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Voting Period: January 15th until January 31st
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#1 Theme: Aquarius & Pisces Explanation: Celebrating the sun signs that end and begin in the month of February! Colors: Sky Blue & Light Green Items:
Watch an Original or Magic anime. Aquarius is progressive, innovative, and unique. Pisces is empathetic, spiritual, and creative.
— Source must be listed as "Original" or it must appear in the "Magic" tag list.
Watch a Psychological or Drama anime. Each of the zodiac signs are categorized into four elements which are Fire, Earth, Air, and Water. Aquarius is an Air sign. Air signs are "the minds" of the four elements. Air signs are conceptual, social, elusive, intellectual, and mental. Pisces is a water sign. Water signs are "the hearts" of the four elements. Water signs are emotional, spiritual, sensitive, intuitive, and feelings-driven.
— State the tag used.
Watch an anime that is tagged with either Time Travel, Strategy Game, or Space. Each of the zodiac signs are ruled by one (or two) of the planets in our solar system. Traditionally, Aquarius is ruled by Saturn and Pisces is ruled by Jupiter. Saturn is the "master of time" as well as a "teacher of patience". Saturn is the planet of discipline, patience, structure, boundaries, and time. Jupiter is the "thinker" and "good luck charm". Jupiter is the planet of expansion, luck, fortune, growth, and knowledge. Since the discovery of Uranus and Neptune, Aquarius has been ruled by Uranus and Pisces has been ruled by Neptune.
— State the tag used.
Watch an anime tagged Friendship or Mythology. Aquarius rules the 11th House of Community and Pisces rules the 12th House of the Subconscious. The 11th House represents community, friendships, humanitarianism, and the collective consciousness. The 12th House represents secrets, subconscious, karma, and healing.
— State the tag used.
#2 Theme: The February Challenge for Singles Only (No Couples Allowed) Explanation: If you’re dreading Valentine’s Day because your parents are going to ask you why you’re still single, this challenge was specifically designed for you.
Colors:The farthest color from pink and the farthest color from red. Items:
Watch an anime with single digit episodes. Just stop before 10, don’t want you seeing two numbers side by side being happy.
Watch an anime with only one main character. I’m sure you can relate to a lone hero.
Watch an anime that began airing on a Friday or Saturday. You had nothing to do those days anyway.
— State the day used.
#3 Theme:Arrow through the Heart π Explanation: A challenge about violence found within love and love found within violence
Colors:Crimson Red and Rose Pink Items:
Watch a horror or romance anime. A good horror story can warm you up as much as a good romance can rip you apart.
— State the tag used. Genre must appear listed on the series' MAL entry.
Watch an anime featuring use of an aphrodisiac or hypnosis. Can love obtained by force be called love at all?
— State the tag used.
Watch a series that features a betrayal It can never come from an enemy, so what greater display of love is there?
Watch a series featuring a yandere or a tsundere. She'll chop you up or kick your butt. Either way she's in love with you, I guess!
— State the tag used.
#4 Theme:LuckyLoincloths Explanation: Valentine's Day in Japan - where women give men delicious sweets. Unfortunately, not every guy out there will be as lucky as others. But don't worry, because there's a way to improve your luck for the rest of the year! It's simple: put on your fundoshi loincloth, tabi, and hop on your local train to a Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festival)! A festival held in February, the most popular Hadaka Matsuri can attract 10,000 men, all seeking to gain luck for the remainder of the year, as well as tens or even hundreds of thousands of spectators. Japan really does have everything.
Colors:Shrine red and hachimaki purple Items:
Watch an anime that has a main title with at least two words that start with the same letter The repeated "WASSHOI! WASSHOI!" (heave-ho! heave-ho!) chant can be heard throughout the surrounding area as participants group up and make their way to the shrine, carrying portable shrines, trunks, bamboo poles, and offerings.
— Words must be separated by a space. Single letters do not count as words (ex: Masamune-kun no Revenge R is not valid). The words do not have to be directly next to each other (ex: Spy Kyoushitsu 2nd Season is valid).
Watch an anime with a scantily-clad character All participants wear just a loincloth and tabi as they seek to purify and dispel the bad luck from their entire body. Part of the purification process involves water, where they either soak themselves in a pool or have water dumped/sprinkled on them.
— State the character used. Character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL). Can be main or supporting. Alternative listing: Scantily-clad
Watch an anime that has a male main character with more than 10,000 favorites or that is voiced by one of the 10 most popular male voice actors on MAL The highlight of the festival is the touching of the shin-otoko - the most popular man of the night. The shin-otoko is chosen and kept in solitude and prayer for 3 days prior to the festival. On the day of the festival, he's shaved head to toe, placed outside, and is tasked with making his way back to the shrine. On the way there, all participants try to touch him in order to transfer their bad luck over. The event can become dangerous and slightly violent, as participants may scratch, climb, tackle, and fall over others in order to get a chance to make contact. It's a crazy scene, but atleast for the shin-otoko, it's still probably better than the human sacrifice ritual that was held historically!
— State the option and character used. Valid VAs: Hiroshi Kamiya, Mamoru Miyano, Yuuki Kaji, Daisuke Ono, Tomokazu Sugita, Kenjirou Tsuda, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Jun Fukuyama, and Takehito Koyasu (those without a valid VA role were skipped).
Watch an anime with a character that has a sweet tooth or "mochi" in their name Mochi plays a significant role in the largest Hadaka Matsuri. The bad luck that the shin-otoko receives from all the touching is eventually transferred into a large ball of mochi. This mochi is dark in color and is mixed with soil and the ashes of the omamori from the previous year. The mochi is then tied to the man's back, and he then takes it to a secret location in a nearby forest for it to be buried. Also, prior to the festival's main events, a ball of mochi weighing up to 4 tons is brought over. The morning following the shin-otoko's appearance, the ball of mochi is cut and given to all participants.
— State the option and character used. Can be main or supporting; For sweet tooth, the character must appear listed on the provided tag list and their site (not necessarily on MAL). Alternative listing: Sweet tooth
#5 Theme:AnimatedAllure Explanation: Let's embark on a romantic odyssey where love defies time, characters embody passion, and genres weave a beautiful symphony.
#6 Theme:Leap Year Explanation: This year is a leap year so february will have a 29th day, one day more than usual. So this month let's watch anime who similarly break patterns!
Colors:orange and red Items:
Watch an anime with 13 episodes Many anime only have 12 episodes
Watch an anime with an episode length between 26 – 30 minutes Most anime only have up to 25 minutes per episode
Watch an anime with two or more studios listed Most anime have only one studio listed
Watch an anime with three or more theme songs listed Many anime only have one opening and one ending
— Theme songs include both openings and endings. The anime can have three or more openings, three or more endings, or three or more in total counting both openings and endings.
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Theme:What does the month means to you? Explanation:Brief information on what it means; Optional
Colors:These will be used on the items; again, what colors do you think of when you think of that particular month? Items:This is the actual challenge. List (it doesn't have to be fancy) what the user must do in order to complete that month's challenge.
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