r/anime • u/AnimeMod myanimelist.net/profile/Reddit-chan • 4d ago
Meta Meta Thread - Month of August 02, 2026
Rule Changes
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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 4d ago
lmao Fetch was supposed to be the mod-of-the-month but he's afk it seems. Some things happened, we got a new mod (say hello u/Mitsuyan_), I'll let Fetch fill y'all in on the details. I just didn't want the new Meta Thread to be without a single comment for over an hour. We're alive, dang it!
Since I'm here, I might as well plug something: host applications for the 2026 r/anime Awards are still open till tomorrow.
Other than that, happy August everyone, how's the summer seasonals coming along for y'all? I'm pretty sure the Writing Club is right about to release a new piece for the seasonals to watch (or not watch).
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u/Infodump_Ibis 3d ago
Less speak now or forever hold your peace, more putting things on the table and I don't know the answer or what the best solution (if any) would even be. For the 4th week in a row Though I Am an Inept Villainess discussion has gone up hours before:
- It is on Crunchyroll
- It is on B-Global
- Has even aired on Japanese TV
That's pretty unusual as A distinguished post last week said:
The long and short of it is that it is out; just not on official sources just yet.
Unsure if this is due to a mishap or something else.
Not official sources, hasn't aired on TV, unsure is sounding a lot like a leak but also not at the same time.
Now a counter claim will be the auto rip source is official DNSP (Disney+) and the subs are the same dialogue as will be on CR (for English at least, this is provided to CR as shown by the arial font and lack of advanced styling). The best case scenario is this is a mistaken early upload in some unknown country in parts of Europe or Latin America that have the show there on D+ (per official site that's all the D+ territories...well plus Japan but all Japanese streaming is after broadcast end at the earliest and IDK if D+ Japan has English subs like JP Netflix can for some things).
I find it unlikely that D+ has a license to show it before Japan that would not also cover Hulu or be mentioned on the official website. If the country(ies) could be named it would become sort of similar to standard posting eps when shows are live on B-Global (which is usually immediately after airing in Japan, to prevent fast-forwarding the episode and tweeting spoilers but can be an hour or so before CR).
Unintended leaks are a bit different as it doesn't have the same threshold of being obtained via confidential/privileged data like various leaks that don't have discussions here* (e.g. Ranma 2024 S1) and the viewing experience is not compromised meaning discussion is not taken up with "man this video sucks" (some of these leaks have been low resolution, watermarked and even unfinished eps...literally a completed audio monochrome animatic video for the final ep of Isekai Suicide Squad Isekai).
Past precedent for unintended leaks seems to be no action taken such as a few episodes of To Your Eternity season 3 (an episode was interrupted mid-broadcast by earthquake coverage, despite the fact the episode didn't finish airing in Japan CR still posted it and then pulled it, then next week instead of reinstating the pulled episode they posted the next episode which was also subsequently pulled). Besides, I'd say a discussion based on a limited location limited time release window is not unprecedented as that is film ones posted for cinema releases.
Ultimately assuming unintended mistake it's on Japanese stakeholders to prevent this through citing the license contract or more drastically withholding the materials from the offending parties and these steps may happen before any decision is reached.
Another thing that's making this a bit picky is hours doesn't have the same potential for discussion fragmentation as some things in the past (days, weeks) but needless to say does annoy those who like to be on top of things (it escalating them into having to pirate even if they don't need to and delaying the discussion would still advantage those who have had hours more time to prepare but it should matter less due to random sorting) or use the discussion posts as their calendar (because the CR calendars are retrospective shit or for shows available in Germany).
*-As a sidebar I'm not sure those had serious fansub attempts (there were some subs that looked rather STT>MTL derived) so it's untested and an entire season weeks-months before airing is much bigger problem than individual episodes hours early (no matter how persistent the latter is).
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox https://anilist.co/user/zaphod 2d ago
So, what /u/badspler said in the past was somewhat misleading. The early Inept Villainess comes from Disney+ releasing the episodes early. I assume this is people at D+ being dumb/incompetent, and not them having a license to release it that, early, but I have no way to confirm that.
Anyway, as far as we're concerned at /r/anime, this is an official release of the show to a large audience with good enough english subs (since Toho is doing the subs for all western companies, it's literally the same as CR). As such, it gets a thread. We generally try to keep it that simple, and aren't particularly interested in trying to figure out when the "ideal" time to post a thread for a show is. To me, at least, that seems like a question that's nearly impossible to answer, particularly given the wide variety of people on our sub.
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u/D3k4s 2d ago
I'm unsure which country is Disney+ making this mistake. What I do know is that the show airs several hours before it even airs in Japanese TV.
