General Anime Survey

[Wolfnagi]

Sex: Male
Age: 17
Occupation: Student

Q1. How long have you been into Anime?
I start watching them at a tender age of 4-5 but at that time, I like to watch Cartoon.
Totally addicted to them around 15 years old

Q2. How did you get into this fandom?
Because of a certain shows that makes me wanna google and finally, started joining forums and etc.

Q3.1 How do you obtain your Anime?
DOWNLOAD~!!!!!! and DVD

Q3.2 Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent?
I have a lot of DVD and even nendoroids, can't calculate on how much I spent......

Q4.1 What are your 10 favourite Anime?
1. Toradora!
2. Hayate no Gotoku!
3. Angel Beats!
4. Zero no Tsukaima
5. Shakugan no Shana
6. Spice & Wolf
7. Kara no Kyoukai (Goddamn this show is freaking awesome~!!!!)
8. Code Geass
9. Hidan no Aria
10. -Always changed-

Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you remommend for first-timers and why?
I would recommend:
1. Gundam (The Original one) - Because well, its the fundamental basic for all Gundam shows~!!!!
2. Kara no Kyoukai - The basis for all TYPE-MOON series, and since most of their anime sucks, this is the only one that I recommend (Still, if they think DEEN's F/SN is good, they can watch that instead)
3. Hayate no Gotoku! - No reasons needed

Q5. Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom?
Elaborate on this "dress" part.

Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated?
Thinking male, but really, dunno........

[Dryden_Warrior]

Sex: Male
Age: 18
Occupation: Transition between kitchen hand and Soldier

Q1. How long have you been into Anime?
Hmm, about 2 years
Q2. How did you get into this fandom?
Sisters friend brought over anime DVD's and i fell in love <3 (With the anime :P)
Q3.1 How do you obtain your Anime?
Streaming or hiring the DVD's (Prefer hiring)
Q3.2 Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent?
I own like 4 i think and they were given to me so i haven't spent any on buying. Spent a good amount on hiring though
Q4.1 What are your 10 favourite Anime?
Code Geass : Lelouch of the Rebellion R1
Code Geass: Lelouch of the rebellion R2
Full Metal Panic
Infinite Stratos
Macross Frontier
Break Blade (Ongoing series)
Claymore
Deathnote (just makes it on here, not that big a fan of it)
Something something Samurai girls
Oh and almost forgot Avatar: The last Airbender
Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you remommend for first-timers and why?



Q5. Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom?
Nope, Shirts and Shorts :P
Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated?
I think its pretty even, im sure theres would be a dominate group but i haven't noticed

[Ian_PIP_M]

Q1. How long have you been into Anime?
-About 9 or 10 years, give or take.

Q2. How did you get into this fandom?
-I first saw Dragon Ball on Cartoon Network and have been hooked ever since.

Q3.1 How do you obtain your Anime?
-I buy DVD's from Amazon.com

Q3.2 Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent?
-Yes, I own 2 box sets, and 3 feature length anime movies. I've spent approximately $120 U.S.

Q4.1 What are your 10 favourite Anime?
Note: These are not in any particular order.
*Sekirei
*Burst Angel
*Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z/Dragon Ball GT
*Ouran High School Host Club
*The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
*Yu-Gi-Oh
*Negima!/Negima!?
*Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne
*Speed Grapher
*Spice and Wolf

Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you remommend for first-timers and why?
-Dragon Ball Z, because its a comedy with action, and its a lengthy series that you can hang on to.

-Sekirei, because its a very underrated series. Sure, its ecchi and has its perverted moments, but you'll end up caring for the characters by the end.

-Ouran High School Host Club, because its an extremely comedic anime with 26 episodes, the perfect amount for a series.

Q5. Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom?
-Not particularly, if I ever go to anime conventions, I'll usally cosplay and make friends with other cosplayers, but I don't act differently around different people.

Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated?
-I think its quite obvious that anime is not gender specific. You can enjoy anime whether you're male or female.

[Airr-chan]

I like those stuff like surveys!^^Let's see:

Sex:Female
Age:20
Occupation:Uni student:D

Q1:How long have you been into Anime?
Since the 7th grade so I think from the age of 12-13 yrs old.So,a long time ago:)

Q2:How did you get into this fandom?
Because I didn't have a PC at that time and most of my colegues weren't into this stuff too,one day,on evening I buttoned and I saw a channel at TV called A+ and I was curious what was about and I started to watch and I fell inlove with the anime there<3.And since then I've watched constantly.

