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Anime/Manga Survey (17 Questions)
This survey was inspired/taken from polls of MangaUpdates.
Choose an answer from the choices available.
If necessary, feel free to have multiple answers and/or have personalized answer!
1. How were you first introduced to anime/manga?
Friend
News
Social Media
Other
2. What's your favorite genre? Genre you most avoid?
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Ecchi
Fantasy
Gender Bender
Harem
Historical
Horror
Martial Arts
Mecha
Mystery
Psychological
Romance
Sci-fi
Slice of Life
Smut
Sports
Supernatural
Tragedy
3. What makes an anime/manga?
Art
Plot
Characters
Originality
Popularity
4. How unrealistic/cliched do you like your anime/manga?
Completely realistic and none of those stupid cliches
It has to seem real, but cliches DO happen in real life all the time!
I don't mind some silliness, but the story had better be original
Anything goes for me
I like my anime/manga as wild and fantastical as possible
5. How would you like the anime adaptation of a manga series?
The exact same, just animated
Same general plot, but with some good, new content
Different plot so that it's not repetitive
No anime for me
6. Reaction to live-action movie based on anime or manga series?
Yes! Can't wait!
No way, they're gonna ruin it!
I hope they don't screw up this one...
I'll judge it once it comes out
7. Do you watch the anime versions of the mangas you read?
All the time
If the manga was good
Only for specific genres
Sometimes, if I have nothing better to do
No, I prefer to stick with the original manga
I read the manga after watching the anime
8. Do you ever start reading the manga after watching the anime?
Yes, I only go from anime to manga
Yes, I go both ways
No, I only go from manga to anime
No, I do not watch anime
9. Do you cry when watching anime/reading manga?
All the time
Only when something tragic happens
Only when I really like the series and something tragic occurs
Why cry for manga? It's not like real life...
I don't cry... EVER!
10. Have you ever stayed up all night watching anime/reading manga?
Maybe once or twice, but I don't do it that often
That's how I spend (almost) every night
No, I need my beauty sleep
Maybe not all night...but just really late...
11. Do you see yourself still reading manga/watching anime in 10 years?
Yes! Love of my life!
Maybe (I'm not sure)... Depends on a lot of things
No, I'll be too busy or interested in other things
12. Who knows you watch anime/read manga?
Everyone
All of my friends
Only few of my closest friends
Only the people I know online
Only my family
No one
13. My parents...
Are a bigger Otaku than I am!
Also read manga/watch anime. We talk and share the stuff~
Don't know I read manga/watch anime at all. Shhh, it's a secret hobby
Know I read manga/watch anime, but it's not something we talk about...
Know I read manga/watch anime and are repulsed by it and trying to convince me to stop
Doesn't know what manga/anime is even though I tried to explain it a million times
Thinks all anime/manga is for children
14. How well do you draw? (Manga or just pictures in general)
I can draw as well as the leading mangakas
I occasionally do doujinshi (and/or sell my own works)
I am a moderately good drawer that can do my own work
I need a picture in front of me to copy
I need to trace a picture
I CAN DRAW STICK FIGURES!!!
What's a pencil?
15. Do you cosplay?
I have a whole wardrobe full of cosplay materials and it's one of my favorite activities
I have a few costumes that I made myself
I bought a few things off the internet
I've worn a few cosplay costumes that I borrowed
My friend forced me into it once...never again...
Uhhh...does a sheet with eye sockets during Halloween count?
I REFUSE to dress up and make a fool of myself
What the heck is cosplay?
16. Do you attend anime/manga conventions?
Sure! What better way to meet fans?
Nah, that's lame
I would if there was one close to me (but there isn't)
17. Do you use any anime/manga related jargon (eg, tsundere, yandere, kawaii) in daily life?
Yes, everyone around me use them
Yes, but most people around me don't understand
Yes, but only when I discuss anime/manga with other fans
No, but I understand the terms when someone else says them
No... What do those words mean, anyways?