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Voting Period: May 15th until May 31st
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#1 Theme: Beach Slapπ΅πΆ It's party time? It's DANCE time! πΊ Explanation: (If you got the reference in the first two words, a cookie for you!) Since Summer is here, I just wanted to say that not everyone likes a beach episode. I would rather go to the river or have fun my way. Thus I invite you to my party, it's time to dance your worries away!
Colors: Party, Dance, Beach Items:
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 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" 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 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 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.
#2 Theme:SummerBlockbusters Explanation: The first summer month means summer movies! These are the top grossing movies of all time that released in summer months
Colors: Dark Bluer, Light Blue Items:
Watch an anime tagged as Historical and/or Dinosaurs Jurassic World released in June 2015 and currently has a reported gross of $1,671,537,444, making it the top grossing summer blockbuster of all time.
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
Watch an anime tagged as CGI and/or that finished airing with a ranking of 6.00 or less The Lion King (2019) released in July 2019 and currently has a reported gross of $1,656,943,394, despite its critical reception.
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list; If using the rank, link a screenshot showing your username and status for the anime; Alternative source for CGI.
Watch an anime tagged as Magic and/or School Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 released in July 2011 and currently has a reported gross of $1,342,025,430. Magical!
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list; Alternative source for Magic: anidb or Anime-Planet.
Watch an anime that is a sequel to a previously completed anime, OR is related to the anime watched for the first item in this challenge Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom released in June 2018 and currently has a reported gross of $1,309,484,461. Talk about a successful franchise!
— State the one used; If watching a sequel, state the one previously watched; Must appear under "Related Anime" on its entry page.
#3 Theme: Summer Vibes Explanation: Is summer your time to shine at a party? Or is your vacation more laid-back? Pick anime to match your vibes.
Colors: Orange and Green Items:
Watch a Romance or Iyashikei anime. Fall in love, or just kick it back with some feel-good vibes.
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
Watch a stand-alone anime. Keep it cool, and enjoy something short and concise.
— Must have NO anime entries in the “Related Anime” section (prequels, sequels, side story, etc.), but an "Adaptation" is okay; While not required, it is recommended to save a screenshot of your choice to prove that there were no related anime at the time of this challenge.
Watch a Movie type tagged as either School or Adventure. Strapped with summer studies? Find an anime to relate to, or one that takes you away from the stress and the hassle.
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
Watch an anime with an Athletic or Lazy character. Is summer when you step up your workout routine? Or do you sleep the days away?
— 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).
#4 Theme:Summer Sun and Beach Fun Explanation: /
Colors: Warm Sun, Ocean Blues Items:
π Watch an anime with a beach episode or swimming. What's Summer without some fun at the beach or swimming?
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
β Watch an anime that began airing during the Summer season. With June being the start of Summer, what better time to watch Summer anime?
— Began airing during the following months: July, August or September.
π» Watch a Slice of Life or School anime. Summer is always more fun with friends.
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
π Watch an anime with a character that has blue or yellow hair. Blue for the calming ocean, and yellow for the radiant summer sun.
— Hair Color must be a single solid color. Mixed colors won't count (highlights, half/half and so on); 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).
#5 Theme: The Lights in the Sky are Stars Explanation: Space is cool, y'all.
Colors: Sagittarius A* and Milky Way Items:
Watch an anime featuring space travel "The sky calls to us. If we do not destroy ourselves, we will one day venture to the stars."
— Must appear on the tag list.
Watch an anime with 10 or more episodes in one day The stars, like dust, encircle me
In living mists of light;
And all of space I seem to see
In one vast burst of sight
— State your dates; Your starting and ending date must be the same AND they should appear on your anime list; Make sure to add all episodes individually in case it's needed as evidence.
Watch a Sci-Fi anime with an alien character "I can never look now at the Milky Way without wondering from which of those banked clouds of stars the emissaries are coming."
— Anime must have the Sci-Fi tag here on MAL; 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 tagged with your favorite genre according to Anime+ Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night.
