Category: Ask John

Question: I happened to catch an article on The Escapist that asserts that anime isn’t about where it came from, but [is] more of a “style.” I think

Question: It seems like there a pretty fair number of people that play the MMO “World of Tanks” that have also watched the anime “Girls und Panzer” so

Question: It seems like a high percentage of American otaku claim to hate any and all dubs, yet they also seem to completely support fan dubs. This has

Question: I’m a 30 year old guy and I’m pretty much stuck in the past when it comes to anime because I enjoy the more macho type of

Question: Why does society consider animation childish? At the end of the day, objectively speaking, animation, Japanese or otherwise, is nothing more than another medium for artistic expression.

Question: I love what Aniplex is trying to do license-wise with releasing titles available to the US, like Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai, and Oreimo. These titles are quality

Question: Many of my friends in America apparently don’t get mecha series. They either don’t care, or just don’t get it. All they know are Seed and Wing.

Question: Why are domestic licensors too chickensh*t to submit more anime films for a Best Animated Film Oscar nomination? It was bad enough when Bandai and/or Kadokawa U.S.A.

Question: Why is the Pocket Monsters anime so reviled here in the west compared to their game counterpart considering that both are marketed towards children and both feature

Question: I heard that this show is popular right now, but could Girls und Panzer could be the next K-On! And is this the most popular military moe

Question: In American media people that are gay or transgendered are often portrayed as being the victims of bullying and abuse by others. Gayness or crossdressing is often

Question: Being an aspiring artist, not only in media arts, from drawing, illustration, and crafting, but to literature, humanities, and aesthetics design, and wishing to pursue an independent

Question: Lately I feel as if my interest in newer anime is declining. Since 2010, I have found myself watching less and less anime every year. Part of

Question: A few weeks ago you posted a blurb entitled “WTF.” In it you said that you were “handful [of DVDs] away from completing my collection of every

Question: Why is studio SHAFT only getting notice now from the western fanbase? As much as I loved Madoka Magica and Bakemonogatari, I feel like many only noticed