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2012/12/12 | 1,152 | 4,687 | <issue_start>username_0: As a follow up, but another subject, of my [question about equivalent exchange part of the alchemy laws](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/105/how-does-the-equivalent-exchange-of-alchemy-work).
Why do (most) alchemists require a transmutation circle? Does any circle suffice or does an ... |
2012/12/12 | 1,989 | 6,742 | <issue_start>username_0: Why does Himura always end almost every sentence with gozaru in this show? Is this normal for people in that time period?<issue_comment>username_1: ～ござる is commonly known as a more polite way of ending a sentence, but it's also common in historical dramas because it is a bit archaic-sounding. A... |
2012/12/12 | 1,626 | 5,983 | <issue_start>username_0: The show, *Sword Art Online* has 2 Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games in it, *Sword Art Online* (SAO) and *Alfheim Online* (AFO). What are the player-vs-player rules in these 2 games? Sometimes the rules seem to either make no sense (being able to attack someone in a home town but ... |
2012/12/12 | 1,034 | 3,614 | <issue_start>username_0: At the end of *Fate/Zero*, why did the Holy Grail materialize for Kiritsugu (Episode 24, 23:30) when Saber, <NAME>, <NAME> and Gilgamesh were still alive?
Kirei should still have been alive because he was merely unconscious and watching Kiritsugu's visions within the Grail. According to what ... |
2012/12/12 | 1,309 | 4,683 | <issue_start>username_0: Almost every character in the Naruto series, from minor character to boss level character, uses this jutsu (Kawarimi no Jutsu).
Ever since I started watching the series, I wanted to know how this technique works. It may look like a Ninjutsu 101 technique in the early parts of the series, but i... |
2012/12/12 | 1,533 | 5,972 | <issue_start>username_0: In Ranma 1/2, it's made obvious that Saotome Ranma speaks in a very casual and informal way...but when I played a particular sound bite for some people who speak Japanese (but who were not familiar with the anime), both of them seemed to think that the sound bite was from someone playing a memb... |
2012/12/12 | 669 | 2,741 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the reason why the Celestial Spirits work for their wizards (such as Lucy)? I understand that they have a contract, but why do they get into the contract at all? I could not think of anything they gain from the contract.<issue_comment>username_1: I didn't manage to find any sources that... |
2012/12/12 | 1,264 | 4,720 | <issue_start>username_0: The in-game encyclopedia entry for Rider in Fate/Stay night lists her as chaotic good. This is true regardless of what route you are on and who is her master. However, at several points in the story she is noted as being evil, and it's said that the only reason she (along with a few other serva... |
2012/12/12 | 1,186 | 4,333 | <issue_start>username_0: In around chapter 592-596 of *One Piece*, Buggy the Clown mentioned that <NAME>leigh is Luffy's uncle. This implies that Rayleigh's sister should be Dragon's wife.
Who is <NAME>'s wife/Luffy's mother?<issue_comment>username_1: Fundamentally, Rider doesn't seem to shy away from evil deeds - mos... |
2012/12/12 | 625 | 2,226 | <issue_start>username_0: In chapter 116 of the *Bleach* manga, Ichigo finally meets Rukia in her tower (well, in fact, on the bridge) right after Byakuya has easily defeated Ganjyu, and Ukitake stopped him from finishing Ganjyu off.
However, when Ichigo tries to fight Byakuya, Yoruichi hits him in the stomach, and ru... |
2012/12/12 | 751 | 3,088 | <issue_start>username_0: "<NAME>" (エルフェンリート, Erufen Rīto) has a rather confusing plot and setting in the anime version alone; the bits of the setting which I glimpsed from discussions about it hint at the original manga being even more complex in the relationship department between the characters and organisations. It ... |
2012/12/12 | 747 | 2,622 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there a website or any kind of document that shows all currently airing series in Japan? Airing dates and times would be great too.<issue_comment>username_1: There's a MAL Group that updates with the season, has airing dates for all the anime airing during that time and such. [It's right her... |
2012/12/12 | 798 | 2,987 | <issue_start>username_0: According to the 2nd episode, Kirito and Asuna met in the first month of SAO. Yet 2 years later, they meet again and it seems they are like complete strangers.
