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Who is Oshino Ougi? This question contains spoilers for the second season of the Monogatari series. Oshino Ougi refers to herself as the niece of Oshino Meme. But Kaiki mentions in Koimonogatari/Hitagi End that Meme has no family at all and it's not possible that he has a niece. Also, this news-article at ANN suggests that she ( or he? ) fights with Koyomi in the latest novels and it seems to me that she is responsible for Nadeko becoming a god. Is she actually an antagonist? <Q> Ougi’s true identity is Araragi Koyomi himself. <S> From the Bakemonogatari Wikia's section on "Ougi Dark": <S> Gaen reveals that Ougi’s true identity is Araragi Koyomi himself. <S> She is an Oddity that Araragi created, similarly to how Hanekawa’s stress created Black Hanekawa, and Sengoku’s hallucinations created the white snake Kuchinawa. <S> Ougi represents Araragi’s self-criticism. <S> When Araragi saw "Darkness" for the first time in Shinobu Time, he realized that there is a law dictating over the world of Oddity. <S> Araragi knows that he is too weak, too hesitant, too emotional to make harsh decisions, and he subconsciously wished for a being that can judge him, and "correct" everything wrong in this world. <S> His desire came true as Oshino Ougi. <A> As I haven't read the light novel, it still very vague whether she is an antagonist or not. <S> As in Nisemonogatari, Kaiki is an antagonist, but in the Second Season, he's become somewhat of a protagonist. <S> For now in Monogatari Series: <S> Second Season , I believe she's antagonist from the fact that she lied and said that she is Meme Oshino's niece. <S> (She pretend to be a good guy) <S> When she almost crashes into Nadeko, she said something like "I'm not supposed to meet you yet" and tells Nadeko to stop playing the victim. <S> This implies that she's related to Nadeko becoming a snake god. <S> On very last episode when Kaiki gets attacked by someone. <S> That someone mentions about Ougi, implying that she is the one behind Kaiki's attack. <S> And when Kaiki about to pass out, he remember that name (Ougi), but he couldn't recall who is that. <S> This means that Kaiki is telling the truth about Ougi not being Meme Oshino's niece. <A> it was for Shinobu, in Neko it was for Hanekawa, Bakamonogatari - Senjogahara and the other girls etc. <S> So Ougi is "Araragis problem", or it's manifestation. <S> It is a big spoiler <S> , I mean her identity <S> she is Araragi, or rather Araragi's dark side.
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In short, yes she is the main antagonist of the series, as you as for most parts of the series Araragi solved the problems of the other girls, in Kizu
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Why didn't Cell teleport to Earth after his death? After Cell blew up, he said he learned the instant transmission technique from Goku, using which he teleported back to Earth from the King Kai's planet So once he's killed by Gohan he still could have came back right??? Why didn't he come back??? <Q> When Cell was killed by Gohan, he was just that, killed. <S> He was actually dead this time, and was sent to King Yama to be judged. <S> Once you're dead, you can't just teleport back to Earth. <S> You have to either be revived or given temporary rights to be in the physical world. <S> As Cell met neither of these requirements, he had no way to go back to Earth, using Instant Transmission or otherwise, since there is concept of Heaven and Hell in the Otherworld: once a person is sent to Hell, he cannot just come out unless he is purified or the boundaries of Hell itself are broken by other means. <S> Which is why Goku was able to bend the rules of Otherworld but the evil characters could not. <A> I'd quote a few excerpts from the relevant episodes to clear your doubt. <S> First, to explain how Cell was able to come back after being teleported by Goku to King Kai's planet. <S> Episode 189 : <S> Cell Returns (emphasis mine) <S> After killing Future Trunks, Cell explains how he survived after the explosion of King Kai's planet. <S> Cell explains that his central nucleus had survived, allowing him to regenerate, and that his cells had retained the knowledge of his perfect power. <S> Being of Saiyan genetics, Cell also reveals to have received a Zenkai, a power up for recovering from a near fatal injury. <S> After hearing about how Cell survived, Gohan powers up to his maximum, and is ready to avenge his father's death. <S> Next to explain why he wasn't able to re-generate when Gohan and Goku killed him with their Kamehamehas. <S> Episode 191: <S> Save the World (emphasis mine) <S> With Goku saying "NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!" to his son, Gohan screams and releases all of his energy at Cell. <S> Cell then screams as he is destroyed by the attack. <S> The energy wave is strong enough to vaporize every cell in his body, preventing Cell's regeneration. <S> Cell is finally destroyed once and for all, and the Earth is safe again. <S> So as you can see, the first time when Cell self-destructed, his central nucleus had survived that blow and he was able to regenerate and come back, but the second time, the Kamehamehas of Goku and Gohan combined was so great that every single cell of Cell was destroyed and he was gone for good. <S> Thus, he couldn't regenerate and come back. <S> Note that, if instant transmission was all that was required for a dead man to return back to Earth, Goku could have done that almost always. <S> After anybody dies, they go to the Other World and to come back from there, you either need to be brought back to life by using the Dragon balls or be granted Temporal revival energy . <S> Since Cell was neither brought back to life nor was granted any temporal revival energy, he stayed in the Other World post his death. <A> The reason why Cell could not return back to earth after Gohan destroyed his body is that hell has a barrier around it that makes it so no one can leave. <S> Cell was able to use the instant transmission technique when Goku grabbed him and used it to get him away from earth. <S> Cell was actually was dead. <S> Cell was instantly transferred to hell once he died. <S> He didn't go to the spirit world and see king Yema or anything; he just went straight there. <S> Once he is in there, he cannot leave due to the fact that the barrier around hell made it so no one could leave. <S> For someone to leave hell, someone has to make a hole in the barrier like in the movie Super Android 17. <S> When Goku is in hell trying to get out in the movie he cannot since the barrier is up. <S> Goku tried multiple times to get out without the help of Piccolo. <S> When he created the bridge with Piccolo, it caused a hole in the barrier and he was able to use instant transmission out of hell and back to earth.
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Once Gohan used his full power to destroy Cell, no part of him was left in the living world for him to regenerate back to. The explosion from Cell didn't completely destroy him, so he could rebuild himself into perfect form. When Goku is dead, he is in the spirit world and can use instant transmission to go back and forth.
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Can gold be transmuted in the Fullmetal Alchemist continuity? In the Fullmetal Alchemist manga/2009 anime, we learn that alchemists must obey three rules: Do not oppose the military Do the transmute gold Do not do human transmutation Moreover, at one point in the early manga (probably chapter 3, according to Wikipedia), we see Ed transmute what appears to be gold from rocks, when he is duping Yoki into selling him rights to Youswell. (However, in the context of my question below, this might also be attributed to early-installment weirdness , since in the corresponding episode in the 2003 anime - episode 9 - I think we see Ed giving Yoki rocks that have been coated with gold from coins Ed got from Yoki.) Both of the above seem to imply that transmuting gold is possible in the FMA universe, yet this seems to be contradictory given some other manga details. In the first chapter, we learn from Al that with alchemy, one can only transmute like from like. Being me, I read this to imply that the sort of conservation of mass alluded to when chemical equations are balanced generally applies in terms of what alchemy can do the FMA universe (at least in the more practical, mundane examples we see in the manga). (On a second read, I'm really not sure if that's a "correct" interpretation.) Thus: is transmuting gold actually taken to be something possible in the FMA universe (or is it even possible to come to a conclusion about this)? <Q> Yes, transmuting gold is possible (at least in the manga). <S> The reason why it's forbidden is stated later in the series: It's forbidden so nobody can destroy the economy by making the gold worthless. <S> The mass is also conserved, I see no problem there. <S> A ton of coal makes a ton of gold. <S> Equal mass :). <S> Note <S> : In the first adaption, Ed did not transmutate gold but instead coated the coal in gold. <S> Either it's not possible in the 2003 anime or he didn't want to violate the law. <S> (Thanks to キルア) <A> When the Elric brothers go to Youswell in the beginning of the 2003 series. <S> They don't actually transmute coal into gold, but rather Edward uses the gold coins that Yoki bribed him with to cover the coal. <S> This was not the case in the manga though. <S> As you can see he says that "by logic" he should be able to transmute the same amount of coal into the same amount of gold. <S> Click for enlarged image. <S> And then here he really does transmute coal into gold, which he later gives to Yoki (and performs a reverse transmutation...) <A> Gold on the periodic table is Au. <S> Alchemy is the science of deconstructing and reconstructing matter. <S> Simply put so long as we are talking about taking apart and rebuilding compounds one would only need to separate gold from any existing compounds. <S> This is suggested in several episodes, yet still, it is never made explicit. <S> This would mean that no. <S> Au is actually kinda rare in everyday items. <S> Seawater contains a small amount of it, yet most things that use gold use gold in it's purest form to conduct electricity. <S> It is suggested that this isn't the case but the existence the "law of equivalent exchange". <S> No alchemist would need any specific ingredients because they can create pretty much anything out of anything else. <S> The former is suggested in several episodes, yet the possibility to create gold is suggested in the law that state alchemists can not create gold. <S> So the correct answer. <S> Shrug <S> Full metal alchemist doesn't let real science get in the way if it's fun. <S> Which is a good thing. <A> It's important to remember that alchemy in FMA follows the Law of Equivalent exchange... <S> Essentially a more lenient version of the 2nd law of thermal Dynamics. <S> Mass is not the only ingredient conserved, energy must be conserved as well. <S> Transmutation of rocks into differently shaped rocks can be accomplished with the geothermal energy available in the environment or Philosopher's Stones but changing the composition of elements would take orders of magnitude more energy. <S> Perhaps why such exact ingredients are required for human transmutation is to avoid a rebound... Or make them less likely. <S> Of course any mining castoff should contain a large enough amount of Iron and Sulphur to produce loads of Pyrite, if that energy wasn't available.
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It is not possible to create gold from compounds not containing Au. If it is deconstructing atoms to base protons, electrons and neutrons and reordering them to have the properties of AU then yes it is possible and easy.
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What happened to the Dragons? Dragons are assumed to be myth or somewhat a legend in someway in Fairy Tail. They also disappeared in Fairy Tail. But what was the reason behind them disappearing. We have seen in an episode that Grandeeney and Igneel are still very much alive, but seem to look as though they are in hiding. Also what's up with all dragons disappearing on the same day and the same year? Answers are appreciated :). If there's anything from the manga, please include in answer. I do not think they have covered it in the anime. <Q> There were several reasons why the Dragons disappeared at that time and it was revealed in chapter 415. <S> In the end, the dragons were indeed still alive . <S> They hid themselves inside the dragon slayers' bodies. <S> The reasons behind this were threefold: <S> The dragons were afraid a new human would become so powerful that he would transform into a dragon, just like Acnologia. <S> To prevent this from happening they went inside their bodies to slow down their power increase. <S> The second reason was that the dragons were waiting for the right time to defeat Acnologia. <S> Despite this reason clearly being stated by Grandeeney, I have a hard time believing it. <S> Especially since the dragons did not fight Acnologia at all. <S> They just watched Igneel get defeated. <S> If they had attacked together, they might have been able to do more damage I believe. <S> The third and probably main reason why the dragons all disappeared was that Acnologia used his magic to extract their souls from their bodies. <S> In order to prolong their lives, they retreated their souls (and apparently their bodies too) inside the dragon slayers they had once raised. <A> So far, little has been revealed. <S> On July 7, X777, all the Dragons, except Acnologia, seemingly vanished, most notably, Igneel, Metalicana, and Grandeeney, who each abandoned their young foster children, leaving the species to be remembered as little more than a myth. <S> To the events of the year X784, society does not believe in the existence of Dragons. <S> However, the destruction of Tenrou Island caused by one of them, called Acnologia, changed society's view on this issue. <S> http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Dragons <A> it explains later in the show that if a dragon slayer becomes powerful enough, he/she can actually turn into a dragon. <S> They didn't want this to happen, so they went into hiding.
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As far as I know, all the dragons left there foster children (Gajeel, Wendy Natsu) because they didnt want them to turn into dragons.
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Why didn't Sarutobi kill Danzo? As I'm watching these filler episodes, I am wondering, why was Danzo still alive, after doing all the things he did to The Third? He hid a Wood style user, he tried to assassinate Sarutobi (not even once), he tried to lure the Anbu forces to join the Federation, he tried to manipulate the Hokage election after the death of Minato, and so on (just from these couple of episodes, without mentioning the whole "rivalry" between them). The Third was aware of the situations, since he warned Danzo a lot of times. So even if he was a member of the Hokage's council, why did Sarutobi endure the disrespect and danger that came from Danzo? I would've been pleased even with a ban from the Village, but given what he had done, Sarutobi could've eliminated Danzo without any efforts. <Q> Danzo was, in his own way, protecting the Hidden Leaf. <S> Danzo would normally do the "dirty work" and handle with that "black ops" of the Hidden Leaf, thus keeping the village officials clean. <S> They had their disagreements, and yes <A> Danzo had Shisui's Kotoamatsukami. <S> He also had Hashirama's cells, which enabled him to use the jutsu to his advantage with regeneration. <S> So there is a possibility that even if Hiruzen wanted to kill him, Danzo could have used Kotoamatsukami to manipulate the Third's thoughts about him. <A> Sarutobi is a very uderstanding man, he probably just figured he'd give Danzo the benifit of a doubt, thinking that age would give him wisdom <S> and he'd see that he was wrong, too bad that never happened
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Danzo did act in order to dispose of the Third and have control over the Hidden Leaf, but Hiruzen always believed that all he's doing was for the best of the village, so he let it slide.
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Why is Robin never seen making funny faces? I have been seeing One Piece for a long time. I came to notice that during any funny scene, Nico Robin is never seen to make any kind of funny or weird face while all the other Straw Hat crew members do. Did Oda at some time mention this specifically? <Q> Nico Robin had a lonely childhood. <S> Her mother was out on her expedition to uncover the secrets of the Void Century. <S> Her only friends during her childhood days were the scholars of Ohara, and Saul for sometime. <S> During her time with Saul she was shown to smile and laugh in a funny manner. <S> But soon, at the age of 8, after the extermination of Ohara along with her friends and mother, she was on the run with a bounty of 79 million beri. <S> She was always targeted by anyone who found out about her true identity. <S> This is a very harsh childhood for a kid. <S> Enough to make a kid a "serious" type and steal their humor. <S> Also, during the Enis Lobby arc, she mentions her fear: <S> It is evident from this that she was always over thinking things, and putting a lot of burden on herself. <S> She kept her sadness and worries to herself, and in such a situation it is very rare for a person to make funny expressions, rather they have a cold look. <A> Robin never over-reacts to things. <S> She is a very mature character, taking things calmly and in a genuine manner. <S> I do not believe that Oda would mention this directly, as he would probably think it evident from her character. <A> I didn't read anything official. <S> But I think it's just part of its cold personality, as you should know, she is always thinking the worst possibility when some danger is coming (scaring Usopp and Chopper in the process, maybe intentionally xD). <A> Now she does. <S> In chapter 924, she finally puts on a face. <A> Though considered motherly figure & often laughing of watching others' stupidity, she did do some weird stuff, including: Sanji's Docking suggestion, while in Thriller Bark. <S> Oars' getting stuck in ground & helpless scene. <S> Coat scene in Punk Hazard. <S> Tontatta Headquarter's scene in Dressrosa. <S> Post Birdcage scenes. <S> Although they are few, they actually do exist. <S> Therefore, it makes them even more special, because, they are so rare. <A> Here are 2 other instances where Robin makes weird faces. <S> It's very rare, but it makes me happy to know that she is no longer invulnerable to them.
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Her humour is mostly dry, which does not lend itself to silly faces either.
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What does Naruto mean when he said that Sasuke is the one that accepted him? Well, I've really been thinking for this for a long time now and still I can't understand what Naruto means when he said that Sasuke is the one that accepted him and his existence more than anyone. <Q> The quote you are talking about, most likely is this one used in Shippuuden Way back, I used to hate Sasuke... <S> But once I got used to being with him I realized he's really a lot of fun... to be around... <S> he's the person that, more than anyone else accepted me and my existence. <S> Sasuke is my friend... and he represents bonds that I waited so long to receive, so that's why... - Uzumaki Naruto <S> By this point in the story you should already know how hated Naruto was in town, and how nobody would acknowledge him as he was the scary nine-tails. <S> But then Sasuke came along, which in Naruto's eyes was similar to him as they where both 'alone' . <S> They started to build up a rival like relationship, pretty much the same as Kakashi and Gai have a rivalship. <S> At this point Sasuke did no longer see him as the "dangerous 9 tailed", and slowly started to acknowledge Naruto as an equal, a rival, and as a friend. <S> In episode 132 just after Sasuke says that skilled shinobi can read each others minds during combat, without even saying a word. <S> There is a insight on how Naruto looks at Sasuke from 13:07 ~ 18:28 . <S> Something similar happens in Shippuuden as well, just after the battle with Danzo. <A> Well we know that from the start people of Konoha hated Naruto and were afraid of him because of him being the nine-tails Jinchuriki. <S> But when he met Sasuke he felt that Sasuke was also alone, just like him. <S> That Sasuke didn't hate him and wasn't afraid of him. <S> And in time he developed a bond with him, A bond of understanding. <S> Naruto felt that Sasuke is just like him. <S> In the Zabuza incident Sasuke was ready to sacrifice himself to save Naruto, this had a great effect on him. <S> From that day he developed an inexplicable bond with him. <A> I guess accepting someone means really acknowledging that person and Naruto always acknowledged Sasuke when it comes to competing. <S> Naruto never cared as to what others are doing. <S> He was pin pointed at Sasuke as Sasuke was getting a lot of attention and Naruto always wanted to be acknowledged and known like Sasuke. <S> Both were catching up with each other. <S> Both wanted to become stronger than other.
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Sasuke never acknowledged much people in his life but he always acknowledged Naruto more than anyone as he always competed with him all the time.
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Why was Yui's Heart the only SAO item to work in Alfheim Online? When Kirito enters Alfheim Online and notices his stats are from SAO, he quickly scrolls through the list of bugged items looking for Yui's Heart. He found it but it was renamed to something else, and when he used it, Yui appeared. Yui's Heart was a very unique item in SAO as it was created from what Kirito could save of Yui after she was deleted. Since REC Progress made Alfheim Online based off of SAO, it would explain how all of Kirito's SAO items were bugged but Yui's heart remained and was renamed. Why was Yui's Heart, the most unique item in SAO, the only SAO item in Kirito's inventory which wasn't bugged? <Q> I'm going to answer this from a programmer's perspective. <S> When writing a video game, everything is built in layers, starting with simple IO (mouse, keyboard, sound, video), then a physics engine is integrated, and then base game mechanics added. <S> Finally, the game itself is written on top of all this software. <S> All of Kirito's items would be part of the SAO game itself, and would be unrecognized item codes in another game. <S> However, Yui is a more integral part of the game engine, her program would exist in a earlier layer of the game. <S> When the game was stripped down from SAO in order to make ALfheim, Yui's layer would have been left intact, allowing her to exist. <S> It is the same with Kirito's stats, they are more integral than the game items, and are programmed first. <S> (The fact that his stats transferred actually shows how sloppy & lazy of a rewrite ALfheim was) <S> Side note: In a game as advanced as SAO or ALfheim, it is possible that items are created as needed by the engine (the Cardinal), every game would have its own set of items, with unique IDs. <A> The ALO system categorized her ("MHCP001" in the menu) as a Navigation Pixie, a pseudo-character program for user support, which is similar to her function in SAO, as a "Mental Health - Counseling Program." <A> This may be an hypothesis of mine, but the core of Alfheim Online, is the one of SAO. <S> Yui was part of the core of SAO, or rather an auxiliary program of the core. <S> That's why Yui was able to be restored in Alfheim. <S> The other items probably were items from SAO only, which means are more than records than components of the core, and that's why they don't work. <S> Besides, plot-wise is much better that for a new adventure, you have to start from 0. <S> It is not the level, or the items that makes the player, but the player's skill as a gamer. <S> (Kirito's is very high, as it's seemed) <A> I don't think there's any way to confirm exactly why Yui's Heart is the only item to work in Alfhiem but <S> what I believe is the reason <S> is that Yui's Heart is an Item which holds information to give information to and initialize a program, now since Alfhiem is more or less created from SAO the program is likely to be carried over. <S> Whereas the rest of the item's in Kirito's inv simply don't match the variables etc of the item's in Alfhiem. <A> I think it's because the ALO was a copy of SAO but with some different function. <S> As you know all the basics of the game were same like movement <S> i <S> d creation <S> but with more races than SAO. <S> The level upgrading and loot system were same too but that doesn't prove why Kirito's other skill were bugged <S> so here's why SAO was a game that was not related to reality <S> and <S> but ALO it was mentioned that your game physical ability would depend on your real ability so kirito didn't got his other skills because he didn't have that ability in reality but in battle of ALO <S> we've seen kirito use his duel weild skill. <S> Kirito was able to use that skill because he practised it once with his sister [causin].Now back to the topic why Yui wasn't bugged its because she was a part of SAO's basic programming code <S> but she was just modified just like the monsters they didn't rewrite the programming code of monster's or Yui because that would require lot of time.
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Since ALO is based of SAO as a base, it's more then likely it recognizes Yui as a valid program type like a program recognizes if it can open valid file types.
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What happened to Yui's Heart when Kirito wiped out his Inventory? Yui told Kirito that it would be a good idea for him to clear out his inventory as all the items were bugged and he could be detected by the system if they remained. As he was about to, he was hesitant in doing so. I can assume one of the 2 reasons: All the items were a record of his 2 years in SAO and had a personal connection to them. Yui's Heart was in the inventory and he was being careful not to delete it. However, in the anime, it didn't show any sort of filter was applied and his entire inventory was cleared. So I am wondering what happened to Yui's Heart - was it not in his inventory because Yui was right beside him or was Yui protecting it in some way from the system so that it wouldn't appear in his inventory. <Q> Like your previous question, I don't think there's a way to confirm exactly what happened here, but I have 3 possible explanations. <S> but I think this is the least likely, since as you said, the anime showed his inventory being empty and there was no filter on it. <S> It could simply just have been consumed when Yui was summoned, so it was already gone when he deleted everything. <S> It was simply deleted. <S> Since Yui was already initialized in the world, it didn't matter if he had it in his inventory or not. <A> Kirito saved Yui's data inside his NervGear local memory. <S> The program is usable in Alfheim Online, and it didn't get wiped out, maybe because it wasn't data from SAO's save data (like his items). <S> If ALO is based on SAO, then many interface programs are just the same. <S> This is shown when Kirito starts at ALO and first checks the Logout button (which is there, unlike SAO). <S> Maybe the inventory showed both the items from SAO and Yui's Heart from the local memory. <S> When he wiped out the inventory, Yui's Heart remained because it was not a cached item. <A> From the point of view of programming and my experience (regarding MMO mechanics), I think the Yui's Heart item is like an object who grants a passive skill in ALO. <S> When Kirito activated it, Yui became bound to Kirito's character so all data from Yui's Heart were also transferred. <S> From Sword Art Online Volume 3 – Fairy Dance - Chapter 2 : <S> “So…wait a second” <S> I suddenly thought of a possibility. <S> If these are the items from Aincrad, - then «that» should be here too. <S> I touch the item window, and scroll down the menu with my fingertip. <S> “Please, please, please be there.” <S> I quickly scroll down the list, ignoring all of the gibberish. <S> My heart started beating faster and a feeling like ringing bells resounds through my body. <S> “!” <S> My fingers unconsciously stopped. <S> Below my finger was a line of letters like all of the others save it was emitting a warm green color. <S> « <S> MHCP001 ». <S> Almost forgetting to breathe, I touched the name with trembling fingers. <S> After selecting the item, the color reversed. <S> Moving my fingers I pressed the button labeled “ Use Item. ” <A> One other explanation from a developer perspective is that when Kirito supposedly saved Yui's Heart to his NervGear, it would have been stored in a different physical location from his inventory (which would typically be stored server side). <S> The persistence of one's SAO inventory would make sense if SAO and ALO used the same infrastructure, I have a feeling they may have been the same but could not say so with certainty.
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Yui's Heart was marked as a special item and couldn't be deleted (e.g. Quest item, etc.),
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How do the women of Amazon Lily reproduce? I just got to the part where Luffy arrived to Amazon Lily. I started wondering, how do the women multiply in Amazon Lily as there are no men? There were kids, so they must've some method. Maybe you could explain? <Q> Some of the resident leave Amazon Lily and sometimes, they come back pregnant. <S> They didn't bring their husband, because it's forbidden for men to enter Amazon Lily, but they still keep the baby and raise them inside the island. <S> However, they always give birth to females. <S> There's still no answer, but from a question about why all Kuja tribe born as a woman? <S> and also from the picture above, it just happens mysteriously. <A> The Amazons (women who could fight like men) are warrior race from Greek mythology. <S> In One Piece, the Amazons are depicted as they are in the myth so they must be following the same methodologies to reproduce. <S> Here are some of the accepted ways of their reproduction. <S> Amazons met with men from nearby societies and chose suitable partners, would take them into the darkness of the forest and couple with. <S> If they gave birth to a male, they were said to kill, blind or cripple the infant. <S> If they kept them alive, they would then use them when they grew into young men (if they were suitable) as a supply of male seed. <S> They also took men prisoners in battle. <S> After choosing the most handsome, they then used them for their sexual pleasure, and would either kill them or use them as slaves once their usefulness had been expended. <S> If they had male babies they would send them downriver to the men and keep the females. <S> Hope <S> this helps. <A> This is just my hunch, but it's said in anime that if anyone from Amazon Lily fell in love with a man, they have to leave the island. <S> So it might have been the case that some women fell in love with men, had kids <S> and then they brought their daughters with them to the island and left their husbands. <S> Or it might also be possible that many women were adopted or allowed to live on the island by the Kuja Pirates. <S> You can see Nyan-ba staying on the island even though she fell in love with a man and was forced to leave the island before. <S> Also it's explained that she brought Hancock and her sisters with her to the island. <S> This is just a hunch <S> but I am satisfied with this. <S> Hope you also agree.
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Amazons reproduce by going into a nearby village and seducing the males one night every few months.
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Are 3DCG-based animes cheaper to produce? I've been noticing that CG in anime has becoming more popular. Recently, I've watched several shows that have almost fully 3D animation. Arpeggio of Blue Steel and Knights of Sidonia : I've also noticed it appearing to smaller effect in parts of other shows, such as Girls Und Panzer, when the focus is not directly on the characters: It seems that primarily mechanical objects are done with 3D technologies as the measurements are exact. This doesn't surprise me, but human characters are notoriously hard to do with computer graphics - see the Uncanny Valley . For this reason I would have thought making 3d anime characters (who don't even have normal human proportions) would be expensive to do right. Is the reason anime companies are starting to use this technique more for characters, that it has become cheaper to implement? Or is there another reason for this slowly increasing popularity? <Q> I don't know if 3DCG is cheaper, but we can compare differences in 2D and 3D process to identify possible savings. <S> First, lots of the anime creation process is same. <S> Directing, writing, character design, screenplay, dubbing, marketing are all same. <S> So there are no savings there. <S> Second, 3DCG has bigger up-front cost, because you have to create the 3D models. <S> This is especially problematic for characters, if it is main focus of the show. <S> It is less a problem for mechanical stuff and backgrounds, because they are easier to model and many shows already use 3D for those. <S> Third, the animation. <S> Animating mechanical things is easy because you have low number of moving parts and their order of freedom is low. <S> Humanoids on the other hand are hard to animate and even harder if you want the movement to seem natural. <S> And the complexity goes up as character interact between each other and environment. <S> So if the show is primarily animating mechanical things moving around then there is big chance of saving some money. <S> If the show is about characters and their interaction, then I guess there is no much saving and the primary purpose of using 3DCG is to maintain consistency. <A> 3D modelling and rendering is often faster than drawing each frame, since all the 3D models can be reused and the 2D animation frames must be redrawn from various angles. <S> Unless you're a cheapskate show that reuses the same poses and facial expressions over and over. <S> This isn't a problem with 3D animation, since most of what it takes to do a different look is to change camera angle and rotate model's limbs. <S> It's supposed to be faster than 2D, but it may actually be more expensive, in theory. <S> Can't say for sure, as I haven't seen the actual cost comparison. <A> 3D Rendered Models can be more expensive as you have to render the models, this can take time depending on which Shading and Lighting Algorithms you use, by adding more computers you can get more work done however the upkeep starts to increase aswell. <S> However with 3D is that the more real it looks, the more out of place thing can be when you try and add the common Anime Tropes like facial expressions of even the proportions used. <S> alot of the time i tend to notice variations of Cell-Shading used in anime because Cell-Shading tends to create a more "cartoon-y" look which separates the animation from realism.
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The advantage to using 3d in an entire series is that you can reuse models to remain consistency, and also you can make the animation look more impressive using particle effects, shadows and lighting in a way you can do with 2d.
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How is a guild mark removed? After failing to win, Yukino faces the anger of Sabertooth's Guild Master, Jiemma. Displeased by the failure of Team Sabertooth on the second day, Jiemma throws grapes at Yukino's head and forces her to strip, telling her to erase her guild mark, How exactly does a person remove a guild mark? Is there a special magic for this? <Q> We really don't know how the guild mark is removed, but Yukino do it with her own magic. <S> Sabertooth's Guild Master order her to remove it by her own magic and she do it. <S> We know that guild marks are given by stamping someone with the rubber seal like thingy. <S> When Lucy entered the guild, Mira used this device on Lucy to give her the mark . <S> In the battle Lucy vs. Flare, Flare tried to burn the guild mark. <S> { <S> So I think any magic can remove it}. <S> Future Lucy didn't had a guild mark. <S> {Maybe because the guild was destroyed and the guild mark also vanished or someone removed it from her} <S> This answer is only based on the anime :) <A> Menaka gave a good answer but I want to add on: No special magic is needed to remove a guild mark. <S> Mainly because the mark and the guild are most likely connected. <S> We can see this from how Future Lucy teared up after seeing the guild mark on Present Lucy's hand (as mentioned in menaka's answer). <S> Flare actually wanted to use her magic to engrave Raven Tail's mark on her <S> The mark can only be removed by the person themselves, I would assume. <S> Or else, anyone with magic could easily remove another's guild mark which to some are their pride and joy like Lucy is with Fairy Tail's mark. <S> This can also be seen from how Yukino has to remove the Mark herself in front of her guild at the time. <A> The guild mark will not really disappear unless the person is banished from the guild. <S> However, it's true about future Lucy not having one because Fairy Tail didn't exist, like when Wendy found out about her guild <S> Cait Shelter didn't really exist, her guild mark disappeared. <S> On the other hand, Laxus was banished from the guild but still had his guild mark when he was allowed back, so it doesn't make sense. <S> In the end, I say it's really only something the master can do. <A> A person's mark is something that symbolises their part in a team or guild. <S> This mark can't be wiped off easily because it's like a permanent marker stamp. <S> We know this because we can see times when Lucy showers and her mark is still clearly visible. <S> However, a mark can be removed as shown when Wendy's mark was removed from Cait Shelter because the guild was not real or exist but also, the guild then disconnected. <S> Powerful dark magic also is strong enough to do this. <S> But nobody really knows how to remove a mark. <A> No one's mentioned this, so I thought I would. <S> When Fairy Tail disbanded after the Tartorous Ordeal, we can still clearly see that Lucy has her guild mark. <S> Gray, Natsu, and Erza are also seen having the Fairy Tail Guild Mark in X792. <S> If the Master had the power to remove guild marks, then I assume that Makarov would've taken away everyone's guild marks to make sure that they didn't have their heart still set upon Fairy Tail. <S> Because of this, then it's safe to say that it's not the Master who removes guild marks but the person. <S> It seems like removing a guild mark is often traumatizing, based upon Yukino's experience with removing the mark. <S> Of course, she was banished from the guild and in the story with Laxus and the Thunder Legion, we don't see the four showing much remorse about changing their guild marks. <S> Because of this, I'd go to say that you need to have the magic tool that places guild marks in order for the magic to work. <S> Keeping this in mind, we can assume that a second party would remove the guild mark. <S> I don't know if this is true or not seeing as Minerva also removed and changed her guild mark. <S> So we don't really know a lot about it except that the guild marks can be removed and changed. <S> It might have something to do with how a person identifies themselves? <S> We just don't know a lot. <S> But I just thought to point that out.
