In Non Non Biyori, Koshigaya Suguru is the older brother of Komari and Natsumi. Most sources note that he has essentially no presence and very little speaking in the series. This is played for humorous effect a number of times. I'm wondering if he even has any spoken lines or voice acting in the...

I want to start watching the White Album 2 anime but I want to play the VN also. I heard that the story from the anime is different than the game. Is this true? Because I would rather play the game first if it's the same story, but if it's an new anime original story I will watch it first. Thanks!

I've been reading some of the recent episodes of Gakuen Alice, and Mikan had her memories of the past two years (since she stared at the school) wiped. When she seems Natsume, however, she ends up remembering him. Are there any explanations about how it works or why it fails? I didn't see any, bu...

I have often wondered, what are the differences between anime and manga? Furthermore, what are the differences between these two and what would be called "cartoons" to the rest of us? Is this purely down to where in the world its made or other cultural differences, or is there more to it?

After Suguru died, his heart was implanted into Kakeru. Suguru's former counselor seems to play a psychiatric therapist role for Kakeru and says certain things to shake him up. Why does she do this? What kind of relationship did she have with Suguru to make her play mind games on his younger brot...

CMIIW, why there are no popular manga based on light novel? I know that there are many anime based on light novel that are popular such as Sword Art Online, Oreimo, Monogatari Series, Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, or Kara no Kyoukai. But for some reason, no popular manga adaptation from light no...

The reference tag is, in my opinion, a pox upon Anime.SE. One cannot be an expert on "references". However, one can be an expert on some related topics: Some references are Japan-cultural and can be tagged with culture; some are puns/etc and can be tagged with japanese-language. Both of these...

My sister is in seventh grade ( 12 years old ) . I want to suggest her new manga/anime to watch . What would be some good manga/anime for her to start with . She has never watched/read anime/manga before . I have watched anime like one-piece , death note , fairy tail , hellsing , danganronpa bu...

During Ms. Saotome's rather-unhinged rant about the end of the world towards the beginning of the Rebellion movie, she says the following: とある宗教の祭礼の日にあわせて、日食と月食が６回起こっちゃうという話です！ I'm talking about how on the festival days of a certain religion, six solar and lunar eclipses will occur! Is...

Where did this trope originate from and why sneezing? It must be something only in Asian culture because I have never seen this in any US television shows. And yet sneezing when being talked about occurs in both anime and dramas.

In episode 10 of Miss Monochrome, about an android who wants to be an idol, Miss Monochrome decides to do a handshaking event like other idols are doing and it ends with a sequence starting with Silvester Stallone shaking her hand, which leads to an arm wrestling competition where she wins. In th...