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Apparently people are disagreeing over the definition of hentai and whether yaoi/yuri should be choices. For the purposes of this poll, hentai means any material that is 18+ (I live in the US) in a sexual manner, whether that be heterosexual or homosexual. Borderline H is basically almost there, but not quite. Ecchi is limited to maybe a boob flash or something like that.
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: Last gen console?
Choices:
Wii - votes: 2941 (23.1%)
PS3 - votes: 5996 (47%)
Xbox 360 - votes: 3814 (29.9%)
There were 12751 total votes.
The poll ended: December 3rd 2013
And PS3 wins this one! I actually bought a PS3 during Black Friday... I'm primarily a PC gamer, but I decided to get the PS3 since it was a good deal and I want to finally play some PS3 exclusives (like The Last of Us, Ni no Kuni, Uncharted, Beyond: Two Souls, Metal Gear Solid, some Final Fantasty, etc)
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» Great on December 3rd, 2013, 12:55am
» Hespia Klarerin on December 3rd, 2013, 1:17am
» KaoriNite on December 3rd, 2013, 3:36am
There are female readers out there that do read hentai, like me, so I don't really agree with this statement. Although I do prefer yaoi to hentai.
I don't really like ecchi either. I find it the most annoying since it doesn't lead anywhere and it can just be a huge distraction. Something like Highschool of the Dead (I've only watched the anime, not the manga) was super annoying because I was trying to get into the action of the story, worrying about if a character is going to make it out alive, and then all of the sudden its just random panty shots and boobs jiggling. It just takes you away from the story with no real purpose.
» follybaby on December 3rd, 2013, 2:24pm
I agree with the smut comment. Smut is different from Hentai, Borderline H, and Ecchi.
» Cherelle Ashlee on December 3rd, 2013, 7:50pm
Also, I'm pretty sure most smut falls under borderline H either way you look at it.
» quark1020 on December 3rd, 2013, 8:17pm
Borderline H - Strait nudity, briefly shown sex scenes, focuses on plot before and after sex.
Hentai - 3 pages of plot, 15 page sex scenes, everything but genitalia shown (silly Japanese censorship!)
» quark1020 on December 3rd, 2013, 8:00pm
» silencecomes on December 3rd, 2013, 8:15pm
Thank you.
This is what I needed to see.
» toshirodragon on December 3rd, 2013, 1:21am
» bnad on December 3rd, 2013, 1:40am
No. Since in hentai, borderline H, and Ecchi there are already yaoi and yuri sub genre. Heck, even I know about this information, and I'm not even a fan of this kind of manga.
But somehow you don't see me throwing tantrum about this poll or any other poll that doesn't cater to my interest.
Probably because a simple known fact. That the world doesn't revolve around me.
» deadphoenix on December 3rd, 2013, 2:32am
But somehow you don't see me throwing tantrum about this poll or any other poll that doesn't cater to my interest.
Pr ...
Their might be hentai with yaoi as sub genre, but yaoi and yuri is still a genre on it's own. Yaoi and Yuri still has sexual intercourse (yaoi is supposed to for female audience and yuri for male audience. However their is also yaoi directed to male audience. This is called Bara, strange enough the opposite demography doesn't exist.) Without sexual intercourse also exist, called shounen-ai and shoujo-ai respectively. Borderline yaoi and yuri also exists, but it's most of the time marked with both indicators like yaoi and shounen-ai or yuri and shoujo-ai.
» Hespia Klarerin on December 3rd, 2013, 3:30am
But somehow you don't see me throwing tantrum about this poll or any other poll that doesn't cater to my interest.
Pr ...
I have to seriously object to that
there are 11600 series in baka update with "yaoi" tag
and there are approx 200 series in baka updates with both "yaoi" and "hentai" tag
and NO series that is tagged yaoi and categorized as borderline H
obviously yaoi (and yuri) is more than a "sub genre"
» ren.v on December 3rd, 2013, 8:53pm
Your idea of a tantrum is strange. A bit melodramatic...
And to be on topic- I don't really read those genres or yaoi/yuri that often so I'm still trying to decide
» silencecomes on December 3rd, 2013, 1:43am
» deadphoenix on December 3rd, 2013, 2:42am
It's really annoying when they just stop at the border. I've even started to hate the ecchi genre because of it. It just ruins a good plot and they won't go any further as they stop right before it gets interesting.
