Category: Ask John

Question: I recently read an article at Animefringe, in which the good folks at ADV made a comment I thought was strange. They said that anime is on

Question: I’ve recently heard of this series, “Saikano” which is short for Saihuueki no Kanojo (spelling?) which translates to something like “My Girlfriend, the Ultimate Weapon.” Exactly what

Question: I’ve heard people talking about Kanon a lot, and they loved it. What, exactly, is it about?

Question: What ever happened to Sohryuden – Legend of the Dragon Kings? CPM released the first DVD ages ago, and now there is no word of the series.

Question: Is Bandai the new Streamline Pictures? Lately Bandai has been engaging in many of the practices that people hated Streamline for such as, name changes, bad dubs,

Question: I was just wondering if the online store will ever carry the Hokuto No Ken import DVD sets 1 and/or 2? I believe there is 6 DVDs

Question: What is “Azumanga Daioh?” I hear it is one of the anime in Japan currently. I find the humour very much to my liking. But apparently the

Question: How popular was Weiss Kreuz in Japan, and was there any OVA’s or movies released after the TV run?

Question: I was wondering why we can’t have Sailor Moon Stars in either US or Canada?

Question: Is there gonna be any more Hellsing made? I heard a rumor that the reason it’s only 13 episodes is because they ran out of money, and

Question: What exactly is “Gundam Evolve?” I’m seeing DVDs for it all over the place. Is it a fan film?

Question: When is the next Tenchi Muyo OAV and Tenchi GXP coming out?

Question: I am an avid anime fan, and I watch the anime I own in both Japanese and dubbed in English. Many other anime fans I know hate

Question: I saw an anime movie a long time ago called “Arion” (1986). I’ve been looking around and can’t find anyone who sells this! Do you know where

Question: I read in one of your articles that Hoshi no Koe is a very good example of anime. However, I was told that there is only one