Category: Ask John

Question: With the subpar dubs put out by companies like 4Kids on such awesome shows as One Piece, what is a fan to do? I used to download

Question: Can you provide an update to your “Is lolicon still legal in America?” article with information pertaining to the law passed today, July 27, 2006, pertaining to

Question: One of my goals is to become a popular manga author. However, I remember reading that it’s very difficult for an American to become a manga author

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Question: With Bandai recently picking up the old Gunbuster license, what are the chances that we’ll see Gunbuster 2 here in the states after it finishes its run

Question: I’m a heavy Japanese fan of Ask John. I decided to ask you a question when I read your “Dub is good or bad?” piece. Do you

Question: I just read the plot for one of the most incredibly far-fetched anime series I’ve ever heard about: Kashimashi-Girl Meets Girl. To give you the Reader’s Digest

Question: What would you know about Takarazuka (you know, those all-female musical plays, where even male parts are done by women)? What impact has it had in the

Question: Do you believe that all anime dubs are bad or good to some extent? Such series that come to mind are Twelve Kingdoms, or the new shows

Question: What anime aren’t getting enough publicity in America? There are anime that are fantastic, but no one knows about them, like Eureka 7. It’s great, but I

Question: What’s up with all the marriage talk in anime lately? It used to be just the harem series but shows like Godannar and Gun Sword have their

Question: I’ve noticed that several images in the Ikkitousen/Battle Vixens manga have been copied from Oh Great’s Tenjho Tenge and Himiko-den. These are generally images of voluptuous women

Question: Why does it seem US anime companies are disdainful of the opinions of more hardcore anime fans? Fans frequently suggest anime be more intelligent (not dumbed down),

Question: The number of American anime fans has increased, but anime’s profit is rapidly down because the spread of the internet helps an illegal copy of the anime.

Question: With Kimagure Orange Road TV going out of print soon, could there be a chance another studio will pick up the rights to this great anime series?