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2014/07/10 | 803 | 3,071 | <issue_start>username_0: In Death Note, I am not aware of whether Light actually truly loved or cared about anyone although at the beginning of the series you could say he loved his parents perhaps. But it seems that he was at least shown to be as an intellectual person who just so happened to be bored or well tired with the way life was (e.g. criminals everywhere, continuous injustice that happened towards people etc.).
I may have missed something from the anime and I haven't read the mangas (so please correct me if I'm wrong) but did Light ever truly love anyone? I want a canon answer.<issue_comment>username_1: I think he loved his family. And I don't think he was just acting when his father died. He was just corrupted by the Death Note.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: This isn't really exercised in the show, we can't tell. All we see is Light being fed up with life until he gets the Death Note...
We can see that he didn't really love Misa though as he never actually expresses any feelings for her at all. As for this father, it looks like he is expressing genuine feelings for his father when he is dying in episode 29, however at the time he is only thinking about how important it is to kill off Mello.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Misa served as a tool; Takada served as a tool; and his family just shouldn't get in his way, otherwise he would have killed them.
But he reacted when Sayu got kidnapped by Mello.
I think that he only possessed a kind of responsibility-like feeling.
At a certain point in the manga, I don't think that he loved anyone anymore.
He was focusing on achieving his goal.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: **Himself.** And only himself.
Yagami Light truly perceived himself as a god where everyone else was a lower being. He explained in one segment that his lifespan is too valuable to make a deal for the shinigami eyes. Yet for even his closest allies (Misa) or even his family, their lives can be easily discarded. Light did not truly love anyone other than himself.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_5: Himself.
As to the sociopath suggestion, it is generally thought that sociopaths are born that way. You don't just become one. Insane narcissist? Yes, he totally, but sociopath? Doesn't fit the bill.
A total narcissist loves only themselves, and might have emotion for others, but mostly just in how they help themselves feel good.
If you look at Light during the period of time where he forsakes the Death Note, he is actually a decent guy. Notice how his entire expression and tone are changed. (even when no one is looking) He is corrupted by the power of the Death Note, and becomes a figurative monster.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
On the topic of psychological issues: L is a textbook case of Asperger's Syndrome.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: About Sayu, the only reason he didnt kill her was that the only ones aware of these were them and Near's crew.
Though he never really loved Misa, he did get involved with her as a couple
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2014/07/10 | 4,102 | 10,803 | <issue_start>username_0: So I was browsing around, finding a new anime to watch. And came along, *Ore no Nounai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Comedy wo Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru OVA* and found it to be a very long name.
Is this the longest anime name or is there an anime with a longer name out there?<issue_comment>username_1: Some pretty good contenders are:
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> <NAME>utsujo The Movie 2: UFO Shuurai! Tornado Daisakusen
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> Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's New Great Adventure into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users
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> Detective Conan Magic File 2: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab
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And as a bonus, I discovered a Gintama Episode (S2 Ep.53) with a particularly long name:
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> "Sutoresu wa hage no gen'in ni naru ga sutoresu o tamenai yōni ki o kubaruto sokode mata sutoresu ga tamarunode kekkyoku bokurani dekiru koto nante nanimo nai"
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> "Stress Makes You Bald, But It's Stressful To Avoid Stress, So You End Up Stressed Out Anyway, So In The End There's Nothing You Can Do"
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_1: Okay, so I have been able to find a definitive answer!
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> Naruto Narutimate Hero 3: Finally a Clash! Jonin VS Genin!! Indescriminate Grand Melee Tournament Meeting!!
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is the longest titled anime with a large 107 characters or 87 characters without non-alphanumeric characters
Second Place goes to:
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> Digimon Adventure 02: Zenpen Digimon Hurricane Jouriku!! - Kouhen Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimental
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With 104 characters, 85 alphanumeric
And Third,
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> Dragon Ball Z Special: Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen - Freezer ni Idonda Z Senshi Son Gokuu no Chichi
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102 characters, 82 without.
I discovered this by writing a small Python script to iterate through a dump of AniDB's database of anime titles and check each one, [which you can find on their site](http://wiki.anidb.net/w/API)
If anyone is interested, you can find the script here: <https://gist.github.com/ianfhunter/43599d30384b9b7aa0c6> (but I only hacked it up in 5 minutes, so it's nothing special)
(The shortest is C)
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I took all anime titles from [MyAnimeList](http://myanimelist.net/anime.php?c[0]=a&c[1]=b&c[2]=c&o=3&q=&tag=&sy=0&sm=0&sd=0&ey=0&em=0&ed=0&show=0), parsed and sorted them by length:
```
Dragon Ball Z Special 1: Tatta Hitori no Saishuu Kessen - Freezer ni Idonda Z Senshi Son Goku no Chi 100
Naruto: Dai Katsugeki!! Yuki Hime Shinobu Houjou Dattebayo! Special: Konoha Annual Sports Festival 98
Detective Conan Magic File 2: Kudou Shinichi - The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab 96
Crayon Shin-chan Manatsu no Yoru ni Ora Sanjou! Arashi wo Yobu Den-O VS Shin-O 60-bu Special!! 94
Meitantei Holmes: Mrs. <NAME> no Maki / Dover Kaikyouno Daikuuchuusen no Maki 93
Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Jouriku!! / Chouzetsu Shinka!! Ougon no Digimental 90
Pokemon Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure - Dent to Takeshi! Gyarados no Gekirin!! 90
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black Dream Hole no Kiseki 89
Senki Zesshou Symphogear G: In the Distance, That Day, When the Star Became Music... OVA 88
Detective Conan Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran - Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata 87
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG - Individual Eleven - Tachikoma no Hibi 87
Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica Movie 3: Hangyaku no Monogatari - Magica Quartet x Nisioisin 87
Dragon Ball Z Special 2: Zetsubou e no Hankou!! Nokosareta Chousenshi - Gohan to Trunks 87
Detective Conan OVA 07: A Challenge from Agasa! Agasa vs. Conan and the Detective Boys 86
Detective Conan OVA 05: The Target is Kogoro! The Detective Boys' Secret Investigation 86
Pokemon Fushigi no Dungeon: Sora no Tankentai - Toki to Yami wo Meguru Saigo no Bouken 86
Yatterman the Movie: Shin Yattermecha Osu Gou! Omocha no Kuni de Dai Ketsudan da Koron 86
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 3D - Tachikoma no Hibi 84
Ichigo 100%: Koi ga Hajimaru?! Satsuei Gasshuku - Yureru Kokoro ga Higashi e Nishi e 84
Keroro Gunsou Movie 5: Tanjou! Kyuukyoku Keroro, Kiseki no Jikuu-jima, de arimasu!! 83
Chouyaku Hyakuninisshu: Uta Koi. - Sake to Kikoushi ~ Murasaki Kishikibu to Kintou 82
Kagachi-sama Onagusame Tatematsurimasu: Netorare Mura Inya Hanashi - The Animation 82
Saint Seiya: The Hades Chapter Sanctuary - Yomigaerishi Gold Saint-tachi no Shinwa 82
Astro Boy Tetsuwan Atom Tokubetsu Hen: Ivan no Wakusei - Robot to Ningen no Yuujou 82
Puchimas!: Petit iDOLM@STER - Takatsuki Gold Densetsu Special!! Harukasan Matsuri 81
```
This is from [Anime News Network](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?list=9) (parsing is not ideal and some titles have "-phrases like this-" in them):
```
Chō Gekijō-ban Keroro Gunsō Tanjō! Kyūkyoku Keroro Kiseki no Jikūjima de Arimasu!! 82
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights 80
Prince Mackaroo: Peril at the Full Moon Road - A 'Rare' Adventure of Our Prince- 80
Soreike! Anpanman: Minna Atsumare! Anpanman World Komusubiman to Omatsuri Robot 79
Suteki desu wa, Sakura-chan! Tomoyo no Cardcaptor Sakura Katsuyaku Video Nikki! 79
Animation Seisaku Shinkō Kuromi-chan: Nippon no Anime wa Watashi ga Tsukuru! 2 78
Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume THE MOVIE II ~Watashi o Ai Shita Kuro Oolong-cha~ 78
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative TWO -Kobayashi Opera to Kokū no Ōgarasu- 78
Chō Gekijōban Keroro Gunsō 3: Keroro Tai Keroro - Tenkū Daikessen de Arimasu! 77
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative ONE -Kobayashi Opera to 5-mai no Kaiga- 77
Glass no Kamen Desu ga Onna Spy no Koi! Murasaki no Bara wa Kiken na Kaori!? 76
Detective Conan: Conan Edogawa & Heiji Hattori versus Kid the Phantom Thief 75
Ham Ham Grand Prix - The Miracle of Aurora Valley ~Ribon-chan's Close Call~ 75
Hamuchanzu no Takara Sagashi Daisaku - Hamuhaa! Sutekina Umi no Natsuyasumi 75
Himitsu Kessha Taka no Tsume The Movie 3 ~http://takanotsume.jp wa Eien ni~ 75
Meitantei Conan: Agasa kara no Chōsenjō! Agasa vs. Conan & Shōnen Tanteidan 75
My mental choices are completely interfering with my school romantic comedy 75
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom 75
Japan Air Self Defence Force Tactical Training Squadron 801 T.T.S. Airbats 74
Tottoko Hamutaro: Ham Ham Paradi-chu! Hamutarō to Fushigi no Oni no Ehonto 74
Tottoko Hamutaro: Hamutaro no Otanjōbi - Mama o Tazunete Sanzen Techitechi 74
Kikaider-01: The Animation: Guitar o Motta Shōnen - Kikaider vs. Inazuman 73
Maison Ikkoku: Prelude, When the Cherry Blossoms in the Springtime Return 73
Super Doll Licca-chan: Licca-chan Zettai Zetsumei! Doll Knights no Kiseki 73
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions: Depth of Field - Love and Hate Theater 72
Magical Witch Academy - Boku to Sensei no Magical Lesson - The Animation 72
Maji de Otaku na English! Ribbon-chan: Eigo de Tatakau Mahō Shōjo the TV 72
Slam Dunk: Hoero Basketman Tamashii! Hanamichi to Rukawa no Atsuki Natsu 72
Tony's Heroine Series: Kanojo wa Hanayome Kōhosei? Cinderella Collection 72
Chōjū Kishin Dancougar: Ushinawareta Mono-tachi e no Chinkonka [Requiem] 72
Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru 72
Gekijō-ban Anime Nintama Rantaro Ninjutsu Gakuen Zenin Shutsudō! no Dan 71
Precure All-Stars DX3 Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai o Tsunagu Niji-Iro no Hana 71
Street Fighter II: Yomigaeru Fujiwara-kyō - Toki o Kaketa Fighter-tachi 71
Chiisana Kyojin Microman: Daigekisen! Microman VS Saikyō Senshi Gorgon 70
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition 'Zero Requiem' 70
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Special Edition 'Black Rebellion' 70
Dream 9 Toriko & One Piece & Dragon Ball Z Chō Collaboration Special!! 70
Gekijōban Pocket Monster Best Wishes! Victini to Shiroki Eiyū Reshiram 70
```
This list is from [Anime Planet](http://www.anime-planet.com/anime/all) titles:
```
Detective Conan Magic File 2: Kudo Shinichi: The Case of the Mysterious Wall and the Black Lab 94
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Super S: Sailor 9 Senshi Shuuketsu! Black-Dream-Hole no Kiseki 90
Glass no Kamen Desu ga the Movie: Onna Spy no Koi! Murasaki no Bara wa Kiken na Kaori!? 87
Detective Conan Magic File 3: Shinichi and Ran: Memories of Mahjong Tiles and Tanabata 86
Chou Gekijouban Keroro Gunsou 5: Kyuukyoku Keroro, Kiseki no Jikuu-jima, de arimasu!! 85
Detective Conan OVA 5: The Target is Kogoro! The Detective Boys' Secret Investigation 85
Meitantei Conan OVA 7: Agasa-sensei no Chousenjou! Agasa vs Conan &Shounen Tanteidan 84
My youth romantic comedy is wrong as I expected., My Teen RomanticComedy SNAFU OVA 82
Hamtaro Movie 3: Ham Ham Gran Prix Aurora Tani no Kiseki: Ribbon-chanKiki Ippatsu 81
Zettai Karen Children: Generous Treatment! Natsuko and Hotaru's B.A.B.E.L. Report 81
Puchimas! Petit iDOLM@STER - Takatsuki Gold Densetsu Special!! Harukasan Matsuri 80
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: A Hundred Billion Stars, A Hundred Billion Lights 80
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation III -Love is the Pulse of the Stars- 79
My Mental Choices are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy OVA 79
One Piece Movie 8: The Desert Princess and the Pirates - Adventures in Alabasta 79
Engaged to the Unidentified: Mite. Are ga Watashitachi no Tomatteiru Ryokan yo. 79
Gekijouban Metal Fight Beyblade vs Taiyou: Shakunetsu no Shinryakusha Sol Blaze 79
Kidou Senshi Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition Kanketsu Hen: Jiyuu no Daishou 79
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny Special Edition III: The Hell Fire of Destiny 77
Yatterman: Shin Yattermecha Osu gou! Omocha no Kuni de Dai Ketsudan da Koron! 77
```
Get [the unparsed pages](https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9dzgs_dkXAIaVkzN1Jfek5oYnc/edit?usp=sharing) containing all these titles saved as text, and maybe you'll be able to parse it better than me!
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: I haven't seen any anime with really long titles, the longest title I have seen so far was probably Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem or Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture—Prince of Darkness. That's probably not the longest though.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: The longest name that I can find (excluding spin-offs, movies, second season, and special editions etc, that have extended subtitles as opposed to the main show) is "Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasu ka? Isogashii Desu ka? Sukutte Moratte Ii Desu ka?" which has 75 characters (61 alphanumeric) and translates to "WorldEnd: What are you doing at the end of the world? Are you busy? Will you save us?"
Upvotes: 1 |
2014/07/10 | 408 | 1,637 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed she was able to do this after drinking <NAME>'s freely-offered blood. when she was about to die from not wanting to drink blood. after she drinks it her left arm is replaced by a mass of chaotic black and orange shadow matter that usually manifests as a whip-like tendril.
When in the world did she learn how to do that. I have watched it over and over again trying to figure out when she knows she is able to have that happen.<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I have read the manga, I think it's not a learned ability, but rather a power to show that by drinking Pip's blood, she became a full-fledged vampire, so her body started to heal and she became more powerful. Also it seems that the tendril acts on instinct rather than her direct will. Hope this helped.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The potential to do so was always in Seras but she manifested superior vampire abilites due to the fact of drinking blood for the first time. After that she completed her "inner path" to become a full fledged vampire.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Schrodinger specifically said, in that very scene, that blood freely given is an entirely different matter than just taking it. Alucard has the same tendrils when he releases restraints, and I think it's the souls of people vampires have fed off of.
Since Pip offered his blood, I think it allowed his soul to act independently and aid Seras, as well as giving her a greater power boost than normal. Breaking the illusion that was plaguing everyone when she ascended was noteworthy when it happened.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/07/10 | 417 | 1,628 | <issue_start>username_0: In the latest episode (filler, obviously...) of <NAME>, episode 368 the expression
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was flying all over the place. I've tried Googling around, but didn't manage to find what it meant.
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I think it means something along the lines of *showing your most inner feelings*, but I'm not entirely certain.
PS: English isn't my native language, so don't judge.<issue_comment>username_1: Oxford Advanced Learners English Dictionary defines guts in 4. (informal) the courage and determination that it takes to do sth difficult or unpleasant. So "show your guts" means you challenge to someone to show / demonstrate his courage / determination to do something.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: To be *gutsy* is to be courageous or brave. Madara says that they should "show their guts". In other words, they should prove their courage, or show how brave they are by example
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: From context and the discussions in the show about the reasons that wars persist and continue (bits and pieces from Nagato, Naruto & Jiraiya at different points in time) - they are talking about how people cannot discern emotions and thoughts of others directly, meaning people cannot know the true feelings of others. Which in turn causes misunderstanding, differences in opinion and emotion to the end result of conflict, culminating in war.
Given this overall theme, I think it is reasonable to understand this (possibly mistranslated phrase) to mean - show our internal feelings/emotions/thoughts to the other (internal <-> guts).
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/07/11 | 549 | 2,365 | <issue_start>username_0: In the manga / Brotherhood, we learn that the reason human transmutation is forbidden is because it would otherwise allow people to create their own private armies (at least according to the man who talks to General Armstrong after she's transferred to Central). Right after that, we're shown the mannequin "soldiers", implying that they're the results of some form of human transmutation.
But it's pretty obvious that the mannequins are different from the products produced by Ed, Al, <NAME>, and Roy when they attempt (or are forced to attempt) human transmutation - in the case of the mannequins, the transmutation has actually produced what the alchemist probably wanted and is "successful".
Given this, what's the difference between the human transmutation referred to in the context of the mannequins and human transmutation as attempted by the sacrifices? Is the difference in result simply an issue of having a different intended result and/or maybe philosopher's stones, or is there potentially a different explanation for this?<issue_comment>username_1: It's very simple. The so called act of "human transmutation" means that the intent of such alchemy is to create a fully functional human being, complete with memories, emotions, capability to feel and think. In other words, a perfect copy of a person.
The mannequins are mere cannon fodder. They don't have the ability to feel or have complex thoughts. They are just war machines following the order. That was the original intent with which they were created.
Compared to transmuted people, mannequins are much simpler, and as a result pose a much lesser threat to the world. Imagine if human transmutation went perfectly every time, and that you could create any number of smart, ingenuous people. What would bad alchemists do? Recreate evil geniuses of the past maybe, which would be much more dangerous than a bunch of brainless soldier mannequins. That's one of the reasons why human transmutation is forbidden, aside from being impossible to perform perfectly.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: The mannequins are explicitly stated to be "humanoid receptacles", not attempts to create a human body. Rather than attempting to call back a soul that no-longer exists in the world, the mannequins were existing souls bound to ready made doll bodies.
Upvotes: 2 |
2014/07/11 | 1,567 | 5,322 | <issue_start>username_0: Okay, first read [this rule](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LVII):
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> In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim’s original life span. Even if the victim’s death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life span, the victim will die before the set time.
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So that means if you wrote something like <NAME> dies peacefully in the year 2315, that wouldn't work because this date is beyond his lifespan. But that would mean, if you wrote a date thats within his actual lifespan, that would work.
But now, there's this [23 day rule](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVII).
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> The Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.
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So, could the first example work?<issue_comment>username_1: The rules together means the following.
Assume I am dying of a fatal disease and expected to die in 14 days. If I would write that I would die of sexual exhaustion in 21 days, I would still die of the original disease in 14 days before the book can come into effect assuming the cause of death is reasonable.
If I put that someone will die in 24 days of "insert horrific image here", it will not occur as stated. When I remember that rule tommorrow and write that you will die of the same thing on that date... well... it will not be fun to be you. If you want to avoid that after reading the death note, I guess you can kill yourself and the deathnote will not stop you as that is the end of your normal lifespan. Note: you should have brought a pen so you can edit the entry. That works.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: **Basically John will die at a given moment, which is...**
* ...before his original lifespan would have ended (Because of [How to Use: LVII](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LVII))
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* ...within 23 days of writing, because a specific time of death was written (Because of [How to Use: XXVII, rule number 2](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVII))
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> If you write, die of disease for the cause of death, but only write **a specific time of death without the actual name of disease**, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.
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In our case that would be *dying peacefully* instead of *disease*, because the actual way John is supposed to die is not specified. He could die in a coma, could die after being drugged or by sexual exhaustion as mentioned in [username_1's answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/12799/6166).
* ...after 6 minutes and 40 seconds if none of those 23 days were in the year 2315 or if it wasn't possible for John to die peacefully within those 23 days due to war for example (Because of [How to Use: XI, rule number 3](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XI))
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> As you see above, the time and conditions of death can be changed, but once the victim's name has been written, the individual's death can never be avoided.
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**Therefore, if you write *<NAME> dies peacefully in the year 2315* one of the following will happen.**
1. 2315 is after his original lifespan; John will die as he normally would have.
2. 2315 is after 23 days of writing; John will die of a heart attack after 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
3. 2315 is before 23 days of writing, but it is impossible for John to die peacefully; He will die of a heart attack after 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
4. 2315 is before 23 days of writing and it is possible to die peacefully; He will die peacefully within those days on the most probable date.
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Now if you would have written "John dies peacefully of sexual exhaustion", **without mentioning a specific time**, then he might have died later than those 23 days, if it was still within his original lifespan (Because of [How to Use: XXVIII, rule number 1](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_XXVIII))
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Like I pointed out [here](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/40973/33164), the 23 days rule does not work that way. If the time of death is later than the natural one, the natural death will happen. If the time of death is before the natural one, it will either be a heart attack or the specified death.
The death note works for every time of death between the moment of entry and the natural time of death. The 23 days rule just specifies that one can't manipulate the victoms for more than 23 days before their deth including giving the victom a specified disease that takes more han 23 days to kill.
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2014/07/12 | 574 | 2,057 | <issue_start>username_0: It's about a kid that looks and sounds around about 10 years old. He is special for some reason, and has to go through challenges or something. Also he has this long lost childhood friend that loves him. She is pale with white hair and wears like a white jump suit and like red mitts on her hands. She's super powerful and is always protecting him even when he doesn't realize it. The anime is also pretty bloody (so gore possibly). He is also shown never to believe in himself but people around him do.
Does anyone know the name of this anime?<issue_comment>username_1: This sounds exactly like Deadman Wonderland. The characters you're describing are Shiro and Ganta. Shiro being the white haired childhood friend and Ganta the main character that sounds and looks like a 10-year old. Wiki: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadman_Wonderland>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: From what I read here, this is probably [Deadman Wonderland](http://myanimelist.net/anime/6880/Deadman_Wonderland)
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> Ganta is the only survivor after a mysterious man in red slaughters a classroom full of teenagers. He's framed for the carnage, sentenced to die, and locked away in the most twisted prison ever built: Deadman Wonderland. And then it gets worse.
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> At Deadman Wonderland, convicts are forced into brutal deathmatches for the amusement of the masses, the cheers of the crowd drowning out the screams of the dismembered. Even when Ganta befriends Shiro, an unusual female inmate, his dark fate crushes all hope —until he discovers the strange ability to wield his spilled blood as a weapon. Ganta learns his new skill might be related to the murderous man in red and uncovers disturbing secrets that could expose those who stole his freedom. He's determined to see justice served —but first he'll have to fight for his life in a prison that holds a million ways to die.
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From MyAnimeList
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2014/07/12 | 775 | 2,813 | <issue_start>username_0: In the beginning of Tokyo ESP, Kagura is waiting for Yomi somewhere.
Is Tokyo ESP a continuation to Ga-Rei?
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XQe9V.jpg)<issue_comment>username_1: The comment by josephting got it mostly right. Ga-Rei and Tokyo ESP are both manga by Segawa Hajime (Ga-Rei: Zero also shares script writer Takayama Katsuhiko with the Tokyo ESP anime). Showing Kagura and Yomi (and later two other characters from Ga:Rei Zero) was likely intended as a throwback reference to Ga-Rei. I guess from a practical standpoint, it would serve to alert people who otherwise weren't paying attention to such things that they're by the same author.
However, Ga-Rei and Tokyo ESP are pretty clearly *not* in the same universe. It should be enough that the mangaka has never indicated anything to the contrary, but there are also in-universe reasons why they can't be. For obvious reasons, if it were, it would necessarily happen before Ga-Rei: Zero. But in the Ga-Rei universe, ordinary people weren't aware of all the supernatural phenomena. In fact, in the opening of the first episode, they order a [media blackout as per "Section 3B of Form 12"](http://youtu.be/fxLMovytTmk?t=55s). In contrast, in Tokyo ESP, ESP users are generally known to the public well before the first episode (specifically, in chapter 12). In addition, the events of Tokyo ESP simply don't fit on the Ga-Rei timeline, since we know essentially the full backstory of the characters and there's nothing remotely like what happens in Tokyo ESP, nor do any ESP users show up anywhere in Ga-Rei. Barring some major retconning, we can safely say that these aren't the same universe.
In the manga, the scenes with characters from Ga-Rei don't happen. In fact, very little of what happened in episode 1 is in the manga at all. What did happen is in chapters 22 and 23. Kagura and Yomi haven't appeared at all in the manga as far as I've read (chapter 30). However, the series is no stranger to cameos. We'll certainly be seeing some of (spoilers) [this guy](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4Thi0.jpg) and likely quite a few others. With that in mind, Ga-Rei cameos aren't particularly out of place here, but they won't be playing any big role.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I believe that its not related but the group in orange that fought the teleporting girl are clearly the exact same group that got murdered in the very beginning of ga-rei
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: Seeing as some characters reappearing in Tokyo ESP that don't appear in Ga-Rei-Zero anymore, i suppose the events in Tokyo ESP happen before Ga-Rei-Zero. But this is only what i think from watching Ga-Rei-Zero and the first episode of Tokyo ESP.
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2014/07/13 | 690 | 2,117 | <issue_start>username_0: When Yato named Yukine, he gave him three names - Yuki, Yukine, and Setsuki.
What's the point of the different names?<issue_comment>username_1: Each name is for a facet of the Shinki.
The Shinki as a tool.
The Shinki as a "person".
In the specific case of Yukine, the names are:
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Yuki - The japanese pronunciation of the Shinki ideogram.
Yukine - the full name of the Shinki in human form.
Setsuki - the name of the Shinki in weapon form.
```
[The wikia page](http://noragami.wikia.com/wiki/Shinki#Creation_of_a_Shinki) has the breakdown of the names including the Kanji play they do with the Japanese and Chinese readings.
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Kanji | Japanese | Chinese | Human | Weapon
| Reading | Reading | Name | Name
雪 | Yuki | Setsu | Yukine (雪音) | Sekki (雪器)
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Also, the names are the magic words to trigger the Shinki transformation to and from person.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: The character 雪 ("yuki" in kun'yomi), has an alternate reading (on'yomi), "setsu."
Sekki (雪器) is a combination of this alternate reading with the character 器 (ki).
His actual true given name is "Yuki." (Yato's true name is Yaboku, 夜卜, using the kanji 卜 instead of the kana)
His weapon name is "Sekki." (the "tsu" runs into the next consonant, making "Sekki," instead of "Setsuki") The gods all seem to give their weapons names using the alternate readings and the "-ki" suffix (e.g., Sekki, Hanki, Chouki)
The common (nick)name he goes by everyday (e.g. Charlie, instead of Charles), is "Yukine," with "-ne" (音) being the suffix Yato gives to all his Regalias (e.g., Yukine, Tomone). Tenjin-sama uses "-yu" (喩) (e.g., Tsuyu, Mayu, Nayu). Kofuku uses the prefix "dai-" (大) (e.g., daikoku).
In folklore, one's [true name](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_name) should not be given out easily, as it reveals the person's true nature. Therefore many people take a common name similar to their true name. The weapon name is somewhat akin to a stage name, and is typically used when conducting business-related activities.
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2014/07/13 | 5,517 | 18,198 | <issue_start>username_0: I've watched just the 2006 Fate/Stay Night anime series. I know there are other series in the franchise (Fate/Zero, Fate/kaleid Liner Prisma Ilya), as well as the Unlimited Blade Works movie, and the manga. I don't intend to read the visual novel since it's hundreds of dollars to import it, plus it's insanely long. What order should I take these works in, and are there any I can skip without losing out?<issue_comment>username_1: If you ask five people this question, you'll get six answers. There are conflicting opinions on this, and I'll try to outline the major options available in this answer. But first, a tl;dr
tl;dr
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If you only want to watch anime:
1. Watch Ufotable's version of Unlimited Blade Works ([prologue](http://myanimelist.net/anime/27821/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)_-_Prologue), [first half](http://myanimelist.net/anime/22297/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)), [second half](http://myanimelist.net/anime/28701/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)_2nd_Season))
2. Wait for [Ufotable's version of Heaven's Feel](http://myanimelist.net/anime/25537/Fate/stay_night:_Heavens_Feel)
3. Then, watch the Fate/Zero anime ([first half](http://myanimelist.net/anime/10087/Fate/Zero), [second half](http://myanimelist.net/anime/11741/Fate/Zero_2nd_Season))
If you're willing to do whatever:
1. Read the [Fate/stay night visual novel](https://vndb.org/v11)
2. (Optionally, watch the Ufotable versions of Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel)
3. Watch the F/Z anime.
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It is generally agreed that Fate/stay night and Fate/Zero are the two core works of the Fate series. They both come in multiple forms. Whatever you do, consuming these two works in some form is the first thing you should do.
### Fate/stay night
* Fate/stay night was originally [a 2004 visual novel](https://vndb.org/v11) that had three routes - Fate, Unlimited Blade Works, and Heaven's Feel (in that order).
* The [2006 anime by DEEN](http://myanimelist.net/anime/356/Fate/stay_night) mostly adapted the Fate route.
* The [2010 movie by DEEN](http://myanimelist.net/anime/6922/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works) adapted a highly condensed form of the the Unlimited Blade Works route.
* [Fall 2014](http://myanimelist.net/anime/22297/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)) and [Spring 2015](http://myanimelist.net/anime/28701/Fate/stay_night:_Unlimited_Blade_Works_(TV)_2nd_Season) saw *another* adaptation of Fate/stay night, this time by Ufotable, which adapts the Unlimited Blade Works route.
* At some point in the future, Ufotable will release [a movie or series of movies that will adapt Heaven's Feel](http://myanimelist.net/anime/25537/Fate/stay_night:_Heavens_Feel)
* There is also a manga series that (I believe) adapts the Fate route, but I'm going to ignore it, because it's generally thought to not be that great.
### Fate/Zero
Fate/Zero is a prequel to Fate/stay night.
* It was originally [a light novel series](http://myanimelist.net/manga/3649/Fate/Zero) (2007). Fate/Zero has no concept of routes, so all media of Fate/Zero cover the same material, more or less.
* It had [a manga adaptation](http://myanimelist.net/manga/25191/Fate/Zero) (started in 2011; ongoing). It was pretty good, but if you want to read it, I recommend that you do so after watching the Fate/Zero anime.
* It was adapted into a 2-cour anime by Ufotable in [Fall 2011](http://myanimelist.net/anime/10087/Fate/Zero) and [Spring 2012](http://myanimelist.net/anime/11741/Fate/Zero_2nd_Season).
Below, I discuss some possible scenarios for consuming F/sn and F/Z.
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In this case, the best option is:
* Watch Ufotable's version of Unlimited Blade Works. Then, once Ufotable's version of Heaven's Feel comes out, watch that. Finally, watch the F/Z anime.
The next-best option is:
* Watch the F/Z anime. Then, watch Ufotable's version of Unlimited Blade Works. When Ufotable's version of Heaven's Feel comes out, watch that, too.
There are pros and cons to watching F/Z first vs. watching F/sn first. Each one spoils material for the other. On the whole, though, I feel that watching F/sn first is the correct choice, since this is the "production order" of the series - the F/sn visual novel followed by the F/Z light novels.
For incredibly spoilery details on how they spoil each other, see below:
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I do not advise watching the DEEN F/sn anime (the TV series) it is poorly produced, both in terms of objective quality (art, animation, etc.) and in terms of faithful adaptation of the original work. If you *really* want to know what happens in the Fate route, I guess you could watch it, but honestly, lots of what happens in Fate is also referenced in UBW and Heaven's Feel, so you'll be able to piece it together after watching the Ufotable version of those two routes.
I also do not advise watching the UBW movie at all - Ufotable's version of Unlimited Blade Works is strictly better in every way that I can think of (animation, pacing, etc.).
### But you already watched the DEEN F/sn anime
Well, in that case, you're sort of in an "ideal" position - now you can watch Ufotable's version of UBW and (when it comes out) Heaven's Feel, and at the very end, Fate/Zero. This best emulates the "production order" of the Fate series without having to go to the visual novel.
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You are open to anything
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You have one clear-best option.
Read the F/sn visual novel. Then, watch the F/z anime. Optionally ― if you can grok Japanese or tolerate fan-translated light novels ― read the F/Z light novels.
At any time after reading the UBW route, watch Ufotable's version of UBW; at any time after reading the Heaven's Feel route, watch Ufotable's version of Heaven's Feel (assuming it has come out). The Ufotable version of UBW has a few extra scenes, and is generally agreed to be a very good adaptation of the visual novel (given the constraints of anime as a medium). So, if you want to see your favorite fight scenes animated, or just want to hear more lines by your waifu, I'd say go ahead and watch it.
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What about all the other Fate/asdfghjkl stuff?
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In this section, I've mentioned the major Fate/ works that people often have questions about; if you have any other questions, leave a comment and I'll update.
### [Fate/hollow ataraxia](https://vndb.org/v50)
Fate/hollow ataraxia is the sequel visual novel to F/sn (released in 2005). You can read this at any time after finishing the F/sn visual novel. It will probably be rather confusing if you've only watched the Ufotable versions of UBW and Heaven's Feel, since they do omit a fair bit of detail that is important to getting the jokes in Fate/hollow ataraxia.
If you can't read Japanese, this may be an unpleasant experience. The English translation patch is... not great.
### Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya is a spinoff manga (parts [one](http://myanimelist.net/manga/3526/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya), [two](http://myanimelist.net/manga/13856/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya_2wei!), [three](http://myanimelist.net/manga/36131/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya_3rei!!)) that shares characters and universe concepts with F/sn and F/Z but is otherwise rather dissimilar. [A 10-episode anime season](http://myanimelist.net/anime/14829/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya) aired in summer 2013 and [another 10-episode season ("2wei")](http://myanimelist.net/anime/20509/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya_2wei!) aired in summer 2014. [A third season ("2wei Herz")](http://myanimelist.net/anime/27525/Fate/kaleid_liner_Prisma%E2%98%86Illya_2wei_Herz!) is scheduled for summer 2015.
You can watch or read this at any time after finishing the F/sn visual novel or F/Z in any form. You will get more of the jokes if you've finished both and also gone through Fate/hollow ataraxia.
### Other Fate/gibberish
There are also a *lot* of spinoffs. To name a few, Fate/apocrypha, Fate/Grand Order, Fate/strange fake, Fate/Extra, Fate/Extra CCC, Fate/Unlimited Codes, Fate/tiger colosseum, and Fate/Prototype. You can probably read/play any of these after reading the Fate/stay night visual novel or watching the 2006 DEEN anime or Ufotable UBW or Ufotable Heaven's Feel. None of them are particularly "important", but you may find them fun.
### The rest of the Nasuverse
The Fate/ series shares a universe with a number of other works by <NAME> (the author of F/sn), including [Tsukihime](https://vndb.org/v7), [Kara no Kyoukai](http://myanimelist.net/anime/2593/Kara_no_Kyoukai_1:_Fukan_Fuukei), and [Mahoutsukai no Yoru](https://vndb.org/v777). Some of these are dependent on one another, but they're all essentially wholly decoupled from the Fate/ series. Read them if you like, or don't. Whichever.
Upvotes: 7 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In my opinion (as username_1 said, 5 people, 6 answer), if you are looking at the series from production release order, I'd do the following.
1) Fate/Stay Night Visual Novel
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All works on Fate/Stay Night are adapted from this as
* The anime mainly follows the Fate Route
+ Caster's Antagonist Role later in the anime is adapted from Unlimited Blade Works. (In Fate, she appears but is shortly killed. Her goal to prematurely summon the Grail was one of the main plots of Unlimited Blade Works).
+ Sakura's attacks on Rin in their battle during Caster's Arc is adapted from Heaven's Feel.
* The *Unlimited Blade Works* Movie adapts the Route of the same name in the Visual Novel. However, it is more faithful to the adaptation than the original anime (I say faithful in a *loose* sense - you can't be faithful to a few hour long game in a movie).
* The *Unlimited Blade Works* Anime series by Ufotable adapts the Route of the same name in the Visual Novel. is a more faithful then the movie because it doesn't try to compress everything into one movie. it also expands on the fates of a couple of characters who simply disappeared inadapts the Route of the same name the route
* The *Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel* movie trilogy is suspected to adapt the Route of the same name (however currently only the first movie has been realsed)
In terms of which Visual Novel, *Fate/Stay Night Realta Nua PC* is your best bet as Realta Nua uses the same updated engine as what *Fate/Hollow Ataraxia* uses. Realta Nua PC is for all ages and in Japanese. There is an English Patch for it and it does add an option to view both the original H Scenes from the original Visual Novel and their Realta Nua Replacements (Shiro and Saber's Bed Scene, Rin's Contract with Shiro, Rider stealing Prana from Shiro).
2) Fate/Zero
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Fate/Zero is a prequel to Fate/Stay Night. At the start of the Fate/Stay Night anime, you see Saber and Gilgamesh fight it out - this is *sort of* what happens in Fate/Zero (in the anime they don't fight but it may have been described in the Novel). Mainly, a lot of Fate/Zero is already revealed in Heaven's Feel like the state of the Grail, the Matou Family, and the true purpose of the wars.
Regardless of the route in Fate/Stay Night, they all start from the aftermath of Fate/Zero.
3) Any other anime
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From this point, you will be well-versed on the events. As such, the anime titles will be an abridged version of what you've seen, but with more stylized fights (e.g. Archer vs. Lancer), which looks better animated in my opinion.
