In a few days is the infamous April Fools' Day (April 1st). At MU, we WILL NOT tolerate any fake/joke releases being reported/announced to us (on any day, not just April Fools). If we, by accident, allow a fake release to get through, please report the mistake to us (either via a Change Request form, through the forum, post a comment in this news post, send me a private message, or you can email me at lambchopsil[at]mangaupdates[dot]com if you are not a registered member here).

As you have been warned against doing it, if we discover a person still attempting to post a joke release here, that person will be dealt with. Severe action will be taken upon that scanlation group.

Thank you for considering our request to remain as accurate as possible for our members.

This week's poll was suggested by Carmella. I'm actually not sure if this commonly happens anymore, but apparently it does because Carmella claimed "this has recently become a popular practice of a large-scale translations publisher." Didn't name the publisher though. The example I gave is from Cardcaptor Sakura.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: How do you feel about authors publishing the prototype / precursor after the series had officially come to an end?
Choices:
No opinion - votes: 822 (29.3%)
Cool, but I won't be reading it - votes: 427 (15.2%)
It's great! Will read it - votes: 1387 (49.5%)
I hate it as it adds nothing new to the story. It's just the rejected version of a series I liked - votes: 168 (6%)
There were 2804 total votes.
The poll ended: March 29th 2020

PS: I hope you guys are sheltering in place, as a majority of the world is dealing with the COVID-19

This week's poll was suggested by Nekore. It's an alternate version of a poll we did at the beginning of the year. In case you don't know, sometimes an author will publish the prototype of a series they already finished. It's like the pilot episode of a TV series. Characters, plots, and names may be different, but the essence of the series is contained in this one chapter (since it's usually a oneshot).

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: When does ecchi content go too far (and should be considered hentai, too adult, or something else)?
Choices:
Nudity is fine, but sex is too much - votes: 801 (19.7%)
Anything more detailed than the basic outlines of the act is too vulgar - votes: 463 (11.4%)
Sex is fine as long as their privates are not shown - votes: 903 (22.2%)
There is no limit - votes: 1104 (27.1%)
Nothing bare should be shown that's below the waist - votes: 198 (4.9%)
Underwear should be as far as it goes - votes: 355 (8.7%)
"Skimpy" outfits should be as far as it goes - votes: 125 (3.1%)
Characters should be wearing (regular) clothes all the time - votes: 121 (3%)
There were 4070 total votes.
The poll ended: March 21st 2020

I'm baffled why people think ecchi has no limit. There's a definition for it...

This week's poll was suggested by Transdude1996. Where do you draw the line with the definition of ecchi? If you don't even know what it means, how are you a fan of manga? Even if you don't like it, you should at least know what it is! Go read its Wikipedia article!

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Opinion on groups that scanlate the first chapter of a series but then do nothing else for ages
Choices:
Not a good idea, but oh well - votes: 1014 (35.8%)
It's alright. Natural way of life - votes: 431 (15.2%)
Love it - votes: 111 (3.9%)
Hate it - votes: 1149 (40.6%)
No opinion - votes: 126 (4.5%)
There were 2831 total votes.
The poll ended: March 13th 2020

People don't like waiting

This week's poll was again suggested by F_J. Next week's will probably be their third suggestion... Anyways, for this week, do you have any opinions on scanlation groups that release only the prologue or first chapter of a series, and then either they drop the project or never release another chapter for months? Perhaps the group is slow. Or maybe it was just to bring awareness to the series and have another group pick it up.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Thoughts on groups that skip around when scanlating chapters? (such as releasing chapters out of publication order)
Choices:
Don't care either way - votes: 122 (3.8%)
HATE it - votes: 1723 (53%)
Not a good idea, but oh well - votes: 1241 (38.2%)
I'm okay with it - votes: 81 (2.5%)
Love it - votes: 83 (2.6%)
There were 3250 total votes.
The poll ended: March 7th 2020

Scanlators, take heed. Most people dislike it when you do this!

This week's poll was suggested by F_J. You ever encounter scanlations where the chapters aren't done in publication order? Maybe they skip around from chapter 4 to 9 to 6. Or maybe chapters 1-25 are done, and then suddenly another group starts at chapter 71.

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Previous Poll Results:
Question: Your optimal manga chapter length?
Choices:
About 18 pages (standard weekly series) - votes: 225 (6.7%)
Maybe 25 pages~ - votes: 700 (20.8%)
Around 35 pages. - votes: 703 (20.9%)
Circa 45 pages? - votes: 279 (8.3%)
Whooping 55+ pages! - votes: 344 (10.2%)
I really don't care... - votes: 1109 (33%)
There were 3360 total votes.
The poll ended: February 29th 2020

Compared to 12 years ago, looks like more people prefer between 25-35 pages rather than something longer.