Category: Ask John

Question: What do you think is the most emotionally powerful anime that you’ve ever seen? Has there ever been an anime that has moved you enough to call

Question: I’ve heard American fans complain for years about the differences in story between the anime and manga. Are Japanese fans this rabid about keeping the story pure?

Question: I have a question about the anime “Super Gals.” I’m a huge fan and recently bought the box set (which has 26 episodes on 6 DVDs). But

Question: Do you think it’s fair that anime is taking over someone’s life? When you go all anime-ish and start using annoying Japanese words? And if you feel

Question: I have noticed in some mecha anime openings (Evangelion, Gundam Seed, Nadesico, etc.) they sometimes have a very quick shot of an anime girl with no clothes

Question: Why are so many strong-willed and/or stubborn women in anime alcoholics? Off the top of my head, Shikijo from Mahoromatic, Misato from Evangelion, Yukari from Azumanga Daioh,

Question: Can FMA be considered maho shounen? If not, what genre is it?

Question: I was wondering why manga licensors, like TOKYOPOP, basically only license long manga series. Why don’t they license books with various short stories in them as well

Question: From what I have seen on DVDs and TV this series is average, not horrible but average at best. It’s like Rurouni Kenshin meets Cowboy Bebop but

Question: I just the Korean made film Wonderful Days and was totally blown away. Could the Japanese anime industry see this kind of quality film as a threat

Question: I was just on a message board and the discussion was about The Story Of Ricky/Riki-Oh. This one dude wrote on an older post that the two

Question: Whether it be hentai, or clean, dating sims, from what I’ve heard, are quite popular in Japan, and amongst otaku. People like the character development, the realism,

Question: I heard about something called OS Tans and Trouble Windows. Are these the Microsoft mascots in Japan? Could there be an anime?

Question: I just read that One Piece was taken by 4Kids and am very upset. I was always hoping personally that Funimation didn’t even get One Piece because

Question: Would you consider Dead Leaves (Production IG) to be anime? Yes, strictly speaking it is made in Japan and therefore anime, but it looks completely Western.