Yearly MAL Anime Watching Challenge (AWC)

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A club created to compile resources for the yearly Anime Watching Challenge (AWC)

Here can be found all threads related to the challenge except for the AWC Sign-Up Thread (that one is pinned in the Anime Forums)

You do NOT have to join this club in order to participate in the challenge!

Everyone is welcome to use the resources provided

Latest Announcement : January 24 - AWC minor updates/BBCode fixes, New donated banners, AWC_mod/AWC Club profile upgrades

We hope you are enjoying the challenge so far!

2026 Anime Watching Challenge

2026 Manga Reading Challenge

Once your turn-in form is posted it'll be added to the queue - we'll get to it as soon as we can! :)

Once your form is inspected the AWC_mod will PM you:
⬩⬩➤ If there are no invalids, you will receive a Completion PM and be added to the Completed Participants list
⬩⬩➤ If there are invalids, you will receive an Inspection PM with a list of corrections

If you posted your turn-in/responded to an inspection PM within the last few weeks of the challenge, be mindful that many others probably did as well and it may take extra time to get to everyone

If there are forms on the Completed List that have a finish date later than yours and you haven't received a PM yet, it could be because the participant(s) had corrections to make and updated their finish dates accordingly

Last Form Updates : May 10, 2026 (PST)
2025 AWC Turn-ins : COMPLETED

Last Form Updates : TBA (PST)
2026 AWC Turn-ins verified up to page : #07
Turn-in taken (not verified) : #334 myuniquename 

** Note: Kaylee is not eligible for the Staff Rec item **

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Sticky: AWC 2026 Participant Recs ( 1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page ) AWC_mod - Oct 17, 2025	479 replies	by seetha »» 33 minutes ago
Sticky: AWC 2026 Help/Discussion Thread ( 1 2 3 4 5 ) AWC_mod - Dec 20, 2025	203 replies	by ViolinistGirl »» Sep 2, 6:44 AM
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inim | Dec 27, 2025 5:58 PM

AWS #2026-items-for-remova (no discord)
Anime from the year you joined MAL. I'm running out of options here, anything remotely interesting was watched, no new items ever will be added. Chore.

Catexia | Feb 6, 2025 2:35 AM

No Manga Challenge this year?

AWC_mod | Jan 16, 2025 8:47 AM

It's the moment you've all been waiting for...

AWC 2025 is live!!!!

The challenge period is January 1 to December 10, 2025

Sign-Up: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2196122
Help/Discussion: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2194352
Donated Banners: https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=2194350

Please pay attention this year, as you will NOT be able to complete all the items this year.
You will also notice that some of the items do NOT have links (notably for genres/themes/demographics, anime airing in a particular month, and anime adapted from specific sources) - you will find links to these under the To-Do List

We appreciate your patience while we set up the tents, prepared the snacks, and put the finishing touches on the attractions. Any anime that you started January 1 or after is eligible to be used in the challenge (as long as it fits the Mini-Game/item requirements). You will have until December 10 11:59PM PST to turn-in your challenge!

Once you've set up your challenge go check out the amazing banners that some very generous participants have donated to us. If you'd like to donate some as well you can find instructions for that in the Help/Discussion Thread.

And now that the challenge is out we will double our efforts on finishing the AWC 2024 inspections. If you are still waiting fear not, we will get to you as soon as possible! You do nothave to receive a message back from AWC_mod in order to participate in AWC 2025.

foxxykat1223 | Jan 12, 2025 8:42 PM

\o/ Can't wait to see what's in store for this year! Thank you in advance to all of the hard workers that make this possible. *hugs*

DigiCat | Jan 9, 2025 2:12 PM

@EnderVsqz626 when the 2025 challenge thread opens there'll be a list of all the things to do to sign up for it in thread :3

Last year's challenge opened on the 18th, so give 1 week/10 days and we should know something about this year's challenge

DigiCat | Jan 9, 2025 2:10 PM

I see AWC 2025 threads popping up 🤩

EnderVsqz626 | Jan 1, 2025 7:57 AM

Hello Happy New Year
I would like to join the annual 2025 challenge how do I do it? Thank you

Aeradae | May 1, 2024 9:57 PM

If you are interested in a fun little challenge, another bingo is ready!
🌷🐸 Mini Challenge - Spring Bingo 2024 🐸🌷

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Category: Anime

Created: Sep 28, 2020

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