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Is fear the only factor which makes Devils powerful?
In episode three of Chainsaw-Man, Makima explains how fears and phobias give certain devils strength amongst other devils. This works out seeing that people fearing guns makes the Gun Devil so ...
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Why didn't Jotaro go to Italy and confront Giorno himself?
At the beginning of JoJo's Part 5, Jotaro sends Koichi to Italy to find the son of Dio. Koichi. Really? Not saying Koichi isn't capable but if his suspicion of Dio having a spawn was correct, wouldn't ...
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What is the mix of Chimera in Spy x Family?
In Spy family, Anya has a doll chimera.
What mix of animal is the chimera to?
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Is "Why-Man" an alien or an AI?
So I just finished Dr. Stone, and the ending was kinda confusing to me. After being able to understand all of the terminology and understanding the theory of what happens, I can't seem to understand ...
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How can some kids in Dragon Ball Super are younger than in Dragon Ball Z? [duplicate]
If Dragon Ball Super is a direct sequel from Dragon Ball Z, how are some of the kids younger there?
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Marron
Bura/Bra
Goten and Trunks
Pan
Did they forget about it?
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Why could Nagato keep Madara's transplanted Rinnegans after his death but yet Kakashi couldn't keep Obito's transplanted Sharingans after his death? [duplicate]
Both Obito & Madara's eyes are handed off to none of Uchiha, however, Nagato keeps the Rinnegan abilities.
Why can't Kakashi keep the Sharingan abilities? The belief is that visible Kekkei Genkai ...
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Is Bleach:Thousand-Year Blood War based on the manga? [duplicate]
I am on episode 4 of this series and I swear to Yamamoto-sama that I've seen this story before. Either on a manga or some movie.
Going to Hueco Mundo, rescuing Dodon-something, fighting that soldier ...
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Why did Araki change the power system in JoJo's?
The original power system in JoJo's was 'Hamon' or the 'Ripple', which utilizes controlled breathing so the user can fill their body and attacks with sunlight energy. Making it very effective against ...
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Why didn't Sora / Shiro actually play chess (or 9LX) professionally instead of being hikikomori?
If Sora / Shiro is supposedly not just better than Magnus Carlsen and not just more talented than Wesley So but even better / more talented than ACTUAL ENGINES, then what are they doing being ...
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Why didn't Higuchi suspect that Rem killed Ginzo Kaneboshi as Rem wrote Ginzo's name in Higuchi's note book only?
When Rem killed Ginzo Kaneboshi, he wrote his name in the notebook that belonged to Higuchi. There's a possibility that Higuchi could check in the notebook that Ginzo's name was written there. Then ...
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Does the amount of blood on Denji's body determine how much chainsaw will be released from Denji's body?
In Chainsaw Man S1E4, we saw only part of Chainsaw protruded from Denji's head and the blades on his hand didn't got released. Prior to that, Denji lost his right hand. He said he lost a lot of blood, ...
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Can Denji return to human form at will?
Denji can retract the hand blades as we saw in Chainsaw Man S1E3 but we also saw in S1E1 that he can fully return to human form only when there is human contact (Denji's devil parts melted on Makima's ...
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Are there any non lethal devils other than Pochita in Chainsaw Man?
Currently, the devils showed in the episodes are lethal and intended to kill humans. But are there any small and non lethal devils other than Pochita that can be petted?
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Why does Makima believe Denji can be the most powerful devil hunter, when Aki was able to defeat the Leech devil and Denji couldn't?
In episode 5 of the Chainsaw Man anime, Makima tells Denji that she believes he can be the best devil hunter. But in a former episode, we saw for example, how Aki was able to defeat the Leech devil, ...
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Why did Ikkaku appear as Urahara during his fight with Ichigo?
During the fight between Ichigo Kurosaki and Ikkaku Madarame in episode 27 of the Bleach anime, Ikkaku briefly appears as Kisuke Urahara while he is running towards Ichigo. This can be seen in the ...
