[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (42) Watch an anime from your least favorite studio by weighted score on Anime+: Monogatari Series: Second Season (Shaft)
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (46) Watch an anime which began airing between 1990 and 1999: Serial Experiments Lain
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (47) Watch an anime with 35 episodes or more: Monster
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (51) Watch a completed anime with a popularity of or lower than #2,001: <anime_title>
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (57) Watch an anime with a main cast primarily of one gender: Chrno Crusade
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (60) Watch an anime with a human main character that is not Japanese: Black Lagoon: The Second Barrage (Revy - Chinese-American)
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (61) Watch an anime that mainly takes places outside of Japan, but still on Earth: Gunslinger Girl (Italy)
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (63) Watch an anime tagged as Dementia, Psychological and/or Thriller: <anime_title>
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (64) Watch an anime tagged as Martial Arts and/or Samurai: <anime_title>
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (65) Watch an anime tagged as Cars and/or Game: <anime_title>
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (66) Watch an anime tagged with 5 or more genres: Shingeki no Kyojin Season 3 (Action, Military, Mystery, Super Power, Drama, Fantasy)
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (68) Watch an active staff member`s favorite anime: <anime_title>
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (70) Watch a completed anime with a synopsis by MAL Rewrite: Koi wa Ameagari no You ni
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (75) Watch an anime with 3 or more main characters with unnatural hair color: <anime_title>
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (76) Watch an anime with 4 or more main characters with natural hair color: <anime_title>
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (77) Watch a Movie with a duration of 120 minutes or more: <anime_title>
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (79) Watch an Alternative Version, Alternative Setting or Spin-Off of something you`ve previously watched: Hellsing Ultimate (Alternative Version of Hellsing)
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (80) Watch one of the 5 lowest scored anime from your favorite studio by weighted score on Anime+: <anime_title>
[Started: <date>] [Finished: <date>] (81) Watch an anime which began airing the same day you joined MAL: <anime_title>
2. Watch a Movie: Koe no Katachi[Started: Aug 9th] [Finished: Aug 9th]
5. Watch an award winning anime: Perfect Blue[Started: Dec 21st] [Finished: Dec 21st]
7. Watch a Korean or Chinese anime: Noblesse: Pamyeol-ui Sijak (Korean) [Started: Dec 24th] [Finished: Dec 24th]
8. Watch an anime with someone [director (any), script and/or storyboard] you don't know: Kumo no Mukou, Yakusoku no Basho (Makoto Shinkai - Director) [Started: Oct 2nd] [Finished: Oct 2nd]
9. Watch an anime with a character voiced by one of your favorite voice actors: Akiba's Trip The Animation (Rie Takahashi) [Started: Jan 5th] [Finished: Apr 9th]
10. Watch an anime by a studio with 3 to 50 anime in MAL's database: Kuzu no Honkai (Lerche) [Started: Jan 13th] [Finished: Apr 12th]
11. Watch one of the 5 lowest scored anime from your favorite studio: Hacka Doll (Trigger) [Started: Oct 5th] [Finished: Oct 5th]
14. Watch an anime which began airing between 1917 and 1959: Ahiru no Otegara[Started: Jul 18th] [Finished: Jul 18th]
15. Watch an anime which began airing between 1960 and 1979: Cutey Honey[Started: Oct 3rd] [Finished: Dec 21st]
18. Watch an anime which began airing between 2000 and 2009: Black Lagoon Omake[Started: Oct 27th] [Finished: Oct 27th]
19. Watch an anime that aired only during 2016: Sakamoto desu ga? Special[Started: Jun 16th] [Finished: Jun 16th]
20. Watch an anime broadcast on a weekday: Hidamari Sketch[Started: Sep 10th] [Finished: Nov 2nd]
22. Watch an anime with 11 episodes or more: Aho Girl[Started: Dec 19th] [Finished: Dec 22nd]
30. Watch an anime adapted from a Web Manga, Digital Manga or 4-koma Manga: Working!![Started: Jan 1st] [Finished: Jan 5th]
33. Watch a completed anime with a score of or above 8.00: Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch R2 (8.95) [Started: Jan 25th] [Finished: May 12th]
34. Watch a completed anime with a popularity of or above #601: Kannagi (#740) [Started: Jul 25th] [Finished: Sep 6th]
35. Watch an anime with less than 5,000 completed members: Little Monica Monogatari (4,400) [Started: Jul 17th] [Finished: Jul 24th]
