This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. Delicate topic on lolis and shotas.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: If your mind and body didn't deteriorate, how long would you want to live?
Choices:
Less than 50 years - votes: 235 (4.3%)
50 years - votes: 70 (1.3%)
80 years - votes: 174 (3.2%)
100 years - votes: 217 (4%)
150 years - votes: 149 (2.7%)
200 years - votes: 199 (3.7%)
500 years - votes: 131 (2.4%)
1000 years - votes: 105 (1.9%)
Until life gets boring - votes: 3024 (55.6%)
Forever - votes: 1131 (20.8%)
There were 5435 total votes.
The poll ended: June 25th, 2022 10:06am PDT

This is of course assuming there are no other weird conditions. I recently listened to a podcast where they discussed if they would accept the method of immortality in Pirates of the Caribbean

This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. How long would you want to live? Let's assume you're the only one who can live this long, so your friends and children would live normal lifespans.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you think that manga is misjudged and/or misunderstood in Western countries?
Choices:
Yes - votes: 2251 (73.8%)
No - votes: 799 (26.2%)
There were 3050 total votes.
The poll ended: June 18th, 2022 9:07am PDT

It's gotten better and is part of popular culture now, but there's still misunderstanding

This week's poll was also suggested by NoKissNoLife. Nowadays, what do you think the general opinion of the Western world is toward manga (and related things, like manhua, manhwa, and anime)?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How would you rank these (best to worst)?
Choices:
Manga, manhua, manhwa - votes: 450 (13.8%)
Manga, manhwa, manhua - votes: 2153 (66.2%)
Manhua, manhwa, manga - votes: 31 (1%)
Manhua, manga, manhwa - votes: 32 (1%)
Manhwa, manga, manhua - votes: 512 (15.7%)
Manhwa, manhua, manga - votes: 76 (2.3%)
There were 3254 total votes.
The poll ended: June 11th, 2022 11:01am PDT

A lot of disdain toward manhua...

This week's poll was suggested by NoKissNoLife. We already know that manga is the best (based on a poll we did back in 2013), but what about the other 2?

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you think polygamy is wrong (in a non-cheating situation, where all parties know and are okay with being married to each other)?
Choices:
Yes - votes: 1065 (26.3%)
No - votes: 2986 (73.7%)
There were 4051 total votes.
The poll ended: June 4th, 2022 9:33am PDT

Lots of heated discussion...

This week's poll was suggested by jacob66. Simple question about polygamy.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you prefer tea or coffee?
Choices:
Tea - votes: 1630 (38.9%)
Coffee - votes: 920 (21.9%)
I like both equally! - votes: 808 (19.3%)
I dislike both - votes: 449 (10.7%)
Does boba count? - votes: 385 (9.2%)
There were 4192 total votes.
The poll ended: May 28th, 2022 7:31am PDT

I prefer fruit teas without boba. I don't drink much caffeine...

Hello fellow readers,

MU is showing it's age. After 18 years, we still have the same design and user experience from 2004. The web and the world have moved on, and we are having a difficult time pinpointing our place in today's community. We need your help to define how we can continue to meaningfully contribute, and we need developers to help us make it happen.

What features do you find useful? Which ones do you think could go? What big changes to our capabilities do you think we should make to increase the relevance of this site? Perhaps internationalization (language support), reactive web design, or social features? Please give us your thoughts!

To make this a reality, we need developers and designers who are willing to volunteer to make these changes a reality. With the API out the door, our next goal is to redo the UI using React/Next.js or similar technology. With that, we absolutely need to focus on making site moderation more user-driven. These changes are critical for us to continue to be relevant in the years to come. If you are interested in helping make that happen, please email myself and lambchopsil (manick@mangaupdates.com and lambchopsil@mangaupdates.com).

This week's poll was suggested by Katsono, in response to last week's poll. I added the boba option though...

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you like your coffee?
Choices:
Black - votes: 603 (14.9%)
Espresso - votes: 177 (4.4%)
Latte - votes: 581 (14.3%)
Cappuccino - votes: 396 (9.8%)
Americano - votes: 87 (2.1%)
Macchiato - votes: 113 (2.8%)
Mocha - votes: 353 (8.7%)
I don't drink coffee - votes: 1739 (42.9%)
There were 4049 total votes.
The poll ended: May 21st, 2022 9:31am PDT

Good, many of you are not addicted to caffeine. I had a roommate go through caffeine withdrawal at the beginning of the pandemic because he always had it at work but didn't know how to make coffee at home. He eventually learned and got his fix again.

Hi all,

It is our pleasure to announce the immediate release of the MangaUpdates API. Please click here to access it: https://api.mangaupdates.com

This release represents over two years of effort to modernize the site's codebase and put the foundation in place to bring this API to life. We know many of you have been asking for this for years, so it feels good to finally deliver.

If you have API suggestions, bugs, or comments, please use the following global API topic: MangaUpdates API Comments/Suggestions/Bugs.

Have a great weekend!
MU Staff

This week's poll was suggested by Sherryl. I'm not an expert in coffee (as I don't drink it), so I have no clue how many poll options I'm missing. I'm sure someone will tell me how wrong I am. If you are a coffee lover, some close friends of mine started a roasting company a few years ago: https://convocationcoffee.com/

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: You have the power to stop time. What do you choose to do first?
Choices:
Something funny - votes: 178 (6.1%)
Something greedy - votes: 548 (18.6%)
Something philanthropic or benevolent for others - votes: 229 (7.8%)
Something for self improvement - votes: 683 (23.2%)
Something erotic - votes: 397 (13.5%)
Something spiteful or for revenge - votes: 103 (3.5%)
Something mundane or useless - votes: 801 (27.3%)
There were 2939 total votes.
The poll ended: May 14th, 2022 8:17am PDT

I agree with a lot of people that you would first do something mundane just to test your powers.

Good evening,

MangaUpdates will have a scheduled downtime on May 13th, from 5pm to 7pm PDT (8pm to 10pm EDT) for database upgrades.

Thank you!