Category: Ask John

Question: After returning from Japan I found the US selection of anime… a tad bit bland. Seeing great and very different series such as Shaman King and One

Question: Is hentai everywhere in Japan? Are little kids allowed to get their hands on it?

Question: Is there any anime aimed at adult viewers outside of hentai? A friend and I are arguing about whether or not anime is only for kids. He

Question: I am always amazed at the quality of the traditional & CGI anime cut scenes in many of today’s video games. Why do the game companies not

Question: Will they be continuing Candidate Pilot, or are the ten episodes in the boxed set the only episodes created?

Question: Was there an anime released before regarding Arsene Lupin I (grandfather of Lupin III)?

Question: Will G Gundam have a sequel? When the series ended it said “See You Again.” There should be a sequel since I heard it was a hit

Question: Can you explain what RahXephon was about or what actually happened at the end?

Question: What is Gaea and what is its significance in anime? It’s been mentioned in Appleseed, Escaflowne and Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within but they represent different things.

Question: Why exactly did Shinji…um…do that thing to Asuka in episode 1 of End of Evangelion? And why did Gainax animate that part? What’s going on? I’m confused.

Question: What makes Megazone 23 regarded as such a cornerstone in anime? Is it because it’s considered the first OVA? Why did Mikimoto Haruhiko perform character designs only

Question: I noticed that a lot of the more hardcore and even some generic anime fans kinda get into using Japanese words and puns more often or not.

Question: Hentai anime that have bestiality, incest and other “disturbing” stuff are edited or have the translations slightly changed. I don’t understand why all this stuff can be

Question: Is it possible for Naoko Takeuchi to produce more Sailor Moon episodes even some of the cast’s voice actors have passed away?

Question: I have a couple of questions about “The Guyver” anime. First, when it was rereleased by Manga was it redubbed, or did they keep the original voices