We will begin removing digital retailers (such as INKR and Mangamo) as the "English Publisher" for series that have an actual publisher (like Kodansha USA). Just because you can buy/view a series on a digital platform does not mean they are the publisher. Otherwise you may as well list Amazon or ComiXology as the publisher for a bunch of series.

And a small reminder that we are an English site. For example, do not list French or Spanish publishers in the "English Publisher" field. And scanlation groups that do not release chapters in English will be rejected.

This week's poll was suggested by Aleph0. You know how some scanlation groups like to save up a bunch of releases for anniversaries or Christmas (or some other random day)? Do you like those mass release days? Or would you rather they release when they're done working on the chapter?

Previous Poll Results:
Question: The author of your favorite ongoing series only has a few more months to live. How do you want them to handle the series?
Choices:
Stick to the original release schedule even though it will probably be unfinished - votes: 446 (12.8%)
Have them try and rush an ending - votes: 482 (13.8%)
Have the author stop right there and enjoy the rest of their life - votes: 2557 (73.4%)
There were 3485 total votes.
The poll ended: April 3rd 2021

I personally don't think George R. R. Martin will finish A Song of Ice and Fire before kicking the bucket. At least Brandon Sanderson has a good chance of finishing The Stormlight Archive. Such a prolific author

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, send me a private message, 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 was suggested by jacob66. It's a bit morbid, but if the author of your favorite ongoing series knew they only had a few more months to live, how would you like them to handle that series? There is no poll option to have someone else finish the series since I feel like that rarely happens (although my best example of this is the novel series The Wheel of Time).

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Which type of animation do you like the most?
Choices:
Stop motion - votes: 109 (4.1%)
2D vector-based animation - votes: 676 (25.7%)
3D animation - votes: 149 (5.7%)
Motion graphics - votes: 61 (2.3%)
Traditional cel animation - votes: 1640 (62.2%)
There were 2635 total votes.
The poll ended: March 27th 2021

Old school, eh?

This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. Which type of animation do you like the most? I found out just now that 2D animation is different than cel animation.

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you think that the average politician does what is best for the people instead of themselves?
Choices:
Politicians are more self-interested - votes: 3214 (94.9%)
Politicians put the people above themselves - votes: 174 (5.1%)
There were 3388 total votes.
The poll ended: March 20th 2021

Sigh, what has the world been coming to...

This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. What is your view on today's politicians? Do you think it was ever different in the past?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Are we living in a simulation?
Choices:
It doesn't matter - votes: 1784 (45.6%)
No - votes: 908 (23.2%)
I don't know - votes: 510 (13%)
Yes - votes: 708 (18.1%)
There were 3910 total votes.
The poll ended: March 13th 2021

I'm not sure what to say to the 18% that said "Yes"...

This week's poll was suggested by hkanz. Are we living in the Matrix? Are you sure about your answer?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Who is more valuable?
Choices:
Friends - votes: 776 (26.8%)
Family - votes: 2116 (73.2%)
There were 2892 total votes.
The poll ended: March 6th 2021

For those that answered "Friends", I'm curious how your actual family is

This week's poll was suggested by psirit. Is blood is thicker than water? Or maybe because you can choose your friends and not family, thus friends are better?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results
Question: How close are you to your dream job?
Choices:
No job, so still dreaming - votes: 1119 (33.8%)
Light years away - votes: 692 (20.9%)
Quite far - votes: 565 (17.1%)
Halfway there - votes: 331 (10%)
Getting close - votes: 308 (9.3%)
I'm living the dream - votes: 175 (5.3%)
I made it and then lost it - votes: 44 (1.3%)
Retired already - votes: 79 (2.4%)
There were 3313 total votes.
The poll ended: February 27th 2021

Now of those without a job, is that because you're a student or unemployed?

This week's poll was suggested by evinrud3005. Assuming you've dreamed of having a certain job, are you there yet? Although with the unemployment rate, this poll may be a bit premature...

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: What's your Chinese zodiac?
Choices:
Pig - votes: 339 (7.2%)
Dog - votes: 348 (7.4%)
Snake - votes: 327 (6.9%)
Horse - votes: 330 (7%)
Goat, sheep, or ram - votes: 334 (7.1%)
Monkey - votes: 379 (8%)
Rooster - votes: 309 (6.5%)
Dragon - votes: 414 (8.8%)
Rabbit - votes: 275 (5.8%)
Tiger - votes: 317 (6.7%)
Ox - votes: 316 (6.7%)
Rat - votes: 360 (7.6%)
I don't know and I don't want to look it up - votes: 683 (14.4%)
There were 4731 total votes.
The poll ended: February 20th 2021

Dragon, again!

It's the Lunar New Year, so why not do a poll related to that? We did this poll 11 years ago, and we had more dragons than any other animal. In case you don't know, your Eastern zodiac (of which the most well known is the Chinese one, but most other Eastern countries have a variation of it) is determined by your birthdate. If you're curious, there's sites out there that will calculate it for you. Just Google it!

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you have money invested in the stock market?
Choices:
None - votes: 2375 (72.7%)
Below $1k USD - votes: 251 (7.7%)
$1k-10k USD - votes: 237 (7.2%)
$10k-$100k USD - votes: 205 (6.3%)
$100k-$1M USD - votes: 83 (2.5%)
+$1M USD - votes: 118 (3.6%)
There were 3269 total votes.
The poll ended: February 12th 2021

Do any of you millionaires want to donate to MangaUpdates?