This week's poll was suggested by Sosseres, and it requires some explanation. The distinction between hard vs. soft magic systems was popularized by one of my favorite authors, Brandon Sanderson.
Soft: The rules and limitations of the magic isn't really explained. It's all just fantasy to the reader. Stuff happens, and it's powerful. Some examples are The Lord of the Rings and the kind of magic you see in Disney movies.
Hard: There is an explanation for how magic works with clear costs and limitations. To the reader, it's more technical than fantastical. For example, you have Fullmetal Alchemist and Mx0.
It's really a spectrum though, so series typically fall somewhere in between. Naruto started hard but got softer as the series progressed. In my opinion, many long-running series fall into this trap of continually introducing new antagonists that are somehow stronger than anyone before with very little explanation. If you want a more detailed explanation, go read the Wikipedia article.
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Question: Do you purchase fan art of manga/anime series?
Choices:
I just own free stuff - votes: 457 (16.3%)
I don't have any art - votes: 1489 (53.2%)
I have some - votes: 486 (17.4%)
I only buy official art pieces - votes: 216 (7.7%)
Yeah, I own a lot of fan art! - votes: 149 (5.3%)
There were 2797 total votes.
The poll ended: January 18th 2020
I used to have a poster hanging on my wall, but I moved, and now my walls are bare
Last poll suggestion from this set of F_J's. Have you ever bought fan art? Maybe a cute poster of your favorite series from one of the artists at Anime Expo? Or perhaps you even commissioned a piece? Or perhaps you only own the officially things?
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Question: How do you feel about authors adding onto a story (with extra chapters, epilogues, etc) much later after the series had officially come to an end?
Choices:
Cool, but I won't be reading it - votes: 175 (5.9%)
No opinion - votes: 492 (16.6%)
I hate it as it adds nothing new to the story - votes: 146 (4.9%)
I enjoy them, only if the main characters are the same - votes: 820 (27.6%)
It's great! Will read it. - votes: 1337 (45%)
There were 2970 total votes.
The poll ended: January 11th 2020
Seems like many of you will just gobble up any new content that comes your way
F_J gave a lot of poll suggestions in one shot that I liked, hence this is another one by F_J. The circumstances here are that a series has already been over for a year or more. You liked the series, but it's been out of your mind for a while now. Suddenly a special chapter is released that takes place after the ending of the series. Maybe it's just a trip to an onsen. Or maybe it's an actual epilogue! Or perhaps a time skip to 10 years into the future? Would you enjoy that?
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Previous Poll Results
Question: Have you ever gotten interested in a new hobby because of how it was portrayed in manga? (e.g., sports, games, cooking, acting, etc)
Choices:
I usually only read about stuff I'm already interested in - votes: 204 (6.6%)
Never - votes: 728 (23.6%)
Many times! - votes: 644 (20.9%)
Once or twice - votes: 1508 (48.9%)
There were 3084 total votes.
The poll ended: January 4th 2020
Easier to read about things than to actually do them
F_J, again, suggested this poll. Has manga ever inspired you to take up new hobbies? Maybe Hikaru no Go taught you Go? Or Saki mahjong? Or Haikyu!! volleyball? Or Nodame Cantabile classical music and/or conducting? Comment below with your story!
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Question: Do you regularly listen to anime songs?
Choices:
Not at all - votes: 506 (16%)
Maybe every once in a while - votes: 1488 (47.2%)
Yes, all the time! - votes: 1161 (36.8%)
There were 3155 total votes.
The poll ended: December 28th 2019
I was at a party and someone had to do a punishment over a bet. She had to dance to one of the Naruto songs.
This week's poll is again from F_J. Do you listen to songs from anime? It could be the instrumental stuff, or the regular OP/ED that you're probably thinking of. Or maybe it's the songs from Kimi no Na wa.? That one's hugely popular with my friends. Personally, every once in a while I'll listen to the symphonic suites for Gundam Seed and Gundam Seed Destiny that were done by the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Question: You hate a series' ending but loved everything before that. How do you rate the series?
