Question for discussion:
How do you choose to read a new series?

Results:

The magazine where it's serialized in - votes: 64 (1%)
The artist/author and his/her previous works - votes: 889 (14.2%)
The scanlation group - votes: 336 (5.3%)
The associated anime or related media - votes: 118 (1.9%)
The popularity of the series - votes: 274 (4.4%)
Recommend- ations from others - votes: 562 (8.9%)
Same genre as my favorite series - votes: 1275 (20.3%)
I just read random manga - votes: 1319 (21%)
I come to MU and see a new series on the release page, so I decide to try it - votes: 1445 (23%)
There were 6282 total votes.
The poll ended: March 22nd 2008

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Question for discussion:
How do you choose to read a new series?

What exactly do you mean?

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Question for discussion:
How do you choose to read a new series?

What exactly do you mean?

look at the poll to your left...

Me, same with the majority of votes...I only know of a new series when I come to MU and see a new series on the release page and decide to try it out...

Second would be recommendation from others

and Lastly, would be the manga's popularity

I usually base it on the author's previous works. I think it's a good measure of the storytelling style, and the quality of the artwork.
After I decided I loved Kagen no Tsuki, I proceeded on to Nana and Paradise Kiss. I wasn't disappointed. Same goes for Count Cain--> Angel Sanctuary--> Fairy Cube --> Ludwig Kakumei. Choosing authors you already know minimizes the chance of you getting disappointed.

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Yay!!! My poll got selected!! 😀

I had already forgotten about it, but when I saw it today it, looked kind of familiar. 😛

I use the "Advanced Search by Genre" option. I make a list with the genres I like, read the description of some manga, and when I find something that I like, I check the releases status, if some of it has already been released, or if the releases are frequent I start reading it.

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i read what others tell meh is good, i hate looking for new manga, so i don't.

I check the releases page and use the "Series Stats" feature on the right bar. In the past just used to go by scanlation group.

This week's favorites:

• Golden Kamui

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um....all of the above??

but if i HAD 2 choose...then recommendations from my friends...

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Quote from lambchopsil

Question for discussion:
How do you choose to read a new series?

What exactly do you mean?

look at the poll to your left...

Me, same with the majority of votes...I only know of a new series when I come to MU and see a new series on the release page and decide to try it out...

Second would be recommendation from others

and Lastly, would be the manga's popularity

THX, for me the scanlation groups website

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Gizdiću, ne čitaj mi postove, degenu jedan!!

My method is, a lot of
browsing(taking in account ratings,recomendations,
and sometimes even just the cover) and adding
anything that seems interesting to the wishlist.
After that, when the time comes that i wanna read something,
i make a thoroughed search through my wishlist, depending
on my mood to define the genre, and after that it usually
comes down to choosing between a few titles, then
i start reading, if i dont like the start i move to the next one
and leave the first for some other time... and thats it, the end!

Mittsu no kokoro ga hitotsu ni nareba...
Hitotsu no seigi wa hyakuman pawaa.

• Getter Robo -

I Have only been reading online for less than a year, so I always check MU and the hosting site that I use for new releases. If it's being hosted, I read it there, if not I go to the group site.

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The mangaka's previous works (mostly because of artwork), the scanlation group sometimes 😛 but mostly by genre (what I voted).
Ever since I accidentally read shota because I went the random-series style I got scarred for life, so that method's the only one I won't ever use 🤢

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I Have only been reading online for less than a year, so I always check MU and the hosting site that I use for new releases. If it's being hosted, I read it there, if not I go to the group site.

Oh shoot, I forgot about hosting sites...Too late to change the poll though

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Quote from ahoaho

I Have only been reading online for less than a year, so I always check MU and the hosting site that I use for new releases. If it's being hosted, I read it there, if not I go to the group site.

Oh shoot, I forgot about hosting sites...Too late to change the poll though

It didn't cross my mind when I came up with the poll.....sorry...

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The mangaka's previous works (mostly because of artwork), the scanlation group sometimes 😛 but mostly by genre (what I voted).
Ever since I accidentally read shota because I went the random-series style I got scarred for life, so that method's the only one I won't ever use 🤢

Oh, I guess the shota was labelled then? 😲 Or maybe you didn't know how the Releases filtered worked at the time?

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