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2015/01/29 | 934 | 3,342 | <issue_start>username_0: As I was browsing through an old [question](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/4550/what-will-happen-to-the-tailed-beast-if-the-jinchuruki-is-killed), the answer shocked me. It seems that if Naruto were killed, Kurama would just revive. Then why did Kurama give Naruto some of its chakra ... |
2015/01/30 | 1,338 | 5,318 | <issue_start>username_0: Haki seems to not only affect the Devil Fruit user, but also all the other weak enemies. What is the mystery behind it? It seems like willpower but there are so many different types. I have read through [One Piece Wiki](http://onepiece.wikia.com/wiki/Haki) but I still haven't got a clear pictur... |
2015/01/30 | 1,290 | 5,117 | <issue_start>username_0: From the first episode of Naruto (season 1) until the last episode of <NAME>, Naruto has a crush on Sakura, who in turn Sakura has crush on Sasuke (Ino also has crush on Sasuke).
I've been wondering if who will be the wives of Naruto and Sasuke has already been revealed in the manga? Since b... |
2015/01/31 | 824 | 2,808 | <issue_start>username_0: Jiraiya stated that Tsunade's *oppai* size was **106cm**.
From [Tsunade article](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tsunade):
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> Despite being known as flat-chested in her childhood, she now has a rather large bust; **106 centimetres** in circumference, according to Jiraiya.
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From [Jirai... |
2015/02/01 | 2,004 | 7,611 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently started reading and watching Naruto. I was wondering in what aspect does the clones made by different techniques differ? They all have the same potential and capabilities.<issue_comment>username_1: Clone Techniques (分身術, Bunshinjutsu) are techniques that create a copy of the use... |
2015/02/01 | 354 | 1,287 | <issue_start>username_0: The only place we've seen them together is during the war. Long before Ace died, Flamingo disapeared (after talking to Moria).
So, how did he get the Mera Mera no mi? Is it a real one or just an artificial one made with Smile?<issue_comment>username_1: As of now we don't know how he got hold o... |
2015/02/02 | 472 | 1,686 | <issue_start>username_0: He used that technique to escape from the sealing . But later on he is unable to use some techniques. What happen during the sealing?<issue_comment>username_1: Mu used a technique during the Tsuchikage's attack, where he split his body into 2. This technique cause his power to be split into 2 a... |
2015/02/02 | 1,281 | 4,274 | <issue_start>username_0: A running gag in One Piece is that Usopp's lies eventually turn out to be true (with some minor modifications such as his age). For instance, he discovered giant goldfish, pirates came (though they don't find out), and the existence of an island of dwarves. I fully expect every significant lie ... |
2015/02/02 | 1,495 | 5,622 | <issue_start>username_0: Code seems to be obtained after your geass upgrades to full power and you kill a code bearer. What happens to your geass after you obtain the code? Do you lose your geass? Is code an extra power? What is the difference between these two?<issue_comment>username_1: A geass is a supernatural power... |
2015/02/03 | 458 | 1,621 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> *Kage Bunshin no Jutsu* (影分身の術) literally translates into *Shadow Clone Technique*.
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Is the word "*kage*" used to suggest that this technique was developed by a [**Ho-kage**](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Tobirama_Senju#Ninjutsu)? Or does the jutsu have an actual connection to shad... |
2015/02/04 | 875 | 2,855 | <issue_start>username_0: Neji, Hinata, Shino, Kiba, Sasuke, Choji, Shikamaru and Ino all have their clans' Kekkai Genkai, e.g. Shikamaru possesses shadow jutsu, Ino has mind controlling jutsu.
The Uzumaki clan is said to have sealing techniques. Then why doesn't Naruto possess any of the techniques? At least, he shoul... |
2015/02/04 | 1,286 | 4,657 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that it was Light's plan to make Misa look suspicious again so that Rem would kill L. But why did she think that Misa was going to be executed?
Was it because her lifespan was shortened again?
I thought that only a Death Note can shorten the lifespan of a person, and even though she di... |
2015/02/05 | 1,523 | 5,349 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm watching episode 15 of <NAME>'s [*In the Beginning: The Bible Stories*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Beginning:_The_Bible_Stories) out of curiosity. In both this episode and episode 23, we see what appears to be the stone inscriptions of the ten commandments, in something that looks... |
2015/02/05 | 1,354 | 4,764 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime, at least, it seems that the girls are much more conscious about showing skin or cleavage than in other anime set in modern times (except for the beach episode).