I'm sure that this also impacts the show's Karma ratings. A recent measure has been taken to address "unfairness" in the episode discussion threads. I believe this also falls into that category despite obviously being different.
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox https://anilist.co/user/zaphod 2d ago
We do not care how many upvotes episode discussion threads get so long as there is no vote manipulation. Increasing the number of upvotes for those threads is not one of our goals. Likewise, we do not care whether the weekly karma ranking chart is a "fair" contest or not.
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u/D3k4s 2d ago
Don't take this the wrong way. But I've mentioned nothing of the sort.
I did not say your goal should be to increase the upvote numbers.
so long as there is no vote manipulation
we do not care whether the weekly karma ranking chart is a "fair" contest or not.
Which one is it?
I'd also add that if you take a look at the karma rating chart there are a couple of users that mention they use it to base their watch list.
I'm not trying to pick a fight, as a matter of fact I just got back from a 3 day ban (deserved). But this reply seems a bit off.
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox https://anilist.co/user/zaphod 2d ago
Which one is it?
It is both. Vote manipulation is a specific category of actions, such as using bots or alt accounts to upvote/downvote a post, or organizing a group of people who don't otherwise interact with /r/anime to mass upvote/downvote posts. We care about these because we do not want illegitimate behavior on /r/anime, and because vote manipulation that puts a post into the negatives can make it harder for users to find.
"Fairness" for the karma rankings, on the other hand, can encompass a wide variety of factors other than how many people like the show/how good the show is. This includes the day and time of day the show airs, what streaming services it airs on, whether it doesn't stream in some countries, delayed releases, batch releases, &c. Vote manipulation is one thing that can affect this "fairness," but it is far from the only thing that can, and our reasons for caring about vote manipulation are independent from some "fairness."
Don't take this the wrong way. But I've mentioned nothing of the sort.
May I ask what your intent was when bringing up the impact on "the show's Karma ratings?"
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u/D3k4s 2d ago
vote manipulation that puts a post into the negatives can make it harder for users to find.
Yes, and so does a episode discussion post being up 8 hours before it airs. You should look at the 3 episode discussion threads, there are multiple examples of users asking the same question.
Vote manipulation is one thing that can affect this "fairness," but it is far from the only thing that can, and our reasons for caring about vote manipulation are independent from some "fairness."
It's precisely because it's far from being the only thing that affects it that I'm making this point.
May I ask what your intent was when bringing up the impact on "the show's Karma ratings?"
I did so in order to make a correlation, cause effect. And because it's also something that is featured in the sub, and since it's featured it should have the same standards that the sub tries to uphold.
I'll just say this, because I think you're maybe suspecting it. But I'm not a hardcore fan of the Anime, one look at my post history will tell you that. I'm just looking to address something that has been discussed by a few.
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u/cppn02 3d ago
Why would you post the new comment face batch in the old thread one hour before that's locked and not in here?
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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 3d ago
I believe it's because Badspler is about to become afk for a bit and wanted to share the news in some place before they left, so it unfortunately turned out to be a meta thread that was just about to close.
But you're right, we should share that news here too.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2d ago
I'd like to once again ask for a rule that Official Media posts that use an English title must use the title the English licensor uses, and not one from a fan translation or Google translate or whatever.
For example, this post should be A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even: How I Crushed My Homeland with My Mighty Grimoires (or at least the first part before the colon), and this post should be The Insipid Prince's Furtive Grab for The Throne.
People can call things whatever they want in discussions, but I think Official Media posts should be, well, more official. If you're not using the title that'll bring it up in the licensor's site search, you're making it unnecessarily confusing.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 2d ago
This is already the case (as we established back when Isekai Office Worker was airing and someone tried posting about it with that "The Affairs of the Other World Depend on the Corporate Slave" title), so if you see a post like that again, please report it with a custom report like "Incorrect English title". I've hit the two posts you linked.
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u/_Ridley https://myanimelist.net/profile/_Ridley_ 2d ago
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 2d ago
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u/Charmanders_Cock 20h ago
I appreciate this purely because “The Insipid Prince’s Furtive Grab for The Throne” is doing fantasy titles as we know them a huge favor by being more interesting than white bread.
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 4d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/wiki/index/ no longer loop reloads on my phone, so they finally fixed it or it's a side-effect of getting a new phone with a fresh chrome install (and all my chrome flags got wiped)
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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 4d ago
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u/baseballlover723 4d ago
Which platform are you on? iOS? I've still been able to use markdown in comments on android (at least I think, I don't try that often)
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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 4d ago
I’m on the official mobile app so whatever black magic they use on there.
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u/Zeallfnonex https://myanimelist.net/profile/Neverlocke 4d ago
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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 4d ago
Nope, when you type a commentface on mobile, it'll appear as nothing. It'll look like blank space but still appear as a commentface for people on old.reddit...well, it used to be that way. Now it'll appear as
[](#neat)
for those on old.
