This week's poll was suggested by our member mu2020. Would you feel comfortable wearing any kind of manga/anime related merchandise in public? Watch, t-shirt, pants, wallet, earrings, ring, necklace, etc. I dunno what else is possible to wear besides a full-blown costume...
PS: My wallet for the last 5-ish years is from Mahou Sensei Negima!.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Worst pet peeve with the author
Choices:
Kill off the main character - votes: 895 (5.8%)
Have such similar characters (looks or personality) that you confuse them - votes: 1678 (10.9%)
Draw the same faces on different characters in other series - votes: 537 (3.5%)
Discontinue the series (or hiatus) - votes: 6478 (42.1%)
Divert the plot away from the main characters - votes: 747 (4.9%)
Have characters step out of character - votes: 438 (2.8%)
Copy art or story from another author - votes: 379 (2.5%)
Being too formulaic - votes: 623 (4%)
Have a plot that makes no sense - votes: 1553 (10.1%)
Have lots of plot holes - votes: 1256 (8.2%)
Dislike his/her art style - votes: 809 (5.3%)
There were 15393 total votes.
The poll ended: June 23rd 2012
I have to agree that if it just suddenly ends (or doesn't end at all), it really sucks. I always want a proper closure!
This week's poll comes from our member nowyat. From the given (limited) list of possible annoyances with authors of manga series, which do you hate the most? And if you have other pet peeves, list them in the comments below! And before you start complaining, there's a reason I seldom have "Other" as an option. Just vote for the best fit with the given options.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you tend to prefer mainstream or non-mainstream series?
Choices:
Mainstream - votes: 764 (5.6%)
Non-mainstream - votes: 2298 (16.8%)
I like them both equally - votes: 6042 (44.2%)
Don't care - votes: 4565 (33.4%)
There were 13669 total votes.
The poll ended: June 16th 2012
Equal wins. Fair enough. And yes, I purposely didn't define what mainstream means. Then there's the people that don't care or pay attention to what's mainstream versus what isn't. And then there's the hipsters.
This week's poll comes from our member Hellsayer. In general, do you prefer mainstream/popular series or the non-mainstream (possibly more niche) series? If you have specific examples, go ahead and post them in the comments!
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Which stereotype do you dislike the most?
Choices:
The perfect character - votes: 2547 (15.2%)
The big chested character - votes: 3048 (18.2%)
The characters with fan-girls / fan-boys - votes: 1170 (7%)
The extremely evil and sly rival - votes: 1114 (6.6%)
The shy, innocent, and cute character - votes: 2120 (12.7%)
The flowery and dazzling character - votes: 867 (5.2%)
The person who flirts with everyone - votes: 1064 (6.4%)
The dumb guy who always gets the girl - votes: 4824 (28.8%)
There were 16754 total votes.
The poll ended: June 8th 2012
You'd think that like-minded people would get paired up: meaning the dumb guy gets a dumb girl... But hey, root for the underdog in getting the good girl!
This week's poll is from our member fantas-ie. Out of the provided list of stereotypes, which one do you dislike the most? And if you're most hated stereotype isn't on the list, post it in the comments below!
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you feel about time skips in a series?
Choices:
I tend to like them - votes: 4551 (34.4%)
I tend to dislike them - votes: 3346 (25.3%)
I don't care - votes: 5067 (38.3%)
I've never encountered one - votes: 274 (2.1%)
There were 13238 total votes.
The poll ended: June 2nd 2012
The reason I don't like "I don't care" options is because they don't tell you much and usually a lot of people like to vote for that option...
Yup, another poll from AceBunneh. If you can't tell from the name, a time skip is when the series skips in time, usually in the forward direction, in order to further the story. An example with be like Naruto or Mahou Sensei Negima! at the end.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: If your life was a manga what role would you prefer?
Choices:
Protagonist (main character) - votes: 5369 (38.5%)
Best Friend (of main character) - votes: 1668 (12%)
Supporting Character (recurring appearances) - votes: 1617 (11.6%)
Minor Character (rarely seen and in the background) - votes: 421 (3%)
Antagonist (villain or main character's foil) - votes: 1861 (13.4%)
Love Interest (for the main character) - votes: 1855 (13.3%)
Narrator (when not a character in the story) - votes: 1149 (8.2%)
There were 13940 total votes.
The poll ended: May 25th 2012
Having protagonist win was expected. But it's curious to see antagonist in 2nd place. Do you people like to be the bad guy or something?
