Results for
Ru's 6th Annual Rec.arts.anime.*
"What are we like?" Fan Survey
- the Web Edition
August 2002
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Part A. Time as a Fan
A1. How long have you been a fan of anime?
0 0% I was just introduced this month
1 1% less than 6 months
1 1% 6 months to 1 year
17 12% 1 to 2 years
32 23% 3 to 5 years
45 33% 6 to 10 years
41 30% more than 10 years
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A2. What degree of anime fandom would you say you are at?
4 3% Rabid, e.g. all free time and money into it
72 53% Big fan, e.g. dedicate a fair amount of time and resources
56 41% Moderate fan, e.g. dedicate some time and resources
5 4% Casual fan, e.g. enjoy it but don't go out of way for it
0 0% Only incidentally interested, e.g. take it or leave it
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A3. Would you classify yourself an otaku?
40 29% yes
76 55% no
16 12% not sure
5 4% what is an otaku?
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137 100% total
A4. How were you introduced to anime when you became a
fan?
41 30% A friend or family member showed me some anime
5 4% A club showing
56 41% TV broadcast
8 6% Video rental or loan (e.g. out of curiosity)
1 1% A public (other than club) showing (e.g. theater)
2 1% Saw some material from WWW sites/newsgroups/internet.
0 0% Saw a demo at a store or rental shop
4 3% At a convention/conference
6 4% Purchase without preview (e.g. out of curiosity)
0 0% Saw a demo in other media
2 1% Through video games (either based on anime or in anime style)
0 0% from a streaming video WWW site
2 1% from download off internet (e.g. WWW site, newsgroup)
10 7% other
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A5. How do you USUALLY get a FIRST full length viewing of an
anime title?
41 30% At home on TV broadcasts
49 36% At home with borrowed or rented media
89 65% At home on your own video media
1 1% At a friend's or relative's home on TV broadcasts
8 6% At a friend's or relative's home with borrowed or rented media
19 14% At a friend's or relative's home on his/her own video media
24 18% At an anime club
22 16% At a convention/conference
4 3% At movie theatres
2 1% At stores that show demos
5 4% from streaming video WWW site
63 46% download off internet (e.g. WWW site, newsgroup)
0 0% blank
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327 239% total
A6. How many anime TITLES (a series counts as one title)
do you estimate you have watched?
0 0% none
4 3% 10 or less
19 14% 11 to 20
30 22% 21 to 40
28 20% 41 to 80
17 12% 81 to 120
9 7% 121 to 160
11 8% 161 to 200
1 1% 201 to 240
17 12% more than 240
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
A7. How much anime video do you watch?
2 1% none
9 7% up to 2 hours a month
20 15% up to 2 hours every 2 weeks
24 18% up to 2 hours a week
60 44% up to 2 hours every 3 days (or 5 hours a week)
18 13% up to 2 hours a day
3 2% more than 2 hours a day
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
A8. How much non-anime video (e.g. TV, rentals) do you watch?
3 2% never
14 10% up to 2 hours a month
12 9% up to 2 hours every 2 weeks
20 15% up to 2 hours a week
39 28% up to 2 hours every 3 days (or 5 hours a week)
24 18% up to 2 hours a day
25 18% more than 2 hours a day
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A9. How many anime fans do you personally have frequent
face-to-face contact with (outside of a club)?
33 24% none
55 40% 1 to 2
36 26% 3 to 5
6 4% 6 to 10
3 2% 11 to 20
4 3% more than 20
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A10. What percentage of your acquaintances (e.g. people at work,
folks at the grocery store you are on first name basis with) would
you guess are what you consider anime fans?
35 26% none of them
74 54% 1 to 10% of them
19 14% 11 to 30% of them
5 4% 31 to 50% of them
2 1% 51 to 70% of them
1 1% 71 to 90% of them
1 1% all of them
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A11. How many different hardcopy anime fan magazine titles do you
regularly buy, read, look through, or subscribe to?
94 69% none
22 16% one
11 8% two
9 7% 3 to 5
1 1% more than 5
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A12. How many different anime fan web magazine titles do you
regularly read, look through, or subscribe to?
102 74% none
11 8% one
14 10% two
8 6% 3 to 5
2 1% more than 5
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A13. How many different anime web news sites do you regularly
read or browse?
37 27% none
33 24% one
29 21% two
26 19% 3 to 5
11 8% more than 5
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
A14. Do you read Manga (Japanese or translated)?
103 75% yes
34 25% no
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A15. How many anime conventions per year do you usually attend?
81 59% none
32 23% one
15 11% two
6 4% 3 to 5
3 2% more than 5
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A16. Have you ever volunteered at an anime convention?
15 11% yes
122 89% no
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A17. Do you write anime fanfics?
30 22% yes
107 78% no
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A18. Do you make graphical fan anime art (e.g. drawings)
32 23% yes
104 76% no
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137 100% total
A19. Does some of your graphical anime fan are end up in your
space at work (e.g. office, cubicle)?
