These are the results for what I think came from web-based readers, as determined by answers to H1 ("how often do you at least READ rec.arts.anime newsgroups"). This is an imperfect filter as a perusal question H3 and H4 shows. Those results imply a 3% relative error in identifying readers that don't read newsgroups. Next time I'll explicitly ask if the responder reads Usenet Newsgroups, and maybe that will clarify matters. I'm going to assume the total from the filter is accurate within 3%. I'll go ahead and present a comparison of results from usenet- and web-based readerships soon.
As with the general results, I've tabulated the raw count and the percentage of total returns for each of the possible responses. I've added a "blank" entry to round out the totals. Some questions had multiple responses, so don't expect all tallies to come to 100%. Enjoy.
Number passing filter: 346
0 0% I was just introduced this month
1 0% less than 6 months
6 2% 6 months to 1 year
36 10% 1 to 2 years
150 43% 3 to 5 years
102 29% 6 to 10 years
51 15% more than 10 years
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A2. What degree of anime fandom would you say you are at?
33 10% Rabid, e.g. all free time and money into it
205 59% Big fan, e.g. dedicate a fair amount of time and resources
94 27% Moderate fan, e.g. dedicate some time and resources
13 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
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
A3. Would you classify yourself an otaku?
157 45% yes
142 41% no
41 12% not sure
6 2% what is an otaku?
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A4. How were you introduced to anime when you became a
fan?
101 29% A friend or family member showed me some anime
8 2% A club showing
170 49% TV broadcast
20 6% Video rental or loan (e.g. out of curiosity)
0 0% A public (other than club) showing (e.g. theater)
2 1% Saw some material from WWW sites/newsgroups/internet.
3 1% Saw a demo at a store or rental shop
2 1% At a convention/conference
5 1% Purchase without preview (e.g. out of curiosity)
1 0% Saw a demo in other media
10 3% Through video games (either based on anime or in anime style)
0 0% from a streaming video WWW site
13 4% from download off internet (e.g. WWW site, newsgroup)
11 3% other
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A5. How do you USUALLY get a FIRST full length viewing of an
anime title?
137 40% At home on TV broadcasts
117 34% At home with borrowed or rented media
200 58% At home on your own video media
20 6% At a friend's or relative's home on TV broadcasts
36 10% At a friend's or relative's home with borrowed or rented media
67 19% At a friend's or relative's home on his/her own video media
68 20% At an anime club
60 17% At a convention/conference
45 13% At movie theatres
9 3% At stores that show demos
17 5% from streaming video WWW site
215 62% download off internet (e.g. WWW site, newsgroup)
0 0% blank
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991 286% total
A6. How many anime TITLES (a series counts as one title)
do you estimate you have watched at least part of?
0 0% none
10 3% 10 or less
31 9% 11 to 20
79 23% 21 to 40
86 25% 41 to 80
51 15% 81 to 120
31 9% 121 to 160
28 8% 161 to 200
8 2% 201 to 240
22 6% more than 240
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A7. Of the number of titles you have watched at least part of,
how much do you estimate you have watched to the end (or as
much as was produced or available)?
0 0% none
35 10% 1-20%
73 21% 21-40%
78 23% 41-60%
92 27% 61-80%
66 19% 81-100%
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
A8. Of the number TITLES you have watched, how much do you estimate
you actually like enough to buy (or wish you could buy)?
1 0% none
67 19% 1-20%
85 25% 21-40%
83 24% 41-60%
67 19% 61-80%
41 12% 81-100%
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
A9. Of the number TITLES you have watched, how much do you estimate
you actually like but not enough to buy (or wish you could buy)?
15 4% none
78 23% 1-20%
87 25% 21-40%
89 26% 41-60%
61 18% 61-80%
14 4% 81-100%
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
A10. How much anime video do you watch?
4 1% none
17 5% up to 2 hours a month
36 10% up to 2 hours every 2 weeks
64 18% up to 2 hours a week
132 38% up to 2 hours every 3 days (or 5 hours a week)
74 21% up to 2 hours a day
19 5% more than 2 hours a day
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A11. How much non-anime video (e.g. TV, rentals) do you watch?
7 2% never
33 10% up to 2 hours a month
42 12% up to 2 hours every 2 weeks
61 18% up to 2 hours a week
89 26% up to 2 hours every 3 days (or 5 hours a week)
63 18% up to 2 hours a day
51 15% more than 2 hours a day
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A12. How many anime fans do you personally have frequent
face-to-face contact with (outside of a club)?
49 14% none
101 29% 1 to 2
109 32% 3 to 5
60 17% 6 to 10
14 4% 11 to 20
12 3% more than 20
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
A13. 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?
43 12% none of them
167 48% 1 to 10% of them
79 23% 11 to 30% of them
32 9% 31 to 50% of them
14 4% 51 to 70% of them
8 2% 71 to 90% of them
2 1% all of them
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
A14. How many different hardcopy anime fan magazine titles do you
regularly buy, read, look through, or subscribe to?
156 45% none
92 27% one
60 17% two
35 10% 3 to 5
3 1% more than 5
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A15. How many different anime fan web magazine titles do you
regularly read, look through, or subscribe to?
