As PinkShippuden suggests (and 狂気 helped add some options), we all had to have started somewhere to get into this fandom of the anime/manga world. So of the media choices, which was your first introduction into this world of delights? My first would probably have to be the original Pokemon TV series, which started getting popular around my 3rd grade.
Started from the bottom and now we're here. Not that Pokemon was the bottom. Far from it. Ah, memories...
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you use an ad-blocker on your browser?
Choices:
Yes - votes: 8586 (78.2%)
I used to - votes: 509 (4.6%)
Never have, but might consider it - votes: 1029 (9.4%)
Never have, never will - votes: 318 (2.9%)
What's an ad-blocker? - votes: 534 (4.9%)
There were 10976 total votes.
The poll ended: October 11th 2014
Dang, seems like a lot of us are savvy enough for that ad-blocker!
This week's poll from MinatoAce isn't strictly manga/anime-related, but it does indicate your browsing habits. If you use multiple computers regularly, try to answer the poll for your most-used device.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: After finishing a series that you like, you most hope to find
Choices:
Anime of it - votes: 1444 (13.1%)
Sequel or spin-off - votes: 2963 (26.9%)
Another series by the same author - votes: 4365 (39.6%)
Merchandise for sale - votes: 118 (1.1%)
Fan fiction - votes: 564 (5.1%)
Fan art - votes: 193 (1.7%)
A community to discuss the series with - votes: 317 (2.9%)
I don't finish series - votes: 39 (0.4%)
I have no hope for anything - votes: 1029 (9.3%)
There were 11032 total votes.
The poll ended: October 4th 2014
It's like video game developers. If I like Mass Effect, chances are I'll like the other Bioware games.
This week's poll is from our member whatnot. After you finishing reading a series, what would you typically hope to find relating to that series? Personally, I tend to read the other works by that author. For instance, after finishing Suzuka, I read everything else by SEO Kouji.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What sexist trope in manga bothers you the most?
Choices:
Patronizing "but you're a girl!" statement - votes: 581 (4.9%)
Objectification - votes: 470 (3.9%)
Falling in love with their rapist - votes: 3213 (26.8%)
"All women are..." - votes: 213 (1.8%)
Sexual assault/rape portrayed as a joke - votes: 2342 (19.6%)
Harassment is okay because she's "playing hard to get" - votes: 683 (5.7%)
Damsel in distress - votes: 799 (6.7%)
Girl solely exists to be a love interest - votes: 1324 (11.1%)
Jealous, vain, and/or cruel fangirls - votes: 819 (6.8%)
Madonna/whore dichotomy - votes: 300 (2.5%)
What? Sexism still exists? - votes: 1235 (10.3%)
There were 11979 total votes.
The poll ended: September 26th 2014
This was definitely one of the most talked about polls we've had in ages. Such a controversial topic...
This week's poll from cowsrawesome could potentially bother some people, but I'm gonna put it up anyways, since it's something to think about. Of the given options, which one of the sexist tropes bothers you the most? Your peeve may not be on that list, but choose the closest fit of the available choices.
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What kind of humor do you think you most develop after reading your usual manga?
Choices:
Awkward - votes: 530 (6%)
Serious or Dark - votes: 725 (8.3%)
Cute - votes: 537 (6.1%)
Fake - votes: 52 (0.6%)
Deadpan - votes: 516 (5.9%)
Silly - votes: 624 (7.1%)
Slapstick - votes: 364 (4.2%)
Sarcastic or Ironic - votes: 1861 (21.2%)
Witty - votes: 477 (5.4%)
Perverted - votes: 1101 (12.6%)
Weird - votes: 523 (6%)
Friendly - votes: 269 (3.1%)
None at all - votes: 1183 (13.5%)
There were 8762 total votes.
The poll ended: September 19th 2014
I agree that this was a really weird poll, but some stuff happened over the last week that caused me to not have time to really focus on deciding on a weekly poll, and I also didn't have time to change it to something else once I realized just how badly worded this one was... So oh well.
This week's poll is from myrt. Since you started reading manga, what kind of humor do you think you've most developed?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Favorite type of narrative to read?
Choices:
Each individual chapter is its own stand-alone story (like oneshots) - votes: 204 (2.5%)
Series of short stories (could be multiple chapters) in the same world - votes: 697 (8.4%)
Overall story divided into arcs or phases (episodic) - votes: 3834 (46.4%)
Straight-forward linear story - votes: 2748 (33.3%)
Non-linear story - votes: 311 (3.8%)
Story jumps back and forth between specific points of time - votes: 465 (5.6%)
There were 8259 total votes.
