The scenario spelled out by our member vivant is specific and is as follows. You're the 3rd party observer, and you see other people giving series recommendations to each other, such as in our I'm Looking For... forum (in case you didn't know that existed). Do you ever end up reading those series that are recommended, even though you weren't the original person asking for a suggestion? Any hidden gems that you've discovered that you'd like to share?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: When a scanlator leaves a customized message at the end of each chapter (e.g., commentary, next release date, questions, etc.; excluding regular credit or recruitment page) do you read them and/or respond to them?
Choices:
No - votes: 566 (17%)
Never seen them - votes: 69 (2.1%)
Sometimes - votes: 1664 (50.1%)
Yes - votes: 1022 (30.8%)
There were 3321 total votes.
The poll ended: April 26th 2019
Wow, the majority of you do look at them at least sometimes!
This week's poll was suggested by Nekomikoto. It's kind of wordy, but oh well. The poll is specifically about words from the scanlators that are customized on each release, excluding the normal credits and recruitment page. The example Nekomikoto gave is for the scanlations of Haritoge Kuremi to Ou no Ie by Boredom Society Scanlations.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Who knows about your love of manga?
Choices:
Anyone who knows me - votes: 667 (16.8%)
I don't love manga - votes: 135 (3.4%)
A few close family members and/or friends - votes: 1435 (36.2%)
Most of my family and friends - votes: 1019 (25.7%)
Only me - votes: 624 (15.8%)
My significant other - votes: 79 (2%)
There were 3959 total votes.
The poll ended: April 20th 2019
135 people are trolls. Why are you here then?
This week's poll was suggested by juliarox214. Who knows that you love manga, assuming you love manga in the first place?
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Question: Would you accept an offer of immortality?
Choices:
Yes, if I have an immortal partner too - votes: 484 (10.8%)
No, I just don't want to live forever - votes: 825 (18.5%)
Yes, as long as I can choose to die if I'm tired of living - votes: 1401 (31.4%)
Not if it means I'm living a nightmare (endless torture, lost limbs, mental illness) - votes: 498 (11.2%)
Not if there are strings attached (i.e., curse, vampirism, etc.) - votes: 297 (6.7%)
Not if it means I endlessly age (like still living despite conditions associated with the elderly) - votes: 577 (12.9%)
Yes! No matter what! - votes: 379 (8.5%)
There were 4461 total votes.
The poll ended: April 13th 2019
If you can choose when you die, does that count as suicide?
jacob66 suggested this fun little poll about immortality. What do you think? Blessing or curse? Would you take the gift?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Using an anime fansub's subtitles to translate the manga adaptation (or vice versa) is...
Choices:
Kinda lazy, but it's efficient - votes: 982 (32.6%)
Unacceptable, because you're copying someone else's translation - votes: 842 (28%)
Perfectly acceptable, as long as it's accurate - votes: 1184 (39.4%)
There were 3008 total votes.
The poll ended: April 6th 2019
One of our most even polls in a while!
In a few days is the infamous April Fools' Day (April 1st). At MU, we [color=red]WILL NOT[/color] 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 [sitelink=submit.html?act=add_change]Change Request[/sitelink] form, through the forum, post a comment in this news post, send me a private message, or you can email me at lambchopsil[at]mangaupdates[dot]com if you are not a registered member here).
As you have been warned against doing it, if we discover a person still attempting to post a joke release here, that person will be dealt with. Severe action will be taken upon that scanlation group.
Thank you for considering our request to remain as accurate as possible for our members.
This week's poll is kind of odd. It was suggested by our member 8-3. Apparently there exist some scanlations that share identical translations of the anime's fansub. 8-3 never mentioned which series it was though, as I want to see it for myself. Regardless, what are your thoughts about that?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Assume that an anime's story is great, but the animation quality is fairly poor. Is that a deal breaker?