Q3.1:How do you obtain your Anime?

Online streaming,and downloading them[rarely]

Q3.2:Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent?
Nope,I don't own anything.Maybe in the future:D.

Q4.1:What are your 10 favourite Anime?

With some changes and no specific order:
1.Prince of tennis
2.Ao no exorcist
3.Beelzebub
4.Kaleido Star
5.Kimi ni todoke
6.Gundam Seed
7.Fractale
8.Major
9.Akagi
10.Nodame cantabile

Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you remommend for first-timers and why?
Well,I don't know anyone's tastes but I'll try to recommend smth like:

Ao no exorcist with demons,spirits,exorcists and it has drama,comedy,action with interesting,unique characters and not too long for 24 or 25 episodes series.

Nodame cantabile if you really want to laugh and...at the same time to listen to some beautiful classical music:D

Kimi ni todoke for some romance plus comedy,drama and cute main characters.

Q5:Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom?

No,I don't dress in a certain way but I'm very excited when I share my knowledge with the ones who speaks the same language[anime]

Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated?

For both genres,I think it's even...or I don't know.Genre doesn't matter at all.Like in my case,I prefer more shounen than shoujo,although shounen it's more for males.This doesn't matter at all as the anime it's worth watching for both sides[male and female]

[RENEGADE47]

Sex: Male
Occupation: Delinquent
Age: 23

Q1. How long have you been into Anime?
Since I was a Kid dont remember when I used to watch Ninja Robots, Yamato Takeru, Ninku, Ghost Sweeper Mikami etc. I loved watching them too bad cant seem to find any of them now.

Q2. How did you get into this fandom?
When I watched Samurai Champloo for the first time.

Q3.1 How do you obtain your Anime?
TV, Internet, borrow from freinds

Q3.2 Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent?
N/A

Q4.1 What are your 10 favourite Anime?
its really hard to select but for these are the ones that cross my mind first
Samurai Champloo, Clannad, Rurouni Kenshin, Ah! My Goddess, Claymore, Full Metal Alchemist, Itazura na Kiss, Toradora, Natsume Yuujinchou, Ouran High School Host Club

Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you recommend for first-timers and why?
Full Metal Alchemist, Cowboy bebop and Samurai Champloo
Coz they are very well made with good story and smaller number of episodes which wiill ease up on a newcomers.

Q5. Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom?

Well yeah we do try to mimic characters from certain animes and talk in Japanese and named each other according to the names from the animes we like.

Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated?
I dont know and I dont care

[Sakura2006]

Sex: Female
Age: 23
Occupation: Veterinary Technician

Q1. How long have you been into Anime?
About a year and half

Q2. How did you get into this fandom?
Seen some as a kid but my brother told me more about it.

Q3.1 How do you obtain your Anime?
Watching them online

Q3.2 Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent?
No I dont, 0

Q4.1 What are your 10 favourite Anime?
1. Sailor Moon
2.Lovely Complex
3. Junjo Romantica
4. Pretear
5. Toradora!
6.Cardcaptor Sakura
7. Fruits Basket
8. Inuyasha
9.My Bride is a Mermaid
10.Ouran High school Host Club

Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you remommend for first-timers and why?
Toradora!
Lovely Complex
Naruto
Because they are simple and not as intense as others and they are a great way to grab your attention and leave you wanting more!

Q5. Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom?
I have not meet anyone else that likes anime...it makes me sad L

Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated?
Nowadays def female

[Jjo]

Sex: Female
Age: 20
Occupation: Student

Q1. How long have you been into Anime? Maybe..since I was 14 I guess.
Q2. How did you get into this fandom? Watching Slayers on TV
Q3.1 How do you obtain your Anime? DL.
Q3.2 Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent? I only own two, lol. So maybe $25 haha...
Q4.1 What are your 10 favourite Anime? NANA, Pretear, Fushigi yuugi, Slayers, Peach girl, Blood Plus, Vampire Knight, Bokura Ga Ita, Maid Sama, Ouran High school host club.
Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you remommend for first-timers and why? NANA, because it's long and will keep them interested. =)
Q5. Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom? No.
Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated? Female considering all the bishounen and reverse harem haha^^

