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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How much Japanese (or other original language) do you like in scanlations / bought manga?
Choices:
None. The whole thing must be localized to my own culture - votes: 329 (2.5%)
Just the sound effects - votes: 403 (3%)
Occasional words (e.g., bento, sakura) - votes: 1379 (10.3%)
Stuff that doesn't translate well (e.g., honorifics, culture, names) - votes: 8010 (59.7%)
As much as possible while still being readable to you - votes: 3043 (22.7%)
Completely Japanese - votes: 246 (1.8%)
There were 13410 total votes.
The poll ended: March 12th 2011
Looks like most people lean toward the side of leaving manga in its original form. I support that too.
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» BaeSooky on March 12th, 2011, 11:08am
Some friends and family are in Japan but they're all okay since the areas they were in weren't that deeply affected. My mother is continuing to update me on what's going on there whenever she can.
» true_grave_unit on March 12th, 2011, 11:54am
It's still disturbing to see that a quarter of us seem to prioritize our personal entertainment over the well-being of others.
» onizukaa on March 12th, 2011, 12:05pm
In fact, This earthquake is going to cause me more work. Thanks Mother Nature for giving me the Big-D
» brigee88 on March 12th, 2011, 2:38pm
» onizukaa on March 12th, 2011, 3:26pm
What are you gonna do? Sit on your ass and complain about how terrible people are about not being super sad over something that probably doesn't have any effect on them? Well sorry for being human, and not being a saint like you.
» brigee88 on March 13th, 2011, 11:44am
» hollabaloo on March 14th, 2011, 3:09am
» brigee88 on March 12th, 2011, 2:37pm
I mean seriously?
» Ayreia on March 12th, 2011, 6:50pm
» pysali on March 12th, 2011, 1:56pm
I'm not surprised at how many people are clicking the manga releases option. Some of them are probably just 'hehe this will get a rise out of people' and some of them genuinely only care about their manga releases. The same people who are probably the first ones to say. 'Sure X has carpel tunnel or is in the hospital, but when is their manga going to come out?' A+ on basic human compassion guys.
» brigee88 on March 12th, 2011, 2:40pm
» forror on March 12th, 2011, 3:13pm
Fine, if people don't sympathise with strangers - a shame, but oh well. What's more disconcerting is the way some of us are prioritising certain matters over human life.
» MangaGhost on March 12th, 2011, 4:24pm
» Akatsubaki on March 12th, 2011, 4:34pm
» Thouarttammy on March 12th, 2011, 9:23pm
» Mikashi on March 12th, 2011, 5:25pm
I'm honestly perturbed at the high ranking that fifth choice got.
Really, manga and anime have a higher value than peoples lives? And what if your favorite manga happen to end because of them losing their lives because of said-earthquake and said-tsunami triggered by said-earthquake? Are you just going to whine and complain, or are you actually going to start feeling something called "sympathy"?
» akuma_river on March 12th, 2011, 5:32pm
I don't personally know anyone who was affected by the Tsunami in Japan though a friend of a firend of a friend is looking for someone in the Sendai area.
As for the Tsunami...there is localized damage in Oregon, California, Peru, Chile, and Indonesia that I know of.
I'm a bit of a news nerd so I've cultivated a few lists of where to get information. It's too big to put there but:
http://akuma-river.dreamwidth.org/402311.html (my journal post)
http://community.livejournal.com/ontd_political/7881735.h tml <- live-post where I'm posting relevant tweets
It's hard to listen to NHK http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/index.html or Al Jazeera or Russia Today and not break down in tears as you realize the scale of the damage and the death toll.
I don't think it will be as high as Sumatra's Tsunami...but there are entire villages just gone. The Tsunami went inland 10km in some areas.
This week I've been following the Arab World Protests, Libya's masacre, Wisconsin protests, WikiLeaks, and now Japan's earthquake/tsunami/nuclear power plants meltdown.
This is just...I often find myself having to take breaks from watching the news and reading newspaper live-blogs on it because it gets to you.
Btw estimate death toll >10,000
» bakaliner on March 12th, 2011, 6:08pm
1 people die is a tragedy, 1000 die is just a statistic...... Stalin.
» Frezz on March 12th, 2011, 6:29pm
» akuma_river on March 12th, 2011, 7:31pm
This was a 9.0 earthquake that created a massive Tsunami that has sent damage to Hawaii, California, Oregon, Peru, Mexico, Chile, Indonesia... Japan had about 10-30 minute warning.
This tsunami was going 500mph. A wall of water of 10m height in some places. Parts of the Tsunami swept inland about 5-10km. That is about 2-5 MILES INLAND.
There is square MILES of land that are now under water. Look at the sat images of before and after.
Sendai has a population of one million and is one of the most damaged areas. At least 6 prefectures have massive amounts of damage that we are only seeing from ariel copters because there is no communication on the ground. Entire villages, towns, are just gone. Swept away.
I was being conservative with my estimate. I'm hoping more people got out in time...but looking at the damage, maps, and population indexes of the places hit. It is going to be high.
» Ferozban on March 12th, 2011, 6:39pm
so much apathy for the peoples suffering. i hope you choke your manga.
i give a shit about my entertainment right now. i just hope japan can get things under control without even more tragedies. however long it takes.
» Methaniel on March 12th, 2011, 7:05pm
Well, of course, there is always straight stupid people who don't care about the well-fare of the people at all, and just really want manga, but I highly doubt it's those 25.7% people (and I would say, I don't care about it, it's not like I'm surprised about it). Well, this long post to say, that I'm actually more surprised at people being offended about it, there is no real need to.
Oh, and just to clear things on my side, I didn't vote for this, I'm in Tokyo and I quite felt it too. Though, sorry for the samaritan people, but I'm not going to do anything special other than continue my life, go to my school everyday, etc... I don't have at all the soul necessary for going to Sendai and helps the people there (and I don't consider that heartless at all)
» imp4ever on March 12th, 2011, 9:48pm
I prefer to interpret the choices in an optimistic light. Otherwise it might be fair to say that choosing option two would be the same as saying "I know someone over there, so I'm worried about them and absolutely no one else."
Come on guys. Let's not be so ready to declare each other monsters
» yuno19 on March 12th, 2011, 7:19pm
» CuthienSilmeriel on March 13th, 2011, 1:49am
» CuthienSilmeriel on March 13th, 2011, 3:02am
» themasterwarlord on March 13th, 2011, 7:35am
» mrs_choco on March 13th, 2011, 7:56am
For the rest of them who most of them live in Tokyo, other issues are starting from now. Food and water supplies are getting scarce, most of conbini and local supermarket are empty. Transportations are still hetic. Phone service is intermitent, as well as electricity in some areas of Tokyo.
And there's still the threat of nuclear damages.
I'll kept being worried until everything is back to normal.
» mastaof on March 13th, 2011, 10:28am
» cheezy on March 13th, 2011, 3:10pm
» shoujo_forever on March 13th, 2011, 9:55pm
» pyonk on March 14th, 2011, 12:33am
» tsugutaku on March 14th, 2011, 1:48am
Is it real? 26.1% of the voters are worried for Japanese releases Disgusting... Thousands of humans are now dead or missing... and quarter of people are worried because of manga...
What about humanity?
» fossilblue on March 14th, 2011, 4:58am
» hollabaloo on March 14th, 2011, 10:20pm
» Zander6669 on March 14th, 2011, 10:29pm
» CuthienSilmeriel on March 16th, 2011, 4:37am
» CuthienSilmeriel on March 16th, 2011, 4:40am
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