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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 - Drying Your Clothes
This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. How do you normally dry the majority of your clothes?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Question: Can you read Japanese, Chinese, or Korean proficiently?
Choices:
I can read all 3 - votes: 51 (1.7%)
Japanese and Chinese - votes: 56 (1.9%)
Japanese and Korean - votes: 30 (1%)
Chinese and Korean - votes: 6 (0.2%)
Japanese - votes: 341 (11.7%)
Chinese - votes: 147 (5%)
Korean - votes: 87 (3%)
None - votes: 2208 (75.5%)
There were 2926 total votes.
The poll ended: March 23rd, 2024 10:57am PDT

We're primarily a manga site, so I'm not surprised to see Japanese as the top
Posted by lambchopsil on 
March 23rd 11:04am
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New Poll - Reading Language Proficiency
This week's poll was inspired by something Nyxsha suggested, but it's not quite what they had in mind. Can you read raw manga, manhua, or manhwa?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Have you ever attempted to draw characters in a manga, anime, or webtoon style?
Choices:
Yes, and I made my own comic - votes: 79 (3.6%)
Yes, and I sold my own art - votes: 51 (2.3%)
Yes, and I was good at it but never made money through it - votes: 313 (14.1%)
Yes, but I was terrible at it - votes: 870 (39.1%)
Never tried - votes: 912 (41%)
There were 2225 total votes.
The poll ended: March 16th, 2024 12:58pm PDT

Few of us our good. Maybe we should pay our artists more?
Posted by lambchopsil on 
March 16th 1:03pm
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New Poll - Drawing
This week we have another poll from lollylopmr. Have you ever drawn in the manga, anime, or webtoon style? How good are you? Any samples? Or are you like me and terrible at art?

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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Have you ever cosplayed?
Choices:
Yes, bought the costume and/or prop - votes: 478 (18.6%)
Yes, I made my costume and/or prop - votes: 217 (8.5%)
No, but I have been to an event where other people cosplayed - votes: 731 (28.5%)
No, and I have never seen anyone cosplay - votes: 610 (23.8%)
Does dressing up for Halloween count? - votes: 531 (20.7%)
There were 2567 total votes.
The poll ended: March 9th, 2024 10:15am PST

I'm really surprised that almost 1/4 of you have never seen anyone cosplay in real life
Posted by lambchopsil on 
March 9th 10:19am
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New Poll - Cosplay
This week's poll was suggested by lollylopmr. We haven't done a cosplay poll since 2008, so why not do one now? And yes, dressing up for Halloween and cosplaying are considered different things usually

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: Do you enjoy reading other literature aside from comics (manga, manhwa, manhua, Western, etc.)?
Choices:
Only comics. I like my words with pictures - votes: 485 (19.1%)
I only sometimes read novels - votes: 732 (28.9%)
I read lots of other literature - votes: 1102 (43.5%)
I actually mostly read non-comics - votes: 217 (8.6%)
There were 2536 total votes.
The poll ended: March 2nd, 2024 9:27am PST

I'm glad many of us read other things! Gotta broaden those horizons
Posted by lambchopsil on 
March 2nd 9:31am
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New Poll - Reading Literature
This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. We're a site that focuses on comics, but do you read other things?

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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: You discover that in 10 years a series of traumatic events will cause you to turn down the path of super villain (i.e., Hitler, Emperor Palpatine, Sosuke Aizen). What do you do?
Choices:
Nothing - votes: 920 (34.2%)
Try to stop the event from happening - votes: 1576 (58.6%)
Suicide before the event - votes: 193 (7.2%)
There were 2689 total votes.
The poll ended: February 24th, 2024 8:42am PST

The villains seldom see themselves as evil. They tend to feel justified in their actions to do the greater good.
Posted by lambchopsil on 
February 24th 8:49am
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New Poll - Future Villain
This week's fun poll was suggested by jacob66. Let's say that you discover a prophecy that you will become the next super villain due to some specific events that will happen. What do you do with this knowledge? Do you believe that the future can be changed with this knowledge? Do you even want to change the future?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: How many words is too long for a title?
Choices:
2 - votes: 28 (1%)
3 - votes: 18 (0.6%)
4 - votes: 99 (3.5%)
5 - votes: 318 (11.1%)
6 - votes: 480 (16.7%)
7 - votes: 381 (13.3%)
8 - votes: 317 (11.1%)
9 - votes: 120 (4.2%)
10 - votes: 152 (5.3%)
11+ - votes: 333 (11.6%)
There is no title that is too long - votes: 622 (21.7%)
There were 2868 total votes.
The poll ended: February 17th, 2024 9:49am PST