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If the guild is no longer existing or 'standing', then the mark disappears as the seal is broken as the magic from the stamp is no longer valid.
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What is the technology level in the Naruto universe? I think I will poke a plot inconsistency here. Since the first chapter, you can see Naruto using what seems to be plastic googles, his clothes are made of seems to be synthetic fiber clothes. You can see that the village have video tapes (which also suggest the knowledge of electricity) and radios. They know the internal combustion engine, going by the mission to protect the bridge designer, in which they prefer not using the engine because it makes noise. But later, or more like in all the plot, there seems to be instances where this technology could be used, like sending messages between villages/members, or setting up vigilance, but are not used. Why is that? <Q> Here's an extract of Kishimoto's interview Konohagakure no Sato Guns and vehicles shouldn't be drawn. <S> A: <S> Well, well, we reach the final keyword. <S> The main stage of "Naruto", "Konohagakure no Sato". <S> To you, what image do you have of this place? <S> For example, was it modeled on the scenery around your parents' home in Okayama? <S> Masashi <S> Kishimoto: <S> That's right. <S> To be honest, I didn't think much about this, and got a lot on my inspiration there. <S> Maybe it was subconsciously modeled on Okayama's scenery. <S> A: <S> What kind of time period did you set it in? <S> If it was in the distant past, then covenience stores wouldn't be there... <S> Masashi <S> Kishimoto: <S> It's not really any different to present-time. <S> Though possibly a little in the past, maybe? <S> A: What kind of place is it? <S> Is it Japan? <S> If so, what prefecture...? <S> Masashi Kishimoto: <S> It's a completely original place. <S> I didn't set it anywhere. <S> A place inside my own head... <S> If anything, the climate and topography resemble that around Kyoto. <S> As I've never been to Kyoto, it's my own image of it. <S> (laugh) <S> A: <S> What material did you use for it? <S> Masashi <S> Kishimoto: <S> I like Japanese culture, and since I studied it, I used a lot of material from that. <S> Crests and folding fans... <S> I often look at Japanese-style gardens and watch Kabuki. <S> A <S> : Do you have any rules about what is definitely not allowed to be drawn in the "Naruto" world? <S> Masashi Kishimoto: <S> Firstly, projectile weapons such as guns aren't allowed. <S> (The one exception is Inari's bowgun.) <S> Gunpowder is used in the anime, though I don't think it should be there. <S> And, vehicles such as aeroplanes are not allowed. <S> I try to restrain technology that can be used for war... <S> For example, if missiles were in it, it'd be the end. <S> (laughs) <S> A: <S> Well, thank you very much for everything today. <S> Masashi <S> Kishimoto <S> : Thank you very much! <S> And from Shonen Jump <S> Shonen Jump:Your work seems to have a science fiction influence. <S> Approximately speaking what is the technology level in the world of Naruto? <S> Masashi <S> Kishimoto: <S> TV, refrigerators and air conditioners exist in the world. <S> The only exceptions are weapons and explosives, which I’ve decided to set in a much earlier era. <S> That’s why you don’t see firearms. <A> For sending messages between villages, they will be needing a satellite for communication, but this level of technology doesn't exist in their world. <S> From how much I have read and watched Naruto, their technology is somewhere around 1940s of our world. <S> Short range radio devices, basic combustion engine, but not that advanced. <S> It is because there is a difference in their world and ours. <S> In our world when wars (World War I and II) happened, we concentrated on developing science and technology, whereas they developed ninja manpower and ninjutsu for the war. <A> Given they have walkie talkies and motion pictures and the level of engineering to build relatively modern bridges, as well as the tools Orichimaru uses I would argue they have a level of technology equivalent to the early 1900s roughly before the space race. <A> I believe that the Naruto series is set in a post-apocalyptic world, where nuclear weapons and the influence of a re-created Soviet Union destroyed the world's economy and led to World War 3. <S> That's why the Hidden Rain looks like a destroyed version of an American city (actually, it is all that remains of New York).
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Guns aren't suited to ninja. Actually, the world of Naruto doesn’t differ very much from our present time.
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Did Mest have a guild mark? With respect to the recent questions about guild marks, there seems to be an important piece of information missing. A main purpose of a guild mark should be to identify who is part of a guild. When Mest infiltrated fairy tail, did he have a guild mark? Could he have faked a guild mark? My impression is that he merely had to cover enough of his skin with cloths so they assume his mark is hidden as no one would think to check. <Q> No, Mest Gryder did not have a Fairy Tail Guild mark. <S> And neither did he need one. <S> As his ability which allowed him to infiltrate to begin with can also cover for the lack of a guild mark. <S> Allowing him to be a Fairy Tail member, without a Fairy Tail mark. <S> Doranbolt, a member of the Magic councel, used Memory Control to deceive everyone in Fairy Tail into believing he was a member of their guild named Mest Gryder. <S> Edit <S> Is it a speculation? <S> Mainly yes but do consider the following. <S> His power allows him to make everybody think he is a guild member. <S> To obtain a real guild emblem he would need to go to Makarov and ask for one. <S> Which at that time already should think that he is a member of fairy tail. <S> Which would make it weird for him to ask for a guild mark. <A> Do to recent reveals in the manga, it was revealed that he was a member of fairy tail and has a mark on his shoulder, he erased his own memories of fairy tail so he could infiltrate the council, so at the time he was infiltrating for the council he was actually acting as a double spy without him knowing <A> And here's his guild mark
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Yes he have guild mark, as per Wiki After Tartaros' defeat, Fairy Tail's guild mark is given back to him by Makarov; it rests on his right shoulder.
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What book (bible) does Kuma always hold? Bartholomew Kuma is always seen holding this book (a bible) What is this book? EDIT What type of bible is this? Just a regular bible, a bible from the One Piece world, or what? Is he some kind of priest? His shirt has same pattern as the bible. <Q> And I believe that there is only one Bible (content-wise). <S> About different versions - they're all translated from the original Bible. <S> You can get a clearer view about the different versions of Bible here . <S> Kuma is an enormous man, (22'6" feet tall). <S> He is the tallest remaining Shichibukai (being one inch shorter than former member Gekko Moriah) and is usually seen carrying a Bible. <S> Source: <S> Bartholomew Kuma - <S> The One Piece Wiki (emphasis added) <S> Here's a pic depicting the name of the book much more clearly. <A> As the cover mentions, it is a Bible <S> The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία <S> , tà biblía, "the books") is a canonical collection of texts considered sacred in Judaism and Christianity. <S> There is no single "Bible" and many Bibles with varying contents exist. <S> 1 <S> The term Bible is shared between Judaism and Christianity, although the contents of each of their collections of canonical texts is not the same. <S> Different religious groups include different books within their Biblical canons, in different orders, and sometimes divide or combine books, or incorporate additional material into canonical books. <A> Assuming the Bible to Kuma is a religous text or historical account, the one he carries cannot rationally be any complete version of the Christian Bible that exists in our world without adding extreme plot elements that do not exist in universe yet or having the Bible be fiction in-universe. <S> These changes are not merely a sudo-Christian faith which we can infer already exists somewhere in universe and is not (alone) a major change. <S> Any version of the Bible makes reference to specific places and historical details (such as the Roman empire) that are undeniably real. <S> These places do not exist in the One Piece Universe. <S> I can only come up with the following ways to have his version be an exact duplicate of a real version: a sea identical to our world, accessible parrellel universes, the book from another planet, or OP world is a post apocalyptic version of our own. <S> Any of these would be large changes to the One Piece universe and, therefore, should be considered unlikely at this point in time. <S> The assumption should, therefore, be that Bartholomew Kuma's Bible is a version that does not exist in our universe. <S> The core concepts of the Bible do not need to be changed.
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It's clear from the pic that it's The Bible.
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In Naruto Shippuden, why did Sasuke became evil? I understand that Sasuke learns Itachi was motivated by his desire to protect the village. Itachi only slaughtered his clan because they were plotting a rebellion. And thus Sasuke's motivation for killing Itachi was slightly misguided. Since Tobi told him about Itachi, why does he want to destroy Konoha? Itachi died protecting it so why does Sasuke wants to destroy it? <Q> He wants to destroy the village that put his beloved brother in the position to choose between his family and his village. <S> Sasuke can legitimately be thinking that if given a command to kill all of your relatives, the people who gave that command are evil and should be destroyed. <S> Really, Itachi choosing the village over his family was the abnormal decision. <A> Both times, it was revenge. <S> Initially, he wanted to avenge his clan's murder from his brother Itachi and later, on knowing that the attack was ordered by the Leaf Village elders and, <S> in order to protect Sasuke, Itachi had to kill the entire clan by his own hands, his revenge spirit was against the entire Leaf village as a whole. <S> In the manga, the Second Hokage has mentioned that the Uchihas love their family more than any other any ninja. <S> In fact their Sharingan evolves when they fight for their loved ones and also have this tendency to go evil and on an irrational blood feud when their loved ones are harmed or killed. <S> The same happened with Madara Uchiha when his brother was killed. <A> Its Revenge for his family and his Clan. <S> & He call him self avenger for same. <S> He chose to leave village and become student of Orochimaru because he wanted to become stronger than his brother and then Kill him(Itachi). <S> & In order to Kill Itachi he have to be powerful enough <S> so he joined Orochimaru to gain power and learn new jutsu. <S> So he can take revenge to Itachi. <S> When Tobi(Obito) tell him false tale of How leaf village commanded Itachi to murder whole Uchiha clan which turn Sasuke's feeling to avenge Whole Village for forcing his Brother to do this cruel act. <S> & decided to destroy leaf village. <S> & then Secound when he come to know about Itachi's sacrifice of whole Clan & family for sake of Village.
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I think these two things make Sasuke Evil because first he was wanted to revenge his brother for sake of his Clan & Family in any cost. Don't forget that when it comes to family, very strong feelings can easily be affecting Sasuke.
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What does "I Ship Nalu" mean? Just wondering on this, but is this some type of new vocab in Fairy Tail or something, Long story short: I have seen a lot of comments on Facebook and YouTube like "Do you ship Nalu" and "I ship Nalu". What does this mean though? <Q> Wait, I know what it is now based on Oded's comment. <S> NaLu is the term fans use for wanting Lucy + Natsu to get together and based off Wikipedia <S> it is safe to say that this is a Portmanteau. <S> Definition: <S> A combination of two (or more) words or morphemes, and their definitions, into one new word. <S> Thanks, Oded. :) <A> It's a fairly commonly used term through-out the internet, especially on fan-sites. <S> Often times, a "ship" (fan-based pairing) is usually called by a combination of their names. <S> Some communities even use a term, "shipper", to refer to people who consistently "ship" a certain type of pairing ("fujoshi-shippers" being those who always ship male homosexual pairings and so one) <S> As has already been pointed out, "NaLu" would be the name of the "ship" of Natsu and Lucy, and people who say "I ship NaLu" basically are the part of the fandom that supports the idea of a relationship between the two. <A> A ship is a couple that you want to be together. <S> Ships like Jerza, (Jellal and Erza), Gruvia, (Gray and Juvia), and Nalu (Natsu and Lucy), are all fictitious couples that fans choose. <S> Shipping is like to make a couple out of two people, and you can make a name. <S> Jerza, Nalu, are all ship names. <S> Therefore, shipping Nalu basically means that you want Natsu and Lucy to be together.
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"To ship" or "shipping," in fan communities is the act or pairing characters within a series together, in a romantic relationship.
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Is Magi based on religion? I started reading the manga Magi recently and can't help but get the feeling that it is based on Islam. I couldn't find anything online, and neither do I have enough knowledge about the religion to really confirm this either. So is the story of Magi based on Islam? Or does it use certain key points from this religion? <Q> The short answer is no. <S> It is based on a several middle eastern originating stories and historical characters. <S> The main characters names such as Ali Baba and Cassim are from 1001 Nights also known as the Arabian nights. <S> Sinbad is also a character from a series of arabian stories. <S> Solomon was a real king back in 970BC. <S> Basically what they have done is pulled in several popular names from Arab stories and literature and Middle Eastern history and mixed it in with their story. <S> I'm too new to link more references, but you get the idea. <A> Precaution: The following may contain spoilers from Magi <S> This was too long to be posted in comments <S> so I had to make it here and <S> since it serves the purpose too, why not. <S> So I did a bit of research after the few pointers given out by Dimitri. <S> On the reference manga page given by Dimitri, I found this: After looking up the two names David and Solomon , I found the interesting: Solomōn), also called Jedidiah (Hebrew יְדִידְיָהּ), was, according to the Book of Kings, the Book of Chronicles, Hidden Words and the Qur'an[2] a king of Israel and the son of David . <S> 1 <S> Book of Chronicles are the final books of the Hebrew Bible. <S> When you search about Solomon in Islam, the first line you see in wikipedia: Solomon (Arabic سليمان Sulaymān) was, according to the Qur'an, a king of ancient Israel as well as the son of David . <S> 2 Solomon in Islam is more usually called as Sulaymān and David as Daud or Dawud . <S> The name <S> Jehoahaz also seems to have a reference in the Bible , but not the Quran. <S> So judging from the names used in the anime, they might be relating it more to Christianity. <S> More information about the names here <S> And about the Ilah : <S> ʾIlāh ( <S> Arabic: إله; plural: آلهة ʾālihah) is an Arabic term meaning "deity". <S> , it simply means deity in Arabic. <S> So you might be confusing it with Allah who is the God of Muslims. <S> Summing it up, we can say that Solomon's identity and his Father, David's identity has been taken from religion (more like Christianity) but most part of Magi is derived from fictional characters. <S> References <S> 1 Solomon reference from Bible 2 Solomon reference from Quran <A> I am Muslim and my answer is, no it's not based on Islam. <S> The culture in Magi was based on the Middle East before Islam. <S> Jenn, magic, and harem were very common at that time and thousand of stories talked about jennies talking and serve people, and some people were practicing real magic. <S> There are some events that have been taken from Qur'an as Solomon story and <S> how Allah gave him the power to control jennies and animals. <A> I'm guessing <S> Magi takes place in Iraq which used to be a Christian country. <A> First of all, Sinbad was a real Muslim explorer Pricess Dunya: Dunya is the Arabic word for "worldliness" Solomon and David are the main prophets in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism <S> Jinn are found in the Islam's Qur'an <S> Even Satan is a jinn in the Qur'an <S> Some say the three wise men of the bible were three Muslim (magi) scholars <S> They all take a pilgrimage during their adventures A pillar and requirement in Islam if one can afford the trip
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Magi take place in the Middle East before Islam when the Middle Eastern countries were either Christian countries or countries of Judaism. It is not based on the Islamic religion.
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Is Doflamingo really dead in chapter 743? Kyros appears to have killed Doflamingo in chapter 743. Is he really dead? I want Doflamingo to die, but he can't just die so quickly. There should be a fight between Doflamingo and Luffy. <Q> Doflamingo-sama is alive and well, as expected. <S> In chapter 744 , we can see his head saying Fufufu... <S> You guys really got me good. <S> I'm head over heels in shock. <S> While in chapter 745 , we can see that there are in fact two Doflamingos. <S> The left one is the headless Doflamingo whose head Kyros severed, while the right one is (probably) the real Doflamingo. <S> Later in chapter 745 , we can see Violet explaining what was going on. <S> It appears to be a marionette made of string! <S> Basically, since Doflamingo ate the String Fruit , he has become a string human. <S> He can manipulate strings to the extent that he can create a marionette duplicate of himself and move it around as if it were him. <S> It was this marionette that Kyros had severed the head of, not Doflamingo's real head. <S> Therefore, he is still very much alive and completely unharmed at that point at least. <A> It is now absolutely confirmed this attack didn't kill him, his head gives orders to his subordinates in the next chapter while Luffy shouts in surprise "Ah, Mingo is still alive!" <S> No explanation as to how he's alive though, should find out eventually. <A> People have come up with many theories of how Doflamingo was not killed by this attack. <S> Here are the theories from Youtube. <S> Some of them say that either Law used "Room", or maybe Doflamingo somehow reattached himself because of the Ito Ito no Mi's power. <S> But as your question asks "Is Doflamingo really dead?", I will try to answer that. <S> Whenever a person is killed or dealt a severe blow, Oda always shows blood in that panel. <S> In this case, we can clearly see that no blood has been spilled. <S> So we can assume that he is not dead. <S> On a sidenote, it would be very anti-climatic if Doflamingo died in just a single blow. <A> It's because his devil fruit Ito Ito no Mi can be used as a Marionette where he can create an exact clone of himself. <S> I have just read the recent chapters, man, I love Oda!
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Looking at the expression of Doflamingo's expression on the bottom panel, it doesn't look like he is dead.
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How do I watch Kara no Kyoukai? I've seen the hour and a half movie called Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin and the story seemed very incomplete. Later I discovered that it was a compilation of longer episodes of a series. I'm not sure how I can fix my experience and in what order to watch the other animes with this title. <Q> Since the other answers don't appear to address Mirai Fukuin, I will do that here. <S> That is, 1 through 7 in numerical order, then the epilogue, followed by Mirai Fukuin, and finally Mirai Fukuin: <S> Extra Chorus (a half-hour bonus episode included with the BD/DVD release of Mirai Fukuin). <S> To do otherwise is downright ridiculous - <S> this isn't one of those cases like Haruhi where both release and chronological order have their merits. <S> Since Mirai Fukuin assumes knowledge of the rest of the series, it obviously doesn't make any sense as a standalone anime. <S> Luckily for you, the sort-of disjointed, vignettish nature of Mirai Fukuin is such that you haven't really had the rest of the series spoiled for you. <S> If you knew what you were looking for, perhaps, but the KnK storyline is sufficiently convoluted that you probably weren't able to pick up on any of the aspects of Mirai Fukuin that spoil the earlier movies. <S> Go ahead and pick up the first movie (Fukan Fuukei / Overlooking View) and start from there. <S> Later I discovered that [Mirai Fukuin] was a compilation of longer episodes of a series. <S> This isn't actually the case. <S> Mirai Fukuin is basically an extra, original pair of short stories, not a compilation of the previous movies or anything like that. <S> Note that there is a compilation movie for KnK, titled " Kara no Kyoukai Remix: Gate of Seventh Heaven ", but that's neither here nor there. <S> ... <S> the story seemed very incomplete. <S> I should point out that even after watching everything in the right order, Mirai Fukuin will probably still seem incomplete. <S> This is partly because Mirai Fukuin adapts only two out of five short stories in the original Mirai Fukuin novel on which it is based. <S> I haven't read the novel myself, but I hear that the remaining three stories help make everything seem more complete. <A> There are 7 anime movies of Kara no Kyoukai, in order of release date (which is the same as the order or the Light Novel's chapter/book): 1. <S> Fukan Fuukei - released May 21, 2008 2. <S> Satsujin Kousatsu - released June 25, 2008 3. <S> Tsuukaku Zanryuu - released July 23, 2008 4. <S> Garan no Dou - released December 17, 2008 5. <S> Mujun Rasen - released January 28, 2009 6. <S> Boukyaku Rokuon - released July 29, 2009 7. <S> Satsujin Kousatsu - released December 9, 2009 <S> Source: <S> Wikipedia - Kara <S> no Kyoukai <S> But if we're to order the movie based on actual timeline of events happening in Kara <S> no Kyoukai's it will be: 1. <S> Satsujin Kōsatsu (Zen) - August 1995 - March 1996 2. <S> Garan no Dō - March 1996- <S> June 1998 3. <S> Tsūkaku Zanryū - July 1998 4. <S> Fukan Fūkei - September 1998 5. <S> Mujun Rasen - November 1998 6. <S> Bōkyaku Rokuon - January 1999 7. <S> Satsujin Kōsatsu (Go) <S> - February 1999 <S> Source: <S> Wikipedia - List of kara <S> no Kyoukai Films <S> I strongly suggest just watch it in order of its release to get the full experience :) <A> Seems like only the first 4 movies are out of chronological order. <S> To watch it in chronological order you would have to watch it like this: Kara <S> no Kyoukai 2: <S> Satsujin Kousatsu (Part 1) (1995-1996) <S> Kara <S> no Kyoukai 4: <S> Garan no Dou (June 1998) <S> Kara <S> no Kyoukai 3: Tsuukaku Zanryuu (July 1998) <S> Kara <S> no Kyoukai 1: <S> Fukan Fuukei (September 1998) Kara <S> no Kyoukai 5: <S> Mujun Rasen (November 1998) <S> Kara <S> no Kyoukai 6: <S> Boukyaku Rokuon (January 1999) <S> Kara <S> no Kyoukai 7: <S> Satsujin Kousatsu (Part 2) Kara <S> no Kyoukai - Epilogue Al <S> tough personally I enjoyed the story more watching it in release order instead. <S> I don't think watching it in chronological order will fix your experience to much as said on MaL <S> you won't gain any better understanding by viewing them in the chronological order because each is first and foremost a story closed in itself.
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First, you must watch Kara no Kyoukai in release order. If, after watching movies 1-6, you find yourself confused about how everything plays out chronologically, watch Remix, which contains short recaps of each episode, in chronological order.
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In Death Note, what happens to Light Yagami after he dies? I read the manga and am currently watching the anime. Ryuk once commented that users of the Death Note can neither go to heaven nor hell. (Though one source claimed that this was only a fake rule that Ryuk wrote/spoke.) This suggests Light becomes a Shinigami. If so, why does Light not continue the work he began on Earth? Does L (who also touched the Death Note) become a Shinigami as well, somehow preventing Light from doing his deeds? <Q> Ryuk once commented that users of the Death Note can neither go to heaven nor hell. <S> (Though one source claimed that this was only a fake rule that Ryuk wrote/spoke.) <S> No, the claim/source is incorrect. <S> Anyone who uses/writes in the Death Note can neither go to heaven nor hell. <S> This can be seen as Purgatory or 無 MU <S> /Nothingness <S> This suggests Light becomes a Shinigami. <S> Wrong. <S> :) <S> The rules of the Death Note have been explicitly stated in both the anime and manga as stated by Braiam which was... <S> The human who uses the notebook can neither go to Heaven nor Hell and die an unfilling and unhappy life. <S> Finally touching the Death Note does not make you a Shinigami, although touching it allows you to see the Shinigami. <A> Shinigamis are not in heaven nor hell. <S> They are all bored and unhappy and do not lead fulfilling lives. <S> Cased closed. <S> Remember Light's tie or the bag he carried with him in the beginning? <S> Think of all the Shinigamis that were introduced. <S> Even though Ryuk said all Shinigamis love apples, he was the only one we saw eating any. <S> The unnamed Shinigami in the 5 minute clip continuation threw him an apple as Light did when living, and he did not stay for the rest of Ryuk's story as if he already knew how it ended. <A> Those are mere speculations. <S> There were only two things that Ryuk said about the usage of the Death Note by humans: <S> All of them die while being unhappy, in despair. <S> Their soul doesn't go to either hell or heaven. <S> This was said in both, the manga and the anime and none of the other Shinigami said about the matter. <A> I have done a ton of research and my conclusion is, how are shinigami created in the first place, then I thought something, maybe shinigamis are human who died in possession of the death note but with no shinigami to take it from them (they also don't remember being human). <S> But light as we all know is one of the smartest beings alive so maybe he might've become a shinigami but found a loop hole to be able to remember a bit of his previous life. <S> Maybe he goes back down there to find out about everything or to continue his previous goal. <A> I believe I remember in the end of the manga, Ryuk said that Light would go to MU(Nothingness). <S> This was immediately after Light died. <S> I took that to mean that he simply ceased to exist.
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Light is the unnamed Shinigami.
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Which volumes are covered by Oregairu season 1 and 2? According to this news article on ANN , Oregairu is going to get a second anime season. How many volumes have been covered by the first season? And which volumes will be animated in the second season? <Q> Source: <S> https://kyakka.wordpress.com/2015/06/12/oregairu-zoku-episode-12-and-13-synopses/ <A> According to Japanese Wikipedia , season 1 covers volume 1-6 + 6.5 + 7.5 and season 2 covers 7-11 + 10.5 . <S> Note that the light novel has already passed over volume 12. <S> Season 1 <S> Episode 1-3: <S> Volume 1 Episode 4-5: Volume 2 Episode 6: Volume 3 Episode 7-8: Volume 4 Episode 9-10: Volume 5 Episode 11-12: Volume 6 Episode 13 (extra): <S> Volume 6.5 OVA: Volume 7.5 <S> Season 2 <S> Episode 1-2: <S> Volume 7 Episode 3-5: Volume 8 Episode 6-10: Volume 9 Episode 10-11: Volume 10 Episode 12-13: Volume 11 OVA: Volume 10.5 Also, consider reading <S> Did OreGairu anime adapt the Light Novel closely? for further information regarding the anime adaptation. <A> Season 1 adapts volumes 1-6 while heavily omitting a lot of details, interactions, and important scenes. <S> Volume 6.5, bonus track excluded, is condensed in episode 13. <S> Presumably season 2 will adapt volumes 7-9. <S> From: https://kyakka.wordpress.com/
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The first season covers the first 6 volumes, and the second season will adapt volumes 7-11.
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Why does Charmander die if his flame goes out? I just found a doodle about how Charmander and Squirtle were getting high, and Squirtle accidentally extinguishes Charmander's flame, and Charmander dies. Is this true? And why does Charmander die if his flame goes out? Is there any explanation about this in the anime? I did find a Bulbapedia page that said: Charmander dies if its flame goes out. But it didn't explain any further. <Q> According to Charmander article on Bulbapedia: A fire burns at the tip of this Pokémon’s slender tail, and has blazed there since Charmander’s birth. <S> It is said that Charmander dies if its flame goes out. <S> Charmander's flame is an indicator to his remaining life force. <S> So, saying "Charmander dies if its flame goes out" would be like saying "A human dies if he blows his last breath". <S> Dying and having no flame would basically be equivalent statements. <S> So even if Squirtle gets high, squirts all over Charmander's tail and the flame goes out for a second <S> , Charmander wouldn't die and the flame would come out again if he was still healthy. <S> Having water on his tail will probably cause him a lot of pain and continuously being exposed to this torture could make him faint or die, but it would be because his health would drop and thus the flame would become smaller. <S> Vice-versa, if you could somehow bind a lighter to its tail with infinite gas, Charmander wouldn't become invincible, even though his flame would never die out. <A> Now it was a long time ago from when I watched the series but from what I remember, in the first episode Charmander appears in <S> , Ash finds him injured (or at least very sick) in the middle of the road. <S> Ash and his party then rescue him. <S> After taking Charmander to Nurse Joy (I think, they take him to someone at least), they explain that the fire on Charmander's tale represents his health. <S> The stronger the flame, the more healthy and strong he is and vice-versa. <S> And yes, I do remember that he does indeed die once the flame went out completely, which was explained in that episode as well. <S> I'm sorry if the answer isn't 100% accurate <S> but it has been about 15 years since I seen this episode. <A> It's the other way around. <S> Charmander is likely to be dead soon if his flame is about to go out on itself. <S> As you may know already, the strength of the flame on his tail represents his health level. <S> I've read about this subject many times before on the net, and I think there was a bit about if you were to extinguish Charmander's tail fire while he's healthy, it would simply light up again shortly afterwards. <S> So his tail fire's kinda like a trick candle that doesn't go out (if you remember those from your childhood). <A> Generation one Pokedex entry. <S> Obviously prefers hot places. <S> When it rains, steam is said to spout from the tip of its tail. <S> So unless it's dying, it can lose its tail flame temporarily, which will later come back. <A> It's possible that as a Fire type Pokemon, Charmander is cold blooded and needs a high core temperature to live. <S> As a result, if the flame goes out and isn't rekindled, its body cools at a rapid rate, eventually stopping its heart.
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The flame can be used as an indication of Charmander's health and mood, burning brightly when the Pokémon is strong, weakly when it is exhausted, wavering when it is happy, and blazing when it is enraged.
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Did Jiraiya teach Minato the summoning technique? I recently watched the Chuunin exam arc and saw how Jiraiya taught the summoning technique to Naruto.Jiraiya showed the toad contract scroll to Naruto and wrote his name next to Jiraiya's. In the flashback that shows how Minato fought with the Kyuubi, Minato entered the scene with Gamabunta, which means that he had signed the contract too. If the other names written on the scroll include Minato's name, why is his name written first before Jiraiya's? <Q> I've been searching for this, all I could find was: <S> It's true: "Jiraiya, who took a special interest in Minato and took him on as an apprentice, amongst other things teaching him the Summoning Technique and senjutsu." <S> As more: "In his youth, Jiraiya taught Minato how to use the Summoning Technique to summon toads. <S> He was able to summon Gamabunta, showing considerably proficiency in this technique as he was one of the few people that Gamabunta would willingly cooperate without hesitation." <S> We also know that: "Before an animal summoning can be performed, a prospective summoner must first sign a contract with a given species." <S> Plus: "Not much is known about Minato's relationship with the toads <S> but apparently he was well-respected among them. <S> His only known summons were Gamabunta and Gerotora." <S> From all of this I can deduce that, or it's something tricky, and since there's no need for a contract (at the willingly cooperate part/well respected thing, or maybe just because Minato was a prodigy), or is a plot-hole, and the animators or Kishi put an accent on Jiraiya and Naruto at the scroll scene and maybe forgetting about Minato. <A> I would recommend you to refer to this site .It explains that Minato was Jiraiya's student and Jiraiya took special interest in him. <S> This group was the genin team led by one of the Legendary Sannin: <S> Jiraiya some time after he left the Ame Orphans and returned to Konohagakure. <S> Its only known member is Minato Namikaze, who Jiraiya took special interest in. <S> Minato would later become the Fourth Hokage. <S> The names of the other two members, as well as their status, are unknown. <S> From this I can speculate that Jiraiya taught him Frog summoning technique <A> Yes, Jiraya taught the Summoning Jutsu to Minato Namikaze. <S> Jiraya was used to be the carrier of the Scroll of Blood Contract, after he earned the trust of the toads. <S> Since, Jiraya took special interest in his student, so he entrusted the Summoning Jutsu technique with minato to make him more powerful in combat. <S> Also, the toads especially Fukusaku respect both Jiraya and Minato and once was quoted saying " Naruto has surpassed both of 'em the Student(Minato) and his Master(Jiraya) ". <S> So maybe in training with toads, Jiraya may have helped Minato @Mount Miyoboku. <S> Hence, he must've taught minato the technique. <S> Also, the order in which their names appear on the script may not be known or quoted anywhere in the anime. <S> Maybe that is due to the fact that if someone dies beyond the scope of reanimation jutsu, his( toad or human) name vanishes from the script <S> (Ref- Anime episode when Pain attack Hidden Leaf Village, and Danzo kills the Messenger Frog. <S> Other frog inform Ma Frog that the name of the Messenger frog has vanished from the scroll.) <S> Hence, Minato's name would have been written in the blank space created so....
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Jiraya was the sensei of Minato, and its observed in some episodes of the anime that Jiraya taught him many jutsu including the the Summoning Jutsu, though the training is not directly shown .
