Sorry, almost forgot about the weekly site poll due to the holidays... This week's poll comes from scsijon, and it's sort of related to last week's poll. The choices are a bit wordy, but you get the drift. Imagine you start a series and like where it's going. Then suddenly there's a huge twist and you hate the direction it's going in. Do you continue with the series?
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: For a really long, ongoing series, you prefer to
Choices:
Keep reading since you're already so invested - votes: 2827 (27.3%)
Keep reading as long it's good - votes: 4607 (44.5%)
After a certain point, just stop and wait for it to finish then read the entire thing at once - votes: 2503 (24.2%)
Just give up reading after a certain point - votes: 426 (4.1%)
There were 10363 total votes.
The poll ended: December 27th 2014
Some series never seem to end... I'm look at you, Bleach and One Piece.
This week's poll comes from our member jacob66. The idea here is that you're following a long series that doesn't seem to end. What would you prefer to do? While we're at it, anyone decide to start over Naruto from the beginning since it finally ended?
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: Do you read the extras / omake in manga?
Choices:
Always - votes: 3272 (32.6%)
Most of the time - votes: 3765 (37.5%)
Half the time - votes: 1424 (14.2%)
Seldom - votes: 1290 (12.8%)
Never - votes: 298 (3%)
There were 10049 total votes.
The poll ended: December 20th 2014
All you scanlators out there, don't forget to translate the extras!
This week's poll is from Nekomikoto. Simple question that should have enough options to satisfy all your needs...
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: If I were to become a collector of anime / manga related goods, I would collect
Choices:
Physical manga volumes - votes: 5032 (55.7%)
Manga scanlations - votes: 686 (7.6%)
Anime DVDs / Blu-Rays - votes: 558 (6.2%)
Anime fansubs - votes: 183 (2%)
Related live-action shows and movies - votes: 21 (0.2%)
Doujinshi - votes: 256 (2.8%)
Figures - votes: 762 (8.4%)
Plushies - votes: 289 (3.2%)
Posters / wall scrolls - votes: 177 (2%)
Art books / prints - votes: 435 (4.8%)
Cels - votes: 31 (0.3%)
Costumes - votes: 175 (1.9%)
Hats - votes: 38 (0.4%)
Lanyards - votes: 18 (0.2%)
Patches - votes: 10 (0.1%)
Music CDs - votes: 89 (1%)
Pillows - votes: 70 (0.8%)
Stickers - votes: 30 (0.3%)
Other - votes: 170 (1.9%)
There were 9030 total votes.
The poll ended: December 12th 2014
Well, we are a manga site...
This week's poll was suggested by our member AngelCharms. If you had the money to become a collector of some kind of manga/anime-related merchandise, what would you collect? You only get to pick one top choice!
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: Do you archive fansubs (for anime)?
Choices:
Yes, everything - votes: 1561 (18.2%)
Only a few - votes: 2801 (32.6%)
I watch and delete - votes: 799 (9.3%)
I only watch online - votes: 2338 (27.2%)
I don't watch fansubs - votes: 1101 (12.8%)
There were 8600 total votes.
The poll ended: December 6th 2014
So I goofed and had actually done this one back in February. Results are fairly similar as back then, although more people are only streaming nowadays...
At the beginning of this year, we had a poll about archiving scanlations. Well, our member tactics has suggested that we have a poll about archiving fansubs, so here it is! Same poll, just the anime equivalent. I guess the main difference is that video takes up a lot more hard drive space.
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:** Which kind of story would you find more interesting**
Choices:
Dystopia - votes: 6060 (72.7%)
Utopia - votes: 2270 (27.3%)
There were 8330 total votes.
The poll ended: November 29th 2014
Dystopias are all the rage. Just look at Hunger Games...
This week's poll from psycho-shocker is pretty straightforward. You prefer stories about dystopias or utopias?
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: Do you think loli / shota should be illegal or banned?
Choices:
Yes / Yes - votes: 2741 (21.6%)
Yes / No - votes: 422 (3.3%)
No / Yes - votes: 546 (4.3%)
No / No - votes: 5400 (42.6%)
Don't care - votes: 3567 (28.1%)
There were 12676 total votes.
The poll ended: November 22nd 2014
Polarizing... Other than that, no comment.
PS: I just got Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U. 8-player smash is crazy
This week's poll from mattw895 could be a bit polarizing... If you have an opinion about loli and shota, do you think it should be banned or made illegal? I realize there's no options for something like "No / Don't care", but too bad. Deal with it. Have an opinion on all or nothing. There's also no option for "What's that?" for similar reasons.
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: Do you have any manga-related apps on your phone or handheld device?
Choices:
Yes, and I regularly use them - votes: 2723 (27.9%)
Yes, but I don't really use them - votes: 1590 (16.3%)
No - votes: 4129 (42.3%)
I don't have a phone or handheld device that can install apps - votes: 1328 (13.6%)
There were 9770 total votes.
The poll ended: November 15th 2014
Hmm, I'm actually quite surprised by the number of people that do have apps like that...
This week's poll from BaeSooky deals with apps on your phone or tablet. If you own one, do you have any manga-related apps on them? Maybe the MangaUpdates app? Or some other app that allows you to read manga or keep track of stuff? For the purposes of the poll, let's leave out games that are based on manga/anime series.
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 do you feel about unrealistic manga?
Choices:
Love it, crazier the better! - votes: 1730 (19%)
Like it, as long as it's not too over the top - votes: 4820 (52.9%)
Indifferent - votes: 1905 (20.9%)
Dislike, since it needs to be a bit more realistic - votes: 508 (5.6%)
Hate it, I enjoy reading realistic manga - votes: 150 (1.6%)
There were 9113 total votes.
The poll ended: November 7th 2014
Looks like most of us like reading about the fantastical stuff that goes above and beyond what's possible/probably in real life
This week's poll from kitty1826x is similar to something from 2008, but oh well... What level of realism do you like in your series?
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: When was the last time you read a non-manga related book outside of school purely for pleasure?
Choices:
Right now! - votes: 3108 (29.2%)
A few days ago - votes: 2323 (21.8%)
A few weeks ago - votes: 1189 (11.2%)
A few months ago - votes: 1506 (14.1%)
Over a year ago - votes: 850 (8%)
So long ago that I don't remember - votes: 1670 (15.7%)
There were 10646 total votes.
The poll ended: November 1st 2014
I'm glad a lot of you are reading other stuff!
This news post is a bit late, but that's because we were trying to investigate and obtain responses from all the parties involved.
Our recent downtime last week was a result of two DMCA requests. It was from an intermediary on behalf of two different companies. Unfortunately, our host did not notify us and instead disabled our IP address immediately. The most recent requests were due to displaying copyrighted cover art. As some of you have noticed, we have removed the images from some respective series pages (hopefully temporarily). We are currently in the process of looking for another host. It is unacceptable to cause severe downtime without forwarding the requests to us and allowing us to respond. It is likewise poor form by the intermediary to use such tactics without attempting to contact us directly.
Thank you, MU Staff