37. Watch a completed anime scored 10 or 9 from another challenger who posted on your sign up page: Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki (Sapienoid - 446) [Started: Dec 16th] [Finished: Dec 16th]
39. Watch an anime with adults as the main cast: Vatican Kiseki Chousakan[Started: Jul 8th] [Finished: Sep 24th]
40. Watch an anime with at least one child as MC: Made in Abyss (Riko) [Started: Jul 8th] [Finished: Sep 30th]
41. Watch an anime with a main character that doesn't look human: Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon (Tooru) [Started: Jan 12th] [Finished: Apr 17th]
42. Watch an anime with a human main character that is not Japanese: Black Lagoon (Revy - US-American) [Started: Jan 17th] [Finished: Jan 22nd]
43. Watch an anime with a main character that is a professional in his field: Souryo to Majiwaru Shikiyoku no Yoru ni... (Kujou, Takahide/Priest) [Started: Apr 15th] [Finished: Jun 20th]
46. Watch a Gourmet, Superhero or Magical Girl themed anime: Shokugeki no Souma (Gourmet) [Started: Sep 10th] [Finished: Oct 18th]
47. Watch an anime tagged as Shounen or Seinen: Demi-chan wa Kataritai (Seinen) [Started: Jan 8th] [Finished: Apr 6th]
48. Watch an anime tagged as Shoujo or Josei: Kuragehime (Josei) [Started: Nov 8th] [Finished: Dec 3rd]
51. Watch an anime tagged as Drama, Slice of Life and/or Romance: Himouto! Umaru-chan R (Slice of Life) [Started: Oct 9th] [Finished: Dec 31st]
54. Watch an anime tagged as Mystery, Psychological and/or Thriller: Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou (Mystery) [Started: Oct 7th] [Finished: Dec 24th]
55. Watch an anime tagged as Mecha, Military, Police and/or Space: ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka (Police) [Started: Jan 10th] [Finished: Apr 8th]
56. Watch an anime tagged as Historical, Martial Arts, Samurai and/or Super Power: Shingeki no Kyojin Season 2 (Super Power) [Started: Apr 13th] [Finished: Jun 17th]
58. Watch an anime tagged as Kids, Magic and/or Music: Little Witch Academia (TV) (Magic) [Started: Jan 9th] [Finished: Jun 26th]
60. Watch an anime that another user has completed for this challenge: Detroit Metal City (bravados - No. 3) [Started: Dec 8th] [Finished: Dec 18th]
62. Watch an anime that hasn't been reviewed: Rec: Yurusarezarumono[Started: May 19th] [Finished: May 19th]
63 Watch an anime that was recently reviewed: Fate/Zero (Review) [Started: Jul 8th] [Finished: Jul 12th]
64. Watch an anime with a synopsis by MAL Rewrite: Nekomonogatari: Kuro[Started: Jan 12th] [Finished: Jan 13th]
67. Watch an anime that starts with the same second letter as your username: Rec[Started: Jan 10th] [Finished: Aug 223rd]
68. Watch an anime with a number in it's title: Fate/Zero 2nd Season[Started: Nov 5th] [Finished: Nov 7th]
69. Watch an anime that has a one word title: Kakegurui[Started: Jul 3rd] [Finished: Sep 28th]
70. Choose a random trope from TVTropes and watch an anime listed under the trope: Murder Princess[Started: Dec 24th] [Finished: Dec 24th] (Goggles Do Nothing)
71. Watch an anime with a main character that doesn't have a natural hair color: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! 2 (Aqua) [Started: Jan 12th] [Finished: Mar 24th]
FREE SPACE 49. Watch an anime tagged as Action and/or Adventure: Inuyashiki (Action) [Started: Oct 14th] [Finished: Dec 24th]
🌠 Starting date: January 1st 2016
🌠 Link to your list: Look to the left
🌠 Difficulty: Hard + Bonus
🌠 Completed anime at sign-up: 106
🌠 Challenge list: 58/58
Creators ✓ Watch an anime with a character voiced by one of your favorite seiyuu - KonoSuba (Megumin - Rie Takahashi) ✓ Watch an anime by the same director/composer/studio as one of your favorites anime - KonoSuba OVA (Studio Deen - Higurashi) ✓ Watch an anime by a director/composer/studio you don't know - Nanbaka (Studio Satelight)
Years ✓ Watch an anime that started airing the same year the user above/below you joined MAL - Nichijou (2011 - Arcuied (user above)) (Proof 123 ) ✓ Watch an anime that started airing the same season you joined MAL
e.g. If you joined in November 2014 you will need to watch something from Fall 2014 - Himouto Umaru-chan (Jun 4, 2015 -> Summer 2015) ✓ Watch an anime which began airing between 1981 and 1990 - Devil Hunter Yohko (Start Dec 1, 1990) ✓ Watch an anime which began airing between 1991 and 2000 - Gunsmith Cats (Start Nov 1, 1995)