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When did the event related to Rurichiyo Kasumioji really happen? In Bleach , while Ichigo and the gang invading Hueco Mundo, they keep cutting away to Rurichiyo Kasumioji and her story: they save her, kill the guys with the Hollow Swords, and save the head captain. When did that really happen? Did they help her before or after going there? <Q> It's a filler arc, that does not contain canon material. <S> The anime creators were forced to insert this new arc randomly in the middle of the Hueco Mundo arc as the anime was catching up too fast with the manga. <A> I believe it occurs after Hueco Mundo because Chad gains his other arm's ability there and he uses it in the filer arc when he is helping to protect Rurichiyo. <S> I choose to believe it is canon despite what other people say because Rurichiyo and Kenryu are some of my favorite characters from Bleach. <A> This arc is what is called "filler." <S> It is not canon. <S> However, to answer the question that you posed, the arc takes place, chronologically speaking, after the Sousuke Aisen arc, but before the Fullbringer arc. <S> Additionally, the "replacements" arc, in which a treasonous member of the research and development squad (12) creates mod-soul copies of the shinigami, is also a filler arc, and is non-canon.
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This tells me that it either occurred after the Hueco Mundo arc, or it happened parallel with it and was not canon. It is, as the name states, an arc or story line created by the animation team to "fill" time whilst waiting for the manga to progress further into the story so that the animation team can continue to produce the story. However, I think it's safe to say that it occurs in the tiny window between Ichigo's training and Orihime's kidnapping, as Ichigo uses his hollow abilites, and Orihime hasn't been kidnapped yet.
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Why does Sasuke have only one Rinnegan? In the latest chapters of the Naruto manga (673 and 674), why does Sasuke possess only one Rinnegan and not both? <Q> For starters: Sasuke's Rinnegan is not the same as Kaguya's/Madara's Rinne Sharingan (not to be confused with Madara's Rinnegan, I'm talking about the one in the middle of the forehead of both of them). <S> Sasuke's Rinnegan has 6 tomoe <S> , Rinne Sharingan has (at least) 9. <S> Sasuke's Rinnegan is blue, Rinne Sharingan is red. <S> So we can only speculate. <S> In no particular order, here are my speculations: <S> Hagoromo only gave Sasuke enough chakra to awaken the Rinnegan in one eye. <S> That's the best Sasuke can do without fusing Asura's chakra. <S> It's the cool factor. <A> My opinion is that he chose not to use the other one. <S> With the Rinnegan not able to use Sharingan's abilities, it's probably better to use both at the same time. <S> Madara was seen switching back and forth between the Rinnegan and Sharingan, so it should be something that Sasuke can do as well. <A> However, one thing is for sure: he might use Sharingan and Rinnegan at the same time in the future.
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Maybe the other eye is only for Sharingan, or he can't have two Rinnegans because it might replace his Sharingan permanently. The reason Sasuke only has the Rinnegan in one eye was not mentioned or explained in either the series or the data book.
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Do the Sharingan dots decide their power/ family tree? In chapter 674 page 9, Madara says that Sasuke is the only one who awakened a Sharingan with straight commas, just like his. After that, he says that there might be a connection between them, something beyond blood. Does this mean that an Uchiha can be distinguished by their Sharingan? Does this also mean that the power of their eye is decided by the type of commas (tomoe) they have? <Q> I believe what Madara means by "straight commas" is that Sasuke awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan just like he did. <S> No one in the Naruto series has been shown to possess Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan(s) besides these two, so that must be what he meant. <S> As for the average Sharingan, 3 commas is the mastered form. <S> However, Kakashi, Obito, Itachi, Sasuke and a handful of other Uchihas have been shown to have those 3 commas in their regular Sharingan. <S> Also, all the Sharingan(s) embedded in Danzo's arm had three commas. <S> So for Madara to say that Sasuke is the only one who awakened a Sharingan with straight commas like him, he couldn't be pertaining to the regular Sharingan, but the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan. <A> Could be because they're both the reincarnations of the Sage's son of this and the previous generations why their Sharingan have straight lines. <S> Itachi and Sasuke are brothers and their Mangekyo looked nothing alike <A> I think the statement does have something to do with the Eternal Mangekyo, but it's not the only reason. <S> I think that is what they are talking about, as their normal Sharingan has normal commas.
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If you look at Sasuke and Madara's Eternal Mangekyo, they are the only ones with straight lines (straight commas) within them.
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How did C.C get her scar? In Code Geass, when we see C.C mainly topless we see that she has a scar on her left breast. The first time we see this is when Lelouch tried to get C.C to move away from the Lancelot when she's feeding Suzaku shock images to destabilize him. when Lelouch touches her he sees her memories and there is a scene where C.C is naked in a river and there is a close shot of her scar. However in the scenes were we see when C.C obtained the Code I can't really see the scar on her when she's in the church naked talking to the nun who gave her Geass. After C.C is covered in blood from killing the Nun who gave her Geass i still don't see the scar. The scar itself kinda looks like a trident and not the Geass Sigil which questions if it's even linked to Geass itself. So i am wondering, when and how did C.C get this scar? also given how she been shot in the head and stabbed with shrapnel and healed completely how come the scar hasn't healed as well? <Q> Firstly, C.C. did not kill the Nun. <S> The Nun's intent was to force C.C. to take her Code, and once C.C.'s Geass matured, attacked her to make her do so, and then killed herself. <S> C.C. receives her scar from the Nun, during that altercation. <S> Presumably, the Nun tried to draw a Geass symbol, but it was done imperfectly. <S> Presumably, the scar persists because it was one of C.C.'s features before her death, so it doesn't go away completely. <A> It was revealed in the Nightmare Of Nunnally that during the Hundred Years War C.C. was the rival of Joan of Arc. <S> Joan was known as the Witch of Orleans, where as C.C. was the Witch of Britannia and she served under Henry VI. <S> In a meeting between C.C. and Joan she received her scar. <A> I know this is an old question, but I wanted to give my interpretation of what happened since it doesn't seem to be one that I've heard elsewhere. <S> I believe that the scar appeared after she had obtained the Code from the nun, and she was subject to torture because of the belief that she was a witch. <S> As we know, those with the Code can still be wounded and "killed", but their injuries heal very quickly and they come back to life. <S> It's possible that this particular injury was just fresh enough to remain visible at this time. <S> What's more - this injury is right over her heart. <S> Maybe it isn't supposed to be a Geass sigil at all, and is actually a deep wound caused by someone cutting her heart out (this would also explain why it is taking longer to heal). <S> Of course, it could just as easily be a step in some sort of cultist method that the witch hunters came up with to try and kill her based on the sigil on her forehead. <S> Regardless, this cause and reasoning would answer the question regarding why her other injuries healed, but this one hadn't seemed to. <S> Additionally, there is a scene during the sequence where C.C. has amnesia in which she mistakenly believes that Lelouch wants to have sex, and begins to remove her top. <S> In this scene, her top is easily high enough that the scar should be visible, but no scar can be seen. <A> The Nun attacked her and caused that wound forcing C.C. to defend herself and kill the Nun instead. <S> Which is what the Nun wanted anyways. <S> The damaged the Nun did, did not get healed, because it's at that moment when the Nun dies, that C.C. gets the Code from her and is now the Code user. <S> I believe a Geass user who obtains a Code doesn't necessarily mean they activated it right then and there. <S> C.C. must of activated the Code at a later date, probably after the wound had healed naturally. <S> Perhaps after killing the Nun in self defense and thus obtaining the Code, C.C. fled the scene and eventually healed, only to be captured and blamed for the Nuns death and accused of being a witch and ultimately murdered by a mob in retaliation of the death of the Nun. <S> Then upon death her Code activates and she resurrects as the immortal Geass distributor that the Nun was before her with that scar. <S> As becoming immortal is basically freezing the person at the current state they are at when activating the Code. <S> If LeLouch resurrects, he will probably either have a scar in his chest or a hole. <S> One or the other, assuming his Code activated upon his death.
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So because the wound occurred before and not after C.C. became a Code user, it must of only healed naturally.
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What are the instances where a Weekly Shounen Jump serialized manga would not be released in a given week? What are the instances that there is no manga (like Naruto, Bleach and One Peace) release? Are there certain events that prevent them from releasing? Then what are these events (aside from taking a break)? Is there some sort of calendar of events for this?. <Q> You have to understand that the manga industry is in fact an industry and normal industry situations happen. <S> The reasons behind a manga not coming out can be the same reasons some shop or company does not work at certain periods of time, but more specifically I've seen the following: <S> There is a public holiday for that period in the country of the publishing (e.g. Golden Week). <S> The author of the manga is taking a break after a two-chapter release. <S> (Which basically means that the author already did this weeks job last week) <S> The author is on vacation. <S> The author is on an unpaid leave due to reasons of his concern. <S> The author is sick and cannot work due to that. <S> (Pretty much calling in sick, in layman terms). <S> Any other reasons a normal person may not be able to work at a job all also apply here. <S> If by chance there is a public holiday but a chapter still comes out, chances are the author prepared the chapter beforehand, and is enjoying the holiday like everyone else, although it appears that he was "working" that week. <S> EDIT: <S> (Personally I haven't seen this phenomenon though.) <A> Out of four weeks the year, Japan celebrates major holidays and festivities. <S> Many schools take the week off as a holiday. <S> At the time of you question is the holiday called "Golden Week. <S> " These are the only times that the mangaka can take a scheduled break without taking a hiatus (e.g., taking off the next issue). <S> They called preceding issue (before the break) is a "double issue. <S> " <S> Now you may think that a double issue means that since the magazine is meant for a 2-week period, the contents are doubles. <S> That's not the case here. <S> What's implied is that there will be no Weekly Shonen Jump issue in the following week. <S> There is no Weekly Shonen Jump the last week of December <S> (end of the year; Christmas), <S> 2nd week of January (New Years holiday), first week of May ("Golden Week," a series of holidays), second week of August (Obon). <A> Here is what I found out, something called a " Golden week ".
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The most typical reason is a scheduled vacation. As pointed out by Miharu in the comments below, there also might be a rare situation where a manga which is based on a currently airing anime has caught up to the anime and therefore might take a break to let the anime progress a little further.
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Can Dragonslayers eat their own magic? Early in the anime, Lucy asked Natsu if he could eat his own fire. Natsu explained that it would be like Lucy eating one of her Celestial Spirits. While this tells us that Natsu won't do it, it leaves the possibility open. Given how Angel treated her spirits, I could imagine a more evil wizard being willing to eat their spirit if desperate enough. So, could a more evil dragon slayer eat their own magic? Would it make them more powerful or just back to the state they were in prior to casting the spell? <Q> I think they can, but they just wouldn't gain any energy like they would from other sources, so it's just completely pointless. <S> There have been points with dragonslayers in pretty tight pinches, and I'm pretty sure one of them would have at some point eaten their own magic if there were any point in doing so/ if it's even possible. <S> I think Natsu was just making a bit of a stupid analogy when he said it was like Lucy eating celestial spirits, at no point has there been any suggestion that a dragonslayer's element is in some way alive, and he's more than happy to fire off bursts of fire that presumably must burn out eventually <S> , I don't think ethics come into it at all, just practicality. <A> They can't eat their own magic. <S> It was only recent (in chapter 391) that Silver reminded us of this during his fight with Gray. <S> We saw a flashback of Natsu saying he can't eat his own flames. <S> Then two panels later, Silver confirmed this by blocking Gray's attack, using Silver's magic, instead of eating the ice as he did before. <S> As Natsu has, Silver then mentioned he can not eat his own magic. <S> To be honest it doesn't make sense that they are physically incapable of eating their magic, but if they could Silver would have been able to eat Gray's attack instead of having to block. <S> I guess Natsu being Natsu made an incorrect analogy, back in chapter 5. <A> I might get a bit technical here, forgive. <S> My claim is that they can but will not consume their own magic because it is pointless. <S> Consider the mage as an entity of energy. <S> With the dragon slayers, when they consume their element, they get a boost in energy which they use to fight (Gajeel consuming steel, Wendy consuming air, ...and so on). <S> I presume they are using these elementals to top up on their depleted energy of to give them a boost. <S> They see no gain in doing such. <S> To produce magic, they have to use some energy. <S> This energy has been converted from them into the elemental. <S> When they consume it, it goes back into them. <S> Arithmetically, x - 1 = x' where x is the amount of energy they originally have and x' is the amount of energy they have after producing the magic. <S> Consuming the magic they produce will be x' + <S> 1 = <S> x which merely returns them to the starting point. <S> In the case of consuming their element which they did not produce, arithmetically, that would be x + 1 = <S> x <S> * , where x remains as above and <S> x <S> * is the augmented energy level. <S> This augmentation is made possible because this energy did not originally reside in them. <S> So yes, they can eat their own magic but it would be pointless
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If they were to eat their own magic, it will give them a boost but it would only return them to the level of energy they had before they produced that bit of magic.
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Are gym masters easy to beat? Gym masters are dedicated to train their Pokemon and and are very familiar with their environment. They should have a vast advantage over trainers, especially younger ones. If that is the case, why don't they defeat more trainers? Shouldnt only trainers with comparable experience defeat them? Ash can defeat much older masters who have been training for decades. Is it just to advance the story or is there a rational explanation? <Q> They are not easy to beat, Ash isn't just your average trainer. <S> He might seem stupid/have really weak pokemon sometimes, but he is kind of world class when you look at some of his greatest accomplishments. <S> And many gym leaders do beat him, and he eventually comes back to win. <S> Gym masters do beat most challengers, just beating all of a region's gyms is qualification enough to take on the Elite four. <S> Also, gym masters are normally trainers who work within the rules of the gym, a fighting master tends to mainly have fighting pokemon, so will always be at a disadvantage to a trainer who wanders in with a bunch of psychic/flying pokemon. <S> They are never portrayed as invincible or easy, just a bunch of tough trainers, well above the average guy wandering around with a bunch of pokemon. <A> It's a really good question, but hey, in the anime and in the games, we are not talking about normal trainers <S> - we are talking about passionate and strong trainers. <S> They are that elite which groups like Team Rocket etc fear. <S> But to come back to your question: They should have a vast advantage over trainers, especially younger ones. <S> But that doesn't mean they are impossible to beat. <S> Also, their age shouldn't play a big role in winning or loosing a battle. <S> I believe that battling with Pokemon is like playing a video game - when you start with it you can be good or bad. <S> The more you do it, the more experience you get, but even a guy who plays a game for 5 years can be beaten by a rookie, simply because he feels how to do it right. <S> To come to a conclusion: I believe that gym leaders are strong trainers but the trainers we know are on another level than the gym leaders. <A> In Pokemon Origins, it is strongly implied that gym leaders own several pokemons of varying strength. <S> Brock is shown to have many Pokémon, and selects Geodude and Onix when Red confirms that he has no Badges. <S> This implies that all Gym Leaders have Pokémon of varying strengths in reserve in order to keep each challenge a fair fight. <S> Source: <S> http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Brock#In_Pok.C3.A9mon_Origins <S> So basically, gym leaders handicap themselves to get down to the trainers' level, depending on the number of badges the trainer has.
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They do have an advantage - they are, as you said, trainers, which are familiar with their environment.
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What does the symbol on Edward's coat mean? In FMA, the back of Edward's coat shows this symbol: I can't figure out what it would be a reference to in-universe, because the symbology seems Judeo-Christian (a cross and what looks like it could be a serpent), and the show doesn't really have any Christian symbology in it. Is this some symbol in real life? What is it supposed to mean? <Q> It is most noticeably similar to the symbol of Hermes, a god of alchemy , and also the Rod of Asclepius , which you may recognize from ambulances as the EMS symbol . <S> It is not a religious symbol, nor is it ever explained to have a relevance in the FMA universe. <S> However, given its real life links to alchemy and medicine, it's safe to say that the author intended to bring forth real-world alchemical symbols into her universe. <S> Further reading: FMA Wiki entry on the Flamel <A> Its a Flamel <S> The Flamel refers to the mystical and alchemical symbol depicted as a cross with a snake or serpent draped about it, as well as detached wings and a crown above it. <S> In Alchemy, the Flamel represents the "fixing of the volatile" , a vital step in the alchemical opus' process, related to the making of the mercury's elixir and of curative processes. <S> The Flamel is named after Nicolas Flamel <S> Whom After his death developed a reputation as an alchemist. <S> However, these legendary accounts only appeared in the seventeenth century. <S> "Flamel was a real person, and he may have dabbled in alchemy, but his reputation as an author and immortal adept must be accepted as an invention of the seventeenth century. <S> " - Dixon, Laurinda <A> Well as everybody on here has said, it's a flamel which is a symbol created by the alchemist Nicholas Flamel. <S> After looking into it a bit more, I learned that Flamel often used this symbol when he talked about the Elixir of Life in his books. <S> So that makes it a fitting symbol for Dante, as she thought she had discovered immortality. <S> As far as the wings and crown, I'm not sure what those represent, as those are not part of the original Flamel symbol. <S> I'm guessing its something Dante added to it, to make it her own. <S> But like I said, I'm not sure what it represents. <A> I found a bible verse similar to this in Numbers 21:8, stating <S> And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” <S> I say this because in FMA, alchemy is what the world revolves around. <S> Even in our reality, alchemy was fabled to transmute any metal into gold. <S> Since gold is considered to be the purest of all metals, we can also transcribe that context to the purest (or purified) form of expression, ideas, self, etc. <A> Though I know where you were going with the Christian symbolism. <S> The snake on the rod (also a root that the medical symbols came from because People were healed by looking at the snake on the rod) <A> It is also said to be the crucifixion of the serpent(AKA the natural man) which sort of happens to Ed as the series progresses.
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It's called the Flamel (yes, named after Nicolas Flamel , purported to be an alchemist who sought the Philosopher's Stone). Another interpretation is "to be pure, to be purified".
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Did Kakashi's sharingan evolve because Obito was watching? Both Kakashi and Obito awaken their Mangekyou at the same time as told in this question When did Kakashi and Obito awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan? The sharingan Kakashi owns originally came from Obito, so is it due to Obito also being there at the moment Rin died that Kakashi's Mangekyou also awakend? Or asked in a different way. Would Kakashi have been able to awaken the Mangekyou without Obito being there? <Q> Interesting question with no definite answer, so I'll post my 2c here. <S> The Mangekyou Sharingan is activated by the immense grief caused by killing the person closest to you. <S> However, it seems like you don't actually have to kill him, but witnessing his death is enough. <S> For example, Itachi did not actually kill Shisui, rather, he watched him commit suicide (filler). <S> I believe that both of them awakened their Mangekyou Sharingans separately, and because they were both at the scene when it happened, it happened simultaneously. <A> The Sharingan was stated to be the result of special chakra inside a Uchiha's brain altering their optic nerve when they lose those they love as Kakashi is not a Uchiha <S> he is unlikely to be able to produce the special chakra required to gain the Mangekyou Sharingan. <S> Obito could still see through Kakashi's Sharingan when in close proximity had showing he is still connected to the Sharingan he gave Kakashi <S> so I believe that through that connection the special chakra produced in Obito brain evolving his Sharingan into the Mangekyou Sharingan was trasfered to Kakashi's Sharingan causing it to evolve into the Mangekyou Sharingan. <A> It took kakashi much longer to recognise its existence and convert it to a usable ninjutsu. <A> The visual prowess of the eye does not depend on the will of the person using it but on the one to whom it originally belongs to (because of Madara using his brother's visual prowess and even Sasuke using Itachi's visual prowess without originally having the abilities. <S> Also, Itachi used Shisui's visual prowess without having Kotoamatsukami originally). <S> Therefore, Kakashi did not awaken the Mangekyou. <S> It was Obito who awakened it in both eyes.
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Both awoke mangekyou at the same time but only obito is aware of it and can use it.
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Does a Cubone kill its own mother? It's pretty common knowledge that Cubone wields the skull of it's deceased mother. But how does the mother die? Do Cubone's kill their mother at birth, or do they just die after giving birth? <Q> Can't say for sure <S> but, if Cubones do kill their mothers at birth, I would think it is not intentional—at least from the sad tone of its Pokédex entries. <S> Always wears the skull of its deceased mother on its head and never shows its face. <S> It cries mournfully in the moonlight. <S> It pines for the mother <S> it will never see again. <S> Seeing a likeness of its mother in the full moon, it cries. <S> When it thinks of its dead mother, it cries. <S> Source: <S> Bulbapedia - Cubone <S> This particular entry seems to have the most detail about the mother's death, but I don't think it is very clear (Generation I): <S> It lost its mother after its birth. <S> It wears its mother's skull, never revealing its true face. <A> One theory is that Pokedex entries are based mostly on folklore that trainers have collated over the years. <S> Which would account for many entries which seem exaggerated. <S> For example: Shedinja: Shedinja's hard body doesn't move - not even a twitch. <S> In fact, its body appears to be merely a hollow shell. <S> It is believed that this Pokémon will steal the spirit of anyone peering into its hollow body from its back. <S> The pokemon Arceus is said to have emerged from an egg in a place where there was nothing, then shaped the world. <S> The later series seem to specify information that are not fact or proven more reliably than the earlier series. <S> So potentially, the information about Cubone wearing its mother skull is nothing more than a rumour. <S> Supporting this theory, any Cubone that produces an egg in the day care center in the video games do not die afterwards. <A> There is a fan theory that fits your question but is, of course, a theory. <S> The mother's skull is, therefore, fitting as the Pokemon would only appear if the mother was dead. <S> The only way to explain how a species could exist if every birth yields 1 child with 100% mortality rate for the mother is to say that it isn't really a different species but a special evolution that occurs under some very depressing circumstances. <S> There are several viable counterarguments to this theory based on color differences, breeding, and evolutions. <S> This theory only really worked during the generation 1 games, but it was the answer which I thought to be most believable and striking at the time. <A> I know it's kinda late, but in Pokemon Origins : File 2 , The stories set in Lavender Tower and told about Marowak, Cubone's mother, is killed by Team Rocket when she protected Cubone from team rocket. <S> She explains Cubone's story to Red: A trio of Team Rocket Grunts was poaching Pokémon near town, and captured a Mankey, a Raticate, a Sandshrew, and a Sandslash. <S> One Grunt noticed Cubone attempting to run away, and the others almost netted it, in hopes of selling it for a high price; however, an unknown Pokémon tackled them to protect it. <S> The Pokémon was soon revealed to be Cubone's mother, a Marowak, who told her child to run. <S> Cubone was hesitant at first, but soon ran off. <S> One of the Grunts, infuriated by Marowak's intervention, pulled out a stun baton and beat her to death. <S> The orphaned Cubone was found by Mr. Fuji and given a loving home.
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Cubone is the child of a Kangaskhan whose mother deceased but it has not aged enough to become a Kangaskhan.
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What was the deal with Haruhi's Endless Eight? In Haruhi second season, there was 8 episodes that have been the same. The series of "Endless Eight" episodes are literally doing the same things over and over again. But it's not really the same thing, they re-animating and re-dubbing whole episode, they didn't being lazy and use the same source. Here's the same sequence of different episodes when Haruhi called Kyon to ask him to swim with others at the pool: As you can see they give different tones, angles, outfits, etc. That's too much effort for same situation all over the episode for eight episodes straight. So why did they doing it? Did they also did it in light novel? What is the point of "Endless Eight"? <Q> Most likely the last arc of the show was originally planned to adapt The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi , but the producers changed their mind well into production, and decided to make it into a movie instead. <S> As a result they had to fill in a seven episodes gap that they already bought the timeslot for, thus this gimmick was born. <S> They <S> Endless Eight chapter in the novel is only about the very last iteration where Kyon figures out the solution. <S> The point of Endless Eight was to provide a reason for Nagato to do what she did in Disappearance , being the only one to remember the over 15000 iterations. <A> The Wikipedia article on time loops explains it very short and crisp: <S> Stories with time loops commonly center on correcting past mistakes or on getting a character to recognize some key truth ; escape from the loop may then follow. <S> The episodes initially aired between 19.06.2009 and 07.08.2009, which may be why these episodes have such a bad reputation: the audience may have already suffered from the silly season and these episodes added more frustration on top. <S> It might be a bit far fetched, but I think this is also a play on how cool an endless summer break initially looks to pupils and students for as long as they don't know what to do with all their time until they realize that they are right in the middle of the silly season and that an endless summer break could also mean an endless silly season. <S> ∞ ( which surely is another trope or meme they choose to play with but that cannot find right now). <A> No one knows why director did it or what purpose it served. <S> In the novels themselves, only last "loop" was recorded and the whole thing spanned not even 100 pages. <S> If I were to speculate, then only reason why they did what they did was because number of coincidences during airing of the episodes were so high it was too good to pass on the opportunity. <S> Also, if they didn't waste 8 episodes of it, then they would need to adapt some other material, which by the time of the show was just "Dissapearance" arc, something that later got much better movie adaptation. <A> I know an awful lot of people who were terribly annoyed by the Endless Eight sequence (if only because it meant losing seven episodes of potential new content), and even now that you can just marathon all eight episodes without having to wait a week inbetween, it's quite a slog. <S> I can see and admire all the work they put into each episode, and even I still think it was a dicey move. ... <S> But I've got to say, <S> if you do watch all eight episodes, the rush you get when they finally figure things out and escape the loop is on a whole different level than it would have been if they'd solved it on the first try. <S> That may have been what the director was trying for. <S> (By the time work began on Season 2, there were two more volumes of unadapted short stories - "Rampage" and "Wavering" - in the series, so even if they'd originally planned to use "Disappearance" and decided against it, there technically were other options.)
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As senshin already pointed out in his comment, the reason why they choose to make this story arc span accross eight epsiodes is probably because 8 looks like the sign for infinity: The characters seem to do "the same things over and over again" because they are trapped in what TV-Tropes call a "Groundhog Day" loop .
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Who is the main character of Fairy Tail? Who is the main character of Fairy Tail? Would it be Natsu or Lucy? Natsu is like the hero of the whole anime, but I think the main story revolves around Lucy, how she met Natsu and how she joined Fairy Tail etc. I read the description of Fairy Tail and it says: Lucy is a 16-year-old girl, who wants to be a full-fledged mage. One day when visiting Harujion Town, she meets Natsu, a young man who gets sick easily by any type of transportation. But Natsu isn't just any ordinary kid, he's a member of one of the world's most infamous mage guilds: Fairy Tail. Preferably if we could draw an in a canon answer (e.g. interviews with the authors etc.), who would be the main character of Fairy Tail? Natsu or Lucy? <Q> Introduction in first chapter Usually the main purpose of a manga is explained in the first chapter, being the introduction to the complete story. <S> Both Natsu, Lucy (and Happy) are introduced in the first chapter. <S> Natsu, who is searching for Igneel, while Lucy wants to join Fairytail and become a great Celestial mage. <S> Introduction of Natsu (and Happy) <S> Introduction of Lucy <S> Both Natsu and Lucy mention their goal in the story <S> Title <S> On the other hand, the title usually points towards the main story too, like with One Piece , where Luffy is searching for the One Piece. <S> In that sense Lucy should be more considered as being the main character as her story actually revolves around Fairytail, since she doesn't just want to be just any mage, she wants to be a FairyTail mage. <S> Natsu just happens to be in Fairytail, but his story doesn't really revolve around his guild. <S> He just wants to find his father. <S> Wikipedia <S> The Wikipedia page on Fairy Tail agrees on this, saying: Fairy Tail follows the adventures of Lucy Heartfilia, a teenage wizard (魔導士 madōshi?), <S> 1 who joins the titular wizards' guild and teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for the dragon Igneel. <S> Natsu is an important person to the story, and he is also introduced first of all, even before Lucy, but going by this Wikipedia quote <S> I would say Lucy would be the main (and only?) protagonist. <A> In my opinion Natsu is the main character, because at the root he is the one that everyone in fairy tail relies on. <S> It can be clearly seen that all important fights include Natsu at the core. <S> Even though Erza, Laxus and Gray and all others are powerful, still Natsu is the one that always fights hardest and finishes the battle. <S> In the episode where everyone is on Tenrou island, Zeref's magic was unable to kill Natsu because of his scarf. <S> Also Zeref said that Natsu was still not ready to kill him and Zeref and demons from his book are the evil mages. <S> So IMHO Natsu is the Protagonist <A> There are 5 main protagonists: Natsu, Happy, Gray, Erza and Lucy. <S> I feel the story revolves around them more than just one of them. <S> They are all important to the plot of Fairy Tail, as if one were removed, the story probably wouldn't be as intriguing as it is now. <A> It would seem Lucy is the main character, as Peter Raeves said , both Natsu and Lucy are mentioned in the first chapter (and episode). <S> In the more recent chapters when Fairy Tail split up, the story came back to focus on Lucy and on what she was doing, then slowly adding Natsu, then Juvia and then Gray. <A> Lucy would be the main protagonist, seeing as the story is mainly revolves around her. <S> Though Natsu is the main male protagonist and Lucy the main female protagonist - sorta like <S> Rave Master (or simply Rave ) <S> , another work by Hiro Mashima, with Haru as the main protagonist/main male protagonist and Elie as the main female protagonist.
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In that sense both Natsu and Lucy would be the main protagonists. So I say that there is no main character, but a bunch of main characters altogether.
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How does one become a Wizard Saint? Being a Wizard Saint means that you not only hold great power, but are also highly respected and well known, like Makarov. Also you get a cool looking badge too as seen below: But what factors does the chairman of the magic council take into account when deciding whether one is "worthy" to become part of the Ten Wizard Saints? <Q> As far as we know it's not (or not necessarily) <S> the chairman of the Magic Council who decides who becomes a Wizard Saint. <S> In Erza's vision about her funeral it was stated that the vote of the entire council decided that she should be a Wizard Saint. <S> Later Jura also states that it is the Council who appoints the members. <S> With that in mind, I'm pretty sure that the Council takes whatever factors they want to take into consideration when pointing out Wizard Saints. <S> Which means there is not a single score sheet, and if you score 5 points in magical power and 4 points in teamwork then you can become a Wizard Saint. <A> Makarov was defeated by Purehito who was no wizard saint. <S> IMO, wizard saints are madoushi who have at one time, done something worthy of note for the good of the mage universe. <S> Strength definitely does go a long way in determining the Wizard Saints. <A> Power is definitely a factor. <S> But other than that, other factors might come into play. <S> Here's what I am guessing. <S> Factors: <S> Power (obviously) Magical knowledge Magical exploits (ie. <S> if you have saved many lives or led a great journey) Deeds that benefited mankind (for instance, Warrod has used his magic to stop the desertification) <S> How well known you are, etc. <S> But the ranking among the Wizard Saints is also not important. <S> For instance, Jura is currently the 5th Wizard Saint and there is no way he is more powerful than Makarov. <S> And yes, Natsu defeated Jellal. <S> But you have to consider that Jellal was: A) <S> weakened by the fact he had recently recovered his full power because he had been using a thought projection for years and <S> B) <S> Natsu was in Dragon Force as well as fueled by Etherion. <S> In reality, Jellal is among the most powerful of Wizard Saints, for he was a member of the 10 Wizard Saints at a fraction of his power because it took most of his power to simply maintain the thought projection. <S> He was also a prodigy as a child, to the point that as a child he blew up a small mountain with a wave of his hand while using self-destruction magic. <S> Also, with the recent exploits of Natsu (the avatar fight specifically Ikusa Tsunagi fight) should land him on the wizard saints.
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Strength however is one factor that they definitely consider, but that' not an ultimate factor for the decision as Jellal, for example, being a Wizard Saint was defeated by Natsu and that didn't make Natsu a Wizard Saint. All in all, power is a major factor.
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Why doesn't Infinite Tsukuyomi work on Tobirama Senju? Manga Spoiler Alert In the latest manga chapter (677), Madara successfully initiated the Infinite Tsukuyomi. However, Tobirama Senju seems to be unaffected by this. Why is that? See reference image below: <Q> Given the fact that none of the Edo Tensei'd Hokages were affected, I'm guessing that Edo Tensei reanimated people are not affected by it. <S> There wasn't much said about it anyway, but that's the option that makes most sense. <A> I agree with Madara Uchicha's answer, the dead (Edo Tensei'd) characters don't have original chakra for the God Tree, so the the tree does not attempt to absorb them? <S> Maybe the Hokages will help Naruto and Sasuke attack Madara. <A> It seems to me the God Tree and Infinite Tsukuyomi targets bodies with life force and chakra. <S> Beyond this, Kishimoto has never shown any Edo Tensei falling under genjutsu or any shinobi trying to put Edo Tensei into a genjutsu.
