Category: Ask John

Question: Geneon has recently liscensed Paranoia Agent, a great series from the creator of Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers. Word got out that the criminal in this series

Question: Many of the licenses announced at this year’s Otakon are of shows that I have not heard much hype for, and what I see on their websites

Question: Why does Gainax, above other animating companies, take so much time into finely and smoothly animating their anime? For instance, Evangelion (especially the End of Evangelion movie),

Question: All these years watching anime, I always thought the studios behind them were big and make a lot of money. But I heard it’s just the opposite.

Question: Many say that the relationship between Luffy and Nami from One Piece will develop into a romance. I disagree because I feel as though they have a

Question: Is there a large fanbase for musical or musician-themed anime? Every now and then I see an anime that’s all about a rock band or something similar

Question: The August issue of Japan’s Windows100% Magazine includes a lengthy interview with AnimeNation’s “Ask John,” John Oppliger, as part of its “100 Questions for Overseas Otaku” column.

Question: One of my favorite manga artists is Masamune Shirow. The females he draws are gorgeous. They almost hurt my eyes they are so good looking. Why is

Question: When I read customer/fan reviews of anime and manga series I often find loads of reviews that just don’t make sense. With series like Mahoromatic and Chobits

Question: Call me close-minded but I fail to understand why Gravitation is popular even in the least? Aren’t most anime fans male? As far as I’ve been around

Question: Why do successful, money-making Japanese animation studios (such as Toei, Studio Pierrot, Madhouse) still make low-quality animation? Though, visually speaking, ‘anime’ thrives on character design in a

Question: How important are show endings to determining whether or not a show is “good”? And does a Japanese sense of a good ending not always mesh with

Question: Between releases like Excel Saga, Love Hina, Puni Puni Poemy, Azumanga Daioh, Galaxy Angel and Miami Guns, there’s a goodly amount of humor anime on the market

Question: I have seen a lot of new anime titles out there. I’m also finding a lot of old anime beig re-hashed, giving them titles such as “signature”

Question: Do you think that many anime shows are becoming too formulaic? Recently, I have begun to shy away from a lot of anime shows because I am