Japanese Religions & Anime Survey
Alright, as part of my upcoming panel on Japanese Religions in Anime at Anime Punch 2009 I would like to present some data on how Anime and Manga has influenced the spirituality of Anime fans. If you would like to contribute below is a 21 question survey - reply ether in a comment, a comment linking to a journal/blog entry, or an email to tsulakala ( Read more... )
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For realz.
(will look at questions later when there's time)
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DK, 18, Female
2. Where do you presently live (City/town, State/Provence/other division (if applicable), Country)? Have you at any time lived in Japan? If you have lived in Japan at what ages and for how long?
Chicago, Il, USA. Never been to Japan or anywhere outside the US.
3. What do you consider your socioeconomic status to be? (Lower, Middle, or Upper) Working Class, (Lower, Middle, or Upper) Middle Class, or (Lower, Middle, or Upper) Upper Class?
Upper Working Class (though I'm a little confused, isn't the ranking supposed to be poor-middle/working class-upper-wealthy??)
4. What is your highest level of education completed? (Ex. Junior High School, High School, Some College, Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Post-Graduate Degree)
High school, currently going for my associate's in Biology, and then my Bachelor's in either Biology or Zoology.
5. What is your current occupation? (Ex. Student, Office Worker, Sales ( ... )
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Despite the fact that I greatly prefer anime/manga over the American equivilants (mostly for art and variety reasons), I don't consider myself a member of the actual fandoms or an Otaku. Maybe a fandom of Yu Yu Hakusho, but not generic anime fandom.
14. Do you interact or participate in any Anime/Manga fandom groups ether online or in your everyday life? If so describe your level of participation and activities.
Nope, none of the above.
15. Do you attend any conventions relating to Anime, Manga, and/or Japanese Pop Culture? If so how many per year?
Nope, though I do want to try to get to ACEN someday.
16. What do you consider to be your top three favorite Anime and/or Manga series/titles - If any?
Anime:
Yu Yu Hakusho
NightWalker
Anything from Miyazaki
Manga:
Hana-Kimi
Love Hina/Negima (can't decide!! I like the author/artist in general!)
Saiyuki
17. On a scale of 0-10 (10 being the ( ... )
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Upper Working Class (though I'm a little confused, isn't the ranking supposed to be poor-middle/working class-upper-wealthy??)
It depends on the scheme and where you draw the boundaries - since class is about 75% culture and 25% wealth (ex a skilled mechanic may make more than a low ranking office drone but the mechanic would be upper-working class while the office drone would more likely identify with middle class - although more and more people are just identifying with the middles)
I'm going to make a new religion called yyh-ity. It'll be fun to make spoof religions.
LOL!
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1a) Hasufin
1b) Approximately 30.
1c) Male.
2. Where do you presently live?
2a) East Coast, USA.
2b) No.
3. What do you consider your socioeconomic status to be?
Middle middle class.
4. What is your highest level of education completed?
Bachelor's Degree
5. What is your current occupation?
Technical Writer
6. What political party do you support, if any? What label do you use to describe your political view point?
6a) Not a party member.
6b) Liberal.
7. How do you label your Primary Path/Tradition/Folkway/Religion/et cetera? If you have any additional affiliations, list these as well.
Eclectic pagan.
8. What are your primary religious/spiritual practices, if any?
Generally chalcolithic mediterranean reconstruction.
9. In a short summery what are your views on God(s)/the divine/spirits? Ethics? Impurity/Pollution/Sin? and Death?
That... wouldn't fit in a short summary.
10. If were born into a different religious tradition ( ... )
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