201 58% none
62 18% one
45 13% two
25 7% 3 to 5
9 3% more than 5
4 1% blank
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346 100% total
A16. How many different anime web news sites do you regularly
read or browse?
30 9% none
73 21% one
104 30% two
100 29% 3 to 5
36 10% more than 5
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
A17. Do you read Manga (Japanese or translated)?
315 91% yes
31 9% no
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A18. How many anime conventions per year do you usually attend?
188 54% none
103 30% one
35 10% two
18 5% 3 to 5
1 0% more than 5
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
A19. Have you ever volunteered at an anime convention?
30 9% yes
315 91% no
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
A20. Do you write anime fanfics?
58 17% yes
287 83% no
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
A21. Do you make graphical fan anime art (e.g. drawings)
114 33% yes
230 66% no
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
A22. Does some of your graphical anime fan art end up in your
space at work (e.g. office, cubicle)?
34 10% yes
68 20% no
56 16% I don't have an appropriate space at work
187 54% I don't do graphical fan anime art
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
A23. Do you make music videos?
45 13% yes
298 86% no
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
A24. Do you publish (e.g. in news groups, web sites, conventions)
some of your fan art (fiction or graphics)?
73 21% yes
271 78% no
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
A25. Have you participated in Cosplay?
62 18% yes
278 80% no
6 2% what is Cosplay?
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A26. If you play a musical instrument, do you play anime music,
at least for fun?
82 24% yes
93 27% no
166 48% I don't play any musical instruments
5 1% blank
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346 100% total
A27. Do you belong to a band or group (or even solo) that performs a
lot of anime music?
1 0% yes
345 100% no
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A28. Do you build anime-related model kits (e.g. plastic models,
resin models)?
105 30% yes
241 70% no
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
A29. If you build model kits, what skill level do you consider
yourself at (for the type you are best at)?
55 16% novice
48 14% intermediate
6 2% expert
236 68% I don't build model kits
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
A30. Do you make your own custom built anime-related models?
10 3% yes
334 97% no
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
A31. Do some of your finished kits end up in your space (e.g desk,
cubicle) at work?
19 5% yes
65 19% no
50 14% I don't have an appropriate space at work
209 60% I don't build model kits
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
A32. Do you carry anime soundtrack CDs/music around (e.g. to work,
to school) with you?
240 69% yes
72 21% no
32 9% I don't have anime soundtrack CDs/music.
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
A33. What percentage of music that you listen to is anime soundtrack?
49 14% 81-100%
47 14% 61-80%
59 17% 41-60%
54 16% 21-40%
121 35% 1-20%
16 5% I don't listen to anime soundtrack music
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
2 1% As if it were your native language (or, is your native language)
20 6% Enough to survive alone in Japan
57 16% You know a lot but following it is still too difficult.
99 29% You can understand a few words and phrases of FORMAL conversation
157 45% You only know a few words
11 3% Not a word.
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
B2. How fluent are you in speaking Japanese?
2 1% As if it were your native language (or, is your native language)
21 6% Enough to survive alone in Japan
35 10% You know a lot but speaking it is still too difficult.
85 25% You can speak a few words and phrases of FORMAL conversation
176 51% You only know a few words
27 8% Not a word
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
B3. How fluent are you in reading Japanese (kanji, hiragana, or
katakana)?
4 1% As if it were your native language (or, is your native language)
10 3% Enough to survive alone in Japan
49 14% You can read a few hundred different characters
43 12% You can read a few words and phrases
74 21% You only know a few words
166 48% Not a word.
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
B4. Which Japanese script are you most fluent in?
47 14% kanji 124 36% hiragana 102 29% katakana 163 47% blank ------- 436 126% totalB5. What language do you generally watch anime in?
8 2% untranslated only
10 3% mostly untranslated
51 15% some untranslated, some translated (dub or sub)
84 24% mostly translated (dub or sub)
193 56% translated (dub or sub) only
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
B6. Have you taken courses (e.g. in classes or in home study)
in Japanese as a second (or more) language?
135 39% yes
211 61% no
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
B7. If you have taken courses, were any of the following
components in the course?
118 34% verbal or audio 120 35% text (kanji, katakana, or hiragana) 106 31% romanized grammar text 205 59% blank ------- 549 159% totalB8. Regarding your fluency in Japanese, which best characterizes the influence of your interest in anime?
3 1% was already fluent in Japanese when got interested
8 2% was already trying to increase fluency when got interested
195 56% interest in anime started interest in improving fluency
22 6% interest in fluency and in anime were (nearly) simultaneous
21 6% interest in fluency started interest in anime
39 11% there is no influence of one on the other
47 14% have no interest in fluency
11 3% blank
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346 100% total
B9. Do you own a Japanese-English (or Japanese-other-language)
dictionary?
159 46% yes
186 54% no
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
B10. Do you own a Kanji dictionary?
68 20% yes
275 79% no
3 1% blank
-------
346 100% total
B11. Do you use online Japanese dictionaries?
182 53% yes
163 47% no
1 0% blank
-------
346 100% total
B12. Do you use online translation services (e.g. Babel Fish)
218 63% yes
126 36% no
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
B13. 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?
