top of my head include:
* Kyon from *The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya* (often playing off of Haruhi and sometimes Koizumi's *boke*)
* Koyomi from the *Monogatari* series (playing off against most of the girls at some point or another)
* Basically everybody in *Gintama* (against everybody else)
* Chiaki from *Nodame Cantabile* (mostly against Nodame herself)
You can see more about this trope at the TVTropes entry [Boke And Tsukkomi Routine](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: "Tsukkomi" has [multiple definitions](https://kotobank.jp/word/%E7%AA%81%E3%81%A3%E8%BE%BC%E3%81%BF-5876 "Japanese dictionary entry"). In its comedic sense, which is probably the only case where you may see it untranslated, it can mean one of two things:
1. **The act of pointing out that something is ridiculous / very silly.**
Usually this happens between two people, who in that case are referred to as the 'tsukkomi' (who does the tsukkomi) and the 'boke', who says or does something funny or strange (the act of which is also called a 'boke'). The tsukkomi then points out or otherwise reacts to the boke in some way, e.g. by hitting the boke with a fan in some old-style / anime manzai.
A 'self-tsukkomi' is also somewhat common. Here, a person says something silly (a 'boke') and then, after realizing their mistake, promptly corrects himself/herself. The most common version of this is the nori-tsukkomi, where a person agrees with a boke, only to add a tsukkomi right afterwards. For example,
>
> Boke: "Could you give me access to your bank account? I need to borrow 5 bucks."
>
>
> Tsukkomi (in a friendly tone): "Oh, sure, I use 2FA, let me just grab my phone..."
>
>
> Tsukkomi (angrily): "... as if!"
>
>
>
It is also known as a 'tsukkomi' when someone points out something absurd, even if no actual 'boke' occurs. Such as:
>
> *A cloud falls from the sky, dropping in front of Tsukkomi.*
>
>
> Tsukkomi: "... oh come on, that's just not realistic."
>
>
>
2. **The person who does the tsukkomi. This is often translated as 'the straight man'.**
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/08 | 1,570 | 6,153 | <issue_start>username_0: I understand that the regular clones speak in third person from the answer [here](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4136/why-do-the-misaka-sisters-narrate-everything-they-say). But Last Order actually has emotions, so there is no reason to speak in third person or repeating her name over twice. What is the true reasoning behind *Misaka wa Misaka wa ...*?
Is there a canonical answer for this?<issue_comment>username_1: To understand why she speaks like this, we need to understand the grammatical rule for "wa" in Japanese. I'll admit that I do not understand Japanese fluently and I am a beginner, if anything, but let's take a look at what it can mean. For reference:
<http://japanese.about.com/library/weekly/aa051301a.htm>
The first one implies that the "wa" is a subject marker and she using herself as the subject. She has emotions unlike her sister clones and her having emotions mean that she can feel a variety of human characteristics. What I'm saying is that it is possible she repeats her name in this manner to draw attention to herself, to show that childish selfish characteristic. And we can see that she sometimes has no consideration about what other people feel, like how she (seemingly) unintentionally refers to Yomikawa as an old woman in one the bathroom/shower scene. Although this can be explained as her being playful, but I believe this still reflects her childish selfish nature, not that she's actually incapable of feeling empathy.
"Wa" can apparently be used as emphasis for the subject at hand, so this gives more credence to my theory. From my reference:
"Beside being a topic marker, "wa" is used to show contrast or to emphasize the subject."
Although I can be wrong on this one.
"Wa" as a contrast does not work well as it does not explain much.
So it may be that she repeats herself in this manner to grab and draw attention to herself much like a child would. Aside from her being just a child, perhaps she does this to distinguish herself from the other clones.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I would say it is definitely a character trait or characteristic rather than a language rule or regional dialect.
@Frosteeze is on the right track with Last Order. I think it is a reflection of either her eccentricity or her childish behavior. There is a long history in anime/manga for eccentric and mischievous 2nd line characters to have some unique and often cute verbal tic.
In Shakugan no Shana, Wilhelmina ends nearly every sentence with "de arimasu".
In Saki, you have Yuuki's habit of ending her sentences with "d'jey" and sometimes slipping into a 'hick' accent (i.e. Hokkaido or Okinawa). In fact, half the cast seems to have some sort of distinctive catchphrase.
You get the idea. 'Tis is a common trope.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Last Order isn't just saying her name twice. She narrates herself, like all the SISTERS, but she is doubling her dialogue tags (quoting herself twice) in her narration. This isn't just simple *yakuwarigo* but rather due to in-universe lore reasons.
The normal SISTERS narrate everything they say because they are always logging everything they do to the MISAKA Network and the narration is there to provide context so the others can understand their situation better. The MISAKA Network is also why they speak and think in third-person: because 10000 different streams of data that are like *"I did this thing."* floating around in the Network at the same time is confusing.
*As a side note, the SISTERS are fully capable of speaking normally. In fact, they do not narrate themselves if they are doing something which they don't want the rest of the Network to know about. This is why Last Order sometimes drops her speech pattern during intimate moments with Accelerator, she wants to keep those events to herself.*
Anyway, back on topic, Last Order is unique in that she is also the system administrator. As such, anything she broadcasts to the Network could potentially be interpreted as a command to the rest of the Network. In order to differentiate the messages she logs to the network where she is simply **transcribing her own activities as an individual** from messages where she is **communicating directions to the rest of the Network**, she puts the former type of message inside a quotation, with the implication being something like "this is Last Order uploading as an individual node and not as the Admin of the Network". Thus when she is logging her own speech, she ends up having double quotations.
Basically, "MISAKA wa MISAKA wa" + "mitari" appears to function as what in programming terms is called an escape sequence.
Now let's demonstrate this with an example. <https://youtu.be/401oSrxp33c?t=82>
Last Order's dialogue is as follows: **Anata no heya tte doko** *tte* `MISAKA wa` *MISAKA wa shitsumon shite* `mitari`
There are three components to this line of dialogue:
* **The thing she actually wants to say**
* *The narration providing context on her speech*
* `The escape sequence`
Translated in such a way as to preserve the distinctness of all three components without bothering with making it flow well, it would be something like: `MISAKA appears to express` **Where is your room** *questions MISAKA*
The dialogue of normal SISTERS lacks the third component, the escape sequence. If a normal SISTER were to ask this question, it would be something like: **Anata no heya wa doko** *to MISAKA wa shitsumon suru*
Translation: **Where is your room** *questions MISAKA*
---
Addendum: There is a third speech pattern among the MISAKA SISTERS, which is that of MISAKA Worst.
MISAKA Worst does not narrate her dialogue but she still speaks and thinks in third-person. This is because she is only partially connected the MISAKA Network. Worst is something like an Observer, she receives information from the Network but she cannot upload anything (therefore she does not need to narrate herself) nor is she subject to commands from the Admin.
If Worst were to ask the above question her dialogue would be no different from normal speech: **Where is your room?**
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/08 | 1,127 | 4,115 | <issue_start>username_0: Everything in Naruto seemingly has a Japanese cultural reference. From the name Sasuke meaning legendary ninja to the Sannin summons (slug frog snake) representing the Japanese version of the game Rock Paper Scissors.
I recall briefly that I read Itachi's crow also had a special, underlying meaning culturally, but cannot recover the source.
What cultural reference does the crow come with? And if there are nonculture related themes, please state those as well.<issue_comment>username_1: Crows are serious—and seriously creepy—wherever they show up. In most of their fictional appearances, they are the go-to scary bird, and are traditionally associated with death in many mythologies and cultures.
On the other hand, crows are also very clever. They may feature a crow as:
* the **"Deadpan Snarker"** - A character given to gnomic, sarcastic, sometimes bitter, occasionally whimsical asides.
The Deadpan Snarker exists to deflate pomposity, point out the
unlikelihood of certain plans, and deliver funny lines. Typically
the most cynical supporting character. In most cases, it is
implied that the snarker would make a good leader, strategist, or
consultant given their ability to instantly see the flaws in a
constructed plan;
* the **"Trickster Mentor"** A Trickster whose actions, while seemingly
pointless, selfish, antagonistic, or just plain random that contains a valuable lesson.
In more fantastic settings, a Trickster Mentor educates their proteges by subjecting them to various transformations, body-swaps, literal wishes, and faked tests of
character. Trickster Mentors love it when someone who first meets
them doesn't realize who they are. They get to assess the "true
character" of someone, then beat their sense of superiority out of
them with it after the revelation. Or, rarely, give them a small
break if they reveal honesty and good intentions.
* or the **"Zen Survivor"** A character who has been through utter hell,
and came out sad, cynical, and wise beyond their years. Part of their
wisdom is knowing that it is wasted on most people, so they don't go
around babbling it to everybody. Instead, they wait until they see
somebody who is worthy, and serve as the worthy one's mentor.
As for Uchiha Itachi, his summoning technique best suited for what happened in his life. Itachi with his *symbolic crow* can be related to the "Zen Survivor" of his clansmen who is wise beyond their years (technically because of his age) and serves as a worthy one's mentor (both Sasuke and Naruto). On the other hand, the "Trickster Mentor" part also include *faked tests of character* also for both Naruto and Sasuke.
Please comment if you want to clarify something.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Well, crows can symbolise death as crows are known to pick at human corpses, it's not just that the crow is a dark bird, it is quite predatory in that sense.
It could be that the writer liked the film The Crow (!) (The lead actor- <NAME>'s son <NAME> died during that film creepy, suspicious and sad)...
Also there is **"The Madara Rider"** which is a World Heritage Site carving. Madara is the name of the horse (a horse universally represents power) that has a snake, a crow and a dog at it's feet, I wondered if the crow could represent Itachi, the Snake Sasuke (he works with it later) or Orochimaru, and Madara's dog seems to be Tobi (don't want to give anything away there though).
Also it's clear that that site must have been carved by Ninja's as it was carved up a straight 100 metre wall quite far down and people aren't sure how it could have been made, so there's your answer to that one:- IT WAS NINJA'S! (joking :D )
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Let me express my theory as well then... Western cultures usually connect a crow with bad, evil and unlucky phenomena. However, among Ainu, indigenous tribes of Japanese islands, crow is a bird which sacrificed itself so that evil could not destroy the Sun, and with it the whole world. I believe that Kishimoto used this concept when he chose a crow as a symbol for Itachi.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/08 | 1,999 | 7,622 | <issue_start>username_0: In the last episode on Danganronpa, we get a glimpse of the outside world where a giant bear in wrecking havoc in the city. People are wearing bear masks and rioting in the streets.
What exactly happened to world? Was the despair that [Monokuma](http://myanimelist.net/character/73235/Monokuma) talking about actually a disease? Was everyone related to the characters in the school already dead?
