Category: Ask John

Question: What anime are there with characters eating pizza?

Question: As I understand it, Harmony Gold’s death grip on the rights to Macross is preventing the domestic release of series like Macross 7, Zero, and Frontier. But

Question: Why are reviews towards Ponyo more “mixed” than for that of Spirited Away? While the Rotten Tomatoes score for Miyazaki’s latest is strong, the critics don’t sound

Question: What’s keeping titles like Mazinger, Great Mazinger, and UFO Robo Grendizer from ever seeing some kind of English release? Is it Toei (whom I’m assuming holds the

Question: A while back I remember you guys mentioning a new Space Adventure Cobra series/OVA as well as a Golgo 13 TV series. Have you heard any news

Question: What is your opinion of the recent screenshots of the “new” berserk sequel supposedly by 4°C shown on a messageboard with screenshot of Casca (post eclipse), Guts,

Question: Why are American audiences willing to see Miyazaki movies on DVD, but so reluctant to catch them in theaters? Those are probably the best places to experience

Question: I have noticed NekoMusume is in a different outfit on every Gegege no Kitarou 00s cover (because she often wears different costumes in episodes, trying various kinds

Question: I was wondering how do the Japanese and Western view of succubi differ/resemble each other?

Question: Recently some U.S. distributors have been licensing some anime series that are 100+ episodes and are still being aired in Japan with no end in site. Companies

Question: What are the chances we will have a U.S. release of Ga-Rei Zero? Personally, I’m surprised it hasn’t already been licensed given that it has many features

Question: Although 1980s “Golden Era” Shounen Jump titles are famous in Japan and Europe, none of the big properties have made it big in America except Dragonball. Cobra,

Question: This year is the 10th anniversary of Digimon Adventure, the first [show] of the Digimon anime franchise. So far we have subtitled streams of Digimon Adventure 02,

Question: Would you consider Berserk an epic manga now after chapters 300-306? And why isn’t Berserk brought up in terms of epic manga like Akira, Black Jack, etc.?

Question: Why do anime fans hate the Kawajiri Highlander, while Highlander fans think it’s the best one since the first movie? Did people in the former group expect