As MewMan reminded me, I really should have done this poll last week, but I forgot... The poll only contains the countries that haven't yet been eliminated. However, by the time you vote in the poll, it's entirely possible your top choice is already gone... We did a similar poll 4 years ago, and the top picks by MU were Brazil, Germany, and Spain (in that order). Let's see what happens this time!
And for all you people who don't care about soccer/football, too bad.
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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results
Question: Where do you live?
Choices:
Metropolis (> 5m population) - votes: 1743 (15.4%)
City (1m - 5m) - votes: 2130 (18.8%)
City (500k - 1m) - votes: 1249 (11%)
City (100k - 500k) - votes: 2066 (18.3%)
Town (50k - 100k) - votes: 1174 (10.4%)
Town (10k - 50k) - votes: 1337 (11.8%)
Town (5k - 10k) - votes: 683 (6%)
Rural (< 5k) - votes: 922 (8.2%)
There were 11304 total votes.
The poll ended: June 21st 2014
I'm actually surprised. This is more evenly spread out than I expected. My guess was that the higher population choices would have many more votes, but I guess not...
It's not related to manga, but I wanted to do this poll suggested by our member icassop. How big of a city is the place that you live? If you're not sure, look it up! Google is your best friend! For me, I live in the giant city of Los Angeles. You know it's huge because of the amount of traffic.
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you own physical, non-digital copies of manga?
Choices:
I would consider myself a collector - votes: 1068 (9.4%)
Maybe not hardcore, but I have a lot - votes: 2710 (23.9%)
Just a few here and there - votes: 3773 (33.3%)
Maybe like one volume... - votes: 976 (8.6%)
None at all. Purely digital for me - votes: 2793 (24.7%)
There were 11320 total votes.
The poll ended: June 14th 2014
I'm glad a good number of you own at least some physical volumes (or magazines)~
As some of you may already know, Mangatraders was hacked and a bunch of usernames, emails, and passwords (apparently in unsalted MD5) was released onto the Internet. Rest assured, it does not appear MangaUpdates has been hacked. However, a significant number of emails in the list from MangaTraders match user accounts on MangaUpdates. If you had an account on MangaTraders, it is advised that you change your account here.
- Manick and lambchopsil
This week's poll wasn't asked by a specific person, but rather it was prompted as I read a suggestion by our member psycho-shocker, which was sort of related to the actual poll. Do you own physical manga? Like volumes (tanks) or even magazines? And if so, how much? Ya, I generalized the options, but hey, it's a simple poll!
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 did you start visiting MangaUpdates?
Choices:
2004 (been a decade since the beginning) - votes: 1123 (9.8%)
2005 (9 years, wow) - votes: 509 (4.5%)
2006 (lucky 8 years) - votes: 791 (6.9%)
2007 (7 years and counting) - votes: 1111 (9.7%)
2008 (6 years ago) - votes: 1200 (10.5%)
2009 (half a decade) - votes: 1444 (12.6%)
2010 (4 years now) - votes: 1371 (12%)
2011 (last 3 years) - votes: 1191 (10.4%)
2012 (for 2 years) - votes: 1078 (9.4%)
2013 (just a year) - votes: 977 (8.6%)
2014 (within the last few months) - votes: 624 (5.5%)
There were 11419 total votes.
The poll ended: June 7th 2014
I kind of wish I had put a 2003 option just to see how many people would choose that option. FYI, MU was started July 20, 2004
Technically this poll would be better suited in a couple of months (July 20, to be precise), but hey, I want in on this! Since early 2005 for me. Man, it's been a long time... Those high school days, lol.
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 likely are you to continue watching an anime series once you notice that it diverges from the original manga plot (non-filler episodes)?
Choices:
Would keep watching until the end - votes: 2152 (19.4%)
Keep watching until it sucks too much - votes: 6239 (56.3%)
50/50 chance I'll continue - votes: 1630 (14.7%)
Stop watching immediately - votes: 377 (3.4%)
I don't watch anime anyways - votes: 688 (6.2%)
There were 11086 total votes.
The poll ended: May 31st 2014
If you ever make something, make sure it's good.
This week's poll from Baniita is slightly confusing if you don't read it carefully. Let's assume you're watching an anime that's based on a manga series. It starts off following the plot of the manga, but then you notice that it diverges and goes off to do its own thing (and let's assume it's non-filler episodes). Would you keep watching the show? One of the best examples I can think of is the first anime series of Fullmetal Alchemist (which I actually liked).
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: Who is your favorite Sailor Scout / Senshi?
