Results for
Ru's 1st Rec.arts.anime.*
"What are we like?" Fan Survey
September, 1997
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Part A. Time as a Fan
A1. How long have you been a fan of anime?
1 1% I was just introduced this month
2 2% less than 6 months
12 9% 6 months to 1 year
21 17% 2 years
46 36% 3 to 5 years
19 15% 6 to 10 years
23 18% more than 10 years
3 2% blank
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127 100% total
A2. How were you introduced to anime when you became a fan?
36 28% A friend showed me some anime
11 9% A club showing
47 37% TV broadcast
22 17% Video rental or loan
4 3% A public (other than club) showing (eg. theatre)
7 6% blank
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127 100% total
A3. How do you USUALLY get a FIRST viewing of an anime title?
14 11% At home on TV broadcasts
56 44% At home with borrowed or rented media
72 57% At home on your own video media
0 0% At a friend's or relative's home on TV broadcasts
20 16% At a friend's or relative's home with borrowed or rented media
23 18% At a friend's or relative's home on his/her own video media
42 33% At an anime club
17 13% At a convention
6 5% At movie theatres
3 2% At stores that show demos
3 2% blank
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256 202% total
A4. How many anime fans do you personally have frequent face-to-face
contact with (outside of a club)?
14 11% none
42 33% 1 to 2
47 37% 3 to 5
10 8% 6 to 10
8 6% 11 to 20
3 2% more than 20
3 2% blank
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127 100% total
A5. What percentage of your acquaintances (eg. people at work, folks at
the grocery store you are on first name basis with) would you guess
are what you consider anime fans?
38 30% none of them
68 54% 10% of them
14 11% 30% of them
2 2% 50% of them
0 0% 70% of them
2 2% 90% of them
0 0% all of them
3 2% blank
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127 100% total
A6. How many different hardcopy anime fan magazines do you regularly
read?
66 52% none
36 28% one
18 14% two
2 2% 3 to 5
1 1% more than 5
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
A7. Do you read Manga (japanese comic/graphic novels)?
96 76% yes
27 21% no
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
A8. How many anime conventions per year do you usually attend?
73 57% none
28 22% one
17 13% two
5 4% 3 to 5
0 0% more than 5
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
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Part B. Linguistic Fluency
B1. How fluent are you in understanding spoken Japanese?
0 0% As if it were your native language (it is your native language)
13 10% Enough to survive alone in Japan
52 41% You can understand a few words and phrases of FORMAL conversation
49 39% You only know a few words
9 7% Not a word.
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
B2. How fluent are you in speaking Japanese?
0 0% As if it were your native language (it is your native language)
14 11% Enough to survive alone in Japan
45 35% You can speak a few words and phrases of FORMAL conversation
52 41% You only know a few words
13 10% Not a word
3 2% blank
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127 100% total
B3. How fluent are you in reading Japanese (kanji, hiragana, AND katakana)?
0 0% As if it were your native language (it is your native language)
9 7% Enough to survive alone in Japan
65 51% You can read a few words and phrases
48 38% Not a word.
5 4% blank
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127 100% total
B4. What language do you generally watch anime in?
0 0% untranslated only
4 3% mostly untranslated
20 16% have no preference
54 43% mostly translated (dub or sub)
45 35% translated (dub or sub) only
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
B5. Have you taken courses (eg. in classes or in home study)
in Japanese?
58 46% yes
65 51% no
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
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Part C. Dub versus Sub
C1. When you BORROW, RENT, or otherwise VIEW translated anime,
what is your translation preference?
15 12% demand sub only
68 54% tolerate dubs but prefer subs
26 20% have no preferance
10 8% tolerate subs but prefer dubs
4 3% demand dub only
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
C2. If you OWN translated anime, what is your translation
preference?
34 27% get sub only
52 41% sometimes get dubs, but mostly get subs
14 11% have no preference
18 14% sometimes get subs, but mostly get dubs
4 3% get dub only
1 1% don't own any anime
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
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Part D. Video Format
D1. What video format do you own anime in?
121 95% Tape
36 28% LaserDisc
3 2% DVD
1 1% None
3 2% blank
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164 129% total
D2. If you collect anime, what video format do you prefer to collect
anime in?
77 61% Tape
29 23% LaserDisc
4 3% DVD
17 13% blank
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127 100% total
D3. If you don't collect anime but wish to, what video format would
you prefer to collect anime in?
17 13% Tape
8 6% LaserDisc
5 4% DVD
97 76% blank
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127 100% total
D4. Which release version of anime do you collect?