PS: I'm not familiar with the game or novel I have only watched the anime.<issue_comment>username_1: I have played the game, and yet I can tell you the answer isn't the most clear there either. All I got from there is that the incident started on Hope's Peak Academy and propagated an extreme state of unrest to the outside world. However, I've heard things are explain further in the sequel, which I haven't played nor followed a Let's Play of just yet. Taking a look at the Danganronpa wiki, they explain it quite well there:
>
> "The biggest and most despair inducing incident in all of Hope's Peak Academy ’s history" was only the beginning to what would be the world's end. The biggest and most despair
> inducing incident in all of Hope's Peak Academy’s history caused the reserve course students to rebel…
>
>
> At first, it was optimistically thought that everything would calm down soon, but the situation worsened and quickened its pace. The movement happened on the Internet, and formed a community of its own.
>
>
> Soon, not just students were involved, but came to include people of various races and nationalities in its development and spread off the internet and into real life.
>
>
> At the beginning of the movement, it involved demonstrations regarding social issues, but as it spread through the world, its abnormality began to show. At some point in time, the motives and modus operandi changed, and left behind only meaningless destruction and violence.
>
>
> Strong people killed weak people…
>
>
> Weak people murdered even weaker people…
>
>
> Weak people formed factions and lynched strong people
>
>
> As the violence and death spread, people became desensitized. As if time had gone backwards, people took death to become a certainty. The media reports overflowed with death, and people ate as they watched. By the time the world had noticed the abnormality, it was already too late.
>
>
> The overpowering “despair” became a huge wave that swallowed up the world in the blink of one’s eye…
>
>
> Soon, terrorists and coup d’etats sprang up and caused the despair that is war. It wasn’t war that happened due to the clash of ideals, religion or profits…It was just war.
>
>
> Pure war.
>
>
> Therefore, no way to solve the problem was found. However…how did what was originally a students’ movement develop into such a despair-worthy situation? This was because of…the existence of “a certain group of people”.
>
>
> It revolved around the “certain student” who led Hope's Peak Academy to its destruction; a group called “Super High School Level Despair”.
>
>
> Their talents, recognized by Hope's Peak Academy, were used not “for the sake of causing hope for humanity”…They used their talents “for the sake of causing despair for humanity”. Those who held great power brainwashed ordinary citizens to spread despair…
>
>
> Those who had talent with computers created software to spread despair…
>
>
> Those who had great influence over people created new ideals to spread despair.
>
>
> This is how “the biggest and most despair inducing incident in all human history” was produced. Indeed, as long as “Super High School Level Despair” exists, this despair will not end…
>
>
> “The biggest and most despair inducing incident in all human history” will not end…
>
>
>
And that's apparently the in-game description, though being as I don't remember reading through that, it's probably from Super Danganronpa 2.
To read more just check the source where I took that from:
<http://danganronpa.wikia.com/wiki/The_World%27s_Most_Despair-Inducing_Incident>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: From my understanding, there is a group (who is controlling Monokuma) who's goal is to have the world in a perpetual state of chaos by inciting despair and havoc through any means, but most seemed to be centered around subtle manipulation of people through influencing society.
Also, i think i read somewhere that the "murder" who everyone has to figure out the identity of is also a member of this group and faked her death early on to remain hidden.
This is from what little research i did into the game before i committed to pre-order it from NISA
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: In Super Danganronpa 2, there is a huge school building that looks exactly as the one in Danganronpa the animation. I think they where in the school building, and when they opened the door and go outside they will be on the same island as the students in Danganronpa 2. But maybe I think when the students of DR1 also will meet the students of DR2 and that they will have to survive with both group of students, maybe it will be a new game that will come out, I hope so.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: This answer contains spoilers from the second game.
>
> Hinata, the protagonist of the second game, killed the 13 members of the student council. Hinata was a project of the school and a compilation of everyone's talents. If people found out they would expel him. The school tried to cover it up, but Junko took advantage and spread the rumour.
>
>
>
> The school started to have riots and became out of order. Because of this, the despair of the students began to be felt outside the school. Despair was a concept and not a disease and it became world-wide. Wars broke out. Untalented students from the reserve group of the schools committed mass suicide. What happened after that is not known, except that the person seen at the start of the anime was the principal.
>
>
>
Hope that helps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: At the end of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, it is revealed that the 'mastermind' behind the whole thing was <NAME>. The reason she was still alive was because she switched positions with her twin sister <NAME>, but unfortunately, Mukuro met her end shortly. The last trial was to find out who killed Mukuro... but the remaining students find out the truth through this. Junko reveals herself and explains why this was even happening in the first place, the reason being because she wanted to spread despair to the entire world. Upon showing them the outside world, she shows them that her plans have worked, and that the world is meeting its end. Why? The whole world was watching what the students were doing in Hope's Peak. When they saw that the killing game had begun, they were influenced...
That's my best summary of the end of the game. I'm currently playing Danganronpa 2.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: My guess is that influencers, politicians, and corrupt people in general created “despair” without knowing and Junko (bored with life) wanted to somewhat, broadcast despair on television. She’s rich and definitely has a lot of connections with influencers, politicians and corrupt people she used said connections to feel true despair loathing and anything at all. The students that were chosen by her were elites which is why some were influencers and politicians and corrupt people, Junko wanted to control despair and depression itself and just had to, ruin the world and more than 6 billion people’s lives to do that
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/08 | 761 | 2,749 | <issue_start>username_0: Both Shanks and Buggy were apprentices on Gol D. Roger's ships. I had this doubt that whether they know the location of One Piece, shouldn't they know considering they were on the ship?<issue_comment>username_1: As stated on the wiki
>
> Aside from the Roger Pirates and Whitebeard, before their death, no one actually knows where the great treasure is. [source](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/One_Piece)
>
>
>
This would mean both Shanks and Buggy would know the location of the One Piece. According to the information the most likely also know what the one piece is *Sort of a spoiler*
>
> Given the recurring theme of treasure being something of great personal value (for example Luffy's hat), One Piece may simply be an item that <NAME> valued. In Buggy's flashback to his days as a member of the Roger Pirates, he discussed with Shanks the meaning of a treasure, and he found that all the crew shared the same views regarding personal value [Vol. 3 Chapter 19 (p. 8)](http://www.mangapark.com/manga/One-Piece/v3/c19/all)
>
>
>
As to the location they described
>
> It is said that it was hidden somewhere deep in the Grand Line, presumably in the last island, Raftel, by its deceased owner, the Pirate King <NAME>
>
>
>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: we don't know what exactly is one piece. odachi said it is some tangible thing. gol d roger is the only other person to use voice of all thins aside from luffy. although it hasn't been shown till now, maybe to reach and find one piece, the ability to hear voice of all things is required. shanks and buggy don't have this ability so they don't know what and where is one piece and are searching in new world.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Only Gol D. Roger and Rayleigh are the ones who know about the One Piece. Do you remember the scene when Roger had a chit chat with Whitebeard? He offered to give information about One Piece to Whitebeard, but he rejected it, because he doesn't want the One Piece. Also, when Usopp asked Rayleigh about the location of One Piece, he said he knew.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: I know that Shanks and Buggy can't use the Voice of All Things but they were rookies on <NAME>'s ship which means that they travelled around with him, possibly even to Raftel and they could have found the One Piece together. But that begs the questions of "did <NAME> go to Raftel and find the One Piece before Shanks and Buggy joined their crew?" which means that if Whitebeard doesn't want to title of King of Pirates, then everyone is basically helping Luffy obtain it with the help of Rayleigh and Whitebeard since they know about Raftel and One Piece...
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/09 | 590 | 1,911 | <issue_start>username_0: We all know that Iron Fist Fullbody was demoted after the incident at Baratie Restaurant, and Jango was a famous pirate with a bounty of 9,000,000 Beris.
So how did they manage to get into Grand Line under Ms. Hina?<issue_comment>username_1: I tried to find about it and it took me a while but I got it, it's an interesting story presented [here](http://www.mangahere.com/manga/one_piece_databook/c002/). As a summery:
* Jango wakes up, chased after by 'Usopp Police Squad'.
* Takes a small boat, passed 'Captain Morgan', both asleep.
* New island, marines searching for him.
* Takes a disguise, enters a dancing contest.
* Jango is the winner, Fullbody is first runner-up.
* Island attacked by '<NAME>' leading 'Tulip Pirates'.
* Jango runs, Fullbody fights.
* A girl is taken hostage, Fullbody is defeated.
* Jango returns to save his 'Brother', both defeat those pirates.
* Fullbody captures Jango, degree 'Death by Hanging', Fullbody objects.
* Decision overturned, Fullbody got a demotion.
* Both agree to be hypnotized, to forget about their friendship.
* Hina appears, decision changes, they decide to follow her.
* Both enlist into Marine HQ with 'Mop in hand'.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It is all explained in a Cover Arc named Jango's Dance Paradise, from chapter 126 to chapter 172.
Basically he meets up with Fullbody, compete in a dance competition, fight some pirates and become friends in the process. Fullbody refusing to arrest Jango he gets demoted but then they see Hina, fall in love with her then decide to enlist under her, Jango becoming a marine and Fullbody getting demoted from lieutenant to seaman recruit.
If you don't want to go check the chapter you can see them all here [One Piece Wiki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Jango%27s_Dance_Paradise)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/09 | 583 | 2,332 | <issue_start>username_0: In Bleach, Aizen had an incredibly complicated plan that seemed to span decades and that involved a lot of people he had no control over doing what he wanted them to do? I found it pretty difficult to follow what was going on in terms of what exactly his plan was. Can someone summarize it for me?<issue_comment>username_1: Aizen wanted to merge the power of Hollows and Soul Reapers because he wanted to gain more power as he reached his saturation point of Soul Reaper powers. For this, he needed the Hogyoku. And he wanted to go to the Soul King Palace. But Ichigo even surpassed him and failed him.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Yea he used the vicerds (can't spell it) to test the hollowfication and then his comrades such as kaname tozen. When it was perfected on tozen he used it on himself because a mere human can't handle the power of the hogyku so he has to be the best of both worlds or something
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Aizen wanted to create the Ouken, the key that opens the door to the Soul King who rules Soul Society. In order to be able to keep increasing his power he wanted to merge the powers of Hollows and Soul Reapers, this was his experiment with the Visoreds. Aizen had made his own version of the Hogyoku to do this but it was incomplete, he merged it with the one Urahara made and with that he had the finished one that allowed him to increase his power and become the ultimate being. Aizen said himself that only Urahara was the only intellectual challenge he might have had.
Remember though that Aizen had his hypnotic power that allowed him to control many of those within Soul Society, those he did not control he tricked. He was able to get many to do his bidding, knowingly or not, only Ichigo was not under his control since he had never seen the sword release.
