Category: Ask John

Question: Why do anime fans complain when Americans create a show like Teen Titans? They call it an anime rip-off, but is it really? Anime started as an

Question: Have you read the editor’s letter in this month’s American version of Newtype? He says that fans ought to stop complaining about censorship and start enjoying the

Question: I just received Anime Network and Anime Network on Demand on digital cable and I was wondering is ADV going to monopolize the whole “anime on television”

Question: Almost any American mature enough to understand the concept of being “politically correct” can, no doubt, spit out a listing of “foreign stereotypes.” What I’m particularly interested

Question: On the assumption that you are aware that Bandai Entertainment has announced plans to “re-release” certain anime titles under the name “Anime Legends” (thus following in the

Question: I recently watched and loved the series Gantz. I went in anime chat rooms and Gantz was brought up. Someone asked for a reccommendation, and it got

Question: Why are mecha anime almost always filled to the brim with cannon fodder? While this is also notable in some non-mecha anime, it’s more of a problem

Question: Adult Swim announced recently that they will likely air an anime series subtitled in the near future. Do you think this is a smart move for a

Question: I’m an African American and there are few of us in the anime mainstream. There is me and 3 of my friends that actually know what Bleach

Question: With the help of Skywalker Sound on the Ghost In The Shell: Innocence movie, and the music compositions of Steve Jablonsky for Steamboy, and for the forthcoming

Question: Is there something within Japanese history or culture behind the idea of a character or characters involved in or continuously fighting “losing battles” – an idea I

Question: I just recently read the news post about ADV’s plans for Gakkou no Kaiden. I’m wondering… what the heck are they thinking? I thought that ADV was

Question: How come in anime series & movies which take place in the future, humans still use guns which fire bullets and not laser blasters?

Question: In general I have nothing but respect and admiration for Japanese voice acting, but there’s one instance I find rather annoying. That is the falsetto laugh exhibited

Question: Is there any other manga or anime that has been as heavily censored in that way that CMX’s version of the Tenjho Tenge manga has been? Is