Eh, but I already said that there was a 4chan thread wherein at least 50% of the Titans anons singing the OP were girls.
That's where I got the 50-50 gender ratio from.
If just based on fanwork output. Of course, if there's more yaoi fanwork coming out of a fandom - that's a pretty good indicator that it's got a lot of female fans.
Yaoi fanworks dominate the Titans pixiv tag. You don't even need to count.
edited 2nd May '13 11:14:21 PM by probablyinsane
Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.
The other guy seems to be having issues with stuff I said months ago, when I had just found out how progressive Titans is.
Besides, I doubt he's going to believe me if I tell him that a common complaint over at 4chan is how much estrogen there is in Titans threads.
Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.No, actually I will believe that because I'm naive and trusting. I just think you're letting your emotions lead you to statistical facts, which isn't a great place to get them. Of course, I already mentioned that the opening is memetic beyond the fanbase so I wouldn't count that as evidence of anything. Complaining about estrogen is an interesting datapoint, but all it indicates is that there's a perception. You've given me nothing quantitative to work with, and when you're directly comparing it to other series that matters. You didn't say "it has a lot of female fans" you said "it has a 50-50 ratio and that's a larger ratio than SAO and Persona 4 is closer to SNK than SAO." Which is an awful lot of data to get from your gut.
Of course even quantitative data can be misleading. I could point out that 70% of official Touhou manga artists are female, but that's actually kind of meaningless and doesn't properly represent the fandom.
edited 3rd May '13 12:07:46 AM by Clarste
No, he was saying your numbers aren't significant enough to support the notion of a 50:50 gender split in the fandom.
And he has no issues with people who care about gender equality, he's just pointing out that your "statistics" are probably biased (specifically referring to the 50:50 ratio, because SnK having lots of female fans is obvious).
Just clearing it up.
...Yes? I don't think there's any hard information for what you're claiming
That's both uncalled for and humorously specific. But I'm pretty certain Clarste is just annoyed that you're making poorly backed-up claims
They mean the same thing. That really doesn't make anything better
edited 3rd May '13 12:40:46 AM by Hylarn
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You're kinda colouring in details to make a point which isn't all that important.
4Chan threads have less lusting after characters? Compared to what? At which times of day? How have you factored in the lusting threads that do turn up into your numbers? I don't buy that you can tell a person's gender when they're anonymous.
And it would be kinda sexist to imply all the guys lust after characters and that's how you can tell.
I think you should just wait until a proper chart shows up with facts. They'll still be damned statistics, but at least they'll be substantiated lies.
For now, why don't you just argue that you appreciate the lack of fanservice and believe it contributes to females and males liking the series?
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I track /a/ for Titan threads quite a bit. Sometimes, it even looks like yaoi is overshadowing the yuri and het.
About three weeks ago, I've also seen accusations about how Titans is fujoshit cause it has so many female fans. Also, arguments in the sales thread about how fujoshi is also backing the Titans preorders.
Anyway, really to me, it looks like it has proportional male and female fans (thus 50-50).
Btw, I'm not saying this as hard fact either.
edited 3rd May '13 1:07:28 AM by probablyinsane
Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.Hey, it wasn't me who started with 50-50 either. I first saw it over at 4chan, then over here at TV Tropes.
Also, it's easier to believe that the fandom is 50-50 to explain the dominance of Titans yaoi fanworks.
edited 3rd May '13 1:11:03 AM by probablyinsane
Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.I can see what you're getting at, just that I wouldn't say "50-50".
Those are pretty much the top 3. For the others, well, what catches your eye?
Heh, I just don't get the hang-up over using numbers. For me, 50-50 means more or less equal.
Besides, is a 50-50 fandom for a shonen work so hard to believe? I've long since had the impression that the Naruto and Bleach fandoms are 50-50. Also, FMA. And these days, even EVA.
edited 3rd May '13 1:26:45 AM by probablyinsane
Plants are aliens, and fungi are nanomachines.

edited 2nd May '13 11:11:20 PM by fillerdude