2018 Anime Watching Challenge - Discussion

battlewaitress said:
Hey everybody, can anyone recommend anything for item #101 -- watch an anime tagged with 7 or more genres?

AudioTsunami said:
Once it is done airing, it is completed. It does not state anywhere that you must start the series AFTER it has ran to completion. So one can infer that you can start it whenever, as long as your turn-in date is AFTER it is been completed - as it was in the 3 years prior. That's why I said it's semantics, because it can be seen either way. It's unclear, it has nothing to do with people "being too lazy to read". I read it. It's unclear. Mozgow said many people found it unclear. There are countless examples in this thread that ANY NUMBER of the items are unclear, which is due to them being poorly written. That's also why they need a paragraph of fine print, because the items are poorly written.
And yeah, it's easier to ignore me than actually fix the problem because this is the way you like it and until people stop participating you'll never get it, which is why I implored people to do so.
Edit: And on the bits about not checking the form before we get it back. Yes, that's what you should do if you're already doubling down on making it user unfriendly, because at least it's truly to serve the gods of efficiency instead of just being done because that's the way you like it. No point in being annoying and inefficient because then you're unhappy, the participant is unhappy, and the inspector is unhappy. At least if you force the formatting before the inspection, the inspection is a fucking breeze, and you'd cut the return DMs in half. If turning in the challenge is going to be as daunting as going to the DMV, at least keep the people checking the sheets happy and cut the process down.

AudioTsunami said:
A lot of things were added after January, but it'll be denied. Don't worry about it. I've already fought that fight.

mozgow said:
Video Girl Ai
Iria: Zeiram The Animation
Top wo Nerae! Gunbuster
Sakurada Reset

#86 Watch a related anime that aired at least 15 years before/after a previously completed series

SukiiFu said:
Hello o/


Can I use Baki: Most Evil Death Row Convicts Special Anime for this item ?

I have watched Grappler Baki (TV), or do I have to watch Grappler Baki: Saidai Tournament-hen for that to be acceptable ?

Skuf said:
Hey, looking for recommendations concerning item (27) and (102).

Mikasa_Ackerman said:
Can I get some help? I can't find anything for #103 (an anime that hasn't been reviewed and is at least 16 minutes long). Any reccomendations?

Phlippy said:
It says the challenge runs until 24th
But is it until or including that day? So latest turn-in at 23:59 on the 23rd or 24th?

Animated_Amateur said:
For challenge: Watch a completed anime that doesn't have forum discussion threads. I finished my selection Love Position: Halley Densetsu starting on 1/12/2018 and ending on 1/13/2018 however, a discussion was made on 2/18/2018 does my choice still count or do I need another title?

The reason I ask is because the previous challenge: Watch a completed anime that hasn't been reviewed - needs a total duration of 16 minutes or more; means that there are no reviews when you start watching it, doesn't matter if it gets one while watching or after you finish.

I was wondering if the same applies for this one as well as long as you watch it beforehand? Any help would be greatly appreciated ^-^

The_White_Wolf said:
(27) Watch an anime recommended to you in the challenge discussion thread:

Please, someone, recommend me an Anime, preferably a short one, or at least something I'm able to finish until the 24th.

Thanks in advance
-Wolf

fuyuki said:

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows
Devilman: Crybaby
Kyuuketsuhime Miyu (OVA)
Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuioku-Hen
Yoru was Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome

The_White_Wolf said:


Thanks very kind off you and have a nice evening.
-Wolf

SheyCroix said:

Including that day. So it closes on the 25, or when the thread gets locked.... tho please don't wait till the last day ^^'


The same applies, but you will be asked for evidence to prove this. I suggest including a screenshot if you have it. If not, add a screenshot your episode history for the title, for us to confirm it was watched before that thread.

Skuf said:
Any staff that can give me something for 102?

breathesunshine said:
@Ranacchi Thank you for trying to answer my question.
I am very aware as to why they are saying not valid. I just strongly disagree with it and I'm asking why that it as to only be directly linked. I can also argue that while the ova is called a 'sequel' that really it's just an alternate ending to S1 of CS.
I'd really like a staff mem to talk with me about it, but again thanks for trying to help.
As for the Natsume one, I watched the S2 and that is the season that is on my favorites. In fact it is my top favorite and I have it on my completed list with a score of ten. So yes I can say that I am confused and no the S1 is not listed in my favorites so that isn't the season that I'm referencing to.

