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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 you think the quality of manga is currently declining?
Choices:
Yes, everything only gets worse - votes: 635 (5%)
In general, yes, but there are some really good works lately - votes: 4866 (38.4%)
No difference at all - votes: 2372 (18.7%)
In general, no, but some new manga are really bad - votes: 4063 (32.1%)
No, the new manga are a lot better than older ones - votes: 725 (5.7%)
There were 12661 total votes.
The poll ended: March 16th 2012
I realize it's a very generalized question, but don't forget that the site polls are for fun! The votes were amazingly pretty split right down the middle. (And in other news, quarter system schools (at least here at my college) have finals soon, so good luck!)
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» FormX on March 16th, 2012, 11:31pm
But most of the time, if I like it, I try it and see.
» sarah-eats-cupcakes on March 17th, 2012, 12:03am
i never enjoy reading stories or watching movies if i know what's going to happen
» KaoriNite on March 17th, 2012, 1:02pm
» Damnedman on March 17th, 2012, 2:20am
» whatnot on March 17th, 2012, 2:31am
yeah I agree with Damnedman, If I don't like the manga in the first place, I won't bother watching the anime, if so-so, I'll wait until all episodes have come out.
If I love the manga, I'll wait eagerly and watch it as soon as new episodes come out which is what I'm doing now regarding Tasogare Otome x Amnesia
» UnknownUser on March 17th, 2012, 3:52am
» tactics on March 17th, 2012, 4:24am
» mizaki2100 on March 17th, 2012, 6:30am
» mattai on March 17th, 2012, 9:13am
» Sagaris on March 17th, 2012, 9:41am
If it is, I'd probably watch it weekly.
» monkry on March 17th, 2012, 10:15am
If the manga from anime I've watched, maybe I'll read it. MAYBE.
But if anime from manga I've read, nope.
Humm but there are exception, like Hotarubi no Mori e. Since it's just a movie, I could push myself for watching it. But if series is no, no.
» That3rdGuy on March 17th, 2012, 11:56am
One recent rare exception is Mirai Nikki, but I've yet to watch any episodes as I feel the anime would ruin what I did like about the series. Many of the times I watch an anime based from a manga I've already finished it's never as good as the manga. Sometimes, they completely ruin the series altogether. Every now and then you find an anime that does great justice for it's manga, but just very, very rarely. I also prefer when they don't deviate from the original plot and have little to no filler. I'd rather have the anime condensed than expanded with a bunch of extra crap that doesn't advance the plot. Something like covering 2-3 chapters per episode instead of 1 chapter per episode like One Piece seemingly does. Filler champ would be Naruto. Should haven ended a long time ago and is now ruined goes to Bleach. The manga that is just one big filler with a plot sprinkled in is tied with Beelzebub and Sora no Otoshimono. And finally, the manga that everyone can predict what will happen next is Cage of Eden. There are others, but those are all pretty much the most well known.
This is more about the last poll, but manga and anime series keep getting worse. It's all about fan service and hybridized, generic, poorly recycled, unaltered (except maybe a 10% change in circumstances) cliches. Like I said before, unrealistic romances, scantily-clad little girls (and sometimes cross-dressing boys), harems with one of every type of girl (tsundere girl, female childhood friend, shy girl, flat-chested girl, big tits girl, glasses (maybe loner as well) girl, rich girl, school idol, sadist and/or masochist girl, student council president, socially awkward girl, but usually there are combinations of 2 or more of those qualities and bang, you have a harem), and girls who do most of the fighting so their clothes get torn off. I'd rather not see a girl with the body of a 10-year-old flashing panties and a lot of skin. Hell, I'd rather not watch any hentai or borderline hentai since most is geared to weird fetishes like piss and shit, incest, pedophilia, incest pedophilia, rape, "gender bender," and massive tits that defy gravity. I'd rather go get laid in real life or fap to real porn
tl;dr
Anime is mostly fan service for kids, pedophiles and sexual deviants who enjoy unrealistic "slice of life" and romance and school life (also painfully unrealistic; perhaps viewed to forget their own painful experiences?). Fillers and plot deviations are all too frequent. Anime ruins the original manga 90% of the time with the same generic, lightly modified (if that) plots and story lines. I'd rather wait a week or two longer for better quality episodes. All my personal opinion.
» RiK.dfs on March 18th, 2012, 7:11am
» TaoPaiPai on March 17th, 2012, 12:09pm
...
if i like the manga/light novel/visual novel
if i like the voice actors
of course i will watch it
» Seijurou on March 18th, 2012, 9:46am
lol, ikr? Paragraphs, buddy, paragraphs.
If you dislike fan-service, maybe you should do away with the 'ecchi' tag instead of fapping to it then dissing the show, hypocritical idiots.
As for the poll, anime is usually too fast for me, but if I could watch more of something I thought was great, then that takes priority over rereading the same manga. I would usually take my time getting there, though.
» Darkwap on March 17th, 2012, 12:50pm
If its a romance anime I'd probably watch it when I feel like it. Romance manga are generally quite slow paced animes. (I think from the animes that I've seen ). If an anime depicts the manga as fan service, fillers and no continuation of the plot I wouldn't watch it.
» Sosseres on March 17th, 2012, 1:15pm
Mostly I don't watch series weekly though so I ended up voting for when the series is over, the normal way to watch for me.
» BlueHaro on March 17th, 2012, 1:26pm
Though I do not like much filler material in animes, I will also say that they can be beneficial for fleshing out characters or making the anime into a different beast from the manga.
Example: Hunter x Hunter
I know many people enjoy the 2011 remake which follows the manga very closely. It may have some censored bits and
Kurapika's fight with Hisoka, a couple of panels in the manga, was drawn out for a whole episode in the original. However, it was an important fight to introduce an upcoming arc...a fight that was glossed over (and forgettable) in the 2011 anime and the manga.
I will have to say that I love the Mushishi anime adaption. It has the music, animation, color, and the acting that brings the manga to life.
» kaloo on March 18th, 2012, 4:03pm
Though I am watching Chihayafuru and the new Hunter X Hunter so what do I know.
» FormX on March 26th, 2012, 3:54pm
Several reasons besides that it moves:
You hear the voices
Colour
Music
And most of the time you don't remember what happens; so it's a nice revision.
» sarah-eats-cupcakes on March 26th, 2012, 10:31pm
You hear the voices
Colour
Music
.
yess i stressed on the music...if i had a choice between a completed manga and a completed anime adaptation that follows the manga word to word, i would definitely choose the anime because of the music, music is very important to me and it adds a lot to the story
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