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saini85
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In the the third sentence it says yawawa instead of yazawa.
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aluria
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Ai Yazawa deserves the top spot no question about it. I'm kind of surprised Rumiko Takahashi isn't on the list though. Haven't heard about her recently, what's she doing lately?
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minakichan
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Urasawa please. He's not very big stateside (the same can be said of Adachi of course), but he's amazing, definitely deserves it.
As for Takahashi, her reign as queen has kind of been over for a while, but she's not as "classic" as Toriyama or Fujiko F. Fujio. And really, Inuyasha has totally been out of it for some time... |
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jopojelly
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I, too, am suprised that Rumiko Takahashi isn't on the list. I mean, Inuyasha is in it's final Arc at the moment.
Urusei Yatsura itself should garner her a top 10 spot, not to mention everything else she's done. Also, only 600 people over the internet polled doesn't seem like much or a survey..... |
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Son-kun
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I find it interesting that Oda and Togashi are tied, especially since HunterxHunter just returned from its hiatus and One Piece has been on a good run so far. Toriyama's not much of a surprise though. Dr. Slump probably would've garnered him more votes among females.
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la_contessa
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I'm actually surprised at how far down CLAMP is. I don't know if it's that they aren't as popular in Japan as I expected, the new works haven't impressed the public in recent years, or something else.
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GATSU
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I imagine Takahashi hasn't been popular since Maison Ikkoku ended. Her series still sold after that, but she wasn't a must-read author any more. Toriyama's survived by going the opposite route of Takahashi, and not trying to milk his material beyond its expiration date. It's actually kind of ironic, though, considering all the Ranma-esque manga we're getting nowadays. I'm just surprised Astro Boy made it on there, though, considering the recent anime tanked over there.
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Full_Metal1923
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Personally, I'm a bit disappointed that Hiromu Arakawa didn't make the list but as far as who's on the list is concerned. I also thought CLAMP would be placed a bit higher on the list.
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brightredglow
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I'm surprised that Yazawa is number 1. I'm a fan, but still... number one? Ahead of Urasawa and Inoue and Oda?
Again, I'm a fan of Yazawa but honestly, this poll results seems a bit weird.
Yes! Where is Arakawa? Gads, I'm even more perplexed now. |
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Zoe
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The nostalgia factor is stronger than anything else. |
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Son-kun
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Well, I'm pretty sure the majority of the panelists and manga readers in Japan are females so I don't find it surprising. |
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Zoe
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The article said it was a 50/50 split. What likely happened is the men's responses were more varied than the women's. And notice that neither Toriyama nor Yazawa appeared in the other gender's top 5 yet they still topped Inoue and Adachi, meaning there was probably a huge gap between #1 and the other positions. |
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fighterholic
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Notice that Oda was number one for teens and Toriyama number one for men in their thirties. That means that we have these individuals who carry their influence based on generation. Means more older people are still fans of the old school shonen, because that's what was pioneered when they were younger. This poll system I think is very effective.
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kazenoyume
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Gosho Aoyama is not on the list either and he's enormous.
...You aren't being serious are you? 
IY was really huge, more popular than Ranma (which was really popular as well). Yeah she's dragged it out and thus the series lost a lot of popularity, but if you seriously think she hasn't been popular since 1986. Umm... lol. |
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GATSU
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kaze: I heard Ranma did worse than Yawara in the ratings, and that the manga didn't sell well.
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