Category: Ask John

Question: I was just wondering if you could explain what the different blood types mean in Japan. I know that it’s part of just about every character’s profile.

Question: I was wondering if Japanese find it acceptable for a woman to work in an animation team.

Question: Due to the fact that Squaresoft’s famous Final Fantasy series has spawned a movie coming this spring, this question arose: Do RPGs such as Final Fantasy and

Question: Why blue hair? Don’t get me wrong, I love it, just why?

Question: I would like to know if you are into J-pop. If yes who is/are your favorite artist/s?

Question: I heard about an OAV series known as Blue Seed 2. Being a fan of Blue Seed, I was quite curious to see what it was, and

Question: Why can’t more Japanese companies put English subtitles on Region 2 anime DVDs?

Question: The AnimeNation newsletter recently included a book description for Anime Essentials that read: “What makes Japanese animation Japanese? What are the top, not-to-be-missed films? Who’s got the

Question: Who are the three girls on the current banner at the top of the AnimeNation main page, and what can you tell me about them?

Question: I have watch 3 series by CLAMP: Magic Knight Rayearth, CLAMP Campus Detectives and Card Captor Sakura, and I noticed that the plot or an episode would

Question: I know that Gunnm was a translated manga in the states for a long time; however, I’ve not seen any Battle Angel Alita shows other than the

Question: Can you tell me about Hellsing? How many episodes are there? I heard its like a horror/Cowboy Bebop type anime.

Question: I know that the words Yamato and Nadesico are names for anime series, but what do they mean literally? And I think that I also heard that

Question: This “Ask John” question was posted on the AnimeNation site once before, but a site update accidentally deleted it. This morning I drafted a new summarization of

Question: I just got an artbook for the Utena movie and even though it’s a show aimed towards girls (shoujo-type), I don’t understand why there are so many