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What is the target demographic of cooking anime?
I have a hard time understanding who exactly cooking anime appeal to and how cooking became a genre.
Here's a list of cooking anime:
1987, Mister Ajikko
1997, Chuuka Ichiban
2004, Yakitate!! Japan
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Is Gran Torino faster than One for All 30%?
In My Hero Academia season 6th episode 6th,
Does this mean Gran Torino is faster than One for All 30%?
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Best way to find translation of onscreen text in anime?
i.e Tomodachi Game EP01 13:20 - Relevant text displayed on chalkboard not translated.
I see this all the time and it bothers me so much.
Is there a simple way to find this translated information?
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Why was Spice Girl sentient?
In part 5 of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,
Why was it sentient? Was it ever stated?
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How is the Nokker in Hayase's successors passed through?
All the descendants of Hayase inherit the Nokker she had in her arm. But how does this happen? Is the Nokker passed to the child when the child is conceived? (and therefore the mother would lose the ...
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How many years have passed between the first season and the second episode of the second season in Fumetsu no anata e?
Between the first season, and the second episode of the season,,
How many years have passed between the first season and the second episode of the second season in Fumetsu no anata e?
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Why does Estarossa have a different full counter than Meliodas?
In the fight against Escanor, Estarossa uses full counter that can only block physical attacks.
Why does Estarossa have a different full counter than Meliodas?
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In My Hero Academia season 6 episode 5, who dies because of the incident caused by Shigaraki?
In My Hero Academia season 6 episode 5 of the anime, Shigaraki ...
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Did DIO have two stands?
So I was re-watching Jojo's bizarre adventures Part 3 stardust crusaders, and I was wondering.
Was this in the manga as well? Or just an anime-only thing?
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Could Bardock really go ultra instinct?
When Goku resorts to use Ultra Instinct sign against Gas (chapter 85), so that he does not need to make his heart calm, Gas seems startled at how he looks. He remembers Bardock having a similar aura:
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What's the first shotacon anime?
There are many anime portraying shota, but most of the female characters there do not have interest in the shota. What's the first shotacon anime where some female character is attracted to the shota?
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Where does the brooch that Luna gives Usagi come from if she wasn't originally a Sailor Scout?
Using this as a reference tumblr page where I read from the images of the manga, that Sailor Moon never existed until the reincarnation of Princess Serenity as Usagi. Luna turned her into a Sailor ...
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Why didn't Hayase's Nokker control her like other Nokkers did with other humans?
All other Nokkers which attacked humans controlled them. But Why Hayase's Nokker didn't, instead it coexisted with her. Why did this happen?
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Why are monsters and the like in anime usually adorable girls?
In many anime nowadays, the dragons, monsters, devil, semi-human or orcs are usually adorable girls maybe with thicc figures. Say, in Dropkick on My Devil, the devil from the hell is like an innocent ...
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Why does this kind of places often appear in anime?
In many anime, there are places where you can get an overview of (part of) the town, just like in the pictures below.
From Koi to Uso
From The Quintessential Quintuplets
From Shuffle!
Where I live ...
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Who's the first cat girl in the anime history?
Cats girls are quite common today in anime. For exampls:
Chocola and Vanilla from Nekopara
Cyan from Show by Rock!!
Nozomi Kiriya from Mayoi Neko Overrun!
But, who's the first cat girl in the ...
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How could Wataru Minakami have 12 sisters out of the box?
At Sister Princess anime how could Wataru Minakami have 12 sisters. I mean if we consider he is between 15-20 yrs old, how could have too many younger sisters?
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Why are there more harem anime than reverse harem anime?
Harem anime's target audiences are mainly males while reverse harem anime's target audiences are mainly females. So, it makes sense for the producers to make as many reverse harem anime as harem anime,...
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What may have happened to Pochita when Denji met him at the start of Chainsaw Man?
I've just caught up to the manga and I don't know if I missed this information or not, but how did Pochita end up in the state he was in at the start of the series? He looked like he had gunshot ...
