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Survey: Slam Dunk Manga is #1 Choice for Live-Action (Updated)
posted on by Egan Loo
The Japanese marketing research firm Oricon posted on Sunday the results of its survey on which manga people want to be adapted into live-action.
| Rank | Title/Author/Publisher | Cover |
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| 1 | Shueisha (Viz Media in North America) |
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| 2 | Eiichiro Oda Shueisha (Viz Media) |
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| 3 | Karuho Shiina Shueisha (Viz Media) |
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| 4 | Shogakukan (Viz Media) |
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| 5 | Naoki Urasawa Shogakukan (Viz Media) |
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| 6 | Hideaki Sorachi Shueisha (Viz Media) |
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| 7 | Hakusensha (Viz Media) |
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| 8 | Ai Yazawa Shueisha |
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| 9 | Square Enix (Viz Media) |
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| 10 | Hirohiko Araki Shueisha (Viz Media) |
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Oricon Monitor Research's survey questioned 900 people over the Internet between April 20 and 24. After being asked if they were interested in manga, the the respondents were divided evenly between males and females, and between the age groups of 10 to 19, 20 to 29, and 30 to 39 years old. The survey was conducted to gauge people's interest after popular manga such as Rookies were adapted into live-action films and television series.
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