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If you are looking at the series from chronological order, I'd do the following:
1. Fate/Zero
2. Fate/Stay Night (anime, if you really have to)
3. Unlimited Blade Works (I'd watch Ufotable's series over Studio Deen's movie)
4. *Fate/Stay Night: Heaven's Feel* movie trilogy
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While you say you don't intend to read the Visual Novel, you would miss out a lot. The Visual Novel isn't constricted to screening times, as such you can get quite detailed explanations of Nasuverse terminology such as True Magic, Magecraft, The Throne of Heroes, and how it's used with the Holy Grail. A lot of these are explained in the Unlimited Blade Works and Heaven's Feel Route, The latter has has only just been released partially as a movie with more films to be released.
Also finally in Real<NAME>, after seeing all 5 endings, there is *-Last Episode-* which is in 2 parts: the first is a review of the Fate Route, while the second part is the true conclusion to the Fate Route where 2 people fulfill the conditions to perform a Miracle. You can also see it as a conclusion to the Fate/Stay Night anime since both the anime and the Fate Route have the same ending, as such, -Last Episode- would continue on from both. The original visual novel did not have this and a separate patch to Mirror Moon's patch was required to add it in.
Outside of anime there are:
* **Fate/Hollow Ataraxia (Visual Novel)** - This follows the Fate Route. However, it does expect that you've played all the routes in Fate/Stay Night as it has elements that transpired in Heaven's Feel.
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* **Fate/Extra (PSP Game)** - This is set outside Fate/Stay Night. in the 1970's a certain event has drained Prana from the world. There are cameo's from Fate/Stay Night like Kotomine, Taiga, Rin's Lancer and Sakura, but their roles are different and not related to the original. Also, the Rin in this title, while looking like Rin from Fate/Stay Night, is not the same Rin but a descendant of Fate/Stay Night's Rin by at least 2 generations (implied to be either mother or grandmother).
* **Fate/Extra CCC (PSP Game)** - A split from Fate/Extra like Heaven's Feel is to Fate/Stay Night. Sakura has a much larger role which also adds Gilgamesh into the mix. However, he's not so much as an ass as he is in Fate/Stay Night (though proudly showing off his naked body in front of Elizabeth as a weapon does show he's still got that ego).
* **Fate/Apocrypha (Novel)** - If you've watched Fate/Zero or Played the Visual Novel then you know of the 3rd Holy Grail War. Fate/Apocrypha splits from the 3rd war where the Grail was stolen from Fuyuki. In this story, there are 2 teams of Servants and a new class, Ruler, which acts as mediator over the war. Also Mordred is summoned as Saber, keeping an established tradition in Fate series: the main Saber is related to Fate/Stay Night's Saber.
* **Fate/Prototype** - This was what Fate/Stay Night could have been feature a Male King Arthur with a Female Master. the Holy Grail War also different with a different purpose.
* **Lord El-Melloi II Case Files** - a side series following Lord El-Melloi II, AKA Waver Velvet from Fate/Zero, and Gray, a Descendant of Arturia's Bloodline, as they investigate mysteries in the thaumaturgy world generaly set around Clock Tower in London.
* **Fate/Labyrinth** - set in the Seventh Labyrinth of Caubac Alcatraz (a Dead Apostle Ancestor) where someone had installed and activated one of the Subcategory Holy Grails in Caubac' labyrinth. Manaka Sajyou from Fate/Prototype appears but is now an existence connected to Akasha possesses the body of Norma who summons Arturia. this series is also one of the cases Lord El-Melloi II and Gray investigate
There are also other Nasuverse works such as *Tsukihime* and *Witch of the Holy Night*. *Carnival Phantasm* is a crossover of the Nasuverse like the heroes of Fate/Stay Night and Tsukihime trying to date all their heroines at the same time and alternate formats of the Holy Grail War.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: I'll post this to help anyone like myself who can't get their hands on the visual novel.
As said in another answers, it's best to start with Fate/stay night. The new version that comes out is based on the Unlimited Blade Works route of the visual novel. As such, I recommend this viewing order.
**Fate/stay night (2006)**
**Fate/Zero**
**Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014)**
**Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel**
This viewing order avoids spoilers ruining the series and lets you see each route to completion before moving onto the next route. Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night (2006) have Saber as the female lead and thus the most connected.
I would like to mention that while the 2006 anime receives negative critiques regarding its animation, when I watched it I enjoyed it. Anyway, I have definitely seen worse anime. Although I am under no illusion that it is better than the visual novel, the source material is usually better than anime adaptations.
Anyway I just thought to post this since the original question was to exclude the visual novels.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: After watching the series myself, I have the perfect answer. Watch Fate/ Zero first as it is incomplete, then watch fate stay/night by Ufotable (The newest version which is still being released in simulcast) I took forever making the decision and I am relieved I chose right. If you watch it the other way around you will have no idea what is really going on. Thus, just go in order with the actual timeline of the story. Fate/Zero, then Fate/Stay Night. Easy Peezy.
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2014/07/13 | 1,133 | 3,724 | <issue_start>username_0: Madoka has a character song titled "See You Tomorrow" (またあした, Mata Ashita) while Sayaka and Kyoko have a duet song titled "And I'm Home".
I just found out that Homura and Mami don't have a character song (from this [Puella Magi wiki page](http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Music)) like Madoka, Sayaka, and Kyoko do. Are there any character songs for Homura and Mami? If there aren't, why didn't they make one for them?
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As for Homura's song, the same source I listed earlier states that Homura's theme song is *"Puella in Somnio" ("The Girl in the Dream")*. Google searching "homura's theme" also will return several YouTube videos all of this song. As before, I believe this song is played most often (if not exclusively) in scenes directly involving or featuring Homura.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Yep, it's a late answer...
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I would attribute **<NAME>iam** track as being *Mami's* character song.
The **Connect** track is *Homura Akemi's* character song.
Indeed, this is not obvious, because it shows *<NAME>* throughout the video; This is actually the perspective of *Homura* in the original universe, before she wished to become a magical girl. She had watched her friends(Madoka, Sayaka and Mami) protecting the city from *familiars and witches* as magical girls.
(Remember that *Kyoko* was introduced into the story only when *Mami* died...)
This is what consists of the video content of the opening **Connect** track.
The lyrics actually convey *Homura's* thoughts after she has lived through multiple time-lines and conveys that she will never hesitate to protect *Madoka*...
Also notice that it is played at the end of episode 12, supporting the fact that it is *Homura's* character song.
Credits to users *senshin* and *Secret Evil Radio* for their thoughts!
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: there's a more recent song, <NAME>, sung by <NAME>, so that's Homura's character song, i guess. released in the same album is Stairs, a duet song sung by <NAME> and <NAME>, but thats the only song that could count as Mami's character song.
source: <https://wiki.puella-magi.net/Madoka_Magica_Soundtrack#Ultimate_Best> (it says "An album released on August 8th, 2017, containing songs from the anime, the movies, and several songs that only appeared in the Pachinko and Pachislot games." so while the album itself was released in 2017, maybe whatever those are released prior to that?)
(also this has gotta be the worlds latest answer, i came along this while trying to find out if Mami had a character song lol)
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2014/07/13 | 1,634 | 5,135 | <issue_start>username_0: Just a curious thought I had recently. Naruto has been in an awful lot of fights but I can't recall if he ever actually killed another person.<issue_comment>username_1: Technically speaking, Naruto never landed the killing blow on anyone.
* Haku, even though beaten by Naruto, jumped in front of Kakashi's Raikiri.
* Kakuzu, hit directly by the Rasenshuriken, survived, and later killed by Kakashi.
* Pain's bodies were already dead. Nagato, the living puppeteer, sacrificed himself after hearing Naruto's resolve, with the Rinne Tensei, and revived all the people of the village.
You could say that Naruto was a major cause in all of these people's death, but he did not directly kill any of them.
Upvotes: 5 <issue_comment>username_2: There is someone I know. [Yūra](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Y%C5%ABra) was defeated and killed by Naruto's [Big Ball Rasengan](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Ball_Rasengan). His corpse was later devoured by Zetsu.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: I remember he killed Fuuka in one of the filler episodes by cutting her hair.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I know that this thread is old, but I just want to point out that Naruto did kill Aoi Rokusho with the Rasengan. Aoi Rokusho is a rogue ninja who ran away from the Leaf Village with the sacred Thunder Sword that belonged to the 2nd Hokage. Naruto attacked the Thunder Sword that Aoi sensei was using and that sent Aoi sensei plummeting down the cliff, which according to Aoi himself, is a fatal fall. This was during their mission to the Land of Tea (\*ep 106 in Naruto). I think that's the closest thing Naruto has to killing somebody on his own without any variables.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: Hiruko from will of fire was fatally wounded by Naruto's rasenshiruken
Not 100% sure if true but I watched th end part of the movie and it seems that he died from said blow
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_6: Naruto killed white zetsus, you can see it here,
[Naruto Vs White Zetsu](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFp9pgE9Osk)
While if you consider them "persons" or not, it's debatable. This wikia describes them as race: humans
[[White Zetsu](https://xianb.fandom.com/wiki/White_Zetsu)]
This another wikia entry describe white zetsu as "mutated human",
[Zetsu](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Zetsu)
And this other wikia entry,
[White Zetsu Army](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/White_Zetsu_Army)
describes the white zetsu army as "originally humans who fell victim to Kaguya's Infinite Tsukuyomi and were bound by the roots of the God Tree." , later as "No longer humans" and finally as "Because of their modifications, their DNA is very similar to Hashirama"(who was human)
So to the topic question "Has Naruto ever killed anyone?", the answer is yes, and to the content of the topic question which is different "Naruto has been in an awful lot of fights but I can't recall if he ever actually killed another person." the answer is kind of.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ra8fU.jpg)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_7: Naruto killed at least 2 guys
<https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Aoi_Rokush%C5%8D>
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> Naruto then fought Aoi, and eventually defeated him with the Rasengan;
> by aiming at the crack on the sword, Naruto was able to break it. Once
> the Rasengan hit Aoi, it sent him flying off the cliff where he fell
> headfirst into the water.[4] Seeing as he said that a fall from that
> height was fatal, Aoi died from the fall.
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<https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Y%C5%ABra>
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> Ultimately, Yūra was defeated and killed by Naruto's Big Ball
> Rasengan. His corpse was later devoured by Zetsu.
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<https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/F%C5%ABka>
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> As they battled, Naruto noticed that Fūka was constantly switching
> bodies to perform different elemental techniques, and that her hair
> was of more importance to her than her body. In turn, he continuously
> attacked her hair (which destroyed her bodies) and left her in her
> purest state — a soul. As the battle came to a close, Naruto charged
> at her with a Rasengan in hand, and she at him with her hair. The
> former managed to land his attack first, resulting in her quick demise
> from a blow to the head
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I have also read that Naruto killed many other white zetsu. However, I haven't watched that part.
So yea, the 2 guys and white Zetsu.
Naruto himself has never shown compunction on killing at all. Like all Ninja, he fights to kill.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_8: Well, there is one more guy that is killed by Naruto - "[Shura](https://naruto.fandom.com/wiki/Shura)":
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> Shura kidnaps Akio. Naruto and the others go to Shinobazu's base to free him. Shura beats Akio demanding to know where Gantetsu hid the stolen treasure. Todoroki charges in and Gantetsu gets captured. The building burns and Todoroki panics, but overcomes his fears to help Gantetsu and his brother escape. Naruto fights Shura and defeats him with Rasengan sending him plummeting to his death in the forests below.
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2014/07/15 | 1,480 | 5,229 | <issue_start>username_0: Do the Death Note rules permit the user to state "death by gunfire" as a cause of death?<issue_comment>username_1: It doesn't break any rules to write that someone dies of shooting. In the Live Action film, Light writes that Naomi shoots Shiori and then shoots herself.
Ill Ratt from the SPK shoots himself as per instructions in the Death Note.
Here's some of the [relevant rules concerning the cause of death](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note):
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> How To Use I:
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> 3: If the cause of death is written within the next 40 seconds of writing the person's name, it will happen.
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> 4: If the cause of death is not specified, the person will simply die of a heart attack.
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> 5: After writing the cause of death, details of the death should be written in the next 6 minutes and 40 seconds.
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> How To Use III:
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> 1: If the time of death is written within 40 seconds after writing the cause of death as a heart attack, the time of death can be manipulated, and the time can go into effect within 40 seconds after writing the name.
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> How To Use X:
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> 1: Suicide is a valid cause of death. Basically, all humans are thought to possess the possibility to commit suicide. It is, therefore, not something unbelievable to think of.
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> 2: 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.
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> How To Use: XXVI:
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> 1: If you just write, "die of accident" for the cause of death, the victim will die from a natural accident after 6 minutes and 40 seconds from the time of writing it.
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> 2: Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim's cause of death will be a heart attack.
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> How To Use: XXVII
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>
> 2: If you write, die of disease for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). This is called the 23 day rule.
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> How To Use: LV
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> 2: In the occasion where the cause of death is possible but the situation is not, only the cause of death will take effect for that victim. If both the cause and the situation are impossible, that victim will die of heart attack.
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: [How to use VI: Point 1](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_VI)
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> The conditions for death will not be realized unless it is physically possible for that human or it is reasonably assumed to be carried out by that human.
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If the condition can not be met because it's not possible, just as Light's Experiments found and in [How to use LV: Point 2](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_LV), they would just die from a heart attack
death by gunfire is quite open to interpretation, with Kiichiro Osoreda Light could have had him "die by gunfire" which could have had him killed by <NAME> after emptying his gun or get hit by a bullet bouncing around after he shoots through Ryuk
this is about as ambiguous as "death by suicide" used by Light to kill Naomi Misora so even if the cause is ambiguous if it's achievable it'll happen, in Naomi's case we see a artistic rendition of her going to a noose however Light had wrote down that her body is never found so i very much doubt she's hanged herself so the artistic rendition is just to show she's *marching off to her death*
As stated in [How to Use I: Point 3](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_I) and [How to Use III: Point 1](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Rules_of_the_Death_Note#How_to_Use:_III) if you write a person's name you have 40 seconds to either write the cause of death or the time of death after their name is write, after that as stated in Point 6 of How to Use I you then have 6 minutes and 40 seconds to details of the death however just saying *death by gunfire* or *dies from gunfire* may not be enough unless it's possible or reasonably for the target to be in a situation with a gun present, within the allotted time, in which case we can assume is within 6 minutes and 40 second, it will have a higher success rate in war zones or areas of high gun crime as "gunfire" could be from stray bullets.
in the situation where you specify the time of death first you probably have more success depending on how long the person has left to live, if you write down they die at 6:00 PM and you wrote that at 5:58 PM then wrote "death by gunfire" then in that 2 minutes the person has to be in the situation to die like that.
For the best results, As we see with Light's Execution of the FBI, the greatest rate of success would come from detailing everything before writing the person's name, this way you have all the time you need to detail how anyone could possibly be in a situation where "Death by gunfire" is the result of their death
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2014/07/16 | 1,036 | 3,856 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Pokémon games, when Payday is used, you can gain a small amount of money. The amount is however pitiful, so it's never used as an infinite money trick or effective money grinding strategy.
In the anime however, during the Johto League Arc, in one episode Jessie, James, and Meowth are copycatting a famous burglar who had a Meowth as a partner. In his escapes the burglar's Meowth used Payday like a smoke screen. When Jessie and James copycat, they do the same thing, however because Meowth can't use Payday, Meowth throws bottle caps belonging to James' collection. (When Ash, Brock, and Misty examine the "coins" they comment they are just bottle caps, after which you hear James in the background saying they aren't "just bottle caps".)
I am wondering however, is the money that's thrown out when Payday is used the same kind of money used in society in Pokemon? If so, then how is it people don't abuse the move to get rich? (For example, Team Rocket stealing Pokémon with Payday and using them to fund their criminal operations.)<issue_comment>username_1: It's possible that Payday as a move that is only successful if the opponent has money on them.
In this case the Pokemon would need to have some kind of money and so the move would not always be successful in the anime if they don't have access to what they consider money.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: While I have no canonical answer, I do have a few ideas.
* First, maybe it's somehow tied to Pokemon happiness. Miserable
Pokemon gives a couple pennies, overly happy Pokemon gives several
quarters (maybe not in USD, but hopefully I've conveyed the point).
* Alternatively, maybe it can only be used once every so often. After
all, there is no exploit of Charmander for heaters or Pikachu for
powerplants. Pokemon do not have limitless power, they eventually
need to rest and recharge.
* Perhaps the coins are actually fake, just some people buy them as
keepsakes. This would be similar to going to the beach and buying
seashells or buying a fancy rock from the mountainside. Maybe even
just buying it as a lump of metal, similar to recycling plants that
pay for your aluminum from used cans.
* It could also be that only some coins are real and the others are
illusions. If a bunch of gold coins are being thrown in a crowd,
some might jump on the opportunity just in case they are real.
One potential reason the crowd might have swarmed for Payday coins would be that it looks like real money. In a crowd, they might not know it was a Payday move and mistake fake coins for real ones. It could also be that Payday is not a well known move to the general population.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: In chapter 56 of the [Pokémon Adventures manga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Adventures), you can see how Kanto's [Pokémon Fan Club Chairman](https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Fan_Club_Chairman) had perfected the Pay Day move on both its Rapidash and Fearow. **He used the coins to pay his ticket to ride the S.S. Anne**, so they must be real coins. As to why Team Rocket does not use this method to gain loads of coins, it probably costs too much time and effort to be worth it. Imagine your cat could spawn a couple of cents a day, and with some effort, it might be able to spawn, let's say, a dollar a day. You might retain only a little after paying for the training and food to keep your cat healthy to spawn lots of coins. I doubt it would make someone rich quickly. I think Team Rocket would be much better off just robbing a bank or something or stealing from some rich dude instead of stealing or breeding a bunch of Meowth.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HTZUI.png)
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2014/07/16 | 1,742 | 5,632 | <issue_start>username_0: Throughout almost the entire series, all characters in the Dragon Ball series keep on talking about sensing each other's powers from great distances and all. They even compare each other's power levels just by observing each other.
So my questions are:
1. What is the unit of power level? For example, weight is measured in the unit kilogram.
2. How is each unit of such a power measured?
3. Since the story revolves around Earthlings, is it possible (in the wildest of dreams) for humans to devise a way to measure power levels?<issue_comment>username_1: 1. I think the unit of the Power Level is **Ki**. I would like to give you the [link](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Power_Level) to the wiki:
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> The Power Level (戦闘力, Sentō Ryoku; literally "combat power" or "fighting strength"),
> referred to as Battle Point/Battle Power (BP) in video games, is a
> concept found in the Dragon Ball franchise created by <NAME>.
> It is first introduced in Dragon Ball, where Goku as a kid learns to
> sense **ki** after drinking the Ultra Divine Water, although the Z
> Fighters are able to detect power levels via the ki sensing ability
> eventually.
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>
>
2. It's not clear *how* they measure the power, or at least I couldn't find something...
3. That's right, Bulma got one of the scouters, so I think it shouldn't be a problem for her to copy it.
And if you want to know which character has which Power Level, see this [list of Power Levels](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Power_Levels).
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Considering that Vegeta didn't sense the genkidama hold by Kuririn, we can assume that Ki is not necessarily Battle Power. Gohan also only noticed the Genkidama after seeing how huge it was in the sky.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Units of power are somewhat of a rough indicator of how strong a person is in that point in time. Although at the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, in the Vegeta and Frieza arcs, power level is considered the only thing that matters. We later see in the Cell arc with Vegeta and Trunks with their alternate SSJ 2 form (The really buff one) that power level only measures strength and not speed.
So later on in the series power level just becomes somewhat of a joke when Goku and all the others have power levels of 100 000+ that it really just doesn't matter what your power level is.
Also, the creator of DBZ says that power levels often lie, because they don't show hidden power or potential.
Like in the fist couple episodes where Gohan has a super pathetic power level that just skyrockets when he gets mad.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: This isn't official, but I looked into this, and this was the most reasonable conclusion I could make:
The Equation for Power Output f(x) with Power Level x is:
f(x) = 0.25x^2 \* (x+1)^2
f(x) = The Power Output in PLU
x = The Power Level
To find the value of 1 PLU (Power Level Unit), we can use the fact that Freeza destroyed Namek, and if we assume Namek's binding energy is the same as Earth's, we get about 224 x 10^30 Joules. Freeza powered up for 6813 to 6846 frames, and since the framerate is 30 fps, the time is anywhere from 227.1 seconds to 228.2 seconds. Based on the equation presented, a power level of 60,000,000 comes to 3.24 x 10^30. This means the value of 1 Power Level Unit is 12357457/40659859 Watts, or about 0.304 Watts.
This equation makes the farmer's power level of 5 equal to 68.4 Watts, and also gives the following Power Levels:
GE90 Jet Engine = 177
Space Shuttle = 626
Saturn V Rocket = 1,215
Strongest Laser Ever Built (ELI) = 40,276
The Sun = 8,420,000
Keep in mind that these do not increase linearly, so 50% of a power level of 100 is not 50, its about 84.
Also, I found Mr. Satan's Power Level:
Mr. Satan pulls buses in the cell saga. In my research, I found a similar bus with a mass 12000 kg and a length of 772 cm. There are 4 buses, so he pulled a mass of 48000 kg a distance of 3088 cm. He did this in 1129 frames, or about 37.6 seconds, and as the total work done is 14,535,808.896 Joules, the average power was about 387 kW. This puts Mr. Satan's power level at 43.
Sources:
Calculator Used: <https://web2.0calc.com/>
Bus: <https://www.siemens.com/press/pool/de/events/2013/infrastructure-cities/2013-05-uitp/background-ebus-wiener-linien-e.pdf>
Episode 97, in which Freeza destroys Namek
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: There is a second unit of power in Dragon Ball which is "kili". Only 3 power levels in that unit are given,
Yakon: 800 kili
Goku Super Saiyan: 3000 kili
Dabura: 4000 kili
[List of power levels](https://dragonball.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_Power_Levels)
After a second thought I have to disagree now that the main unit of power in Dragon Ball is ki. Ki roughly translates to a type of energy. So that would be like saying "energy" is an unit of energy, when Joule for example is, but energy isnt. I would say the unit of power they read in scouters is unknown, and it's an unit to measure ki, but it isnt ki, just as joule is an unit to measure energy, but the unit isnt "energy".
Also the definition of an unit of energy is a fixed amount of energy that is needed to perform certain task, in the case of the real joule for example, is the amount of work done by a force of a newton per meter in the same direction, when calory is the amount of heat needed to elevate the temperature of one gram of water in one degree Celsius, so, in other words, an unit of ki would have to be a fixed amount of ki with a particular different name to *ki.*
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2014/07/16 | 771 | 3,072 | <issue_start>username_0: All shadow clones have the same memories as the original (from birth until the Jutsu cast time). Which means all the shadow clones also should think of themselves as the original.
If an action needs to be done by only the original, all the shadow clones also would try to do the same. Because they all think that they are the original.
Is it valid? Do shadow clones know that they are just clones?<issue_comment>username_1: At the beginning of the series, Naruto's Shadow Clones did confuse and fight amongst themselves about who's the original one (before realising that all they had to do was to release the jutsu to figure it out).
I'm guessing that as you get more proficient in the technique, both you and the clones begin to recognize who they are.
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> In Naruto's most recent case, the original has Gudoudama behind him, while the clones do not.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The Clones created doesn't have all the behaviour in self.
In case 3 clones are created one shows depressed mood, second Hyperactive, third one in a Happy mood.
Thus, Original will have every behavior making him recognize himself.
**(naruto shippunden around 250th o something has this concept of shadow clones taking over naruto, more clearly explained there).**
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: More experienced ninja have shown to have an increased spacial awareness as well as combat awareness. You can see this in various fights throughout the series.
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> In the first fight with Uchiha Itachi, Kakashi showed that he was able to create a water clone in a split second designed to take potentially lethal damage.
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Throughout the series, clones are used as decoys just as much as they are used to mitigate damage done to the user. Obviously the user in these cases know *exactly* who is the clone and who is the user.
It would make sense then, that young and inexperienced Naruto with a new clone technique (which isn't that much different than other cloning techniques) would not have the experience or spacial awareness to perceive the differences. However a Naruto that has used the technique hundreds if not thousands of times, as well as having participated in numerous fights, would be able to tell right away.
Now exactly *how* he can tell is mostly speculation, but there are several key points:
* when making the clones, he can choose where the clones appear.
+ One could notice that they were not where they used to be prior to the technique.
+ One could also notice that they have "appeared" as a specific piece within a specific strategy.
* The consciousness of the clones would see an immediate shift (a pop?) from where he was to where they appear.
+ This could also be extended to immediately recognizing one's self as a clone based on "feeling" the shift from using the technique to the clone appearing.
+ One could speculate that the user might even "feel" a shift in the molded chakra from when the user is performing the technique to when the clone appears.
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2014/07/16 | 2,304 | 6,172 | <issue_start>username_0: So, the Monogatari series has four season, and soon will be five, and if we look at the production order, [based on this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4727/what-is-the-production-order-of-monogatari-series), and [this Wikipedia page](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monogatari_episodes) it will be:
* Bakemonogatari (2009–2010)
* Nisemonogatari (2012)
* Nekomonogatari (Kuro) (2012)
* Monogatari Series: Second Season (2013)
* Monogatari Series: Second Season + α or Hanamonogatari (2014)
As you can see, "Second Season" is the fourth and fifth season of anime, so why the title "Second Season"?<issue_comment>username_1: I'll take a shot at this. The [Bakemonogatari wiki](http://bakemongatari.wikia.com) groups the Bakemonogatari volumes, the Nisemonogatari volumes, Kizumonogatari, and Nekomonogatari Black together as Season 1. The stories adapted in the Second Season anime, plus Suruga Devil, are grouped as Season 2, and the rest are Season 3. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monogatari_%28series%29) corroborates this. So it is based on the novels, as username_2 says. And of course, since the second season anime covers five different novels (Neko White, Kabukimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari, and Koimonogatari), they couldn't just reuse the name of the novel like with the Bake and Nise anime series.
As to why the novels are grouped like this, it's hard to say, so I'll speculate wildly. First of all, notice that if the Monogatari series had used a regular season (26 episodes) for the anime, instead of short seasons plus ONAs, that would just about cover Bake (15 episodes) and Nise (11 episodes), and then we'd have a four-episode Neko Black OVA and possibly a Kizu movie, if it ever got made in this alternate reality. It's possible that <NAME> recognized this when he decided to assign those novels to the first season. Also note that the second season did fit fairly neatly into one 26-episode season, which could have contained Hanamonogatari if they'd cut out all the review episodes.
Second, look at the content of the stories. Bake and Nise together cover a single story for each heroine, including Karen and Tsukihi. The other two first-season entries, Kizu and Neko Black, are prequels, and Kizu is sort of the first Shinobu story. The second season novels all take place after the first season novels, and give a second story for each heroine, narrated by that heroine in many cases, with the exceptions of Kabuki-, Oni-, and Koimonogatari. The second season stories are also tied together by the presence of Ougi.
I have no exposure to the third season novels, so I can't say how they fit in. But it does make some sense that the novels would be grouped like this, even though the anime adaptations didn't carry this grouping over with the first season novels.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: *Second Season* refers to the light novel series, not the anime
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The word *Second* in the anime title *Monogatari Series: Second Season* is **not** based on the number of times the series has been animated (which is the usual practice), but rather based on the fact that the anime adapts the content from the Second Season of the Monogatari Series, which consists of 6 volumes (listed in order of publication): *Nekomonogatari (White)*, *Kabukimonogatari*, *Hanamonogatari*, *Otorimonogatari*, *Onimonogatari*, and *Koimonogatari*.
The anime *Monogatari Series: Second Season* (summer 2013) has adapted (listed in airing order) Nekomonogatari (White), Kabukimonogatari, Otorimonogatari, Onimonogatari, Koimonogatari. And this summer (2014), Hanamonogatari will be animated under the title *Monogatari Series: Second Season Hanamonogatari*.
Earliest usage of the term
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The term *Second Season* has been in used since mid 2011 in [Monogatari Series](http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&oldid=38301453) article on Wikipedia.
It also has been used on an [anime news site](http://temple-knights.com/archives/2011/03/hanamonogatari-20110329.html) in March 2011, regarding the release of *Hanamonogatari* (emphasis mine).
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> 第変話「するがデビル」を収録した西尾維新『花物語』の発売日が3月29日に決まった。『花物語』は化物語シリーズ **セカンドシーズン**『猫物語(白)』『傾物語』に次ぐ第3弾。
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As for why the 6 volumes are collectively called *Second Season*, according to Wikipedia article of [Monogatari Series](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA) in Japanese:
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> 『猫物語（黒）』で当初の予定であった暦とその周辺の人物の物語は一通り終了したが、『化物語』のアニメ化に触発されて「セカンドシーズン」が発表された。
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My own translation1:
1 Feel free to edit in a correct translation.
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> Although the series was initially planned to end at *Nekomonogatari (White)*, at which point the series have finished telling the story about Koyomi and all the people around him, Nishio Ishin was inspired by the anime adaptation of *Bakemonogatari* and announced the "Second Season".
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The [old version](http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&oldid=38301453) of the article noted the date of the announcement being June 2010.
Then, *Bakemonogatari* (2 volumes), *Kizumonogatari*, *Nisemonogatari* (2 volumes), *Nekomonogatari (Black)* are collectively called *First Season* for the sake of convenience after the Second Season was announced.
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> セカンドシーズン発表後に便宜上「ファーストシーズン」と呼ばれるようになった。
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**Unfortunately**, the article (old or new) didn't cite any source regarding the announcement of the Second Season of the novel.
### Reference
* [〈物語〉シリーズ - Wikipedia](http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&oldid=52348669). Version July 21st, 2014.
* [〈物語〉シリーズ - Wikipedia](http://ja.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=%E3%80%88%E7%89%A9%E8%AA%9E%E3%80%89%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA&oldid=38301453). Version July 7th, 2011.
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2014/07/16 | 341 | 1,362 | <issue_start>username_0: In the manga, Light begs Ryuk, to kill everyone in that room. So let's say, Ryuk would have killed the Japanese Task Force and the SPK. Would Ryuk die after he killed them?<issue_comment>username_1: Doubt it. Ryuk did not love light (which is the requirement for dying). Ryuk was just hanging around for the entertainment. Even if he killed everyone in the room it was probably to extend his entertainment. He however would never do this because he was impartial to light and had explained this to him in the very beginning. Whenever he did help light it was because he didn't want to be further bothered. In this case saving light would have caused him more work.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Rule LVIII:
1) By manipulating the death of a human that has influence over another human's life, that human's original life span can sometimes be lengthened.
2) If a god of death intentionally does the above manipulation to effectively lengthen a human's life span, the god of death will die, but even if a human does the same, the human will not die.
This seems pretty explicit to me. Note that this seems to refer to killing with the death note but if a god of death kills by any other means he is given an "Extreme Level" punishment and then is executed.
**What's love got to do with it? Nothing**
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2014/07/17 | 1,598 | 5,569 | <issue_start>username_0: Everyone who watched Death Note knows that L was raised in a orphanage called Wammy's House. So, L's Name was <NAME>. Near's is Nate River, and Mello's was <NAME>.
Does every child of Wammy's House have a codename? If every child has a codename, is the first letter from the codename the first from the real name?<issue_comment>username_1: Does every child of Wammy's House have a codename?
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Yes, almost every child has a codename, all but Beyond Birthday. See next question for a complete overview of all characters related to Wammy's House.
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Yes, the first letter from the codename is the first from the real name. Here is an overview of all characters related to Wammy's House.
The following list is formated as *alias*, *letter*, *real name* and *relation*. Also the following legend is used.
* **(-)** Indicates that the character does not have a Letter.
* **(†)** Indicates that the character is now deceased.
* **Watari**, W, <NAME>, A famous inventor and philanthropist, founder of the orphanage and assistant and mentor to L. (†)
* **L**, L, <NAME>, The famous detective L. He was found by Wammy as a child and brought to the orphanage. The goal of the orphanage is to train a worthy successor to his title.(†)
* **Near**, N, Nate River, The youngest of the two boys in line to succeed L. He takes on the mantle of 'L' by the end of the series.
* **Mello**, M, <NAME>, The eldest of the two boys in line to be L's successor. He leaves the orphanage soon after learning of L's death, and gives the title of 'L' to Near. (†)
* **Matt**, (-), Mail Jeevas, He is the third smartest student at Wammys, though not a successor to L. (†)
* **<NAME>**, B, Beyond Birthday, The second child of the "first generation" in line to succeed L. He eventually ran away from the orphanage and became a serial killer. (†)
* **A**, A, Unknown, The first child of the "first generation" that was in line to succeed L. All that is known is that he committed suicide. (†)
* **Linda**, (-), Unknown, A female student who appears once, when she asks Near to come outside to play. She is referred to later as being a successful artist.
* **<NAME>**, (-), <NAME>, A close friend of Watari's who runs the orphanage in Watari's absence.
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> * **D, P, Q, G, I, E** - Shown on L's mailing list in L: Change the WorLd.
> * **R, V, T** - Also shown on L's mailing list however their letters are grayed-out along with B's, implying they were killed.
> * **J** - A character in the D.S. game L: The Prologue to Death Note. Due to the game not being available in English, little is known about him, but based on his name, it is assumed that he is from Wammy's.
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Source [Death Note wiki](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Wammy's_House)
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PS: I wanted to put the list in a table as on the wiki, but the formatting seemed to be completely off. Anyone know of a way to format tables on SE?
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Yes they do but not all of them.
Wammy's House is one of several orphanages established by Watari (real name <NAME>) after World War II, initially a training facility for especially gifted children. After it's most accomplished child, L Lawliet (AKA L) become a renowned detective the goal of Wammy's House chnaged to produce a successor to L.
The orphans use aliases rather than real names and notable graduates are assigned letters. in L: Change the WorLd and email i sent out after Watari's and L's death with the mailing list filled with letters, a number of them are grayed out and assumed dead because Beyond Bithday who is given the Letter B, is too on the list but grayed out
As for how the Letters are assigned it seems that it is based off the first letter of their Alias as while L, Nate and Mihael start with their assigned letters, Quillsh Wammy is Watari and has the letter **W**. Beyond Birthday is also known as <NAME> though this may not be his real name as he was pretending to be L for a period. ***A*** is mentioned in Death Note: Another Note however we don't know if **A** was also is alias like with **L** or even his real name
you can read up on on the [Characters related to Wammy's House](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Wammy%27s_House) however it should be noted that the information is from L: Change the WorLd, i am unsure which one the information is from as K is in the Movie but the Novel is more faithful to the canon bu al;tering the plot of the movie.
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2014/07/17 | 703 | 2,678 | <issue_start>username_0: After war, the number of pure blood devil number decreased and almost went extinct except for 3 clan who did survive. So they are taking humans to increase their numbers in the form of chess pieces. I have only watched the anime and information about **Raiser Phoenix**'s chess pieces was very little. However, it was mentioned that his own sister **<NAME>** was a bishop who was revived as **demon**. **What does it mean - isn't she a demon already?**
Does that mean **<NAME>** is also servant of higher rank devil, or every pure blood devil are king and they choose their chess pieces/servant except **Ravel Phoenix**'s case where she died and revived as demon as other piece of chess?
And to be chosen as a chess piece, must the person die or not, since the word **revived** is used. What are the conditions for someone to be chosen the servant? Can it be anyone?<issue_comment>username_1: I read the light novel, and you got it wrong. It wasn't that only 3 devils survived. Think of it more like they were an endangered species (more than 3), and to increase their number one devil created the chess pieces. When a devil wants a servant, it doesn't limit to just humans, it can be any creature (devils included, i.e. Ravel). For example, a dragon that trains Issei is actually a devil as well. As for someone having to die before they can be a devil is false, it's more like they are just reborn as a devil when they are turn into a servant.
Both Rias and Ruval are pure bloods meaning their parents are devils. In Rias' case, she has no King, but she could if another devil wanted her as their servant (which is the case with Ravel).
Lastly, not all Kings are pure bloods. I'm pretty sure the first season explains that if Issei tries hard enough, he can get his own set of chess pieces making him the King.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: From what i remember from the light novel:
In DxD a set of chess pieces are granted to "high class" demons, demons are a tiered class society, so if Issei managed to climb the social ladder he will be granted his set of chess pieces despite he being a human born demon. Demons are extremely elitists so climbing is really hard, that's the reason that most sets of pieces are in possession of pure blood demons.
Also after the war there were 72 surviving houses "the 72 pilars" not just 3, but their numbers were scarce, so in order to increase their numbers they came up with the chess piece system (minor spoiler: heaven will do something similar), those 72 clans are what is considered pure blood, because of desesperate measures taken to increase numbers after the war
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2014/07/17 | 465 | 1,496 | <issue_start>username_0: According to the latest episode 653 of One Piece, Joker says to Trafalgar Law that the creators of world government were 20 families which are called **Celestial Dragons**. One of the 20 families was from Alabasta and its name is Nefertari Family. One person who comes to mind when we talk about Alabasta is Vivi, *the princess of Alabasta*, who belongs to Nefertari Family.