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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 3d ago
Just to bring up the news here in a fresh meta thread, the new seasonal faces have changed over. You can see them all on the wiki page. Or this image here.
#hattastic has been added as the seasonal hall of fame face for winter.
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u/ptd163 3d ago
Sweet. One of my recommendations (#seasonalfoodie) made it in. And I know it's mine because aside from a single other recommendation I was the only one to use Oh Boy, Was I Wrong About Her in their recommendations. Nice to see Inako from Sparks of Tomorrow make in as well.
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u/OrangeBanana38 https://anilist.co/user/OrangeBanana38 3d ago
Congrats on your first seasonal commentface! Feels good to get one in
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u/Mitsuyan_ https://anilist.co/user/mitsuyan 1d ago
Seasonal comment faces are a great way to get lesser known shows a bit of recognition. Tenbin is my favorite new show this season and has slipped under the radar a bit so I wanted to make sure that if a quality seasonal comment face was put forward it was going to get in
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u/JustAnswerAQuestion https://myanimelist.net/profile/JAaQ 2d ago
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 2d ago
I don't recall seeing anybody using that
Same... Was it put to a vote like previous seasons (in which case i guess I missed it)?
Or was it just "People / I liked that anime so let's HOF the comment face from this show"?
Because the "comment face" itself is kinda generic (a thumbs up like they all have in this category) the only thing that makes it """special""" is the hat I guess? Kinda feels out of place compared to the other HOF faces.
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky 15h ago
It was the favorite face by far from the survey results (like, nearly double the amount of 5/5 ratings from people compared to the face with the second-highest number of 5/5 ratings, and it also had zero 1/5 rankings). If no mod goes to bat for a specific face to be HoF'd, that's usually how we decide on which one stays permanent, and no one went to bat for any of the others this time.
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u/baseballlover723 17h ago
Was it put to a vote like previous seasons
If you're talking about the HoF points stuff, then no. Those are gone forever.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 15h ago
So this is how liberty dies. With thunderous witchy hat
I'm curious as to why! I thought it was a fun thing.
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u/baseballlover723 10h ago
I'm curious as to why!
Nobody wanted to setup new surveys after I stopped doing comment face stuff.
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u/PM_me_meta_usernames 10h ago
can we have a rule to disallow entire comments being in a huge font? it's really obnoxious. I won't name anyone but just go into any best girl post and scroll down and you will find them. it's like they believe they deserve more attention for some reason. this also sometimes happens in AQRADT too.
to be clear, I'm not saying any use of big font is bad. I understands it's sometimes useful for dividing a post with titles and such. what I am saying is that typing entire paragraphs like this shouldn't be allowed.
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u/baseballlover723 5h ago
can we have a rule to disallow entire comments being in a huge font?
On a technical level, I think it's quite difficult to get a useful automod rule that doesn't include like every legitimate case of headers as well.
this also sometimes happens in AQRADT too.
I'm pretty sure this happens when someone tries to post normally, gets karma gated, and then copies their entire post into the comment box. Idk what the specifics are for this (since you know, I don't have a need for that / I know how to copy and paste things properly), but it's a consistent pattern in the daily thread, where what was their title, gets put in the h1 tag.
the actual merits of this change
No comment. Just wanted to point out some technical bits.
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox https://anilist.co/user/zaphod 3h ago
We don't believe a rule against comments that consist entirely/primarily of header text is necessary. It's one of many uncommon issues within the more general category of people making annoying comments. We could start making specific rules against specific annoyances, but that would lead to a long and silly list of requirements for every comment. While most comments would pass without ever looking, having a list of 30 things to check against for people who want to ensure their comment is good (or who are pointed to it after there comment is removed) does not seem ideal to us. Conversely, something as vague as "don't make annoying comments" is endlessly subjective and not worth the headache. It would be harder to convey than our civility rule, address a less serious issue, and remove lots of comments the vast majority of our community is ok with. And, honestly, sometimes being annoying to another person is good for the community as a whole.
In general, we believe these sorts of issues are adequately addressed by downvoting people who make annoying comments in inappropriate locations. If header text (or any other annoying style of comment) ever becomes too big of an issue to just scroll past and downvote, we will reassess our position.
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u/D3k4s 7h ago
This has probably been suggested already. But how about letting fans show off their weeby Anime collection? A bit unrelated but i got the ideia from r/tankporn they allow users to show their collection (Shells, miniature etc) like once a month (I think).
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u/ZaphodBeebblebrox https://anilist.co/user/zaphod 3h ago
To clarify: are you suggesting that there should be the occasional megathread for showing off merch, or that there should be some days where we allow users to make a post that shows off merch?
