Category: Ask John

Question: Why in some doujinshi is Tsunade (Naruto) made into a futanari?

Question: How much online content are anime fans in Japan able to enjoy? I know that here, the Anime Network is showing episodes of shows like Gurren Lagan

Question: With the format war now decided how long before anime starts adapting its title to Blu-Ray in mass?

Question: It bothers me that official publications acknowledge the Golden Age but never really say when it ended. I guess 1994 myself, but I also feel that the

Question: How much Machine Robo anime is there? Why wasn’t all of Machine Robo: Revenge of Chronos series released?

Question: Do you believe that the anime industry is at least partly to blame for giving fans a reason to download fansubs?

Question: Without argument the anime industry is in a downward spiral, or at least in some bizarre transitioning phase. But what exactly caused it? Did the companies over

Question: What are the avant garde anime series that have been overlooked by American licensors?

Question: What lies in the future that will bring more anime sales to the US or do you believe that the current market trends will only continue until

Question: Why do hentai manga scantalators occasionally post cultural notes for a particular title? Do American fans who read H doujinshi genuinely care about the duel meaning behind

Question: How often do we get Japanese live action shows in the US? How often will this happen? I know we will be seeing Lovely Complex live action

Question: Will Ojamajo Doremi be relicensed by Bandai or Viz?

Question: Is there a reason why anime and manga often feature female characters with markings on their foreheads? Examples from the top of my head are Belldandy from

Question: What would it take for the modern generation of [American] anime fans to get interested in older anime and possibly even want on DVD?

Question: After watching some older 80’s anime with a friend, we found ourselves in a discussion about “Why do early Japanese mechs have so much needless adornment”. Large