I’m writing a research paper on manga for my English 102 class. I’m focusing on the elements of literature in manga; things like themes, plot, characters etc. I want to possibly include demographics about people read manga, and why they find it so interesting.
I devised this survey to help me get a good look at some important aspects. All of the information is relevant, so please fill this out to the best of your ability. The age and sex questions are optional, because I know some people don’t like to give out that info on the net. However, those questions are important and I do need some answers.
Remember, this is a survey about manga reading habits, and not about anime! Thanks!
Age (op.)?
Sex (op.)?
When did you first start reading manga?
Were you introduced to anime or manga first?
How often do you read manga?
Do you prefer shonen, or shojo?
What is your preferred genre (action, drama, comedy, etc.)?
What is your favorite manga series?
Survey on Manga for Eng. 102 Research Paper?
Age (op.)? 34
Sex (op.)? F
When did you first start reading manga? about 7 years ago
Were you introduced to anime or manga first? anime
How often do you read manga? daily (seriously)
Do you prefer shonen, or shojo? shounen, i suppose, but there are more narrow genres I like as well.
What is your preferred genre (action, drama, comedy, etc.)? all of the ones listed. it solely depends on the character representation, the art style, the storyline, etc.
What is your favorite manga series? The Wallflower, Death Note
Do you think of manga as a form of literature? Y - Its not "just for kids" and often the manga have a distinct adult content or intricate storyline not intended for younger viewers. Many manga are thought provoking, deal with either the everyday or the fantasy world, and give a visual aspect to the written word you won't find in standard novels. Basically, manga leans more toward the "illustrated novel" (thus graphic novel term) ideal than the "comic book" side. Basically, it is both, but depending on what the artist and writer want to convey to the intended audience will more decide on whether or not the manga takes on a more novel or comic aspect. Keep in mind, in Japan manga is sold pretty much everywhere, even in roadside magazine stalls. They have the manga for young children, teens and adults, and it is common to see people of all ages reading them.
Do you read/buy manga in the bookstore, or do you read/download it on the internet? I mostly buy them as it is a hobby of mine. But I do read manga scanlations online that haven't been released in the mainstream US market yet.
Good luck with your survey!
Reply:Age: 18
Sex: female
1) I started first reading manga about 2 years ago.
2) I first was introduced to anime (naruto) and then I read the manga
3) Everyday and quite long (a few hours)
4) I prefer shounen and seinen
5) Action, Comedy and Mystery
6) Black cat (shounen), Ouran High Host Club(shoujo) and XxXHolic (shounen)
7) No, rather as an art-form or alternative story-telling. Literature is something that has to be completely written, non semi-drawn.
8) I read it online because I live in europe where most manga have not been translated and are not being sold.
About 3) allow to explain myself. I want to go professional some day and I'm checking out how other artists work. So my time during the day is split between school, manga, drawing and anime. I don't do anything else.
Reply:16 and 1/2
Female
Don't know..........
Anime
Once a month or so..............
Shojo
Action and comedy are my favorites
Too many good ones, that's a tougie..........
Reply:~ Age: 17 years
~ Sex: Female
~ I started reading manga first in seventh grade. That's... about 11 years of age.
~ I had definitely seen a few Sailor Moon episodes as a child, but I was never serious about it. Manga was the first Japanese media that I started being interested in.
~ I read manga rather sporadically, but definitely five to six times a month. At least. ^^;
~ My favorite shows are mostly shounen (it's spelled shounen and shoujo with "u"s, making the sound longer. ^^), but I tend to read more shoujo. For me, shounen is either really good, or really bad, while shoujo tends to be more consistently upper-mediocre. I know that's not much of an answer, but glean from it what you will.
~ My preferred genre is psychological.
~ My favorite manga series is Claymore, with a close second/third of Death Note and Hikaru no Go.
Optional:
~ I think of manga as a form of literature. The real art is not in the drawings, but the way that the stories twist and turn, which I think is characteristic of manga. It just happens to have pretty pictures. XD
~ For the most part, I download my manga, but if I'm a big fan (or I get a good deal -- what can I say, it's expensive), and if it's published in English, I will buy the tankouban to support the mangaka.
Hope that helped, and good luck on your paper~!
Reply:Age: 19
Sex: Male
First started: 3 or 4 years ago
Which was I introduced to first: Anime (since it was on tv)
Shounen or Shoujo: Eh both are about the same. I usually just read seinen
Prefered genre: comedy, drama, slice of life, action, romance. Yeah, I'm all over the place.
Favorite Manga: At the moment, Vinland Saga (historical, action, seinen).
Is manga a form of literature: What definition of "literature" are you using? In the broadest form, certainly manga is a form of literature- but if we are talking about literature in the sense of those that have a large amount of literary merit (such as the works as T.S. Eliot) then certainly, we can't say ALL manga is literature- although there may be an arguement that SOME are. Since I'm not sure exactly which definition you are going with (one of those two, or somewhere in between), I'll just give you my general views on manga- and you should be able to interpret the answer you are looking for.
To start off with manga is merely a medium- in the same way that a book is a medium. Because of this, there are many, many different types of manga. There are simple 4-koma manga (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_koma ) which are similar to comic strips. There are immensley popular manga similar to something like Harry Potter, where the technical work is just average but it somehow mangaged to capture whole masses of people. There are manga that are rich in mythology, symbolism, meaning, history, philosophy, and pretty much everything else.
Do you read/buy manga in the bookstore, or do you read/download it on the internet?: I usally do both. If it is an ongoing series, and hasn't been brought over to the US yet and people have sparked my interest in it- then I will get it and read it online. If it is something that is already over here, I will likely read it in a bookstore/library or purchase it.
Reply:Age: 13
Sex: Male
When did you first start reading manga?
About 6 months ago
Were you introduced to anime or manga first?
Anime
How often do you read manga?
Once every week.
Do you prefer shonen, or shojo?
Shonen
What is your preferred genre (action, drama, comedy, etc.)?
Action
What is your favorite manga series?
xxxHolic
Do you think of manga as a form of literature? Y/N Why?
Yes, it expresses creativity and takes some writing skills.
Do you read/buy manga in the bookstore, or do you read/download it on the internet?
I prefer buying it.
I had fun, thanks for the survey!
Reply:14
m
2 years ago
anime
once a month
shonen
action
death note
Reply:- 15
- Female
- Sometime last year, around June/July 07 I think
- Anime
- Not that much lately, I used to read more but now it's pretty much 1-2 chapters a week at most
- Shoujo
- Comedy, school, romance (or a combination of the three, comedy is the most preferred out of all of them)
- Shinshi Doumei Cross (The Gentlemen's Alliance) [http://myanimelist.net/manga.php?id=37 ]
- Yes, since there's a plot (excluding slice of life I guess), characters etc. that are present in novels.
- Depends on the series. If it's not licensed but is scanlated by scanlation groups, I'd download. If it's licensed I'd try to get the actual physical object, since well I already spend too much time staring at my computer monitor and plus for that feeling of holding it in your hands you know.
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