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2013/03/18 | 551 | 2,123 | <issue_start>username_0: I thought only kind people who have great achievements could keep their body in hell or heaven so that they can continue to improve; Kami said that when Goku died the first time. But why did people like Cell, Frieza, Dr. Gero (and this one can't even fight!) keep their bodies? What's more, Baby... |
2013/02/01 | 425 | 1,403 | <issue_start>username_0: Episode 596 came out today, and I am having a hard time placing this in the manga's time-line.
Around which chapter would the anime be right now? And would watching the anime spoil the manga for me?<issue_comment>username_1: One Piece Anime is quite far behind the manga right now (about 50-75... |
2013/03/20 | 426 | 1,612 | <issue_start>username_0: If Itachi didn't kill Shisui, how did he really awaken his Mangekyou Sharingan?<issue_comment>username_1: The Mangekyou Sharingan is activated once its user experiences great loss, especially of someone close to him.
This means that Itachi did not have to kill Shisui in order for the Mangeky... |
2013/03/20 | 2,973 | 11,429 | <issue_start>username_0: Has the increasing availability of streaming anime on the web from providers like YouTube, CrunchyRoll, and NicoNico Douga affected how big label anime studios and publishers, both domestic and foreign, market and distribute content (e.g., how publishers can gauge which series to pick up or ren... |
2013/03/21 | 1,210 | 3,923 | <issue_start>username_0: In chapter 702, we see Ace's Devil Fruit 'Mera Mera no Mi' being showcased as the prize of the event held in the Colosseum. The announcer of the event mentions that the "fruit is reborn."
Does it mean every Devil Fruit has that ability to be reborn once the user dies, or is it an artificial De... |
2013/03/21 | 3,863 | 14,735 | <issue_start>username_0: It was not directly stated in [The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruhi_Suzumiya) that Haruhi has feelings for Kyon but it can be assumed that she had because of her attitude towards him (like trying to fix her hair in pony-tail since Kyon told her before that it s... |
2013/03/21 | 623 | 2,394 | <issue_start>username_0: 
Even though I learnt this concept from the Naruto series, **it really makes sense**:
* When you blow (wind), fire will increase... so fire > wind
* When you throw water on fire, it diminishes... so water > fire
* When you sm... |
2013/03/21 | 828 | 2,945 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, the main characters have the same name and look like as the characters of Card Captor Sakura.
How was this why is that? Are they allowed to use to use other characters of other anime?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> Is it available to use other charac... |
2013/03/21 | 551 | 1,864 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen this expression probably a dozen times in anime and manga. There are many variants, but they all have the character's tongue sticking up out of the side of their mouth. Their eyes are also typically big and sometimes in the shape of a backwards の character, or sometimes winking. Here ... |
2013/03/22 | 1,250 | 4,028 | <issue_start>username_0: In the ED, we see each character (that appears in the show) is connected by (the proximity of) a hand.
Right as the ED of Carnival Phantasm ends, we see Saber [extending her hand to someone](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ofR4M.jpg), but we never see who that person is.
