Category: Ask John

Question: So many American cartoons in the 80’s were produced in Japan (ex: DiC shows, Mask, Thundercats, Hasbro licensed shows, etc.) but yet these shows are never considered

Question: I understand that anime studio Gainax released its owning gaming series “Princess Maker” which, while popular internationally, has never seen an official English release. What I’m curious

Question: What are some of the things that can guarantee an anime series a sequel? For a while I thought that if a show was popular enough and

Question: Do international fans really want “authentic” Japanese animation, albeit with English subtitles? It seems everywhere I look I find evidence to the contrary, such as a country’s

Question: With the simultaneous dub broadcast of Space Dandy, coming in January on Toonami, will we see more dub simulcasts in the North American market?

Question: Why was Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C3 unpopular? While not my top favorite of the 2013 summer season, it was an enjoyable show, but

Question: Since it is Halloween I figured I’d ask. What are the top scariest/spookiest animes you’d recommend?

Question: I’m relatively new to manga and anime, but my friend has been in the hobby since what he calls the anime boom. He always says that anime

Question: A while back I watched my Nth anime episode which had a character puffing and straining his way up a hill on a bike that looks like

Question: why did anime & manga evolve to have emphasis on shading while Western animation remained flat? Oddly enough traditional Japanese art was flat (no shading), and Western

Question: As a fan of the 1970’s Lupin III (second series), I’m troubled by what I read of this new “Woman Called Fujiko Mine” series. Is it supposed

Question: What manga have received the most adapted remakes? Besides Tezuka stuff like Astro Boy and Black Jack, the only ones I can think of are Negima (2

Question: Are there anime which strongly deal with the topic of bullying and which have a strong anti-bullying message? The closest I can think of is Beck, whose

Question: I finished watch eight episodes of Stella Women’s Academy High School Division Class C3. I heard the original manga was a comedy/slice of life, but so far

Question: hy was 80’s anime so shiny? Examples include Machine Robo Revenge of Chronos, Macross (especially DYRL), Orguss, Birth, M.D. Geist, Dancougar, Zeta/ ZZ Gundam (compare the shiny/shaded