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Question: For those that buy anime/manga and related merchandise, do you...

Choices:

Exclusively buy online - votes: 587 (15%)
Mostly buy online - votes: 870 (22.3%)
About half-half - votes: 443 (11.3%)
Mostly buy in physical stores - votes: 595 (15.2%)
Exclusively buy in physical stores - votes: 411 (10.5%)
I have never bought anything related to anime/manga - votes: 999 (25.6%)

There were 3905 total votes.
The poll ended: November 17, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: On average, how much time do you spend playing video games (console, handheld, phone, etc) every day?

Choices:

None - votes: 913 (16.6%)
Less than 1 hour - votes: 914 (16.6%)
1-2 hours - votes: 1041 (18.9%)
2-3 hours - votes: 676 (12.3%)
3-4 hours - votes: 622 (11.3%)
5-6 hours - votes: 473 (8.6%)
6-7 hours - votes: 233 (4.2%)
8-9 hours - votes: 125 (2.3%)
9-10 hours - votes: 64 (1.2%)
10+ hours - votes: 434 (7.9%)

There were 5495 total votes.
The poll ended: November 11, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Which evil force would you rather face?

Choices:

Vampires - votes: 325 (6%)
Zombies - votes: 428 (7.9%)
Other undead (skeletons, ghosts, etc) - votes: 89 (1.6%)
Werewolves (or other were-animals) - votes: 72 (1.3%)
Aliens - votes: 92 (1.7%)
Demons - votes: 213 (3.9%)
Criminal or ideological organization - votes: 356 (6.6%)
Superhumans - votes: 112 (2.1%)
Robots - votes: 99 (1.8%)
Fantasy creatures (dragons, naga, etc) - votes: 649 (12%)
Super powered Earth animals (giant ants, sentient cockroaches, etc) - votes: 49 (0.9%)
My inner demons - votes: 576 (10.6%)
None, I'd rather join the dark side - votes: 1310 (24.1%)
None, I'd rather hide under my pillow - votes: 1057 (19.5%)

There were 5427 total votes.
The poll ended: November 3, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Aliens are real. They are your (or one is your)...

Choices:

Enemy - votes: 473 (10.5%)
Teacher - votes: 602 (13.3%)
Slave - votes: 391 (8.6%)
Savior - votes: 224 (5%)
Best friend - votes: 915 (20.2%)
Soulmate - votes: 717 (15.9%)
Cohort against a greater threat - votes: 1201 (26.6%)

There were 4523 total votes.
The poll ended: October 27, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: How old were you when you started reading manga?

Choices:

Elementary school (10 and below) - votes: 1522 (17.3%)
Middle school (11-14) - votes: 3230 (36.7%)
High school (14-18) - votes: 2494 (28.3%)
College (18-21) - votes: 898 (10.2%)
20s - votes: 464 (5.3%)
30s - votes: 97 (1.1%)
40s - votes: 24 (0.3%)
50s - votes: 23 (0.3%)
60s - votes: 3 (0%)
70s - votes: 4 (0%)
80s+ - votes: 50 (0.6%)

There were 8809 total votes.
The poll ended: October 21, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: For how long have you been reading manga?

Choices:

Started within the last year - votes: 253 (2.5%)
For 1 year - votes: 207 (2.1%)
For 2 years - votes: 310 (3.1%)
For 3 years - votes: 374 (3.7%)
For 4 years - votes: 414 (4.1%)
For 5 years - votes: 586 (5.9%)
For 6 years - votes: 466 (4.7%)
For 7 years - votes: 594 (5.9%)
For 8 years - votes: 556 (5.6%)
For 9 years - votes: 520 (5.2%)
For 10 years - votes: 1317 (13.2%)
For 11 years - votes: 528 (5.3%)
For 12 years - votes: 660 (6.6%)
For 13 years - votes: 465 (4.6%)
For 14 years - votes: 381 (3.8%)
For 15 years - votes: 698 (7%)
For 16 years - votes: 236 (2.4%)
For 17 years - votes: 264 (2.6%)
For 18 years - votes: 193 (1.9%)
For 19 years - votes: 89 (0.9%)
For 20 years - votes: 310 (3.1%)
For 21 years - votes: 63 (0.6%)
For 22 years - votes: 65 (0.6%)
For 23 years - votes: 57 (0.6%)
For 24 years - votes: 32 (0.3%)
For 25 years - votes: 42 (0.4%)
For 26+ years - votes: 322 (3.2%)

There were 10002 total votes.
The poll ended: October 13, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: If you already had the necessary skills (i.e. translate, Photoshop, etc), would you will be willing to do scanlations?

Choices:

Already do - votes: 304 (7%)
Sure, I'd be pretty active - votes: 984 (22.5%)
Yes, but only occasionally - votes: 1980 (45.3%)
No, don't have free time - votes: 751 (17.2%)
Nope, just don't want to - votes: 354 (8.1%)

There were 4373 total votes.
The poll ended: October 6, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Should we have a scanlation culture of translators being paid for their work?

Choices:

There were 3846 total votes.
The poll ended: September 30, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Other than synopsis, summary, or plot, what is the main factor that determines which new series to read?

Choices:

The cover (or first page) - votes: 466 (9.6%)
Art and character design - votes: 1434 (29.4%)
Mangaka (author and artist) - votes: 299 (6.1%)
General popularity - votes: 85 (1.7%)
Genres and categories - votes: 1421 (29.1%)
Ratings, reviews, or recommendations from others - votes: 513 (10.5%)
Whether the series is complete or not - votes: 294 (6%)
The scanlation group - votes: 41 (0.8%)
I come to MU and see a new series on the release page, so I decide to try it - votes: 98 (2%)
I just read random series - votes: 227 (4.7%)

There were 4878 total votes.
The poll ended: September 22, 2017 (8 years ago)

Question: Have you ever donated money to a scanlation group?

Choices:

Yes, recently (within last year) - votes: 168 (4.4%)
Yes, but not recently - votes: 242 (6.4%)
Does donating my time count? - votes: 524 (13.8%)
No, but I would if I could - votes: 1893 (49.9%)
No, and I never will - votes: 965 (25.4%)

There were 3792 total votes.
The poll ended: September 15, 2017 (8 years ago)

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