Category: Ask John

Question: I see a pattern among mecha shows. Godannar, Gravion, Giant Robo, Gao Gai Gar, GoLion, Getter Robo. The list goes on. Is there a reason that robots

Question: I recently saw the series Ghost Hunt and was really pleased with it. My usual viewing habits are of harem/comedy shows, so I am quite unfamiliar with

Question: Where did OVAs disappear in the 00’s? In the 80’s and 90’s there was lots of gorgeous and peculiars one shot stories and just thinking what we

Question: Should I keep buying anime on DVD, or should I start buying Blue-ray format?

Question: Does “third time the charm” finally apply to Fist of the North Star? While the movie has had a cult following here, the show and the manga

Question: I was wondering if you know which anime are only available on VHS? I need a list.

Question: My roomate recently told me that Lucky Star was a lot more popular in Japan then The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya was. Is this true? If it

Question: Why did Claymore have an ending that didn’t solve anything? Claire didn’t get revenge and none of the creatures of the abyss were killed. Will they make

Question: I really like Ninku and have been interested in it ever since it was bundled together with the first Yu Yu Hakusho movie on [American] DVD. It’s

Question: Why in action anime series when a military weapon has multiple missiles, guns, etc. do they all get fired at once? For example, in any Gundam series

Question: With the announcement of another Negima?! OAD to be released, I wonder if we will get to see any of them either with domestic manga releases or

Question: What’s your opinion of anime/manga that have anti-war themes like Azumi/Barefoot Gen/Grave of Fireflies and what titles of the latest generation continue their tradition?

Question: Anime movies in general have had bad- bad- live action adaptations. Keanu Reeves recently announced that he and Fox saw the script for Cowboy Bebop and loved

Question: As a fan who was introduced to anime by 1980s sci-fi and horror OAVs I have been surprised to see things like Akira, Wicked City and Wings

Question: Why is Kanamemo not popular? I know that there were a lot of other shows that grabbed attention last year (K-On!, Saki, and Haruhi S2) but I