**So is Vivi a Celestial Dragon**?<issue_comment>username_1: >
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So no, she is not a Celestial Dragon.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Nope. Although her family belonged to the one of the 20 Kings who participated in Alliance during [Void Century](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Twenty_Kings#Void_Century) , They did not move to Mariejois.
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Nefertari family rejected to be Tenryubito back in the day WG was created.
When someone rejects the title all the descent loses the blood right.
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2014/07/19 | 1,618 | 5,994 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for an anime that I had watched fairly around a week ago on a school computer. Here's the details I remember.
It started off with an opening song. There was a little girl who had wanted to be a cook for the king. Her mother used to always love it when people enjoyed her food. Sadly, she passed away and the girl was left alone, I believe. She had this very fat relative or cousin too. He was very enthusiastic and looked after her? (Not really sure). I only got to watch two episodes of this series and I don't think it was the average 20-23 minutes but perhaps maybe 15?
The first episode I remember is that this girl who wants to become the king's cook accidentally let a puppy loose into the palace, which wrecked the noodles for the royal dinner. There was this other girl, who sounded spoilt rotten and was very unpleasant. I believe at some point she tried to get this girl into trouble. The next thing I remember is that the little girl said she could provide some noodles for wrecking the noodles in the first place since she grew some type of noodles. It could have been tadpole noodles? (I'm not quite sure on this either).
In the second episode there was the king. He was riding on horseback with a whole lot of troops and looked like he was dressed in traditional looking armour like a samurai. I believe they were looking to hunt down a giant boar. Next thing I remember is that there are these people dressed like ninjas who try to kill the king. Suddenly there is this big fight in a forest on horseback and some other elements such as the king chasing after the assassins after they fail killing him.
The final detail I remember is that girl that wants to be the king's cook and who ruined the noodles finds one soldier on the ground with her fat cousin and dog. Suddenly three assassins walk up to her and tell her to move out of the way. They were intent on killing the soldier. She refused and one of the assassins who was a girl was told by one of the assassin leaders to "take care of her". She closes her eyes as she is grabbed but then her cousin says something like "leave her alone" and throws a barrel of wine? which the boar that the king was hunting/looking for in the forest smells and quickly charges to where the smell was coming from and I think the girl, cousin, and puppy run away with the soldier.
There was also some sort of cooking competition on where you cook something really nice so you can become the king's cook. She ended up cooking rice since that was the only ingredient left when she finally came. She was late because she had to save that soldier so her cousin went and told her to get in the back of this pulley and pulled her all the way to the palace, and she almost got refused entry for being late.
I also remember a scene where that spoilt girl steals some other girl's frog/pet and pretends that the girl stole her ingredient for frog soup to try and eliminate her from being the thief.
Just on a side note: I think the girl who wants to be the king's cook is Ming or Mei? The graphics and art style weren't too dodgy but it did look a little old, although I wouldn't know the exact year it was released.
**Update:** The girl is not tsundere. It is more like an historic anime and there is nothing magical or otherworldly in it. It has a kind of ninja theme to it. The people in the anime do not typically look like the usual anime characters with unusual height or eyes or crazy styled hair and look pretty normal or well anime normal anyways. It looks like it was set in a Japanese (possibly ancient) setting similar to the medieval era. There was a castle but it didn't have a moat. The girl has black hair and everyone wears pretty Japanese looking clothing such as possibly in that of the feudal time period. Woman in the palace wore what looked like gowns and had their hairs in a bun.
While I am it, I just remembered that the female assassin/ninja had some type of symbol on her arm. I think her sleeves got ripped by the boar? and then she quickly covers it up. Also the girl who wants to be the kings cook and saves that soldier had two rings that she got from her mother. One was green and the other was some colour I forgot (maybe red). I have no idea but she ends up dropping it.
Does anyone know what anime this is?<issue_comment>username_1: It might be [Chuuka Ichiban!](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C5%ABka_Ichiban!). [[MAL](http://myanimelist.net/anime/110/Chuuka_Ichiban!)]
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> **After the death of Mao's mother, Pai, who was called the 'Fairy of
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I know the anime your talking about, I enjoyed watching it too. It's a korean anime called Dae Jang Geum: Jang Geum Dream.
First of all, I read the description posted, and it's an exact match for the anime Dae <NAME>. The girl wants to learn to cook, and ends up be one of the cooking maids for the emperor. However, she unexpectedly rescued the emporer, not knowing it was him and the bad guys start causing trouble for her. She's clueless about the bad guys until the end of the anime.
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2014/07/19 | 808 | 3,277 | <issue_start>username_0: Despite being a transfer student, Marika should have been given a uniform. But why didn't they give her one? Chitoge wpre the same uniform since her first day.
In manga chapter 129 (Now it has 131 chapters)
<issue_comment>username_1: In this case, Marika is probably wearing her old school's uniform. As a transfer student, there's a grace period before you get provided the one the school designates (they are typically purchased).
This is also the case of the [Transfer Student Uniforms](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TransferStudentUniforms) trope:
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Aside from the "assimilation" thing, it's worth mentioning that school uniforms normally aren't just stored in bulk somewhere in the school's designated warehouse of uniforms. That'd be ridiculous because all students have different measurements. Can you imagine the amount of unused uniforms of all shapes and sizes?
Each student orders their uniform before the year begins, and they all get it on time. Students that transfer in the middle of the year have to order their uniform separately from all other students, and may even have to wait until the required materials are shipped to the factory. So there's really nothing unusual going on, just everyday life stuff.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Myabe she doesn't want to? Not that I know this for a fact within the story, but remembering Nagi No Asu Kara, the characters had agreed to keep wearing their old school uniforms on purpose as a way of saying they didn't belong to the new school.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: It's true that if she transferred in the middle of the year she would have had do wait...but she transferred in their first year and the manga is already like halfway through second year (even the anime is into the second year) so at this point if she is still not wearing it it's cause she doesn't want to... Realistically, she would have been written up by this point by a disciplinary person but because this is an anime/manga it's probably the whole "character look" thing. Even if this were real life, she clearly has a lot of power and authority due to her father's position so maybe they'd get the school to look the other way, be it she just wants to stand out or she's more comfortable with her old clothes. Marika is a more modest, feminine person so could you really picture her in a mini skirt?
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2014/07/20 | 1,152 | 3,807 | <issue_start>username_0: It was in a modern day world with guns and wars, there was some kind of armed conflict going on.
The story was about seven powerful crystals or gems or rounded stones, each carried by a different person wielding it in a way that suits his fighting:
* One of them had it embedded in his shield, it was green I believe
* One of the characters also carried his stone around and played with cards
* The main protagonist had it in the hilt of his sword I think
In one of the scenes the boy was shown to have been born with the stone in his hand.
By the end of the series they were trying to unite the power of the stones to defeat some kind of enemy.<issue_comment>username_1: The anime you are looking for might be Deltora Quest
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> On Lief's sixteenth birthday after narrowly escaping the Grey Guards, he is presented with the Belt of Deltora, given a task to gather the 7 gems and to find the heir to the throne in order to rid Deltora of the evil Shadow Lord once and for all. He is also given a sword, an invisibility cloak, a rough map of where the gems were to be and a travelling companion named Barda who was long known as a beggar before revealing himself as one of the palace guards. He and Barda leave city of Del and enter the Forests of Silence where they are attacked by the Wenn and paralyzed. They are woken up by a mysterious girl named Jasmine, who at first believed them as Grey Guards and only intended to rob them and leave them to be eaten by the Wennbar. However, after being persuaded by an old tree that told her that they were not Grey Guards, she comes and saves them with an antidote that freed them from the paralysis.
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The main protagonist is a young boy set out on a quest by his father to find the gems and put them together to defeat the evil tyrant.
He runs into different people and places that have the gems.
I found the information from the [Deltora Quest wikia](http://deltoraquest.wikia.com/wiki/Deltora_Quest_(anime)).
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I think it could be **[<NAME>](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1988)** (1999, 26 episodes)
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> The year is 2588 in the system of Godworld and its eight satellites. Humanity came here in the distant past, after a long journey across the stars from Earth. Now the system is ruled by a loose coalition of powerful families: House Owari, House Meed, and House Iigy. The story begins when Kai, the heir to House Owari, attacks an icy planet. Living in a humble village on the surface is Kou, a young boy who is perpetually arguing with his father. When Kai's navy arrives, Kou takes his father's mighty Murasame sword to fight back, and his adventures begin. A sci-fi remake of Hakkenden. (Plot from [Animevice](http://www.animevice.com/shin-hakkenden/11-4852/)).
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This is a picture of the main character **Kou** who has a red gem in his sword (You can also see a dog with an eyepatch: it hide a yellow gem in one of his teeth).
This is **Jinrai** who has a green gem in his shield.
[Another pic http://gallery.animeinfo.ru/img/Jinrai-125835-57413-1.jpg](http://gallery.animeinfo.ru/img/Jinrai-125835-57413-1.jpg)
This is **Tomoka** who has a blue gem in a dice: he is a gambler and use cards also for fighting.
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2014/07/20 | 593 | 2,142 | <issue_start>username_0: There's a crossover work for Fairy Tail and Rave Master called Fairy Tail X Rave. Do these two series share the same world or is it just for the sake of crossover? They even have Dark Bring (Rave) and Magic (Fairy Tail) together.
On the left with pink hair: Natsu - Fairy Tail. On the right with silver hair: Haru - Rave<issue_comment>username_1: The two series are by the same mangaka - <NAME> - so it was this that allowed for the easy crossover OVA, as there were no copyright or licensing discussions that had to be made.
The two series do not share the same world. Rave master takes place primarily in the *Continent of Luka*, whereas Fairy Tail takes place in *Earth Land*.
I'm unsure of the overall world name for Rave Master, but there is no *Luka* in *Earth Land* and the maps look quite different.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/HgnjH.png)
Rave Master World Map
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Fairy Tail World Map
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: No, they only share the same mangaka and drawing style. In both, the Etherion is present. It is also similar but not the same thing.
In both we see parallel twin worlds, but they are differently meant.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I believe that the worlds are not the same but parallel like Edolas. The fact that the rave people came to fairy tail was probably by mistake just how some of the Edolas people got to earth-land. The two anime/ manga are written by the same man, but the fact he linked them could be seen as an Easter egg as some or no ova's are cannon, however in my personal opinion weather it's an OVA or not, the fact that they linked is clear enough to me that they are in fact parallel. However many things are the same in both animes like the jiggle but gang, indicating to me once again it is parallel and characters can move from one place to another. :)
Nyaaaa~
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2014/07/20 | 526 | 1,963 | <issue_start>username_0: Whenever the commander is in the battle room, her face is always covered by a white mask.
I thought it might be some unexplained atmosphere thing, but when Yuhata is in the command center, she is perfectly fine without one.
And it's not covering up a hideous wound, because we've seen her face before:
Maybe this was explained before and I missed it, but why does she wear this during battle?<issue_comment>username_1: It's been a while since this was asked and is pretty much covered in the comments, but here's an answer.
Captain Kobayashi is part of the immortal council and therefore doesn't age. If she walked around never aging people would notice, hence the mask. It probably also serves as a way to hide emotion from the crew, show strength and all that.
**[Sidonia's wikia page is pretty barren, but there is some stuff there.](http://sidonia-no-kishi.wikia.com/wiki/Kobayashi)**
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I can't help but think that the mask is random and serve no particular purpose as with a lot of things in the show.
We see the Captain with the mask sometimes, and then we see her without in front of people, the mechanic team, some of the trainees. Same goes for Yunatose, at times she wears a mask then other times, even when she is at work, she does not.
As for the aging thing, I believe the Council takes turn to be Captain so they will change hand every couple of decades or so without the average people knowing about them. They will just assume that the Captain got old and replaced with a new guy. Also how come nobody mentions the teddy bear, how is she even around and nobody noticed she is immortal? So I guess it's just the mismatch of the writers.
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2014/07/21 | 769 | 2,694 | <issue_start>username_0: In Kyoukai no Kanata, the hunters make a living out of selling Youmu stones, allegedly the souls of the defeated youmu. It goes even to the extent of a school teacher taking a leave to hunt during a particular event.
What is the use for those youmu stones after they are sold? Why are they valuable to others?
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What I am looking for is some source material reference from other media (I only watched the anime).<issue_comment>username_1: Youmu stones serve as a proof of victory of Spirit World Warriors over the Youmu. It's unknown what they are useful for except that. Each stone has its own "aura" detectable by Appraisers, who can tell how powerful the defeated Youmu was. Think of the stones as experience points earned in a fighting game. The more you got − the higher level you are, and as a result, thought of as more powerful by other Spirit World Warriors.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: There isn't really too much source material on the youmu stones besides the anime. However, we see that the youmu stones are brought to appraisers to be sold as a proof of victory over a youmu. However it's never explicitly explained as to what use the stones have.
Based on the Kyoukai no Kanata wiki: <http://kyoukainokanata.wikia.com/wiki/Youmu>
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I will build on [username_2](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/3034/fatalsleep)'s answer:
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In the anime, it is shown that [Sakura Inami](http://kyoukainokanata.wikia.com/wiki/Sakura_Inami) can use Youmu stones to empower "her" spear-like weapon.
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**(1)** that the stones have the powers of the youmu and
**(2)** this use of the stones shown on screen,
we can infer that the stones could be used to empower/create magical items.
The barrier sticks, the charms and several other magical artifacts from the Kyoukai no Kanata universe could be made using the power from those stones.
As magical ingredients, youmu stones would be very valuable and highly sought after. This would justify the Ikaishi income, the wealth of some Ikaishi families and the economy of the Youmu stones market.
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2014/07/21 | 619 | 2,401 | <issue_start>username_0: So let's say, <NAME> changes his name to <NAME>. Would a person with shinigami eyes see Duckface's original name, or the name that is currently used?<issue_comment>username_1: Why would Gods of Death be concerned about a human institution of name registry? Within the TV series and manga, people go by aliases and those are never good enough. And there's 2 good reasons for this:
1. If simply changing your name changes the name that Shinigami eyes would see above you, then the value of having Shinigami eyes within the context of the story is greatly reduced, as there's no point in trying to find someone's real name. If changing your name changed the name the eyes see, then the goal of finding someone's "real" name would be changed in the story to finding someone's "current" name. Clearly from the story, the goal was to find the "real" name.
2. If changing your name changed the name that the Shinigami eyes saw, then it would be a way to circumvent death from the writing of your previous name in a Death Note. To play it safe, you could change your name every 5 seconds. There's not a rule to address this in the "How to Use" rules, so it follows that there's no such loophole with changing your name.
Therefore, the name you were given at birth must be the only name that matters.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As off 2016, there has been a new live action series and a movie, which do deal with this sort of problem. This is probably the closest canonical example we will get, instead of fan guesses we had to go with until now.
In Death Note: New Generation, episode 3:
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While this does not directly answer the question, How to Use: XXX state:
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With that, it is safe to assume you would indeed see the name currently used.
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2014/07/21 | 965 | 3,005 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for an anime, where a guy with long blonde hair dresses as a girl to frequent an all girls school.
It was his father's last wish, his father or grand father not sure, in order to get his inheritance.
His childhood friend also frequented the same place and helps him cross-dress.
There was some sort of sister system in place and aside from that a big sister thing.
I don't remember the date of this anime but the animation looked like something of 2000ish.
Hopefully some one can help me out.<issue_comment>username_1: 
The show you're looking for is probably [<NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Holic).
The character in question is named <NAME>:
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> Mariya is a cross-dressing boy who attends Ame no Kisaki as a girl as a means to win the chairmanship of both the all-male and all-female schools where his late grandmother served as the ex-chairman for both. He deeply respects and loves his grandmother and does not care about actually winning chairmanship. He simply wishes to honor his grandmother's request
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Matsurika is Maria's maid, attends the same school and helps him cross-dress.
More info:
* [My Anime List](http://myanimelist.net/anime/5030/Maria%E2%80%A0Holic)
* [Anime News Network](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10200)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_1: 
Well, then it must be [Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otome_wa_Boku_ni_Koishiteru). The boy who cross-dresses to get into the all-girl's school is named <NAME>.
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> <NAME> ni Koishiteru revolves around the main protagonist <NAME>, a male high school student. After Mizuho's grandfather dies, his will is reviewed, which explains his desire to have his grandson transfer to Seio Girls' Academy, the same one his own mother attended and his ancestors founded. Abiding by the will, Mizuho cross-dresses to attend the school. The headmistress, the deputy head teacher (visual novel only), Mizuho's homeroom teacher <NAME> and <NAME> initially know his secret; <NAME> and <NAME> also eventually find this out.
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More information:
* [My Anime List](http://myanimelist.net/anime/1569/Otome_wa_Boku_ni_Koishiteru)
* [Anime News network](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6619)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer] |
2014/07/22 | 2,326 | 7,721 | <issue_start>username_0: We know four trainers started in Pallet town. Three with one of the three original starters and Ash with his Pikachu. Apart from Gary, were the other two trainers ever revealed in the anime? And was it ever revealed who got which specific starter Pokemon?<issue_comment>username_1: **First, the things we know:**
Ash got late and had to pick the reserve Pokemon *Pikachu*. The other 3 starter Pokemon already got picked, one of which was picked by *Gary*. At the end of the series, you could see that Gary picked *Squirtle*.
So the question is, who picked the other 2 starters and where were they mentioned?
*Your question really inspired me to find a answer. I found answers on multiple sites.*
[On reddit](http://www.reddit.com/r/pokemonconspiracies/comments/txano/if_ash_had_pickachu_and_gary_picked_squirtle_who/)
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> In the series, Ash and co. encounter a Charmander that was abandoned
> by its owner. We might infer that the original owner was one of the
> other two Pallet Town trainers. In addition, the Bulbasaur Ash and co.
> encounter was raised in the Hidden Village, which the article linked
> states was a haven for, among other things, abandoned Pokemon. So it
> appears possible that the other Pallet Town trainers also abandoned
> his starter Pokemon.
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[On serebiiforums](http://www.serebiiforums.com/archive/index.php/t-96876.html)
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> These two mystery trainers' sole purpose in the anime was to be a plot device so that Ash would miss out on all 3 standard starter Pokemon and get Pikachu.
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> Gary got 1 of them (and it wasn't revealed until the very end of
> Johto) and for marketing purposes, Ash had to have Pikachu as his very
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> So they invented 2 other trainers to get the remaining Pokemon... and
> they were referenced a few times until after Ash got the Earth badge
> and returned to Pallet town. That was when Oak said that the "other
> two" gave up and flunked out. Thus writing them out of the show
> permanently... never to be referenced again.
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So it seems that these 2 mysterious trainers were just there to lose their starter Pokemon after a short time, so Ash could find them and train during the series, the 4 most favorite Pokemon of every kid. (Squirtle came to him from the firefighter)
*I think the 2 trainers weren't meant to have a big part in this series. They were just needed to give Ash the rare Pokemon everyone wants to have.*
*But this is just my personal opinion.*
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think Damian, the original owner of Ash's Charmander (now Charizard), was one of the Pokemon trainers from Pallet Town. Firstly, because he wasn't seen at the Pokemon League. Secondly, wild Charmanders weren't seen in the anime much or maybe at all. So it's reasonable to say that he got it as his starter.
I don't know about Bulbasaur, though. It probably belonged to a girl who quit in episode 30 something, because she wanted her Pokemon to just be her companions.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: 
I know the trainer who picked Charmander. He kinda looked like the same as Ash, but I think its Red. Just saying guys, Red looks like Ash, but I don't know the Bulbasaur one. I saw one of Red's series, his starter was a Charmander, so maybe its Red.
Oh I also found who got Bulbasaur. Her name is Saur.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I agree with the Damian being another Pallet trainer. As for the other, it could be that girl in the original theme song that never appears in the anime and she could have had the abandoned Bulbasaur which Ash found.
I can't take credit for this answer as I got it from a YouTube video by [ProtoMario](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCENzLyqzPdI0KiOXFA4cJgA0).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: ### The Four Trainers of Pallet Town Theory
*Pokémon: Indigo League*, episode 10 "Bulbasaur And The Hidden Village": Bulbasaur protects a "spa resort for pokémon" village in which the only human there, a girl by the name of Melanie, takes care of them. By theory, we conclude that Melanie does not want to be a trainer but more of a caretaker for pokémon and may have "abandoned" or set free Bulbasaur to choose his own path. But there is speculation that she might be too old to have recently left Pallet town considering she is as tall as Brock. He falls for her and is older than Ash and Misty.
*Pokémon: Indigo League*, episode 11 "The Stray": Charmander is left on a rock and his trainer said he'd be back for him. His original owner's name is Damian. Oddly enough he brags about how many pokémon he has on a table in pokéballs - over the 6 pokéball legal limit. By theory, he is one of the new pokémon trainers from Pallet town and chose the Charmander as his first. Starter pokémon are associated with "beginner" which in turn translates to some as "weak". A pokémon you catch and earned is less likely to be discarded because of work you put into it unlike the freely given pokémon at the start. This may be what Damian was thinking of Charmander at the time.
*Pokémon: Johto League*, episode 269 (or S3E152) "The Ties That Bind": Professor Oak bragged to Ash that Gary had chosen the best starter pokémon in the first episode without revealing which one this might have been. <NAME> reveals his third pokémon in a match against Ash to be the evolved form of his starter pokémon, Blastoise (originally Squirtle).
<NAME> was the only other trainer apart from Ash from Pallet town that was carried on through the anime series to be his rival. The other two were simply written off by Professor Oak (ep64) who stated that the other two flunked out of Pokémon Training.
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Sources: [Bulbapedia](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net)
* [Ep.10: Bulbasaur](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP010)
* [Ep.11:Charmander](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP011)
* [Ep.269: Squirtle/Blastoise](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP269)
* [Melanie](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Melanie)
* [Damian](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Damian)
* [<NAME>](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Gary_Oak)
* [Ep.1: Prof. Oak bragging](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP001)
* [Ep.63: Earth Badge](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP063)
* [Ep.64: consulting Prof. Oak](http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/EP064)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_6: Damian is not Charmander's trainer. The reasons are:
1. Professor Oak or any other professor gives trainer a Pokemon with five Poke Balls and a Pokedex. In "Mystery at the Lighthouse", Misty says a trainer can have a maximum of six Pokemon and the others are automatically transported to the place where they got their Pokedex. Now Damien had over 6 Poke Balls and he said all Poke Balls contained Pokemon. So if he had been a trainer who got a starter Pokemon, he would have a Pokedex which would have directly transported all other Pokemon to Oak.
2. It makes no sense, but in episode 4 "The Challenge of Samurai", he says that all three trainers have passed and he lost to all three. At Cerulean Gym, one of Misty's sisters says that they lost to all trainers from Pallet. So it means they are on the same way. Now, Pewter Gym is before Cerulean Gym or Vermilion Gym. If all three were ahead of Ash from Samurai till Cerulean Gym, surely they passed Pewter before Ash. So Brock should have known them and Damien. But why did Brock act like it's Damien's first time he is meeting?
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2014/07/24 | 564 | 2,036 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime *Devil May Cry*, in one episode, Trish and Lady encounter one another and both already know Dante (who has to stop them from killing one another).
Trish first met Dante in Devil May Cry and Lady in Devil May Cry 3. In Devil May Cry 4, both seem to be in it from what I have read, but neither appear in Devil May Cry 2 before Dante is trapped in the Demon World.
So I am wondering, when does the Devil May Cry anime occur with respect to the timeline of the series?<issue_comment>username_1: The basic answer is "it doesn't" - the anime was not canon to the games. The games' timeline is:
3: Dante is young, hasn't started his agency yet, we meet Virgil as a human (well, half human), he meets Lady.
1: Dante meets Trish and we learn Virgil became Nelo Angelo.
4: Both Lady and Trish are in this.
2: Dante becomes trapped in the underworld and we never learn what happened after because they did a stupid reboot instead of a sequel for DMC 5. These events are not mentioned in other games so it is the final game in the timeline. There are no official canon works that make reference to what happened after.
In the anime he knows both Lady and Trish so it is set after 3 and 1 and before 2. It could be before or after 4 but I would guess before since the anime was made before the game however there's no real answer because, as I said, the anime is not canon to the games.
I don't have links or anything because this is just from my memory - I owned all games (sold my copy of DMC 5) including the DMC 3 Special Edition (where you get to play through Virgil's story), two novels, and have the whole anime on my hard drive and have watched all episodes at least twice.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: In Devil May Cry 5 there is a summary of event which encompasses the anime into the timeline called "History of DMC". according to it the anime happen right after 1 before 2.
Morrison is still the DMC agent as in the anime and Patty is 18 as of DMC 5.
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2014/07/24 | 813 | 3,113 | <issue_start>username_0: I was rewatching Sword Art Online and I notice that Heathcliff KILLS him and yet, he is able to come back and finish off Heathcliff, how is this so?<issue_comment>username_1: Logically, there is a delay in between the death flag being detected and the NerveGear frying the brain, which is explain by how a Revival Item ([Divine Stone of Returning Soul](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Divine_Stone_of_Returning_Soul)) can be used within 10 seconds of a player's death.
However, as for how Kirito, whose HP was 0 but was still able to affect Heathcliff, was explained by <NAME> when he congratulated Kirito for doing something that went beyond the system by using the power of the human will. This concept is reasserted when Kayaba appears before Kirito in ALO and reminds Kirito about how he acknowledged this.
It's more of an anomaly rather than any sort of plot hole. In essence, Kirito shouldn't have been able to do anything when his HP reached 0, but he was still determined to end the game because Asuna believed he would end the game for her sake. That determination allowed him to transcend SAO's rules.
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Kirito didn't come back to life. The whole "You are dead" and then scattering to pieces, and then coming back to life was the anime's dramatization. It was never like that. It was simply there to say that Kirito's mind had accepted death. However, Kirito had **not** died in real life yet, and he had a sudden burst of will and resolution to live, by which he then altered the game's so called "rules". This is not a bug, it is simply because the virtual world they lived in was, well, **virtual**. In a way, it's simply an image projected by the brain, and is supported by a system. Because he had a strong resolution, he was able to defeat the game's rules just in time to defeat Heathcliff.
**However**, this is not the end of it all. Asuna's died way before this happened. To explain why she was able to survive: Heathcliff had turned off the system's mechanism of killing a person in real life by frying the brain upon in-game death, which was an in-game module, right before the duel started. Thus, even though Asuna had died in-game, she was not killed in real life because Kayaba had disabled the module that fries the brain. The area they were in at the end was neither an imagination, a dream, nor any kind of afterlife. It was a special area Kayaba created in order to talk to Kirito after the duel. Whether he had won or not, Kirito would meet Kayaba in that area
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Kirito need to live on was great enough to where he could mentally hack the game sort of so he delayed the deleting proses long enough for him to kill Kayaba. Also because of Kayaba being defeated, he did not have to hold on any longer he was already safe. Also to correct what another said, Asuna did not die because the creator of Alfhiem Online spent a long time gathering her very essence and sending her to his game before the Nervegear fried her and was under his control.
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2014/07/24 | 1,247 | 4,657 | <issue_start>username_0: All throughout episode 8 of *Paranoia Agent*, "Happy Family Planning", we see the main characters for that episode trying to kill themselves and failing in slapstick-y fashion, over and over. Then the oldest of the three, Fuyubachi, starts to take a pill, suddenly seems to be having an attack of whatever the pills are supposed to ward off, it seems like he might die...
... except he doesn't, and then it seems like everything just ... becomes okay. They're still talking about committing suicide, but they seem like they've actually decided to just enjoy life instead.
What's going on?<issue_comment>username_1: The strong reaction Fuyubachi has in the parking lot isn't because he's having an attack with no medication to take for it...
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: He realizes they are dead. If you notice, he keeps popping one last pill. Zebra the gay guy eat several pills, but nothing happens to him. Both inhale smoke but they are still alive. However, the 3 of them died when the building collapse.
Zebra sees the train jumper coming out bloody, but other people are staring in the direction of the rail. When they are in the bathhouse already, in bed, Zebra said "did you say something", a man runs screaming. That's because they are a ghost.
Little slugger or the boy of the golden bat is not real. It is a mere representation of the solution of what afflicting you. In Japan, they said when people commit suicide they are stuck in eternity pursuing their goal. They are going around thinking they fail to commit suicide when in reality they are dead.
In real-life Japan, there are internet forums where people bra e meet for the purpose of suicide. *Welcome to the NHK* mentions forum suicide groups. The girl chooses suicide instead of being alone because her parents work and don't even pay attention to her.
The old guy carries a bag of candy that is given to children. That represents his children, can be that he doesn't have a relationship with them or he was abandoned by his children. Zebra is gay, probably his lover left him and that's why he is choosing suicide. It is really sad especially when Japan is the second with highest rate suicide compared to the rest of the world.
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2014/07/24 | 696 | 2,278 | <issue_start>username_0: I've always liked Lego, and I don't think I have the patience or painting skill for Gunpla, so I've been looking around for anime-themed lego.
The only lego sets I can find are unofficial ones that people have made themselves.
(Danboard & Akira Bike)
Are there any anime-themed lego sets that I can buy to make myself?
Preferably an official LEGO product.<issue_comment>username_1: Lego have made anime-themed sets that can be purchased off different sites like Amazon and Ebay. They are not available on the main website.
The anime-themed ones Lego has officially done are Exo-force and Avatar. There has been talk about them doing more on the Lego forums but nothing is official as of now.
The anime-themed Lego sets that you can buy that are not officially from Lego, can be used with Lego products.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: While not exactly LEGO, [Nanoblocks (ナノブロック{nanoburokku})](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanoblock) are *very* popular in Japan, and they do have some of anime-related items. You could consider this answer a supplement to [@username_1](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/6515/username_1)'s [answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13024/274).
First, have a look at a comparison of LEGO (the big ones, of course) to Nanoblocks:
They're obviously a lot smaller, but the construction is still pretty solid, and given that they're more common than Mega Bloks ever were, I'd say there's some merit to their abilities.
Now, if you're still interested, [there is a list of Nanoblocks available from Plamoya Japan](http://plamoya.com/en/nanoblock-c-1554.html), including [a Pikachu](http://plamoya.com/en/nanoblock-pocket-monsters-pikachu-p-86965.html?cPath=1554) (and the related Pokemon sets), though that's mostly it in terms of anime from them. However, there's lots of designer sets, such as those on [this blog (Japanese)](http://nanomura.blog87.fc2.com/), including *Evangelion*, *Madoka Magicka*, *Doraemon*, and others.
So, while you may not be able to find what you're looking for in LEGO, there's definitely other options out there.
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2014/07/24 | 609 | 2,236 | <issue_start>username_0: I am confused. Could someone please take a look at [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNhyzoq4mxo) purportedly showing the English and Japanese versions of the Code Geass Ending and tell if it is real or fake?<issue_comment>username_1: This is fake. Unless someone can point me to the dvd/blu-ray version this can be found on. Definitely not original airing. Further more the art seems a little off to be Lelouch, (chin is a little sharp). Chances are this is spliced in from another anime.
P.S. - Not biased response, as I personally think he lived due to the Lelouch of the Rebellion movie they are working on as well as the popular code immortality factor.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: That video is very fake.
It' was shown to be fan made years ago.
There's many ways you can see it's a fake:
The zoom on his face was of terrible quality.
The broadcast station's logo disappeared during the zoom.
There was no music during the zoom.
People checked the Japanese ending and the zoom wasn't there.
It was highly suspicious that this extra scene was nowhere to be found except on youtube channels of people who (falsely!) claimed Lelouch was alive.
How did they get it?
Why are they the only ones to have this scene?
Why was it dropped?
Etc.
The epilogue **WAS** remade, though, but not like this.
They made a new epilogue for the Zero Requiem blu-ray, it dropped the often misunderstood hay cart scene and replaced it with C.C. narrating to the audience, explicitly telling us that Lelouch is truly dead.
Here are here words: *"A young man dies. He had the power to change the world, to create a new order. The world feared him, hated him. But, I know he died with a smile on his face. Only those who have realised their dream will truly understand that feeling of utter contentment. So, this is not a tragedy. And whenever I feel sad or cry at night, I sing a song. A song of man's making. Zero Requiem!"*
You can watch the new epilogue here: <https://streamable.com/d8dji>
Notice the differences: not just a zoom, but actual new art of very high quality (and very beautiful), actual music, and C.C.'s voice actress talking to us!
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2014/07/24 | 1,680 | 6,362 | <issue_start>username_0: It is stated that Alluka made 3 wishes, but I counted 4 of them. Which of the ones I counted is discarded? What are the 3 wishes exactly?
1) "Die."
2) "Wake up."
3) "Play Shiritori with me."
4) "Pat my head."
But they count the wishes as 3 only.
<issue_comment>username_1: Remember that when Alluka requests something, she can't *force* it to happen. Like when they Alluka was a kid, and wanted something, she couldn't force the other person to do it. They simply fulfilled her request, whenever they could (except when Alluka's parents forbade them from doing so).
Killua and Alluka definitely played *shiritori* together, and when Alluka said "wake up," this was a request he fulfilled, since he was "sleeping". Lastly, we definitely saw Killua pat her head.
It seems that the family observed that **Killua did not grant Alluka her request of, "Die."** He simply said, "Okay, sure," pretended to die, and made her laugh in the process. But he did not actually do anything to harm himself. This allowed them to think that exactly three requests had been performed.
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**Note:** In reality, the reason that the requests work this way is explained in a very convoluted and expository manner in episode 146.
From what I can understand, there is a difference between when Alluka makes a request and when Something makes a request. The two are different, and "wishes" can only be fulfilled by actualizing requests from Something. However, the initial "wish" we see Killua make is not a "wish", it's a "command", so it doesn't count as a wish. Confused? Good, me too.
So in reality, since Killua was with Alluka, he was not in any danger of receiving requests. (I feel like this contradicts earlier flashbacks, but that's just a matter of Togashi's writing being, er... poor.)
*However*, since the original question is about why the Zoldyck family *thought* it was three requests, the above answer remains true. (Edited a small bit to reflect this.)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The wishes weren't wishes from the wish granting side of Alluka, or Nanika as Killua calls her (as Killua calls him a girl, I will refer to him as such).
It is stated in the manga that Alluka is made of two different distinct personalities: Alluka, the normal girl, and Nanika, the wish granting one. Alluka comes up when Nanika is sleeping. Nanika sleeps after a) before she starts asking someone wishes after she's granted a wish, b) if the person she is asking wishes too leaves her sight before she can complete her wishes or c) after Nanika heals something and tires herself out. I think this would come under a), that this is still Alluka asking Killua to do things as a normal sibling would. Nanika's first wish, which could have come up at any moment is the fingernails that comes later on.
Therefore, how many of 'wishes' she asks during this scene does not matter. What does matter is how the watching family interprets them.
Killua didn't actually die when he was told to die, so that could be discarded. The second possibility is that the second 'wish' isn't a wish because in the Japanese manga it is said in a very different style to the other 'wishes'. It could be that if the Zoldycks were to realise that Alluka didn't want Killua to actually die, the second 'wish' of waking up could be thought of as an extension to playing dead.
Killua doesn't want his family to know that he can command Alluka, so pretends that the 'wishes' he has been set by Alluka are actual wishes from Nanika.
Of course, it could easily be a mistake on Togashi's part.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Both answer are pretty good but there are still some missing point. Killua explained in the later episodes that there are 2 things the family doesn't know, and the unknown will keep Killua from being control by his needle brother who will surely abuses the power/wishes from Nanika.
The first unknown from the family perspective is that Alluka calls Killua "brother", and Nanika calls Killua "Killua".
The second unknown from the family perspective is that Killua can issue "command" to Nanika with no constraints (later episode explain Nanika just want praise from Killua).
If his Needle brother does not fully know all the rules applied to Killua with regards to Nanika, its pointless to control Killua against his will. Hence, Killua has every reasons to misguide his family to keep the rules as secretive as he can.
From my understanding, regarding to why the family thinks there are 3 request from others seems to simply because they are not Killua. Then the awfulness of the request has to do the the nature of the last wish. Also Killua explained that Nanika never request awful things after healing (Nanika simply needs pat on the head and rests after any acts of healing).
Here are key points to notice from the moment that killua meets Alluka in the isolated room, to Nanika healing Tsubone's left hand.
1. The last wish granted from Nanika is a computer from the fat brother.
2. When Killua meet Alluka, all the "request" are from Alluka (not Nanika). Hence they aren't request at all, its just Killua and Alluka hanging out.
3. The real requests after the computer wishes are the finger nails from Tsubone.
4. After healing Tsubone, Alluka/Nanika "requests" pat on the head and needed to rest.
Trivia:
1. Killua issued a two clauses commands to leave home seems to be some specific writing for viewers to distinguish if Killua and Alluka/Nanika leave home accordingly.
2. Killua and Alluka/Nanika know each others existence since they are little child playing in the yard, and child Killua witness how child alluka/Nanika healed a bird.
3. Killua stated that only the people who wishes are cursed, NOT Alluka/Nanika.
4. Alluka call Nanika a "she", Killua did the same. But the family called Alluka/Nanika a "he".
5. Killua still seems to be unsure about relationship with Nankia even though he knows everything between the three of them (killua, alluka and nanika).
