Category: Ask John

Question: What’s delaying the release of Naruto and One Piece anime in the US?

Question: I was wondering how popular are the Lord of the Rings movies in Japan? Do Japanese fans think that Lord of the Rings is a copy of

Question: How many other so called “anime” shows are drawn in the Aeon Flux and Reign: The Conqueror style and what are their titles?

Question: I was curious about your opinion of Juuni Kokki (Twelve Kingdoms) and whether you thought this type of complex, intelligent rendering was an indication of a future

Question: Does religion play an important role in the story, characher, and items in anime? Like in Evangelion when that monster was on that crucifix, or when Wolfwood

Question: I was wondering do anime series have very many spin offs like most American shows do to keep a franchise going?

Question: I’ve always been a big fan of Kanon and I’ve noticed that as of late, I’ve been favoring other anime that have at one point been h-games

Question: Why is Adult Swim and Toonami not so good anymore? A few years ago, before Adult Swim even appeared, Toonami had some good anime on there like

Question: Hi John. I know you are not a Japanese legal expert but I was hoping you could answer a question about Japanese laws concerning nudity. Could you

Question: I was wondering if there is going to be any more Full metal Panic?

Question: Although Matrix Trilogy is popular in North America. How popular is it in Japan? Since lots of stuff in Matrix is inspired by anime, I was wondering

Question: What can you tell me about the popularity of the Yakitate!! Japan manga in Japan? How much is there, and is an anime series in its future?

Question: I heard an off-hand comment recently that Rumiko Takahashi was married to Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi. I found this to be highly dubious; however, while I couldn’t

Question: While everyone knows about the old anime plotline of many girls living with one guy (Tenchi Muyo, Love Hina, Ai Yori Aoshi), have there ever been series

Question: What is the purpose of the folded towel on a person’s head in a hot spring? It seems like it is only the women who have the