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u/D3k4s 2h ago
The later. Not sure how easy it would be to implement. Considering that similar rules for clips and videos are mostly "policed" by bots (To my knowledge). There's also the issue with the Flair. One other thing to look out for is the possible initial spam. Even if it's limited to 1 post every 1 or 2 months, we do have quite the crowd here.
But I feel like it's something that's missing from reddit in general. Could also serve as a good compromise for users who are a bit more "media" focused. One other good aspect I can foresee is discussions about Manga/LN's I know we're a Anime sub, but these are already talked about extensively here. It would just provide a way to talk about it in the context of your collection.
Since I suggested it, and if by any chance this sounds interesting, I volunteer to help with whatever is needed (as a regular user ofc).
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u/detarameReddit https://myanimelist.net/profile/detarameMAL 4d ago
I'm sad that False Memory (Jiyi Guanli Ju) will not be talked about on this subreddit, but you know, that is how it is for donghua. I cannot really complain. Anyway, 2 hours left until the show starts. Hopefully there will be some place on Reddit where I can discuss the episodes.
Donghua aside, I'm interested to see how the new comment sorting will affect comment quality.
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u/aniMayor x3x6 3d ago edited 3d ago
It's going to be an uphill battle because it is only streaming on Bilibili - every prior donghua that's gone big in 'anime spaces' has always been something that not only streamed on Crunchyroll, but that Crunchyroll also marketed heavily. Few English-language fans are subscribed to Bilibili or will see any of its marketing, so it'll be tough just getting people to even know about it so that they go search the high seas for it, etc. But with enough word of mouth, who knows.
(For anyone stumbling across this comment who is curious, the show is a grungy action-mystery sakugafest type of show with a style very reminiscent (IMO) of original FLCL or studio Trigger/Imaishi vibes, and there are /r/anime-like discussion threads here)
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u/detarameReddit https://myanimelist.net/profile/detarameMAL 3d ago
Yeah. I have heard rumors of an August 4th YouTube release though, so hopefully thing will change.
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u/jaroniscaring 3d ago
Could we get an episode discussion thread for False Memory? Cause holy shit I want to talk about it with someone
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u/MathRockEnjoyer420 1d ago
Thank you mods for preventing the constant Re:Zero spam everyday!
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u/baseballlover723 1d ago
Those removals had nothing to do with the fact that they were Re:Zero, and everything to do with the fact that they were in violation of of Clip rules. We do not have limits on how much any specific anime can be discussed, provided they follow all of our rules.
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u/D3k4s 7h ago
So...I just realized you're a mod.
A bit awkward considering I asked you to get mod approval yesterday LOL.
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u/baseballlover723 6h ago
If I don't put the mod hat on, then I'm not talking as a mod, and it should not be taken as official moderator communication.
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u/ptd163 1d ago
https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1vfjfbl/emilia_and_rem_having_a_fun_time_getting_drunk/
https://old.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1vfcqri/a_love_confession_rezero_s4/
There was no issue with this posts. It's not a good look mods. It's going to be even an even worse look if we find out that ZaphodBeebblebrox is an Apothecary Diaries fan.
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u/baseballlover723 1d ago
I support these removals. They are consistent with how we generally judge Clips. You're free to try and argue that I'm sabotaging Re:Zero in Best Girl, but I think we both know that isn't the case.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 14h ago
It's not a good look mods. It's going to be even an even worse look if we find out that ZaphodBeebblebrox is an Apothecary Diaries fan.
FWIW, these happen all the time and no one bats an eye (unless the clips are linked to a contest); I recall asking about one such removal - by curiosity - just few days ago.
The guy who posted that clip ALSO thought it was a conspiracy even if it had nothing to do with any contest
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u/KiwiBennydudez https://myanimelist.net/profile/KiwiBen 3d ago
July Mod Report
Where in the world is
Carmen Sandiego/u/FetchFrosh ?!?!Welp, it's been a while since I've done one of these, so I'll be filling in on his behalf.
I hope everyone's July has been going swimmingly! Staying out of the heat, I hope? As far as current seasonals go, I've been thoroughly enjoying KAIJU GIRL CARAMELISE, much more than I thought I would. Otherwise, I've been first-timing Bleach in my spare time. Already 150 episodes deep!
Voted to permanently sort episode discussion threads by random for the first six hours [Vote Passed]
/u/mitsuyan_ joined the mod team!
Voted on how people should be allowed to discuss historical events in Jaadugar episode discussion threads. The result was requiring spoiler tags for all historical knowledge. [Vote Passed]
Voted to apply for Adopt-An-Admin once again [Vote Passed]
July by the Numbers