Category: Ask John

Question: I was just wondering what you think about the possibility of a Twilight Saga anime. There are a lot of fan-made drawings elluding to an anime, but

Question: Many of the manga I buy in the United States cost about $10, but a similar volume in Japan costs only $5 or less. I know that

Question: Why is Chibi Maruko Chan not released in the US?

Question: Are all Bee Train’s anime titles about Girls with Guns?

Question: What are the top 20 animes of all time that you consider yourself blessed to have seen? As you are such a prolific anime viewer, I’m curious

Question: There are a lot of people out there who feel that cosplay in general should be exclusive to Asians and people with smaller body frames. What do

Question: What would you consider the best medical drama anime?

Question: What is your opinion of girls with swords titles? (Obligatory question since girls with guns was asked.)

Question: Perhaps you can explain Bandai’s decision to kneecap their Blue Ray release of Kurokami. Blue Rays are supposed to be better than the DVD release. Bandai’s explanation

Question: Do you think there is any chance that Valkyria Chronicles will ever get licensed here in America?

Question: What are some of the best “girls with guns” series?

Question: Why do the opening credits sequences for many anime series feel like they have better quality animation than the actual episodes themselves? Many openers contain animation that

Question: On my perusal of various anime forums over the years, I have found that most people who would call themselves “anime fans” are bombastic, arrogant, ignorant, and/or

Question: I was wondering what are the pillars of the seinen genre and the ones that push the envelope of seinen as a whole?

Question: How we get serious and action-oriented anime shows like Ghost in the Shell and Death Note on TV for free and not lighthearted shows like Love Hina