[darshvr]

Sex: Male
Age: 21
Occupation: Medical Student

Q1. How long have you been into Anime?
About 13 years
Q2. How did you get into this fandom?
Watch Dragon Ball, Saint Seiya and Yu Yu Hakusho on TV when I was a kid
Q3.1 How do you obtain your Anime?
Most of it I watch online or download, but the ones I really like i buy then and watch on TV
Q3.2 Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent?
near 20 complete series, and a lot of movies, more than $500
Q4.1 What are your 10 favourite Anime?
Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, FullMetal Alchemist, Dragon Ball, Death Note, Ore no Imouto, Hellsing, Trigun, Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuutsu, XXXHolic
Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you remommend for first-timers and why?
I will recomend one for each age : Dragon Ball, to kids and pre teenagers, Evangelion to teenagers, and Cowboy Bebop to young adults
Q5. Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom?
Nope
Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated?
Depends of the series, the ones I watch are almos all male orientated

[Mamoru21]

Sex:Male
Age: 21
Occupation: Slacker

Q1. How long have you been into Anime?
I started when I was 7 or 8 stopped for a few years then i got back into it at around 15
Q2. How did you get into this fandom?
when i was 7 i was living in Japan and anime was on of the few things in english,then when i was 15 a teacher showed Princess Mononoke in class
Q3.1 How do you obtain your Anime?
online streaming
Q3.2 Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent?
Not yet
Q4.1 What are your 10 favorite Anime?
Clannad, Spice and Wolf, Wolf's Rain, Ah my goddess, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya , Eureka 7, Heroic Age, Rosario+Vampire, Inuyasha, Princess Mononoke
Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you recommend for first-timers and why?
Clannad-IMO the best slice of life,
Digimon or Inuyasha-depending on their age, both are action shounen series with an epic story,
Ah My Goddess-A good pure Romance without unrealistic body types or pointless ecchi scenes
Q5. Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom?
Never met any fans in person
Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated?
I guess it's slightly male oriented but there are still plenty of series that appeal to girls

[BlackRozeOtaku]

Sex: Female
Age: 16
Occupation: student:P

Q1. How long have you been into Anime?
hmm about 8-9 years now i believe :)
Q2. How did you get into this fandom?
well i had always been surrounded by it and intrigued by it however i thought it was just part of normal chartoons,nothing special. it wasnt till the 4th grade when i stayed over at my cousins house and we were watching inuyasha.I really got into it,looked online,and found out it was "anime".
Q3.1 How do you obtain your Anime?
either buy it at hastings,best buy,f.y.e. or download off torrents:P
Q3.2 Do you own any physical copies? If so how much and how much do you think you've spent?
yeah about 70 dvds? ive probobly spent roughly $120? i usually get anime when its on sale..
Q4.1 What are your 10 favourite Anime?
rozen maiden,clannad(1&2),blood+,eureka 7,FMA,deathnote,code geass,inuyasha,lovely complex,higurashi no naku koro ni
Q4.2 What 3 Anime would you remommend for first-timers and why?
FMA because it has both brilliant artwork and fight scenes.the characters have alot of depth.awesome music!never boring!
Blood+ because it shows you how dramatic animes can get.It has a bit of the "school-life" feel to it in the beginning.deals with fantasy which is a bg part of anime.keeps you hooked!
Higurashi no naku koro ni because it exemplefies how scary anime can really be.I was seriously scared to death the first time i watched this anime.it sends chills down your spine and everything!awesome!!!
Q5. Do you dress a certain way or act a certain way when meeting up with others of this fandom?
I dont dress any different then i usually would but to be honest when ur with anime friends you tend to be able to relax more and be more goofey:3 Like as if all the seriousness or nervousness from other friendships doesnt exist and as if your completely comfortable around anime friends.
Q6. Do you think this fandom is more male or female orientated?
Well i used to think more male but lately i think more female.I think since theyve been whipping out more yaoi more chicks have been getting into that sorta stuff.But then again you cant really tell because in some forums itll be more guys but in others itll be more girls...