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Is it common for a writer to write for more than one demographic?
CLAMP writes for more than one demographic of manga--Cardcaptor Sakura is shoujo while Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle is shounen and xxxHolic is seinen.
Masashi Kishimoto, the author of Naruto, however, has only written for Weekly Shōnen Jump,…
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What is the origin of shaking eyes meaning surprise or fear?
In a lot of shows, a character's eyes (pupil and iris) will begin to shake when they are surprised or shocked? What is the basis of this, and where was it first used?
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Why is Team Rocket's motto "To Protect the World from Devastation"?
The Team Rocket Motto starts off like so:
Jessie: Prepare for trouble!
James: And make it double!
Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
James: To unite all people within our nation!
I've never understood why is their motto so positive?…
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Who is the artist for Misty's goodbye song during the flashback at "Gotta Catch Ya Later"?
I recently rewatched Pokémon episode 273 - Gotta Catch Ya Later!, and was wondering about the vocalist behind Misty's goodbye song during the flashback; I can't seem to find the name of the artist anywhere.
Note: This is exclusive to the dubbed…
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Why are there omissions and discrepancies in Kaori's Kreutzer performance?
In ep. 2, the entrants to the competition are shown playing extracts from the first movement of Beethoven's sonata no. 9 (often referred to as the Kreutzer). This is most likely the only movement played, given the portrayal of Kaori's performance…
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What happens to the members of W.I.S.E. near the end of the Psyren?
Towards the end of the manga,
After Ageha presses Miroku to go a different way to making a society of Psi users,
we are shown an airstrike that flies in and demolishes a huge portion of the forest.
WE actually see Ageha and his friends escape,…
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How far along is the anime compared with the manga?
Episode 596 came out today, and I am having a hard time placing this in the manga's time-line.
Around which chapter would the anime be right now? And would watching the anime spoil the manga for me?
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Are there censored or discarded Pokemon creatures and what are the motives behind it?
After seeing some Youtube videos about censorship in Pokemon, it seems to me that the motives for it are based mainly on1:
Sexual content/innuendoes
Violence (gore, mutilations, etc.)
Religion references
And others (offensive language, stereotypes,…
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Does Ash ever re-encounter his Butterfree after Butterfree's Goodbye episode?
I have not watched the Pokémon anime since Battle Frontier, but I saw a snippet of a much newer episode in a region that is most definitely not Johto, that featured Claire, the Dragon gym leader from the Johto region.
This led me to realize that…
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What is the relation between Steins;Gate and Steins;Gate 0?
Is Steins;Gate 0 a sequel to Steins;Gate? If not, what is common between the two and where do they deviate?
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Steins;Gate Steins;Gate 0
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What are the similarities between Gol D. Roger and Monkey D. Luffy? Are they related by blood? What are their relatives' ages?
This question is regarding One Piece.
I have three questions to ask. Since they are interrelated, I'm asking them as a single question on this site.
As I was reading about the prominent people in the One Piece universe, I came across Roger's…
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Did Naruto's children inherit Kurama's chakra?
I'm just wondering: how did Boruto and Himawari obtain the Kurama's chakra?
Did they inherit Kurama's chakra? Or did they obtain it in a way like the Gold and Silver Brothers did, by eating a piece of Kurama's chakra?
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Why were bodies left behind in the past?
In Hell Girl (Jigoku Shoujo), you'll notice that during the present timeline a person disappears once they are sent to hell, however in the past, the body is left behind.
A minor example of this is Episode 13: Purgatory Girl, where it is mentioned…
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Why does Hori treat her father so bad?
In the manga Horimiya, the main heroine always treats her father poorly. Is there a reason as to why she does so? In the latest chapter (57) she states that there is no room for her father in the Kotatsu. In the chapter before, she doesn't give her…
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Why didn't Frieza know about Goku and Kid Buu's fight?
In Dragon Ball Z, when Goku was fighting Kid Buu, there were many enemies watching him from Hell.
From DBZ Wikia article on Hell:
In the Kid Buu Saga, during the fight with Kid Buu, the ogres are seen watching the fight alongside Cell, Frieza,…
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