Tags, Themes & Demographics ✓ Watch an anime with a main cast mainly of one gender - Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume (female) ✓ Watch an anime with adults as the main cast - Mayoiga ✓ Watch an anime that focuses on non-romantic relationships - Flying Witch (cousins & sisters) ✓ Watch an anime that focuses on a couple with a romantic relationship - I can't understand what my husband is saying ✓ Watch an anime with children as the main cast - Non Non Biyori ✓ Watch an anime with a non-human main character - Ika Musume Specials ✓ Watch an anime about food, music or art - Dagashi Kashi (food) ✓ Watch a Historical, Military or Police anime - Shuumatsu no Izetta (Historical/Military) ✓ Watch a Sci-Fi, Space or Mecha anime - Kiznaiver (Sci-Fi) ✓ Watch a Dementia, Horror, Demons or Vampire anime - Gakkou Gurashi (Horror) ✓ Watch a Mystery, Thriller or Psychological anime - Nisemonogatari (Mystery) ✓ Watch a Sports, Martial Arts, Cars or Games anime - One Piece Dream Soccer King (Sports) ✓ Watch a Super Powers, Fantasy or Supernatural anime - DanMachi (Fantasy) ✓ Watch a Harem, Ecchi, Shoujo Ai or Shounen Ai anime - Yuru Yuri (Shoujo Ai) ✓ Watch an anime that is tagged with a genre you dislike - Tiger Mask W (Shounen) (watched all episodes in 2016) ✓ Watch an anime that has a main character that is a professional in his field
e.g. teacher, scientist, artist - Phoenix Wright (Lawyer) ✓ Watch an anime with an archetype as a main character
e.g. -dere, genius, macho guy, trap, magical girl - Unhappy (Hanakoizumi -> Genki Girl) ✓ Watch an anime with a target demographic that does not apply to you
i.e. shounen if you're a female in her 20s - Orange (Shoujo) ✓ Watch an anime with a target demographic that can apply to you
i.e. seinen if you're a male in his 20s or more - Boku dake ga Inai Machi (Seinen) ✓ Watch an anime with a main character that is not Japanese - Baccano (US-American)
Adaptations ✓ Watch an anime one-/two-/three-cours (or more) in length (easy/medium/hard) - Princess Tutu ✓ Watch an anime that has been adapted to live action
tip: check this club for ideas - Your Lie in April ✓ Watch an original anime - Yuki Yuna is a Hero ✓ Watch an anime adapted from a novel, light novel or video game - Nejimaki Seirei Senki (Light Novel) ✓ Watch an anime adapted from a manga with a score of 8.0 or higher - Sakamoto desu ga (8.08)
Stats ✓ Watch an anime with a score of 7.0 or below - Bakuon (6.61) ✓ Watch an anime ranked in the Top 300 - Angel Beats (#139) ✓ Watch a highly rated and completed anime from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on
i.e. A completed anime rated 10, 9 or 8; the best score - ReLIFE (rated 8 by Psiwoo) ✓ Watch an anime with less than 10k/25k/45k completed members (hard/medium/easy) - Project A-Ko (7,858)
Challenge & MAL related ✓ Watch an anime recommended to you by another Anime Watching Challenge participant - Dragon Half (recommended by mozgow) ✓ Watch an anime that another user has watched for this challenge - Junketsu no Maria (watched by Shocked) ✓ Watch a staff member's favorite anime
tip: and then feel free to comment on their profile about it - One Punch Man (Ardanaz) (Proof) ✓ Watch an anime that was recently reviewed - Death Parade (Proof 12)
Miscellaneous ✓ Re-watch an anime
tip: preferably something you watched early in your anime career - Neon Genesis Evangelion ✓ Watch an anime that starts with the same last letter as your username
Only letters. Exclude any numbers and/or special characters - X-Men ✓ Choose a random trope from TVTropes and watch an anime listed under the trope
tip: feel free to spam the random button at the top or bottom of the page - Keijo!!!!!!!! (Iaijutsu Practitioner) ✓ Choose an anime from the predictive search using a generated random word
tip: use this site to generate a random word - I can't understand what my husband is saying 2 (paying) ✓ Watch an anime that has been on your Plan to Watch list for too long - FLCL (more than 10 years) ✓ Watch an anime with a protagonist that shares your hair color - Nisekoi (Chitoge blond, me blond)
🌠 Bonus Challenges (Optional and non-interchangeable with previous items) ✓ Finish an on-hold or dropped anime
An anime dropped/put on-hold previously, not one dropped/put on-hold this year. - WataMote ✓ Watch a Korean or Chinese anime
tip: refer to these clubs for ideas about Korean and Chinese entries available - Aishen Qiaokeli Jinxingshi ✓ Watch an anime that is related (e.g. sequel, side story) to something you previously watched - Angel Beats Another Epilogue ✓ Watch an anime recommended to a title you have in your Favorite Anime in your profile - Steins Gate (recommended for Madoka Magica) ✓ Watch an anime which began airing between 1917 and 1940 - Hanasaka Jijii (1917) ✓ Watch an anime which began airing between 1941 and 1960 - Legend of the White Serpent (1958) ✓ Watch an anime which began airing between 1961 and 1980 - Pika Don (1978) ✓ Watch an anime series that you can finish in one day - Planetarian (watched on August 9th)
The scores in my reviews may differ, I use the "Enjoyment" score only to give out my actual rating.
