This week's poll is from Masae. Do you commonly read series that are not your target demographic? Specifically, it doesn't include any 18+ demographics, so don't complain about that.
You can discuss this among yourselves on our forum here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=28178
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: Would you drop a manga if you didn't like the art?
Choices:
Yes! It must look good if I'm gonna read it - votes: 5115 (38.1%)
Nah, art doesn't matter too much - votes: 4849 (36.1%)
I never even start a series unless it looks good - votes: 3465 (25.8%)
There were 13429 total votes.
The poll ended: August 13th 2011
This poll from sarah-eats-cupcakes is pretty straightforward (hopefully). Shouldn't need to explain it... In response to accusations that the 1st and 3rd options are basically the same, I did that because the art style in a series can change over time (for better or for worse).
You can discuss this poll on our forums here (and maybe post the specific names of the series you dropped):
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=28030
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: Online manga readers
Choices:
Help popularize manga - votes: 3678 (28.9%)
Make it easy to read manga - votes: 5750 (45.1%)
Not worth lower quality - votes: 693 (5.4%)
Threaten scanlations - votes: 606 (4.8%)
Will cause problems with publishers - votes: 734 (5.8%)
Don't use them - votes: 1287 (10.1%)
There were 12748 total votes.
The poll ended: August 6th 2011
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This poll from silent isn't worded very well, and I bet people are gonna complain about the choices, but just choose the best fitting option. Even better, state exactly what you mean in the comments below or on our forum.
Forum thread is here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=27899
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: Anime: Sub or Dub?
Choices:
Sub - votes: 15818 (82.2%)
Dub - votes: 740 (3.8%)
Both are equally fine - votes: 2294 (11.9%)
I don't watch anime - votes: 382 (2%)
There were 19234 total votes.
The poll ended: July 30th 2011
Not quite our most popular poll, but definitely an overwhelmingly one-sided response
Mangascreener has their 10th anniversary today. Not many scanlation groups can make that claim, so good for them to stick around for so long!
I'm really surprised that we never used this as a poll before. Well, our member ChocoKun finally suggested it. No forum thread this time.
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: Ever tried to create the food shown in manga?
Choices:
Yes, and I was pleased with the results! - votes: 1907 (20.1%)
Yes, but never again. I'm not the chef type - votes: 795 (8.4%)
Nope, I'd rather have someone else cook my food - votes: 4790 (50.5%)
No, but my manga tends to feature knuckle sandwiches - votes: 1997 (21%)
There were 9489 total votes.
The poll ended: July 23rd 2011
Apparently most of us don't cook often. I have to admit that I like the "knuckle sandwich" option though...
So you have your food manga like Yakitate!! Japan. Then there's tons of other manga out there where there's a chapter where the character cooks a dish. For this poll suggested by our member Fansomedreams, have you ever tried to cook a dish similar to something featured in a manga series? Maybe it's super fancy like a cake, or perhaps it's as simple as sushi or a rice ball. Hot pot anyone?
You can discuss this poll on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=27581
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: Opinion on webcomics
Choices:
Have never read any - votes: 2000 (16.1%)
Like them in general - votes: 6996 (56.5%)
No opinion - votes: 2166 (17.5%)
Don't like them in general - votes: 1226 (9.9%)
There were 12388 total votes.
The poll ended: July 16th 2011
It appears most of us have read some webcomics (although I haven't). Perhaps I should start.
Webcomics have been a rising thing in the last year or so (in terms of scanlations), so our member Hellsayer is wondering what your opinion is on them.
You can discuss this poll on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=27420
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: Honorifics (-san, -chan, -dono, etc) in translations?
Choices:
Yes, have them! - votes: 13717 (87.9%)
Nah, don't need them - votes: 1890 (12.1%)
There were 15607 total votes.
The poll ended: July 9th 2011
Maybe I should've made a forum topic for this one... There was a lot going on in the News comments
This week's poll is by MewMan. I'm really surprised that we never did an honorifics poll in the 3-ish years we've been doing weekly site polls. No discussion forum for this one.
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 compare scanlations to the official published releases?
Choices:
All the time, when I can! - votes: 1160 (10.2%)
Sometimes, when I feel like it - votes: 3008 (26.5%)
No, I don't care about comparing - votes: 3478 (30.6%)
No, I'd only read the chapter / volume once - votes: 634 (5.6%)
No, I don't have any official volumes to compare them to - votes: 3090 (27.2%)
There were 11370 total votes.
The poll ended: July 2nd 2011
Opinions are all over the place on this one...
This poll was suggested by our member Mini_Twilight. I don't feel there's much to talk about it, as it's pretty straightforward...
You can discuss this poll on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=27116
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 read 1st chapter of new series and don't like it, now what?
Choices:
I drop the series - votes: 3200 (20.9%)
I'll try a few more chapters. Maybe it gets better? - votes: 9603 (62.6%)
Go get someone else's opinion before continuing - votes: 835 (5.4%)
I'll finish what I start. Keep reading everything! - votes: 438 (2.9%)
This never happens. I do my research before even reading the 1st chapter - votes: 1257 (8.2%)
There were 15333 total votes.
The poll ended: June 25th 2011
At least most of us give it a chance. I guess if we extend this to people, we tend to give people the benefit of the doubt and a second chance?
