Category: Ask John

Question: Do watermelon have any special meaning in Japanese culture? The reason I ask is that in the anime show Ranma 1/2, the people are often seen wearing

Question: Did the “eras” of Japan, including the rise and fall of the bubble economy, force (or at least inspire) certain types of movies to be made?

Question: In a article posted on your website not too long ago, it was reported that Japanese viewers did not like the ending for Hunter X Hunter, so

Question: I’ve been watching 08th MS Team and I heard something about there being a movie for the series. Is there one and do you think it will

Question: We all know that Star Wars was a huge hit here in the western world, but was it really that inspirational over in Japan? I’ve noticed that

Question: I was wondering if anime is bigger than live-action movies and shows in Japan. Also, do animators ever put real life celebrities in anime?

Question: Is there a such thing as Dragonball GT. If there is tell me about it.

Question: I’ve thought about this ever since I saw the 5th episode of Cowboy Bebop, and now with the movie out in Japan, do you think they would

Question: I was wondering why anime characters fall over every time something silly or stupid happens? Like in the Dragonball series for example, Goku can be in the

Question: I recently heard that Harlock Saga supposedly takes place in the same universe as the Star Blazers series. How many anime stories are set in this universe

Question: Blood: The Last Vampire was great but was quite short. Are there any plans for Saya in the future?

Question: I was wondering why the creators of the Dragonball (Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT) series stopped making it in 1995? Didn’t Cartoon Network

Question: I was wondering if I should buy a fansub or a sub. There are many good anime out there that haven’t been licensed such as Flame of

Question: I was trying to talk about Rurouni Kenshin with some friends, but they only knew of it as Samurai X. That got me to wondering, why do

Question: I was wondering why it is that whenever a character in anime has some kind of special power or special “move,” they have to say the name