This week's poll was suggested by sarcastic_username (yes, I'm laughing at that one). For example, take FLCL, also known as Furi Kuri or フリクリ.
PS: The results of this poll have no bearing on how manga are listed on MangaUpdates.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: The last volume of a series you wanted to read finally came out. You will...
Choices:
Read it right there - votes: 5729 (41.3%)
Start over from volume 1 because you forgot what happened - votes: 1640 (11.8%)
Read the previous volume over again to get a refresher - votes: 3819 (27.5%)
Read this last volume and then start over to get the big picture - votes: 2130 (15.3%)
I never start a series unless it has already ended - votes: 566 (4.1%)
There were 13884 total votes.
The poll ended: November 19th 2011
Yes, it applied specifically to volume releases on purpose. I guess a lot of people have great memories and can remember what happened previously? Or perhaps they don't care and want to read it
This interesting poll (at least to me) is from kayazala. You know how sometimes it takes a long time for the last volume to come out? Well, sometimes it takes so long that you forget what happens in the series. So what do you do?...
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you believe the Japanese are a morally superior people?
Choices:
Yes, and I'm Japanese - votes: 207 (1.2%)
Yes, and I'm not Japanese - votes: 3542 (19.9%)
No, and I'm Japanese - votes: 491 (2.8%)
No, and I'm not Japanese - votes: 13524 (76.1%)
There were 17764 total votes.
The poll ended: November 12th 2011
A lot of heated debates went down in the comments. I'm seriously wondering how BokoLife is using this data...
This week's poll is a little different. A member of ours, BokoLife, requested this poll as data to write a paper for a class at his/her university. No forum thread for this one.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: If you were in a manga, you would live in a
Choices:
Realistic world - votes: 3505 (24.6%)
Fantasy world - votes: 10728 (75.4%)
There were 14233 total votes.
The poll ended: November 5th 2011
No dragons in reality. Enough said.
From NightSwan, fantasy or reality?
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: If you had to be addressed by an honorific, you would prefer
Choices:
San - votes: 4019 (23%)
Chan - votes: 3622 (20.8%)
Kun - votes: 2073 (11.9%)
Sama - votes: 3919 (22.5%)
Sempai - votes: 2089 (12%)
Kohai - votes: 187 (1.1%)
Sensei - votes: 1542 (8.8%)
There were 17451 total votes.
The poll ended: October 29th 2011
I'm not sure how to analyze this, but I guess "san" commands a little bit of respect, right? Or perhaps if you went by no honorific, it'd mean people were really familiar with you...
Storm in Heaven is closing its doors very soon. They've been around for quite some time now (like 9 years), so it's sad to see them go. Some of their projects will be continued by other groups. Read the whole announcement on their website: http://www.storminheaven.org/
In this poll by nowyat, choose an honorific you would like to be addressed as. There are more honorifics, but I'm limiting it to these. (Hey man, the poll is just for fun!)
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Manga and animals
Choices:
Put in some dogs! - votes: 454 (3.2%)
Cats are the best! - votes: 1667 (11.8%)
Manga with large fantasy creatures (ie dragon, monster, etc)! - votes: 2310 (16.4%)
The small, adorable (fuzzy?) ones! - votes: 953 (6.8%)
The odd creatures (cockroaches anyone?) - votes: 229 (1.6%)
I like animals that are the main characters - votes: 96 (0.7%)
I like half-human, half-animals as the main characters - votes: 1704 (12.1%)
I just like any manga with lots of animals - votes: 511 (3.6%)
I hate animals - votes: 437 (3.1%)
I don't care - votes: 5712 (40.6%)
There were 14073 total votes.
The poll ended: October 22nd 2011
My surprise is that cats beat dogs by so much... I thought it'd be more even!
This poll about animals came from nowyat. Not everyone likes animals, but if you do, please vote (and even if you don't like animals, there's an option for you!). By the way, the cockroach option is Moe Cockroach.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: About the adult warnings
Choices:
I'm underage, but I still read 18+ stuff - votes: 3946 (22.2%)
I'm underage, and I don't read 18+ stuff - votes: 427 (2.4%)
I'm an adult, yet I was underage when I started reading 18+ stuff - votes: 10707 (60.2%)
I started reading 18+ stuff after becoming an adult - votes: 2221 (12.5%)
I'm an adult, yet I've never read 18+ stuff - votes: 480 (2.7%)
There were 17781 total votes.
The poll ended: October 15th 2011
What's the point of a warning when most people don't obey it?
This poll came from our member comel. You can interpret what "18+" and "adult" mean (sex, violence, nudity, gore, etc).
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Cliffhangers
Choices:
I love the suspense! - votes: 1331 (10.4%)
A necessary evil - votes: 6050 (47.1%)
Why'd you have to end right there? I hate you!!!!! - votes: 4639 (36.1%)
I hate them all - votes: 830 (6.5%)
There were 12850 total votes.
The poll ended: October 8th 2011
A necessary evil, yet so many hate you!
The general idea for this poll came from our member drunkguy. In case you don't know what a cliffhanger is, it's basically ending a chapter/volume right where there's a huge conflict. It's meant to build suspense and make you want to read the next chapter/volume.
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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Visited Japan before?
Choices:
I currently live there and love it - votes: 151 (1%)
I currently live there and don't like it - votes: 32 (0.2%)
I've visited and loved it - votes: 1364 (8.7%)
I've visited, but it was disappointing - votes: 90 (0.6%)
I want to, but not enough money to visit - votes: 7754 (49.4%)
I want to, but I think I should learn Japanese first! - votes: 4718 (30%)
No, and I prefer to stay where I am - votes: 656 (4.2%)
No, my only interest is the manga itself - votes: 944 (6%)
There were 15709 total votes.
The poll ended: October 1st 2011
Most of us are pretty practical in terms of money and language.
