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, 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.
Some people seem to think this news post is a joke or something similar. I assure you, I am being totally serious. Don't take it lightly.
And we can figure out if someone is trying to frame a group. We're not naive, so don't even try.
Another poll from myrt. Have you ever thought a series was so good that you reread it? What's the most times you've reread a single series? For me, I don't think I've reread anything actually...
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Have you ever tried writing or drawing (doodling?) your own manga (or shorter, like a 4-koma)?
Choices:
Yes, and it's available for people to read! - votes: 185 (2.7%)
Yes, it's a work in progress - votes: 291 (4.2%)
Yes, but too embarrassed to share with others - votes: 689 (10%)
I tried... and gave up - votes: 1464 (21.3%)
No, but may try in the future - votes: 1208 (17.6%)
Haven't and never will try - votes: 3038 (44.2%)
There were 6875 total votes.
The poll ended: March 26th 2016
And no one was brave enough to share their works of art...
This week's poll is from our member myrt. Have you ever tried to make your own manga? And if so, feel free to comment below with samples (or where to read it).
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: You are a king/queen. A demon army has kidnapped your daughter. You...
Choices:
Visit the shady mystic to obtain magic to get her back - votes: 1549 (19%)
Put out a reward for her rescue in order to attract a hero - votes: 914 (11.2%)
Lead your army as the hero - votes: 2970 (36.4%)
Try to negotiate or bargain with the demons to get her back - votes: 1186 (14.5%)
Ask for help from your neighbors - votes: 172 (2.1%)
Just make another daughter - votes: 679 (8.3%)
Cry - votes: 260 (3.2%)
Abandon her to her fate. Why needs kids or heirs? - votes: 439 (5.4%)
There were 8169 total votes.
The poll ended: March 19th 2016
Lots of you wanna be the hero! Good for you! (And personally, I found the "Just make another daughter" option really funny. I'm glad others agreed)
This week's poll is from our member drunkguy (who hopefully wasn't drunk when suggesting this). It's a fun little poll of no consequence except for the fate of your fictional daughter and heir to the throne.
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How important is manga to your life?
Choices:
Extremely! I can't get through day without it! - votes: 1327 (15.7%)
Very! I crave it, but a day or two without it won't hurt - votes: 4413 (52.3%)
So-so... I enjoy it every once in a while - votes: 2414 (28.6%)
Not that important. I prefer other forms of media - votes: 202 (2.4%)
0%. Why am I even here? - votes: 86 (1%)
There were 8442 total votes.
The poll ended: March 12th 2016
We are a manga site!
This week's poll is from Ameyer118. How important is manga to you right now?
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: You start a new series that has a great plot but terrible artwork...
Choices:
Assuming plot stays good, I'll read it until the end! - votes: 5518 (70.3%)
I'll probably stop reading it eventually - votes: 1548 (19.7%)
Drop it right away - votes: 788 (10%)
There were 7854 total votes.
The poll ended: March 5th 2016
I guess most of us give it a chance...
This week's poll comes from Caedis. What if you read the first chapter of a new series and the story has a lot of promise but the artwork makes your eyes bleed. Would you still try to keep reading it or just give up?
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Your current main occupation status
Choices:
Student, no other job - votes: 3854 (40.5%)
Student, also working though - votes: 1357 (14.3%)
Part-time employee - votes: 459 (4.8%)
Full-time employee - votes: 2229 (23.4%)
Work multiple jobs - votes: 145 (1.5%)
Currently unemployed, but looking for work! - votes: 761 (8%)
Unemployed and not looking for work - votes: 620 (6.5%)
Retired - votes: 87 (0.9%)
There were 9512 total votes.
The poll ended: February 27th 2016
Very few old people and lots of young 'uns
This week's poll is from AlexiaLee. Everyone should be able to vote!
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Preferred publication frequency (per chapter)
Choices:
Weekly - votes: 3627 (51%)
Biweekly - votes: 743 (10.5%)
Monthly - votes: 639 (9%)
Bimonthly - votes: 75 (1.1%)
Quarterly - votes: 10 (0.1%)
A volume at a time - votes: 508 (7.1%)
The entire series in one go - votes: 1505 (21.2%)
There were 7107 total votes.
The poll ended: February 20th 2016
From a marketing perspective, the most popular option kinda sucks... Can't build that hype!
Another poll from residentgrigo (probably the last one in a while). This week, we're dealing with your preferred publication frequency per chapter. For example, many of the shounen series are weekly, but many other smaller series are monthly. The last option doesn't really happen in the real world, as far as I know (not counting oneshots and doujinshi here), but hey, I guess it'd be nice if it DID happen! Or you just get overwhelmed because now you have so many chapters to read at once...
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Question: For a completed series, do you skip to the ending for any reason?
Choices:
All the time - votes: 184 (2.1%)
Often - votes: 643 (7.5%)
Seldom - votes: 2765 (32.1%)
Never - votes: 5014 (58.3%)
There were 8606 total votes.
The poll ended: February 13th 2016
Spoiler alert! Don't read ahead! (Just kidding)
Another poll suggestion from residentgrigo. For a completed series, would you skip to the ending (and hopefully go back and read the middle)? Maybe to get rid of some suspense that's killing you? Or at least evaluate that the ending is any good?
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Are spin-off series worth it?
Choices:
Manga need to be standalone tales - votes: 1230 (19.5%)
Maybe just one spin-off - votes: 3792 (60%)
Lots of spin-offs is fine! - votes: 1295 (20.5%)
There were 6317 total votes.
The poll ended: February 6th 2016
Too much of a good thing is a bad thing...
This week's poll is from our member residentgrigo. What's your opinions on spin-off series? In case you don't know what those are, imagine a series coming to an end. You know that side character that's kinda interesting? Let's make a new series with just him and his new adventures.
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: What's your preferred treatment of 2 page spreads in scanlations that don't align well?
Choices:
Keep them together but leave a gap in the middle - votes: 1887 (28.6%)
Keep them together and redraw the gap in the middle - votes: 1949 (29.5%)
Keep them together and put them side by side even if they don't line up - votes: 566 (8.6%)
Keep each page as a separate image - votes: 995 (15.1%)
No preference - votes: 1207 (18.3%)
There were 6604 total votes.
The poll ended: January 30th 2016
I'm amazed this was such a close vote. Before this poll, I really thought people would always prefer having the gap redrawn, but it appears lots of people also prefer preserving the gap.
