Category: Ask John

Question: We all know that Star Wars was a huge hit here in the western world, but was it really that inspirational over in Japan? I’ve noticed that

Question: I was wondering if anime is bigger than live-action movies and shows in Japan. Also, do animators ever put real life celebrities in anime?

Question: Is there a such thing as Dragonball GT. If there is tell me about it.

Question: I’ve thought about this ever since I saw the 5th episode of Cowboy Bebop, and now with the movie out in Japan, do you think they would

Question: I was wondering why anime characters fall over every time something silly or stupid happens? Like in the Dragonball series for example, Goku can be in the

Question: I recently heard that Harlock Saga supposedly takes place in the same universe as the Star Blazers series. How many anime stories are set in this universe

Question: Blood: The Last Vampire was great but was quite short. Are there any plans for Saya in the future?

Question: I was wondering why the creators of the Dragonball (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT) series stopped making it in 1995? Didn’t Cartoon Network

Question: I was wondering if I should buy a fansub or a sub. There are many good anime out there that haven’t been licensed such as Flame of

Question: I was trying to talk about Rurouni Kenshin with some friends, but they only knew of it as Samurai X. That got me to wondering, why do

Question: I was wondering why it is that whenever a character in anime has some kind of special power or special “move,” they have to say the name

Question: I’m aware that lots of anime movies and series feature women/girls in positive and negative ways alike. In your opinion, what are the top 10 anime series

Question: Out out all the shoujo shows that have been released in Japan, what, in your opinion, are the top 10 shoujo titles released so far? I am

Question: In your opinion, John, what do you think is the best anime series ever? In my opinion, I think Evangelion is the best.

Question: Do the musicians that produce music and soundtracks to anime go on tours or appear in concerts in Japan? The thing that really got me thinking was