This week's poll was suggested by Akatsubaki. Have you read "classic" manga series before, and if so, when was the last time you read one? Feel free to name some of your favorite classics! By classic, I'm talking about series that ended ages ago (like pre-2000), such as Dragon Ball, Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, Drifting Classroom, Ranma 1/2, Rurouni Kenshin, Akira, Fist of the North Star, Tokyo Babylon, Fushigi Yuugi, and Itazura na Kiss.
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do care about random character bio that doesn't affect the story (such as a character's birthday or blood type)?
Choices:
All the details are awesome! - votes: 2512 (39.4%)
Not important at all, so don't include them - votes: 1700 (26.7%)
No opinion - votes: 2160 (33.9%)
There were 6372 total votes.
The poll ended: August 26th 2016
I guess it depends on the details... I always wondered what this obsession with blood type was about.
Yo Manga has removed their offending releases, so they have been reinstated as a group on MangaUpdates.
This week's poll comes from our member mr.poneis. You know how sometimes there's a bunch of biographical information for a character that isn't important to the plot usually? It's stuff like birthday, blood type, favorite food, favorite music, etc. For that kind of stuff, do you have any opinions about looking into those details?
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Question: Would you read a manga adaptation of an American comic? (Marvel, DC, etc)
Choices:
Yes, of course! - votes: 1485 (12.6%)
I might try it - votes: 4775 (40.5%)
Probably not - votes: 3698 (31.4%)
No way - votes: 1824 (15.5%)
There were 11782 total votes.
The poll ended: August 20th 2016
Looks like stuff like this already exists. Check out Batman (KUWATA Jirou)
Sorry, no new poll this week. I'm in an area without much Internet for the next few days, so I'm not able to do a new poll. First time I missed this in years... Took me over 15 minutes just to connect and submit this post because of the spotty connection.
Sorry folks for that unexpected downtime. We'll try to track down the cause and make sure it doesn't happen again. Hope you are all enjoying Otakon for those of you who are here!
drunkguy suggested something that I never even thought about before. Would you read a manga adaptation of an American comic franchise/hero? You know, like Spider-man or Superman. Mostly Marvel and DC, but there's other stuff out there...
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: If you were living in an MMORPG, what role would you be?
Choices:
DPS - votes: 1952 (29.2%)
Tank - votes: 842 (12.6%)
Healer - votes: 1821 (27.2%)
Crowd Control - votes: 913 (13.6%)
Support - votes: 1167 (17.4%)
There were 6695 total votes.
The poll ended: August 6th 2016
Damaging and healing, two opposite ends of the spectrum
This week's poll's idea was suggested by drunkguy. Even if you don't play MMORPGs (I don't), let's pretend you're in one, sort of like Sword Art Online. If you feel like commenting, why did you choose your choice?
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is the longest hiatus from manga that you've taken?
Choices:
A day - votes: 373 (4.9%)
A week - votes: 1290 (17%)
A month - votes: 2093 (27.6%)
A year - votes: 1467 (19.3%)
Multiple years - votes: 2367 (31.2%)
There were 7590 total votes.
The poll ended: July 30th 2016
Breaks happen, and that's alright!
This week's poll is from Karonhioktha. You ever get tired of manga? Maybe you just got too busy due to school, work, or life in general? What's the longest break from manga that you've taken?
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Pokemon Go Team
Choices:
Instinct (Yellow) - votes: 715 (8.3%)
Mystic (Blue) - votes: 1533 (17.8%)
Valor (Red) - votes: 991 (11.5%)
Used to play, but not playing anymore - votes: 227 (2.6%)
Want to play, but doesn't work on my phone - votes: 1104 (12.8%)
Not playing since not available in my country - votes: 932 (10.8%)
Not playing because I'm not interested - votes: 3102 (36.1%)
There were 8604 total votes.
The poll ended: July 23rd 2016
Mystic is pretty popular! And since the poll was made, the game came out for a bunch more countries, so I bet the results would be different if we did the poll again.
Pokemon Go is taking over phones by the storm, so Vesey suggested we do a poll about it.
Edit: Remade the poll to include a few more options
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you prefer translations of jokes/puns?
Choices:
Literal translation and no explanation in a translation note - votes: 94 (1.3%)
Literal translation with a translation note on the side - votes: 3904 (55.9%)
Replaced with equivalent English joke/pun but with translation note on the side - votes: 2836 (40.6%)
Replaced with English joke/pun and no indication of not being literal translation - votes: 154 (2.2%)
There were 6988 total votes.
The poll ended: July 16th 2016
All you translators, take note
This week's poll about translations was suggested by Shonaiula. When you read a scanlation, do you prefer the dynamic or formal equivalence for jokes and puns, as well as what's your view on translation notes for said jokes/puns?
You can submit poll ideas here (and try to keep them manga/anime-related)
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Question: You are the demon king/queen. The humans send heroes to fight you. You...
Choices:
Wait in your lair and send out all your minions first - votes: 376 (4.8%)
Personally do battle right away. The heroes' first battle should be the final boss - votes: 970 (12.5%)
Talk your way out and convince them to leave you alone - votes: 495 (6.4%)
Leave a decoy in your place make them think they defeated you - votes: 1309 (16.8%)
Try to form an alliance with the humans and end the war - votes: 1383 (17.8%)
Attack all the other humans while the heroes are away - votes: 882 (11.3%)
Infiltrate the party of heroes and turn them against each other - votes: 2038 (26.2%)
Run away from the heroes every time - votes: 328 (4.2%)
There were 7781 total votes.
The poll ended: July 8th 2016
Infiltration and peace were the top choices. Now if you were an alien, the best way to dismantle humanity would be to infiltrate the upper echelons... Unless you were facing Key and Peele.
