Category: Ask John

Question: Do any of the Japanese anime houses and studios ever take into consideration American anime fans when creating ideas or making decisions, or is there not enough

Question: Why is anime so expensive? Not just anime, but other forms of anime merchandise such as CDs, CD-ROMs/games and art books are very expensive too. Even with

Question: Why are shounen-ai, lesbians, and “gender-bending” so frequent in anime?

Question: Could you give me some insight into what makes Americans like anime? What is it about this foreign art that Americans find appealing?

Question: Is You’re Under Arrest available on DVD? And how many series does it have? There’s a a tape that has 4 episodes on it. Is that all,

Question: I’ve been wondering what image albums are. Do they contain only music from the radio dramas? Are they any different from the soundtracks of the anime series?

Question: I was wondering why you do not have a subtitled version of the Zeram which is attached to the series called Iria. Are there more then 3

Question: How much Akihabara Dennougumi/Cyber Team in Akihabara is there? Has it been picked up here? If not is there a chance?

Question: If you could, can I have a list of anime-type or anime games released in the US in English? Like Pokemon and Lunar for examples.

Question: Is there any significance to the way some characters seem to get more superdeformed in high-stress situations- i.e. Vash in episode 8 of Trigun spends about the

Question: As a bisexual anime and manga fan, I am pleased by the portrayal of gay and lesbian characters in different series, most notably Utena. Is homosexuality more

Question: Why was the Shadow Skill anime discontinued in the U.S.?

Question: I’m a big fan of many of Yoko Kanno’s soundtracks (Macross Plus, Cowboy Bebop, etc.) and I was wondering if you could perhaps provide some sort of

Question: Do you think that Manga will buy the rights for Jin Roh (as they did for GITS and the two Patlabor movies)? How about memories? What anime

Question: This is a simple question I hope you can answer. Why does Ryoko in Tenchi Muyo have a tail?