Most Popular

1500 questions
18
votes
1 answer

Who are all the girls fawning over Araragi?

In the latest Monogatari - Tsukimonogatari there is a cut to an image with many young girls surrounding the protagonist. The girls in the purple uniforms are from SHAFT's other show Puella Magi Madoka Magica, but who are the other girls?
Toshinou Kyouko
  • 34,175
  • 26
  • 160
  • 297
18
votes
1 answer

Check and circle marks in test papers

While watching anime, especially ones that focus on slice-of-life or high school, I often come across a test paper containing a character's score. However, it is interesting to note that the correct answers are circled while the wrong ones are…
romcom_god
  • 1,215
  • 3
  • 18
  • 27
18
votes
2 answers

Can a Genjutsu awaken Mangekyou Sharingan?

It was said that Itachi's genjutsu was so good that both Kakashi and Naruto either felt the after effects of it as if it were reality, or never even realized in the first place that they were in a genjutsu. So, can a strong enough genjutsu be used…
Karnage2015
  • 723
  • 3
  • 8
  • 15
18
votes
1 answer

In Madoka Magica, are the girls' powers related to their wishes?

Some of the Puella Magi seem to have magical powers related to the wishes that they made. Sayaka has regeneration abilities, and she wished to heal someone. Homura has time manipulation abilities, and she wished to go back in time. But other magical…
Euphoric
  • 2,825
  • 15
  • 24
18
votes
1 answer

What happened to people who committed crimes (such as killing) in SAO?

There are many people in SAO who committed crimes (such as doing PK), yet managed to survive until the end of the game. What happened to them after that? Did they go to trial and get sentenced to prison? If that's the case, what about people (like…
Euphoric
  • 2,825
  • 15
  • 24
18
votes
1 answer

What if you wrote "eaten by a gigantic sea-snake" in the Death Note?

I was wondering, suppose that I wrote in a Death Note, Person A in day x, month y, year z, hour h, minute i, second j, eaten by a gigantic sea-snake. A goes to the middle of the sea for diving. There, when he dives, a gigantic sea monster swallows…
絢瀬絵里
  • 12,752
  • 12
  • 60
  • 127
18
votes
9 answers

What was Eren's vision about?

I can't believe I missed this three times. I went back to the beginning of AoT in episode 1 and noticed these scenes that occurred at the beginning of the episode. Eren is having some type of daydream or nightmare before waking suddenly with Mikasa…
Izumi-reiLuLu
  • 6,580
  • 14
  • 54
  • 104
18
votes
4 answers

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…
18
votes
4 answers

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,…
Quikstryke
  • 1,971
  • 5
  • 15
  • 25
18
votes
2 answers

What are the PVP rules in the Sword Art Online MMORPGs?

The show, Sword Art Online has 2 Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games in it, Sword Art Online (SAO) and Alfheim Online (AFO). What are the player-vs-player rules in these 2 games? Sometimes the rules seem to either make no sense (being…
Jon Lin
  • 28,141
  • 21
  • 111
  • 169
18
votes
7 answers

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…
Arcane
  • 9,308
  • 8
  • 37
  • 77
18
votes
3 answers

How can Madara still stick around even after the Edo Tensei had been ended?

Edo Tensei is a technique to revive the dead, and bind their souls into living bodies. However, after releasing the technique, all of the dead should get back into being dead. How can Madara still stick around even after the Edo Tensei had been…
MozenRath
  • 512
  • 1
  • 9
  • 21
17
votes
3 answers

What, exactly, is "Fate/stay night" supposed to mean?

We've all heard of Fate/stay night, the much-beloved visual novel by Type-Moon that taught us that people die when they're killed. But what does the title "Fate/stay night" actually mean? We can assume for the moment that "Fate" is just a…
senshin
  • 35,088
  • 25
  • 142
  • 247
17
votes
5 answers

Why do fansubbed animes have a reminder to not sell their fansubbed product?

Why do fansubbed animes have a reminder to not sell their fansubbed product? Sometimes they have the following reminder during the show: This is a free fansub: not for sale, rent, or auction I was wondering why that was necessary. Is it so that…
Charlie Parker
  • 545
  • 1
  • 6
  • 16
17
votes
8 answers

Which god of Japan is actually portrayed by Yato in Noragami?

As far as I watched, Bishamon and Kofuku are portrayals of the Seven Lucky Gods (七福神 shichi fukujin). But it wasn't clear about Yato. Bishamon mentioned him as a God of Calamity, but there is no such god among the Seven Lucky Gods. So, which god…
Naing Lin Aung
  • 3,015
  • 10
  • 27
  • 45