12 9% yes
32 23% no
14 10% I don't have an appropriate space at work
78 57% I don't do graphical fan anime art
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
A20. Do you make music videos?
7 5% yes
130 95% no
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A21. Do you publish (e.g. in news groups, web sites, conventions)
some of your fan art (fiction or graphics)?
25 18% yes
112 82% no
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A22. Have you participated in Cosplay?
19 14% yes
109 80% no
9 7% what is Cosplay?
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A23. If you play a musical instrument, do you play anime music,
at least for fun?
23 17% yes
41 30% no
73 53% I don't play any musical instruments
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
A24. Do you belong to a band or group (or even solo) that performs a
lot of anime music?
1 1% yes
135 99% no
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
A25. Do you build anime-related model kits (e.g. plastic models,
resin models)?
39 28% yes
97 71% no
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137 100% total
A26. If you build model kits, what skill level do you consider
yourself at (for the type you are best at)?
10 7% novice
21 15% intermediate
10 7% expert
95 69% I don't build model kits
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
A27. Do you make your own custom built anime-related models?
13 9% yes
123 90% no
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
A28. Do some of your finished kits end up in your space (e.g desk,
cubicle) at work?
12 9% yes
23 17% no
10 7% I don't have an appropriate space at work
90 66% I don't build model kits
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137 100% total
A29. Do you carry anime soundtrack CDs/music around (e.g. to work,
to school) with you?
83 61% yes
38 28% no
15 11% I don't have anime soundtrack CDs/music.
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
A30. What percentage of music that you listen to is anime soundtrack?
14 10% 81-100%
17 12% 61-80%
22 16% 41-60%
21 15% 21-40%
55 40% 1-20%
8 6% I don't listen to anime soundtrack music
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
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Part B. Linguistic Fluency
B1. How fluent are you in understanding spoken Japanese?
1 1% As if it were your native language (or, is your native language)
12 9% Enough to survive alone in Japan
17 12% You know a lot but following it is still too difficult.
40 29% You can understand a few words and phrases of FORMAL conversation
58 42% You only know a few words
9 7% Not a word.
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
B2. How fluent are you in speaking Japanese?
1 1% As if it were your native language (or, is your native language)
12 9% Enough to survive alone in Japan
11 8% You know a lot but speaking it is still too difficult.
37 27% You can speak a few words and phrases of FORMAL conversation
60 44% You only know a few words
16 12% Not a word
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
B3. How fluent are you in reading Japanese (kanji, hiragana, or
katakana)?
0 0% As if it were your native language (or, is your native language)
9 7% Enough to survive alone in Japan
18 13% You can read a few hundred different characters
25 18% You can read a few words and phrases
31 23% You only know a few words
54 39% Not a word.
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
B4. Which Japanese script are you most fluent in?
22 16% kanji
62 45% hiragana
54 39% katakana
55 40% blank
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193 141% total
B5. What language do you generally watch anime in?
0 0% untranslated only
5 4% mostly untranslated
25 18% some untranslated, some translated (dub or sub)
41 30% mostly translated (dub or sub)
66 48% translated (dub or sub) only
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
B6. Have you taken courses (e.g. in classes or in home study)
in Japanese as a second (or more) language?
58 42% yes
79 58% no
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
B7. If you have taken courses, were any of the following
components in the course?
56 41% verbal or audio
48 35% text (kanji, katakana, or hiragana)
46 34% romanized grammar text
78 57% blank
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228 166% total
B8. Regarding your fluency in Japanese, which best characterizes
the influence of your interest in anime?
2 1% was already fluent in Japanese when got interested
4 3% was already trying to increase fluency when got interested
66 48% interest in anime started interest in improving fluency
11 8% interest in fluency and in anime were (nearly) simultaneous
5 4% interest in fluency started interest in anime
16 12% there is no influence of one on the other
25 18% have no interest in fluency
8 6% blank
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137 100% total
B9. Do you own a Japanese-English (or Japanese-other-language)
dictionary?
80 58% yes
57 42% no
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
B10. Do you own a Kanji dictionary?
48 35% yes
89 65% no
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
B11. Do you use online Japanese dictionaries?
72 53% yes
64 47% no
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
B12. Some people sometimes find they like to sing along with Opening
or Ending theme songs. If you are one of them, which describes
your situation most often?
35 26% I don't sing along
23 17% I sing along without knowing the meaning
20 15% I can sing parts of it, and without knowing the meaning
30 22% I sing along only knowing some of the meaning
17 12% I can sing parts of it, and only know some of the meaning
11 8% I sing along only if I know the meaning
1 1% I can sing parts of it, and only if I know the meaning
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
B13. If you build anime-related model kits, how do you usually
deal with the Japanese instructions?