What happened to them in those 2 years? Do the light novels explain this?<issue_comment>username_1: In the anime, a *lot* happens to K... |
2012/12/12 | 1,724 | 5,842 | <issue_start>username_0: Since episode 279, the *One Piece* anime doesn't have ending songs. Instead, it has long openings: almost 3 minutes, instead of the usual 1:30 openings.
What was the reason for this change?<issue_comment>username_1: There could be lots of reasons they did that, the most logical being that it w... |
2012/12/12 | 896 | 3,163 | <issue_start>username_0: At first I thought <NAME> only used it as a rap gesture. Later on it was shown as a way to compare and equalize forces between two people. Even later, Naruto was shown doing it with Kurama, to fuse their chakra together.
Does the fist bump have any special meaning? I doubt it originated in Ja... |
2012/12/12 | 484 | 1,884 | <issue_start>username_0: In the manga, there are 19 cards featured, whereas in the anime this number has grown to be 52 (excluding the card created during the 2nd movie).
Has there ever been a reason given for this large expansion?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I can tell, there has never been an explanation giv... |
2012/12/12 | 4,563 | 18,128 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a question that I really can't get my head around. I've asked many people but I still have not come to a good understanding of the ending of CLANNAD: After Story.
In the end of the anime, Nagisa and Ushio both come back to life. It's not terribly clear on *how* this happens and what ca... |
2012/12/12 | 669 | 2,519 | <issue_start>username_0: In Fullmetal Alchemist, it is stated a number of times that a state alchemist's pocket watch increases their power, but there doesn't seem to be a clear mechanism for that. How does that work, and what does increasing the power of an alchemist mean?<issue_comment>username_1: They never explaine... |
2012/12/12 | 499 | 1,784 | <issue_start>username_0: In the manga of *Katekyo Hitman Reborn!* (also commonly just "Reborn!" for obvious reasons) after the future and Shimon Arc ends, the Arcabaleno Arc begins and reveals that:
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2012/12/12 | 2,338 | 8,630 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Angel Beats*, Kanade clearly entered the afterlife before even Yurippe did, yet Otonashi arrived later. Technically, Kanade must've died after Otonashi.
How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?<issue_comment>username_1: Unfortunately, *Angel Beats!* doesn't go into much detail ... |
2012/12/12 | 869 | 3,229 | <issue_start>username_0: According to [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Cowboy_Bebop_episodes), the movie is a midquel that takes place between episodes 22 and 23 of the anime.
Having seen both the movie and the anime, I don't recall any connection that made it essential for it to be viewed in this orde... |
2012/12/12 | 721 | 2,910 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that they generate energy and they're used like power plants but there's also a person or creature of some sort inside. What are the plants exactly and how is it that Vash can communicate with them?<issue_comment>username_1: This is in [Wikipedia](http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigun#Tras... |
2012/12/12 | 5,623 | 13,333 | <issue_start>username_0: For both the original Naruto series and Shippuuden, which episodes should I watch if I want to avoid the filler? I'm only interested in core plot and character developments.
To make this question a bit more concrete: Which episodes are directly based off the manga, and which were produced with... |
2012/12/12 | 557 | 1,846 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a Naruto character named Tobi who maintains his eyesight though his special ability *should* have caused a great amount of macular degeneration. The following includes extensive spoilers.
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2012/12/12 | 603 | 1,875 | <issue_start>username_0: Kakuzu, an Akatsuki member who works with Hidan as a pair, has a unique ability. His body is full of black strings that he can use to steal the organs of his opponents.
He uses this ability in order to
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2012/12/12 | 1,073 | 2,717 | <issue_start>username_0: Near the end of the Gosick anime (possibly even just the last episode, I can't remember)... Victorique's hair suddenly changes from gold to silver.
There was speculation about whether this was an intended dye job to hide her identity or representative of her sadness.
Do the original novels gi... |
2012/12/12 | 1,930 | 6,814 | <issue_start>username_0: I know he made a contract with his own soul or something like that. But if this Nen is so powerful, how come he is the only who used it in the series?
I also watched the previous version(1999), and there was no one who did this type of contract besides him.<issue_comment>username_1: Kurapik... |
2012/12/12 | 399 | 1,306 | <issue_start>username_0: How was it exactly that Nagato came upon his Rinnegan?
Madara states that it was his, and that he gave it to him: how did he do that? Did he transplant it into Nagato, or did he transfer it otherwise?
