Category: Ask John

Question: What’s Bandai trying to do with Kurokami? It would appear to me that the reason for Bandai to dub and broadcast a new show within 24-hours of

Question: Are their any talks about making the manga “Fairy Tale” into an anime?

Question: Why is purple/purple-pink lingerie so popular with mature women in hentai? Why do you think the jukujo & tentacle genres haven’t collided in a manga before?

Question: My favorite type of anime is the more serious types. I loved Elfen Lied and Berserk. And Black Lagoon isn’t a terrible show. But I am looking

Question: with Dragonball Evolution the movie coming out in 4 months is this movie going to do any good as Speed Racer, if you look Speed Racer budget

Question: Will the Big Windup! (Ookiku Furikabutte) manga ever reach America? Despite it receiving prestigious awards and ranking #1 on the best-selling charts, I’m kind of baffled as

Question: Given the tendency for harem series to use cookie-cutter anime stereotypes, what are some characters that break the mold and stand on their own? Furthermore, what are

Question: Who is the Big 3 of the anime industry and how can they come together to do something about the slowing industry?

Question: Notwithstanding that the term “Kami-sama” means god or deity, as well as sometimes referring to one being called God, in how many different ways do you immediately

Question: Since Tokyo whoever is working making sub for us, will this hurt the chances for us getting DVDs? I’m hopoing there will be a DVD boxset for

Question: I’m generally enjoying Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens, but I’ve noticed that the show has kind of shifted gears in the last couple of episodes. What started out

Question: What is your opinion of Michiko e Hatchin?

Question: I can’t help noticing that Shuffle’s Primula bears a rather close resemblance (at least facial) to Martian Successor Nadesico’s Ruri Hoshino. Might this be a rare case

Question: Do you think Hero Tales will be as popular as Fullmetal Alchemist in the States?

Question: Which series do the best job at portraying Japanese society as it is? (Not an escapist wish-fulfillment or idealized version of Japan.)