Survey for shota fans!

Your name (use an anonymous nickname)

Your place of living (country)

Your gender

Female

Male

Other

Prefer not to say

Your age

If you chose “other”, enter your answer here

Describe your actual experiences of relationships (dating, marriage, etc) and sex as detailed as you feel comfortable.

1A: The online shota community

How would you describe the online shota community?

Which sites or apps do you use, and how do you use them?

How do you interact with other shota fans and/or artists?

What does the online shota community mean to you? Any positive or negative experiences you want to share?

1B: The offline shota community

Have you met other shota fans or artists offline, for example at physical events such as conventions?

If yes, explain a bit about this and what it meant to you.

If no, why not? Do you think you would want it?

2A: Favourite shota

What kind of shota do you like?

What is your preferred age span for shota characters?

What are your favourite themes or stories in shota illustrations and comics?

2B: Favourite shota genres

Which specific shota genres do you like?

Muscle shota

Crossdressing (otoko-no-ko)

Furry (kemoshota)

Other

Add other kinds of shota that you like here:

3: Real shota

Are you sexually attracted to actual boys?

How do you think that sexual attraction differs between drawn boys (shota) and actual boys?

This is my core research question, so feel free to explain at length your thoughts about this!

4: How shota is used

How do you read or draw shota? (For example, looking at illustrations on your phone, reading stories in a book, etc.)

What do you feel when reading or drawing shota?

Do you use shota as masturbation material? If yes, how do you think it compares to other such material such as regular porn?

Please explain in detail how and how often you “use” shota.

5: Other

Feel free to add anything that you think may be relevant for my research!

Contact

May I contact you for further discussion?

Yes

Email address (if you agree to be contacted)

Other ways to contact you (Twitter, Pixiv, Pawoo, Baraag, Line, etc)

Lastly, how did you find this survey and the Shotaology website?