Category: Ask John

Question: Why do most anime fights seem to be where the hero is naturally weaker than the villain, yet during the middle of the fight, the hero learns

Question: Do you think a “Saint Young Men” anime adaptation is possible in the near future? I know the manga is quite popular right now, like “top ten”

Question: With the decade coming to an end, what was some of the best anime to come out 10 years ago?

Question: Why do western fans say that moé is what’s stopping creativity of the anime industry when it clearly shows that’s what has been one of the most

Question: I’ve read many of your articles pertaining to copyright infringement on anime, but how does that apply to cosplay? If a fan were to dress up as

Question: Is there a good reason why There were only 4 Okane Ga Nai OVAs, leaving the tale quite incomplete, compared to the ongoing status of the manga?

Question: Why are there no solid adaptions of Alice in Wonderland in anime? I noticed that there are several parodies, but most of them contain a cat girl

Question: I love K-On! and watched all of the series’ episodes. Do you think since the show crosses cultures with combining cute Japanese schoolgirls with American-style rock, do

Question: Do you think Tales of Symphonia the Animation and Tales of the Abyss will ever get licensed?

Question: I’ve been reading One Piece for quite sometime now and I’ve noticed that the main protagonist, Luffy, does not have a solid rival in the series. There

Question: Since we’re approaching the one year anniversary of the cancellation of Toonami, I was wondering what sort of an impact on the American Anime industry Toonami had.

Question: I was just wondering what you think about the possibility of a Twilight Saga anime. There are a lot of fan-made drawings elluding to an anime, but

Question: Many of the manga I buy in the United States cost about $10, but a similar volume in Japan costs only $5 or less. I know that

Question: Why is Chibi Maruko Chan not released in the US?

Question: Are all Bee Train’s anime titles about Girls with Guns?