When I first accepted this “30-Day Anime Challenge,” it just looked like a lot of fun. I had no idea it would inspire so much introspection and evaluation of what I like. Reaching the end, I feel… refreshed. It was a fun ride, and one I’ve learned from. Here it is, in brief summary.
Day 1: Very First Anime You Watched
Dragonball Z
Soap opera for teenaged boys!
Day 2: Favorite Anime You’ve Watched So Far
Fairy Tail
Admittedly, as One Piece has claimed thirteen out of thirty spots in this challenge, Fairy Tail may have just had its throne stolen from it, but it shall ever remain dear to my heart!
Day 3: Favorite Male Anime Character Ever
Roronoa Zoro
A Man among men!
Day 4: Favorite Female Anime Character Ever
Erza Scarlet
The most dangerous woman in her guild.
Day 5: Anime You’re Ashamed You Enjoyed
T̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶W̶h̶i̶c̶h̶ ̶S̶h̶a̶l̶l̶ ̶N̶o̶t̶ ̶B̶e̶ ̶N̶a̶m̶e̶d̶ Oreimo
Really. Messed. Up.
Day 6: Anime You Want to See But Haven’t Yet
Shiki
A thriller which is actually thrilling.
Day 7: Your Anime Crush
Nami
A woman who demands respect.
Day 8: Favorite Anime Couple
Naruto & Hinata tied with Edward & Winry
Just couldn’t decide between these two cute couples, ya know?
Day 9: Best Anime Villain
Father of the Homunculi
He has one Hell of an evil resume.
Day 10: Favorite Fighter Anime
Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple
Because it’s p̶r̶e̶t̶t̶y̶ ̶m̶u̶c̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶o̶n̶l̶y̶ ̶o̶n̶e̶ ̶I̶’̶v̶e̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶r̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶n̶ so much fun to watch!
Day 11: Favorite Mech Anime
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
Gotta love the Tin Can!
Day 12: Favorite Anime Scene
Straw Hats Standing Against CP9
“Give me my cheeseburger… I mean, give me back my crew mate!”
Day 13: Anime Character You Are Most Similar To
Usopp
Just tryin’ to get by… as unscathed as possible…
Day 14: Anime that Never Gets Old No Matter How Many Times You’ve Rewatched It
One Piece
Where even the filler is entertaining!
Day 15: Favorite Animal Sidekick, Pet, or Summoning From Any Anime
Pantherlily
Soooo much better than Happy!
Day 16: Anime With the Best Animation
Princess Mononoke
My favorite Studio Ghibli film
Day 17: Favorite Supporting Male Anime Character
G-5 Navy Marines
They’re a bunch of muscle-bound, bone-headed, meat-brains, but their hearts are in the right place
Day 18: Favorite Supporting Female Character
Aiko & Momo
Good, true, loyal friends
Day 19: Most Epic Scene Ever
Mikasa Finds Hope
One of the greatest scenes in all of cinema
Day 20: Anime Character that Gets on Your Nerves
Sanji
Oh, how many times I have wanted to smack him!
Day 21: Favorite Goofy Anime Character
Monkey D. Luffy
The future King of the Pirates is the current King of Goofiness
Day 22: Favorite Weapon, Gear, or Armour Used in an Anime
Usopp’s Bag of Tricks
Usopp is wily
Day 23: Favorite Attack Someone Used in an Anime
Usopp’s Triple-Bluff Against Perona
“ROACHES!”
EDIT: New favorite:
Usopp’s Special Long-Range Attack: Bagworm
Just. Freaking. Awesome.
Day 24: Moment that Shocked You the Most in Any Anime
Giants Eating People
For obvious reasons.
Day 25: Saddest Anime Death
The Going Merry
Yes, the saddest death is that of a boat (see this image)
Day 26: Best Anime Fight
Nanashi vs. Luo-Lang
Two guys with swords
Day 27: Most Bad-ass Scene From Any Anime Character
Zoro Defeats Monet
With a papercut
Day 28: Favorite Quote From Any Anime Character
Luffy’s Declaration
“If I have to die fighting for that, then I die.”
Day 29: An Anime You Wished was Real
None
Life is good
Day 30: An Anime You Wished Never Ended and Continued On
Baccano!
It was just over far too soon!
As I said, a fun ride. Alas, all things must come to an end!
Oh well.
I’ll just have to find a new challenge to accept!
