Category: Ask John

Question: I’ve got a question about the Sailor Moon Stars series. Is their any chance that it will get dubbed into English and sold for commercial release soon?

Question: I’m a big fan of Ruroni Kenshin, and am wondering how many episodes in all there are in the anime series. Also I heard that the series

Question: I’ve seen that there are different art books for the same series or movie. There might be an actual “Art of….” book while there is also a

Question: Now that 2001 is behind us, what are your thoughts on the anime that were released this past year in Japan and what anime do you consider

Question: Is it Oh My Goddess! or Ah! My Goddess? I’ve seen both, but which one is the correct one or are they both correct?

Question: My daughter and I want to know, “What’s a fansub?” We’ve heard a lot about them; we just don’t know what they are.

Question: I have found a version of Akira manga in color! Issue 10 only though. I have not found more since. I like to know a bit more

Question: What is a cram school? I hear about it in anime like Love Hina.

Question: Why is hentai/yaoi/yuri so popular now? Now all my friends (including myself) are into hentai and those things, but why are those types of anime so popular?

Question: Can you please explain to me what “dubtitles” are?

Question: I’m interested in joining a doujinshi circle in Japan one day. How, exactly, does one join a doujinshi circle? Can it be considered a real job or

Question: Why do females in anime, such as Mamimi from FLCL, speak in the third person?

Question: Looking at several anime series, and translated Tokyo TV broadcasts, I am puzzled over the references to the Osaka region. In Cardcaptor Sakura, Kerberos speaks with an

Question: Just wondering if you could give me a little info on the Crest of the Stars series. What I need to know is the order that I

Question: What makes anime drawings special? Is it the eyes? The face? Or the overall look of the anime character?