This week's poll was suggested by LazyReviewer. How willing are you to give a chance to a series that starts off badly? Are there any gems that start badly but end up great?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you keep track of the manga you read?
Choices:
MangaUpdates - votes: 1086 (47.8%)
Other manga database site - votes: 302 (13.3%)
A personal file, spreadsheet, or database - votes: 209 (9.2%)
Web browser bookmarks - votes: 105 (4.6%)
Handwritten on paper, etc. - votes: 27 (1.2%)
Through the website I read manga - votes: 270 (11.9%)
Other method - votes: 82 (3.6%)
I don't keep track of manga I read - votes: 191 (8.4%)
There were 2272 total votes.
The poll ended: May 18th, 2024 9:59am PDT
Of course there's bias. As long as Tachiyomi (or its spin-offs) doesn't have a bug in their code that crashes our site again
This week's poll was suggested by lollylopmr. How do you keep track of the manga you're currently reading or have read before?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What do you do with your paper calendars after the year has ended?
Choices:
Throw it away - votes: 533 (24.2%)
Repurpose it (e.g., scrap paper) - votes: 313 (14.2%)
Keep it as-is - votes: 317 (14.4%)
I don't use paper calendars - votes: 1038 (47.2%)
There were 2201 total votes.
The poll ended: May 11th, 2024 2:35pm PDT
I use Google Calendar for personal stuff, and my work uses Outlook
This week's odd poll was suggested by 8-3. Apparently some people like to keep their old calendars as keepsakes? What do you do with yours? I personally don't use a paper calendar anymore, and I've thrown away all my old ones.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is the most striking aspect of great character art?
Choices:
Clothing - votes: 234 (11.3%)
Accessories - votes: 52 (2.5%)
Body / Figure - votes: 241 (11.6%)
Eyes, face, or hair - votes: 908 (43.8%)
Art line work - votes: 524 (25.3%)
Colors - votes: 112 (5.4%)
There were 2071 total votes.
The poll ended: May 4th, 2024 10:45am PDT
Face is also where we focus for the uncanny valley
This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. What aspect of a character's art do you pay the most attention to? What are some iconic characters whose art is very striking?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What type of character would you want to be if you were isekaied into a series?
Choices:
Protagonist - votes: 569 (24.5%)
Antagonist - votes: 288 (12.4%)
Side character - votes: 577 (24.8%)
Background character (i.e., not involved in the main plot at all) - votes: 893 (38.4%)
There were 2327 total votes.
The poll ended: April 27th, 2024 8:29am PDT
Probably safer if you're not part of the main plot
This week's poll was suggested by lollylopmr. If you were in a isekai series, what kind of character would you be?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is the best way to translate a dialect or accent of the original language that is not the norm (e.g., Kansai-ben)?
Choices:
Different country's English accent (e.g., Irish or Australian) - votes: 187 (9.5%)
Different American regional accent (e.g., Southern) - votes: 240 (12.2%)
Have the character use different slang (e.g., 'pops' instead of 'dad'😉 - votes: 373 (19%)
Minor speech pattern differences (e.g., dropping the 'g' in '-ing' words) - votes: 524 (26.6%)
No difference in translation but have a translation note - votes: 366 (18.6%)
I don't care - votes: 278 (14.1%)
There were 1968 total votes.
The poll ended: April 20th, 2024 11:30am PDT
Hey, I'm walkin' here
This week's poll was suggested by gomichandesu. We did a similar poll about 6 years ago, but this one has more detailed options. Last time, it was about a 50/50 split between translating it into a different accent vs. just using a translation note.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Which platform do you currently most often play video games on?
Choices:
VR (any method) - votes: 46 (1.7%)
PC (desktop) - votes: 1118 (40.3%)
PC (laptop) - votes: 447 (16.1%)
Handheld computer (Steam Deck, Razer Edge, etc) - votes: 48 (1.7%)
Mac / Linux - votes: 54 (1.9%)
PlayStation - votes: 199 (7.2%)
Xbox - votes: 47 (1.7%)
Nintendo - votes: 233 (8.4%)
Phone - votes: 318 (11.5%)
I don't play video games - votes: 246 (8.9%)
Other platform - votes: 19 (0.7%)
There were 2775 total votes.
The poll ended: April 13th, 2024 10:39am PDT
I'm surprised there aren't more pure console gamers. Yay for Nintendo though
This week's poll was suggested by yuri_shibuya. How do you normally play your video games? I'm primarily a PC gamer on my gaming desktop with lots of games via Steam. I do a little bit on the phone on the side. How about you?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What do you call the social media platform where you tweet?
Choices:
Twitter - votes: 2661 (93.9%)
X - votes: 174 (6.1%)
There were 2835 total votes.
The poll ended: April 6th, 2024 10:21am PDT
Elon Musk made a mistake with Twitter
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 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 something I was thinking about today. Do you call it X or Twitter?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you normally dry your washed clothes?
Choices:
In-unit dryer - votes: 1032 (40.8%)
Communal dryer shared by the building - votes: 128 (5.1%)
At a laundromat - votes: 70 (2.8%)
Hang dry - votes: 1300 (51.4%)
There were 2530 total votes.
The poll ended: March 30th, 2024 9:01am PDT
I currently don't have an in-unit dryer, so I have to hang dry my clothes. My clothes feel hard after drying since my water isn't the softest
This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. How do you normally dry the majority of your clothes?
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Question: Can you read Japanese, Chinese, or Korean proficiently?
Choices:
I can read all 3 - votes: 51 (1.7%)
Japanese and Chinese - votes: 56 (1.9%)
Japanese and Korean - votes: 30 (1%)
Chinese and Korean - votes: 6 (0.2%)
Japanese - votes: 341 (11.7%)
Chinese - votes: 147 (5%)
Korean - votes: 87 (3%)
None - votes: 2208 (75.5%)
There were 2926 total votes.
The poll ended: March 23rd, 2024 10:57am PDT
We're primarily a manga site, so I'm not surprised to see Japanese as the top