This week's poll comes from our member AceBunneh. Imagine that your life was a manga series. What role would you play in it? I'm curious who wouldn't be the main character...
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Opinion on love triangles
Choices:
How about more than just 3 sides? - votes: 2831 (19.9%)
Love them! - votes: 2684 (18.8%)
Hate them - votes: 4032 (28.3%)
Don't care - votes: 4091 (28.7%)
Ewww, no romance at all - votes: 601 (4.2%)
There were 14239 total votes.
The poll ended: May 19th 2012
So much hate... I guess that's what happens with the tried and true? Or maybe it's just too much "tried" and not enough "true"
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This week's poll comes from our member AliceinAmestris. So how do you like those love triangles? Seems like a staple scenario in most romance series.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: What sport would you most like featured in a manga / anime series?
Choices:
Baseball - votes: 631 (4.3%)
Tennis - votes: 445 (3%)
Kendo - votes: 908 (6.1%)
Archery - votes: 1786 (12%)
Track and Field - votes: 248 (1.7%)
Basketball - votes: 816 (5.5%)
Cheerleading - votes: 342 (2.3%)
Martial Arts - votes: 3182 (21.4%)
Boxing - votes: 240 (1.6%)
Wrestling - votes: 111 (0.7%)
Soccer - votes: 672 (4.5%)
American Football - votes: 280 (1.9%)
Ping Pong - votes: 109 (0.7%)
Volleyball - votes: 192 (1.3%)
Hockey - votes: 254 (1.7%)
Golf - votes: 62 (0.4%)
Badminton - votes: 166 (1.1%)
Cricket - votes: 114 (0.8%)
Swimming - votes: 518 (3.5%)
Cycling - votes: 96 (0.7%)
Horse Racing - votes: 212 (1.4%)
Lacrosse - votes: 99 (0.7%)
Rugby - votes: 104 (0.7%)
Motor Racing - votes: 298 (2%)
Fencing - votes: 368 (2.5%)
Shooting - votes: 323 (2.2%)
Figure Skating - votes: 388 (2.6%)
Racquetball - votes: 31 (0.2%)
Surfing - votes: 309 (2.1%)
Video Games (E-Sports) - votes: 1533 (10.3%)
There were 14837 total votes.
The poll ended: May 11th 2012
Martial arts, archery, and then e-sports. Video games was a joke, so it's amusing to see how many votes they got. (And I combined the results of the 2 Cycling options that I accidentally had)
This week's poll about sports was suggested by our member nowyat. The choices are definitely non-exhaustive and are arranged in no particular order. I did not include a choice "Other" on purpose (as with the "None" option), so please choose your favorite out of the ones available. Although you can comment below if you have another favorite that isn't on the list! (And yes, I put in that e-sports one at the end just for the heck of it)
Edit: Whoops, I put "Cycling" twice. Oh well
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Question: How many languages do you proficiently know?
Choices:
Just English (most likely you're American) - votes: 2913 (18.3%)
English and... (meaning you're the rest of the world) - votes: 7360 (46.2%)
Three (above average) - votes: 4196 (26.3%)
Four (exceptionally learned) - votes: 979 (6.1%)
Five or more (approaching godly status) - votes: 499 (3.1%)
There were 15947 total votes.
The poll ended: May 5th 2012
It is perfectly fine to only know 1 language well (including me), but it seems the majority knows plenty of languages! And I realize "proficiently" is very subjective. We're not using the results of these polls for anything, so that's alright. It's a poll for fun, not a full-blown survey.
This week's poll comes from our member ashi. We're just curious how many languages you proficiently know. Interpret that how you want, but I guess the typical meaning would be that you can more or less read, speak, and listen to stuff in that language. (And the comment next to each answer is just for fun, so don't take it the wrong way.) And yes, we're assuming you know at least English, as this is primarily an English website.
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Question: How much ecchi does a good series need?
Choices:
Lots and lots! - votes: 1438 (10.4%)
Just enough to make it funny - votes: 5964 (43.2%)
None at all - votes: 6408 (46.4%)
There were 13810 total votes.
The poll ended: April 28th 2012
Yes, I know I forgot the option of "Don't care," but it was too late when I realized my mistake. With most votes going to the "none" option, I'm curious to see if that means ecchi is not necessary to making a good series or if that means no ecchi makes a series good. But that won't be a future poll...
