Research Memon # 1:

Hypothesis:

For my questions, I choose the two questions that  are a mirror to the other. They are the ones that ask: “Do you think that Anime and Manga have inspired TV shows, movies, or novels out of Japan”, and the reverse of that, “Do you think TV shows, movies, and/or novels (out of Japan) inspire an Anime or Manga?” These two questions are the heart of my research, so I feel these to be the most important. As for a prediction, for anyone who is unfamiliar with anime or manga, then they would think that they wouldn’t think it would. But to someone who studies those things like myself, do knows that they play off of each other.

Context:

Do to the in light extremes of the anime and manga world; it is hard to pick a target audience. So, in order to get as close to results as possible I would have to research many people in order to try to get both sides of what I am trying to answer for my research question. Only also, because of this, the results may move from two sides, so in some way they are skewed do to the fact that if they enjoy it, then they, a lot of the time know what is being said, while the opposite can be said about the other side. But generally, my questions were as least biased as possible, with multiple options to pick what they feel the best answer is. 

Results:

Questions	Response Percentages
1: Have you watched/ seen anime or manga		Yes: 84% No:  16%
2: Anime/ Manga inspire Other cultures		Yes: 61% No: 24% Maybe and IDK: 15%
3. Other Cultures inspire anime/manga		Yes: 38% No: 23% Maybe and IDK: 39%
4. Do you know anyone who reads manga/ watches anime?		Yes:92% No: 8%
5. What ages of people read manga/ watches anime?		Kids-to-Pre-teen (1-12): 38% Teens: 47% Adult: 0% All: 15
6. Age groups that make anime/ manga		Teens: 7% 20-30: 38% 31-40: 46% 41+: 9%
7. would you read a manga/ watch anime to try.		Yes: 46% No: 30% Maybe: 24%
8. How long has anime and manga existed in other countries?		1960’s: 30% 1970’s: 23% 1980’s: 23% 1990’s: 24%
9. How many different types of anime and manga are there?		A Couple: 07% A Handful:  30% A Plethora: 23% To Many to count: 40%

10:

Genre’s	Total
Action	8
Sci-fi	5
Romance	4
Drama	6
Suspense	5
Detective	4
Fantasy	6
Comedy	6
Other	5

                               

Data Analysis:

·         Finding One: most of the people surveyed actually had already watched anime or read a manga prior to doing this survey.

·         Finding Two: Most people think that only younger kids and teenagers only watch anime, or read manga.

·         Finding Three: Most people do know someone who does read manga or watch anime.

·         Finding Four:  A Majority of people that took the survey thought there were too many types and kinds of manga to count.

Conclusion:

For my two research questions, I was surprised, and that my hypothesis was wrong based on my surveys. I had predicted most people would not know, or would not think that they did at all. So, after looking at my answers it is clear that most people think that they do inspire each other, while then most people did not know, and then a tie between that they didn’t know, or they didn’t inspire each other.

Follow Up:

For my next part of research, I will research what exactly influences there have been between the Japanese entertainment world and other countries own entertainment. I will also research the history of what we think of as current manga and anime.