Category: Ask John

Question: How did Mobile Suit Gundam end up becoming such a cultural phenomenon in Japan. With numerous sequels, spin-offs, games, models and references in other anime (Keroro Gunso

Question: With Bandai America no longer dubbing and distributing anime, who will take on the work? What if a new Gundam comes out, and Brad Swaile and other

Question: I love being an anime fan and as a red blooded male I love having a natural attraction to male fanservice. Moe, Lolicon, Ecchi, Hentai, Yuri, and

Question: I might be in the minority when I ask this but why do Western anime fans try to draw parallels with anime and reality? I mean anime

Question: Is Bodacious Space Pirates the new Bubblegum Crisis? That is a sci-fi show which has good buzz in anime fandom, but not necessarily broad appeal. I’m saying

Question: What’s John’s definition of “fan pandering”? I feel like that phrase is one of the most overused buzzwords in the modern anime fandom to describe anime that

Question: Recent times have seen the return of quite a few exceptional anime directors, including Hamasaki Hiroshi (Steins;Gate), Satou Keiichi (Tiger & Bunny), Ikuhara Kunihiko (Mawaru Penguin Drum),

Question: After finishing three hyperviolent anime: Mirai Nikki, Elfen Lied, and Deadman Wonderland along with some of the most gruesome OVAs such as Violence Jack, Apocalypse Zero, or

Question: Fate/Zero first and then Rin-ne no Lagrange. Now rumors are circulating that the upcoming Medaka Box may be split between two cours as well. Do you think

Question: I am a fan of the Magical Lyrical Nanoha series and I know it’s target is for teens to young adults but I would like to know

Question: Recently I have heard a lot about animation quality as one of the qualities when it comes to determining whether an anime is good or bad. But

Question: Lately I’ve been doing research about the most underrated anime titles of all time (taking the amount of approval and attention they got from viewers as a

Question: Why do you think there was a sudden change to a female director for Lupin? Is there a feeling that Fujiko has not gotten more focus in

Question: The other day I was enjoying your run of the mill, average budget anime “Tokko” & out of the blue something caught my eye, the police car

Question: What are the chances of Mawaru Penguindrum being licensed for release in the U.S.?