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Do you prefer reading weekly chapters when they drop or binging on full volumes / seasons?
Weekly chapters
Full volumes
Just whenever I have time to read anything
Other
 
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Welcome to Baka-Updates - Manga Division

Manga is basically the Japanese equivalent of what you might know as comic books. They have a very unique style which has developed over many years. We hope here you can learn to appreciate the art that is manga and become an avid manga fan!

New Poll - Weekly Chapters vs. Full Volumes

This week's poll was suggested by Naruto Gogi. Do you prefer to read stuff as it comes out or wait to binge?

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

Question: If you're reading an original story by a Japanese author but it's online-only and formatted in a vertical strip with full color, what do you call it?

Choices:

  • Manga - votes: 551 (28.5%)
  • Webcomic - votes: 655 (33.9%)
  • Webtoon - votes: 650 (33.7%)
  • Other - votes: 74 (3.8%)

There were 1930 total votes. The poll ended: September 13, 2025

The way I understand it, webtoons are a subset of webcomics. Webtoons are vertical strip webcomics

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September 13th, 2025 9:15am PDT
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New Poll - Manga Online Format

This week's poll was suggested by our member Tessa-Meowther. What really is a manga in this day and age?

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

Question: Do you spend more time on anime or manga (or the equivalent, i.e., manhwa or manhua)?

Choices:

  • I do both, but more anime - votes: 301 (12.9%)
  • I do both, but more manga - votes: 1320 (56.7%)
  • About the same amount of time for both - votes: 250 (10.7%)
  • I don't watch anime at all - votes: 439 (18.9%)
  • I don't read manga at all - votes: 17 (0.7%)

There were 2327 total votes. The poll ended: September 6, 2025

Compared to a decade ago, the largest change in percentages is that less people watch anime (myself included)

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September 6th, 2025 10:23am PDT
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New Poll - Anime or Manga

This week's poll is a repeat of something we did over a decade ago, so why not? Do you read more manga or watch more anime? Have your habits changed?

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

Question: If you were reincarnated or transmigrated and you could choose your sex and gender, what would it be?

Choices:

  • Pure female form and body - votes: 844 (30.8%)
  • Pure male form and body - votes: 1086 (39.7%)
  • Female body with additional male genitals - votes: 325 (11.9%)
  • Male body with additional female genitals - votes: 112 (4.1%)
  • No gender/sex - female form without genitals - votes: 119 (4.3%)
  • No gender/sex - male form without genitals - votes: 103 (3.8%)
  • Other - votes: 148 (5.4%)

There were 2737 total votes. The poll ended: August 30, 2025

Better to be a guy than a girl?

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August 30th, 2025 12:21pm PDT
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New Poll - Reincarnated or Transmigrated Choice

This week's poll was suggested by Renzonokuken. What kind of body would you choose if you had a choice during a reincarnation or transmigration scenario? Such a popular genre nowadays... (Regression is back in your own body in the past, which is why I left that out)

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

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Preferred type of protagonist?

Choices:

  • Hero - votes: 477 (27.1%)
  • Heroine - votes: 355 (20.2%)
  • Villain - votes: 481 (27.3%)
  • Villainess - votes: 446 (25.4%)

There were 1759 total votes. The poll ended: August 23, 2025

This is probably our most even poll between 4 options

Posted by lambchopsil on 
August 23rd, 2025 10:51am PDT
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New Poll - Type of Protagonist

This week's poll was suggested by Masae. Lately, I've been seeing a lot of series with the word "villain" or something similar in the title. Do you have any opinions on this trope?

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

Previous Poll Results:

Question: When do you prefer to read manga (or manhua / manhwa)?

Choices:

  • Morning - votes: 116 (6.6%)
  • Afternoon - votes: 189 (10.8%)
  • Evening - votes: 556 (31.8%)
  • Late at night - votes: 888 (50.8%)

There were 1749 total votes. The poll ended: August 16, 2025

I believe previous polls indicated that we have many night owls

Posted by lambchopsil on 
August 16th, 2025 10:43am PDT
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New Poll - Reading Time

This week's poll was suggested by Maria-Ayako. Do you have a preferred time that you read?

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

Question: How much consideration do you put into the art style when picking up a new series?

Choices:

  • A lot - votes: 1039 (46.9%)
  • Sometimes - votes: 863 (39%)
  • Rarely - votes: 220 (9.9%)
  • Never - votes: 20 (0.9%)
  • Don't care - votes: 73 (3.3%)

There were 2215 total votes. The poll ended: August 9, 2025

Yes, it was poorly worded. Oh well. Our system for the site-wide polls makes it incredibly difficult to correct anything wrong with a poll

Posted by lambchopsil on 
August 9th, 2025 9:23am PDT
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New Poll - Art Style

In this week's poll, our member Renzonokuken is wondering if you judge a book by its cover

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

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you prefer wired or wireless computer accessories (e.g., mouse, keyboard, headphones)?

Choices:

  • Wired - votes: 977 (48.7%)
  • Wireless - votes: 745 (37.1%)
  • No preference - votes: 285 (14.2%)

There were 2007 total votes. The poll ended: August 2, 2025

No batteries. No worries about signal interference. But the tangle...

Posted by lambchopsil on 
August 2nd, 2025 8:35am PDT
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New Poll - Wired vs. Wireless

Do you prefer wired or wireless? I personally like wired so that I don't have to worry about recharging any batteries

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

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Currently, I mostly read

Choices:

  • Manga (Japanese) - votes: 1234 (50.5%)
  • Manhua (Chinese) - votes: 71 (2.9%)
  • Manhwa (Korean) - votes: 877 (35.9%)
  • (Light) Novels (any of the above 3 origin languages) - votes: 183 (7.5%)
  • Other - votes: 79 (3.2%)

There were 2444 total votes. The poll ended: July 26, 2025

Manhua is so much lower than manhwa? I thought they would be more equal

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July 26th, 2025 12:34pm PDT
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New Poll - Majority Reading

This week we have another poll by Viki.kdrama. What type of thing do you mostly read nowadays?

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

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you go back and read the extras and side stories that are released after you've already finish the main series?

Choices:

  • Always - votes: 431 (23.4%)
  • Usually - votes: 584 (31.7%)
  • Sometimes - votes: 690 (37.4%)
  • Never - votes: 140 (7.6%)

There were 1845 total votes. The poll ended: July 19, 2025

As long as you realize they even exist...

Posted by lambchopsil on 
July 19th, 2025 8:01am PDT
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New Poll - Side Stories and Extras

This week's poll was suggested by our member Ruruskadoo. If you've finished a series a few months ago and now notice that there's a side story for that series, how likely is it that you'd read it?

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

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Would you start a series that's already been cancelled or axed?

Choices:

  • Yes - votes: 544 (20.7%)
  • Only if it was good - votes: 1338 (51%)
  • No - votes: 742 (28.3%)

There were 2624 total votes. The poll ended: July 12, 2025

Sad that Mx0 got axed...

Posted by lambchopsil on 
July 12th, 2025 9:03am PDT
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