Category: Ask John

Question: I don’t know if this is too scandalous a question for Ask John, but what titles would you recommend to watch as the best lolita anime?

Question: Do you think Simoun has a reasonable chance of being licensed, and why or why not?

Question: I recently saw the 1994 4-part OVA “Combustible Campus Guardress” [Bakuen Campus Guardress]. I have heard about it. I have read about it. My life has now

Question: When Bandai Visual USA first came onto the R1 anime scene, people were pretty excited about their releases of Patlabor 1 and 2 and seemed to support

Question: I’ve noticed a dropoff in articles regarding “original” Pretty Cure. New seasons and versions notwithstanding, the last we heard was the ominous 4kids license acquisition announcement a

Question: I wanted to get your opinion on the greatest anime short film (or at least top 5). I think straight to video would apply too, as long

Question: I’ve been wondering why was Saint Seiya not a success for western viewers? Why does it seems that all the new fanbase for the series old and

Question: ADV has just begun releasing Le Chevalier D’Eon, even though the series has not finished airing on TV in Japan. And they snatched up 009-1 after only

Question: We know that some anime are classic or legendary, like Akira, Astro Boy, and Dragon Ball Z. We also know that some anime are going to be

Question: Why are most videogame-based anime terrible? And why isn’t there much of it since there are usually fans who want a particular videogame title made into anime?

Question: What happened to the old-school “Dokite”-style of anime drawings? I am wondering about what has become of this very old fashioned design, as it has seemed to

Question: Do you think that licensors are in a trend of picking up more niche, “fan-friendly” titles since supposedly unlikely titles like The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Kimi

Question: If Japan can hold on to its economy recovery, do you think we will see the OVA format become the heart and core of the industry as

Question: I’m looking at the Full Metal Alchemist movie import special edition set and I’m thinking, “Wwhy do American companies not release special editions like this?” It seems

Question: John, what anime songs have impressed you most?