First rule of School-Live Club is, you do not talk about School-Live Club.~
Second rule of School-Live Club is, you do not talk about School-Live Club. ❤
There was me, that is Yuki, and my three droogs, that is Mii-kun, Rii-san, and Kurumi-chan, and we sat in the Megurigaoka High School trying to make up our rassoodocks what to do with the evening. The Megurigaoka High School stored milk-plus, milk plus vellocet or synthemesc or drencrom, which is what we were drinking. This would sharpen you up and make you ready for a bit of the old ultra-violence.
You either die a hero...
...or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain!
I'm a nice person (if you are nice to me). If you wanna say something, go for it. :)
WARNING! Don't listen to Beethoven or you end up like these people:
You don't want that, right?
Thanks man! And no worries on being a day late. Nice to hear from you! Hope all is well.
And yeah, I have been having some crippling existential dread about my eventual oblivion as I was getting closer to my big 40. Hopefully I can get to a point soon where that stuff returns to the back of my mind instead of being something that I actively think about 80% of my waking days to the point of having mild panic attacks. Wheeee.....
Anyway! In other news, my girlfriend and I are officially engaged now! Planning to get married 28 December. Been going really well. We actually started looking for a new place again recently and are actually in contract for a new home! If all goes well, we should be closing on it 11 June. Mostly just waiting for the appraisal to come back at this point. Hopefully there aren't any issues! The place is really nice with a huge finished basement that will be our bedroom and board game room and then with 4 bedrooms on the main level, that will be plenty for our two offices/hobby rooms, a manga library room, and even a guest bedroom. Will finally be able to get the rest of my stuff moved in from my mom's house!! XD
Other than that, not too much to report. Just been living, working, gaming, and doing a bit of anime watching here and there. We did watch Frieren, the new #1 anime of all time!! It was a really nice series, but I am a little surprised that it resonated so strongly with enough people to not only hit #1 on MAL, but be just shy of 0.3 higher of a score than FMA Brotherhood! I mean, I gave it a solid 9 and currently rank it as my #53 on my Top 100 Anime/Manga Series spreadsheet (yep, I'm still doing that), but I have rather wide tastes and am usually pretty generous with my scores when they're things I enjoy. Not mad or anything; while I do have Brotherhood as a 10/10 and have it at #15 in my ranking, it's not something that I have any crazy loyalty to, and I'm much happier to have a "core" anime entry overtake it instead of a fucking Gintama sequel or some shit. Just a little surprising that Frieren was able to break through the way it did.
But yeah, again, hope all it well with you! Have a good one man!! ^_^
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And yeah, I have been having some crippling existential dread about my eventual oblivion as I was getting closer to my big 40. Hopefully I can get to a point soon where that stuff returns to the back of my mind instead of being something that I actively think about 80% of my waking days to the point of having mild panic attacks. Wheeee.....
Anyway! In other news, my girlfriend and I are officially engaged now! Planning to get married 28 December. Been going really well. We actually started looking for a new place again recently and are actually in contract for a new home! If all goes well, we should be closing on it 11 June. Mostly just waiting for the appraisal to come back at this point. Hopefully there aren't any issues! The place is really nice with a huge finished basement that will be our bedroom and board game room and then with 4 bedrooms on the main level, that will be plenty for our two offices/hobby rooms, a manga library room, and even a guest bedroom. Will finally be able to get the rest of my stuff moved in from my mom's house!! XD
Other than that, not too much to report. Just been living, working, gaming, and doing a bit of anime watching here and there. We did watch Frieren, the new #1 anime of all time!! It was a really nice series, but I am a little surprised that it resonated so strongly with enough people to not only hit #1 on MAL, but be just shy of 0.3 higher of a score than FMA Brotherhood! I mean, I gave it a solid 9 and currently rank it as my #53 on my Top 100 Anime/Manga Series spreadsheet (yep, I'm still doing that), but I have rather wide tastes and am usually pretty generous with my scores when they're things I enjoy. Not mad or anything; while I do have Brotherhood as a 10/10 and have it at #15 in my ranking, it's not something that I have any crazy loyalty to, and I'm much happier to have a "core" anime entry overtake it instead of a fucking Gintama sequel or some shit. Just a little surprising that Frieren was able to break through the way it did.
But yeah, again, hope all it well with you! Have a good one man!! ^_^