The poll ended: September 12th 2014
Most stories have arcs anyways
This week's poll on narrative comes from the creative mind of our member Kramsikler. Of the given options, which is your favorite type of narrative to read?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Have you ever paid for manga (or manhwa/manhua) or the ability to read it (physical or digital)?
Choices:
Yes - votes: 9097 (75.1%)
No - votes: 3018 (24.9%)
There were 12115 total votes.
The poll ended: September 6th 2014
So it looks like most of you have bought something in your lifetime. Followup question is how much? Personally, I've only bought a single series, but I've gotten a lot of merchandise too
This week's simple poll is from Vesey. You ever pay for manga? Doesn't matter the amount (although feel free to comment about that).
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Question: What would you consider to be your native language?
Choices:
English - votes: 5786 (38.6%)
Spanish - votes: 1107 (7.4%)
Chinese - votes: 390 (2.6%)
French - votes: 1270 (8.5%)
Japanese - votes: 319 (2.1%)
Korean - votes: 156 (1%)
Portuguese - votes: 655 (4.4%)
German - votes: 802 (5.4%)
Dutch - votes: 227 (1.5%)
Finnic (Finnish, Estonian, etc.) - votes: 287 (1.9%)
North Germanic (Norwegian, Swedish, etc.) - votes: 462 (3.1%)
Baltic (Latvian, Lithuanian, etc.) - votes: 105 (0.7%)
Semitic (Arabic, Hebrew, etc.) - votes: 258 (1.7%)
Indo-Iranian (Bengali, Hindustani, Persian, etc.) - votes: 247 (1.6%)
Slavic (Russian, Slovak, Polish, etc.) - votes: 1160 (7.7%)
Malayo-Polynesian (Javanese, Tagalog, etc.) - votes: 618 (4.1%)
Other - votes: 1123 (7.5%)
There were 14972 total votes.
The poll ended: August 29th 2014
We ARE an English site... Interestingly enough, the next one is French...
This week's poll was suggested by 狂気. You may not like how some languages are included in families while others are individual, but deal with it. Well, we ARE an English site...
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How big of a manga fan are you (in terms of # of series read / reading)?
Choices:
Beginner (<10) - votes: 213 (1.9%)
Casual reader (10-100) - votes: 1809 (15.8%)
Rookie (100-250) - votes: 1831 (16%)
Intermediate amateur (250-500) - votes: 2142 (18.7%)
Amateur (500-750) - votes: 1345 (11.7%)
Advanced amateur (750-1k) - votes: 1340 (11.7%)
Intermediate professional (1-1.5k) - votes: 996 (8.7%)
Professional (1.5k-2k) - votes: 560 (4.9%)
Advanced professional (2k-3k) - votes: 298 (2.6%)
Sensei (3k+) - votes: 930 (8.1%)
There were 11464 total votes.
The poll ended: August 22nd 2014
Pretty good bell curve except for the sensei option. 3k is a lot...
This week's poll was suggested by deadphoenix. Estimate how big of a manga fan you are based on the number of series you've read or are currently reading. Up to you if you wanna include oneshots or doujinshi with that number.
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How often do you watch AMVs?
Choices:
I'd say pretty often - votes: 1012 (9.1%)
Just occasionally - votes: 1925 (17.4%)
Barely ever - votes: 2403 (21.7%)
Used to watch some, but not anymore - votes: 2675 (24.1%)
Never watched any - votes: 1088 (9.8%)
What are AMVs? - votes: 1975 (17.8%)
There were 11078 total votes.
The poll ended: August 16th 2014
Go watch AMV Hell. And for those of you who hadn't a clue what an AMV was, go Google it.
We haven't had an AMV poll in about 4 years, so as kuroihikari wants, why not? 4 years ago, I used to watch a lot more AMVs, but I don't think I've watched one in several years (partly because I don't watch anime anymore).
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Question: When you see or talk to someone on the internet, which gender do you assume him/her to be until you get further clues or confirmations?
Choices:
I'm male and I default male - votes: 3760 (31.4%)
I'm male and I default female - votes: 157 (1.3%)
I'm male and I don't default to any gender - votes: 2365 (19.7%)
I'm female and I default male - votes: 1252 (10.4%)
I'm female and I default female - votes: 1187 (9.9%)
I'm female and I don't default to any gender - votes: 3262 (27.2%)
There were 11983 total votes.
The poll ended: August 9th 2014
I didn't realize a gender question would be so polarized...sigh... So apparently more males voted in this poll, but at least 1 previous poll had more females. Most be that missing "other". Although it does appear that males tend to assume males, but females are more likely to not assume anything.
