Research Topic Proposal

Research Topic Proposal & Survey Questions

Topic: Anime

Anime is a very popular form of entertainment in America, Japan, and the rest of the world. With this research paper, I intend to explain the cultural and historical influence on anime, and its influence on the economy and culture.
Some topics that I intend to use for my explanation:

ART
WAR & POLITICAL REBELLION
GLOBAL CULTURAL INFLUENCE
PHILOSOPHY & SCIENCE
CULTURE & DAILY LIFE
ANIME FANDOM
FANSUBS
MUSICS & MUSIC PRODUCTION
ANIME MEDIA & MERCHANDISE

Along with that explanation, I wish to find out several things in regards to anime, including popularity and reception of certain genres of anime, anime games, and Japanese music associated with anime, popularity of mainstream series and games (series and games that are mostly popular in the U.S. and some that are popular in Japan, that have mainstream popularity in the states.), what subject matter anime viewers are willing to watch (by rating G, PG, PG-13, R+, Rx), anime viewers’ preference to watching anime in English dubs or Japanese audio with English subtitles, and the amount of anime that anime viewers have seen, are watching, and are planning to watch, and possibly several other things.
Survey Questions:

I plan to survey the University of Michigan Dearborn Anime Club, several members of AnimeTalk.com, and several members of deviantART.com, which are all communities/groups of people that are heavily influenced or based on Anime. I also intend to use statistics from MyAnimeList.net to show worldwide popularity of series, genres, and other statistics including amount of Anime viewed by individual members and worldwide.
I will mostly be looking for answers where the participants being surveyed will either pick answers from a list I have provided or titles and genres of Anime that they will write down based on my questions.
I will use this data to fulfill the above purpose in regards with what I want to find out for my research.
The questions will probably be grouped onto several sheets of paper, one for each subject being addressed (popularity, subject matter, dubs vs. subs, amount viewed).
I expect that these surveys should take no longer than a half-hour to complete.

Possible Survey Questions:

Popularity of Genre:

GENRES: Action, Adventure, Cars, Comedy, Dementia, Demons, Mystery, Drama, Ecchi, Fantasy, Game, Hentai, Historical, Horror, Kids, Magic, Martial Arts, Mecha, Music, Parody, Samurai, Romance, School, Sci-Fi, Shoujo, Shoujo Ai, Shounen, Shounen Ai, Space, Sports, Super Power, Vampire, Yaoi, Yuri, Harem, Slice of Life, Supernatural, Military, Police, Psychological, Thriller, Seinen, Josei

What are your five favorite Anime genres?
What are your five least favorite Anime genres?
Do you prefer the subgenre Cyberpunk or Steampunk?
What are your five favorite Anime Game genres?

Or

On a scale of 1-10, how much do you like each genre, 1 being not at all, 10 being very much.

Popularity of Demographics:

DEMOGRAPHICS: Shojo, Shonen, Seinen, Josei, Kodomo

What demographic is the majority of the anime you watch from?
What demographic is the least of the anime you watch from?

Willingness to Watch:

RATINGS: G (All Ages), PG (Children), PG-13 (Teens 13 and Older), R-17+ (Violence & Profanity), R+ (Mild Nudity), Rx (Hentai)

For each rating, show how willing you are to watch each one on a scale of 1-10, 1 being not willing at all to watch, and 10 being extremely willing to watch.

Popularity of Mainstream Series:

SERIES: Death Note, Bleach, Fullmetal Alchemist, Naruto, Code Geass – Hangyaku no Lelouch, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Elfen Lied, Naruto: Shippuuden, Code Geass – Hangyaku no Lelouch R2, Ouran High School Host Club, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Spirited Away, Lucky Star, Hellsing, Full Metal Panic!, Chobits, Fate/Stay Night, Soul Eater, Samurai Champloo, Clanad, Claymore, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Shakugan no Shana, Vampire Knight, Princess Mononoke, Darker than BLACK – Kuro no Keiyakusha, Furi Kuri

Which of these series have you seen? Rate each one on a scale of 1-10, 1 being unwatchable, and 10 being masterpiece.

English Dubs vs. Japanese Audio w/ English Subs:

Do you prefer English Dubs or Japanese Audio with English Subtitles?
Are there some series that you prefer watching in the audio opposite of your preference? List them.