May 2026 Challenge

Read from the thread. If something looks off, the thread on AniList(opens in a new tab) has the final word.

1. 01)

   Watch an anime with the format “TV” and the tag “Martial Arts”

   Required for Easy

   • TV

   1 note

   • Required for Easy Mode - You MUST complete this requirement and 4 others

   Manual
2. 02)

   Watch an anime with a character who shares a name with a real life martial artist

   6 notes

   • State the character and the real life martial artist
   • You can use the character's and martial artist's given names, surnames, middle names or alternative names interchangeably
   • For example, if you are using Yoko Higashi's surname “Higashi”, you may use a character with the given name, surname, or alternative name “Higashi”
   • Native names may not be used
   • If an alternative name is used, state it instead of their official name
   • Helpful lists

   Manual
3. 03)

   Muay Thai: Watch an anime with the tag “Boxing” or that contains the number “8” in its start or finish date

   • Boxing

   1 note

   • The month does not count towards this; an anime that started or finished airing in August does not count unless its day of the month or year contain “8”

   Manual
4. 04)

   Watch an anime set in a country other than Japan that has developed a martial art

   4 notes

   • State the country and martial art
   • If it is not stated in the anime’s AniList description, provide a link to a page that states the anime’s setting
   • Fictional countries and fictional martial arts do not count
   • Helpful list of martial arts

   Manual
5. 05)

   Watch an anime with the genre “Action” and the format “Movie”

   • Movie
   • Action

   Auto
6. 06)

   Bloodsport: Watch an anime featuring blood or an anime that started releasing in 1988

   • 1988

   1 note

   • For blood: Provide a screenshot

   Manual
7. 07)

   Drunken Master: Watch an anime with the tag “Bar”, “Assassins” or “Wuxia”

   • Bar or Assassins or Wuxia

   Auto
8. 08)

   Watch an anime featuring a tiger or a dragon

   3 notes

   • Provide a screenshot
   • Kemonomimi and other hybrids do not count
   • Tiger or dragon toys, drawings, and other depictions within the anime are allowed

   Manual
9. 09)

   Zen: Watch an anime from the “Shishi-odoshi” community list

   • On the AWC “Shishi-odoshi” community list

   1 note

   • You can read about what is included on the list and submit additional examples in our Community Lists Thread

   Assisted
10. 10)

    Three Point Strike: Watch an anime that contains three or more pressure point tags from another participant’s tag board

    2 notes

    • State their username and provide a link to their challenge post
    • State the tags used

    Manual