Category: Ask John

Question: How much is 100 yen? Is that like a quarter in Japan? How much is a dollar in yen? I’ve been wondering so much about Japanese money.

Question: Has anime made any real progress towards general acceptance in the U.S.? In reading previous columns, it sounds to me like there’s been no real advances in

Question: I’m curious about the staff that Chichiri carries with him in Fushigi Yuugi. I’ve also noticed that Sailor Pluto has a similar staff, as does a character

Question: What is the significance of the moon in anime?

Question: How come FUNimation’s episode numbers on Dragonball Z are “off” from the Japanese episode listing. The Japanese version starts off with the 200th episodes at the beginning

Question: You always say that there aren’t enough anime fans in this country, and that’s why we don’t always get to see the good stuff. But is that

Question: What are the costs and time production of making an anime. Could an individual put up the funds or only companies?

Question: I’ve seemed to notice this in a lot of anime and manga: characters often hold up their hand in what looks like a “peace” or “victory” sign,

Question: I’ve been hearing the word “para para” a lot lately. Mainly, I’ve seen tons of music CDs and video games with “Para Para” in the title. For

Question: I viewed the Di Gi Charat music video clip that came on a special CD which accompanied an issue of Sony’s AX magazine from Japan. It featured

Question: Is anime edited in Japan as much as it is in America. If it isn’t, why?

Question: One day when I was at Charms and I was looking at some Outlaw Star merchandise, one of the clerks came up to me and we began

Question: I heard about this series of anime shows called the “Yusha” series. I have also heard this term applied elsewhere. In general, can you tell me what

Question: Could you please provide me with some information about the Dirty Pair series, ie. how long is the manga series, how many TV series (number of episodes),

Question: Why does it seem like people who like anime very much also have a large attraction to video games?