Category: Ask John

Question: Do you think there’s a possibility that we might finally get the newer Hokuto no Ken movies/OVAs or the Souten no Ken TV series in a US

Question: MD Geist is an anime film that has a lot of people divided. Some people think it’s pretty awesome while others insist that it’s a total crapfest.

Question: Why does the anime community show such contempt and/or resentment for anime aimed at guys?(I’m not just referring to ero anime, either.) I can’t help but notice

Question: I’ve noticed that many of the otaku characters in anime are depicted as sakuga otaku who have a keen eye for animation and animators, rather than commenting

Question: My interest was piqued as of late by platonic character relationships in Japanese animation, and I’m curious if you could dissect a few productive, hallmark, intriguing, or

Question: I am aware you have a dislike for English dubs. Are there any dubs you do like, or do you watch some dubs? I can understand the

Question: Could the Scott Pilgrim movie “save” the anime/manga/video game genre from future godawful Hollywood adaptations? It’s got a director who actually has experience in popular entertainment as

Question: Within the past year or so, the Region 1 anime industry had seen the licensing and release of titles like the Fist of the North Star movie,

Question: Do you think the “It’s A Rumik World” DVD will see a future U.S. release? With the popularity of Rumiko Takahashi’s works, plus the fact that all

Question: Amnesiac characters in anime are a genre staple, and many characters have their entire personality built around this one trope. What do you think are the best

Question: I am a Gundam fan. There are Trekies, and there are wannabe Jedis; I am an avid Gundam fan. I have a Gundam DVD collection, yet it

Question: Do you think the anime industry need the top three anime/manga series, One Piece, Naruto, Bleach to keep going for the next 5 years or even pass

Question: Why do people keep calling Inception “original” when it’s clearly “inspired” by Paprika and, even if it wasn’t, has been done before in the cyberpunk genre, much

Question: I was a big anime fan a few years ago and I’m getting back into it now. I was wondering if there were any newer anime you

Question: Following the announcement of the Mayoelle Otokonoko anime about crossdressing boys, I started to wonder to myself what the root of this emerging trend is.