This week's poll was suggested by F_J. Have you ever managed to convince someone else to try out anime/manga, and they became a fan for life? Or maybe it's just a secret hobby that no one else knows about...

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Which form of money do you prefer?
Choices:
Commodity (beads, alcohol, grain, gold, etc) - votes: 377 (7.5%)
Coinage (gold, silver, other metals) - votes: 1016 (20.1%)
Paper money - votes: 2261 (44.7%)
Electronic / digital money (bitcoin, etc) - votes: 1404 (27.8%)
There were 5058 total votes.
The poll ended: May 20th 2017

I wonder if paper money will ever go away

This week's poll was suggested by pyrolobus. Many of you probably don't have an opinion, but just pick something.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What sport would you most like featured in a manga / anime series?
Choices:
Baseball - votes: 252 (4.3%)
Tennis - votes: 103 (1.8%)
Kendo - votes: 242 (4.2%)
Archery - votes: 508 (8.8%)
Track and Field - votes: 81 (1.4%)
Basketball - votes: 237 (4.1%)
Gymnastics - votes: 253 (4.4%)
Martial Arts - votes: 802 (13.8%)
Boxing - votes: 99 (1.7%)
Wrestling - votes: 48 (0.8%)
Judo - votes: 61 (1.1%)
Soccer - votes: 214 (3.7%)
American Football - votes: 80 (1.4%)
Table Tennis / Ping Pong - votes: 40 (0.7%)
Volleyball - votes: 164 (2.8%)
Hockey - votes: 163 (2.8%)
Golf - votes: 40 (0.7%)
Badminton - votes: 77 (1.3%)
Cricket - votes: 44 (0.8%)
Swimming - votes: 155 (2.7%)
Cycling - votes: 29 (0.5%)
Horse Racing - votes: 112 (1.9%)
Lacrosse - votes: 49 (0.8%)
Rugby - votes: 45 (0.8%)
Motor Racing - votes: 130 (2.2%)
Fencing - votes: 195 (3.4%)
Shooting - votes: 120 (2.1%)
Figure Skating - votes: 253 (4.4%)
Racquetball - votes: 12 (0.2%)
Surfing - votes: 78 (1.3%)
Snowboarding - votes: 81 (1.4%)
Skiing - votes: 47 (0.8%)
Skateboarding - votes: 103 (1.8%)
Rollerblading - votes: 69 (1.2%)
Video Games (E-Sports) - votes: 813 (14%)
There were 5799 total votes.
The poll ended: May 13th 2017

And e-sports has risen up above martial arts. The new has come, the old has gone away.

We did this poll 5 years ago, but princess_bubblegum suggested we do it again. The options are similar to last time, with a couple of additions and changes. I left the e-sports option as a joke answer, but still missing are things that would be considered board games. And the absence of a "None" or "Other" option is on purpose, so deal with it. Last time, the top 3 were martial arts, archery, and e-sports.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you collect/buy anime/manga related merchandise? (other than anime/manga itself)
Choices:
Lots! - votes: 341 (6.4%)
Some - votes: 824 (15.4%)
Not that much - votes: 644 (12%)
Seldom - votes: 1618 (30.2%)
Never - votes: 1927 (36%)
There were 5354 total votes.
The poll ended: May 6th 2017

I'm curious how many users of the site have ever spent money on this hobby.

This week's poll was suggested by crankyllama. There's tons of anime/manga merchandise out there like posters, figurines, plushies, art books, pillows, etc. Do you collect or buy that kind of thing?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is this feeling?
Choices:
A new power - votes: 816 (13.6%)
Love - votes: 627 (10.4%)
Happiness - votes: 275 (4.6%)
tears fall - votes: 605 (10.1%)
Jealousy - votes: 163 (2.7%)
Oppai - votes: 1019 (17%)
Hatred - votes: 207 (3.4%)
I've got a bad feeling about this... - votes: 1553 (25.8%)
So sudden and new - votes: 744 (12.4%)
There were 6009 total votes.
The poll ended: April 29th 2017

RIP Carrie Fisher
I realized I didn't define Oppai for you guys, yet it was still the second top choice

This week's fun little poll was suggested by Natsuyasumin. The intent is that manga often has a panel of "what is this feeling?", so fill in the blank. I also put in my own troll answers that have nothing to do with manga... Obviously not all-inclusive of every emotion you could possibly feel.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: You discover a complete and fully scanlated 6 volume series that seems alright. How long would it actually take you to finish reading it?
Choices:
Speed through it in a day or two - votes: 4443 (59.7%)
Maybe in a week or so - votes: 2457 (33%)
Something on the order of months - votes: 435 (5.8%)
I'm busy, so probably a year or longer - votes: 105 (1.4%)
There were 7440 total votes.
The poll ended: April 22nd 2017

Yes, I understand that your answer depends on how good you think the series is. That's why I said it "seems alright". But anyways, most of you read pretty quickly!

Another poll from Karonhioktha. Basically assuming a series of average interest, how long would it take for you to read the series with all the rest of the busyness of life in mind?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What first got you interested in the anime/manga fandom?
Choices:
Anime - votes: 4955 (73.8%)
Manga - votes: 1368 (20.4%)
Related live action TV/Movies - votes: 42 (0.6%)
Related novels - votes: 22 (0.3%)
Related video games - votes: 122 (1.8%)
Related music - votes: 55 (0.8%)
Other - votes: 147 (2.2%)
There were 6711 total votes.
The poll ended: April 15th 2017

Now I wonder if you prefer anime or manga...

This week's poll comes from Karonhioktha. Since you're on this site, I'm assuming you're part of the fandom of anime/manga. Looking back, how did you originally begin getting interested in this stuff? Maybe a specific series if you remember?

For me, it was definitely the anime that aired on Kids WB. It was the original Pokemon series and Cardcaptor Sakura! Didn't have cable TV, so no Toonami/Adult Swim, and I missed out on Gundam and Dragon Ball Z.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: April Fools' scanlator jokes or false releases
Choices:
Hate them - votes: 1652 (25.5%)
Annoying - votes: 1757 (27.2%)
Funny - votes: 723 (11.2%)
Don't mind - votes: 1067 (16.5%)
Ignore them - votes: 720 (11.1%)
No opinion - votes: 548 (8.5%)
There were 6467 total votes.
The poll ended: April 8th 2017

Compared to 2 years ago, more people dislike the jokes.

Since it's April Fools' Day, why not make a poll about it? This is the same poll that we did 2 years ago

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Are/were you a member of an anime/manga club at your school?
Choices:
Yes! - votes: 773 (11.7%)
No, none of my schools have an anime/manga club - votes: 4620 (69.7%)
No, there was an anime/manga club, but I never joined - votes: 1235 (18.6%)
There were 6628 total votes.
The poll ended: April 1st 2017

So of the people with such a club at their school, most don't join said club. Not sharing the love, eh?

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 (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 [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.

This week's poll comes from Flowerty123. You can answer for all the schools you've ever attended (even if that was many years ago). For myself, I was actually the vice president of my high school anime club. In college though, I didn't join the anime club on campus, as I was busy doing other stuff.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Immortality for only yourself would be
Choices:
A curse - votes: 3802 (54%)
A blessing - votes: 3233 (46%)
There were 7035 total votes.
The poll ended: March 25th 2017

Oddly enough, most of the people commenting felt it was a curse, but the poll results have it much more even