Ichigo made a statement after killing Aizen that Aizen was so powerful that having no equal he felt there was no one to challenge him and was somewhat lonely; the part about crossing swords where all Ichigo felt was lonliness. It's possible to look at this as the only one who could be a challenge to Aizen was the Soul King, so creating the Ouken using Karkura Town would allow him to open the gateway to where the Soul King lived and possibly fight him and find an equal.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/10 | 570 | 1,890 | <issue_start>username_0: So I was re-reading the Fullmetal Alchemist series recently. I noticed this scene below with the man presumably on the verge of death with I presume to be his "soul" coming out of his mouth. I was wondering what the origin of this trope is, since I have often seen this in other mangas and animes.
<issue_comment>username_1: This is a sample of the [Giving Up the Ghost tropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GivingUpTheGhost) The term itself actually originates from the [King James Version of the Bible](http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/)
>
> when Jesus was on the cross, His last words were
> "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit." When he had said this, he breathed his last." (New International Version)
> The King James Version of 1611, however, gave it the contemporary wording
> "... and having said thus, he gave up the ghost." [source](http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/785830)
>
>
>
The trope is a spinoff version of the western version [Winged Soul Flies Off At Death](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WingedSoulFliesOffAtDeath). The western version got first used in 1948 in a western animation
>
> The 1948 short "Back Alley Oproar" with Sylvester and <NAME>. Sylvester insists on singing when Fudd wants to sleep, and Sylvester eventually ends up on a cloud, complete with halo and wings.
>
>
>
as for the giving up the Ghost trope I am not certain when it first occured.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: According to chinese traditional medicine, when a person dies, the soul escapes the body from one of its orifices (any). These beliefs passed to the other asian cultures. So, the soul leaving the body from the mouth is a familiar image that would need no explanation for asian people.
Upvotes: 3 |
2014/01/10 | 711 | 2,738 | <issue_start>username_0: So, in *Kuroko no Basuke* (or, *The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays*, as suits you), we see that the Generation of Miracles has some pretty wacky basketball superpowers. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like if you took the five of them and transferred them into the real world (powers and all), they would beat most actual NBA teams. And the thing is, they're just 10th-graders. Sure, maybe they're the best 10th-graders (even the best high-schoolers) in Japan, but surely they can't be as good as *professional* players in the KnB universe, can they?
Which brings me to my question - does the manga ever talk about how good professional basketball players (NBA or otherwise) are as compared to the high-school players the story focuses on?<issue_comment>username_1: Kuroko no Basuke (manga) never references any actual NBA pro by explicitly stating a name, but they have shown panels of professional basket ball players insinuating that they are from the NBA. The characters depicted don't actually resemble any specific pro, but rather a generic player - tall, built, and African-American.
It does seem like the Generation of Miracles could beat real life NBA teams, but the manga does indirectly explain how the Generation of Miracles will not prevail.
Take Kise's copying ability for example. He can only copy people's techniques that he is capable of executing, but because NBA players are so much bigger, faster, and better, his copying won't work.
Or in Midorima's case, he might have the insane accuracy as usual, but an NBA player can easily block his shot.
In the end, however, I don't think Kuroko no Basket will ever mention and compare with top NBA pros. There are certain things that are completely impossible, like Kuroko's phantom shot. It doesn't even theoretically work in real life because NBA plays man to man defense, where each member playing has to always follow their assigned opponent. You can't just misdirect someone following you and not see you shooting.
And don't even get me started on eagle vision...
**UPDATE**: In one of the latest chapters (242) that I haven't read yet, [Ray Allen](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Allen) of the Boston Celtics is shown as the first NBA player in Kuroko. This is somewhat inaccurate though, as <NAME> has been part of the Miami Heat for 2 years now.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Actually, they only did it once. When they compared Ray Allen to the SG of Rakuzan.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: they do mention shaq during the anime as well as tiger woods saying they influenced rule changes on there professions
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/01/10 | 1,160 | 4,217 | <issue_start>username_0: When does the story of One Piece take place? Since the story is pirate-themed, I thought it may be at the time of the [Golden Age of Piracy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Age_of_Piracy). The Golden Age of Piracy spans from 1650s to the 1730s. So I thought it happened around that time. Am I right or do they have their own timeline?<issue_comment>username_1: You had a pretty close guess there.
>
> Using Noland's Log book as a guide, it is possible to work out that the current storyline of One Piece takes place in the sixteenth century with the Kaienreki reference.
>
>
>
A pretty accurate world time line has also been made on [the One piece wiki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/World_Timeline) although only updated till November last year ('13). For more info and their sources of the years mentioned you can check out their chat/change logs [here](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Talk%3aWorld_Timeline)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Well, actually! One Piece doesn't even take place on earth. It's pretty obvious when you take a glance at the planet's geography:
Not even during earth's theorized pangaea phase did it ever look like this. So One Piece is either very, very, very far into the future, or more likely simply not on earth at all.
A lot of ideas in OP are gathered from the eras you've mentioned, certainly, as a thematic thing, but they don't actually take place in those points of human history.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: One Piece takes place in an alternate world and within an alternate timeline.
There is at least one calendar named [Kaienreki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/World_Timeline). Noland Montblanc visits Jaya during Kaienreki 1120s. That being said to happen around 400 years before current time, we can say the main story happens during Kaienreki 15XXs
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I think it's far into the future on Earth and information about the past is misconstrued and only some things were carried on throughout the years like technological ideas, values, traditions, myths, phrases, etc. I also think that there was some sort of apocalypse hence the devil fruits, Giants, fishmen, angels on sky island, and the part about Cerberus during thriller bark.
The events leading up to the blank era were basically the rebuilding of humanity but much was forgotten after the apocalypse, and a group of people worked to recover that lost history and were successful. The government that was created soon after covered up those 100 years of revival because of fear that humanity would have to endure another apocalypse due to unknown reasons. The people who found out about the past before the apocalypse created the poneglyph to be indestructible using information found in the past in hopes of a full recovery for humanity.
My hunch also grew when Sanji asked Brooke if he ever heard of TMI, which is an acronym typically used in texting. Plus the Earth looks like it does due to geographical changes and the water between heaven and hell.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: I believe it takes place during the 19th century, seeing as how the ships match up to those during the 1800s, the first gas operated stove was made during the 1820s and Sanji smokes cigarettes, which were invented in 1865 and mass produced across the world in 1881. This is saying IF one piece took place on Earth.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: In Episode 184, one of the Shandorans says "What on Earth is going on? Those dark clouds.. What happened?"
It also doesn't hurt that the dirt is called Vearth.
Its the Hulu translation, so I don't know how correct this is...(<https://i.stack.imgur.com/wW9fZ.jpg>)
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_7: Ok, for one, no, it does not take place in the 19th century. It doesn't take place anywhere in time. Because coby wears modern converses, (which were made in 1949) and the witch refers to trash bags and toilet paper, trash bags were invented in 1950. And toilet paper was made in the early 19th century. So there is no actual answer to the question that you are asking.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/11 | 250 | 978 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to watch Evangelion but don't want to watch the old 90's series because I can't stand the animation.
Is there a remake or a newer movie with the same story ?<issue_comment>username_1: Actually the animation is superior in many cases for 90s shows. So your argument is not valid.
Evangelion should be watched in the order released (Series => EoE => Rebulids) as Rebulids are clearly not remakes.
On the other hand if you don't feel like watching the series why would you do so? Just because it's a classic? Worthless.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: You could watch the evangellion rebuild movies, but some plot points change, some things are left out and the third movie is seemingly (I havent seen it yet) quite different altogether.
Again, I would recommend that you should watch the series first, but you could just watch the films, they don't nessicarily require any knowledge about the series to watch.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/11 | 526 | 2,023 | <issue_start>username_0: **Ash Ketchum from Pokemon**
By never growing old, I mean the anime has been airing for a long time, but the character never grows old. I think the most popular example for this kind of character is Ash Ketchum from Pokemon and Nobita and his friends from Doraemon. (Yes, I do realize that both anime are for kids - I don't remember any other example that the character never grows up for a long time). However, most characters from long-running anime that I know of always grow up, like those from Dragonball, One Piece, Naruto, Fairy Tail, and Shin-chan. (The last one I mentioned has similar traits to Pokemon and Doraemon, although I'm not sure Shin-chan is for kids). Any reason behind this?<issue_comment>username_1: The creator of Pokemon wanted children watching the show to be able to relate to the main protagonist, Ash/Satoshi (personally I believe the protagonist is Pikachu).
Keeping the character around the age of ten is a good way to get kids that will be this age (ten) soon to watch the show.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: A possibility is that the time leap between episodes is short. In Pokemon's case, there are about 887 episodes, but the time span between the episodes is never revealed. If each episode occurred back to back, only about 2.43 years has passed since the first episode occurred, which is a short time for some people to physically change. Another example is Detective Conan, which currently has 787 episodes. If each episode occurred back to back, about 2.15 years has passed. This is relatively short, especially for grade-schoolers, to change physically.
There are a couple exception, and one of them is Doraemon. Doraemon has more than 2000 episodes and even if each episode occurred back to back, more than 6 years has passed. For ones like these, the only probable explanation is that the author wanted to keep the characters young to appeal to younger audiences.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/13 | 796 | 2,655 | <issue_start>username_0: As stated in the [Wiki](http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Attractor_Field#Beta), the *Steins;Gate* world line is in
>
> the Beta attractor field. In the Beta attractor field, the final convergent point is World War 3.
>
>
>
However, they prevent
>
> WW3 by making sure the thesis will be destroyed.
>
>
>
The question is, if Steins Gate is in
>
> the Beta attractor field, wouldn't it lead to WW3? If WW3 doesn't happen, shouldn't Steins;Gate be in another attractor field?
>
>
><issue_comment>username_1: The Steins;Gate World Line is not in the Beta Attractor Field.
While the final result of the Beta Attractor Field (World Lines 1% to 1.99%) convergence is WW3 which is fought over Makise Kurisu's time travel thesis, Steins;Gate (1.048596%) is the only exception because the thesis is destroyed (and thus time travel doesn't exist in that World Line).
At the beginning of the final chapter of the VN and episode 23 of the anime, Suzuha herself had told Okabe that the Steins;Gate World Line is not bounded by any attractor field.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: They used thread as an example for world lines, all are slightly different.
Attractor Field Example:
<http://steins-gate.wikia.com/wiki/Attractor_Field>
But when thread frays and unravels strands can get separated, thus creating a divergent would line.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Although the Steins;Gate world line has a divergence number 1.048596, the Steins;Gate world line is between the 2 attractor fields - the alpha and the beta.
