Category: Ask John

Question: Who is your favorite anime character designer and what has he worked on? Who are the most influential designers right now and what have they done?

Question: Why is it that anime fans are so opinionated? It seems that every old and new series gets ripped to shreds by fans complaining about character develpoment,

Question: If I am a foreigner, how do I start if I want to accomplish my goal of becoming an official manga artist in Japan?

Question: I just read that Disney is planning to release the Ghibli movie The Cat Returns on DVD in Febuary. I am a Ghibli fan and I want

Question: Why was Love Hina cut short? There was plenty of more manga too. Sigh… just like Fruits Basket.

Question: Do you consider now in this age that anime and manga to be a luxury item already? They’re expensive. The goods, DVDs and mangas are so expensive

Question: Understanding that your realm of presidence lies more with anime rather than manga, I’ll ask regardless. What, in your estimation, is the best publisher for localizing manga?

Question: Every year since 2001 someone always asked you what your favorite titles of the year were. So my question to you, what are your favorite titles of

Question: December is upon us and the end of the year is near. What have been the best anime this year in Japan, whether on TV or video?

Question: Is ‘Mindgame’ really as good as it gets in terms of anime? Would you consider it even, dare I say, revolutionary?

Question: I was wondering if you knew when Pita-Ten the anime will come out in America or if it ever will come out here. If not, could you

Question: I was wondering what US released anime you would give an award to this year for being excellent- from storyline to animation?

Question: Since Evangelion is influenced by Space Runaway Ideon. Is it possible the Ideon could be release in the US? With the success of Aura Battle Dunbine, can

Question: John, as both a fan and a member of the industry, how do you feel about AD Vision’s upcoming 13 disc release of Gantz?

Question: Does stuff like fan service in anime really have a factor in attracting fans? I’ve been into anime for a long time, so I’ve since come to