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2013/02/05 | 1,026 | 3,788 | <issue_start>username_0: I stopped following the Pokemon anime a while ago, but I know the series has had Ash go through many regions, including retreading at least one of them. When Ash was about to get his eight badge, Misty mentioned that they'd been on the road for a year at that point.
I saw some recent episodes,... |
2013/02/05 | 639 | 2,436 | <issue_start>username_0: Does the donor of the Sharingan eye have to die so that it could be used by another user, or could they just exchange their eyes so that they do not go blind over obtaining the Eternal Mangekyou Sharingan?<issue_comment>username_1: Well, when Obito gave Kakashi his Sharingan eye, he was not dea... |
2013/02/06 | 1,593 | 5,926 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Nekomonogatari-Black anime, yōtō "Kokoro-Watari" (妖刀「心渡」, sometimes translated as demon sword "Heartspan") is shown with different lengths, but it always appears to be bigger than Araragi. The size changing isn't very noticeable unless you are actively checking, so it could just be due t... |
2013/02/07 | 1,529 | 5,467 | <issue_start>username_0: The corpses that Nagato uses for the Six Paths technique also possess Rinnegan eyes! How did he get so many Rinnegan eyes?
Is it that the corpse used for one of the six paths has a Rinnegan activated by default? Or is it a convention that Kishi has maintained just to picturize and show us the ... |
2013/02/08 | 466 | 1,716 | <issue_start>username_0: After the Hokage the third took his arms, Orochimaru needed a new body for himself. Later, shortly before Sasuke killed him, this body was rejecting him, so he wanted to take Sasukes body as his new host.
In his fight against Sasuke, he abandons his body and appears as a huge snake. And here... |
2013/02/10 | 1,476 | 5,315 | <issue_start>username_0: Why are Angels attacking the earth? What's with "Adam" in the basement? And why are the three computers named after the Three Wise Men?
I love the story for the characters and the mecha-battles, but all the symbolism goes over my head. What's it all about?<issue_comment>username_1: >
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2013/02/10 | 1,222 | 4,438 | <issue_start>username_0: Were there any differences between the original *Space Battleship Yamato* and the U.S. Syndicated *Star Blazers* other than the westernized names of the characters? Specifically, were there plot elements that were altered, or re-arranged? Were there any scenes that were removed?
I know that Sy... |
2013/02/11 | 623 | 2,494 | <issue_start>username_0: In Samurai Champloo, how in the world did Sara realize her son was dead while talking to the pinwheel guy?<issue_comment>username_1: She had some sort of extrasensory perception, which is proven by the fact that she was blind, but still proficient in fighting. Also, she tells Fuu that she is ab... |
2013/02/12 | 1,569 | 5,401 | <issue_start>username_0: When people transform in Sailor Moon, they look physically identical to their human forms. Even fellow magical beings are unable to tell a person's identity unless they witness the transformation happening.
Is there an in-universe explanation for this?<issue_comment>username_1: It's a [common ... |
2013/02/12 | 522 | 1,754 | <issue_start>username_0: I have not read the manga for Bleach (aside for the Thousand Year War arc) and have only watched the anime. I wanted to know if they dive into Gin and Matsumoto's relationship deeper in the manga. It seems that they were *really* good friends, but I'm curious to know if they were also in love. ... |
2013/02/12 | 407 | 1,370 | <issue_start>username_0: When Tosen fights Kenpachi in the *Rescue Rukia* arc, Tosen uses his bankai to combat Kenpachi.
A while later, Kenpachi figures out how to defeat Tosen's bankai and smiles. Tosen somehow knew that he smiled (Because we heard his thoughts: "He's smiling?")
However, **Tosen is blind**. How coul... |
2013/02/13 | 996 | 3,693 | <issue_start>username_0: During the Pandemonium contest at the Grand Magic Games,
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Why did she do it?<issue_comment>username_1: During the Phantom Lord arc, Erza herself mention... |
2013/02/13 | 947 | 3,588 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently, I have been hearing loads of theories about Sword Art Online and Accel World being related due to the fact that they refer to NerveGear and such in Accel World.
I have also been hearing that the plot of Accel World was made by Kirito.
Is there some sort of confirmation of this? Or ... |
2013/02/13 | 562 | 1,990 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that the Kotoamatsukami rendered Itachi free of Kabuto's control over his will. But he was still bound to the Edo Tensei, since he was released when the technique was cancelled.