This allows it to not converge to either of the converging points of the alpha and beta attractor fields, in this case, Mayuri dying/SERN dystopia or WW3, and therefore the Steins;Gate world line can have a different future than either of them, i.e, a peaceful one.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: It isn't in the Beta Attractor Field. It's being separated from any attractor field (maybe has its own, since there are few world lines too close to the Steins Gate and repeating its events, for example, 1.048599, the alternate story of *Robotics;Notes* from manga Legacy Revival, or the "R" line from the movie).
According to the official documentation for the world lines in Amadeus' Script, released after *Steins;Gate 0*, 1.048596 is in "Steins Gate" section. An interesting thing, that there is 1.049326 world line, which belongs to mysterious X Attractor Field.
Source: [Imgur gallery of translated official documentation to all *Steins;Gate* VNs](https://i.stack.imgur.com/oJb4Y.jpg)
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/01/13 | 863 | 3,177 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> When the time machine crash occurs, the time machine is damaged, because <NAME> didn't calculate the co-ordinates correctly, so she can't travel back in time, ergo, Okabe can't go with her, and thus he can't scream. But in case of screaming, it was Okabe who went back in time, so the time machine landed correctly, ergo, no crash happened.
>
>
>
Despite this, the first episode shows both of them happening same day.
Aren't these two events contradicting each other?<issue_comment>username_1: If I get your question correctly, then the answer is NO. Those **do not** contradict each other because
>
> the events you described above (first half of episode 1) happen in **the Beta Worldline**. In the Beta Worldline, the time machine is complete - hence there was no coordinate error and the machine did not crash. The time machine only crashed on **the Alpha Worldline**.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: You probably forgot since it was all the way back in episode 1, but Okabe *does* see the machine on the roof... not crashed, and hence he hears the scream. It's only after he leaves the building and sends the first D-Mail that he sees the crashed "satellite".
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I just finished the anime last night. I also rewatched the last episodes (22,23,24). The last time I watched an episode of the anime, I noticed that there's a relation between the events that happened in ep 24 and 1. Here's what I think. Okabe saved Kurisu by piercing himself for the blood pool so that the present Okabe (talking about the ep 1) will see/mistake her as dead in the first episode.(re watch from ep 24 to 1 to see the connection) The scream in episode 1 was definitely Okabe's (the Okabe from ep 24 when he pierced himself). Although it also doesn't really make sense to me on how the D-mail was sent to Daru in episode 1. Causing Kurisu not to remember meeting Okabe. And herself being alive (refering to ep 2)
After thinking about stuff regarding the REAL plot of the whole anime series, I realized that in the first episode, Kurisu wasn't really dead. Okabe in the first episode mistook her as dead, which is exactly what Okabe in the episode 24 wanted. The first D-mail which Okabe ( 1st ep ) sent to Daru: "Seems someone stabbed <NAME>." ( I forgot the exact words)
That caused the "misunderstanding", wherein, if Okabe went back to the time where the D-mail/Phone Microwave didn't exist, Kurisu would be dead, which wasn't.
It's a pretty interesting topic, and I'd love to hear and see your opinions regarding this discussion. Especially those who just finished the one of the greatest anime ever, welcome to the fandom ^^
Note: If anyone have corrections for my post/theory and stuff , feel free to reply
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: >
> The scream you mentioned was BEFORE Okabe sent a text message.
>
> The crash you mentioned was seen AFTER Okabe sent a text message. (and for clarification, the time machine didn't crash into the wall, it appeared there. It wasn't this "crash" which damaged the time machine either, it was the later rain storm)
>
>
>
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/13 | 1,335 | 4,927 | <issue_start>username_0: On the mini-series in Manga, Enel goes to the moon. It's a side story titled [Enel's Great Space Operations](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel%27s_Great_Space_Operations). How can he reach the moon?
1. He goes to space where there is no air, how can he breathe?
2. It's a really long distance, the distance between earth and moon is 384,400 km (238,900 miles). And considering that *One Piece* takes place in the [sixteenth century](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6843/when-does-one-piece-takes-place), the average speed of a ship at that time was less than 10 knot (18.52 kph/11.5 mph), it will take more than 2 years to reach the moon with a ship like that.
3. Can't he just use his power to reach the moon? (I don't know if lightning can go through space or not, maybe Kizaru can do it better?)<issue_comment>username_1: The problem I see is that you are using the logic of our history versus logic of *One Piece*.
In the 16th century, they did not have ships that could travel in the air nor in space for that matter.
1. According to the [Wikia - Enel](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Enel),
>
> His mini-series suggests he does not need to breathe and can survive outside of the atmosphere. However, his electricity-based powers have no effect on certain substances such as rubber, making Luffy a formidable enemy, as he is immune to Enel's powers.
>
>
>
2. You're using the logic of our history vs *One Piece*. The ship they used was the Ark Maxim which is a flying ship, stuff that we did not have in the 16th century. Also, Enel used his electricity powers to power the ship itself so it's possible to say that the ship could possibly reach very high speeds in space, there's nothing to slow down the ship. All they would need is a powerful thrust force to move in space, which can most likely be done using the chemical vats on the ship.
As the [Wikia - Ark Maxim](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Ark_Maxim) states,
>
> The Maxim is capable of flight, even in space. Enel's electrical energy is her main power supply, while two hundred Jet Dials are used as a backup power supply to keep the ark in the air for an hour if something were to happen to the Ark's mechanism. Enel used the gold from the Shandora ruins as a conductor for his electricity.
>
>
>
The Wikia states this about the vats
>
> Enel can use Maxim to create massive lightning storms via a combination of chemical vats that produce storms clouds and his own lightning abilities. One of these thunderbolts is enough to burn down an entire village, and Enel can create a giant thundercloud that can destroy an entire island.
>
>
>
3. I don't believe he can reach the moon just by his own power, wouldn't that imply that he could fly or teleport with his lightning powers. He does use his powers as previously stated only to fly the Ark Maxim to the moon though.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: We never see the ship running at its full speed as Enel was trying to get the golden bell or wanted the extra gold before leaving Skypiea. Therefore, we don't know its true speed, he also designed the ship showing a high level of intellect.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: The breath dials. They blow out air enough to keep it in the air on earth for a whole hour, that's a tremendous amount of force with which one can propel themselves in space where there are minimal drag forces, allowing for that force to make the ship go very very fast.
Considering how un-aerodynamic it is and how much metal is likely in it (almost an entire city of gold's worth), it would likely have around as much or more force than our spaceflights use to blast off into space. Also, considering that's a whole hour of constant use, it's quite possible it's more "fuel" that our spaceships have, thus allowing for the actual speed issue to be resolved.
As for the why he can't use lightning, lightning cannot travel through the vacuum of space due to a lack of any "medium" with which to flow through, like Enel does through the air, metal, or otherwise, since to varying degrees, they allow for a flow of electrons. However, it is difficult to expect electrons to flow through, what is to my knowledge, emptiness.
Assuming Enel isn't an exception in the no-air, no-food, etc. and that he intended to bring people with him, there must have either been a legitimate reason for not only him but also even him intending to bring Nami into space. Otherwise, it is just "plot armor" and they just don't want real-world logic to apply for some stuff.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: It has been theorized that the moon is within the planet's atmosphere. I believe I heard it from a YouTuber and don't know if it is plausible. It would have many problems with physics and such, but considering it is a manga and they got to the moon with balloons, it goes against logic either way.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/14 | 720 | 2,453 | <issue_start>username_0: As per the title suggest, I am more curious to know about the Madara Uniform. Does it symbolize anything? If you look at the picture below, Mifune and Madara's uniform are kind of similar.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/EYzHs.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KP2uc.png)<issue_comment>username_1: If you'd notice, not only Madara, but also Hashirama, Tobirama and other Shinobi's from the past have worn this kind of attire. The outfit which he is wearing is not exactly the samurai's outfit, but it is the standard outfit of that time. It's just fit for combat.
According to the Wiki:
>
> Hashirama's attire took the form of the standard shinobi dress of his
> era, consisting of dark red traditional armour — similar to that of
> samurai — worn over a simple black suit. This armour was constructed
> from numerous metal plates, formed into multiple protective guards
> along his body, in particular: chest, shoulders, thighs and forearms.
>
>
>
Madara accepted this and followed Hashirama's attire, says the Wiki:
>
> After accepting Hashirama's truce, Madara's attire consisted of maroon
> armour with numerous metal plates, forming protective guards along his
> chest, waist, shoulders and thighs. This clothing under the armour was
> a indigo long-sleeved shirt with a knee-length mantle, pants,
> open-toed boots, gloves.
>
>
>
So basically, this doesn't really symbolise anything or any mystery with it. It's just the attire of their era and it's fit for combat due to the heavy armour which protects the person wearing it. This attire is derived from the [Japanese Armor](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_armour#Individual_armour_parts)'s tradition.
This is what I personally feel: Kishimoto is trying to give a feel of Madara's timeline which means that in the past, Japanese warriors (which mainly consisted of samurai's) wore this kind of outfit. So he might be trying to match the timeline of Madara with Japanese history and show how the generation has advanced by changing the attire of the current Shinobi's.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Madara doesn't wear the armor until later on after his final battle with Hashirama. This leads me to believe that Madara took Hashirama's armor. I don't know why, but they're identical besides the Senju crest.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/14 | 527 | 2,025 | <issue_start>username_0: For some of the characters, it was quite obvious what their desires were:
* Saiga's desire to capture life in his camera
* <NAME>'s desire to be as flexible as rubber
* Kamiya's desire for food.
However, for others, it's not so obvious:
* Father Kanda had the power to control lighting, but it's not clear why.
* Ran Yurigaoka's power to make his tattoos come to life seems to conflict with his pride of having perfect skin.
What desire did each of the Euphorics have that allowed their powers to manifest?<issue_comment>username_1: I'd say that rather than capture life in general, Saiga's desire as a war photographer was to capture life in its final moments or right before destruction. There was a flashback that showed some of the scenes Saiga shot with his camera which changed drastically moments later. This explains why not only people die, but also inanimate objects explode after being photographed by euphoric Saiga.
Father Kanda probably wanted to personally issue holy retribution, much like god can strike sinners with lightning. As for Ran, we don't really know what he thought "perfect skin" means, after all, these guys were pretty twisted even before gaining euphoric powers.
Those are all guesses btw, and I don't think there is too much depth to the characters to guess incorrectly.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: As @username_1 has mentioned, Father Kanada's power is likely to be based on his religious beliefs. A lot of religious texts - biblical or no, mention *smiting* which is usually portrayed as lightning.
As for Ran Yurigaoka's power, A common phrase among tattoo artists is that *skin is a canvas* . With his obsession with skin, he probably considers it art in a way also - and tattoos a further extension of that.