— On the website, go to the "Favorites" section. Scroll down to "Favorite genres" and select the first one listed, when sorted by weighted score; State your favorite genre; Include a screenshot of your ranking that shows your username (can be sidebar or address bar), since there's a high chance it will change by inspection.
#6 Theme:666 The Number of the Beast Explanation:I always think of this song when I think of June, also because I'm superstitious and I hate the number 6. So this month the glorious Iron Maiden will be our muse. What a better way to learn history through music. I really think the world would be a better place if we knew and kept history more present in our lives
Colors: π₯ any Red and Orange Items:
π₯ Watch an anime with one character named as one of the Iron Maiden's members Run To The Hills - The song documents the colonization of the Americas, first by Europeans and then by Americans, from the perspective of a Cree Indian and American cavalryman. So lets celebrate these wonderful musicians: Bruce Dickinson, Steve Harris, Nicko McBrain, Dave Murray, Adrian Smith, Paul Di'Anno, Janick Gers, Blaze Bayley, Michael Kenney, Clive Burr, Dennis Wilcock, Tony Moore, Doug Sampson, Terry Rance, Bob Sawyer, Ron Matthews, Paul Day, Thunderstick, Paul Cairns, Dennis Stratton, Terry Wapram, Dave Sullivan, Tony Parsons and Paul Todd
— 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).
π₯ Watch a Military or Drama anime with a main title that starts with one of the letters of "Aces High" Aces High - The song's lyrics are written from the viewpoint of a British RAF pilot fighting during the Battle of Britain (1940), the first military engagement to be fought entirely with aircrafts
π₯ Watch a Historical anime with a main title that ends with one of the letters of "The Trooper" The Trooper - The song is based on the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaklava 1854, which took place during the Crimean War. Best known for the misinterpreted message but i can't stop thinking how some places seems to be doomed forever. We learn history to never repeat it but it seems we're doing it wrong
π₯ Watch an anime with the word "Fear" or "Dark" somewhere Fear of the Dark - The lyrics tell the story of a man who has always been intensely afraid of the dark. He recalls the many times he has walked alone, and recollections of the feeling of being followed while walking at night. Strictly, the song is about paranoid ideas (fear of being watched or harmed by other people)
— The word can be alone or as part of another; State where it is; It can be on the titles, synopsis, background, information section or as a character's name; If using a character: state the one used. Can be main or supporting.
#7 Theme: Summer High time Explanation: It's time to get the bikinis ready and hit the beaches
Colors: Sandybrown and Turquoise Items:
π Watch an anime that is tagged with the Sea/Ocean or a character tagged with Bikini. Gear up for the fun time we are going to the beach.
— State the tag/character used; Must appear on the tag list; Character can be main or supporting; Character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL); Additional source for sea/ocean.
π Watch an anime tagged with a Festival or Vacations. It's time to watch the fireworks and be free from the stressful work/school.
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
π Watch a Movie type or an anime that started airing in Summer. Heatstroke? No problem, just sit and watch the summer anime with the AC on.
— For Summer, that began airing during the following months: July, August or September.
π Watch a Slice of Life or Iyashikei anime. Summer without mundane activity feels weird so why not live a bit ordinarily.
— State the one used; Must appear on the tag list.
#8 Theme: Half-Half Explanation: It's June already? We're already at the half of 2022 T__T
Colors: Heterochromatic Blue & Green Items:
Watch an anime with a character with heterochromatic eyes. Heterochromia Iridis is a condition where one eye is a different color from the other, or one eye is more than one color.
— Must appear on the tag list.
Watch an anime with a mixed heritage character (a "half"). This character has parents of different racial backgrounds or countries. Most frequent is the combination of Japanese and a foreign nationality. In Japan the informal term 'half' (γγΌγ) is used to describe such people.
— 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 with a character whose hair is two-colored. It doesn't need to be precisely half-half (like Todoroki Shoto) but 2 colors must be clearly visible.
— 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 with the number 6 in it's MAL ID Enough about characters! 6 is half of 12 and June is 6th month of the year. :)
— You can find a series ID on the address bar (link). For example https://myanimelist.net/anime/6/Trigun
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