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2014/07/25 | 1,570 | 6,262 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently started watching Kuroko no Basuke and have watched it up to episode 5. The skills shown up till now are ridiculous. Can those skills be achieved by people in real life? I'm taking about physical abilities like speed, jump, agility, etc., not stuff like the Phantom Pass.<issue_comment>username_1: Seeing as you're on episode 5, this is going to have spoilers.
While the *"Misdirection"* which makes him invisible is probably at least rooted in reality, I don't think it can be taken as far as the TV series makes it out to be. It would be one thing to misdirect someone who's defending, but to make yourself invisible to people watching from the crowd or the bench is a little bit incredulous.
The *"Invisible Pass"* is something that is described as more of a "tap pass" and it uses misdirection. That's probably something that people do in real life, though again, maybe not to the fantastic results we see in the show.
The "*Ignite Pass*"/"*Ignite Pass Kai*"/"*Cyclone Pass*" are probably things that you could see basketball players do, but the way they're animated and the speed in which they're shown in the show makes it impossible in real life.
The "*Vanishing Drive*" is another misdirection, and like the first invisibility misdirection, it's probably something people can do in real life against a defender, but everyone else in the arena would obviously still be able to see the player. In the show, it makes it seem like Kuroko goes right through the defender for everyone, not just the defender.
The "*Misdirection Overflow*" is clearly something that can't be done in real life given how spectacular the effect can be. The explanation of how this trick works isn't sufficient in making players "disappear" and trick everyone. Stuff like this make Kuroko seem more like an illusionist instead of 1 among 10 players on a court.
The "*Phantom Shot*" is really just an odd way of shooting the ball. It's something people can surely do in real life, but why would they if they can shoot normally? It's unique in the show's story because Kuroko can't shoot.
I think that's as far as they've gotten so far in the anime.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Many of Aomine's formless shots are unachievable outside the realm of lucky. Midorima's shot arc is excessive but the half-court shot (without the crazy arc) is within reason. Murasakibara's quickness and speed can be explained, but that crazy power with that body frame is insane. Akashi's emperor eye. A good eye, tons of experience, and athletic ability. Kise's Copy... well, there's plenty of people out there that are like that. The zone is explainable, but the reasoning on how it can be "tapped" into (in the anime) is dubious.
My two cents on Kuroko's misdirection and Misdirection Overflow:
Most coaches and players define misdirection as putting their attention on themselves to create space for others (which is Overflow). Kuroko's misdirection if applied in real-life only allows for, at most 3 1/2 feet of separation. It's almost unbelievable to shake somebody's line of sight that it distracts the defender to lose sight of their mark entirely.
Physical abilities alone, outside of the generation of miracles, they're all normal (and achievable). Hyuuga's streaky shooting, Takao's Hawk Eye, Kasamatsu's speed, Kiyoshi's right of postponement... They are all within reason
Watch a Japanese basketball game... There's a great disjoint on how basketball is played in Japan in real life and Japan in the anime world.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I think misdirection can be achieved by learning, because if you learn to constantly use silent steps and slide your feet for a moment, you'll eventually get the disappearing down. Since it's on a daily basis for me, it's like being an assassin or ninja being sneaky. That's my conclusion.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Highly possible to do all of these things, including the phantom pass. Though, your height and the strength in your legs would have to be incredible to pull of the jumps and continue running as they do. But all can be achieved, the phantom pass is more of an actual technique used in basketball.
Though you won't see something like that used often, coaches teach fakes more than they do misdirection. It requires no ball handling; well at least almost none. If you want to achieve misdirection, most is natural. The misdirection or 'phantom pass' used in Kuroko no Basuke, is most achieved naturally.
It's not something easily taught, I can naturally use it. It's as simple as a fake, maybe even easier. Stay invisible until you know you have a chance to score, call for a pass earlier to who you plan to pass to you. Once you arrive at the rim, almost like a phantom, the players not paying attention to you. Jump at the rim, since you are most likely to be blocked at a shot, put your hand up if above your shoulder and grab the ball, in that instant, shoot it back over your shoulder to an open teammate on the three point line or one with a defense who doesn't expect you to do so. If the ball is passed too low, lower your hand to the ball, the palm of your hand facing behind you. After you feel the ball in your hand, either grab and pass in that instant. Or you can hit it back down in an instant to your teammate, just like above, open or with a defender who doesn't expect it.
For jumping, it's just like in the anime, train the strength in your legs, hauling things back and forward on sand. Leg workouts of any kind, you'll be able to jump in no time. I've got an insane jump but I have to jump over and over, just like in the anime. Kagami's jumps only get higher. You start using more and more strength to put yourself into the air, realizing you need to use more strength. Your body responds to this and launches you higher.
The agility is possible, but very-very hard. The speed is the same as anything else, work your legs, train on getting faster, and the higher you raise your stamina, the faster you'll be able to run, as well as maintain the speed. Sorry for the 10 page long response. But it's not really easy to explain how all of the skills you mentioned can be obtained, as well as performed.
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2014/07/26 | 554 | 2,128 | <issue_start>username_0: Water has the ability to heal, earth can bend metals, and fire has lightning. I am not sure if I missed what air had if it has any sub skills.<issue_comment>username_1: Each sub-skill is a relatively rare skill compared to the population of that type of bending that requires special training (with one exception) to learn. As the population of air benders has been tiny and many nuanced details of the form have been lost over the centuries. Aang was a good airbender but likely didn't know everything as he was a child. From this we can speculate that if there was one, it may have been lost.
I have not found an example in Avatar nor Korra but I'm a little behind on Korra (which is why I didn't answer quickly).
We can speculate many different interestng ways manipulating air could be specialized for different uses: sound bending, foam bending, breathe stealing, rapid oxidation, elemental separation, forcible phase transition (that could get gory), etc. This, however, would not have any canon support.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Breathbending (or something of the sort; taking the air from someone's breath/lungs). [As seen on](http://www.reddit.com/r/TheLastAirbender/comments/2cvka5/spoilers_episode_10_unofficial_long_live_the/) The Legend of Korra, Season 3 Episode 10: Long Live the Queen
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Climate control? It’s already been said by Tenzin, that Airbenders can control their body temperature through breathing techniques, so i think that it’s feasible that they’d be able to manipulate/control the temperature of the air around them as well. Although, within reason. Like they’d theoretically be able to cool the air immediately around them to a certain degree in a warm climate, but not drastic changes such as making it cold near an active volcano. We’ve already seen benders do it. Earthbenders with lavabending. Waterbenders with icebending. Firebenders clearly can bend different temperatures of fire (as seen with Azula’s blue fire).
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2014/07/26 | 717 | 2,251 | <issue_start>username_0: An awkward picture so I hid it below. I found it on Facebook. When Google searching, I couldn't find any specifics.
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From which manga is this from with that specific quote? I would love to find out what it is and read it.<issue_comment>username_1: My best guess for you would have to be a manga that goes by the name **Boku no Ano Ko**. I can't confirm this for you for sure because I don't have access to the manga to read, but searching for images reveals a character that
* appears visually similar to the one in the picture you've provided, and, incidentally,
* enjoys homosexual activities.
The manga is a yaoi, so the dialogue content of the frame you provided fits.
Below is a frame I found for you to consider. The manga is NSFW.
**EDIT**: That picture is apparently an edit. [Here's](https://archive.moe/a/thread/86132936/#86199457) the source.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Your image is a collage from a scene in the second chapter of a 3-chapter short BL series named [**Light Blue Triangle**](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=34901) (Japanese title: みずいろ三角). It is collected along with 2 other stories into tankoubon under the title [*Konna Nekomimi, Suki desu ka?*](https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=46638)
This is the page which the image comes from:
In the manga, what he actually said is along the line of:
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The image was reposted on [this thread](https://archive.moe/a/thread/86132936/#86166234), as [@Secret Evil Radio](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/9554/secret-evil-radio) has pointed out. However, the first identification was incorrect, and the actual series was pointed out at [the end of the reply chain](https://archive.moe/a/thread/86132936/#86200155):
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2014/07/27 | 2,146 | 8,119 | <issue_start>username_0: I've noticed that a lot of Western fans seem to associate the genocide / war in Ishval with the Holocaust (or alternatively, the Middle East). However, from somewhat secondary sources, I've heard that Arakawa was inspired by the plight of the Burakumin or Ainu. (The first I don't remember the reference for; the second appears on [this page for Scar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scar_(Fullmetal_Alchemist)) and on this reported interview, although there's no statement of where this is from.)
**Given that FMA is a *Japanese* manga and that the direct linkage of Amestris to Germany seems tenuous, I am more inclined to assume that there isn't an exact real world parallel to Ishbal.** (After all, the exact details of [what happened in FMA](http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Ishval_Civil_War) don't entirely match up to what I know about the Holocaust. In combination with the statements by Arakawa and the fact that Amestris isn't really reducible to being a "fantasy version of German", I would assume that the events are largely fantasy, even if some portions might be inspired by various real-life events.)
Moreover, I would see it as best to assume that the events in Ishval were inspired (at least partly) by issues such as Japanese colonialism (per [statements](http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/733666-in-researching-this-volume-i-interviewed-veterans-who-had-been) about interviewing war veterans1), even if some aspects might be European. My cynical self suggests that Western fans are also more likely to say `Ishvalan War of Extermination == Holocaust` because they simply are more likely to have more experience with it (or with the Middle East being an issue) than with tensions in East Asia, and not because this was necessarily explicitly stated somewhere.
What exactly is the arc involving Ishbal supposed to be based on, if anything? **Is the oft-cited factoid that it is based on the Holocaust true, or is it more reasonable to associate it with issues linked to Japan or to see it as a largely fantastic element with occasional grounding in things that have happened in real life?**
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1. (**Update**) I now realise that the most obvious purpose of such interviews would be to get some grounding for the experiences of military characters such as Mustang or Hawkeye. However, I'm trying to preserve the question as close to its original form as possible (and there, I had mentioned East Asia) in this clean-up.<issue_comment>username_1: I'm not sure what it was inspired by or based on. I think that's more a fault of the readers view to think that. I mean, if I say mass genocide what will any Westerner immediately think of? It's just because The Holocaust was such a major representation of such an event we get that image that it must be based on it, when in fact, several other mass genocides have occurred over human history.
As far as it might be, I don't think so. As far as parallels go to reality and history I don't see any others.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: <NAME>, the mangaka, states that she was not influenced greatly by any specific country, but rather a collection of European countries during the Industrial Revolution, as stated in [the answers to this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/501/274), sourced back to an interview in Newtype USA, January 2006.
While I'm sure Arakawa took inspiration from her own country's history, too, the fact that she was inspired by Europe at all makes a convincing argument already.
With that said, I think it's fair to say that there is a decent amount of evidence specifically toward the extermination of Ishval being inspired by the Holocaust. In the question I linked above, there's a few other points that tie Amestris to Germany, but I think there's a few specific points to consider.
**The leader of the time was labelled as a Fuhrer.**
Not sure there's much more to say here. Hitler and Bradley share a title and a mustache.
**During the flashbacks, the most prominent feature of the Amestrian army is their eyes.**
It's quite clear that there is emphasis put on the non-Ishvalan Amestrians being very similar to the Aryan race that was dominant during the Holocaust.
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**Ishval differs from Amestris greatly in its religious views.**
Aside from their ways of living being similar to those of the Amish, the largest difference between them and the "regular" Amestrians is the fact that they believe in the creator Ishval. In the Holocaust, Hitler's motivation was a duality of both targeting their bloodlines *as well as* their faith.
**However, the Holocaust is a very sensitive topic.**
I think part of the reason Arakawa denies being inspired by this is that she does not want to take a political stance on the issue. As soon as she admits to being inspired by such a sensitive issue, she opens herself up to all kinds of criticism and alienation from specific groups, mostly notably those of Jewish faith or descent.
**Answer the question already! *Was the Ishvalan Extermination inspired by the Holocaust?***
There is no straight answer! Sorry! If you believe what Arakawa has said publicly, then no, it wasn't. She does not admit to taking inspiration from any particular country or event, just the feel of the European countries during the Industrial Revolution as well as the 20th century development.
However, if you'd rather look past the [word of God](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WordOfGod), I think there is ample evidence to suggest that there were aspects of the Holocaust and WWII Germany that were imported into *Fullmetal Alchemist*, with Ishval and the Extermination being two of them.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_3: It does seem more likely a collection of different countries. When looking at the Ishvalan people, I would not say the Jewish people. Looks aren't emphasized in the manga as much, but when talking about physical features, Jewish people match no traits of the Ishvalans. First, their geographic location. They live(d) in a desert. Even though some Jewish people now live in a desert, the tense does not allow such a correlation to create a parallel. The people in the desert have tanned skin. Majority of people who follow Judaism do not have that complexion. And finally, the Ishvalans fought back. I can't recall any recorded uprising of the Jewish people. The Ishvalans, on the other hand, fought back.
There are then two plausible choices, in a Western point of view, who the Ishvalens are. They are either Middle-Eastern people, maybe Palestinians, or, if looking at a present state, they are Gypsies. *Conquerer of Shamballa* introduced gypsies, but it is non-canon, so it probably isn't as reliable.
Some other things that reinforce, at least in a western view, how the Ishvalens are middle eastern is that they lie east of Amestris, and Xerxes could be shown as Jerusalem, a city destroyed overnight. Also, this could allude to the Crusades.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: No it was based on the War on Terror in the Middle East. You can tell they are an Arab-looking ethnic group. <NAME> and his warmongering cohorts were creating false flags which would be allegorical to 9/11 and the subsequent invasion, but in the show it would be the killing of the child by a officer to incite war and create the stone.
She is using two different generations of allegory, one being the German Fuhrer and the white skin blue eyes rhetoric of Amestrians, and the million[s] of Iraqi civilians who perished under the embargo on them and the war on the country itself which happened in the show in similar fashion.
It is weird because Germany was friends with the Ottoman Empire of the Middle East so I don't see how she could make the connection of the two.
Also Aryan does not mean white, blonde hair with blue eyes as the mainstream history books tell you. Iran (Land Of the Aryans) is also Aryan and they are not white nor blonde or blue eyed.
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2014/07/27 | 984 | 2,922 | <issue_start>username_0: I have been following **High School DxD**'s anime and manga. However, there has been no explanation of what **DxD** in the title means so far.
Does anyone know what it stands for?<issue_comment>username_1: As revealed in **Volume 16** of the light novel, DxD is the name of an anti-terrorism organization and has the meaning of the different factions which form the group:
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Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The "DxD" in *High School DxD* stands for "Draw x Delete".
In the opening song of *High School DxD*, (I suggest listening to the one with lyrics in English) you can see in it that they do say the full form of "DxD".
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2014/07/27 | 1,085 | 3,735 | <issue_start>username_0: Lots of manga get an anime adaption, and pretty often the anime's story deviates partly or a lot from the story told in the manga. This usually leads to different endings lacking information, or even giving surplus information as compared to the manga with the same name.
But this also made me wonder: is there also an anime that shares the same name as a manga (it supposedly was based on) but deviates 100% from this the story as told in the manga? So the story in the anime is totally different from the manga, but still shares the same name.<issue_comment>username_1: Sorry, this is not manga, but I'd like to mention [*The Idolmaster*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idolmaster).
[The original game of The Idolmaster](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idolmaster#Game_series) is an arcade game about producing girls as idols.
However, the first anime series [Idolmaster: Xenoglossia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idolmaster:_Xenoglossia) is a robot anime.
Girls ride big robots named "IDOL".
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Mushi Production
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[Mushi Production](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mushi_Production)
is one of first animation studios in Japan.
Mushi Production is known for [Tetsuwan Atom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy_(1963_TV_series)) which is the first Japanese anime series.
Mushi Production was founded by [Osamu Tezuka](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osamu_Tezuka) who is "Godfather of Anime" and the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney.
This studio was created by manga/anime creators (animators).
At Mushi Production, animator's opinion was most important and business-side people didn't have a voice.
Lacking business sense, Mushi Production bankrupted in 70's.
Sunrise
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[Sunrise](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunrise_(company)) is a spin-off company from Mushi Production.
The founders of Sunrise knew why Mushi Production failed, so they decided a new policy that have strong business executive members and animators can't poke to the business side.
For example, animators can't become board members of Sunrise.
At Sunrise, it moves in the opposite way: animator's opinion is NOT adopted.
Sunrise had a big success in robot anime.
For example: [Gundam](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gundam),
[Code Geass](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_Geass)
and [My-HiME](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My-HiME).
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In 2007, Namco (the game company that created Idolmaster) finished acquiring Sunrise and merged executive members.
In that time, Idolmaster was one of the most successful games by Namco.
The executives gave an order to the animator team that created My-HiME to create an anime version of Idolmaster.
Animators at Sunrise were professionals of robot anime, they weren't fit to make idol anime, but they had a policy. Therefore, they created robot anime that used characters of Idolmaster.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I’m not sure whether this pair fully conforms with your request but there is no doubt that these works share the same name but have nothing (not even the genre) connecting them.
You may have heard of [Kodomo no Jikan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan), a somewhat controversial anime and manga. Well, AniDB reveals that there is another animation called [Kodomo no Jikan](http://anidb.net/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=2001) — which happens to be a hentai with a completely different plot and different characters. (The link will probably lead to a 403 variant if you’re not logged in to AniDB.)
Granted, the hentai was first (2002) and it’s very possible that the mangaka just didn’t know it existed when she started the manga in 2005.
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2014/07/27 | 1,823 | 5,970 | <issue_start>username_0: Around 1910, I believe Japan started to experiment with animations and over a span of several decades anime became as we know it now. With hundreds of anime that became quite popular even outside of Japan, including off course the big shots such as One Piece and Naruto.
But which anime/ Japanese animation was the first to actually be successfully received outside of Japan?<issue_comment>username_1: 
A good guess is probably <NAME>'s [Akira](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29). It was released in 1988 and had a worldwide theatrical release in more than 10 countries and at least 9 languages.
The Akira wiki page notes:
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* [The Guardian - Akira: the future-Tokyo story that brought anime west](http://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/10/akira-anime-japanese-cartoon-manga)
* [Anime News Network](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=375).
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There was some mention of Dragonball, but the first of those movies were released in 1986 and none of the first ones had international releases.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The oldest anime I remember is Calimero. It originated from Italy and started airing **in Italy on July 14, 1963**. It later became an official anime in 1974.
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Calimero officially became an anime in 1974 and it had *international* (outside of Japan) success in Italy in the 60's and in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Spain in the 80's, so I would consider this to be the oldest anime I know of which was an international success.
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Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The oldest anime I found after some research is Astro Boy. It originated from Japan and started airing **in the US on September 7, 1963**. This is two months after Calimero, but Astro Boy is of Japanese origin, which Calimero is not.
I first looked through the wikipedia page on [History of anime](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime#1960s) and the first title, "[Astro Boy](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy)" looked familiar. Therefore I started reading through the page and there it said
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First I clicked the [1959 TV series](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mighty_Atom_(1959_TV_series)), which at that time was still called "Mighty Atom", but later changed to "Astro Boy". The 1959 series didn't seem to have been broadcasted abroad though. It was only from the [1963 TV series](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Boy_(1963_TV_series)), that the name was changed to Astro Boy, after discussions between producer <NAME> and representatives from NBC. The first United States broadcast was on **September 7, 1963**, which was only 9 months after the first release on New Year's day in Japan. More on the episode list with respective release dates for both Japan and the US can be found [here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mighty_Atom_episodes)
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2014/07/28 | 1,644 | 6,380 | <issue_start>username_0: Mirai's body vanished/consumed/disintegrated during the battle vs Kyoukai no Kanata, then there is this version of her in Akihito's "dream world" that dissolves on-screen, then months(?) later she is alive in flesh *and blood* (pun intended).
So, what happened? Was her blood control so high that she willed herself back into a physical body, or is it some [Applied Phlebotinum](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AppliedPhlebotinum) fiat?<issue_comment>username_1: I think that since the Dreamshade *Kyoukai no Kanata* was absorbed back into Akihito Kanbara's body, he might have had some unconscious control over the other dimension that the Dreamshade created, and since he wanted Mirai Kuriyama so badly, he might have brought her back from that dimension. After all, it was his dream world.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: It's a crap one, but I'd like to put the thought out there that the writer probably thought that her rebuilding her body could be easily explained by his over load on food at the shop, she could have easily felt his feelings and decided it would be better to live, the one in the dimension had a different outfit on, I'm willing to bet that was the writers way of letting us know that the real one was already out making an effort to rebuild her body, after all she could replenish her blood very fast after only one meal, why not be able to create a flimsy body as the construct and him fought so that she could eat and rebuild herself? Not such a big plot hole when you analyze the capabilities of the characters and the clues put into the fight build up. More eating for extra nutrition, and a different version of her in the dimension then what was seen before. Incredibly well planned out if you can find the bread crumbs to come to the most apparent conclusion.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: I know this is sort of a zombie, sorry, and purely speculation on my part, but I think it went like so:
Mirai initially vanished by absorbing KnK into her body, so she was intermingled with it from the beginning... but she was never really dead.
With KnK exerting all its power to combat her blood, another dimension is created, but their existence in that world is a supernatural manifestation of virtually incorporeal beings. KnK has to use all focus fighting her blood which is a constant assailant on its very core, and somehow this is created. Though the exact reason this phenomenon occurs and the function thereof is not crystal clear, it's fairly tertiary to this point, so I'll avoid the digression.
After the battle, KnK's not as strong as it once was, since it took a pretty bad pounding. Weakened (despite outside interference, to said party's astonishment), Aki is able to subdue KnK entirely having learned to control a mere fraction of KnK's full power, and he absorbs it back into his body (which actually includes Mirai as well). Since it's Aki's force of will now actively taking control of it, rather than just fighting in the same vessel, Mirai vanishes because as KnK is no longer the one willing the alternate dimension where she'd manifest into existence. She's really still inside KnK, which Aki absorbed and has at least partial control of.
Later, his extreme desire to see her again, and to relive his memories of the first meeting, are so potent that he actually exercises some of KnK's power subconsciously, extracting her from it and placing her right where he most wanted her to be. He knew what he was thinking at the time, and rushed to the place he had seen her in his mind, knowing that the ring vanishing meant she had been reunited with it, as was his most profound desire.
Could be wrong though. Take it or leave it :)
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theres tons of controversy as to exactly what happened, but because of the words she implied I believe she was never physically inside of the KnK but her love had created the dummy of Aki. which to me is beyond strange and I almost thought she was supposed to kill it since it was *his* memories in a way.
some of it seemed rushed with sending everyone here and there and maybe its just the fact that I read sub, but I couldn't comprehend the translation in some parts which could be faulty to the difference is language translation.
when the ring disappeared from his hand and ended up bringing him up to the roof top of the school I immediately suspected that he was causing his own illusion, because even if she *did* come back and had reembodied herself, she would not have been able to just make a ring magically reappear from the hand of her love to her pinky. then you'd have to think "Why didn't she appear with her glasses as well?"
its sad to think that she did in fact parish in the end, however that's how it appears to have fallen.
the anime in which the girls parish seem to be the only kind of anime I can find lately without even knowing that's what I'm watching until I'm engrossed, I'm running out of anime options considering I read and watch too many mangas and anime.
this is my interpretation of how things fell, looks like Aki went insane :'(
ill have to watch the movie(s)
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2014/07/29 | 472 | 1,936 | <issue_start>username_0: Usually we would treat the manga as canon for most works, but as most people usually only have watched the animation or played the video games, would in this case the manga still be considered canon over the anime? Or would it be the videogame and manga based on it?<issue_comment>username_1: Canon usually refers to the *original work* rather than the most popular one. As such, I would imagine that the original Japanese manga is canon.
The other mediums can be canon as well; the anime for example is a very important part of the franchise. Stil, the manga would probably still take precedence.
Canon is a very broad term that can be as strict or lenient as the user who uses it, so it's hard to answer this question definitively.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: The video games, manga, and anime are all different stories. Each is canon only to it's own plot. Since the video game came first however, we can assume the video game is considered canon unless you are speaking directly about the anime or manga, in which case that universe takes precedence. In the absence of information from the video game, I would say information from the anime comes next, since it came out before the manga. (Though arguably the manga fits the games better then the anime, therefore it takes the spot at second most canonical.) It entirely depends on how you see the Pokemon universe.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Pokemon adventures is often considered to be more canon to the games. Even though the manga was not made by Satoshi himself, you can see how canon it is to as Satoshi Taijiri once stated, "This is the comic that most resembles the world I was trying to convey."
While the current producers of the Pokemon cartoon series have tried to make all the official movies to be canon to the cartoon series. As the series is only canon to things relating to Ash Ketchum.
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2014/07/29 | 2,281 | 6,383 | <issue_start>username_0: At the start of noitaminA animes, there is a loading screen with lots of text appearing onscreen.
Looking closer, I noticed mentions of Eden of the East , Monokoe and Tales of Agriculture - so I reckon there are some Easter Eggs hidden in the rest of the text also.
Unfortunately, all the images I have found are too low resolution to make out what they say.
Can anyone reveal the super-secret messages that lie in noitaminA's loading screen?<issue_comment>username_1: Odd that you mention it, because it seems that Studio Rikka (of *Pale Cocoon* and *Time of Eve* fame) was released in the production. The particular UI is done in the style of Time of Eve. No, this probably doesn't mean Time of EVE II is confirmed.
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> noitaminA jingle movie - TYPE: Augemented Reality (ar) Version 1.10.03.23
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Here is a higher resolution image:
I think this section is fairly easy to read.
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I'm sure it's missing stuff here and there, but this solves the mystery of the small text. It's mainly synopses and similar small items of text related to noitaminA.
Most of the extraction of info: <http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/23ac5m/does_anyone_have_a_transcription_of_the_text_from/>
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0stiWHFrxoc>
also check this, the animated intro backwards (or the same: original status of the recording) says Back to Marijuana. #LOL
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2014/07/29 | 3,351 | 12,976 | <issue_start>username_0: Obviously in SAO anyone who was in the game on the first day was trapped inside. My question is, could someone on the outside a day (or whenever) later join in?
I would imagine it would be tempting for someone who had a significant other, child, someone, in the game or maybe they were depressed and thought SAO would lead to a better life.
I'm sure they would then become trapped themselves but is there anything stopping that initial jump after Akihiko Kayaba already trapped everyone?<issue_comment>username_1: There's no evidence to show that it wasn't impossible for non-trapped players to gain access into the game. What Kayaba Akihiko did was removing the "Log out" option and altering the game so that the death flag would cause the NerveGear to fry the player's brain.
Of course, whether it was possible or not on the basis of what Kayaba did to the game is one thing, the other factor to consider is the authorities.
When Kirito first entered Sword Art Online, he was on his bed. However, at the end of Aincrad arc, he woke up in hospital as seen where he wakes up and stumbles out to look for Asuna.
It was also mentioned that the [NerveGear](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/NerveGear#Chronology) has it's own internal battery in it which accounts for 30% of it's weight, in the Novels it's revealed this battery has atleast 10 minutes of power in it being one of the conditions set to kill a player.
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Also every trapped SAO player was moved to hospitals within the first 2 hours of the game starting as a respone to Kayaba's announcement to monitor their condition, and for those who didn't die in-game, to keep them from becoming under-nourished.
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In the Novels, to which the anime does not mention, SAO was only released in Japan so the only players effected were Japanese. in the Wiki it says that *after* the SAO incident [NerveGear](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/NerveGear#Chronology) had been seized and disposed as according to [Japanese Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 121](http://www.kl.i.is.nagoya-u.ac.jp/told/s23a13101je.2.2.txt)
all of this indicate that the Japanese Authorities were well aware of what was going on and would be in the public's best interest to prevent any more cases of players being trapped inside. in terms of the game the Authorities didn't need to stop people getting more copies of the game as only 10,000 copies were first produced and 10,000 players were trapped1
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however on the NerveGear Wikia page it states there were about 200,000 players in possession of a NerveGear, so i assume that the authorities seized about 193,853 NerveGear *during* Death Game (3,853 from the player who died)
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It is also mentioned that Kayaba has a level of honor and fairness so i would assume that as he aided players to reach the 95th floor (where he would reveal himself as the final boss) he would also act on any outside interference against anyone in some way if they came up with hacks designed to help beat the game or attempt to back into the game itself.
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1: the web version of the story which included the adult #.5 chapters says there were 50,000 players trapped
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: @Azrael response is the proper response to this, but regarding whether they could or not outside of the initial units and other units were confiscated, Kayaba probably closed off the system/server since Govt or someone could hack in or hijack packets if they wanted to (happens now with MMOs). Even Sugou who wanted people for test subjects could only do it when they logged out which means he couldn't just penetrate the server and was waiting for it to open up to reroute 300 people to his own.
To add to this the new units in Fairy Arc were already in production and couldn't physically fry anyone's brain. People would have just used this to log in and communicate with those who are trapped but that never happened.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: The answer are in the first episode of the series. Only 10 000 copies of the game are sold, and all of them are in use, because in the presentation, when Kayaba told her all of the "new rules", there are more than 9k players online, and some are dead at this moment.
Also, I can understand other explanations are correct, because yes, probably the "login server" is down, or there's only a hidden server (neither series nor the novel said anything about if Kayaba can logout or not).
@username_2: They cannot hijack packets of the server. I explain: all these players are in controlled environment, because of this, you can sniff the information between NerveGear and the servers. But, you don't know the use of these data. When you do a sniff on an MMO, you are playing the MMO itself. Because of this, you view a packet going to the server or from the server and the effect of this packet on your screen. If you receive a bunch of packets, but you cannot relate it with the proper actions on the game, all these information are more or less useless. More, if these information are encrypted. If you have 5 packets, for example, you can try to relate itself with actions (for example doing one more time the same action for view common packets). But, if you have thousands of them, you don't have nothing.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: I came here because I wanted to know people's opinions on the matter. You are all sticking to the fact that only 10,000 copies were made and all were being used. While this is true, I think that we shouldn't go on facts for this. I believe we should theorize and just get away from the fact that all copies were in use. Let's say that about a hundred or so never logged in on the first day. Would they be able to log in if they still had the copy of the game? While we are at it, let's take away the whole thing about how the government would confiscate those copies as well. Also, let's put people's reasoning about joining a death game aside.
So my answer to this is kinda going to be everywhere.
Alright, I believe that in a way, they could. I mean, look at how the game was set up. Let's start with the Beta of SAO. Everything is great; a few bugs here and there, but everything is running smoothly. Now for the Full Version. The game was specifically modified to not have a "Log Out" button. So the people that joined SAO on day 1 already logged in while the game had no "Log Out" button in the first place. So there goes that theory about people not being able to join after the "Log Out" button was removed. Right now it's looking as if they might be able to. Now let's go into the game's system, Cardinal. The Cardinal system is SAO's whole system and does a number of things. It would also adapt to situations. Let's say one of those things is to make the game fair for everyone. Would it not block out any other people from entering because everyone had a head start? It would possibly try to send them to another server for when the game had multiple of them. But then what about the Beta Players? They are ahead of everyone; would that not be the same as if someone new joined? So there goes that one. It would go without saying that nothing is standing in the way of a person from joining. The servers wouldn't be full, so people could still join. Unless the guys that worked on the game made it so that no one could join. But with that said if they had that power to do so, then wouldn't they be able to pull everyone out of SAO? It's most likely that Kayaba was the last person to check the systems before release, so he could have made changes to the game that the others didn't notice. Or maybe Kayaba was the last person the game went through before release so everything would be set up the way he wanted it to. It would also go without saying that only Kayaba could access the game, as we learnt that he was actually playing himself. Now, there's another thing we have to consider. I believe Kayaba would not have joined SAO on day 1 either, other than his appearance at the opening ceremony. I believe that he would have joined after the first month or so to ensure that everything was going well without him interfering. Also, what's to say that Kayaba thought about people not joining on day 1 and didn't bother to put a restriction on it? He did want everyone to join so that he could control a world by his design. So the reasoning stands that yes, they could join and be trapped there like the others.
That's my theory, but something else bothered me as well. For this, I am bringing back the rule about the government confiscating the copies. If these copies of SAO were usable, would the government not try to find a way to get everyone out by looking at the game's codes and crap? This was most likely a thought in Kayaba's mind. So he probably did put a restriction on new players joining. Now with that in mind, Day 1 would have been the only time to join, unless you're the GM. Joining on any other day would result in a connection problem. So if we add in that one little detail, then the whole answer turns around. So it varies on different occasions, but my final answer is no.
Now don't go hating on my theory as this was actually my first theory that I have thought of myself. And I'm sorry in advance if any of it does not make sense as it is very late so I'm tired and I've spent like over an hour writing this.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Just finished watching "Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online", in it you can see that Pitohui wasn't able to participate despite being a Beta tester, although it doesn't say weather she had purchased the game or not but been who she is (and rich), she might have had the game in hand already, plus I can't imagine the developers not giving beta tester priority in the purchase of the game. So based on my own speculations, I believe the "login server" was disabled by either Heathcliff or the government.
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2014/07/29 | 611 | 2,311 | <issue_start>username_0: <NAME>, writer of Death Note, said that Near "becomes less likeable" as the story advances, citing Near's plan to take the notebook at a later point in the story. Ohba said that a negative reaction originated from "the difference in their attitudes" and that people may have viewed Near as "a cheat." Ohba added that Near's "cheeky behavior," intended to "reinforce his childishness," had been construed as "annoying."
I don't know what this quote from Ohba means. Does this mean Near wants to use the Death Note for himself? Can someone please explain this to me?<issue_comment>username_1: There's nothing that I have read or watched in DN that indicates to me that Near is interested in using the power of the book for himself; he is interested in capturing a mass-murderer!
Oba-sensei was discussing the character's childish nature, but being cheeky, ill-mannered, underhanded and generally pugnacious does *not* mean that he wants to kill people using supernatural agencies!
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: To answer the title question, from [DN wiki](http://deathnote.wikia.com/wiki/Teru_Mikami) (but can be checked in Death Note 13):
Regarding Matsuda's theory on Near's involvement on Mikami's death, Ohba and Obata have stated that they themselves aren't sure on this; in Death Note 13: How to Read, Ohba suggests that given Near knew the "burning" and "13 day" rules were fake rules, he wouldn't have feared writing in the notebook, and then burnt the notebook so as to destroy the evidence. No solid information has been given on the matter; readers are meant to draw their own conclusions.
[Another source.](http://death-note.livejournal.com/1759743.html)
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Near burned all death notes. It is safe to say that he can't use them for himself. The only time he may have used it was to win against Light.
It was not the same in the anime but at the end of the manga two members of the former task force are shown to speculate about the circumstances of Mikamis death shortly after after he forgot to verify the death note and thus within 23 days. They speculated about whether N wrote his name in the real book making him forget it - the book got burned so they could not verify it and as said N can not use them.
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2014/07/29 | 536 | 1,833 | <issue_start>username_0: The second season of *Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion* is suffixed with *R2*. C.C's and V.V's names, while written with the dot between them they are pronounced as C2 and V2.
So I am wondering what the R2 in the title means: is it similar to how C.C's and V.V's names are writen and pronounced and it's supposed to be written as R.R? Does it mean something?<issue_comment>username_1: As chocking as it may sound R2 stands for **second season**.
There is no information that it could mean something else or at least I haven't found anything to back other information such as R2 being things like:
* Round 2
* Rebirth 2
* Rewrite 2
* related to the CG power overtaking both eyes
* a 3rd element (such as c2 or v2)
If I had to name it, it would be "2nd Rebellion" as a continuation to the 1st season.
While there could be some crucial information provided on the manga that could clear I honestly don't recall any and perhaps some one could reinforce what I am saying.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Lelouch Lamperouge
(Rurushu Ramperuji) = R.R. thus R2 - R2 (R.R.) is his code name like V2 (V.V.) & C2 (C.C.) had.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: There is a theory going around that Lelouch isn't actually dead. (I don't know if you've heard of it or not but I'll explain it anyway.)
The theory basically says that in the episode "The Ragnarok Connection" when Charles wraps his arm around Lelouch's neck and strangles him, he does so with his hand that holds his code. The theory states that in this moment, Lelouch stole Charles's code and this is how Charles died. As a result of taking the code, Lelouch becomes immortal and survives being stabbed by Suzaku. This is where the R2 comes into play. Because Lelouch is now supposedly immortal, he has a name like C2 and V2.
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2014/07/29 | 937 | 3,100 | <issue_start>username_0: *Disclaimer: I am not asking about speculation on C.C's (or V.V's) real names*
In Code Geass, C.C implies that she abandoned her real name and has since forgotten it
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> Lelouch, do you know why Snow is white? it's because it has forgotten it's name
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When talking to Lelouch about if she was human she says that if she wanted to be seen as human she would have **a more human name**, as if she hinting that her name C.C was something she chose. V.V also shares the same kind of name but nothing is ever said about it.
in Etrian Odyssey Untold, the AI in charge for firing Gungnir and Ricky's friend is named Mike however is spelled as M.I.K.E which stands for **M**emetic **I**nstallation **K**eeper **E**ngine.
So i am wondering, does C.C and V.V stand for anything?<issue_comment>username_1: **There is no information as to a meaning to C.C. or V.V other than to hide their real names.**
There is some information about the planning stages of Code Geass having C2 name as Cera or Sera but I never saw any official information to back that up other than random websites.