Most likely though, the character designers simply thought that these powers would be the most impressive for the personas they had, and there wasn't significant deliberating on the preciseness of the connections.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/01/15 | 1,473 | 5,672 | <issue_start>username_0: In Shingeki no Kyojin, they comment a number of times about what year it is. The show starts in year 845. Though the world seems to be relatively similar to ours (having Asia, etc.), the don't seem to use any sort of marker for the years (at least that I saw) such as AD, CE, The Year of Our Lord, etc.
Is there any indication or mention of what year zero (or one) of their calendar is, as well as what their calendar is based off of?<issue_comment>username_1: They have not yet indicated in the anime or manga exactly what happened at Year 0.
However, please note that the link to the "question close to yours" is almost 6 months outdated, and there is quite a bit of confusion and speculation there which was shown to be erroneous by the manga volumes released since then.
There has been a significant amount of evidence to suggest that Shingeki no Kyojin actually does take place in our universe, in the distant future. Every question of "how could X be like that in our future?" has been explained at this point.
*Spoilers from the manga:*
>
> The method used to create the walls involved having sentient colossal titans stand shoulder-to-shoulder and encase themselves in a hard crystalline material which they're capable of producing on the outside of their bodies. This explains how they were able to build the walls fast enough to protect themselves from the titan outbreak, and offers one of several explanations as to why much of the technology in their day-to-day lives seems medieval (never mind the certainty of government involvement). The world seen inside the walls is not in any way representative of the outside world which existed before that, since the government has outlawed all information regarding the outside world and its history.
>
>
>
> It has also been demonstrated that the titans are all transformed human beings, with one titan being seen later appearing to be a transformed monkey (potentially one of the first experimental subjects). It's also been indicated that Eren's ability to transform into a titan at will was catalyzed by an injection of some chemical from his father. These are a few of the things which show that the titans are almost certainly a result of our own creation, developed through some advanced future technology.
>
>
>
What very few historical facts have managed to be preserved (through the rare informative book which has been successfully hidden from the government) match up perfectly with our own history. Their legends are our legends, their history is our history, and their world is our world.
As for when this takes place, the earliest it could hypothetically be (at the time Eren is in training) is 2116 AD, since the manga was released in 2009, and it was stated when Eren was in training that the titans were created 107 years earlier. This naturally assumes that the government hasn't used their "world history blackout" to fabricate the details of the titan's appearance.
*(Writing it out, I just noticed this setting has a few similarities to The Village.)*
Continuing that line of thought, where we assume the new government didn't arbitrarily change the dating system just because they could, the "Year 850" would mean that we began using a new dating system at some point in the future, starting at 0 or 1. Maybe another World War? (that's just pure speculation, but it's yet another of the many possible explanations as to why the technology of the common peasants is so underwhelming).
Since that would make this at least 850 years from some unknown point in the future, and "the future" is any time after the manga began releasing in 2009, that would mean the earliest that Year 850 could be is 2859 AD.
However, one last thing to consider is that the first chapter of the manga is titled "To you, 2000 years from now." This shows that a 2000 year gap of time is relevant to the storyline somehow. There are a few interpretations about what this could be referencing, but one of the more popular ones is that this chapter title is addressed to the reader, meaning the storyline starts 2000 years from now.
That would put the beginning of the series in the year 4009 AD. It also means that the new world's dating system would begin in 3164 AD.
Considering the advanced level of technology it's suggested was used to engineer the titans, this appears to have a significant chance of being correct.
It would also give the author an infinite number of ways to explain every aspect of the setting, since literally anything could happen over 2000 years. Especially when something so significant happened halfway through that they felt the need to reset the calendar back to Year 0.
At any rate, I hope this up-to-date information was useful to you.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: so this is my deducted timeline from the given information in the manga:
1150 before X - royal family Fritz uprise
1050 before x- Ymir the first titan
1037 before x- Ymir dies/ the 9 titans come
957 before x- start of the titan war
0 x- maybe the birth of a titan
(important for the eldians in marley and on the isle paradi, since its their point of view /their history)
743 after x- end of the titan war
830 after x- grisha enters wall maria
835 after x- eren/mikasa/ armin born
845 after x- breach of wall maria by colossus titan/eren turns into titan/grisha dies
850 after x- battle of trost
.
.
.
853/4 after x- present
how do I know that on year x a titan was born.Well,the death cyclus of a titan is 13. If you devide 1037 (birth of the 9 titans) with 13 you will see that on year 0 its the birth of a titan.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/15 | 1,444 | 5,607 | <issue_start>username_0: In the religion in SnK, they worship the walls as their protectors and a number of times say that the walls were put there by God. The walls are also at least once referred to as Goddesses, though that is from subtitles and may not be entirely correct. Is this supposed to be based off of or mirror any real-life religion? Have the creators made any comments about this?<issue_comment>username_1: They have not yet indicated in the anime or manga exactly what happened at Year 0.
However, please note that the link to the "question close to yours" is almost 6 months outdated, and there is quite a bit of confusion and speculation there which was shown to be erroneous by the manga volumes released since then.
There has been a significant amount of evidence to suggest that Shingeki no Kyojin actually does take place in our universe, in the distant future. Every question of "how could X be like that in our future?" has been explained at this point.
*Spoilers from the manga:*
>
> The method used to create the walls involved having sentient colossal titans stand shoulder-to-shoulder and encase themselves in a hard crystalline material which they're capable of producing on the outside of their bodies. This explains how they were able to build the walls fast enough to protect themselves from the titan outbreak, and offers one of several explanations as to why much of the technology in their day-to-day lives seems medieval (never mind the certainty of government involvement). The world seen inside the walls is not in any way representative of the outside world which existed before that, since the government has outlawed all information regarding the outside world and its history.
>
>
>
> It has also been demonstrated that the titans are all transformed human beings, with one titan being seen later appearing to be a transformed monkey (potentially one of the first experimental subjects). It's also been indicated that Eren's ability to transform into a titan at will was catalyzed by an injection of some chemical from his father. These are a few of the things which show that the titans are almost certainly a result of our own creation, developed through some advanced future technology.
>
>
>
What very few historical facts have managed to be preserved (through the rare informative book which has been successfully hidden from the government) match up perfectly with our own history. Their legends are our legends, their history is our history, and their world is our world.
As for when this takes place, the earliest it could hypothetically be (at the time Eren is in training) is 2116 AD, since the manga was released in 2009, and it was stated when Eren was in training that the titans were created 107 years earlier. This naturally assumes that the government hasn't used their "world history blackout" to fabricate the details of the titan's appearance.
*(Writing it out, I just noticed this setting has a few similarities to The Village.)*
Continuing that line of thought, where we assume the new government didn't arbitrarily change the dating system just because they could, the "Year 850" would mean that we began using a new dating system at some point in the future, starting at 0 or 1. Maybe another World War? (that's just pure speculation, but it's yet another of the many possible explanations as to why the technology of the common peasants is so underwhelming).
Since that would make this at least 850 years from some unknown point in the future, and "the future" is any time after the manga began releasing in 2009, that would mean the earliest that Year 850 could be is 2859 AD.
However, one last thing to consider is that the first chapter of the manga is titled "To you, 2000 years from now." This shows that a 2000 year gap of time is relevant to the storyline somehow. There are a few interpretations about what this could be referencing, but one of the more popular ones is that this chapter title is addressed to the reader, meaning the storyline starts 2000 years from now.
That would put the beginning of the series in the year 4009 AD. It also means that the new world's dating system would begin in 3164 AD.
Considering the advanced level of technology it's suggested was used to engineer the titans, this appears to have a significant chance of being correct.
It would also give the author an infinite number of ways to explain every aspect of the setting, since literally anything could happen over 2000 years. Especially when something so significant happened halfway through that they felt the need to reset the calendar back to Year 0.
At any rate, I hope this up-to-date information was useful to you.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: so this is my deducted timeline from the given information in the manga:
1150 before X - royal family Fritz uprise
1050 before x- Ymir the first titan
1037 before x- Ymir dies/ the 9 titans come
957 before x- start of the titan war
0 x- maybe the birth of a titan
(important for the eldians in marley and on the isle paradi, since its their point of view /their history)
743 after x- end of the titan war
830 after x- grisha enters wall maria
835 after x- eren/mikasa/ armin born
845 after x- breach of wall maria by colossus titan/eren turns into titan/grisha dies
850 after x- battle of trost
.
.
.
853/4 after x- present
how do I know that on year x a titan was born.Well,the death cyclus of a titan is 13. If you devide 1037 (birth of the 9 titans) with 13 you will see that on year 0 its the birth of a titan.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/15 | 756 | 2,422 | <issue_start>username_0: Kabuto used Yamato's power during the war to strengthen the Zetsu army. Will Yamato be rescued? Or will Kabuto kill him after he's done experimenting on him?<issue_comment>username_1: Although it is not revealed whether Yamato is dead or not, or will he be rescued or not, it did mention that he is suspended opposite to Hashirama's clone for future use. We still have to wait. I am optimistic that he would come back, since he is one of the major supporting characters of the series. From [**Yamato's wiki page**](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Yamato):
>
> Kabuto escapes to the Mountains' Graveyard where he and Tobi gather information from Yamato about the Allied Shinobi Forces. Kabuto also studies Hashirama's DNA within Yamato to strengthen the White Zetsu Army. Rather than kill Yamato when he has fulfilled his usefulness, they suspend him opposite Hashirama's clone for future use.
> At some point during the war, his body was encased within Tobi, seemingly using Yamato's altered DNA to strengthen its own Wood Release. After Mad<NAME>ha activated his Infinite Tsukuyomi, Yamato was freed from within Tobi's body in an unconscious state, as he had no further use for Tobi. He was then immediately caught in the genjutsu.
>
>
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Yamato was controlled by spiral zetsu (tobi) just before the infinite tsukuyomi. Since Yamato and zetsu both know wood release, their powers combined was enough to stop the Third Hokage with "Sage Art Wood Release: True Several Thousand Hands".
Chapter 677
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/wxn6e.png)
Episode 426
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DYjmi.jpg)
**Edit**
**From the final episode of the Naruto canon storyline, 479, we see that Yamato was released from the Infinite Tsukuyomi by Naruto and Sasuke. Afterwards, the God Tree was cut down, so the spiral zetsu that was controlling Yamato decomposed.**
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ohwVN.jpg)
Yay he's alive!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Yamatos alive because on boruto he is seen spying on Orochimaru when Naruto and Sasuke go to confront Orochimaru about Shin
Upvotes: -1 |
2014/01/15 | 3,663 | 12,225 | <issue_start>username_0: The question is based on my theory from the recent manga chapter (Naruto 661):
>
> Sasuke, when stabbed by Madara is the effect of Tsukuyomi from Sasuke.
