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| New Poll - Fonts (v2) |
This week's poll on fonts is from chomio. Now most of you (include myself) don't really care about fonts, but fonts are a very subtle art that can effect the perception of the text. It's like characterizing handwriting and what that says about a person. Then again, if you don't know many fonts, then oh well... It's been a few years since I've been a part of a scanlation group, so I don't even remember what fonts we used. I guess there's a reason why I was a proofreader and not an editor?
Edit: Changed the list of fonts, so you guys can all vote again!
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How much reading (novels, poems, newspapers, blogs, etc) that's not manga (manhua, manhwa, etc)-related?
Choices:
Don't read much manga - votes: 271 (2.3%)
More than I read manga - votes: 2323 (19.3%)
About the same - votes: 3005 (25%)
I read manga more - votes: 5382 (44.8%)
Only read manga - votes: 1032 (8.6%)
There were 12013 total votes.
The poll ended: January 19th 2013
We are a manga site, so that's to be expected... |
| Posted by lambchopsil on January 18th 11:40pm |
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| The Endless Abyss Isn't So Endless |
I'm always sad to report such news, but Endless Abyss is closing its doors after nearly 5 years in the business of scanlating. The best of luck to the future of those staff. Several of their projects will be continued by other groups, and other series are up for grabs for whoever wants to take them over. More specific details can be found on their last blog post on their site.
Thanks to chomio for bringing this piece of news to my attention. |
| Posted by lambchopsil on January 12th 1:16am |
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| New Poll - Non-Manga Reading |
This week's poll is a suggestion from our member achyif. Compared to your other reading intake, is manga proportionally more or less? For me, I tend to read novels much more than manga, especially since I own an Amazon Kindle Paperwhite.
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Start of a new year, so your most important "first" for this year is...
Choices:
First sunrise - votes: 386 (3.8%)
First sunset - votes: 55 (0.5%)
First email - votes: 46 (0.5%)
First meal - votes: 340 (3.4%)
First full moon - votes: 215 (2.1%)
First kiss - votes: 916 (9.1%)
First heartache - votes: 135 (1.3%)
First new manga / anime - votes: 1668 (16.6%)
First dream - votes: 445 (4.4%)
First laugh - votes: 373 (3.7%)
First new friend - votes: 302 (3%)
First day of work / school - votes: 930 (9.3%)
First vacation - votes: 409 (4.1%)
First new movie - votes: 168 (1.7%)
First new article of clothing - votes: 90 (0.9%)
First paycheck - votes: 914 (9.1%)
First hug - votes: 234 (2.3%)
First sickness - votes: 140 (1.4%)
First party - votes: 158 (1.6%)
First pet - votes: 35 (0.3%)
First win (game, gambling, etc) - votes: 325 (3.2%)
First child - votes: 53 (0.5%)
First smile - votes: 272 (2.7%)
First death - votes: 251 (2.5%)
First anniversary - votes: 77 (0.8%)
First crush / love - votes: 1110 (11%)
There were 10047 total votes.
The poll ended: January 12th 2013
Of course, the winner would be manga since we're a manga site. But after that, 2nd most popular is a bit of romance~ |
| Posted by lambchopsil on January 12th 1:13am |
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| Tokyopop is back |
Reportedly, it's back! Not back to its former glory, but at least it's a start. Hetalia fans, hats off to you.
You can read a news report here: http://comicsbeat.com/tokyopop-is-back/
Thanks to Dr. Love for giving me the news |
| Posted by lambchopsil on January 9th 11:57pm |
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| New Poll - First... |
I'll admit, this poll from our member nowyat is a little weird. Since we just started a new year, I thought this suggestion was most relevant. Think of what your most important "first" for this year would be. Of course, the list is not exhaustive (there is at least 1 specific choice I purposely left out) and there is no "other" category or else we'd get like 90% there.
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: 24 hours in Japan and money is not an issue. You...
Choices:
Buy a ton of anime / manga merchandise - votes: 4348 (31%)
Stuff yourself with food - votes: 1066 (7.6%)
Buy big purchases (house, car, etc) - votes: 2463 (17.6%)
Blow your money on department store goods - votes: 455 (3.2%)
Get electronics at Akihabara - votes: 711 (5.1%)
Go to a matsuri (festival) - votes: 536 (3.8%)
Play pachinko and other gambling - votes: 55 (0.4%)
Spend those quarters at an arcade gaming center - votes: 77 (0.5%)
Go to host / hostess (and related) clubs - votes: 801 (5.7%)
Go to maid cafes - votes: 224 (1.6%)
Ride all the shinkansen (bullet) trains - votes: 141 (1%)
Visit all the famous landmarks - votes: 1748 (12.5%)
Soak up in a hot spring - votes: 1038 (7.4%)
Meet as many celebrities as possible - votes: 351 (2.5%)
There were 14014 total votes.
The poll ended: January 5th 2013
Well, we are a site about manga! Hence I suspect "First new manga / anime" will win for this week's poll. |
| Posted by lambchopsil on January 5th 1:26am |
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| Happy New Year 2013 |
Another year of existence! Technically still 21 minutes away where I live, but oh well...
PS: Just saw Les Miserables. Great movie. |
| Posted by lambchopsil on December 31st 11:39pm |
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