Especially when you take into account the target audience, it is rather odd.
Do the light novel or other official sour... |
2015/02/05 | 4,102 | 15,044 | <issue_start>username_0: Near the end of episode 5 of Kantai Collection, Kaga said that a fleet of two aircraft carriers ([*Kaga*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Kaga) and [*Zuikaku*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_aircraft_carrier_Zuikaku)), two torpedo cruisers ([*Kitakami*](http://en.w... |
2015/02/05 | 1,030 | 3,805 | <issue_start>username_0: In the final episode of *School Days* anime, Sekai said that she was pregnant. Her behavior seemed like she was telling the truth.
However, when Kotonoha offered Sekai to consult at the hospital, she refused to go. This made Kotonoha suspect that Sekai was lying. And when Kotonoha stabbed and... |
2015/02/06 | 1,676 | 6,322 | <issue_start>username_0: In Sword Art Online, why did <NAME> make the game so as to make death permanent? Don't get me wrong, I know that in episode 1 he claims that he would like to "control this world's fate". However, in episode 17, when he says that he "wanted to make a world free of laws and restrictions", then wh... |
2015/02/07 | 880 | 3,204 | <issue_start>username_0: I've just watched episode 20 of Hunter X Hunter, in which it is revealed that:
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> During the final phase of the Hunter Exam, Killua kills Bodoro as soon as the fight between Bodoro and Leorio starts.
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Why would Killua act in this way?
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> He knows that both interfering in other ... |
2015/02/09 | 312 | 1,113 | <issue_start>username_0: Is Acnologia a human or a Dragon? In Fairy Tail, it is shown that he was a Dragon Slayer who had transformed into a Dragon. But, who was he before becoming a Dragon?<issue_comment>username_1: He was definitely a human. Not sure if you're reading the manga or watching just the anime, but its pre... |
2015/02/10 | 1,120 | 4,691 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime it is said that if you try to remove the helmet it would destroy the brain - so what if you pull it off quick enough that it doesn't have a chance to?
Certainly, it's not impossible; and on that note, why did they not just use an EMP on the device to begin with, frying the circuit... |
2015/02/11 | 2,085 | 7,717 | <issue_start>username_0: I watched SAO on Crunchyroll, where the subtitles for episode 2 have Kirito saying:
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At the time, I just accepted t... |
2015/02/11 | 321 | 1,237 | <issue_start>username_0: So we all know, that everyone in Death Note has a lifespan and one day, they'll die when their lifespan runs out. But doesn't that mean, that the victims who get killed by a serial killer are destined to being killed by him? Or are their deaths destined the moment a serial killer decides to kil... |
2015/02/11 | 525 | 1,735 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't know Japanese script, but Light would be spelled "Tsuki" which means "moon". So which of "Tsuki" or "Raito" can kill him? Would "Light" in English work?
It seems the death note is a stickler for spelling, as shown here: [What did Light write before killing Shibuimaru Takuo?](https://an... |
2015/02/12 | 520 | 1,920 | <issue_start>username_0: This is really several questions. I do not read the manga so I'm certain this is likely covered there.
First, is Zangetsu fully restored after Ichigo's powers are restored? Does he look different? Both the Shikai and the Bankai appear different in the anime. Did this transformation result in a... |
2015/02/14 | 606 | 2,044 | <issue_start>username_0: From [**Eight Tails**](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Gy%C5%ABki) article:
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2015/02/14 | 874 | 3,428 | <issue_start>username_0: So I've always noticed this for years watching anime, I always look at anime characters and they seem to have to kind of milky/blurry texture on their skin/clothes. It's not to noticeable to some people, but hopefully you can see what I mean with these pictures.
**(Click the pictures and zoom... |
2015/02/14 | 710 | 2,728 | <issue_start>username_0: As opposed to being worn as a pendant or something?
<issue_comment>username_1: This happens if you encode a video with a lossy codec. In each frame th... |
2015/02/15 | 2,639 | 8,848 | <issue_start>username_0: In Naruto, by the end of Shippuden (ignoring the epilogue), neither Naruto nor Sasuke had ever passed the chunin exams. Given that the chunin exams seem to be held sporadically (two years between the ones in Naruto Part 1 and the ones being shown in the anime currently), it seems possible that ... |
2015/02/15 | 692 | 2,691 | <issue_start>username_0: The [Teiko basketball club](http://kurokonobasuke.wikia.com/wiki/Teik%C5%8D_Junior_High) in *Kuroko no Basket* is described as an incredibly strong team with over 100 members that won the championship three times in a row.
