Category: Ask John

Question: Since Japan is mostly Buddhist and Shinto, I was just wondering why it is so popular for anime series to be made with Christmas themes if the

Question: In several anime, manga, Japanese video games, photographs of Japan, and even in culturally themed shops, I keep seeing what appears to be a statue of a

Question: I was curious to know which one came first, the Starship Girl Yamamoto Yohko TV series or the OVA series? In addition, how many TV episodes was

Question: It seems funny to me, but why do people become infatuated by anime characters, despite the fact that they are not real? Does anime have so much

Question: Is “Zoids” an anime? I’m not sure because of the computer animation.

Question: What is the significance of fox masks in Japanese culture? I’ve seen them in Tekken, Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakusho… Are there any retailers that sell the

Question: Why does Variable Geo only have three 15-20 minute episodes? And why does it end like that without telling you what happens? It completely killed the story!

Question: While perusing through Chinatown here in New York, I saw an anime called “Neoranger” (I believe). My question is, what is the series about; how many episodes

Question: I was wondering what do they mean when they say “director’s cut” on the video you bought?

Question: I notice quite a number of older anime titles that have been resurfaced with new story lines and an updated look, for example Bubble Gum Crisis, Sol

Question: While I was watching a few anime previews, and a few anime in their entirety, I noticed that the pentagram symbol seems to continually appear in anime.

Question: Do the Japanese really have an appreciation for anime? I was talking to a Japanese exchange student the other day and asked her if she liked anime.

Question: My question is, why do U.S. movie makers like Buena Vista have a problem with anime movies that make it big in Japan? Like Sen to Chihiro

Question: Why does it seem that when an anime based on a video game is brought to the US, it’s only available dubbed?

Question: How many new anime titles air each year in Japan, on television and the big screen?