Watch an anime involving time travelORgore : 18if (Gore) — State the tag used; Must appear on the tag list.
Watch an anime with a theme park visitOR a wealthy character : Tokyo Mew Mew New ♡ (Aizawa Mint/Wealthy) — State the tag used; Must appear on the tag list; If using "wealthy character": State the character used; Can be main or supporting; Character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL).
Watch an anime that began airing in 2022ORin any year from 1994-2006 : Spectral Force
(Optional) Bonus Item!
Watch an anime with the number 12 in one of these places : Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou Recap (Aug 12, 2019) — It can be the cardinal number (12) or the English word (twelve) ; State where ; It must appear listed here on MAL ; It can be : main title, synopsis, total episodes, month (December), day (12), year (2012), broadcast time (JST), minutes per episode.
Watch a Gourmet anime or an anime featuring a character tagged as a Big Eater : Meng Qi Shi Shen (Gourmet) — State the tag used; Must appear on the tag list; If using 'Big Eater' tag, character must appear listed on the provided tag list; Can be Main or Supporting.
Watch an anime tagged with the autumn or that aired during the Fall Season : Akanesasu Shoujo (Fall Season) — Sate the one used ; If using autumn, must appear on the tag list ; For Fall, began airing during the following months: October, November or December. Any day/year.
(Optional) Bonus Item! — Alternatively, you may donate a requested badge using the Badges Donations thread to skip one item. You must follow the requirements provided there. Remember to link here your donation post (must be made during this month).
You can use any item from the submissions on the thread, excluding the winner; State the submission number and the item. Any specification stated over there applies.
Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total).
Starting Date: October 01, 2022 Ending Date: October 05, 2022
Watch an anime with a Witch or another Magic User : Hells (Magic) — State the tag used; Must appear on the tag list ; If using a Witch: State the character used; Can be main or supporting; Character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL).
Watch a Fantasy or Horror anime: 3x3 Eyes (Horror) — State the tag used; Must appear on the tag list.
Watch an anime with a character who has redhair or a character who is a cat : Mieruko-chan (Nekomaru/Cat) — State the character and tag used; Can be main or supporting; Character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL).
(Optional) Bonus Item! — Alternatively, you may donate a requested badge using the Badges Donations thread to skip one item. You must follow the requirements provided there. Remember to link here your donation post (must be made during this month).
Complete one item from the October 2022 Submissions that didn't win.
#3 - Watch and anime with Gore - OR - if blood and guts aren't your thing one with a character with Red Eyes : Tenkuu Shinpan (Gore)
You can use any item from the submissions on the thread, excluding the winner; State the submission number and the item. Any specification stated over there applies.
Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total).
Starting Date: September 01, 2022 Ending Date: September 26, 2022
🏞 Watch a Scenic, Adventurous or Thriller anime: Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2 (Suspense) You along with all the other challengers stood near a golden field of wheat that was a few miles away from the forest that connects with Mount Dolaras a mighty mountain covered with haze giving a dark yet aesthetic aura. Are you ready for the trial?
— State the tag used; Must appear on the tag list.
🌲 Watch any anime from Hi-Score, a Studio-Based Challenge, or the Top 100 anime: Violet Evergarden Movie (Studio-Based Challenge/Kyoto Animation) You entered the forest with high spirit and confidence upon entering you saw many challengers making medium-sized parties for the trail and upon inquiring about it you get the gist that the challengers are sticking with the hundred bravest warriors and each warrior has a separate party at this point. Now are you going to stick with brave warriors or are you going to make your own way?
— State the option used ; For HiScore: must appear listed ; For studio-based: you can select any of the studios/mini studios listed but state the one used ; Top 100 must appear on the list during this month.
🌓 Watch a TV series with 24 episodes or more, a Movie that's 1hr 20 mins or more long, -OR- an ONA type anime: Fate/stay night Movie: Heaven's Feel - III. Spring Song (Movie) You traveled through the forest without knowing the heavy hand of the passing time. It felt like you have been walking aimlessly for 24 hours, the forest was getting darker by the minute, and as you crossed it over and saw a half moon shining upon the hazy mountain. You finally reached the foot of Mount Dolaras where there were many camps and you heard challengers talking about the forest being spread out 80 miles and how hard it was for them to get here but still, a long and unknown journey was waiting for all of us at the peak of that mountain.