Note: I do not recall whether this was explained in the manga or not.<issue_comment>username... |
2012/12/12 | 1,461 | 4,923 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime series *Sailor Moon* (or, *Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon*) the senshi have a unique *henshin*, or transformation sequence. Especially later on, these are animated with the senshi receiving a manicure before the transformation sequence begins.
Here's Sailor Mercury (Mizuno Ami) star... |
2012/12/12 | 792 | 2,825 | <issue_start>username_0: When Kenshin is content and in his normal, day-to-day state, his eyes are purple.
Yet, when he is incensed or when he must resume his Hitokiri Battousai persona, his eyes turn yellow:
Why do Ke... |
2012/12/12 | 474 | 1,595 | <issue_start>username_0: There is a debate between fans as to the romanization of the name of the wolf-girl character in Spice and Wolf.
Some claim it should be romanized as Holo, whilst others say Horo.
Is there official word on which is correct?<issue_comment>username_1: According to Yen Press (the English publishe... |
2012/12/12 | 4,035 | 14,211 | <issue_start>username_0: Well... the title says it!
I ask this because, supposedly, Hyuuga and Uchiha are descendants of the Rikudou's eldest son (at least I am under that impression). In that way, does the Byakugan have any other special techniques that can be awakened (such as Tsukuyomi, Susano'o and Amaterasu in th... |
2012/12/12 | 716 | 2,713 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there some hidden meaning/message in [Akira](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_%28film%29)?
Does it have something to do with the scars left in the Japanese by the bombings in Hiroshima and Nagasaki? And ultimately...
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2012/12/12 | 649 | 2,429 | <issue_start>username_0: When Tobi uses his selective teleportation power that causes objects to pass through him, does he have to think about it when he does it, or is it automatic? I'm trying to find out if he is vulnerable to a sneak attack.
I know he is able to teleport at will, but I'm wondering more about his "g... |
2012/12/12 | 1,009 | 3,769 | <issue_start>username_0: Spirited Away borrows a lot of its side characters from various Japanese legends, although many are also original. One of the most mysterious such characters is No Face, who is perhaps slightly antagonistic, and comes off as a spirit of greed or something to that effect. The concept for No Face... |
2012/12/13 | 1,469 | 5,359 | <issue_start>username_0: During the Chunin exam,
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2012/12/13 | 458 | 1,651 | <issue_start>username_0: Were they built by traditional means (as they would've been in our world)? Were they created via some sort of ninjutsu that shaped the rocks that were there? Or was it erected by some sort of Doton jutsu (like some Doryuu Heki)?
I am not sure if there is some canonical answer to this, but I'd ... |
2012/12/13 | 4,310 | 15,484 | <issue_start>username_0: The title says it all... but I'll elaborate:
* Initially we see techniques derived from **a single chakra element** (Katon, Doton, Suiton, Fuuton and Raiton). These are the most common, since usually a ninja can master only one chakra nature (since normally ninjas tend to have an affiliation w... |
2012/12/13 | 1,299 | 4,758 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto there is a group of abilities called Kekkei Genkai (血継限界). They are told to be "genetic" abilities which are (usually) passed down genetically within specific clans.
Notably, the eye techniques (Dōjutsu, 瞳術), such as sharingan, are also a subset of those.
How did those abilities fi... |
2012/12/13 | 783 | 2,906 | <issue_start>username_0: In the dogfight between Gilgamesh and Berserker, Gilgamesh rides a golden fighter plane that is capable of hovering and flying at great speeds, supposedly by harnessing some "strange green power" (see the opening wings and glow when Gilgamesh prepares to dodge Berkserker's approach). The Gate o... |
2012/12/13 | 720 | 2,235 | <issue_start>username_0: I'll make a spoiler block of it all, since this can be a **spoiler to anyone who hasn't seen/read the Pain and the Five Kage Summit arcs**.
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2012/12/13 | 995 | 3,942 | <issue_start>username_0: The most obvious answer everyone over the Internet is giving to this question is "Because anime is produced much faster compared to manga, they need to put in fillers in order to slow down the anime series". However, that shouldn't be the only reason.
