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How much English is spoken at Japan Expo (Paris)
I'm thinking of going to Japan Expo this year - as it is the largest convention in Europe, but because it is located in France, I'm unsure if I would enjoy it as much as my French - while passable - probably wouldn't get me through more complex…
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How can a clock stop working at 99 o'clock?
Yuru Yuri Season 2, Episode 4, 12:16
It stopped working but at 99 o'clock. If it's just the reflection (image) shouldn't it be 88:88? Even if it is inverted it will be 18:66, 66 min, but it is not inverted and after repair it shows the time as…
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What are the reasons for producing short-form anime?
Short-form anime (or tanpen anime, see Is there official terminology for anime series that run less than the standard length?) are relatively common, with at least a few each season.
It seems strange to me that this would be a worthwhile investment…
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How different are the anime and manga versions of Nichijou?
I was considering starting to watch the Nichijou anime series, and then thought that maybe I should read the manga first. Then I noticed that MAL lists Helvetica Standard as Nichijou's manga side-story, and that there is also an OVA listed as a…
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Why can’t Madara use Amaterasu or Kamui?
From what I've known, Madara was a legendary leader of the Uchiha clan. So, there are chances that he knew all types of techniques in terms of his eyes. His Kekkai Genkai includes:
Sharingan
Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan
Rinnegan
Wood Release
Storm…
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What reference is this scene involving riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise making?
In Watamote episode 2, Tomoko meets Hatsushiba from Class 1-17 and starts imagining a scene where they are riding a bicycle to watch the sunrise.
What is this scene a reference to?
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How old were Ed and Al when they performed the human transmutation?
How old were Edward and Alphonse when they performed human transmutation? I am referring to the Brotherhood series, not the 2003 version.
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Is someone who wrote his name in the Death Note allowed to make the eye deal?
Bad example:
Bob Hyrule writes his own name in the death note:
Bob Hyrule, peaceful heart attack. Dies peacefully from a heart attack in 20 days.
So let's say, he then decides to make the Shinigami eye deal. Can he make the Shinigami eye deal? If…
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How many demon forms does Mirajane have?
As what I've known, Mirajane has only 3 forms :
Satan Soul
Halphas
Sitri
I wonder if how many demon forms does Mirajane have (not yet discovered)? Is it three forms only?
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At what point does the 2003 series and Manga/Brotherhood series start to diverge?
I just finished watching Fullmetal Alchemist 2003 series. I would like to read/watch the manga/Brotherhood anime now. Does anyone know at what chapter the story of FMA2003 and the story of the manga/Brotherhood anime go their separate ways?
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What does the seal on Meliodas's forehead mean? How did he get this seal?
In episode 5, when the enemy tried to steal his sword, this seal appeared on his forehead.
What does it mean?
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Is there some source as to what Taiga did during the skipped year in the last episode of Toradora?
Taiga goes elsewhere for more than a whole year, entirely skipped in the anime narrative. What the hell was she doing, achieved or solved?
As a clue, the ep. 25 aftercredits preview has her in the voiceover saying she will now Show Ryuji her way of…
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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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