Category: Ask John

Question: I was wondering why so many anime shows air so late at night in Japan. I just read that Ken Akamatsu’s new show is premiering at something

Question: Is hentai manga usually drawn by the original artist of the “clean” manga?

Question: A friend of mine has this theory, that in the anime world, if two people love each other openly and admit it and can be together, one

Question: What is ADR scripting? I see it at the end of every English dubbed anime. So it’s obviously tied to something for English translation, right? The same

Question: Does Chinese Culture Influence Anime?

Question: Recently a lot of people have complained about censorship in Nutech’s uncensored DVD titles like Night Shift Nurses and Haitoku No Shoujo. In the original version of

Question: What is Saiyuki? Has it been, or will it be, released to the US? Is it still playing in Japan?

Question: Why is that no animated movie in U.S. history has ever come close to looking as good as an average Japanimation? Titan AE, Pocahontas, The Lion King,

Question: Where do “mini-episodes” fit in? I just started watching “Steel Angel Kurumi” and was wondering why the producers decided to release it in 13 minute “mini-episodes.” You

Question: I’ve noticed in several anime there are characters that have a condition where they faint frequently, whether caused by a disease or a “weak body.” Mutsume from

Question: Vandread’s first episodes feature an extremely detailed character design that really stands out among current anime. But after a few episodes, Vandread’s character design completely changes and

Question: Why is NuTech Digital hentai anime so short? There is only 30 minutes in each. If they could fit more episodes it would save money and shipping

Question: I was wondering if there is ever going to be a American release of the Cream Lemon series.

Question: With Wicked City, Gunnm, Ninja Scroll, and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust as some of my all-time favorite anime movies/OVAs, I am a major fan of Madhouse Productions.

Question: What’s up with the “unattractive” character designs in anime recently? Like Lain from Serial Experiments or Saya from Blood, who look so average and somnolent. Is this