» K Sky on December 3rd, 2013, 2:14am
» Scyfon on December 3rd, 2013, 2:24am
What part of "prefer the most" don't you get? It isn't grammatically complex...is it?
It isn't about being picky, it's about being decisive.
It's actually more picky to get worked up over non-existent poll choices.
It's like walking into a poll booth and voting for all the candidates as your country's leader. WTF?
» Great on December 3rd, 2013, 5:27pm
It's actually more picky to get worked up over non-existent poll choices.
It's like walking into a poll booth and voting for all the candidates as your country's leader. WTF?
Well, I still think there should be "All of it" option. We are not electing for country leader. And how about the "Nothing of the sort"? Are you saying we could go to a pool booth and NOT voting for all the candidates of our country's leader? That's just the same as not going to the booth at all. Meanie.
» psycho-shocker on December 3rd, 2013, 7:45pm
» Great on December 3rd, 2013, 9:54pm
Hmmm... The more I think about it, the more I want the "All of it" option. Its because I also like to read the series without any kind of sexuality content. (I know Im greedy for manga)
..... Does School Rumble applied as "without any sexuality content"?
But If I really have to choose between those 4 option....
Well, I already made one.
» forgottenone666 on December 3rd, 2013, 3:12am
» silencecomes on December 3rd, 2013, 3:16am
There are actually quite a few enjoyable hentai stories.
Brandish and Pandra being two of my favorites.
Though Pandra is more on the porn than on the plot.
Brandish has got a surprising amount of plot for the all the porn.
» RoxFlowz on December 3rd, 2013, 7:12am
100% that.
Still went with "nothing of the sort" though, since I don't read it too often.
» Lnc411 on December 3rd, 2013, 7:20am
Agreed. Surprisingly, quite a few borderline H series have really good romantic elements that actually concludes properly rather than leaving possibilities in the air and a bunch of "what ifs".
» psycho-shocker on December 3rd, 2013, 4:53am
Baka-Updates Manga definition of
1) Ecchi: Possibly the line between hentai and non-hentai, ecchi usually refers to fanservice put in to attract a certain group of fans.
2) Hentai: Adult sexual content in an illustrated form where the FOCUS of the manga is placed on sexually graphic acts.
3) Yaoi: This work usually involves intimate relationships between men.
4) Yuri: This work usually involves intimate relationships between women.
With those definitions, I thought yaoi and yuri can be either hentai, borderline h, ecchi, or none of them depend on the series itself. It just like comedy series can be either a slice of life or adventure. As simple as that.
As for why I replace smut with borderline h, simply because the definitions of smut is more vague than borderline h. I'm sure people understand that borderline h is something between ecchi and hentai, as for smut? I'm still not sure myself.
» tactics on December 3rd, 2013, 5:13am
I went for Borderline H in the end. Although I read hentai, it's rare to find a decent story that fits in with all the sex too, as obviously sex appears in every chapter of a hentai. I don't think I've read a hentai manga where there wasn't a sex scene in a chapter, which is understandable because the reason we're reading it is because that's what we want to see XD
I know there are some decent hentai manga out there, but I find most of the borderline manga I've read balance it quite well, and the sex scenes usually pop up in somewhat appropriate places.
Ecchi I read too, but yeah I agree with people saying it's just a tease.
» Great on December 3rd, 2013, 5:22pm
I went for Borderline H in the end. Although I read hentai, it's rare to find a decent story that fits in with all the sex too, as obviously sex appears in every chapter of a hentai. I don't think I've read a hentai manga where there wasn't a sex scene in a chapter, which is ...
Evangelion Doujinshi Evangelion dj - Re-Take is almost fit that. It even have the all ages version but I dont know if it still could be considered hentai.
» Accursed-kun on December 3rd, 2013, 5:48am
But really... we all know that Borderline-Hentais usually have a lot more of "substance"... in terms of readability... so well... i ultimately chose Borderline-H.. at least for this pole
» Transdude1996 on December 3rd, 2013, 6:44am
I'm not sure about other people, but personally, I don't really see the point of having nudity in something as nothing more than shock value. As far as hentai, I try to stay away from porn.
