This poll from our member 0sirt is about the extra content in a manga series, such as the bonus chapters, the omake, the author's notes, the oneshots that have nothing to do with the series itself, etc. When you encounter those, what do you do? Read or skip?
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: Communicating with authors (via letter, email, phone, Facebook, Twitter, etc)
Choices:
Yes, I do it all the time! - votes: 169 (1.6%)
Yes I have, but only once or twice - votes: 570 (5.3%)
I would if I knew how (their address, etc) - votes: 4606 (42.5%)
No, not interested - votes: 5500 (50.7%)
There were 10845 total votes.
The poll ended: April 7th 2012
Not a very popular poll, but that's alright. Most people (including the people who didn't vote) would probably never wanna contact the author. Too shy? Or perhaps no reason to except to say "good job."
All,
As you may have figured out by now, we lost some data.
Part of it is due to a hard drive crash we experienced during the Server Maintenance window, and part of it is due to a not-so-thourougly tested update I put in.
The update resulted in extremely bad load times. I have reverted the update, and will test it a bit more carefully before applying it again.
We will try to get the hard drive replaced tomorrow. Expect more downtime.
Sorry for the trouble.
-m
Update: NOTE: No data should be lost from this, as far as I know.
All,
The server will be going down for several hours on Saturday morning at midnight, till 4am EST for server maintenance.
Thank you,
-Manick
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. 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.
This week's poll, suggested by our member (and staff) CatzCradle, is about communicating with the author of the series you read. Have you ever done it? If yes, then how so and under what circumstance was 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: If paper manga were 40-50% cheaper, would you be more likely to buy it?
Choices:
I would buy all my manga - votes: 3079 (21.3%)
I would buy significantly more volumes - votes: 6528 (45.1%)
I would buy a bit more - votes: 2239 (15.5%)
I would not buy more - votes: 341 (2.4%)
I would buy less - votes: 29 (0.2%)
I prefer buying electronic copies - votes: 623 (4.3%)
I would only read scanlations - votes: 1633 (11.3%)
There were 14472 total votes.
The poll ended: March 31st 2012
In general, most of us would buy more, but it's quite sad that a good number of people would still only read scanlations and never support the authors and the industry.
This poll from Achiyugo is a hypothetical situation. How much does the price point matter to you on paper manga? And this assumes you have access to buying it (such as buying via the Internet!)
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: A new anime adaptation comes out for a manga series you've already read. Do you watch it?
Choices:
Watch it as it comes out (weekly, etc) - votes: 4813 (40.7%)
Wait a little before starting to know how good it is - votes: 3581 (30.3%)
Start from the middle once the anime deviates from the source - votes: 209 (1.8%)
Only start when the entire series is over - votes: 1682 (14.2%)
Don't watch it at all - votes: 1540 (13%)
There were 11825 total votes.
The poll ended: March 24th 2012
I've always wondered why you'd bother watching the anime version if you know (or assume) that the manga version is better (assuming that the manga came first). It's the same exact stuff happening... just animated.
This poll is from our member 8-3 (well the general idea of it is, but not his specific options). So assuming that you read a manga and liked it. Now for that same manga, an anime series has been announced. How do you plan to watch it (if you even would watch it...)?
Since the way announcement posts are done has been changed to automatically link to the forum, there shall be no more separate forum posts for discussion. So discuss away (either from the front page or via the forum)!
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 the quality of manga is currently declining?
Choices:
Yes, everything only gets worse - votes: 635 (5%)
In general, yes, but there are some really good works lately - votes: 4866 (38.4%)
No difference at all - votes: 2372 (18.7%)
In general, no, but some new manga are really bad - votes: 4063 (32.1%)
No, the new manga are a lot better than older ones - votes: 725 (5.7%)
There were 12661 total votes.
The poll ended: March 16th 2012
I realize it's a very generalized question, but don't forget that the site polls are for fun! The votes were amazingly pretty split right down the middle. (And in other news, quarter system schools (at least here at my college) have finals soon, so good luck!)
News posts are now hosted in the forum, and can be searched via the Search tool. You can find the 'News' forum at the top of the forums page.
In addition, I've cleaned up the threaded comments view, so you can now directly edit your posts, or use a link to go to the corresponding forum/thread entry.
This week's poll is from our member Lorska. What's your opinion of the current quality of manga (so stuff that's currently being released in Japan right now) compared to the quality of manga from previous years?
If you wanna discuss this, you can do so on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=32542
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: I prefer series with main characters that are
Choices:
Younger than I am - votes: 814 (4.9%)
Approximately the same age as me - votes: 4512 (27%)
Older than me - votes: 1495 (8.9%)
No preference - votes: 7439 (44.4%)
I don't even notice their ages... - votes: 2482 (14.8%)
There were 16742 total votes.
The poll ended: March 10th 2012
Same age... Getting older every second. (Sorry, I'm currently pulling an all-nighter, and I can't think of anything better to say)
This poll, suggested by our member CLouDFaeRie, is about the ages of the main characters that you guys read about. You have any preference in comparison with your own age?
You care to discuss your poll answer? You can do so on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=32431
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 you will abandon reading manga in the future?
Choices:
No! I will preserve this passion! - votes: 10706 (71.9%)
Yes, it's sad, but I think it won't last long - votes: 1546 (10.4%)
Of course, better sooner than later, because it takes so much time - votes: 418 (2.8%)
I don't really care. I only read to kill time... - votes: 2213 (14.9%)
There were 14883 total votes.
The poll ended: March 3rd 2012
I'm actually surprised with the results. The percentage of people possibly quitting manga is higher than I initially expected.
