Category: Ask John

Question: I’m a big Japanese wrestling fan. Some of my wrestlers are KENTA, Jun Akiyama, Misawa. I was wondering, besides the Kinnikuman series, are there any other wrestling

Question: How come the creators of anime think that boys like action and girls like romance? In shojo, there’s always romance stuff. And shonen just has epic action

Question: In an earlier question, you mentioned that of the 1,000 Haruhi Suzumiya DVDs being sold, only 500 made it out the door. Doesn’t this incident, along with

Question: Do you think Tsubasa will be as big as Fullmetal Alchemist?

Question: Recently I have involved myself in several new anime titles. I check out Gantz, Black Lagoon, and Tenjho Tenge. Why is that anime like these, which are

Question: Is Media Blasters in Trouble? There have been a few series from Media Blasters like Princess Princess, Gakuen Heaven, Kirameki Project that are sub only. They did

Question: If Sailor Moon came out today without the benefit of exposure from syndication, Cartoon Network or a cable anime channel, like ninety-five percent of all series, movies

Question: Why the sudden revival of Gegege no Kitarou in Japan? About a year or two ago, Toei released the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s TV series on

Question: With 4Kids ceasing the English production of One Piece, I wonder if it still has a future in America. With poor video game sales, a failed card

Question: What is with the multiple “horrors” that haunted places in anime seem to have? Any building that is either cursed or supposedly inhabited by ghosts and other

Question: I didn’t know that GTO had an OVA!? What’s the possibility of getting it over here? Couldn’t it ride off the success of the GTO series?

Question: I’m anticipating 2 shows this year: Hellsing OVA and Death Note. Which of the 2 do you think is better, from what you’ve seen. Hellsing’s story seems

Question: I want to know what your opinion is on Bandai Visual USA’s marketing strategy. With their recent announcement of titles like Galaxy Angel Rune priced at a

Question: What is the likelihood of a second Beck anime? It has been two years now since the first one ended, giving the manga more material to act

Question: Which yuri anime do you like the most? Yuri fans complain about how under-appreciated yuri is while yaoi is far more popular in both the U.S. and