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Where is this picture from? How do I use Reverse Image Search to find the source of an anime/manga image?
So I see an image that I believe is from either an anime or a manga. What are some ways that I can go about finding what series it's from?
Try these options:
Google reverse image search (browser ...
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How much does a typical anime episode or series cost to make?
While it's pretty easy to find what is the budget for most anime feature films like those from Studio Ghibli, the average cost for making an anime series, much less an episode, is not readily ...
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What is the first ever produced anime and manga?
What is the first anime ever produced in Japan?
And what is the first anime film and first anime series produced?
I heard that it was Astro Boy, is that true? And what is the first ever manga ...
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Which episodes of the Naruto anime are core plot and which are filler?
For both the original Naruto series and Shippuuden, which episodes should I watch if I want to avoid the filler? I'm only interested in core plot and character developments.
To make this question a ...
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What differentiates anime from regular cartoons?
In my region, people don't know the difference between anime and regular cartoons. When they see me watching anime, or they hear about it somehow, they say that I'm watching a regular cartoon and ...
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Which episodes of Bleach are filler?
I want to watch Bleach, but the anime has a lot of filler content not in the manga. I'd rather not watch the filler content and only watch the episodes which are directly related to the plot. To be ...
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What databases and listing sites exist for anime, manga, etc?
What are the major online databases of anime, manga, light novels, visual novels, and other related media? What are the differences between them?
To qualify as an answer, the source should list a ...
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When and where does Attack on Titan take place?
Is the setting of "Attack on Titan" (Shingeki no kyojin) supposed to be Earth in the distant future and Titans suddenly appeared out of nowhere and devolved society to medieval level of technology? Or ...
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Can I increase my lifespan by killing myself using the Death Note?
Suppose I wrote that I will be killed by a UFO falling from space in the year 2315 while I am lifting.
Will the Note increase my lifespan? In other words, will I still be alive by then?
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Why do many characters tend to have crazy hair colors and styles?
It's fairly common that anime characters tend to have "wilder" hair than most people we see in real life. This can be seen as far back as Neon Genesis Evangelion (though somewhat mild) from the 90s (...
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Have there been any anime with actual product placement?
In Steins;Gate, Dr. Pepper is mentioned several times as the "An Intellectual Drink, For The Chosen Ones".
I've seen a lot of other shows that have stores or products with similar names to the real-...
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What are the anime censorship laws in Japan?
I know that there are censorship laws in Japan (which is why you end up with things like tentacles instead of genitalia). What are the laws, and are they the same as the laws for live-action ...
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Where do the Naruto movies fall in the timeline?
I know that the Naruto movies are outside the timeline in the sense that they don't affect whatever happens after them. However, they must fall somewhere in the Naruto timeline — based on who are in ...
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What is a "cour"?
I often hear shows talked about as being some number of "cours". For example, Evangelion is apparently "two cours", while Madoka is "one cour".
But what on earth does "cour" mean? I can't find it in ...
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Can an animated show created outside Japan be called Anime?
The "Anime" called "Torkaizer" which will be created in Alter Ego Productions animation studio in Abu Dhabi is created outside Japan but is called Anime officially, can a cartoonic show created ...
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Was Lelouch the person driving the cart in the last scene of Code Geass R2?
At the ending of Code Geass R2, the last scene showed someone whose face wasn't showed riding a horse-pulling-cart with CC. I believe that it is indeed Lelouch (who was previously stabbed by Suzaku ...
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What are all the marriages and child relationships following the final chapter?
In the last chapter of Naruto, some characters got married, and some of them had kids. What is the entire husband-wife-kids set?
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How are the themes and songs picked for a particular series?
Are the opening/ending themes, insert songs, and background music created specifically for the series they represent, or are they just picked by the producers/production committee based on how well ...
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Why did Tokyo Ghoul √A completely deviate from the manga?
The first episode of Tokyo Ghoul √A aired today, and at the end (obvious spoiler), Kaneki went with Aogiri (we don't know why yet). However, I read that in the manga, he did the exact opposite. ...
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Does the Vampire Knight manga have additional story that the anime doesn't?
I've watched the Vampire Knight anime. I really like the story so far but find it frustrating that the anime doesn't finish off the story. I'm trying to figure out if it is worth reading the manga.
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What's the difference between the FMA and FMA Brotherhood series?
I haven't watched Anime in many years, but recently I've had time to get back into it. I've seen that one of my favorite series, Fullmetal Alchemist, has done a series reboot. What I'm wondering is:
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What does 'moe' mean?
I've now watched quite a few anime and I'm still at a loss as to what the term moe represents. Is there an agreed upon definition for it? If a character is moe, what does that mean?
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How did Goten and Trunks become Super Saiyan so easily?
Most Saiyan (Goku, Vegeta, Gohan, etc.) who evolved into Super Saiyan had trouble fulfilling one of the requirements to evolve: Their rage or other emotions had to be extreme.
However, there are two ...
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Has an anime ever come out before the manga was published?
I got into a debate with a friend about whether or not it's possible for an anime to come out before its manga.
He claimed that there were several instances where the anime actually preceded the ...
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Will I miss anything by watching Dragon Ball Z Kai instead of the other series?
I've read that Dragon Ball Z Kai is an HD remaster and recut of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z. However, Kai has 98 episodes while Dragon Ball has 153 and Z has almost 300.
If I watch only Dragon Ball ...
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Why does Naruto use his mother's family name?
Is there any logical and canonical reason to why Naruto used his mother's family name, Uzumaki, instead of his father's family name?
