Anime FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Anime
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01 Anime Cons- anime FAQ: 01 Anime Cons
- 02 Anime In-Jokes In Star Trek
- anime FAQ: 02 Anime In-Jokes In Star Trek
- 03 Daicon Videos
- anime FAQ: 03 Daicon Videos
- 04 What Was The First Oav?
- anime FAQ: 04 What Was The First Oav?
- 05 What Does It Mean When A Large Drop Of Water Appears On Anime Character'S Head?
- anime FAQ: 05 What Does It Mean When A Large Drop Of Water Appears On Anime Character'S Head?
- 06 Why Was "Ah! My Goddess" Changed To "Oh! My Goddess"? It Was In English To Begin With!
- anime FAQ: 06 Why Was
- 07 Kimagure Orange Road: The First Ova And Episode #46
- anime FAQ: 07 Kimagure Orange Road: The First Ova And Episode #46
- 08 Laserdisc Anime Games
- anime FAQ: 08 Laserdisc Anime Games
- 09 Lupin, Rupan, What'S Going On Here? Why The Different Names For The Same Guy?
- anime FAQ: 09 Lupin, Rupan, What'S Going On Here? Why The Different Names For The Same Guy?
- 10 Learning Japanese
- anime FAQ: 10 Learning Japanese
- 11 Megazone 23, Robotech, And Everything
- anime FAQ: 11 Megazone 23, Robotech, And Everything
- 12 Miyazaki Films In English
- anime FAQ: 12 Miyazaki Films In English
- 13 Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind Vs. Warriors Of The Wind
- anime FAQ: 13 Nausicaa Of The Valley Of The Wind Vs. Warriors Of The Wind
- 14 Ranma 1/2 "What-If"S
- anime FAQ: 14 Ranma 1/2
- 15 Robotech Vs. Macross
- anime FAQ: 15 Robotech Vs. Macross
- 16 Matthew Sweet'S "Girlfriend" Video And Space Adventurer Cobra
- anime FAQ: 16 Matthew Sweet'S
- 17 Otaku? What'S An Otaku?
- anime FAQ: 17 Otaku? What'S An Otaku?
- 18 What Does "Bubblegum Crisis" Refer To?
- anime FAQ: 18 What Does
- 19 What Does The Term "Boomer/Buma" From Bubblegum Crisis/Crash! Stand For?
- anime FAQ: 19 What Does The Term
- 20 Hey! I Heard That Sonoda Kenichi Didn'T Create Bubblegum Crisis! Is This True?
- anime FAQ: 20 Hey! I Heard That Sonoda Kenichi Didn'T Create Bubblegum Crisis! Is This True?
- 21 Who Or What Is Bean Bandit And How Can He Do The Things He Does?
- anime FAQ: 21 Who Or What Is Bean Bandit And How Can He Do The Things He Does?
- 22 Occasionally, In Anime, Short, Round Versions Of Anime Characters Appear. What Are They And Why Are The Japanese Fond Of Using Them?
- anime FAQ: 22 Occasionally, In Anime, Short, Round Versions Of Anime Characters Appear. What Are They And Why Are The Japanese Fond Of Using Them?
- 23 Is There An Role-Playing Game System For Record Of Lodoss War?
- anime FAQ: 23 Is There An Role-Playing Game System For Record Of Lodoss War?
- 24 Why Won'T There Be Anymore Riding Bean Or Bubblegum Crisis Oavs?
- anime FAQ: 24 Why Won'T There Be Anymore Riding Bean Or Bubblegum Crisis Oavs?
- 25 Will There Be Any Sequels To The "Riding Bean" Oav?
- anime FAQ: 25 Will There Be Any Sequels To The
- 26 What Are Japanese Phone Cards And Phone Books And What Do They Have To Do With Anime/Manga?
- anime FAQ: 26 What Are Japanese Phone Cards And Phone Books And What Do They Have To Do With Anime/Manga?
