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What is the proper pluralization of "anime" and "manga"?
The words "anime" and "manga" both originate from Japanese, and have no English roots (though "anime" comes from French). To me, it doesn't make sense for an "s" to be attached ("animes" and "mangas"). However, I still see people do this quite…
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Are all Cowboy Bebop's episodes named after songs?
I noticed that some episodes are named after existing songs.
As an example, the fourteenth episode name is "Bohemian Rhapsody", which is a famous song from the music band Queen
Are all Cowboy Bebop's episodes named after existing songs?
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How do alchemists draw transmutation circles?
In FMA, alchemists draw transmutation circles that are made up of perfect circles and regular polygons.
Is it ever show how they make perfect circles and entirely equal angles? I know that it is difficult to free-hand draw things like that. Is…
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What is the difference between yuri and shoujo-ai, yaoi and shounen-ai and ecchi and hentai anime genre?
Yuri and Shoujo-ai are anime themes which are related to girl-to-girl relationship, while yaoi and shounen-ai are related to boy-to-boy relationships. But what are their distinct difference? When can you call a specific girl-to-girl anime a yuri or…
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In the male quarters, how exactly does the male crew of the Thousand Sunny sleep?
This question is regarding One Piece.
As I was going through the design of the Thousand Sunny on Wikia, I came across this image of The boys' room, which I've posted below:
As can be seen here, there are six hammocks in the image, verified by…
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In what order should I watch the various parts of Love, Chuunibyou & other Delusions?
Now I noticed that this question has been slightly answered before but for absolute clarity, I need to know.
I came across these titles.
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!…
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How did Araragi hide yoto "Kokoro-Watari" inside his body?
In the Nekomonogatari-Black anime, yōtō "Kokoro-Watari" (妖刀「心渡」, sometimes translated as demon sword "Heartspan") is shown with different lengths, but it always appears to be bigger than Araragi. The size changing isn't very noticeable unless you…
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When did people start putting anime characters on vehicles?
I occasionally see forum posts of people in Japan showing off their anime-styled cars and I saw some whilst in Japan also. I believe there's also groups of these people who have meetups and such.
It's not just cars either, I've seen some boats and…
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What's the difference between Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu?
While the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu seems to be taught, the Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu is sealed, so nobody can learn the jutsu. Does that mean that there's a difference between these jutsus, aside from the number of Kage Bunshin created?
Or, why was…
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What is the difference between the ending in the anime and in The End of Evangelion?
Are the endings shown in the anime series and shown in The End of Evangelion different/alternate or are they same but in different places?
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What's the meaning behind all the chairs in Madoka's room?
In Episode 9 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, during Madoka's conversation with Kyuubei, we see that she has a ton of chairs in her room:
At first I thought this was just the usual Shaft weirdness. But I stumbled on a blog post that attempted to…
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What defines one "season" of anime?
From what I've been able to follow, the seasons of anime shows have been tied to thirteen week blocks, directly correlating with the actual season in Japan (for instance, this is the Winter 2013 season).
However, there are instances in which shows…
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What does 'Akame ga Kill' mean and why is it called that?
Just what the title says, why is the show called Akame ga Kill! and what does it even mean? Akame was just an ordinary member of Night Raid, yet the show is named after her. She wasn't the main Protagonist, she wasn't even the main Waifu! And as…
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Who are these bunny girls from Gurren Lagann referencing?
I stumbled over this scene from Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (EP6) again and realized it contains a lot more references than I initially realized.
The bunny girls seem to reference characters from other Gainax shows. I recgonize some of them as listed…
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Why does Satsuki address everyone using "kisama"?
I'm rewatching Kill La Kill and I've noticed that the word "kisama" is used by every one of the bad guys (Student Council, Satsuki Kiryuin, Ragyo, and so on) to address basically every good character (i.e. Ryuuko, Mako, her family, etc.).
I know…
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