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Another week, another trope poll. Do you like having a hero with inner demons? Sometimes it's a literal demon, such as Naruto.

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "villain with tragic past" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 946 (58.5%)
• No - votes: 265 (16.4%)
• No opinion - votes: 406 (25.1%)

There were 1617 total votes. The poll ended: July 18, 2026

This has been more most popular trope so far!

This week's poll trope is about the villain with the tragic past. Often times the villain is a mirror of the hero with the tragic past. Examples would be Zeref, Joker, and Darth Vader.

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "eternal rival" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 594 (38.8%)
• No - votes: 412 (26.9%)
• No opinion - votes: 525 (34.3%)

There were 1531 total votes. The poll ended: July 11, 2026

I only played gens 1-2 in the Pokemon games, but I remember how your rival followed you, all the way past the Elite 4

This week's poll trope is about the eternal rival. Think Naruto vs. Sasuke

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "power of friendship / love" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 609 (37.1%)
• No - votes: 641 (39%)
• No opinion - votes: 393 (23.9%)

There were 1643 total votes. The poll ended: July 4, 2026

Continuing with our poll series on tropes, this week's is the power of friendship/love that overcomes all problems. You can beat the greatest villains of the universe through the power of friendship.

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "zero to hero" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 931 (56.2%)
• No - votes: 256 (15.4%)
• No opinion - votes: 471 (28.4%)

There were 1658 total votes. The poll ended: June 27, 2026

Our user Nyxsha suggested we do a bunch of polls about different tropes. Zero to Hero (Hercules?) is our first one. Closely related to the hero's journey (or the monomyth)

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: How far do you live from your workplace (or school, if student)?

Choices:

• Out of town / country - votes: 106 (6.3%)
• Quite far, but not too far - votes: 183 (10.8%)
• Moderate - votes: 307 (18.2%)
• Quite close, but not too close - votes: 355 (21%)
• Walking distance - votes: 226 (13.4%)
• Work from home - votes: 219 (13%)
• I don't work - votes: 294 (17.4%)

There were 1690 total votes. The poll ended: June 20, 2026

For the 17.4% who don't work or go to school, do you just choose to not work, can't find work, not capable of work, or are a stay-at-home parent?

This week's poll was suggested by our member Great. How far is your commute to work or school? Or are you of the lucky few that have remote work or classes?

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: How often do you intake food, drink, or pills that contains caffeine?

Choices:

• Several times a day - votes: 481 (23.8%)
• Around once a day - votes: 432 (21.3%)
• Several times a week - votes: 209 (10.3%)
• Once in a while - votes: 359 (17.7%)
• Almost never - votes: 544 (26.9%)

There were 2024 total votes. The poll ended: June 13, 2026

So 1/4 of us basically never have caffeine, while the rest of us consume something. I'm so glad I don't drink coffee because buying a coffee every morning gets expensive

This week's is about caffeine, whether it be your morning coffee or your daily boba fix.

I'm back to making up my own polls. All previous suggestions were either rejected or I meant to choose it and I forgot. You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you prefer wholesome or edgy?

Choices:

• Wholesome - votes: 728 (33%)
• Edgy - votes: 269 (12.2%)
• Half-half - votes: 1085 (49.2%)
• Neither - votes: 124 (5.6%)

There were 2206 total votes. The poll ended: June 7, 2026

Remember the term "edgelord"?

This week's poll was suggested by QuestioningEspecialy. Do you prefer wholesome or edgy? You get to decide in what context

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Amidst this chaotic world, what would you prefer to do?

Choices:

• Start a new life in an isekai world - votes: 1012 (58.1%)
• Stay in this world and face the world crisis with my loved ones - votes: 551 (31.6%)
• Skip the current crisis and be put into a post-apocalyptic world - votes: 178 (10.2%)

There were 1741 total votes. The poll ended: May 30, 2026

Fantasy is escapism?

This week's poll is a bit weird. It was suggested by mallika23. If the current world had a huge crisis, how would you prefer to deal with it if these were options?

You can submit poll ideas here: https://www.mangaupdates.com/topic/kilkdnn/site-manga-poll-suggestions

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you prefer to cry over a sad series or a happy series?

Choices:

• Sad - votes: 703 (37.7%)
• Happy - votes: 1162 (62.3%)

There were 1865 total votes. The poll ended: May 23, 2026

Bittersweet? A bit of both?