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Japanese Working Women Polled on One Piece Manga
posted on by Egan Loo
The women's marketing firm Trenders held a poll in October to ask Japanese working women about Eiichiro Oda's pirate Manga ONE Piece. According to the November 8 report, 41% of the 506 respondents said that they have read One Piece, although only 19% of the ones who have read it own the compiled manga volumes personally. On the other hand, 58% of the manga volume owners did have all of the volumes.
When asked which character they want as a boyfriend, the respondents gave the following answers:
| Rank | Character | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanji | 45 |
| 2 | Monkey D. Luffy | 43 |
| 3 | Roronoa Zoro/Zolo | 36 |
| 4 | Shanks (Red-Hair) | 9 |
| 5 | Portgas D. Ace | 8 |
The responses were slightly different for which character they want to marry:
| Rank | Character | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roronoa Zoro/Zolo | 36 |
| 2 | Sanji | 30 |
| 3 | Monkey D. Luffy | 23 |
| 4 | Shanks (Red-Hair) | 14 |
| 5 | Portgas D. Ace | 8 |
Trenders then asked the respondents if they want to see a hypothetical live-action version of One Piece. (A live-action version of One Piece has not been announced.) 84% said they would not want to see one. However, Trenders asked those who did want to see a live-action version about their ideal cast. The top vote-getters were Shingo Katori for Monkey D. Luffy, Shun Oguri for Roronoa Zoro/Zolo, Aya Ueto for Nami, Yō Ōizumi for Usopp, and Osamu Mukai for Sanji. The rankings are as follows:
Monkey D. Luffy
| Rank | Actor | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shingo Katori | 39 |
| 2 | Takeru Sato | 16 |
| 3 | Teppei Koike | 12 |
Roronoa Zoro/Zolo
| Rank | Actor | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shun Oguri | 18 |
| 2 | Shota Matsuda/Ryuhei Matsuda (tie) | 7 |
| 3 | Osamu Mukai | 12 |
Nami
| Rank | Actress | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aya Ueto | 25 |
| 2 | Erika Toda | 9 |
| 3 | Horikita Maki | 5 |
Usopp
| Rank | Actor | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yō Ōizumi | 74 |
| 2 | Kenta Kiritani/Eiji Wentz (tie) | 5 |
| 3 | Shingo Katori | 4 |
Sanji
| Rank | Actor | Responses |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Osamu Mukai | 10 |
| 2 | Shun Oguri | 9 |
| 3 | Shota Matsuda | 8 |
Trenders conducted the poll online among 506 working women aged 20 to 39 from October 27 to October 28.
Source: Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
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