Was the identity of this ha... |
2013/03/23 | 1,135 | 3,955 | <issue_start>username_0: I've read that *Dragon Ball Z Kai* is an HD remaster and recut of *Dragon Ball* and *Dragon Ball Z*. However, *Kai* has [98 episodes](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_Z_Kai_episodes) while *Dragon Ball* has [153](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/List_of_Dragon_Ball_episodes)... |
2013/03/24 | 1,854 | 4,406 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to watch Bleach, but the anime has a lot of filler content not in the manga. I'd rather not watch the filler content and only watch the episodes which are directly related to the plot. To be clear, I'm defining a filler episode as one which is not based on any story in the manga or based... |
2013/03/24 | 409 | 1,302 | <issue_start>username_0: In the beginning of Naruto, the Kazekage wears blue clothing:
When Gaara becomes Kazekage, the color changes to green:
Is this ever explained, either by the show or by one of the creators?<i... |
2013/03/24 | 1,104 | 3,410 | <issue_start>username_0: In a lot of shows, a character's eyes (pupil and iris) will begin to shake when they are surprised or shocked? What is the basis of this, and where was it first used?<issue_comment>username_1: I think it might be universal as [Mysticial mentioned](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/3022/... |
2013/03/25 | 1,080 | 3,649 | <issue_start>username_0: In Chapter 591, we see [Madara Uchiha free himself from the influence of Kabuto's Impure World Resurrection/Reincarnation technique (Edo Tensei)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdCBR.png), saying that he was able to do this because [he knew about the technique's seals](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YdCB... |
2013/03/25 | 1,237 | 4,373 | <issue_start>username_0: [A disadvantage of gaining the Mangekyo Sharingan is that it leads to blindness over time.](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ychk8.png)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Ychk8.png)
Source: Chapter 385, [Mangashare/Binktopia scanlation](h... |
2013/03/25 | 581 | 2,252 | <issue_start>username_0: CLAMP writes for more than one demographic of manga--*Cardcaptor Sakura* is shoujo while *Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle* is shounen and *xxxHolic* is seinen.
<NAME>, the author of *Naruto*, however, has only written for *Weekly Shōnen Jump*, implying that he has only written shounen.
Is it com... |
2013/03/25 | 483 | 1,696 | <issue_start>username_0: Kekkei genkai are considered abilities passed on through bloodlines, from this question: [How is a technique characterized as a kekkei genkai?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/2173/how-is-a-technique-categorized-as-a-kekkei-genkai) When discussing kekkei genkai, however, people never ... |
2013/03/25 | 2,535 | 8,249 | <issue_start>username_0: There seem to be a number of different types of jutsus that exist in Naruto. These include ninjutsu, taijutsu, and genjutsu. What are all of the types of jutsus and what do they do?<issue_comment>username_1: There are three main types of *jutsu*:
* [*ninjutsu*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Nin... |
2013/03/28 | 2,809 | 11,316 | <issue_start>username_0: As per this [Wiki](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Super_Saiyan) page :
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> The Super Saiyan transformation comes in response to a need, not a desire.
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So does it mean that even if a Saiyan might reach the energy level that a super Saiyan might have, he'll still not get converted to... |
2013/03/28 | 2,217 | 8,192 | <issue_start>username_0: At the end of the movie *Pokémon Heroes*, a girl comes up, gives Ash a piece of art, and kisses Ash. Now, given the context of said movie, it is either Latias taking the form of Bianca, or Bianca herself.
Is there any official, or at least general consensus about this scene? Is there any evide... |
2013/03/28 | 2,133 | 7,254 | <issue_start>username_0: In final arc of the second season of *Black Lagoon*, in Episode 20 "The Succession", when Ginji swears his loyalty to Yukio, heir to the Washimine group, he says, "although I'm unworthy, I am <NAME>, acting boss of Washimine group. Please allow me to protect you with all seven of my incarnation... |
2013/03/29 | 677 | 2,379 | <issue_start>username_0: In the world of **Girls Und Panzer**, tankery (Sensha-do) is a school activity, and during practice and competitions, they appear to be using live ammunition. Has anyone ever gotten hurt (or killed) doing Sensha-do in the manga? It seems really dangerous:
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> There's even a flashback scene w... |
2013/03/29 | 1,260 | 4,576 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that Maria and Mamoru
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> escaped the village and erased their tracks, making it impossible for even their own friends to locate them. The Bakenezumi (I do not know the canon transliteration) even assisted their escape by preparing fake remains for the villagers to find, so as to conv... |
2013/03/29 | 801 | 2,568 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, many characters have what appear to be bandages wrapped around their arms or legs. Is there a basis for this in any martial arts or military fighting styles?