>
>
>
Now, to prove my theory, is there an episode in manga/anime that Sasuke used Tsukuyomi?<issue_comment>username_1: I believe Sasuke did use Tsukuyomi while he fought against Hachibi. **Bee was immobilized for a moment**
As per the definition of Tsukuyomi in wiki it states that:
>
> Tsukuyomi is noted to be one of the most powerful genjutsu in existence.It is unique to the Uchiha clan and only those who have awakened the Mangekyō Sharingan can perform it. It is said to represent the "Spiritual World and Darkness" (精神界と闇, Seishinkai to Yami), the antipode to Amaterasu — a ninjutsu of similar power.
>
>
>
The wiki also states the disadvantages of the technique:
>
> Such a powerful technique is not without its disadvantages however. Due to the complexity of the illusion and the quickness with which it is executed, an enormous amount of chakra is necessary and an added amount of stress is placed on the left eye, leaving Itachi's vision more blurred. Before using it on Kakashi in Part I, Itachi stated that Tsukuyomi can only be broken by a Sharingan user that shares the same blood as him; as demonstrated when Sasuke overcame Itachi's Tsukuyomi in their battle.
>
>
>
**Itachi casting Tsukuyomi on Kakashi**
**Both Sasuke and Itachi had to go through a lot of pain while casting it. It consumed a lot of their chakra. Obvious disadvantages were blurred vision after use.**
And last but not the least, the wiki also states that:
>
> **Sasuke can also perform Tsukuyomi with his right eye**, though his illusion is considered inferior to Itachi's Tsukuyomi since it does not alter the opponent's perception of time indicating he has yet to master it
>
>
>
In the wiki page, it also states that **the users who can cast Tsukuyomi are**:
1. Uchiha Itachi
2. Uchiha Sasuke
3. Uchiha Madara
4. Uchiha Obito [in movie]
Reference
---------
* [**Tsukuyomi**](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi?file=Tsukuyomi-sharingan-genjutzu.jpg)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: EDIT: It's really simple to be quite honest. Sasuke has Itachi's eyes. Itachi's eyes are capable of using of Tsukuyomi. Therefore Sasuke can use Tsukuyomi.
This stays consistent with the rest of the manga, for example how people can take the Rinnegan and use it for themselves like Tobi x Pain. Danzou took Shisui's eyes and then used Shisui's MS power for himself as well.
---
Here is the proof that Sasuke actually used Tsukuyomi.
Recall the fight versus Danzou. Sasuke casted Tsukuyomi on Danzou and Danzou proceeds to comment on it.
As for your theory, there is one easy criteria you can use for confirmation. Techniques like Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi cause excessive eye strain, which leads into bleeding. When Sasuke used Amaterasu on Madara, his eyes also bled. When Sasuke stabbed the sword through Madara, there were no signs of bleeding, and therefore we can determine he did not use Tsukuyomi there.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I can't remember exactly, but when Itachi (Edo Tensei) and Sasuke battled Kabuto in the cave, they were trapped at the same time in a genjutsu. They undid it by using genjutsu on each other. I'm sure that Itachi used Tsukuyomi, but I'm not sure if Sasuke's genjutsu was a normal one or a Tsukuyomi. However, I'm sure that Itachi used Tsukuyomi at least once when he fought Danzo...
By the way, it's a fact that you must be able to use Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi to achieve Susano'o, so the answer for your question is yes, Sasuke can use Tsukuyomi for sure.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Sasuke definitely CAN'T use Tsukuyomi!
It's a manga/anime! That means it follows some rules. If Sasuke were able to use Tsukuyomi, then the technique would be introduced properly, like when they introduced Amaterasu and Kagutsuchi.
However, Sasuke didn't say "Tsukuyomi" even once (!!!) in the whole manga! Why did he always scream "Amaterasu" and "Kagutsuchi", but not "Tsukuyomi" even once?! It doesn't make any sense!
Furthermore, every Uchiha has one technique in each eye.
It's clearly said that one of his eyes has Amaterasu, and the other one has Enton: Kagutsuchi.
There is no place for Tsukuyomi!
(For Susanoo you need both eyes' powers, but it doesn't matter if it's Amaterasu and Enton Kagutsuchi or Tsukuyomi)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: Short answer
============
Sasuke can not use Tsukuyomi.
1. When fighting Kabuto, Sasuke used a regular Sharingan genjutsu on Itachi.
2. Sasuke's left eye creates Amaterasu, and his right eye manipulates the flames. There is no place for Tsukuyomi.
Long answer
===========
Mostly from a reddit [post](http://www.reddit.com/r/Naruto/comments/2i6hgr/why_sasuke_does_not_have_the_tsukuyomi/):
Sasuke does not have the Tsukuyomi. **What Sasuke uses is the Sharingan's standard ability to cast genjutsu through eye contact with its "eye of hypnosis"**. In the past, Sasuke had personally it used on Sai, Orochimaru and Deidara, and we've seen it used by Itachi, Kakashi, Obito and Madara on different occasions. What Sasuke had been doing since Itachi's death was channeling these Sharingan Genjutsu through his Mangekyou Sharingan, which apparently had the effect of amplifying its strength, rendering him capable of instantly incapacitating his opponents.
Sasuke was shown casting genjutsu with one eye of his Mangekyou, like how Itachi cast Tsukuyomi with his left eye (and Amaterasu with his right). But whilst Sasuke typically cast it with his right eye, he had also done it with his left eye. Against C too since he appeared to be holding his left eye, and a third time, if you count his domination of the bijuu.
And even regular Sharingan Genjutsu had been used through a single eye, as demonstrated by Madara and Itachi. Itachi himself used Sharingan Genjutsu with the Mangekyou after his Tsukuyomi eye had been blinded. Madara had done the same.
**Sasuke has never once called his genjutsu, Tsukuyomi.** Both Danzo and Tobi compared it to Itachi's Tsukuyomi - which was understandable since they're brothers and both had used Amaterasu and Susanoo - but neither of them actually called it Tsukuyomi. Only twice had Sasuke "named" it where he called it "Sharingan" and "Genjutsu - Sharingan" respectively (just like Madara). When he called it "Genjutsu - Sharingan", the difference is also made explicit by showing it side-by-side with Itachi's Tsukuyomi.
Tobi implied that Sasuke had received Itachi's eye techniques, but Itachi had only sealed a single use of the Amaterasu inside Sasuke with the Transcription Seal: Amaterasu which Sasuke had no actual control over. From what I've heard, it came from a misunderstanding over how the Japanese language doesn't differentiate between singular and plural. And when the jutsu was unsealed, his eye transformed into Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan temporarily. So if Sasuke used a Tsukuyomi (or another Amaterasu) from Itachi, his eyes would have changed to show it.
The genjutsu Sasuke used against B (when he still had to implant Itachi's eyes) resembles the Tsukuyomi with its inverted colours, but this was also the only time it happened. Every other time we saw the genjutsu itself, it didn't have that visual effect. It was also said by Itachi and the second databook that the **Tsukuyomi can only be broken by his own blood** (presumably someone of the Uchiha bloodline with a powerful Sharingan), which we later saw proven and explained. **Yet B was essentially freed with just a genjutsu dispel.**
Ultimately, Sasuke only has Amaterasu, Kagutsuchi and Susanoo with his Mangekyou Sharingan. Amaterasu was first used with his left eye against Killer B. Kagutsuchi was used to quell the flames and then used and named it against the Raikage where he shaped the black flames and dubbed it "Enton: Kagutsuchi". **The most blatant evidence of these two being his Mangekyou jutsu is when he fought Kaguya and freed himself from ice using both of his eyes.**
Even after Sasuke took Itachi's eyes to awaken the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan, he has never revealed the Tsukuyomi. You can implant the Mangekyou Sharingan and use the abilities of the original holder (e.g. Kakashi using Kamui or Danzo using Kotoamatsukami), but when those eyes are used to evolve to the next stage, it instead empowers their own abilities from what we've seen. Or at least removes the drawbacks.
Once the third databook stated that you would need Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi to awaken the Susanoo, but the above tells us that this is outdated information. If anything, I'd believe that Kishimoto had originally intended to give Sasuke the same jutsu as his brother (with different preferences, perhaps) but decided otherwise at crunch time. As far as we know, the only character with the Tsukuyomi is Uchiha Itachi.
Also, the current revision of [Tsukuyomi](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsukuyomi) from Naruto Wiki shows only Itachi Uchiha under the list of users.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_6: **Yes, he can.**
Besides everything else that has been pointed out on other answers here trying to prove that Sasuke can use the Tsukuyomi, I'd just like to point out a piece of **information that comes straight from [*Naruto: The Official Character Databook*](http://www.amazon.co.uk/Naruto-Official-Character-Data-Book/dp/1421541254/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362417911&sr=8-1)**, pointed out in [this answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13336/49) and in [this one](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2784/49) before it:
* Amaterasu, "representing the light of the material world", is performed with the right eye.
* Tsukuyomi, "the nightmare realm, representing the world of the mind and darkness", is performed with the left eye.
* **Susano'o** is "the strength of the tempestuous force that **resides only within those of have mastered" both of the above techniques**.
Notice that you have to master *both* Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi in order to be able to perform Susano'o. This means that Indra, Itachi, Madara, Kakashi and **Sasuke** must be able to perform both Amaterasu *and* Tsukuyomi - even if we haven't seen them doing it ever - since they all can use Susano'o.
Either that, or the official databook has incorrect data. [username_5's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/15018/49) is also very compelling, and makes some good points.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: Sasuke can't use Tsukuyomi, it's just a manga and anime fact.
The user of the MS must awaken the abilities of both eyes to achieve the Susano'o, it isn't specifically Amaterasu or Tsukuyomi. Also, Sasuke can use genjutsu..but not the Tsukuyomi. With his left eye, Sasuke can cast Amaterasu, with his right he can shape and manipulate the flames. Those are his two abilities, Tsukuyomi has no spot.
In the Manga, Sasuke states that Susano'o can only be awakened when someone awakens both powers in their eyes, Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu belong to Itachi only. As a parting gift, Itachi gave Sasuke the Amaterasu.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: Sasuke can't use it, and if he had used it on Danzo and Killer Bee, they wouldn't have been able to escape it without Sasuke releasing them from it.
Itachi states that only someone with Uchiha genetics and the Sharingan can undo the Tsukuyomi. This is a manga fact, meaning Sasuke never used Tsukuyomi. Sasuke may have Itachi's eyes, but it's never been stated that the abilities of the eyes are transferred through the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. Seeing as though Madara is the only other person with the EMS, and the fact that he has no unique Mangekyo abilities, proves that abilities really aren't transferred through the EMS.
