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Is the amount of Christianity portrayed in anime representative of Japan?
There are a large number of anime shows that portrays Christianity. Neon Genesis Evangelion shows a lot of Christian symbolism, such as crosses. Shows such as Trinity Cross and Chronos Crusade have nuns/people from the Church. Is the percentage of…
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What are the differences between types of anime?
The terms "shoujo", "shounen", "seinen", and "josei" are used to classify anime/manga. I know that the general meanings are as follows:
Shoujou: for girls
Shounen: for boys
Seinen: for men
Josei: for women
What are the more technical definitions…
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Do the events in the last episode violate John Titor's explaination of the Grandfather Paradox?
According to "John Titor" in Episode 2, even if you go back in time and kill your own grandfather, you would continue to exist, because the you that killed your grandfather comes from a world line where your grandfather wasn't murdered.
In the…
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Why is Garp only a Vice Admiral?
It is clear that he is very powerful due to his fights with Gol. D Roger. He is also very experienced in fighting and has the confidence to defeat Admiral Akainu (magma).
So why hasn't he been promoted to Admiral? Did he deny the promotion when the…
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Which anime did the pregnancy test meme come from?
Several months back, there was a meme circulating where anime characters had pregnancy tests photoshopped onto a picture of them.
Some examples:
The two hands and device look fairly well drawn, so I presume it was cut out from another show. I…
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Where did the shining eye trope come from?
When an anime character is going to do something cool - or do something with fierce determination (Thank you @Ross Ridge), animators put in a sparkle on their eye usually accompanied by a metallic 'shiing' sound.
It seems like a reflection of sorts,…
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Where is the first track of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S OST 2 first played?
The OST in question can be found here. I'm looking for where it was played in the anime.
The title says "Saijaku VS Saikyou (最弱 VS 最強)," which translates to "Weakest vs Strongest," but I don't seem to hear it in Touma vs Accelerator's battle.
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What is Kirito's relationship with the girls of SAO?
In the first and second seasons of SAO, Kirito seemed to be interested in more than one girl at the same time. At the end they are all friends and such, but they are all jealous of him and he likes them back and all.
Some would argue Asuna is the…
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Why do the Human-looking Youkai obscure their eyes?
In Natsume's Book of Friends, some of the human-looking Youkai wear masks, or at least obscure their sight. For example:
Tsubame
Hotaru
Hiiragi
Tsuyukami
Sasago
I am wondering if there is a reason for this as none of these Youkai seemed to be…
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Which manga is this smiling man from?
I can't seem to find this anywhere I've looked.
All I remember is that:
This man is a deity or demon of some sort.
He threatened the villagers not to come near his mountain, but it
turned out that he found a baby and wanted to raise it there.…
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What is Alluka's (Nanika's) gender?
In the anime Hunter x Hunter, Alluka Zoldyck is considered as a girl by Killua, shown when they leave their estate and were accompanied by four butlers. Killua shouted to Gotoh and said that he needs a female butler to join them because Alluka is a…
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What manga chapter does the Hunter x Hunter 2011 anime end on?
The Hunter x Hunter anime has concluded after 148 episodes.
However, the manga continues on after this, focusing on new characters and events. If I want to pick up the manga from where the anime left off, what chapter or volume should I start at?
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Need help identifying a manga/manwa (School, supernatural, fighting, aikido, gem stones, diamond)
I am searching for a manga/manhwa that I read 10 years ago.
I don't know if it was manga or manhwa because it was in Hong Kong and translated into Chinese. It was in one of those weekly "Jump" magazine.
From the first few chapters
On the way to…
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What are the steps involved in making a professional manga?
I've been watching Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun and I was surprised at the range of different things that were involved in the process of making a manga - like inking and cutting out sparkles to stick on the pages.
Nozaki-kun also has a load of…
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About the industry: How much does it cost to license a manga outside of Japan?
Today I'd like to know what kind of proposition one has to make to a Japanese publisher to have a go at distributing a title in a certain country (outside of Japan).
This article told me how things work in the industry and I pretty much understand…
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