» kitty1826x on December 3rd, 2013, 6:57am
Although I do agree with Hespia Klarerin (and others) I think smut should be added as an option.
I also agree that yaoi, and yuri should be added as an option (but not because it's more for the female members).
This post tells me that in this site they are not sub genres of hentai. but a genre itself.
(As for my vote, I'll wait to see if changes are made, or the very least a comment from lambchopsil saying it's not going to be added.)
» lambchopsil on December 3rd, 2013, 8:09am
» kitty1826x on December 3rd, 2013, 11:45am
You never responded to to the possible smut option ...
I agree in the US (which I'm also from/in) sexual manner is for both heterosexuals and homosexuals, but in mangas hentai and yaoi/yuri are not separated. I never seen a yaoi hentai (unless it had both straight, and gay couples in it). I think since all polls on this site are suppose to be manga related the poll choices should be in regards to how the manga world considers heterosexuals and homosexuals separate.
- Now if you want to exclude yaoi/yuri due to it not being hentai and not related to hentai I could understand that.
» Baalzebup on December 3rd, 2013, 12:14pm
He didn't, but psycho-shocker mentioned why "smut" is not an option on his post (the last one on Page 1 if you have the default number of posts shown per page.)
As for the answer, these days it seems to be full on Hentai for me. That is what I read the most, if we just count it by "pages per week" basis. Discounting the occacional archieve binging of a whole series.
Why? I say, why not.
» lambchopsil on December 3rd, 2013, 1:04pm
I will not be changing any of the poll options for this poll. Votes for yaoi/yuri fall under Hentai
» Unknown on December 3rd, 2013, 9:19am
» Chayto on December 3rd, 2013, 10:30am
Though I have read some H-Manga and have read quite a few Ecchi ones, I found that the story in Borderline H is quite better. I mean, Prison School and Nana to Kaoru have both a very interesting story, the art is very good, and plot development is good as well.
However, Slut Girl, that H-Manga is the best H-Manga I've read not for the actual sex but the story is good.
Btw, I would like some users that voted for Nothing of the sort to post their Lists and actually show proof that there's no Ecchi in it. Find it quite hard to believe nowadays.
» yuri999 on December 3rd, 2013, 11:00am
» asdfffdsa on December 3rd, 2013, 2:04pm
... you know you're a lost cause when "real" / "live-action" porn just doesn't do anything for you anymore ...
» dalek on December 3rd, 2013, 2:17pm
I picked borderline H. Like everyone said, ecchi is just teasing and nothing else and hentai is way too extreme, porn without plot. Bordeline H is a great balance with plot and sex in a decent and sexy way (even though some bordeline H I have read involve peeing?? I don't really get what is so sexy about that).
» nightazday on December 3rd, 2013, 2:20pm
If you are going for the "cheesecake with good writing" might as well go all out. I'd love to see a really good manga series that has great characters, story, writing, art, etc. that doubles as hentai (or yuri or yaoi).
» licorice on December 3rd, 2013, 2:49pm
» Trimutius on December 3rd, 2013, 5:07pm
While in Borderline H most of the mangakas would think how to attract reader for more than 1 volume (and boobies are not enough for that )
» quark1020 on December 3rd, 2013, 8:06pm
Ecchi gets silly after a few chapters and frustrating if it doesn't go anywhere in the end.
Hentai, on the other hands, focuses too much on the sex scenes and not enough in plot.
Borderline H is the best of both worlds: hentai scenes to draw my interest and, usually, good plot to keep me interested afterwards.
» blakraven66 on December 3rd, 2013, 8:31pm
Wow, maybe I'm just interpreting this differently but to me the question isn't about the genre or type of story you prefer, but how explicit you want your stories to be.
A better example of the question would be something like: "Do you want Fairy Tail to stay Ecchi or include Sex?"
» connerity on December 4th, 2013, 9:21am
TLR : Darkness ftw
There are also some hentai with very funny stories, but sadly they are like only 0.1%.
» 801crazed on December 4th, 2013, 2:31pm
» Baalzebup on December 4th, 2013, 2:51pm
This has been addressed a few times in the thread itself, but lets hear it once again from the one who suggested the poll in the first place:
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