However, only 6 in the main roster and 2 of their senpai(s) are actuall... |
2015/02/16 | 3,532 | 11,227 | <issue_start>username_0: [This answer on Yahoo!](https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110417182121AAgkRcz) says he became a Jounin at the age of 13, which makes him the youngest Jounin.
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2015/02/16 | 483 | 1,876 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a big fan of the **One Piece** manga. I just started watching the anime (completed 3 seasons).
I was wondering: What powers did the Pirate King <NAME>er possess?
Is there any chapter/episode which reveals his powers? Or is there any theory about it?<issue_comment>username_1: There has no... |
2015/02/16 | 480 | 1,787 | <issue_start>username_0: In the beginning of the anime we're lead to believe that Daikichi's grandfather and this Masako woman are Rin's parents.
During the anime they confirm that Masako is Rin's mother, but they leave the father's identity up in the air.
If Daikichi's grandfather was Rin's father, he would have had ... |
2015/02/16 | 1,970 | 7,073 | <issue_start>username_0: In the first and second seasons of SAO, Kirito seemed to be interested in more than one girl at the same time. At the end they are all friends and such, but they are all jealous of him and he likes them back and all.
Some would argue Asuna is the real girlfriend, but:
* In the cave with Sinon... |
2015/02/17 | 793 | 2,575 | <issue_start>username_0: I watched through *Death Note* once, and I never remember hearing L's name, even after he died.
What was L's real name, or did he never have one (it was never said)?<issue_comment>username_1: According to both the [Death Note Character list on Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_De... |
2015/02/17 | 683 | 2,373 | <issue_start>username_0: I've never actually read the manga, only the fanfic of another manga it inspired. The author couldn't remember the name of the manga but here's what they had to say about it.
"It had a group of teenagers who planned a suicide pact online, became friends, got distracted by alcohol and general s... |
2015/02/17 | 414 | 1,417 | <issue_start>username_0: Although I never noticed in the main story of the anime, there are scenes in some of the openings where Zoro, Nami and Robin are shown wearing eyeglasses:
* [Zoro in opening 11](http://youtu.be/tIPp1Zhg2gU?t=33s)
* [Robin in opening 13](http://youtu.be/ntoB59VttFU?t=55s)
* [Nami in opening 16]... |
2015/02/18 | 1,360 | 4,908 | <issue_start>username_0: I used to think that incest was only in hentai/eroge, but gradually, I have run into more mainstream content which seems to hint at brother-sister, mother-son relationships, or the tension of such attraction.
What is the origin of this theme?
Why is it so prevalent in Japanese manga and anime... |
2015/02/18 | 770 | 2,751 | <issue_start>username_0: <NAME>, the Battousai, used a [*sakabatou*](http://kenshin.wikia.com/wiki/Sakabat%C5%8D). He did this to prevent himself from killing people anymore. My question is, if that is his goal, then why didn't he settle with a [*bokutou*](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokken) (wooden sword) instead? A ... |
2015/02/19 | 771 | 2,381 | <issue_start>username_0: I have read all the way up to chapter 8 in the manga series called "Absorb: Ability", but I cannot find the 9th chapter anywhere on the internet. Does anyone know where I can read this manga? It does not have to be in English.<issue_comment>username_1: For some reason, English scanlation stoppe... |
2015/02/19 | 586 | 2,228 | <issue_start>username_0: During the fight between Neji and Naruto, Naruto comes out of earth to finish his final blow on Neji. So does he possess earth element as his chakra nature?<issue_comment>username_1: No, in that particular fight, he just (dug a hole and) hid underground to surprise Neji. No part of that used Ea... |
2015/02/19 | 770 | 2,715 | <issue_start>username_0: Broly is shown to have a tail as a baby.
But the tail is not there when he is an adult or kid, which means that he has the potential to become Super Saiyan 4. The only time he has a tail is when he was cloned, as shown in *Bio-Broly*.