In regards C2:
Well if you want the reference from the anime alone, I don't think it was ever revealed, there was a scene where she does say her name involuntarily in her sleep at episode 11 around 18 minutes of the first season, but the name it self is never revealed to us and is covered with droplet of water sound instead.
She whispers her name
She confirms it was her name
Further in he also calls her name right after saying "I learned something interesting because of that" in reference of staying/saving her which was not necessary. And again her name is censored.
Further in she also asks him to call her name again which he does however again its muted/censored.
So to this point the name is only known to Lelouch!
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In regards V2:
On episode 21 of the second season around 5 minutes and 20 seconds Lelouch's mother tell a set of events of the past along with Charles however V2 name is again never revealed.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: With the release of chapter 40 of the manga "Code Geass: Renya of Darkness", we now know that these names had no relation to the original names, but instead followed an alphabetical naming sequence. This is shown when C.C. says that the successor or "U.U." would be called V.V.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XilWh.png)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Spoilers Code Geass movies and series
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Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: If you can read lips, at some point Lelouch correctly guesses the name of C.C:
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2014/07/30 | 779 | 2,626 | <issue_start>username_0: We know, that if a human makes the Shinigami eye deal, he will lose half of his remaining lifespan. But, let's say Light made the shinigami deal. He might have killed L earlier, thus prolonging his life again. So here is my questions:
Would Light have lived longer, if he would have had the Shinigami eyes?<issue_comment>username_1: **There is no information as to a meaning to C.C. or V.V other than to hide their real names.**
There is some information about the planning stages of Code Geass having C2 name as Cera or Sera but I never saw any official information to back that up other than random websites.
In regards C2:
Well if you want the reference from the anime alone, I don't think it was ever revealed, there was a scene where she does say her name involuntarily in her sleep at episode 11 around 18 minutes of the first season, but the name it self is never revealed to us and is covered with droplet of water sound instead.
She whispers her name
She confirms it was her name
Further in he also calls her name right after saying "I learned something interesting because of that" in reference of staying/saving her which was not necessary. And again her name is censored.
Further in she also asks him to call her name again which he does however again its muted/censored.
So to this point the name is only known to Lelouch!
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In regards V2:
On episode 21 of the second season around 5 minutes and 20 seconds Lelouch's mother tell a set of events of the past along with Charles however V2 name is again never revealed.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: With the release of chapter 40 of the manga "Code Geass: Renya of Darkness", we now know that these names had no relation to the original names, but instead followed an alphabetical naming sequence. This is shown when C.C. says that the successor or "U.U." would be called V.V.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/XilWh.png)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: Spoilers Code Geass movies and series
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Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: If you can read lips, at some point Lelouch correctly guesses the name of C.C:
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2014/08/02 | 1,341 | 5,130 | <issue_start>username_0: In episode 21, it was shown that Romdeau was in a state of disarray. Many opted to leave the city instead of staying inside. However, what I noticed is that emigrants seem to be able to leave their home cities without gas masks or any protective gear. The same applied to Vincent and emigrants from Mosk during one of his flashback, at least from what I can remember. They weren't inside a vehicle and they seem to have to walk to where they needed to go to.
Of course, it's possible that they were vaccinated before going outside, although it seems unlikely given the state of Romdeau during this time and that the city would try to keep them from going outside no matter what. Yet, Vincent was struck by disease after he went outside through the vent. Although he did survived, he either should have been immune from the conditions in the outside world, he actually wasn't exposed during his travel from Mosk to Romdeau, the vaccines keeping them healthy are temporary, or something else.
So how did emigrants survive outside without succumbing to disease? Have I missed anything?<issue_comment>username_1: Mosk immigrants
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Mosk was attacked by Romdeau before the series started, as we see the wreckage of several Romdeau's AutoReivs. Its desolated state would be the result of the Rapture that Raul Creed initiated.
In the first image, we see the thermonuclear bomb "Rapture" falling down outside the dome, while the second image shows the after affects. Seeing as there was only one crater (the cliffs in the back are carved to have the dome built on a flat terrain), we can assume that the Mosk wasn't destroyed earlier in the series. So why was the people of Mosk leaving? Most likely because of Romdeau's attack.
Now we're not sure how the immigrants travel to Romdeau, nor how many of the immigrants actually made it to Romdeau. However, the Commune is able to live outside (somewhat), so maybe the immigrants who made it to the dome built up a natural resistance. If the Romdeau military transported them (out of mercy, Don<NAME> only wanted Proxy One to return), they would have been treated before hand; otherwise, citizens of Mosk may have been given sort of vaccination or boost to their immune system.
Vincent and Re-L
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Vincent and Re-L can be outside because of the Amrita cells in them.
Firstly, for Vincent, it's because he is Ergo Proxy, and as such, he would be naturally immune due to being near immortal.
For Re-L, when she first went outside, she was stricken with whatever virus was outside, because she wasn't in any condition to fly back to Romdeau and Vincent needing to escape, Hoody became a stand in for Vincent returning Re-L knowing full well that when Re-L get's treatment he (as Vincent) would be captured.
Daedalus was on stand by and gave Re-L treatment to save her life. It's assumed he gave her Amrita Cell (which most likely came from Monad), which would then explain why she is perfectly fine when she leaves Romdeau a second time.
Romdeau emigrants
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Project ADW was an attempt to modify humans at a cellular level with an infusion of Amrita cells, the cells found inside Proxies. It occurred at some point between the launch of Rapture and Re-L, Vincent, and Pino's return to Romdeau. While it obviously used Amrita cells from Monad, Project ADW isn't touched on in any real depth, so we don't know how successful it was or how many people had the infusion.
However, at the end, I don't recall seeing any other humans outside the Dome. It's also suggested on [Proxy One's Wikia Page](http://ergoproxy.wikia.com/wiki/Proxy_One) (under Proxy One's Revenge) that Re-L and Vincent are the only 2 humans left (along with a bunch of Cagito infected AutoReivs), making them a proverbial Adam and Eve, at least until Boomerang Star returns.
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On a final note, it should be noted that the ecological disaster which saw the creation of the Boomerang and Proxy Projects is subsiding, and the planet is on its way to recovery. At first, the people of the Dome may have been told it was too deadly to go outside. However, as the planet recovered, it's possible the viruses/pathogens also began to die off (the planet was in something like an ice age), and the chances of people dying from them would be less likely.
This wouldn't be a instant process, so possibly by the time the series started, the likelihood of surviving outside was greater than before when the Domes first tried to prevent people from leaving.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It may have very well been a designer virus to keep people inside the domes, working, living and building the habitable domes up. If you're using the population as is speculated, to build and maintain habitable space for the returning beings, why allow the population to roam freely?
Now that the original humans are returning the same signal to trigger the proxies to go crazy could be doing the same to a designer virus.
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2014/08/03 | 1,657 | 6,158 | <issue_start>username_0: In Episode 8 - *Black and White Sword Dance*, after Kirito got Asuna to agree to cook the Ragout Rabbit, Asuna dismissed Kuradeel and got refused:
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In Episode 2 - *Beater*, after beating *Illfang the Kobold Lord*, Kirito was discovered as a Beta player. Reflecting on Diavel's request, Kirito takes an antagonist stance and lies about how far he had progressed during the beta of SAO:
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I was under the impression that Kirito was the only "Beater". However, Kuradeel says *one of those Beaters*, which implies that there are more as apart from him. Using the plural form, Kuradeel is grouping Kirito with others.
So I am wondering, were there any other *Beaters* in SAO? If there were, do we know who they were?<issue_comment>username_1: It would depend on your definition of "Beater." While they are not specifically referred to as "beaters," their actions and hidden ulterior motives would likely label them as such.
If you define it as Beta players who take advantage of their inside knowledge from the closed beta for their own benefit, then there are at least two.
* [Diavel](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Diavel), attempted to manipulate a certain transaction to ensure that Kirito played a support role during the Floor 1 boss encounter, so he could get the last kill bonus
* [Coper](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Coper), tried to use a monster to PK Kirito, so that he could get a certain quest item
* [Morte](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Q81Jt.jpg), from SAO Progressive, Vol. 2, one of the Beta players that completed the "War of Elves'" quest (one of three people, including Kirito), has a hidden agenda...
Not all Beta players have ulterior motives.
* [Argo](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Argo), an information broker that provides the "Strategy Guide by Area". The guide is distributed in NPC shops and provided many resourceful information about the game.
But all in all, the term "Beater" is just a derogatory term non-Beta players use for Beta players that don't share their knowledge and keep information to themselves. Non-Beta players are jealous of the knowledge Beta players have and seek to ostracize them, so the Beta players either have no choice but to share what they know or be forced to play by themselves.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As I understand it from anime and LNs - Kirito was one and only Beater. The main reason of him becoming Beater was to turn anger of "simple" players away from beta-tester by concentrating it on Kirito.
By the way, Kuradeel says "Sou ka, ano Beater no" what roughly translates into "Oh, he's that Beater..."
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: On some chat at first, with Klein, kirito tolds him they lucky obtaining one of the 10k copies of the game.
At same time, Klein tolds kirito he's more lucky, because are one of the 1000 beta testers.
Because this, you can understand who they're 1000 beta testers online.
On the other hand, the "beater" term are a union of beta tester and cheater. But, the definition of cheater in game are only a player with unknown information.
You can assume who all the beta testers are beaters too, because at one or another form, they know more information about the game, and probably doesn't told to anything, or only to friends. Also, even if you try to not take advantage of these knowledge, you're using it if you need.
If the term "beater" are used only for these players who uses these knowledge for their own advantage "trying to do it", then, the quantity are unknown, because of the 1000 beta players you doesn't know nor 10%.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: To answer the question, it's first important to understand what a "Beater" is. The term was coined as conflation of "Beta" and "Cheater" to describe Kirito immediately after he made his speech after Diavel's death. The definition is, therefore, the contents of said speech.
In his speech, Kirito asks not to be conflated with mere "beta players", noting that he is much knowledgeable than "regular" beta players. In part, this is an exposition speech, explaining how Kirito knew a detail about the 1st floor's boss's weapon that Diavel did not. Kirito explains that he knew more than Diavel, a fellow beta tester, due to reaching a higher floor during beta (Although Kirito doesn't specifically reveal that Diavel was a beta tester, but talks more generally. It is implied that he is talking about Diavel, though). This immediately rules out Diavel as a possible beater, as he is used for contrast.
The definition of a "Beater" is hence: A beta tester who has more knowledge than the average beta tester due to playing more and reaching farther.
Since the mere act of clearing a floor unlocks the upper floors to all players, the very concept that Kirito was the only one to venture to the higher floors is unlikely from the get go.
However, since the other beta testers that appear don't go around specifically saying which was the highest floor they had reached, it's hard to determine which was a beater, and which wasn't. The only one that could be reliably ruled out was Diavel, due to his lack of knowledge about the Nodachi. At any rate, after the 10th floor was cleared, any special knowledge known to the beta testers was rendered worthless, as only the 10th floor was reached during beta. This also means that past this point, it would be completely impossible to identify a beta tester based on knowledge or behavior, let alone a beater.
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2014/08/04 | 879 | 3,316 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been a fan of anime since Star Blazers in my childhood, but... I wonder about an overused cliche in anime action-adventure series: teenage prodigy heroes.
For example, the most popular action-based anime (as opposed to comedy or relationship-based) currently on Netflix and Hulu (as well as StackExchange tag frequency): Attack on Titan, Black Butler, Bleach, Death Note, Fairy Tail, Fullmetal Alchemist, Knights of Sidonia, Naruto, One Piece, Sword Art Online. All of them feature unusually capable teens as the lead protagonists. Adults are supporting characters, or entirely absent.
Certainly there are exceptions (Samurai Champloo, etc), and this trope is also seen in the US (e.g. Adventure Time, Avatar, Young Justice, etc) but it's a matter of degree. Non-child heroes are not a rarity in western animation (Avengers, Batman, Tranformers, etc).
Is this a real thing in Japanese culture, and if so what does it mean? Or is it just a USA-based artifact of marketing (i.e. this particular subgenre is actively emphasized for translation) or audience (i.e. non-child anime is just as common but has less active fans)?<issue_comment>username_1: Action/Adventure anime is typically catagorized under shounen - which means adolescent males.
People like other people who are like themselves. In this case, adolescent males empathize and therefore like shows about other adolescent males being heroes.
The "exceptions" you listed are typically listed under seinen, which don't target *just* young people.
As for the difference, there are plenty of novels written for young adults featuring teen heroes, just look at Hunger Games or the slew of vampire books or harry potter. You just see so much more of it in Japan because there are so much more teenagers reading manga, reading novels, and watching anime.
Please see these questions for more information - [What are the differences between types of anime?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2328/what-are-the-differences-between-types-of-anime) or [Why is most anime centered on fighting?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6430/why-is-most-anime-centered-on-fighting)
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: It's to increase the appeal to the target audience, and I believe all of those series you listed are shounen (for young boys). I think those manga series that are action that are made for an older target audience (seinen rather than shounen) do not as commonly get made into anime, or if they do, they are not usually as long running or as big in merchandising. But these series do tend to have older protagonists.
I believe also that there's also a spotlight effect happening that may be affecting your perception. Those series that tend to do well and get licensed for television in the west also tend to be shounen action anime.
I'll also note in those western series you mentioned where the starring character is not a child or teenager, they have a history of trying to insert children/teens as "sidekicks" in order to increase appeal for a target audience. It's kind of funny you listed Transformers as an example though, since it was first created by Takara Tomy (a Japanese toy company) and Hasbro, and so I see it as just as much a Japan thing as a western thing.
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2014/08/05 | 2,012 | 7,672 | <issue_start>username_0: This meme has been prevalent in English-speaking part of the internet, but so far no one really knows its true origins. I've searched for something similar in the Japanese sphere of the internet and I haven't really found anything either. So far as I know, it seems to be made up and not really existent in anime. Yes, there has been stories about kouhai wanting to be with their senpais, but it doesn't seem like this particular line could have come from an anime.
What anime could have started this meme?<issue_comment>username_1: To be perfectly honest there was no original "notice me senpai" moment in anime. The way it started is when a female character has feelings for a guy, but she never manages to tell him, and this just happens again and again. My guess is that it was probably a fan of one of these anime that made the first meme.
As for what anime was used in the first "notice me senpai" meme, neither I nor anyone else would be able to give you a definitive answer.
Unless you got Google themselves to look it up for you :P
(I'm sorry that this probably wasn't the answer you were looking for, but I've watched a lot of romantic comedy type anime, but have never actually heard someone say that).
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: 'Notice me senpai!' Really didn't originate from anywhere, it's more of a reference to when there's a romance in Animes that deal with school life. Before it somehow always was the girl chasing the guy (and still is). So I'm betting that whatever was the first anime to have an older male protagonist and a younger female protagonist, is most likely where it really originated from. If you watch older romance anime's their almost always about school life, so I'm assuming as time went on people noticed the pattern and came up with that meme.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: **In real-life Japanese culture**, many people do hope to get and attempt to get the attention of their love interest without ever voicing it or being direct, so **this is not an anime/manga-specific trope** but rather works of anime/manga are incorporating a very standard experience of elementary/jr. high/high schoolers in Japan past and through to the present. In other words, a particular anime did not start the meme, but rather some particular anime was simply the first to document the real-life occurrence of such moments. ***Shoujo* manga magazines such as *Ribon* often feature color page spreads of advice and instructions on what hairstyles, fashion, and accessories could help you be noticed by the guy you like** (I personally find this very dubious, having taught in 5th~6th grade in Japanese public schools... I'd be surprised if any of the boys are paying attention to how darling a girl's pencil case is and thereby thinking, "Oh, she's good at being cute. I like her now," but I digress), so **from a young age, Japanese girls are encouraged in this practice** of trying to attract a love interest without needing to confess her feelings to him directly (so that he will get interested in her before he realized she's interested in him).
*Sempai* (「先輩」) are upperclassmen *in some sense* to whom a Japanese person will always be kouhai (「後輩」, underclassmen) throughout their lives after graduation. There is no analogous system to the *sempai/kouhai* system in Western culture. ***Sempai* are *often* older, but not always**: more important than age is the person’s year in school or number of years in the shared *bukkatsu* (student club), company, etc. at the time that the *kouhai* enters said school, club, or company. This is true of both males and females, so we cannot say that a meme developed out of only girls in romance-focused series thinking secretly about their *sempai*; in *shounen* action anime, boys pine away for girls who they think might be out of their league too, whether older or the same age. For example, I'm a member of the manga student group at my university in Japan, and we all call each other by “-san.” Even though they're all younger than me (since I'm a grad student and they're undergrads), it would be totally inappropriate for me to start calling them in *yobisute* (that is, without a respectful name suffix) because they either 1) are my *sempai* in terms of number of years of membership in the club, or 2) they entered the club at the same time as me. If you enter university as a freshman and meet a sophomore who is your own age, he/she is automatically your *sempai* by virtue of being a grade ahead of you. Then, even if you have not seen your *sempai* in decades and you are now both middle-aged and working at different companies of equal repute, when you meet again he/she is still your superior to whom you must look up to, defer to, and serve; there is no evening-out of level in Japanese *sempai/kouhai* culture.
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If you are asking, which anime first featured this exact line of inner monologue where the *seiyuu* voices it, you might be correct in that the exact wording cannot be found; however, that would be hard to confirm. Since the *sempai/kouhai* relationship and the don't-confess-feelings-directly cultural element are both so standard in Japanese culture, it would be hard to pin-point and verify the earliest case of this moment documented in the anime medium, because **you would need to be looking at the earliest anime TV films and series produced in [the 60s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime#1960s) that contain school settings**, or possibly you would even need to check through the older [propaganda films and shorts of the previous decades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_anime) (which are difficult to get ahold of, even for anime scholars). That would entail investigating all the genres ranging from *shounen* sci-fi to *shoujo* sports series. Though I am not very familiar with 60s anime, I can say, at the least, that **you can find this "notice me, senpai" *moment*, though not the exact phrasing, in many anime produced in the 70s, 80s, and 90s**. Such an English phrase would be summarizing the moment that we do often see occur in anime.
See also my [answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/22209/8134) to this [question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/22208/why-are-there-so-many-perverted-virgins-in-anime/):
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> . . . a major format of Japanese romance is to like someone who you are not friends with for a long time, and finally "confess" your feelings in a sudden love letter, on St. Valentine's Day, or on graduation day, in which the recipient must abruptly decide whether or not he/she has romantic interest in the other person -- who might not have been on the recipient's radar whatsoever. This can result in either being turned down on the spot ("I don't even know you"), a willingness to try to go on a couple dates ("Maybe I could get interested in you"), or the first-choice being the recipient is overjoyed ("I secretly pined away for you for years too!"). A lot of romantic feelings and sexual desire are never confessed, but some that are get rejected due to the format in which the potential couple does not get to know each other through friendship or casual dating before a major DTR (defining the relationship) event takes place, or reciprocal feelings are confessed right after the graduation ceremony and the respective parties part ways to go to different schools for high school or university, so the mutual interest doesn't lead anywhere.
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2014/08/05 | 597 | 2,128 | <issue_start>username_0: What is a characteristic attribute relating to the visual aspect for a manga, differential to western comics like from DC or Marvel? For example the way they draw the eyes. In mangas they are much more complex and they look not even real.
Are there other clear attributes like that? And why is it common to draw them like "unreal" persons in Japan?<issue_comment>username_1: One thing I noted for sure is that Manga usually is not drawn in the same style they use for X-Men, Batman, Superman (DC Comics or Marvel).
**Muscles**
They tend to be drawn slimmer & less muscular. When they are drawn muscularly, the muscles tends to have more packs (not sure what's that called) than that in American comics. A simple comparison is between Goku of Dragon Ball and Superman. Goku has more packs than Superman.
**Hair**
Also, Manga character hair tends to be spikey, while American comics are not. For example Tony Stark of Iron Man and Natsu Dragneel of Fairy Tail.
**Eyes**
Manga tends to draw the characters with big, round eyes. This is especially true in girls manga (shoujo manga).
**Expressions**
Well, American manga don't draw jaw-dripping expressions like manga do, or panic character having >.< eyes.
**Sound Effects**
Another this is that effects in American comics are usually drawn inside a spikey bubble, while in manga, they are usually just written in big hiragana or katakana letter.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Some characters have massive heads
Very teenagey at times
Massive eyes
Lots of connection to Japanese school life
Uses nearly the entire colour spectrum for hair colour and eye colour choices
Can get very platonic/intimate to a point of rated x at times
More common in black and white than in colour
All of the above have been sourced from 10 years experience of reading manga
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2014/08/05 | 594 | 2,088 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Gintama the Movie: Be Forever Yorozuya (Yorozuya yo Eien Nare)*, why did Gin need to go to the future first?
He was infected by the White Plague during the Joui war, so why did the future Gin call him to the future to kill the plagued future Gin instead of just sending him to the past and preventing the plague from spreading in the first place?<issue_comment>username_1: One thing I noted for sure is that Manga usually is not drawn in the same style they use for X-Men, Batman, Superman (DC Comics or Marvel).
**Muscles**
They tend to be drawn slimmer & less muscular. When they are drawn muscularly, the muscles tends to have more packs (not sure what's that called) than that in American comics. A simple comparison is between Goku of Dragon Ball and Superman. Goku has more packs than Superman.
**Hair**
Also, Manga character hair tends to be spikey, while American comics are not. For example Tony Stark of Iron Man and Natsu Dragneel of Fairy Tail.
**Eyes**
Manga tends to draw the characters with big, round eyes. This is especially true in girls manga (shoujo manga).
**Expressions**
Well, American manga don't draw jaw-dripping expressions like manga do, or panic character having >.< eyes.
**Sound Effects**
Another this is that effects in American comics are usually drawn inside a spikey bubble, while in manga, they are usually just written in big hiragana or katakana letter.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Some characters have massive heads
Very teenagey at times
Massive eyes
Lots of connection to Japanese school life
Uses nearly the entire colour spectrum for hair colour and eye colour choices
Can get very platonic/intimate to a point of rated x at times
More common in black and white than in colour
All of the above have been sourced from 10 years experience of reading manga
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2014/08/05 | 587 | 2,162 | <issue_start>username_0: In the manga Oibore in the fallen district (slums) ends up revealing who he is when asked why he helped Kenshin by telling the people there its his daughters husband who was there when she died. But how did he know? Kenshin was a top secret assassin and his identity was kept secret to most of the public. How did he even know they got married (it happened in the mountains away from anyone) or Tomoe died while kenshin was there (the only people who would know, kenshin killed and maybe the higher up imperialists)?
It was stated he abandoned the family after his wife died so he wouldn't have had any contact with her or Enishi. Enishi doesn't even meet him until after his fight with Kenshin, even then it is implied he doesn't really know who he is.<issue_comment>username_1: Tomoe knew that Kenshin was her fiance's assassin. She moved to Kyoto, desperate to find him. So we can assume that the rest of the family knew about Kenshin too.
When Kenshin kills, he delivers the "Tenshu", a signature for the crimes, that identifies the faction responsible for the murders. Kenshin's reputation among the Ishin Shishi and their ennemies was increasing (remember that the Shinsen Gumi has a physical description of him before actually meeting Kenshin).
So Mr Yukishiro knows that his daughter's fiance was killed by the Ishin Shishi's assassin, and later on, that assassin became famously known has a man with red hair and 2 scars across his left cheek. Even if Kenshin's name was unknown to most, his appearance and skill was becoming a legend.
Now, how would he know about Tomoe's wedding? She wrote to Enishi, once they moved close to Ootsu. That is why Enishi meets them in the mountain (and he already knows that Kenshin is responsible for her fiance's death). We can assume that Tomoe's father learnt about her wedding from Enishi.
Source: Manga + the OVA Rurouni Kenshin <NAME>
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: Isika the guy who cleans up after Kenshin's assassinations is a spy. He knows everything about Kenshin. He also tries to weaken Kenshin emotionally to get him killed when he goes after Tomoe.
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2014/08/07 | 1,334 | 4,924 | <issue_start>username_0: The Sharingan makes the user able to follow the target better, which shortens the reaction time of the user. Does the Sharingan make your mind think faster as well?
If it doesn't, the users mind should not be able to keep up with what the Sharingan is able to see. If the mind becomes faster, then the user would become a super genius.
Or is there simply no logic at all?
Naruto has recently learned the flash ability from his father Minato. When someone uses flash are they teleporting or just moving really fast?
Additionally, could any form of the Sharingan "keep up" visually with the "flash ability" of either Naruto or Minato?<issue_comment>username_1: When Naruto learns the Flash ability just before he goes out to join the war, we see Naruto actually getting his foot stuck in some stone after failing at using the Flash ability. From this, we can tell that the Flash ability allows the user to move very fast, because it'd take a large amount of force for Naruto to hit the stone, crack it and get stuck in it. Where as based on concept, teleportation would not exert any sort of outward force, Naruto would shift positions in space, but his initial vectors would not change.
This moment is at 9min 39sec of episode 250 of Naruto Shippudan. Here Naruto get's stuck after hitting Kisame(Akatsuki Member) and Bee chases after Kisame as he tries to get away.
As we all know, the Sharingan further awakens based on the level of despair a user of the Sharingan goes through. Check the wiki for more info: <http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Sharingan>
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Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: [Flash ability](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Flying_Thunder_God_Technique) is a teleportation. It's a space time technique something like Kamui. Naruto hasn't learned it so far. Naruto's speed,strength,skills are dramatically increased when he's in [Nine Tails Chakra Mode](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nine-Tails_Chakra_Mode).
Now his abilities are even increased with Sage's power.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: Sharingan by no means makes the bearer any smarter. Sharingan enables its bearer to:
1. See chakra of someone, but not the chakra points
2. See motions in greater detail making it feels like slow-motioned
3. Perform genjutsu better
4. Do sharingan specific jutsu, like Amaterasu, Izanagi, Izanami, etc.
The logic behind it is that normally humans don't use the maximal capacity of their brain, only about 10% if I'm not mistaken. In using the 2nd ability, Sharingan utilize more of the brain to do image processing, but not anything else. As for ability 1, 3 and 4, it's just that Sharingan is like a prerequisite to do so, just like a mere 160 cm basketball player would not be able to do slam dunk unless he have an ultra strong foot muscles. Sharingan is like that, only instead of foot, it's the eyes. Therefore, though Sharingan enables such feats I mentioned above, it doesn't make the user any smarter.
As for Naruto, as far as I know, Naruto is just moving very fast. His fast movement is different than that of Minato. Minato uses Space and Time Jutsu. That means Minato is not moving, he is teleporting. That's why he needs his kunai as marker.
Sharingan would not be able to keep up with it when he's on the teleportation, but when he shows up, it can.
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2014/08/07 | 615 | 2,117 | <issue_start>username_0: When Tenshinhan prepares to launch the shin kikoho, he puts his hands in the form of a triangle.
However, the attack ends up in the form of a square according to the destroyed area.
Does anyone have a good explanation for this?
**EDIT**
Thanks for everyone, I've checked the manga chapters, and it seems that he puts his hands in a diamond shape, apparently, there was a mistake when making it into anime<issue_comment>username_1: Though he put his hand in the form of triangle, the hole is in square/rectangular form. The answer is quite scientific. A [Reuleaux triangle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuleaux_triangle) can be rotated to create a square shape. This [YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5AzbDJ7KYI) and this [site](http://io9.com/5829336/the-triangle-that-makes-rectangular-holes) explain it in more detail.
Tenshinhan's hand shape is similar to the Reuleaux triangle. Due to its shape, while it rotates, its cutting edge cut the hole in a shape of square which is shown in the gif below.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The attack leaves a square hole due to the way he holds his hands. When he fires the attack normally he places his hand in a diamond shape and zooms into his target. the attack then is shot and forms the square shape.
as you can see that his hands put together form more of a diamond shape and when he fires the attack it rotates and makes the square.
later in the series He changes the way his hands are placed and over laps the thumbs and make a triangle shape with is hands instead of the diamond shape.
it is stated on [Ultra DragonBall wiki](http://ultradragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Tri-Beam)
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2014/08/07 | 4,445 | 16,172 | <issue_start>username_0: I am only familiar with this term when I know about the anime.
* Is this term only used in Japan?
Sometimes I read light novels on the internet but I never see the book myself. How is a light novel different from a regular novel? Except for light novels being... light, are there any other differences?
And usually I see the cover done in a manga-style drawing:
* Are light novels used exclusively for anime or manga adaptations?
* Are there any light novels that do not use manga-style drawings?
I tried to search "Light novel cover" and the result is as expected:
[](https://www.google.com/search?q=Light%20novel%20cover&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=rV7jU-_YKcKfugSmyIFo&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ&biw=1242&bih=585)<issue_comment>username_1: What is a light novel?
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A light novel is a style of Japanese novel targeting teenagers and young adults. These novels contain mostly illustrations in anime or manga style. They are usually published in *bunkobon* size (A6 – 105 x 148mm). Light novels are not very long. The length is comparable to a novella in US publishing terms.
Light novels are very popular in Japan as you can see in Japanese bookstores.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cX4J5.jpg)
Where does the term come from and what does it mean?
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The word “light novel” is actually not an English word. It is a *wasei-eigo* (literally translated “Japanese-made English”) which is a Japanese term formed from words in the English language.
The term is everywhere used where you read such novels. In Japan you will use the word *raito noberu* (sometimes also *ranobe* or *rainobe* as an abbreviation) which is the Japanese term of light novel.
In the western culture light novels are normally called Japanese Novella.
What is the difference between a novel and a light novel?
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In short: Light Novels are usually shorter and they also contain few illustrations. In addition they are easier to read. This is particular because the text contains much simpler and easier to read modern *kanji*.
The illustrations are mostly at the beginning of capitals or when a new characters respectively a new place is described. On the picture below you see an example on how a light novel is build up. Left an image from the scene and to the right the text to read.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LlUBN.jpg)
In typical light novels you will find mostly black and white illustrations. But today you also find many novels that include colored illustrations.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/q4zqa.jpg)
Why is a light novel styled like an anime or manga?
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The reason because light novels are styled like anime or manga is because of their history and they are actually from Japan.
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> Light novels are an evolution of pulp magazines. To please their
> audience, in the 1970s, most of the Japanese pulp magazines, which had
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Information from [wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_novel), [englishlightnovels](http://englishlightnovels.com/an-introduction-to-light-novels/), [animanga.wikia](http://animanga.wikia.com/wiki/Light_novel), [tvtropes](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LightNovels).
Pictures from [englishlightnovels](http://englishlightnovels.com/an-introduction-to-light-novels/), [afrobonzai.unblog](http://afrobonzai.unblog.fr/2014/05/01/light-novel-ou-le-roman-facile-a-digerer/).
Upvotes: 6 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: When referring to a novel, you'd be talking about...
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Therefore I always assumed a light novel to be a short story of sorts, something you could read on the bus or on the train. After looking it up, I was wrong. A light novel apparently is a Jenglish or [wasei-eigo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo) expression for a [novella](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novella), which would be a short novel, but not as short as a short story according to it's wiki page.
So before I continue and answer your questions, I'll let [wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_novel) explain what a light novel would be.
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> A light novel (ライトノベル raito noberu?) is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting middle and high school students (young adult demographic). "Light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Such short, light novels are often called ranobe (ラノベ?) or LN in the West. They are typically not more than 40,000–50,000 words long (the shorter ones being equivalent to a novella in US publishing terms), rarely exceed 200 pages, often have dense publishing schedules, are usually published in bunkobon size, and are often illustrated. The text is often serialized in anthology magazines before collection in book form.
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**Is this term only use in Japan?**
Yes it is. If you would use the term in the west, you would be referring to Japanese novella.
**How is a light novel different from a regular novel?**
I guess novels would printed in the A5 format, but a light novel would be printed in the [Bunkobon](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunkobon) format, which would be the A6 format.
**Is a light novel used exclusively for anime or manga adaptation?**
Since the target group of light novels are primarily middle and high school students, it wouldn't surprise me if most of them are. They aren't exclusively used for anime or manga adaptations though. If you read further on the wiki page it is mentioned that popular movies as Star Wars have also influenced the content. But they do mention that
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While searching about Light novels I encountered the wiki how page on Light novels. So if you ever wanted to write one yourself, [check it out](http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Light-Novel).
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If I had to describe it in few words: a easier to read novel.
If you check out some novels, like *Another* and see most Light Novels the difference is evident. Light novels have shorter paragraphs, characters less complicated to read (i.e. the appearance of obscure Kanji in a sentence is rare), and generally shorter.
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Actually, most light novels (LN from now on) don't make it to anime production, and some are adapted to manga to promote the novel itself rather than to make a illustrated carbon copy of the LN. This is, as with all business, mostly motivated by marketing reasons, rather than some secret rule. Granted, if your LN is popular, it will get advertised in more media (manga, anime, live action, etc.) than if it's not popular.
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Drawing depends on the artist, and most artist also do other things like doujins or the very manga. The drawing is merely a representation of what they know to do, rather than following a predefined style.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: Is this term only used in Japan?
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This term **originated in Japan** as a [和製英語](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo) (*wasei eigo* [meaning Japan-style English] = Japanese-invented **words that "superficially appear to come from English, but in fact do not"**). *Wasei eigo* differs from [外来語](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gairaigo) (*gairaigo* = loanwords or real “words from abroad”) and [Engrish](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engrish) (misuse or accidental corruption of the English language by native speakers of some East Asian languages).
The term "light novel" has been adapted from Japan for **use in other Asian countries**, where it refers to imported light novels from Japan as well as to **locally-produced books of similar style** (In Korea, it is called ["라이트 노벨"](http://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%9D%BC%EC%9D%B4%ED%8A%B8_%EB%85%B8%EB%B2%A8) [*laiteu nobel*], in China it is called ["輕小說"](http://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%BC%95%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AA) [*qīng xiǎoshuō*] = "light fiction"), whereas [**in English-speaking countries**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light_novel), the term refers **exclusively to Japanese light novels** which are imported under that term. In the English usage, the term is only used to refer to such books produced in Japan (i.e. there cannot be a legitimate American light novel just in the same way as there [cannot be American anime](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/14429/is-the-legend-of-korra-anime/)).
How is a light novel different from a regular novel? Except for light novels being... light, are there any other differences?
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* A light novel is short in page length and usually features intermittent manga-style illustrations --- but that same description can be said of many Japanese children's novels! **In contrast, light novels are for all ages & demographics.** Although it is approximately equivalent in length to the Western [novella](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novella), **the light novel cannot be called a Japanese novella**: the Japanese term for "novella" is [「中編小説」](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD%E7%B7%A8%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC)(*chuuhen shousetsu*), and is not used to refer to light novels (it is used for [short stories by <NAME>](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami#Short_stories), for example, which are considered high-quality literature).
* Though each published volume is short, light novels can stretch into long series. Some of the series premier in magazines, so you can think of those like [**literary serials**](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_(literature)) (think [Charles Dickens](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Dickens#Episodic_writing)); a serial is **episodic**, "a printed format by which a single larger work, often a work of narrative fiction, is published in sequential installments." As such, a serial is written differently than a full-length novel that gets published into a chunky book at once. A serial must grab the reader's interest in the first chapter, and plot out the development so that at least one exciting thing happens in each chapter. It intentionally ends chapters with a cliff-hanger when possible. It cannot leisurely build to the climax, or take a whole chapter or so to only tell you what a minor character is doing somewhere else (which a novel printed all at once is free to do). Thus, **the format of the story is structured in a specific way that other novels are not bound to.** This is another aspect in which the light novel differs from average Japanese children's novels. This is also why, if *<NAME>* had been written in Japanese with manga-style illustrations, it still would not have been a light novel: it is not short in length and it was published all at once rather than serialized.
* A large percent of light novels are read by people involved in some sort of **sub-culture**, such as manga, anime, and/or gaming. However, just because a certain percentage of light novels include *moe*, light novels are not limited to such content and tone; **all genres are included**, from horror to romance to sci-fi. Some are the novel-equivalent or adaption of shoujo manga and are marketed at young girls. Some genres are less likely to be exported based on the otaku demographics outside of Japan, so those genres are less well-known to the international subculture community.
* **In contrast to standard Japanese (and Western) novellas and novels for adults**, light novels are **often illustrated**.
Are light novels used exclusively for anime or manga adaptations?
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* No, some light novels are serialized as their own original works in non-manga magazines and **never have a relation to manga**.
* Some light novels now **originate online** and never have a relation to manga or any other mediums.
* Some light novels are created as **adaptions** of manga/anime/games after the manga series or game has gained a lot of popularity.
* Some light novels start as original works and then **get adapted** into manga/anime/games/live-action afterward.
Are there any light novels that do not use manga-style drawings?
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Yes. Artists of the [earliest light novels](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasei-eigo) included those who worked in 油絵 (*abura-e* = **oil painting**) and 水彩画 (*suisaiga* = **watercolor**). In 1987, the [少女小説](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gairaigo) (*shoujo shosetsu* = girl's novels) genre began, and for the first time shoujo manga style was used, which helped establish the trend of manga-style art as the standard for light novels from the 1990s.
