New Poll - Reading Direction

16 years ago
Posts: 10883
This poll was suggested by our member Di27. The whole point of this poll is to choose the option you'd prefer in the situation that YOU can choose that the original source reads left to right / right to left. As in would you prefer everything to be always done left to right, just like American comics? Or the reverse where everything is like manga?
The issue is if you could draw and create your own stories, would it read left to right or right to left?
(And I'm gonna bet over 90% of the people who vote in this poll will never understand the actual reason for this...and will instead vote for "right to left" because it's "pure")
You can discuss this poll on our forums here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=15613
If you wish to suggest poll ideas, go ahead and do so here:
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you get annoyed when manga is called "comic"?
Choices:
Yes, they're different! - votes: 4033 (39.7%)
Bothers me, but I ignore it - votes: 2115 (20.8%)
But they ARE comics! - votes: 1827 (18%)
Not bothered at all - votes: 1621 (16%)
Have heard it so often that I'm immune - votes: 561 (5.5%)
There were 10157 total votes.
The poll ended: December 19th 2009
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A just ruler amongst tyrants
16 years ago
Posts: 7
No "No preference" option?

16 years ago
Posts: 18
Or "The way it was originally"?

16 years ago
Posts: 18
As in, Manhwa would be left to right and Manga would be right to left etc...

16 years ago
Posts: 139
I don't have a problem with reading from left to right or right to left. I'm already picky enough with characters and plot lines, if something that trivial bothers me, I should probably give up reading.

15 years ago
Posts: 15
I've been reading manga for 15 years now, from right to left. Even when I'm reading manwha I'd be starting from the right automatically and then go "huh... what oh crap I'm reading it wrong."
I exist to destroy you.

15 years ago
Posts: 599
For me it depends on where it was originated from. If it was made in america, I'd want it to be in left to right. If it were made in Japan, I'd want it to be in right to left. Or I'd just want the comic to be published in its original format. 🙂

15 years ago
Posts: 343
same. well not the 15 years part, but i've been reading right-to-left for so long that left-to-right feels wrong...

15 years ago
Posts: 104
I think I'm gonna agree with what most other people here are saying. keep manga right to left (they do that because of the way the Japanese language is read, right? I don't know for sure) and manhwa and American comic books left to right. Just keep it the way it was 😛

15 years ago
Posts: 10883
You guys didn't understand the point of this poll at all...
There was a reason there was nothing like "The way it was originally" or "Don't care"
A just ruler amongst tyrants
15 years ago
Posts: 506
My preference is left to right. That's one of the reasons I tend toward manhwa. Of course like everyone I like things to be in their original form.

15 years ago
Posts: 388
Yea, I've been conditioned to read right to left. xD

15 years ago
Posts: 15
Aw there is no "Don't Mind" option...

15 years ago
Posts: 15
It is the weirdest feeling considering you aren't even supposed to be reading that way.