We have decided to remove all releases for the group Aloalivn.

Previously, we were already rejecting their "releases" that were ripped from officially published app translations and those that were actually known to be done from other scanlation groups. More evidence has surfaced that most of their other releases actually use translations stolen from Youtube videos. Rather than try and figure out whether each chapter or series is a legit release, we are going to have a blanket rejection of listing anything claiming to be done by Aloalivn.

I would also like to take this time to remind all our users that we do not permit the listing of releases ripped from officially licensed sources (regardless of whether that license has expired or not). And we only allow the listing of English scanlations.

This week is another poll created by myself. It's inspired by everything going on with r/wallstreetbets and GME. If you don't know what I'm talking about, go read the news.

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

Question: How often do you use video conferencing software (e.g., Zoom)?
Choices:
Multiple times a day - votes: 602 (19.6%)
Once a day - votes: 169 (5.5%)
Few times a week - votes: 518 (16.9%)
Once a week - votes: 164 (5.3%)
Few times a month - votes: 206 (6.7%)
Less than once a month - votes: 546 (17.8%)
Never used before - votes: 869 (28.3%)
There were 3074 total votes.
The poll ended: February 6th 2021

I'm surprised that over 1/4th of you have never used any sort of video conference software before.

I'm surprised we've never had a poll about this before in the last year. Pandemic sure does change a lot of things. On a typical workday, I have multiple meetings on Zoom each day. I also have weekly calls for some other organizations. And the fun calls are when I play online board games with friends (Covidopoly, Jackbox, Board Game Arena, etc).

Previous Poll Results:
Question: What do you think about fan-colored pages included in scanlation releases?
Choices:
They're great! I love to see them - votes: 436 (12%)
I like them a little - votes: 465 (12.8%)
Makes no difference to me - votes: 763 (21%)
As long as they're at the end, I can ignore them - votes: 1039 (28.6%)
They get in the way, but it's no big deal - votes: 582 (16%)
They're terrible! I can't stand interruptions - votes: 353 (9.7%)
There were 3638 total votes.
The poll ended: January 31st 2021

I feel like they're pretty rare now.

Our user Zeyo inspired me to redo a poll that we did over a decade ago. What are your thoughts about fan-colored pages? I feel these are a lot less common now, probably because we don't have a huge amount of weekly Bleach, Naruto, and One Piece fans submitting their work to be included in scanlations

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

Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you feel 2021 is going to be, compared to 2020?
Choices:
Completely terrible - votes: 318 (9.3%)
A bit worse - votes: 292 (8.5%)
About the same - votes: 1351 (39.5%)
Just a little better - votes: 1101 (32.2%)
Exceedingly better! - votes: 356 (10.4%)
There were 3418 total votes.
The poll ended: January 23rd 2021

Measured optimism

I should've done this poll a couple of weeks ago, but I forgot... And some stuff already happened in the last 2 weeks that may color your answer.

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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Someone offers to buy everything you own and would pay the amount necessary to replace with equivalent function. Would you take the money and start over?
Choices:
No - votes: 1747 (62.1%)
Yes - votes: 1067 (37.9%)
There were 2814 total votes.
The poll ended: January 16th 2021

I hope you're never put into the situation where insurance would be necessary to replace things.

Humble Bundle is doing another manga-related endeavor! This time it's a bunch of stuff related to Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin). You can spend money to get legitimate, DRM-free digital copies of these manga series, novels, and audiobooks. Plus, some (or all) of it goes to charity (when paying, you can adjust how much of it goes to charity).

Paying at least $20 gets you all this:
Attack on Titan
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall
Attack on Titan: Before the Fall (Novel) (including Kuklo Unbound)
Attack on Titan: Junior High
Spoof on Titan
Attack on Titan: Lost Girls
Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City (Novel)
Attack on Titan Guidebook: Inside and Outside (at least I think that's what the Attack on Titan: Anime Guide is)
Attack on Titan: No Regrets
Attack on Titan Anthology
Attack on Titan Character Encyclopedia

Check it out here:
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/attack-on-titan-final-season-books

This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. The question was inspired by how some home insurance works (for example, in event of a fire where your belongings are destroyed). If someone offered to give you money in exchange for every item you owned (car, house, computer, clothes), would you do it? The amount of money you would get would be enough to buy new replacement items of similar function. Would you take this chance to start over? Or do some things have too much sentimental value?

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

Previous Poll Results:
Question: How closely do you think you fit the stereotypes of your nationality and/or ethnicity?
Choices:
0% - Not similar at all - votes: 517 (14.7%)
25% - votes: 1067 (30.3%)
50% - votes: 1135 (32.3%)
75% - votes: 637 (18.1%)
100% - Completely - votes: 162 (4.6%)
There were 3518 total votes.
The poll ended: January 9th 2021

Could make an interesting sociology experiment...

Yet another poll suggested by jacob66. Do you fit the stereotypes? Obese American? Smart Asian male that's a doctor, lawyer, or engineer? Tall, athletic African American?

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

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Should loli/shota (with sexual content) be banned?
Choices:
No - votes: 2163 (53.2%)
Yes - votes: 1901 (46.8%)
There were 4064 total votes.
The poll ended: January 2nd 2021

Much closer to 50/50 than our previous poll about this

This week's poll was suggested by Akemi Mokoto. We've actually done similar polls back in 2014 and 2016, and the majority said that they should not be banned. I reworded the question slightly to emphasize the sexual content and see if that makes a difference.

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

Previous Poll Results:
Question: You're stranded without hope of rescue for the foreseeable future. You're unable to hunt, know nothing about plants, but have the means to make fire. You begin starving. You stumble across the fresh corpse of a person. Do you eat the body?
Choices:
No - votes: 1902 (59%)
Yes - votes: 1324 (41%)
There were 3226 total votes.
The poll ended: December 27th 2020

Survival of the fittest? Or will ethics dictate things?

This week's poll is a bit morbid especially with Christmas coming up, but it just happens to be next poll that caught my interest. How detestable is cannibalism to you?

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

Previous Poll Results
Question: How many weekly series that you regularly read?
Choices:
0-9 - votes: 1642 (53.3%)
10-20 - votes: 699 (22.7%)
21-30 - votes: 268 (8.7%)
31-40 - votes: 108 (3.5%)
41-50 - votes: 49 (1.6%)
50+ - votes: 317 (10.3%)
There were 3083 total votes.
The poll ended: December 19th 2020

Why do 10% of you read so much manga?