T... |
2015/02/19 | 1,838 | 6,909 | <issue_start>username_0: Orochimaru has pale white skin and purple skin around his eyes. His eyes are also similar to that of snakes. Does it signify that he belongs to a particular clan? Or is he one of a kind?<issue_comment>username_1: There is never any mention of this in the story so far. The thing that was confirm... |
2015/02/19 | 1,411 | 4,474 | <issue_start>username_0: Many times when I see images of Hatsune Miku, she is shown holding a leek or spring onion.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/d8Eby.jpg)
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/S5CuN.png)
[](... |
2015/02/20 | 1,122 | 3,542 | <issue_start>username_0: Many animes have filler episodes and arcs. So this question has two parts:
1. Which anime has the most number of filler episodes?
2. What is the length of the longest filler arc?<issue_comment>username_1: Percentage wise [bleach](/questions/tagged/bleach "show questions tagged 'bleach'") has t... |
2015/02/20 | 1,938 | 6,627 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed:
1. Private citizens with small pistols
2. Private citizens with hand-cranked machine guns
3. Soldiers of the old order with guns killing Sano's friends
4. Soldiers of the new order storming Yutaro's mansion after the rebels camped in it
5. Revolutionary soldiers practising stabbing ... |
2015/02/21 | 2,244 | 6,698 | <issue_start>username_0: Did Nami undergo a breast operation by Chopper? ;-)
All joking aside!
**How could an 18 year old girl's breasts grow so large within 2 years?** After the time skip, Luffy became 19 and Nami turned 20. I know that in the world of One Piece, ever... |
2015/02/21 | 551 | 1,968 | <issue_start>username_0: I finished the anime and I still wonder what Kurisu said to Okabe in the first episode.
She pulls Okabe out of the conference and says "Back there, you were going to tell me something, weren't you?" and Okabe responds "Back there?". Kurisu says "About fifteen minutes ago" and Okabe says "I don... |
2015/02/22 | 1,877 | 7,594 | <issue_start>username_0: Valid points are stated in this [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRfv5a9QFu8).
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So this question kind of leads to what is an anime? Does having a p... |
2015/02/22 | 472 | 1,299 | <issue_start>username_0: I have recently started watching Code Geass, and I find the soundtrack absolutely amazing! There is one song in particular that I would like to find the name of.
It starts playing at about 20:14 in the episode "Geass vs Geass" where [Lelouch goes to hug Shirley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v... |
2015/02/22 | 925 | 3,301 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm watching [Death Parade](http://myanimelist.net/anime/28223/Death_Parade) right now and I just heard about [Death Billiards](http://myanimelist.net/anime/14353/Death_Billiards), which seems to be a predecessor work for Death Parade. A one-shot of sorts, or so it seems. I'd like to know witho... |
2015/02/23 | 421 | 1,357 | <issue_start>username_0: [The OST](http://toarumajutsunoindex.wikia.com/wiki/Toaru_Kagaku_no_Railgun_S_Original_Soundtrack_2) in question can be found [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75dFt2STxIk). I'm looking for where it was played in the anime.
The title says "Saijaku VS Saikyou (最弱 VS 最強)," which translates ... |
2015/02/23 | 262 | 957 | <issue_start>username_0: In chapter 421, we see Natsu tickle Lucy's feet. Nothing out of the ordinary, yet he gets called a creep/sicko perv. So is tickling someone's feet considered a pervert act in Japan?
<issue_comment>username_1: I thought she was just embarrassed because la... |
2015/02/23 | 277 | 971 | <issue_start>username_0: I've heard from a lot of people that season 2 of the Gunslinger Girl anime adaptation is significantly more upbeat and brighter than the original, and loses the feeling of dark, morbid 'beauty', yet apparently, the second season follows the manga a lot closer.
Does the corresponding parts of t... |
2015/02/24 | 958 | 3,904 | <issue_start>username_0: Did the whole village get burned down? How about the girl? The whole thing seems quite incomplete to me. Can someone explain the ending?<issue_comment>username_1: It's an open-ended finale. After the credits, there are still 30 seconds that you might have missed. All this is conjecture: the vil... |
2015/02/24 | 530 | 1,908 | <issue_start>username_0: During the Battle of Fairy Tail, no one mentions the S-Class wizard, Gildartz, when suggesting who is the strongest. Why does no one remember him? Do they assume that he would be on a mission that would take too long, and would take perfect timing for him to show up?<issue_comment>username_1: H... |
2015/02/25 | 1,824 | 6,549 | <issue_start>username_0: Watching the anime "Parasyte - the maxim" I can't really see any of the organisms shown as real parasites, from a biological/ecological viewpoint.
Can any of the different kinds of alien parasytes shown be classified as a bona fide parasite?<issue_comment>username_1: I will use "parasite" (low... |
2015/02/25 | 376 | 1,492 | <issue_start>username_0: In Episode 7, when they play against Seiho, it shows that the way the Seiho players run is different from the common way (specifically, the way they swing their arms).
Does this running technique exist in real life?<issue_comment>username_1: I don't know this running technique, but I can tell... |
2015/02/25 | 2,338 | 6,948 | <issue_start>username_0: I noticed every episode of Parasyte, with the exception of the last one (which shares the title of the anime, Parasyte), is named after a literary work:
1. [The Metamorphosis](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Metamorphosis), <NAME>
2. [The Devil in the Flesh](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_D... |
2015/02/26 | 607 | 2,039 | <issue_start>username_0: **More details:**
* The main character preferred fighting unarmed, or with very short weapons, feeling that any long weapon could be countered by getting in close
* This fighting style is unique to his clan, whose name begins with an M (yes, I'm 100% sure of that)
* The main character's final ... |
2015/02/27 | 1,847 | 6,204 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen the expression "best girl" being used several times, and I find it quite self-explanatory. However, some people seem to define it in slightly different ways. Here are some different definitions from [one](http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1rxldu/how_would_you_define_what_a_best_g... |
2015/02/27 | 1,241 | 4,655 | <issue_start>username_0: So I finally got around to seeing what the fuss was all about with *Attack on Titan* anime series, by marathoning it in two days, and I am glad I did. Do note that I just finish watching the anime series only, so if it's answered in the manga, please indicate spoilers.
The thing that stood out... |
2015/02/27 | 813 | 3,006 | <issue_start>username_0: In Episode 9 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, during Madoka's conversation with Kyuubei, we see that she has a ton of chairs in her room:
At first I thought this was just the usual Shaft weirdness. But I stumbled on [a blog post](http://ke... |
2015/02/28 | 735 | 2,558 | <issue_start>username_0: >
> The Ultra Ball (Japanese: ハイパーボール Hyper Ball) has a 100% higher chance to catch a Pokémon than a regular Poké Ball, and a 33% higher chance than a Great Ball. It has a catch multiplier of 2.0.
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Searching for **めだちた** leads me to the dictionary entry for [【目{め}立{だ}ちたがり屋{や}】](http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/leaf/jn2/... |
2015/03/04 | 2,331 | 8,648 | <issue_start>username_0: After watching the final episode of Angel Beats, I saw that, after the credits,
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But is that all that happened when everyone passed on? Did they just lose their memory and get reincarnated as a human wit... |
2015/03/04 | 784 | 2,887 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that My Neighbor Totoro was released at least twice (possible three times because of some sort of airplane release) in the United States. I'm pretty sure that at there was at least a cast change between the two major US releases, but are there any other changes? Was anything censored or ... |
2015/03/04 | 1,148 | 4,565 | <issue_start>username_0: Throughout the series, the more scholar-inclined Parasytes (Reiko Tamura and Migi) state that the Parasytes cannot reproduce (and they do not know their own origin).
Is there any canon reference or proof that this is indeed true?<issue_comment>username_1: The fact that it was mentioned in the ... |
2015/03/04 | 907 | 3,494 | <issue_start>username_0: What happened to Goku in those 100 years after he left the Earth (by which Pan was already an old woman)? Did Goku die or not?<issue_comment>username_1: A lot can be said about the last episode.
You could argue that Goku went to train with Shenlon, you could argue that he offered his own life ... |
2015/03/05 | 450 | 1,434 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to know which websites out there provide legal streaming services for dubbed anime. Among the series I'd like to watch are Death Note and Fullmetal Alchemist, but I'd really like to be able to see whole seasons.<issue_comment>username_1: I believe Cruchyroll.com, netflix, hulu.com (hulu ... |
2015/03/05 | 909 | 3,069 | <issue_start>username_0: Okay, so I watched all of the Akame Ga Kill anime. My question is should I start reading Akame Ga Kiru (the manga) from the beginning or continue from where they split? I saw on another post that they split around approximately chapter 48. I understand that the overall plot is similar up until ... |
2015/03/07 | 704 | 2,439 | <issue_start>username_0: If there's even a name for it?
I saw [this](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6556/why-does-the-drawing-style-in-manga-or-anime-often-change-when-a-character-is-di) question that explains **why** but I'd love to know if there's a name for it. The linked question mentions *superdeformed... |
2015/03/07 | 498 | 1,797 | <issue_start>username_0: We know that the moon boosts waterbenders and the sun and the comet boost firebenders.
Are there other things that boost earthbenders and airbenders?<issue_comment>username_1: In all the artist references and sources I've used for drawing manga, I've never come across a standard name for the s... |
2015/03/07 | 350 | 1,091 | <issue_start>username_0: Who is supposed to be the highest-power character in the *Dragon Ball* series? Is it Lord Beerus, Gogeta SS4, or somebody else?<issue_comment>username_1: The most powerful character in the *Dragon Ball* universe, currently, is [Whis, Beerus' assistant](http://dragonball.wikia.com/wiki/Whis).
!... |
2015/03/08 | 1,553 | 4,332 | <issue_start>username_0: I was wondering what was the meaning of the tile Usagi drop: literally it means "Bunny drop", but how is it related to the story? Is there some reference to somethings or is there some pun involved?<issue_comment>username_1: [As senshin has mentioned in his comment](http://detail.chiebukuro.yah... |
2015/03/08 | 798 | 2,824 | <issue_start>username_0: On [Avatar Kyoshi's page](http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Kyoshi) on Avatar Wiki, it is stated that
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Also from the [Earthbending page](http://avatar.wikia.com/wiki/Earthbending),
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2015/03/09 | 1,146 | 4,843 | <issue_start>username_0: Anime is colorful. It has voice and music. It contains tens of thousands of frames. It requires advanced computer software and high level of technology.
On the other hand, manga is nothing but a drawing with pen and pencil.
I would expect manga to be produced faster than anime under these con... |
2015/03/09 | 638 | 2,317 | <issue_start>username_0: *Monkey: Journey to the West* by <NAME> in the 16th century is regarded as one of the 4 great classical novels of China (at least according to Wikipedia). I have read that Son Goku (*Dragon Ball*) is directly inspired by Sun Wukong as *Dragon Ball* was originally supposed to mirror *Journey to ... |
2015/03/10 | 2,175 | 7,144 | <issue_start>username_0: In Otonashi's flashback in episode 9, he was on his way to take the [National Center Test for University Admissions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Center_Test_for_University_Admissions), held annually during a weekend in mid-January over a period of two days, when the train he boarded ... |
2015/03/11 | 635 | 2,236 | <issue_start>username_0: In one of the final episodes, Chez notices Isaac is immortal when he's trying to save him from falling off the train.
Isaac also got shot, and beaten down.
However, he didn't drink the "sake" he and Miria stole from the mob, did he?
How did he and Miria became immortals?<issue_comment>usernam... |
2015/03/13 | 413 | 1,382 | <issue_start>username_0: In the scene on the roof of the hospital, in episode 21, Kaori starts mimicking playing a violin (around minute 10):
I tried to find out what music she was playing, but [ANN's page on the anime... |
2015/03/13 | 190 | 667 | <issue_start>username_0: In the anime Mur Mur reads manga sometimes. What are these manga?
<issue_comment>username_1: To me the first one looks like a manga magazine. So it includ... |
2015/03/13 | 620 | 2,136 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that [*Project Tsuki-no-Me*](http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Eye_of_the_Moon_Plan) was supposed to be "Madara's" Sharingan's reflection on the Moon itself, as Tobi declared during the *Five Kage Summit*. However, when he got his hands on the Nine-Tails Chakra from Lords Kinkaku and Ginkaku,... |
2015/03/13 | 1,308 | 4,992 | <issue_start>username_0: In Brotherhood, during a transmutation, what happens if too much is given as a part of the equivalent exchange? In the series, the brothers lose something each for trying to give too little during the human transmutation attempt to bring back their mom... So what would happen if they give too m... |
2015/03/14 | 1,244 | 4,295 | <issue_start>username_0: After his curse was lifted, the reason for his exile from his village no longer existed. His relationship with San also showed no signs of developing further.
But he decided to remain in Irontown.
Since he is a prince of his people (and the last one to boot), wouldn't it be more logical for h... |
2015/03/14 | 575 | 2,192 | <issue_start>username_0: When Gon transformed against Pitou, his Nen increased a lot. Why didn't we see any reaction of people feeling it like The King, the other Royal Guards, or Netero (if they were still alive) ? In the Election Arc, we saw everybody feeling Alluka's power, as it was very big.
