Category: Ask John

Question: Why do US companies sometimes pick up short OVAs and movies, for example, VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fresh (Knights of Ramune) and the Poltergeist Report/Yu Yu

Question: Why are so many anime TV series incomplete compared to their manga source? For example, in Saint Seiya, the TV series finished in the Poseidon saga, but

Question: In my Asian Studies classes, the defense organization of Japan is refered to as the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF). In several anime, however, such as Evangelion

Question: What is Vampire Princess Miyu about and how many episodes is it?

Question: What is it with Japan and nudity anyway? I mean I know they have hentai anime there but there is also some nudity in children’s anime too.

Question: Because the question that began this poll originated in the Ask John column, it seemed appropriate to post the answer here also. Series that were listed in

Question: Why are Americans portrayed as loud and obnoxious people in anime?

Question: I was wondering if you knew why unemotional anime characters, like Rei from Evangelion, Ruri from Nadesico, and to some degree, Heero Yui (when he’s not laughing

Question: What does the Japanese word “bishonen” mean?

Question: I recently saw the first Cowboy Bebop, subtitled, and during the preview for the second or third episode, there was a joke that said that good kids

Question: This is a question about which anime has the best animation style and art direction. I am not talking about the best action sequences and fight scenes.

Question: Why does every single anime that comes here to America have to be edited? Why does every single anime that is supposed to be suited for teenagers

Question: I just wanna know how many seasons of Magic Knight Rayearth there are.

Question: A lot of the anime I’ve encountered has the main characters being young teenagers. In shows like Sailor Moon, I find this understandable, but even in more

Question: Is it possible with the popularity of Rurouni Kenshin that we could see a translation of the RPG come out? Also, how about a GOOD Kenshin fighting