— State the type used ; The series must have the Type listed as such on their entry ; The ONA can have any amount of episodes.
🏔 Watch a Tragedy anime, a series used by another participant in this monthly, -OR- any favorite anime of a Club Staff Member: Ankoku Shindenshou Takegami (Tragedy) The dawn broke out with wonderful sounds of birds it was the first time in a long while that you felt so much alive. You took the trail that led to the mountain and you started climbing it you reached an unmarked trail and you started climbing it, unfortunately, it was an incomplete trail that ended up after a 50m height now you have to climb the rest of 200m on your own. As you started making your trail the rope snapped and you dropped down on a slab, your head was bleeding and all you could see was your past only thing keeping you alive was your faint hope and braveness after a while, you stood up again and climbed to the peak. You laid your eyes upon a small mound of corpses after searching them you found their adventure guild cards. The eerie feeling warped you around as you gazed upon their faces: those were some of the hundred brave warriors you saw at the entrance. As you were inquiring about their death a beast fetch you and flew away. To be continued!
— State the option used ; For a series used by another participant: state their username and link their post, it must be an anime completed for any item other than this one ; For staff member: must be an active staff during this month, state their name and the anime used must be listed in their Favorites section of their profile. Valid staff: Jhiday, SheyCroix, _Bri, AatihoNora, MegaManBK7, miaxnder, Myelin_sr, Rage_Beat06, Rinarin, ScarletCelestial, SunflowerDaisho, TheFlyingOrange, Wyvern22, xCrazee, Yorokobi50
📺 Suggest a short anime with 11 episodes or more for this item -AND- watch one suggested by another participant: Deji Meets Girl — A Short Anime, for this item, will be any series that has 11 episodes or more, with each episode having 15 minutes or less ; You can use the club for reference or selected something not listed there (if you do find one not on the list, please let us know over there to add it) ; You must suggest a valid series for this item. Then you should check what other participants on this thread post and watch one ; State the member used and link their post.
Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total).
Starting Date: August 02, 2022 Ending Date: August 16, 2022
Watch a Daydreaming or Dreamworld anime: IS: Infinite Stratos 2 - World Purge-hen (Journey to the center of the mind) You start to dream of what free time looks like, of what could be done with that extra time for yourself... but to what end? Do you end with more energies of what could be or sadder that it's just in your mind?
— State the tag used; Must appear on the tag list.
Watch a Contemporary or Dark Fantasy: Dororo (Dark Fantasy) After daydreaming so much while trying to escape the real world, dreaming of freedom, you start fantasizing on your free time... be careful you aren't suck in!
— State the tag used; Must appear on the tag list.
Watch a Workplace or School anime: Neko Ramen: Ore no Shouyu Aji (Workplace) ... but the truth is that no matter how we lose ourselves, our responsibilities are still there. What did they call it, a harsh reminder of reality? haaa
— State the tag used; Must appear on the tag list.
Watch an anime with a fetish listed: Yuusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shuushoku wo Ketsui Shimashita. OVA (Breasts) In the end we must do what we can to survive, right? So let's just find the little things in life we can enjoy while we wait our turn to enjoy our free time~
— Select and state one of the tags from the list (bishoujo, bishounen, cross-dressing, etc) ; Must appear listed under the selected tag.
(Optional) Bonus Item! — Alternatively, you may donate a requested badge using the Badges Donations thread to skip one item. You must follow the requirements provided there. Remember to link here your donation post (must be made during this month).
Watch an anime with an honorific in its main title: Komi-san wa, Comyushou desu. — Valid honorifics are: -san, -sama, -kun, -chan, -senpai, -sensei, -tan. They must be stated as an actual honorific and not as part of a word.
Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total).
Starting Date: July 01, 2022 Ending Date: July 29, 2022
🕺 Watch an anime tagged with dancing or summer festival: Binchou-tan (Summer Festival) Prepare to have a good time because we're going out to party!
