Results of Previous votings

Well, it's clear that my visitors are big manga consumers. Almost half of you read more than ten series regularly.

A lot more votes this time in much lesser time. Good. Unfortunately, I've seen the number or respondents jumping up very irregularly. Together with the "slightly" surprising result of the vote, this makes me think that perhaps someone hasn't played the game like it should be. Vote only once, please.
Now for the result.
39% prefers erotic manga: I am a bit disappointed, but I am not too surprised. Unless someone cheated. I have to conclude that the average western reader hereby only amplifies the false stereotype about manga that has been created in the western media.
26% shoujo manga fans: Although I am not a big shoujo fan myself, I have to say that I am pleased to see that a big percentage amongst you loves this wondrous genre. It confirms my personal impression about shoujo: fans are discovering this great genre, enjoying it and we can hope to see more translations of shoujo hits in the near future.
12% shounen manga fans: Surprising because I expected a much larger percentage. Where are the fans of Dragon Ball, Video Girl, Saint Seiya, Ranma, Evangelion and many other very popular series appearing in magazines like Shounen Jump, Shounen Sunday, Shounen Magazine...
8% seinen manga fans: This low figure was a big shock to me. I wonder if you understand what sort of manga this genre includes. It's manga targeted to a male public from 16 years on and has its biggest public amongst males between 18 and 25. Series like Aa! Megamisama! , Sazan Eyes , Kiseijuu , Gun Smith Cats , Outlanders , Seraphic Feather and so many other popular ones fall under this category. Did you realize this when you voted? Perhaps I had to explain the categories more precisely by giving examples.
6% josei manga fans: although I expected a slightly larger percentage, I am not surprised. The genre is not easily accessable and takes getting used to for many amongst us, although there are some very good series in this category. It's also possible that some of you have voted for "shoujo" instead.

I'm very happy to see that most of you share the same opinion as I do.

The result of this voting unfortunately confirms what I feared. Manga are mainly discovered because people see the anime, or saw something of it on the web (probably scans). Thus the reason why knowledge of manga is far more limited than that of anime, and limited mostly to some popular series (Katsura, Toriyama, Takahashi...). We need other means of making the vast number of manga known to the world.