Author: John

Question: I saw a T-shirt on your site called “Plastik” Is there a Anime that goes along with this?

Question: Is the next Miyazaki theatrical release going to be another good, not-necessarily-for-children movie, or a for-children-but-enjoyed-by-all-type movie?

Question: I’ve heard that CPM won’t be releasing anymore episodes of Revolutionary Girl Utena passed the Student Council Saga and I was wandering why?

Question: Why is it in most of the giant robot shows like Gundam and Evangelion that the robots are most often piloted by kids?

Question: Can you fill me in on what X the movie is about?

Question: Is there any more Dragon Half or All Purpose Cat Girl Nuku-Nuku besides what has been released in the US?

Question: I have a question about how storylines are made up for anime series. Is the whole thing usually plotted out in advance, or do the writers make

Question: I just wanted to ask about anime movies released in U.S. theatres. I just want to be sure, were Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Princess Mononoke

Question: Why do Japanese characters have big eyes?

Question: I’ve recently noticed that in American animation, there’s a tendency to create anthropomorphic characters, while in anime, animals can sometimes talk but are rarely completely “humanized.” The

Question: I was wondering why Battle Angel Alita is called “Gally” on the DVD? Isn’t that very, very wrong? Or is it as I hope I would be,

Question: I had two questions on Gundam Wing, the new anime series that Cartoon Network has picked up for Spring 2000. First off, who makes it? There are

Question: For Nadesico, will there be any more series/movies after the TV series & movie?

Several readers have mailed in corrections to Wednesday’s “Ask John” article titled “What Does the Pentagram Mean in Japan?” The article erroneously refers to the pentagram as a

In the Ask John answer from last Friday, I suggested little possibility that the Basara manga would ever be licensed and translated for American audiences. Bill Flanagan, editor