This slightly odd poll was suggested by 8-3. You know how real life brands are used in stories because it adds realism (or advertising dollars)? Sometimes the author alters the name so that they won't get sued for using it. In those instances, what should the translator do about it?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Opinion about manipulation techniques in manga (mind control, hypnosis, memory manipulation, puppetry, possession, drugs, etc)
Choices:
Come on, fight it! Don't let them control you!!! - votes: 745 (18.4%)
Love reading about it - votes: 638 (15.8%)
Mwahaha just one word and s/he'll betray them all - votes: 249 (6.2%)
Stupid and/or not realistic - votes: 460 (11.4%)
Just another tool in the toolbox - votes: 1577 (39%)
Very disturbing - votes: 376 (9.3%)
There were 4045 total votes.
The poll ended: May 19th 2018

Seems like most people are fine with having it as content in a series

This fun little poll was suggested by jacob66. Do you enjoy reading about manipulation? Or does it make you queasy?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Most important quality of a scanlation
Choices:
Volume vs. magazine raws - votes: 98 (2.2%)
Regularity of releases - votes: 964 (21.3%)
Speed of release between raw and scanlation - votes: 321 (7.1%)
Accurate translation of the original language - votes: 1540 (34.1%)
Readability of the English - votes: 1070 (23.7%)
Redrawing of the images - votes: 37 (0.8%)
"Clean" images (lack of artifacts) - votes: 207 (4.6%)
Fonts - votes: 35 (0.8%)
Color (or grayscale) balance - votes: 23 (0.5%)
Image resolution - votes: 227 (5%)
There were 4522 total votes.
The poll ended: May 12th 2018

Even though accurate translation got the most votes, it's also the least likely quality that the average person would be able to evaluate

PS: Happy Mother's Day

This week's poll was suggested by fruggle. Of the list of scanlation variables, which do you feel is the most important?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Opinion on ecchi
Choices:
Hate it with a passion - votes: 403 (6.1%)
Actively avoid it - votes: 1064 (16.1%)
Mostly ignore it - votes: 1407 (21.3%)
Love it! Only thing I read! - votes: 440 (6.7%)
I enjoy it, but it's not the best thing ever - votes: 2502 (37.9%)
No opinion really - votes: 777 (11.8%)
There were 6593 total votes.
The poll ended: May 5th 2018

Mixed bag. Necessary evil, perhaps?

This week's poll was suggested almost 10 years ago by StarlightDreams. If you read manga, you should know what ecchi means, so I'm not even gonna put "what is ecchi?" as an option

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Opinion on deus ex machina in manga
Choices:
Love it - votes: 299 (6.6%)
Hate it - votes: 461 (10.2%)
It's okay... - votes: 447 (9.9%)
Only if it's funny - votes: 396 (8.7%)
Only if it's creative - votes: 1609 (35.5%)
What are you talking about? - votes: 1317 (29.1%)
There were 4529 total votes.
The poll ended: April 28th 2018

Stranded in the middle of nowhere surrounded by water or lava? Just summon that giant eagle to pick you up

This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. I'm not super happy with the choices, but feel free to comment below. If you don't know what "deus ex machina" means, look it up. It essentially means solving a problem by using a plot device that came out of nowhere

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: A series you like has been on hiatus for at least half a year, and finally a new chapter has been released. You...
Choices:
Drop the series and not continue - votes: 66 (1.1%)
Start over from the beginning again - votes: 749 (12.8%)
Hold off on reading until a decent chunk is out - votes: 1431 (24.4%)
Reread the previous few chapters for a refresher - votes: 2151 (36.7%)
Read the new chapter right away - votes: 1471 (25.1%)
There were 5868 total votes.
The poll ended: April 21st 2018

I have to reread the previous chapters to get my bearings again. Or read a summary at the very least

This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. Imagine that a series that you like has been on hiatus for a while. Suddenly a new chapter comes out! What do you do?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: You read a series and feel neutral about it (don't love or hate it). What score would you rate it?
Choices:
10 - votes: 587 (7.9%)
9 - votes: 80 (1.1%)
8 - votes: 227 (3%)
7 - votes: 1538 (20.6%)
6 - votes: 2232 (30%)
5 - votes: 2297 (30.8%)
4 - votes: 277 (3.7%)
3 - votes: 69 (0.9%)
2 - votes: 19 (0.3%)
1 - votes: 123 (1.7%)
There were 7449 total votes.
The poll ended: April 14th 2018

Who are the trolls who rate it a 10?

This is a simple but odd poll that was suggested by Shonaiula. In essence, it's about the medium score you would rate something.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Have you ever sung the lyrics of an anime's opening/ending out loud, while not watching it (even just a few words)?
Choices:
No (or I won't admit to it) - votes: 824 (17.1%)
Yes, on purpose - votes: 2718 (56.5%)
Maybe, but not on purpose. It was just stuck in my head - votes: 1270 (26.4%)
There were 4812 total votes.
The poll ended: April 7th 2018

I still remember the first few OP/ED from Naruto

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 was suggested by kayue. It riffs out last week's poll

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you try to learn the lyrics of anime openings/endings (OP/ED)?
Choices:
I don't even bother trying - votes: 2059 (35.6%)
Just because I try doesn't mean I succeed - votes: 836 (14.5%)
Maybe just a couple of songs - votes: 669 (11.6%)
Just my favorite songs - votes: 1992 (34.4%)
I'm a lyrical genius and know all the lyrics to every show I watch - votes: 228 (3.9%)
There were 5784 total votes.
The poll ended: March 31st 2018

I'm actually really surprised by these results, as I expected less people to try since most of you probably don't know Japanese fluently

This week's poll was suggested by zeazea. Do you try to learn the lyrics to the OP/ED of anime? Those are the opening/ending songs. One of my friends knows the lyrics to every song in Kimi no Na wa (great movie that you should watch if you haven't already). Another friend still knows the Hare Hare Yukai dance from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and he performed it during another friend's wedding last year.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: New series you're trying. You dislike the story but like the characters. Continue reading?
Choices:
Yes, the characters are more important to me - votes: 700 (13.7%)
Stop reading, as this just ruins it for me - votes: 467 (9.1%)
Unlikely, as I can't fully enjoy the series - votes: 1194 (23.3%)
I'll keep trying in hopes that the story improves - votes: 2757 (53.9%)
There were 5118 total votes.
The poll ended: March 23rd 2018

In general, looks like the replies had about the same percentages between the character and plot polls