Category: Ask John

Question: What kind of an effect do you think the advent of the ONA will have on the anime industry as a whole in the grand scheme of

Question: Why are Japanese people very focused on genetics and reproduction, especially with a person’s blood type? In anime, for example, in the original 12 episode Guyver series

Question: What ever happened to CD (comically deformed or chibi deformed) or SD (super deformed) and omake extras? I don’t see them as extras on U.S. release DVDs

Question: With rental services such as Netflix and RentAnime offering a wider selection of anime titles then most brick-and-mortar stores, I’ve increasingly found myself renting titles rather then

Question: Can you tell me what’s up with the unrealistic hair styles of anime characters, especially among female characters? Dita of Vandread, Solty from Solty Rei, multiple characters

Question: I know of some friends who think that today’s American anime fans have poor taste in anime, choosing quantity over quality, show over substance. This explains why

Question: Do you see the market saturation and the possible shrinking of the American market as potentially having a large negative effect on the Japanese studios? If that

Question: Do you think the anime series Kamichu will ever be liscensed? It being a moe series, I don’t know if it would have much of an American

Question: I’m a fan of a few different manga and artists that I’ve noticed don’t get very much exposure in the states. Two manga I really enjoy are

Question: Anime News Network recently broke the news that 4kids will be releasing Pretty Cure on TV. You are a fan of the show. From your columns with

Question: Hello, John. I am a Japanese Pretty Cure fan. I am interested in asking you about “Futari wa Precure Max Heart” & Kujo Hikari. What do you

Question: What are the chances of a title being picked up after a license expires? I recently heard that Manga Ent. had several titles that expired. For instance

Question: Are similarly named and iconic characters Binchou-tan, Habanero-tan, the OS-tans related in any way? I’ve also seen images of other, similar characters posted on the English-speaking 4chan

Question: Where are all the fans that enjoy anime and manga on a more academic level? It seems that as soon as one tries to get a fan

Question: While American released anime DVDs are usually half price or less of the Japanese releases, why does American released manga cost twice as much as Japanese published