Hi all,

We discovered some issues with our latest update, so we will be postponing a couple days. Stay tuned for additional updates.

Thanks!

This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. Imagine you had the power to stop time whenever you wanted, and of course you could still do things while time was stopped. What would you do first with your powers?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Non-Japanese Live-Action adaptations on average
Choices:
Finally got good - votes: 67 (3%)
Are almost respectable - votes: 128 (5.8%)
Are very slowly improving - votes: 546 (24.7%)
Still suck - votes: 1468 (66.5%)
There were 2209 total votes.
The poll ended: May 8th, 2022 12:00am PDT

Long way to go

Good evening,

MangaUpdates will have a scheduled downtime on May 11th, from 5pm to 7pm PDT (8pm to 10pm EDT) for database upgrades.

Thank you!

This week's poll was suggested by residentgrigo. We've recently (i.e., in the last few years) had Western adaptations of stuff like Cowboy Bebop, Alita: Battle Angel, Ghost in the Shell. Think these are a step in the right direction or just firing a miss?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: How often do you look at the scanlation releases on MangaUpdates?
Choices:
Multiple times a day - votes: 602 (22.9%)
Once a day - votes: 399 (15.2%)
Few times a week - votes: 570 (21.7%)
Once a week or less - votes: 631 (24%)
Never - votes: 425 (16.2%)
There were 2627 total votes.
The poll ended: April 30th, 2022 3:31pm PDT

I don't think many of you realize that the red numbers for most recently chapter in your reading lists are driven by the releases that are added here

Good afternoon,

MangaUpdates will have a scheduled downtime tomorrow (April 28) from 5pm to 7pm PDT (8pm to 10pm EDT) for database upgrades.

Thank you for your consideration and patience!

This week's poll is a bit selfish. I'm planning on taking a less active role in MangaUpdates at some point in the future. Over the past 16 years, I've added about 40% of the releases historically, perhaps closer to 80% of the recent releases. Since it appears most people don't add releases themselves, we're trying to gauge how drastically my leave would affect the site.

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: You are given the chance to stop 1 major tragedy that happened in the past. Would you?
Choices:
Yes - votes: 1882 (63.8%)
No, you should not change the past - votes: 1068 (36.2%)
There were 2950 total votes.
The poll ended: April 23rd, 2022 7:29am PDT

I was amused by orochijes' "Time to save the Romanovs". I watched the animated Anastasia as a child.

If you had the opportunity to change the past, would you? Kill Hitler as a baby? Warn the population about a huge natural disaster? Try and prevent a war? Or is changing the past too dangerous?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Question: Do you think the first sentient / living A.I. will be born on purpose or by accident?
Choices:
On purpose - votes: 1377 (47.4%)
Accident - votes: 974 (33.5%)
It'll never happen - votes: 554 (19.1%)
There were 2905 total votes.
The poll ended: April 16th, 2022 7:58am PDT

Now is that a good or a bad thing?

This week's poll was suggested by jacob66 and inspired by Free Guy, which I saw on Disney+ a few weeks ago (and loved it).

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: For your current employment, which part do you care most about?
Choices:
The type of job it is (i.e., I love animals, as a zookeeper) - votes: 712 (28.9%)
The "importance" of the job - votes: 92 (3.7%)
The benefits - votes: 213 (8.7%)
The money - votes: 1103 (44.8%)
It is a stepping stone to a better job - votes: 342 (13.9%)
There were 2461 total votes.
The poll ended: April 9th, 2022 10:36am PDT

Can't live without money

This week's poll was suggested by a former member Transdude1996. Whatever your current job is (even student!), which part do you consider most important about it?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Would you be satisfied with a great virtual life coupled with a boring real life?
Choices:
Yes - votes: 1150 (39.7%)
No - votes: 1744 (60.3%)
There were 2894 total votes.
The poll ended: April 2nd, 2022 10:06am PDT

Video games are great, aren't they?

In a few days is the infamous April Fools' Day (April 1st). At MU, we WILL NOT 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 Change Request form, through the forum, post a comment in this news post, send me a private message, or you can email me at lambchopsil@mangaupdates.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.