89 65% I don't build anime-related model kits
23 17% I don't need to understand the Japanese instructions at all
8 6% I have to guess at the instructions
2 1% I look at other's work or ask someone to translate
4 3% I look up some or all of the instructions in dictionaries
4 3% I can read the Japanese instructions
7 5% blank
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137 100% total
B14. If you collect anime-related CDs, how do you usually deal
with the Japanese track listings?
42 31% I don't collect anime-related CDs
5 4% I get someone (e.g. friend, family) to translate it for me
55 40% I look it up online (e.g. CD web sites)
16 12% I translate it myself with dictionaries
10 7% I can read them directly
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137 100% 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?
34 25% demand sub only
62 45% prefer subs but tolerate dubs
27 20% have no preference
13 9% prefer dubs but tolerate subs
0 0% demand dub only
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
C2. If you OWN translated anime, what is your translation
preference (when you watch)?
47 34% sub only
52 38% mostly subs, but sometimes dubs
20 15% have no preference
16 12% mostly dubs, but sometimes subs
2 1% dub only
0 0% don't own any anime
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
C3. What translation preference do you usually find at places
you BORROW or RENT translated anime from?
17 12% subs only
18 13% mostly subs, some dubs
50 36% roughly same amount of subs and dubs (e.g. mostly DVD)
37 27% mostly dubs, some subs
4 3% dubs only
11 8% blank
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137 100% total
C4. What translation preference do you usually find at places
you BUY translated anime from?
17 12% subs only
9 7% mostly subs, some dubs
93 68% roughly same amount of subs and dubs (e.g. mostly DVD)
16 12% mostly dubs, some subs
0 0% dubs only
2 1% blank
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137 100% total
C5. How would you characterize the degree of contribution of
the visual and audio to the artistry of a video or film?
3 2% visual 100% audio 0%
56 41% visual 75% audio 25%
76 55% visual 50% audio 50%
1 1% visual 25% audio 75%
0 0% visual 0% audio 100%
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137 100% total
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Part D. Video Format
D1. What video format do you own anime in?
114 83% Tape
41 30% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
27 20% LaserDisc
124 91% DVD
95 69% video files on computer storage media
4 3% other
0 0% None
0 0% blank
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405 296% total
D2. If you own anime, what video format do you choose the
most often (e.g. due to budget constraints) to collect anime in?
13 9% Tape
1 1% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
1 1% LaserDisc
99 72% DVD
23 17% video files on computer storage media
0 0% other
0 0% None
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D3. If you own anime, what video format, of the various formats
you own, do you prefer (not wish) the most to collect anime in?
8 6% Tape
3 2% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
8 6% LaserDisc
106 77% DVD
9 7% video files on computer storage media
0 0% other
1 1% None
2 1% blank
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137 100% total
D4. If you own anime, what video format do you wish to collect
anime in if you could afford it?
1 1% Tape
0 0% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
6 4% LaserDisc
122 89% DVD
2 1% video files on computer storage media
0 0% other
3 2% None
3 2% blank
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137 100% total
D5. If you don't own anime but wish to, what video format
would you prefer to collect anime in?
1 1% Tape
1 1% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
1 1% LaserDisc
66 48% DVD
4 3% video files on computer storage media
2 1% other
10 7% None
52 38% blank
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137 100% total
D6. Which formats does the equipment you own, or share, play?
125 91% Tape
95 69% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
26 19% LaserDisc
130 95% DVD
115 84% video files on computer storage media
7 5% other
0 0% blank
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498 364% total
D7. If you collect anime, is your decision to buy one unit of
your preferred format (e.g. one LD) in a series dependent on the
distributor releasing the full series in your preferred format?
65 47% yes
28 20% no
41 30% sometimes
1 1% I don't collect anime
2 1% blank
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137 100% total
D8. Which release version of anime do you collect?
68 50% only non-Japanese (e.g. English version, French version)
42 31% mostly non-Japanese, some Japanese domestic
13 9% some non-Japanese, some Japanese domestic
9 7% some non-Japanese, mostly Japanese domestic
2 1% only Japanese domestic
1 1% I don't collect anime
2 1% blank
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137 100% total
D9. If you have Japanese domestic releases, do you try to also
get the non-Japanese version when available?
16 12% yes
20 15% no
31 23% sometimes
65 47% I don't collect Japanese domestic releases
5 4% blank
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137 100% total
D10. If you collect translated anime, averaged over a year,
how many individual units (e.g. tapes, LDs, count each tape
in a box set separately) do you buy per month.
33 24% less frequently than one per month
28 20% one per month
26 19% two per month
21 15% three or four per month
19 14% five to eight per month
7 5% more than eight per month
3 2% I don't collect translated anime
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D11. If you collect Japanese domestic anime, averaged over a
year, how many individual units (e.g. tapes, LDs, count each
tape in a box set separately) do you buy per month.
44 32% less frequently than one per month
6 4% one per month
4 3% two per month
5 4% three or four per month
1 1% five to eight per month
4 3% more than eight per month
68 50% I don't collect Japanese domestic anime
5 4% blank
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137 100% total
D12. How much of the anime you view is comprised of fan subtitled
or dubbed videos (e.g. at a club or convention)?