**So, couldn't Kabuto simply have un-summoned Itachi?**
We have, in other situations (namely in chapter 5... |
2013/02/14 | 1,084 | 4,130 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Cage of Eden*, near the end, instead of plane crash in the beginning, we learn that the students
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I am not sure if I just missed the part where they expla... |
2013/02/14 | 1,208 | 4,747 | <issue_start>username_0: The High School DxD anime explains the devil ranking system pretty superficially. On the one hand, we know that to revive humans as devils and control them, one needs evil pieces. The precise number and type depends on the individual, but that isn't really important for this question. On the ot... |
2013/02/15 | 1,158 | 4,353 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto movie 4, during the ending scene
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2013/02/15 | 1,315 | 4,277 | <issue_start>username_0: In the final episode of Tatami Galaxy, when the protagonist escapes from Shimogamo Yuusuisou, a giant swarm of moths is also let out. That same swarm distracts the crowd that was pursuing Ozu at Kamo-oohashi.
The protagonist... |
2013/02/15 | 707 | 2,438 | <issue_start>username_0: Who was Rin's servant Archer in Fate Stay Night? In the anime, it shows no reference to who he is or how he became a heroic spirit. But in the Manga, it only shows how he became a heroic spirit.
The Holy Grail takes the soul or spirit from people of legends and myths. So who was Archer in Fate... |
2013/02/15 | 901 | 3,414 | <issue_start>username_0: Since the Navy mainly determines power through bounty. They seem strong but Whitebeard was able to fight all three admirals at one. Also the Commanders of Whitebeard were on par with the Admirals. So how strong are the Admirals? How much bounty would they get if they got one?<issue_comment>user... |
2013/02/15 | 1,036 | 3,608 | <issue_start>username_0: How do souls age in Soul Society?
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There are some souls who look like kids and some who are adults. In the manga, the makers flashbacked into the past of the Captian Comma... |
2013/02/16 | 1,694 | 6,453 | <issue_start>username_0: He clearly is powerful. Makarov even said that Jura's (One of the 10 Wizard Saints) power was close to Gildarts, which means that Gildarts is more powerful than Jura.
So why isn't he a wizard saint? Does he have to do something magnificent? Or is he just not popular enough?<issue_comment>usern... |
2013/02/16 | 1,139 | 2,867 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Kaze no Stigma*, fire, earth, and air spirit users are clearly seen using their abilities. Ayano is a fire-user, Kazuma is an air-user, and the Tsuwabuki family are earth users. Water users are never even shown.
Are they ever mentioned as existing, and is there any reason given, even in-un... |
2013/02/17 | 737 | 2,742 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, shinobi battles last a very long time consuming lots of chakra. Even though Naruto has a lot of chakra, he ignored the basics and started learning high level techniques with Jiraiya. Even though this wasn't a bad thing, he just kept learning higher levels of techniques without using ... |
2013/02/17 | 535 | 1,762 | <issue_start>username_0: Why do they call him "Whitebeard"?
He doesn't even have a beard!
<issue_comment>username_1: Why is Blackbeard called Blackbeard when he only has perma-stubble? Whitebeard´s flawless mustache is manlier than a thousand normal beards.
And I quo... |
2013/02/17 | 885 | 3,188 | <issue_start>username_0: This theory got some attention on the internet a few years back, but I haven't found a definitive source on it.
Both Ditto and Mew are genderless pokemon, with similar color schemes for both their normal and shiny sprites (images from [Serebii.net](http://www.serebii.net)):
, how long was Shi-woon under the tutelage of Goomoonryong? I was under the impression that it was only for a few weeks most of which were spent improving his stamina. As far as I can remember, he was only taught some basic ... |
2013/02/18 | 1,005 | 3,982 | <issue_start>username_0: Aside from taking away someone's bending, as seen against Firelord Ozai, is there anything more to the energybending?
Do we know any details on the technique other than what was told in the series itself?<issue_comment>username_1: Nothing has been mentioned outside the official series episodes... |
2013/02/19 | 523 | 1,844 | <issue_start>username_0: What does Unohana Retsu's Bankai do?
