Category: Ask John

Question: I was wondering, in anime it seems they make American girls have huge breats, while Japanese girls have medium sized. Is there a reason behind this?

Question: Sailor Moon, Evangelion, Witch Hunter Robin, Cutey Honey, Dragon Ball. What’s up with all the live action? Any reason for what seems to be a boom in

Question: After seeing about the uproar among some anime fans on the licensing of Tokyo Mew Mew, I had to ask whether anime is a right or a

Question: There was an as yet unresolved discussion that most of the total anime produced is actually aimed at children. Is this true? If not, can you give

Question: Has the American anime market hit a little bit of a lull? I’ve noticed over the past few months that not a lot of interesting new anime

Question: John, I was wondering what shows you would consider to be “mandatory” viewing so a person could have the greatest grasp of terms and situations commonly played

Question: Which more recent anime shows do you think will have the most influence on future shows?

Question: What is “moe”?

Question: What is the significance of having these three objects together: a sword, a circular mirror, and an orb? I’ve seen these objects in Sailor Moon and Yu

Question: On many Japanese magazines that I’ve seen, the cover models are sometimes holding a lemon. Is there any significance to this, such as a trademark to certain

Question: After I saw the “The Last Samurai.” Is there any anime related to the Japanese Samurai history?

Question: While watching numerous items on eBay over the last three years, I have seen many anime and game related products sell for ruthless amounts of money. Two

Question: I’ve seen in many, many, many anime this sort of bamboo thing were water falls in it and then it just bounces back and forth, what is

Question: The following editorial is an extended deliberation on characteristics of the American anime fan community first discussed in the “Ask John” article titled “Is Anime Fandom Becoming

Question: What is you feeling on newbies (people new to anime)? Anime is becoming more popular everyday, and thus more and more fans emerge. The older fans of