[color=red]Birthday![/color]
Yup, it's my birthday today~ So happy birthday to me! Adding this kind of news about myself is just one of the perks of being an admin, haha. And yes, I turned 18, so I'm finally legal...
[color=red]Site News[/color]
For site news, I have a further update on the next version of our site. Originally, we were hoping it'd be ready by BU/MU's birthday, which is July 22, but it appears we won't meet that deadline. Our future projection date as of now is around the Christmas season. It sounds pretty late, I know...
However! I just started testing (spent 2 hrs yesterday) our beta (alpha?) forum for v2 of the site! Most likely in the future we'll begin recruiting people to help with all the testing. I'll keep you guys posted.
Last of all, the t-shirts. I'm hoping we'll be able to push out the t-shirts before the opening of v2 of the site (which as stated before will probably be around Christmas time), but no promises. I'll have to discuss more about this with Manick
[color=red]Weekly Poll[/color]
This week's poll was brought to you by l3ongl3oi. Basically, choose the type of manga that you hate the most. Lovely poll, eh? (The option of "Other" was purposely left out since too many people would probably choose it...and that wouldn't be helpful now, would it?)
Come and discuss your love/hate for this poll: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=6574
PS: We're running out of poll ideas, so if you got any suggestions, come here: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you attend anime/manga conventions? (Like AnimeExpo, Otakon, San Diego Comic-Con, etc)
Choices:
Sure! What better way to meet fans? - votes: 1419 (18.6%)
Nah, that's lame - votes: 1759 (23.1%)
I would if there was one close to me (but there isn't) - votes: 4434 (58.3%)
There were 7612 total votes.
The poll ended: July 12th 2008
I wish more people went to conventions, but it appears most people don't really have access to one. Get some travel plans, people! Get off the computer and go outside!
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silverado
Founder of Manga Underground*
An attempt at rounding-up all the newly announced series at this weekend's AX.
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=298]Aurora Publishing[/url]
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=404]LuvLuv[/url]
- Pretty Poison by NARUKAMI Yutta - July 2008
- Make Love and Peace by YONETANI Takane - September 2008
- Sounds of Love by TANAKA Rin - November 2008
- "Object of Desire" by NOGUCHI Tomoko - December 2008
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=299]Deux Press[/url]
- Red Blinds The Foolish by est em
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=197]CMX[/url]
- Astral Project by TSUCHIYA Garon
- Ballad of a Shinigami by IZUMI Asuka
- Classical Medley by KANA Sanae
- Fire Investigator Nanase by HASHIMOTO Izo and ISHIKAWA Tomoshige
- Go West! by YAGAMI Yu
- Jihai by NIGOSHI Toshimi
- Shirley by MORI Kaoru
- Suihelibe! by AZUMA Naomi
- The Girl Who Runs Through Time by TSUTSUI Yasutaka and TSUGANO Gaku
- The Name of the Flower by SAITOU Ken
- Venus Capriccio by NISHIKATA Mai
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=204]Dark Horse[/url]
- Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project by TAKAHASHI Osamu - Spring/Summer 2009
- Clover (Clamp) by CLAMP (Omnibus edition) - March 2009
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=208]DMP[/url]
- Ghost Hunt Scramble! by OTOTACHIBANA
- Lyrical Nanoha Strikers by TSUZUKI Maki and HASEGAWA Kouji
- Overclock - Once in a Blue Moon by HOZUMI Riya and SEKI Ryouko
- RH Plus by SUWA Ayako
- Tale of a White Night by MIYAGI Tooko
- "Time for Magic" by Morehe Yoshida
- Utahime by Aki
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=395]June/801 Media[/url]
- Clan of the Nakagamis 2 by Homerun Ken
- Cut by KAWAI Touko
- "Desire - Dangerous Feelings" by GOTOU Shinobu
- Dog x Cat by AMASAKI Yoshimi
- Double Trouble by KANZAKI Takashi
- "Eat or Be Eaten" by ENJIN Yamimaru and FUYUNO Jinko
- Heaven's Smile by SENOO Aki
- Hey Class President by MONCHI Kaori
- Hey Sensei by SAKURAGI Yaya
- Honey/Chocolate by OKUDA Nanao
- Life for Love by ITSUKI Satoand MAYAMA Jun
- Longest Time by TATENO Tooko
- Love Potion by FUJII Sakuya
- Love Syndrome by MIYAZAWA Yura
- Love/Knot" by ISHIMARU Hiroko
- Manhattan Love Story by TENZEN Momoko
- Moonlit Promises by HIMAWARI Souya
- Object of my Affections by OKUDA Nanao
- Planet of Earthquake by TAKAYA Miou
- Pure Heart (FUJIYAMA Hyouta) by FUJIYAMA Hyouta
- Spiral of Sand by TAKAMURE Tamotsu
- Suggestive Eyes by TENZEN Momoko
- "The Lonely Egoist" by Hikaru Masaki and MINASE Masara
- The Way To Heaven by ENJIN Yamimaru
- Then Comes Love by YAMAKAMI Riyu
- Tricky Prince by HASHIDA Yukari
- Where has Love Gone? by TSUNODA Ryoku
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=395]Doki Doki[/url]
- Crimson Cross by NEGISHI Kyoko and MAEDA Sakae
- Happy Boys by TATENO Makoto
- Millennium Prime Minister by EIKI Eiki
- Otodama by NITTA Youka
- Princess Princess+ by TSUDA Mikiyo
- Wolf God by TENKAWA Ai
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=217]Go! Comi[/url]