10 7% 81 to 100%
15 11% 61 to 80%
12 9% 41 to 60%
32 23% 21 to 40%
42 31% 1 to 20%
24 18% 0%
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137 100% total
D13. On releases with more than one episode per unit (e.g. tape,
disc), the ending and opening credits between episodes are
sometimes cut and put at the very end of the unit. Which way
do you prefer for credits?
100 73% leave credits alone
10 7% cut out intermediate credits and put at end
1 1% cut out intermediate credits altogether
21 15% I don't care
5 4% undecided
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D14. Similarly, how do you feel about the "Next episode" previews?
116 85% leave them alone
7 5% cut them out altogether
11 8% I don't care
3 2% undecided
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D15. Some anime have super-short animated sequences, unrelated to
the story at hand, in the middle (e.g. just before and/or after a
commercial), called "eyecatches". Do you prefer that these be kept
on the video version?
111 81% yes
3 2% no
20 15% doesn't matter
3 2% undecided
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D16. Sometimes distributors totally replace the original Japanese
credits with a translated version. What credit translation strategy
do you prefer to see?
36 26% leave Japanese version, roll translation later
16 12% leave Japanese version, but roll translation in available space
5 4% leave Japanese version, but roll translation over top
4 3% overlay or replace Japanese version
52 38% provide "alternate angles" (e.g. DVDs) or switchable text
21 15% I don't care
3 2% undecided
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D17. Some distributors translate very little of the credits.
How much of the original credits do you like to see translated?
2 1% none
5 4% just the voice actors
33 24% voice actors and main creative talent (e.g. directors, music)
68 50% as much as possible
7 5% I'm not sure
22 16% I don't care
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D18. On versions with a dub, sometimes the attribution of dub
actors to the characters is not made. Do you prefer to see which
dub actor played each character?
101 74% yes
8 6% no
24 18% I don't care
3 2% undecided
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
D19. Along with the main feature, some video distributors usually
put in previews of other titles in their catalog. Relative to the
main feature, when do you prefer seeing or watching these previews?
27 20% all before the main feature
3 2% some before and some after the main feature
76 55% all after the main feature
18 13% none at all
12 9% undecided
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
D20. If you like seeing these previews, how many at a time do you
feel is acceptable (summary, rundown, or slideshow presentations
count as one)?
4 3% 1
8 6% 2
42 31% 3
23 17% 4-6
3 2% more than 6
51 37% I don't care
6 4% blank
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137 100% total
D21. For signs and similar Japanese text graphics in anime,
what do you prefer the translating company do?
64 47% show translation nearby (e.g. below or beside sign)
1 1% overlay translation (i.e. block out original text)
30 22% use "alternate angles" (e.g. DVD) or switchable graphics
30 22% it depends on the situation
4 3% use "liner notes" (e.g. notes on paper)
2 1% don't translate at all
2 1% undecided, still thinking about it
4 3% it doesn't matter to me
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D22. Sometimes an anime company will include interviews with
the Japanese voice actors. Do you like these bonuses?
111 81% yes
3 2% no
7 5% undecided
16 12% I don't care
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D23. Sometimes an anime company will include interviews with
the dub (i.e. not the original) voice actors. Do you like
these bonuses?
72 53% yes
19 14% no
10 7% undecided
36 26% I don't care
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D24. Do you find it strange seeing the real people behind the
animated characters (e.g. in photos or interview footage)?
12 9% yes
80 58% no
38 28% sometimes
2 1% I'm not sure
4 3% I don't care
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
D25. Sometimes an anime company includes the creditless (textless)
version of the opening or ending sequence. Do you like these
bonuses being included?
111 81% yes
0 0% no
10 7% sometimes
12 9% I don't care
4 3% undecided
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D26. Do you like seeing subtitles of translations of opening
and ending songs?
120 88% yes
0 0% no
11 8% sometimes
5 4% I don't care
0 0% undecided
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
D27. Do you like seeing romaji or transliterated subtitles
of opening and ending songs?
97 71% yes
5 4% no
17 12% sometimes
17 12% I don't care
1 1% undecided
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D28. Sometimes an anime company includes picture and sketch
galleries. Do you like these bonuses being included?
93 68% yes
3 2% no
24 18% sometimes
17 12% I don't care
0 0% undecided
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
D29. There have been a good number of anime titles broadcast
on TV outside of Japan (more in some countries than others).
If you have watched some of these broadcasts, how would you
characterize the degree of changes (i.e. cuts, rewrites, new
music)?
24 18% I haven't seen the original to compare against
20 15% too many changes to be good
34 25% many changes, none good
15 11% many changes, some good
2 1% many changes, most good
14 10% a few changes, none good
16 12% a few changes, some good
1 1% a few changes, most good
1 1% very few changes, none good
2 1% very few changes, good enough
0 0% not enough changes to be good
8 6% blank
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137 100% total
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Part E. More about DVD
E1. Would anime be, or was anime, an issue in your decision to
buy (or not to buy) a DVD player?
