About r/manga
In its own words:
Everything and anything manga! (manhwa/manhua is okay too!) Discuss weekly chapters, find/recommend a new series to read, post a picture of your collection, lurk, etc!
The community was created on Aug 9, 2008, which makes it 18 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 2,008 subscribers (+0.04%). Among the 10 communities on our anime and manga list it is number 3 by size.
What sets r/manga apart
For its size it is unusually busy: about 32.6 new posts a day per million members, more than 95% of the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 6.3× as many posts as the quietest (07:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/manga went up from 4,807,054 to 4,815,178 subscribers (+8.1K, +0.17%). That is about 203 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.
What r/manga talks about
We read the titles of 700 recent posts (Oct 22–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “disc”, “chapter”, “world”, “looking” and “art”. Other frequent themes are girl, help, love, anime, scans and read. Recurring phrases include “asura scans”, “world chapter”, “sur kyara” and “childhood friend”. By format, 41% are links, 22% are text posts and 19% are galleries.
Popular post flairs: DISC (358), ART (59), NEWS (3), SL (3), The plural of manga is manga. (2), Tsumi to Batsu no Spica (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/manga gets about 160 new posts a day. The public archive holds 958,997 posts and 10,285,267 comments in total, about 10.7 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Tuesday (172 posts) and the quietest was Friday (134). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 07:00 UTC.
Rules of r/manga
The moderators of r/manga list 10 rules. In short:
- Disrespectful
- Follow submission guidelines when applicable.
- Meme/Image Macro or Hentai Post
- Referral/Profiteering/Soliciting Link/Site
- Not Manga/Manhwa/Manhua Related
- Missing Source
- Licensed Release Rip
- Untagged Spoilers
- Duplicate Link Post
- Excessive or Aggregate Site Self-Promotion
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/manga and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/manga?
r/manga has 4,815,178 subscribers, which makes it the #189 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 8,124 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.
When was r/manga created?
r/manga was created on Aug 9, 2008, so it has been around for 18 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 23, 2009.
Is r/manga still active?
Yes. r/manga gets about 160 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 958,997 posts and 10,285,267 comments. In a sample of 700 recent posts we counted 343 different authors.
What is the best time to post in r/manga?
Based on post counts from Oct 22, 2026 to Oct 28, 2026, the busiest day was Tuesday and the quietest Friday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 07:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/manga?
The community describes itself as: “Everything and anything manga! (manhwa/manhua is okay too!) Discuss weekly chapters, find/recommend a new series to read, post a picture of your collection, lurk, etc!” Recent post titles often mention disc, chapter, world, looking and art. Most posts are links (41%).
Is r/manga SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/manga as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/manga?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/manga accepts both text and link posts, with images and galleries enabled. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Disrespectful”; “Follow submission guidelines when applicable.”; “Meme/Image Macro or Hentai Post”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/manga?
Communities with similar topics include r/anime_irl (5.8M), r/UpliftingNews (20.5M), r/TwoXChromosomes (13.7M), r/cats (9.5M) and r/Jokes (30.4M).
Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 30, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/manga.