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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Question: Do you archive fansubs?
Choices:
Yes, everything - votes: 1525 (19.1%)
Only a few - votes: 2644 (33.1%)
I watch and then delete - votes: 749 (9.4%)
I only stream - votes: 1940 (24.3%)
I don't watch fansubs - votes: 1123 (14.1%)
There were 7981 total votes.
The poll ended: February 15th 2014
Less responses than the manga version, but that's to be expected since this is a manga site. However, it still appears that many people safe their fansubs, despite having much larger file sizes than manga.
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» darkraiders on February 14th, 2014, 11:41pm
Living on this planet is so damn boring.
» JustPassingBy on February 15th, 2014, 6:37am
» darkraiders on February 15th, 2014, 6:47am
» quark1020 on February 14th, 2014, 11:56pm
Most of the manga I enjoy to read seems to have something that wants to destroy the world/universe/reality or something for some reason. I'm fine here, thank you very much.
» SilverStorm on February 15th, 2014, 12:28am
I'd be too worried about the people/things I leave behind. Maybe if I knew there wouldn't be problems back at home, and I'd be livin' the life in the new world I wouldn't so much...but I like psycho characters with unhealthy obsessions. I don't foresee a happy ending, at least not on my end. xD
» Knightzomegaz on February 15th, 2014, 12:49am
No to something like Akame ga Kiru!
» Miale on February 15th, 2014, 1:20am
» Scyfon on February 15th, 2014, 1:25am
Seriously though, teenage me would've said yes quite easily. Now...maybe not so much.
» pyonk on February 15th, 2014, 1:44am
so ABSOLUTELY YES.
my life here is sooo boring i need to escape.
» onizukaa on February 15th, 2014, 1:53am
An example would be Infinite Stratos. Would I be entitled to pilot one, or would it reject me as someone foreign to the world?
» ChildofSecrets on February 15th, 2014, 1:55am
That said, I think if that world offered greater opportunities, adventure and/or I was able to contact love ones of my whereabouts, I would say yes. Imagined realms have potentially far less limitations than Earth. And they're just more awesome in general
EDIT: I feel like the poll should be "if a character from your favorite manga..." because my favorite manga characters probably come from somewhere I wouldn't want to visit..
» Chinmay on February 15th, 2014, 2:32am
And I got to many Favorites...
One Piece - I would Join Luffy's crew, I like Wind (ever since Kaze no Stigma) and Trees, so I would want Wind Wind no fruit, or Tree Tree no Fruit.
Fairy Tail - I would Join Fairy Tail, would want to join on missions with Natsu and all, but also would not mind going on lone quest. Magic preference would be Air Elemental Magic, with a side of expert potion mixture.
UQ Holder! - I would join this big universe of magic. Immortal by werewolf with some whatever werewolf magic there is in the world.
Naruto - Post Current war... I don't want to get involved in that. As Hyūga Clan member, who eventually masters Sage Mode, and can summon a 3 - 5 meter wolf to help fight, able to go bigger.
Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi - Join the Dojo and master Muay Thai and Kosaka Style
Shit to much to pick from, but one of them.
» tactics on February 15th, 2014, 2:52am
Probably would have said yes if I was still 15 though XD
» TundraDweller on February 15th, 2014, 5:07am
» sk_shankar11 on February 15th, 2014, 6:52am
» alexj2936 on February 15th, 2014, 7:36am
Actually nope still pretty sure I'd die.
» xxmichellexx27f on February 15th, 2014, 7:55am
Mostly tough, I better go to a world from shounen manga than shoujo manga, since how unrealistic shoujo romance can be, it's more possible in this world than shounen's. Since if I were to enter a different world, I hope it will be a whole new world, I'm bored.
» Cthylla on February 15th, 2014, 8:43am
» CuthienSilmeriel on February 15th, 2014, 9:30am
My favourite anime is Code Geass. My favourite character is Lelouch.
My favourite manga is Banana Fish. My favourite character is Ash.
My favourite game is Final Fantasy VII. My favourite character is Cloud.