Ranacchi said:

I suppose so. It's impossible to turn it in as the thread's been closed since the deadline passed.

2Trace-Rail9 said:

D'aw rats. Oh well, I know I completed it personally, and that's all that matters.
I'm-a reward myself with a Decim banner.

Unbehrable said:
Well, I'm depressed that I missed the turn in day, so I'm gonna post here and then go drown or something.

protoplasm said:
Not being able to turn it in doesn't change the fact that this year you challenged yourself and watched a shitton of anime. Congrats.

2Trace-Rail9 said:


You are a kind and noble son of a gun. Many thanks.

Natsuaki said:
So... I handed in my turn-in form in time - unlike last year - and it was said on the first page that I shouldn't wonder about people posting their turn-in post after mine getting approved and shouldn't ask whether my form has gotten checked yet, but I am getting a little nervous.

If something was wrong with my items, would I get a notification and a chance to fix it?
Or would it just be considered a "Failed attempt" ?

I'm not asking when they'll be done since I have no idea how long it would take to check on one, just whether or not I would be told if I failed.

51thegreatsurf said:
Man I am salty that I didn't realize the deadline was Christmas Eve. I wonder why the last week of December doesn't count. Doing what that other guy did and posting my completion form here because I still finished this thing in 2018, deadline or not.

protoplasm said:

you will get a PM



because it gives time for staff to check forms & for people to correct their entries [if theres anything to be corrected]
if they let til december 31st for turn-in, then everything would collide with next year's anime watching challenge which starts early january
or at least I suppose that's the cause...my form took more than 10 days to get reviewed...so I wonder if people who submitted on the last day will get an answer before the year ends...
When I got mine back with corrections to be made I just couldn't bother anymore... I already did the most important part anyways lol

Lestat- said:
The tiniest affairs, ranging from spelling errors to things like "you used a full stop instead of a comma here, your entry is invalid".

Ranacchi said:

Sounds very foreigner unfriendly to me.

I vaguely remember reading somewhere to not submit on the final day. Perhaps this is our punishment for not submitting at least a week in advance. (That is, assuming you also submitted it sometime after the 17th.)

KMH said:
I didn't understand the people who asked for help here instead of just reading the explanations to the items.

Jhiday said:

I believe that the issue was that there were a lot of people who casually used the website form to generate their list, and just didn't notice that there were detailed explanations at the beginning of the sign-in thread.

I'm not sure how to prevent that, aside from either putting the explanations on the generated list (a bit ugly, and a pain in the ass to update), or somehow managing to make those explanations more visible. (More links to them everywhere ? No spoiler markup ? Size/bold emphasis to make sure people don't miss it ?)

[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (22) Watch a Superhero or GAR themed anime: <anime_title>

[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (22) Watch a Superhero or GAR themed anime: <anime_title>
state the theme; use any of those listed. If the one you want to use isn't listed yet, request its addition here for Superhero and here for GAR

IDKMike said:
Hello, so the moderator that inspected my challenge list must be busy and I understand that, but I would like a quick reply, I had challenge 107 "Watch an On-Hold or dropped anime", but I actually don't have any that matches the description, tho I tought I had, so what should I do? 2019 is just around the corner

fuyuki said:
You can just add small comments below the items on the generated form

like instead of:
just make the generated form look like this:


Tbh I was wondering all the time why it wasn't done this way in the first place, the generated sheet and the full thing with explanations are too different. I added all that stuff manually to my form (then deleted explanations after completing items) because looking it up to make sure and searching for links all the time was pain in the ass.

Lestat- said:
There's a certain amount of nitpicking in the revising of the forms this year that I just cannot stand. The tiniest affairs, ranging from spelling errors to things like "you used a full stop instead of a comma here, your entry is invalid". I understand that all the examiners need to be on the same level of analyzing, but this is just becoming more and more of a drag that takes the fun out of the challenge.

fuyuki said:
EDIT: sorry I think it was about the dots not the brackets. I wrote for example 01.01.2018 instead of Jan 01 or 01/01/2018. I needed to change some brakcets too but it was for a different thing.