49 39% all western
34 27% mostly western, some Japanese domestic
16 13% half western, half Japanese domestic
13 10% some western, mostly Japanese domestic
3 2% all Japanese domestic
12 9% blank
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127 100% total
D5. If you have some Japanese domestic releases, do you try to also get
the western release?
31 24% yes
32 25% no
64 50% blank
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127 100% total
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Part E. More about DVD
E1. Suppose DVD became well established. What video quality
would you tolerate if you wanted to collect anime on DVD?
0 0% even if poorer than VHS
14 11% even if only similar to VHS
17 13% even if better than VHS but poorer than LD
40 31% even if similar to LD
36 28% only if better than LD
10 8% regardless of the video quality
10 8% blank
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127 100% total
E2. Suppose the video quality is sufficient for you. Recordable DVD
isn't quite in our reach yet, but it is expected to eventually.
Would you collect anime on DVD
36 28% only if DVD is recordable
80 63% even if DVD is not recordable
11 9% blank
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127 100% total
E3. Suppose DVD meets the above requirements. DVD manufacturers have
the option to lock out certain regions (for example, a lock code
for the region that Japan is in would prevent you from playing
the DVD on a US player). Would you collect anime on DVD if anime
DVD manufacturers predominantly used the region lock?
36 28% yes
76 60% no
15 12% blank
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127 100% total
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Part F. Anime Products
F1. Do you also typically buy products associated with anime?
5 4% you don't buy any associated products
94 74% manga
100 79% music CDs
41 32% toys (excluding model kits)
28 22% model kits
32 25% games
57 45% books
67 53% magazines
77 61% posters
16 13% cels
38 30% decorations
25 20% office products (eg. erasers, pens)
42 33% computer products (eg. screen savers)
41 32% other
3 2% blank
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666 524% total
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Part G. Anime Clubs
G1. How many anime clubs are you aware of that are what you consider
reasonably accessible?
38 30% none
41 32% one
18 14% two
17 13% 3 to 5
7 6% more than 5
6 5% blank
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127 100% total
G2. Do you belong to an anime club?
59 46% yes
63 50% no
5 4% blank
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127 100% total
G3. How big is the largest anime club you belong to?
1 1% 2 to 5
6 5% 6 to 10
6 5% 11 to 20
49 39% more than 20
65 51% blank
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127 100% total
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Part H. News groups
H1. How often do you at least READ rec.arts.anime news groups?
0 0% never
7 6% once a month
4 3% once every two weeks
24 19% once a week
60 47% once a day
13 10% twice a day
15 12% more than twice a day
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
H2. In how many reading sessions do you POST to rec.arts.anime
news groups?
10 8% never
18 14% once a year
28 22% once a month
14 11% once every two weeks
33 26% once a week
13 10% once a day
2 2% twice a day
3 2% more than twice a day
6 5% blank
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127 100% total
H3. Do you read rec.arts.anime news groups from a local server?
104 82% yes
13 10% no
10 8% blank
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127 100% total
H4. Of the fans from your geographical area and which you are personally
acquainted with, how many at least READ rec.arts.anime news groups?
39 31% none of them
6 5% all of them
4 3% 80% of them
9 7% 60% of them
7 6% 40% of them
13 10% 20% of them
26 20% less than 20% of them
23 18% blank
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127 100% total
H5. Of the fans from your geographical area and which you are personally
acquainted with, how many POST to rec.arts.anime news groups?
56 44% none of them
1 1% all of them
0 0% 80% of them
3 2% 60% of them
1 1% 40% of them
9 7% 20% of them
33 26% less than 20% of them
24 19% blank
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127 100% total
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Part I. Miscellaneous
I1. How old are you?
0 0% less than 11 years
3 2% 12 to 15 years
39 31% 16 to 20 years
60 47% 21 to 30 years
14 11% 31 to 40 years
6 5% 41 to 60 years
0 0% over 60 years
5 4% blank
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127 100% total
I2. What geographical region do you live in?
1 1% East Asia (eg. Japan, India)
0 0% West Asia (eg. Turkey, Iran)
4 3% Southern Pacific (eg. Australia, Indonesia)
9 7% Europe (eg. Germany)
0 0% Africa (eg. Kenya)
108 85% North America (eg. Canada)
1 1% South America (eg. Brazil)
0 0% Antarctica (eg. ...)
4 3% blank
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127 100% total
I3. Do you pay directly for your internet account or access?
60 47% yes
57 45% no
10 8% blank
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127 100% total
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