Category: Ask John

Question: With Bandai recently picking up the old Gunbuster license, what are the chances that we’ll see Gunbuster 2 here in the states after it finishes its run

Question: I’m a heavy Japanese fan of Ask John. I decided to ask you a question when I read your “Dub is good or bad?” piece. Do you

Question: I just read the plot for one of the most incredibly far-fetched anime series I’ve ever heard about: Kashimashi-Girl Meets Girl. To give you the Reader’s Digest

Question: What would you know about Takarazuka (you know, those all-female musical plays, where even male parts are done by women)? What impact has it had in the

Question: Do you believe that all anime dubs are bad or good to some extent? Such series that come to mind are Twelve Kingdoms, or the new shows

Question: What anime aren’t getting enough publicity in America? There are anime that are fantastic, but no one knows about them, like Eureka 7. It’s great, but I

Question: What’s up with all the marriage talk in anime lately? It used to be just the harem series but shows like Godannar and Gun Sword have their

Question: I’ve noticed that several images in the Ikkitousen/Battle Vixens manga have been copied from Oh Great’s Tenjho Tenge and Himiko-den. These are generally images of voluptuous women

Question: Why does it seem US anime companies are disdainful of the opinions of more hardcore anime fans? Fans frequently suggest anime be more intelligent (not dumbed down),

Question: The number of American anime fans has increased, but anime’s profit is rapidly down because the spread of the internet helps an illegal copy of the anime.

Question: With Kimagure Orange Road TV going out of print soon, could there be a chance another studio will pick up the rights to this great anime series?

Question: Why is the Super GALS 2 anime only coming in subtitles? I mean, I’ll still buy it, but why is it not dubbed by now?

Question: Why do many fans of anime consider it to somehow be “superior” or “more intelligent” than American animation. I’m a fan of a few anime series but

Question: In previous columns, you’ve mentioned Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu as being a smash hit, and indeed, Amazon.com’s Japanese site once featured its ending theme as its #1

Question: What was your opinion of the announcements made at Expo this year? Aside from the licensing of Black Lagoon, Solty Rei, Pani Poni Dash!, Nerima Daikon Brothers