Otaku Culture

Manga Plus conducts research to determine how many “unofficial” manga are read

The well-known platform for reading manga, Manga Pluslaunched an online survey to learn about the reading habits of its mobile app users. According to the company, the data collected in this survey is intended to inform future projects and is not intended to harm manga readers in any way. If you're interested in learning more about this topic, we invite you to continue reading this note.

New Manga Plus research seeks to understand readers' habits to offer them a better service

This survey is available through a form Google and is primarily intended for Internet users who use the platform Manga Plus as a means of reading manga. The questions begin by asking about people's demographic profiles, i.e., age range, country of origin, gender. Subsequently, questions related to the use of Manga Plussuch as how you discovered this app, how often you use it, whether it is free or has a paid plan, among others.

What's interesting about this survey is that, later on, some of the questions are related to reading manga on "unofficial" sites; it asks whether manga has been read on these sites, the name of the site you visit most, and why you use it. This may seem strange to some users because not everyone feels comfortable answering these types of questions, but on the other hand, there may be people who respond without much trouble.

The survey ends by asking people about some features found in the app. Manga Plussuch as the availability of reading the chapters in English only once, as well as those positive points that they find in the application and those that they would like to see improved so that the experience would be more pleasant for all those who use it. Manga PlusAs you can see, it's actually a very short survey that, according to the company, will help them develop projects aimed at readers so they are more satisfied using this app.

Manga Plus is an online platform that also has its mobile application launched in January 2019. This is a Shueisha brand and is available worldwide, except for Asian countries, Japan, China and South KoreaOn this platform, you can find weekly translated versions of manga in several languages, including Spanish, English, French, Russian, Indonesian, Thai, and Brazilian Portuguese.

These manga chapters are the same new ones published mainly in the magazine Shounen Jumpbut also some other derivatives, such as Jump Square, Young Jump, V Jump and the digital Jump+. Manga PlusIt is a platform where you must make a payment to be able to enjoy the series you choose; However, at least the first and most recent chapter you can read for free.

Some of the most popular titles available on this platform include Dragon Ball, Haikyuu!!, Hunter x Hunter, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Jujutsu Kaisen, Kuroko's Basketball, My Hero Academia, Naruto, One Piece, Sakamoto Dys, UNDEAD + Azar, and many others. Let us know in the comments if you're a frequent user. Manga Plus Or do you prefer to do your reading elsewhere? And tell us, what did you think of this research? Would you be brave enough to respond?