Search Results for: ask john evangelion

Question: Why do US companies sometimes pick up short OVAs and movies, for example, VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fresh (Knights of Ramune) and the Poltergeist Report/Yu Yu

Question: In my Asian Studies classes, the defense organization of Japan is refered to as the Japanese Self Defense Force (JSDF). In several anime, however, such as Evangelion

Question: Because the question that began this poll originated in the Ask John column, it seemed appropriate to post the answer here also. Series that were listed in

Question: I was wondering if you knew why unemotional anime characters, like Rei from Evangelion, Ruri from Nadesico, and to some degree, Heero Yui (when he’s not laughing

Question: I recently saw the first Cowboy Bebop, subtitled, and during the preview for the second or third episode, there was a joke that said that good kids

Question: A lot of the anime I’ve encountered has the main characters being young teenagers. In shows like Sailor Moon, I find this understandable, but even in more

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

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: What is fan service? And a related question from a different reader, Which show has the most fan service?

Question: Why is anime so expensive? Not just anime, but other forms of anime merchandise such as CDs, CD-ROMs/games and art books are very expensive too. Even with

Question: Why are shounen-ai, lesbians, and “gender-bending” so frequent in anime?

Question: Why do so many animes involve magic cards? What is the significance?

Question: Is there a way of knowing whether the American VHS/DVD releases of anime are truly and unequivocally uncut and uncensored as we all assume they are? I

Question: Since Japan is a country which is only 10% Christian, how do the Japanese feel about Evangelion and its portrayal of a “foreign” religion? Why did Gainax

Question: Would Hello Kitty be considered anime? It’s been so Americanized for so long it almost seems to not count as an imported product from Japan.