Ask John: Which Anime Girl Would John Date?

Question:
If you had to pick one anime girl to go out with, who would it be?

Answer:
Just for fun, I’d say Maetel of Galaxy Express 999. Maetel is perhaps anime’s ultimate combination of mystery, sensuality, wisdom and matronly personality. She exhibits a classical grace and refinement that’s very sexy, and also carries a tone of melancholy and regret that encourages compassion and sympathy. The Galaxy Express movies hint at Maetel’s charms, but it’s the original 1978 TV series that spends more time developing Maetel’s character and revealing more about her that really establishes her as one of the most sexy women in the history of anime. Plus, why limit myself to a date that entails dinner and a movie when I can choose to “go out” on the interstellar train Galaxy Express 999 and tour the universe?