2018 Anime Watching Challenge - Discussion

Huntress13 said:
Am I an idiot? I made my sign up form in February? I didnt make my alterations to real fill out the form but I can't find it in aea of other posts. And in all my infinite wisdom I didn't write down my post number. So, how can I find my post?

Shichibu said:
I have a dumb question:

If I watched Boku no Hero Academia for "(66) Watch an anime tagged with 5 or more genres",
can I use Boku no Hero Academia 2nd Season for "(09) Watch an anime that aired only during 2017" ??
Thanks for any info!

KMH said:


Yes, you can. As long as they are separate entries on MAL, you can use as many titles from the same series as you want.

Gonaiorica said:
Wich challenges would https://myanimelist.net/anime/14833/Maoyuu_Maou_Yuusha fit for?

Duckielover151 said:
I have a question about the 'Featured Anime' challenge. (Blanking on the number just now.) I've seen a lot of people ask after this one, and I understand where to find these titles... in the Featured Articles on the main page... but is it, like, any anime that's ever been featured is an option? Or just anime that have been featured this year? Or do we have to have started and finished the anime while it's still on the featured list? (Is there even a way to keep track of that? Am I overthinking things? I just feel like a lot of these challenges are a little vague.)

Watch a Featured Anime - link the article used; use any anime featured in an article published from 2017 onward; the anime must have the "Featured" tab

arisusagi said:


Open your profile, click on "forum posts" on the left side of the screen. Click on " 2018 Anime Watching Challenge - Sign Up". (This is the link to your post, btw)

Gonaiorica said:
Wich challenges would https://myanimelist.net/anime/14833/Maoyuu_Maou_Yuusha fit for?

protoplasm said:


Watch a completed anime with a synopsis by MAL Rewrite

Tubbyman said:
This particular anime wouldn't work for that challenge since it would need to have 22 episodes or more.

sea-lemon said:
Could I have a staff recommendation for

(102) Watch an anime recommended to you by a challenge staff member.

Thank you in advance!

fuyuki said:
Okay sorry if this is dumb but I need to confirm so that I don't have to change anything later. For: "(83) Watch an anime which began airing between 1960 and 1979" does it have to something that began airing 1961-1978 (which are the years "between" 1960 and 1979) or the dates 1960 and 1979 are also included? I wanted to use Akage no Anne for this and it began airing in 1979.

TuyNOM said:


No problem for Akage no Anne, 1960 and 1979 are included in the item. :)

sea-lemon said:
Oops, sorry to be back again asking so soon.

I'd appreciate suggestions for these:

(75) Watch an anime with 3 or more main characters with unnatural hair color:

Also I have a question. For (58) Watch an anime with 3 or more human adults as the main cast does Ojisan to Marshmallow count? It states that the main character is 24 years old and the other main character (the older man) is obviously over 18, but it doesn't really state anywhere (MAL or the wiki).

Thank you again!

Eromanga-sensei said:
I have question about challenge 86 "Watch a related anime that aired at least 15 years before/after a previously completed series". Is a sequel to an anime that aired 15 years before also ok? Thanks in advance

Ecciel said:
Heya, can I get a recommendation for:
(27) Watch an anime recommended to you in the challenge discussion thread

(102) Watch an anime recommended to you by a challenge staff member

Susuchan said:
Hii can i get some recommendations for the challenge?

27 - recommended in the challenge discussion thread

Einstein- said:

I would also appreciate some recommendations for (27) !

Watch an anime with at least one human child as a main character

RulenneClarissa said:
Question regarding child-related challenges, such as

Since this has a cutoff age of 12, the new Card Captor Sakura series would not fit (Sakura & co are 14), correct?

Since this is the case I am looking for suggestions for the above show, as I've blasted through Doremi last year and series I have available at the moment have older characters (except maybe Croisee - haven't checked yet). I do also have the other child-related challenges (has 2+ child characters, etc.) so if you know good series that aren't very long (I have more than enough 30+ ep shows lined up ;-;) the help would be very welcome :)


My second request is one of recommendation as well. This would be for the two challenge items 27 (recommended in the discussion thread) and 102 (recommended by a challenge staff member). The only restriction would again be the length - please keep things within 2-3 cours if possible >_<

arisusagi said:


Here are some anime with human childs as a main character:

https://myanimelist.net/anime/32601/12-sai__Chicchana_Mune_no_Tokimeki
https://myanimelist.net/anime/74/Gakuen_Alice
https://myanimelist.net/anime/35222/Gakuen_Babysitters
https://myanimelist.net/anime/10389/Momo_e_no_Tegami
https://myanimelist.net/anime/13835/Marimo_no_Hana__Saikyou_Butouha_Shougakusei_Densetsu (it says on Marimo's profile that she's "a usually quiet fourth-grade girl in elementary school", and according to wikipedia, kids on fourth grade in elementary school in Japan are 9-10 years old)

For 27:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/30016/Nanbaka
https://myanimelist.net/anime/4550/Hyakko
https://myanimelist.net/anime/31580/Ajin
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2404/Zombie-Loan
https://myanimelist.net/anime/10029/Coquelicot-zaka_kara

lbrjohn3 said:
I am a bit confused about the description for (107) Finish an on-hold or dropped anime.

In the description, it says "use any title that was started during or before July, 2017 and left unwatched," but then goes on to say "Use any that you previously started watching and left without finishing for the longest."

