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Where can one learn about viewership ratings for anime?
In the U.S., companies like Nielsen track viewership of television programs. What is the equivalent of this for Japanese television programs (and, in particular, anime), if any?
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What are those branches used in baths in Goblin Slayer episode 7?
In episode 7 of Goblin Slayer, at around 3:29, there are branches that are used in baths.
What are these branches and what is their purpose (like herbal)? Is it in Japanese culture or any other culture?
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How did Moegi acquire the Wood release
Wood release is the kekkai genkai of the Senju clan (originally the God trees sacred ability and also the Otsutsuki clans Kekkai Genkai), however, Moegi is able to do it by combining Water and earth style. Does this mean being able to combine 2…
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What are the Four Noble Families of Soul Society?
What are the names of the main Four Families that live in Soul Society?
Is there any information on how they came to be? Or how they became such? And do each of these clans commonly exceeds at a particular area (like the Shihōin clan were usually…
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Inconsistent D-mail Dates in Steins;Gate Season 1 and Steins;Gate 0
In episode 23 of the original series, Okabe receives a D-mail from 2025 which triggers him try again to save Kurisu and enter Steins Gate.
In episode of 23 of Steins;Gate 0 we see the same scene:
There's a clear discrepancy here. The year in the…
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Was mother Caramel eaten by Big Mom? And does eating Devil Fruit Users transfer the powers?
My question is divided into 3 subsets that have been bothering me for some time now. But they are all related to a theoretical way of gaining devil fruit abilities.
In the flashbacks of Big Mom's past, Mother Caramel and all of Linlin's (Big Moms)…
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How come that Yukiteru won if Ninth was still alive?
I just finished watching the Mirai Nikki anime. Haven't seen the manga.
The last standing player becomes god. At the end, either Yukiteru or Yuno have to die. Yuno dies and Yukiteru is declared the winner of the game.
But how come, if Ninth was…
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When did cold opens start becoming popular in anime?
In the same spirit as this question about aspect ratios...
A cold open is a narrative tactic where instead of showing the opening sequence at the beginning, the show jumps right into the story.
I've noticed that these days, most anime use cold…
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Which chapters do I need to read of The World God Only Knows (Manga)?
I plan to read TWGOK manga, especially the chapters that weren't animated (between Season 2 and Season 3). Which chapters do I need to read?
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Why didn't Itachi tell Hiruzen (the 3rd Hokage) that Danzo attacked Shisui?
So when we see Itachi and Shisui in the past, Shisui is the one who asks the 3rd hokage about trying to divert the Uchiha Coup on his own for which he get's approval by the third Hokage at which Danzo was also present.
When Shisui tried to use…
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Is Killer Bee still alive?
In Boruto: Naruto the Movie we see Hachibi being extracted out of Killer Bee, and he is presumed to be dead. Killer Bee's chakra resulted in much less pills than what was anticipated. I didn't give it much thought as it was clear that Momoshiki was…
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What do Karen and Tsukihi see Ononoki as?
They told Araragi he would never grow up since he was still talking to a doll (Ononoki) at his age in Tsukimonogatari episode 4, 31 minutes in. It's always hard to tell how different people perceive the same phenomenon in Monogatari series, which is…
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How could Naruto twist his ankle?
Well, when Naruto was fighting Sasuke at the Valley of the End, Sasuke popped a hole in his shoulder, to prevent him from using the Rasengan.
Naruto, in response, activated his Nine-tails chakra (to less than one tail), and the hole healed so fast…
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Which end of a chocolate cornet is the head?
Some say it looks like a seashell. Some say it looks like a caterpillar. The real question, which end is the head? Was it ever decided among the cast of Lucky Star?
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Are Kurenai's eyes some sort of Doujutsu?
Since the start of the series, after the Sharingan and Byakugan had been revealed, Kurenai's eyes seem kind of different from normal eyes and more like the Doujutsu.
During the attack of the Nine-Tailed Fox on Konoha, her father appeared for the…
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