Category: Ask John

Question: I have a collection of “Celebrity’s Just for Kids” video cassettes from the late 1980s or so. Who was responsible for this publishing? Whatever happened to them?

Question: Do you think that anime broadcasts can actually hurt the popularity of the manga series they are based on (in the case of anime based on manga?

Question: I recently saw Mamoru Oshii’s 1985 art film, Tenshi no Tamago, or Angel’s Egg. This film left me utterly confused. Yet, it also left me enchanted. This

Question: In a move that should perhaps shock no one, Viz “bastardized” the first volume of I’s by placing stars over the topless female lead. Do you have

Question: What do you think of American anime and manga? Nowadays, more Americans are making anime (such as Avatar) and manga (such as Peach Fuzz). I think some

Question: I’ve noticed that a lot of anime have names that are nearly unpronounceable by the Japanese toungue. One example is Trigun. Many names have L’s in them,

Question: I have read that the adaptation Ken Akamatsu’s Negima is going through extensive renovations and alterations as it is being prepared for DVD release. Does this happen

Question: In your opinion, how much anime is being produced with American financial support? How much anime is being produced for worldwide distribution? If American support for anime

Question: Why is it that most American cosplayers are so ugly. I mean really, there should be someone at the door to stop these people from entering conventions.

Question: In your opinion, which anime title tops the charts in the horror genre? I watched Berserk and it sits on the top of my chart, but everybody

Question: Why do American anime fans feel the need to bash American cartoons? Just because anime is different from what they grew up with, and that it’s foreign

Question: Anime has an enormous variety of genres: mecha, action, martial arts, sports, romance, comedy, fan service, detective, harem, horror, drama, magical girl, high school, fantasy, shoujo, shounen,

Question: I’ve seen recently some uproar among anime fans all over the world about the Americanization of licensed anime and manga, especially when the release of the Tenjou

Question: What are the chances of BECK being licensed for North American release? Having seen the entire series except the last episode I have to say BECK is

Question: With the current success Rumiko Takahashi’s Inu Yasha in the U.S., do you think that anime based off of Takahashi’s older works, Ranma 1/2 and Urusei Yatsura,