— Anime must be listed under one of the tags; State the one used.
🍹 Watch an anime tagged with alcohol: Akuemon Can you even call it a party if there's no alcohol?
— Anime must be listed under the tag.
😶 Watch an anime tagged with no dialogue or nostalgia: Kimi no Matsu Mirai (Basho) e (Nostalgia) Walking back through deserted streets, tipsy and tired...
It brings back nostalgic feelings... that's the true summer vibe!
— Anime must be listed under one of the tags; State the one used.
🔭 Watch a space anime: Terra Formars: Bugs 2-hen Look up. Not a cloud in the sky, just a sky filled with billions of stars! ✨
— Anime must be listed under the genre.
✨ Watch an anime tagged with fireworks or stargazing: Akkun to Kanojo (Fireworks) These lights on the summer sky are truly KIREEEI
— Anime must be listed under one of the tags; State the one used.
Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total).
Starting Date: June 01, 2022 Ending Date: June 03, 2022
You have received an incredibly fishy looking envelop. When you check, it has no info from the sender... being as bored as you are, you decide to open it. It's an invitation to a party. Will you accept or ignore it? (Not like you have a real option)
Pick your starting path: Cultured, Organized or the Classics: Sanctuary (Organized Crime) Turns out the invite activated a portal? Oh no, whatever will you do... oh well, you prepared for this all your life by watching anime!... R-r-right??
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
Fiiiiuuun! Bong! Pang! Screeee-- ... whew, that looks like it hurts, you okay? Good thing you made a quick decision! but, what's this place? Doesn't it looks familiar? While wandering around you find yourself at a crossroad. Three different doors. You decide to go with...
Watch an anime whose main title starts or ends with the letter "A", "W" or "C": Captain Herlock By the time you open the door I went to the bathroom, had a shower, ate, slept, did my daily things and already ate again. You sure take a long time deciding things, geez.
When you finally opened the door there was--! Darkness. Pitch black darkness. You, not knowing what fear is, took a couple of steps inside and as expected the door closed itself. "Cliché!" you yell, while frantically looking for a light source (aka, your phone you had somehow forgotten until now). Before you can turn it on, the light of the room is turned on. When you see around, you see that waiting for you is...
Your favorite type of people: Furries, People in Special Uniforms or Magical Girls: Parasite Dolls (Detective) After recovering from the surprise, you learn that they are there to escort you to the party! Darn it, you had managed to forget the invite you got.
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
Turns out that the party was the best idea ever. You managed to make many of your weird fantasies true. After all, the party was a...
Pick your party: Concert, FanMeet or a Mixer: Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Fine (Harem) And they lived happy ever after.... NOT! You start hearing a stupidly loud screech. Reaching to the source of the noise you discover a painting of a round, small and cute red thing... as you reach out to touch it, it moved! It turned around and--- you open your eyes. Sadly, it was all a dream.
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
Watch an anime that started airing during a Summerseason or that takes place in Summer: Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta... OVA (Summer season) If using the aired options, must have started airing during the following months: July, August or September; If using the seasonal option, must appear on the tag list; State the one used.
✈️ Watch an anime with a character that is a pilot or mecha pilot: Senyoku no Sigrdrifa (Claudia Bruford/Pilot) » State the character used; Can be main or supporting; Character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL);
Alternative sources for pilot and mecha pilot.
🌞 Watch an anime related to "May" or "five": R-15: R15 Shounen Hyouryuuki (Main Title) » State the one used; Find a "five" (the English word or in numerical form—roman or cardinal) or the word "May" (English form) as part of the main title, a character's name or the starting airing date; the character can be main or supporting.
Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total).
Starting Date: April 01, 2022 Ending Date: April 27, 2022
Watch an anime with a Kuudere or Dandere character : C³ (Ueno Kirika/Kuudere) To the introvert, for the atmosphere on a rainy day puts your mind at ease.
— Must appear on either tag list; State the character and tag used; Can be main or supporting; Character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL); Additional sources on Anime-Planet for kuudere and dandere.