99 72% yes
34 25% no
2 1% I wouldn't consider buying a DVD player
2 1% blank
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137 100% total
E2. Is recordability on DVD a personal requirement for collecting
anime on DVD?
7 5% yes
113 82% no
17 12% undecided
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
E3. Do you support region locking of DVDs (for example, a lock code for
Japan's region would prevent you from playing the DVD on a US player)?
3 2% yes
125 91% no
3 2% undecided
7 5% I don't care
0 0% blank
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138 101% total
E4. At your regular local anime rental outlets, what percentage
of their anime inventory (all together) seems to be in DVD format?
9 7% none
31 23% 1 to 20%
25 18% 21 to 40%
28 20% 41 to 60%
15 11% 61 to 80%
12 9% 81 to 100%
17 12% blank
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137 100% total
E5. At your regular local anime stores, what percentage of their
anime inventory (all together) seems to be in DVD format?
5 4% none
9 7% 1 to 20%
12 9% 21 to 40%
23 17% 41 to 60%
41 30% 61 to 80%
35 26% 81 to 100%
12 9% blank
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137 100% total
E6. If you collect anime in DVD format, is this because you
find anime on other formats are no longer available to you?
21 15% yes
107 78% no
8 6% I don't collect in DVD
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137 100% total
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Part F. Anime Products
F1. Do you also typically buy products associated with anime?
9 7% I don't buy any associated products
90 66% manga
94 69% music CDs (and other audio media)
66 48% toys (excluding model kits)
36 26% model kits
30 22% games
67 49% books
56 41% magazines
69 50% posters
53 39% wall scrolls
43 31% calendars
23 17% cels
28 20% trading cards
19 14% decorations
24 18% office products (e.g. erasers, pens)
6 4% phone cards
40 29% computer products (e.g. screen savers, mouse pads)
56 41% clothes (e.g. T-shirts)
8 6% linens (e.g. towels, pillow cases)
24 18% other
1 1% blank
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842 615% total
F2. What are your most common sources of Anime products?
56 41% off the shelf at local anime store
16 12% special order from local anime store
66 48% mail order from non-local anime store
37 27% off the shelf at local non-anime store
8 6% special order from local non-anime store
25 18% mail order from non-local non-anime store
9 7% off the shelf at non-local non-anime store
8 6% purchase during multiple visits to Japan
11 8% ordered through friends or family living in or visiting Japan
3 2% gifts from friends or family living in or visiting Japan
46 34% vendors at conventions
45 33% auctions and similar trade venues (e.g. online auctions)
21 15% other
7 5% blank
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358 261% total
F3. How many anime-related products do you buy per month, averaged
through the year?
16 12% none
62 45% 1 per month
31 23% 2 per month
14 10% 3 to 5 per month
8 6% 6 to 10 per month
4 3% more than 10 per month
2 1% blank
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137 100% total
F4. If you collect anime CDs, do you also collect J-Pop?
36 26% yes
73 53% no
27 20% I don't collect anime CDs
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
F5. Do you avoid purchasing pirated or bootlegged anime-related
products (e.g. Son May CDs, wall scrolls, Ben Di plastic models,
T-shirts are common bootlegs)?
75 55% yes
36 26% sometimes
16 12% no
1 1% I didn't know about bootleg products
8 6% I don't collect anime-related products
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
F6. Do you think anime fan conventions should allow bootleg
products to be sold in their exhibition or dealer halls?
6 4% yes
84 61% no
25 18% I don't care
21 15% undecided
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
F7. Which of the following most closely describes your position
on trading sound files (e.g. MP3)?
10 7% it's outright piracy, it should be banned
9 7% I think it's wrong, but as long as I don't see it, I don't care.
49 36% it doesn't really matter to me
44 32% I think it's ok
19 14% I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with it
5 4% I need to think about it
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
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Part G. Anime Clubs and Accessibility
G1. How many anime clubs are you aware of that are what you
consider reasonably accessible?
57 42% none
48 35% one
18 13% two
12 9% 3 to 5
1 1% more than 5
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
G2. How many anime clubs do you belong to?
103 75% none
28 20% one
5 4% two
1 1% 3 to 5
0 0% more than 5
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
G3. How many people are in the largest anime club you belong to?
98 72% I don't belong to a club
2 1% 2 to 5
6 4% 6 to 10
7 5% 11 to 20
9 7% 21 to 50
3 2% 51 to 100
8 6% more than 100
4 3% blank
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137 100% total
G4. If you belong to more than one anime club, how many people are
in the smallest anime club you belong to?
102 74% I don't belong to a club
1 1% 2 to 5
5 4% 6 to 10
3 2% 11 to 20
9 7% more than 20
17 12% blank
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137 100% total
G5. How many video rental shops are accessible to you in your
geographical area?
