Okay, this is probably spam to most, but I'm
sending this out because I'm quite curious as to what
people have to say about my series, "Mikado Ichiban:
Zembun Otoko!".  I have a full-fledged plot arc for
the series planned out, spanning 34 episodes, two
movies, three OAVs, and at least one side story.

Before I set this whole thing into stone, and get 
really dedicated to the overal plot line, I thought
it'd be interesting to see other people's opinions
on the story so far..

Please take the time to fill this out.  I'd appreciate
the input.  Unlike most stories, there is no real 
deep reason behind it, it's simply entertainment.
As such, I'd like to make it as entertaining for the
readers as possible.  :)

Thanks in advance to all those that fill this out.  I'm
doing this now, since I am about to go on a 2-week hiatus
from writing anyways, seeing as it's getting close to 
exams.  I'll tabulate the results probably somewhere 
around the 5th of December or so.  This'll probably be
the last you hear from me until then, at the earliest..

Oh yes, please spare the ffml people that don't care about
this, and send your replies *privately* to me. 
(ejones@finearts.uvic.ca)
And have a loud title in it that'll get my attention please,
like 'READERS POLL'.  :)

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Mikado Ichiban Reader's Poll
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All questions are of course optional, but it would be appreciated if you 
were as specific as possible.


The series overall:
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1)  How would you rate the series?  
    [good, bad, fun, boring, etc..]
    
2)  What do you consider this series to be?
    [comedy, drama, satire, etc..]
    
3)  What do you like most about the series?

4)  The least?    

5)  What would you like to see (or see more of) in the
    series?
    [plot ideas, some new characters, more humour, etc..]
   
    
Characters:
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[Just for your own info, here's my list of major
 characters:   Mikado, Azusa, Chance, Hikaru, Phrank,
 Josie, Mikami, Hudson, Drake, Ferro, Deitrich, Ryuuken,
 Hikaru-chan, Principal Hajinai (aka Prince-I-Pal), 
 Kazue, Wakai, Hojo, Gato, Makimura, Koichi, Serina, 
 Hirotaka, Aeka (Mikado's baby cousin), Mrs. Kazuhiko
 (Mikado's aunt), Kureena, Juyza, Jodan.]

1)  My favourite character is:
    Why?  :

2)  My least favourite character is:
    Why?  :

3)  I would like to see [a character] do/achieve [whatever it is
    you want to see.  :) ]
   
4)  I want to see more of:  [a character]

5)  I want to see less of:  [a character]  

6)  This series is largely seperated from the Ranma 1/2 universe.
    This will chance as the series progresses  (ie- there will be
    steadily more involvement of ranma 1/2 characters in Mikado
    Ichiban).  Do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?
    
    [I'd appreciate more than a 'yes' or 'no' to this one..
    convince me either way!  ;)  ]

Other comments:
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[completely open-ended. If you think I forgot any questions, answer
them here.  Or just add anything you want to say about the series.
Suggestions for plots, side stories, whatever, are accepted with
wide-open arms. (and largely in my dreams)  ^_^  ]
    
    
Extra:
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-Currently, the Mikado Ichiban series is written by myself, and I 
have a so-called 'inner circle' of people, whom I share steady
email dialogue with.  It consists of two other people so far, who
are very helpful in suggesting additions and changes to episodes,
and for the pre-planning of future episodes, movies, etc.   

If you want to join the 'inner circle', please indicate so here.  
You must be willing to actually contribute commentary on a regular
basis..  Since this is basically a very intensive mini-mailing list,
I will only let a few more people in..  (lest it get too bogged 
down with inter-connected messages...)

-I also have a 'pre-readers' mailing group, who I send the early 
versions of stories out to before I submit it to the ffml, which
I do before I post the final version to my web page.  if you
want to join *this* group, indicate so here.

-And finally, do you belive this series should be posted anywhere
else, such as RAAC?  If so, are you willing to post final versions
for me, seeing as I don't do the newsgroups thing?  :)


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End of Poll
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Thanks!

 - Eric