<issue_comment>username_1: Thes... |
2013/03/29 | 754 | 2,572 | <issue_start>username_0: In Fruits Basket, a number of the Sohmas have a "curse" on them that makes them transform into whatever zodiac animal they represent. The current generation was not the first generation, so there must have been some beginning generation and some reason for it to begin. Where/when/why in-canon d... |
2013/03/29 | 766 | 2,639 | <issue_start>username_0: In Fruits Basket, different characters represent different zodiac symbols that they then turn into when they are hugged by someone of the opposite gender. What determines what zodiac a person represents? Is it the year they are born in? If so, what determines who becomes the cat? Additionally, ... |
2013/03/30 | 952 | 2,954 | <issue_start>username_0: "TK" is a mysterious character who tends to speaks in nonsensical English phrases depending on the situation.
Was it ever revealed what is his actual name? Also, why do the other SSS members call him "TK"?
<issue_comment>username_1: According to [th... |
2013/03/30 | 942 | 2,826 | <issue_start>username_0: The new *Steins;Gate* movie, *Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryōiki no Déjà vu*, is set to come out in Japan on April 20th this year. [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steins;Gate%3a_Fuka_Ry%C5%8Diki_no_D%C3%A9j%C3%A0_vu) says it is "based on the video game and anime series", but does not say whether... |
2013/03/30 | 2,789 | 7,238 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Psycho-Pass*, not only Makishima Shogo but Shinya Kogami were reading certain pieces of literature, but this pieces of literature shaped the series in a sense.
So far what I could see in the series that they were reading is the following:
1. *1984* - <NAME>
2. *A Revolution Sabotaged Befo... |
2013/03/31 | 222 | 789 | <issue_start>username_0: When Naruto is fighting Gaara in the invasion of Konoha, Gaara takes on the Perfect Possession form of Shukaku. When Naruto punches Gaara in the face, it wakes him up, breaking the Possum Jutsu and making Shukaku no longer be released. When Naruto headbutts Gaara, however, Shukaku disintegrates... |
2013/04/01 | 637 | 2,372 | <issue_start>username_0: The title of "Fruits Basket" seems to imply that there is some basket with fruits in it which is somehow relevant to the story. However, I imagine that a story about a literal basket of fruits would not be very interesting.
What is the significance of the title? Is it referencing a literal bas... |
2013/04/01 | 510 | 1,889 | <issue_start>username_0: We know that if a Devil Fruit user dies, their fruit reappears (see [In One Piece, does a Devil Fruit reappear after the user dies?](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/2979/24)). However, this doesn't answer the question of what happens when the fruit gets destroyed without being eaten. I don't ... |
2013/04/01 | 2,510 | 8,630 | <issue_start>username_0: [This site](http://www.animelyrics.com/anime/toradora/orenji.htm) has Toradora's second ending theme, Orange (オレンジ), together with lyrics both in Japanese and translated.
First, it's worth noting that the word Orange is ambiguous in English, referring both to a color and a fruit, and it is use... |
2013/04/01 | 1,525 | 3,747 | <issue_start>username_0: Having played a fair bit of -LE FRUIT DE LA GRISAIA- (*Grisaia no Kajitsu*, literally "The Fruit of Grisaia"), I have to admit that the title has confused me more than anything else. It seems to have very little to do with the plot of the VN, at least so far.
**What is the meaning of the title... |
2013/04/01 | 320 | 904 | <issue_start>username_0: This is a picture of some fruits from an anime:
Can anyone identify what anime this is, and what episode?<issue_comment>username_1: This appears in episode 4 of [**Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate**](http://myanimelist.net/ani... |
2013/04/01 | 682 | 2,235 | <issue_start>username_0: I've heard a lot of people jokingly spell "anime and manga" as "animus and mangos". I don't really know what an animu is, but I know that a mango\* is a pretty delicious fruit:
While those do look delicious, I don't see much... |
2013/04/01 | 364 | 1,470 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Bakuman manga, the authors show that the manga artists create a manga without using any technology like computers. Is that how the mangas are drawn?<issue_comment>username_1: Every artist has different drawing techniques.
