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Jan 6, 2016 6:09 AM
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Recycling old images. I'm lazy.



What the fuck, again?
If you fail once, that means you gotta try again.

This is the Anime 2016 challenge, updated with (mostly) new challenges and ideas to make your 2016 a fun filled weaboo year. The 2016 Anime Challenge on AD is just rote and repetitive. In fact, it looks like it's just the same as last year!

That's why my challenge is better, and you should let people know that.

Nobody even finished your challenge last year. Why live?
That's because you fuckers are all plebs and didn't commit yourself to channeling your true weaboo and nakama power.

Can I read ATOTD the Anime and make it count as an entry?
No.

So who decides the list this year? Can I add stuff?
If you want. Just remember last year, everybody added shit and no one finished.

Do I win anything?
Well, Mayuka yolo'd out of here, so we got no graphics, but it's not like they were an incentive last year anyway. So...probably no winnings.

Anyway, now that we've gotten all your petty concerns out of the way, here is this year's challenge:

List of challenges

The first of these challenges require using http://graph.anime.plus/
➤Find your least favorite genre using the anime graph, and then watch the highest rated (accordingly to MAL) anime of that genre. If you have already watched it, then proceed to your next least favorite genre until you find a highest rated anime that you have not watched from that genre
➤Watch the lowest rated anime from your favorite studio. If you have already watched the lowest rated anime, simply find the next lowest rated anime that you have not watched.
➤Watch an anime from the year where you have your highest mean score
➤Watch an anime from the year where you have your lowest mean score
➤Aim for a next achievement level on one of the achievements that you have made on the site

The remaining challenges do not require the above link.
➤Watch a second season of any anime of your choice
➤Watch an anime with a main character that is not Japanese
➤Watch an anime with a main character that is relatively old (let us just say either 30 or older)
➤Rewatch an anime that you last watched at least one year ago
➤Watch an anime that was produced by a studio/company that has gone bankrupt
➤Watch an anime featured on a friend's avatar or profile picture (if you have no friends, now would be a good time to start)
➤Watch (or rewatch) an anime featured on this list*:

➤Watch an anime that aired before your date of birth
➤Pick a hobby or profession that you participate in and watch an anime that relates to said hobby or profession
➤Watch an anime where the parents of the main character are not dead or missing
➤Watch a magical girl anime that does not feature a wand or staff
➤Watch a sports anime where the sport is either your country's national sport or is a sport that your country is known for
➤Find one of your favorite voice actors and watch his or her first anime role (by airing date)
➤Watch an anime where their top and popularity ranking on MAL are at least 250 spots apart
➤Watch a mecha anime where the main character is already an established and experienced pilot
➤Watch an anime whose main subject is a distinctly Asian/Japanese aesthetic/game/sport (i.e. Chihayafuru/Karuta)
➤Watch an anime that aired in Spring of 2012, Summer of 2013, Fall of 2014, and Winter of 2015. If you have watched every anime in all of those seasons, simply choose a series of four anime that aired in the Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.

Will add more if necessary. These should do for now.

*if the image was too small, try this link: http://tohno-chan.com/an/src/137198237443.jpg
ZergneedsfoodJan 6, 2016 6:29 AM
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Jan 6, 2016 6:23 AM
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wait aren't we all ants? because i'm an ant and i can see everything clearly :v



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Jan 6, 2016 6:26 AM
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Zergneedsfood said:
you can't zoom in?

Technically, yes. But the resulting pixel mud isn't much easier to read. Welp, I can sort of guess a few of them, lmao.
Jan 6, 2016 6:27 AM
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shit glass whale. i translated that shit. good ridance. dude must've been high when he created it



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Jan 6, 2016 6:27 AM
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Zergneedsfood said:
Joekstar said:
Technically, yes. But resulting, pixelated mud isn't much easier to read. Welp, I can sort of guess a few of them, lmao.
You mean you don't have the magnifying glass when you hover over the image? I can magnify in and it is perfectly clear.

Nope. But I take it that means the issue is on my end.
Jan 6, 2016 6:27 AM
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Joekstar said:
Zergneedsfood said:
You mean you don't have the magnifying glass when you hover over the image? I can magnify in and it is perfectly clear.

Nope. But that apparently means the issue is my end.

I can't either.
http://tohno-chan.com/an/src/137198237443.jpg
this one works
Jan 6, 2016 6:28 AM
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it's really small for me too :x
here's a bigger one:
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/animu-mango/images/8/85/1317026630962.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110926100625

anyways, pretty nice. let's see if i can complete it this year :p
Jan 6, 2016 6:28 AM
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lmao, I tried to reverse search the image and google tells that thing is 2200x3400, yeah, no.
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silverwalls said:
it's really small for me too :x
here's a bigger one:
http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/animu-mango/images/8/85/1317026630962.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110926100625

anyways, pretty nice. let's see if i can complete it this year :p

lmao that one doesn't look any better to me.

Kokko said:
I can't either.
http://tohno-chan.com/an/src/137198237443.jpg
this one works

This one works for me though.
Jan 6, 2016 6:36 AM

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of that least haven't seen 43 titles. better start now. i sign up as a tribute for this challenge



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Jan 6, 2016 6:36 AM

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mfw required to watch a 2-cour reverse harem and an old-school, 3 episodes long hentai

rip
Jan 6, 2016 7:31 AM

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I'm in!