Watch an anime with a character who wears a Hat or carries around an Umbrella : Gunparade March: Arata Naru Kougunka (Kurusu Ginga/Hat) To the absent-minded, for this is your daily reminder to bring with you an umbrella (or at least a hat) because it could always rain.
— Must appear on either tag list; State the character and tag used; Can be main or supporting; Character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL); Additional sources on Anime-Planet for hat.
Watch an anime that began airing during the Japanese rainy season: May, June, or July : Monster Musume no Oishasan To the pluviophile, for you see beauty in a storm.
— Must have started airing between May 01 and July 31 of any year.
(Optional) Bonus Item. Do one of the following:
🌸 Share in the profile of one of our staff members a joke, some flowers or how much you love the Little Bean. — State the staff member used and link to your conversation.
🌸 Donate a badge for one of our existing challenges. — Link to your post on the Donations thread.
🌸 Create and share on our discord server a meme about the club or the recent MAL updates. — Link to your message on discord. The meme must be one that made several laugh and was a good attempt.
Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total).
Starting Date: March 01, 2022 Ending Date: March 28, 2022
Watch an anime tagged with Dreams or Surrealism : Brave Story (Surreal) — Must appear on either tag list; state the one used.
Watch an anime with a Lazy or Sleepyhead character : Choujigen Game Neptune The Animation (Neptune/Lazy) — State the character and tag used; Can be main or supporting; Character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL); Additional sources on aniDB for lazy and sleepyhead.
Watch a Slice of Life or Fantasy anime : Jinsei (Slice of Life) — Must appear on either tag list; state the one used.
Watch an anime that was broadcasted between 00:00 and 04:00(JST) : Robotics;Notes — Only use the JST listed on MAL; Must appear listed under the "Information" left sidebar, besides the "Broadcast" field; Check our HoF checklist for the JST Challenge, it helps with series broadcasted between 0:00 and 2:59 JST.
Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total).
Starting Date: February 01, 2022 Ending Date: February 19, 2022
🚢 Watch a series with only two characters in at least one of its cover pictures : Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (Here) -- The picture does not have to be the picture used on the series' main page
😱 Watch a series that is a sequel, spin-off, or side story to a series you previously watched : Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo) -- State the previously completed series. You must have completed the previously watched series before completing the sequel, spin-off, or side story
👫 Watch a series that is set in Tokyo or set outside Japan : Onihei -- The series must either have the Tokyo tag on aniDB or be on the World Tour Challenge checklist on the HoF
🥶 Watch an anime tagged as Romance -OR- whose main title begins with one of the letters in H-E-A-R-T : Hinomaruzumou -- The series must either have the Romance tag listed on its MAL page -OR- its main title must begin with H, E, A, R, or T
(Optional) Bonus Item!
💙 Who will be your Valentine this month? Compliment them and watch one of their favorite anime listed on their profile
— Since it's "love/friendship" month, select another club member that posted on this thread (state their username and link their post), leave them a nice message on their profile (comment or image; link that conversation) and then select a favorite anime listed on their profile to watch during the month. You can include a screenshot of their favorites, showing their username, in case that changes by inspection time.
Any type is allowed, but must be equal to or longer than 15 minutes (total).
Starting Date: January 07, 2022 Ending Date: January 14, 2022
Watch anime with a New Year's Day episode : Ishuzoku Reviewers It is tradition in Japan to celebrate the new year at a Shinto shrine (hatsumode). The protagonists will offer some money, ring a bell at the end of a thick rope, and then pray for good fortune.
— Must appear on the tag list
Watch anime that can be found under "Winter" tag : Heya Camp△ Winter episodes are always cozy.
— Must appear on the tag list
Watch anime with a white-haired or blue-haired character : Bokutachi no Remake (Shino Aki) White like fresh snow in winter and blue like deep fresh water.
— State the character used; must appear on the tag list; must be listed on MAL or anidb; can be main or supporting.
Complete one item from the January 2022 Submissions that didn't win.
#4 - Watch an anime with white, yellow or green on any of the anime pictures : Natsunagu! (White)
You can use any item from the submissions on the thread, excluding the winner; State the submission number and the item. Any specification stated over there applies.