- Crown by HIGURI Yuu and WADA Shinji
- "Days of Cool Idols"
- Bound Beauty by TAKEUCHI Mick
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=234]Tokyokpop[/url]
- Castle of Dreams by TSUDA Masami
- Demon Sacred by ITSUKI Natsumi
- Kaichou wa Maid-sama! by FUJIWARA Hiro
- Momo Tama by CHRONO Nanae
- NG Life by KUSANAGI Mizuho
- Peacemaker Kurogane by CHRONO Nanae
- Phantom Dream by TAKAYA Natsuki
- This Ugly Yet Beautiful World by MORIMI Ashita
- Togainu no Chi (CHAYAMACHI Suguro) by CHAYAMACHI Suguro, Tomoe Sato, and Nitro+CHiRAL
- Tsubasa: Those with Wings by TAKAYA Natsuki
- .hack//G.U. (Novel)
- "Orange and Remember" by Benjamin (Hong Kong) - 2009
- "Pixie" by Mathieu Mariolle and Aurore (France) - 2009
- "Luna" (Spain) - 2009
[url=http://www.mangaupdates.com/publishers.html?id=235]Viz Media[/url]
- Otomen by KANNO Aya - January 2009
- Magic Touch by TSUBAKI Izumi - January 2009
- Heaven's Will by TAKAMIYA Satoru - January 2009
- Oishinbo by KARIYA Tetsu and HANASAKI Akira - January 2009
- Honey Hunt by AIHARA Miki - March 2009
- Gestalt by KOUGA Yun - June 2009
Edited to include links to our database (took several hours...) >< For missing stuff, please help out by posting comments!
I'm not late this time! It's the easiest poll I could think of since I'm at AnimeExpo right now...
Discuss your con experiences here: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=6438
Previous Poll Results
Question: Console?
Choices:
Wii - votes: 2959 (40.9%)
PS3 - votes: 2963 (41%)
Xbox 360 - votes: 1313 (18.1%)
There were 7235 total votes.
The poll ended: July 5th 2008
VERY close poll, but I prefer the Wii personally...
Happy 4th of July for all you US residents/citizens/whatnot! I'm currently at AnimeExpo 2008 in Los Angeles, CA (USA)! And yet I'm still dedicated for this site...
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PS: If anyone wants to meet me at AX (I'm attending all 4 days), pm me here and leave something like a cell # so that I can locate you within the crowd of 40,000+ people
First, I realize I'm late (again) with the poll. Second, I'm lazy. So here's the easiest poll I could think of within 10 seconds. Just choose your favorite console! (I realize there is no choice of PC or "none". I did that for a reason)
You can discuss this poll on this thread: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=6308
No flame wars please...
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How unrealistic/cliched do you like your manga?
Choices:
Completely realistic and none of those stupid cliches - votes: 300 (3.6%)
It has to seem real, but cliches DO happen in real life all the time! - votes: 1387 (16.9%)
I don't mind some silliness, but the story had better be original - votes: 3764 (45.7%)
Anything goes for me - votes: 2110 (25.6%)
I like my manga as wild and fantastical as possible - votes: 670 (8.1%)
There were 8231 total votes.
The poll ended: June 29th 2008
I guess most of us are expecting some kind of fantasy to happen (hey, it's manga we're talking about), but we love the original plot sequences. Not too many people like the extremes
Sorry for the REALLY late poll this week...I woke up late, had to take a car trip to my grandma's house for lunch (40-ish min drive), then went to a pool birthday party for twins that I know. Busy busy busy~
Member rabookal has suggested this new poll for us! Basically, do you like your manga to mimic real life? Or do you prefer the outrageous and impossible events, including all the cliches like "punk boy falls in love with beautiful princess of the school and actually gets her" or the typical "average male surrounded by tons of girls"...Anyways, you get the point...
Discuss your views on our forum: http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=6184
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Select the choice that best represents your feelings
Choices:
Manga > Anime - votes: 4143 (40.7%)
Manga < Anime - votes: 304 (3%)
Manga = Anime - votes: 619 (6.1%)
Depends on the series - votes: 5107 (50.2%)
There were 10173 total votes.
The poll ended: June 21st 2008
As you can definitely see, many people think manga is better than anime (as to be expected as this IS a manga-orientated site). I'm interested to know what would happen if we repeated this poll on our anime side...
But the clear winner is the poll of the choice that it really depends on the series. Some things just show better using animation, whether that be story, fight scenes, kissing scenes, you name it. As for manga, you usually got the original story line without fillers, a lot of room for length and development, among other things.
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srhisey writes: I ran across a spanish blog site, and with my limited spanish skills determined that [sitelink=authors.html?id=152]Moyoco Anno[/sitelink] was retiring or something. Panic stricken, I rushed to her blog and with online translation services, found that she indeed took hiatus in March due to illness.
To all you men out there, have a happy Father's Day!
And for those of you looking for a present, here's a great gift idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HjQEceCDxw
