Category: Ask John

Question: I was wondering if there is any anime based on American horror movies such as “Friday the 13th” or “Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”

Question: The recently released live action movie Princess Blade came from a manga of a different name, and that’s all I know. Do you know anything about the

Question: Even though I’m a 44 year old male, I’m not afraid to admit that I watch mainly shoujo anime because it’s far more interesting and entertaining to

Question: Is all anime either shonen or shoujo? It’s hard to tell sometimes, like with .hack//SIGN or Haibane Renmei, whether it was made for boys or girls. So

Question: What’s the background on Getbackers and Air Master?

Question: I was wondering about the correct pronounciation of “Evangelion.” I had previously thought that it was “ee-van-gel-on” but I then realized that there was an “I” before

Question: Chance Pop Session is so different from other anime titles that I have watched. There are no mechs and no girls with supernatural powers. So I was

Question: What is AnimeNation’s position on fansubbing? What you guys think about them?

Question: I’m a huge fan of FLCL. I was first exposed to it when I worked at Nickelodeon back in 2000. Our boss hooked up his Japanese DVD

Question: The other day I bought Animatrix DVD and found no word to say watching the bonus chapter lecturing on the history of Japanese animation. After WWII Japan

Question: Is there a Soul Taker 2?

Question: What is the deal with capsule toys, and what exactly are they?

Question: I heard that Lupin the III started on Adult Swim during its second season and they didn’t show the first season. Why is that?

Question: I’ve been wondering about the Cream Lemon series. I know it is an H-anthology series, but I can’t seem to find any good, detailed information on it.

Question: SPOILER ALERT The ending of chobits confused me a bit and I feel I need a couple things explained. Who are Jima and Dita? Why do they