By Ken Y-N ( November 30, 2009 at 23:50)
· Filed under Entertainment, Polls
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With one live-action version of a manga comic in cinemas right now (Kaiji) and another soon to come out (Nodame Cantabile), this recent survey from iShare into manga, anime and live action movies is quite timely.
Demographics
Between the 5th and 10th of November 2009 531 members of the CLUB BBQ free email forwarding service completed a private internet-based questionnaire. 59.3% of the sample were male, 34.7% in their twenties, 30.9% in their thirties, and 34.5% in their forties.
Not being a manga fan myself, I’m not really aware of any such activities, and even when it comes to Hollywood movies converting DC and Marvel characters to movies, I’m not familiar enough with the cartoon version to have any preconceptions shattered.
Research results
Q1: Has any manga that you like ever been made into an anime? (Sample size=531)
| |
All |
Male
N=315 |
Female
N=216 |
| Yes (to SQs) |
66.3% |
65.4% |
67.6% |
| No |
33.7% |
34.6% |
32.4% |
Q1SQ1: How did you feel when you first heard it had been made into an anime? (Sample size=352)
| |
All |
Male
N=206 |
Female
N=146 |
| Really happy |
25/3% |
27.7% |
21.9% |
| A little happy |
31.0% |
33.0% |
28.1% |
| Nothing in particular |
22.2% |
23.3% |
20.5% |
| A little bad |
17.6% |
12.6% |
24.7% |
| Totally bad |
4.0% |
3.4% |
4.8% |
Q1SQ2: Have you watched the anime version of a manga you like? (Sample size=352)
| |
All |
Male
N=206 |
Female
N=146 |
| Yes |
94.9% |
94.7% |
95.2% |
| No |
5.1% |
5.3% |
4.8% |
Q2: Has there been an anime that you enjoyed when you first saw it, but then found out later that it was based on a manga? (Sample size=531)
| |
All |
Male
N=315 |
Female
N=216 |
| Yes |
52.7% |
51.1% |
55.1% |
| No |
47.3% |
48.9% |
44.9% |
Q3: Has there been a television drama, movie, etc that you enjoyed when you first saw it, but then found out later that it was based on a manga? (Sample size=531)
| |
All |
Male
N=315 |
Female
N=216 |
| Yes |
53.7% |
47.9% |
62.0% |
| No |
46.3% |
52.1% |
38.0% |
Q4: What do you think about anime versions of manga? (Sample size=531)
| |
All |
Male
N=315 |
Female
N=216 |
| Completely approve |
15.4% |
19.7% |
9.3% |
| Approve to some extent |
52.9% |
48.3% |
59.7% |
| Disapprove to some extent |
26.4% |
25.1% |
28.2% |
| Completely disapprove |
5.3% |
7.0% |
2.8% |
Q5: What do you think about live-action versions of manga? (Sample size=531)
| |
All |
Male
N=315 |
Female
N=216 |
| Completely approve |
4.7% |
5.4% |
3.7% |
| Approve to some extent |
30.5% |
28.6% |
33.3% |
| Disapprove to some extent |
42.7% |
41.0% |
45.4% |
| Completely disapprove |
22.0% |
25.1% |
17.6% |
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Reminds me of Masanobu Ando saying that Japanese cinema needs to start relying less on manga remakes and invest more in new scripts. Not being majorly into manga or anime, I often feel a bit left out of the loop with all of these movies.