The Tsukuyomi is only used by Itachi, stop making up theories because it *seems* possible.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/16 | 375 | 1,283 | <issue_start>username_0: I have read in the wiki that Jozu's right arm was missing after the war. But I have never seen nor notice it in the anime.
And I can't find the part where he lost it.
So when and how did he lose his arm and who was he fighting with??<issue_comment>username_1: Here is a [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLZ6uk2Wwug) from the MarineFord War which shows that he lost his arm to Aokiji.
While fighting Aokiji, his attention goes towards Marco and Aokiji takes advantage of this and uses his devil fruit power to make him freeze.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: He lost his arms during the Payback war, a clash between the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates — under Marco's leadership — and the Blackbeard Pirates about a year after the Battle of Marineford.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I'm not sure what happen in anime but on manga it was pretty clear that Aokiji freeze him and broke his arm.
On The Marineford Arc chapter 568 and 569, when Shirohige down because of his sickness, most of his crew are getting distracted and the marine took an advantage and attack both Marco and Jozu.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CWplP.jpg)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/16 | 386 | 1,270 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Drum Island arc, Dr. Kureha always asks this:
So, what is the secret of her youthfulness? Is it because of her medicine? Her lifestyle? Maybe she found a fountain of youth?<issue_comment>username_1: Here is a [video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLZ6uk2Wwug) from the MarineFord War which shows that he lost his arm to Aokiji.
While fighting Aokiji, his attention goes towards Marco and Aokiji takes advantage of this and uses his devil fruit power to make him freeze.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: He lost his arms during the Payback war, a clash between the remnants of the Whitebeard Pirates — under Marco's leadership — and the Blackbeard Pirates about a year after the Battle of Marineford.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I'm not sure what happen in anime but on manga it was pretty clear that Aokiji freeze him and broke his arm.
On The Marineford Arc chapter 568 and 569, when Shirohige down because of his sickness, most of his crew are getting distracted and the marine took an advantage and attack both Marco and Jozu.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/CWplP.jpg)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/17 | 941 | 3,745 | <issue_start>username_0: In retrospect, what was the point of the angels at all? The goal of NERV and etc. was the Human Instrumentality Project. Why go through the effort of killing fifteen angels? And even if you could say they had to establish peace for the moment to go ahead with the project, that just makes the entire plot of the angels a waste. So what was the point?<issue_comment>username_1: The Angels NERV fought were the Children of Adam, who sort to instigate the Third Impact to reclaim earth back from the Children of Lilith, the Lilin (Humans).
NERV's goal all along was the preservation of humanity so stopping the Angels falls along their goals, the Human Instrumentality Project was SEELE's secret goal to force the evolution of man though creating their own Third Impact that they could control, because the Human Instrumentality Committee oversaw NERV it was also NERV's Secret Goal.
SEELE couldn't let Adam's children instigate the Third Impact because then they couldn't control it themselves so destroying the angels as they appeared was needed to ensure that SEELE's could execute their plans without interference.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Note that, like many things in *Evangelion*, this answer would fall under the category of educated speculation.
The point of the Angels largely seems to be to drive other points of the plot. It seems that the plot of Instrumentality itself does not really need the Angels—and I think you're right in this respect. The Angels themselves are a [Monster of the Week trope](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MonsterOfTheWeek) embodiment, but you'll notice that each one (except perhaps Matarael) has a large influence on the events of each episode (and often the whole series).
Consider Leliel, Arael, Armisael, and Kaworu. Each of these caused a great psychological trauma in the characters. Leliel was really the first to probe Shinji's mind and break him down to nothing; Arael and Armisael followed suit and brought forth even more trauma and, along with it, character development. Kaworu, the pinnacle of all of this, essentially brought Shinji to the verge of suicide, but then made his choices in *The End of Evangelion* all the more human and relatable.
The Angels also achieve one of Anno's goals of telling us that, well, [humans are *even worse*](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumansAreTheRealMonsters). The fact that the Angels are actually just acting on instinct—the instinct to return to Lilith—and not actually destructive (with a couple exceptions) shows us that humans are really the strongest villains in the series. (A nice bit of [grey area](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GreyAndGrayMorality) there.)
So, to answer your question: No, the Angels weren't strictly necessary. But the plot points they drove and the scenarios they created were **critically important** parts of the series.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: In addition to the above two answers, Ner/Seele had to wait until they discovered the lost Lance of Longinus in the Antartic Ocean before they could begin Instrumentality. This did not occur until after the Angels began appearing, so they were obliged to battle at least *some* of them!
There was clearly some need to delay enacting [Third Impact](http://wiki.evageeks.org/Third_Impact) and Instrumentality until after the final Angel was dispatched, probably at the order of the Dead Sea Scrolls (which is never explained), otherwise Nerv/Seele would have simply commenced it as soon as they had the Lance (Adam, Lilith and Rei were already in their possession). For some reason, Instrumentality was only likely to work if there were no other Angels alive to prevent it.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/17 | 345 | 1,350 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Free!*, Rin is shown to have sharp, pointed teeth (like a shark). I would say it was just stylistic, but it has been canonically mentioned by one of the characters. Has the author (or the light novel) given any canonical reason for his teeth to be pointed, or is it just symbolism of him being like a shark?<issue_comment>username_1: I think Rin's teeth are depicted as sharp to give off Rin's attitude towards his former teamates Haruka, Makoto and Nagisa. If you remember during the series Rin had went to Australia to become stronger and faster in swimming. But a couple years later even though he put so much effort in whilst in Australia he still couldn't beat Haruka.
This is probably the most accurate time to say when Rin became more aggressive and serious. I think his sharp teeth are suppose to tell the viewer that he is serious and gives off his more aggressive personality and persona.
This is just my impression though. I dont actually think they made his teeth sharp for an actual purpose rather than to display his change from when he was a kid to when he lost and decided he had, had enough of losing to Haruka.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I personally just think that it's supposed to represent that Rin is the shark to Haru's dolphin. They're yin and yang, it's just a metaphor.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/17 | 353 | 1,411 | <issue_start>username_0: In Evangelion, why couldn't they have made a vessel for Adam sooner or brought an angel close to have started the Human Instrumentality Project.
What was the point of Rei also then? Making a vessel for Lilith's soul hardly serves the purpose of the project, and will go to waste anyways when it occurs. How was she significant to the project and what is her significance?<issue_comment>username_1: I think Rin's teeth are depicted as sharp to give off Rin's attitude towards his former teamates Haruka, Makoto and Nagisa. If you remember during the series Rin had went to Australia to become stronger and faster in swimming. But a couple years later even though he put so much effort in whilst in Australia he still couldn't beat Haruka.
This is probably the most accurate time to say when Rin became more aggressive and serious. I think his sharp teeth are suppose to tell the viewer that he is serious and gives off his more aggressive personality and persona.
This is just my impression though. I dont actually think they made his teeth sharp for an actual purpose rather than to display his change from when he was a kid to when he lost and decided he had, had enough of losing to Haruka.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: I personally just think that it's supposed to represent that Rin is the shark to Haru's dolphin. They're yin and yang, it's just a metaphor.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/17 | 1,050 | 3,756 | <issue_start>username_0: Shichibukai are pirates who have allied themselves with the World Government. But how does it work between them? What are their rule between each other? All Shichibukai have a bounty, is that means if they got caught they still got punished? On Crocodile side, he work against the World Government, so the World Government sent him to jail. And Jinbe got jailed because he refuse to help the World Government to fight against Shirohige. But what if they didn't do anything wrong and someone able to defeat them and give them to the World Government? Are the World Government still punished them?<issue_comment>username_1: The bounties on all Shichibukai are in effect always. The World Government doesn't end the bounty on selection as Shichibukai but just avoids its implementation. The Shichibukai have to pay certain amount of their piracy earnings to WG as tax and they have to work for WG in subduing other pirates.
They get caught only when
1. they act against WG or WG affiliated countries (e.g. Crocodile against Alabasta);
2. they don't follow WG's orders (e.g. Jimbei).
When someone defeats and hands them over to WG, they are
1. put in jail, if they acted against WG (e.g. Crocodile);
2. not put in jail, if they didn't act against WG (e.g. Gecko Moria).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Shichibukai are famous pirates with large bounties who have joined with the marines. They help marines in tough situations and eliminate weak pirates. In return the World Government ignore their actions, business, etc.
As for the specific rules:
* They have to pay specific amount (1/10) of their profit to the World Government regularly.
* They will not indulge in any activity that will affect the peace of a country.
* They will have to answer the call of the marines in tough situations.
In any case if any of the above rules is broken, the contract will be dissolved and their bounty will be re-activated.
For the second question, as long as the Shichibukai has not yet broken those rules, they will remain bonded with the World Government, thus the Marines will go after the group who defeated them.
Further information can be obtained from [here](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Shichibukai).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: When a Shichibukai place is vacant, WG trys to fill it asking a pirate to fill it (as they did with Jinbe). Alternatively a pirate can openly offer himself (as Blackbeard did).
The new Shichibukai has to have kind of a strong reputation (this was a pre-requirement for Blackbeard).
The deal:
**The Shichibukai and their subordinates bounties get frozen.** They get a pardon for their past crimes (e.g. Jinbe). Official protocol for WG forces are not to pursue Shichibukai, despite some marines despising them, like Smoker or Fujitora.
They are allowed to live on piracy as long as they don´t attack WG allies.
In exchange:
They must hand a part of their profit to WG (This rule is probably accomplished loosely due to WG not knowing all of Shichibukai activities).
They shall not act against WG nations or organizations (e.g. Crocodile). They can´t either ally another pirate crew, only add them to their own (Clearly explained at the Fujitora/Doflamingo/Law encounter at Green Bit).
They have to look strong, so they can´t afford a public defeat (as at first Moria´s defeat was not publicly known, he didn´t lose the title until the broadcasted War at Marineford).
They have to fight for WG under some circunstances not fully specified.
So if this rules are broken the Shichibukai title is revoked with all its privileges. The bounties are unfrozen (or even raised like Jinbe´s did) and they are treated mostly like any other pirate will be.
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/17 | 265 | 933 | <issue_start>username_0: The first time Luffy met Zoro, Zoro got caught by the Marines because [he killed Helmeppo's pet wolf](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Helmeppo#History).
He was already strong at that time, he could easily defeat Morgan, a Marine Captain there. Had he deliberately made himself get caught? Why did he do that?<issue_comment>username_1: He deliberately got caught in order to save the little girl who was threatened by Helmeppo with a gun.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I think nothing is mentioned in the manga about this. According to the anime ([second episode](http://watchonepiece.us/one-piece-episode-2-english-sub/)), Zoro was blackmailed by Helmeppo to surrender for 1 month otherwise he will ask his father to execute the family. Zoro agrees on the condition that the family will not be harmed.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/01/17 | 791 | 2,725 | <issue_start>username_0: Somewhere between episode 12 and 14 of One Piece, The Nyaban brothers fight Zoro.