Oh, and…
Bonus: My Favorite Anime Soundtrack
Fairy Tail
Merlin's Musings 
Interesting challenge. I don’t think I could do it. Luffy is goofy and the filler is quite entertaining ^^.
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Heh, agreed, on both counts! 🙂
You don’t have to, of course, but I do highly recommend the challenge! It was pretty fun! 😀
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I hear that the challenge is fun but it can be time consuming. It’s also hard to think of different anime that satisfy each challenge. But who knows, this may be something to look forward to. 😀
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I hope so! 😀
Fyi, I would say it’s as time-consuming as you let it be. Also, you may notice how I repeated certain anime a few times (*coughonepieccough!*), so it’s not like you have to think of thirty different anime! 😉
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Really? That sounds neat and I noticed that you did used One Piece a lot. I was kinda worried that if I did do the challenge, I would have to think of different anime. Thank you for the heads up, you’re the best. 😉
p.s. I like the One Piece answers!
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Yes, bro. It’s time-consuming. Take it from me who did it. Took me 8 freaking months to complete it. Ahaha. So terrible. But indeed it was very fun. Much more fun than the song challenge I did afterwards. I think I’d do this again given the chance, but I’m not in the mood to do another of these 30-day blog challenges anytime soon. But it would be very interesting if you tried it, Matt.
Anyway, congrats Merlin for completing this challenge. Cheers!
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I remember, you mentioned that it was time consuming. The challenge does sound fun but I agree with you, it looks long. Maybe I should plan things out for the challenge.
Congrats to you and Merlin, you guys are the best! Cheers!
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Why thank you! 😀
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You’re welcome 😉.
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And yes, I would plan things out a bit in advance. 😉
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Yeah I should. It’s going to be tough especially if I plan to remember all the anime I seen. XD
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Haha! Good luck there! 😀
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Thanks :). Hopefully my schedule in my blog and daily life is not too busy.
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Well, you start posting this challenge, I’ll just have to swing by and see what you pick! 🙂
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Thanks for the encouragement but I am not sure I can start now. I might have to start planning things out first.
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LOL! I didn’t mean right now! When you’re ready, my friend! When you’re good and ready! Haha! 😛
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I understand. I wasn’t planning to get started now XD 😂. It’s only an idea. If I do plan to do it, this challenge will be in the embryonic stage for a long time. It will be in a stand still for a long time. It’s only an idea. 😂
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And oh, how terrible that would be! 😉
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College can be a nuisance but it’s something I have to deal with lol.
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Yep, speaking of “terrible” things, lol.
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School comes first. Work hard, play hard but work hard first. Lol.😀
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“We work before we play.” – Mal Reynolds, Firefly. 🙂
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That’s so true. You gotta do what you gotta do. ^_^
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Indeed. You should plan things beforehand. That’s what I did, too. I planned things out beforehand, but it still took me 8 months to complete it because, well, I just didn’t feel like completing it 30-days straight. XD
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I also remember that too haha. Thanks for the heads up. Hopefully I don’t plan to quit. Usually I want to finish something when I start it. XD
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Ahaha. You’re like Takuto. He did the Song Challenge with me and of course he did it 30-days straight, although I remember him complaining that he got exhausted halfway. But of course he completed it because he just had to finish it right away. -___-
Made me a bit embarrassed actually because it’s from me who he accepted the challenge from. Ahaha.
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I remember Takut did a challenge like that. It was about music. I think it’s one of the reasons why I am afraid to do this challenge. I don’t want to give up halfway or complain. Still, at least he did it and finished. If you, Takuto, and Merlin and other bloggers could do a challenge, I bet I could haha.
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Thanks, Arria! 😀
…of course I did tend to do each one within an afternoon, so, I repeat… it’s as time-consuming as you let it be. 😉
(sorry! couldn’t help saying that! 😛 )
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Ah. Felt like an arrow. Well, I’m shying away from blog challenges for now.
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I always have difficulty with these as I never know what my favourite is. Even today I can watch the simple ass Ben-to over and over while Loving Battleship Yamato. And not to forget I could easily be dancing some freaky moves to scare of all the girls of AkB0048 or Love Life.
Loving bad and good equally.
Sigh. I am happy to read those of yours and others lol.
They do give me lots to see again and smile about. thank you
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Oh, thank you! I’m glad you enjoy it! 🙂
Heh, anime. Soooo MANY to watch, so little time! 😀
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