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Question: I’ve lately been hearing that Kyoukai Senjou no Horizon has a plot which is completely indecipherable as well as being needlessly complex. This has deterred me from

Question: Do you think the 1990s were the artistic peak for anime, a period where you get a lot of different genres of really good shows? I say

Question: Are there some anime that are considered so “bad it’s good”? While it’s a strange way to phrase the question, what I’m basically asking are there anime

Question: I’ve noticed that older anime have been able to get away with a lot more, censorship-wise, than today’s current anime. For example in manga like Naruto and

Question: I am enjoying Upotte!! so far. I like this series because this is a lighthearted take on the girls with guns genre. Are there any lighter-toned and

Question: As an anime veteran, how do you, John, try to keep anime fresh and interesting in your mind without resorting to nostalgia colored glasses?

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: 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: 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: I’ve noticed a very odd trend in anime: you can, apparently, kidnap any random teenager, tell them to do something… and have an excellent chance of getting

Question: I’m not pro-piracy, but I’m starting to question the value of supporting anime legally, other than for my personal enjoyment and the satisfaction doing something morally correct.

Question: What are the odds of a 2012 Blu-ray release for Kenpu Denki Berserk? I see Vap released the Japanese BD box set (very nice) in January and

Question: If you owned a television network and had carte blanche to put any anime on you wanted to at anytime you wanted which ones would you choose?

Question: I just finished watching the entire Neon Genesis Evangelion series and movies, and it moved me deeply. I love the philosophical, existential and psychoanalytical perspectives depicted, especially

Question: What have been John’s best and worst anime picks for 2011, and what is he most looking forward to watching in 2012?