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Edo Tensei shinobi posseses infinite chakra, but not any life force, which is insufficient to fall under the genjutsu.
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Where can I buy anime cel sheets? I'm somewhat interested in buying cel sheets for some of my favourite shows, but it seems to be very hard to find somewhere that stocks them. I have had the opportunity at a convention once, but I'm pretty sure they were counterfeit, so I decided against it. I unfortunately don't remember the retailer's name to look them up. I have been looking for a while, but almost every website I come across has been shut down. Looking on Cels.org , all the websites are down. The ones that aren't, have a live website, but with a closure notice: Are there any companies (preferably based in the West) that sell cel sheets? <Q> By "cel sheets" do you mean hand-painted animation cels ? <S> In Japanese, these are called seru-ga (セル画). <S> When searching, "anime cel" will give you more search results than "cel sheets" (which is not a common phrase). <S> The line drawing that corresponds to the seru-ga is called a douga . <S> When purchasing, ascertain whether your purchase includes the douga and/or the background. <S> Some do, some don't. <S> If you get all three as a set, that is more valuable. <S> Instead of searching for online shops that sell only cels, search for online retailers that sell a variety of anime merchandise, especially used. <S> Anime produced from the late 1990s to the present are computer-animated, so hardly any animation cels have been produced since then (which is why cel-only shops disappear: not enough stock available to flow in). <S> Thus, you are generally looking for pre-owned cels that <S> a previous collector has re-sold to a used goods shop . <S> There are licensed anime cels produced by the production company but which are not from the anime series itself, and which greatly vary in value (or lack thereof), such as these: hanken-seru (版権セル) <S> a.k.a hansoku-seru (販促セル) which are cels hand-painted for promotional artwork such as posters and toys, <S> sericel (セリセル), fukusei-ga <S> (複製画) <S> a.k.a. rirezu-seru （リレイズセル), and chroma-cel <S> a.k.a. <S> ripuro-seru-ga <S> (リプロ・セル画). <S> Doujin cels (同人セル画) are fanart cels made by Japanese doujinshika (doujin artists) and look just as real as the original ones, so take note of the word 同人. <S> Some places to buy authentic anime cels are: Mandarake <S> (stores in the U.S. as well as in Japan, ships internationally) Yahoo! <S> Japan Auctions in Japan, but you can use a proxy service to bid and ship internationally, such as Celga (which has staff in the U.S. as well as in Japan and specializes in proxy bidding for cels) <S> Cel-Ga <S> (U.K., ships internationally) <S> Entertainment Hobby Shop JUNGLE <S> a.k.a. <S> Anime Jungle (shop in U.S. as well as in Japan, international shipping <--- they sometimes show up at conventions; if you see Jungle's booth, rest assured that they're selling authentic pre-owned anime cels) <S> Asylum Anime <S> Animegame.com <S> (which is now selling on eBay) <S> Takamura-Store (exporting from Japan) <A> Have a look at my gallery on http://www.kochigallery.com/#!comics-japan/c1r18 . <S> I offer hundreds of original anime cel and sketches from anime such as Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya, Captain Harlock, Akira, Sailor Moon, Galaxy Express 999, City Hunter and many others! <S> You may find something you like there! <S> Edit we have updated our website, which now comprises more than 200 anime celluloids and sketches! <A> Our stock includes including some rare items from Studio Ghibli, Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon and others. <S> Sorry <S> this is a bit of a late reply but hopefully this will be useful for anyone looking at this later on.
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Are Devil Fruit users weak to salt? The weakness of Zombie of Thriller Bark is salt. When salt is thrown into a zombie's mouth, the shadow moving the corpse is detached and the zombie is purified. Because salt is a property of sea water and since the shadow was attached due to a Devil Fruit power, the shadow is naturally released. If Brook nullified Moriah's Devil Fruit power with salt, does this mean no Devil Fruit user can eat salt? <Q> No, this is just the special weakness of that particular Devil Fruit. <S> I mean, Luffy eats everything, nearly everywhere. <S> And in the most dishes there is salt, or how do you cook you spaghetti? <S> Another instance to prove my opinion is that Luffy had gone underwater several times and had nearly drowned. <S> In the process, he also "ate" salt, but it had no effect, like losing his Devil Fruit power. <A> Note: Salt is generally used to symbolize purification so it was used to express the release of the curse of this Devil Fruit. <S> 1.Luffy loves fun and the meat doesn't spoil. <S> They would need salt to preserve there meat as pirates especially on the first less developed ship. <S> Ace and Luffy would have died by food. <S> What better way to killed two famous pirates who love food than by poisoning their food? <S> Somebody would have warned Luffy in chapter 1 like about swimming. <S> Each fruit has it's own individual weakness and strengths. <S> Like fire < water, fire > smoke <S> Luffy touched a Seastone that had to have salt on it. <S> Luffy has fallen in water and most likely seawater at least once. <S> So I conclude that salt does not effect all Devil Fruit users. <A> I don't remember which episode it was, but Sanji especially collected salt for the ship kitchen. <S> So I don't think it is the issue. <S> Salt harm is zombie specific, not devil-fruit eaters. <S> Not everything connected to the sea is bad :) <A> If it were to be true then Luffy would also be unable to eat fish <S> and I think they would contain a fair amount of salt. <A> The curse will only take effect on sea water, not on something taken/extracted from the sea (which naturally includes salt). <S> Remember in Water 7 episode, where Sanji was challenged by an old man to find the secret ingredient of his fried rice ? <S> And the secret spice is actually the SALT, which was visible remain after the cataclysm of Aqua Laguna. <S> And so it was, Sanji applied the new SALT to his cooking, and all Luffy's crew were astonished by the new flavour.
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So yeah, salt should be fine in a Devil Fruit user's diet
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Can Blackbeard consume more than one Devil Fruit? Can Blackbeard consume more than just one Devil Fruit? If yes, then what is the upper limit? When he reaches the maximum number of Devil Fruits, can he change them, i.e. can he lose one of the Devil Fruits to consume a new one? <Q> I think he used the same technique that dr vega punk used to creat (lasso, an Frankfurt) <S> he must have place the fruit in his rings some how to been able to use 2 devil fruits. <S> With that being said BB technically only has one devil fruit in his body an he place the other one in his rings on his hands. <A> From Mythbusters article on One Piece Wiki: Eating two Devil Fruits Edit Myth: When you eat 2 Devil Fruits, the second fruit will replace the first fruit's power. <S> Fact: Eiichiro Oda stated in one of his SBS that you cannot transfer the fruit's power to another person, if you take one bite of it the fruit becomes normal. <S> This caused fans to think he meant if you eat the second Devil Fruit it will replace the first fruit but in Enies Lobby Arc, Lucci and Blueno said if you eat the second fruit after eating the first one, your body will explode and you will die. <S> Fact: <S> An exception to the rule stated above is Marshall D. Teach, user of the Yami Yami no Mi fruit, who stole the power of the Gura Gura no Mi fruit through some currently unknown means not related to eating it. <S> So it seems that normally no human being can eat 2 Devil Fruits. <S> Until now, Blackbeard is the only one with this ability, though I don't know how. <S> Maybe it's related to the "D." in his name. <S> Looking forward to see more! <A> There is still no answer for this, we just know that for an 'abnormality' of his body (Marco refer to this during Marineford) <S> We still don't know if he can change or "absorb" other fruits. <A> I think Blackbeard can absorb power like it show when he fight ace and luffy when he absorb the power when the person dies he can use the ability of them but at derossa when the person dies it tells that the devil fruit comes back into the world after the user dies because thats how sabo obtain ace devil fruit <S> But i think black beard powers can remove the user devil fruit perm. <S> From their body because darkness consumes everything as he says
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He can eat more than 1 fruit (even if I think that 2 is the limit).
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Why are bears in yaoi animes? In Yaoi I have fairly noticed a highly recurring thing which is Bears . In particular I am aiming this at Yaoi's such as Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi and Junjou Romantica. Examples: So my question is what is the relationship between the re-occurring bears seen in Yaoi's such as Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi and Junjou Romantica and are bears related to homosexuals in yaoi? and where did the idea of bears come from? Why bears? <Q> I'm no expert, but sometimes a member of a gay couple can be called a Bear . <S> This man is usually rugged and macho, and usually hairy. <S> Wikipedia describes a Teddy Bear as: <S> A fully hairy Bear. <S> Chest, back, beard, everything is hairy <S> So perhaps this is a reference to that, seeing as you mention it occurs significantly often in yaoi? <A> Well I was surprised that my question didn't really get that much interest really, but I think I may know why bears appear in Yaoi's and quite frequently. <S> I think this is in relation to gay culture ..... <S> Bears are one of many LGBT communities with events, codes, and a culture-specific identity. <S> It obviously does not mean an actual bear, but in Yaoi's I think it showcases or <S> quite frequently shows/depicts bears as to relate to (well obviously) homosexuals or gays and <S> the definition for yaoi is.... <S> Yaoi, also known as Boys' Love, is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on homoerotic romantic or sexual relationships between male characters <S> Also see here . <A> It may be because the mangaka, Nakamura Shungiku, likes to show link between her two works, Junjou Romantica and Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi.
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In male bisexual and gay culture, a Bear is a large, hairy man who projects an image of rugged masculinity. In Junjou Romantica, bears have debuted the work as "Suzuki-san" and hence maybe she likes to show links using the bear and bunny mascots
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How can CP9 members and Sanji run in the air? How can CP9 members and Sanji(post-timeskip) run and stand in the air? Do they use something like Haki? If not, what kind of techniques do they use? If it is Haki, can Luffy and Zoro run and stand like they do? <Q> Actually this technique that Sanji uses is called Sky Walk <S> it doe not use any haki, he just learned it by training while running everyday increasing his speed making him run in the air. <S> Wiki <S> states: <S> This is the aerial version of Blue Walk. <S> Sanji created this technique during his ordeal in "hell" to escape from the okamas . <S> It was first seen used to escape after being surrounded by the Sea Urchin-Armor Spine Squad, making them hurt themselves. <S> (Vol. 64 Chapter 635 and Episode 555) As you can see he developed and learned this technique because of his ordeal during the time skip while training in Kamabakka Kingdom . <S> giving him immense speed. <A> They are using one of the Rokushiki techniques. <S> Rokushiki is a special, superhuman martial arts style. <S> In the VizManga and FUNimation dub, they are called the Six Powers -- One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. <S> 37 Chapter 347 (p. 9) and Episode 245, Rob Lucci explains the Rokushiki. <S> The one they are using is called Geppo <S> The Geppo allows the users to actually jump off the air itself,allowing them to stay in the air for much longer than usual. <S> CP9members can use this technique to cross great distances without evertouching the ground, or set themselves up for swift, aerial attacks. <S> -- <S> One Piece Manga and Anime — Vol. <S> 36 Chapter 343 (p. 5-6) and Episode 242 <S> , Geppo is first used by disguised Kalifa. <A> As far as I remember, nothing has ever mention about how can Sanji and CP9 do this technique, but it's not haki. <S> None of CP9 members are haki user. <S> One possible way to do this is they running so fast until they reaching considerable speed that they can put a step mid air, it first happen to Sanji when he was trying to run away from okama every day while training in Kamabakka Kingdom that he reach at a speed when he can do the "Sky Walk". <S> One other theory is it has the same principal with "Soru". <S> This is one of the six techniques of "Rokushiki" that allows the users to move at extremely high speeds so people can't see with normal eye. <S> It was revealed that the principle of this move was to kick off the ground at least ten times in the blink of an eye. <A> The technique was actually explained when luffy said he saw the kicking the air ten times at immense speed to compress the air under their feet and make it as hard as the ground
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Sanji kicks the air to jump higher, giving the appearance of flight.
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Does Knights of Sidonia have anything to do with the Muse song by a similar name? The Muse song "Knights of Cydonia" is awfully similar in title to the anime series "Knights of Sidonia". This seems like a very unlikely coincidence as I haven't ever come across the name Sidonia in a normal context and it seems a made-up name for a location. Is there more to this seemingly coincidental similarity of names? <Q> Sidonia seems to be an alternative spelling for this. <S> As for the "knights" bit, the region is best known for the face-shaped landmarks that were discovered by the Viking Orbitors, It is very likely the "Knights" refer to these faces, which strike a resemblance to tapestry and stained glass depictions of medieval knights: <S> Some commentators, most notably Richard C. Hoagland, believe the "Face on Mars" to be evidence of a long-lost Martian civilization along with other features they believe are present, such as apparent pyramids, which they argue are part of a ruined city. <S> The region has been featured in more than these two mediums and in fact has inspired episodes of the X-Files, Final Fantasy IV, Invader Zim and more. <S> There doesn't appear to be a connection to the two works apart from the names, which may have differing spelling to avoid lawyer conflicts, for search engine & catalogue uniqueness, because of mistranslation, or a variety of other reasons. <A> One thing to consider is that the original Japanese title is "Sidonia no Kishi" (シドニアの騎士), which doesn't suggest a connection so clearly. <S> Nihei's past series have had English titles (Blame!, BioMega), so I think if he wanted to reference the song he'd use English for the original title. <S> I think it's just a coincidence that it's so similar to the song's name, once translated into English. <A> While I do not believe that the reference to the Muse song is apparent, as a former poster had already stated, it is very likely that the name for the series is a reference to the sector of Mars rather than the ancient Cretan city-state by which the sector was named after. <S> Due to the transliteration of Cydonia in Japanese as シドンイア and then transliterating it back into English as "Sidonia," the apparent similarities become lost.
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Cydonia is actually a region on Mars - the name derives from here and is not actually made up.
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Are anime streaming sites legal? I don't think it should concern me, but I am still curious as to how legal anime streaming sites are. A popular site being AnimeUltima, I've watched probably 300+ different anime just from there. However, when asked if the site I use is legal, I usually respond with, "yes," despite not knowing the answer; this is sort of annoying in itself. AnimeUltima as an example, is this site legally subbing and uploading anime? <Q> There are a number of legal streaming sites: Crunchyroll , Funimation , Manga Entertainment , Daisuki (which is relatively new), and some Youtube channels associated with legal sites (such as Funimation or Manga Entertainment), possibly among some other sites that I haven't heard of yet or am not completely sure about. <S> Some of these are very region-specific (e.g. a lot of Funimation videos on Youtube can't be accessed outside of North America (I think)). <S> Most other streaming sites (including some pretty popular ones, it seems) are actually not legal (using, as stated by @Oded, rips of videos from elsewhere, illegal fansubs, etc.). <A> The main legal anime streaming site I am aware of is Crunchyroll , a pay for service. <S> If not the only legal one, it certainly is the largest. <S> They actually work with the broadcasters in Japan in order to bring the shows to people across the globe, pretty much at the same time they are being broadcast in Japan. <A> I think where all forgetting one which is Hulu . <S> Not only is it free but it is legal too and provides a service called Hulu Plus (Which provides an ad-free experience) and allows you to watch several animes (Plus TV shows) without ads. <S> Just thought this would be interesting to bring up. <S> Also another interesting fact is that most of the videos that are hosted on sites such as animeultima are actually hosted on other sites such as auengine.com which is a file uploading service and then are just embedded into the site. <S> So it all becomes a bit of a gray area here whether the site is legal or illegal. <S> This is just my opinion though. <A> If you are worried about legal trouble for your own person, you need not worry. <S> Accessing streaming sites is not a crime. <S> The crime lies with those hosting said illegal site. <S> Also there is probably some really fun legal deal where the sites are being hosted in countries that don't have laws against it. <S> The morality of using such sites is another thing entirely. <S> I actually buy series I like, but only after I watch them. <S> So I justify my use of such sites. <S> I also don't want to increase the numbers for a show I think is horrid.
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Many sources of streaming anime (including AnimeUltima) are actually rips of Crunchyroll and other legitimate sources.
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Why did they break their cups after a toast? In episode 17 when they're about to welcome Satsuki's mother, they're having a toast and slam their cups to the ground. Why did they do it? Does this have anything to do with Japanese culture? <Q> It's from a Russian tradition that went back to Peter <S> the great <S> and now it's done after important toasts. <S> From the Table-glass wikipedia page : <S> A legend says that the first known faceted glass was given as a present to Tsar Peter the Great from a glass-maker called Yefim Smolin, living in Vladimir Oblast. <S> He boasted to Tsar that his glass couldn’t be broken. <S> Tsar Peter liked the present, however, after drinking some alcoholic beverage from it, he said loudly Let the glass be! <S> (Russian: Стакану быть! <S> - literally the glass be), threw the glass on the ground and managed to break it. <S> But Peter didn’t punish the glass-maker, and the production of such glasses continued. <S> According to the legend, people present during this episode misinterpreted the Tsar’s words and thought that Peter called to break the glasses (Russian: Стаканы бить! - literally beat glasses or break glasses), that’s how a tradition of breaking drinkware on certain occasions appeared in Russia. <S> Russian restaurants even held a special prices for breaking the glasses. <S> Breaking of drinkware, or, in wider context, any tableware, is believed in Russia to bring luck and happiness. <A> I'm sure Jon Lin is correct about the background, but here is a more in-universe answer: <S> As user1306322 stated in a comment, it's likely based on a ritual done before going into a battle you don't expect to return from. <S> In episode 23, they toast again, but this time Satsuki says not to break the cups as that time they're not going to their deaths (in her words, approximately). <S> This leads to the assumption that when they toasted in this episode, they did not expect to return. <A> Another potential source, in addition to the above-mentioned sources and possibly influences by them, is earlier anime. <S> Kill la Kill makes frequent direct and indirect references to earlier works, and this scene from a prominent 80's sci-fi anime could have been what they are referring to by breaking glasses ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egJDJ-ooENU ). <S> Admittedly, this is hardly the first instance of Germanophilia or Semitophilia in anime or Japanese culture in general and its sources could be earlier. <A> This is based upon many light novels that I have read. <S> Typically the breaking of the glass after a toast denotes a finality to whatever you are toasting. <S> If you toast before parting you don't expect to see each other again, if you post welcoming someone into your family it implies a permanence to that acceptance. <S> I have also read in some that it is implied that "until this toast is undone (repair of the cups) this is permanent." <S> So in this one story they break the cups at the beginning of a journey and repair them when them come home to toast again. <A> Breaking of glasses occurs twice in the yakuza film Tokyo Drifter (Suzuki, 1966), once in the formal introductory ritual between Tetsu’s and the northern boss (actually a dish of sake); and in the final scene where Tetsuo breaks his oath of loyalty to his boss, symbolically crushing a wine glass in his hand. <S> Neither is a formal toast, and each involves only one party. <S> However this (particularly the first ritual) is an example of breaking a drinking vessel in ritual fashion.
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Glasses were broken after especially important toasts or just during the especially cheerful parties.
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Do we know Kyon's real name? I was just re-watching the anime and it seems like Kyon is only a nickname. Are we ever told what his real name is? Maybe from the light novel? And how come Kyon has such a nickname? Does it have any meaning? <Q> No, we don't. <S> From quick googling, it seems that it has not been revealed yet, even in the light novel. <S> But it seems some hints exist. <S> From " Kyon " on Wikipedia: <S> The name Kyon is actually a nickname given to him; his real name has yet to be revealed in the series. <S> His sister is responsible for spreading its use amongst his schoolmates, much to his embarrassment and annoyance, and he misses being called Onii-chan (お兄ちゃん, Lit. <S> "older brother") by his sister. <S> In the ninth volume of the light novel ( The Dissociation of Haruhi Suzumiya ), his real name is hinted at in a conversation between himself and Sasaki, a girl who had known Kyon since middle school, who said that it was a very majestic name that didn't fit him. <S> His sister's name also hasn't been revealed yet. <S> Thread in MyAnimeList discussing this - there are many hints and guesses being discussed there. <A> All we KNOW about his name is that it's majestic/noble. <S> As stated before, Sasaki, someone who knew Kyon before, stated this, but still referred to him as Kyon. <S> As well, based off what was said before, his last name could start with "Sa," or "Shi," assuming the second mora of his family name is after "Ka" so that he is seated behind Sakanaka Yoshimi. <S> Based off Haruhi's last name "Su"zumiya, it's safe to assume that his last name also begins with "S" On those two points, anything we conclude must fit under those two points. <S> Though John Smith fits under the second, meaning his name in Japan would be Smith John, it does not 'fit' the first one. <S> Haruhi, also wouldn't know what his name is right away, as EVERYONE including the teachers refer to him as "Kyon", this means that "Kyon" must in some way be related to his actual name. <S> A quick look up on Bing, says Kyon is a ancient Greek word, meaning 'Dog', which certainly fits his dog-like demeanor towards Haruhi. <S> Speculation <S> Based off all this info, as his name must be related to "Kyon", his name must be majestic/noble, and his family name begins with "S" it's possible his family may be Shimazu, or a similar Sengoku-era family name. <S> Speclation <S> As well, his given name might simply be Kyo. <A> There are a lot of conversations and speculation about what his name actually is, and the reason being... <S> we are never told what it is. <S> If I remember correctly, logical deduction leads us to know that his last name starts with an "S", based upon where he sits at the beginning of their freshman year of high school. <S> However, everything else beyond that is speculation. <S> The only other place his name gets mentioned in any detail is the spot you mentioned in your original question: when Sasaki makes a comment about it.
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The nickname Kyon came from his aunt, and his sister caused for the nickname to spread to everyone else, much to his chagrin.
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Does Erza die in episode 10, 2014? Massive, massive spoilers. Do not read the answers that may pop up!!!! In Fairy Tail (2014), Episode 10, Kagura unsheathes her sword and it apparently looks like she killed Erza. I have not been reading the manga lately and haven't read the latest chapter of fairy tail. So does Erza die? Screenshots: If you didn't understand from the screenshots, Kagura finds out that Simon died because of Erza's weakness. Kagura draws her sword, Erza says "sorry", and we hear her slash her sword and see the next scene where there is blood. <Q> I'll try to keep the spoiler to minimum so if you really want to now what happen next you can read it on your own, or wait for next episode <S> , this is a next chapter from manga after that episode Chapter 315: Rosemary <A> Without spoilers -As a fairy tail mage, she will make sure hatred will never win and Kagura will come to her senses on the matter of Jellal. <A> After watching Fairy Tail (2014), Episode 11 . <S> Erza does not die, neither does she get hit. <S> In the animation, the blood is not supposed to be there . <S> In the comic, Erza was hit in the right shoulder by Kagura's slash, while in the animation they edited this part out.
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No, she still alive, it's Erza after all
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Who was Black Zetsu created by? (Manga Spoilers) Was Black Zetsu made by Kaguya this whole time? Or did Madara (being her reincarnation) accidentally create her will, which once fused with Madara became Kaguya again? <Q> Black Zetsu was created by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki shortly before she was sealed as the Ten-Tails by her sons. <S> Black Zetsu was created from the will of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki. <S> With the goal of reviving Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, Black Zetsu manipulated Indra and his descendants, the Uchiha clan, along with Asura's descendants, the Senju clan, in an attempt to get one of them to awaken the Rinnegan. <S> Madara Uchiha eventually succeeded in doing so, and Black Zetsu began secretly manipulating events to have Kaguya resurrected. <S> He succeded when he had the rennigan and enough chakra to do so. <A> When Madara was on the verge of death, he believed he had created Black Zetsu by imbuing his will into half of White Zetsu, and that the complete Zetsu was partially his clone. <A> Black Zetsu was created by Madara but it is the manifestation of Kaguya's will. <S> Its aim was always to revive Kaguya and hence it manipulated the Uchiha clan by making changes to the hidden stone tablet. <S> Think of it as Kaguya's will to return while she was being sealed in by her sons which took up a humanoid form as over two generations.
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Black Zetsu was created by Kaguya Ōtsutsuki before she was sealed as the Ten-Tails by her sons, Hagoromo and Hamura.
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Who cursed the Devil Fruits? One Piece is near in reaching 1000 episodes, but never in a single episode where the origin of the so called Devil Fruits is elaborated. Is there any creator of the Devil Fruits or their existence are merely phenomenal? I remember one episode when Blackbeard killed one of his comrades just to gain the Dark-Dark fruit, he was sure that based on its appearance, it was definitely the Yami Yami no Mi because he read it in the book about the cursed fruits. How was the book written, does it imply that the author of the book is also the one who cursed the Devil Fruits? <Q> Oda mentioned in SBS vol 48, that it will be revealed in the end by someone who knows how the Devil Fruit mechanism works. <S> Quoting from the wikia: <S> According to Oda, a "certain professor" will explain the complex mechanisms behind all of the Devil Fruits in the series in the near future. <S> And I personally think all of your other questions, like "regarding the author of the book", will be answered when that happens. <A> We have seen several examples of Devil Fruits that have re-emerged after its original owner died. <S> It is known at this point that Devil Fruits don't simply disappear when the owner dies, but rather shows up somewhere in the world. <S> Therefore it is not far-fetched of an idea to say that someone or more likely a group of people began categorizing the fruits anytime they came across them. <S> Over the course of hundreds of years, it should be easy enough to compile information such as what they look like, what they do, and other useful information about the various fruits. <A> When Shanks is talking to Buggy about Devil Fruits (in epsiode 8), he says that he heard that they were incarnations of the Sea Devil. <S> I may be wrong <S> but I think they're cursed because the Sea Devil itself is cursed.
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And it also may be that the Sea Devil is the creator of the Devil Fruits.
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Why is the series named this way? I've been watching the anime since yesterday and couldn't help but wonder why it was called Gokukoku no Brynhildr or Brynhildr in the Darkness . So far I have yet to see any mention of Brynhildr; is this some person later on in the story? Or another name for the protagonist? <Q> Brynhildr in this series is Kuroha Neko . <S> Brynhildr is mighty female warrior of Germanic mythology and the chief of the Valkyries . <S> Neko's character almost portray the character of Brynhildr as mentioned in German myth. <S> She is powerful than Valkyrie. <S> She does not have any past memory. <S> She gained her memory and became very powerful at the end in series. <S> Brynhildr in the Darkness trying to show the Neko in darkness or loss of memory. <S> She only does not have past memory but also lose memory when she keep using her power. <A> Spoiler alert! <S> It could be because one of the main antagonists is called Valkyria, and she's Neko's sister. <S> Since Neko is even more powerful than Valkyria, Brynhildr could refer to her. <S> Plus, Valkyria is almost identical to Neko, but with white hair instead of dark (darkness). <S> Also, her memory is full of holes, so she's "in the dark" about her powers and background. <A> As confusing as the explanation was by "MirrorOfTruth" given on 09-12-2014, I think shklim or shkler was trying to say the following: <S> The refrence to Brynhildr, from the anime series "Brynhilder <S> In The Darkness", refers to the female character Neko Kuroha. <S> Neko's character almost portrays "Brynhildr" from said myth where as she is powerful like the Valkyrie, has no past memories, and as she regains her memories <S> she becomes much more powerful, like in the end of the series.(I'm going to leave the last part out because it is the definition of the word "Spoiler") but lacking basic grammar skills. <S> Having said that, it is almost as damaging to the information given, as it is to the person lacking said skills.
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Brynhildr is a mighty female warrior and chief of the "Valkyries", which comes from German Mythology.
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Can a Devil Fruit user drown in a bathtub? If a Devil Fruit user goes to a bathtub full of water or gets into a spa, will he drown? <Q> From what we have seen previously it doesn't seem so. <A> So, straight from the wikia on Devil Fruit : With this new power comes a weakness: the sea rejects the new Devil Fruit user and they become helpless while submerged in water (or "become a hammer," in Japanese parlance). <S> Oda stated in SBS that Devil Fruit users are susceptible to all types of water, not just seawater. <S> This includes the white sea surrounding Skypiea. <S> He elaborated on this, saying that "moving" water, like rain or waves, does not weaken Devil Fruit users, while standing water does. <S> Oda also said in an SBS that it is not until a Devil Fruit user is knee deep in water that they become immobilized. <S> This is seen with the Gorgon sisters and Luffy in Boa Hancock's bath. <S> Brook was also seen slowly losing his strength as the water levels increased in the floods in Ryugu Palace, demonstrating that being in contact with the sea does not instantly rob their strength unless it reaches a certain level. <S> So, it really depends upon the depth of spa or water tub. <S> And since they lose the ability to swim they will eventually drown if the water is deep enough. <A> Coming into contact with sea water (or seastone) renders devil fruit users unable to use their power, and also they are unable to swim at all. <S> Hence why they will sink if thrown into the sea - cannot either swim or use any powers to escape. <S> But as for bath tubs or spa, its not like normal users go swimming in them either. <S> Someone could probably knock out Luffy easily when he's standing in a spa (since his rubber nature is negated) and then he'd die when his body slipped into the water due to drowning. <S> But otherwise I believe devil fruit users could use spa normally even if it was salty water, so long as they are able to breathe normally. <A> But their powers are affected that is they can't use their powers in any form of water . <S> Obviously if the bath tub is deep enough they can drown . <S> Their powers when in water can be manipulated by outside forces as in we saw during Arlong Park arc that Nojiko and Genzo pull Luffy by stretching his neck . <A> Small amounts of water are fine. <S> If you think about the sea stone and the similar effect it has on devil fruit users, I think it's safe to assume that the water itself is not the problem, but rather the sea element of the water. <S> Rivers, oceans. <S> etc are deadly for this reason, but other water sources like drinking water, rain, etc are fine. <A> Any type of water will affect a Devil Fruit users if they're submerged in it, including the cloud sea. <S> But you need to be submerged in it for it to have an effect. <S> So something like Luffy standing in waist-high water (like when he crashes in on Boa Hancock) isn't a problem. <S> But if it gets higher than that, then it starts to effect them and drains their powers and keeps them from moving. <S> And since you can't move, you can't swim. <S> So as long as you're careful about it, you won't drown. <S> But if they fall in and nobody's around to help you, then you're screwed unless you're a fishman like Mammoth Jack. <S> Then, you'd be able to breathe underwater until eventually someone hopefully stumbled onto you and pulled you out. <S> You still wouldn't be able to swim, but you at least won't drown if you're a fishman, so that's something. <S> Anyways, it's a risk. <S> Which is why Oda mentioned in an SBS that most Devil Fruit users just take showers since, unlike standing bodies of water, showers or rain don't affect Devil Fruit users and there's no chance of you drowning. <S> TLDR: They won't drown unless they're at least submerged up to their chest and there's nobody around to pull them back out. <A> No they won't drown because its not "sea water". <A> I have always thought it referred to the Bible verse Luke 17:2 <S> "It would be better for them to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around their neck than to cause one of these little ones to stumble. <S> " The millstone is sometimes restated as an anchor and isn't the devil fruit supposedly giving super powers because of a demon inside them? <S> The devil fruits weakness would be better viewed as an anchor that is pulling the user down and that is why it makes them feel weak and unable to swim. <S> That's why it normally only effects the user when it is in more than knee deep of water versus rain, it is literally trying to drown the user. <S> Just my thought on the matter.
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Sea power basically sucks all their devil fruit power away and considering the amount of water in a bathtub, they won't drown even if it is full of sea water. Like some of the other answers said: no. A very nice description is given on the One Piece wikia , it says it depends on the level of water, they don't completely immobilize if the water is only knee deep .