* Some fully use the computer (using a drawing tablet and photos... |
2013/04/01 | 3,718 | 10,604 | <issue_start>username_0: The original video for Bad Apple!! is one of the most well-known Touhou videos. Here's the original, together with English subtitles:
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzEUeWnV73U>
Why is the song called Bad Apple? There is an apple in the video but I don't imagine that's why. It matches the ly... |
2013/04/01 | 409 | 1,361 | <issue_start>username_0: In many episodes where Trisha (the boys’ mother) is seen, she is carrying, tending to, or harvesting tomatoes.
(*Trisha in her tomato field; she is carrying tomatoes in her apron.*)
Why does she have these tomatoes? Does she... |
2013/04/01 | 1,965 | 6,498 | <issue_start>username_0: If you've seen or read Spice and Wolf, you probably remember that they had apples pickled in honey and spiced with ginger. That sounds delicious. In fact, [this tumblr blog](http://otakuhealth.tumblr.com/post/36907790639/spice-and-wolf-honey-spiced-apples-how-to) claims to recreated the recipe,... |
2013/04/02 | 605 | 2,088 | <issue_start>username_0: It is often seen in Death Note that Ryuk loves apple. Why is that? Do all Shinigami *(Death Gods)* love apples, is it the only food for Death Gods or does *he* just love apples?
Also.. Is it to signify the apple as the forbidden fruit?
![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.c... |
2013/04/02 | 1,715 | 5,803 | <issue_start>username_0: The words "anime" and "manga" both originate from Japanese, and have no English roots (though "anime" comes from French). To me, it doesn't make sense for an "s" to be attached ("animes" and "mangas"). However, I still see people do this quite frequently, so it's hard to tell for sure.
What is... |
2013/04/02 | 784 | 2,576 | <issue_start>username_0: Harmony Gold infamously dubbed Macross as the first part of the Robotech saga. Character names, music, and some story elements were changed or removed completely. This has long been a matter of contention between the fans of both series, as well as having a lot of legal ramifications.
But has... |
2013/04/02 | 764 | 2,889 | <issue_start>username_0: I have noticed that much, but by no means all, of the anime that I've seen has had lyrics onscreen during either its OPs, EDs, or both. Why is this so?
I know karaoke is fairly popular in Japan, so do people actually sing along while they wait for their shows to start? Perhaps it is done to pr... |
2013/04/03 | 1,607 | 6,341 | <issue_start>username_0: In the Androids/Cell Saga, when Trunks traveled back in time, he changed history and created a parallel universe.
But Cell also traveled back in time, and apparently arrived before Trunks was and responsible for changes in history, too.
One would think that Trunks would arrive in a parallel ... |
2013/04/04 | 923 | 3,464 | <issue_start>username_0: During the third part of the Chūnin exams when Naruto was fighting Neji, Hinata begins coughing up blood. Kabuto, who was masquerading as a member of ANBU, heals her and then, after she has been taken care of, he knocks Kiba out instead of killing him.
Was there any shown reason for this or wa... |
2013/04/04 | 626 | 2,149 | <issue_start>username_0: Why does Naruto have whisker marks on his face?
Does it have anything to do with the kyuubi inside him? Is it to signify that he is the host of the kyuubi or is it just a plain birthmark? Was it ever explained in the anime ... |
2013/04/05 | 706 | 2,115 | <issue_start>username_0: In the first half of the first episode of Hataraku Maou-sama, we can hear conversation between Satan and Alsiel in "Underworld" language. Is the "Underworld" language based on a real language, or is it just plain gibberish?<issue_comment>username_1: Based on this [thread from MAL](http://myanim... |
2013/04/05 | 470 | 1,710 | <issue_start>username_0: In Episode 28 of Fairy Tail, Mystogun is eating two apples. That's normally nothing special (obviously) but he is eating them through his "scarf".
