Category: Ask John

Question: I’ve heard and seen around about some live action Japanese Dragon Ball movie(s), though I’ve not invested the time or money into them. Do you know anything

Question: Why do some anime characters who are men have their voices done by women?

Question: Why do most animes (Dragonball, Sailor Moon, etc.) never have happy endings? I mean, from what I’ve read about the final episode of Dragonball GT, that was

Question: I have been puzzling over a concept that I have still not found the answer to, and thought maybe you would know. Why is subtitled anime more

Question: I know you’ve already answered this question before, but it apparently got lost during one of AnimeNation’s last site re-vamps, so I thought I’d ask you again.

Question: I can understand a made up word like “Gundam” or “Escaflowne,” but why are there some anime, manga and video games made in Japan that have English

Question: Why is it that in many shows, there are characters, especially women, that look like they are American or another nationality but have Japanese names?

Question: What’s the difference between Rurouni Kenshin and Samurai X? I’ve seen different releases under different names that all seem to be the same show.

Question: Why do companies discontinue dubbing series even if they’re doing fairly well in the market? Some companies go bankrupt, but other companies just stop making tapes. Some

Question: I heard a rumor that there was going to be a second Sakura Wars OAV series and a movie or TV series. I can’t remember which. Since

Question: Why are the Magic Knight Rayearth tapes being given out by two different companies? I only have 2 or 3 Rayearth tapes and they’re from AnimeWorks. The

Question: I was wondering if you could give me a list of anime that is out and will soon be out that Go Nagi took part in.

Question: The Tecmo game Dead or Alive is very popular. Tecmo released Dead or Alive 2 for Dreamcast in America, a slightly upgraded version for the Playstation 2

Question: I’ve heard of toys called UFO catcher dolls. What are these?

Question: Do you know of any good Samurai anime to recommend besides Samurai X and Ninja Scroll? I just bought Samurai X and watch it like every night!