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How do Logia powers work? PS: Warning, not sure whether parts should be considered spoiler. It is said that Logia typed Devil Fruit Users cannot be hit without Haki. Yet while re-watching the Alabasta Arc, Ace was touched twice by Luffy. The first time when he flew inside the restaurant, Luffy hit Smoker and threw him up against Ace, both making a huge hole in the next couple of buildings. The second time was when Luffy was arm wrestling Ace, although this scene might not be canon though. So my question is, how was Luffy able to push back both Smoker and Ace when flying inside the restaurant, since he shouldn't be able to. Does this mean Logia users can "solidify" themselves or maybe only parts of themselves, kind of like coating with Haki? Also what would be the default form for a Logia user? <Q> It is said that Logia typed Devil Fruit Users cannot be hit without Haki. <S> Luffy using water to hit Crocodile shows that Logia typed Devil Fruit's weakness can be used to hit without using Haki. <S> So to harm a Logia is to exploit the element itself, using its properties to solidify the user and rendering them vulnerable to damage. <S> Source <S> Despite the fearsome power of Logia users, they are far from truly being invincible. <S> Sneak attacks are more likely to work, as the user will not be ready to avoid them. <S> However, with training, most Logia users learn to transform by reflex, eliminating the ability to strike them by conventional means. <S> For example, Enel's ability has been trained to the point that he could reflexively change form while partially asleep using Mantra to predict his enemy's actions. <S> Inexperienced Logia users also tend to become seemingly overconfident, as they are unaccustomed to physically dodging attacks or receiving attacks, due to their powers. <S> Thus, if their advantage is neutralized by some means, they then have to rely on their physical ability to dodge, a skill which they may or may not be proficient at. <S> Very high skill and training required to dodge any sudden attack. <S> Physical contact is required to hit Logia user, so a well trained user can avoid Haki-imbued attacks by changing the state. <S> Does this mean Logia users can "solidify" themselves or maybe only parts of themselves, kind of like coating with Haki? <S> Yes they can solidify and turn there part of body as they want. <S> Crocodile hand turn into sand while he was holding Vivi. <S> Aokiji using ice leg in One Piece Film: Z. <S> So it is clear that default form is human state and change according to requirement. <S> And can be hit without using Haki. <A> Logia users have full control over which state they are in, and have been shown to be able to have parts of their body in different states. <S> There are some activities where literally being fire is very impractical, such as when eating or drinking. <S> For more powerful users, this is augmented by Kenbonshoku haki. <S> But logia users are still just humans. <S> When Luffy hit both Ace and Smoker by mistake, Ace was eating, and I think Smoker was caught off guard because he was concentrating on Ace as the only threat at the time. <S> It's also worth mentioning that despite Smoker being very strong, he is one of the weaker logias shown thus far and at that time did not appear to posess haki. <S> I think the default form for any human with a devil fruit is their original form, from what we have seen of all Logias and Zoans, with the exception of Chopper, but he throws up all kinds of exceptions, and is also not human. <A> Logia users can transform themselves into their elements at their own will. <S> I think when Logia users are casually doing their work or just sitting around they tend to be in their normal form and so they can be hit by normal attacks. <S> But even if they are hit they can be shattered and dispersed but come back together. <S> So the only way to really hurt them would be with Haki, Kairoseki, or under a special circumstance like Luffy's rubber disabling Enel's electricity. <A> Well topic a bit exhausted, but i will give one addiction, we dont really know much logia types, we know the 'strong' ones, but they all(?) can use observation haki, so they know when to use it (so they can't be killed in distraction). <S> Maybe Ace and Smoker couldn't use it... <S> We don't really know 'weak ones' to try understanding logia type (if they were unhittable, it would be overpowered)!
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Logia users spend the majority of their time in their human forms of flesh and blood, but many have trained to the point where when something or someone unexpectedly makes contact with them they reflexively turn the point of contact and surrounding area into their element.
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Can a person killed by Death Soul Reaper be brought back to life through Reanimation? While fighting Orochimaru, Sandaime Hokage Hiruzen stated that a person killed by Death Soul Reaper Jutsu will have his soul imprisoned in the Soul Reaper's body for eternity and will be restless there. How can they be reanimated then? And in the event that they are reanimated, what will happen when they are released from reanimation? Will they go back to the Soul Reaper or will they rest in peace? <Q> Yes and no! <S> The Death Soul Reaper Jutsu (aka Dead Demon Consuming Seal) (aka Shiki Fūjin) is a sealing technique. <S> While the soul is sealed with the Death Gods belly, it can not be resurrected using Impure World Resurrection. <S> However, like most sealing jutsu shown in the series, there is a way to release the seal. <S> This is done by the using the using the releasing jutsu along with a particular mask from the Uzumaki clan. <S> After the soul is released, it is possible to revive them using Impure World Resurection as shown by Orochimaru when he revived all the previous Hokage and his arms after the Third Hokage had sealed them using Dead Demon Consuming Seal. <S> source: http://naruto.wikia.com/wiki/Dead_Demon_Consuming_Seal:_Release <A> Reanimation is done by using person cells and bringing back their soul. <S> Reapers Death seal locks away the soul within reapers belly <S> so soul cannot escape. <S> So Souls sealed by using reaper death seal cannot be reanimated. <S> But if the reapers belly is cut the souls sealed inside escapes and then they can be reanimated as they are not locked up. <S> It is clearly explained in the narutos 'episode 365 : those who dance in the shadows' <A> Q. Sandaime Hokage Hiruzen stated that a person killed by Death Soul Reaper Jutsu will have his soul imprisoned in the Soul Reaper's body for eternity and will be restless there. <S> How can they be reanimated then? <S> A. <S> They <S> CAN'T be reanimated because their soul is not residing in the Pure World. <S> It is clearly stated in the wiki page of Impure World Reincarnation (emphasis mine), To perform this technique, the user must first acquire some of the DNA of the person they intend to reincarnate. <S> Kabuto remarks that this basically amounts to grave-robbing, although blood stains or organs salvaged after the target's death also work. <S> The soul of the intended reincarnated must also reside in the pure world (浄土, jōdo); for example, those whose souls have been consumed by the Death God cannot be reincarnated. <S> However, if it is a case where the souls are freed from inside the Shinigami, then a user of this technique is free to reincarnate them once again. <S> Q. <S> And in the event that they are reanimated, what will happen when they are released from reanimation? <S> Will they go back to the Soul Reaper or will they rest in peace? <S> A. <S> Since they cannot be reanimated, they can't be released from it either. <S> Their souls stay in the Death Reaper stomach forever (or) or until they're released by someone by cutting open the Death Reaper's stomach. <A> It is true that the caster and the target that is the victim of the death reaper seal cannot be reanimated. <S> We get to know this when Kabuto explains the mechanism of the Death Reaper seal. <S> Please refer to this question for more information <S> So the only event on which a person sealed using the Death Reaper can be reanimated is if and only if the person has been released from the belly of the death reaper. <S> Now, what happens if they are released from the reanimation? <S> Well they simply go back to the world of the dead where the soul of the dead resides.
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Since after the belly of the death reaper is cut and the souls trapped there released, the souls must go back to the world of the dead and only then can it be summoned for reanimation.
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Why do all Dragon Slayers have Exceeds? As we see in the series, all Dragon Slayers (not God Slayers) who are trained by Dragons have Exceeds as partners. Specifically there are 5 of them: Natsu, Gajeel, Wendy, Sting and Rogue. Now, Laxus is also a Dragon Slayer, but he was not trained by a Dragon and became a Dragon Slayer by Lacrima. Is this a coincidence? Or is there a reason behind it? <Q> If we follow the story of Fairy Tail from the beginning, I think it goes like this. <S> At first, Happy was the only Exceed. <S> Mashima-sensei created Happy to be some-kind of sidekick to Natsu. <S> And then there's Gajeel. <S> At that time Mashima-sensei still has no idea about the Edolas Arc, so Gajeel was on his own, even when he revealed that Laxus' thunder magic was in fact a dragon slayer magic. <S> Then there's Wendy, another dragon slayer. <S> Wendy is the first female dragon slayer, and since Happy was the only flying cat (the term Exceed was not revealed at that time), he decided to make another flying cat, named Charle to accompany her. <S> It was during this that Mashima-sensei got the idea to make Exceed as the official sidekick of Dragon Slayers. <S> That's why he then make Gajeel wonder why he is the only Dragon Slayer without a cat. <S> And after that, Exceed is the official sidekick of Dragon Slayers. <S> So when he created Sting and Rogue, he created Frosche and Lector too. <S> Edit: The Exceed is sidekick of dragon slayers that was raised by dragons, that is, a real dragon slayer, not the one made by embedding lacrima such as Laxus (Thunder Dragon Slayer) and Cobra (Poison Dragon Slayer). <A> One-hundred Exceed eggs, including Happy and Carla, were taken from their parents and sent to Earth Land on a mission to obliterate the Dragon Slayers. <S> When Faust began using Anima to steal Magic Power from Earth Land, Queen Shagotte gave the Exceed in the field new orders: To capture the Dragon Slayers and bring them to Edolas. <S> The Dragon Slayers would then be used to create a special type of Lacrima filled with Dragon Magic. <S> Carla decides to abandon her mission to kill Wendy and brought her to Edolas without knowing that her mission had been changed to simply lure Wendy to Edolas. <S> She becomes very distressed by the fact that she unknowingly betrayed Wendy and fulfilled her mission. <S> Happy is unable to recall the details of his mission but refuses to be a puppet of the Exceed, making it clear that he and Carla are members of Fairy Tail first and Exceed second. <S> After this, they escape and are declared outlaws. <S> This mission was later revealed to be a lie, due to the Queen's power <S> she could see the events of the Edolas arc, and as such, she saw Extalia destroyed. <S> So in order to keep the species alive, she sent 100 eggs to Earth Land to protect them, and lied about the mission to kill the Dragon Slayers to the other Exceed. <S> Source : http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Exceed ( specific revision ) <A> There are no connections between Exceeds and Dragon Slayers. <S> Hiro seems to always pair them up without any reason. <S> Remember, <S> Gajeel did not want an exceed initially, but after seeing Wendy and Natsu with one he wondered why he didn't have one. <S> He then became jealous of Natsu and Wendy and wanted Lilly as his comrade. <A> Second gen dragon slayer don't get exceeds because there not connected to dragons a lacrima was put inside them to give that magic <A> After all, we find out that the whole "Kill/Bring the Dragon Slayers to Edolas" thing was made up by the queen. <A> All the First and Third generation dragon slayers have exceeds because they are basically true dragon slayers because they are or were raised by a dragon. <S> The queen of extalia which is now no more created a fake mission to capture and kill the dragon slayers so the future for the exceeds could be safe, including her daughter, Carla. <S> The only exceed that later became a sidekick of an dragon slayer that didn't get sent to earthland is Panther Lily, which Gajeel made his sidekick because he was jealous of Natsu and Wendy with Happy and Carla. <A> I agree with Ayase Eri answer . <S> However i like to add some of my own points based on the episodes which shows other Exceeds after Edolas Arc. <S> Mashima didn't have any original plan regarding to have Exceeds with Dragon slayer, he only created Happy as a sidekick for Natsu. <S> Later he decided to assign Carla to Wendy so that he can create Edolas Arc. <S> After Edolas Arc he decide to Make Exceed as official side kick for Dragon Slayer and made Lily as Gajeel partner, but i don't think there was any specific reason to assign Exceed with Dragon slayer other than creating Edolas Arc, because in later episodes Nichiya(Exceed) join Blue Pegasus guild which does not have any Dragon Slayer. <S> Also i think people want to see an Exceed with Dragon slayer that why when he created Sting and Rogue, he created Frosche and Lector too. <S> http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Exceed http://fairytail.wikia.com/wiki/Nichiya
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I think it's just a coincidence that all of the First Gen Dragon Slayers have Exceed partners.
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Where did Dark and Krad come from? I've been rereading and rewatching DNAngel, and on thing that I can't remember is where the two of the came from. Did they just appear one day, or did someone create them? <Q> As for how and why they come to manifest, it was never elaborated upon in the manga or anime. <A> In the anime they are the two halves of Blackwings without much information to it. <S> In the manga: actually Blackwings was its own artwork and Hikari was about to give it life when Niwa attempted to take it, interrupting the ritual. <S> This had a side effect that the magic ended up on both men, but not for giving, but for taking life (both Dark and Krad are cursed to stop both lineages: <S> Dark by making it difficult for the person to show or be overflown by affection and love, which can make being in a relationship difficult; Krad makes near impossible needing or caring for others and actively used method to destroy the cursed person). <S> All this is in the Argentine Qualia arc of the manga. <A> The Hikari family created an artwork and they became the two halves of it. <S> They are the soul of it. <S> So they were probably created by the Hikari with the artwork. <S> It is in the anime.
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Dark and Krad are two halves of the Hikari work "The Black Wings." .
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Luffy as a water balloon We discussed a lot about drowning devil fruit users in a bath - see this question: Can a Devil Fruit user drown in a bathtub? . So now I remembered the fight between Luffy and Crocodile. To have a chance, Luffy drank a lot of water and was like a water ballon. But why didn't this affect his strength? Does he have to be surrounded by water? <Q> I think he isn't affected, because technically at that time, he isn't submerged in water, but the water is rather submerged within him. <S> According to the rule, this should be fine. <S> If it wasn't, Devil Fruit Users would always die of thirst or even die from the water within their own body. <S> This type of water could also be considered "moving" water , as it moves constantly with every move you make. <S> The same goes for when Luffy defended Whitebeard against Crocodile at Marineford. <S> At that time he covered himself with water and was still able to move freely, since it would be considered moving water. <S> From the Devil Fruit wiki page . <S> With this new power comes a weakness: the sea rejects the new Devil Fruit user and they become helpless while submerged in water (or "become a hammer," in Japanese parlance).[2] Oda stated in SBS that Devil Fruit users are susceptible to all types of water, not just seawater. <S> This includes the white sea surrounding Skypiea. <S> He elaborated on this, saying that "moving" water , like rain or waves, does not weaken Devil Fruit users, while standing water does. <A> My guess is that it was sweet water. <S> Whereas sea water takes away powers, not just any water. <S> He must be ok with swimming pools too. <S> P.S. <S> There was a question about salt too. <S> But I don't think we should seek deep logic here. <S> Sea and seastone annihilates devil fruits power. <S> simple as that. <S> :) <S> Unless Oda sensei decides that some other staff being dangerous will help the plot rolling. <A> I had the notion that devil fruit users have to be weary sea water, not just any water. <S> That's why Luffy's power didn't work when an enemy put him into a prison made of sea stone.
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So unless they are submerged into it, Devil Fruit users can touch water without weakening.
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Clarification on clan formation? On what basis were the clans formed in naruto? The blood siblings Indra and Ashura are from different clans (Uchiha & Senju respectively)., whereas other siblings, e.g. Itachi and Sasuke are from the same clan (Uchiha). The first shinobi who got chakra was Kaguya. So, technically whoever posesses chakra should've inherited it from her. In that case, all should be from the same clan. Now, here's my long time doubt. How is it decided that Naruto is from the Uzumaki clan when his father is from the Namikaze family and has no clan? Is a person's clan decided based on the abilities of the person? If yes, how is their ability evaluated right after they are born? <Q> As a competing answer to the one of @MadaraUchiha , here's my take. <S> The clan belonging is solved quite easily. <S> The clan-belonging is given through the generations maternally. <S> This means what decides the clan is not the father, but the mother . <S> In Naruto's case that is Kushina Uzumaki Other than that, the naruto-wiki gives some nice information: <S> A clan (一族, Ichizoku; Literally meaning "family" ), in the loosest sense of the term, refers to a family or group of shinobi who form a basic unit of a shinobi village. <S> Majority of these clans were mercenary military forces even before the First Shinobi World War. <S> [...] <S> While clans may be composed of many individuals and extended families, many clans mentioned and seen in the series were somewhat limited to a nuclear family. <S> Highlighting by me <S> It seems that the most clans seen, are just the mentioned nuclear families. <S> This leads to the assumption, that one line of family that somewhen declared itself a clan is a clan. <S> Some family lines had more offspring, and some had less. <S> for example the Hyuuga-clan has multiple branch families, who are subordinate to the main family. <S> The Uchiha clan on the other hand seems to just be loosely organized. <S> Some clans seem to have a definitive familiy head (Hyuuga, Akimichi, Nara). <S> Other clans are not organized (Uchiha, Uzumaki, Inuzuka, [...]). <S> Clans mostly differ in chakra affinity and Kekkei Genkai, as well as battle style. <S> In fact that seems to be the only thing shared in a clan. <S> This Chakra affinity seems to be genetic, so that you are rather born into a clan than "join" it. <S> It seems that not every person has his / her own clan, most prominent examples are probably Kakashi Hatake and Might Guy . <A> All humans came from the same ancestor ("Adam"), does that make us all family? <S> Technically it does. <S> Realistically, so much time had passed that no one looks at it that way. <S> This is the same. <S> Based on the latest chapter, it indeed seems as though Hagoromo was the ancestor of the Uchiha and Senju clans, while Hamura (at least based on his eyes in the picture) was the ancestor of the Hyuuga clan. <S> That makes them all one big happy family, except that this history is long forgotten, and no one views it like that anymore. <S> As for clan ownership, Naruto belongs to the Uzumaki clan because his mother was from the Uzumaki clan. <S> The Uzumaki is a subclan of the Senju, which is related to the Uchiha. <S> Does that make Naruto an Uchiha? <S> Not really. <S> Clan ownership is determined by birth, not ability. <A> All humans are not descendants of Kaguya. <S> Only a small amount are and they are all most all <S> extinct i.e Uchiha, Uzumaki, Senju, Hyuga, Kaguya clans.
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[...] Membership in a clan is usually determined by blood relations and genetics , which is vital in the usage of kekkei genkai and secret techniques.
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Why didn't Hashirama break free from Edo Tensei in the Chuunnin exams? Spoiler Alert: For those who haven't seen episode 366 of Naruto Shippuuden. As shown in episode 366 of Naruto Shippuuden, Orochimaru was able to restrict the movements of nidaime hokage Tobirama. But he mentions that Hashirama could have undone his binding at any time. My question is why didn't Hashirama undo the binding during his reanimation at Chunnin exams? <Q> You will note that Tobirama, in the same scene tells Orochimaru that achieving better fidelity/accuracy/efficacy with edo tensei will be the cause of his downfall, since this time they have been revived with nearly their full power. <S> This strongly suggests that Orochimaru did not perfect edo tensei at the time of the Chunnin exams and that Hashirama was not at full strength and capacity. <S> Which explains why he did undo the binding at the time of the Chunnin exams - he couldn't. <S> You will also note that Hashirama doesn't seem to recall Orochimaru, further suggesting that he was not fully revived at the time, though that could simply be his personality... <A> Suppressing their personalities weakens their abilities. <S> Un-suppressing their personalities makes them more accurate and more powerful due to their near-infinite chakra. <A> The reason has been explained both in the anime and the manga. <S> The earlier versions of reanimation were far weaker then the perfected ones used now.
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Simply put, the old reanimations were simply weaker in everything compared to the originals or the newer versions of Edo Tensei.
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Is it possible to bring back Nagato (Pain) using Edo-Tensei? During Nagato's last fight with Itachi, Bee, and Naruto, Itachi pierced him with his Totsuka sword. As per the Naruto wikia page on Totsuka , It is an ethereal weapon with an enchanted blade capable of sealing anything it pierces.Those who are stabbed by the sword are drawn into the jar and trapped in a genjutsu-like "world of drunken dreams" for all eternity. My question is, can those who were sealed by the Totsuka sword be brought back by Edo-Tensei? Does it seal the soul permanantly like Shinigami ? The same question goes for Benihisago as well. <Q> My theory: Sealing 'someone' doesn't mean that they are going to seal the soul of that 'someone'. <S> It is not explicitly mentioned that the Totsuka Sword includes the soul up to the extent like the Shinigami. <S> The body can be remained in the "world of drunken dreams" but the soul can be released. <S> Edo-tensei only requires a body of a living person as a vessel, then a deceased person's soul and bound to it. <S> So it is possible that a person struck by the Totsuka Sword can be brought back by Edo-Tensei. <S> Update: <S> As per Kaguya Otsutsuki about Benihisago, It seals the soul as well. <S> Once sucked in, releasing Edo-Tensei won't release the person. <S> Its mentioned here Benihisago . <A> Good question. <S> So far, the Totsuka no Tsurugi's seal has a better record than the Shiki Fuujin. <S> So it's hard to tell. <S> Given that when Edo Tensei was released, even though who were sealed got released, I would guess that yet. <A> To answer this, no, they are permanently sealed. <S> Edo tensei needs a soul <S> Nagato's soul was sealed Itachi is deceased and his weapon hasn't been said to release souls. <A> As someone metioned in comments Orochimaru was successfully "reanimated" by Sasuke so that means his soul wasn't sealed away. <S> Yes - it should be possible to bring Nagato back
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Totsuka probably seals only body of a person so the answer is Nagato's soul has returned to the pure world, and can be revived with Edo or Rinne Tensei.
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Why did Kirito's coat change during Christmas? In Episode 2 of Sword Art Online , Kirito obtains the Coat of Midnight having obtained the Last Attack Bonus. This would be a rare item, if not unique, because it was dropped by a Floor Boss. In Episode 3 after Sachi dies, during Christmas Kirito plans to solo the event to get the rumored resurrection item to bring Sachi back to life. While he is preparing he changes his coat to one that seems warmer. I am wondering - can armor be customized for different climates or did Kirito get a second Coat of Midnight and if so where? <Q> The layout of the anime is extremely non-linear, and in one episode, the whole storyline jumps 2 years into the future. <S> This was intentional by the producers (obviously), but it does make it very hard to follow. <S> There are always enough subtle references made by the characters in order for us to work out the timeframe of the episode. <A> Considering that Kirito maintains the same attire throughout the entire show, even when he joins the guild, Knights of the Blood Oath, we can see that Kirito keeps similar or the same armor/armor set. <S> If this is the case, we can infer that he keeps upgrading Cloak of Midnight and is altering <S> it's visuals to fit his current situation. <S> So the fact that it looks different on Christmas is most likely to keep him warm during this season. <A> Actually Kirito received 3 coats before receiving the Coat of Midnight. <S> It was his 4th coat received after defeating the first floor boss, and yeah <S> Coat of Midnight's also named as Blackwyrm Coat and made by Ashley. <S> In between the 2 years gap, he may have received some coats or purchased them from virtual shops. <A> It is believed that The Coat of Midnight was the first coat he got, from the first floor boss, and had a couple coats afterwards (Probably the weird polka-dot one and the winter one.) <S> before he got The Blackwyrm Coat, which is presumably another Boss Drop from a higher floor, or perhaps a player made one, we do not know which. <S> References, the whole first season and second season, however if it was said in some sort of developer commentary I would not know. <A> In game aspect, maybe a limited time item with a strong buff or it is the mission requirement to get the resurrect item with that coat. <S> Moreover just like Dasttann777 said it is not linear and the timeline is somewhat empty after the first floor until he met with Sachi. <A> From what I understand, he changed to the Blackwyrm coat (the one that was black) because the Coat of Midnight was too recognizable and, having announced he was a Beta tester, he marked himself as a target, and the Coat of Midnight became associated with "the Floor 1 Beater." <S> (cheater/Beta tester). <S> When it became a nuisance, he changed it.
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In some sense the coat is maybe telling that the time is now Christmas.
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What happened to the Resurrection Item? In the Sword Art Online anime, after getting the Resurrection Item Kirito gives it to Klein, as Kirito wanted it to bring Sachi back to life, but for it to work it had to be administered within 10 seconds. Do they ever explain what happened to the item after that; the anime doesn't show if Klein ever used it or not? <Q> This item was not mentioned after it's introduction. <S> During that introduction Klein was given it with the instruction to use it on the next teammate who dies in front of him. <S> During the final battle he has every motivation and opportunity to use it as the wife of the man who gave it to him has died right in front of him! <S> He does not use it here. <S> It is unreasonable to think he would not use it under that circumstance. <S> An object like that would not be disposed of carelessly. <S> This yields two possible answers <S> : he followed the instructions given to him (Very possible) or he gave/sold it to someone else <S> and they used it, sold it again, or retained it until it did not matter anymore. <S> In either case, this is neither a plot hole nor a deep mystery as it was a relatively minor plot element, we were told exactly how he should use this consummable, and, if he did so properly, it would not have been a large enough plot point to warrent it being shown. <S> I doubt it would retain its value by the later stories so it doesn't even matter if it wasn't used by a purchaser by the end of SAO. <A> The reason for this is because of the way SAO was written. <S> I would go into details, but I'll try to make it simple. <S> SAO was originally a Web Novel, written from 2002 to 2008, before the author was asked to publish it in 2009. <S> Most of the side-stories that took place in the "Aincrad Arc", were written around 2002-2004 (After the first "Volume" was already written), between the other major arc, Fairy Dance and Phantom Bullet. " <S> Red Nosed-Reindeer" (the story that Episode 3 is adapted from) is different. <S> Kawahara didn't write this story until after 2005, when he had already began writing the final arc of SAO (which isn't even in the anime yet) <S> Effectively, when he first wrote SAO, the Stone was not a concept he had in mind. <S> When he began publishing, he never bothered to write the stone into any other story either (even though he included "Red-Nosed Reindeer" as a side-story in the second book) <S> I would have to assume that the stone was used to save one of Klein's Guildmates, considering that in the novel it was said that his Guild never suffered a single casualty. <A> In my opinion, that stone was something that could have been brought back in a major way. <S> A previous poster mentioned the stone would have been perfect to resurrect Kirito in that final battle, but his will to overcome the system after witnessing his true love fall for him <S> would've been less meaningful to the whole story, and stories ahead. <S> Or it could have been used in any of the floors skipped in the amine. <S> To me <S> I it just seems like Klein followed Kirito's instructions and just used it on the next person he saw die; which was probably a lot considering the rate of deaths that likely would have happened in his presence. <S> This is this only thing to go off based on actual fact of the Anime. <S> I've never read the light novels, because I wonder if they have more content from the floors that they majorly skipped in the show.
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After giving the item to Klein, it's never explained what became of the item.
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Who is Don Freecs? Is he an ancestor of Ging and Gon? What is probably his story aside from being the author of the Book which talked about the Dark Continent? <Q> Don Freecss is a character mentioned to have written a guide to the dark continent in two parts: East and West. <S> The association has had a copy of East. <S> West has not been seen. <S> Ging claimed that is because Don is still writing West, and thus is still alive. <S> East was written 300 years ago. <S> If Ging is correct, then these are valid assumptions: <S> Don must be over 300 years old making him the oldest known character. <S> The Dark Continent is notoriously dangerous <S> so Don must be strong or well protected to reside there. <S> Freecss is the last name of Ging and Gon <S> so Don is likely related to them through Ging's father. <S> As Nen slows aging and is the major source of combat power in the series, Don is likely a very power Nen user. <S> As the Dark Continent is noted for having new/strange fauna and flora including powerful medicial plants, it is possible that his environment could greatly impact who the character is and provide a cause for his long lifespan. <S> That is all we know and can safely infer from the manga. <S> There are fan theories surrounding him but at this point we don't know anything else. <A> Remember Gon was innocent and calm, and yet he become stubborn and fast temper. <S> Maybe the author expresss the similar version of his another series like the Yu Yu Hakushou , when Yusuke being possessed by his father who were the most powerful person in the series in his prime. <S> Another hint that I can contribute is the gap between Gon and Don. <S> Don somehow mention that he was 300 years (impossible) of age, close enough to like of the father of Yusuke in his another series. <S> There is also other part of the world (Dark Continent) similar to his other series. <S> Don maybe the strongest character in HxH, who knows, he lives in a secret side of the world. <A> Now the question is, who is Don Freecss? <S> Don Freecss is a novel writer. <S> I don't think he is involved in Gon's transformation. <S> Why? <S> If he was involved in it, then the transformation could have been a power passed over generations and generations and the Freecs family could've been the most powerful nen users. <S> Don Freecss was a nen user, but we can't confirm if all parts of this anime are related to Yu Yu Hakusho. <S> That would be a crime. <S> Don Freecss carries the characteristics of Ging Freecss, if you compare them. <S> For example, Don travels a lot to discover new things like Ging does. <S> Don Freecss is probably an Enhancer. <S> Why? <S> The Zoldyck family has similarities in Nen. <S> They are usually Transmuters or Manipulators. <S> The only (rare) Enhancer in the family is the great great grandfather of Killua. <S> Ging would be an Enhancer or Transmuter. <S> I took the information by personality by Hisoka; I have not read it well yet, but Ging posseses the characteristics of an Enhancer and Transmuter. <S> Don Freecss's appearance is not yet revealed but my guess is that he looks slightly like Ging. <S> I agree with the theory that he may still be alive somewhere farther than the Dark Continent. <S> I believe he is immortal since Freecsses are amazing. <A> An ancestor of Ging, who obtained the immortality "curse" from the dark continent, or is still alive by some other means. <S> This is shown when Ging stated that he(Don) was still alive after 300 years. <S> As such, Don is still alive by some means. <A> I have a feeling that Don is an ancestor to both Gon and Ging. <S> But I have a feeling that he is going to help Gon restore the ability to use nen <S> and it could be possible that he could have been part of Gon's Transformation.
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My guess is that Don Freecss is the great grandfather of Gon or later since over 300 years, many generations could've passed. I guess Don Freecs (grandfather of Gon) is someone who possessed Gon while he is in his fight against Pitou.
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How did Welfin know about Komugi? In episode 134, when Meruem asks about Pouf's secret to Welfin, Welfin thinks so hard, harder than his brain is capable of. And the result is that he says "Komugi". Why did Welfin know about Komugi? Did he meet her before? <Q> Just recently re-saw the arc <S> so it's pretty fresh. <S> It struck him as a weird request at the time, but when he was racking his brain for the right answer, he started connecting all the dots and realized she was the keyword in all of it. <S> He most likely figured out <S> Komugi was the right name because he put the following things together: <S> The King is looking for something. <S> King wants to know what Pouf is hiding. <S> Pouf used Welkin to lie to another Royal guard. <S> Pouf lied about the enemy killing a person named Komugi who was in the enemies' possession <S> Royal guards are incapable of being un-loyal to the King. <S> Ikalgo/Palm believes they have something the King will definitely trade for. <A> In chapter 309 of the manga, Ikalgo and Palm had Welfin hidden in the back of the truck, Ikalgo never mentioned Komugi, because that was the 'secret' the narrator was talking about. <S> And the 'secret' was to exchanging Komugi with Knuckle and Meleoron, and that was the plan. <A> He knew because Ikalgo and Palm told him about her and asked him to relay it to meruem.
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He knew because Pouf had him call Pitou to tell her that Killua killed her.