67 19% I don't sing along
68 20% I sing along without knowing the meaning
63 18% I can sing parts of it without knowing the meaning
79 23% I sing along while only knowing some of the meaning
36 10% I can sing parts of it while only knowing some of the meaning
6 2% I sing along only if I know the meaning
6 2% I can sing parts of it, and only if I know the meaning
21 6% I sing along knowing the meaning
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
B14. If you build anime-related model kits, how do you usually
deal with the Japanese instructions?
232 67% I don't build anime-related model kits
52 15% I don't need to understand the Japanese instructions at all
39 11% I have to guess at the instructions
3 1% I look at other's work or ask someone to translate
5 1% I look up some or all of the instructions in dictionaries
9 3% I can read the Japanese instructions
6 2% blank
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346 100% total
B15. If you collect anime-related CDs, how do you usually deal
with the Japanese track listings?
65 19% I don't collect anime-related CDs
4 1% I get someone (e.g. friend, family) to translate it for me
129 37% I look it up online (e.g. CD web sites)
26 8% I translate it myself with dictionaries
12 3% I can read them directly
105 30% I don't bother with the track listings
5 1% blank
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346 100% total
76 22% demand sub only
152 44% prefer subs but tolerate dubs
72 21% have no preference
38 11% prefer dubs but tolerate subs
8 2% demand dub only
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
C2. If you OWN translated anime, what is your translation
preference (when you watch)?
114 33% sub only
112 32% mostly subs, but sometimes dubs
51 15% have no preference
52 15% mostly dubs, but sometimes subs
14 4% dub only
2 1% don't own any anime
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
C3. What translation preference do you usually find at places
you BORROW or RENT translated anime from?
32 9% subs only
51 15% mostly subs, some dubs
173 50% roughly same amount of subs and dubs (e.g. mostly DVD)
63 18% mostly dubs, some subs
18 5% dubs only
9 3% blank
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346 100% total
C4. What translation preference do you usually find at places
you BUY translated anime from?
34 10% subs only
28 8% mostly subs, some dubs
247 71% roughly same amount of subs and dubs (e.g. mostly DVD)
25 7% mostly dubs, some subs
9 3% dubs only
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
C5. How would you characterize the degree of contribution of
the visual and audio to the artistry of a video or film?
3 1% visual 100% audio 0%
142 41% visual 75% audio 25%
192 55% visual 50% audio 50%
7 2% visual 25% audio 75%
0 0% visual 0% audio 100%
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
243 70% Tape
108 31% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
17 5% LaserDisc
332 96% DVD
264 76% video files on computer storage media
15 4% other
3 1% None
1 0% blank
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983 284% 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?
10 3% Tape
3 1% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
1 0% LaserDisc
215 62% DVD
109 32% video files on computer storage media
1 0% other
6 2% None
1 0% blank
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346 100% 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?
21 6% Tape
4 1% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
6 2% LaserDisc
261 75% DVD
41 12% video files on computer storage media
1 0% other
9 3% None
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
D4. If you own anime, what video format do you wish to collect
anime in if you could afford it?
0 0% Tape
1 0% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
5 1% LaserDisc
321 93% DVD
7 2% video files on computer storage media
1 0% other
8 2% None
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
D5. If you don't own anime but wish to, what video format
would you prefer to collect anime in?
1 0% Tape
1 0% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
1 0% LaserDisc
115 33% DVD
8 2% video files on computer storage media
0 0% other
0 0% None
203 59% doesn't apply
17 5% blank
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346 100% total
D6. Which formats does the equipment you own, or share, play?
274 79% Tape
198 57% VCD (incl. XVCD and SVCD)
26 8% LaserDisc
342 99% DVD
305 88% video files on computer storage media
28 8% other
0 0% blank
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1173 339% 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?
166 48% yes
67 19% no
104 30% sometimes
8 2% I don't collect anime
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
D8. Which release version of anime do you collect?
189 55% only non-Japanese (e.g. English version, French version)
96 28% mostly non-Japanese, some Japanese domestic
27 8% some non-Japanese, some Japanese domestic
16 5% some non-Japanese, mostly Japanese domestic
8 2% only Japanese domestic
9 3% I don't collect anime
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
D9. If you have Japanese domestic releases, do you try to also
get the non-Japanese version when available?
59 17% yes
36 10% no
58 17% sometimes
189 55% I don't collect Japanese domestic releases
4 1% blank
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346 100% 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.
100 29% less frequently than one per month
56 16% one per month
65 19% two per month
62 18% three or four per month
29 8% five to eight per month
19 5% more than eight per month
13 4% I don't collect translated anime
2 1% blank
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346 100% 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.
109 32% less frequently than one per month
17 5% one per month
11 3% two per month
8 2% three or four per month
2 1% five to eight per month
5 1% more than eight per month
191 55% I don't collect Japanese domestic anime
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
D12. How much of the anime you view is comprised of fan subtitled
or dubbed videos (e.g. at a club or convention)?
66 19% 81 to 100%
66 19% 61 to 80%
56 16% 41 to 60%
45 13% 21 to 40%
65 19% 1 to 20%
48 14% 0%
0 0% blank
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346 100% 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?
248 72% leave credits alone
30 9% cut out intermediate credits and put at end
5 1% cut out intermediate credits altogether
55 16% I don't care
8 2% undecided
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
D14. Similarly, how do you feel about the "Next episode" previews?