How does he do it? I Googled for it, but the best answer is "It's magic". I can't believe that it is that easy.
Do you know how he is doing this?<... |
2013/04/06 | 5,126 | 19,712 | <issue_start>username_0: In the 2006 film "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" by <NAME>, the protagonist Makoto accidentally uses up all of the time-leaps her friend Chiaki, who is actually a time traveler from the future. He used his remaining time leap to prevent an accident, and thus was unable to return to the future... |
2013/04/07 | 4,900 | 18,735 | <issue_start>username_0: A lot of Anime shows will reveal the blood type of one or more of the main characters:
* What's the significance of it? What purpose does it serve?
* Where did it come from?<issue_comment>username_1: Maybe one can only use o... |
2013/04/08 | 1,201 | 4,134 | <issue_start>username_0: In the battle between <NAME> and Orochimaru during the Chunin Exams, (on the rooftop where the Sound Four sealed them in a barrier) Orochimaru summoned the two previous Kages. He also tried summoning another coffin but Hiruzen successfully stopped it.
Who was inside that third coffin? It can'... |
2013/04/08 | 1,130 | 3,914 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently watching Mushrambo/Shinzo (the Japanese version), and the series starts at episode 2.
The English version of the anime has a different beginning. Why is that?<issue_comment>username_1: Orochimaru tried to summon the Fourth Hokage. The coffin did not open, because (as you alread... |
2013/04/09 | 706 | 2,640 | <issue_start>username_0: When Orochimaru and the Third Hokage fight after the Chunin exam, the Third Hokage has the Shinigami cut out part of his soul, "taking away his jutsu" by making him lose the use of his arms. How does that work? Why does it specifically make his arms not work? Logically, it would pull from the p... |
2013/04/09 | 392 | 1,501 | <issue_start>username_0: I remember Dragon Ball used to have lots of talking, humanoid foxes and the like. Then suddenly, in Dragon Ball Z, the only talking animals I remember are Oolong and Puar.
Is there any explanation for this or is it just a case of author discontinuing an idea?<issue_comment>username_1: There a... |
2013/04/09 | 1,032 | 3,630 | <issue_start>username_0: So at the end of **Wasurenagumo**, we have Mizuki:
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So di... |
2013/04/09 | 1,665 | 6,690 | <issue_start>username_0: During the Cell-games saga, Mr. Satan was supposed to be the World Martial Arts champion and he was held in high regard by most common people.
By contrast the Z-fighters, most of whom just happened to be high profile fighters from the 21st through the 23rd World Martial Arts tournaments, were ... |
2013/04/09 | 675 | 2,271 | <issue_start>username_0: Why is Rock Lee unable to use ninjutsu or genjutsu?<issue_comment>username_1: He simply has **no talent whatsoever for it**. However, since he decided to be a great ninja nonetheless, he had to excel at Taijutsu.
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> Taijutsu - it was the only bright spot for Lee who was told unequivocally t... |
2013/04/10 | 2,053 | 7,226 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, Kurama (the Nine-tailed bijuu) appears as chakra, as does Killer B's bijuu, Gyuki.
Other bijuu, however, don't appear that way. What is different between them?