So can I use any anime that I had on hold or dropped before august 2017 or do I need to use the one that I dropped the longest amount of time ago?

lbrjohn3 said:
I am a bit confused about the description for (107) Finish an on-hold or dropped anime. In the description, it says "use any title that was started during or before July, 2017 and left unwatched," but then goes on to say "Use any that you previously started watching and left without finishing for the longest." So can I use any anime that I had on hold or dropped before august 2017 or do I need to use the one that I dropped the longest amount of time ago?

A_Haiku_Unloose said:
I have a question. Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei (The Tatami Galaxy) main cast are two 2nd year students and one freshmen, so they are all >18 years old, but I cannot find this info anywhere on the internet. I want to use this anime for that entry (58.Watch an anime with 3 or more human adults as the main cast), can I?

SheyCroix said:

If you use this https://www.anime-planet.com/anime/yojouhan-shinwa-taikei/characters
2 of them will work as adults. For the girl to work you will need at least somewhere that states the year she's at.

A_Haiku_Unloose said:

Thank you for this. So I need to find at least somewhere that states that she's a freshman? Adults here are labeled 20+, and for MAL challenge it's 18+, and she's 19, so that's why she is good for the challenge, and why she doesn't have an adult tag here.
http://the-tatami-galaxy.wikia.com/wiki/Characters Can I use this, it says she's a freshman student here, is that enough?

SheyCroix said:

If you have both links for reference in your challenge, then it will be good to go. It might even be easier to just link my post here.

also, do remember that some of your items require extra info to be stated (which has to be done in a new line, not besides the title)

KMH said:
For (106) Watch the Top anime recommended to your Favorite Anime: my favorite Anime is Baccano!, but I've seen most of the recommended anime titles, so the first one recommended that I hadn't watched was Kuroshitsuji with 1 recommendation. Now Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens was recommended twice to Baccano! watchers, does that mean I can't use Kuroshitsuji anymore? If so, do I have to use Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens and hope no newer anime gets more recommendations or should I use a different favorite anime?

KMH said:


You understood correctly. Alright, I'll change it then. And I can't really make a screenshot since I have to scroll so far down, you can't tell from one screenshot that it was the highest recommended anime (it was like #25).

A_Haiku_Unloose said:


If I understood correctly, your top recommended that you haven't watched was Kuros, but in the meantime that changed, because someone recommended the Ramen, so you are asking if you can use Kuros still?
If you have a screenshot from when Kuros was above Ramen, then you can use it, and if you don't, then I think you have to watch Ramen now, just be sure to save a screenshot, that way you don't have to worry about someone recommending something new and the order changing. :)

A_Haiku_Unloose said:
Your original post only has the link with the 2 of them as adults, and I need 3, so I think i will link both your link, and the one I found. Thank you so much for your help, I appreciate it!

KMH said:
For (106) Watch the Top anime recommended to your Favorite Anime: my favorite Anime is Baccano!, but I've seen most of the recommended anime titles, so the first one recommended that I hadn't watched was Kuroshitsuji with 1 recommendation. Now Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens was recommended twice to Baccano! watchers, does that mean I can't use Kuroshitsuji anymore? If so, do I have to use Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens and hope no newer anime gets more recommendations or should I use a different favorite anime?

SheyCroix said:

I meant that last post of mine since it had both plus an approval to use them (which when revising your form will be easier for us to inspect) and less chance of doubts and it getting rejected. But sure, you can do that too o7


For that one, you should use another favorite. Those picks are too below considering how many titles there are recommended.

A_Haiku_Unloose said:
Ok, I will quote your post #4152 then
(I just copy this link into quote brackets, right? https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1697305&show=4150#msg54816365 )

[url=https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1697305&show=4150#msg54816253]Allowed by SheyCroix[/url]

SheyCroix said:

Thanks. Use this

Burguburu said:
Can i change one completed anime of some item to another item that meet the same requirements? In my case, i watched Little Witch Academia (TV) for the item 66 but i want to change it to the item 70 [Written by MAL Rewrite].

SheyCroix said:



the anime you left unwatched the longest amount of time that was started during or before July 31, 2017. This is in case you have several dropped/on-hold, to go with the oldest one like that, tho what u really have to focus on is the July 2017 part.

Sanaunnie said:
Need someone to reccomend an anime ( preferably a school or comedy type ) for the challenge!

lbrjohn3 said:
Sorry I know I am probably overthinking this but I am still kind of confused. So in my case, bases on what I have dropped on my list, Code Geass would be the oldest so I would have to use that over Bakemonogatari? The only issue with that is that I do not remember when i first watched Code Geass except for the year, so I would not be able to give any episode history. But I do know the specific day I watched the first episode of Bakemonogatari, which was before July 31, 2017.

Sanaunnie said:
Need someone to reccomend an anime ( preferably a school or comedy type ) for the challenge!

Emilyisfictional said:
Hey Guys!
I'm looking for:
96) Watch an anime with 5 or more human adults as the main cast:
I was thinking Psycho Pass or Steins Gate but they both don't have 5 mains.
Or I was thinking Tales of Zestiria which I think they are adults but they have no set ages
Can anyone recommend a good anime please??

SheyCroix said:

mhm (thinking...) The thing is that in your episode history for the anime, there should be the information needed (as in when the episodes were watched, depending how you updated it). Do you know how to check it?

As for those 2: you can go with either, there won't be a particular problem with it (you won't get it invalid) as long as it's something that was started and dropped during or before July 31, 2017. If for CG you can't get the dates in the episode history, then go with the other one. That's fine.
Also no worries, it's better to clear up your doubts than wait till you are done to worry about them.