Category: Ask John

Question: What do you think the chances are of Gundam Seed Destiny coming to America? I’ve heard Seed isn’t doing well here, and that the chances are slim.

Question: Should an anime club promote the yaoi genre among fandom? At my local anime club, a group of girls is trying to promote yaoi among the members,

Question: What is the correct name for hentai? I have seen people get ticked off when they call pornographic anime hentai. Half the people I know call it

Question: Considering the burgeoning American fascination for Japanese animation and the very lucrative market that is driven by it; don’t you think that the creators of Japanese anime

Question: The following statement comes on behalf of numerous Japanese anime fans that follow the “Ask John” column. I read your article arguing about the reaction of typical

Question: Why hasn’t the rest of Fist of the North Star been licensed yet? From the numbers of DVDs stores have placed out and from what I’ve heard,

Question: There’s so many OVAs and movies for hentai, but those wouldn’t be shown on TV (unless maybe there’s a pay channel, like Playboy in America). It would

Question: How about Oh My Goddess! the TV series, John? As you know, it is the first time that it is brought onto TV screen since it started

Question: Why is it that when there is romance in an anime situation, one [character] is always melodramatic while the other one is baffled? Typically the girl (what

Question: Assuming you don’t know spoken Japanese well, why would any foreigner (non-Japanese person) want to see anime not translated into their primary tongue?

Question: Are there any other features which could be described as containing “an anime within an anime” – based on recollection, the only one I know of is

Question: If you can remember all the trends found in anime in the last 10-15 years, what trends do you find good or bad in your opinion? For

Question: My question is regarding announcements for second seasons. I know some shows never get a season 2, but for those that do (or most likely will), is

Question: American and European fans and many more have all accepted the culture and traditions of the Japanese as far as anime and manga go. But why is

Question: I’ve seen a lot of Shouen-ai out there, but little shoujo-ai. I’m a big fan of Maria-sama ga Miteru, because it’s such a pure and wonderful love