Choices:
10 (best) - votes: 292 (7.8%)
9 - votes: 521 (13.9%)
8 - votes: 1245 (33.2%)
7 - votes: 952 (25.4%)
6 - votes: 297 (7.9%)
5 - votes: 200 (5.3%)
4 - votes: 70 (1.9%)
3 - votes: 46 (1.2%)
2 - votes: 16 (0.4%)
1 (terrible) - votes: 112 (3%)
There were 3751 total votes.
The poll ended: December 21st 2019
This week's poll was suggested by F_J. Does a bad ending affect how you rate a series? Did the last season of Game of Thrones taint your perception of it?
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Question: When a group scanlates a series that was previously worked on by another group, how should they handle the spelling consistencies of names?
Choices:
Spell their own way and leave a note explaining the change - votes: 1986 (77.3%)
Spell their own way without explaining any differences - votes: 114 (4.4%)
No preference - votes: 273 (10.6%)
Spell the same as the previous group, even if incorrect - votes: 196 (7.6%)
There were 2569 total votes.
The poll ended: December 14th 2019
Translating sure is a tough job!
This week's poll was suggested by Nekomikoto. This one hits close to home actually, as many years ago I helped scanlate Mahou Sensei Negima! with AquaStar Fansubs. There's a character that we called "Colonel Sanders," although the official translation came out to be "Ku:nel Sanders."
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: If you're growing bored of a series, and/or not enjoying it anymore, what do you do?
Choices:
Take a break and return to it later - votes: 1439 (47.3%)
Drop the series altogether - votes: 720 (23.7%)
Skip to the end, skim the conclusion, and then make a decision - votes: 515 (16.9%)
Push on through all the way to the end - votes: 367 (12.1%)
There were 3041 total votes.
The poll ended: December 7th 2019
What if you just take a break with every intention of picking it back up, but you just forget...
This week's poll was suggested by Transdude1996. Do you believe in the sunk cost fallacy?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do/Did you play any physical sports?
Choices:
Yeah, but only for class (PE, etc) - votes: 791 (23.5%)
No, but I might try soon - votes: 83 (2.5%)
No, and it doesn't interest me - votes: 844 (25.1%)
Yeah, I play(ed) for fun outside of school - votes: 1023 (30.4%)
Yeah, I play(ed) for a school team (high school, college, etc) - votes: 596 (17.7%)
Yeah, I play(ed) professionally for money - votes: 32 (0.9%)
There were 3369 total votes.
The poll ended: November 29th 2019
Exercise is healthy for you! And I definitely don't do enough of it
This week's poll came from my own brain.
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Question: You usually prefer
Choices:
Fantastical setting with many supernatural elements - votes: 1102 (39.6%)
Realistic setting that can include some supernatural elements (ghosts, werewolves, light magical powers, etc) - votes: 1247 (44.8%)
Realistic stories without any supernatural elements - votes: 435 (15.6%)
There were 2784 total votes.
The poll ended: November 23rd 2019
I would like to ask about low vs high fantasy, but I doubt many people would understand
This week's poll was suggested by ForeignerChan. Do you prefer fantasy or realism?
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Question: You're about to start reading a comedy series. What other genre does it have?
Choices:
Adventure - votes: 128 (4.7%)
Mystery - votes: 45 (1.7%)
It's pure comedy and has no other genre - votes: 85 (3.1%)
I would never read a comedy - votes: 74 (2.7%)
Drama - votes: 66 (2.4%)
Mature - votes: 96 (3.5%)
Tragedy - votes: 43 (1.6%)
Fantasy - votes: 202 (7.5%)
Mecha - votes: 10 (0.4%)
Harem - votes: 126 (4.6%)
Slice of life - votes: 479 (17.7%)
School life - votes: 90 (3.3%)
Supernatural - votes: 95 (3.5%)
Sci-fi - votes: 34 (1.3%)
Romance - votes: 904 (33.3%)
Action - votes: 234 (8.6%)
There were 2711 total votes.
The poll ended: November 16th 2019
Romantic comedies are a mainstay of our culture
