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Welcome to Baka-Updates - Manga Division
Manga is basically the Japanese equivalent of what you might know as comic books. They have a very unique style which has developed over many years. We hope here you can learn to appreciate the art that is manga and become an avid manga fan!
New Poll - Color
This week's poll was suggested by our member Viki.kdrama (who I'm sure has no affiliation with that website). Does reading in color matter to you?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: What's the longest break you've taken from reading manga?
Choices:
Less than a day - votes: 106 (5%)
A few days - votes: 270 (12.8%)
A week - votes: 361 (17.1%)
A few months - votes: 678 (32.1%)
A year - votes: 242 (11.4%)
Many years - votes: 457 (21.6%)
There were 2114 total votes.
The poll ended: September 14th, 2024 10:20am PDT
A surprising many of us have taken multi-year breaks in the past. I guess if you voted in this poll though, you're currently not on break
New Poll - Taking a Break
This week's poll was suggested by juliarox214. Since you started reading manga (or manhua/manhwa), what's the longest break you've taken where you didn't read anything? Can you go on without this hobby?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: You're very talented at 1 skill or subject, but you don't like it. You're also terrible at another, but you're very passionate about it. If you had only enough time to pursue 1, which would you choose?
Choices:
The one I'm very good at but don't enjoy - votes: 729 (37.4%)
The one I'm very bad at but enjoy - votes: 1222 (62.6%)
There were 1951 total votes.
The poll ended: September 7th, 2024 10:43am PDT
Most of us would choose happiness over other things. Of course we could complicate this more if we had to attach money values. People naturally interpret this with jobs
Posted by lambchopsil on
September 7th 10:54am
New Poll - Skill and Passion
This week's poll was suggested by 8-3 and inspired by
. Would you choose between the thing you're good at or the thing you like?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How often are you voluntarily away from your cell phone (i.e., not including times you lost it)?
Choices:
I always have it - votes: 785 (32.9%)
Only when prohibited by school or work rules - votes: 394 (16.5%)
I sometimes choose to leave it behind - votes: 863 (36.2%)
I usually don't have it - votes: 164 (6.9%)
I almost never have it around - votes: 98 (4.1%)
I don't own a cell phone - votes: 82 (3.4%)
There were 2386 total votes.
The poll ended: August 31st, 2024 10:28pm PDT
I guess there's hope for some of us to not be glued to our phones
Posted by lambchopsil on
August 31st 10:33pm
New Poll - Cell Phone Proximity
This week's poll is also from lollylopmr. How often are you near the ball and chain of your cell phone? Is it tethered to your mind? (Although technically how often you use your phone is a different question)
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How often do you clear your browser history and/or cookies?
Choices:
After each session - votes: 158 (8.5%)
Daily - votes: 62 (3.3%)
Weekly - votes: 72 (3.9%)
Monthly - votes: 125 (6.7%)
Yearly - votes: 110 (5.9%)
Never - votes: 298 (16.1%)
Only when I have a problem with a specific site - votes: 1029 (55.5%)
There were 1854 total votes.
The poll ended: August 24th, 2024 8:46am PDT
Now I wonder how often people delete entries on your browser history to hide something...
Posted by lambchopsil on
August 24th 8:53am
New Poll - Clearing the Browser
This week's poll was suggested by our user lollylopmr. How often do your clear your browser's history and/or cookies? I don't think I ever clear them. (This is not asking about the cache.) I also find it really annoying when sites automatically log you out of them when you don't want them to
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you independently follow the author / illustrators of the stories you read?
Choices:
Yes, lots! - votes: 247 (12.7%)
Sometimes, if they're really exceptional... - votes: 689 (35.5%)
Only a few - votes: 433 (22.3%)
No, never - votes: 574 (29.5%)
There were 1943 total votes.
The poll ended: August 17th, 2024 10:33pm PDT
That's more than I thought!
Posted by lambchopsil on
August 17th 11:17pm
New Poll - Following Your Authors
This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. Do you follow the authors of the stories you read via social media or other means?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How many chapters do you read a month (30 days)?
