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Question: What if your favorite series was already complete (in original language) but the scanlations (for your preferred language) were too slow for you to keep up?
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There were 11439 total votes.
The poll ended: May 18, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- Resort to reading / looking at the raws - votes: 2763 (24.2%)
- Ask for spoilers / summaries for people who have read the raws - votes: 878 (7.7%)
- Patiently wait for each release and read right away - votes: 5097 (44.6%)
- I'll give up and read the entire thing once the scanlation is finished - votes: 2001 (17.5%)
- There's always other stuff to read, so I'll just forget about this one - votes: 700 (6.1%)
There were 11439 total votes.
The poll ended: May 18, 2013 (12 years ago)
Question: Are you hard or easy when rating manga (on 1-10 scale)?
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There were 10764 total votes.
The poll ended: May 10, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- I give everything a high rating if it's just okay. I like to be nice - votes: 344 (3.2%)
- I give mainly good ratings, saving the highest and lowest for extreme cases - votes: 4372 (40.6%)
- Most series are average, so most series get a 5 - votes: 505 (4.7%)
- I tend to rate everything pretty low - votes: 64 (0.6%)
- I only rate the extremes. Anything in the middle gets no rating - votes: 1066 (9.9%)
- I believe I legitimately give a rating that the series deserves - votes: 2632 (24.5%)
- I don't rate manga at all - votes: 1781 (16.5%)
There were 10764 total votes.
The poll ended: May 10, 2013 (12 years ago)
Question: Which aspect of a translation is more important to you?
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There were 13091 total votes.
The poll ended: May 3, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- Accuracy: I like manga translation to retain characteristics of the language of the original, to show the linguistic and cultural differences between Japanese culture and my own. - votes: 9633 (73.6%)
- Fluency: I like manga translation to read as if the author was native English speakers, so that linguistic and cultural differences are minimized. - votes: 3458 (26.4%)
There were 13091 total votes.
The poll ended: May 3, 2013 (12 years ago)
Question: If you were in an RPG, which class would you pick?
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There were 15052 total votes.
The poll ended: April 26, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- Warrior (fighter, barbarian, knight, etc) - votes: 2755 (18.3%)
- Archer (sniper, etc) - votes: 2425 (16.1%)
- Thief (rogue, assassin, etc) - votes: 3192 (21.2%)
- Mage (wizard, sorcerer, witch, adept, etc) - votes: 5374 (35.7%)
- Cleric (priest, healer, etc) - votes: 1306 (8.7%)
There were 15052 total votes.
The poll ended: April 26, 2013 (12 years ago)
Question: Do you have real-life friends with whom you share your manga hobby?
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There were 13336 total votes.
The poll ended: April 19, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- Yeah, we read it together! - votes: 482 (3.6%)
- Yes, but we read separately and talk about it afterwards - votes: 5640 (42.3%)
- Yes, but we don't really discuss anything - votes: 3034 (22.8%)
- Nope, I only have online friends who read manga - votes: 1810 (13.6%)
- No one knows I read manga - votes: 2370 (17.8%)
There were 13336 total votes.
The poll ended: April 19, 2013 (12 years ago)
Question: Assuming you know perfect Japanese (read, write, speak, listen), would you live in Japan?
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There were 15503 total votes.
The poll ended: April 13, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- Yes - votes: 9009 (58.1%)
- No - votes: 6314 (40.7%)
- Already live in Japan - votes: 180 (1.2%)
There were 15503 total votes.
The poll ended: April 13, 2013 (12 years ago)
Question: Would you want to go through a gender-bender (gender-swap) experience?
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There were 18018 total votes.
The poll ended: April 5, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- I'm a girl, yes - votes: 6320 (35.1%)
- I'm a girl, no - votes: 3037 (16.9%)
- I'm a guy, yes - votes: 4240 (23.5%)
- I'm a guy, no - votes: 4421 (24.5%)
There were 18018 total votes.
The poll ended: April 5, 2013 (12 years ago)
Question: Similar to a gender bender series, which would be harder to deal with if it happened in real life?
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There were 13213 total votes.
The poll ended: March 30, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- Guy turning into a girl - votes: 9384 (71%)
- Girl turning into a guy - votes: 3829 (29%)
There were 13213 total votes.
The poll ended: March 30, 2013 (12 years ago)
Question: At what age did you start reading manga?
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There were 18941 total votes.
The poll ended: March 22, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- 10 years old and before (young'un) - votes: 3450 (18.2%)
- 10 to 14 years old (middle school years) - votes: 6591 (34.8%)
- 14 to 18 years old (high school years) - votes: 5482 (28.9%)
- 18 to 22 years old (college years) - votes: 2290 (12.1%)
- 22 to 30 years old (young adult) - votes: 818 (4.3%)
- 30 to 40 years old (prime times) - votes: 185 (1%)
- 40 years old and above (getting old) - votes: 125 (0.7%)
There were 18941 total votes.
The poll ended: March 22, 2013 (12 years ago)
Question: If a publisher were to adopt a model where you pay a monthly subscription (say ~$10 USD) in order to read their entire library of translated manga via a digital device, would you subscribe?
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There were 11113 total votes.
The poll ended: March 15, 2013 (12 years ago)
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- Yes - votes: 6400 (57.6%)
- No - votes: 4713 (42.4%)
There were 11113 total votes.
The poll ended: March 15, 2013 (12 years ago)