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Why are Son Gohan and Son Goten so strong? Why is Son Gohan always so strong? I mean Son Goku trains all day long, but Gohan studies all day long. So how did he manage to be so strong when Cell or Buu arrived? I mean, both started training when they were kids? Is it same with Son Goten? I mean Fusion SS3 at this young age, this is quite strong. <Q> Not sure which episodes, but it is explained a few times that each generation of saiyans grows stronger than the previous generation. <S> This is the reason why Frieza feared them as they will eventually get stronger than him. <S> This means if both Goku and Gohan didn't train and were the same age, Gohan would be naturally stronger. <S> It's the reason Gohan tends to catch up quicker in power levels since he is more naturally gifted. <S> It is also interesting to note Vegeta is from a more genetically gifted line (royalty was the strongest saiyans) <S> so he would be naturally more powerful than Goku if all conditions were same. <S> Vegeta also points out to Gohan in buu saga that he has been neglecting his training so he was able to catch up to Gohan's power level when he defeated cell. <S> Goku like you pointed out just trains like a beast even when he is dead so he tends to eventually surpass everyone. <A> I think it is implied that such children are also far stronger than pure Saiyans. <S> I am relating these bits of information and would say that children born with Earthling side are able to access their powers without much effort. <A> According to Vegita, it probably is because mixing saiyan and human blood makes stronger hybrids Vegeta: “At any rate, the battle power of Kakarot’s son is unusually high, even by the standards of Saiyan children.” <S> Nappa: “ <S> Maybe his reading was wrong.” <S> Vegeta: <S> “No, it wasn’t wrong. <S> Raditz really took a large amount of damage from that brat’s attack. <S> It seems that mixing Saiyan and Earthling blood begets a powerful hybrid.” <A> Gohan's hidden power was talked about from almost the very first episode of Dragon Ball Z until nearly the very end. <S> As far as he goes, his strength comes from the fact that he was thrown into fighting life and death battles when he was just 4 with the arrival of Raditz and his training under Piccolo. <S> Just look at his resume: Raditz, the Saiyans, Frieza and all his minions, and then Cell. <S> I stop at Cell because that was the last time he seriously trained for any sustained amount of time. <S> But even after that, he stopped training for 7 years and his power decreased to the point where he was "only" a little stronger than Perfect Cell. <S> During the Buu saga, the Old Kaioshin just unlocked the rest of his dormant power. <S> So with all he experienced when he was a kid, it's only natural that he'd be a formidable fighter regardless of how much he's let himself go. <S> As far as Goten goes, he was being trained by Chichi. <S> She might not be very powerful herself compared to the Z fighters, but she's certainly the strongest female in the world aside from 18. <S> Her training methods were never really discussed but from the one flashback of her sparring with Goten, we can see that she was going pretty hard on him <S> so it wouldn't be too far fetched to think that she'd be able to make him powerful. <S> Like Gohan, he has the hidden power, so it's just a matter of training. <S> Sorry for the long explanation <S> but I hope that helps.
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The main difference is that Chichi allows Goten to train whereas Gohan had to either sneak off for that or there had to be something threatening Earth. If you had seen the seasons completely, there is an episode (I think it was in the Namek saga) where Vegeta looks at Goku and thinks to himself that the reason to Goku's true inner strength is due to an Earthling family.
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Can the scenario for someone's death be written so that there is a possibility of other people dying? So you can't use the Death Note to kill someone else. If you write something like: "John Zerto burns himself to death after he killed his boss" John would simply die of a heart attack so he couldn't kill his boss. But if you would write: "John Zerto dies after a heart attack after he tried to shoot his boss" That could work. After 6 minutes and 40 seconds, John would take out his gun and try to shoot his boss. And because there's a chance his boss could survive, it could possibly work. So what do you think? Could this work? <Q> Rule X (I think) specific says <S> Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply die of a heart attack. <S> This is to ensure that other lives are not influenced. <S> So if written in the Deah Note "John Zerto burns himself to death after he killed his boss <S> " it won't be possible. <S> However, the second example you gave "John Zerto dies after a heart attack after he tried to shoot his boss" might be possible since a gunshot don't necessarily kill people so if he has a gun (because if he can't get one he will die of a heart attack) <S> the DN will make John Zerto shot his boss in a way he won't be killed, but if it's not possible to the boss the got shot and not get killed like he have bad health and will be dead the DN will prevent John to shoot his boss and will die of a heart attack. <S> And this only for the difference since it is not written that he shot his boss to kill him just shot to shoot him, the DN talked about other deaths, not injures. <A> No, the Death Note is precisely for killing someone else. <S> Using a method like "John Zerto burns himself to death after killing his boss. <S> " could work since it's within the realm of possibility that John Zerto could kill his boss and that John Zerto could burn himself to death afterwards. <S> The 6:40 rule applies to if you've begun to write someone's name down in the Death Note, but have not specified how or when they will die. <S> If you don't specify the details within 6:40 the person who's name you have written down will die of a heart attack after 40 seconds. <S> So this is an entirely possible scenario. <S> If you go into specifics, e.g. John kills his boss with a gun, but it's not possible for John to obtain a gun, John will simply die of a heart attack. <A> Even though only one name is written in the Death Note, if it influences and causes other humans that are not written in it to die, the victim’s cause of death will be a heart attack <S> There are three possibilities and chosing between them is speculation. <S> None kill the boss. <S> As Madara said, you could merely include the name of the Boss to skirt this. <S> Lets say the boss, therefore, goes by the identifier B to avoid this. <S> Lets say John Zerto is his bodyguard <S> so his ability to obtain a gun or find B is trivial. <S> If you say "John Zerto dies of burns after killing B by shooting him" then John will just die of a heart attack. <S> If you say "John Zerto dies of burns after shooting B" then either John will just die of a heart attack or he will non-fatally shoot B before burning to death. <S> I believe it is the former. <S> If you say "John Zerto dies of burns after trying to kill B by shooting him" then either John will just die of a heart attack, he will non-fatally shoot B, or he will attempt to shoot B but will inevitably miss every shot (or won't get any off). <S> Of course he burns to death after either of the last two options. <S> I believe it is the first again <S> but this is speculation. <S> The only thing I know is that any of these options result in John Zerto dying and B living. <S> I include here the possibility that B could be maimed <S> but this can be logically excluded by assuming Kira is smarter than you. <S> If he could mentally disable L by having a soldier non-fatally shooting him in the head, he would have. <S> He would not have missed this possibility and, therefore, it does not exist. <S> We can extend this to assume that extreme phyisical harm is prevented. <S> Note that this all must mean the universe of Death Note is either deterministic to some degree or the death note is intellegently moderated. <S> The book/death itself knows if action A will result in someone else's immediate death or someone makes that call each time looking at the situation.
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There aren't any rules against using someone to kill someone else in the Death Note.
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Death Note: Old age as cause of death? If you would write something like: "Bob Hyrule dies of old age", would this work? <Q> No, for two reasons: 1) "Old age" is not a cause of death. " <S> Dying of old age" indicates when a person dies from some natural cause. <S> 2) <S> Following #1, you can only specify when a person will die if it's within 23 days. <S> Rule XXVII <S> If you write, "die of disease" for the cause of death, but only write a specific time of death without the actual name of disease, the human will die from an adequate disease. <S> But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). <S> This is called the 23-day rule. <S> However, the very next rule makes it clear that it's possible to write a cause of death which allows the victim to live much longer than 23 days. <S> Rule XXVIII <S> If you write, "die of disease" like before with a specific disease’s name, but without a specific time, if it takes more than 24 days for the human to die the 23-day rule will not take effect and the human will die at an adequate time depending on the disease. <S> Therefore, you could write someone's name in the Death Note, with the cause of death being a disease that takes decades to develop. <S> This would essentially make the victim immune to the Death Note, while still allowing them to live out a long life (assuming they would have lived a long life anyways). <S> Keep in mind that this cannot be used to extend someone's life, as the victim will still die at the end of their original lifespan. <S> Rule LVII <S> Even if the victim’s death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life-span, the victim will die before the set time. <A> Per " Can I increase my lifespan " question: NO!. <S> In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim’s original life span. <S> Even if the victim’s death is set in the Death Note beyond his/her original life span, the victim will die before the set time. <S> The only reasonable way for him to die of old age would be if you want him to die of old age within 23 days. <S> This requires him to be very old already. <S> But the Death Note can only operate within 23 days (in the human calendar). <S> This is called the 23-day rule. <S> If that is the case, I'm not sure how idiopathic death from old age would present <S> but there doesn't seem to be anything to prevent that "cause". <A> I just realized a way Light could've guaranteed his safety with this rule, or at least his safety from other death notes and Ryuk. <S> Suppose Light ordered Mikami to write his cause of death to be "rickets" or "huntington's disease" which both take decades upon decades to kill their victims and can even last into people's elderly years in his notebook. <S> This means he would've have an immunity from death of notebook users and shinagamies. <S> this also meant light would know is approximate time he had before death. <S> This could've lead him to secure life (assuming he beat Near in the final showdown) for a very long time and even outsmarting Ryuk, because would never be able to kill him. <S> even if he felt that he needed to die.
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In the Death Note, you cannot set the death date longer than the victim’s original life-span.
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Is "Read or Die" based on manga? Both are based off mangas right? Do I have to read the mangas for either series or can I just watch the OVA and animes and not have to read the mangas? <Q> You can watch any anime and its OVA(s) without reading the manga. <S> However, usually manga do contain extra content that aren't covered in the anime and OVA(s). <S> So while you don't need to read the manga to watch the anime, you can for an extra bit of info/story. <S> It could be fun though. <A> According to Wikipedia : [The OVA is] based on the Read or Die manga series... <S> [It] is a continuation of the Read or Die storyline, taking place a few years after the events of the manga. <S> R.O.D <S> the TV is a 26-episode anime TV sequel to the Read or Die OVA <S> Incidentally, R.O.D. started as light novels and manga published at the same time. <S> As with all OVAs I've seen, while you may be able to watch them and get some understanding of what's going on without reading the original source material, they are usually short and made on the assumption that people who already like the source will be the audience. <S> Therefore, they tend to rush through exposition, and even skip over details that they assume the audience is already aware of. <S> As I remember (it has been a while since I watched) <S> it seems that in the case of the R.O.D. OVA, this meant they had very little explanation of the events that happened a few years before. <S> So probably you would get more out of it if you went back and read the manga or light novels. <A> It should be borne in mind that the Read or Dream manga is not in thesame canon as R.O.D the TV . <S> The sisters meet and adopt each other in adifferent way. <S> Hisa has a different history and meets the sisters underdifferent circumstances. <S> On the other hand, I'm not aware of any contradictions between the Reador <S> Die manga and either of the anime series.
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So you could read the manga on top of watching the anime and OVA(s) for Read or Die, but it's not necessary to go through both.
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Have any Zoan types other than Chopper gained the ability to transform into more than three things? Chopper can transform into 7 different things (not including monster point) with the rumble ball and after the timeskip he can transform into 7 more. But why are there no other Zoan types that have more than three transformations! <Q> Chopper can transform into 7 different things (not including monster point) with the rumble ball . <S> You answered your own question right there. <S> He's completely reliant on a drug that he developed in order to make the additional transformations. <S> Before the timeskip he was able to do the original 3 transformations without the rumble ball, and an additional 4 with the rumble ball. <S> After the timeskip he no longer needs the rumble ball for all 7 original transformations. <S> There is nothing canon that explains why. <S> However with the fact that he is able to transform into Monster Point with only 1 rumble ball now hints that he has developed a permanent effect of some degree that allows this. <S> It is assumed at this point that Chopper could theoretically develop something for other Zoan-class users assuming the rumble ball didn't already work for them. <S> Suffice to say that at this point no other known scientists have developed anything similar. <A> This type of fruit provides three basic forms <S> ( Source ): Human Form (人型 Hito-gata?): The user's natural form. <S> Human-Beast Form (人獣型 Jinjū-gata?): A hybrid form, combining both the original and the fruit-bestowed species into an unusual form (usually in a bizarre way where the size is greatly exaggerated). <S> Beast Form (獣型 Kemono-gata?): A fully transformed type. <S> This is not different from any Zoan user we have seen so far. <S> The thing where Zoan users can get creative is within their Human-Beast form. <S> The Human-Beast form combines both the original and the fruit-bestowed species into an unusual form, but it does not specify which parts are of which species. <S> Zoan users can be creative as to which parts they turn into which species', but it seems that great control over your Devil Fruit and/or muscles is needed before you can attempt such feats. <S> That is why Chopper has been able to discover much of his combinations much sooner on, because Chopper had been on drugs the whole time . <S> The rumble ball enhances his control over his Devil Fruit, making him able to experiment more with his different combinations of his Human-Beast hybrid form. <S> He is not the only one that has been able to transform into more than three transformations though. <S> While most Zoan Devil Fruits normally allow three forms of transformations under normal circumstances, Lucci is able to access a fourth form using Life Return ( Source ). <S> Rob Lucci was seen as one of the strongest Zoan users we have encountered so far, thus it makes sense for him to also be able to manipulate his body further, without the need for drugs. <S> Another example we have seen of Zoan users that had transformed further, were the Jailer Beasts . <S> Those five Zoan users, were confirmed to be awakened Zoan users by Crocodile. <S> Assuming Chopper's monster point is his Awakened form, it is again shown, that Chopper could access his awakened transformation earlier on than other users due to him being on drugs . <S> Therefore, at this point it seems that Thebluefish is correct in saying that Chopper can transform into different forms prematurely due to his Rumble ball. <S> Though, I do not agree on the fact that the rumble would supposedly be necessary in order to gain different transformation. <S> It just greatly enhanced it progression. <A> From Wikia : <S> Zoan Devil Fruits allows the user to transform into another species. <S> This type of fruit provides three basic forms: Human Form <S> (人型 Hito-gata): The user's natural form. <S> Human-Beast Form (人獣型 Jinjū-gata) <S> : A hybrid form, combining both the original and the fruit-bestowed species into an unusual form (usually in a bizarre way where the size is greatly exaggerated). <S> Beast Form (獣型 Kemono-gata): A fully transformed type. <S> This is not different from any Zoan user we have seen so far. <S> The thing where Zoan users can get creative is within their Human-Beast form. <S> The Human-Beast form combines both the original and the fruit-bestowed species into an unusual form, but it does not specify which parts are of which species. <S> Zoan users can be creative as to which parts they turn into which species', but it seems that great control over your Devil Fruit and/or muscles is needed before you can attempt such feats. <S> That is why Chopper has been able to discover much of his combinations much sooner on because Chopper had been on drugs the whole time. <S> The rumble ball enhances his control over his Devil Fruit, making him able to experiment more with the different combinations of his Human-Beast hybrid form. <S> He is not the only one that has been able to transform into more than three transformationsthough.
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Zoan Devil Fruits allows the user to transform into another species.
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Did Rogue and Gajeel ever meet before the Tournament? In chapter 318, Gajeel mentions Rogue's real name, R(e)yos. So what's the deal between them? I thought Rogue only adored/feared Gajeel from the shadows (pun not intended). So how did he know his real name? <Q> In episode 13 of Fairy Tail (2014) <S> Gajeel implies that he was a mentor to Rogue. <S> The fact that he knew the name Reyos proves that Gajeel knew about him while in Phantom Lord. <S> According to the Fairy Tail wiki, Rogue is also Gajeels sworn younger brother but the wiki doesn't say how it got this info about the brother. <S> From the wiki : <S> At some point in time, Gajeel joined Phantom Lord. <S> During his time in Phantom Lord, a young man named Rogue Cheney , known as Ryos, was Gajeel's sworn younger brother . <A> This could possibly be so due to Gajeels ability to absorb Rouge's shadows. <S> If Rouge was his disciple/brother, he was around he for an amount of time where he adapted to his magic. <A> I think Rouge is Gajeel's younger brother since there is no other explanation I can think of. <S> As we all know, when Gajeel was in Phantom Lord, he was feared so much. <S> Therefore, he is respected but never admired. <S> It seems that Gajeel knows Rouge's real name since they were brothers and this would explain why Rouge respects Gajeel so much. <S> Even Gajeel says that he is his disciple since they were brothers but with Gajeel as the older sibling and with Rouge as the younger sibling in the family.
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Gajeel says that Rogue was his disciple.
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Can Gohan transform to Super Saiyan in Mystic form? In DBZ, we see that the Elder Kai fully awakens the dormant power of Gohan. In this state Gohan can match Buu in his unfused form. But after Buu absorbs Piccolo and Gotenks, why doesn't Gohan go Super? Is there any reason that Gohan couldn't transform to Super Saiyan form after the awakening? Edit 1: Removed the transformation in GT from consideration because DBZ and GT are seperate canons. Edit 2: Dragon Ball Super has canon continuity to DBZ and I've heard talks of Ultimate Gohan in it. Has more information been provided on Gohan's transformation in DBS? Please Note: Yet to see DBS beyond the intial movies. <Q> I think I found a possible answer, because I had a similar question. <S> In Gohan article on Dragon Ball Wiki. <S> However, amazed at realizing that some of his power really was unlocked, Gohan apologizes to Old Kai, and resumes the ritual. <S> After some time, the ritual is finally completed and Gohan is told to power up like he does for the Super Saiyan transformation; however, when he does, his appearance does not change, but his power and strength gain an awesome increase. <S> So it seems when Gohan got "Mystic Gohan", even though he increased his power, his appearance didn't change. <S> So he couldn't transform in any other Saiyan form than the normal form, but he was still getting stronger. <S> I'm not sure if he is able to change, but the fact is, there would be no difference. <S> He already got all his power in his normal form, without a change. <A> The answer is yes. <S> His power was fully awaken and so he had no need to transform into super Saiyan. <S> He could go super <S> but he didn't know that Buu could absorb people and their power level. <S> When he is in mystic form his full power was awaken and he had the same power as he did as super Saiyan. <S> so his base power was risen. <S> He can still transform into a SS or SS2 at any point he wants to. <S> Its just the fact that he has the same power level <S> and so he doesn't see the point to. <S> A good sight for you to look at the goes more in detail is Dragonball wiki <A> The answer is actually no. <S> Gohan's Mystic Powerup IS his Super Saiyan transformation which is why elder Kai tells him to powerup as if he were transforming. <A> In Dragon Ball Super when training with Piccolo Gohan powered up to super saiyan 2, and then he made a final effort and transformed into mystic form , passing from super saiyan 2 to mystic form in a gradual change, as a next stage, so no, now with Dragon Ball Super <S> the answer is clear, he can't transform into super saiyan when in mystic form because it's another stage of power. <S> You can see it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8G4shXF9bo0 <A> According to Dragon Ball Wiki, Daizenshuu 2 commented on the possibility of Gohan becoming a Super Saiyan: <S> Daizenshuu 2 states that Ultimate Gohan is still capable of becoming a Super Saiyan, but even without utilising the form he surpasses Super Saiyan 3 Gotenks in power, if Ultimate Gohan was to become a Super Saiyan his power would likely rise to levels above even Super Buu (Gohan, Piccolo, Goten, and Trunks absorbed). <A> Actually, Gohan's Mystic Power-Up actually made it so his ki transformed to that of a Kai, but doing so made it so that his appearance doesn't change when he goes Super Saiyan. <S> When he fought Super Buu, he was actually a Super Saiyan 2 charged by Kai energy, but the Kai powers he got from his Mystic training made his Super Saiyan lose the aura and hair and eye color. <S> Apparently that Kai training has worn off by the events of Battle of the Gods, Resurrection F and Dragon Ball Super because he went back to not training. <A> It makes perfect sense that Ultimate Gohan (the official name for the "form") can go Super Saiyan. <S> Whenever Gohan had sudden outburst of rage and power he utilized and unleashed very small portions of his full power, the greatest example of this was him transforming into and SSJ2 against Perfect Cell. <S> The Super Saiyan forms are only multipliers, and are NOT set levels of power. <S> For further proof, the Daizenshuu 2 clearly states that Ultimate Gohan can go Super Saiyan, and doing that would make him even stronger that Buuhan.
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Ultimate Gohan is just Gohan with his potential unlocked, he can't get stronger than that naturally, but utilizing forms and skills like the Kaio-ken, and Super Saiyan forms would multiply his power.
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What is the joke behind "fork" and "spoon" keywords? Christina decides a keyword which will make her believe Hououin Kyouma's story in the next time-line. That password is: 私が今一番欲しい物はMy-Forkであり。 My-Spoonはもうもってるし。 The thing I most want at the moment is "my fork". I already have "my spoon". She blushes as soon as she says it. And when Kyouma repeats her this password in the following time-lines, she feels strongly ashamed (especially for the "spoon" thing) of it everytime. What is the reason behind Christina's intense embarrassment? <Q> According to an interview with the scenario writer, Naotaka Hayashi, featured in Dengeki Games Magazine about the heroines of anime/game that weren’t explained in the main story: Why did Kurisu want her own fork? <S> Ever since Kurisu came back to Japan she couldn’t get enough of instant ramen. <S> At first she tried using chopsticks to eat her ramen but never could get used to them, so she gave up and used a fork instead. <S> This is why she wanted her own personal fork to eat her ramen at the lab. <S> This is probably the actual meaning she implies. <S> Her comment about how Okabe shouldn't take an interest (i.e., ask more about it) in that, is probably something to hide he embarrassment of not being able to use chopsticks. <S> Note that she brought her own spoon for pudding , but she doesn't have a fork (for ramen). <A> Apparently "my fork" and "my spoon" was at some point 2chan slang for "lover" and "friend", respectively. <S> No wonder Kurisu was so pissed with herself. <S> But no source was provided. <S> Though the Steins Gate wiki has a different explanation for it: <S> As a way for Makise Kurisu to understand that Okabe time-leaped back a few hours prior to Mayuri's death, she tells Okabe that she needs a "My Fork" to go with her "My Spoon" in the present, so that when he time-leaps back, she'll believe that Okabe came back from the future to save Mayuri. <S> But I still think it's just slang. <A> This answer will not provide you with any deeper meaning on what it would mean to own your personal spoon and/or fork, but it will tell you how Makise got her spoon and why she wanted a matching fork. <S> In Steins;Gate: Aishin Meizu no Babel (The story from Makise Kurisu's POV) <S> you can see how Makise gets her personal spoon for her tenth birthday from her father and was supposed to get her personal fork from him a year after that on her eleventh birthday. <S> Then on her eleventh birthday, she gave her father proof that time machines should be impossible to build. <S> He became outraged over this and instead of giving her anything, he told her he would prove her wrong and erase her from this earth. <S> So I guess her wanting her personal fork, would mean that she wanted to patch things up with her father and become wanted again by him. <S> Which can be seen when Ferris lets her listen to the tape both their fathers had made 16 years earlier, when she called him after all these years. <S> Not much had changed though, he still hadn't been able to built the time machine <S> and he still wanted to erase her existence in 2010. <A> In addition to Jon's answer: In Japan, people usually have their personal set of dishes, which they may call my+something. <S> e.g マイ箸 for chopsticks... <S> It is also trendy to prepend this "my" prefix for many personal objects that are seen as an achievement : house (マイホーム), car (マイカー)... <S> Combine those 2 hints for better understanding of the joke :)
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According to the Tv Tropes page , the explanation for the "fork" and "spoon" is an inside joke from 2chan for "lover" and "friend":
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Watching order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" and related anime I am slowly coming to the end of watching "Toaru Majutsu no Index" anime. There are a few anime series related to that world: Toaru Majutsu no Index Toaru Majutsu no Index II Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S and some movies. But I am not sure in what order I should watch them. Someone told me that "Railgun" came after "Majutsu no Index" - should I watch "Railgun" first then, or the second season of "Index"? Are there some things that I can miss if I watch them in the wrong order, like not knowing characters that were already introduced? And if it is Railgun I should watch second, should I watch "Toaru Majutsu no Index II" afterwards, or "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S"?Or is it that it really doesn't matter and I can watch both of the "Toaru Majutsu no Index" series before the two "Toaru Kagaku no Railgun" series? <Q> Having just watched them out of order (accidentally), I highly recommend watching them by order of release date, including the movie. <S> The original and spin-off series were produced by the same company. <S> (The same team as well I believe) and never aired at the same time. <S> This makes the recommended order: Index season 1 <S> Railgun season 1 <S> Index season 2 Index movie Railgun season 2 (S) Index season 3 Railgun season 3 / Accelerator season 1 <S> (release order not yet known) Enjoy! <A> The "canonical" order in which to watch Raildex (i.e. production order) is correctly given in Builder_K's answer . <S> However, there are alternate viewing orders that are also feasible, since Index and Railgun are only loosely coupled to one another. <S> Persons who (like me) enjoy Railgun but not Index might wish to watch in the following order: <S> Index season 1 <S> (episodes 1-9, i.e. to the end of the Deep Blood arc) <S> Railgun season 1 (all episodes) Railgun season 2 (all episodes) <S> Index season 1 up through the Deep Blood arc has almost nothing to do with what happens in Railgun through the end of season 2, aside from Index destroying Tree Diagram <S> but I would suggest watching it anyway to get a feel for the Raildex universe. <S> If you find Index too abominable to bear with, just drop it and start at episode 1 of Railgun season 1 - you won't have missed out on much. <S> If after finishing Railgun season 2, you want to continue with Index, pick Index season 1 back up wherever you left off; and then watch Index season 2 and the Index movie. <S> If, for some bizarre reason, you like Index but not Railgun, do the following: <S> Index season 1 (all episodes) <S> Index season 2 (all episodes) Index movie The Index side of things is not dependent on Railgun in any significant way (Saten's first appearance outside Railgun is, I believe, in the movie, but nothing else comes to mind), so you don't need to watch any of Railgun for things to make sense. <S> I do not advise doing this because, come on, Railgun is obviously the better of the two. <A> His reasoning is rather compelling: Watching the Sister's Arc first in Index absolutely ruins the emotional impact you get from seeing it from Misaka's perspective while providing absolutely no gain. <S> The Sister's Arc is 4 episodes in Index and 14 in Railgun S as such the Railgun S version's enjoyment should clearly take priority, especially considering the fact that it is the primary arc of the entire Railgun series (and arguably the best arc of the entire show). <S> [...] <S> The first season of Index is the weakest entry to the series. <S> Index season one is written pretty badly. <S> It does a horrible job explaining the world and what is going on. <S> Raildex is a situation where the conventional wisdom of "watch it in production order" kind of breaks down because there are actually two parallel productions involved. <S> Since this watching order does still preserve production order within each individual production (i.e. Index and Railgun), I think it works. <S> If you do watch the series in this order, note that episodes 10-14 of Index season 1 are basically a condensed, crappier version of episodes 2-16 of Railgun season 2. <S> It'll be a bit of a slog to get through, but you should do it anyway, because the Index version shows events from a different character's perspective (Touma's). <A> This is how i came up with the watch order for "Toaru Majutsu no Index" whole seires: Index Season 1 Oct 5, 2008 to Mar 19, 2009 Index tan <S> 2009 <S> Railgun Season 1 <S> Oct 3, 2009 to Mar 20, <S> 2010 MMR + 2 OVA Index Season 2 . <S> Oct 8, 2010 to Apr 1, 2011 <S> Index tan s2 2011 Index Movie Feb 2013 <S> + OVA Railgun Season 2 Apr 12, 2013 to Sep 27, 2013 MMR S2 + <S> 1 OVA Index Season 3 <S> Oct 5, 2018 to Apr 5, 2019 <S> Index tan s3 2018 to 2019 Upcoming Railgun Season 3 and Accelerator Series
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User /u/urban287 on reddit proposes an interesting non-conventional viewing order for watching the entire Raildex series : Railgun season 1 Railgun season 2 Index season 1 Index season 2 Index movie
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Are floors 76-100 still untouched? At the end of the Aincrad arc, Kirito faced Skull Reaper (boss of the floor) and found out that the Guild Master of the Knights of the Blood was the GM himself. After beating him, Aincrad was destroyed and floors 76-100 were still untouched. At the end of the Fairy Dance arc, Kirito restores Aincrad so the people can explore it again. I waiting for the story about floors 76-100, as well as the Ruby Palace (100th floor), but there has been nothing so far. Now that Kirito has begun exploring GGO (Gun Gale Online), are floors 76-100 still untouched? <Q> Still untouched in canon. <S> In the non-canon games Infinity Moment/Hollow Fragment, Kirito and the others had to continue through the upper floors and the Ruby Palace. <S> It was established within canon that the floors of New Aincrad are being released 10 floors at a time. <S> The Mother's Rosario story arc begins with the update that opened floors 21-30 to begin clearing, notable because Kirito and Asuna wanted to reclaim their cabin on floor 22. <A> There is no formal reference to this in manga/anime as far as I'm aware of, but chances are that it probably got cleared or in process of. <S> Aincrad was revived and others are playing in it including Kirito (he commented how he would like to restart from level 1 and beat it properly this time). <S> Unless he got bored, I'm sure he would only move on from the game after someone beats it properly. <S> The other probability is SAO II happens while he's still in pursuit of that goal. <A> I was only implied in the light novel and anime, that Kirito would like to clear Aincrad. <S> It was not told in detail about it as after ALO (Alfheim Online), the story moved to GGO (Gun Gale Online). <S> Too bad the online reference in Baka-Tsuki is no longer available. <S> Source: I read the book from volume 1 to 6, that is from SAO (vol 1-2) to GGO (vol 5-6). <A> In Ordinal Scale Movie in last scene <S> kirito cs fighting with last boss on Floor 100 or so called Ruby Palace
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Since nothing has been said beyond Mother's Rosario, it is safe to say the upper floors still have not been released.
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Is there a slug based Sage Mode? As we know, Naruto (Jiraiya's apprentice) has mastered the Sage Mode of toads. Also, Kabuto (Orochimaru's apprentice) has mastered the Sage Mode of snakes. So, my question is, is there a Sage Mode of slugs (related to Tsunade)? <Q> He learnt Sage Mode in Shikkotsu Woods/Forest, a legendary place that is equally famous as Mount Myōboku (toad) and Ryūchi Cave (snake). <S> It is the home of the slug Katsuyu, parts of which are summoned by Tsunade and one of her disciples, Sakura Haruno. <S> Evidence: <S> In Hashirama's fight with Madara, it appears that he enters a Sage Mode (bottom right corner) similar to Tsunade's, with a diamond shape tatoo-like symbol in her forehead. <S> Though it is not explicitly said neither in the manga nor in the anime that Tsunade enters Sage Mode, it is clear that Hashirama did. <A> Sages use nature energy. <S> Tsunades "100 healings technique" uses her own stored chakra. <S> Also, Hashirama does not use the same healing technique. <S> His is called "Mitotic Regeneration" in his sage mode and it works by increasing the speed at which his cells replicate through mitosis which replaces the damaged or dead cells. <S> I'm too lazy to find the exact episode, <S> I just watch/read a lot of Naruto.. <A> I think hashirama does use slug sage, and I think that his wife mito uzumaki tried to imitate him, but with out the risks that sage training has sense she os the nine tails jinjuriki, and developed an jutsu, seal (being and uzumaki which is a clan known for their seals) , to imitate what her husband learned and created the hundred healings jutsu. <S> I also think this because madara stated that tsunade’s 100 healings jutsu was the same as hashirama’s, but he didn’t use the hundred healings like his wife, or else he would have had the mark, so you can say that these two jutsu are based around the same thing. <S> Slug sage. <S> I also think the 100 healings seal is on the fore heal and spreads all over when activated because Mito most likely tried to imitate the forehead circle as well. <S> So you can basically say the 100 healings technique is an off brand slug sage.
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The Sage Mode of the slugs is somewhat related to the Sage Mode of Hashirama Senju (First Hokage).
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Did Light truly love anyone? In Death Note, I am not aware of whether Light actually truly loved or cared about anyone although at the beginning of the series you could say he loved his parents perhaps. But it seems that he was at least shown to be as an intellectual person who just so happened to be bored or well tired with the way life was (e.g. criminals everywhere, continuous injustice that happened towards people etc.). I may have missed something from the anime and I haven't read the mangas (so please correct me if I'm wrong) but did Light ever truly love anyone? I want a canon answer. <Q> Himself. <S> And only himself. <S> Yagami Light truly perceived himself as a god where everyone else was a lower being. <S> He explained in one segment that his lifespan is too valuable to make a deal for the shinigami eyes. <S> Yet for even his closest allies (Misa) or even his family, their lives can be easily discarded. <A> Misa served as a tool; Takada served as a tool; and his family just shouldn't get in his way, otherwise he would have killed them. <S> But he reacted when Sayu got kidnapped by Mello. <S> I think that he only possessed a kind of responsibility-like feeling. <S> At a certain point in the manga, I don't think that he loved anyone anymore. <S> He was focusing on achieving his goal. <A> I think he loved his family. <S> And I don't think he was just acting when his father died. <S> He was just corrupted by the Death Note. <A> This isn't really exercised in the show, we can't tell. <S> All we see is Light being fed up with life until he gets the Death Note... <S> As for this father, it looks like he is expressing genuine feelings for his father when he is dying in episode 29, however at the time he is only thinking about how important it is to kill off Mello. <A> Himself. <S> You don't just become one. <S> Insane narcissist? <S> Yes, he totally, but sociopath? <S> Doesn't fit the bill. <S> A total narcissist loves only themselves, and might have emotion for others, but mostly just in how they help themselves feel good. <S> If you look at Light during the period of time where he forsakes the Death Note, he is actually a decent guy. <S> Notice how his entire expression and tone are changed. <S> (even when no one is looking) <S> Absolute power corrupts absolutely. <S> On the topic of psychological issues: L is a textbook case of Asperger's Syndrome.