It was not so clear in the manga.<issue_comment>username_1: As for all the information that is currently available
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2013/02/20 | 412 | 1,384 | <issue_start>username_0: While Kushina gave birth to Naruto, Tobi came in and used her weakness to extract the Kyuubi. That was the first shown event, where a Jinchuriki survived the extraction of the tailed beast. How could Kushina survive that?<issue_comment>username_1: Kushina survived the bijuu extraction due to th... |
2013/02/20 | 571 | 1,883 | <issue_start>username_0: Kuragehime has my favorite eyecatch of all the anime I've seen:
[Kuragehime Eyecatch](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu63VCPfye4)
It's very amusing, but the "tequila" is pretty irrelevant to the show. Tequila isn't in any way relevant to the plot. It seems to be just a random word that they c... |
2013/02/21 | 1,377 | 4,774 | <issue_start>username_0: Is there any logical and canonical reason to why Naruto used his mother's family name, Uzumaki, instead of his father's family name?<issue_comment>username_1: According to the [Naruto Wiki](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Naruto_Uzumaki):
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2013/02/21 | 465 | 1,652 | <issue_start>username_0: In the *Land of the Waves* arc, it can be seen that Haku performs handseals with only one hand. That must be something special, because a.) even Kakashi was surprised to see that, and b.) that's never seen again somewhere (except I forgot it).
How is that possible? Is that a special technique?... |
2013/02/22 | 1,575 | 6,042 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't understand where Johan went after he "mysteriously" got out of the hospital. Dr. Tenma seems to be finally OK and I don't understand how after all this, Yohan still lived. He was the one who caused all this evil in the first place!
A fantastic anime, but a confusing one at the end. Can... |
2013/02/22 | 388 | 1,459 | <issue_start>username_0: Naruto was always discriminated against by the people of the Leaf Village because he had the Kyuubi inside. However, he is the son of the 4th Hokage and he was the one who sealed it inside him. Why, then, did they discriminate against him if it was in order to save the village?<issue_comment>us... |
2013/02/22 | 839 | 3,056 | <issue_start>username_0: In Gurren Lagann, when they are about to start the fight with the Anti-Spirals, they mention that the Spirals have tried to attack them before but lost. Then, in the episode when the fight is about to begin, you can see many destroyed battleships. Does this mean that the Earth was destroyed and... |
2013/02/22 | 1,572 | 4,671 | <issue_start>username_0: In **Galaxy Angel**, it seems Mint and her family all have these droopy rabbit ears above their real ears.
I know that she likes cosplay so are these fake? In all of the anime seasons I don't see her without the rabbit ears... |
2013/02/22 | 853 | 3,071 | <issue_start>username_0: We know that Deadman Wonderland is a brutal prison for convicted criminals.
And at various points in the show, it is revealed how each of the main characters ended up there. (what crime they were convicted of)
But how did Shiro get there? Is it ever revealed what Shiro did to end up in that p... |
2013/02/23 | 2,062 | 8,447 | <issue_start>username_0: Many anime do not follow the manga history and are made shorter. However there are a few that do follow it or try to finish the history with the manga like the big three (Naruto, Bleach, One Piece), Death Note, and FMA Brotherhood. But others finish the anime without the real ending like FMA, O... |
2013/02/23 | 756 | 2,783 | <issue_start>username_0: We've all seen it many times... When someone gets angry or annoyed, the angry symbol (shown below) shows up one or more times in and around the person's head.
* Where did it come from?
* How did it get popularized?
* Is ther... |
2013/02/25 | 1,210 | 4,157 | <issue_start>username_0: I am looking for the name of a certain anime I saw when I was younger. It was about a guy who was fleeing into the mountains for some reason. In these mountains he found a woman. After kissing her he found out that he became immortal and lived for thousands of years. I also remember that the mo... |
2013/02/25 | 412 | 1,502 | <issue_start>username_0: Why are manga read right to left? Has it always been so? Are there any exceptions?
(Flipped mangas are excused from this question.)<issue_comment>username_1: The traditional Japanese written language goes from right to left.
Books in Japan tend to start from the "right-most" side. It's only n... |
2013/02/26 | 564 | 2,032 | <issue_start>username_0: In episode 290 of <NAME>, Kabuto creates Hidan from thousands of tiny snakes. But by looking at the eyes of manifested Hidan, it seems like an Edo-Tensei. And Kabuto mentions it himself.
