AWC 2021 Help/Discussion Thread

Alexia383 said:
@AWC_mod
There was an issue in my spreadsheet with items containing the Theme: Mahou Shoujo, also listing the Genre: Shoujo as being acceptable. I have fixed this in version 1.1. Could you add this to the quote for my spreadsheet, for increased visibility?

king-5b4 said:
Hello every one

First thing I want to say thank you for your great effort in this challenge and for maintaining it.

I wanted to ask if I can add the animes I've watched during the challenge to my anime list or that isn't allowed?

It isn't mentioned in the rules + I don't want to make things harder for the admins when I turn in my items.

Yta_kawaii said:
Can someone help with item number 30?

Kurosawa-san said:

I see you watched FLCL. FLCL Progressive (a sequel) aired 18 years later, so maybe that?

Yta_kawaii said:

Yeah I was thinking on that one, but I wanted to help a friend algo that has already seen the sequels.

kxlinthesky said:
I've got a hopefully quick clarifying question about (106) Watch an anime with a non-humanoid main character.

I was thinking of watching Shirokuma Cafe for this one since I've heard plenty of good things about the show, but I haven't seen anything of it outside of screenshots, and a lot of those screenshots involve the bears wearing human clothes and sitting like humans at a cafe. Do clothes count as "physical resemblance to humans," or is that caveat completely based on body structure?

I'm probably overthinking this one too much, but I know I'd be mad at myself if I watched the whole show and only found out it couldn't count after the fact, so better safe than sorry.

dierubikdie said:
Shirokuma Cafe is valid for this item 👍

kawaii1324 said:
Restrictions related question :)
So I'm doing Neat Freak and self-imposed completionism [for the full list]
I'm using card 8 which is missing items 68 & 73 so the total would be 120 opposed to 122?

On that same line, doing the original card items in order numerically and then the extras wouldn't hinder the Neat Freak, or would I need to go chronologically 1-120?

I was trying to puzzle it out and decided to ask the experts instead ^-^

dierubikdie said:

Some cards (like cards 6 and 8, for example) don't have all 5 genre-based items, or all 5 theme-based items. The leftovers from those items were intentionally left out of the extra-items list for those cards, so you're correct; those cards will have less than 122 total items.



We'll only inspect the 64 items you complete for your official challenge, so whatever you do with those extra items will not affect your Neat Freak attempt.

(119) Watch an anime with either 5 or more Opening Themes (OP) listed or 5 or more Ending Themes (ED) listed

Liaeves said:
I've seen some people donate banners on here, but I can't find the banner section in the sign-up thread...Where is it??? O_o

IrrelevantGuy said:

Can anyone recommend me an anime that has between 10-26 episodes and fulfills this requirement?

Kurosawa-san said:


- Dorohedoro
- Listeners
- Koyomimonogatari
- Amagami SS
- Mushishi
- Akuma no Riddle
- The iDOLM@STER
- Love Live! (not 100% sure if this counts since it's the same song but sung by different artists)
- ReLIFE
- Katanagatari

IrrelevantGuy said:

Thank you so much! I think I'll watch ReLIFE. I really loved the manga and have been wanting to watch the anime for a while.

AnimeLeviathan said:
The challenge rules says after turn in delete items not required for your difficulty. Am I just deleting the anime titles or challenges to. Example:

[Started: Jan 09] [Finished: DATE] (04) Watch a Sequel to an anime you've previously completed
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu 2nd Season Part 2) Am I supposed to delete only the anime title, or the entire challenge?

IrrelevantGuy said:

They created a different thread this time for banners. Here's the link:

https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1869540

Ehta said:
For 106) Watch an anime with a non-humanoid main character, would Oruchuban Ebichu work?

I assume it will, but I wanted to make sure.

TenObok said:
Item 122,
I'm open for any suggestions. It's really hard to find. The shorter the better.

Liaeves said:

Thank you so much!

A suggestion to the staff: link the banners in the sign-up thread. There was no mention of it and I was very confused at where the banners are. Unless, if there was, I might've missed it e_e

AnimeLeviathan said:
Can someone explain to me fully how switching works? Like give me an example of how I would switch. So far I know I take one of the extra items and place it in the middle squares. But do I actually delete the former item and replace it with the extra item?

Lady_Nera said:
There's a way to know which studio I haven't watched anything yet (item 20)?
And if I can't fulfill the item because I have watched at least 1 anime for every listed studio, I have to change to a card that doesn't have item 20, right?

Lady_Nera said:
There's a way to know which studio I haven't watched anything yet (item 20)?
And if I can't fulfill the item because I have watched at least 1 anime for every listed studio, I have to change to a card that doesn't have item 20, right?

Kaylee_ said:

There is no option to search for a studio that you haven't seen anything from yet. But you can do it in a roundabout way.
If you open your favorites page on Anime+, you can see every studio on your list. Then just browse through anime in your Plan to Watch or the seasonal pages and quickly check if the studio is on your list already. There are many different studios out there, so surely you'll find something interesting.