Choices:
Poor animation is always a deal breaker - votes: 411 (10.3%)
I can overlook it if the sound design is good - votes: 34 (0.9%)
I can overlook it if the voice acting is good - votes: 95 (2.4%)
It's fine as long as everything else is good - votes: 870 (21.8%)
I only mind in extreme cases of bad animation - votes: 1735 (43.5%)
I can easily overlook it - votes: 488 (12.2%)
I can overlook it if the art direction is good - votes: 351 (8.8%)
There were 3984 total votes.
The poll ended: March 29th 2019
For most people, you just need to meet a minimum threshold of animation quality
This week's poll was suggested by residentgrigo. Basically, how much do you care about the animation quality?
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Question: The great era for manga/anime was
Choices:
The beginning (50-60s) e.g: Astro Boy, Speed Racer, Kimba the Lion, GeGeGe no Kitarou - votes: 23 (0.7%)
The trendsetter (70s) e.g: Doraemon, Galaxy Express 999, Lupin III, Cutie Honey - votes: 81 (2.4%)
The classics (80s) e.g: Dragon Ball, Captain Tsubasa, Gundam, Jojo - votes: 384 (11.4%)
The state-of-the-art (90s) e.g: Slam Dunk, Rurouni Kenshin, Sailor Moon, One Piece - votes: 1080 (32%)
The millennia (2000s) e.g: Fullmetal Alchemist, Death Note, Ouran High School - votes: 1290 (38.2%)
Current (2010s) e.g: One-Punch Man, Attack on Titan, Tokyo Ghoul, My Hero Academia - votes: 518 (15.3%)
There were 3376 total votes.
The poll ended: March 23rd 2019
So does that mean most of the users of this site are in their 30's now?
This week's poll was suggested by hiei_luke. The names of each decade don't really mean anything. Just pay attention to the decade. And sorry if your favorite series wasn't listed. Had to pick and choose. Some cross over multiple decades, so I had to be a little liberal about it.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Favorite type of ending for a harem series. (MC = main character)
Choices:
I hate harems - votes: 1705 (39.7%)
MC ends up with no one - votes: 181 (4.2%)
MC ends up with a side love interest - votes: 400 (9.3%)
MC ends up with character that was introduced much later into the series - votes: 201 (4.7%)
MC ends up with the first introduced love interest (i.e., main love interest) - votes: 654 (15.2%)
MC ends up with everybody - votes: 1150 (26.8%)
There were 4291 total votes.
The poll ended: March 16th 2019
I guess that's why you watch harem series: you want to see the main character get with everyone
Another poll suggested by silenteye. This time it's about harem endings! Tropes abound.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Most hated type of ending for a series
Choices:
Ending with too many unanswered questions - votes: 995 (22.2%)
Axed or abrupt ending - votes: 2643 (58.9%)
Cliffhanger / suspenseful ending - votes: 494 (11%)
Sacrifice goal for the greater good - votes: 88 (2%)
Protagonist fails objective - votes: 39 (0.9%)
Protagonist gains objective but loses something more valuable - votes: 114 (2.5%)
Protagonist achieves objective - votes: 17 (0.4%)
Gets the love interest at the end - votes: 99 (2.2%)
There were 4489 total votes.
The poll ended: March 9th 2019
If you're going to end something, solve/reveal all the mysteries. Blacklist, I'm looking at you.
This week's poll was suggested by silenteye. Which type of ending do you dislike the most?
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Question: How do you feel about a "classic" anime being remade with today's animation standards?
Choices:
The original was perfect, so why remake? - votes: 274 (8%)
I guess I'll give it a chance... - votes: 1017 (29.5%)
I'm okay if it's just a change in appearance with no changes to the story - votes: 1175 (34.1%)
They usually ruin the classics with these remakes, so stop trying - votes: 355 (10.3%)
I prefer the modern look and feel, so go for it! - votes: 476 (13.8%)
I prefer the older style of animation anyways, so skipping - votes: 147 (4.3%)
There were 3444 total votes.
The poll ended: March 2nd 2019
Looks like most of you would at least give it a shot. Then there's those people who debated what counts as a "classic"...