- 27 Translated And/Or English-Language Manga Available In The Usa
- anime FAQ: 27 Translated And/Or English-Language Manga Available In The Usa
- 28 Why Do Japanese Anime Magazines Cost So Much In The U.S.?
- anime FAQ: 28 Why Do Japanese Anime Magazines Cost So Much In The U.S.?
- 29 Who Or What Is This Puma Person?
- anime FAQ: 29 Who Or What Is This Puma Person?
- 30 What Do All These Anime Acronyms Stand For?
- anime FAQ: 30 What Do All These Anime Acronyms Stand For?
- 31 Please Tell Me About Japanese Honorifics And Terms Of Address
- anime FAQ: 31 Please Tell Me About Japanese Honorifics And Terms Of Address
- 32 What Is The History Behind Robotech And It'S Component Shows?
- anime FAQ: 32 What Is The History Behind Robotech And It'S Component Shows?
- 33 Has Anyone Seen That Music Video From The Gunhed Movie?
- anime FAQ: 33 Has Anyone Seen That Music Video From The Gunhed Movie?
- 34 What Are Jis Kanji Codes And How Do I Use Them?
- anime FAQ: 34 What Are Jis Kanji Codes And How Do I Use Them?
- 35 What Does Ad Police Really Stand For? Does It Stand For:
- anime FAQ: 35 What Does Ad Police Really Stand For? Does It Stand For:
- 36 What Is This Anime Muck And How Do I Access It?
- anime FAQ: 36 What Is This Anime Muck And How Do I Access It?
- 37 What Is This Sailor Moon Thing, Anyhow?
- anime FAQ: 37 What Is This Sailor Moon Thing, Anyhow?
- 38 Is The Criterion Edition Of Akira Subtitled? How Is The Extra Footage?
- anime FAQ: 38 Is The Criterion Edition Of Akira Subtitled? How Is The Extra Footage?
- 39 What'S This I Hear About Rotting Kor Laser Disks
- anime FAQ: 39 What'S This I Hear About Rotting Kor Laser Disks
- 40 Hey! My Bgc 1-3 Ld From Animeigo Is Hissing! What'S The Deal?
- anime FAQ: 40 Hey! My Bgc 1-3 Ld From Animeigo Is Hissing! What'S The Deal?
- 41 What Is Turbo Titler And Where Can I Find It?
- anime FAQ: 41 What Is Turbo Titler And Where Can I Find It?
- 42 What Tv System Does Hong Kong Use?
- anime FAQ: 42 What Tv System Does Hong Kong Use?
- 43 Are Michitaka Kikuchi & Kia Asamiya The Same Person?
- anime FAQ: 43 Are Michitaka Kikuchi & Kia Asamiya The Same Person?
- 44 How Many Rumik World Oavs Were Animated And Which Ones Were They?
- anime FAQ: 44 How Many Rumik World Oavs Were Animated And Which Ones Were They?
- 45 What Is Irc?
- anime FAQ: 45 What Is Irc?
- 46 Why Does The Audio In The Streamline Nadia Tape Sound So Bad?
- anime FAQ: 46 Why Does The Audio In The Streamline Nadia Tape Sound So Bad?
- 47 Is Sylia From Bgc A Boomer?
- anime FAQ: 47 Is Sylia From Bgc A Boomer?
- 48 What Is Animeigo'S Policy For Releasing Their Titles On Laser Disc?
- anime FAQ: 48 What Is Animeigo'S Policy For Releasing Their Titles On Laser Disc?
- 49 What Is Jacosub And How Can I Contact The Author?
- anime FAQ: 49 What Is Jacosub And How Can I Contact The Author?
- 50 Is Nausicaa Wearing Pants?
- anime FAQ: 50 Is Nausicaa Wearing Pants?
- 51 What Is "H"?
- anime FAQ: 51 What Is
- 52 How Do You Pronounce Carl Macek'S Last Name?
- anime FAQ: 52 How Do You Pronounce Carl Macek'S Last Name?
- 53 What'S This About Quantum Leap And Akira?
- anime FAQ: 53 What'S This About Quantum Leap And Akira?
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