) has a catch phrase "dattebayo". Ika Musume ([Squid Girl](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squid_Girl)) has a catch phrase "de geso". <NAME> ([Rurouni Kenshin](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samurai_x)) has a catch phrase "gozaru". And a lot more ... |
2013/04/10 | 781 | 2,966 | <issue_start>username_0: Many times in *Attack on Titan*, the various soldiers mention something called "three-dimensional maneuvering", which appears to be an effective strategy for the battles with the Titans. At the end of chapter 3, there is a "rough explanation" about it:
. It takes away the part of the body t... |
2013/04/11 | 362 | 1,266 | <issue_start>username_0: It is known that [Konohamaru](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Konohamaru_Sarutobi) is the grandson of the Third Hokage. Asuma is shown to be one of the Third Hokage's sons, but he is clearly named as Konohamaru's uncle. Are Konohamaru's parents ever shown and is their lack of appearance ever expla... |
2013/04/11 | 798 | 2,799 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, a number of characters don't have surnames, though many do. For example, Naruto is Uzumaki Naruto, while Gaara is just Gaara or Gaara of the Sand. Why is this?<issue_comment>username_1: There are a lot of speculations regarding this like on [this Naruto forum](http://forum.naruto.viz... |
2013/04/11 | 1,986 | 6,975 | <issue_start>username_0: In the short one-shot **Death Billiards**, the old man says something to the bartender at the end when they choose which elevator to get into (presumably, one goes to hell and the other to heaven). What did the old man say? He smirked at the end so it seemed like he got something that he wanted... |
2013/04/11 | 4,113 | 14,358 | <issue_start>username_0: I just finished watching Bakuman anime (seasons 1 thru 3) and really enjoyed the series. Right after finishing the anime, I found out that they skipped a portion of the manga in season 3 (around episode 16) and would like to read more about it the potion that they skipped.
What part(s) of the ... |
2013/04/11 | 484 | 1,968 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't know if I'm just misremembering what I saw in the anime, or if there really was no good explanation ever given, but I am unclear on the real reason why the original men and women in the space colony in Vandread split up into two separate colonies in the first place.
So, **do we ever ge... |
2013/04/12 | 1,059 | 4,002 | <issue_start>username_0: Kakashi is known as "the copy cat ninja". The Ninjas from the other countries call Kakashi the Copy Cat Ninja because of his Sharingan and how he uses it for his advantage (Copying moves). But he does not use his power to copy very often (or at least not anymore). It is only shown around 3-4 ti... |
2013/04/13 | 897 | 3,043 | <issue_start>username_0: It is relatively common for series (especially shoujo) for the/a love interest to be blond. This appears in [Ouran High School Host Club](http://images4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110902130942/ouran/images/8/80/Tamaki-suoh.jpg), [Kaichou wa Maid-Sama](http://images.wikia.com/kaichouwamaidsama/ima... |
2013/04/14 | 977 | 3,785 | <issue_start>username_0: When Frieza transformed the first time, he said his fighting power in that transformed state was one million. But when Piccolo comes to fight Frieza, after a little while, Frieza undergoes his second transformation. What was the reason?
1. Was Frieza bluffing when he said his fighting power in... |
2013/04/15 | 892 | 3,380 | <issue_start>username_0: I think FLCL was a lot of fun, but I also found it really hard to follow sometimes. For instance, what's up with the huge iron? It's big, and it ejects steam at least once in the series, and it probably comes from aliens. But why is it there? What is it for?
![A huge freaking iron](https://i.s... |
2013/04/16 | 572 | 2,109 | <issue_start>username_0: In xxxHolic and Tsubasa, Yuuko says that there are certain things that she can do within her sphere of allowable interference such as
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This seems to only be related to the battle between Fei Wang and the ma... |
2013/04/16 | 3,887 | 12,384 | <issue_start>username_0: What is the first anime ever produced in Japan?
And what is the first anime film and first anime series produced?
I heard that it was Astro Boy, is that true? And what is the first ever manga produced in Japan?<issue_comment>username_1: What is thought to be the first anime was a 3 second cli... |
2013/04/17 | 3,731 | 12,625 | <issue_start>username_0: I know the term is widely used in America as a term for someone who has a love and anime and all things related to it. So in the US it's a term of endearment.
However in Japan the term is known more or less to be used to describe a shut-in / loner. But it actually originated from a few variat... |
2013/04/17 | 620 | 2,271 | <issue_start>username_0: In the early Meiji era, after participating in the Bakumatsu war as the assassin "<NAME>", <NAME> wanders the countryside of Japan offering protection and aid to those in need as atonement for the murders he once committed.