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Light did not truly love anyone other than himself. We can see that he didn't really love Misa though as he never actually expresses any feelings for her at all. He is corrupted by the power of the Death Note, and becomes a figurative monster. As to the sociopath suggestion, it is generally thought that sociopaths are born that way.
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What did Madara mean by "showing our guts"? In the latest episode (filler, obviously...) of Naruto Shippuden, episode 368 the expression "to show your guts" was flying all over the place. I've tried Googling around, but didn't manage to find what it meant. I think it means something along the lines of showing your most inner feelings , but I'm not entirely certain. PS: English isn't my native language, so don't judge. <Q> From context and the discussions in the show about the reasons that wars persist and continue (bits and pieces from Nagato, Naruto & Jiraiya at different points in time) - they are talking about how people cannot discern emotions and thoughts of others directly, meaning people cannot know the true feelings of others. <S> Which in turn causes misunderstanding, differences in opinion and emotion to the end result of conflict, culminating in war. <S> Given this overall theme, I think it is reasonable to understand this (possibly mistranslated phrase) <S> to mean - show our internal feelings/emotions/thoughts to the other (internal <- <S> > guts). <A> Oxford Advanced Learners English Dictionary defines guts in 4. <S> (informal) <S> the courage and determination that it takes to do sth difficult or unpleasant. <A> To be gutsy is to be courageous or brave. <S> Madara says that they should "show their guts". <S> In other words, they should prove their courage, or show how brave they are by example
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So "show your guts" means you challenge to someone to show / demonstrate his courage / determination to do something.
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Has Naruto ever killed anyone? Just a curious thought I had recently. Naruto has been in an awful lot of fights but I can't recall if he ever actually killed another person. <Q> Technically speaking, Naruto never landed the killing blow on anyone. <S> Haku, even though beaten by Naruto, jumped in front of Kakashi's Raikiri. <S> Kakuzu, hit directly by the Rasenshuriken, survived, and later killed by Kakashi. <S> Pain's bodies were already dead. <S> Nagato, the living puppeteer, sacrificed himself after hearing Naruto's resolve, with the Rinne Tensei, and revived all the people of the village. <S> You could say that Naruto was a major cause in all of these people's death, but he did not directly kill any of them. <A> There is someone I know. <S> His corpse was later devoured by Zetsu. <A> I know that this thread is old, but I just want to point out that Naruto did kill Aoi Rokusho with the Rasengan. <S> Aoi Rokusho is a rogue ninja who ran away from the Leaf Village with the sacred Thunder Sword that belonged to the 2nd Hokage. <S> Naruto attacked the Thunder Sword that Aoi sensei was using and that sent Aoi sensei plummeting down the cliff, which according to Aoi himself, is a fatal fall. <S> This was during their mission to the Land of Tea <S> (*ep 106 in Naruto). <S> I think that's the closest thing Naruto has to killing somebody on his own without any variables. <A> Hiruko from will of fire was fatally wounded by Naruto's rasenshiruken <S> Not 100% sure if true <S> but I watched th end part of the movie <S> and it seems that he died from said blow
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Yūra was defeated and killed by Naruto's Big Ball Rasengan .
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Is "Payday" Money, real money? In the Pokémon games, when Payday is used, you can gain a small amount of money. The amount is however pitiful, so it's never used as an infinite money trick or effective money grinding strategy. In the anime however, during the Johto League Arc, in one episode Jessie, James, and Meowth are copycatting a famous burglar who had a Meowth as a partner. In his escapes the burglar's Meowth used Payday like a smoke screen. When Jessie and James copycat, they do the same thing, however because Meowth can't use Payday, Meowth throws bottle caps belonging to James' collection. (When Ash, Brock, and Misty examine the "coins" they comment they are just bottle caps, after which you hear James in the background saying they aren't "just bottle caps".) I am wondering however, is the money that's thrown out when Payday is used the same kind of money used in society in Pokemon? If so, then how is it people don't abuse the move to get rich? (For example, Team Rocket stealing Pokémon with Payday and using them to fund their criminal operations.) <Q> In chapter 56 of the Pokemon Adventures manga , you can see how Kanto's Pokemon Fan Club Chairman had perfected the pay day move on both its Rapidash and Fearow. <S> He used the coins to pay his ticket to ride the S.S. Anne , so they must be real coins. <S> As to why Team Rocket does not use this method to gain loads of coints, it probably costs too much time and effort to be worth it. <S> Imagine your cat could spawn a couple of cents a day and with some effort it might be able to spawn <S> lets say a dollar a day. <S> You might retain only a little after paying for the training and food to keep your cat healthy to spawn lots of coins. <S> I doubt it would make someone rich quickly. <S> I think Team Rocket would be much better off just robbing a bank or something or stealing from some rich dude instead of stealing or breeding a bunch of Meowth. <A> In this case the Pokemon would need to have some kind of money and so the move would not always be successful in the anime if they don't have access to what they consider money. <A> While I have no canonical answer, I do have a few ideas. <S> First, maybe it's somehow tied to Pokemon happiness. <S> MiserablePokemon gives a couple pennies, overly happy Pokemon gives severalquarters (maybe not in USD, but hopefully I've conveyed the point). <S> Alternatively, maybe it can only be used once every so often. <S> Afterall, there is no exploit of Charmander for heaters or Pikachu forpowerplants. <S> Pokemon do not have limitless power, they eventuallyneed to rest and recharge. <S> Perhaps the coins are actually fake, just some people buy them askeepsakes. <S> This would be similar to going to the beach and buyingseashells or buying a fancy rock from the mountainside. <S> Maybe evenjust buying it as a lump of metal, similar to recycling plants thatpay for your aluminum from used cans. <S> It could also be that only some coins are real and the others areillusions. <S> If a bunch of gold coins are being thrown in a crowd,some might jump on the opportunity just in case they are real. <S> One potential reason the crowd might have swarmed for Payday coins would be that it looks like real money. <S> In a crowd, they might not know it was a Payday move and mistake fake coins for real ones. <S> It could also be that Payday is not a well known move to the general population.
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It's possible that Payday as a move that is only successful if the opponent has money on them.
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What is the unit of power level in the Dragon Ball series and how is it measured? Throughout almost the entire series, all characters in the Dragon Ball series keep on talking about sensing each other's powers from great distances and all. They even compare each other's power levels just by observing each other. So my questions are: What is the unit of power level? For example, weight is measured in the unit kilogram. How is each unit of such a power measured? Since the story revolves around Earthlings, is it possible (in the wildest of dreams) for humans to devise a way to measure power levels? <Q> I would like to give you the link to the wiki: <S> The Power Level (戦闘力, Sentō Ryoku; literally "combat power" or "fighting strength"), referred to as Battle Point/Battle Power (BP) in video games, is a concept found in the Dragon Ball franchise created by Akira Toriyama. <S> It is first introduced in Dragon Ball, where Goku as a kid learns to sense ki after drinking the Ultra Divine Water, although the Z Fighters are able to detect power levels via the ki sensing ability eventually. <S> It's not clear <S> how they measure the power, or at least I couldn't find something... <S> That's right, Bulma got one of the scouters, so I think it shouldn't be a problem for her to copy it. <S> And if you want to know which character has which Power Level, see this list of Power Levels . <A> Units of power are somewhat of a rough indicator of how strong a person is in that point in time. <S> Although at the beginning of Dragon Ball Z, in the Vegeta and Frieza arcs, power level is considered the only thing that matters. <S> We later see in the Cell arc with Vegeta and Trunks with their alternate SSJ 2 form (The really buff one) that power level only measures strength and not speed. <S> So later on in the series power level just becomes somewhat of a joke when Goku and all the others have power levels of 100 000+ that it really just doesn't matter what your power level is. <S> Also, the creator of DBZ says that power levels often lie, because they don't show hidden power or potential. <S> Like in the fist couple episodes where Gohan has a super pathetic power level that just skyrockets when he gets mad. <A> This isn't official, but I looked into this, and this was the most reasonable conclusion I could make: The Equation for Power Output f(x) with Power Level <S> x is: f(x) <S> = <S> 0.25x^2 <S> * <S> (x+1)^2 f(x) = <S> The Power Output in PLUx = <S> The Power Level <S> To find the value of 1 PLU (Power Level Unit), we can use the fact that Freeza destroyed Namek, and if we assume Namek's binding energy is the same as Earth's <S> , we get about 224 x 10^30 Joules. <S> Freeza powered up for 6813 to 6846 frames, and since the framerate is 30 fps, the time is anywhere from 227.1 seconds to 228.2 seconds. <S> Based on the equation presented, a power level of 60,000,000 comes to 3.24 <S> x 10 <S> ^30. <S> This means the value of 1 Power Level Unit is 12357457/40659859 Watts, or about 0.304 Watts. <S> This equation makes the farmer's power level of 5 equal to 68.4 Watts, and also gives the following Power Levels: GE90 Jet Engine = 177 <S> Space Shuttle = 626 <S> Saturn V Rocket = 1,215 <S> Strongest Laser <S> Ever Built (ELI) <S> = <S> 40,276 <S> The Sun = 8,420,000 <S> Keep in mind that these do not increase linearly, so 50% of a power level of 100 is not 50, <S> its about 84. <S> Also, I found Mr. Satan's Power Level: <S> Mr. Satan pulls buses in the cell saga. <S> In my research, I found a similar bus with a mass 12000 kg and a length of 772 cm. <S> There are 4 buses, so he pulled a mass of 48000 kg a distance of 3088 cm. <S> He did this in 1129 frames, or about 37.6 seconds, and as the total work done is 14,535,808.896 Joules, the average power was about 387 kW. <S> This puts Mr. Satan's power level at 43. <S> Sources: Calculator <S> Used: https://web2.0calc.com/ <S> Bus: https://www.siemens.com/press/pool/de/events/2013/infrastructure-cities/2013-05-uitp/background-ebus-wiener-linien-e.pdf <S> Episode 97, in which Freeza destroys Namek <A> Considering that Vegeta didn't sense the genkidama hold by Kuririn, we can assume that Ki is not necessarily Battle Power. <S> Gohan also only noticed the Genkidama after seeing how huge it was in the sky.
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I think the unit of the Power Level is Ki .
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Why doesn't Marika wear same uniform as the others? Despite being a transfer student, Marika should have been given a uniform. But why didn't they give her one? Chitoge wpre the same uniform since her first day. In manga chapter 129 (Now it has 131 chapters) <Q> In this case, Marika is probably wearing her old school's uniform. <S> As a transfer student, there's a grace period before you get provided the one the school designates (they are typically purchased). <S> This is also the case of the Transfer Student Uniforms <S> trope: <S> New Transfer Students in places where school uniforms are a cultural default setting often wear their old ones until the school can provide them with a new one. <S> In fiction, this shows the newcomer or outsider. <S> When they get the current school uniform, this indicates they've been assimilated . <S> If the student is meant to be a Fish out of Water, they will keep their old uniform throughout the series. <S> In Japanese media, even rebels don't choose to abandon uniforms entirely; in American media they will do this even if the new school doesn't have uniforms. <S> Compare the Non-Uniform Uniform. <A> Aside from the "assimilation" thing, it's worth mentioning that school uniforms normally aren't just stored in bulk somewhere in the school's designated warehouse of uniforms. <S> That'd be ridiculous because all students have different measurements. <S> Can you imagine the amount of unused uniforms of all shapes and sizes? <S> Each student orders their uniform before the year begins, and they all get it on time. <S> So there's really nothing unusual going on, just everyday life stuff. <A> Myabe she doesn't want to? <A> It's true that if she transferred in the middle of the year she would have had do wait... <S> but she transferred in their first year and the manga is already like halfway through second year <S> (even the anime is into the second year) so at this point if she is still not wearing it <S> it's cause she doesn't want to... <S> Realistically, she would have been written up by this point by a disciplinary person but because this is an anime/manga <S> it's probably the whole "character look" thing. <S> Even if this were real life, she clearly has a lot of power and authority due to her father's position <S> so maybe they'd get the school to look the other way, be it <S> she just wants to stand out <S> or she's more comfortable with her old clothes. <S> Marika is a more modest, feminine person so could you really picture her in a mini skirt?
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Not that I know this for a fact within the story, but remembering Nagi No Asu Kara, the characters had agreed to keep wearing their old school uniforms on purpose as a way of saying they didn't belong to the new school. Students that transfer in the middle of the year have to order their uniform separately from all other students, and may even have to wait until the required materials are shipped to the factory.
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Do Rave Master and Fairy Tail share the same world? There's a crossover work for Fairy Tail and Rave Master called Fairy Tail X Rave. Do these two series share the same world or is it just for the sake of crossover? They even have Dark Bring (Rave) and Magic (Fairy Tail) together. On the left with pink hair: Natsu - Fairy Tail. On the right with silver hair: Haru - Rave <Q> The two series do not share the same world. <S> Rave master takes place primarily in the Continent of Luka , whereas Fairy Tail takes place in Earth Land . <S> I'm unsure of the overall world name for Rave Master, but there is no Luka in <S> Earth Land and the maps look quite different. <S> Rave Master World Map <S> Fairy Tail World Map <A> I believe that the worlds are not the same but parallel like Edolas. <S> The fact that the rave people came to fairy tail was probably by mistake just how some of the Edolas people got to earth-land. <S> The two anime/ manga are written by the same man, but the fact he linked them could be seen as an Easter egg as some or no ova's are cannon, however in my personal opinion weather it's an OVA or not, <S> the fact that they linked is clear enough to me that they are in fact parallel. <S> However many things are the same in both animes like the jiggle but gang, indicating to me <S> once again it is parallel and characters can move from one place to another. <S> :) Nyaaaa~ <A> No, they only share the same mangaka and drawing style. <S> In both, the Etherion is present. <S> In both we see parallel twin worlds, but they are differently meant.
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It is also similar but not the same thing. The two series are by the same mangaka - Hiro Mashima - so it was this that allowed for the easy crossover OVA, as there were no copyright or licensing discussions that had to be made.
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What are Youmu Stones used for? In Kyoukai no Kanata, the hunters make a living out of selling Youmu stones, allegedly the souls of the defeated youmu. It goes even to the extent of a school teacher taking a leave to hunt during a particular event. What is the use for those youmu stones after they are sold? Why are they valuable to others? What I am looking for is some source material reference from other media (I only watched the anime). <Q> I will build on FatalSleep 's answer: <S> The similarity among all youmu is their tendency to manifest an ore-like stone that contains the powers of that youmu when slain. <S> In the anime, it is shown that Sakura Inami can use Youmu stones to empower "her" spear-like weapon. <S> Given <S> (1) that the stones have the powers of the youmu and (2) <S> this use of the stones shown on screen, we can infer that the stones could be used to empower/create magical items. <S> The barrier sticks, the charms and several other magical artifacts from the Kyoukai no Kanata universe could be made using the power from those stones. <S> As magical ingredients, youmu stones would be very valuable and highly sought after. <S> This would justify the Ikaishi income, the wealth of some Ikaishi families and the economy of the Youmu stones market. <A> There isn't really too much source material on the youmu stones besides the anime. <S> However, we see that the youmu stones are brought to appraisers to be sold as a proof of victory over a youmu. <S> However it's never explicitly explained as to what use the stones have. <S> Based on the Kyoukai <S> no Kanata wiki: http://kyoukainokanata.wikia.com/wiki/Youmu <S> The similarity among all youmu is their tendency to manifest an ore-like stone that contains the powers of that youmu when slain. <S> If this is the case, then the stones could be being used as a medium to create the different powers of all of the Spirit World Warriors. <S> This would explain why stronger youmu that are slain have higher value stones. <A> It's unknown what they are useful for except that. <S> Each stone has its own "aura" detectable by Appraisers, who can tell how powerful the defeated Youmu was. <S> Think of the stones as experience points earned in a fighting game. <S> The more you got − the higher level you are, and as a result, thought of as more powerful by other Spirit World Warriors.
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Youmu stones serve as a proof of victory of Spirit World Warriors over the Youmu.
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Were the other trainers from Pallet town ever revealed? We know four trainers started in Pallet town. Three with one of the three original starters and Ash with his Pikachu. Apart from Gary, were the other two trainers ever revealed in the anime? And was it ever revealed who got which specific starter Pokemon? <Q> First, the things we know: Ash got late and had to pick the reserve Pokemon Pikachu . <S> The other 3 starter Pokemon already got picked, one of which was picked by Gary . <S> At the end of the series, you could see that Gary picked Squirtle . <S> So the question is, who picked the other 2 starters and where were they mentioned? <S> Your question really inspired me to find a answer. <S> I found answers on multiple sites. <S> On reddit <S> In the series, Ash and co. encounter a Charmander that was abandoned by its owner. <S> We might infer that the original owner was one of the other two Pallet Town trainers. <S> In addition, the Bulbasaur Ash and co. encounter was raised in the Hidden Village, which the article linked states was a haven for, among other things, abandoned Pokemon. <S> So it appears possible that the other Pallet Town trainers also abandoned his starter Pokemon. <S> On serebiiforums <S> These two mystery trainers' sole purpose in the anime was to be a plot device so that Ash would miss out on all 3 standard starter Pokemon and get Pikachu. <S> Gary got 1 of them (and it wasn't revealed until the very end of Johto) and for marketing purposes, Ash had to have Pikachu as his very first Pokemon... <S> So they invented 2 other trainers to get the remaining Pokemon... and they were referenced a few times until after Ash got the Earth badge and returned to Pallet town. <S> That was when Oak said that the "other two" gave up and flunked out. <S> Thus writing them out of the show permanently... never to be referenced again. <S> So it seems that these 2 mysterious trainers were just there to lose their starter Pokemon after a short time, so Ash could find them and train during the series, the 4 most favorite Pokemon of every kid. <S> (Squirtle came to him from the firefighter) <S> I think the 2 trainers weren't meant to have a big part in this series. <S> They were just needed to give Ash the rare Pokemon everyone wants to have. <S> But this is just my personal opinion. <A> The Four Trainers of Pallet Town Theory Pokémon: Indigo League , episode 10 <S> "Bulbasaur And The Hidden Village": Bulbasaur protects a "spa resort for pokémon" village in which the only human there, a girl by the name of Melanie, takes care of them. <S> By theory, we conclude that Melanie does not want to be a trainer but more of a caretaker for pokémon and may have "abandoned" or set free Bulbasaur to choose his own path. <S> But there is speculation that she might be too old to have recently left Pallet town considering she is as tall as Brock. <S> He falls for her and is older than Ash and Misty. <S> Pokémon: <S> Indigo League , episode 11 "The Stray": Charmander is left on a rock and his trainer said he'd be back for him. <S> His original owner's name is Damian. <S> Oddly enough he brags about how many pokémon he has on a table in pokéballs - over the 6 pokéball legal limit. <S> By theory, he is one of the new pokémon trainers from Pallet town and chose the Charmander as his first. <S> Starter pokémon are associated with "beginner" which in turn translates to some as "weak". <S> A pokémon you catch and earned is less likely to be discarded because of work you put into it unlike the freely given pokémon at the start. <S> This may be what Damian was thinking of Charmander at the time. <S> Pokémon: Johto League , episode 269 (or S3E152) " <S> The Ties That Bind": <S> Professor Oak bragged to Ash that Gary had chosen the best starter pokémon in the first episode without revealing which one this might have been. <S> Gary Oak reveals his third pokémon in a match against Ash to be the evolved form of his starter pokémon, Blastoise (originally Squirtle). <S> Gary Oak was the only other trainer apart from Ash from Pallet town that was carried on through the anime series to be his rival. <S> The other two were simply written off by Professor Oak (ep64) who stated that the other two flunked out of Pokémon Training. <S> Sources: Bulbapedia <S> Ep.10: <S> Bulbasaur Ep.11: <S> Charmander Ep.269: <S> Squirtle/Blastoise Melanie Damian <S> Gary Oak <S> Ep.1: <S> Prof. Oak bragging Ep.63: <S> Earth Badge Ep.64: consulting Prof. Oak <A> Firstly, because he wasn't seen at the Pokemon League. <S> Secondly, wild Charmanders weren't seen in the anime much or maybe at all. <S> So it's reasonable to say that he got it as his starter. <S> I don't know about Bulbasaur, though. <S> It probably belonged to a girl who quit in episode 30 something, because she wanted her Pokemon to just be her companions. <A> I agree with the Damian being another Pallet trainer. <S> As for the other, it could be that girl in the original theme song that never appears in the anime <S> and she could have had the abandoned Bulbasaur which Ash found. <S> I can't take credit for this answer as I got it from a YouTube video by ProtoMario .
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I think Damian, the original owner of Ash's Charmander (now Charizard), was one of the Pokemon trainers from Pallet Town.
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What Japanese animation was the first to be an international success? Around 1910, I believe Japan started to experiment with animations and over a span of several decades anime became as we know it now. With hundreds of anime that became quite popular even outside of Japan, including off course the big shots such as One Piece and Naruto. But which anime/ Japanese animation was the first to actually be successfully received outside of Japan? <Q> A good guess is probably Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira . <S> It was released in 1988 and had a worldwide theatrical release in more than 10 countries and at least 9 languages. <S> The Akira wiki page notes: <S> The title has been regarded as one of the greatest animated movies of all time and prompted an increase in popularity of anime movies in the US and, generally, outside of Japan. <S> It is still admired for its exceptional visuals. <S> In Channel 4's 2005 poll of the 100 greatest cartoons of all time featuring both cartoon shows and cartoon movies, and The film led the way for the growth of popularity of anime outside of Japan. <S> Akira has also been cited as a major influence on live-action films ranging from The Matrix to Chronicle. <S> The History of Anime wiki page also notes: Despite the failure of Akira in Japan, it brought with it a much larger international fan base for anime. <S> When shown overseas, the film became a cult hit and, eventually, a symbol of the medium for the West. <S> More info: <S> The Guardian - Akira: the future-Tokyo story that brought anime west Anime News Network . <S> There was some mention of Dragonball, but the first of those movies were released in 1986 and none of the first ones had international releases. <A> The oldest anime I found after some research is Astro Boy. <S> It originated from Japan and started airing in the US on September 7, 1963 . <S> This is two months after Calimero, but Astro Boy is of Japanese origin, which Calimero is not. <S> I first looked through the wikipedia page on History of anime and the first title, " Astro Boy " looked familiar. <S> Therefore I started reading through the page and there it said The manga was adapted into the first popular animated Japanese television series that embodied the aesthetic that later became familiar worldwide as anime. <S> This was again repeated on the wiki page on the 1963 TV series <S> After enjoying success both in Japan and abroad as the first anime to be broadcast overseas , Astro Boy was remade in the 1980s under the same name(s), and in 2003 as Astro Boy: <S> Mighty Atom <S> First I clicked the 1959 TV series , which at that time was still called "Mighty Atom", but later changed to "Astro Boy". <S> The 1959 series didn't seem to have been broadcasted abroad though. <S> It was only from the 1963 TV series , that the name was changed to Astro Boy, after discussions between producer Fred Ladd and representatives from NBC. <S> The first United States broadcast was on September 7, 1963 , which was only 9 months after the first release on New Year's day in Japan. <S> More on the episode list with respective release dates for both Japan and the US can be found here <A> It originated from Italy and started airing in Italy on July 14, 1963 . <S> It later became an official anime in 1974. <S> Calimero (カリメロ Karimero) is an Italian/Japanese cartoon about a charming, but hapless anthropomorphized cartoon chicken; the only black one in a family of yellow chickens. <S> He wears half of his egg shell still on his head. <S> Source: <S> Wikipedia <S> Calimero is a small black bird who has a shell on his head; his dream is to fly like the other birds. <S> When he tries to fly and screws up he is teased by the other birds, but his girlfriend Pricilla is there to cheer him up. <S> Despite his appearance, he is quite smart and thinks up an idea to fly. <S> Source: <S> MyAnimeList <S> Calimero originally appeared on the Italian television show Carosello on July 14, 1963, and soon became a popular icon in Italy. <S> Therefore it was originally an Italian animation, but the characters were later licensed in Japan as an anime series , twice. <S> The first was made by Toei Animation and ran from October 15, 1974 to September 30, 1975, and the second, with new settings and characters, was made in 1992. <S> Altogether, 99 Japanese episodes were made (47 in the 1974 Toei series, and 52 in the 1992 Toei series). <S> Calimero officially became an anime in 1974 and it had international (outside of Japan) <S> success in Italy in the 60's and in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Spain in the 80's, so I would consider this to be the oldest anime <S> I know of which was an international success. <S> The first series was also broadcast on European networks such as TROS (Netherlands and Belgium), ZDF and RTL II (Germany) or TVE (Spain).
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The oldest anime I remember is Calimero. Akira is considered a forerunner of the second wave of anime fandom that began in the early 1990s and has gained a massive cult following since then.
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What would be considered canon in the Pokemon franchise? Usually we would treat the manga as canon for most works, but as most people usually only have watched the animation or played the video games, would in this case the manga still be considered canon over the anime? Or would it be the videogame and manga based on it? <Q> Canon usually refers to the original work rather than the most popular one. <S> As such, I would imagine that the original Japanese manga is canon. <S> The other mediums can be canon as well; the anime for example is a very important part of the franchise. <S> Stil, the manga would probably still take precedence. <A> The video games, manga, and anime are all different stories. <S> Each is canon only to it's own plot. <S> Since the video game came first however, we can assume the video game is considered canon unless you are speaking directly about the anime or manga, in which case that universe takes precedence. <S> In the absence of information from the video game, I would say information from the anime comes next, since it came out before the manga. <S> (Though arguably the manga fits the games better then the anime, therefore it takes the spot at second most canonical.) <S> It entirely depends on how you see the Pokemon universe. <A> Pokemon adventures is often considered to be more canon to the games. <S> Even though the manga was not made by Satoshi himself, you can see how canon it is to as Satoshi Taijiri once stated, "This is the comic that most resembles the world I was trying to convey." <S> While the current producers of the Pokemon cartoon series have tried to make all the official movies to be canon to the cartoon series. <S> As the series is only canon to things relating to Ash Ketchum.
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Canon is a very broad term that can be as strict or lenient as the user who uses it, so it's hard to answer this question definitively.
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What other Beaters were there in Sword Art Online? In Episode 8 - Black and White Sword Dance , after Kirito got Asuna to agree to cook the Ragout Rabbit, Asuna dismissed Kuradeel and got refused: Kuradeel: I can not leave you alone with a shady character like this Asuna: While I can't say anything about his shadiness, he is actually quite strong. In fact, he's 10 levels above you, Kuradeel. Kuradeel: Are you implying that I am somehow inferior to him? Wait, don't tell me he is one of those Beaters . In Episode 2 - Beater , after beating Illfang the Kobold Lord , Kirito was discovered as a Beta player. Reflecting on Diavel's request, Kirito takes an antagonist stance and lies about how far he had progressed during the beta of SAO: Kirito: I made it to floors not even the other Beta players could reach. Kibaou: Then that makes you worse than a Beta, YOU A GODDAMN FILTHY CHEATER. Background Player: He's a Beater! Kirito: Beater huh? Yeah, I like the sound of that. I was under the impression that Kirito was the only "Beater". However, Kuradeel says one of those Beaters , which implies that there are more as apart from him. Using the plural form, Kuradeel is grouping Kirito with others. So I am wondering, were there any other Beaters in SAO? If there were, do we know who they were? <Q> It would depend on your definition of "Beater. <S> " While they are not specifically referred to as "beaters," their actions and hidden ulterior motives would likely label them as such. <S> If you define it as Beta players who take advantage of their inside knowledge from the closed beta for their own benefit, then there are at least two. <S> Diavel , attempted to manipulate a certain transaction to ensure that Kirito played a support role during the Floor 1 boss encounter, so he could get the last kill bonus Coper , tried to use a monster to PK Kirito, so that he could get a certain quest item Morte , from SAO Progressive, Vol. 2, one of the Beta players that completed the "War of Elves'" quest (one of three people, including Kirito), has a hidden agenda... <S> Not all Beta players have ulterior motives. <S> Argo , an information broker that provides the "Strategy Guide by Area". <S> The guide is distributed in NPC shops and provided many resourceful information about the game. <S> But all in all, the term "Beater" is just a derogatory term non-Beta players use for Beta players that don't share their knowledge and keep information to themselves. <S> Non-Beta players are jealous of the knowledge Beta players have and seek to ostracize them, so the Beta players either have no choice but to share what they know or be forced to play by themselves. <A> The main reason of him becoming Beater was to turn anger of "simple" players away from beta-tester by concentrating it on Kirito. <S> By the way, Kuradeel says "Sou ka, ano Beater <S> no" what roughly translates into "Oh, he's that Beater..." <A> On some chat at first, with Klein, kirito tolds him they lucky obtaining one of the 10k copies of the game. <S> At same time, Klein tolds kirito <S> he's more lucky, because are one of the 1000 beta testers. <S> Because this, you can understand who they're 1000 beta testers online. <S> On the other hand, the "beater" term are a union of beta tester and cheater. <S> But, the definition of cheater in game are only a player with unknown information. <S> You can assume who all the beta testers are beaters too, because at one or another form, they know more information about the game, and probably doesn't told to anything, or only to friends. <S> Also, even if you try to not take advantage of these knowledge, you're using it if you need. <S> If the term "beater" are used only for these players who uses these knowledge for their own advantage "trying to do it", then, the quantity are unknown, because of the 1000 beta players you doesn't know nor 10%. <A> To answer the question, it's first important to understand what a "Beater" is. <S> The term was coined as conflation of "Beta" and "Cheater" to describe Kirito immediately after he made his speech after Diavel's death. <S> The definition is, therefore, the contents of said speech. <S> In his speech, Kirito asks not to be conflated with mere "beta players", noting that he is much knowledgeable than "regular" beta players. <S> In part, this is an exposition speech, explaining how Kirito knew a detail about the 1st floor's boss's weapon that Diavel did not. <S> Kirito explains that he knew more than Diavel, a fellow beta tester, due to reaching a higher floor during beta (Although Kirito doesn't specifically reveal that Diavel was a beta tester, but talks more generally. <S> It is implied that he is talking about Diavel, though). <S> This immediately rules out Diavel as a possible beater, as he is used for contrast. <S> The definition of a "Beater" is hence: A beta tester who has more knowledge than the average beta tester due to playing more and reaching farther. <S> Since the mere act of clearing a floor unlocks the upper floors to all players, the very concept that Kirito was the only one to venture to the higher floors is unlikely from the get go. <S> However, since the other beta testers that appear don't go around specifically saying which was the highest floor they had reached, it's hard to determine which was a beater, and which wasn't. <S> The only one that could be reliably ruled out was Diavel, due to his lack of knowledge about the Nodachi. <S> At any rate, after the 10th floor was cleared, any special knowledge known to the beta testers was rendered worthless, as only the 10th floor was reached during beta. <S> This also means that past this point, it would be completely impossible to identify a beta tester based on knowledge or behavior, let alone a beater.
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As I understand it from anime and LNs - Kirito was one and only Beater.
