Category: Ask John

Question: Do you think that series such as Kannazuki no Miko and Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito will ever be licensed here in the U.S.A? I

Question: Why is it common now to see “almost yaoi” relationships between characters? For example, X, Saiyuki, Getbackers, Gundam W, etc. all have close relationships and sometime they

Question: How much does it cost to produce anime? Are you able to cite some examples ranging from the cheaper productions to the top notch, expensive ones? How

Question: On a previous answer, you wrote that Jubei-chan 2: The Counterattack of Siberia Yagyuu “fulfilled the unspoken and undelivered promise of the first series.” You also wrote

Question: The number of stores in Akihabara alone that sell doujinshi absolutely shocked me. Why hasn’t this “fan comic” medium caught on outside Japan? I’ve never heard of

Question: What truly defines a hardcore fan of anime? Recently I have been thinking about what kind of an anime fan I am. I have been a fan

Question: Why are most anime movies just a shortened versions of the series, but with some added footage? Rahxephon, Blue Gender, Gundam, and countless others are good series.

Question: In many ecchi anime, bare breasts are shown, but are anatomically incorrect. Often, the nipples aren’t drawn. How can guys watch these ecchi and still be turned

Question: Why is it that a lot of fans don’t like it when main characters die in an anime? In a recent episode of Mahou Sensei Negima, a

Question: There appears to be a serious “Lolita complex,” or “lolicon,” functioning within anime, a fixation and erotic desire for young girls. Does this have to do with

Question: Given the current growth in the popularity of manga in the United States, do you think there is a realistic chance that some of the iconic, long

Question: I read your recent article in on Crayon Shinchan, and it got me thinking about why certain anime are not popular in the US that are extremely

Question: Do you think the release of old anime in North America can actually have a “retro-active” revival craze in Japan? Specifically, I’m referring to series like Dragon

Question: It is somewhat disturbing to me just how visibly anime fans obsess over hand drawn, artificial creations. Take for example, the two girls from Evangelion, Rei and

Question: What percentage, as of 2005, of all anime titles that are aired each year in Japan or released through OAV format, would you say we actually receive