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Question: Do you prefer hard or soft magic systems?
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There were 3678 total votes.
The poll ended: January 25, 2020 (6 years ago)
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- What? - votes: 2356 (64.1%)
- Soft - votes: 352 (9.6%)
- Hard - votes: 970 (26.4%)
There were 3678 total votes.
The poll ended: January 25, 2020 (6 years ago)
Question: Do you purchase fan art of manga/anime series?
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There were 2797 total votes.
The poll ended: January 18, 2020 (6 years ago)
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- I just own free stuff - votes: 457 (16.3%)
- I don't have any art - votes: 1489 (53.2%)
- I have some - votes: 486 (17.4%)
- I only buy official art pieces - votes: 216 (7.7%)
- Yeah, I own a lot of fan art! - votes: 149 (5.3%)
There were 2797 total votes.
The poll ended: January 18, 2020 (6 years ago)
Question: How do you feel about authors adding onto a story (with extra chapters, epilogues, etc) much later after the series had officially come to an end?
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There were 2970 total votes.
The poll ended: January 11, 2020 (6 years ago)
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- Cool, but I won't be reading it - votes: 175 (5.9%)
- No opinion - votes: 492 (16.6%)
- I hate it as it adds nothing new to the story - votes: 146 (4.9%)
- I enjoy them, only if the main characters are the same - votes: 820 (27.6%)
- It's great! Will read it. - votes: 1337 (45%)
There were 2970 total votes.
The poll ended: January 11, 2020 (6 years ago)
Question: Have you ever gotten interested in a new hobby because of how it was portrayed in manga? (e.g., sports, games, cooking, acting, etc)
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There were 3084 total votes.
The poll ended: January 4, 2020 (6 years ago)
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- I usually only read about stuff I'm already interested in - votes: 204 (6.6%)
- Never - votes: 728 (23.6%)
- Many times! - votes: 644 (20.9%)
- Once or twice - votes: 1508 (48.9%)
There were 3084 total votes.
The poll ended: January 4, 2020 (6 years ago)
Question: Do you regularly listen to anime songs?
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There were 3155 total votes.
The poll ended: December 28, 2019 (6 years ago)
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- Not at all - votes: 506 (16%)
- Maybe every once in a while - votes: 1488 (47.2%)
- Yes, all the time! - votes: 1161 (36.8%)
There were 3155 total votes.
The poll ended: December 28, 2019 (6 years ago)
Question: You hate a series' ending but loved everything before that. How do you rate the series?
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There were 3751 total votes.
The poll ended: December 21, 2019 (6 years ago)
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- 10 (best) - votes: 292 (7.8%)
- 9 - votes: 521 (13.9%)
- 8 - votes: 1245 (33.2%)
- 7 - votes: 952 (25.4%)
- 6 - votes: 297 (7.9%)
- 5 - votes: 200 (5.3%)
- 4 - votes: 70 (1.9%)
- 3 - votes: 46 (1.2%)
- 2 - votes: 16 (0.4%)
- 1 (terrible) - votes: 112 (3%)
There were 3751 total votes.
The poll ended: December 21, 2019 (6 years ago)
Question: When a group scanlates a series that was previously worked on by another group, how should they handle the spelling consistencies of names?
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There were 2569 total votes.
The poll ended: December 14, 2019 (6 years ago)
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- Spell their own way and leave a note explaining the change - votes: 1986 (77.3%)
- Spell their own way without explaining any differences - votes: 114 (4.4%)
- No preference - votes: 273 (10.6%)
- Spell the same as the previous group, even if incorrect - votes: 196 (7.6%)
There were 2569 total votes.
The poll ended: December 14, 2019 (6 years ago)
Question: If you're growing bored of a series, and/or not enjoying it anymore, what do you do?
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There were 3041 total votes.
The poll ended: December 7, 2019 (6 years ago)
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- Take a break and return to it later - votes: 1439 (47.3%)
- Drop the series altogether - votes: 720 (23.7%)
- Skip to the end, skim the conclusion, and then make a decision - votes: 515 (16.9%)
- Push on through all the way to the end - votes: 367 (12.1%)
There were 3041 total votes.
The poll ended: December 7, 2019 (6 years ago)
Question: Do/Did you play any physical sports?
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There were 3369 total votes.
The poll ended: November 29, 2019 (6 years ago)
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- Yeah, but only for class (PE, etc) - votes: 791 (23.5%)
- No, but I might try soon - votes: 83 (2.5%)
- No, and it doesn't interest me - votes: 844 (25.1%)
- Yeah, I play(ed) for fun outside of school - votes: 1023 (30.4%)
- Yeah, I play(ed) for a school team (high school, college, etc) - votes: 596 (17.7%)
- Yeah, I play(ed) professionally for money - votes: 32 (0.9%)
There were 3369 total votes.
The poll ended: November 29, 2019 (6 years ago)
Question: You usually prefer
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There were 2784 total votes.
The poll ended: November 23, 2019 (6 years ago)
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- Fantastical setting with many supernatural elements - votes: 1102 (39.6%)
- Realistic setting that can include some supernatural elements (ghosts, werewolves, light magical powers, etc) - votes: 1247 (44.8%)
- Realistic stories without any supernatural elements - votes: 435 (15.6%)
There were 2784 total votes.
The poll ended: November 23, 2019 (6 years ago)
