Questions about anime and manga in the broader context of Japanese culture. Includes both questions about cultural origins for anime/manga references and questions about the cultural impact of a particular series.
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What is the significance of shirogane having 9 kids?
In season-1 ep6 shirogane says that he wants to have 9 kids during psychological test the same is referenced in season-2 ep1 when chika and shirogane have 9 kids (when playing a game) so what does having 9 kids refer to other than baseball team?
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Why does the hospital in Another have no fourth floor?
In the hospital where Sakakibara was having his checkups and where Sanae worked, the elevator had no 4th floor.
Now, I know in Japanese culture the numbers 4 (四 shi) and 7 (七 shichi) have "shi" in them which is "death" (死 shi) and the Japanese are…
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Who is that in Dark Twist Square and how are they related to Gen Urobuchi's work?
A common Meme around Gen Urobuchi's works is Butcher Bingo
for the most part the images for each square is from something Gen Urobuchi has worked on being Fate/Zero, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Saya no Uta and Psycho Pass
Since Gen Urobuchi is…
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What is this memorial/offering in The Walking Man?
In The Walking Man by Jiro Taniguchi, the main character is walking down a road when he passes what seems like a roadside memorial:
I couldn’t find much information online about roadside memorials in Japan (what I found didn’t look like this) or…
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Why can Hiratsuka-sensei not get married?
I am asking this because I could not find a related post anywhere. From what I infer from the source material, Sensei is a woman who is unusual for her age and gender. Not only does she have childish tastes, she is tomboyish. Even when acting like…
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Is there a local folktale regarding underwater palace and tamate box in Japan?
I first heard about tamate box, Otohime princess and the underwater palace in One piece but episode 9 of Kaichou wa Maid Sama also contains very similar references such as the contents of the tamate box make you old, Otohime princess etc. So I want…
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Why does Yuno paint her license plate yellow?
In Volume 7 of Hidamari Sketch, the girls decide to play The Game of Life. They're bored with the generic jobs and events in the regular game, so they decide to customize their copy of the game using their art skills and creativity.
The first thing…
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Why are train scenes so common in anime movies?
In the past 2 years or so I've became a big Japanese anime fan, and I've probably watched 50 movies by now (the only series I watched was Neon Genesis Evangelion). In every movie I watched (and NGE for that matter) there was always some scene in a…
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Are there any anime/manga that have caused outrage to the point of them being banned in any culture?
I want to know if there is any city/country or culture that has banned any manga/anime because it opposes their beliefs?
I have read articles that say Pokemon is against Christianity; however, are there any more?
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Does "Moe Moe Kyun" mean anything?
In Disgaea 3 - Absence of Justice/Detention, during the story scene of Evil Academy Culture Fair Map 2, when Salvitore, Master Big Star and Mao were looking for the one who was trying to destroy the Culture Fair, they arrived at the Sophomore's…
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When do Japanese high schools have midterms?
Exactly which days of which month do Japanese high schools that use a 3-semester format (which can cause students to repeat a grade) typically hold midterms in the first semester? And how many days pass between taking the midterms and the posting of…
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Name Suffixes: Does Yaten (Sailor Star Healer) ever refer to Usagi (Sailor Moon) by her civilian name?
Would Yaten use "Tsukino-san" to indicate his emotional distance from her, or merely "Tsukino" to indicate his penchant to be rude?
Is there any episode in which Yaten Kou (Sailor Star Healer) either directly addresses Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) by…
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Why does Mizuto say Yuni-san but Yume says Mineaki-oji-san?
You can answer either for the series in particular or for in general about Japanese culture/language.
Mizuto both addresses and refer to Yuni as Yuni-san while Yume both addresses and refers to Mineaki as Mineaki-oji-san.
What exactly does this…
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What is this metal object that Nino is rubbing against her face in Gotoubun no Hanayome?
See the picture for what I'm referring to. At the end of S02E03 of Gotoubun no Hanayome (aka Quintessential Quintuplets), Nino is lounging around in her residence, rubbing these metal-looking balls against her face.
What is this? My guess is it's…
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Why did the nurses think Uesugi was the bastard son?
At about 3:05 in the 1st episode of 5-toubun no Hanayome ∬, Uesugi said that the nurses thought he was the hospital director's bastard son.
Then Nino confirmed that her father paid for the expenses.
Two (sub)questions here.
Is the quints' father…
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