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This week's poll was suggested by our member Viki.kdrama. What if you liked the entire series all the way up to the ending? Maybe the protagonist didn't get with your preferred love interest or there was a deus ex machina. How would you rate it? Would you even bother recommending it?
You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you feel about endings that are ambiguous or open to interpretation?
Choices:
- Like them - votes: 353 (19%)
- Don't care - votes: 480 (25.8%)
- Dislike them - votes: 1028 (55.2%)
There were 1861 total votes. The poll ended: March 15, 2025 (5 minutes ago)
If you read from the comments of last week, people's opinions were quite different on this one
This week's poll was suggested by our member Ruruskadoo. You ever watch the movie Inception? How do you feel about that ending? Do you like the kind of ending that is open to interpretation?
You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: What do you think of the usual air quality where you live?
Choices:
- Panacea - votes: 62 (2.9%)
- Great - votes: 337 (15.9%)
- Good - votes: 544 (25.7%)
- Okay - votes: 429 (20.3%)
- Meh - votes: 155 (7.3%)
- Could be better - votes: 260 (12.3%)
- Bad - votes: 167 (7.9%)
- Terrible - votes: 75 (3.5%)
- Cancer - votes: 85 (4%)
There were 2114 total votes. The poll ended: March 8, 2025
Now I'm curious on the difference between the public perception of your air quality in your location vs. what you feel like it is.
This week's poll was suggested by LazyReviewer, who thought "art quality" was "air quality."
You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Have you ever climbed a tree?
Choices:
- Yes, the taller the better! - votes: 724 (30.4%)
- Yes, but only short ones - votes: 1086 (45.6%)
- Nope, not interested - votes: 573 (24%)
There were 2383 total votes. The poll ended: March 1, 2025
Now I'm wondering how many of you even have public parks nearby
This week's poll suggestion by lollylopmr is a little silly. You ever have the desire to climb a tree and decide to follow through with that thought? Maybe it's a male thing...
You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Have you ever read a series you would rate as a 1 (lowest score possible)?
Choices:
- I've never read anything that bad - votes: 728 (34.3%)
- Not often, but it happens - votes: 1221 (57.5%)
- I often go out of my way to torture myself - votes: 176 (8.3%)
There were 2125 total votes. The poll ended: February 22, 2025
Those 176 of you are masochists
This week's poll was suggested by lollylopmr. Have you ever read a series that you would rate with the lowest possible score? Or do you do your research well enough that you avoid those train wrecks? If you have, what do you consider the worst series in existence?
You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you prefer foreshadowing of a clear ending or a buildup to an unknown ending?
Choices:
- Ending clearly in sight - votes: 798 (48.4%)
- The unknown - votes: 850 (51.6%)
There were 1648 total votes. The poll ended: February 15, 2025
Dang, pretty even split. Not often we see that
This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. Do you prefer clear clear foreshadowing of the ending or an endless void of the unknown?
You can submit poll ideas here https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Would you drop a series if the art quality dropped drastically?
Choices:
- Yes - votes: 1516 (65%)
- No - votes: 818 (35%)
There were 2334 total votes. The poll ended: February 8, 2025
I guess they don't deserve a chance
Our member lollylopmr wants to know if changes in art quality matters to you.
You can submit poll ideas here https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Are you in a Discord server for any scanlation groups?
Choices:
- Yes, but I say nothing - votes: 566 (28.8%)
- Yes, and I contribute to the conversation there - votes: 41 (2.1%)
- Yes, as a team member of the group - votes: 64 (3.3%)
- Nope - votes: 1293 (65.8%)
There were 1964 total votes. The poll ended: February 1, 2025
Hmmm, looks like most of us don't use Discord
This is sort of a follow-up poll to last week's, also suggested by F_J. Do you use Discord?
You can submit poll ideas here https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How many scanlation groups do you follow for updates?
Choices:
- None - votes: 806 (52.7%)
- 1-5 - votes: 350 (22.9%)
- 6-10 - votes: 147 (9.6%)
- 11-25 - votes: 97 (6.3%)
- 26-50 - votes: 52 (3.4%)
- 51+ - votes: 76 (5%)
There were 1528 total votes. The poll ended: January 25, 2025
I wonder how those groups that pay for translations survive long term...
This week's poll was suggested by F_J. Do you tend to follow any scanlation groups for updates? And if so, how many do you follow?
You can submit poll ideas here https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Opinion on the usage of trigger warnings
Choices:
- I'd like to see them used more often - votes: 368 (22.6%)
- I like them as they are now - votes: 615 (37.8%)
- I'd like to see them used more sparingly - votes: 645 (39.6%)
There were 1628 total votes. The poll ended: January 18, 2025
I guess it's a toss up all around
This week's poll about trigger warnings was suggested by both lollylopmr and Ruruskadoo
You can submit poll ideas here https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Preferred gender for a protagonist?
Choices:
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- Male - votes: 855 (28.6%)
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- Female - votes: 718 (24.1%)
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- Other - votes: 39 (1.3%)
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- Don't care - votes: 1373 (46%)
There were 2985 total votes. The poll ended: January 11, 2025
Hmmm, slightly more want males. Now if we had done a poll based on what gender the person is and what they prefer...