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What is intended by a spiral on a character's finger and what is the origin of this trope?
I am sure many of you have come across this trope in some anime/manga, where a character gives a thumbs up with an imprinted spiral.
The spiral is probably a simplified hanamaru:
which basically has the same meaning as a thumbs up, or "good…
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How is Walpurgisnacht's appearance predicted?
We know that throughout the series the Puella Magi can only search for witches and don't actually know where they will appear ahead of time (Mami named places she searched and had to trace the witch with her Soul Gem), unless they get lucky and find…
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Did Kakashi eventually surpass Itachi, Jiraiya, Tsunade, and Orochimaru?
In the Naruto manga, Kakashi Hatake has been acknowledged by both Jiraiya and Tsunade to be one of Konoha's most powerful shinobi. But Kakashi himself had confessed that Orochimaru was on a completely different level from him, who in turn openly…
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Why do some English Dubs leave untranslated Japanese Text?
I started to notice it consistently happening.
For example, in Durarara!!, a character communicates through text messages. In the English dub (or, at least the version I watched), these are left untranslated, which is really not good seeing as these…
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Why does Yoruichi say, "No one there could have survived a fight against Byakuya," in Bleach chapter 120?
In chapter 116 of the Bleach manga, Ichigo finally meets Rukia in her tower (well, in fact, on the bridge) right after Byakuya has easily defeated Ganjyu, and Ukitake stopped him from finishing Ganjyu off.
However, when Ichigo tries to fight…
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Was there an animation mistake between 3:17 and 4:19 in the second episode?
In the second episode, at about the minute 3 mark (October 1st), Airi Hasekura lends Yui Furukawa a spare uniform she had in school. Airi's bow-tie is orange, and I think the bow-ties' colours have something to do with either the students' year or…
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What happens if Holo eats all the Wheat?
At the start of the anime, Holo says to Lawrence that the only way she was able to leave the fields was though the wheat Lawrence had brought, and it was key to her being able to remain with him.
Later, because of how cumbersome the wheat is, Holo…
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How many classes of dangerous beast are there in Akame ga Kill?
There are many dangerous beasts in Akame ga Kill, and the strongest class is Ultra class dangerous beast, this is one of them:
Is there any other class beside Ultra and Normal class?
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What would cause an anime series to be transferred to another studio?
Specifically, I noticed the transfer of studios for Log Horizon (Satelight to Studio Deen),
Surely there are more anime series that have changed studios. Why does this happen?
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What happened to Goku's Nyoibou and Kinto'un?
Goku used to have a magical flying cloud (Kinto'un) and an extending staff (Nyoibou). Later on in the series (I think at DB-Z second half, but I am not sure), they were not shown on-screen anymore.
Considering the whole Dragon Ball series (DB-Z,…
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What is up with Tsukihi and Karen's boyfriends' names?
In Tsubasa Family and Tsubasa Tiger, it was mentioned in a conversation between the Fire Sisters and Tsubasa that both Karen and Tsukihi have boyfriends[1][2].
Karen's boyfriend is named Mizudori （瑞鳥【みずどり】）.
Tsukihi's boyfriend is named Rousokuzawa…
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What is the importance of the number 7?
In the start when Natsu was looking for Igneel he said that Igneel was with him 7 years ago. After the Tenroujima incident they all disappeared for 7 years. Evil Rogue came from 7 years in the future. There were seven dragons that came out of…
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What's this anime with a scene with a large praying mantis?
I need to know what show this scene is from. In 2005, I was channel surfing and came across a show on [adult swim] and I got distracted by laughter and children playing. The animation was dated, so it had a Rurouni Kenshin style to it. There were…
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Why doesn't Marika wear same uniform as the others?
Despite being a transfer student, Marika should have been given a uniform. But why didn't they give her one? Chitoge wpre the same uniform since her first day.
In manga chapter 129 (Now it has 131 chapters)
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Why are Haki attacks not effective on Marine admirals?
Why are Haki attacks not effective on Marine admirals?
In the Marineford war, we see countless instances where Haki-imbued attacks don't affect Marine admirals. When Marco and Vista attack Sakazuki, he even acknowledges that they are Haki-imbued,…
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