r/anime vs r/Animesuggest
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Anime discussion hub vs anime suggestion requests
r/anime describes itself as Reddit’s premier anime community. r/Animesuggest is for suggestions and requests related to anime and manga subculture.
In our directory, anime is much larger (about 14.5M, rank #61) than Animesuggest (about 1.1M, rank #955). Activity samples show anime posting far more often (~225 posts/day vs ~20). anime’s sample mixes text with images, video and galleries; Animesuggest’s sample is essentially all text with what-to-watch flairs. Our directory lists each name among the other’s related communities.
Rule titles: anime requires anime-specific posts, correct flair and bans memes/shitposts; Animesuggest requires descriptive suggestion requests, positive tone and “Watch This!” criteria for recommendation posts. Note: anime already has a “What to Watch?” flair in our sample—Animesuggest is the dedicated suggestions room when that is all you need.
- Choose r/anime for news, discussion and general anime traffic under its flair and no-meme rules.
- Choose r/Animesuggest when the whole post is a what-to-watch or suggestion request.
- anime is inside the current Top 100; Animesuggest opens via the info tool. anime-vs-manga is a separate curated page.
Written comparison based on public descriptions and rule titles · updated 2026-11-07.
r/anime
/r/Anime
Reddit's premier anime community.
- Members
- 14.5M
- 7-day growth
- +6.2K
- Posts/day
- 224.9
- Directory rank
- #61
- Created
- Jan 25, 2008
- Submissions
- Text or links
Sample mix: text posts 59%, images 19%, videos 9%
Topics: Anime
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Everything posted here must be anime-specific
- Do not post untagged/improperly tagged spoilers
- Flair posts correctly
- No memes, reaction images, shitposts, etc.
- Do not link to illegal content
- Post meta comments in the Monthly Meta Thread
- Answered questions will be removed
- Post merchandise in the Daily thread
- Fanart and cosplay posts are only allowed to be posted under certain restrictions
- Restricted content
- Clip/Video Edit submissions are only allowed to be posted under certain restrictions
- Bots and novelty accounts are not allowed
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r/Animesuggest
/r/AnimeSuggest | Suggestions and requests for anything related to anime subculture
Subreddit for anime and manga fans which allows suggestions and requests for anything related to anime and manga subculture.
- Members
- 1.1M
- 7-day growth
- +525
- Posts/day
- 19.8
- Directory rank
- #955
- Created
- Aug 27, 2011
- Submissions
- Text posts
Sample mix: text posts 94%, images 6%
Topics: Anime
Rule titles (short names we collected)
- Be descriptive
- Flair posts correctly
- Do not post untagged/improperly tagged spoilers
- Search before you post
- No illegal content
- Be positive
- No troll suggestions
- No shitposting
- “Watch This!” post criteria
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Supported differences
| Aspect | r/anime | r/Animesuggest |
|---|
| Public focus (from each community’s public description) |
Reddit's premier anime community. |
Subreddit for anime and manga fans which allows suggestions and requests for anything related to anime and manga subculture. |
| Size r/anime is larger in our directory (about 13.1×). |
14.5M members |
1.1M members |
| Posting activity (our sample) |
224.9/day |
19.8/day |
| Common post types in our sample |
text posts 59%, images 19%, videos 9% |
text posts 94%, images 6% |
| Allowed submission type (meta) |
Text or links |
Text posts |
| Selected rule titles (short names we collected) |
Everything posted here must be anime-specific; Do not post untagged/improperly tagged spoilers; Flair posts correctly; No memes, reaction images, shitposts, etc.; Do not link to illegal content |
Be descriptive; Flair posts correctly; Do not post untagged/improperly tagged spoilers; Search before you post; No illegal content |
What they share
- Shared SubMouse topics: Anime
- Our directory lists each of these communities on the other’s related list.
Rules and posting patterns we can verify
anime short titles include: everything posted must be anime-specific; no untagged spoilers; flair posts correctly; no memes/reaction images/shitposts; no illegal content; no heavily NSFW; meta in monthly thread; answered questions removed; merchandise in daily thread; fanart/cosplay restrictions. Our sample flairs include discussion, what to watch?, help, official media, misc. and news.
Animesuggest: be descriptive; flair correctly; no untagged spoilers; no NSFW posts; search before you post; no illegal content; be positive; no troll suggestions; no shitposting; “Watch This!” post criteria.
Where this comparison comes from
Public descriptions and member counts from SubMouse’s safe-for-work directory. Short rule titles and activity samples SubMouse collected. Mutual related-list links. Short titles only. Related curated page: anime-vs-manga.
Members and public descriptions come from SubMouse's safe-for-work directory (as of 2026-11-02 UTC); 7-day growth measured from 2026-10-26. Posts/day and post-type mixes appear when we have an activity sample. Rule lines are short titles, not the full sidebar. Directory rank is listing order — communities outside the current Top 100 open in the info tool instead of a full community page.