Category: Ask John

Question: Is it wrong to call myself an otaku? Recently, I had saw on the internet a discussion about anime fans. One individual had stated that they disapprove

Question: Why are anime artist paid so little? Also why do most anime have less frames of animation than American animation? While the notion of low frame rates

Question: Is hentai more popular then live action porn in Japan? If so, could this be the reason why many young girls are groped by men in the

Question: Why are some women in anime, like Kitsurubami from FLCL, extremely tan? I could understand if it was for the sake of cutural diverity, except that in

Question: Do you think that series such as Kannazuki no Miko and Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito will ever be licensed here in the U.S.A? I

Question: Why is it common now to see “almost yaoi” relationships between characters? For example, X, Saiyuki, Getbackers, Gundam W, etc. all have close relationships and sometime they

Question: How much does it cost to produce anime? Are you able to cite some examples ranging from the cheaper productions to the top notch, expensive ones? How

Question: On a previous answer, you wrote that Jubei-chan 2: The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyuu “fulfilled the unspoken and undelivered promise of the first series.” You also wrote

Question: The number of stores in Akihabara alone that sell doujinshi absolutely shocked me. Why hasn’t this “fan comic” medium caught on outside Japan? I’ve never heard of

Question: What truly defines a hardcore fan of anime? Recently I have been thinking about what kind of an anime fan I am. I have been a fan

Question: Why are most anime movies just a shortened versions of the series, but with some added footage? Rahxephon, Blue Gender, Gundam, and countless others are good series.

Question: In many ecchi anime, bare breasts are shown, but are anatomically incorrect. Often, the nipples aren’t drawn. How can guys watch these ecchi and still be turned

Question: Why is it that a lot of fans don’t like it when main characters die in an anime? In a recent episode of Mahou Sensei Negima, a

Question: There appears to be a serious “Lolita complex,” or “lolicon,” functioning within anime, a fixation and erotic desire for young girls. Does this have to do with

Question: Given the current growth in the popularity of manga in the United States, do you think there is a realistic chance that some of the iconic, long