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What are the differences between the Akame Ga Kill! manga and anime?
First of all, why was the anime completed before the manga? As far as I am aware, the anime is ahead of the latest manga chapters by a large margin.
I've heard that the anime actually differs from ...
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What will happen to the tailed beast if the jinchuruki is killed?
It is shown in the anime that the jinchuruki is caught and the tailed beast is extracted and sealed into the Demonic statue by the Akatsuki. What will happen if the jinchuruki is killed somewhere else?...
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Why do many anime not follow the manga? Why are they usually made shorter?
Many anime do not follow the manga history and are made shorter. However there are a few that do follow it or try to finish the history with the manga like the big three (Naruto, Bleach, One Piece), ...
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Is it possible to kill people indirectly with the Death Note?
Rule X in the Death Note states:
Whether the cause of the individual's death is either a suicide or accident, if the death leads to the death of more than the intended, the person will simply ...
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Which Akame ga KILL! manga should I read if I want to continue the storyline of the anime?
I saw there are various manga with Akame ga KILL! in their names.
The ones I have found are:
Akame ga KILL!
Akame ga KILL! Zero
Which one should I read if I want to continue the storyline of the ...
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Why do anime mothers often get the short end of the stick?
In a significant amount of anime, the protagonist (and possibly others) experience one of the following parental situations:
Both parents are dead and are inconsequential to the story.
Both parents ...
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What happens to a Titan Shifter if they die without being eaten?
The question is very vague, so let me clear up some of the confusion and haze.
In the entirety of AoT, it is known that, to inherit the powers of a Titan Shifter, the chosen one must eat the current ...
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Why do Kurama and Gyuki appear as chakra while other bijuu don't?
In Naruto, Kurama (the Nine-tailed bijuu) appears as chakra, as does Killer B's bijuu, Gyuki.
Other bijuu, however, don't appear that way. What is different between them?
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Which manga chapters correspond to the 2nd season (or "Season 3" on Netflix) of the anime, "Revival of the Commandments"?
The 2nd season (labeled as "Season 3" on Netflix) of the anime, Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu (or The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments), has ended.
Which manga chapters ...
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In what order should I watch the Ghost in the Shell series?
The Ghost in the Shell series is comprised of several movies and animated TV series.
TV series:
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. 2nd GIG
Ghost in the Shell: Arise
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What is the purpose of characters shouting out the name of their attack?
It seems to me that in a lot of anime (Naruto, Dragon Ball, Gurren Lagann, and Digimon are four that come to mind), characters or creatures who perform an attack tend to shout its name, almost as if ...
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What does the 'D' stand for in all the names?
There are a lot of characters with the middle initial "D". Is this an indication of something, or do they really all just have middle initials of the letter D? If they are initials, do we know what ...
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What is the viewing order of Fate-related works?
I've watched just the 2006 Fate/Stay Night anime series. I know there are other series in the franchise (Fate/Zero, Fate/kaleid Liner Prisma Ilya), as well as the Unlimited Blade Works movie, and the ...
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How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi's heart?
In Angel Beats, Kanade clearly entered the afterlife before even Yurippe did, yet Otonashi arrived later. Technically, Kanade must've died after Otonashi.
How is it possible that Kanade has Otonashi'...
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How did the sweatdrop originate?
I can kind of handwave or fanwank the origin of things like the exasperated faceplant or the vein popping out when a character is comedic-angry, and even the trope of Japanese flag fans coming out ...
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Why do some Sharingan eyes have unique Mangekyou abilities?
Itachi, Sasuke, Madara's Sharingan and Danzo's "Sharingan" eyes have the "standard" Mangekyou abilities of Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi, Susanoo, Izanagi and Izanami. (Granted not all of them have used all ...
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How long is the longest running anime series?
I know that the Pokemon anime has over 800 episodes, and One Piece has 600+ episodes, but I've heard that they are not in the top 10 of anime with the most number of episodes.
So what anime is ...
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Do we know how Senju Hashirama died?
The wiki says that Hashirama died shortly after the creation of Konohagakure. Do we know how he died? I mean, he was powerful enough to stand up to Madara, so I feels like it would be no small thing ...
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What is the in-universe chronological order of the Monogatari Series?
I have Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari, and learned that Monogatari Series Second Season is being streamed by Aniplex, which means that Nekomonogatari would have been streamed at some point and that ...
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Why is Wrath so human?
As we know, the homunculi can heal themselves and don't age because of the philosopher's stone.
However, Wrath doesn't seem able to heal and he gets older, despite being a homunculus. I always ...
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In One Piece, does a Devil Fruit reappear after the user dies?
In chapter 702, we see Ace's Devil Fruit 'Mera Mera no Mi' being showcased as the prize of the event held in the Colosseum. The announcer of the event mentions that the "fruit is reborn."
Does it ...
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What's the difference between Kage Bunshin no Jutsu and Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu?
While the Kage Bunshin no Jutsu seems to be taught, the Tajuu Kage Bunshin no Jutsu is sealed, so nobody can learn the jutsu. Does that mean that there's a difference between these jutsus, aside from ...
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Chakra nature of Tailed Beasts
As we all know that Kurama's chakra is of the healing nature type. This is known from many mentions about it in the wiki page of Naruto Uzumaki.
My question is, what is the nature type of the chakra ...
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Does Devil's Fruit power gained depend on how much of it is eaten?
Luffy accidentally ate the Gomu-Gomu (Rubber-Rubber) fruit, but was interrupted by Shanks after a few bites. It was too late and Luffy got the Devil's Fruit powers anyway. If he had instead eaten the ...