Frazzle Contract Review

**Contracts** is an event started by Frazzle, the Anicord Event Server owner, that is run for every season starting from Fall 2022 season. The event entails giving and receiving "contracts" with people you are matched with, including reading a manga, watching an anime and playing a game.

## Rules

To join the Contracts event, you have to be a member of the Anicord Event Server, representing one of the Animanga Discord Server that is affiliated with Anicord Event Server. You can join by filling in a Google Form sent out by Frazzle, putting in information such as Discord Username, Steam Name (for games), Favorite Animanga Genres, Banned Animanga Genres, etc.

Once the joining period ends, and Contracts are properly sorted by Frazzle and the Staff, you will then be sent links to the Contracts Sheet, where you can find the person you are matched with, either to give contracts to, or to receive contracts from. You will also know which anime/manga/games you received from your Frazzle Challenge Contracts, and also you will know anime/manga you receive from Staff Challenge Contracts.

After finding out your Contractors/Contractee, the next step is to discuss with them about the contracts you are giving/receiving. The things to keep note during discussion:

* The contracted anime/manga/games should align with the Contractee's favorite genre and banned genre.
	+ Contractee are allowed to veto any anime/manga/games that contained banned genre.
* The contracted anime/manga have to have at least 6.5 rating on MyAnimeList.
	+ Contractee are allowed to take on the contract if it has lower than 6.5 ratings at their own discretion.
	+ Contractee are also allowed to reroll any series that has higher than 6.5 ratings **ONE TIME**.

### Anime/Manga

Rules for Anime/Manga Contracts initially are:

* For anime with 12-13 episodes (one cour anime), you **MUST** watch **ALL** of the episodes.
	+ For anime with 24-25 episodes (two cour anime), you only need to watch **the first 12 episodes**, but it is highly **encouraged** to **watch it all the way**.
	+ For anime with more than 25 episodes, (four cour anime, long running anime), you only need to watch **25 episodes**.
* For manga, you have to read at least **40 chapters** regardless of how long it is
	+ This rules were changed to at least **5 volumes worth** of chapters by Seasonal Contract Spring 2023, and the manga recommended have to have at least that amount of chapters, or they have to recommend a second manga.

### Games

Rules for Games Contract are:

* For games, the Contractor have to **pick a game that is available on Steam, and provide the game themselves**
	+ Anyone who opted in for Games contract must also opt-in for Anime/Manga in order to avoid having Contractor who can't provide games or have no idea about games/don't have Steam.
* For games, the game itself cannot be a multiplayer based game (CSGO, Dota 2, Apex, Fortnite)
* For games, the Contractee are **REQUIRED** to **FINISH THE GAME**
	+ Due to the nature of the Game contracts, Contractee are allowed to accept or deny the contracts, "rerolling" it until it satisfy both the Contractee and the Contractor
	+ Finishing the game entails finishing main storyline of the game

### Review

Once you finished the contract, you are obligated to leave Rating and Review for the contracts you were given. Once your review and rating is confirmed, you have finished the contract for the season, and can gain *Contract Completionist* role in the Anicord Event Server.

## Challenge Contracts

Other than the Contracts explained above, also known as *Base Contract*, there also exists *Challenge Contract* and *Frazzle's Challenge Contract*. These contracts are additional contracts that can be given to someone. For the normal Challenge Contract, many of the rules that

## History

### Winter 2023

In Winter 2023 Seasonal Contracts, a bonus obtainable role system was created, for various things such as:

* Aiding on Contracts that someone else bailed on (Contract Aid)
* Finishing double the amount or more content than the minimum set out on a contract (Contract Overachiever)
* Receiving 9 or higher rating on the Contract that you give out (Cultured Contractor)
* Best Review (MVR)

### Summer 2023

In the Summer 2023 Seasonal Contracts, a new type of contracts is introduced, Staff Contracts. These contracts are opt-in, and once you agree to join, you will be rolled to match with a pool of anime/manga/games that are selected by the staff of the Anicord Server. This contract exist outside of the Base Contract and Challenge Contract, and has its own review channel and column on the Contracts sheet.

## Reviews

* Dreams. Determination. Inspiration. (*Bakuman*)
* Killing Nazis and Bedding European Nurses (*Wolfenstein: The New Order*)
* What Does the Seagull Says? (*Umineko (manga) Question Arc*)
* Un-PACking the Pac-Man World: Re-PAC (*Pac-Man World: Re-PAC)*
* What Happens When You Make Bullying Cute? (*Please Bully Me, Miss Villainess!*)
* Jolly Saccharine Time (*Happy Sugar Life*)
* How To Rehydrate a Dry Sponge (*SpongeBob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated*)
* Let's Get Lost Together (*BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!!*)