266 77% leave them alone
25 7% cut them out altogether
47 14% I don't care
8 2% undecided
0 0% blank
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346 100% 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?
298 86% yes
7 2% no
31 9% doesn't matter
9 3% undecided
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
D16. Sometimes distributors totally replace the original Japanese
credits with a translated version. What credit translation strategy
do you prefer to see?
100 29% leave Japanese version, roll translation later
62 18% leave Japanese version, but roll translation in available space
6 2% leave Japanese version, but roll translation over top
12 3% overlay or replace Japanese version
104 30% provide "alternate angles" (e.g. DVDs) or switchable text
53 15% I don't care
8 2% undecided
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
D17. Some distributors translate very little of the credits.
How much of the original credits do you like to see translated?
17 5% none
4 1% just the voice actors
62 18% voice actors and main creative talent (e.g. directors, music)
159 46% as much as possible
30 9% I'm not sure
73 21% I don't care
1 0% blank
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346 100% 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?
246 71% yes
17 5% no
76 22% I don't care
7 2% undecided
0 0% blank
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346 100% 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?
75 22% all before the main feature
29 8% some before and some after the main feature
162 47% all after the main feature
49 14% none at all
31 9% undecided
0 0% blank
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346 100% 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)?
16 5% 1
33 10% 2
94 27% 3
75 22% 4-6
23 7% more than 6
100 29% I don't care
5 1% blank
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346 100% total
D21. If you like seeing previews, which type of presentation do
you like most?
95 27% music video style (i.e. no voiceover), with semblance of plot
33 10% music video style (i.e. no voiceover), with random scenes
60 17% voiceover describing plot
114 33% any type will do
41 12% don't care about previews
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
D22. For signs and similar Japanese text graphics in anime,
what do you prefer the translating company do?
214 62% show translation nearby (e.g. below or beside sign)
10 3% overlay translation (i.e. block out original text)
55 16% use "alternate angles" (e.g. DVD) or switchable graphics
41 12% it depends on the situation
9 3% use "liner notes" (e.g. notes on paper)
2 1% don't translate at all
5 1% undecided, still thinking about it
10 3% it doesn't matter to me
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
D23. Sometimes an anime company will include interviews with
the Japanese voice actors. Do you like these bonuses?
268 77% yes
19 5% no
26 8% undecided
33 10% I don't care
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
D24. Sometimes an anime company will include interviews with
the dub (i.e. not the original) voice actors. Do you like
these bonuses?
186 54% yes
52 15% no
32 9% undecided
75 22% I don't care
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
D25. Do you find it strange seeing the real people behind the
animated characters (e.g. in photos or interview footage)?
42 12% yes
170 49% no
106 31% sometimes
6 2% I'm not sure
20 6% I don't care
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
D26. Sometimes an anime company includes the creditless (textless)
version of the opening or ending sequence. Do you like these
bonuses being included?
250 72% yes
8 2% no
35 10% sometimes
47 14% I don't care
6 2% undecided
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
D27. Do you like seeing subtitles of translations of opening
and ending songs?
296 86% yes
6 2% no
36 10% sometimes
8 2% I don't care
0 0% undecided
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
D28. Do you like seeing romaji or transliterated subtitles
of opening and ending songs?
242 70% yes
20 6% no
44 13% sometimes
27 8% I don't care
12 3% undecided
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
D29. Sometimes an anime company includes picture and sketch
galleries. Do you like these bonuses being included?
278 80% yes
4 1% no
38 11% sometimes
25 7% I don't care
0 0% undecided
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
D30. 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)?
67 19% I haven't seen the original to compare against
60 17% too many changes to be good
79 23% many changes, none good
52 15% many changes, some good
2 1% many changes, most good
40 12% a few changes, none good
34 10% a few changes, some good
4 1% a few changes, most good
4 1% very few changes, none good
3 1% very few changes, good enough
0 0% not enough changes to be good
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
D31. Some companies include "liner notes". Do you like these?
261 75% yes
9 3% no
47 14% undecided
27 8% I don't care
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
D32. If you like "liner notes", what kind of materials do you like
in them?
257 74% translator's notes 219 63% song lyrics 266 77% cultural notes 123 36% production credits 132 38% episode synopses 193 56% production graphics (e.g. character sketches) 49 14% blank ------- 1239 358% total
209 60% yes
132 38% no
4 1% I wouldn't consider buying a DVD player
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
E2. Is recordability on DVD a personal requirement for collecting
anime on DVD?
47 14% yes
261 75% no
35 10% undecided
3 1% blank
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346 100% 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)?
20 6% yes
289 84% no
18 5% undecided
19 5% I don't care
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
E4. At your regular local anime rental outlets, what percentage
of their anime inventory (all together) seems to be in DVD format?
16 5% none 34 10% 1 to 20% 24 7% 21 to 40% 76 22% 41 to 60% 83 24% 61 to 80% 103 30% 81 to 100% 10 3% blank ------- 346 100% totalE5. At your regular local anime stores, what percentage of their anime inventory (all together) seems to be in DVD format?
7 2% none
14 4% 1 to 20%
17 5% 21 to 40%
42 12% 41 to 60%
112 32% 61 to 80%
146 42% 81 to 100%
8 2% blank
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346 100% total
E6. If you collect anime in DVD format, is this because you
find anime on other formats are no longer available to you?
