October 2026
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Requirements
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- 01)
Watch an anime with the format “TV” that began airing in any Fall season
Required for Easy- TV
- Fall season
1 note
- Required for Easy Mode - You MUST complete this requirement and 4 others
- 02)
Watch an anime that is marked as a pass for “Red”, “Orange” or “Yellow” on the Rainbow Cheat Sheet
Music OK1 note
- You may use anime with the format “Music” for this requirement
- 03)
Cornucopia: Watch an anime with 20 tags or more
- 20+ tags
- 04)
Watch an anime with 12 episodes or more and an episode duration of 20 minutes or less
- 12+ eps
- ≤ 20 min/ep
- 05)
Melancholic: Watch an anime whose first listed recommendation has 30 upvotes or less
- Check the AniList recommendation
3 notes
- The first recommendation is the leftmost anime listed in the Recommendations section on an anime's Overview page
- You can see the number of upvotes by hovering over the cover image of the recommended anime (for mobile users, you can see the upvotes by single tapping on the cover)
- You may include a screenshot in case the number of upvotes rises above 30
- 06)
Tea Time: Watch an anime that another participant is using for the October 2022 Monthly Challenge
- Manual challenge rule
1 note
- State their username and provide a link to their challenge post
- 07)
Watch an anime with a character or staff member whose name includes the word “Aki”
- character “Aki” or staff “Aki”
2 notes
- State the character or staff member
- You may use the character’s or staff member’s given name, middle name, surname or alternative names that are listed on their AniList page
- 08)
Watch an anime with a character that wears a jacket, coat or vest
- Manual challenge rule
2 notes
- They must be on AniDB’s list of characters that wear a jacket, coat or vest
- State the character and provide links to their AniList and AniDB pages
- 09)
Halloween: Watch an anime with the genre “Horror” or the tag “Cosplay”
- Horror or Cosplay
- 10)
Momijigari: Watch an anime found under an autumn leaf 🍂 in the profile of an AWC staff member
- Manual challenge rule
4 notes
- The anime you watch must be found in the selection provided when clicking on the 🍂 within their profile bio
- You can find a list of AWC staff members here
- Note that not all staff members are hiding an autumn leaf, only a certain few
- State the AWC staff member’s username and provide a link to their profile