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New Poll - After Finishing a Series
This week's poll is from our member whatnot. After you finishing reading a series, what would you typically hope to find relating to that series? Personally, I tend to read the other works by that author. For instance, after finishing Suzuka, I read everything else by SEO Kouji.
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 sexist trope in manga bothers you the most?
Choices:
Patronizing "but you're a girl!" statement - votes: 581 (4.9%)
Objectification - votes: 470 (3.9%)
Falling in love with their rapist - votes: 3213 (26.8%)
"All women are..." - votes: 213 (1.8%)
Sexual assault/rape portrayed as a joke - votes: 2342 (19.6%)
Harassment is okay because she's "playing hard to get" - votes: 683 (5.7%)
Damsel in distress - votes: 799 (6.7%)
Girl solely exists to be a love interest - votes: 1324 (11.1%)
Jealous, vain, and/or cruel fangirls - votes: 819 (6.8%)
Madonna/whore dichotomy - votes: 300 (2.5%)
What? Sexism still exists? - votes: 1235 (10.3%)
There were 11979 total votes.
The poll ended: September 26th 2014
This was definitely one of the most talked about polls we've had in ages. Such a controversial topic...
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 sexist trope in manga bothers you the most?
Choices:
Patronizing "but you're a girl!" statement - votes: 581 (4.9%)
Objectification - votes: 470 (3.9%)
Falling in love with their rapist - votes: 3213 (26.8%)
"All women are..." - votes: 213 (1.8%)
Sexual assault/rape portrayed as a joke - votes: 2342 (19.6%)
Harassment is okay because she's "playing hard to get" - votes: 683 (5.7%)
Damsel in distress - votes: 799 (6.7%)
Girl solely exists to be a love interest - votes: 1324 (11.1%)
Jealous, vain, and/or cruel fangirls - votes: 819 (6.8%)
Madonna/whore dichotomy - votes: 300 (2.5%)
What? Sexism still exists? - votes: 1235 (10.3%)
There were 11979 total votes.
The poll ended: September 26th 2014
This was definitely one of the most talked about polls we've had in ages. Such a controversial topic...
Comments (limited to first 100 replies)
» SilverStorm on September 27th, 2014, 12:22am
I normally try to find a series with similar themes. For some reason, looking at an author's other works doesn't usually occur to me. (Maybe 'cause it's a very mixed bag.)
» BlackOrion on September 27th, 2014, 6:29am
Quote from SilverStorm
I normally try to find a series with similar themes. For some reason, looking at an author's other works doesn't usually occur to me. (Maybe 'cause it's a very mixed bag.)
Same here, I look for stuff that's similar. Normally when I get into something, there is something about the Manga/Novel that catch my eyes, so once I finish I tend to search for stuff with a similar theme until I get enough of it, or until I get hook up on something new.
» Sogno on September 27th, 2014, 12:27am
i got a good laugh out of "I have no hope for anything" LOL
that was a tough one! i do most of those things for series i like, except find anime -- if i've read the manga there's no point IMO in watching anime (exception would be some comedy series like Gintama and Gekkan Shoujo).
i voted for fanart, since that's usually the first thing i do. If there's a pairing i like i'll go to fanfic. And while I'm doing all that, I read other series by same mangaka. Oh and look for a fangroup. lol. XD
that was a tough one! i do most of those things for series i like, except find anime -- if i've read the manga there's no point IMO in watching anime (exception would be some comedy series like Gintama and Gekkan Shoujo).
i voted for fanart, since that's usually the first thing i do. If there's a pairing i like i'll go to fanfic. And while I'm doing all that, I read other series by same mangaka. Oh and look for a fangroup. lol. XD
» tactics on September 27th, 2014, 2:20am
Yeah I usually check out what else the mangaka has done. Especially if I liked the art. If there's a separate artist, I usually check out what other stuff they've done too.
» Assidus on September 27th, 2014, 2:40am
I usually check for other series of the same author first. Depending on the series I might also check for anime.
» leetdood on September 27th, 2014, 7:21am
I'm really disappointed that there wasn't an option for 'Being violent is okay because you're a girl' option. That's such a common trope where the dude gets whaled on because he's in the wrong situation, even when it clearly isn't his fault. I agree that these other options are also sexist but I would have expected this to be more fair instead of being all about the female side.
» Aijin-of-Iwa on September 27th, 2014, 7:53am
I usually search for something from the same author or another manga with the same themes. I occasionally do the other options, other than watch the anime. I don't like anime much, and it tends to ruin series that I've already read.
» Sapphiresky on September 27th, 2014, 8:24am
Something awesome by the same author typically. Fan art is good too 
Chances that spin offs/ sequels are both good and translated are kinda rare.
Chances that spin offs/ sequels are both good and translated are kinda rare.
» AliceinAmestris on September 27th, 2014, 9:19am
I was torn between Anime, Sequel or spin-off and merch. But I chose anime because having an anime makes having merchandise of a series more prevalent! So win win for me.
