I’ve decided to create a reading challenge for myself in 2018. This is somewhat inspired by the reading challenge that my sister and I created for our 2017 Manga-thon.

Want to play along? A link at the bottom of this page will take you to a printable PDF.

Manga Hoarder’s 2018 MANGA READING CHALLENGES:

1. A meta manga (Any manga that also features manga in it.)
2. A battle manga
3. A horror manga
4. A comedy manga
5. A romance manga
6. A 4-koma manga (This is a specific comedy format. 4-panels are stacked on top of each other reminiscent of comic strips)
7. A historical manga
8. A martial arts manga
9. A sports manga
10. A foodie manga
11. A mecha manga
12. A josei manga (This is a manga that was specifically marketed to an adult female audience)
13. An out-of-print manga
14. A hyped manga
15. A gekiga or alternative manga (Any title that doesn’t fit into the mainstream of manga would work for this one.)
16. A nonfiction manga
17. A borrowed manga
18. A western/steam-punk manga
19. A space/science fiction manga
20. A harem/reverse-harem manga
21. A contemporary/slice-of-life manga
22. A thriller/mystery manga
23. An OEL “manga” (OEL stands for Original English Language. Any “manga” or manga-inspired comic book or graphic novel that wasn’t written in Japanese would work for this challenge.)
24. A digital only/or digital-first release manga (This refers to legally licensed digital releases available through the English publisher. Please do not read scans for this challenge.)
25. A translated manga, where the title was not changed from Japanese
26. A manga that features a character with a disability
27. A manga that features a transforming character
28. A manga that features siblings
29. A manga features a character with super-powers
30. A manga that features non-human characters
31. A manga that features gods or monsters
32. A manga that features a female main character
33. A manga that features an LGBT+ character (Bonus: written by an LGBT+ author)
34. A manga set in a country outside of Japan
35. A manga that you’ve owned for over a year
36. A manga that is older than you
37. A manga by 2+ authors
38. A manga with a 1-word title
39. A manga with a colour in the title
40. A manga from an author you like
41. A manga recommended to you
42. A manga from a genre you rarely/never read from
43. A new to you author
44. A collection of short stories
45. A hardcover release
46. A 2018 release (volume 1)
47. Read the manga/watch the anime
48. A manhwa/manhua
49. Catch-up on or complete a series
50. A light novel (This is a genre of Japanese fiction that has close ties to the manga industry. Usually published as a serial, and often featuring the same stories and characters as the manga or anime.)
51. A comic/graphic novel from another country (Manga only represents Japan’s comic book traditions. Don’t forget to check out the great work coming out of other countries!)
52. Your favourite manga

BONUS:

1. 2+ series by the same translator
2. A manga in original Japanese
3. 3+ series by the same author
4. An omnibus/single-volume over 500 pages
5. An award winner

Want to play, too? Get the printable PDF here: Manga Hoarder’s 2018 Manga Reading Challenge.  And use the hashtag #readmanga18 on social media.

Guidelines:

• Change the challenges to work for you
• Choose the challenges you want to complete
• Read 1 book to satisfy multiple challenges if you want to
• Read other formats of books (you don’t have to only read manga)!

Really just participate how what you want. The only thing I ask is that you don’t read scanlations for these challenges. Let’s protect the industry we love by choosing not to participate in illegal and damaging behaviours.

HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT YEAR OF READING!!