Category: Ask John

Question: Are there any licensed anime that have been popular in Japan but unsuccessful in America?

Question: I was wondering, have you ever heard of anime or manga producers creating works based on ideas from people in other countries? For example, lots of comic

Question: Why don’t animation companies in Japan put more subtitles in their Region 2 DVD releases. In my opinion, Japanese animators can make more money if they release

Question: I was wondering if you could shed some light on the Street Fighter series? When were they released? What has been released in the USA? What order

Question: Is it fair for Funimation and Cartoon Network to promote the American broadcast of Fullmetal Alchemist as uncut, yet admit that it was digitally edited? Isn’t digital

Question: What Japanese animation studio has had the best relationship with American companies?

Question: Is going on to more than 100 episodes for an anime tv series a rare thing nowadays? Series such as Dragonball, Sailor Moon, Ranma 1/2, and Yu

Question: Why is it that manga is so expensive? $9.99 is an awful lot for one book to cost. Especially seeing as how the pages are smaller and

Question: Is there such a thing as an “underground” anime? Like many movies are called cult classics or whatever. Are there any anime series or movies that are

Question: How likely are the chances of Gonzo Studios producing more of the phenomenal Last Exile? And is it just me, or are there just very few Last

Question: What is the cheapest way to be an avid anime fan? I mean, I was recently interested in buying all 18 volumes of Sailor Moon, but I

Question: How have TV censorship standards in Japan changed in the past 10 years and how has it affected anime?

Question: Do American fans take anime too seriously? Is anime considered as much of an “art” in Japan as it is here, by the “otaku elite”? Shows like

Question: Why is the new Inuyasha movie only going to be out in a few cities and not everywhere like the Yugioh movie?

Question: I’ve read the question recently about how Americans should look at the cultural aspect of anime. But I was wondering, what cultural aspects should we expect from