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How did GTO: Shonan 14 Days end?
I recently learned that Fujisawa had written an interquel to GTO called "Shonan 14 Days" where, as can be ascertained from the title, Onizuka Eikichi stays for 14 days in his hometown.
Could somebody give a rough description of how the series ended?
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Why didn't the Task Force capture Misa Amane?
After the final meeting and Light's death, everyone in the room knew the truth. They knew that the 13 day rule was fake, and the rule about destroying the Death Note was fake, too.
They also had many evidences against Misa (the tapes, fingerprints,…
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Is there a tradition behind giving people names from English words?
There are a number of shows/manga where characters have names that are English words. In Vampire Knight, a character is named Zero. Tokyo Mew Mew has characters with names like Lettuce, Mint, and Berry. Is there a tradition behind this?
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How old is Gintoki?
On the Gintama official page, it says Gintoki's age is 20+. But it is not clear how old he is, because in the last generation of the Joui war, the foursome of Sakata Gintoki, Katsura Kotarou, Takasugi Shinsuke, and Sakamoto Tatsuma joined. So it's…
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In FMA: Brotherhood, why do Father's sacrifices remain alive after the sacrifice?
When Father sacrifices his five subjects—the five who have all seen the portal—why is it that they are all fine right after? I would have expected them to be gone, or dead, or something.
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Is Toyosato Elementary School open to visitors?
K-On! was based on a real-world elementary school in Toyosato. According to this article on Wikipedia, the elementary school moved to a new building in 2004.
Is the old elementary school open year-round to visitors and anime fans?
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Why are "traps" and "genderbending" so common in anime and manga compared to Western media?
It seems to me that anime and manga has tropes like "traps" and even characters that change gender quite frequently, especially in comparison to Western series, which seem to have characters more consistently within "the binary." In particular, I'm…
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How does Koro-sensei fly?
I am latest in the manga chapter. So I know the history behind Koro-sensei. But I wonder how can he fly? I mean, I know he is super fast. But being fast doesn't mean you can fly. And he don't have any psychic or esper powers to levitate or fly.
He…
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Why do all Marine Vice Admirals (and higher ranking officers) put their coats as capes?
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ex-Fleet Admiral Sengoku
Why are the coats always worn as capes? Is there an in-universe explanation as to why the Marines wear it in that way? The only character who I remember seeing, wearing a coat…
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Is there somewhere where the Stretch exercises are compiled?
The manga Stretch is a story about two girls living together who come to love stretching.
Usually the stretches they do are introduced in a small panel with a little bit of demonstration:
However, there is some story elements in the manga and also…
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What was inside Yuuko's wallet?
Mio was carrying Yuuko's wallet in her bag for some reason (why?). Then the moment comes and Mio realizes that the wallet is not there. They go to the lost and found department. They found the wallet and we see inside of it as in the screen shot…
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Why do anime and manga use the same faces?
Many shows use the same face template throughout. Why do they use this?
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What does it take to kill a Ghoul?
In Tokyo Ghoul, fodder ghouls were getting killed by stabs to the chest and stomach, but then there are people like Nishiki getting impaled repeatedly and destroyed by Shuu, but he still lives. Plus, there's Kaneki getting those... injuries at the…
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What race are Emperor Pilaf and Garlic Jr.?
In Dragon Ball, Piccolo and Kami are written as if they are demons from Earth, but in Dragon Ball Z, it is revealed that they are actually aliens from the planet Namek.
Another prominent character who looks like a demon, Emperor Pilaf, is never…
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Who made Medusa's Daughter pregnant?
Well... this is awkward:
First we have the literary medusa, Azami, in a nice black dress with red eyes and her partner Tsukihiko.
They have a child. That child's name is Shion, and Shion, half-meduse, half human has a child of her own. That child is…
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