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Why does Nora's darkness/corruption not affect Yato (or any other God that has named her, for that matter)?
Disclaimer: I've only watched the anime.
When Yato gave Yukine a name, he immediately started suffering from all his "sins" and eventually an Ablution had to be performed to save both's lives.
Then why is it that he is not affected by Nora's…
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How does Vegeta become a Super Saiyan Blue?
Vegeta becomes a Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan (Super Saiyan Blue) in the movie Resurrection F. How did he become a Super Saiyan God?
Was the ritual performed on him before the Resurrection F event or did he use his own power to become a God?…
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How does Mugino Shizuri's Meltdowner beam work?
How does Mugino Shizuri's Meltdowner beam work?
I was going to have a discussion on Physics StackExchange about the line between Pseudo-Science and Real Science in the To Aru series, and I would like to start with Mugino's powers.
Basically, I want…
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In what order should I watch Afro Samurai?
Should I watch the movie first or the start with the first season?
And if I start with first season then should I watch the movie and then the resurrection?
Please tell me what should I watch, in what order and why?
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Who is Lola's mom in the New World?
During the Thriller Bark Arc Lola mentioned to Luffy that her mother is in the New World and indicates that she is a extremely powerful pirate. She even left Luffy a vivre card that if ever he runs into any trouble he could ask her 'Mama' to help…
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How do they serialize manga in Japan?
My friend and I had a conversation the other day about manga in the U.S. and in Japan. I know that in the U.S. manga is sold in the form of a book. My friend said that One Piece and some others are printed in a weekly magazine. I just wanted to know…
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Why didn't Kizaru engage Beckman in the Marineford War?
In episode 488 of One Piece anime,
During the Battle of Marineford, Beckman prevented Admiral Kizaru from attacking Luffy and Trafalgar Law, telling Kizaru not to move a muscle while aiming his gun at him.
source: Benn Beckman
Kizaru is supposed…
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How did Binchou-tan's grandmother die?
It seems like it may have been hinted at in one of the flashbacks (there were a few of them in the last episode) and it always seemed like it had something to do with that tree that Binchou-tan's always looking at (and writes a letter at the…
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What phenomenon are at play such that the "Big Four" are limited to four and not a growing list?
I've heard a list of anime referred to as "The Big Four":
Dragon Ball Z
Naruto/Naruto Shippuuden
One Piece
Bleach
What phenomenon are at play that there aren't more than 4 anime like these?
I think the criteria to get into The Big Four are along…
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What is typically done when a voice actor for an ongoing series passes away?
It was recently reported that Matsuki Miyu, a voice actress, has passed away, perhaps from pneumonia or related complications (RIP). She voice-acted key characters in as-yet-incomplete shows, including at least Prisma Illya (Sapphire).
This surely…
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When does Kakashi first use his Mangekyou Sharingan?
In Naruto, when does Kakashi first use his Mangekyou Sharingan? Because as far as I know, he and Tobi both awaken their Mangekyou Sharingan when Kakashi saw Rin and Obito get killed, but he never uses it in the series until Shippuden.
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How can Obito use his Mangekyo so often?
It's been said that excessive use of the Mangekyo Sharingan causes blindness and eye-bleeding, as demonstrated by Itachi. However, Obito used his Mangekyo almost constantly nearly every time he's made an appearance. How come he has shown no signs of…
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Was Misa accessible to Light in the finale in the way that this proposition assumes?
Finale spoiler
There's this video (alternative here) that proposes how Light could have beaten Near. A critical element of the proposition is that Misa is accessible to Light, but was she? I seem to recall Misa was in the custody of the SPK up…
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Guy becomes immortal after kissing a girl
I am looking for the name of a certain anime I saw when I was younger. It was about a guy who was fleeing into the mountains for some reason. In these mountains he found a woman. After kissing her he found out that he became immortal and lived for…
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Rub a dub dub, Thanks for the grub
Occasionally I've seen "itadakimasu" translated as Rub a dub dub, Thanks for the grub.
Most often it's used as an joking example of subbing/dubbing that doesn't stick strictly to the original Japanese script.
Where does it come from though? Was…
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