Category: Ask John

Question: Why was the Shadow Skill anime discontinued in the U.S.?

Question: I’m a big fan of many of Yoko Kanno’s soundtracks (Macross Plus, Cowboy Bebop, etc.) and I was wondering if you could perhaps provide some sort of

Question: Do you think that Manga will buy the rights for Jin Roh (as they did for GITS and the two Patlabor movies)? How about memories? What anime

Question: This is a simple question I hope you can answer. Why does Ryoko in Tenchi Muyo have a tail?

Question: In Japan, how many episodes were released in the Bubblegum Crisis 2040 series? I’ve heard 24, but there were 2 missing. If that’s so, is ADV gonna

Question: Could you provide a run-down of what new anime series will be coming out translated in the future?

Question: I just heard Pioneer will be releasing Black Heaven in October. Could you please tell me more about this title? How long is it? Is it a

Question: I was wondering if Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune are really lesbians? I’ve seen several fan created web pages that say they are and several others say

Question: We all know and have our own opinions about Japanese hentai, but I was curious about how hentai anime is viewed in Japan itself. What do most

Question: Is Tenchi Universe completely independent of the Tenchi Muyo! OAVs? Also, in what order should I watch the entire Tenchi saga? In what order was the series

Question: Why is it that when a movie for Sailor Moon or The Slayers is released it, has a capital R, G, X, S, or GO at the

Question: Everyone is always picking on how this person’s voice sounds and how this-or-that wasn’t in the original OVA, so I was wondering, how can we tell good

Question: I wonder what television stations in Japan look like. I have heard of TV channels like NHK, TBS, TV Tokyo, TV Fuji and so on. Are there

Question: I know that Japanese animation has been known in America since 1962 and Astro Boy, but who started the whole idea of bringing Japanese-produced animated TV shows

Question: About DBZ again, exactly how many androids exist besides #18?