Category: Ask John

Question: Why are manga so expensive? I was in FYE the other day and noticed that TOKYOPOP manga were a whopping 9 bucks! Are they this pricey in

Question: In your opinion, what is the most controversial or complex anime in existence?

Question: I wanted to know what does “Initial D” mean in the manga/anime “Initial D”?

Question: I have recently finished watching Rurouni Kenshin (through Tales of the Meiji) Trust, Betrayal, The Movie, and Reflections. I have read that Reflections provides a different ending

Question: Why is it that FUNimation, Pioneer and other anime distributors are always confirming that an old anime is not coming out with a new version or next

Question: What is Kikaider on Adult Swim? I’ve watched it a few times, but it’s all still kind of fuzzy. And why is it called Kikaider the Animation?

Question: Even though you are left to decide what happens to Spike the end of Cowboy Bebop, I always thought he had a thing for Faye. Did Spike

Question: Will episode 13/OAV 1 of Onegai Teacher be released with the series DVDs? And what is this really, an extra episode or an OVA? If it is

Question: Could you explain the difference between To Heart and Comic Party? Both anime seem to share the same characters, but also seem to be completely separate series.

Question: Is Nabeshin’s character in Excel Saga parody-ing Spike from Cowboy Bebop or Lupin (both of which he seems to resemble both physically and characteristically and with the

Question: In my experiences with anime, I’ve seen a lot of instances of a face drawn using japanese hiragana. The eyebrows are “he,” the eyes are “no,” the

Question: I recently came across a comment in a forum claiming Rein the Conqueror wasn’t anime based solely on Peter Chung’s nationality. This got me thinking. I had

Question: I have a question regarding Outlaw Star. Did it have a late night/daytime version like Maze, and if it did, which version did we get? I have

Question: On the first episode of Please Teacher when Kei is helping Mizuho move when that box falls why do they blur out whats in it? And what

Question: Can you please list all the live action anime movies that will be going into production? It’s getting out of hand, and I can’t even remember all