Hidan isn't dead! Then how can he be reincarnated? What Jutsu is that??
In the manga of course there is n... |
2013/02/26 | 330 | 1,130 | <issue_start>username_0: In the last chapters of the manga,
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2013/02/26 | 1,049 | 3,267 | <issue_start>username_0: According to MAL, the [former](http://myanimelist.net/anime/4654/Toaru_Majutsu_no_Index) is the parent story of the [latter](http://myanimelist.net/anime/6213/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun), that appears described as a side story. However, I find no reference to these questions:
**Do both stories ta... |
2013/02/27 | 1,686 | 5,984 | <issue_start>username_0: Yuri and Shoujo-ai are anime themes which are related to girl-to-girl relationship, while yaoi and shounen-ai are related to boy-to-boy relationships. But what are their distinct difference? When can you call a specific girl-to-girl anime a yuri or shoujo-ai? When can you call a specific boy-to... |
2013/02/27 | 315 | 1,085 | <issue_start>username_0: Long back I started reading a manga, where in the first chapter, a guy is showed to have a crush on a girl. Then the girl starts eating an ice-cream cone, but for some reason, the guy then gets to eat the same ice-cream. He then thinks that by eating the same ice-cream, he has shared an indirec... |
2013/02/27 | 1,547 | 6,073 | <issue_start>username_0: In Ano Hana, if I understood correctly, Menma's wish was to help Jinta's dying mother fulfill her wish, and that was to make Jinta cry. If it was, then why did Menma start to vanish on the last episode when Jinta cried again for the first time after Menma appeared before him in the episode when... |
2013/02/28 | 1,481 | 5,461 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, when does Kakashi first use his Mangekyou Sharingan? Because as far as I know, he and Tobi both awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan when Kakashi saw Rin and Obito get killed, but he never uses it in the series until Shippuden.<issue_comment>username_1: He needed more chakra control and ... |
2013/02/28 | 544 | 2,004 | <issue_start>username_0: Why was the Third Hokage not revived at his prime? He could be much stronger because it was believed that he already surpassed the previous Kage of Konoha. At that point, he knew all the techniques in Konoha.<issue_comment>username_1: As you can see, all the revived character in naruto was revi... |
2013/02/28 | 415 | 1,259 | <issue_start>username_0: Throughout **Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei**, there's a picture (not animated) of a bald man's face that appears randomly (often as a censor). Who is he and what is his relation to the show (or their creators)? Does he randomly appear in other Studio SHAFT shows?
, what happened to Suguru?
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2013/03/01 | 304 | 1,035 | <issue_start>username_0: In Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Kobato (Kodaka's sister) appears to have [Heterochromia iridum](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterochromia_iridum).
Her right eye is red and her left eye is blue.
But in episode 5 of the fir... |
2013/03/01 | 1,424 | 5,508 | <issue_start>username_0: In FMA, alchemists draw transmutation circles that are made up of perfect circles and regular polygons.
Is it ever show how they make perfect circles and entirely equal angles? I know that it is difficult to free-hand draw things l... |
2013/03/01 | 1,420 | 5,628 | <issue_start>username_0: Anyone familiar with dating sims and romance visual novels will recognize the term "flag" in that context. In these games, when you are presented with choices which affect how the other characters view you and potentially change which route you go on, it's called a flag. "Raising a character's ... |
2013/03/01 | 380 | 1,408 | <issue_start>username_0: The background color of a manga paper when scanned online is changed by the scanlators to white (#FFFFFF).
However, this is not the background color in an actual manga book. the color in the manga book looks little grayer in the paper.
What I am trying to do, is to publish a manga online with... |
2013/03/02 | 494 | 1,799 | <issue_start>username_0: In episode 19, Natsu, Gray, Happy and Lucie should have been punished because they "stole" an S-Rank quest. However, the master wasn't there, so they wanted to take another quest. When they read the quest content, it swapped their bodies/minds. The master then entered and tried to help them, an... |
2013/03/03 | 517 | 1,988 | <issue_start>username_0: After defeating Cell, they revived all his victims using Shenron. But Shenron could not revive Goku, as he already revived once. Then, Goku contacted them using King Kai's telepathy and asked them not to revive him.
The question is, would it have been possible to revive him somehow (at that p... |
2013/03/03 | 929 | 2,742 | <issue_start>username_0: Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni and Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni Kai both say "Welcome to Hinamizawa..." and "WHEN THEY CRY..." on the cover.
