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How similar is alchemy in FMA to the real alchemy?
The alchemy in Fullmetal Alchemist is based on a real alchemy. How similar is the alchemy in the anime to the alchemy in real life history? When and how do they diverge?
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Has the "It's over 9000!" meme spread back to Japan?
Has the "It's over 9000!" meme from DBZ spread back into Japan? Is it referenced in other manga or anime? If it is, do they use 9000 (which is, depending on who you ask, a translation error or an ...
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Why was Ed's arm strong but Al's body not?
At the end of FMA: Brotherhood, when Ed got his arm back, it was muscular, and he used it to fight. When Al got his body back, however, it was weak and emaciated, as it had shown to be throughout the ...
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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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How does one play Gungi?
In Hunter × Hunter (2011), Komugi and Meruem play a game called Gungi. It's a fictional game which appears to take conceptual origins from chess, Go, and other strategic board games.
We see tidbits ...
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How do anime productions arrange for artists to do the end card illustrations?
In nearly all anime these days, there's an artist illustration at the very end of an anime episode.
How do the productions get illustrators to do the end cards? Are they paid for it (if so, how much)...
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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 is this huge symbol on the door in the Truth realm and in the Neon Genesis Evangelion opening?
In Fullmetal Alchemist the door in the Truth realm has a huge symbol with all kinds of things on it:
I've seen the opening of Neon Genesis Evangelion today and noticed that the same symbol is shown ...
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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 true is the Lavender Town Syndrome?
In the Pokemon game, specifically in the older version Red and Green, there are some news (or rumors) that the tone used in the Lavender Town caused a syndrome (called Lavender Town Syndrome) where ...
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About the artworks used in the Elfen Lied opening scenes (contains nudity)
The anime Elfen Lied is notorious for its one of a kind OP, featuring the mesmerizing theme song Lilium composed by MOKA and performed by Kumiko Noma, as well as sequences of art porn, a homage to ...
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Where does the word "Nyanpasu" come from?
Renge usually greets people with "Nyanpasu". The sub says "Meowning" which probably comes from "Morning" as a greeting. But "Morning" as a greeting in Japanese is Ohayo which is quite different than "...
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Is code in episode 1 of New Game 2 actually an infinite loop? [closed]
In episode 1 of New Game 2, around 9:40, there is a shot of the code that Nene has written:
Here is it in text form with the comments translated:
// the calculation of damage when attacked
void ...
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What's with the "x" in "Hunter x Hunter" (and other anime/manga)?
I am wondering what the "x" in "Hunter x Hunter" means. To clarify: I am also talking about what the "x" means in general as many other anime/manga also have it in their titles.
A quick Google search ...
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Is a person who wasn't named by his/her parents immune to the Death Note?
If a person's parents didn't name him/her, does this make him/her immune to Death Note? What would a Shinigami contractor see looking at this specific person?
By the way, nicknames don't count as ...
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Is there a connection between the Eye of God from Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and the Rinnegan from Naruto?
After watching FMA again, I couldn't help but notice the similarities:
The same ripple-like pattern.
Both related to godly powers.
Both related to balance (Yin-Yang/All-One)
Both related to life and ...
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How did Jiraiya find out Tsunade's breast size?
Jiraiya stated that Tsunade's oppai size was 106cm.
From Tsunade article:
Despite being known as flat-chested in her childhood, she now has a rather large bust; 106 centimetres in circumference, ...
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What does this Death Note rule regarding visual acuity mean?
This is the rule in question, (listed under the Death Note Wiki as "How to Use: XXI"):
"Those with the eye power of the god of death will have the eyesight of over 3.6 in the human measurement, ...
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Is it normal to 'erase' a seiyu?
Today I stumbled upon the Kotaku post regarding Ai Takabe's arrest in regards to drugs.
Besides her being erased from the credits, Bandai also announced that it’s no longer streaming Kill Me Baby as ...
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Where to start with Gundam?
There seem to be a ridiculous number of Gundam series, spinoffs and movies. There also seems to be a lot of timelines, parallel universes which has confused me more.
I've tried looking this up before,...
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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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Why do guys in anime often lack nipples?
This is an image of the guys from Free!:
And this is from Noragami:
As shown in the images, guys in anime often lack nipples. This could be explained by vague Japanese copyright laws, but other ...
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How many times has the original Nine Tails attack been flashed back?
After looking at episode 248, I managed to once again gain a nice little view of the Nine Tails attack on Konoha. Even though we get a different point of view each and every time, it still is the ...
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Are there any anime suggestion engines?
In the past, I've used apps that have suggested films, books, or music to me based on a set of items I've enjoyed that I provide to the app.
Is there anything like that for anime? Basically I'm ...
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What's the significance of revealing a character's blood type?
A lot of Anime shows will reveal the blood type of one or more of the main characters:
What's the significance of it? What purpose does it serve?
Where did it come from?
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What is the order of the JoJo anime series?
My friend recommended me to watch JoJo's Bizzare Adventure, but when I googled it I found there are many series.