0 0% none
10 7% one
20 15% two
19 14% three
79 58% more than three
9 7% I don't know
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
G6. How many of those video rental shops have any anime?
9 7% none
24 18% one
28 20% two
19 14% three
48 35% more than three
9 7% blank
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137 100% total
G7. How many of those video rental shops have a section devoted
to animation (general or anime specifically)?
22 16% none
29 21% one
32 23% two
13 9% three
31 23% more than three
10 7% blank
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137 100% total
G8. What is the size of the largest anime inventory (number of
tapes, or equivalent media, discounting multiple copies) at those
video rental shops?
6 4% none
9 7% less than 6
16 12% 6 to 10
20 15% 11 to 20
17 12% 21 to 30
19 14% 31 to 50
17 12% 51 to 100
10 7% 101 to 500
8 6% more than 500
15 11% blank
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137 100% total
G9. How many anime stores (dedicated to anime and/or manga/comics)
are accessible to you in your geographical area?
41 30% none
29 21% one
21 15% two
14 10% three
17 12% more than three
15 11% I don't know
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
G10. What are the most common sources of your Anime video (any
medium) purchases (not gifts)?
43 31% off the shelf at local anime retailer
71 52% off the shelf at local non-anime retailer
10 7% special order from local anime retailer
7 5% special orders from local video retailer
4 3% special orders from local video rental shop
3 2% special order from local anime club
7 5% special order from local non-anime retailer
45 33% mail order from non-local anime retailer
42 31% mail order from non-local video retailer
5 4% mail order from non-local anime club
20 15% mail order from domestic distributor
12 9% mail order from Japanese distributor
19 14% trading with friends or other fans.
29 21% vendors at conventions
30 22% auctions and similar trade venues (e.g. online auctions)
7 5% blank
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354 258% total
G11. How often do you research or get information about a title
(e.g. criticisms, recommendations, descriptions, synopses, reviews,
renting/borrowing) before buying?
2 1% never
5 4% hardly ever
38 28% sometimes
40 29% most of the time
32 23% almost always
20 15% always
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
G12. Where do you usually get information about specific anime
titles?
53 39% anime-specific magazines
12 9% non-anime magazines (e.g. game, comic)
111 81% Usenet
23 17% mailing list
42 31% World Wide Web magazines
96 70% World Wide Web other than web magazines
75 55% word of mouth (e.g. friends, family, club members)
12 9% club resources
31 23% store (e.g. comic shop, anime store, video store)
73 53% viewing (e.g. rental, loan, club showing)
16 12% other
0 0% blank
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544 397% total
G13. Which type of information do you find the most useful in
deciding on buying an anime title?
5 4% none (I'll buy any anime)
21 15% synopses / descriptions
15 11% recommendations
25 18% reviews / criticisms
7 5% trailers or previews included with other anime
61 45% seeing it for yourself
0 0% other
3 2% blank
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137 100% total
G14. Which type of information do you find the most useful in
deciding to watch an anime title that you have not seen before?
16 12% none (I'll watch any anime)
38 28% synopses / descriptions
28 20% recommendations
40 29% reviews / criticisms
10 7% trailers or previews included with other anime
2 1% other
3 2% blank
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137 100% total
G15. How often do you research or get information about related
anime products (e.g. criticisms, recommendations, descriptions,
reviews, renting/borrowing) before buying?
12 9% never
22 16% hardly ever
31 23% sometimes
35 26% most of the time
19 14% almost always
17 12% always
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
G16. Where do you usually get information about specific anime
related products?
40 29% anime-specific magazines
13 9% non-anime magazines (e.g. game, comic)
92 67% Usenet
29 21% World Wide Web magazines
90 66% World Wide Web other than Web magazines
52 38% word of mouth (e.g. friends, family, club members)
7 5% club resources
47 34% store (e.g. comic shop, anime store, video store)
15 11% other
6 4% blank
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391 285% total
G17. How many local bands are dedicated to playing anime music?
123 90% none
2 1% 1
1 1% 2
1 1% 3 to 5
0 0% more than 5
10 7% blank
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137 100% total
G18. Which of the following most closely describes your position
on distribution of fansub, fandubs and similar, of video titles
that are NOT licensed or commercially available in your region?
3 2% it's outright piracy, they should be banned
5 4% I think it's wrong, but as long as I don't see them, I don't care.
14 10% it doesn't really matter to me
76 55% I think they're ok, they serve a purpose
35 26% I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with them
4 3% I need to think about it
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
G19. Which of the following most closely describes your position
on distribution of fansub, fandubs and similar of video titles
that ARE licensed or commercially available in your region?
46 34% it's outright piracy, they should be banned
38 28% I think it's wrong, but as long as I don't see them, I don't care.
33 24% it doesn't really matter to me
12 9% I think they're ok
6 4% I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with them
3 2% I need to think about it
0 0% blank
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138 101% total
G20. How much anime is available to you by TV broadcast?