Umineko no Naku Koro Ni says "Welcome to Rokkenjima" and "WHEN THEY CRY 3".
I thought Umineko was the follow-up to Higurashi.
Where's "WHEN THEY CRY 2"?<iss... |
2013/03/04 | 1,184 | 4,175 | <issue_start>username_0: A few examples:
4th Hokage: He was nominated and chosen when 3rd Hokage was still alive and was capable of fighting (courtesy: 9-tails attack on Konoha)
5th Hokage: after the Third Hokage deceased.
4th Raikage: After the Third Raikage deceased.
I thought the next Kage would only be chosen a... |
2013/03/04 | 1,599 | 6,091 | <issue_start>username_0: It's been observed that the nature of the chakra a person possesses is determined by the village they are from.
For example, people from Iwagakure (Village Hidden in the Rocks) use earth release techniques, while people from Kirigakure (Village Hidden in the Mist) possess water-type chakra.
T... |
2013/03/04 | 453 | 1,661 | <issue_start>username_0: After Goku fought Frieza and the planet blew up, everybody on earth thought Goku was dead. So they used the dragon balls to wish to bring Goku back to life, but the dragon then told them that Goku was still alive. They then asked the dragon to teleport Goku back to Earth. The dragon then said n... |
2013/03/04 | 586 | 2,138 | <issue_start>username_0: In Bleach, the term is "reiatsu". In Naruto, it is "chakra". However, all I ever really heard in DBZ is "power level". Is there a more formal descriptive term for the source of their powers or the energy they give off?<issue_comment>username_1: The original Japanese term is *ki* (pronounced the... |
2013/03/04 | 1,144 | 4,488 | <issue_start>username_0: It seems plausible that *Vampire Knight* could be set in Japan, but I'm wondering if there is any more specific or concrete than that given either in canon or by one of the authors. If it is set on earth, where are the vampires from, because most of them are blond and blue-eyed, which would imp... |
2013/03/05 | 814 | 2,746 | <issue_start>username_0: The *Vampire Knight* timeline is kind of confusing and a lot of the backstory is told in relatively fragmented pieces.
What is the chronological timeline from Yuuki's birth to when Kaname saves her from a vampire in the snow?<issue_comment>username_1: Isn't it just Yuuki born, gets hidden away... |
2013/03/05 | 650 | 1,998 | <issue_start>username_0: I did some research to see if there exists an anime that was based on western stories and I have found [some here](http://letsanime.blogspot.com/2009/09/under-western-influence.html) (including the only one I can remember, [Cinderella Monogatari](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_Monogata... |
2013/03/06 | 461 | 1,744 | <issue_start>username_0: In Dragon-ball there are numerous dog-people, one of which is the king of the world
There were other dog-people in the anime episode [Plight of the children](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Plight_of_the_Children). One of t... |
2013/03/06 | 667 | 2,023 | <issue_start>username_0: There are a lot of western movies that are based from anime, such as [Dragonball Evolution](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonball_Evolution), [Tekken](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tekken_%282010_film%29), [Blood the Last Vampire](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood%3a_The_Last_Vampire_%282009_... |
2013/03/06 | 2,226 | 8,026 | <issue_start>username_0: In the past three Naruto manga chapters (chapters 621~623), the story goes like this: child days of both Hashirama and Madara, and he (Hashirama) is just like every others in Naruto: a normal human being. But when Orochimaru revived all four Hokage in front of Sasuke, Hashirama raises his chakr... |
2013/03/06 | 1,112 | 3,675 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, when the medical team starts to heal wounds, they use their chakra. Does this only heal and restore chakra, or does it also help regenerate the skin cut by kunais?<issue_comment>username_1: Medical ninjutsu can be used to heal wounds, such as those cause by kunai. It is used for a nu... |
2013/03/07 | 1,399 | 5,158 | <issue_start>username_0: The anime series *Ghost in the Shell* has a Japanese name which can be transliterated as "Mobile Armored Riot Police"; [from Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell):
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2013/03/07 | 1,720 | 5,825 | <issue_start>username_0: I have always wondered how the Japanese got the idea of making animated productions including underage girls and the obsession with them. When did it start? Did the idea originate in Japan? Was it welcomed by the actual anime public?<issue_comment>username_1: Appears to have started in the 1970... |