Choices:
0-10 - votes: 451 (18.9%)
11-50 - votes: 383 (16.1%)
51-100 - votes: 409 (17.2%)
101-500 - votes: 633 (26.6%)
501-1000 - votes: 262 (11%)
1001-5000 - votes: 133 (5.6%)
5000+ - votes: 109 (4.6%)
There were 2380 total votes.
The poll ended: August 10th, 2024 9:26am PD
You people with 5000+ chapters need to touch some grass
Posted by lambchopsil on
August 10th 9:29am
New Poll - Read Much?
This week's poll is about bragging rights, and it was suggested by articowl. Who reads the most? Definitely not me. I probably only read like 20 chapters a month.
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you think romance is better when?...
Choices:
Main protagonist is male - votes: 552 (20.1%)
Main protagonist is female - votes: 653 (23.7%)
Story is told from a third-person POV (e.g., their child) - votes: 145 (5.3%)
Doesn't matter - votes: 1401 (50.9%)
There were 2751 total votes.
The poll ended: August 3rd, 2024 1:14pm PDT
Pretty even split between male vs. female, so it probably doesn't matter too much
Posted by lambchopsil on
August 3rd 1:22pm
New Poll - Romance Perspective
We got another poll idea from Nyxsha. This one has to do with a romance and which perspective you view it from
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: How long have you been using MangaUpdates?
Choices:
Less than 1 year - votes: 292 (9.2%)
1 year - votes: 128 (4%)
2 years - votes: 167 (5.2%)
3 years - votes: 169 (5.3%)
4 years - votes: 139 (4.4%)
5 years - votes: 135 (4.2%)
6 years - votes: 105 (3.3%)
7 years - votes: 82 (2.6%)
8 years - votes: 80 (2.5%)
9 years - votes: 59 (1.9%)
10 years - votes: 273 (8.6%)
11 years - votes: 94 (3%)
12 years - votes: 171 (5.4%)
13 years - votes: 145 (4.6%)
14 years - votes: 189 (5.9%)
15 years - votes: 284 (8.9%)
16 years - votes: 166 (5.2%)
17 years - votes: 131 (4.1%)
18 years - votes: 69 (2.2%)
19 years - votes: 24 (0.8%)
20 years - votes: 281 (8.8%)
There were 3183 total votes.
The poll ended: July 27th, 2024 9:00am PDT
I'm surprised how so many of you have been here since the beginning. I also suspect that people remember that they've been around either 10 or 15 years since those are multiples of 5, even if they haven't been around that long
Posted by lambchopsil on
July 27th 9:06am
Happy 20th!
Hey all!
Just want to take a second and congratulate MU for making it to its 20th birthday today!
Thank you all for your continued support! We're still working behind the scenes to make the site better. Stay tuned!
Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you prefer the long strip style (like with webtoons) or the classic paged style (like physical manga)?
Choices:
Long strip - votes: 727 (28.9%)
Classic paged - votes: 1164 (46.3%)
Doesn't matter - votes: 622 (24.8%)
There were 2513 total votes.
The poll ended: July 20th, 2024 10:26am PDT
Posted by Manick on
July 20th 7:11am
New Poll - Long Strip vs Pages
This week's poll was suggested by Nyxsha. What paging style do you like to read?
You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903
Previous Poll Results:
Question: What light source do you usually use when you try to sleep at night?
Choices:
Bright room light - votes: 40 (1.5%)
Dim room light - votes: 87 (3.3%)
Next room light from opened door - votes: 52 (2%)
Next room light from door slit - votes: 33 (1.3%)
Light from outside of window - votes: 253 (9.7%)
Night lamp - votes: 124 (4.8%)
Smartphone - votes: 67 (2.6%)
TV - votes: 86 (3.3%)
Other light source - votes: 76 (2.9%)
I sleep in complete darkness - votes: 1787 (68.6%)
There were 2605 total votes.
The poll ended: July 13th, 2024 11:15am PDT
I really cannot understand adults who need a night light
Posted by lambchopsil on
July 13th 11:21am