Category: Ask John

Question: You said that Evangelion should not be blindly considered the greatest anime of all time [in the Ask John article from Monday, July 20, 2001]. In your

Question: I was wondering, what is the pull of Neon Genesis Evangelion? To me, it merely seems like cross between normal mecha anime and Xenogears. It’s not too

Question: What is your opinion of Agent Aika? Do you think it’s sleazy and/or perverted?

Question: Over time I have seen many cartoons and games come to real life in movies with real actors, including X-men, Tomb Raider & Spider Man, but what

Question: I was wondering if you knew what the shows Noir, Soultaker & Boogiepop Phantom were all about. Do you know if they’re going to be brought over

Question: Are their any spin-off shows in anime? For example, taking popular secondary character and giving them their own show as a main characters like “The Jeffersons” being

Question: I couldn’t help but notice the dramatic resemblance of The Big O to the American Batman cartoon series. Was there was any collaboration between the Japanese producers

Question: Lately there seem to be a lot of 13 episode series like Serial Experiments Lain, Yami no Matsuei, and Gravitation, to name a few. I was wondering

Question: If you were a girl and entered a cosplay contest, what anime outfit would you make for the contest that you’re pretty sure would win because it

Question: I was wondering if you could tell me anything about the anime Akihabara Denno Gumi AKA: Cyber Team. I am curious as to what it is about.

Question: What’s the fascination with the Japanese giving their anime series weird titles like Bubblegum Crisis Tokyo 2040 or Cowboy Bebop or Serial Experiments Lain? If anything, they

Question: I was just wondering what would be a good anime that could be shown on TV that wouldn’t anger fans by having too much cut out. I

Question: I was wondering if you had heard any rumors that “Kodocha” would be getting a U.S. release or not? If not, how come no one wants to

Question: I see the words “mecha,” “mech,” “mechas” and “mechs” all used in different ways. What is correct? I thought that “mecha” was singular and plural, but if

Question: Why do people in America, specifically in the media business, copy from anime? Recently, this trend seems to be on the rise. Have you seen the Fox