Author: John

Question: Is the next Miyazaki theatrical release going to be another good, not-necessarily-for-children movie, or a for-children-but-enjoyed-by-all-type movie?

Question: I’ve heard that CPM won’t be releasing anymore episodes of Revolutionary Girl Utena passed the Student Council Saga and I was wandering why?

Question: Why is it in most of the giant robot shows like Gundam and Evangelion that the robots are most often piloted by kids?

Question: Can you fill me in on what X the movie is about?

Question: Is there any more Dragon Half or All Purpose Cat Girl Nuku-Nuku besides what has been released in the US?

Question: I have a question about how storylines are made up for anime series. Is the whole thing usually plotted out in advance, or do the writers make

Question: I just wanted to ask about anime movies released in U.S. theatres. I just want to be sure, were Akira, Ghost in the Shell, and Princess Mononoke

Question: Why do Japanese characters have big eyes?

Question: I was wondering why Battle Angel Alita is called “Gally” on the DVD? Isn’t that very, very wrong? Or is it as I hope I would be,

Question: I’ve recently noticed that in American animation, there’s a tendency to create anthropomorphic characters, while in anime, animals can sometimes talk but are rarely completely “humanized.” The

Question: I had two questions on Gundam Wing, the new anime series that Cartoon Network has picked up for Spring 2000. First off, who makes it? There are

Question: For Nadesico, will there be any more series/movies after the TV series & movie?

Was a lot of response to yesterdays column. So much so we are able to add a bunch of additional examples. Thanks everyone! Read the updated Ask John!

One of our readers with some insider knowledge took some time to expand on yesterday’s “Ask John” column addressing why more Japanese animation gets translated for the American

The amount of e-mail we’ve received in regard to the Ask John column of October 20th inquiring whether the Gundam Wing boys were gay has prompted this further