I think it helps that none of those worlds are exactly easy or appealing. Lots of fighting to the death going on, lol.
» imercenary on February 15th, 2014, 9:42am
Most manga worlds are either god forsaken hellholes or hyper exaggerated versions of our own world (I'm looking at you shoujo/ecchi/harem/comedy/slice of life genres).
A lot of people in the comments also seem to assume that going to said world would give them similar powers as the main cast. In other words, if you added the line "but you remain the same as you were in the real world", I wonder how many people will still say Yes.
» Juuza on February 15th, 2014, 10:03am
2) Does it also entail a full swap between one's self here in the real-world to the specific setting and one's potential alternate self in the specific setting to the real-world or would it be limited to only both selves consciousness's being switched?
Would probably lean on No because dragging my alternate self to this world while leaving to live in his setting would be a shitty thing for me to do and even without any alternate self in the equation, I couldn't simply leave everything behind here.
Still, the possibilities and limitations of the alternate world would be very tempting compared to the real-world.
» Trimutius on February 15th, 2014, 10:03am
» connerity on February 15th, 2014, 10:06am
My conclusion is that my favorite manga character is most likely found in Yotsubato, and even though I couldn't exactly choose which one, their world is ours, so...
» nunya_bishieness on February 15th, 2014, 10:26am
Guess that's because I don't have any obligations yet. Things i would miss the most would be my books/manga, my laptop and maybe my brother
I suppose it would suck if your're the only one without special powers, so something like Pokemon, Beyblade, Bakugan etc. which involves training other creatures to fight your battles would be cool. (on second thought that sounds pretty darn selfish, makes me question my childhood choices lol)
One Piece also seems earthling friendly, although I suppose you could still die of an allergic reaction to Demon Fruit.(if you want to go there).
A historical manga like Cesare or Historie would be exciting too.
I wouldn't worry too much about not coming back; if you are the mc or atleast a part of the core team, manga logic states that you'll find your way back against all odds
» Scyfon on February 16th, 2014, 12:41am
What? Name one incident where that has ever happened in the series ._.
» nunya_bishieness on February 16th, 2014, 8:44am
Honestly I think it would be a pretty awesome world to go to what with all the travelling, adventure, exotic locations, and piracy being an almost legitimate career choice for children to aspire towards.
» lucky_wombat on February 15th, 2014, 10:52am
» nezushi on February 15th, 2014, 1:37pm
» evilcleo on February 15th, 2014, 1:47pm
» kayue on February 15th, 2014, 1:52pm
Ever hear the quote, "A nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there"?
Or the curse, " May you live in interesting times."?
Or more simply, "Cannon fodder"
» BlackOrion on February 15th, 2014, 4:56pm
» Iheartz on February 15th, 2014, 5:23pm
» nightazday on February 16th, 2014, 12:37am
» imercenary on February 16th, 2014, 11:01pm
People read the poll question as "Go into his/her world in the series" and assume 'with roughly the same situation/strokes of luck/powers/abilities/level as him/her'.
» nightazday on February 18th, 2014, 4:52pm
» Harukko on February 15th, 2014, 8:57pm
Besides even if it was just a regular shoujo manga... there's no guarantee that I'll get the main character... I'd probably be bullied by the main female character. Lol. I can see my romance manga turning into a drama Hahaha. XD
» reanmeih on February 15th, 2014, 11:42pm
But still... I would be really tempted, and extremely regret not being able to. Anything fiction would be better than Earth. Magic, Ancient China, kings and queens and emperors, demons and faeries and elves, just about anything would beat the current world.
Noticed? I love fantasy. Things that can make me a mage especially, and things that give me a lord to serve. Being Chinese, Ancient China is definitely a place for admiration. If only it was still under imperial rule... I'm not too picky, a lot of mangas would have done well. Oh even places like SAO would have rocked hell! I mean, who doesn't want to play VRMMORPGs? I'm still waiting. One day... one day.