» xgemina on September 27th, 2014, 11:17am
H-doujin! I guess that would fall under fanfic, but I don't wait until the end of the series
I do look for other works by the author - which can include sequels and spin-offs.
I do look for other works by the author - which can include sequels and spin-offs.
» TundraDweller on September 27th, 2014, 2:27pm
Looks like my choice isn't even on the list. What I hope for most after finishing a good series is to find other series similar to it. I try to find series that have a similar plot, setting, etc. to it. That is usually a fruitless search, so the next best thing would be works by the same author, which might turn out to be similarly interesting. Sometimes, along with that, I check to see if there is a sequel or spin-off.
» MinatoAce on September 27th, 2014, 3:10pm
I want/look forward to Another New/Ongoing series by the same author...
why not Sequel or spin-off ?
Cause, it would be annoying on most(95%) cases...some good example would be " Naruto " or " Bleach "...as these ones are gonna end soon enough...
though Having some Spin-off would be fun...Like With Beelzebub's Spin-off Beelzebub Bangai Hen...^^
why not Sequel or spin-off ?
Cause, it would be annoying on most(95%) cases...some good example would be " Naruto " or " Bleach "...as these ones are gonna end soon enough...
though Having some Spin-off would be fun...Like With Beelzebub's Spin-off Beelzebub Bangai Hen...^^
» Gale1 on September 27th, 2014, 6:04pm
had a hard time between another series by the same author and fan art, because if i really really like a series the first thing i do is either get fanpics for my desktop backround file or look at the author to see if there are any other awesome series there.
i ended up picking another series by the same author because my favorite thing to look for is art and if an artist has one series with pretty art, they are very likely to have other series with pretty art
i ended up picking another series by the same author because my favorite thing to look for is art and if an artist has one series with pretty art, they are very likely to have other series with pretty art
» quark1020 on September 27th, 2014, 6:46pm
Fan Fiction,
It lets us screw around with the characters (sometimes literally) without having to worry about continuity. Sequels and spin-offs would be great too, but it will eventually get to the point where the series will start becoming stale or it goes in a direction that isn't to my liking.
It lets us screw around with the characters (sometimes literally) without having to worry about continuity. Sequels and spin-offs would be great too, but it will eventually get to the point where the series will start becoming stale or it goes in a direction that isn't to my liking.
» silvarion on September 27th, 2014, 8:30pm
I would want to find anime of it. and after that it's sequel. well, this place has "adapted to anime" tag, and "related series" information. so I don't have to look for it. I don't actually look for another series by the same author. because the author of an awesome manga don't usually able to write another awesome manga. of course I have tried looking for another series of an author of an awesome manga, but the result is mostly disappointing.
» youtakun on September 28th, 2014, 5:57am
My answer is missing, and there is no "other" option, so I cannot vote.
○ I hope that an English publisher will release the manga too To both reach a greater audience and reward the mangaka.
○ I hope that an English publisher will release the manga too To both reach a greater audience and reward the mangaka.
» mysstris on October 1st, 2014, 5:27pm
You read my mind xD or I read yours. But to say english publisher is excluding other countries so I didn't want to be too specific.
» hkanz on September 28th, 2014, 4:51pm
I look for other series by the same author. If I like the theme of the manga, I'll also look for similar stories. I would look for a sequel if stuff I liked ever had sequels.
» Kina92 on September 29th, 2014, 2:41pm
When I finish a series that I really liked I always look to see if there is a sequel and/or some kind of related series first, but I almost always get around to looking up other series by the author too. If the series involved an element that I've never really come across before and I particularly liked it, then I also browse through recommendations (ie: Apartment Life in Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou).
» Laudanum on September 30th, 2014, 11:15am
I wasn't able to answer any poll at all for months now 
all I ever see are the results.
What should I do? Reset cookies?
all I ever see are the results.What should I do? Reset cookies?
» That3rdGuy on September 30th, 2014, 5:56pm
Where's the "I look for similar series" choice?? That's what I typically do. I guess look for series by the same author, so long as the author is also the artist. Who doesn't finish series? I can understand certain circumstances (plot changes, no character growth, too much fan service, etc.), but to choose that basically means you never have finished a series. Perhaps they don't look for completed series...? Hmmm....
» mysstris on October 1st, 2014, 5:26pm
My option isn't here....I hope to find it published in my native language so I can purchase it without difficulty rereading it.
But honestly for most of the options, it does depend on the type of storyline and how much I like the series.
I don't usually hope for an anime but there have been a few that I have wished for (W Juliet and someday, maybe Bokura no Kiseki)
I don't purchase merchandise or do fan fic/art though
But honestly for most of the options, it does depend on the type of storyline and how much I like the series.
I don't usually hope for an anime but there have been a few that I have wished for (W Juliet and someday, maybe Bokura no Kiseki)
I don't purchase merchandise or do fan fic/art though
» Jolty Febe on October 1st, 2014, 9:38pm
A place to discuss the specific series. Because my mind races around thinking about it for weeks if it's a good manga and there's so much I want to say and discuss about it.
