Category: Ask John

Question: I’m aware that lots of anime movies and series feature women/girls in positive and negative ways alike. In your opinion, what are the top 10 anime series

Question: Out out all the shoujo shows that have been released in Japan, what, in your opinion, are the top 10 shoujo titles released so far? I am

Question: In your opinion, John, what do you think is the best anime series ever? In my opinion, I think Evangelion is the best.

Question: Do the musicians that produce music and soundtracks to anime go on tours or appear in concerts in Japan? The thing that really got me thinking was

Question: I’ve noticed that most anime series have children or young adults as main characters. Can you recommend any anime that has older or more mature main characters?

Question: I’ve come to realize how frequent an evolution theme is in anime. Often characters may be trying to evolve to the next level, or trying to stop

Question: Why doesn’t another company release the Miyazaki films? Personally, I don’t want his movies to be associated with Disney, since I believe his movies are much superior

Question: I know that Yasuomi Umetsu’s next work is Mezzo Forte. I have no idea what it’s about, and I would just like some background information on it.

Question: Is Dragonball AF real? There are so many rumors about it. And along the same lines, some sites say that there is a Dragonball AW which has

Question: I have been a fan of Bastard! since seeing a fansub of it a few years ago, and was thrilled that it finally came out domestically on

Question: I have a question about Urotsukidoji. I want to purchase this complete title, but I don’t understand which parts I need. What parts are in the Perfect

Question: I know some OVAs are pretty short, but the length of Samurai: Hunt for the sword had me wondering a little if this title was unfortunately subjected

Question: Recently I’ve heard quite a bit about a series called “Love Hina.” What exactly is this series about and what are the chances that someone will license

Question: Why is it so common to find English lyrics randomly placed in Japanese anime themes? Instead of speaking just Japanese songs seem to always add some English,

Question: Out of the many anime series I watch, I’ve noticed that the openings have a lot of animation running and in the endings the animation is “simple”