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Why are there so many incestuously suggestive anime?
There are many anime that have incestuous theme. For example, OniAi, Eromanga Sensei, Kiss X Sis, Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai, Yosuga no Sora, Saikin, Imouto no Yousu ga Chotto ...
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Why does Nenene put her finger into the barrel?
In the ending part of the first episode of R.O.D -The TV-, a terrorist hijacks the plane Nenene's taking. When the terrorist points his gun to Nenene, Nenene puts her middle finger into the barrel. ...
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What is this metal object that Nino is rubbing against her face in Gotoubun no Hanayome?
See the picture for what I'm referring to. At the end of S02E03 of Gotoubun no Hanayome (aka Quintessential Quintuplets), Nino is lounging around in her residence, rubbing these metal-looking balls ...
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Is a job in the hentai industry widely frowned upon in Japan?
The Anime Man has some interviews with people working in the anime industry. In the one with a creator of Redo of Healer and the one with a 𝐻Ǝ𝒩𝒯𝒜𝐼 voice actress, the interviewees wear masks, ...
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Where can I read the English translated version of some niche light novels?
I find some niche anime stories quite interesting, namely, Nanana's Buried Treasure and Dantalian no Shoka, but I can't find a website where I can read the whole light novels of them. The ones I found ...
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What happened at the end of Nanana's Buried Treasure?
At the very end of Nanana's Buried Treasure, after the ed, Isshin's holding a blood-tainted student card of Saki while Saki's standing outside the door with something black quickly crawling around her ...
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Why are fangs of girls so common in anime?
In many anime, the girls there have fangs.
Kiriha from Tsugumomo
Rika from Kanojo mo Kanojo
Senko and Shiro from The Helpful Fox Senko-san
Why are fangs of girls so common in anime?
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Who's the first cross dresser in anime history?
Thanks to the improvement of tolerance in the society, there are more and more people cross dressing, say, Rei Dunois. In anime, cross dressing is also not that rare. In Nanana's Buried Treasure, ...
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What's wrong with Satanichia's snapping a chopstick?
In Gabriel DropOut, there is a scene where Satanichia snaps her chopstick, then Gabriel makes some comment and Satanichia gets mad. What's wrong with Satanichia's snapping a disposable chopstick?
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Why does Kaede hold her chopsticks up while talking?
In Shuffle!, Kaede seems to always hold her chopsticks up while talking at table. According to a blog on chopstick etiquette, it's rude to do that.
You may be used to talking while holding your fork ...
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Which Bleach productions are canon and needed to understand Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War?
As far as I know, Bleach have several productions like light novels, manga, anime, animated movies and even a Live Action. Different franchises treat differently different productions, so in some ...
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How did Sugimoto get downstairs so fast?
In the S4E1 of Golden Kamuy, after kicking down Sugimoto, Vasily rushed downstairs, leaving Sugimoto behind. Then Vasily was trying to escape out of the house when he was suddenly grabbed by Sugimoto ...
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How did Ariko corner Toni Anji to a place where avalanches happen easily?
In the 3rd episode of Golden Kamuy 4, Ariko made noises by breaking branches and the like to lead Toni to a place where avalanches happen easily so that he can trigger one to bury Toni.
But I don't ...
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What is the origin of the child don't look scene?
If you watch some anime, chances are you gonna see that scene where the character doing something kind of out of the norm in public space and most likely a mother with her kid is passing by or ...
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In Yosuga no Sora, why is Akira Amatsume portrayed as having a big head in gag shorts?
Amatsume Akira (the shrine maiden girl) in Yosuga no Sora seems to always have a gag where she's portrayed with a huge head. This happens during the ending gag shorts (first pic), as well as the ED ...
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Why do anime characters nowadays tend to have very forward jaws?
For a healthy normal average human, it's common that their jaws are almost in the same vertical line as their foreheads. The jaws in this picture are more similar to jaws in real life:
(from Seraph of ...
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