While illustrations are a common feature, **some light novels do not include any illustrations whatsoever**. The ones without any illustrations are less likely to be exported to other countries and are therefore less well-known outside of Japan.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_5: The expanded definition and description of "light novel" appears to correspond to pulp fiction which started as magazine serials in the 19th century in English and Western European language markets - with the exception of it having the sensibility to be age appropriate for young-adults or the modern YA market. The format length appears to be driven by the market, and series light novels are much like series pulps - but with aiming the stories to be age appropriate for 10 and 11 year olds (and up).
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Light novels started in Japan, as physical books. But in this Internet era, light novels from China & Korea can also be found online. Here's my impression of what these novels are mostly about...
* Japanese light novels: Main Character reincarnation / isekai into
another planet / dimension / video game
* Chinese Light novels: Main Character leveling up 'Cultivation'(Tai chi inner force) & challenging higher level bosses <https://skdesu.com/en/as-10-best-light-novels-chinese/>
* Korean Light Novels: Main Character playing a Virtual Reality game / world turning into a game-like state <https://animeukiyo.com/best-korean-light-novels/>
Japanese light novels/manga came first, got adapted into anime.
Chinese & Korean light novels came later, and are now being adapted into manhua/manhwa, and then anime. <https://mangatoon.mobi/> is a good(legal) starting point for reading these comics. (ofcourse scanlations also exist)
<https://www.iq.com/anime> is a good starting point for watching Chinese anime
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2014/08/07 | 651 | 2,341 | <issue_start>username_0: Remember when Zoro learned to cut steel in Alabasta and he heard the breath in all things? Was this swordsmanship or was this his first encounter with Haki?
<issue_comment>username_1: It's not Haki, but it's similar to Haki. When he heard the rock falling, he did not dodge them, but instead he knew where the rock were gonna fall. Kenbunshoku Haki has something similar, but the user predicts an opponent's moves which makes it much easier for them to evade the attack given enough skill. Zorro was also able to sense where his sword was, while no Haki users are known to have this ability.
Zorro didn't move and he said he was not evading those rock
Haki users can evade attacks.
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So it was clear that Haki users can't use their Haki power to predict a movement that was not intended. Therefore, Zorro's ability to sense those rocks was not Haki.
Another proof that Zorro couldn't use Haki at that time is that he was able to cut through Daz Bone's metal (which is actually possible with enough skill), but he couldn't cut through Enel's lighting (impossible without using Busoshoku Haki).
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: The idea that makes sense to me is that; Zorro is using both kinds of Haki in tandem.
One, he can sense his Iwashimizu sword which in itself is special as due to its rarity and nature, + the swords in *One Piece* have unexplored depths e.g. black swords, and cursed swords. Hence, the ability to sense it with Haki as it is probably imbued with another's spirit.
Two, knowing the breath of things as it is stated, maybe how Zorro utilises his Haki, in this event he knows the breath of steel, so he strengthens his own steel with Haki just enough to cut Das Bonez.
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2014/08/07 | 608 | 2,320 | <issue_start>username_0: When Naruto, Kakashi and Guy had a battle with Obito. Obito was able to phase through Naruto's attacks, But Kakashi found a weakness, since his own and Obito's Sharingans were connected.
If Kakashi's Sharingan wasn't connected to Obito's. Would Obito have been invincible?<issue_comment>username_1: No, Obito has another weakness.
He cannot keep the "Everything goes through me" mode for more than 5 minutes straight. So if they kept going at him without letting him a chance to rest, he should have been dealt with.
However, this is a very hypothetical question, and thus can't be factually answered.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Obito only has one eye available for izanami per fight (assuming he doesn't want to go blind), so after he uses it he's pretty vulnerable. Imagine if right after Konan, another shinobi with knowledge of his power was there to keep up the fight. Obito would have been fighting with one sharingan and very low chakra. One on one though he's a pretty tough match--but most S class shinobi are "invincible" in one on one fights. As far as the fight with Naruto and co. with the ten tails--it was for lack of knowledge Naruto and Guy couldn't beat him. Ignorance makes a lot of shinobi look invincible. Remember when we first saw Pain against Jiraiya??
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: It's completely unknown.
Obito never wielded both eyes so it could be said that his abilities would be enhanced 10 fold if he had both. Perhaps his intangibility time would increase from 5 minutes.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: Well hes basically invincible. He has a 5 min limit but that's only 5 mins of UNINTERRUPTED phasing, the instant he stops phasing that time limit is reset. So naruto, kakashi, and guy wouldn't be able to counter it by just attacking him for 5 minutes because as shown he stops phasing in between attacks. But I feel like someone as fast as naruto in his prime could potentially counter it or sasuke using his teleporting ability. Also I saw someone say that the naruto crew lacked knowledge and that is not true they knew the basic fact that they had to attack him when he attacked and that's basically all u need to know about kamui because that's the only way to attempt to counter it without using kamui itself.
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2014/08/08 | 836 | 2,871 | <issue_start>username_0: Knowledge:
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**Busoushoku Haki:**
This Haki can be used as armor against strong attacks or devil powers.
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**Venom Venom Fruit:**
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***So if Luffy could have used haki, would that have prevent him from getting poisoned?***<issue_comment>username_1: No, Haki wouldn't help him. It was established that many prisoners knew how to use Haki and that Magellan was the only one capable of keeping them in line. Furthermore Blackbeard and his crew are potent haki users, he definitely got his butt handed to him only to be saved with the antidote from Shiryu.
Its good to note that while haki lets you hit the body of users, it doesn't negate powers like the sea, or yami yami fruit. While the Haki user can hit Magellan which was never an issue for Luffy, it poisons anyone who has contact with it.
Similar issues are present with some other paramacia users like Sugar in the Donquixote Pirates where contact with her turns even haki users to toys.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think that he would've still been poisoned since Haki is an offensive technique and not a defensive one, plus Luffy would still have to hit the main body: like when Luffy couldn't hit Trebol on Dressrosa because he moved his body around inside his snot body
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_3: To answer this debate, consider the following scenarios:
* Ace's Death
* Pica's defeat
**Case 1**
In the case of Ace as a logia user, why wasn't the admiral burned from punching fire? His power was greater than Ace's power was.
**Case 2**
How did Zoro actually cut pica with a haki coated sword when pica had both haki armor and devil fruit?
His haki was stronger
In both cases the haki user on the attacking end just so happened to be stronger. In the end I think it comes down to who has more mastery of either the haki or the devil fruit and in Magellan's case with the prison he just so happened to be stronger.
Now this is pretty opinion based but I believe that if Luffy hit Magellan the way he is now Gear 4+ King Kong Gun. Magellan would not be strong enough to protect himself and overpower the negation of Luffy's haki
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2014/08/09 | 1,082 | 4,122 | <issue_start>username_0: I wasn't exactly sure how to phrase the title but in yaoi animes, why does the uke refer to their love I guess as senpai?
For example, wouldn't it make more sense to say 'I love you Takano' rather than 'I love you senpai'?
Is this a Japanese language thing or is it better to just say senpai rather than their actual name?<issue_comment>username_1: I am going to make a couple of assumptions here. Since *Uke* is normally the "passive" partner in the relationship, it would stand to reason that they are the younger in the couple, while the *Seme*, being the dominant partner, is the older one.
In a school scenario, *senpai* would make sense and I'd assume the Uke would start calling the Seme by their name (probably with the -sama honorific at first) when their relationship is a bit more intimate (intimate = anything after their first kiss).
While I don't read Yaoi, one can't assume that every Yaoi story has the Uke and Seme attending the same school. There may be some where one attends a different school or doesn't attended at all, as such *senpai* could still be used.
However, the Seme, being the senior, is still guiding the Uke like how one's *senpai* guides, protects, and teaches their kōhai as best they can. With that, *senpai* becomes a term of endearment from the Uke after having been guided in the relationship by the Seme.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Senpai means senior in Japanese. It's more polite to call your senior Senpai at school, at work, etc.. rather than calling them by their name alone.
The Uke is sometimes older than the Seme which means it's more polite for the Seme to call the Uke 'Senpai' if he's his senior or call him (Name+San) which means Mr. (Name).
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: It feels more in control when you are older and your uke calls you senpai as a form of respect. Why? Because uke should respect and obey their seme just like they should with their senpai. It's kind of a,"you're older, you're in control, and I respect that I listen to you" thing.
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_4: I think it's a situational thing, not necessarily a rule. Like with Takano and Onodera, Takano was Saga-senpai because he was senior, so calling him senpai is just how Onodera referred to him when they were in school. With Koisuru Boukun, Morinaga says senpai because of their senpai-kohai relationship as schoolmates even though he is the seme. It differs with every relationship.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: In Japanese culture, everyone defers to titles if one applies, unless you have a special relationship with the person in question (ie, a family member, childhood friend, etc.). Social structure/strata rules in Japanese society. Even within a family, younger siblings call older siblings by their titles, the kids call the parents by their titles. Employees ALWAYS defer to their managers by their titles. Even strangers are addressed by titles when you don't know them because it's rude to just say "you", so depending on your age in relation to their age you use titles like "uncle", "auntie", big brother/sister", "young man/lady". You've probably already experienced this from old, poorly sub'd kung fu movies. Yes, it's not just a Japanese thing - it's an Asian "respect your elders", Confucian kind of thing. You might not always observe this in translated Japanese manga/anime/movies/TV shows because translators switch titles to the characters' names because titles are a little too unwieldy/confusing for Westerners to get use to.
How to address those outside/inside/above/below your particular place in society and how to navigate it is a big deal and that gets reflected in manga/anime/movies/TV. Japanese aren't standing around scratching their heads trying to figure out what to call the other person every time they meet someone by any means - it's ingrained and becomes natural. Just like when you call someone you don't know (or even if you do) "sir" or "ma'am", or when southern folk call you Mr.~ or Miss~ even with your first name. There's a standard of politeness ingrained.
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2014/08/09 | 1,198 | 4,047 | <issue_start>username_0: There are two reasons I have this query (spoiler alert!):
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> Firstly, Obito didn't have Susanoo. Considering you need to awaken both Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu, while Obito never used even one of them, how was Kakashi able to use Obito's eyes to produce Susanoo? If he copied Susanoo, then how did he do that? Is it even possible to copy something like Susanoo?
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Aside from the obvious chakra problem - which has been shown to be a problem on previous fights (namely vs Deidara, IIRC) - there don't seem to be any plotholes, IMO.
As I've pointed out in [this answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/2784/49):
* Amaterasu, "representing the light of the material world"1, is performed with the right eye.
* Tsukuyomi, "the nightmare realm, representing the world of the mind and darkness"1, is performed with the left eye.
* Susano'o is "the strength of the tempestuous force that resides only within those of have mastered"1 both of the above techniques.
Granted we haven't seen Kakashi perform any of those, but we haven't seen Madara perform them either, and he mastered Susano'o all the same-
That being said, I don't think Kakashi was able to perform Susano'o due to the Sharingan's copying ability, but rather because he now possesses both Sharingan.
As for the chakra problem, maybe the next chapter will shed some light on that, but let's also remember that Obito gave Kakashi both Sharingan not in his physical form, but only as a 'blob of chakra', and he may have transferred some chakra over to Kakashi on the process.
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1[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)
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Easy:
Neither Obito or Kakashi had both Sharingans. but Kakashi definitely went through all the things needed to unlock it's potential but he only had one Sharingan at the time. Since it was only one, it couldn't actually activate. I think since he had at least one, once he got the other it would unlock since he previously did all the things needed to unlock it.
My mind is all scrambled right now, I don't know if the way I put it made sense.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: OK. So remember when Itachi transplanted some of his Mangekyou powers to Sasuke presumably through a chakra only transaction? Sasuke got Amaterasu and Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan. So it wasn't a stretch to see Kakashi unleash the Susanoo. Itachi's powers were only temporary in Sasuke, and Obito said his powers were temporary in Kakashi. Same exact thing besides Itachi and Sasuke being Uchiha but apparently you don't need to be an Uchiha to get Mangekyou Sharingan (Itachi's crow, Kakashi, Danzo). You just need chakra, which Kakashi got from Naruto and Obito.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_5: I think I recall Obito saying that he need both his eyes for the sharingans true power. Or something of that sort, earlier in the series.... so I think you just need two mangekyou to use susanoo
Upvotes: -1 <issue_comment>username_6: Susanoo is awakend when you activate the abilities in both mangekyo like lets say in obito's case in the right eye going trough things and in the left eye absorb things. that's the two abilities obito awakend to use susanoo or in this case kakashi it's not necesarily needed to awaken only amaterasu and tsukuyomi to use susanoo
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2014/08/09 | 698 | 2,697 | <issue_start>username_0: In Episode 29, the NPA tries to capture/kill Mello. Soichiro Yagami gets the Shinigami Eyes and tells Light that Mello's real name is <NAME>. So, Mello escapes because Soichiro Yagami couldn't kill him. But didn't Light know Mello's face?
It's mentioned that no matter how exact the drawings are, you can't see the names of the person with the Shinigami Eyes. But Light knew Mello's name was <NAME>, he also knew how he looked like because of that girl who draws Mello's and Near's faces.
Also, one of the first rules of the death note states:
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> This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected.
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Light knew how Mello looked like. He also knew his name was <NAME>.
Why didn't Light kill Mello?<issue_comment>username_1: Some rule state that the eye of the shinigami did not work on drawings, no matter how perfect. It could apply a similar rule to the "face in mind".
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Light did see Mihael's face when his dad Soichiro confronted Mello at the mafia place (episode 29 in the anime). The Japanese task force had cameras on them when they infiltrated Mello's hideout. Since Light knew his name and saw his face, he could've killed Mello at any given time.
However, this would make Light seem more suspicious as the only person with a death note at the time was his father and the only people who knew how Mello looked like were the people on the mission.
On the other hand, Near said he couldn't contact Mello because he didn't know where he was, so Light could've conceivably made Mello disappear in the same way he did with the Naomi Misora.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: In the anime there is evidence there were cameras when the police intervened in the Mafia place. Light tells police at the scene they have to keep searching for Mello because none of the gangsters at the scene looks like the drawing of Mello's face made by the girl. It didn't look like they were sending phone pictures. There must have been cameras, and when the building explodes, we can see Light watching the screens with the transmission interrupted. The only way to justify that Light didn't know Mello's face is because his father takes off his helmet (where the camera most probably was placed) in front of Mello, a strange decision since he didn't need to do that to recognize Mello's face and his name and lifespan. Another explanation can be that Soichiro didn't want his action of killing a criminal through the Death Note recorded in his helmet's camera.
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2014/08/11 | 1,251 | 4,419 | <issue_start>username_0: In episode of 6 of Sword Art Online (season 2), Kirito reveals that during the events of SAO, he and the front-liners confronted the Laughing Coffin guild at their headquarters.
The result was that 20+ members of Laughing Coffin were killed along with 10+ of their own. We also learned that Kirito killed a total of 3 people during the events of SAO. (2 during this battle)
 
But when exactly did this battle happen? This scene is completely absent from the first season. Did this battle happen before or after Kirito joined Knights of the Blood?
Chronologically, between what episodes from season 1 did this battle happen?<issue_comment>username_1: According to the [Sword Art Online Wiki](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Laughing_Coffin#), the battle (called the "Crusade") happened in August of 2024:
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> The Crusade
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> By August 2024, they had already killed hundreds of players, thus they were now the number one threat against the Clearers. The Clearers tried to negotiate with them via messengers, but the guild killed every one that they sent. After realizing that they would never stop killing and finding out the location of the guild's headquarters from a member of the guild, the clearers formed a high-level crusade party to wipe the guild out. Fifty high-leveled players (including Kirito and Asuna) went to attack them, however, just before they reached the designated location, the Laughing Coffin members were warned about the incoming party, so they decided to ambush the crusaders instead. Although some of the crusaders were unable to kill the red players, as the guild would not yield, some of the crusaders finally took the initiative of finishing off the Laughing Coffin members. At the end of the battle, twenty-one Laughing Coffin members and eleven crusaders had died, with most of the remaining Laughing Coffin members, including XaXa and <NAME>, being arrested by the clearers and sent to the Black Iron Palace prison. Somehow, PoH was not found in the list of deceased or captured members, making him the only one to escape the crusade.
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This was 1 month before [Kuradeel](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Kuradeel) was invited into the Laughing Coffin guild:
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> Although the guild was vanquished during the crusade, PoH, who avoided the crusade, watched Kirito and Kuradeel's duel on the 74th Floor. After hearing that Kuradeel wished to kill Kirito, after the duel and before Kirito went to a mandatory training session with Kuradeel and Godfree, PoH approached Kuradeel. PoH then invited Kuradeel to his guild and taught him how to make paralysis poison.
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Here's a full [Timeline](http://swordartonline.wikia.com/wiki/Sword_Art_Online_Timeline). It says the battle happened after the "Warmth of the Heart" light novel volume and that by August, they were on the 70th floor. So I think that would put the battle somewhere between episodes 7 and 8?
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: As you've mentioned: this scene is NOWHERE in season 1. I just checked (out of curiosity), and skimmed through episodes 6-15 (Kirito defeats the head master in episode 14) and there was no mission involving any guild going after Laughing Coffin in those episodes.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: During the episode where there was a 'death' in a safe zone (can't remember the name) I believe Kuradeel was the 'point' or leader of the three people who where hired to kill the group... with Red-Eyes being there too. At least that's what it looked like
The safe zone killing episode Laughing Coffin players were PoH, Red-Ey<NAME>, and <NAME>, three of the top members. Kuradeel is recruited shortly before he kills Godfree and tries to kill Kirito, well after the crusade, sometime after Kirito beats him in the duel. He's just a grunt really.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: This event happened in the manga but was never put into the actual season for anime, but after that was made they created season 2 which heavily focused on the laughing coffin and the survivors of that battle and him having to recall that fight scene so they had to place it in and they didn't go back and change up the previous SO A to make it fit
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2014/08/11 | 1,014 | 3,593 | <issue_start>username_0: It feels like the common thread is "I'm a major bad guy in Naruto, I lose/die, then I have a change of heart and want to help Naruto once bigger baddy shows up". When does a bad guy remain a bad guy? (e.g. - Zabuza, Gaara, Itachi, Nagato, Orochimaru, Kabuto, Sasuke, Obito, and the demon fox who was supposed to be the incarnation of the world's Malice/Hatred).
Even Madara seems poised now for a return as a good guy since there's a bigger threat and he originally had good intentions when he was a kid.
Is there a reason for this? Why aren't the bad guys more angry that they lost, and join up with new bad guy? Seems like they give up really easily and have no commitment to their goals.<issue_comment>username_1: Maybe because there actually isn't any "bad guy" in this world from the start. Somebody becomes bad because of certain incidents happened to them in the past. Nobody is evil at the time when they are just born in this world.
If you cut the fillers and the battles in the Naruto or Naruto Shippuden, you will see the story of this anime actually is very deep, closely related to our everyday life. It always tries to unify people in some way.
You will surely remember how Nagato ended the chain of hatred, or how Zabuza kept his faith on Naruto. You will see there is no actual "villain" in Naruto. Every "villain" character (Madara, Sasuke, Obito, ...) has a good reason to behave like how they do.
When someone tries to do things the way they want, but couldn't make it, they try to help those who have the same goal like him/her. That's how they become good.
It's actually like how Sossli1 says in one of his videos on YouTube
"Those in need of a shoulder to cry on seek those who experienced it".
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Based on what <NAME> said in Gintama anime, it is the pattern of Shonen Jump manga. See Fairy Tail and Bleach. In Fairy Tail, Gajeel was an enemy, alongside Juvia, but now, they are one of the main members. Same thing in Bleach. <NAME> was an enemy in the beginning, but then he turned into friend, although now he is posing as an enemy again. But that pretty much is like Vegeta in Dragon Ball, though.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: >
> "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to become the
> villain."
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-- <NAME>, The Dark Knight
The characters that you describe started out as heroes, then turned to villainy, and then were set straight by Naruto. [KnowYourMeme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-either-die-a-hero-or-you-live-long-enough-to-see-yourself-become-the-villain) does a good job of explaining the background and has links for more reading.
The jist of the phenomenon is that heroes usually become such when they die (posthumously), while the same disregard for the norm will eventually lead someone against normalcy, thus becoming a villain.
This picture uses the quote and Naruto characters to take it full circle:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4P4hq.png)
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: It seems to be due to the inherent nature of each being to think and decide the way he wishes to pursue, more like when you are born you are in an equilibrium and when faced by circumstances and the emotional atmosphere around you, you learn from it and draw towards to one of the positive or negative sides.
As we saw in DBZ, Vegeta came to destroy earth and was really persistent but then with the change of a heart decided to safeguard it and called it his home.
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2014/08/12 | 1,916 | 6,984 | <issue_start>username_0: In *The Wind Rises*, certain elements of the story are personified. From the beginning, we see an earthquake and fire, both of which are given very humanlike sounds, as well as being shown very artistically (like the ground moving in waves instead of just shaking). Later, the planes in the movie are personified as well, their components and demonstrations being given very humanesque and biological sounds.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/xbltS.png)
As Jiro and Honjo look around a plane in flight, an engine makes very gurgly sounds which are distinctly biological and not mechanical. Other planes do this as well, even in a scene which shows one of Jiro's designs as a conceptualization.
Obviously, the movie is very plane-centric and so the personification of the planes makes sense (to bring them to life). However, these other lifelike elements did not seem to fit into the more serious setting of this movie, compared to a movie like *Ponyo*.
What is the purpose of bringing these elements "to life" in *The Wind Rises*? And why was it these elements that were chosen?<issue_comment>username_1: Just watched the movie and I tried to pay attention to where the realistic sound is replaced by voice effects, and it seems like this mostly happens when the mood is supposed to be light-hearted, happy and dreamy. Planes are a child's dream for Jiro, and so he sees them (and certain events) as something childish and fun. Other people want to make those planes into weapons, and when the mood is not so light, more realistic sound effects come into play. But Jiro often finds himself in company of people who view planes as a realization of a blissful dream, and so we often hear these funny noises, reminding us that this is what his fun in life is really about.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: The following is more an interpretation of the film, rather than a solid source of undeniable truth. Because of this, there is unfortunately a lack of sources.
I believe <NAME> could have insisted on this feature. @krazer's comment on your questions backs this up:
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> <NAME>, Studio Ghibli's "Chief Gaijin" who represented the company at the screening at the Toronto International Film Festival [...] answered an interesting fact about the sound production. He said Miyazaki wanted to do all the sound effects himself, but the staff denied him because he’s already too busy with all the other duties so someone else had to do it all.
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Miyazaki mentions in an interview that he has always wanted to make an anime about planes - and being his last movie before retirement, this was probably a very personal film.
Miyazaki is a plane fanatic, although not a plane otaku, as he emphasizes in the documentary *Kingdom of Dreams and Madness*. In the documentary, you can see him [playing with a model plane](https://youtu.be/QRMHrlxJRxc?t=80) and making up his own sound effects. His autobiographies *Starting Point* and *Turning Point* feature planes as a secondary interest to anime too.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u2qux.png)
I imagine Miyazaki wanted to create *The Wind Rises* with a certain element of nostaliga and insight into the appeal of aeroplanes for himself, and other plane fans.
The film is somewhat about the beauty of planes and their unfortunate setting. Caproni appears in Jiro's dreams speaking of their wonder, despite humanity's ill use of them.
In this vein, I think Miyazaki wanted to show audiences the *spluttering*s, *whirring*s and *ka-put*s that make the machines beautiful for him, even if they didn't sit right with the tone of the film.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: While Miyazaki has never (to my knowledge) explained his thinking behind the 'personification' of inanimate objects in this film, he has spoken about the issue of 'anthropomorphism' in animation before. I think it not unreasonable to apply the discussion in <NAME>'s ["*The Late Works of Hayao Miyazaki: A Critical Study, 2004-2013*"](https://books.google.com.au/books?id=VF6QBQAAQBAJ&dq=miyazaki%20anthropomorphism&source=gbs_navlinks_s) (in relation to Miyazaki's *Howl's Moving Castle* and his collaborator Kazuo Oga's *The Night of Taneyamagahara*) to the representation of aeroplanes and the city in *The Wind Rises*:
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> "It is apposite, on this point, to appraise Miyazaki's own views on
> anthropomortphism. Miyazaki avers that depictions of both animals and
> fantastic creatures, such as dragons, are bound to be uninteresting as
> long as they capture featurs and expressions which make it easy for an
> audience to figure out without effort what is supposed to be going
> through their minds. "Something is far more likely to become an object
> of our longing," argues Miyazaki, "when we don't know what it is
> thinking. The more we humans anthropomorphize something and make it an
> easy target for empathy, the less interesting it becomes. From the
> beginning we seem to have a longing for a presence or a power that is
> far greater than ourselves and not easily understood, a presence
> beyond our current framework or whose origins are prehistoric." This
> yearning is "a memory repeated over and over from our ancestors" ...
> [There is a belief that] unless characteres somehow resemble humans,
> it is impossible to empathize with their situations and feelings.
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> humankind has been instinctively "longing" for time immemorial. ...
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> perceive different dimensions as interpenetrating. "That the membrane
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In this context, the visual design of the planes, locomotives and the city (especially during the earthquake scenes) and the use of [human voices exclusively for their sound effects](http://www.scifijapan.com/articles/2013/09/08/the-wind-rises-production-notes/) would be to convey the sense to the audience that these things are alive, have their own unique natures/personalities and their own 'lives', and yet are to some extent incomprehensible to us. This is consistent with Miyazaki's Shinto-inspired worldview about the vitality (i.e. the animate nature) of everything in the material universe, simultaneous with awareness of the profound mystery underlying it.
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2014/08/12 | 569 | 2,039 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm on episode 5 of Black Lagoon, and I noticed this symbol being used by the Nazis on a flag and on a red arm band worn by one of the leaders of the group.
What's this symbol called, assuming it corresponds to something in real life? Is there any reason this should be used over a more recognisable symbol like the swastika? It doesn't correspond to anything listed on [the Wikipedia page for Nazi symbolism](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_symbolism).
EDIT: In response to the idea that it might have been censorship specific to Funimation, I decided to look up the episode on a Chinese streaming site I use. The symbol there was identical to the one in the Funimation episode. Of course, this doesn't mean that there couldn't have been censorship on the Chinese end as well.<issue_comment>username_1: This is the symbol of the [Sturmabteilung](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturmabteilung), a paramilitary organization within the German Nazi Party, whose methods of violent intimidation played a key role in Adolf Hitler's rise to power.
It's made up of an "S" (in lightning bolt shape) and an "A" and is probably a reference to Neo-Nazi groups evading the Swastika ban by using other related symbols.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: That's the symbol for the Sturmabteilung, or Storm Division of the Nazi Party. They always wore the brown uniforms, and were the main tool used to strike fear into political enemies of Adolf Hitler. It was in fact used during WWII by the SA, so it's not a Neo-Nazi creation. It's not a reference or an attempt to avoid Swastika bans as this was a genuine symbol used. They didn't use the symbol on their armbands. I'm 99.99% sure all armbands worn had the Swastika on them. The Waffen Schutzstaffel took their place after the Nazis REALLY kicked in.
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2014/08/13 | 834 | 2,879 | <issue_start>username_0: After reading [this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13345/when-exactly-did-madara-came-alive-after-his-defeat-against-hashirama), I realized that the time Madara acquired Izanagi, was the same time he got the DNA of Senju Clan from Hashirama. However, after an extensive review on their fight (Episode 626), I can't see where and when Madara bit Hashirama. It said in the wiki that:
*"...To use Izanagi to its full potential, users must also have the genetic traits of the Senju, who are also descended from the Sage.."*
Now, the question is when and where did Madara bite Hashirama?
How come Madara activated Izanagi (I assume on its full potential) just right after he acquired the flesh/blood from Senju?<issue_comment>username_1: I haven't been keeping up with the anime (too many fillers...), so I don't know whether this manga chapter has been covered or not, or if you are even close to it. This was actually shown in one of the manga chapters quite recently.
If you don't mind spoilers, here are links to a few pages from Naruto Chapter 681:
[Madara bites Hashirama](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v45X8.jpg)
[Madara uses Hashirama meat](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iITKE.jpg)
According to [Narutopedia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izanagi#Trivia):
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Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: First of all, Izanagi has nothing to do with Senju powers. The requirement for Izanagi is that you must be ready to sacrifice one sharingan. If you have more than one, then you can cast it for as much as you have, which is the case with Danzo. The power that is awaken by having both Senju and Uchiha power is Rinnegan. Senju power however, can be used to extend the duration of Izanagi, which is once again, is the case with Danzo.
Now, to the main question, Uchiha Madara bite Senju Hashirama during their fight at the Valley of the End where it was believed Madara was killed by Hashirama. It was actually Madara's Izanagi. Later, when he was nearing his death, Madara awakens his Rinnegan. (Naruto Chapter 681)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You don't need senju cells for izanagi. Itachi used it on Kabuto. And he has had nothing to do with cell transplanting and whatnot.
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2014/08/13 | 792 | 2,858 | <issue_start>username_0: Waiting and waiting for the next chapter to come out, I was thinking that if anything would go wrong, Doflamingo would have an easy way out of all of his problems. He could ask Sugar to turn him into a toy and nobody would even remember why they were fighting in the first place.
The world government would turn against the strawhats and everybody would go on with their every day lives. Now this plan would be perfect if Sugar would still remember about Doflamingo after he had been turned into a toy, so she could undo her magic when all threats had vanished and go into hiding or something for some time to let is all pass over.
So was any evidence shown as to whether Sugar remembers her victims or not?<issue_comment>username_1: I haven't been keeping up with the anime (too many fillers...), so I don't know whether this manga chapter has been covered or not, or if you are even close to it. This was actually shown in one of the manga chapters quite recently.
If you don't mind spoilers, here are links to a few pages from Naruto Chapter 681:
[Madara bites Hashirama](https://i.stack.imgur.com/v45X8.jpg)
[Madara uses Hashirama meat](https://i.stack.imgur.com/iITKE.jpg)
According to [Narutopedia](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Izanagi#Trivia):
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Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: First of all, Izanagi has nothing to do with Senju powers. The requirement for Izanagi is that you must be ready to sacrifice one sharingan. If you have more than one, then you can cast it for as much as you have, which is the case with Danzo. The power that is awaken by having both Senju and Uchiha power is Rinnegan. Senju power however, can be used to extend the duration of Izanagi, which is once again, is the case with Danzo.
Now, to the main question, Uchiha Madara bite Senju Hashirama during their fight at the Valley of the End where it was believed Madara was killed by Hashirama. It was actually Madara's Izanagi. Later, when he was nearing his death, Madara awakens his Rinnegan. (Naruto Chapter 681)
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: You don't need senju cells for izanagi. Itachi used it on Kabuto. And he has had nothing to do with cell transplanting and whatnot.
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2014/08/13 | 699 | 2,575 | <issue_start>username_0: Follow me here for a minute. The state is controlled by the homunculi/Father who wants people to use alchemy to do dangerous research especially human transmutation to make philosopher stones.
Why would they have laws that forbid it in their country? Seems counter productive to their goals.<issue_comment>username_1: [@Madara](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/27/madara-uchiha) basically [hit the nail on the head](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/13404/why-is-human-transmutation-illegal-or-that-matter-have-alchemy-laws#comment16804_13404) here, but I thought I'd elaborate a bit.
***Unmarked spoilers follow.***
Father wants people making philosopher's stones *for his goals*. He has his end goal of the Nationwide Transmutation Circle, and he has a plan to get it. This plan involves the military laboratories (especially lab #5), as well as waging wars (such as the blood crest in the North), and a few other things.
But let's consider the very first episode of *Brotherhood*, in which <NAME>, by way of philosopher's stone, launched an attack against the military, attempting to completely freeze over Central. This was *clearly* contrary to Father's goals, as its motive was to destroy Central by ice, beneath which Father lived.
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And later in the series, the truth behind the military's law of, "you must not create humans," is revealed: they are not concerned with ethics, but rather **to prevent people from creating an army which would oppose the government's**, and subsequently, oppose Father.
So, like @Madara initially mentioned: killing people in reality is illegal, yet countries wage war because the governments have their own motives, which they believe are above those of the citizens. Yet, we can't just have citizens going around massacring others, can we? (Hint: The answer is no.)
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: Morals predate father's existence he is only in his [5th century](http://fma.wikia.com/wiki/Father) and its likely that some other person of greater moral fiber and less pride created the ethical system which was then codified into law. Fundamental principles of societies are hard to change when revolutions are hidden. Revisions to history, ethics and taboos would be extremely difficult to change. Just look at [foot binding](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_binding) as an example of culture resisting an opposing government and even medicine.
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2014/08/14 | 1,842 | 6,329 | <issue_start>username_0: Tobi was well aware of Itachi's true motive for joining Akatsuki. He knew that Itachi massacred his entire clan only for the village's sake.
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Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: He let him stay because a lot members of the organization had their own motives and knew they would betray the overall effort at some point or another. They are all missing nins which means loyalty to an organization was clearly not on the top of their list. Many were even there just to spy or further their own goals. It didn't matter to him as long as he can use them to accomplish immediate goals. And everyone of them thought they would eventually outsmart, control or win over the others as they are all excellent ninjas.
1. Pain/Konan revealed they never intended to go along with Tobi's original plan. Tobi was aware of this at least to some extent. There was clearly mistrust between the two.
2. Orochimaru was a big time defector and they always knew he was there to spy on them and had his own agenda.
3. Kisame only went along with Tobi once he revealed he was the real Mizukage. Otherwise it seems like he didn't really have any loyalty other than it was what he was doing at the time.
4. His alliance with Kabuto, he knew he couldn't trust him but partnered with him anyways because of all the reasons listed above.
He also didn't think Itachi knew as much as he did or was good as he was (a testiment to how good a ninja he was). Also he liked the idea of having extra Sharingans hanging around in case he needed them.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: There is a very similar thread on Narutobase: [Itachi and Akatsuki](http://narutobase.net/forums/showthread.php?t=320471)
*Slightly edited the posts here and there.*
**Then why did he let Itachi join the Akatsuki?**
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Thread on Narutobase discussing why Itachi couldn't kill Tobi:[Establishing why Itachi could never kill Obito once and for all](http://narutobase.net/forums/showthread.php?t=462343)
**Why didn't he get rid of Itachi at least after they start to capture the tailed beasts?**
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Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: Firstly, Obito is stronger than Itachi and we all know that!
Susano isn't able to defeat someone who has Kamui, even tough Obito has only one eye, He still stronger than itachi, and Kakashi become stronger than Itachi in Naruto Shippuden!
of course, Itachi has deadly jutsu, but someone like Kakashi who knows everything about uchiha, I don't think izanagi would be a useful jutsu against him!
All he's gonna do is waiting for him to get back to life and kill him another time!
Anyway, what I wanna say is Obito used Itachi, and he wasn't afraid of him at all! if he planned to do something he will kill him!
Guys, I'm not a fan of any of them but, Obito is stronger than Itachi, and if he didn't give his eye to Kakashi, kakashi wasn't even going to be in the list!
So, Obito used itachi, like when Pain defeated orochimaru so easily, and forced him to join and Pain tells sasori that if orochimaru did something i'll deal with him personally!
Pain treated orochimaru as a kid, while obito did the same thing but, not that easy at least obito was aware of itachi a little because he's stronger than itachi, but not to the point where he'll defeat him easily!
That's why he tells him to join Akatsuki
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2014/08/15 | 1,136 | 4,186 | <issue_start>username_0: I have only seen the anime and haven't read the manga, but a question came to me:
**Can the titans swim?**
We know that they are abnormally light and strong for their size. However, the fact that they evaporate after dying kind of suggests that they are formed of some sort of compact water vapor, so should we expect them to melt when they come into contact with water? It's not like they disappear when it rains... Or maybe they can't swim because they're too stupid
Because, if they can't, this place in Paris could've been a possibility for humanity.
From <http://www.parisetudiant.com/etudiant/sortie/l-ile-seguin-et-les-berges-de-la-seine-boulogne-billancourt.html><issue_comment>username_1: Well, we know that all of humanity has been wiped out, except for the people living inside the walls.
Seeing as much of mankind lives on islands (such as the Japanese), it's safe to assume that Titans are able to cross water somehow. Presumably, they're able to float due to the previously mentioned attribute of their abnormally light weight.
There's also a river going through Shiganshina District that appears to be used for transporting cargo, so mankind is not oblivious to manmade bodies of water.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The answer is we don't know. We have not seen (I think) a titan crossing a body of water.
1. We don't know if any other cities or islands used water to protect themselves from titans, but none seemed to be known to the populace. The massive size of the walls means that at least one of them should probably be near to the ocean. I expect that they would know if individuals on boats were safe. If moats were more effective than walls, they would be implemented in some capacity at the (reportedly) more important locations. It is highly possible, though, that they don't border the ocean. There definitely isn't an ocean within the outer set of walls, so one has not been accessible for years.
2. I have not seen it rains on titans. Ergo, I don't know if rain water would dissolve them. If it had been the case, we would have already seen it in use. I would be surprised if they did not try those experiments, but the "discoveries" of the military regarding their physiology still seem ridiculously mundane for having studied them for so many years.
