Category: Ask John

Question: Why don’t domestic anime distributors keep the Region 2 DVD covers? Using the artwork of the Japanese releases, translating the title/logo where necessary, would result in a

Question: Is there reason to hope that the Dragonball movie would be a quality movie (obviously an incredibly subjective question)? I’d assume the special effects are there, but

Question: Why doesn’t the American fan community know Nasu: Andulusia no Natsu and its sequel? They are excellent films.

Question: Is it unethical for anime fans to buy used anime and manga goods? After all, used good sales don’t support the original creators, right?

Question: Do you think “Sword of the Stranger” and “Shadow” will ever be released in America? The reason I ask about “Shadow” is because I remember you wrote

Question: When are American licensors going to decide to release thier anime TV shows on Blu-ray? So far there are a few anime movies to pick up, but

Question: Is there any hope for “Kodomo no Jikan” to be picked up by any manga or anime company since it’s been dropped by Seven Seas? I’ve noticed

Question: A lot of anime in the US seems to look similar, as in, it seems as if American anime fans have started to grow some sort of

Question: Do you think the 13 episode Sola TV series will ever be licensed for R1 distribution? I’ve heard Sola was ranked the best anime of 2007 on

Question: Why is the Neo Tokyo DVD out of print? Why is it so damn expensive to find a copy?

Question: Has there ever been a time when a manga-ka has been the director of his or her own anime adaptation?

Question: Why do Americans hate moe anime so much? Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only one who likes it.

Question: Why does Neil Gaiman have to plunder ideas from Ghibli? He’s had a successful career as a graphic novel creator and artist long before Miyazaki; and yet

Question: The show Baccano seems like a perfect fit for U.S. audiences, and it is a shorter show. What do you think are it’s chances of getting licensed?

Question: Just wondering if you have seen the Shigurui anime recently done by Madhouse? Is it any good? Is it disgusting and repulsive like Apocalypse Zero? I ask