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In yaoi anime, why does the uke always say 'senpai'? I wasn't exactly sure how to phrase the title but in yaoi animes, why does the uke refer to their love I guess as senpai? For example, wouldn't it make more sense to say 'I love you Takano' rather than 'I love you senpai'? Is this a Japanese language thing or is it better to just say senpai rather than their actual name? <Q> I am going to make a couple of assumptions here. <S> Since Uke is normally the "passive" partner in the relationship, it would stand to reason that they are the younger in the couple, while the Seme , being the dominant partner, is the older one. <S> In a school scenario, senpai would make sense <S> and I'd assume the Uke would start calling the Seme by their name (probably with the -sama honorific at first) when their relationship is a bit more intimate (intimate = anything after their first kiss). <S> While I don't read Yaoi, one can't assume that every Yaoi story has the Uke and Seme attending the same school. <S> There may be some where one attends a different school or doesn't attended at all, as such senpai could still be used. <S> However, the Seme, being the senior, is still guiding the Uke like how one's senpai guides, protects, and teaches their kōhai as best they can. <S> With that, senpai becomes a term of endearment from the Uke after having been guided in the relationship by the Seme. <A> Senpai means senior in Japanese. <S> It's more polite to call your senior Senpai at school, at work, etc.. rather than calling them by their name alone. <A> I think it's a situational thing, not necessarily a rule. <S> Like with Takano and Onodera, Takano was Saga-senpai because he was senior, so calling him senpai is just how Onodera referred to him when they were in school. <S> With Koisuru Boukun, Morinaga says senpai because of their senpai-kohai relationship as schoolmates even though he is the seme. <A> In Japanese culture, everyone defers to titles if one applies, unless you have a special relationship with the person in question (ie, a family member, childhood friend, etc.). <S> Social structure/strata rules in Japanese society. <S> Even within a family, younger siblings call older siblings by their titles, the kids call the parents by their titles. <S> Employees ALWAYS defer to their managers by their titles. <S> Even strangers are addressed by titles when you don't know them because it's rude to just say "you", so depending on your age in relation to their age <S> you use titles like "uncle", "auntie", big brother/sister", "young man/lady". <S> You've probably already experienced this from old, poorly sub'd kung fu movies. <S> Yes, it's not just a Japanese thing - it's an Asian "respect your elders", Confucian kind of thing. <S> You might not always observe this in translated Japanese manga/anime/movies/TV shows because translators switch titles to the characters' names because titles are a little too unwieldy/confusing for Westerners to get use to. <S> How to address those outside/inside/ <S> above/below your particular place in society and <S> how to navigate it is a big deal and that gets reflected in manga/anime/movies/TV. <S> Japanese aren't standing around scratching their heads trying to figure out what to call the other person every time they meet someone by any means - it's ingrained and becomes natural. <S> Just like when you call someone you don't know (or even if you do) "sir" or "ma'am", or when southern folk call you Mr.~ or Miss~ even with your first name. <S> There's a standard of politeness ingrained.
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The Uke is sometimes older than the Seme which means it's more polite for the Seme to call the Uke 'Senpai' if he's his senior or call him (Name+San) which means Mr. (Name). It differs with every relationship.
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How could Kakashi use Susanoo? There are two reasons I have this query (spoiler alert!): Firstly, Obito didn't have Susanoo. Considering you need to awaken both Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu, while Obito never used even one of them, how was Kakashi able to use Obito's eyes to produce Susanoo? If he copied Susanoo, then how did he do that? Is it even possible to copy something like Susanoo? Secondly, not being of the Uchiha bloodline, he faces immense problems in using even a single eye for long periods of time. He almost lost half his chakra by making a lightning clone against Deva Path. On top of that, now he has both eyes after a long drawn battle fighting the likes of Zetsu, Obito, Madara and now Kaguya, how is he even supposed to stand? <Q> Aside from the obvious chakra problem - which has been shown to be a problem on previous fights (namely vs Deidara, IIRC) - there don't seem to be any plotholes, IMO. <S> As I've pointed out in this answer : Amaterasu, "representing the light of the material world" 1 , is performed with the right eye. <S> Tsukuyomi, "the nightmare realm, representing the world of the mind and darkness" 1 , is performed with the left eye. <S> Susano'o is "the strength of the tempestuous force that resides only within those of have mastered" 1 <S> both of the above techniques. <S> Granted <S> we haven't seen Kakashi perform any of those, but we haven't seen Madara perform them either, and he mastered Susano'o all the same-That being said, I don't think Kakashi was able to perform Susano'o due to the Sharingan's copying ability, but rather because he now possesses both Sharingan. <S> As for the chakra problem, maybe the next chapter will shed some light on that, but let's also remember that Obito gave Kakashi both Sharingan not in his physical form, but only as a 'blob of chakra', and he may have transferred some chakra over to Kakashi on the process. <S> 1 <S> Naruto: <S> The Official Character Databook <A> There is no plothole. <S> Anyone with 2 MS can use Susanoo. <A> OK. <S> So remember when Itachi transplanted some of his Mangekyou powers to Sasuke presumably through a chakra only transaction? <S> Sasuke got Amaterasu and Itachi's Mangekyou Sharingan. <S> So it wasn't a stretch to see Kakashi unleash the Susanoo. <S> Itachi's powers were only temporary in Sasuke, and Obito said his powers were temporary in Kakashi. <S> Same exact thing besides Itachi and Sasuke being Uchiha <S> but apparently you don't need to be an Uchiha to get Mangekyou Sharingan (Itachi's crow, Kakashi, Danzo). <S> You just need chakra, which Kakashi got from Naruto and Obito. <A> Easy: <S> Neither Obito or Kakashi had both Sharingans. <S> but Kakashi definitely went through all the things needed to unlock it's potential <S> but he only had one Sharingan at the time. <S> Since it was only one, it couldn't actually activate. <S> I think since he had at least one, once he got the other it would unlock since he previously did all the things needed to unlock it. <S> My mind is all scrambled right now <S> , I don't know if the way I put it made sense. <A> that's the two abilities obito awakend to use susanoo or in this case kakashi it's not necesarily needed to awaken only amaterasu and tsukuyomi to use susanoo
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Susanoo is awakend when you activate the abilities in both mangekyo like lets say in obito's case in the right eye going trough things and in the left eye absorb things. Kakashi received chakra from Naruto/Obito.
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Why didn't Light kill Mello? In Episode 29, the NPA tries to capture/kill Mello. Soichiro Yagami gets the Shinigami Eyes and tells Light that Mello's real name is Mihael Keehl. So, Mello escapes because Soichiro Yagami couldn't kill him. But didn't Light know Mello's face? It's mentioned that no matter how exact the drawings are, you can't see the names of the person with the Shinigami Eyes. But Light knew Mello's name was Mihael Keehl, he also knew how he looked like because of that girl who draws Mello's and Near's faces. Also, one of the first rules of the death note states: This note will not take effect unless the writer has the person's face in their mind when writing his/her name. Therefore, people sharing the same name will not be affected. Light knew how Mello looked like. He also knew his name was Mihael Keehl. Why didn't Light kill Mello? <Q> Some rule state that the eye of the shinigami did not work on drawings, no matter how perfect. <S> It could apply a similar rule to the "face in mind". <A> Light did see Mihael's face when his dad Soichiro confronted Mello at the mafia place (episode 29 in the anime). <S> The Japanese task force had cameras on them when they infiltrated Mello's hideout. <S> However, this would make Light seem more suspicious as the only person with a death note at the time was his father and the only people who knew how Mello looked like were the people on the mission. <S> On the other hand, Near said he couldn't contact Mello because he didn't know where he was, so Light could've conceivably made Mello disappear in the same way he did with the Naomi Misora. <A> In the anime there is evidence there were cameras when the police intervened in the Mafia place. <S> Light tells police at the scene they have to keep searching for Mello because none of the gangsters at the scene looks like the drawing of Mello's face made by the girl. <S> It didn't look like they were sending phone pictures. <S> There must have been cameras, and when the building explodes, we can see Light watching the screens with the transmission interrupted. <S> The only way to justify that Light didn't know Mello's face is because his father takes off his helmet (where the camera most probably was placed) in front of Mello, a strange decision since he didn't need to do that to recognize Mello's face and his name and lifespan.
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Since Light knew his name and saw his face, he could've killed Mello at any given time. Another explanation can be that Soichiro didn't want his action of killing a criminal through the Death Note recorded in his helmet's camera.
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Why does every major bad guy end up being a good guy later? It feels like the common thread is "I'm a major bad guy in Naruto, I lose/die, then I have a change of heart and want to help Naruto once bigger baddy shows up". When does a bad guy remain a bad guy? (e.g. - Zabuza, Gaara, Itachi, Nagato, Orochimaru, Kabuto, Sasuke, Obito, and the demon fox who was supposed to be the incarnation of the world's Malice/Hatred). Even Madara seems poised now for a return as a good guy since there's a bigger threat and he originally had good intentions when he was a kid. Is there a reason for this? Why aren't the bad guys more angry that they lost, and join up with new bad guy? Seems like they give up really easily and have no commitment to their goals. <Q> Nobody is evil at the time when they are just born in this world. <S> If you cut the fillers and the battles in the Naruto or Naruto Shippuden, you will see the story of this anime actually is very deep, closely related to our everyday life. <S> It always tries to unify people in some way. <S> You will surely remember how Nagato ended the chain of hatred, or how Zabuza kept his faith on Naruto. <S> You will see there is no actual "villain" in Naruto. <S> Every "villain" character (Madara, Sasuke, Obito, ...) has a good reason to behave like how they do. <S> When someone tries to do things the way they want, but couldn't make it, they try to help those who have the same goal like him/her. <S> That's how they become good. <S> It's actually like how Sossli1 says in one of his videos on YouTube "Those in need of a shoulder to cry on seek those who experienced it". <A> Based on what Sakata Gintoki said in Gintama anime, it is the pattern of Shonen Jump manga. <S> See Fairy Tail and Bleach. <S> In Fairy Tail, Gajeel was an enemy, alongside Juvia, but now, they are one of the main members. <S> Same thing in Bleach. <S> Ishida Uryuu was an enemy in the beginning, but then he turned into friend, although now he is posing as an enemy again. <S> But that pretty much is like Vegeta in Dragon Ball, though. <A> "You either die a hero, or you live long enough to become the villain." <S> -- Harvey Dent, The Dark Knight <S> The characters that you describe started out as heroes, then turned to villainy, and then were set straight by Naruto. <S> KnowYourMeme does a good job of explaining the background and has links for more reading. <S> This picture uses the quote and Naruto characters to take it full circle: <A> It seems to be due to the inherent nature of each being to think and decide the way he wishes to pursue, more like when you are born you are in an equilibrium and when faced by circumstances and the emotional atmosphere around you, you learn from it and draw towards to one of the positive or negative sides. <S> As we saw in DBZ, Vegeta came to destroy earth and was really persistent but then with the change of a heart decided to safeguard it and called it his home.
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The jist of the phenomenon is that heroes usually become such when they die (posthumously), while the same disregard for the norm will eventually lead someone against normalcy, thus becoming a villain. Maybe because there actually isn't any "bad guy" in this world from the start. Somebody becomes bad because of certain incidents happened to them in the past.
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Can the Titans swim? I have only seen the anime and haven't read the manga, but a question came to me: Can the titans swim? We know that they are abnormally light and strong for their size. However, the fact that they evaporate after dying kind of suggests that they are formed of some sort of compact water vapor, so should we expect them to melt when they come into contact with water? It's not like they disappear when it rains... Or maybe they can't swim because they're too stupid Because, if they can't, this place in Paris could've been a possibility for humanity. From http://www.parisetudiant.com/etudiant/sortie/l-ile-seguin-et-les-berges-de-la-seine-boulogne-billancourt.html <Q> If you take a look at the official closing theme of Season 2 of Attack on Titan you see the following: Titan emerging from the water. <S> But the way that they emerge it suggests that they actually don't swim but cross bodies of water by walking along the bottom. <S> Also from the scene we can derive that <S> if titans can walk along the bottom of bodies of water this implies that they either have no lungs or do not require oxygen for survival which is something that was actually discussed on Anime Stack before. <S> And finally we can see that water does not harm them in any way whatsoever. <A> Well, we know that all of humanity has been wiped out, except for the people living inside the walls. <S> Presumably, they're able to float due to the previously mentioned attribute of their abnormally light weight. <S> There's also a river going through Shiganshina District that appears to be used for transporting cargo, so mankind is not oblivious to manmade bodies of water. <A> The answer is we don't know. <S> We have not seen (I think) <S> a titan crossing a body of water. <S> We don't know if any other cities or islands used water to protect themselves from titans, but none seemed to be known to the populace. <S> The massive size of the walls means that at least one of them should probably be near to the ocean. <S> I expect that they would know if individuals on boats were safe. <S> If moats were more effective than walls, they would be implemented in some capacity at the (reportedly) more important locations. <S> It is highly possible, though, that they don't border the ocean. <S> There definitely isn't an ocean within the outer set of walls, so one has not been accessible for years. <S> I have not seen it rains on titans. <S> Ergo, I don't know if rain water would dissolve them. <S> If it had been the case, we would have already seen it in use. <S> I would be surprised if they did not try those experiments, but the "discoveries" of the military regarding their physiology still seem ridiculously mundane for having studied them for so many years. <S> Titans are light compared to their size. <S> Their density is low enough they should float on the top of the ocean. <S> They are probably, however, not light enough that the reasonably large ones would not touch the bottom when walking across the rivers of the size that have been shown in the series so far. <S> Do not forget that while a material with density lower than water will float in water, it will still touch the bottom if the water is shallow enough that their body is not sufficiently submerged to cause a large enough buoyancy. <S> Regardless, whether they float or walk across them, I don't think moats could prevent them from crossing. <A> Some titans can climb. <S> So it is a possibility that they can swim like this guy: <S> i know he's a shifter but in season 2 when they try to trap the female titan a titan tries to climb and then falls. <S> so some titans may be able to swim.
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Seeing as much of mankind lives on islands (such as the Japanese), it's safe to assume that Titans are able to cross water somehow.
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What does the Death Note consider as "original lifespan"? I was reading this question and it got me thinking about what a person's "original lifespan" really was. Does the original lifespan mean the amount of time a person has from birth to death, ultimately caused by old age (e.g. the longest a person could live barring abnormal health problems or unusual circumstances (e.g. murders, accidents))? What if the person contracts a lethal disease? Surely it would shorten their lifespan, but would it affect their original lifespan? So, take for example:John has a lifespan of 93 years (as seen through Shinigami eyes). He works for the CIA, though, and at one point comes into contact with a high dose of radiation from a nuclear device. Doctors tell him he only has a couple days to live. In this case, John's lifespan has been shortened from 93 years to 2 days. If he writes his own name in the Death Note, set to die from a different disease that takes years and years to develop, would he have effectively beaten radiation poisoning? Note that the 23-day rule (XVII) would not apply here thanks to rule XVIII. <Q> What if the person contracts a lethal disease? <S> Once you spent your lifespan you will die, the reasons of death doesn't matter. <S> If you contract a disease you will live until your lifespan allows you to live. <S> To illustrate this, Amane Misa was supposed to die when the fan attacked her. <S> Gelus knew her life will end, and decided to intervene. <S> Since her lifespan was spent and she didn't die when she was supposed to, Gelus dies transferring his lifespan to Misa, hence she no longer lives with her "original lifespan" but the shinigami's. <S> would he have effectively beaten radiation poisoning? <S> He could be died because a indirect effect of the use of the Death Note, which caused him to be affected of radiation poisoning, as can be seen in this other answer , but if there isn't Death Note involved, no matter what he should die when their lifespan exhaust, so he could just get lucky and not being poisoned or something happened before hand that prevented him from being poisoned. <A> I think you are missing the point of "Death Gods". <S> The "original lifespan" of a human is the amount of time they have from birth to death. <S> And I think it is already decided from before! <S> The only way it would change would be any type if interaction with a death god/death note being introduced to the situation. <S> So if he got affected by radiation, and were to die, this would have been taken into account in your original lifespan! <S> (As long as the radiation situation was not introduced by someone with a death note or a death god! <A> Okay, let's say I have a Death Note. <S> Now, another Death Note owner wants to kill me. <S> Let's say to save my life, I write my own name in the Death Note with bradykardie as a cause of death. <S> I will over 23 days. <S> And when my lifespan ends I will die of bradykardie. <S> So, that means, if no Death Note is involved that CIA Agent won't die , because he isn't supposed to die then . <S> But if he writes his own name in the Death Note , with a disease as a cause of death , he will die of that disease when his lifespan ends .
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The original lifespan is the time you are supposed to have alive at the moment of birth, unless someone, Shinigami or human, use their Death Note on you, or you make a deal with a Shinigami shortening your lifespan, or a Shinigami sacrifices themself to allow you to live incrementing your lifespan.
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Why is Homura still alive after shooting herself? A third of the way through the Rebellion film. Homura appears to shoot herself in the head after being unable to persuade Mami about what's going on. After the event, it seems that we see the exiting bullet, and we also see blood around the left side of Homura's face. If this is the case, why is Homura still alive afterwards? Or did she not actually manage to shoot herself, or did she (or Mami) perhaps manage to heal herself afterwards? <Q> I can only think that the bullet didn't actually hit her head, but only scratch her. <S> Mami, who is Homura's friend, didn't want Homura to die, tried to save her. <S> She pull the ribbon when Homura shot her gun and this makes her miss the shot. <S> I believe she did it on purpose, because after this, Homura able to cut Mami's ribbon and able to stop time again. <S> Which is of course, that's what she want to do from the beginning. <S> Before the battle begin, we can see that Homura tried to shoot Mami's ribbon, but failed to do so, but after she tries to shoot herself in the head. <S> Mami get distracted and Homura finally able to free herself <A> Magical girls in MadoMagi universe are like zombies. <S> It doesn't matter if her brain gets destroyed as long as her Soul Gem is intact. <S> Homura knows this fact, but Mami does not and that's why she panics. <S> As Mami at this point is already a ghost, although she should have known that things like this would not hurt magical girl, she was brainwashed like the rest of people inside the barrier and forgot. <S> As for why Mami was killed by Bebe in earlier scene, it was not because her brain was destroyed, but because she wore her Soul Gem on her hat <S> and it was eaten along with her head. <S> So yes, Homura was safe all along. <A> It suddenly occurred to me that I probably just wasn't paying enough attention to the film and that it had been too long since I'd seen the anime. <S> There are two slightly similar possibilities. <S> It's thus possible that Homura only shot herself in the head (without touching her Soul Gem) <S> when she did so, which would have led to her not dying. <S> (Such an interpretation makes sense given that as Shinobu pointed out, Homura was doing this to distract Mami.) <S> The second possibility is as follows: a bit later than halfway through the film, Homura decides to test whether or not the 100 metre restriction for her Soul Gem still works, after she becomes suspicious of herself. <S> She leaves her Soul Gem at a location and boards a bus that later bursts into flames, but emerges unscathed despite to fact that this was some distance from where the bus was. <S> I'm not sure if I interpreted the events of the second bit correctly, so please comment if I have gotten something wrong.
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She point the gun on her head not to kill her self, but to distract Mami. Given this detail and the fact that she has become a witch at some point, it's possible that this has also affected the destructability of her body. From the anime, we know that as long as the Soul Gem is intact, the magical girl won't die.
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Why did they need to use an identikit to reproduce Makishima's face? I've been watching Psycho-Pass. Makishima has been working as an art professor at a women academy. During an investigation, an audio clip is retrieved where a girl (this particular case's culprit) speaks with him, mentioning his name. So now the investigators know that there is some guy called Makishima within the academy. After a brief encounter between Tsunemori and Makishima, he escapes. Later, Tsunemori uses an identikit to relive the experience to reproduce his face. After the face is generated, they go to the academy and confirm that he was indeed a professor there. To the left is the identikit image, and to the right what I imagine is the academy's archive photo. They compare them (wow, powerful hairspray) and they match. But why an identikit? They already knew his name, so all they had to do was go to the academy and mention his name. Then they show the archived photo and Tsunemori would recognize it without having to relive the experience. <Q> Actually Makishima didn't use his real name to register as a professor at Oso Academy but use his alias "Yukimori Shibata". <S> Only one who knew the truth in the school is Rikako Oryo. <A> As what @Clockwork-Muse have said, it is for confirmation bias, because without recreating the face of Makishima, Tsunemori can just say anyone in the acadamy that he is Makishima without having any evidence even though it is not in Tsunemori memory, so by creating the identikit, they provide an unbiased evidence based on the real image that Tsunemori's memory depicts. <A> Correct me if i'm wrong, but typically investigators need solid concrete evidence in order to do a search and seizure, or any form of operation, to avoid being targets themselves. <S> Imagine... <S> A police officer brakes open your door, cracks you with the butt of his pistal on mere speculation on the fact that your name and/or hairstyle matched the criminal he was chasing. <S> Yea... <S> And while the differences between their targets are pretty big, in'turn increases their chances of being wrong. <S> Using technology to confirm would shorten the distance.
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Having a facial recognition may not be accurate, but it would give them enough proof to get a warrant
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Could a person do the shinigami deal without losing half his lifespan? Quick question, if you trade half of your life for shinigami eyes and it happens to save your life, would you lose only half of the time you would have lived, or would you somehow lose half of the life that you would actually live since the eyes saved your life? Bad example: 1 and 2 in a room 2 has 1's name and is about to write his name down in his Death Note 1 doesnt have 2's name and can't write his down in his Death Note 1 would only have about 30 seconds to live 1 Trades half of his life for Shinigami eyes 1 Writes 2's name down without him knowing and before he writes 1's name down. Would 1 have 30(-15) seconds to live, or x(÷2)? And there's always the possibility of having his full life and only losing 15 seconds, x(-15). <Q> There are a few things wrong with your theory: <S> Death by Death Note doesn't count in the user's lifespan. <S> Even if you have 80 more years to live, if I write your name down now you die 30 seconds later. <S> A Death Note will not work on someone with 12 minutes or less left to live. <S> According to How to Use: XXIX. <S> So no, the user would lose half of his original lifespan. <S> The only way to extend a lifespan is to get a Shinigami to die for you. <A> Original lifespan has to do with a humans lifespan without any intervening of a deathnote or death god! <S> (Getting the eyes to kill someone who is about to write your name down on a deathnote is a situation not counted in your "original lifespan"... <A>
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If someone wrote their own name in the death note and then did the eye deal the shinigami will not be able to cut his lifespan as he has already written his name in one death note before the shinigami So if someone makes the deal for their eyes they lose half of their remaining lifespan.
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Does Hisoka know Gon is Ging's son? I wondered if Hisoka knew if Gon is related to Gin. Also if it contributes to his rating of Gon? Do the Zoldycks know who he exactly is? <Q> Yes, in the Hunter Chairman Election arc, it is clear that basically everyone who is a licensed hunter knows that Ging Freecss is Gon's dad, including Hisoka. <S> It is also clear to everyone that Ging and Gon are not emotionally close, per Leorio's outburst in the Hunter Chairman Election. <S> There is no reason to think that the Zoldycks would be in the dark about Ging and Gon being related since they keep tabs on a lot of things, especially where Killua is concerned. <S> However, neither Hisoka nor the Zoldycks express any interest in Ging. <S> Zeno and Silva Zoldyck got involved with Netero in the Chimera Ant arc, but as Ging couldn't be bothered to get involved with it, they have had no reason to have any interaction with or interest in him. <S> Ging is portrayed as liking to play/goof off and being generally disliked by others, so other characters don't have much motivation to care what he does since it is unlikely to affect their agendas. <S> Hisoka has never really evidenced taking personal interest in anyone other than Gon, Killua, Illumi, and Chrollo. <A> so it was obvious , Lets not forget to mention that Ging is the best hunter in the world & Hisoka is interested in strong hunters so again he must've looked him up even before meeting Gon , & to correct u : <S> Hes interested in Gon & Killua & Illume & Chrollo & MACHI aswell , Which means hes not gay & a bae because he wanted to go on a date with Machi <S> so idk why they make him wear high heel shoes ... <S> Anyway in general hes interested in young ppl with an amusing behaviour or strong ppl. <S> & hes interested in huging & cuddling Gon ♥ lol.. <A> Hisoka is interested in very strong and powerful people he want's to kill them, so he's inetrested to Ging Freecss and Isaac Netero <S> , Gon Freecss is he's most interested to, <S> because Hisoka is very strong and powerful that he can see how strong and powerful a person is as seen in the election arc, Hisoka was just amazed in Kuroro Lucifer's power's abilities that's why he want's to kill him, so Kuroro Lucifer was just a killtime to Hisoka, Hisoka was only toying Machi so he has no interest to her <S> , Hisoka was just outsmarting and toying the whole Genei Ryodan group and even this group unite and take on Hisoka <S> they all will die in the hands of Hisoka... <A> Yep. <S> Hisoka was right beside Gon during the dodge-ball game in Greed Island. <S> He heard it when Gon asked Razor if he knew Ging.
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Well , I think Hisoka knew from almost the beginning , Hisoka is interested in what Gon wants & what Gon wants is his father so he must' ve looked him up , Plus his name is Gon 'Freeces'
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Why doesn't Conan reveal his identity at least to Ran in Detective Conan (Case Closed)? Why doesn't Shinichi Kudo tell about his problem to Ran in Detective Conan, when he completely understands how much the girl loves him and suffers from pain due to him? While the truth is many times she was almost certain that Conan was Shinichi himself. The series now has so many episodes. Come on! She needs some sympathy. <Q> Saying Conan doesn't reveal his identity is wrong, there are 10 people who know about Conan true identity, and Conan told 2 of them. <S> (Link contain spoiler) <S> Conan never told Ran because it's dangerous for her to know the truth. <S> Professor Agasa warn him about it at the first time he know about Conan, Second Chapter - <S> The Shrunken Detective <S> Knowing her personality, Ran will risk her life to save others and most likely too help Conan to fight the Black Organization. <S> This chapter (chapter 434 Rotten Apple) is when Ran tried to save Ai from Vermouth, she risk her own life to save her On several occasion, Shinichi wants to tell Ran the truth about his identity but chooses her safety above their happiness. <S> Beside, different from the others who know Conan's secret, Ran might unintentionally tell anyone about it. <S> Closest possible, she will tell her best friend, Sonoko. <S> For example, when Ran accidentally tell Sonoko about Oogami. <S> (He's a wrestler who cover his real identity by wearing a mask - Chapter 389 <S> The Man Who Can Never Be a Wolf ) <S> At one point Ran knew that Conan is Shinichi and actually waiting for him to tell her by himself, but as always Conan was able to trick her again. <A> Remember the very first chapters which creates the setting for the story of a primary school detective. <S> Although his small body is inconvenient in everyday life, it is the best possible condition for Shinichi to continue investigating the Black Organization, since the Black Organization doesn't know that he is still alive and in the form of a child. <S> If he were to reveal his identity to Ran, knowing her personality, she is likely to help him in his investigation, which would put her in danger of being eliminated to keep her mouth shut. <S> Not to mention that it might involve not just her but many people around them. <A> I’ll say revealing his identity to Ran is wrong because she might tell it to her best friend Sonoko, and Sonoko might tell others about it too and <S> it's not all, the Black Organization might know and Ran could be their target and others might get involved and get killed. <A> Because the writers wants to create a kind and strong maiden who is waiting for shinichiAfter all the reason the writer has given is baseless and fans who are supporting it are just pawns trying to prove a baseless reason right created by writer that if he tells her his identity than she will be in danger <S> And according to me Rachel (ran) would have supported him like hattori. <S> After all if she had known about the organisation she can also take necessary precautions and can cover for his identity more effectively
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According to me only foolish people will support this it doesn't matter if shinichi tells her or not, her life will be danger because the organisation will kill her too upon knowing Conan's identity no matter if she is innocent. Shinichi Kudo was caught by the Black Organization when he was doing some investigation, and he was force-fed the drug, which is supposed to kill him (but he only shrink to the body of a child).
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Change of protagonist or late entry of protagonist In all the manga that I have read and anime I have watched, the protagonist always appears in the first chapter of manga or first episode of an anime. Most of the time without reading the plot we can tell who is the protagonist after watching only a few episodes. So my question: Has it ever happened that there any anime or manga where: The character who we think is the protagonist turns into a supporting character and another character turn into the protagonist The protagonist appears or debuts later than 1 or 2 chapters or episodes. But not including where the protagonist dies and there arises another protagonist. And while providing an example try to mention which type of plot as mentioned above <Q> Yes, there are. <S> TV Tropes refers to this as a Decoy Protagonist , although TV Tropes' definition generally seems to refer to when the apparent main character gets killed early on in the series. <S> (I took these straight from the examples page and have not actually watched the latter two). <A> When I read this question, I remember the shojo manga From Eroica with Love . <S> In first 3 chapters in volume 1, the main protagonist is the girl who have psychic ability. <S> The main plot is "Psychic children team VS the phantom thief". <S> But after 3 episode, the author found other character (Major of NATO) got more interest from reader. <S> Then the author changed plot of follow episode (latest books is volume 39 and still continue) to "NATO vs KGB", and never seen psychic children. <S> I think such a radical change is easy to happen in manga series,because the author writes each episode every week (or month) based on reader's feedback. <S> For example, Jump manga is easy to change to fight manga. <S> Dragon ball changed from adventure to fighting. <S> Yuyu-hakusyo changed from detective to fighting. <S> Next example is Boogiepop series .Each <S> story of this series has different protagonist. <S> all protagonist meet the boogiepop, but each protagonist has different understanding about it. <S> Such a change of observing point is also common (as same as novel).For example each episode of The Twelve Kingdoms has different protagonist for each "Kingdom". <A> "Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni" does exactly this. <S> The first main character (Keiichi) is still alive but the series completely shifts focus later on to one of the supporting characters which turns out to be the one the whole story have been circulating around the whole time. <S> I won't say who because I would spoil it.
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Some examples of this may include Gurren Lagann , Yuru-Yuri , and Bokurano
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Why are not all Exceeds able to transform into an anthropoid (humanlike) form? There are several exceeds known, and as far as I can remember, only Pantherlily and Samuel are shown to turn into human form. So, why can't other exceeds like Happy and Carla change into human form as well? <Q> I am not sure that this applies for Pantherlily and Samuel, but in chapter 421, Charle could transform into anthropoid (human-like form) because she learned transformation magic. <S> This may be the cause that Pantherlily and Samuel could transform, and Pantherlily saying that he could maintain that form for certain time only when he's worn out in battle because it requires magic to maintain it. <A> They learnt how to fight and their body adapted to be that form to allowed them to fight to their fullest. <S> They wanted to make Lily special because he was the only exceed that came into the human world and joined Fairy Tail during the Edolas Arc.(Samuel <S> was not canon) <S> My last point is that they both have better magic capabilities/power/amount compared to all the other exceed as lily mentioned that it was difficult to maintain the battle form in Earthland compared to Edolas. <S> Since both was brought up like a soldier they would be stronger in physical terms and magical terms. <A> A possible theory is that only certain Exceeds with special conditions can have a battle form. <S> Samuel was raised by the Legion Corps upon birth, prompting his devotion to them. <S> He has learnt combat from the Legion Corps and has great wisdom. <S> His knowledge is what that enabled him to unlock the key to have a battle form. <S> Pantherlily is born in Edolas and is an Exceed that used to work for the kingdom of Edolas as the Magic Militia's First Division Commander of the Royal Army. <S> He should be able to do it with talent and stay in his battle form <S> or he wouldn't be the leader in the Royal Army. <A> Well, up until the Edolas arc, Carla and Happy were the only Exceeds in Earth Land, and since Exceeds are the only living beings in Edolas with magic power flowing through them, they would have plenty of time to learn, whereas Carla and Happy knew nothing of their heritage until that arc. <A> Well, if you had listened to Samuel, he said that both him and Pantherlily are the older generation of the Exceeds. <S> Maybe that's the reason why. <A> As of Fairy Tail chapter 420, Carla has taken on a human-esque form, similar to Pantherlily and Samuel. <S> It might be age-related, or age combined with maturity to get to this second form of appearance.
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The reasons that I think is the most probable would be that: They both have combat experience.
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