Kurosawa-san said:


Worry not, you can just watch the amazing masterpiece that Ex-Arm is since it's Visual Flight's first anime!

babadeebadoo said:
Do different seasons for the same anime count separately? For example, one of the entries asks for a sequel and I was going to add the second season of Kamisama Kiss. Or say could you put Haikyuu! 2nd Season as a separate item from Haikyuu! Season 1 because they're separate entries on MAL?

Kurosawa-san said:


Yes, you can use different entries from the same series to complete different challenge items.

mozgow said:
You are expected to do exactly that. Remove the item you don't want to use and add the one you want.

AnimeLeviathan said:
Alright. So do I now replace the number that the extra item already has with the number the former item had? Or just keep it the same?

thekroissant said:
I've been trying to search to no avail but any ideas for how to fulfill this one?

(109) Watch an anime with 8 or more main characters listed

XPhoenixRisingX said:
Hey, I apologise if this has been stated already, but can you use different seasons of the same anime for different entries?

thekroissant said:
I've been trying to search to no avail but any ideas for how to fulfill this one?

(109) Watch an anime with 8 or more main characters listed

gwendal738 said:
For item #120: Watch an anime in which 2 or more of the Opening Theme (OP) and/or Ending Theme (ED) are performed by the same Artist/Group

Does this include only real-life bands/artists, or can it include something like Tsukipro for example, where their characters are in a band, and thus one group is comprised of VAs (SolidS, SOARA, etc.)?

Furthermore: is being a con man considered being a "professional in their field"? X'D (Item #104)

Thrasher96 said:
I have several questions about the dates, the questions are related to each other.

1) Do I have to watch the anime I chose for the challenge AFTER signin up in the main thread, or can start watching and in any moment sign up and add what I completed?

2) The anime must be watched during the period of the challenge in general (in any moment bewteen 1st Jan 2021 - 30 Nov 2021) or during the USER's challenge period?
And how can I choose the start date of my challenge? Am I free to choose any date or the date must be after my sign up?

3) I have read that the signup post can be updated only when asked to do. So if I sign up with 0 anime watched, how can I update my progress?

I'll sum up all the questions with an example. Suppose I start an anime on the 16th of January, then I sign up on the 20th of January with 0 anime completed and my challenge start date set as 14th of January. Then I complete the anime on the 1st of February and update my signup post with that entry (assuming the entry meets the requirement of any item of my card).

Is that valid? If not, what should be changed to make the signup valid and the entry eligible to be counted in the challenge? Thanks for the patience.

Kurosawa-san said:



Hi, I'm not sure if I understand your question correctly, so let me know if I don't really answer it.

You can start and finish the challenge anytime between 1st Jan - 30th Nov. You should set your start date to the day you started watching the first anime for the challenge and that doesn't have to be the same day you submitted your sign-up form. So it can be the same date, an earlier one or a later one. For example, if you submitted your form today, but you started an anime you want to use for the challenge on the 1st Jan, then just put that as your start day.

It's the same for the finish date. That should be the day you finished your last challenge item.
Therefore, answering your second question, you must watch anime for the challenge during the challenge period in general. Then, after you're done with it, your start and finish date will kind of become your 'individual' challenge period.

Before you submit your challenge for the inspection, you can update your sign-up post any time as many times as you wish. Then, when you submit your turn-in post, you should only update it when asked to do so.

Your example is valid, except if the anime you started to watch on 16th is the first anime you watch for the challenge, then your challenge start date should also be 16th, not 14th.

Kurosawa-san said:


Oh I see. You could have a look at:

- Kino no Tabi (2003) and its alternative version, The Animated Series (2017)
- Fruits Basket (2001) and the remakes, Fruits Basket 1st Season (2019) / 2nd Season (2020)
- Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon (1992-1993) and Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Crystal (2014-2015)
- Evangelion (1995-1996) and any of the remake movies
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (2006) and Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Gou (2020)
- Something from Macross Franchise. For example, Macross F is 2008 and Macross Dynamite 7 is 1997-1998. There might be more...
- Koukaku Kidoutai: SAC_2045 (2020) and its prequel Koukaku Kidoutai: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2006) or the original movie Koukaku Kidoutai (1995)
- Cardcaptor Sakura (2000) and one of the sequels, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen Prologue - Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma (2017)
- Original Dororo to Hyakkimaru (1969) and the remake (2019)
- Sousei no Aquarion (2005) and the entry in its 'other', Sousei no Aquarion Evol (2015)
- Mobile Suit Gundam F91 (1991) and its sequel Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis (2017) Both are rather short. F91 has other related entries with large time gaps, so check those too
- Full Metal Panic! (2002) and any of the related summary movies (2017-2018)

Hopefully I've got something your friend could use...