I can graph something for teh winner too, if you wanna
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Kellhus said:
GuusWayne said:
there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief

And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat.
Jan 6, 2016 7:32 AM

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>no manga challenge

plebs
Jan 6, 2016 9:59 AM

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Least favorite genre according to MALGraph is music (because of all those music videos) and that leads me to Shitgatsu so let me nope the fuck out of here :>.
I've seen #2-#13 and #14 is Macross Do You Remember Love so I guess that's gonna be it.

For the favorite studio Madhouse I'm not counting the CCS Movie so the next one I haven't seen is Saiunkoku Monogatari S2 at #36 but since I was planning to watch that franchise at some point anyway it'll do.

The year with the highest score happens to be 1982 and I started Macross 2 days ago so that's a perfect fit.

I have 3 years tied for lowest mean score, can I pick any of them or do I have to do all of them?

Gonna take a look at possible candidates for the other categories at a later time (or possibly never if last year is any indication :>).
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Jan 6, 2016 11:02 AM

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ffs the how come in the least favorite ive seen either all the highest scored or it's a sequel to the first season?
jsut my luckguess i'll have to see hiatus x hiatus :(

the lowest score for my favorite studio is this one
gotta check the rest later



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Jan 6, 2016 11:04 AM

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I'm -hehehehehehehheHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA- in!
Jan 6, 2016 11:08 AM

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the fuck are with all these challenges.
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Jan 6, 2016 11:55 AM

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Zergneedsfood said:
➤Find your least favorite genre using the anime graph, and then watch the highest rated (accordingly to MAL) anime of that genre. If you have already watched it, then proceed to your next least favorite genre until you find a highest rated anime that you have not watched from that genre
Guess I'm finally watching FMA:B

Also is alcohol a hobby?
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Is Shinji or Rei from Neon Genesis considered established pilots?



lol
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Jan 6, 2016 5:48 PM

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jretzios said:
Is Shinji or Rei from Neon Genesis considered established pilots?



lol

rei not, but asuka yes. maybe try gundam (the one with aznable), suisei no gargantia, maybe sidonia no kishi...



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Jan 7, 2016 5:35 AM

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Sapewloth said:
I can graph something for teh winner too, if you wanna
Mayuka already made some, just cross out 2015 and put 2016 instead, would be a perfect fit for Zerg's challenge too :>
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Botato said:
Sapewloth said:
I can graph something for teh winner too, if you wanna
Mayuka already made some, just cross out 2015 and put 2016 instead, would be a perfect fit for Zerg's challenge too :>
That's a good idea!
I'll just take do the same of graphics and probably replace some of the art with 2016 shows (to avoid too much recycling)
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Kellhus said:
GuusWayne said:
there is a limit to the suspension of disbelief

And it's the fan that did it. Not the smoking porn reading rubik cube genius rape ape with a magic boat.
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Xykko said:
jretzios said:
Is Shinji or Rei from Neon Genesis considered established pilots?



lol

rei not, but asuka yes. maybe try gundam (the one with aznable), suisei no gargantia, maybe sidonia no kishi...





>implying asuka is a good pilot
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Jan 9, 2016 10:42 AM

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^>implying a pilot needs to be good to be established. did you even watched star wars episode IV?



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Jan 9, 2016 9:35 PM

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Oh nice! another one of these to almost complete and then don't because I'm way too lazy to do it on purpose

Also
➤Watch a sports anime where the sport is either your country's national sport or is a sport that your country is known for

Literraly no idea,but I guess our "national sport" would be either basketball or football, so maybe I'll pick one of those

and
➤Watch an anime that was produced by a studio/company that has gone bankrupt
any input on this one would be greatly appreciated
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Eucli said:
➤Watch an anime that was produced by a studio/company that has gone bankrupt
any input on this one would be greatly appreciated
You can cross that out since you've already seen Gangsta.
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Botato said:
Eucli said:
➤Watch an anime that was produced by a studio/company that has gone bankrupt
any input on this one would be greatly appreciated
You can cross that out since you've already seen Gangsta.


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Botato said:
Eucli said:
➤Watch an anime that was produced by a studio/company that has gone bankrupt
any input on this one would be greatly appreciated
You can cross that out since you've already seen Gangsta.

damn, I didn't expect it being so quick
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Xykko said:
^>implying a pilot needs to be good to be established. did you even watched star wars episode IV?



Of course, but since when was Asuka considered established? I never saw her as anything greater than the likes of Shinji or Rei, she just talked big a lot.
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For the second season challenge, does it specifically have to be a second season (I'm 3 stages in Initial D for example, can I watch the fourth one and have it count)?

Also, would you consider baseball to be a sport that Canadians are known for (they have one mlb team for reference)?

Holy shit the achievements one is gonna be a "fun" time. Looks like I'm gonna have a lot of fun watching 25 or so romance anime this year.
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I just now noticed this.

Guess I can participate in this too.
Feb 26, 2016 12:05 AM

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A lot of these overlap with the AD challenges so if I'm allowed to reuse those then I have quite a few accomplished already.

What happens if the anime I'm supposed to watch isn't subbed?
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I think I want to try this, I'll have a lot of catching up to do though XD
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