63 18% yes
270 78% no
12 3% I don't collect in DVD
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
E7. Some companies don't allow you to skip logo sequences and
other similar trailers (by either using the skip button or the
menu button). Do you mind that?
284 82% yes
27 8% no
34 10% I don't care
1 0% I don't watch DVDs
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
E8. Some companies use clear keepcases and show disc info through
the case (of the reverse side of the cover). Do you like this?
140 40% yes
42 12% no
162 47% I don't care
2 1% I don't watch DVDs
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
E9. Some series get released one disc at a time and then later get
a boxed set release (not just an empty box), or collection release
(e.g. multidisc keepcase). In that situation, which of the following
best describes or most often describes your buying habit?
173 50% buy one disc at a time, and don't bother with box set
26 8% buy one disc at a time, and replace with box set
144 42% buy nothing and hope for a box set release later
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
E10. Some people have suggested box set releases that only
contain one disc (to be filled with later purchases) should come
at the 2nd or subsequent volume, rather than the first, so that
people can use the first volume to decide whether to invest in
the box. Would this be acceptable to you?
232 67% yes
20 6% no
91 26% I don't care
1 0% I don't watch DVDs
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
E11. Some DVDs have DVD-ROM content/extras that are onle accessible
by computer DVD drives or similar. Would this be acceptable to you?
150 43% yes
31 9% no
134 39% sometimes, or it depends on the content
29 8% I don't care
2 1% I don't watch DVDs
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
10 3% I don't buy any associated products
291 84% manga
250 72% music CDs (and other audio media)
195 56% toys (excluding model kits)
90 26% model kits
147 42% games
139 40% books
186 54% magazines
204 59% posters
185 53% wall scrolls
111 32% calendars
56 16% cels
89 26% trading cards
103 30% decorations
60 17% office products (e.g. erasers, pens)
14 4% phone cards
88 25% computer products (e.g. screen savers, mouse pads)
190 55% clothes (e.g. T-shirts)
31 9% linens (e.g. towels, pillow cases)
86 25% other
1 0% blank
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2526 730% total
F2. What anime-related products do you often wish there were more of,
and that you would definitely buy?
8 2% I don't buy any associated products
162 47% manga
148 43% music CDs (and other audio media)
132 38% toys (excluding model kits)
57 16% model kits
96 28% games
98 28% books
86 25% magazines
114 33% posters
128 37% wall scrolls
103 30% calendars
59 17% cels
36 10% trading cards
74 21% decorations
73 21% office products (e.g. erasers, pens)
27 8% phone cards
88 25% computer products (e.g. screen savers, mouse pads)
158 46% clothes (e.g. T-shirts)
65 19% linens (e.g. towels, pillow cases)
63 18% other
22 6% blank
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1797 519% total
F3. What are your most common sources of Anime products?
139 40% off the shelf at local anime store
31 9% order from local anime store
131 38% order from non-local anime store
103 30% off the shelf at local non-anime store
16 5% order from local non-anime store
50 14% order from non-local non-anime store
23 7% off the shelf at non-local non-anime store
9 3% purchase during multiple visits to Japan
18 5% ordered through friends or family living in or visiting Japan
17 5% gifts from friends or family living in or visiting Japan
117 34% vendors at conventions
103 30% auctions and similar trade venues (e.g. online auctions)
72 21% other
2 1% blank
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831 240% total
F4. How many anime-related products do you buy per month, averaged
through the year?
31 9% none
138 40% 1 per month
62 18% 2 per month
72 21% 3 to 5 per month
26 8% 6 to 10 per month
14 4% more than 10 per month
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
F5. If you collect anime CDs, do you also collect J-Pop?
126 36% yes
157 45% no
60 17% I don't collect anime CDs
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
F6. 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)?
166 48% yes
93 27% sometimes
57 16% no
22 6% I didn't know about bootleg products
8 2% I don't collect anime-related products
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
F7. Do you think anime fan conventions should allow bootleg
products to be sold in their exhibition or dealer halls?
45 13% yes
188 54% no
72 21% I don't care
41 12% undecided
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
F8. Which of the following most closely describes your position
on trading sound files (e.g. MP3)?
11 3% it's outright piracy, it should be banned
17 5% I think it's wrong, but as long as I don't see it, I don't care.
82 24% it doesn't really matter to me
129 37% I think it's ok
85 25% I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with it
19 5% I need to think about it
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
145 42% none
111 32% one
55 16% two
29 8% 3 to 5
4 1% more than 5
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
G2. How many anime clubs do you belong to?
239 69% none
89 26% one
14 4% two
2 1% 3 to 5
1 0% more than 5
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
G3. How many people are in the largest anime club you belong to?
233 67% I don't belong to a club
2 1% 2 to 5
7 2% 6 to 10
30 9% 11 to 20
36 10% 21 to 50
21 6% 51 to 100
14 4% more than 100
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
G4. If you belong to more than one anime club, how many people are
in the smallest anime club you belong to?
246 71% I don't belong to a club
11 3% 2 to 5
9 3% 6 to 10
22 6% 11 to 20
23 7% more than 20
35 10% blank
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346 100% total
G5. How many video rental shops are accessible to you in your
geographical area?