For example, consider One Piece. The show ... |
2012/12/13 | 973 | 3,400 | <issue_start>username_0: I can kind of handwave or fanwank the origin of things like the exasperated faceplant or the vein popping out when a character is comedic-angry, and even the trope of Japanese flag fans coming out when people want to cheer on their comrades, but how did the sweatdrop come to characterize the fe... |
2012/12/13 | 674 | 2,127 | <issue_start>username_0: In the second season of *Darker than Black* (*Darker than Black: Ryuusei no Gemini*), Hei mysteriously...
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In the beginning of the anime we can clearly see that...
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2012/12/13 | 976 | 3,529 | <issue_start>username_0: I always had this doubt about whether Dragon Ball GT was an official, canonical sequel of Dragon Ball Z or not. I know that Akira Toriyama helped in the development, but did he write any of it?<issue_comment>username_1: Dragon Ball GT was produced by [Toei Animation](http://en.wikipedia.org/wik... |
2012/12/13 | 746 | 2,759 | <issue_start>username_0: What actually happened in the last episode of the *Neon Genesis Evangelion* TV series? It is episode 26, entitled ["Take care of yourself"](http://evangelion.wikia.com/wiki/Episode:26)?
I have read different wikis about the plot of the episode, but I still don't understand it.<issue_comment>us... |
2012/12/13 | 1,799 | 6,426 | <issue_start>username_0: When I watched The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya on DVD, the episodes were shown out of order. It was somewhat funny, since in the previews, Haruhi and Kyon argue about which episode number comes next, but other than that, I didn't see the point of it. It didn't have interwoven plot threads, or... |
2012/12/13 | 376 | 1,355 | <issue_start>username_0: In the final episode of *Nadia of the Blue Water*, Captain Nemo reveals to Gargoyle that there are no more Atlanteans, and that he (Nemo) is the last one. But Nemo has a daughter; Nadia, and he may or may not have made Electra pregnant. So how can he be the last of the Atlanteans?<issue_comment... |
2012/12/14 | 2,112 | 7,787 | <issue_start>username_0: With regards to the rest of the anime series, when does Badlands Rumble take place? Does it happen before the show? After? In the middle some time?<issue_comment>username_1: It's probably in the middle somewhere, because in the anime Vash doesn't meet Wolfwood for the first time until episode 9... |
2012/12/14 | 1,673 | 6,291 | <issue_start>username_0: *Durarara!!* Episode 2 tells us about a girl named Kamichika. Near the end of the episode, after...
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2012/12/14 | 1,222 | 4,387 | <issue_start>username_0: On <NAME>, who is Ninja Ninja?
People in the series sometimes refer to him as "Afro's imaginary friend", however, I remember times where people other than Afro could see him! (Via a scoped rifle, or binoculars).
Also, there are times where he can interact with physical objects in the real wor... |
2012/12/14 | 1,116 | 4,225 | <issue_start>username_0: The Philosopher's Stone is said to be an alchemical amplifier, allowing an alchemist to perform perfect transmutations, bypassing the laws of equivalent exchange.
How does that work? Isn't the point of alchemy that you can only get as much as you give?<issue_comment>username_1: >
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2012/12/14 | 1,640 | 6,072 | <issue_start>username_0: Most Saiyan (Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, etc.) who evolved into Super Saiyan had trouble fulfilling one of the requirements to evolve: Their rage or other emotions had to be extreme.
However, there are two exceptions: Goten and Trunks (not the Trunks from the future). How did they achieve it? They ha... |
2012/12/14 | 304 | 1,090 | <issue_start>username_0: During the story arc with Raditz they make it out as though it's the first time Piccolo and Goku team up. With Goku dying in the Raditz fight and not showing up again until Vegeta, it couldn't have happened after that fight. Where does it fit into the storyline before the Raditz fight?<issue_co... |
2012/12/14 | 945 | 3,248 | <issue_start>username_0: The Pokémon Special manga series, the "main" Pokémon manga adaptation, has about 40 volumes and take place along all the Pokémon "generations" but how are they related to each other?
I mean, the main characters in each saga changes, so I don't understand how or if they are related to each othe... |
2012/12/14 | 613 | 2,165 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen almost all of the *Bleach* anime (at least what's been released dubbed), and I'm now interested in reading the manga. However, when the manga closely follows the anime I've already seen, I tend to get bored quickly. Thus, I'd want to pick up the manga at a point right before the anime... |
2012/12/15 | 770 | 2,979 | <issue_start>username_0: The Human Instrumentality Project is one of the main plotlines in the Neon Genesis Evangelion original series. However, other than a few speculative mentions, there isn't concrete information as to what purpose it serves.
