Category: Ask John

Question: In general I love “manly” anime, stuff like Golgo 13 and Fist of the North Star. Heroes that could drunk arm-wrestle a young Arnold Schwarzenegger and still

Question: I am a giant fan of anime. In fact, I would love to be a part of the industry one day to help bring over more anime.

Question: From Psycho’s shower scene to the revelation of the relationship between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, many iconic movie moments exist. Along that same parallel, what would

Question: In your opinion, John, which anime villain is the most evil and malicious of all time? Orochimaru and Freeza are probably the most famous in this category

Question: Do you know or have any clue about what happened to the Ironman anime? First we get to see a cool trailer pilot but then when the

Question: I am currently watching 11Eyes. The show is ok so far, but I was wondering if there are other shows similar to 11Eyes, but none of the

Question: With your knowledge of anime, maybe you can help me identifiy an 80’s ova/movie that I’ve forgoten the name of. First of the two main charaters is

Question: As a fan of the first Darker than Black series, I was really excited that a second season went into production given that it didnt seem like

Question: We’ve seen it in K-On. We’ve seen it in Angel Beats. We’ve seen it in Haruhi. What do otaku find so appealing about all-girl bands?

Question: This might seem terribly ignorant, but it always felt to me like almost all anime is based on work already created, i.e. manga. What percent of the

Question: What moé anime would introduce to those who aren’t into it?

Question: Do u think that sites like madman and other anime company’s would make more money it they only English sub Japanese anime straight to dvd and later

Question: Movies based on American comic book characters (Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man, Hulk, Batman) have made many billions. But lots of money was invested into making them. They

Question: With the uproar on 4chan and MyAnimeList over the hacking and the premature release of ANN’s simulcast of Oreimo, and the loss (at least for now) of

Question: I’ve been watching the Panty & Stocking series, and I am loving it so far. What do you think the chances are of it being picked up