Do you watch Anime (Japanese Animation)? Yes / No
> Yes
If no:
- have you ever done so? Yes / No
- If yes, why did you stop?
If yes:
- how often?
> Average would probably be about 40 min/day.
- what genres?
> Nothing specific. Whatever interested me.
- what series?
>
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- how long?
> Most of my life. Spotty when I was young, heavy starting late fall of 1999.
Do you watch fansubs or fandubs (if yes, which)?
> Yes, fansubs.
If you have watched/or still watch anime, how did you first learn about it?
> Errr... learn about anime, just fell into it. Learn about a series, read about it.
Do you prefer subtitled or dubbed anime?
> Subtitled.
Do you prefer more literal translations or culturally acceptable translations?
> Literal.
Do you read manga? Yes / No
> Yes.
If no:
- have you ever done so? Yes / No
- If yes, why did you stop?
If yes:
- how often?
> Read about as much as anime.
- what genres?
> Again, nothing specific, just whatever interests me.
- what series?
> A lot... about, if not more, than anime.
- how long?
> My interests were peaked in late 1998, or so, from reading Ranma 1/2, in store, though started buying and downloading in spring of 2000.
If you have read/still read anime, how did you first learn about it?
> Just caught my eye in the bookstore, and started reading.
If you watch anime and read manga, which do you prefer and why?
> Generally, manga because it usually explains more with the story and characters.
Do you fan translation of manga?
> Do I scanlate? I wish. Applied for Shoujomagic, but never got an answer. However, I do download scanlations.
Do you use p2p programs? ifso, which?
> Yes. eMule Plus and Shareaza. uTorrent, if torrent is considered P2P.
Do you download via IRC?
> Yes.
Do you download via specific direct download sites (ifso which)?
> Yes, if you count the File Sharing sites like MegaUpload. Otherwise, no.
If you download via any of these, do you download anything other than anime?
> Yes.
If so, what percentage would say is anime?
> With torrent, 80% or so. Excluding torrent, at most 5%.
Do you download anime licensed in your country?
> Sometimes. Only if it is a series I REALLY want to see (ex. Fate/stay night, it was licensed in the US before it aired in Japan, or so I have read.), a series that gets licensed half way through and a group continues fansubbing, or a series I had yet to see on store shelves (However, this final example is VERY rare.).
Do you buy licensed anime? If you answered yes to the previous question, does this make you less likely or more likely to buy licensed anime?
> Yes. And, more likely.
Do you buy any anime related product other than episodes/movies? Ifso, what?
> Some things. Like, an anime's manga series, if exists. Or, models, especially Gundam models.