Choices:
Sailor Moon - votes: 1246 (10.6%)
Sailor Mercury - votes: 818 (7%)
Sailor Mars - votes: 973 (8.3%)
Sailor Jupiter - votes: 890 (7.6%)
Sailor Venus - votes: 675 (5.8%)
Sailor Neptune - votes: 244 (2.1%)
Sailor Uranus - votes: 372 (3.2%)
Sailor Pluto - votes: 437 (3.7%)
Sailor Saturn - votes: 587 (5%)
Sailor Chibi Moon - votes: 244 (2.1%)
Other - votes: 153 (1.3%)
I never watched / read Sailor Moon - votes: 4185 (35.7%)
I don't like any of them - votes: 904 (7.7%)
There were 11728 total votes.
The poll ended: May 23rd 2014
Titular characters tend to win...
This week's poll is from OrchardPetalLullaby. I basically chose it in honor of the newly announced Sailor Moon series. However, I've personally never watched it myself, so I know exactly how I'm gonna vote!
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Would you cosplay as someone from the opposite gender?
Choices:
I already have - votes: 845 (7.5%)
I plan to - votes: 693 (6.2%)
No thanks, but I do cosplay - votes: 695 (6.2%)
I would if I actually did cosplay... - votes: 4919 (43.8%)
I don't cosplay and never want to - votes: 4084 (36.3%)
There were 11236 total votes.
The poll ended: May 17th 2014
A couple of days ago, I saw an image of a dude that was dressed up like Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider series. Yeah...
This week's poll was a suggestion from our member butako chan. Would you cosplay as a character from the opposite gender? Perhaps you already have. Or maybe you'll never cosplay at all... (I personally fall in this latter camp). But ya, poll away!
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 you're sleep-deprived, it's mostly because of...
Choices:
Anime - votes: 659 (6.1%)
Manga - votes: 2248 (20.7%)
Movies / TV shows - votes: 290 (2.7%)
Other reading - votes: 608 (5.6%)
The Internet - votes: 2608 (24.1%)
Video games - votes: 974 (9%)
Music - votes: 37 (0.3%)
Neighbors / family / roommates - votes: 117 (1.1%)
Pet(s) - votes: 38 (0.4%)
Homework / studying - votes: 993 (9.2%)
Work / job - votes: 469 (4.3%)
Sports (including watching) / Exercising - votes: 35 (0.3%)
Partying / going out - votes: 129 (1.2%)
Pillow talk / (deep) conversation - votes: 98 (0.9%)
Too much noise around me - votes: 175 (1.6%)
I just can't sleep... / insomnia - votes: 1365 (12.6%)
There were 10843 total votes.
The poll ended: May 9th 2014
The Internet is just... so... addictive...
This week's poll from icassop is just a random one. For most people, there's just those times where you're deprived of your beauty sleep and probably feel really drained the next morning. What's the most common reason this happens to you? And my assumption is that no one always gets the perfect amount of sleep their entire life. I'm guessing it's a safe assumption.
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: Assuming your favorite series is on many mediums, and they're all good, but which do you enjoy the most?
Choices:
The manga - votes: 6361 (53.6%)
The anime - votes: 2489 (21%)
The light novel - votes: 879 (7.4%)
The game - votes: 287 (2.4%)
The live action movie - votes: 56 (0.5%)
I enjoy them all equally - votes: 1796 (15.1%)
There were 11868 total votes.
The poll ended: May 3rd 2014
Yes, a lot of people said they'd have picked the option where they'd enjoy the original the most, but I was trying to avoid that option in particular, hence not having it as a choice.
This week's poll is from our member psycho-shocker. I was struggling on how to word this one. Basically, take your favorite series. Now imagine there's an anime version, a manga version, a light novel version, and a live action movie version. They're all pretty good (so the anime doesn't have too many fillers, etc). Which medium do you think you'd enjoy the most for this series? Or maybe you like them all equally?
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: Demographic you read the most?
Choices:
Shounen - votes: 3862 (27.4%)
Shoujo - votes: 2665 (18.9%)
Seinen - votes: 2395 (17%)
Josei - votes: 468 (3.3%)
Shoujo Ai - votes: 144 (1%)
Shounen Ai - votes: 231 (1.6%)
Hentai - votes: 563 (4%)
Lolicon - votes: 283 (2%)
Shotacon - votes: 78 (0.6%)
Yaoi - votes: 3012 (21.4%)
Yuri - votes: 385 (2.7%)
There were 14086 total votes.
The poll ended: April 25th 2014
Judging from the comments, this poll was quite divisive... I'm a bit surprised that josei is so much lower though (compared to the others of the first four choices).