Yup, I'd probably not survive, as I am now. Even if I die soon, it's worth it, and I believe I have the ability to adapt... maybe. But I would love to go. Except... I won't. T^T
As for family and friends and all that, I'd even leave the internet, who cares about those? But, bottom line is, no slice-of-life or anything realistic (perhaps except for Bakuman... I want those mangas lol), but I still won't.
» Marian5390 on February 16th, 2014, 12:49am
-- EDIT --
After reading the other comments, I felt the need to add, I would only enter pokémon if,
A) I could bring my family
Or,
B) It would be as if I'd been born in that world; so no one would miss me and I wouldn't miss anyone.
» SinsI on February 16th, 2014, 6:39am
Just No.
» Assidus on February 16th, 2014, 6:54am
» chineserider on February 16th, 2014, 11:51am
» Hanae on February 16th, 2014, 1:16pm
1. I don't like taking "no turning back" decisions - what if I actually hate being in that world after some time? What if I start to miss my old world?
2. I wouldn't be able to leave my family - even if they knew I wasn't dead, just in another world, they would be devastated.
3. I don't think running away is a good way of solving problems. Maybe at first I would feel good there, but I'm sure that after some time my old problems would return. Or worse, even bigger problems would arise.
4. I'm fine with my boring, dull existence
» Jack_T on February 16th, 2014, 2:22pm
Berserk, Gantz, and Akira. None of those contain a world that is less than horrific.
» butako chan on February 16th, 2014, 2:29pm
Additionally, I'm not completely detached from this world. Therefore, I would miss my family and friends. Perhaps I wouldn't mind being born into the world of FMAB, but leaving my current world in favour of a completely strange place by MYSELF...no.
Unfortunately, the genre of manga I like the most is Seinen...and its worlds are rather dark and horrific. With my current level of fighting abilities, I doubt I would survive long. On the other hand, shounen worlds like Naruto, Pokemon and One Piece seems to be interesting places to visit if it were only temporary (I mean who hasn't wanted a pokemon before?).
» KaoriNite on February 16th, 2014, 10:25pm
My other favorite manga are slice of life (shojo and josei), so I'd basically be living the same kind of life if I were transferred to one of those worlds.
» lexypyon on February 17th, 2014, 1:52am
» asdfffdsa on February 17th, 2014, 10:00am
My main fear in this "reality transfer" is that the new reality could then be limited by the author's imagination. And really, science shows time and time again that the current reality we live in is less predictable than any human could possibly imagine, and I wouldn't want to lose that.
» animalia on February 17th, 2014, 11:57am
» dreamer00013 on February 17th, 2014, 12:56pm
» jj11103 on February 17th, 2014, 5:18pm
» cmertb on February 17th, 2014, 6:27pm
» mystichead on February 17th, 2014, 10:21pm
other than most of my fav chars coming from dystopias or a "world/universe" with some real real crazy shit going on...... most of those worlds would REALLY be risky and put me through MUUUUCH more hardship.... even those fun looking worlds with chars and plots i dont like as much will definitely have some problems that would be devastating forget the unforeseen problems from not putting into context wht other problems MIGHT appear.
ONE EXCEPTION THO: YOTSUBA from yotsubato.... tht place is nice and slick...and almost exactly like reality..... plus... the adorable little Yotsuba is not to be denied.....not to ention the adventures with Duralumin
» myrt on February 18th, 2014, 12:16am
Even if I just die the moment I get there, I'd go anyway.
» mysstris on February 19th, 2014, 12:11am
» gwkimmy on February 19th, 2014, 2:11am
im finally really happy with my life and everything that comes with it, it would be terrible to have to adjust to the rules of a whole new world ;/ lol i sound like a boring adult 8D
not to mention a lot of the manga i read takes place in dystopian worlds/dangerous settings @_@ or they're general bl and my existence there would be completely irrelevant XD pay attention to me beautiful bishiiieessss! ;(
» Ballads on February 19th, 2014, 6:20am
» whitespade on February 19th, 2014, 11:20am
damn, i miss them
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