2013/03/07 | 730 | 2,167 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Bleach*, whilst watching the final fight between Ichigo and Grimmjow, I noticed that Grimmjow's body did not vanish when he was defeated as the other Espadas did *(in the aftermath when Nnoitra appeared)*. There is no mention of Grimmjow after this. Confused, I turned to the manga, in chapt... |
2013/03/08 | 537 | 1,895 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto chapter 618, all the souls that are bound inside the shinigami of the shiki fuujin were pulled out by Orochimaru. It includes the souls of the four previous Hokages. Now, before his death, Minato was able to seal half of the nine tails chakra into his own. Does it mean that he is much... |
2013/03/08 | 563 | 2,062 | <issue_start>username_0: In DBZ, Goku has teleported several times to the "Other World" *(a place presumably inhabited by souls)*, his most significant trip there being when he brought Cell in his second form there to prevent him from blowing up the earth and one another occasion Piccolo was summoned there too before b... |
2013/03/08 | 478 | 1,646 | <issue_start>username_0: The premise of Paca Plus is rather amusing: the protagonist's girlfriend Yukari gets transformed into an alpaca. Having played the trial, it was pretty well-done, but the trial ends right when Yukari turns into an alpaca so it's difficult to judge the game based on that. I'm now at the point wh... |
2013/03/09 | 371 | 1,088 | <issue_start>username_0: While adding GIFs to our awesome [*Thrills and Spills* chatroom](http://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/7780/thrills-and-spills), I came across an image of two Pikachus and a Togepi:
At first, I thought it was [Ashachu](http://... |
2013/03/09 | 1,507 | 5,140 | <issue_start>username_0: Are there any popular, well-known anime series that share characteristics with the [film noir](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_noir#Identifying_characteristics) or neo-noir style or setting?<issue_comment>username_1: >
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2013/03/09 | 3,513 | 13,598 | <issue_start>username_0: We have a very popular Manga Club at our library.
The kids are interested in lots of different Asian cultures so we include cultural topics in our club such as Korean Word of the Day, Japanese Word of the Day and Chinese snacks like *shumai* and black sesame cookies. Other activities include a... |
2013/03/10 | 1,052 | 4,169 | <issue_start>username_0: In Shinsekai Yori (From the New World), humans with Cantus powers are prevented from attacking each other by:
* **Mental Restraints:** It prevents humans from intentionally attacking other humans.
* **Death Feedback:** If a human kills another human, the attacker dies as well.
This is what ke... |
2013/03/11 | 958 | 3,782 | <issue_start>username_0: There are two ways to enter mount Myōboku:
1. A secret path from Konohagakure
2. Reverse summoning
So there is no way (as known so far) that you are traveling somewhere and by mistake end up landing on mount Myōboku. Neither is it shown on any map in any episode.
I assumed that it's a differ... |
2013/03/11 | 7,647 | 25,894 | <issue_start>username_0: It's fairly common that anime characters tend to have "wilder" hair than most people we see in real life. This can be seen as far back as [*Neon Genesis Evangelion*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon_Genesis_Evangelion_(anime)) (though somewhat mild) from the 90s (though some older anime, like ... |
2013/03/12 | 1,740 | 6,158 | <issue_start>username_0: While I was browsing for different anime in different genre, I came across with [Yuri genre](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28genre%29) and then found a [list](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_%28genre%29#Yuri_series) where anime that contain yuri genre. I was shocked to see [Cardcaptor Sa... |
2013/03/12 | 896 | 3,215 | <issue_start>username_0: According to [MyAnimeList](http://myanimelist.net/anime/5671/Saki) (see Producers section), [AnimeNewsNetwork](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10302), [CrunchyRoll](http://www.crunchyroll.com/saki/more), and a number of less reputable sites, an organization called "K... |
2013/03/13 | 660 | 2,383 | <issue_start>username_0: Can a Pokeball be used for things other than storing pokemon?