In the story Kenshin is said to revert to the murderer <NAME>ai he onc... |
2013/04/17 | 515 | 1,649 | <issue_start>username_0: In *<NAME> no Nichijou*, the character [Ringo-chan](http://myanimelist.net/character/54475/Ringo-chan) is the Student Council president of the rival all-girls high school. For some reason, though, her cheeks are always red (as pictured below).
... |
2013/04/18 | 754 | 2,769 | <issue_start>username_0: I've heard the terms OVA and OAV used interchangeably with one another, but is there a distinct difference between the two?
Do the definitions differ in Japan versus overseas? Where did the two acronyms originate?<issue_comment>username_1: **OVA and OAV are synonymous.** The reason for having ... |
2013/04/19 | 391 | 1,399 | <issue_start>username_0: Why is the anime version of Pikachu so much stronger than the game version of Pikachu? It's disappointing when you try to simulate the anime in the game by constructing your team as Ash does his.<issue_comment>username_1: In the first episodes, Pikachu wasn't *that* strong. The first fight agai... |
2013/04/20 | 809 | 2,823 | <issue_start>username_0: At the very end of the first episode, Airi is shown saying "Whose eyes are those eyes?" - a key phrase from Chaos;Head, another visual novel and anime from the same creators.
From what I've read, Robotics;Notes does have some ties to Chaos;Head that were seemingly cut from the anime completely... |
2013/04/20 | 686 | 2,132 | <issue_start>username_0: Nyanko-sensei is supposedly a very [powerful youkai](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tiSsP.jpg) named "Madara," but he takes the form of a round, chubby cat.
What is the significance of this form? Did he purposely choose this appearance? Why/Why not?
Why does Takashi call Madara by the name "Nyanko... |
2013/04/20 | 670 | 2,112 | <issue_start>username_0: In *Sailor Moon*, there are two cats, Luna and Artemis, who I believe act as advisers for Sailor Moon's mother, the queen.
It's been a while since I've seen the anime, but were there any other sentient cats in *Sailor Moon*?... |
2013/04/20 | 281 | 1,026 | <issue_start>username_0: The main character of Black Cat, Train Heartnet, is called Black Cat. Where did that name come from? Is it a reference to him being an assassin and, as such, being "bad luck" for people whose paths he crosses?<issue_comment>username_1: He called himself Black Cat because he brings misfortune. H... |
2013/04/20 | 268 | 926 | <issue_start>username_0: In Azumanga Daioh, Osaka sometimes dreams about Chiyo's father. In her dreams, he's a strange being voiced by <NAME>, capable of levitation and speaking in English, yet he claims to be a cat.
Is Chiyo's real father ever show... |
2013/04/21 | 1,442 | 5,471 | <issue_start>username_0: I finished watching the second season of *Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor*, and seeing how it ended it seems like there may be a continuation since there are some questions left unanswered at the end:
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> 1) Amber seemed to have wanted Hei to know the prophecy so did she wanted Hei t... |
2013/04/22 | 1,056 | 3,800 | <issue_start>username_0: In the final round of the Chuunin Exams, when the match between Neji and Naruto starts, Neji is surprised when Naruto uses Kage Bunshin no Jutsu. He had seen Naruto use the same technique in the match against Kiba in the preliminaries. So he should have known that they were solid clones that ca... |
2013/04/22 | 824 | 2,494 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed that Pikachu evolved a little over time.
I wonder why he changed his form so much, so [I'm a bit worried about Pikachu](https://i.stack.imgur.com/YGF8P.png).
<issue_comment>username_1: It's most likely a matter of ... |
2013/04/23 | 512 | 1,922 | <issue_start>username_0: The terms "tsundere", "yandere" and "kuudere" are most often used when describing female characters. However, all the definitions of them start with *"a person, who..."*, which kind of suggests that these terms should be applicable to male characters as well.