2 1% none
23 7% one
65 19% two
63 18% three
173 50% more than three
20 6% I don't know
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
G6. How many of those video rental shops have any anime?
23 7% none
65 19% one
91 26% two
46 13% three
115 33% more than three
6 2% blank
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346 100% total
G7. How many of those video rental shops have a section devoted
to animation (general or anime specifically)?
79 23% none
88 25% one
72 21% two
29 8% three
71 21% more than three
7 2% blank
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346 100% 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?
18 5% none 18 5% less than 6 43 12% 6 to 10 64 18% 11 to 20 52 15% 21 to 30 44 13% 31 to 50 40 12% 51 to 100 38 11% 101 to 500 17 5% more than 500 12 3% blank ------- 346 100% totalG9. How many anime stores (dedicated to anime and/or manga/comics) are accessible to you in your geographical area?
128 37% none
77 22% one
60 17% two
19 5% three
36 10% more than three
26 8% I don't know
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
G10. What are the most common sources of your Anime video (any
medium) purchases (not gifts)?
117 34% off the shelf at local anime retailer
173 50% off the shelf at local non-anime retailer
24 7% order from local anime retailer
23 7% order from local video retailer
7 2% order from local video rental shop
6 2% order from local anime club
20 6% order from local non-anime retailer
95 27% order from non-local anime retailer
71 21% order from non-local video retailer
2 1% order from non-local anime club
50 14% order from domestic distributor
20 6% order from Japanese distributor
51 15% trading with friends or other fans.
62 18% vendors at conventions
69 20% auctions and similar trade venues (e.g. online auctions)
8 2% blank
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798 231% total
G11. How often do you research or get information about a title
(e.g. criticisms, recommendations, descriptions, synopses, reviews,
renting/borrowing) before buying?
1 0% never
7 2% hardly ever
56 16% sometimes
107 31% most of the time
87 25% almost always
87 25% always
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
G12. Where do you usually get information about specific anime
titles?
173 50% anime-specific magazines
33 10% non-anime magazines (e.g. game, comic)
10 3% Usenet
29 8% mailing list
109 32% World Wide Web magazines
270 78% World Wide Web other than web magazines
233 67% word of mouth (e.g. friends, family, club members)
35 10% club resources
106 31% store, shopping (e.g. comic shop, anime store, video store)
169 49% viewing (e.g. rental, loan, club showing)
48 14% catalogs (e.g. from distributers)
65 19% other
1 0% blank
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1281 370% total
G13. Which type of information do you find the most useful in
deciding on buying an anime title?
4 1% none (I'll buy any anime)
50 14% synopses / descriptions
21 6% recommendations
69 20% reviews / criticisms
15 4% trailers or previews included with other anime
184 53% seeing it for yourself
2 1% other
1 0% blank
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346 100% 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?
42 12% none (I'll watch any anime)
79 23% synopses / descriptions
74 21% recommendations
98 28% reviews / criticisms
44 13% trailers or previews included with other anime
6 2% other
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
G15. How often do you research or get information about related
anime products (e.g. criticisms, recommendations, descriptions,
reviews, renting/borrowing) before buying?
17 5% never
41 12% hardly ever
76 22% sometimes
78 23% most of the time
75 22% almost always
57 16% always
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
G16. Where do you usually get information about specific anime
related products?
151 44% anime-specific magazines
36 10% non-anime magazines (e.g. game, comic)
6 2% Usenet
87 25% World Wide Web magazines
261 75% World Wide Web other than Web magazines
170 49% word of mouth (e.g. friends, family, club members)
23 7% club resources
117 34% store (e.g. comic shop, anime store, video store)
70 20% other
7 2% blank
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928 268% total
G17. How many local bands are dedicated to playing anime music?
329 95% none
7 2% 1
1 0% 2
1 0% 3 to 5
0 0% more than 5
8 2% blank
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346 100% 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?
4 1% it's outright piracy, they should be banned
9 3% I think it's wrong, but as long as I don't see them, I don't care.
34 10% it doesn't really matter to me
155 45% I think they're ok, they serve a purpose
135 39% I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with them
9 3% I need to think about it
0 0% blank
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346 100% 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?
89 26% it's outright piracy, they should be banned
83 24% I think it's wrong, but as long as I don't see them, I don't care.
71 21% it doesn't really matter to me
55 16% I think they're ok
32 9% I think there is absolutely nothing wrong with them
15 4% I need to think about it
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
G20. How much anime is available to you by TV broadcast?
20 6% none
5 1% less than 1 hour per week (e.g. 1 hour per month)
9 3% 1 hour per week
42 12% up to 3 hours per week
62 18% up to 5 hours per week
129 37% up to 15 hours per week
59 17% up to 40 hours per week
17 5% more than 40 hours per week
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
G21. How many TV stations available to you carry anime?
22 6% none
41 12% 1
90 26% 2
172 50% 3 to 5
20 6% more than 5
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
G22. How many TV stations available to you specifically include
an anime lineup in their programming?
44 13% none
122 35% 1
101 29% 2
71 21% 3-5
6 2% more than 5
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
346 100% never
0 0% once a year
0 0% once every 2 to 4 months
0 0% once a month
0 0% once every 2 weeks
0 0% once a week
0 0% once every 2 days
0 0% once a day
0 0% twice a day
0 0% more than twice a day
0 0% blank
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346 100% total
H2. In approximately how many reading sessions do you POST to
rec.arts.anime news groups?