What purpose does the Human Instrumentality Project serve, why is it ne... |
2012/12/15 | 405 | 1,232 | <issue_start>username_0: In the series, a number of different styles are shown among the different characters. Some fight using their Zanpakutō, others use Kidō. Do all of these derived from a similar source? Are there other fighting styles? Can they be combine?<issue_comment>username_1: There are four fighting styles ... |
2012/12/15 | 1,545 | 5,737 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm pretty sure that people have [tried](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Qt23R.jpg) [every](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfUyh.png) [way](https://i.stack.imgur.com/u9hPn.png) [possible](https://i.stack.imgur.com/jfUyh.png) [to](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4El0B.png) [try](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4El0B.p... |
2012/12/15 | 756 | 2,908 | <issue_start>username_0: If someone had seen it before you'd think it would have been eaten.
And I also thought I remember a segment about no one knowing their fruit before they ate it. (I think it was with the CP9 arc)<issue_comment>username_1: I can't recall exactly when this was said during the series, but as the ... |
2012/12/15 | 337 | 1,240 | <issue_start>username_0: Sky Island is a myth or a legend to many people including the pirates form Jaya, who laugh at Luffy because he thinks that Sky Island exists.
Does the World Government know about Sky Island or is it just a myth to them?<issue_comment>username_1: **Edit:** It's just my assumption but Enel purs... |
2012/12/15 | 1,415 | 5,424 | <issue_start>username_0: As the title states, why can't Pan go to Super Saiyan Mode?
We see in the last episode of Pan's grandson turning Super Saiyan while he fights a descendant of Vegeta. Are female Saiyans not able to turn Super Saiyan?<issue_comment>username_1: Well, according to this [Pan's trivia section](http:... |
2012/12/15 | 384 | 1,605 | <issue_start>username_0: Why were many stages and levels skipped in Sword Art Online. You see that they start at level one in the first episode but then later they skip to higher levels.
Why did the makers skip levels? Was it because it would take too long?<issue_comment>username_1: It has many reasons. First, in the... |
2012/12/15 | 748 | 2,681 | <issue_start>username_0: Asuna died near the end of Sword Art Online. However, judging by the rules, why didn't she die in real life? Did <NAME> lie about dying in the game?<issue_comment>username_1: Not quite.
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2012/12/15 | 1,648 | 5,632 | <issue_start>username_0: The rich background of Holo: being a minor deity of harvest, her forms, shapeshifting, powers and limitations, likes and dislikes, traits character etc - how is it grounded in Japanese beliefs, myths, traditions, and legends?
Is her lore entirely made-up for the needs of the show; did the auth... |
2012/12/15 | 1,722 | 6,324 | <issue_start>username_0: When revived by Orochimaru, the First and Second were sent to fight the Third, however, we know today that:
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2012/12/15 | 2,855 | 9,645 | <issue_start>username_0: As we know, the Naruto "Table of the elements" consists of more than just the basic 5.
In addition to all of the combination elements, (Wood, Ice, etc), we also have the three rather bizarre Yin, Yang, and YinYang elements.
What are they? What can they do? Tobi explained that mastery over the... |
2012/12/15 | 1,862 | 7,272 | <issue_start>username_0: This question actually originated from the games, but it applies to the anime/manga as well.
Water is strong against fire because water can extinguish fire. Electricity is weak against Grass because grass is grounded, which nullifies electricity.
What is the reasoning for Bug to be effective ... |
2012/12/15 | 1,962 | 5,860 | <issue_start>username_0: What are the names of the main Four Families that live in Soul Society?
Is there any information on how they came to be? Or how they became such? And do each of these clans commonly exceeds at a particular area (like the *Shihōin* clan were usually the heads of the Correction Corps, and expert... |
2012/12/15 | 659 | 2,263 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any clear description as to how Aang survived for 100 years inside of the iceberg?
Can Avatars do that? If they can, then why didn't the other Avatars stay alive for long time periods? And whatever was the case, how did Aapa stay alive too?<issue_comment>username_1: From [**Avatar Wik... |
2012/12/15 | 1,727 | 6,143 | <issue_start>username_0: It may be because I'm Jewish (yes, Madara is Jewish), but I couldn't help but noticing the similarities between Fullmetal Alchemist to the German Nazi regime.