9 7% none
6 4% less than 1 hour per week (e.g. 1 hour per month)
6 4% 1 hour per week
28 20% up to 3 hours per week
28 20% up to 5 hours per week
23 17% up to 15 hours per week
33 24% more than 15 hours per week
4 3% blank
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137 100% total
G21. How many TV stations available to you carry anime?
7 5% none
23 17% 1
41 30% 2
54 39% 3 to 5
8 6% more than 5
4 3% blank
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137 100% total
G22. How many TV stations available to you specifically include
an anime lineup in their programming?
38 28% none
54 39% 1
25 18% 2
13 9% 3-5
3 2% more than 5
4 3% blank
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137 100% total
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Part H. News groups
H1. Approximately how often do you at least READ rec.arts.anime
news groups?
1 1% never
2 1% once a year
0 0% once every 2 to 4 months
5 4% once a month
3 2% once every 2 weeks
11 8% once a week
27 20% once every 2 days
50 36% once a day
17 12% twice a day
20 15% more than twice a day
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
H2. In approximately how many reading sessions do you POST to
rec.arts.anime news groups?
22 16% never
20 15% once a year
20 15% once every 2 to 4 months
12 9% once a month
7 5% once every 2 weeks
23 17% once a week
16 12% once every 2 days
11 8% once a day
2 1% twice a day
3 2% more than twice a day
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
H3. Which rec.arts.anime news groups do you USUALLY
check out?
16 12% rec.arts.anime.info
22 16% rec.arts.anime.music
100 73% rec.arts.anime.misc
19 14% rec.arts.anime.models
32 23% rec.arts.anime.fandom
9 7% rec.arts.anime.games
20 15% rec.arts.anime.marketplace
27 20% rec.arts.anime.creative
5 4% blank
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250 182% total
H4. Which rec.arts.anime news groups do you OCCASIONALLY
check out?
23 17% rec.arts.anime.info
22 16% rec.arts.anime.music
22 16% rec.arts.anime.misc
11 8% rec.arts.anime.models
26 19% rec.arts.anime.fandom
10 7% rec.arts.anime.games
20 15% rec.arts.anime.marketplace
24 18% rec.arts.anime.creative
59 43% blank
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217 158% total
H5. Do you read rec.arts.anime news groups from a local server?
109 80% yes
10 7% no
4 3% sometimes
12 9% I don't know
2 1% I don't read rec.arts.anime newsgroups
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
H6. Do you read newsgroups with your web browser (e.g. Google groups)
instead of a newsreader program?
13 9% yes
101 74% no
21 15% sometimes
2 1% I don't read rec.arts.anime newsgroups
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
H7. Of the fans from your geographical area and which you are
personally acquainted with, approximately how many are you aware
of that at least READ rec.arts.anime news groups?
80 58% none of them
6 4% all of them
1 1% 80% of them
3 2% 60% of them
6 4% 40% of them
10 7% 20% of them
23 17% less than 20% of them
8 6% blank
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137 100% total
H8. Of the fans from your geographical area and which you are
personally acquainted with, approximately how many are you aware
of that POST to rec.arts.anime news groups?
95 69% none of them
2 1% all of them
1 1% 80% of them
0 0% 60% of them
1 1% 40% of them
6 4% 20% of them
24 18% less than 20% of them
8 6% blank
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137 100% total
H9. Do you read anime news groups other than the ones in the
rec.arts.anime.* hierarchy (e.g. in alt.*, Japan.*)?
69 50% yes
67 49% no
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
H10. Do you like to read spoilers (messages that give away plot
surprises, or other important plot elements)?
16 12% yes
47 34% no
72 53% sometimes
1 1% undecided
1 1% I don't read newsgroups
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
H11. Do you prefer advance warning of spoilers (e.g. spoiler tag
in subject line or spoiler warnings in text)?
129 94% yes
3 2% no
3 2% undecided
1 1% I don't read newsgroups
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
H12. If you like to be warned of spoilers, which types of warnings
would you like to see?
98 72% tag or warning in subject line (e.g. [SPOILER]...)
42 31% warning in text just before spoiler
107 78% warning in text with lots of blank lines just before spoiler
1 1% blank
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248 181% total
H13. Do you prefer to give advance warning of spoilers in your
messages?
131 96% yes
0 0% no
5 4% undecided
1 1% I don't read newsgroups
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
H14. Would applying ROT13 encoding of spoilers be acceptable to you?
51 37% yes
29 21% no
7 5% undecided
15 11% I don't care
35 26% what is ROT13?
0 0% I don't read newsgroups
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
H15. Are HTML encoded messages in the rec.arts.anime.* news groups
acceptable to you?
15 11% yes
95 69% no
19 14% I don't care
7 5% undecided or don't know
1 1% I don't read newsgroups
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
H16. When responding to a news group posting, some people like to
e-mail a copy of their response (sometimes called a "courtesy copy").
