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Question: Imagine the author of your favorite manga character decide to make a radical change to the character. Which transition would annoy you the most?
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There were 7485 total votes.
The poll ended: December 12, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- Importance / relevance - votes: 1084 (14.5%)
- Physical appearance - votes: 427 (5.7%)
- Intellectual faculties - votes: 675 (9%)
- Physical abilities - votes: 105 (1.4%)
- Gender - votes: 1466 (19.6%)
- Beliefs / values - votes: 824 (11%)
- Love interest(s) - votes: 606 (8.1%)
- Personality shift - votes: 1426 (19.1%)
- Switched sides / alliances - votes: 243 (3.2%)
- Nothing would affect me - votes: 629 (8.4%)
There were 7485 total votes.
The poll ended: December 12, 2015 (10 years ago)
Question: Your favorite series was dropped by the only group scanlating it, so you...
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There were 7810 total votes.
The poll ended: December 5, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- Find the raws and look at them without understanding the words - votes: 1752 (22.4%)
- Ask other groups to pick it up - votes: 237 (3%)
- Bug the old group to pick it up again - votes: 46 (0.6%)
- Try to start your own scanlation group - votes: 65 (0.8%)
- Learn the language so that you can read it yourself - votes: 663 (8.5%)
- Look for summaries or synopsis to spoil yourself and feed the urge - votes: 1006 (12.9%)
- Do nothing and wait patiently (sadly) - votes: 3733 (47.8%)
- I already read the original language, so no worries - votes: 308 (3.9%)
There were 7810 total votes.
The poll ended: December 5, 2015 (10 years ago)
Question: When I read an unknown word or complicated term, I typically...
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There were 7625 total votes.
The poll ended: November 28, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- Gloss over it and don't bother looking it up - votes: 1497 (19.6%)
- Use Google and read the first result - votes: 4085 (53.6%)
- Go old-school and use a dictionary - votes: 608 (8%)
- Use Wikipedia (or an encyclopedia) and read everything about it as well as the related stuff - votes: 1435 (18.8%)
There were 7625 total votes.
The poll ended: November 28, 2015 (10 years ago)
Question: What subject or topic mentioned in a manga has most prompted you to do more research (Google, Wikipedia, library, etc) about it?
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There were 7256 total votes.
The poll ended: November 21, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- Historical events - votes: 2137 (29.5%)
- Science - votes: 444 (6.1%)
- Medical issues - votes: 287 (4%)
- Engineering - votes: 95 (1.3%)
- Cultural aspects - votes: 1190 (16.4%)
- Psychology - votes: 547 (7.5%)
- Fauna/flora - votes: 91 (1.3%)
- Locations (countries, cities, etc) - votes: 227 (3.1%)
- Music / art - votes: 298 (4.1%)
- Ethics / religion - votes: 165 (2.3%)
- Sports - votes: 194 (2.7%)
- Real life person (celebrity, politician, etc) - votes: 231 (3.2%)
- Manga never encouraged me to do more research - votes: 975 (13.4%)
- Other - votes: 375 (5.2%)
There were 7256 total votes.
The poll ended: November 21, 2015 (10 years ago)
Question: Has an opinion or view expressed in a manga ever noticeably influenced you?
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There were 6854 total votes.
The poll ended: November 13, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- Yes, in a positive way - votes: 2883 (42.1%)
- Yes, in a negative way - votes: 314 (4.6%)
- No, but it made me think about it - votes: 2884 (42.1%)
- No, I don't look for any deeper meaning - votes: 773 (11.3%)
There were 6854 total votes.
The poll ended: November 13, 2015 (10 years ago)
Question: Do you read any of the translated web comics listed on MU?
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There were 4956 total votes.
The poll ended: November 7, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- Lots! - votes: 1311 (26.5%)
- Several - votes: 1778 (35.9%)
- Haven't yet, probably would try - votes: 666 (13.4%)
- Used to, but not anymore - votes: 299 (6%)
- Never have, probably never will - votes: 902 (18.2%)
There were 4956 total votes.
The poll ended: November 7, 2015 (10 years ago)
Question: Do you read any of the translated web novels listed on MU?
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There were 6694 total votes.
The poll ended: October 30, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- Lots! - votes: 2116 (31.6%)
- Maybe a couple - votes: 1897 (28.3%)
- Used to, not anymore - votes: 333 (5%)
- Never had, probably never will - votes: 2348 (35.1%)
There were 6694 total votes.
The poll ended: October 30, 2015 (10 years ago)
Question: Do you listen to J-pop?
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There were 9199 total votes.
The poll ended: October 24, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- All the time! - votes: 1061 (11.5%)
- Sometimes... - votes: 2213 (24.1%)
- Just the anime songs - votes: 2758 (30%)
- Used to, but not anymore - votes: 1004 (10.9%)
- Tried it, didn't like it - votes: 934 (10.2%)
- Never tried it - votes: 1229 (13.4%)
There were 9199 total votes.
The poll ended: October 24, 2015 (10 years ago)
Question: You're mildly sick, so you normally...
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There were 8904 total votes.
The poll ended: October 16, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- Treat it like a regular day as much as possible - votes: 3623 (40.7%)
- Only try to get more sleep than usual and drink lots of water - votes: 2683 (30.1%)
- Drink a special tea or eat a special food (chicken soup, porridge, etc) - votes: 1096 (12.3%)
- Use pills or other medicine - votes: 1301 (14.6%)
- Visit the doctor / hospital - votes: 60 (0.7%)
- Other - votes: 141 (1.6%)
There were 8904 total votes.
The poll ended: October 16, 2015 (10 years ago)
Question: Best Josei
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There were 5886 total votes.
The poll ended: October 10, 2015 (10 years ago)
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- 07-Ghost - votes: 1014 (17.2%)
- 14-sai no Koi - votes: 381 (6.5%)
- 7 Seeds - votes: 486 (8.3%)
- Bokura no Kiseki - votes: 267 (4.5%)
- Cheese in the Trap - votes: 529 (9%)
- Chihayafuru - votes: 623 (10.6%)
- Gokusen - votes: 483 (8.2%)
- Kuragehime - votes: 538 (9.1%)
- Nodame Cantabile - votes: 1121 (19%)
- Sakamichi no Apollon - votes: 444 (7.5%)
There were 5886 total votes.
The poll ended: October 10, 2015 (10 years ago)
