Category: Ask John

Question: Is Moegaku a rip-off of Moetan?

Question: Why are there so much comedy anime in such anime titles in different genres – VHS & DVDs, manga books & on Television in Japan and in

Question: Is/was Battle Athletes pretty popular in Japan? I ask this because I’ve seen a ton of references/homages/cameos to Akari from the show, and in recent news about

Question: I understand that the anime industry wants fans buy up more DVDs, but does the industry understand here in U.S. current problems like dollar being low, people

Question: While anime fans take issues when elements in an anime are altered, for the most part, video games fans do not have the same concern if it

Question: Who or what exactly is Hatsune Miku?

Question: Dubbing costs a lot and many people (myself included) don’t even listen to dubs. We prefer watching a work in its original language. How many people care

Question: With Justin Sevakis’ recent Open Letter to the Industry, he claims that the Japanese anime industry needs to change its methods to embrace technology to work to

Question: Maetel from Galaxy Express 999 seems to have recognition that transcends the Leijiverse. Not only is she the prominent focus of most GE999 media cover art, but

Question: How much demand do you think there is for moe, harem, dating sim, and other more otaku focused anime in North America? These genres seem to be

Question: Which anime setting or world would you like to live in if you didn’t have the abilities or skills of the main character (if you are simply

Question: Why does it seem in almost all anime, there is the overall theme that “love conquers all,” or “good always defeats evil”? I was drawn into anime

Question: With a lot of shows being licensed either moe-filled, harem-filled, or otaku-focused, do you think it’s just a phase or do you think it will just grow?

Question: Since this year has had a number of “license rescues,” are there any anime that you would love to see get rescued? I know for me, I

Question: Why do popular and successful manga/anime series like Death Note end so quick when it have the potential to be good long term?