So, can they be used to describe a... |
2013/04/24 | 1,177 | 3,708 | <issue_start>username_0: How are ditzy/airhead characters classified in anime/manga? For example, while Lucky Star's Kagami is a *tsundere*, her airhead sister, Tsukasa, is a ***\_*\_\_*\_*\_\_\_\_**?<issue_comment>username_1: I think <NAME> falls under [The Ditz](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/TheDitz) cha... |
2013/04/24 | 503 | 1,965 | <issue_start>username_0: In Bleach, different languages are used by or to represent different groups. For example, the Bount spells are all in German. Many of the terms referring to/for Hollows are Spanish (e.g. Hueco Mundo, Las Noches). "Pluses" (整 (プラス)) is also an English word, or based on one. Is there any symbolis... |
2013/04/25 | 1,303 | 3,900 | <issue_start>username_0: In Lucky Star, Konata calls Shiraishi, one of her classmates (and co-host of *Lucky Channellu*), *Sebastian*, apparently because he looks like a stereotypical butler. This is presumably an anime/manga reference. Any idea where this reference comes from? Are butlers in a number of anime called *... |
2013/04/25 | 754 | 2,827 | <issue_start>username_0: Fighting the Elric brothers in an early episode of the *FMA: Brotherhood* anime, Greed eventually hardens his entire body, making him impervious to damage aside from directly transmuting his armored skin.
Later in the show, Greed has multiple fights against foes that do not use alchemy, and th... |
2013/04/26 | 937 | 3,375 | <issue_start>username_0: Charmander is a small lizard-like Pokémon. It is a fire-type Pokémon, and is capable of breathing fire.
How do Charmander and its evolved forms do this? Is there any biological basis for it, and is it ever explained in ca... |
2013/04/26 | 1,146 | 4,244 | <issue_start>username_0: In a number of series, magic is eye-based, where the eyes either fuel the magic or are the conduit for it. Examples of this are Fai in Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle and the Uchihas and Hyuugas in Naruto, as well as a few other families in Naruto. Is this based on a specific tradition or have a sp... |
2013/04/26 | 1,816 | 6,669 | <issue_start>username_0: In the series, it's hinted that something in the cafe *Time of Eve* causes the robots to develop or realize human-like sentience, even outside of the cafe.
While it's implied that they always had sentience, but was suppressed, as seen in the THX story arc. What caused their sentience to manif... |
2013/04/27 | 978 | 3,952 | <issue_start>username_0: The question speaks for itself. I have always wondered how many of these amazing plots just unwind so naturally. Is it done as they go along or do they have separate *set* sessions for developing ideas, writing etc. *Not to answer my question but one would have to assume the latter, I'm just as... |
2013/04/27 | 1,099 | 4,251 | <issue_start>username_0: Aura seems to be missing in all if not the majority of the //G.U. anime and games, //Quantum, but makes some appearances in the *//Beyond the World* movie?
What happened to her between this period of time?
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2013/04/27 | 2,097 | 5,908 | <issue_start>username_0: Of all the cats that have names, which cat is given which name (provide a picture or a description of its features)? How did Rin come up with these names?
<issue_comment>username_1: The following list is mostly from [TVTropes](http://t... |
2013/04/27 | 393 | 1,322 | <issue_start>username_0: Who is the boy in the coffin that wakes up in the last episode of the second season, *Gemini of the Meteor*? What significance does he play? Why does he look like Yin?
<issue_comment>username_1: If it's sticking vaguely close to the manga i... |
2013/04/27 | 1,517 | 6,017 | <issue_start>username_0: When the crime coefficient of an individual rises high enough, the Dominators are set to kill them when possible, seemingly by exploding them from inside. This causes some problems:
* The police lose their chance to question their suspect, possibly hampering ongoing investigations (including i... |