This week's poll was suggested by Viki.kdrama. There's a whole lot of types of romantic relationships out there. It's impossible to list all of them in a poll, but which of the options is what you like to read the most?

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Previous Poll Results:

Question: Which do you do more often?

Choices:

• Try to identify the (hidden) meaning, central theme, or motif of the story - votes: 318 (19.7%)
• Turn off my brain and not overthink things - votes: 491 (30.4%)
• Half, half - votes: 807 (49.9%)

There were 1616 total votes. The poll ended: October 10, 2026

Half, half almost won exactly half the votes

We're done with the trope-related polls. This week's poll was suggested by Masae. Do you often try to analyze the story and break down its themes? Or you rather just turn off your brain and not think about meaning? Or maybe most series just aren't that sophisticated and the themes are just obvious and/or barebones.

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Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "confession during fireworks" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 537 (39%)
• No - votes: 426 (31%)
• No opinion - votes: 413 (30%)

There were 1376 total votes. The poll ended: October 3, 2026

People like umbrellas more than fireworks

Another classic scene in manga is a confession (or kiss or other love scene) while looking at fireworks. Do you like those?

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Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "shared umbrella" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 807 (57.7%)
• No - votes: 190 (13.6%)
• No opinion - votes: 402 (28.7%)

There were 1399 total votes. The poll ended: September 26, 2026

It's suddenly raining and your crush forgot an umbrella. You happen to have one! Of course you'll share!

Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "fake dating or contractual relationship" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 677 (42.4%)
• No - votes: 649 (40.7%)
• No opinion - votes: 269 (16.9%)

There were 1595 total votes. The poll ended: September 19, 2026

The people in the comments mostly liked this trope (especially if done well)

Maybe not quite a trope, but many romance series have a chapter where 2 people need to pretend to be in a relationship. What are your feelings about that? It's a different trope altogether where it turns into an actual relationship. Then you have Rent-A-Girlfriend.

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Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "love triangle" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 373 (22.9%)
• No - votes: 1025 (62.8%)
• No opinion - votes: 234 (14.3%)

There were 1632 total votes. The poll ended: September 12, 2026

This is the first trope poll where the majority voted "No". The closest other trope poll with such results was the "power of friendship / love" trope

This week's trope poll is a classic: the love triangle. Got any opinions?

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Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "tsundere" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 972 (53.5%)
• No - votes: 587 (32.3%)
• No opinion - votes: 259 (14.2%)

There were 1818 total votes. The poll ended: September 5, 2026

So far, this trope poll has had the most votes

This week we are asking about your opinion for tsundere. Maybe you like reading it but wouldn't like to live it... (although the poll is specifically about manga, not real life)

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Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "opposites attract" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 1089 (71.2%)
• No - votes: 151 (9.9%)
• No opinion - votes: 289 (18.9%)

There were 1529 total votes. The poll ended: August 29, 2026

This was our most popular trope so far!

Do you like it when opposites attract? Maybe it's the beautiful princess loving the plain peasant. Or the serious cop gets teamed up with the silly copy. Or sensitive with the serious.

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Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "beach arc" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 590 (41.1%)
• No - votes: 519 (36.2%)
• No opinion - votes: 326 (22.7%)

There were 1435 total votes. The poll ended: August 22, 2026

More popular than tournament arc, less popular than training arc

Many series have a beach arc or a small set of chapters that take place at the beach. Gotta cater to fan service, right? Do you like those?

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Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "training arc" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 678 (53.4%)
• No - votes: 291 (22.9%)
• No opinion - votes: 300 (23.6%)

There were 1269 total votes. The poll ended: August 15, 2026

Looks like it's one of the more popular tropes!

Closely associated with the tournament arc is the training arc. Most movies will just do a training montage (like the animated Mulan), but what about a whole arc dedicated to just training for something?

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Previous Poll Results:

Question: Do you like the "tournament arc" trope?

Choices:

• Yes - votes: 659 (45.9%)
• No - votes: 466 (32.4%)
• No opinion - votes: 312 (21.7%)

There were 1437 total votes. The poll ended: August 8, 2026

A lot of the comments said "no", but I guess more people actually like it