339 98% never
0 0% once a year
0 0% once every 2 to 4 months
0 0% once a month
0 0% once every 2 weeks
0 0% once a week
0 0% once every 2 days
0 0% once a day
0 0% twice a day
0 0% more than twice a day
7 2% blank
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346 100% total
H3. Which rec.arts.anime news groups do you USUALLY
check out?
7 2% rec.arts.anime.info
1 0% rec.arts.anime.music
3 1% rec.arts.anime.misc
2 1% rec.arts.anime.models
1 0% rec.arts.anime.fandom
2 1% rec.arts.anime.games
2 1% rec.arts.anime.marketplace
2 1% rec.arts.anime.creative
337 97% blank
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357 103% total
H4. Which rec.arts.anime news groups do you OCCASIONALLY
check out?
7 2% rec.arts.anime.info
1 0% rec.arts.anime.music
6 2% rec.arts.anime.misc
1 0% rec.arts.anime.models
2 1% rec.arts.anime.fandom
2 1% rec.arts.anime.games
3 1% rec.arts.anime.marketplace
2 1% rec.arts.anime.creative
335 97% blank
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359 104% total
H5. Do you read rec.arts.anime news groups from a local server?
6 2% yes
46 13% no
0 0% sometimes
1 0% I don't know
272 79% I don't read rec.arts.anime newsgroups
21 6% blank
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346 100% total
H6. Do you read newsgroups with your web browser (e.g. Google groups)
instead of a newsreader program?
9 3% yes
49 14% no
4 1% sometimes
270 78% I don't read rec.arts.anime newsgroups
14 4% blank
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346 100% 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?
268 77% none of them
2 1% all of them
0 0% 80% of them
1 0% 60% of them
2 1% 40% of them
7 2% 20% of them
34 10% less than 20% of them
32 9% blank
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346 100% 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?
271 78% none of them
0 0% all of them
0 0% 80% of them
0 0% 60% of them
3 1% 40% of them
4 1% 20% of them
31 9% less than 20% of them
37 11% blank
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346 100% total
H9. Do you read anime news groups other than the ones in the
rec.arts.anime.* hierarchy (e.g. in alt.*, Japan.*)?
46 13% yes 276 80% no 24 7% blank ------- 346 100% totalH10. Do you like to read spoilers (messages that give away plot surprises, or other important plot elements)?
24 7% yes
129 37% no
72 21% sometimes
5 1% undecided
103 30% I don't read newsgroups
13 4% blank
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346 100% total
H11. Do you prefer advance warning of spoilers (e.g. spoiler tag
in subject line or spoiler warnings in text)?
214 62% yes
12 3% no
4 1% undecided
103 30% I don't read newsgroups
13 4% blank
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346 100% total
H12. If you like to be warned of spoilers, which types of warnings
would you like to see?
225 65% tag or warning in subject line (e.g. [SPOILER]...) 100 29% warning in text just before spoiler 139 40% warning in text with lots of blank lines just before spoiler 83 24% blank ------- 547 158% totalH13. Do you prefer to give advance warning of spoilers in your messages?
177 51% yes
5 1% no
3 1% undecided
147 42% I don't read newsgroups
14 4% blank
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346 100% total
H14. Would applying ROT13 encoding of spoilers be acceptable to you?
20 6% yes
10 3% no
2 1% undecided
9 3% I don't care
157 45% what is ROT13?
134 39% I don't read newsgroups
14 4% blank
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346 100% total
H15. Are HTML encoded messages in the rec.arts.anime.* news groups
acceptable to you?
10 3% yes 25 7% no 16 5% I don't care 24 7% undecided or don't know 255 74% I don't read newsgroups 16 5% blank ------- 346 100% totalH16. 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?
34 10% yes
9 3% no
23 7% I don't care
13 4% undecided or don't know
247 71% I don't read newsgroups
20 6% blank
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346 100% 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?
31 9% only in r.a.a.marketplace, keep out everywhere else.
1 0% in any r.a.a news groups
21 6% I don't care
12 3% undecided or don't know
264 76% I don't read newsgroups
17 5% blank
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346 100% total
H18. Have you used rec.arts.anime.marketplace (either as
buyer or seller)?
2 1% yes
55 16% no
271 78% I don't read newsgroups
18 5% blank
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346 100% total
H19. Which single group seems to have the most useful market
postings for you?
1 0% rec.arts.anime.music
1 0% rec.arts.anime.misc
0 0% rec.arts.anime.models
2 1% rec.arts.anime.fandom
0 0% rec.arts.anime.games
3 1% rec.arts.anime.marketplace
30 9% not interested in market postings
293 85% I don't read newsgroups
16 5% blank
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346 100% total
H20. For FS/FT/FA postings with multiple items, which do
you prefer to see?
2 1% one posting per item
12 3% all items listed in a single posting
24 7% no preference
286 83% I don't read newsgroups
22 6% blank
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346 100% total
101 29% yes
244 71% no
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
I2. For your web site, do you pay for the web space?