What is the order of the anime?
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Why is Miku shown with a leek?
Many times when I see images of Hatsune Miku, she is shown holding a leek or spring onion.
Apart from headphones and microphones, other popular and well known Vocaloids, such as Rin, Len, Kaito and ...
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Who the hell is Truth?
In Full Metal Alchemist, who is the character (or the concept really) of Truth? What does he symbolize? What is his purpose?
From what I guess, he's some sort of your inner God, because he seems to ...
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What is the origin of this facial expression with one's tongue sticking out?
I've seen this expression probably a dozen times in anime and manga. There are many variants, but they all have the character's tongue sticking up out of the side of their mouth. Their eyes are also ...
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What is the origin of the title "Ghost in the Shell"?
The anime series Ghost in the Shell has a Japanese name which can be transliterated as "Mobile Armored Riot Police"; from Wikipedia:
Ghost in the Shell (攻殻機動隊 Kōkaku Kidōtai?, literally "Mobile ...
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Why are there sometimes darkened scenes in new anime?
In the first Shingeki no Kyojin opening, I've seen some scenes with lower contrast or brightness, something like this:
And later, in the same sequence, a scene appears without that contrast change:
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Who was the first tsundere character?
It's not like I like tsunderes or anything, I'm just interested in anime history okay?!
I just happened to be on the site, so don't get the wrong idea!
Geez, j-just tell me who the first tsundere ...
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Do Pokemon age and die?
There are old people in Pokemon but I have never seen any old Pokemon. Do Pokemon age and die? Also, if they get hurt too much, will they die of wounds? Have there been any deaths so far?
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How much broadcast time did it take for Planet Namek to blow up?
In Dragon Ball Z, during Goku's fight with Frieza, Frieza decides to destroy the planet Namek. However he fails to do so, but he claims that the planet will blow up in 5 minutes, at the most, but ...
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What is up with the pattern on the fence?
In the episode 12 of the first Bakemonogatari season, there's a fence with an interesting pattern which seemingly has the word "KAWAK" in it:
In the first episode of the second Monogatari season we ...
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How different are the anime and manga versions of Death Note?
Although this question was closed, it was actually through it that I came to realize that the anime and manga versions of Death Note are different, having only seen the anime version.
Just how ...
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Why is SSJ3 shown as tiring to maintain, but SSJ4 is not?
In several episodes of DB:Z and DB:GT, using SSJ3 form is shown to be very tiring for the user and burns up energy very quickly, compared to SSJ1/2/enhanced/mystic/etc.
However, when DB:GT rolls ...
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How to start the .hack series and its viewing order?
As the questions suggest: how do I start and what is the preferred order?
It would be appreciated if one would also identify which anime/film/OVA has a main story. Additionally the timeline of which ...
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What are the squinting faces (>_<, >o<, >△<, etc.) called?
The squinting face that anime characters make can express a range of expressions. Here are two examples:
From this alone we might be inclined to call it the "cute crying face." However, consider the ...
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Why can't Pan go Super Saiyan?
As the title states, why can't Pan go to Super Saiyan Mode?
We see in the last episode of Pan's grandson turning Super Saiyan while he fights a descendant of Vegeta. Are female Saiyans not able to ...
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How can Haku perform hand seals with only one hand?
In the Land of the Waves arc, it can be seen that Haku performs handseals with only one hand. That must be something special, because a.) even Kakashi was surprised to see that, and b.) that's never ...
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How much is sixty billion double dollars worth?
In Trigun, Vash the Stampede is wanted for sixty billion double dollars ($$60,000,000,000). I don't remember any indication of how much money that actually is in the Trigun universe. I'm sure it's ...
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What is gap moe?
I often hear the word gap moe, but I do not know what it means. So what does the word gap moe mean?
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How did humans learn how to kill Titans?
In Attack on Titan, how did humans learn the Titans' weak spot? How was it that they learned how to kill Titans?
Was it through experiments with live, captured Titans?
The only example I could think ...
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How does Jigglypuff not fall asleep from its own song?
Jigglypuff's song is seen to be extremely effective in putting people and Pokemon to sleep, but how does it not fall asleep from its own singing?
Shouldn't it at least fall asleep after it's done?
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How are "A Certain Magical Index" and "A Certain Scientific Railgun" connected?
According to MAL, the former is the parent story of the latter, that appears described as a side story. However, I find no reference to these questions:
Do both stories take place in the same ...
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Who writes the plot for filler episodes in an anime?
Fillers are a given in most long running anime. If the anime is based on a manga then who writes the plot for the fillers?
Who decides the plot story for a filler season, so that it, for example, ...
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Are there ever any animals featured that aren't Pokémon?
Out of the Pokémon episodes that I have seen, I do not remember ever seeing an animal that wasn't a Pokémon. I have also not heard of animals being present in Pokémon.
Which lead me to wonder: Are ...
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What is the difference between doujinshi and manga?
Doujinshi seem to represent usually works of amateurs, but that is a subjective measure. What is the objective difference between both works?
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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 ...