Well, sort of XD
please ignore this if I've already emailed it to you XD
basically I need some people to answer some questions about their opinions of women in manga. Interested? click the cut!
Name:
Age:
Nationality:
How long have you been reading manga?
Which genres of manga do you read? (shonen, shoujo, romance, action, sci-fi, horror, hentai, etc)
Do you generally think that women are portrayed well / accurately in manga? In what way?
What physical / personality traits do you like/dislike in female characters?
Do you think that there is a big difference in the portrayal of women depending on what genre the manga is?
Do you think that there is a big difference in the portrayal of women depending on what gender the mangaka is?
Have you read: (all/a few volumes/a little/none)
Full Metal Alchemist:
Bleach:
Fruits Basket:
Please look at the examples of female characters below and answer the questions. If you are unfamiliar with any of the characters please say so.
(sorry for the huge pic, I wanted you to be able to see what's going on in each page XD)
Please number the characters in order of preference (1-favourite, 9-least favourite)
Lust:
Riza:
Winry:
Rukia:
Matsumoto:
Yoruichi:
Tohru:
Rin:
Arisa:
Please number the characters in order of strength (as characters or as women) (1-strongest, 9-weakest)
Lust:
Riza:
Winry:
Rukia:
Matsumoto:
Yoruichi:
Tohru:
Rin:
Arisa:
For the above characters would you say they present a positive view of women to readers?
Do you think any of the above characters are truly strong in their own right, without having to rely on men? Which ones and why?
Have any of the plot developments relating to these characters annoyed/disappointed you?
Thank you for taking the time to fill this in!
um... might be best to copy it into an email or word doc and email it to me! That's quite a lot to fit into an LJ comment XD
send them in as soon as you can to squirtle_madness@yahoo.co.uk
THANKYOU!!!