If someone responds to your posting, would you find this practice
acceptable?
48 35% yes
32 23% no
45 33% I don't care
9 7% undecided or don't know
1 1% I don't read newsgroups
2 1% blank
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137 100% total
H17. Technically, auction and "for sale/auction/trade" postings
are off-topic in all rec.arts.anime.* news groups except
rec.arts.anime.marketplace. Where would you prefer to see
these postings?
108 79% only in r.a.a.marketplace, keep out everywhere else.
3 2% in any r.a.a news groups
22 16% I don't care
2 1% undecided or don't know
1 1% I don't read newsgroups
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
H18. Have you used rec.arts.anime.marketplace (either as
buyer or seller)?
34 25% yes
101 74% no
1 1% I don't read newsgroups
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
H19. Which single group seems to have the most useful market
postings for you?
2 1% rec.arts.anime.music
18 13% rec.arts.anime.misc
8 6% rec.arts.anime.models
3 2% rec.arts.anime.fandom
0 0% rec.arts.anime.games
30 22% rec.arts.anime.marketplace
69 50% not interested in market postings
1 1% I don't read newsgroups
6 4% blank
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137 100% total
H20. For FS/FT/FA postings with multiple items, which do
you prefer to see?
11 8% one posting per item
58 42% all items listed in a single posting
61 45% no preference
1 1% I don't read newsgroups
6 4% blank
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137 100% total
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Part I. World Wide Web
I1. Do you have a publicly accessible Anime WWW site?
53 39% yes
83 61% no
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
I2. For your web site, do you pay for the web space?
21 15% yes
45 33% no
65 47% I don't have a web page
6 4% blank
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137 100% total
I3. How often do you do anime related Web browsing (that is, not
Usenet/news groups)?
0 0% never
4 3% once every 6 months
8 6% once a month
6 4% once every 2 weeks
28 20% once a week
28 20% once every 2 days
29 21% once a day
11 8% twice a day
23 17% more than twice a day
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
I4. How long do you browse once you start?
1 1% never
50 36% up to an hour
49 36% up to 2 hours
31 23% up to 4 hours
3 2% up to 8 hours
2 1% more than 8 hours
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
I5. Do you use web forums (e.g. web boards) to discuss anime?
69 50% yes
67 49% no
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
I6. If you do use web forums, do you prefer them to anime Usenet
news groups?
10 7% yes
26 19% no
42 31% I like both
10 7% I prefer neither
44 32% I don't know (don't use one of them)
5 4% blank
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137 100% total
I7. If you do use web forums, do you find them easier to use than
Usenet news groups?
11 8% yes
38 28% no
38 28% both are about the same
45 33% I don't know (don't use one of them)
5 4% blank
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137 100% total
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Part J. Miscellaneous
J1. How old are you?
0 0% less than 11 years
2 1% 12 to 15 years
10 7% 16 to 18 years
75 55% 19 to 30 years
33 24% 31 to 40 years
16 12% 41 to 60 years
0 0% over 60 years
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
J2. What is the level of your education?
12 9% Grade School
4 3% Trade School
65 47% Univeristy Undergraduate or College
43 31% University Graduate
12 9% other
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
J3. Would you consider yourself a technophile?
86 63% yes
39 28% no
11 8% I'm not sure
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
J4. What geographical region do you live in?
1 1% East Asia (e.g. Japan, India)
0 0% West Asia (e.g. Turkey, Iran)
11 8% Pacific (e.g. Australia, Indonesia)
14 10% Europe (e.g. Germany)
0 0% Africa (e.g. Kenya)
109 80% North America (e.g. Canada)
1 1% South America (e.g. Brazil)
0 0% Antarctica (e.g. ...)
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
J5. Do you have more than one internet accessible account that you
use often?
69 50% yes
66 48% no
2 1% blank
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137 100% total
J6. Do you pay directly for any of your internet accounts or access?
97 71% yes
39 28% no
0 0% I don't have an internet account
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
J7. Do you participate in anime mailing lists?
56 41% yes
81 59% no
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
J8. Have you participated in past "What are we like?" questionnaires
(e.g. Aug 1997, Feb 1998, July 1998, Mar 1999, Aug 1999)?
52 38% yes
77 56% no
8 6% I'm not sure
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
J9. Where did you find out about this survey?
134 98% a news group
0 0% a mailing list
1 1% someone e-mailed me
0 0% a web page (please DON'T put this questionaire on another web site)
1 1% verbally, word-of-mouth (e.g. by paper note, by phone)
1 1% other
0 0% blank
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137 100% total
J10. Where did you get this copy of this questionaire?
58 42% a news group
1 1% a mailing list
1 1% someone e-mailed me a copy
73 53% a web page (please DON'T put this questionaire on another web site)
0 0% hardcopy that I re-entered manually (or by OCR)
0 0% someone dictated it to me
3 2% other
1 1% blank
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137 100% total
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