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We asked passionate readers which manga you need to read now—and here are the results!
Finalists are listed in the following order: Main List, Unique Art/Story, Should Be Anime, Best for Beginners. Every title is officially available outside Japan in at least one language, with one or more volumes published in 2024.
Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Choose a manga you haven't started reading yet
3. Read at least 2 volumes of that manga by May 31st
* Manga you started reading before the challenge began (March 30) will not count. Pick something new!
* Please make sure to write the number of volumes you read in your manga list. If you have 0 volumes read in your list, you won't get the badge.
* If the manga is only 1 volume, it is not eligible for the event.
This stack features stories which predominately take place in libraries and/or bookstores. Escape the summer heat and dive into one of these tales with us!
Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 manga (*) on this list by September 30th!
* Manga you completed before the challenge started (Jul 30) will not count. You will need to read something new, finish something you have on-hold, or re-read something you've read before.
* Ongoing series will be accepted for the challenge only if you've read up to the recent translated chapter and have it on your Reading/On-Hold. Do NOT set publishing manga to Completed as 0/0 chp/vol, you won't get a badge!
* For the duration of the challenge, this stack is ordered by: fully translated, partially translated and/or ongoing, untranslated series. Partially translated series list up until where you need to read.
Get into the Olympic spirit with these sport anime! All titles on this list feature sports that appear in the Summer or Winter Olympic Games.
Major sports leagues (football, baseball, basketball, soccer) are excluded to make the list more Olympics-focused. While hockey is also a major sports league, there is only one anime so it was kept.
Aug/Sep 2024 Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 anime (*) on this list by September 30th!
* Anime you completed before the challenge started (Jul 30) will not count. You will need to watch something new, finish something you have on-hold, or re-watch something you've watched before.
We asked passionate readers which manga you need to read now—and here are the results!
Finalists are listed in the following order: Main List, Unique Art/Story, Should Be Anime, Best for Beginners. Every title is officially available outside Japan in at least one language, with one or more volumes published in 2023.
Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Choose a manga you haven't started reading yet
3. Read at least 2 volumes of that manga by April 30th
* Manga you started reading before the challenge began (Feb 25) will not count. Pick something new!
* Please make sure to write the number of volumes you read in your manga list. If you have 0 volumes read in your list, you won't get the badge.
Looking for a new animal companion, but tired of the same ol' cats and dogs? Here are some manga featuring unusual creatures that you'd never expect to see as pets!
Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 manga (*) on this list by August 31st!
* Manga you completed before the challenge started (Jul 1) will not count. You will need to read something new, finish something you have on-hold, or re-read something you've read before.
* Ongoing series will be accepted for the challenge only if you've read up to the recent translated chapter and have it on your Reading/On-Hold. Do NOT set publishing manga to Completed as 0/0 chp/vol, you won't get a badge!
We asked passionate readers which manga you need to read now—and here are the results!
Finalists are listed in the following order: Main List, Unique Art/Story, Should Be Anime, Best for Beginners. Every title is officially available outside Japan in at least one language, with one or more volumes published in 2022.
Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Choose a manga you haven't started reading yet
3. Read at least 2 volumes of that manga by May 31st
* Manga you started reading before the challenge began (March 28) will not count. Pick something new!
* Please make sure to write the number of volumes you read in your manga list. If you have 0 volumes read in your list, you won't get the badge.
Anime featuring characters with good or bad luck.
Feb/Mar 2023 Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 anime (*) on this list by March 31st!
(*) Anime you completed before the challenge started (Feb 1) will not count. You will need watch something new, finish something you have on-hold, or re-watch something you've watched before.
Manga featuring chocolatiers, patissiers, and confectioners.
Feb/Mar 2023 Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 manga (*) on this list by March 31st!
Fully-translated and finished series are listed alphabetically at the top.
(*) Manga you completed before the challenge started (Feb 1) will not count. You will need read something new, finish something you have on-hold, or re-read something you've read before.
(*) Ongoing series will be accepted for the challenge only if you've read up to the recent translated chapter and have it on your Reading/On-Hold. Do NOT set publishing manga to Completed as 0/0 chp/vol, you won't get a badge!
Writer's block got you feeling down? Draw some inspiration from these anime featuring writers from all walks of life, with both masters of their craft and aspiring amateurs alike!
Jul/Aug 2023 Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 anime (*) on this list by August 31st!
* Anime you completed before the challenge started (Jul 1) will not count. You will need to watch something new, finish something you have on-hold, or re-watch something you've watched before.
Summer 2022 Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 manga you haven't read OR re-read a manga on this list by August 31!
Anime reminiscent of summer with supernatural elements.
Summer 2022 Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 anime you haven't watched OR re-watch an anime on this list by August 31!
It's springtime, when new leaves start growing and flowers start blooming!
Here is a stack about florists, gardeners, flower shops, or simply stories with a focus on plants.
Spring 2022 Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 manga by May 31!
Spring is in the air and Japanese schools are back in session. What better way to experience the springtime of youth than by joining a club? Between the cultural clubs, sports clubs, music clubs, and more, there's bound to be a club here that catches your eye!
Which club will you choose to join?
Spring 2022 Official Challenge Stack
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To get the limited-time badge:
1. Click the Restack button
2. Complete at least 1 anime by May 31!