Category: Ask John

Question: Terasawa Buichi seems to be regarded as influential and famous in the world of manga: I’ve read numerous articles on him in multiple langauges praising his creative

Question: What were the best and the worst anime shows for the year 2005? Another year came and went by. Based on your initial expectations and your judgement,

Question: Do trends in Japan determine the success of an anime series and manga series? Also, if someone has their own manga published and distributed during a certain

Question: What rough percentages of American anime fans fall into the dub vs. sub camps? Have there ever been any scientific polls conducted on this issue by anime

Question: Is Heero (Gundam Wing) made of toast?

Question: These authors of the anime, do they actually draw and construct the storyline? In no way am I saying they are not able to do it, but

Question: Is an anime T.V. series in Japan always considered successful if it does have a corresponding motion picture? Taking those T.V. series out of the equation whose

Question: Has the magical girl genre in anime finally run its course and died out? Over the years viewers have seen all sorts of variations on the theme,

Question: What are the top anime comedies of the past decade or two? When I ask this, I’m not just asking your opinion; I’m asking what comedies have

Question: I watched the first volume of the series Cyborg 009. I really enjoyed that show, and I was wondering if you can tell me when the next

Question: Why are crows or ravens seen flying and making insults? Most frequently in Naruto (or any other anime), a crow or raven flies by and starts crowing

Question: To the best of your knowledge, does Japanese society have a particular fascination with the concept of a “western-style” wedding – which may explain why it seems

Question: I recently read that the manga Yakitate!! Japan was being licensed. I have read the manga and I know that most of the jokes don’t translate well

Question: Do series like Elfen Lied and Gantz represent the height of blood, gore and violence in anime, or are there even worse examples on the horizon?

Question: I’ve heard that some anime fans won’t watch American made movies. They’ll only watch anime movies. Doesn’t being an anime fan teach us to appreciate and learn