Questions tagged [resources]

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Is there somewhere where the Stretch exercises are compiled?

The manga Stretch is a story about two girls living together who come to love stretching. Usually the stretches they do are introduced in a small panel with a little bit of demonstration: However, there is some story elements in the manga and also…
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Where can I find ratings of anime OPs and EDs?

I'm looking for ratings of opening and ending animated sequences (aka OP and ED). Usually an anime has multiple OP and ED sequences for each season and sometimes even more than one of each per season. It would be interesting to compare the ratings…
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Where can I get listings of convention locations and dates?

My interest in anime and manga is largely a solitary pursuit that consists of me watching copious amounts of animated TV shows and answering questions on this site -- I don't really collect merchandise much or go to conventions . However, in the…
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How can I improve the frame rate of a low frame rate anime?

After reading Senshin's question about why Sidonia no Kishi has such low framerate, I wondered: is there not a way to improve an anime's frame rate on our end, similar to the way HDTV's do? What are some ways to improve the frame rate of a low FPS…
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When I use online manga readers, does the mangaka get any income from it?

I usually read manga from online readers, specifically MangaPanda. Am I contributing to a mangaka's income by reading from such websites? Are they licensed to distribute them online?
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Sources for Christian themes and motifs in Naruto?

Compared to some of its contemporary shounen titles, Naruto draws heavily on a variety of religious and mythological sources to inform its narrative, themes and cosmology. Kishimoto's use of explicit Hindu, Buddhist and Shinto motifs has already…
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Is there a mobile app where you can read manga as well as watch anime from?

I guess the question is as detailed as it can get: I'm looking for a legal mobile app where you can read manga as well as watch anime from. Looking forward for your answers.
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How can I know if an anime is episodic or has a continuous plot?

I keep searching for a website or forum that can classify an anime as episodic without reading reviews or plots (because I really hate spoilers), but I couldn't find any. Is there a way to know if a series is episodic in nature much like Samurai…
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Is there a way to directly donate to support a comic / light novel / animation?

In many times we are viewing a story without paying. It can be an animation broadcast on television. It can be comic or light novel that is only translated by volunteer online and one is forced to view the pirated version as this is the only way to…
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How can I easily find all languages a show has been dubbed into?

I usually only watch anime with the original Japanese voice actors, since I've had bad experiences with dubs in the past. However, I'm sometimes interested in watching a show dubbed in something that isn't Japanese, and moreover, I want to know if…
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Is there a site which has lists of anime/manga/novels and has up-to-date information on release dates?

I was watching Bodacious Space Pirates and finished it last night. I know there is a movie coming out in 2014 but it feels as if the anime was an adaptation of something. I searched Anime News Network and it only has the anime and upcoming movie. I…
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Where can we find dialogues related to anime?

I remember that the actual way that I learned to be fluent in English were by watching a lot of English movies. Since, I stepped foot on Japanese anime and I wanted to learn Japanese in the same way. Since English was a compulsory subject I could…
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Which anime's female character was the most famous across the internet in 2015?

Which anime's female character was the most famous across the internet from JAN-2015 to MARCH-2016 (Winter 2015 to Spring 2016)? For clarification purpose: My question is focused on data such as polls, internet page hits, imageboard posts or any…
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How do I figure out the contents of doujinshi?

I have been to Japan and saw all these doujinshi manga which all look really interesting just by their cover. But how do Japanese people actually figure out the content of these books? There is no plot written anywhere, and you generally cannot open…
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List of official anime releases

I want to find a regularly updated list of official anime home video releases (ie DVD/BluRay/digital), English dubbed/subtitled and available globally, preferably sorted by date of release. Does such a thing exist? If it was part of a larger list of…
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