I could say the same ... |
2015/03/14 | 304 | 1,142 | <issue_start>username_0: I watched the two first episodes of Fafner Exodus, but it was very confusing, as the story is ongoing. Not much intro.
There were a prequel series, and a movie. What should I know from this prequel material in order to understand Fafner Exodus?<issue_comment>username_1: There was a prequel ser... |
2015/03/15 | 442 | 1,649 | <issue_start>username_0: I want to watch One Piece, 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 ba... |
2015/03/16 | 2,176 | 7,348 | <issue_start>username_0: In the short Me Me Me, the male character seems to be mentally tormented by a female character. There are various hints in the short about the relationship of the two. Is there anything official describing the relationship between the two characters?<issue_comment>username_1: In the western sid... |
2015/03/17 | 990 | 2,559 | <issue_start>username_0: 
I can figure the rest of this image out, but I just don't know what anime/manga the sword and the dog are from. Can someone help me out?<issue_comment>username_1: The dog is a smaller version of [Sadaharu](http://gintama.wikia.com/wiki/Sadaharu) from Gi... |
2015/03/17 | 878 | 2,756 | <issue_start>username_0: In the recruitment arc, there are 3 idiots that resemble closely the school bullies in the beginning of the series.
[Wikipedia lists them as the 3 new idiots](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_Trigger_characters#Other_agents):
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> New 3 Idiots (新３バカ?)
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2015/03/17 | 2,022 | 8,131 | <issue_start>username_0: After Okabe goes back to the 'beta world line' (Steins Gate) he learns that
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> He can save Kurisu. In order to do that he needs to make it look like she is laying in a pool of blood being unconscious. At the time same her death would normally take place.
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Could Okabe have done the... |
2015/03/18 | 563 | 2,114 | <issue_start>username_0: As we know, we can avoid Sharingan-based genjutsu just by avoiding eye contact. Can't we avoid Infinite Tsukuyomi just by not looking at the moon?<issue_comment>username_1: The Infinite Tsukuyomi uses the moon to reflect the user's Rinne-Sharingan. Sharingan based genjutsu can be avoided by avo... |
2015/03/19 | 485 | 1,829 | <issue_start>username_0: Yuki and Inaho are orphans by the time Aldnoah.Zero opens. Do we know what happened to their parents? Or are we just to assume they died in the mess surrounding Heaven's Fall?
Some have speculated that Saazbaum could somehow have been Inaho's father (given that Saazbaum and Orlane descended to... |
2015/03/19 | 1,493 | 5,162 | <issue_start>username_0: The first time we see a bullet hit Kirito's light-saber the bullet melts. Next episode we see this happen again although this time the sword cuts the bullet in 2 half's. How is this possible?
**Episode 5**
**Episode 6**
![Episode 6](https://... |
2015/03/20 | 965 | 2,854 | <issue_start>username_0: So we have all seen Zoro boast.
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> Over the 9 mountains and 8 seas... Throughout the world itself... There is nothing I cannot cut.
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Now it made me wonder, which mountains and what seas was he referring to?<issue_comment>username_1: Some of Zoro's attacks are named after Buddhism li... |
2015/03/21 | 726 | 2,607 | <issue_start>username_0: Let's say, Bob has a death note. He gives up ownership, so that another one with shinigami eyes can tell him his lifespan. Bob is a genius, so he can calculate his death date. He writes his own name in it.
<NAME>, Bradykardie, 2.3.2034.
He set his death date, by killing himself with a disea... |
2015/03/21 | 556 | 2,141 | <issue_start>username_0: I know that Light didn't want to kill his father in cold blood, but after his father, <NAME>, died, he could've just killed them. And then, Near accused L #2 of being Kira.
Near only found out that Light was Kira because of the information Aizawa gave him. He could've just killed the Task Forc... |
2015/03/22 | 1,409 | 4,692 | <issue_start>username_0: "Ange", apart from the obvious reference to the main character, also means "angel" in French and implies the connection between Ange and Vilkiss, which has an angel sculpture on its head. This connection also extends to the full title *Cross Ange: Rondo of Angels and Dragons*, which foreshadows... |
2015/03/22 | 347 | 1,263 | <issue_start>username_0: Back in **Episode 11** of the Berserk anime, Casca and Guts fell from a high cliff into a river. Later, Guts found Casca suffering from high fever, so he decided to warm her body. While undressing her, he saw something (as I saw) like **blood flowing down** (I couldn't understand from where), t... |