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Is there any reliable source that explains the Tsugumi Ohba-Hiroshi Gamo pen name?

It is said in some sites (including Wikipedia) that based on some cross-references the Bakuman and Death Note, the author, Tsugumi Ohba, is actually a pen name, and his real name is Hiroshi Gamo, another 50-year-old mangaka that was some kind of…
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Is Haki visible to other characters?

We know of the several forms of Haki, the Kenbunshoku Haki, Busoshoku Haki and the Haoshoku Haki. I've been wondering, are those Haki visible to other characters in the One Piece universe, or only visible for the reader? And I am mainly interested…
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Symbol identification: eye on hand (image included)

I saw this at a con recently and was wondering what the eye/hand/eye symbol appeared in. It looks familiar but I can't remember where from. Thanks.
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Why did Sabo eat the Mera Mera no Mi fruit?

Does anybody know why Sabo ate the Mera Mera fruit? I thought Luffy really wanted this fruit because it was the devil's fruit that his brother Ace ate. Sabo took Luffy's spot in the Colosseum to get the fruit for him.
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Why is Sailor Moon (2014) not airing on TV?

The new Sailor Moon seems to be showing on Niconico exclusively. Why would it not air on TV, or both?
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What meaning does the phrase "Zawsze in Love" have?

I've watched 16 episodes and the phrase "Zawsze in Love" (first said by Kirisaki) appears to be memorable both for her and Ichijou. But what does it mean? Is it a reference to something? Or is it another thing from their childhood?
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Is there any relation between hair style and character's personalities?

Generally speaking, hairstyle in anime represent the character personality, like short hair girl should become tomboyish or ponytail make a girl seems sporty, etc. But what about the others? Like long straight hair, or idiot hair, twintail,…
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Can Naruto go into Sage Mode repeatedly by using idle shadow clones?

Naruto can apparently have only 5 shadow clones gathering natural energy to enable his sage mode. Why not use the following approach? Create 4 shadow clones for storing energy and one shadow clone doing nothing (at present) When one shadow clone is…
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How many nations are there in the Naruto universe?

How many total countries are present in the Naruto universe, including small or less significant ones? Are there only the five nations which participated in the war?
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If the "Truth" didn't exist, would that mean that feats such as Human Transmutation would work?

In FMA Brotherhood, It is said that Truth watches over all alchemic exchanges in the world. The entity at the Gate calling itself Truth: My question is if Truth didn't exist would impossible feats such as Human Transmutation be possible? Would…
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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?
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Why is the new series called 2014?

So I noticed that the new season of fairy-tail came out as Fairy Tail (2014), and wondered why they decided to name it like this. I know a similar name has been used for the remake of hunter-x-hunter and I have been told they named it (2011) here as…
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Do gangster-themed Madoka subtitles really exist?

I've often come across gangster-themed Madoka subtitled screenshots, but I haven't been able to find any solid evidence that they exist. Sometimes the characters are referred to as Swagdoka and Homubro instead of their actual names Madoka and…
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Who are the members of an early design of Luffy's crew?

Browsing through One Piece wiki, there's a databook series called One Piece Green: Secret Pieces. I found a picture of Mugiwara Pirates early design. This is the picture. I can see Zorro, Luffy, Nami, Sanji, and maybe Usopp, Brook, and Chopper. But…
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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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