Who gets both manga, anime and american comics

[superfreak]

I am doing a simple statistic research for my basic statistic seminar. I am taking a poll on who collects both American comics, cartoons, anime and manga; who collects only anime and manga, and those who collects only American comics and cartoon. I also like to know the estimated cost to purchase these popular culture items.

example:

I recently stopped getting American comics and cartoons, and I've decided to focus on only anime and manga.

I spend about $120 a month on anime and manga.

[Classic Speedy]

Here we go:
-I collect American cartoons and have recently gotten into anime cartoons.
-I don't follow mangas or comics at all.

Hope that helps!

[Lord Dalek]

-I follow a select group of American Comics
-I buy manga regularly
-I've been a full-blooded otaku since '95.

Hope that answers your questions.

[Artimus Gigan]

I get everything in graphic novels, magna and comics alike, because I don't just use the books for reading so the GN have a more sturdy cover and paper...that and they're cheaper in the end...
I get DVDs regularly, anime makes up the majority of the purchases...


the ammount I spend is in the high hundreds each month...

[Obi]

-I collect some American comics (Transformers). They're each around 3 bucks a pop...
-I subscribed to Shonen Jump, so that's about $2.50 an issue.

[Taikyo]

- A couple American comics
- Many manga series
- Some American cartoons
- Many animé series

...Wow, no wonder I hardly have enough money for car insurance.

[Conekiller]

I collect a number of American comics (about 6 or 7 plus variations , such as multiple Transformers titles)

a handful of Manga

and a few Anime (I watch on TV, borrow, or rent usually)

[JLU Dude]

I'm into comics, manga, and American and Japanese animation. I've got eleven animated DVDs (Seven American animation: Superman: The Man of Steel, Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, The Batman/Superman Movie, Increbile Hulk DVD that Disney released to conicide with the movie, X-Men: The Legend of Wolverine & the first season of the HBO Spawn series and four Anime: Birdy the Mighty: Double Trouble, G Gundam Vol 12, & Excel Saga vol. 2 and 6, and hopefully before the end of next month, Birdy the Mighty: Final Force). As for Manga and Comics, while I have some Manga (G Gundam Vol 1, Hellsing Vol 1, and Kia Asamiya's Batman: Child of Dreams), but my American comics collection outweighs it (Due to A) Most American comics are monthly, B) Cost, and C) Laziness). I also watch anime on Cartoon Network, Action Channel and American animation of CN, Fox Family, and KidsWB.

[Mr. Pedro]

I go to my local bookstore and flip through the American comics and Japanese manga.

I read it all in the store so I don't have to pay for anything. The current amount spent is now at $0.

I'll also watch whatever pops on the tube as long as it's not totally unbearable.

[FerrariCake]

I buy American comics, manga, anime DVDs, and I watch some American cartoons.

[Chad Bonin]

Who buys all of it? Any well balanced individual. Focusing on one or the other is just... limiting.

For example, from the American Comics pile, I've got Superman #204, Batman: Harley and Ivy #1, Ultimate Fantastic Four #5, and two other comics (which escape my mind at the moment) on hold until payday at work. For the Japanese pile, I've got Battle Royale #4 and Confidential Confessions #1 on order. DVDs? I'm planning on buying Batman: The Animated Series 1st Season, along with Abenobashi Vol. 2.

... And Karl better still be picking up Superman/Batman: Public Enemies Hardcover Collection.

On average, I'd say I spend a hundred on the Japanese and American comics and DVDs a month.

[Hey_yu]

Obviously posters here at Toonzone are more likely to collect American comics and cartoons than manga or anime. Go to a more hardcore anime site and that switches around.

But as for me, I don't collect American cartoons or comics, and I only get a few manga titles and the occasional anime title on DVD...so maybe per month, I'll get like 3 or 4 manga titles, and 1 anime DVD. So maybe I'll spend $50 per month (and yes, I use my own money, so I'm pickier... I plan to have a much bigger collection though if I make more money hopefully).

Sorry, but very few American cartoons are worthy of purchasing in my eyes, especially when I can watch them on the tube for free.

[Cyporiean]

I purchase Animation on DVD that I enjoy, no matter what country of origin its from.
I purchase comics that I enjoy in book format, matter what country of origin its from.

[Hordesman]

1-2 American comics a week if I make it to the comic store...

Graphic novel mangas

doujinshi

Anime when I have the $

[HumanoidTyphoon]

You should have added a poll.


I buy lots of anime dvds
I buy Sandman comics and some Preacher
I'm going to start buying more manga all I have is Akira vol. 1

[randomguy]

I spend more money on American comics than pretty much everything else. I've got a subscription to about 8 titles, and I frequently pick up back issues and hardcovers. I figure I spend about a hundred dollars a month on that.

I buy manga pretty sporadically. Mainly, if something catches my eye and doesn't seem too stereotypically manga (large harems, giant robots, etc. etc.). Right now, I'm collecting the Lupin III and Buddha mangas as they come out. I've been known to dabble in the classics, too, namely Cyborg 009. My manga collection is pretty limited right now- Nausicaa, all 6 volumes of Akira, and the 11 issues of Ghost In The Shell 2. I do get Blade of the Immortal every month.

I don't spend any money on anime, as most everything I absolutely can't live without usually shows up on TV or at a free venue (like a college anime club). The last anime purchase I made was the Mobile Suit Gundam trilogy some six months ago.

I don't spend much on American cartoons, but slightly more than anime. I'm buying the Futurama sets as they hit, and plan on picking up the Batman Animated Series box the moment it comes out.

[Ryoutarou]

hmmm...seeing i'm from japan and mexico i'll follow the steryotype that all we do is manga and anime.

[superfreak]

Wow, this is interesting; everyone here collect both comics, manga, anime, and cartoon. I thought I'll find a few hardcore fans of either. That pretty good, everyone here seems open minded by different artstyles.

[Elven Moon]

I used to collect American comics until around 1997 when I got into anime and manga. Then I stopped.

I usually spend less than $50 a month (sometimes at MOST) on anime and manga.

I collect more anime than manga.

But I do collect a lot of manga.

[elven_beatnik]

US: mainly Vertigo comics, also animated films and definitely Gargoyles once it's released.
JPN: anime of every sort and various manga, both translated and raw