Category: Ask John

Question: Someone was able to enter Funimation’s website and download episode 403 of One Piece and later spread it as a bittorrent. Funimation’s recent press release about the

Question: What are your thoughts on a manga collector facing 15 years in jail because some of his comics included sexual images of children?

Question: Does “-maru” have some kind of special meaning? Why is it so common in characters’ name, such as “Shikamaru,” “Orochimaru,” “Zabimaru,” and “Yadoumaru” to name the few

Question: Recently you mentioned how the works of Madhouse for the past decade have been far above and beyond their previous works in creativity and quality. Are there

Question: why is there no one else picking up Lupin, in spite of the fact that Crunchyroll has proved that there is an audience you can cultivate for

Question: Ishinomori Shotaro, Matsumoto Leiji, and Nagai Gou are (at least occasionally) fantastic and trail blazing storytellers, yet none of their modern works have ever taken off in

Question: What females would make up your ultimate anime harem?

Question: What were Central Park Media’s best anime titles and is there any other lincensor trying to get those titles?

Question: Why aren’t there more Gutsoon/Raijin license-rescues? Yes, the U.S. magazine bombed, but new companies are taking a chance on the Hokuto No Ken shows and 80’s movie,

Question: My brother recently showed me a video he saw on YouTube and I’m not sure whether I should believe what I saw or not. Is true or

Question: What [do] American anime fans, especially fanzine fans, expect from doujinshi? How popular is doujinshi and how is it consumed in the U.S.? How do American anime/manga

Question: What [do] American anime fans, especially fanzine fans, expect from doujinshi? How popular is doujinshi and how is it consumed in the U.S.? How do American anime/manga

Question: You’ve seen Haruhi anime right? Can you explain the ending, cause I don’t understand it?

Question: I don’t watch a lot of anime, but I do watch Cartoon Network’s block of animated series called Adult Swim. I have noticed that from one show

Question: What are some great ecchi comedies? Like in the vein of Indian Summer or KissXSis?