Category: Ask John

Question: What do you think Spirited Away’s win at the Academy Awards will do for anime in America, Japan’s interest in anime in America and America’s interest in

Question: What is Engrish?

Question: What’s the difference between doujinshi and manga? I thought I knew, but then my friend told me that Haibane Renmei is a doujinshi, even though the artist

Question: Why are there no chubby chicks in anime? I mean, what, would anime end if there was a chubby chick(s)? Why do Japanese students wear uniforms? Specifically

Question: Will there be more Fruits Basket? After seeing the first season, I was not very satisfied with the ending, and I heard that the manga is still

Question: Is there a chance that there will be another manga magazine series similar to Shounen Jump to be released in America, such as Comic Dragon, Shoujo Comic,

Question: Will Renewal of Evangelion come to America? The DVD’s at least?

Question: John, how do you know so much?

Question: How long is the Nakoruru OVA series going to be? How long will it take to all come out, and what background info might you know on

Question: In light of the fact that Sailor Moon is now ten years old, and looking its age, do you think that the entire “magical girl” genre in

Question: I noticed that Samurai Deeper Kyo and .hack//SIGN were not licensed (or were not announced as licensed) for distro in America until the shows had completed airing

Question: One of my friends was telling me that when buying CDs in Japan, buy singles rather than albums unless I really like a particular artist. Why is

Question: What is “Sexy Commando”? Other than it being directed by Akitaro Daichi, news on the anime is very sparse. Will we ever get to see it?

Question: I saw models in a Hobby Japan issue from a show called Muv Luv. The designs were very Five Star Stories in complexity and grace, but still

Question: In response to too many different questions about Inuyasha from too many different queries to list individually…