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:
- A meta manga (Any manga that also features manga in it.)
- A battle manga
- A horror manga
- A comedy manga
- A romance manga
- A 4-koma manga (This is a specific comedy format. 4-panels are stacked on top of each other reminiscent of comic strips)
- A historical manga
- A martial arts manga
- A sports manga
- A foodie manga
- A mecha manga
- A josei manga (This is a manga that was specifically marketed to an adult female audience)
- An out-of-print manga
- A hyped manga
- A gekiga or alternative manga (Any title that doesn’t fit into the mainstream of manga would work for this one.)
- A nonfiction manga
- A borrowed manga
- A western/steam-punk manga
- A space/science fiction manga
- A harem/reverse-harem manga
- A contemporary/slice-of-life manga
- A thriller/mystery manga
- 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.)
- 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.)
- A translated manga, where the title was not changed from Japanese
- A manga that features a character with a disability
- A manga that features a transforming character
- A manga that features siblings
- A manga features a character with super-powers
- A manga that features non-human characters
- A manga that features gods or monsters
- A manga that features a female main character
- A manga that features an LGBT+ character (Bonus: written by an LGBT+ author)
- A manga set in a country outside of Japan
- A manga that you’ve owned for over a year
- A manga that is older than you
- A manga by 2+ authors
- A manga with a 1-word title
- A manga with a colour in the title
- A manga from an author you like
- A manga recommended to you
- A manga from a genre you rarely/never read from
- A new to you author
- A collection of short stories
- A hardcover release
- A 2018 release (volume 1)
- Read the manga/watch the anime
- A manhwa/manhua
- Catch-up on or complete a series
- 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.)
- 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!)
- Your favourite manga
BONUS:
- 2+ series by the same translator
- A manga in original Japanese
- 3+ series by the same author
- An omnibus/single-volume over 500 pages
- 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!!