* German names (Edward, Alphonse, Olivier, Bradley)
* A Fuhrer
* "Dogs of the Army"
* Very militarized
* Blond hair and blue eyes
* Ext... |
2012/12/15 | 1,076 | 3,711 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, Haku is a rogue Ninja that fights along Zabuza. He has a sad history of death and mistreatment that I won't treat here.
In any case, the Haku's peculiarity is that although he looks/behaves/dresses like a woman, he is a man. But not all sources agree with this, so... Is Haku a man o... |
2012/12/15 | 852 | 3,244 | <issue_start>username_0: Shingetsutan Tsukihime is a pretty expansive work - a main visual novel, the Kagetsu Tohya supplement, and the Melty Blood games. The last bit, Melty Blood, is especially jarring to a Type-Moon fan who is late to the party - there are many versions, and the format itself is very different from ... |
2012/12/16 | 726 | 2,729 | <issue_start>username_0: In episode 22 of Naruto, when Lee fights Sasuke, we have seen Lee open the first Gate, after which he claims to have supreme speed to launch his attack.
But (not far away) in episode 66, Sasuke obtains that speed, within only a month of training, while it took Lee many years of extremely hard... |
2012/12/16 | 426 | 1,631 | <issue_start>username_0: After seeing the *Akira* [movie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094625/) (directed by <NAME>) I later found out about the existence of the manga series on which it had been based.
Is the movie adaptation faithful to the manga, with only minor variations? Or will I get a lot more detail from the... |
2012/12/16 | 421 | 1,762 | <issue_start>username_0: In Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series, the *modular delayed action virus* is mentioned quite often. Is there any explanation for what it actually is or does?<issue_comment>username_1: A *modular delayed action virus* is nothing particular. It's a virus, that is uploaded and takes ac... |
2012/12/16 | 984 | 3,946 | <issue_start>username_0: Caution, contains spoilers.
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2012/12/16 | 863 | 3,148 | <issue_start>username_0: ### This question contains spoilers for anime viewers and early manga viewers.
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2012/12/16 | 1,029 | 3,536 | <issue_start>username_0: ### This question contains spoilers for anime viewers and early manga readers.
We've seen Nagato use his Rinnegan to the fullest, using the Rikudo technique (to control 6 bodies)
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2012/12/16 | 763 | 2,738 | <issue_start>username_0: Every villager in Konoha is aware that Naruto has the Kyuubi sealed inside of him.
Is anyone in the village or elsewhere (other than Kakashi and Jiraiya, that I remember knew) aware that he is the son of Minato and Kushina?
My main doubt being: **do they know that he is the son of the Four... |
2012/12/17 | 755 | 2,453 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime [Samurai Champloo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_Champloo), there is a character called [Jin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Samurai_Champloo_characters#Jin) who is defined in the [Samurai Champloo Wiki](http://champloo.wikia.com/wiki/Jin) as:
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2012/12/17 | 739 | 2,450 | <issue_start>username_0: In the intro chapter 000-1 of Soul Eater, it's stated that Maka has fed 99 human souls to Soul (the character), that's why they have gone after Blair (a seems-to-be witch) to collect the final soul for Soul (the character).
In chapter 1 on page 20, they were forced to take extra lessons with ... |
2012/12/17 | 864 | 2,860 | <issue_start>username_0: The question is easy: At which age are people, when they are revived using Edo-Tensei? Are they exactly of that age they died? Or can the user of Edo-Tensei decide, how old the ninjas are?<issue_comment>username_1: As far as I know there haven't been cases of the revived being younger or older.... |
2012/12/17 | 347 | 1,405 | <issue_start>username_0: I didn't understand the scenario where Yagami Light relinquishes ownership of his Death Note for the first time.
He trusted Rem to give it to such a person who would have traits like that of <NAME>.
What if that plan had not worked? Didn't the entire plan hinge on Rem's choice of the person?... |
2012/12/17 | 2,469 | 10,101 | <issue_start>username_0: [Anime music videos](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anime_music_video) have public screenings in [several conventions](http://www.animemusicvideos.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=5), especially in the USA. How do they solve the problem of copyright?
