This week's poll was suggested by our member 8-3. How many series are you currently regularly reading? You can define "regularly" as whatever you like, as some series only have a new chapter every month. Or maybe the scanlator is just slow and releases even slower than that...

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you prefer reading a completed or ongoing series?

Choices:

• I only read completed series - votes: 228 (8.6%)
• I prefer reading completed series but dabble in ongoing series - votes: 1308 (49.4%)
• I don't care - votes: 842 (31.8%)
• I prefer reading ongoing series but dabble in completed series - votes: 249 (9.4%)
• I only read ongoing series - votes: 23 (0.9%)

There were 2650 total votes. The poll ended: May 17, 2025

I guess that's preference, but how many of them are actually completed vs. ongoing? With TV shows, at least there's a known schedule for the current season. With scanlations, who knows when the group will translate the next chapter? Or maybe they'll just drop the series?

This week's poll was suggested by our member Miss Gradenko. Do you have a preference in terms of reading a series that's already completed vs. ongoing?

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: How should SFX be handled?

Choices:

• The original should be replaced with a translation SFX - votes: 626 (36.8%)
• A translation should be placed next to the original - votes: 445 (26.2%)
• A translation should be in the margins - votes: 470 (27.7%)
• SFX shouldn't be translated at all - votes: 158 (9.3%)

There were 1699 total votes. The poll ended: May 10, 2025

I believe the last time we did this poll, more people preferred leaving the original SFX present and putting a translation somewhere else

We haven't done a poll related to SFX in about 6 years, so suyouera suggested that we do one now. One huge difference between now and then is the rise of webtoons/webcomics. The SFX is replaced with a translation for most of the official releases. That's one of the easiest ways to see if a so-called "scanlator" just ripped it from an English publisher, as most of the scanlators for webtoons/webcomics don't bother translating the SFX.

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: What type of milk do you prefer in your drinks (standalone or mixed with something (e.g., tea)?

Choices:

• Dairy milk (e.g., cow, sheep, goat, etc., at levels of whole, 2%, etc) - votes: 1319 (59.7%)
• Flavored (e.g., chocolate, strawberry, etc.) - votes: 254 (11.5%)
• Condensed - votes: 40 (1.8%)
• Oat - votes: 151 (6.8%)
• Soy - votes: 69 (3.1%)
• Almond - votes: 85 (3.8%)
• Coconut - votes: 22 (1%)
• Cashew - votes: 7 (0.3%)
• Rice - votes: 10 (0.5%)
• Hemp - votes: 3 (0.1%)
• Pea - votes: 4 (0.2%)
• Other - votes: 27 (1.2%)
• None - votes: 217 (9.8%)

There were 2208 total votes. The poll ended: May 3, 2025

How many of you are lactose-intolerant?

This week's poll was brought to you by the milk empire (just kidding, it's our member Ruruskadoo). You like boba milk tea (the way I say it kind of reveals where I'm from) or other drinks that have milk? You have a preferred type of milk to drink?

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Question: How do you say GIF?

Choices:

• Jif (Soft G, like "gel" or the peanut butter brand) - votes: 560 (20.6%)
• Gif (Hard G, like "go") - votes: 1970 (72.6%)
• G.I.F. (Individual letters) - votes: 86 (3.2%)
• What? - votes: 96 (3.5%)

There were 2712 total votes. The poll ended: April 26, 2025

I was surprised how much conversation was in the comments around this topic. Go see it for yourself

This week's poll was suggested by thepol. How do you pronounce GIF?

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: What's your current living situation?

Choices:

• Living with parents - votes: 1343 (55.4%)
• Living with just partner / spouse - votes: 201 (8.3%)
• Living with partner / spouse + children - votes: 93 (3.8%)
• Living with children without partner / spouse - votes: 15 (0.6%)
• Living with unrelated roommates / housemates - votes: 186 (7.7%)
• Living alone - votes: 587 (24.2%)

There were 2425 total votes. The poll ended: April 19, 2025

Honestly, this question is better off as a survey with follow up questions. Oh well

This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. What's your current living situation? This poll does not include every possible option, and I left out the "Other" option on purpose. Just choose the option that feels most relevant to you. For example, some of you have children but also are taking care of elderly parents.

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you intentionally look up spoilers?

Choices:

• Always - votes: 230 (10.2%)
• Sometimes - votes: 1332 (59.1%)
• Never - votes: 690 (30.6%)

There were 2252 total votes. The poll ended: April 12, 2025

I usually look up spoilers like the plots of movies before I watch them. My friends dislike me for it, even though I don't reveal the spoilers to them.

This week's poll was suggested by Viki.kdrama. Do you try to look up spoilers? Would you flip to the end of a book and read the last chapter first? Do you look up movie summaries on Wikipedia before watching it? A paper by Nicholas Christenfeld and Jonathan D. Leavitt actually found that people tend to enjoy stories more with spoilers (some caveats, so read the paper yourself)

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: When do you rate a series?

Choices:

• After looking at the cover - votes: 17 (0.8%)
• After reading the first few chapters - votes: 211 (10.2%)
• About halfway through - votes: 227 (10.9%)
• After I finish reading it (e.g., series completion, catching up to translations, or deciding to drop it) - votes: 1292 (62.2%)
• I don't rate anything - votes: 330 (15.9%)

There were 2077 total votes. The poll ended: April 5, 2025

Would you change your initial rating after some time?

In a few days is the infamous April Fools' Day (April 1st). At MangaUpdates, we ⚠️WILL NOT⚠️tolerate any fake/joke releases being reported/announced to us (on any day, not just April Fools). If we, by accident, allow a fake release to get through, please report the mistake to us (either via a Change Request form, through the forum, post a comment in this news post, send me a private message, or you can email me at lambchopsil@mangaupdates.com if you are not a registered member here).

Thank you for considering our request to remain as accurate as possible for our members.

This week's poll was suggested by Karonhioktha. At what point do you decide to give a series a rating? Do you do the metaphorical judging the book by its cover?

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: If the original is R19 (i.e., rated R), is it okay to adapt it into R15 (i.e., rated PG-13)?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 703 (29.6%)
• No - votes: 1156 (48.6%)
• No opinion - votes: 519 (21.8%)

There were 2378 total votes. The poll ended: March 29, 2025

But sales are better when it's a broader audience...

This week's poll was suggested by Nyxsha. If the original source material was R19, is it okay for an adaptation to be R15? Would action movies be better if they could show blood?

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Would you give a bad rating to a good series just because you didn't like the ending?

Choices:

• Yes, endings matter a lot - votes: 618 (24.5%)
• Maybe, depends on how much I liked the rest of the series - votes: 1442 (57.1%)
• No, I would give a fair rating even if I disagree with the ending - votes: 466 (18.4%)

There were 2526 total votes. The poll ended: March 22, 2025

Gotta stick that landing. Looking at you, Game of Thrones