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Question: A lot of anime I’ve seen recently has involved cowboys or had situations where the characters act like cowboys or are in Wild West type places. Cowboy

Question: I picked up a copy of Angel Sanctuary at a local video store because the plot seemed interesting and the style of animation was different than what

Question: I was looking at the official Cowboy Bebop website and read some of the show descriptions. A lot of them ended with, “Did not air in the

Question: I have recently begun to watch the shounen-ai anime Gravitation and I was surprised at how good it is. I especially like the music of the series.

Question: I’ve noticed in Zoids New Century Zero and in Gundam Wing/Endless Waltz the most powerful mecha are ending in “zero.” Example: Liger Zero and Wing Zero. I’m

Question: Chichiri in Fushigi Yuugi ends every sentence with “no da” or “na no da,” which the subtitles occasionally translate as “y’know.” Does “no da” actually mean anything,

Question: [The following are separate but similar questions from two different readers.] I was just wondering why in some anime series like Tenchi Muyo and Evangelion the main

Question: Are you a fan of live action samurai films from Japan? If so, what could you recommend to me and anyone else interested. I have seen the

Question: Is there any special significance to the scars that numerous anime heroes have on their face or body? Is it just symbolic of their experience in combat

Question: What do you know about the Maid in Hanayuko anime? Is it TV or OVA? Is it hentai? How many episodes is it?

Question: I was just thinking about how many new sitcoms on American tv often don’t last two weeks, and I wondered, does this apply to anime too? In

Question: I have been trying hard to find unedited anime (Rayearth, Tenchi Muyo, Dragon Ball) and I am beginning to think either there is none or I just

Question: Why do most anime have nudity? I love anime but I can’t watch most of it because of nudity and sex. And why do they always show

Question: Is Outlaw Star a popular show in Japan?

Question: What is the deal with sponsors in an anime series? I ask this question because I have noticed that Fruit Basket and Inu-Yasha both have sponsors at