3. Titans are light compared to their size. Their density is low enough they should float on the top of the ocean. They are probably, however, not light enough that the reasonably large ones would not touch the bottom when walking across the rivers of the size that have been shown in the series so far. Do not forget that while a material with density lower than water will float in water, it will still touch the bottom if the water is shallow enough that their body is not sufficiently submerged to cause a large enough buoyancy. Regardless, whether they float or walk across them, I don't think moats could prevent them from crossing.
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Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_4: Some titans can climb. So it is a possibility that they can swim like this guy:[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/SKg2t.png)
i know he's a shifter but in season 2 when they try to trap the female titan a titan tries to climb and then falls. so some titans may be able to swim.
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2014/08/16 | 1,038 | 3,721 | <issue_start>username_0: I was reading [this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/11515/death-note-old-age-as-cause-of-death) and it got me thinking about what a person's "original lifespan" really was.
Does the original lifespan mean the amount of time a person has from birth to death, ultimately caused by old age (e.g. the longest a person could live barring abnormal health problems or unusual circumstances (e.g. murders, accidents))?
What if the person contracts a lethal disease? Surely it would shorten their lifespan, but would it affect their original lifespan?
So, take for example:
John has a lifespan of 93 years (as seen through Shinigami eyes). He works for the CIA, though, and at one point comes into contact with a high dose of radiation from a nuclear device. Doctors tell him he only has a couple days to live.
In this case, John's lifespan has been shortened from 93 years to 2 days. If he writes his own name in the Death Note, set to die from a different disease that takes years and years to develop, would he have effectively beaten radiation poisoning?
Note that the 23-day rule (XVII) would not apply here thanks to rule XVIII.<issue_comment>username_1: The original lifespan is the time you are supposed to have alive at the moment of birth, unless someone, Shinigami or human, use their Death Note on you, or you make a deal with a Shinigami shortening your lifespan, or a Shinigami sacrifices themself to allow you to live incrementing your lifespan.
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To illustrate this, <NAME> was supposed to die when the fan attacked her. Gelus knew her life will end, and decided to intervene. Since her lifespan was spent and she didn't die when she was supposed to, Gelus dies transferring his lifespan to Misa, hence she no longer lives with her "original lifespan" but the shinigami's.
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Okay, let's say I have a Death Note. Now, another Death Note owner wants to kill me.
Let's say to save my life, I write my own name in the Death Note with *bradykardie* as a cause of death. I will over 23 days. And when my lifespan ends I will die of bradykardie. So, that means, **if no Death Note is involved** *that CIA Agent won't die*, **because he isn't supposed to die then**. *But* **if he writes his own name in the Death Note**, *with a disease as a cause of death*, **he will die of that disease when his lifespan ends**.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: I think you are missing the point of "Death Gods". The "original lifespan" of a human is the amount of time they have from birth to death. And I think it is already decided from before!
The only way it would change would be any type if interaction with a death god/death note being introduced to the situation.
So if he got affected by radiation, and were to die, this would have been taken into account in your original lifespan! (As long as the radiation situation was not introduced by someone with a death note or a death god!
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2014/08/16 | 1,397 | 5,371 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't quite understand it - the manga is popular, ongoing and their are plenty of fans, and yet - from what I've researched - there was never a North American licence and never an English dub.
Why was there never a Skip Beat dub?<issue_comment>username_1: The anime of Skip Beat was in 2008/09 , by <NAME>. Shortly after the anime, <NAME> merged into the parent company TYO Animations. There may have been some issues with licensing works from a company that didn't exist anymore.
This was also around the time of legal online streaming's emergence - so interested studios (possibly Funimation, who took on B Gata H Kei - Hal Studio's next production) had a lot of business decisions and work at this time.
Most dubbed anime go under a lot of cost analysis to see whether it is worth it to produce. Usually shounen works are the easiest of works to pull a profit on. Shoujo works are harder to sell, so perhaps it was decided by most companies that it just wasn't worth it.
Any of these could be potential reasons and this probably isn't a very satisfying answer, but unless there's an official announcement by a involved company, we won't know due to company secrecies.
The longer it remains unlicensed however, the less likely it is to be picked up as it slowly looses the target audience's interest.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I began this as a comment on username_1's answer, and it's sort of a supplement to that answer.
US companies, in general, have become a lot more averse to producing dubs. In the days of Geneon (2003–2007), almost everything that came out had a dub. That is no longer the case; lots of shows come out with no dub, and it seems that, as Toshinou-san mentioned, any show that isn't going to make the sales doesn't get one. Shoujo anime typically doesn't sell that well in the US; only a small fraction of all the shoujo produced even comes out here. (Shoujo manga used to sell well, in the age of Geneon, which was also the age of Tokyopop.)
Why don't companies want to produce dubs? The economics of anime has changed pretty drastically. In the Geneon days, you bought anime as a series of DVD releases, usually six or seven of them, for about $30 each. That works out to about $180 to own a complete series, but the companies also sold a lot of individual copies of the first few discs. (If you think that's bad, the original release of Eva was on 13 VHS tapes, each with two episodes, and you had to pick whether to buy the dub tapes or the sub tapes.)
Legal streaming sites changed that. Whether you intend to buy the DVDs or not, it makes sense to watch it for free online so you know you're getting a good value. Everyone stopped paying $60 just to watch the first five or six episodes of a series to find out if it was good or not. DVD releases now are usually in box sets that contain 13 episodes. The US distributors have to assume that everyone who buys the DVDs has already seen the series online, which drastically limits the market for most shows. Also, US distributors today have seen Geneon and ADV fold because they spent too much money on fancy dub scripts and pop-up notes for shows that turned out to be unpopular. For shows like, well, about 80% of what I watch, producing a dub is a losing proposition.
I also believe dubs became less popular because the TV market for anime dried up. In the mid-2000s, TV networks were hooking up left and right with anime distributors. Cartoon Network was working with Viz and Funimation; Encore was carrying titles for ADV and Media Blasters; Geneon worked with TechTV (later G4) and even had a deal with MTV that resulted in a disastrous run of Heat Guy J. As far as I can tell, no one except Cartoon Network is carrying anime anymore, and they've scaled back quite a bit. The networks have also been hit by the Internet, and they've figured out that they can produce their own anime-like content, such as Avatar: The Last Airbender, and have full control over it, instead of having to work out some weird limited-term licensing deal with a US distributor who already has a weird limited-term licensing deal with a Japanese distributor.
Producing a dub is much more expensive than producing a subtitled translation; that's why you see lots of fansubs, but very few fandubs. That's also why streaming sites such as Crunchyroll don't produce their own dubs. And since anime is still fairly low-profile in the US, for a lot of shows, it just doesn't make sense to spend that money.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: One reason there was never a dub for Skip Beat is the industry at the time truly believed only magical girl shoujo made money. Even now (2016) when some companies are adding more shoujo titles to their catalogs, they are still more hesitant to invest in shoujo at the same rate they invest in shounen, and the titles to appeal to girls/women licensed lean towards reverse harem, its cousin the newer bishounen subgenre, and yaoi.
Good news, though. More companies are crowdfunding left-behind licenses, and Pied Piper, the company that rescued and released Time of Eve, is running a Kickstarter for a North American release of Skip Beat. The disc will have the original Japanese audio, with improved subtitles, and a new English dub. The campaign ends April 16, 2016. <http://kck.st/1RooUS7>
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2014/08/16 | 868 | 3,294 | <issue_start>username_0: A third of the way through the Rebellion film. Homura appears to shoot herself in the head after being unable to persuade Mami about what's going on. After the event, it seems that we see the exiting bullet, and we also see blood around the left side of Homura's face.
If this is the case, why is Homura still alive afterwards? Or did she not actually manage to shoot herself, or did she (or Mami) perhaps manage to heal herself afterwards?<issue_comment>username_1: It suddenly occurred to me that I probably just wasn't paying enough attention to the film and that it had been too long since I'd seen the anime. There are two slightly similar possibilities.
1. From the anime, we know that as long as the Soul Gem is intact, the magical girl won't die. It's thus possible that Homura only shot herself in the head (without touching her Soul Gem) when she did so, which would have led to her not dying. (Such an interpretation makes sense given that as Shinobu pointed out, Homura was doing this to distract Mami.)
2. The second possibility is as follows: a bit later than halfway through the film, Homura decides to test whether or not the 100 metre restriction for her Soul Gem still works, after she becomes suspicious of herself. She leaves her Soul Gem at a location and boards a bus that later bursts into flames, but emerges unscathed despite to fact that this was some distance from where the bus was. Given this detail and the fact that she has become a witch at some point, it's possible that this has also affected the destructability of her body.
I'm not sure if I interpreted the events of the second bit correctly, so please comment if I have gotten something wrong.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I can only think that the bullet didn't actually hit her head, but only scratch her. She point the gun on her head not to kill her self, but to distract Mami. Mami, who is Homura's friend, didn't want Homura to die, tried to save her. She pull the ribbon when Homura shot her gun and this makes her miss the shot. I believe she did it on purpose, because after this, Homura able to cut Mami's ribbon and able to stop time again. Which is of course, that's what she want to do from the beginning.
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Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: Magical girls in MadoMagi universe are like zombies. It doesn't matter if her brain gets destroyed as long as her Soul Gem is intact. Homura knows this fact, but Mami does not and that's why she panics.
As Mami at this point is already a ghost, although she should have known that things like this would not hurt magical girl, she was brainwashed like the rest of people inside the barrier and forgot. As for why Mami was killed by Bebe in earlier scene, it was not because her brain was destroyed, but because she wore her Soul Gem on her hat and it was eaten along with her head.
So yes, Homura was safe all along.
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2014/08/17 | 553 | 2,023 | <issue_start>username_0: The following anime share the use of the semicolon as part of their names:
1. *Steins;Gate*
2. *Chaos;Head*
3. *Robotics;Notes*
4. *Occultic;Nine*
What is the reason for using the semicolon within the titles of these anime?<issue_comment>username_1: The best answer that I could make out myself for the use of the semi-colon in the names:
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No need to speculate on "World English"; the series is Japanese, from a country simultaneously using four different official alphabets, and numerous languages in daily life. Japanese publishers feel very comfortable disregarding usual English grammar rules in their naming conventions. Note, even in Japanese, without translation, the series is still named "**Steins;Gate**". This disregard of usual English usage in titles has been true for many years now in Anime and Manga. It may be amusing to imagine the future response of "Users of Standard English", but totally unnecessary. For many years now, knowing native English speakers have shrugged, saying "It's from Japan!"
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2014/08/17 | 935 | 3,093 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that yaoi is famous for its fangirls, but I was wondering what the case was for yuri.
I have only occasionally seen yuri fangirls being referenced in anime, and these shows have a cast that is fully female.
*Inspiration!*
Researching it, there seems to be many subcategorys of yuri, which are targetted towards men, women and younger girls. But I was wondering - which is the **main** target audience for this genre?<issue_comment>username_1: Yuri is a *genre*. It, like any other genre - drama, action, romance, adventure, slice-of-life, etc - is part of what will define the particular plot the show will have.
It by itself isn't a *demographic*, which is what defines the target audience.
Many yuri-centric works actually do have a demographic attached to it explicitly. For example, [Girl Friends](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Girl_Friends_(manga)) is listed as seinen, and [Collectors](http://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=52593) is listed as Josei. They may also have a demographic attached by virtue of the manga that they're published in, such as [Kannazuki no Miko](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kannazuki_no_Miko) being a shounen manga, due to it being published in a shounen magazine.
In general, the demographic will vary, but I've noticed it by and large be seinen.
Upvotes: 4 <issue_comment>username_2: The origin of **yuri** comes from [Class S](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_S_(genre)) novels.
This genre was created 100 years ago.
In this time, the main readers of Class S novels were girls.
In 70s, the word **yuri** is created by the editor of Barazoku (rose tribe, the magazine for gays). But Yuri still targets girl or lesbians.
In 90s to 00s, these yuri novels/manga were *found* by fanboys.
Ex. Sailor Moon, Revolutionary Girl Utena and Maria-sama ga Miteru.
These novels/manga were targeted for girls, but got interest from fanboys also.
In 00s, many yuri manga/anime were created for fanboys, like Kannazuki no Miko, Kashimashi and others.
Currently, yuri for boys has bigger market than yuri for girls.
Wikipedia's [history of yuri](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_(genre)#Thematic_history) section has more details.
Added: I forgot to mention about [Yuri Danshi](http://myanimelist.net/manga/29631/Yuri_Danshi) (The yuri man).
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> Hanadera is a high school boy who loves yuri to the point he
> constantly watches his female classmates and just lets his imagination
> run wild. He's living the fabulous life of a man obsessed with yuri,
> but this is also source of personal conflict: if a yuri-filled world
> is so perfect, where does he fit in as a man?
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Yuri Danshi is meta fiction story about a man who likes yuri.
One of the chapters is about a yuri-only conference.
(Sorry I didn't remember the chapter number.)
The protagonist is planning to visit the yuri conference, but he is afraid that he will be the only male visitor of that conference. But finally he found most visitors were male.
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2014/08/17 | 3,723 | 13,112 | <issue_start>username_0: While I went through the first 7-8 episodes of the original Sailor Moon, I noticed a few episodes that didn't really advance the plot much. (An example of this would be the episode where Jadeite poses as a radio announcer and sucks the energy out of women who receive fake declarations of love.) I have also found lists of filler episodes on the internet, such as [this one](http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=23484613), for the original Sailor Moon.
I've also noticed that a lot of "unnecessary" plot seen in those episodes of the original anime is cut from Sailor Moon Crystal, though to some extent this also just makes sense given that they have a limited number of episodes to work with.
How closely does the original anime follow the manga? (I understand that they are probably more or less similar in terms of plot, but is there a significant portion of episodes or "filler" that's original material and not from the manga?)
**Edit:** I am referring to the original Japanese anime, not the English (or European) dubs - I already know that those involved quite a bit of censoring of things like nudity or same-sex relationships. I should also add that I just got into Sailor Moon, and so am not too familiar with it.<issue_comment>username_1: You are correct that, overall, the classic anime has more non-plot advancing material (i.e. filler) than the manga does. On the other hand, in many cases, the anime boasts more plot and depth of storytelling, whereas the manga plows through each story arc in a more bare-bones, brief, and (arguably) flat style. As a couple of examples: 1) whether villain or ally, many characters in the manga are introduced and then promptly killed off in order to move on to the next character. Only in the anime are enduringly popular minions such as the Witches 5, Amazon Trio, and Animamates developed into personable and sympathetic characters. 2) In the manga, it's not as clear as to how the Starlights enrolling as students at Juuban High School is very necessary to advancing the plot, whereas in the anime, as a result of their schoolmates friendship with Usagi, Ami, (Rei: actually, she attends a different school but she usually comes over to their campus to hang out), Makoto, and Minako, which took the span of a whole season to develop to the point of mutual trust, leads the Starlights to end up being the only ones who stand with Sailor Moon and protect her until the end; without their encouraging pep talk, she *would have* given up her star seed to Sailor Galaxia in episode 198 (if she had done so in order to escape her grief, everyone in the galaxy would die permanently, the end).
(While it is the case that *Sailor Moon Crystal* has, for the most part, avoided filler, the storytelling is arguably lower in quality than that of the classic anime [*Crystal*'s [viewer numbers have sharply crashed](http://ellephedre.tumblr.com/post/107146770770/crystals-ratings-on-niconico-japan), a drop of 77%]).
The number of changes in the classic anime from the original manga is so high that it would take an online encyclopedia to list them all. As just *one* narrowed example, consider the LGBT content:
The classic anime invented the following popular LGBT-related content which was NOT present in Takeuchi’s original manga (and thus, is NOT present in the reboot):
~ Kunzite/Zoicite: in contrast to serving as the 1991 anime’s sole canon gay couple, in the original manga, Kunzite had a straight romantic relationship with Sailor Venus ([Codename ha Sailor V volume 3](http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_sailorv/sailorv_chapter16/020.jpg)), and Zoicite is shown in a [manga illustration](http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/raws/japanese/artbooks/sailormoon_picturecollection_1/028.jpg) with his arms around Mercury, implying that they were also a heterosexual couple on the Moon Kingdom. The live-action *Sera Myu* (*Sailor Moon* musicals) incarnations follow these pairings. The 2013 *La Reconquista* musical paired up the male generals with each of the female sailor soldier guardians at a ball, and particularly highlights a prominent and cute relationship between Zoicite and Mercury. The completed 2003-2004 *Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon* live-action TV series does not include any romances for Kunzite or Zoicite.
~ Fiore: one of the classic anime’s original characters, featured in the R movie and the *Another Story* video game, could be interpreted as liking Mamoru, though this was never explicitly affirmed or denied.
~ Fish Eye: a gay cross-dresser who fell for Mamoru in the classic anime, is, in the manga, merely an mildly-effeminate monster-of-the-day (the same could be said of Hawk’s Eye and Tiger’s Eye - all three of their outfits are… unique). In the manga, he never cross-dresses or expresses any homosexual interest. He only [attempts](http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act40/038.jpg) to [seduce](http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act40/039.jpg) Ami (Mercury).
~ Sailor Starlights: in the classic anime, this trio flipped back and forth between female and male when they transformed from sailor soldiers into civilian guise and developed intriguing relationships to varying degrees with the Earthling sailor soldiers but, in the manga, there are no fun Taiki (Star Maker)/Ami (Mercury), Taiki/Makoto (Jupiter), Yaten (Star Healer)/Minako (Venus), or Yaten /Luna vibes. Those were introduced in the anime along with the sex-switching that challenged gender norms. In the manga original, Ami hates Taiki, Michiru (Neptune) hates Yaten, and Haruka (Uranus) hates all three - that’s really the entire extent of the interaction between these extraterrestrials and the solar system soldiers. [Usagi, Minako, and Makoto](http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act51/026.jpg) blush and get [heart eyes](http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act51/027.jpg) when the Three Lights transfer to their high school, that’s it. Even Yaten’s passionate and undistracted devotion to Kakyuu Princess is original to the classic anime, and the anime’s Haruka vs. Seiya rivalry and Seiya/Michiru flirting were not in the original manga… heck, basically anything you liked about the Starlights in the classic anime wouldn’t show up in a reboot. Taiki’s softening toward his astronomy teacher and his sweet hospitalized fan or laughing for the first time in years; Yaten as a cat person who constantly flips his bangs in annoyance; Seiya’s boy-next-door softball training, amusement park date, and conflicted, unrequited love in the vein of Taylor Swift’s *You Belong With Me* that spanned 28 episodes (82% of the final season) with Usagi? That’s all original to the classic anime.
The manga Three Lights are always female and demonstrate zero personal preference for passing as male. Manga Yaten and Taiki are merely girls without any sexual preferences indicated, who disguise themselves as boys for a mission. Since neither of these characters display any attraction to anyone, they’re not lesbians. Since they’re not particularly masculine by any stretch of the imagination, don’t identify as male, don’t evidence any interest in gender identity whatsoever, and wear [feminine clothing](http://gallery.missdream.org/albums/scanlation_smoon/smoon_act56/042.jpg) in private, even attempting to identify them with cross-dressers is a little shaky - in their minds, their boy band costuming is just a disguise rather than a conscious lifestyle choice.
That leaves us with Seiya (Star Fighter) alone, who is attracted to Usagi in the manga.
Seiya (Star Fighter)/Kakyuu: it can be interpreted that manga Star Fighter had feelings for Kakyuu Princess before arriving on Earth but this is not overt. Kakyuu resting her head on Seiya’s shoulder was only shown in the classic anime, not in the manga.
In contrast, in the original manga, there was:
~ Sex-switching Usagi (Moon) and Minako (Venus), which was not included in the anime. Many English-language websites bemoan the fact that Takeuchi-sensei was shocked that, in the classic anime, the Starlights were male in civilian form - but she’s the one who thought up sex-switching in the first place. In the manga, Usagi uses the Hensou Pen (Disguise Pen) to transform herself into a man (a groom [pages 190-191 of volume 1 of the Kanzenban {Perfect Edition}]) and Minako uses her compact to transform into a male in BSSM itself (a Mugen Gakuen [Infinity Academy] student [pages 167-169 of volume 5 of the Kanzenban]) using the phrase “Moon Power!” (「ムーン・パワー」). As an aside, Minako also twice used her compact to transform into male form in Codename ha Sailor V (a teen idol [pages 115-118 of volume 1 of the Shinsoubon {Reprint Edition}] and a samurai [pages 140-141 of volume 2 of the Shinsoubon]), both using the phrase “Mikazuki Power Transform!” (「三日月パワー・トランスフォーム！」).
~ Haruka (Uranus)/Michiru (Neptune): yes, they have a romantic relationship in the manga, BUT very little is shown or said of it when you contrast it with their classic anime version: although you would see a good amount of Haruka/Usagi action including their manga kiss, manga Haruka/Michiru romantic scenes and dialogue are sparse. Almost all of their suggestive lines, Haruka’s clearly stated answer to what her *koibito*’s name was (*"koibito"* is a Japanese word which can mean either simply "girlfriend"/"boyfriend" or can mean "lover"; usually in the context of shoujo anime, it refers to the former), and their moving interlude after Galaxia removed their bracelets originated in the classic anime. Fans who met Haruka through the anime might also happen to be surprised to discover that her manga version wears a high school girl’s school uniform, mini skirts, girly blouses that show off her cleavage, and a polka-dotted scarf - in the manga, sometimes she presents as a man, but other times she’s rather feminine; it was only in the older anime that she consistently dressed masculine.
~ Haruka (Uranus)/Usagi (Moon): Haruka/Michiru fans may be disappointed to realize that there’s a lot more Haruka/Usagi than Haruka/Michiru visuals in the manga, and there’s also a brief Mamoru/Michiru vibe. People who like the idea of Haruka/Michiru being monogamous would be challenged by manga Haruka’s amorous advances toward Usagi in full knowledge that Usagi has a boyfriend and while being in an apparently open relationship with Michiru. The classic anime Haruka flirted with Usagi and Minako, but it was only in 2 episodes accompanied by Michiru’s bemused comments which indicated she didn’t consider it anything serious, whereas the manga Haruka pursued Usagi a lot more seriously.
~ Seiya (Star Fighter)/Usagi (Moon): in the manga, there’s some chemistry and a kiss, but most of what Seiya does in the manga is send Usagi anonymous postcards. The duration in which the Three Lights attend school with Usagi and friends is all too brief.
So that's just *one* example of the countless large and small differences between the manga and the classic anime.
There are positive changes (Serenity/Sailor Moon committed suicide twice in the manga, whereas in the anime, she didn't), neutral or disputed ones (some fans like the serious manga Rei [Mars], whereas others like the anime Rei who teases Usagi as a friendly sort of love/hate rivalry), and generally-received-as-negative ones (the manga Shitennou had served Prince Endymion in the Silver Millennium and returned to loyalty, giving him strength, whereas the anime version had no backstory of their being loyal to him). The aspect where the manga/anime difference is greatest is that the end of the manga and the end of the anime are completely different. Some fans like the manga version better, some like the anime version better.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Instead of revisiting all the differences between the original, the dub, and the manga, I wanted to contribute some input on the filler.
According to Wikipedia, the original anime and the manga were produced almost simultaneously (the manga had a 6-week head start). Different studios deal with this situation differently. Fairy Tail took a one-year hiatus when the anime caught up with the manga. Bleach introduced anime-only story arcs that would last about a year and return to the manga story arc once that was done.
Instead of waiting for the manga to get a head start or coming up with filler story arcs while the author came up with more material, Sailor Moon was rife with filler episodes. As a result, the plot is slow to advance and some of the deeper, character-building aspects of the manga were left out. Though it isn't the origin, Sailor Moon is definitely a poster child for the Monster of the Week trope.
Today, Sailor Moon Crystal is essentially covering a chapter of the manga with each episode. The Dark Kingdom story arc was completed after 46 episodes in the original anime, but Sailor Moon Crystal packed it into 13 episodes and deviated from the Monster of the Week trope set by its predecessor.
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2014/08/17 | 565 | 2,100 | <issue_start>username_0: In the first episode of the first season, we see a Whispered woman being taken away from a Russian facility. Mithril turns up and secures the area before Sousuke injects a sedative into her and takes her away.
We know that Teletha "*Tessa*" Testarossa is a Whispered and works as the Captain of the Tuatha De Danaan while Chidori is relatively left to her own life (under protection).
What does Mithril do with the Whispered that they rescue? Are they put to work like Tessa, or are they relocated and kept safe in the same way Chidori is (i.e., allowed to live a normal life, but monitored)?<issue_comment>username_1: The Whispered woman you are referring to is <NAME>, whom Sousuke rescued in Khabarovsk. She is the only Whispered 'captured' by Mithril of whom we are given any details about her subsequent life. In the light novel series, she at first works in Mithril's engineering division, and helps to build the Arbalest for Sousuke, to thank him for saving her. Later, she is relocated to a secret safehouse where she, presumably, lives out a normal life in peace and calm.
In the final novel, *"Always, Stand by Me: Part 2"*, she and Sousuke are in contact with each other over the internet, and before his final battle she emails him a copy of a video his classmates uploaded wishing him and Kaname a safe return to school. She appears happy and at peace, though still suffers residual trauma from her experiences.
I presume that other rescued Whispered are treated the same way: they can assist Mithril with their skills if they wish, or be put into protective custody where they can live quietly far from any of this.
Upvotes: 3 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: [<NAME>](https://fullmetalpanic.fandom.com/wiki/Bani_Morauta) is another Whispered that worked with Mithril. He developed the AI system 'AL' for ARX-7 Arbalest. According to his wiki page, he committed suicide right before the completion of ARX-7 Arbalest. He tried too hard to increase his Whispered ability by diving into resonance. He lost his mind at the end.
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2014/08/18 | 448 | 1,536 | <issue_start>username_0: Initially they referred to Kakashi's move as Lighting Cutter (Raikiri), but then they stopped calling it that and called it Chidori from then on. Any specific reason for this? Seems really odd to change a move's name after establishing it as something else.<issue_comment>username_1: The magic of [wiki](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Lightning_Cutter):
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> The Lightning Cutter is an enhanced and concentrated form of the
> Chidori with the same effects and drawbacks. According to Might Guy,
> it gained its name after Kakashi split a bolt of lightning with it.
> Because the Chidori is already powerful on its own, the Lightning
> Cutter requires better chakra control, which is exemplified in its
> appearance. The Chidori appears as simply a mass of white electrical
> chakra in the user's hand, while the Lightning Cutter is more focused
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**tl;dr:** It's still a Chidori but when Kakashi's using it, it's more refined and famed for cutting a lightning bolt ergo dubbed Raikiri.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Originally the name of the jutsu is Raikiri (Lightning Cutter). However, because the jutsu makes a noise like that of a thousand bird squeaks, it was dubbed by others as Chidori (千鳥) which literary means a thousand birds.
AFAIK Chidori and Raikiri is actually the same jutsu. The name is different due to the reason stated above. Also, Kakashi prefer to call it Raikiri while Sasuke, who was taught by him, prefer to call it Chidori.
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2014/08/19 | 607 | 2,381 | <issue_start>username_0: I've been watching Psycho-Pass. Makishima has been working as an art professor at a women academy. During an investigation, an audio clip is retrieved where a girl (this particular case's culprit) speaks with him, mentioning his name. So now the investigators know that there is some guy called Makishima within the academy.
After a brief encounter between Tsunemori and Makishima, he escapes. Later, Tsunemori uses an identikit to relive the experience to reproduce his face. After the face is generated, they go to the academy and confirm that he was indeed a professor there.
To the left is the identikit image, and to the right what I imagine is the academy's archive photo. They compare them (wow, powerful hairspray) and they match.
But why an identikit? They **already** knew his name, so all they had to do was go to the academy and mention his name. Then they show the archived photo and Tsunemori would recognize it without having to relive the experience.<issue_comment>username_1: Correct me if i'm wrong, but typically investigators need solid concrete evidence in order to do a search and seizure, or any form of operation, to avoid being targets themselves. Imagine... A police officer brakes open your door, cracks you with the butt of his pistal on mere speculation on the fact that your name and/or hairstyle matched the criminal he was chasing. Yea... Having a facial recognition may not be accurate, but it would give them enough proof to get a warrant
And while the differences between their targets are pretty big, in'turn increases their chances of being wrong. Using technology to confirm would shorten the distance.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_2: As what @Clockwork-Muse have said, it is for confirmation bias, because without recreating the face of Makishima, Tsunemori can just say anyone in the acadamy that he is Makishima without having any evidence even though it is not in Tsunemori memory, so by creating the identikit, they provide an unbiased evidence based on the real image that Tsunemori's memory depicts.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Actually Makishima didn't use his real name to register as a professor at Oso Academy but use his alias "<NAME>". Only one who knew the truth in the school is <NAME>.
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2014/08/19 | 2,254 | 8,128 | <issue_start>username_0: **Warning: Spoilers Ahead!**
I just finished Berserk, and I'm left sitting here in confusion. I tried finding the answers on the wiki and forums, but had no luck. Came here in hopes of finding a Berserk fan online.
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Griffith dream was to become a ruler of a kingdom, but at what point did his dream all go to hell? What exactly am I missing in the story that says "My dream is to rule humanity!"?
How did demons originally get involved in all this...?<issue_comment>username_1: **Warning**: I just read the manga so I don't know if it happened the same way in the anime.
First of all, there were three facts that were given when Guts was in the Band of the Hawk:
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So, we can say that he was chosen by the God Hand. But the moment that precipitated things was:
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After that, Griffith looked desperate so he rushed his plan and
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> Because he had a broken body, he knew he couldn't rule over a country with human methods. So he thought that his dream was more important than the lives of his comrades and decided to sacrifice them to become the fifth member of the God Hand.
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Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: Griffith lost his way after Guts won the fight and only could think about how he lost to him and that Guts wasn't an equal. So when he was with the princess, he made a mistake and got thrown in the prison where he sat in darkness, broken and beaten.
At that point where he felt completely lost and broken, he felt he had no other way of making it out alive. However, Guts showed up and saved him. In the moment when Guts saved Griffith, he felt as if he was being punished and made his choice to sacrifice them in order to become a ruler over the land.
Griffith did that in order to become a god king and beat Guts once and for all.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_3: If you recall in (the original run of) the anime, they call the Behelit the "Egg of the King". There are other Behelits too. In the manga, something similar happens to many other people. Typically, a demon in disguise intervenes when someone is down on their luck and gives them the Behelit. The Behelit warps their fate, giving them everything they wanted. Eventually, fate twists violently and brings them back to despair. When their blood comes in contact with the Behelit (which tends to happen at this low point), the God Hand appears and offers to grant a wish in exchange for a sacrifice. This process turns them into monsters known as Apostles. It's heavily implied that something like this previously happened to the Snake Baron in the first episode of the anime, as well as all the monsters in the last episode. It's been a while since I've read it, so the details may be off a little.
**Basically the Behelits are human bait, leading people into situations where they will lust for power enough to embrace being a demon. Griffith's dreams and fate were also manipulated, or at the very least the darkness in his heart was cultivated until he chose the outcome.**
The entire anime is just a small part of the entire storyline. It was canceled for obvious reasons.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_4: >
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While it has always been true for any form of Griffith (purebred human, angel Femto, reincarnation into human) that his goal is to have a kingdom, he has never mentioned the boundaries of or the terms for his kingdom. That is, a reader in early chapters of the manga could think of it as the kingdom of Midland; in middle chapters, as Empire of Holy See and of Ganishka; in recent chapters, a kingdom encompassing both Human and Astral World.
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As it is already clear in the manga, this dream of having his kingdom is the reason why Griffith in his human form lived, later took rebirth into an Angel (to get rid of human body restraints) to start his expedition of having a kingdom again (because of being feeling lost in the jail for so long when he was purebred human), and had reincarnation into a human to claim human world from the existing emperors. Accounting the development in recent chapters of the manga, there is no doubt that this dream has not been abandoned but has been invigorated with new plans.
In your words,
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Some part of the following text is complete opinion of mine.
Humans follow the fate set forth by **The Idea of Evil** and the Behelit which the chosen ones receive draw them to the currents of causality, thus, reaching a point of despair and malice, that they decide to offer sacrifice to get rid of this feeling.
Turning into an Apostle doesn't end fate but marks a watershed moment. They are still headed for the destiny set forth by fate knowingly (like Emperor Ganishka thought) or unknowingly (like the tragedy with Count).
As for Griffith, his fate was set by **The Idea of Evil** and the Crimson Behelit made sure that he remains drawn to the currents of causality as [answered](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/13618/13126) by [username_3](https://anime.stackexchange.com/users/8128/gunfulker).
Now, to the question about involvement of the Demons.
### Regarding their involvement into the eclipse
The Apostles might knew or could have received the information that their will be a feast on eclipse, or an angel, a member of God Hand, will be reborn, or it could be both. So, they came to the spot *en masse*.
The aforesaid conclusion can be deduced from the following events in the manga:
1. When Wyald tried to look for Crimson Behelit in Griffith's body (to call God Hand) during latter's rescue by his band;
2. When Zodd interfered and killed Wyald for doing such and later accepted the position of front guard during feast;
3. When Rosine and Count among others ate injured members of the band of the Hawk (while Rickert was away to fetch water) in the night; and Skull Knight asked them to make haste for reaching the Eclipse spot.
### Regarding the involvement of Demons in the army of War-Demons
It was not shown in the manga but can be concluded that, since Zodd was seeking the strongest one to fight (as he witnessed the dream of a white hawk flying in a dark sky) he was defeated by Femto, thereby, Zodd became the first member of Griffith's army. It cannot be said how Locus, Grunbeld and Rakshas came to know of Griffith's presence on Earth, but they chose to join him voluntarily as witnessed in the manga.
It has also been witnessed that a demon cannot stand against Femto, irrespective of their wish. When Ganishka (extremely powerful Emperor and a demon) encountered Griffith the first time on the battlefield he felt been carried away by latter's presence, comforting voice, and the blood of demon realm that flows through Griffith too. Therefore, it can be concluded that while an Angel doesn't control a demon willingly, a demon cannot directly fight against, as well as oppose an Angel.
Hence, it can be ascertained now how did demons get involve with Griffith into his War-Demon army.
**Note**: The question has been answered by accounting episodes 01-337.
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2014/08/19 | 1,667 | 5,799 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there any places that regularly publish anime or manga related academic papers?
I'd be interested in reading them and possibly submitting one myself.<issue_comment>username_1: [Mechademia](http://mechademia.net/) is an annual publication published by Minnesota Press. It also covers fan practices and other surrounding activities and media of anime/manga
There is currently [a call for papers for a conference on Asian Pop Culture](http://mechademia.net/cfp/), but none for the next edition. The last volume was published in 2014 and they are still active.
Larger conventions occasionally have calls for papers and a good source of finding them is [on the Fan Studies Network site.](http://fanstudies.wordpress.com/) They hold their own conference with cfps annually also. Arguably the largest of these is [at Anime Expo](https://animemangastudies.wordpress.com/symposium/2016-cfp/)
Other resources for finding articles on anime & manga can be found here:
* [The "Let's Manga" Project](https://groups.diigo.com/group/lets_manga) , [(also here)](http://letsmanga.be)
* [Academia.edu](http://www.academia.edu/Documents/in/Manga_and_Anime_Studies)
* [Anime & Manga Studies group](https://animemangastudies.wordpress.com)
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Some of my thoughts on this topic are at <https://animemangastudies.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/where-do-we-publish-on-animemanga-a-select-list>. Basically, just some of the journals that regularly publish articles on anime/manga, organized by subject, include:
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* Animation Journal
* Animation Studies
* Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal
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* The Comics Grid: Journal of Comics Scholarship
* Image [&] Narrative
* ImageTexT: Interdisciplinary Comics Studies
* International Journal of Comic Art
* Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics
* Scandinavian Journal of Comic Art
* Studies in Comics
/Film Studies
* Cinephile: The University of British Columbia's Film Journal
* Journal of Japanese & Korean Cinema
* Journal of Religion and Film
* Post Script: Essays in Film and the Humanities
* Scope: An Online Journal of Film Studies
/Japanese, East Asian, Asian Studies
* The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
* Asian Studies Review
* Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies
* Japan Forum
* Japanese Studies
* The Journal of Asian Studies
* The Journal of Japanese Studies
* Intersections: Gender, History & Culture in the Asian Context
* Positions: East Asia Cultures Critique
/Media and Popular Culture
* East Asian Journal of Popular Culture
* Intensities: The Journal of Cult Media
* Journal of Fandom Studies
* Journal of Religion and Popular Culture
* M/C Journal
* The Phoenix Papers
* Refractory: A Journal of Entertainment Media
* The Journal of Popular Culture
* Transformative Works and Cultures
/Science Fiction
* Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction
* Science Fiction Film and Television
* Science Fiction Studies
Hope this helps!
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: Yes, there are.
[Journal of Anime and Manga Studies](https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/about) (JAMS) is an annual on the study of Anime and Manga, which was firstly issued in 2020. As the official description says,
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You may find articles on any serious topic in this journal. There are some critical analyses on anime like those on traditional literature works. For example, *[Existentialism and Death Education in Anime](https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/806)* did a detailed analysis on the existentialism in the anime *Cells at Work!*. There are also researches on the behaviour of the audience, for example, *[Japanese Anime Fandoms in the UAE: An Exploratory Study on Media Accessibility, Habits and Cultural Perceptions](https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/774)*. And of course there are studies on the content of an anime genre, like [*A Survey of the Story Elements of Isekai Manga*](https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/808).
