Author: John

The following is a very informative response to the Ask John column of October 24th, dealing with the question of why adolescent characters are so commonly used as

In the Ask John answer from last Friday, I suggested little possibility that the Basara manga would ever be licensed and translated for American audiences. Bill Flanagan, editor

Several readers have mailed in corrections to Wednesday’s “Ask John” article titled “What Does the Pentagram Mean in Japan?” The article erroneously refers to the pentagram as a

Question: Something I’m curious about. . . a lot of times I see characters touching their fingers together like they were playing chinese finger puzzles. Mostly during embarassing

Question: I was wondering why there are no companies out there that do not offer the subtitled version to Pocket Monsters (AKA Pokemon). I would like to see

Question: I hear that there is a Magic Knight Rayearth OAV series on video that is a little different from the one you have for sell. Is this

Question: When did Naoko Takeuchi bring out her first manga of Sailor Moon to Japan?

Question: I hear there is a Blue Seed 2 (or is it “Too”?)? Will it be released in the US any time soon? Or is it still in

Question: I am a great fan of Masamune Shirow’s work, especially “Ghost in the Shell”. I was wondering, other than “Appleseed” and “Dominion Tank Police” what other series

Question: Is it true that all of Miyazaki’s films are going to be released to the U.S sooner or later? I am looking forward to seeing such films

Question: I know (from the Wizards’ Guide) that one of the Pokemon episodes of the TV series wont be translated because of the problems it caused in Japan

Question: Is there a reason why US TV is so slow too introduce new anime? Is there any anime that won’t be shown in the US?

Question: Seems to me Disney/Miramax is trying to bury Princess Mononoke. Not only is it in a very limited release, but outside of newspaper articles and ads, there

Question: Is there any news on who will be picking up the anime titles that were previously released by Streamline/Orion video? (i.e.. Akira, Fist of the North Star,

Question: Hi. I was wondering what “Iron Maiden/Steel Girlfriend” is. I know it’s part of my favorite anime, Evangelion, but I don’t even know if it’s an anime,