No title is too long? You guys are crazy.
Posted by lambchopsil on 
February 17th 9:58am
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New Poll - Long Titles
This week's poll was suggested by LazyReviewer. Generally it's the isekai series that have long titles, but when does it get too long? I don't know what the actual longest title is, but here's an example of a long one: Isekai Shoukansareta Kita Seijo-sama ga "Kareshi ga Shinda" to Naku Bakari de Hataraite kuremasen. Tokorode Sono Shinda Kareshi, Zense no Ore desu ne.

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http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: You are transmigrated into a book which you read in your previous life and...
Choices:
You remember every important detail - votes: 565 (26.4%)
You only remember a few events/names - votes: 1136 (53.1%)
You only remember the names of the original leads - votes: 77 (3.6%)
You don't remember anything! - votes: 361 (16.9%)
There were 2139 total votes.
The poll ended: February 10th, 2024 10:58am PST

I feel like many of us have inflated opinions of our memory
Posted by lambchopsil on 
February 10th 11:12am
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New Poll - Transmigrated Into Book World
This week's poll was suggested by Nyxsha and deals with the ever-growing genre of transmigration. The poll specifically deals with being taken to a book world. How would you like your memory to be? (Or realistically, how good is your memory?) For myself, realistically, if it's the world of Wheel of Time, I'd remember a lot. It's just downhill from there...

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you usually get around from place to place?
Choices:
Car, truck, etc. - votes: 1035 (44.6%)
Motorcycle - votes: 85 (3.7%)
Taxi, Uber, etc. - votes: 68 (2.9%)
Bus - votes: 301 (13%)
Train or subway - votes: 241 (10.4%)
Scooter or skateboard - votes: 13 (0.6%)
Biking - votes: 113 (4.9%)
Boat or submarine - votes: 11 (0.5%)
Aircraft - votes: 13 (0.6%)
Walking - votes: 370 (15.9%)
Snowmobile - votes: 11 (0.5%)
Horse or other animal - votes: 28 (1.2%)
Other - votes: 31 (1.3%)
There were 2320 total votes.
The poll ended: February 3rd, 2024 10:03am PST

Good to see that walking is the 2nd most often choice
Posted by lambchopsil on 
February 3rd 10:09am
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New Poll - Transportation
This week's poll was suggested by Afiaki. How do you usually get around from place to place?

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is your natural hair color?
Choices:
Black - votes: 1317 (41.7%)
Brown - votes: 1368 (43.3%)
Auburn - votes: 81 (2.6%)
Red - votes: 46 (1.5%)
Blond - votes: 294 (9.3%)
Grey - votes: 27 (0.9%)
White - votes: 29 (0.9%)
There were 3162 total votes.
The poll ended: January 27th, 2024 11:10am PST

I'm surprised Brown beat Black!
Posted by lambchopsil on 
January 27th 11:20am
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New Poll - Hair Color
This week's poll was suggested by juliarox214. What's the natural color of your hair? I feel like the majority will be black, but let's see!

You can submit poll ideas here
http://www.mangaupdates.com/showtopic.php?tid=3903

Previous Poll Results:
Question: What is your favorite medium of storytelling?
Choices:
Live action TV - votes: 45 (2.3%)
Live action movies - votes: 47 (2.4%)
Animated TV (anime, cartoons, etc) - votes: 369 (18.5%)
Animated movies - votes: 45 (2.3%)
Graphic novels (manga, manhwa, manhua, comics) - votes: 728 (36.5%)
Theater (plays, Broadway, etc) - votes: 14 (0.7%)
Books (novels, short stories, etc) - votes: 531 (26.6%)
Audio (audiobooks, radio, podcasts, etc) - votes: 23 (1.2%)
Music or dance - votes: 19 (1%)
Through video games - votes: 168 (8.4%)
Through table top gaming - votes: 4 (0.2%)
There were 1993 total votes.
The poll ended: January 20th, 2024 9:42am PST

Well, this site is a bit biased...
Posted by lambchopsil on 
January 20th 9:46am
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