Like a "[Hoi-Poi Capsules](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Capsule)" from Dragon Ball or even to imprison humans?<issue_comment>username_1: They were made for storing pokémon, only. It can be seen, that some trainers play with the... |
2013/03/13 | 3,450 | 12,592 | <issue_start>username_0: It seems to me that in a lot of anime (*Naruto*, *Dragon Ball*, *G<NAME>ann*, and *Digimon* are four that come to mind), characters or creatures who perform an attack tend to shout its name, almost as if necessary to perform such an attack. This seems very counterintuitive—telling your opponent... |
2013/03/14 | 783 | 2,828 | <issue_start>username_0: What's the difference between these two *shikai*; Rangiku's **Haineko** and Byakuya's **Senbonzakura**? They both seem to have the same abilities.<issue_comment>username_1: For Matsumoto Rangiku's shikai:
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> When released with the command "growl" (唸れ unare?), the blade dissolves into ash. In... |
2013/03/14 | 751 | 2,625 | <issue_start>username_0: From what I remember, no character in Pokemon is shown going to any sort of religious house of worship, and there doesn't seem to be much if any mention of religion/religious beliefs until Sinnoh, where there is lore following Arceus's creation of the world. Are there any organized religions in... |
2013/03/14 | 366 | 1,171 | <issue_start>username_0: His *shikai*, **Tachikaze**, is a wind-based zanpakutou that can launch long-range, string-like, blades that slices enemies. But what special abilities does **Tekken Tachikaze**, Kensei Muguruma's *bankai*, possess?<issue_comment>username_1: According to Wikipedia:
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> Kensei's bankai is nam... |
2013/03/14 | 305 | 1,001 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto series, there are what we called ninja ranks: genin, chuunin, and jounin. To be promoted to a higher ninja rank, you need to passed at least an exam, like in the academy, if you were able to graduate from the academy, you'll be promoted to genin, to be a chuunin ninja, you need to pas... |
2013/03/14 | 2,021 | 7,515 | <issue_start>username_0: What were they fighting over about? Was it land or power?
Why didn't the feudal lords decide who becomes leader, instead of fighting to the brink of death? Since, the feudal lords chooses who becomes the Hokage, why can't they decide on an overall leader?<issue_comment>username_1: Why did the... |
2013/03/14 | 999 | 3,692 | <issue_start>username_0: Can somebody explain the timeline of Naruto?
Apparently everything started off with the Sage of the Six Paths creating jutsus (with no info on society before it), and then a couple generations later Konoha is founded. Then about two generations later Naruto becomes this savior of the world.
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2013/03/14 | 614 | 2,214 | <issue_start>username_0: In Chapter 409, it's said that they were people who failed Sage Mode training and were turned into toads and eventually into stone. But there don't seem to be many people that signed the summoning contract, so they can't all be from people who failed Sage Mode training.
Why are there so many t... |
2013/03/14 | 332 | 1,243 | <issue_start>username_0: How did the summoning begin in Naruto?
Summoning was a jutsu that not only required lots of jutsus, but also required a blood contract (probably from a village of animals since all of the summoning animals are sentient).
How was this accomplished when the animals were far away?<issue_commen... |
2013/03/15 | 1,251 | 4,722 | <issue_start>username_0: Since his childhood as depicted in manga/anime, Kakashi always wore a cloth mask covering his face, making only eye(s) and a portion of forehead visible.
What was the reason for this?<issue_comment>username_1: I have collected a few reasons, which are actually assumptions..
* Because he was a... |
2013/03/15 | 759 | 2,853 | <issue_start>username_0: In a number of shows, "I won't forgive you" or some variation is used as a threat. Rukia uses it when she is trying to keep Ichigo to follow her into the Soul Society, saying, "If you follow me, I will never forgive you." It is used similarly in other shows. In Vampire Knight, Kaien Cross says ... |
2013/03/15 | 966 | 3,811 | <issue_start>username_0: Majin Buu has a beam where he can turn people into chocolate or assortments of candy. In one episode he turns an old man into a *carton* of milk. In another he turns a village of people into a white clay? like substance to make a house. Does this mean he is able to turn people into physically a... |
2013/03/16 | 1,797 | 6,000 | <issue_start>username_0: The *Ghost in the Shell* series is comprised of several movies and animated TV series.
TV series:
* [*Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex)
* [*Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_... |
2013/03/17 | 1,331 | 4,735 | <issue_start>username_0: When people in Naruto begin using high levels of chakra--such as when Naruto's Kyuubi chakra comes out, rocks or other pieces of the terrain begin levitating, as shown in this picture:
Some of the rocks are circled to make them clear.
Why does t... |