What's more, it's free for the time being! You can download any paper on this journal for free up till now.
There are surely more journals to come in the future, considering the rapid growth of the anime fandom. This is a good start for a trend of systematic analysis and critique of the anime-related stuff. It can be imagined that some anime might get the position as serious literature works in the near future.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_4: I would have a look here: <https://journal.animationstudies.org/>
It's not restricted to anime as such, but animation in general.
The article which first caught my attention some time ago was this:
<https://journal.animationstudies.org/daisuke-akimoto-a-pig-the-state-and-war-porco-rosso/>
More (from the same author) <https://www.soka.ac.jp/files/ja/20170513_055728.pdf>
I was thinking of eventually writing a similar semi-scholarly article on how a certain isekai protagonist does or does not conform to the principles of Machiavelli, Sun Tsu's The Art of War, and <NAME>'s 48 Laws of Power.
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2014/08/19 | 536 | 1,902 | <issue_start>username_0: Quick question, if you trade half of your life for shinigami eyes and it happens to save your life, would you lose only half of the time you would have lived, or would you somehow lose half of the life that you would actually live since the eyes saved your life?
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1. 1 and 2 in a room
2. 2 has 1's name and is about to write his name down in his Death Note
3. 1 doesnt have 2's name and can't write his down in his Death Note
4. 1 would only have about 30 seconds to live
5. 1 Trades half of his life for Shinigami eyes
6. 1 Writes 2's name down without him knowing and before he writes 1's name down.
Would 1 have 30(-15) seconds to live, or x(÷2)? And there's always the possibility of having his full life and only losing 15 seconds, x(-15).<issue_comment>username_1: There are a few things wrong with your theory:
1. Death by Death Note doesn't count in the user's lifespan. Even if you have 80 more years to live, if I write your name down now you die 30 seconds later.
2. A Death Note will not work on someone with 12 minutes or less left to live. According to How to Use: XXIX.
So no, the user would lose half of his original lifespan. The only way to extend a lifespan is to get a Shinigami to die for you.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Original lifespan has to do with a humans lifespan without any intervening of a deathnote or death god!
So if someone makes the deal for their eyes they lose half of their remaining lifespan.
(Getting the eyes to kill someone who is about to write your name down on a deathnote is a situation not counted in your "original lifespan"...
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: If someone wrote their own name in the death note and then did the eye deal the shinigami will not be able to cut his lifespan as he has already written his name in one death note before the shinigami
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2014/08/20 | 784 | 2,899 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently on episode 10 of *Revolutionary Girl Utena*, and I've noticed that at certain points someone (most likely Miki, if I'm not mistaken) will pull out something that looks like a stopwatch or a counter. (This happens in the beginning of episode 10 when the Student Council is discussing the next duelist, and also happens earlier in some of the points concerning Nanami.) Some sort of clicking sound will accompany this.
But I'm not really sure what this is supposed to signify (if anything). Is Miki counting something, or is this supposed to just set the tone for something? If so, what is this "something"?
**Update:** In episode 11, Miki pulls out a stopwatch again after asking Touga if he's just treating his sister like a pet (in the translation I was watching) and states a "time" of 6.54 seconds. But I'm still not sure what he's counting. Afterwards, the discussion immediately goes back to Nanami's loss to Utena.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, it is a stopwatch. <NAME> (Director/Producer, Storyboards, Original Concept) answered this question in an Animage [interview with Be-Papas](http://ohtori.nu/creators/pics/sku12.jpg), the animation studio that created Utena:
[Translation by a fan](http://ohtori.nu/creators/a_animage.html):
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The themes in this story are very abstract and metaphysical but all interconnected, like:
* The symbolism of the staircase spiraled straight to heaven is the character's feelings of hope about important memories and feelings they all have and wish to keep eternal.
* The shining castle in the sky is just a mirage to signify that shining everlasting hope that some keep close to their hearts and hope to attain once again.
But everything has cause and effect and is on an eternal clock of action and reaction. A spiral of spira mirabilis, times and moments stacked upon one another to create the reality we live in now. These moments are algorithms in the universe and everything plays an important role in this grand play, and we are all actors playing our parts.
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2014/08/20 | 774 | 2,631 | <issue_start>username_0: In *One Piece*, Law's ROOM ability is a very strong technique, and he can use it to slice whatever he wants.
Why didn't he use it when fighting against Doflamingo to slice him to pieces?<issue_comment>username_1: Law did use his Ope Ope no Mi. In chapter 729, Law has his room up and tries to slash Doflamingo, but unless he can actually get a hit in, the room isn't going to do him much good.
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In the anime, they're using what I call "filler padding" where you expand on canon scenes with non-manga content to elaborate the details. An example of this from episode 656 at about 7m30s shows Law using room & slicing where parts of the gate split easily enough but it was countered by Doflamingo's strings.
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2014/08/21 | 2,739 | 9,770 | <issue_start>username_0: In **Attack on Titan**, how did humans learn the Titans' weak spot? How was it that they learned how to kill Titans?
* Was it through experiments with live, captured Titans?
The only example I could think of where humans successfully captured live Titans and managed to get them within the walls was when they captured Sawney and Bean. But, during the time they had Sawney and Bean up until their untimely deaths, humans were already actively aware of the Titans' weak spots, which was the back of their necks (which could be cut/sliced/attacked).
I am rewatching **Attack on Titan** now and am currently on **Episode 1**. I may have overlooked something the first time I watched (hence I am rewatching it) but I am quite positive this might not have been answered.
So how exactly did humans learn/discover how to kill Titans? I still don't quite understand this. Manga answers are perfectly acceptable. ;)<issue_comment>username_1: The titans can sometimes be killed with canons if they hit the weak spot. It would be reasonable to presume that while they could not kill enough with canons to due to the regeneration, they could see the occational fatality and pass the information on. Some inventive mind would then create a more efficient way to target that spot. I believe after the battle for Trost they specify how many are killed by canon. But don't have a means right now to look it up.
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This answer is a **SPOILER** for anyone who hasn't read the manga after chapter 16.
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_3: I am rewatching the anime currently, about half way through episode 5 there is a part in which Eren and others were in a class learning about titans. Their teacher started with "What little we know about their bodies , we learned from Recon corps most recent report "..and then he continues teaching them how are titans killed.
I haven't read the manga so I don't know about what's mentioned in the manga.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_4: During one of the first encounters, a cadet was inspecting the body and thought to slice the back open, he missed and accidently cut the nape, when the Titan died, he reported it to his superiors, so the nape was found, this is said in the manga, can't remember where, hope this helps.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_5: In the OVA "[Ilse's Journal](http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Ilse%27s_Notebook:_Record_of_a_Fallen_Soldier)" Hanji/Hange tries to convince Erwin to let her capture *another* Titan, which is first refused due to the many squad members who had to die for a previous capture. It is not mentioned when *that* happened, but it makes sense to assume that a previous capture helped in learning how to kill a Titan - unfortunately also requiring Hange/Hanji to capture another one...
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_6: Here's an updated answer to your question. Note that this will contain spoilers from the manga **Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall** and I'm confident this is accurate as of **Volume 14** of the mentioned manga, which was where I stopped reading. Also, the events in this manga occurred approximately 50-70 years before the breach in Shiganshina District in the main **Shingeki no Kyojin** manga.
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2014/08/21 | 2,881 | 10,255 | <issue_start>username_0: I can't believe I missed this three times. I went back to the beginning of AoT in episode 1 and noticed these scenes that occurred at the beginning of the episode. Eren is having some type of daydream or nightmare before waking suddenly with Mikasa leaning over him. Here are the still shots of it.
             
What exactly were these visions? Were they some type of compressed/hidden memories? What was the farm house we saw? I am also pretty sure this wasn't in the anime but manga answers are welcome also. ;)
**Note:** I couldn't find a video link to give but there is a animated GIF version of it that I made [here](http://postimg.org/image/l0gbh2o91/). Also helpful but it is quite easy to see the scene if you want to since it occurs straight after the opening of AoT in episode 1.<issue_comment>username_1: I agree with @Maroon. It's basically just a foreshadowing dream/bad feeling he had which combined his existing knowledge with his aspirations/dreams.
However he does have legitimate flashbacks/dreams he doesn't know anything about later in the show/manga and discovering what it all means is part of the plot. He also keeps dreaming about a "female" he doesn't know. His memory is hazy, and there are
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Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: The vision that Eren had in the first espiode were premonition of things that were going to happen in the anime or later on but he chalked it as other nightmare, so did Mikasa. Eren doesn't understand these visions and what they are about.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I don't think there is more to the visions you mentioned. They aren't in the comics and only seem to represent the events that are about to happen later in the same episode. For example, you can see the flowers and mill from Shiganshina District when Eren walks up and you can also see the Smiling Titan devour Eren's mother.
On the other hand, there is more to the visions that appear before the intro. I'll not go into details as they aren't specifically asked for, but as you said they are indeed suppressed memories from the past.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: As the royal family is able to erase the memories of ordinary people, maybe the dream is not a vision or anything, rather than memories from Eren's ancestors that were erased (but not completely erased) by the royal family.
~~I mean it's also a mystery where Eren's father came frome, as he was found outside the wall with supposedly no memory of how he got there. I think there's a good chance that these event are connected.~~
~~So if the visions are memories of Eren's ancestors, they might have taken place before the wall was built, therefore resembling Shiganshina Distric before the wall protected the rest of humanity~~
(I don't think this part is too relevant anymore reading from chapter 86 onwards)
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Please do not read if you are not up to date with the manga (chapter 89 is where this answer is based upon).
This question is **strongly** related with the title of the first chapter/episode: "*To you, 2000 years from now*". Check [this](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/39431/18769) related post on Anime StackExchange, which I answered similarly.
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(Picture source: [Mangastream](http://mangastream.com/r/attack_on_titan/089/3934/46) Disclaimer: I do not own these pictures. They are only used to answer this question more clearly.)
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Focus on "**everything connected**".
Which brings us to the culmination of the chapter (and the 'answer' to your question):
**SPOILERS! If you have not read chapters 87 and above, do not read further!**
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**Whose memories are these, I wonder**
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_6: Eren doesn't have any titan power during that 1st dream. He didn't get his powers until he had his 2nd dream (which wasn't a dream, but a memory). When Eren and the others evacuated Shiganshina, his dad found Eren and took him out to the woods to pass on his titan powers.
I feel like everyone posting about his 1st dream are overlooking that fact. That dream had no significant meaning for the past. As for the future.... it wouldn't make sense.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_7: Since shifters can see the memories of other shifters of the same titan power, maybe he was seeing the memory of some other attack titan holder looking at Eren's memories. That didn't really make sense the way I said it, so I'm going to give an example: maybe Grisha saw Eren's memories of those things, and Eren saw Grisha seeing Eren's memories.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_8: Spoilers below up to the current Manga issues:
I have a theory that this opening scene will also be one of the last scenes of the series, and that Eren's consciousness may 'loop' back to this initial scene. The way that he wakes up so disoriented, not knowing where he is at first, and saying that the dream seemed to go on forever, makes me think that what he was experiencing was the paths and not just a dream. We know that Eren is able to alter the memories of previous inheritors of the attack titan like his father and <NAME>, and even influence their actions retroactively, so it makes sense that he would be able to influence his own past self's memories an actions as well. I don't think the series will end with a cut a dried time travel plot (eg. current Eren goes back into his child body and relives all the events) but I think this scene might indicate more of a ripple effect with both the past and the future influencing Eren.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_9: This visions don't apear in the first chapter of the manga. This is probably just a stupid mistake that happened because the person who produced this episode didn't know that Eren just started to have those visions after the fall of Wall Maria because he inherited the attack titan's power from his father on that moment.
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2014/08/21 | 982 | 3,776 | <issue_start>username_0: How many chapters or volumes of manga is required at minimum for a manga to get anime adaptation once the decision is made?
I mean some animes start airing while their manga is still being released and sometimes the amount of material only suffices for a 12-13 episode season only.
Others wait and get adapted to make a 26-52 episode season of an anime. Who takes that decision to say "OK! Let's make that an anime NOW!"
**Update**
To make it somewhat clearer, I'm asking about the length of the manga it takes to be adapted to an anime. Even if a decision was made to convert a manga to an anime there is still that point in time that they say "ok. we now have enough material for a season"
The duplicate question asks in general what it takes for a manga to adapted in anime.<issue_comment>username_1: >
> How many chapters or volumes of manga is required at minimum for a manga to get anime adaptation once the decision is made?
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The short answer is none.
The long answer is: Anime adaptations can be in the *same universe*, with different characters and plot without following the original material at all, so the reason that "there isn't enough chapters for a season" becomes moot. That's why is called an "adaptation" instead of "illustration".
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: I think the correct answer is 'at least one page'. (because if it was zero, it wouldn't be a manga adaptation)
There is no set limit on how much content one must have in order to get an adaption. The deciding factor is instead decided by the production company, sponsors and any other involved parties that make up the committee who decide which animations to produce. It does help the management board decide on a series if it the series has significant existing fan interest from the manga.
Now, while I can't think of any one-page manga that have been adapted, it is perfectly possible if the committee agrees to it - There will just be more effort put into planning around this.
[This blog post explains further about the anime production process](http://washiblog.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/anime-production-detailed-guide-to-how-anime-is-made-and-the-talent-behind-it/):
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> This process depends on who’s pushing for an idea and who is backing it up, it can be animation studios themselves along with sponsors, but many anime are adaptations of manga or light novels, in which case, publishers front costs (including the costs of having it shown on TV stations). The production company (e.g Aniplex) gathers staff, sponsors, and looks at advertisement and merchandise. While many people describe studios as being cheap, only around half the budget is often given to the anime studio, with the rest going to broadcasters and other contributing companies.
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It is also worthy of note that many mangas themselves are adaptations from light novels or visual novels or may have other spin-off content which adds to the content that the studios can work with.
The content range of which adaptations do come to life can vary significantly. This is to do with chapter sizes, author preference, committee requests, etc. Every show will have different requirements and differing ease of adaptation.
For example; [Chihayafuru](http://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=595393)'s first season (of 13 episodes) covers 40 chapters & Claymore with 22 episodes covers roughly 60. Hikari lychee club is a manga adaption, but is very different in style and story.
This is probably a bit of a disappointing answer, but there is no minimal content requirement and it is something that differs from company to company.
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2014/08/21 | 1,968 | 7,083 | <issue_start>username_0: After having watched <NAME>, something is still bugging me.
From what I understood, the council received Maria and Mamoru's bones from Squealer/Yakomaru after they had gone alone in the wilds, behind the Holy Barrier.
To me, that would mean that the bones were received only a short time after they escaped.
If they were really dead at that time (the Council says that the bones were DNA checked), then when did they have their child? Did I miss/misunderstand something?<issue_comment>username_1: There were two years between the moment they had escaped and the moment the bones were received.
When Saki was 14 years old, Maria and Mamoru escaped.
When Saki was 26 years old, she knew the council received the bones 9 or 10 years earlier.
At least they were alive for 2 years.
This is enough time to create a child.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_2: After Maria and Mamoru escapes from Kamisu 66th district, the story undergoes a time skip 12 years ahead, where Saki and Satoru are 26 years old1.
As we all know, in episode 18, <NAME>, the head of Ethics Committee, reaffirmed the death of Maria and Mamoru. After they received the bones from Yakomaru/Squealer, they have checked that the bones are from human and there are no inconsistencies in age and gender. They even further confirmed by doing DNA tests and matching the dental record from Harmony School. Therefore, at the point when Saki and Satoru are 26 years old, **both Maria and Mamoru have deceased**.
However, it was not mentioned **when** they received the bones in the anime (or maybe I have missed it).
I only found reference in the manga2 (volume 4 chapter 13), where it was mentioned that the bones are recovered 2-3 year after their disappearance.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DGusx.jpg)
Therefore, it is safe to conclude that during the period of 2-3 years, Maria and Mamoru had a child together, then Maria and Mamoru were killed by the queerats and had their bones sent back to the district. Their child was raised by the queerats, which made the child recognize the queerats as his/her3 own species and enable him/her to freely massacre other humans. In the anime, the child is shown to be around 10 years old, which matches the timeline of the story.
1 This is confirmed by Wikipedia, both [English](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_New_World_%28novel%29#Characters) and [Japanese](http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%96%B0%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E3%82%88%E3%82%8A_%28%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC%29#.E6.99.82.E7.B3.BB.E5.88.97.E3.83.BB.E5.90.84.E3.82.A8.E3.83.94.E3.82.BD.E3.83.BC.E3.83.89) version. In the summary of the chapter 5 of Japanese version: 12 years passed, Saki and Satoru are now 26 years old. (12年が過ぎ、早季と覚は26歳になっていた。)
2 There are **many** differences between the manga and anime. However, the key part of the story remains: Maria and Mamoru leaves the district, their child raised by the queerats later helps the queerats attacking the village.
3 The child is male in the novel and female in the anime. According to cite note on [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_the_New_World_%28novel%29#Characters).
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I mean the top answer's obviously what the writer was going for, but it has a plot hole in it, or at least it's not really believable.. The kids said they'd report Maria and T-whatever his name is as dead, Squealer suggested that they should say an avalanche killed them... Really? An avalanche killing 2 kids with superpowers? And on top of that, they'd have to see it actually happen, so, in order for this story to work, they'd have to have found them first, then either they agree to come back (unlikely, but hey, could be made believable), or, they run away again (the scenario that would've happened IF they found them). In the first scenario, the avalanche happening wouldn't have a time restriction, so sure, an avalanche randomly going off would be believable i guess. But it would have to kill ONLY those 2, again, nevermind their powers and all, BUT ALSO while the other 2 kids, WHO ALSO HAVE SUPERPOWERS, watch it all happen? Nope, nobody would buy that, the board would know somethings off.
In the second scenario tho, the avalanche would have to happen the exact same moment they decide to run away, which is really convenient isn't it? And again, 2 kids with superpowers doing nothing, the other 2 kids with superpowers just watching it happen. Nope.
Let's say that the board does buy their story though, searching for those bones would be the highest priority, the kids would probably be forced to show them where it all happened, which would narrow the area greatly obviously. Now they start the search from that area, and keep widening it. If they don't find it in like a month with their psychic-powers, the kids obviously lied, somethings off, they investigate, consequences. But let's imagine that in this world where grownups are paranoid as fuck, paranoid enough to kill innocent children, even their own at times, let's just imagine that they keep on searching forever without questioning it, and then dig the bones up in 2 years. Where would Squealer put them? A Queerat couldn't hide them deeper then the superpowered humans didn't already dig. So if they found the bones in layers above what they've searched, it would be obvious that they were put there recently. Again, let's imagine that the paranoid humans wouldn't notice this, and that the depth of it doesn't matter. Squealer could either put them where the kids said they saw the avalanche, or, somewhere random in that entire snowy biom. First case, it becomes obvious that the bones weren't there 2 years ago since it's been thoroughly investigated already. Second case, the kids lied and the bones were nowhere near, they get to the bottom of it (hypnosis etc.), smell something fishy's going on with Squealer, consequences.
So there's not a single way that this lie could be hidden from the board, and in turn saddens me cause it makes the story unrealistic :(.
Also, if anyone were to die in an avalanche, their body wouldn't rot since it would be kept frozen until the snow started melting, so they wouldn't find bones, they'd find the entire body intact. Well, mostly. There have been cases of humans finding frozen bodies that were 500 years old. Would an educated society with access to all the previous civilizations knowledge miss that fact :) ? Doubt it, since anyone could deduct that using simple logic. Keep in mind that freezing to death probably happened in their civilization often, so they'd be even more aware of this fact then we are.
Edit: -
Just rewatched episode 18, apparently Squealer was the one who brought them the bones? So i guess I didn't even have to try and develop those other theories that had more potential of working out, the anime just decided to go with the one that's not possible at the slightest. A Queerat finding bones deep in the snow when superpowered humans couldn't, alright.
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2014/08/21 | 774 | 2,823 | <issue_start>username_0: I wondered if Hisoka knew if Gon is related to Gin. Also if it contributes to his rating of Gon? Do the Zoldycks know who he exactly is?<issue_comment>username_1: Yes, in the Hunter Chairman Election arc, it is clear that basically everyone who is a licensed hunter knows that <NAME> is Gon's dad, including Hisoka. It is also clear to everyone that Ging and Gon are not emotionally close, per Leorio's outburst in the Hunter Chairman Election. There is no reason to think that the Zoldycks would be in the dark about Ging and Gon being related since they keep tabs on a lot of things, especially where Killua is concerned. However, neither Hisoka nor the Zoldycks express any interest in Ging. Zeno and <NAME> got involved with Netero in the Chimera Ant arc, but as Ging couldn't be bothered to get involved with it, they have had no reason to have any interaction with or interest in him. Ging is portrayed as liking to play/goof off and being generally disliked by others, so other characters don't have much motivation to care what he does since it is unlikely to affect their agendas. Hisoka has never really evidenced taking personal interest in anyone other than Gon, Killua, Illumi, and Chrollo.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: I think Hisoka knew from almost the beginning that he is interested in what Gon wants, and that is his father, so he must have looked him up. Plus, his name is Gon 'Freecss', so it was obvious. Let's not forget to mention that Ging is the best hunter in the world and Hisoka is interested in strong hunters, so, again, he must have looked him up even before meeting Gon.
Also, he's interested in Gon, Killua, Illumi, Chrollo, and *Machi* as well. Which means, he's not gay and a bae because he wanted to go on a date with Machi. Anyway, in general, he's interested in young people with an amusing behavior or strong people, and he's interested in hugging & cuddling Gon.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_3: Hisoka is interested in very strong and powerful people he want's to kill them, so he's inetrested to <NAME> and <NAME>, <NAME> is he's most interested to, because Hisoka is very strong and powerful that he can see how strong and powerful a person is as seen in the election arc, Hisoka was just amazed in Kuroro Lucifer's power's abilities that's why he want's to kill him, so Kuroro Lucifer was just a killtime to Hisoka, Hisoka was only toying Machi so he has no interest to her, Hisoka was just outsmarting and toying the whole Genei Ryodan group and even this group unite and take on Hisoka they all will die in the hands of Hisoka...
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Yep. Hisoka was right beside Gon during the dodge-ball game in Greed Island. He heard it when Gon asked Razor if he knew Ging.
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2014/08/21 | 1,379 | 4,796 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for a short anime (don't remember if it was a single or a few series).
It was about an American student, obsessed with martial arts, who gets an invitation from his Japanese friend to visit her family in Japan. He got a sword from her (I think it was symbol of marriage or something like that).
So they go to Japan, and meet the weird family - I remember there were two undercover chicks with the father, some female agent, and lot's of craziness around.
Lots of nudity too, as I remember, but it was definitely a comedy :)
Couldn't finish it back then, and I can't find it anymore.
The American boy was blonde, I believe. There was an American woman there, with a Jeep?
There are some monsters and sword fights, but in a comedy manner. The monsters were like mechanical scarecrows, controlled by someone.<issue_comment>username_1: Base on what you've said so far, I think it should be one of those (ordered from what is most suspect to be your answer):
**<NAME> J**
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> In a world of only males, they have created female looking marionettes
> (androids). A handful of them have been given special 'hearts' called
> maiden circuits that give them emotion and human personality. Three of
> these are found by Otaru, and they soon are caught up in a war against
> Lord Faust and his 3 'human' marionettes.
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**Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!**
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> It's one thing to honor your ancestors and keep old traditions alive, but there IS such a thing as taking it to a ridiculous extreme. In Kawakami City, having a samurai ancestor and enormous 'fighting spirit' isn't just an interesting fact, it's a huge part of how you end up being ranked on the social totem pole. That, in turn, rolls over into the school curriculum. Fortunately, that's something the local kids like Yamato Naoe have learned to deal with by forming into small 'bands,' (that's the samurai type, NOT music). However, while the delicate sexual balance of Yamato's group seemed fine when there were three girls and four boys, the sudden addition of two MORE girls starts to send everything spinning out of control!
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**<NAME>: Rebirth**
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**<NAME>**
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> <NAME> lost her entire family to <NAME>, who invaded her home seeking her father's life work, puppets with unique capabilities. As her duty, Rangiku sets out with three of her father's greatest puppet warriors to seek revenge. She can manipulate these to battle the strongest of warriors, however manipulating the puppets leaves her own self vulnerable to direct attacks, so she seeks a ninja warrior named Manajiri to aid and protect her in her quest.
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**<NAME>**
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> <NAME> is a boy who doesn't want to become what any regular kid would: He wants to be a samurai. That's why he undergoes a hard training with his father, knowing only the forest as his world. Then, one day, he is sent to Japan, where he has to deal with a whole new civilized reality, meeting the Mine family, the evil Onimaru and even the legendary Musashi, having lots of dangerous adventures, becoming stronger everyday.
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That's pretty much sums up my guess
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: That sounds a bit like [Labyrinth of Flames](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labyrinth_of_Flames). (Ignore the plot description on that page; it's absolutely, utterly wrong. I just linked it for the extra picture.)
The main character is a Russian obsessed with samurai who's invited by a Japanese girl to her family estate, which is a big ninja mansion. She gives him a sword to seal their marriage since she wants him to defeat her rich fiancé. Her father is spending time with two sexy women who turn out to be ninjas in disguise trying to steal something from him. There was a blonde American cowgirl in a Jeep who I think was some kind of reporter, although she carried a gun (a revolver, of course).
There was a ton of nudity and barely any plot. It sounds quite a bit like what you're describing.
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2014/08/22 | 619 | 2,350 | <issue_start>username_0: In Attack on Titans, how exactly was everything paid for? Not once in AoT so far did I ever see any exchanging of currency. For example the Markets:
How do businesses make money then? Is there a type of currency in AoT that they officially use?
For example do they just give away meat for free?
Are Potatoes, Vegetables and cutlery such as plates, bowls and cups free or have I just missed something?
Note: I think food is free for the survey corps or the people that are training to enlist in the army and be able to leave outside of the walls but what about everyone else? Is it free or is it paid for? If it is then whats the currency? Coins, notes *(obviously probably not :P)* or is there some sort of system where they trade for example their bit of farm land for a lot of cured meat or fish or vegetables for example.
So my question is how exactly are things purchased in AoT?<issue_comment>username_1: Actually in episode 23 two members of the Military Police are seen selling some 3DMG for what is most definitely coin
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_2: There's definitely a monetary system in place (note I'm on mobile so I can't link any sources yet).
In episode 1, after the incident where Moses's arm is handed to his mother, there is a person saying "its like our taxes go to fatten them up". This clearly indicates some form of tax system.
In episode 6, the titans yet again breach another wall. There's a scene where merchants are blocking the passageway trying to get their goods through. This shows an obvious ownership of goods.
In the same episode, we see Mikasa and her mom targeted by slave traders. The slave traders planned to sell them to some rich folk, demonstrating value and a need for some form of money.
In episode 23, we can clearly see corrupt military police selling goods for what is obviously currency.
Over all we see several trends that point to the use of currency within Attack on Titan.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_3: I saw some characters use a paper currency to buy passage onto the surface from the Underground in an OVA.
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2014/08/22 | 951 | 3,767 | <issue_start>username_0: Why doesn't <NAME> tell about his problem to Ran in Detective Conan, when he completely understands how much the girl loves him and suffers from pain due to him? While the truth is many times she was almost certain that Conan was Shinichi himself.
The series now has so many episodes. Come on! She needs some sympathy.<issue_comment>username_1: Saying Conan doesn't reveal his identity is wrong, [there are 10 people who know about Conan true identity, and Conan told 2 of them. (Link contain spoiler)](http://www.detectiveconanworld.com/wiki/List_of_characters_who_know_Conan's_identity) Conan never told Ran because it's dangerous for her to know the truth. Professor Agasa warn him about it at the first time he know about Conan, [Second Chapter - The Shrunken Detective](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jOecN.jpg)
Knowing her personality, Ran will risk her life to save others and most likely too help Conan to fight the Black Organization. [This chapter (chapter 434 Rotten Apple)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/9NBmo.jpg) is when Ran tried to save Ai from Vermouth, she risk her own life to save her
On several occasion, Shinichi wants to tell Ran the truth about his identity but chooses her safety above their happiness.
Beside, different from the others who know Conan's secret, Ran might unintentionally tell anyone about it. Closest possible, she will tell her best friend, Sonoko. For example, when Ran accidentally tell Sonoko about Oogami. (He's a wrestler who cover his real identity by wearing a mask - [Chapter 389 The Man Who Can Never Be a Wolf](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pjHge.jpg))
At one point Ran knew that Conan is Shinichi and actually waiting for him to tell her by himself, but as always Conan was able to trick her again.
Upvotes: 4 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: Remember the very first chapters which creates the setting for the story of a primary school detective. <NAME> was caught by the Black Organization when he was doing some investigation, and he was force-fed the drug, which is supposed to kill him (but he only shrink to the body of a child).
Although his small body is inconvenient in everyday life, it is the best possible condition for Shinichi to continue investigating the Black Organization, since the Black Organization doesn't know that he is still alive and in the form of a child.
If he were to reveal his identity to Ran, knowing her personality, she is likely to help him in his investigation, which would put her in danger of being eliminated to keep her mouth shut. Not to mention that it might involve not just her but many people around them.
Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: I’ll say revealing his identity to Ran is wrong because she might tell it to her best friend Sonoko, and Sonoko might tell others about it too and it's not all, the Black Organization might know and Ran could be their target and others might get involved and get killed.
Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: Because the writer wants to create a kind and strong maiden who is waiting for Shinichi.
After all, the reason the writer has given is baseless and fans who are supporting it are just pawns trying to prove a baseless reason right created by the writer that if he tells her his identity then she will be in danger
According to me, only foolish people will support this. It doesn't matter if Shinichi tells her or not, her life will be in danger because the organisation will kill her too upon knowing Conan's identity no matter if she is innocent.
And according to me, Rachel (Ran) would have supported him like Hattori. After all, if she had known about the organisation, she can also take necessary precautions and can cover his identity more effectively.
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2014/08/23 | 1,811 | 6,473 | <issue_start>username_0: I was watching *Attack on Titan* and was wondering if this walled-off part of the land is the only one in existence?
Like, if people were ever to go out past Wall Maria into the rest of the world, would they come across other Humans inside other walled-off communities?
Or is the one in the series the only one on the entire planet?<issue_comment>username_1: Updated answer
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I have not been following *Attack on Titan* past the first season of the anime, but since I currently can't delete my answer since it's been accepted, I'll provide something based on what I've gleaned from the Wiki.
From the page about the [Walls](http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Walls), it appears that at present, there is no knowledge of any other walled community. However, when Eren finally returns to [his father's basement](http://attackontitan.wikia.com/wiki/Grisha_Yeager%27s_basement), he discovers that humanity has not actually been wiped out. I'm not sure if this development was entirely predictable. Early on, the story of a quick construction of massive walls while humanity was under attack was already very suspicious, but I was not invested enough to think much about it. (My hunch at the time was also more of something to the effect of, "a conspiracy destroyed most of humanity.")
Old answer, based on the first season of the anime
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In some of the episode openings (particularly in the first few episodes of *Attack on Titan*), it's stated that:
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Without any further qualification of the statement, it's pretty much implied here (and elsewhere) that the walls contain all that's left of humanity. This sense of there having been huge losses to such an extent - to the point where entire cultures probably have been obliterated - are confirmed somewhat by things like when Mikasa's kidnappers describe her and her mother as the last of the Asians.
There're probably some more explicit statements of this elsewhere, but it's been a while since I saw *Attack on Titan*, and this was the first place that came to mind that stated something of this sort.
If it matters to anybody, I'm taking the quote here from the Crunchyroll sub.
Upvotes: 5 [selected_answer]<issue_comment>username_2: I think there is a fourth wall.
According to the second ending "Great Escape", you can clearly see there are four walls:
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/1dvFG.png)
Here, you can see both Wall Sina and Rose where there are no titans.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/TykhL.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/pPjq4.png)
In this picture, you can see Wall Maria and the titans roaming around in it.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/BVObO.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/88P76.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/t5BpT.png)
And here, you can see the fourth wall which all the titans seem to live in.
Maybe that is where the shifters came from because you know that Bertolt always wants to finish his mission and go back to his hometown quickly, and as you can see in the picture above, his hand is laying on where the fourth wall is. Also if you look closely, you can see there are no titans beyond that fourth wall, thus we can only see titans in the fourth wall and Wall Maria.
You would wonder, how come no one knows about the fourth wall? Well, we discovered in chapter 63 of the manga that
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Upvotes: 2 <issue_comment>username_3: **COLOSSAL SPOILER FOR EVERYONE WHO DID NOT READ MANGA CHAPTERS 86 AND 87!**
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Upvotes: 0 <issue_comment>username_4: SPOILER ALERT--- FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T READ THE MANGA OR WATCHED THE SEASON 3 ANIME
Wall Maria, Wall Rose, and Wall Sina are walls that are on the island of Eldia. The fact that humanity was pushed to the walls is mere propaganda spread by the government as they do not want the people inside to know about the outside world.
The truth is, Titans are made by a country called Eldia (this country is different from the one on the island). A queen [Queen Ymir] (through mysterious means) gained the power to become 7 types of titans. She made thousands of titans to gain power all over the world and tortured a country called 'Marley' when she died, all the powers were split between 7 Eldians. King Fritz (the current king of Eldia) surrendered to Marley and gave them permission to kill the Eldians. Eventually, all Eldians were forced into a tiny island. This island was corrupt, propaganda, capitalism, all of that took place. Almost like Imperial Japan. Just like North Korea trying to protect its citizens from the truth, Eldia does the same.
Now, the 4th wall is meant to represent the barrier of the island. Bertholdt wants to return there, so he placed his hand there. Once you cross this ocean, you'll enter Marley.
Upvotes: 1 <issue_comment>username_5: There is the walls of Liberio, a town in Marley where any Eldians are from Marley.
So, no, Maria, Rose, and Sina are not the only 3 walls. And there are other places that have walls but not names, like other nations that Marley was at war with also used walls for the same reason as Maria, Rose, and Sina.
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2014/08/23 | 958 | 3,066 | <issue_start>username_0: In the last episode of Hanamonogatari, near the end of the episode where Araragi prepares to cut Kanbaru's hair, he said "You are the third girl whose hair I'm cutting".
Who was the other two girls that got their hair cut by Araragi?<issue_comment>username_1: One of the two girls is <NAME>. Remember that during the events in *Karen Bee*1, she underwent an image change where her usual braided hair was replaced by bob cut, and her glasses replaced by contact lens. Her hair was actually cut by Araragi when she went out with him to karaoke in the short story *Tsubasa Song*2, which takes place some time after *Tsubasa Cat* and before *Karen Bee*.
I don't know who the other girl is. There are many characters whose hairstyle has changed between the First Season and the Second Season of the light novel series, but they are not cut by Araragi:
* <NAME>: She cut her hair short between the events of *Karen Bee* and *Tsukihi Phoenix* to break away from her past and start anew3.
* <NAME>: She initially kept her hair short in *Suruga Monkey*. However, after she was saved by Araragi, she started **growing** her hair3 up until the end of Hanamonogatari.
* <NAME>: After *Tsubasa Tiger*, her hair became black and white stripes like that of the white tiger she absorbed4. This is only a change in color, though.
* <NAME>: In *Tsukihi Phoenix*, she nonchalantly **cut off her own** ponytail so that she could piggyback Araragi as a punishment game4. Araragi does not cut her hair himself. In the anime, she seems to grow her ponytail back a little in *Hanamonogatari* (episode 5).
* <NAME>: In the anime, story-wise chronologically, she had mid-back level hair in *Nekomonogatari (Black)* (episode 1), then bob cut hair in *Nisemonogatari*, then very long braided hair in *Nekomonogatari (White)*, then straight waist-length hair in *Hanamonogatari* (episode 5). However, she is said to change her hairstyle very often3, so it is very unlikely that Araragi has anything to do with it.
1 Light novel - Nisemonogatari Volume 1 - Karen Bee Chapter 011. Anime - Nisemonogatari Episode 4
2 Published in Bakemonogatari Anime Complete Guidebook. According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Monogatari_novels#List_of_short_short_stories).
3 Light novel - Nisemonogatari Volume 2 - Tsukihi Phoenix Chapter 005.
4 Light novel - Nekomongatari (White) - Tsubasa Tiger Chapter 066. Anime - Monogatari Series: Second Season Episode 5.
5 Light novel - Nisemonogatari Volume 2 - Tsukihi Phoenix Chapter 005. Anime - Nisemonogatari Episode 9.
Upvotes: 3 <issue_comment>username_2: Turns out the 2nd girl is Tsukihi; "Tsukihi Brushing" is set some point after Araragi graduates.
A brief summary of the story: Tsukihi steps on her long hair, wants to cut it, Araragi wants to do it, dumb shenanigans ensue, Shinobu gets fed up.
A translation can be found [here](https://www.reddit.com/r/araragi/comments/6gx8fl/monogatari_short_stories_tsukihi_brushing/).
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