42 12% yes
86 25% no
216 62% I don't have a web page
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
I3. How often do you do anime related Web browsing (that is, not
Usenet/news groups)?
3 1% never
6 2% once every 6 months
9 3% once a month
14 4% once every 2 weeks
19 5% once a week
28 8% once every 2 days
83 24% once a day
39 11% twice a day
143 41% more than twice a day
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
I4. How long do you browse once you start?
4 1% never
154 45% up to an hour
127 37% up to 2 hours
40 12% up to 4 hours
14 4% up to 8 hours
5 1% more than 8 hours
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
I5. Do you use web forums (e.g. web boards) to discuss anime
(i.e. write in them)?
231 67% yes
113 33% no
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
I6. If you do use web forums, how many different sites do you
USUALLY check out?
91 26% none/never
74 21% 1
132 38% 2-3
26 8% 4-5
10 3% 6-10
0 0% more than 10
13 4% blank
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346 100% total
I7. If you do use web forums, how many different sites do you
OCCASIONALLY check out?
91 26% none/never
40 12% 1
128 37% 2-3
45 13% 4-5
16 5% 6-10
9 3% more than 10
17 5% blank
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346 100% total
I8. If you do use web forums, how often do you do write in them?
108 31% never 31 9% once every 6 months 29 8% once a month 14 4% once every 2 weeks 53 15% once a week 28 8% once every 2 days 21 6% once a day 14 4% twice a day 35 10% more than twice a day 13 4% blank ------- 346 100% totalI9. 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 at least one of the web forums you do?
173 50% none of them 12 3% all of them 16 5% 80% of them 11 3% 60% of them 24 7% 40% of them 32 9% 20% of them 60 17% less than 20% of them 18 5% blank ------- 346 100% totalI10. Of the fans from your geographical area and which you are personally acquainted with, approximately how many are you aware of that WRITE to at least one of the web forums you read?
181 52% none of them 11 3% all of them 13 4% 80% of them 12 3% 60% of them 18 5% 40% of them 29 8% 20% of them 63 18% less than 20% of them 19 5% blank ------- 346 100% totalI11. Web forums and web news sites have a much better corporate participation (i.e. anime companies post messages). On the FORUMS you participate in (post or just read), are you satisfied with the level of corporate participation?
25 7% not at all 45 13% not really 66 19% sufficiently satisfied 22 6% very happy with level 82 24% don't care 96 28% don't know, or don't participate in web forums 10 3% blank ------- 346 100% totalI12. If you do use web forums, do you prefer them to anime Usenet news groups?
108 31% yes 13 4% no 10 3% I like both 23 7% I prefer neither 180 52% I don't know (don't use one of them) 12 3% blank ------- 346 100% totalI13. If you do use web forums, do you find them easier to use than Usenet news groups?
126 36% yes
5 1% no
18 5% both are about the same
185 53% I don't know (don't use one of them)
12 3% blank
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346 100% total
0 0% less than 12 years
21 6% 12 to 15 years
74 21% 16 to 18 years
221 64% 19 to 30 years
20 6% 31 to 40 years
8 2% 41 to 60 years
0 0% over 60 years
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
J2. What is the level of education have you completed?
125 36% Grade School
28 8% Trade School
134 39% University Undergraduate or College (e.g. Bachelors)
10 3% University Graduate or Doctorate (e.g. Ph.D, Masters)
42 12% other
7 2% blank
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346 100% total
J3. Would you consider yourself a technophile?
184 53% yes
76 22% no
78 23% I'm not sure
8 2% blank
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346 100% total
J4. What geographical region do you live in?
5 1% East Asia (e.g. Japan, India)
0 0% West Asia (e.g. Turkey, Iran)
12 3% Pacific (e.g. Australia, Indonesia)
14 4% Europe (e.g. Germany)
0 0% Africa (e.g. Kenya)
311 90% North America (e.g. Canada)
2 1% South America (e.g. Brazil)
0 0% Antarctica (e.g. ...)
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
J5. Do you have more than one internet accessible account that you
use often?
180 52% yes
162 47% no
4 1% blank
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346 100% total
J6. Do you pay directly for any of your internet accounts or access?
193 56% yes
144 42% no
3 1% I don't have an internet account
6 2% blank
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346 100% total
J7. Do you participate in anime mailing lists?
131 38% yes
213 62% no
2 1% blank
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346 100% total
J8. Have you participated in past "What are we like?" questionnaires
(e.g. Aug 1997, Feb 1998, July 1998, Mar 1999, Aug 1999)?
9 3% yes
317 92% no
17 5% I'm not sure
3 1% blank
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346 100% total
J9. Where did you find out about this survey?
20 6% a news group
6 2% a mailing list
7 2% someone e-mailed me
281 81% a web site (please DON'T put this questionnaire on another web site)
3 1% verbally, word-of-mouth (e.g. by paper note, by phone)
17 5% just stumbled upon it
11 3% other
1 0% blank
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346 100% total
J10. Where did you get this copy of this questionnaire?
17 5% a news group
2 1% a mailing list
1 0% someone e-mailed me a copy
283 82% a web site (please DON'T put this questionnaire on another web site)
2 1% hardcopy that I re-entered manually (or by OCR)
2 1% someone dictated it to me
34 10% other
5 1% blank
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346 100% total