Some contests [forbid the use of dubbed (localized)... |
2012/12/17 | 1,582 | 6,171 | <issue_start>username_0: In Dragonball Z, when Gohan changed into an Ozoro, Piccolo found an appropriate solution, destroy the moon. Easy-peasy.
The real question is, when Goku used his Genki Dama (on two occasions, by the way), it never resulted in anything more than a relatively small crater. With all the power stor... |
2012/12/18 | 886 | 3,079 | <issue_start>username_0: Considering that Clow Reed and <NAME> Reed have the same surnames and that they both have magical powers, how are they related? It was not clearly stated on the anime series or manga how they are related (unless I overlooked it). Are they brothers or relatives? Or do they just coincidentally ha... |
2012/12/18 | 801 | 2,878 | <issue_start>username_0: A Saiyajin can multiply his power if he takes great damage or is near death and is able to heal himself afterwards.
With that ability alone, they could rinse and repeat countless times before the first encounter with the Androids (you can't be too safe).
Goku and Vegeta have their pride and a... |
2012/12/18 | 595 | 2,060 | <issue_start>username_0: When Nagato used the [Outer Path](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Outer_Path%3a_Samsara_of_Heavenly_Life_Technique) technique to revive the citizens of Konoha killed in the attack, why wasn't Jiraiya revived as well?
It was revealed that the original plan was for Madara to be revived with the tec... |
2012/12/18 | 528 | 1,980 | <issue_start>username_0: When Naruto is talking to the Kyuubi is his mind or his spirit inside the Kyuubi?
What happens while he is running? Does he have something like an autopilot?<issue_comment>username_1: It's like thinking while running, or making a phone call.
His mind is there, but he's also aware of his surro... |
2012/12/18 | 3,909 | 14,747 | <issue_start>username_0: Although [this question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/356/why-are-there-ending-of-the-series-death-note-so-different-in-manga-and-anime) was closed, it was actually through it that I came to realize that the anime and manga versions of Death Note are different, having only seen the... |
2012/12/18 | 665 | 2,490 | <issue_start>username_0: Ichigo (obviously) has them, like his father. But it does not seem something that someone just inherits from their parent(s)? One of Ichigos his sisters has little and the other none.
Does one need to (accidentally) come into contact in order to obtain spiritual powers? Although Ichigo always ... |
2012/12/18 | 1,975 | 7,372 | <issue_start>username_0: The wiki says that Hashirama died shortly after the creation of Konohagakure. Do we know how he died? I mean, he was powerful enough to stand up to Madara, so I feels like it would be no small thing that could kill him.<issue_comment>username_1: It's unknown exactly how did he die, but here's w... |
2012/12/19 | 1,136 | 4,063 | <issue_start>username_0: This contains spoilers up to chapter 112 (not much of a spoiler, but still).
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> White Ichigo (a.k.a. Hollow Ichigo) appeared in the Hollowfication process, when Urahara had cruelly thrown Ichigo into a pit, and he is the Hollow part of Ichigo's soul (and power).
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2012/12/19 | 698 | 2,467 | <issue_start>username_0: In addition to his bankai, Byakuya is observed using three techniques:
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2012/12/19 | 637 | 2,307 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> Kabuto summoned Deidara during the fourth world war, but only used him to keep the Tsuchikage busy while he (Kabuto) kidnapped Yamato. He then unsummoned Deidara and has never summoned him since then.
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2012/12/19 | 1,158 | 4,018 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Fate universe, is there a reason why the Servants summoned in each Holy Grail War belong to different classes?
Using relics and additional incantations during the summoning ritual, Masters have some degree of control over the Class (e.g. Matou Kariya's additional incantations to choose... |
2012/12/20 | 1,310 | 4,575 | <issue_start>username_0: As we know, Sasori has
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[This question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/612/at-which-age-are-ninja... |
2012/12/20 | 644 | 2,321 | <issue_start>username_0: Was there ever a reason given for the name change? I thought at first that it was possibly a mistranslation in the initial episodes. However, in LogueTown Luffy visits a bar named "<NAME>" and considering the owner knew <NAME> you'd think they'd get the name right.<issue_comment>username_1: The... |
2012/12/21 | 687 | 2,204 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that the actual characters who are the homunculi differ between the FMA manga and original anime. For instance, Sloth is a different person between the manga and the anime. However, do they differ in how they are created? If so, how do they differ?<issue_comment>username_1: The following... |