Category: Ask John

Question: How successful was the Saber Marionette series in Japan, and what’s your opinion of the stories SMJ, J Again, and J to X?

Question: I have been interested in some of the older anime series from the 60’s and 70’s that have been released on DVD recently. I would buy the

Question: I noticed on the Cowboy Bebop episode “Jamming with Edward” that Faye had described Ed as a “lazy OTAKU who…” That’s the part I couldn’t understand. Now,

Question: If there was an anime with full nudity or graphic sex, but everything was used to further the plot and for characterization, would it still be considered

Question: On the commentary track for Eva: Death & Rebirth, Taliesin Jaffe said that the slogan for NERV (God’s in his heaven, all’s right with the world) came

Question: Saw Char’s Counterattack on Cartoon Network the other night, and I was a little confused by the way it ended. Specifically, what happened? I gathered it had

Question: I am looking for the original uncut unedited Kite version anime dvd. I have already bought a couple version. and I have recently found out that they

Question: I was wondering if there were any more darker action oriented anime on the horizon for this year such as Hellsing or Berserk.

Question: About GTO, how long was each series? Like, how long did the anime run for and how long did the live action run for? And was one

Question: I’m still relatively new to anime, but has there ever been a series that’s just as crazy, or crazier than Excel Saga?

Question: Is there ever going to be more episodes of Berserk? The ending was left kind of open and never said what happened to Guts, Griffith, or Caska.

Question: Now that 2002 is behind us, what are your thoughts on the anime that were released this past year in Japan and what anime do you consider

Question: What can we expect for domestic anime releases this year?

Question: I’m a big fan of anime involving monsters and ghost from Japanese folklore and legends. Well, I heared some days ago that there is an anime about

Question: Why are anime and manga magazine subscriptions so expensive? I’d say that the average price for an American magazine subscription is about $20. So why do anime