• Difficulty: Hard (All Items)

Type

• ✔ Read a one-shot
• Read a manga that is a collection of short stories (It can be by the same author or different ones)
• Read a webmanga or 4-koma
• Read an award-winning work

Creators

• Read a manga by one of your favorite authors/artists
• Read a manga published in the same magazine in which your favorite one was serialized
• Read a manga by an author/artist you don't know
• Read a manga from a magazine with less than 250 titles listed in the database

Years

• ✔ Read a manga that started serialization the year you joined MAL
• Read a manga published before 1990
• Read a manga published between 1990 and 2000
• Read a manga published between 2000 and 2010

Tags, Themes & Demographics

• Read a manga with a main cast mostly of one gender
• Read a manga with adults as the main cast
• Read a manga that focuses on non-romantic relationships
• Read a manga that focuses on a couple with a romantic relationship
• Read a manga with children as the main cast
• Read a manga with a non-human main character
• Read a manga about food, music or art
• Read a Historical, Military or Police manga
• Read a Sci-Fi, Space or Mecha manga
• Read a Dementia, Horror, Demons or Vampire manga
• Read a Mystery, Thriller or Psychological manga
• Read a Sports, Martial Arts, Cars or Games manga
• Read a Super Powers, Fantasy or Supernatural manga
• ✔ Read a Harem, Ecchi, Shoujo Ai or Shounen Ai manga
• Read a manga that is tagged with a genre you dislike
• Read a manga that has a main character that is a professional in his field (e.g. teacher, scientist, artist)
• Read a manga with an archetype as a main character (-dere, genius, macho guy, trap, magical girl)
• Read a manga with a target demographic that does not apply to you (i.e. shoujo if you're a male in his 20s, etc)
• Read a manga with a target demographic that can apply to you

　　(i.e. josei if you're a female in her 20s or more, etc)

• ✔ Read a manga that has a main character of gender opposite to the demographic

　　(i.e. female lead in a male demographic, etc) 　 Adaptations

• Read a manga based on a one-shot that got serialized
• Read a manga that has been adapted to live action
• Read a manga that has not been adapted in any way

　　(i.e. to anime, live action, cd drama, etc)

• Read a manga adapted from a video game, original anime or light novel

Stats

• Read a manga with a score of or below 7.0 in MyAnimeList
• Read a manga with a score of or above 8.5 in MyAnimeList
• Choose a highly rated manga from another challenger who posted on the same page you signed up on

　　(i.e. A completed manga rated 10, 9 or 8; the best score) 　» Read a manga with less than 750/1500/3000 completed members (hard/medium/easy)

Challenge & MAL related

• Read a manga recommended to you by another Manga Reading Challenge participant
• Read a manga that another user has read for this challenge
• Read a staff member's favorite manga
• Read a manga from the recently reviewed list
• Read a manga from the ones listed under manga relations in this club

Miscellaneous

• Read a manga that starts with the same last letter of your username

　　numbers and special characters do not apply!

• Choose a random trope from TVTropes and read a manga listed under the trope
• Choose a manga from the predicitve search using a generated random word
• Read a manga that has been on your Plan to Read list for too long
• Read a manga with a protagonist that shares your hair color

Bonus Challenges (Optional and non-interchangeable with previous items)

• Read a light novel
• Read a doujinshi listed in the DB
• Read a manhua or manhwa
• Start and catch up to an on-going long-running (300+) series
• Read a manga published before 1980
• Read a manga based on real event or person
• Read a manga that is related (e.g. sequel, side story) to something you previously read
• Read a manga series you can finish in one day
• Read a manga about music, food or art: