Category: Ask John

Question: It’s obvious that anime is slowing down in America, but with the upcoming titles, which do you think is more likely to succeed? Funimation has Basilisk, Trinity

Question: Despite the slow growth of popularity of anime in North America or more precisely the lack of acceptance of the genre in mainstream entertainment, the opposite seems

Question: I read somewhere that Evangelion ended a “slump” in anime and put Gainax on the map. Though this is highly subjective, I can’t help but feel that

Question: Why is it that anime endings almost always have an “epilogue” that runs through the ending credits or occurs after the credits? Is this exclusive to anime?

Question: What kind of an effect do you think the advent of the ONA will have on the anime industry as a whole in the grand scheme of

Question: Why are Japanese people very focused on genetics and reproduction, especially with a person’s blood type? In anime, for example, in the original 12 episode Guyver series

Question: What ever happened to CD (comically deformed or chibi deformed) or SD (super deformed) and omake extras? I don’t see them as extras on U.S. release DVDs

Question: With rental services such as Netflix and RentAnime offering a wider selection of anime titles then most brick-and-mortar stores, I’ve increasingly found myself renting titles rather then

Question: Can you tell me what’s up with the unrealistic hair styles of anime characters, especially among female characters? Dita of Vandread, Solty from Solty Rei, multiple characters

Question: I know of some friends who think that today’s American anime fans have poor taste in anime, choosing quantity over quality, show over substance. This explains why

Question: Do you see the market saturation and the possible shrinking of the American market as potentially having a large negative effect on the Japanese studios? If that

Question: Do you think the anime series Kamichu will ever be liscensed? It being a moe series, I don’t know if it would have much of an American

Question: I’m a fan of a few different manga and artists that I’ve noticed don’t get very much exposure in the states. Two manga I really enjoy are

Question: Anime News Network recently broke the news that 4kids will be releasing Pretty Cure on TV. You are a fan of the show. From your columns with

Question: Hello, John. I am a Japanese Pretty Cure fan. I am interested in asking you about “Futari wa Precure Max Heart” & Kujo Hikari. What do you