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Is there a connection between the Eye of God from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and the Rinnegan from Naruto?
After watching FMA again, I couldn't help but notice the similarities:
The same ripple-like pattern.
Both related to godly powers.
Both related to balance (Yin-Yang/All-One)
Both related to life and death.
Is there a mythological or conceptual…
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What are the differences between Ash and Red?
In Pokémon, we have two main characters:
Red, who is the main protagonist on the manga and the first Pokémon games (Red, Blue and Yellow)
Ash, who is the main protagonist on the anime.
What are the differences between the two?
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How does the automail work?
An automail must be a masterpiece, as the user seems to be able to use it as a fully working arm/leg/... It seems however, that it's no regular artificial limb.
What's so special about an automail? How does it work? Are there any drawbacks?
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Is it normal to 'erase' a seiyu?
Today I stumbled upon the Kotaku post regarding Ai Takabe's arrest in regards to drugs.
Besides her being erased from the credits, Bandai also announced that it’s no longer streaming Kill Me Baby as well as the 2009 anime Sweet Blue Flowers and the…
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How true is the Lavender Town Syndrome?
In the Pokemon game, specifically in the older version Red and Green, there are some news (or rumors) that the tone used in the Lavender Town caused a syndrome (called Lavender Town Syndrome) where kids who played it and heard the tone get sick and…
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Why does Naruto use his mother's family name?
Is there any logical and canonical reason to why Naruto used his mother's family name, Uzumaki, instead of his father's family name?
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What is this huge symbol on the door in the Truth realm and in the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening?
In Fullmetal Alchemist the door in the Truth realm has a huge symbol with all kinds of things on it:
I've seen the opening of Neon Genesis Evangelion today and noticed that the same symbol is shown in the beginning of the opening around 0:10 -…
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Is a person who wasn't named by his/her parents immune to the Death Note?
If a person's parents didn't name him/her, does this make him/her immune to Death Note? What would a Shinigami contractor see looking at this specific person?
By the way, nicknames don't count as real names according to this post.
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How did Jiraiya find out Tsunade's breast size?
Jiraiya stated that Tsunade's oppai size was 106cm.
From Tsunade article:
Despite being known as flat-chested in her childhood, she now has a rather large bust; 106 centimetres in circumference, according to Jiraiya.
From Jiraiya article:
when…
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What are all the marriages and child relationships following the final chapter?
In the last chapter of Naruto, some characters got married, and some of them had kids. What is the entire husband-wife-kids set?
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Where does the word "Nyanpasu" come from?
Renge usually greets people with "Nyanpasu". The sub says "Meowning" which probably comes from "Morning" as a greeting. But "Morning" as a greeting in Japanese is Ohayo which is quite different than "Nyanpasu".
here's a YouTube video of how Renge…
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How many times has the original Nine Tails attack been flashed back?
After looking at episode 248, I managed to once again gain a nice little view of the Nine Tails attack on Konoha. Even though we get a different point of view each and every time, it still is the original Nine Tails attack... AGAIN.
With that said,…
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Do we know how Senju Hashirama died?
The wiki says that Hashirama died shortly after the creation of Konohagakure. Do we know how he died? I mean, he was powerful enough to stand up to Madara, so I feels like it would be no small thing that could kill him.
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Is code in episode 1 of New Game 2 actually an infinite loop?
In episode 1 of New Game 2, around 9:40, there is a shot of the code that Nene has written:
Here is it in text form with the comments translated:
// the calculation of damage when attacked
void DestructibleActor::ReceiveDamage(float sourceDamage)…
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What's with the "x" in "Hunter x Hunter" (and other anime/manga)?
I am wondering what the "x" in "Hunter x Hunter" means. To clarify: I am also talking about what the "x" means in general as many other anime/manga also have it in their titles.
A quick Google search for this question returns a Yahoo answer result…
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