Zoro defeats them by using a sentoryu attack (i cant seem to remember the name) and sends The Nyaban Brothers towards the bottom of a slope. Buchi Nyaban gets hypnotised by Jango, but from that point on, there is no sign of Sham anywhere. Where did his corpse go?<issue_comment>username_1: Well if you watch further on you will see
**Spoiler**
>
> After Zoro swiftly dealt a finishing blow to the two brothers with his regained three swords, Buchi barely survived and was hypnotized by Jango for Super-Human Strength and recovery, to duel against Zoro once again. Zoro quickly defeated Buchi once again.
>
>
>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Both the nyaban brother's attack zoro and fight on par with him. Some time later when Captain Kuro comes to the slope to see why they haven't attacked the village, both of them try to attack Kuro saying that they don't recognize him as their captain anymore as he was away or 3 yrs. After that captain Kuro wears his cat gloves and scaes both of them using shakushi and orders them to kill Zoro in 5 min otherwise he would kill everyone. They attack Zoro, but Sham does not survive the 'Tiger Hunting Prey'.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: According to the story, both Nyaban brother's attack Zoro and Zoro fights with only one sword. Some time later when Captain Kuro comes to the slope, Nyaban brothers attack Kuro saying that they don't recognize him as their captain anymore. Captain Kuro then wears his cat gloves, scares both of them using Shakushi and orders them to kill Zoro in 5 min otherwise he would kill everyone. They attack Zoro, but Sham does not survive the 'Tiger Hunting Prey'.
But as your question suggests, Sham's body just disappears later in the [episode](http://watchonepiece.us/one-piece-episode-14-english-sub/).
* Here we can see Zoro attacking both of them.
* Sham, as seen falling through Jango's glasses.
* Sham not visible, can be behind Zoro's head.
* However, we cannot see Sham's body in this pic.
The only explanation I can think of right now is that he slid further down than Buchi (because of really slim body and less weight). Since he was unconscious and seriously injured, some of Caption Kuro's crew members took him someplace else, to provide First Aid or something (a lot of time passes in between image 3 & 4). Sham brothers are their aces, and they wouldn't want losing him.
Upvotes: 1 [selected_answer] |
2014/01/18 | 1,866 | 6,627 | <issue_start>username_0: I understand that *manga* is from Japan and read from right to left, whereas *manhwa* is from Korea, read from left to right, and *manhua* is from China, and read from right to left (If I'm not mistaken). Are these the only differences between the three, or is there something else?<issue_comment>username_1: What you listed cover many of the major differences, though there are others.
**Manga**
* From Japan
* Multi-panel
* Almost always black and white
* Right-to-left
**Manhua**
* From China
* Full color with some panels rendered entirely in painting (1)
* Single issue format (1)
**Manhwa**
* From South Korea
* Usually horizontal, left-to-right
* Can be vertical, right-to-left, top-to-bottom (2)
[(1)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhua)
[(2)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhwa)
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The difference between manga, manhwa and manhua would be like the difference between amour, amor and amore. French, Spanish and Italian are all romance languages, so since love would be amor in Latin, you can see how the word stayed relatively the same in all three languages, but evolved to something that would fit more natural in the respective language. The same goes for comics in the south east.
Both Japanese and Korean is heavily influenced by the Chinese language. Their word for comic all stems from the same 漫畫. In countries where traditional chinese is still used, like Taiwan and Hongkong, you can still see the usage of 漫畫, this had become more simplified to 漫画, which you can see in Japan and mainland China. Korean differs from Japan, in the sense that they completely stopped using Chinese characters since King Sejong had created Hangeul for the poor and illiterate in the 1440s, so they started writing comics as 만화, but it was still based on the chinese 漫畫.
So as with French, Spanish and Italian slightly evolving the pronunciation, the same happened with Japanese and Korean, pronouncing mànhuà as manga and manhwa respectively.
Due to cultural difference, the read direction and such are obviously different. You can read more about this in [username_1's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/7005/6166).
---
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manga>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhwa>
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhua>
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: All are from Asia, and the art style is totally different.
Chinese Manhua uses more slender characters: mostly for males it's the big muscles, large chest with a narrow waist, but female characters are slender and slightly thicker than Japanese Manga women characters and no overly large breasts or hips. But yet, all the characters in Manhua are simple, beautiful model type.
Japanese Manga, on the other hand, is more slender: no big, overgrown muscle types. Pretty much everything is stylized; from hairstyle, to clothes, and even facial expression. That's what keeps it funny but yet serious at the same time. Characters vary in shapes and sizes which gives variety, but more than most are built on the same platform.
South Korea Manhwa is a combo of the two, it uses all aspects of Manhua & Manga. The male characters look more feminine and sometimes drawn almost to look like the female, but its raw power of telling a story with pictures is beautiful.
So, what I'm trying to say here is if you're ever looking for a break for the soap opera America comics (such as Marvel and DC Comics) and looking for an intense genre of stories and art, check out Manhua, Manhwa, or Manga. They won't disappoint.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: For me:
* Manga: multi-panel and can be read from left-to-right or right-to-left
* Manhua: full-colored multi-panel and can be read from left-to-right or right-to-left too
* Manhwa: full-colored single-panel and read from top-to-bottom, I don't think manhwa can be read from left-to-right or right-to-left
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_5: Regarding Chinese manhua, I wouldn't really rely on Wikipedia too much. Having looked at the wiki page, I can notice errors with what was written there by whoever wrote it. So, here's a Chinese view on it from someone who has lived in China and reads manhua.
I think what's also ignored is the fact that Hong Kong manhua is mostly oriented towards street-fighter style themes than most Japanese manga which is more diverse.
People seem to not pay attention to certain Taiwanese contributions as well, which are more talked about here: <http://www.chinese-forums.com/index.php?/topic/36203-chinesese-comicsmanhua-taiwan-and-hong-kong/>
Manhua can be:
* Read from left-to-right or right-to-left
* Black and White or full color (Mostly Hong Kong)
* Weekly or Monthly releases
Manhua has distinct storylines from manga and manhwa, which is due to cultural differences. (Yes, they're not "all the same" as you would like to think and, honestly, it is quite offensive to say that they are the same)
If you read a few manhua, manhwa, and manga that deal with cultural aspects, you will notice the differences. For instance, try to compare:
* *Tales of Demons and Gods* (manhua)
* *The Breaker: New Waves* (manhwa), and
* *Chivalry of a Failed Knight* or maybe *Gate: Jieitai Kano Chi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri* (I tried to pick something comparable, yet, most Japanese manga seem to focus around overdramatic school life or just plain scifi, thus why I put 2 recommendations for Japanese manga since the later is written by a former JSDF officer).
You will notice subtle differences brought forward by the distinct cultures of all three regions.
All-in-all, if you're not sure about something, I wouldn't suggest looking it up on Wikipedia.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Really, I think the biggest difference is in cultural references and influence. While there are similarities, they aren't the same.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_7: Manhua and Manhwa are versions of manga. But each has distinct differences.
Main **Types** Difference:
* **Made in different countries.** Manga is made in Japan, Manhua is made
(for the most part) in China, Manhwa is made in Korea.
* **Different art styles.**
* **Different ways of publishing.**
* **Different storytelling trends.**
* **Different types and amount of types.** (By types I mean like Shonen,
Seinen…)
And many more!
If you want to know more, this is an in-depth article and probably the best on the topic, but its a bit of a hard read.
* [Difference and Origin of Manga, Manhua, and Manhwa | GodAnimeReviews](https://godanimereviews.com/difference-origin-manga-manhua-manhwa/)
Upvotes: 0 |
2014/01/18 | 969 | 3,489 | <issue_start>username_0: Quite some time ago I got into a... minor argument regarding whether or not a ninja could in fact learn a jutsu to which their natural alignment was not geared toward. I felt you could, but it would be more difficult than it would be for someone whose natural alignment lies with that element. The person I was discussing it with did not. They felt it was impossible for a ninja to learn a jutsu outside of their natural alignment.
I stopped reading Naruto quite some time ago but I was wondering if anything came up that answered that question in one way or another?<issue_comment>username_1: It is not impossible, but it is rather difficult to do so. All Jounin level ninjas have to master more than two elements. Kakashi can perform 3 different element jutsu: Lightning, Fire, Earth. Yamato can do Earth and Water. Sasuke can do Lightning and Fire.
Even if someone has a natural inclination towards one element (Sasuke towards Fire), they can still perform other elemental jutsu (Sasuke can perform Chidori, a Lightning Release).
Upvotes: 2 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: To answer your question, I do have to say that it is possible for ninjas of higher rank to master a jutsu that lies outside their own alignment.
For example:
1. **Sasuke** → Fire Release, Lightning Release.
2. **Onoki (Third Tsuchikage)** → Dust Release, Earth Release, Wind Release, Fire Release
3. **Sarutobi Asuma** → Wind Release, Fire Release.
**He even got injured by his own attack while he was batting with Akatsuki members Hidan and Kakuzu**
4. **Kakuzu** → Earth Release, Wind Release, Lightning Release, Fire Release, Water Release (anime only).
I won't be considering Kakashi and Yamato for different reason, as Kakashi had Sharingan and Yamato was one of the guinea pigs of Orochimaru's experiment. But yes, since they are ninjas and based on your question, they do satisfy the condition:
**Kakashi** → Fire Release, Earth Release, Water Release, Lightning Release.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Yeah it can be true according in naruto it is 29% because chakra heals our body. from the 7 chakras in the body. It maybe possible that you can perform jutsu but only God have powers, think about that we cannot fly like superman, We cannot float waters, We cannot fight with magic
and punch like superman that is 2 meters. What about jutsu did you think they are real? When I rotate my chakra and I perform hand seals and I say Shadow Clone Jutsu and in the next one Kage Bunshin no jutsu, but what? It didn't work, but you didn't have to say that, shadow clone jutsu , I tried that too but nothing happened I only reduced my strength and chakra, yeah I can perform but it's difficult to learn so difficult
Don't believe that in Japan ninjas it can perform jutsus that is only a myth. I can only perform jutsu to heal my body, it is not in sakura's healing jutsu. If you believe in jutsus you are addicted in anime with powers including: naruto,dragonball etc. Check this it might be helpful search:7 chakras in body. I know there's somethings you cannot understand because I am a Filipino. There are chakras in our body but cannot perform jutsus
Upvotes: -1 |