Community Overview
About r/Anime
Reddit's premier anime community.
The community at a glance
r/Anime is a Subreddit for Anime Fans with roughly 14.4M members. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 2nd largest community in the Anime topic page.
Roughly 357K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Anime, Recommendations, and Discussion. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests. Product recommendations often mention anime, romance anime, and wholesome anime.
On Reddit
14.4M Members
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +357K members
Growth: +2.5% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 59K members
- 2014: 97K members
- 2015: 91K members
- 2016: 118K members
- 2017: 147K members
- 2020: 1.5M members
- 2021: 1.1M members
- 2023: 5.7M members
- 2024: 3.2M members
- 2025: 2.1M members
- 2026: 280K members
2013
+59K new
2014
+97K new
2015
+91K new
2016
+118K new
2017
+147K new
2020
+1.5M new
2021
+1.1M new
2023
+5.7M new
2024
+3.2M new
2025
+2.1M new
2026
+280K new
Past year (monthly)
- Sep: 0 members
- Oct: 0 members
- Nov: 33K members
- Dec: 33K members
- Jan: 41K members
- Feb: 30K members
- Mar: 36K members
- Apr: 34K members
- May: 32K members
- Jun: 48K members
- Jul: 44K members
- Aug: 16K members
September 2025
+0 new
October 2025
+0 new
November 2025
+33K new
December 2025
+33K new
January 2026
+41K new
February 2026
+30K new
March 2026
+36K new
April 2026
+34K new
May 2026
+32K new
June 2026
+48K new
July 2026
+44K new
August 2026
+16K new
Themes
- Advice Requests18 posts in the past month
- What is the best fanservice anime available in crunchyroll?
- Best sites to watch anime
- Where can I watch the complete Yo-kai Watch anime with subtitles?
#118Advice RequestsWhat is the best fanservice anime available in crunchyroll? · Best sites to watch anime · Where can I watch the complete Yo-kai Watch anime with subtitles?
Topics
- Anime77 posts in the past month
- Hikaru no Go 25th Anniversary Rewatch - Interest Thread vol.2
#177AnimeHikaru no Go 25th Anniversary Rewatch - Interest Thread vol.2 - Recommendations16 posts in the past month#216Recommendations
- Discussion8 posts in the past month#38Discussion
- Looking8 posts in the past month#48Looking
- Romance7 posts in the past month#57Romance
Flair
- What to Watch?24 posts in the past month
- Looking for Anime Recs
- Any underrated dark comedy anime with a manipulative yandere
- I need suggestions i don’t know what to watch.
#124What to Watch?Looking for Anime Recs · Any underrated dark comedy anime with a manipulative yandere · I need suggestions i don’t know what to watch. - Discussion19 posts in the past month
- Your favorite episode of Tamagotchi is being played in reverse. Whats the story of that episode now?
- Read this with open mind. Mushoku Tensei discourse is just moral policing at this point
- Guy's can I get 2k subscribers please
#219DiscussionYour favorite episode of Tamagotchi is being played in reverse. Whats the story of that episode now? · Read this with open mind. Mushoku Tensei discourse is just moral policing at this point · Guy's can I get 2k subscribers please - Help17 posts in the past month
- Need helping finding anime.
- Need help finding a manga
- Looking for old time travel anime
#317HelpNeed helping finding anime. · Need help finding a manga · Looking for old time travel anime - Episode9 posts in the past month
- Koupen Chan - Episode 68 discussion
- Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers Part 2 • Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers Part 2 - Episode 6 discussion
- Victoria of Many Faces • Tefuda ga Oome no Victoria - Episode 6 discussion
#49EpisodeKoupen Chan - Episode 68 discussion · Yoroi Shin Den Samurai Troopers Part 2 • Yoroi-Shinden Samurai Troopers Part 2 - Episode 6 discussion · Victoria of Many Faces • Tefuda ga Oome no Victoria - Episode 6 discussion - Rewatch6 posts in the past month
- Slow Loop Rewatch - Episode 10 Discussion
- Bem-vindos à Diamandra - Michiko & Hatchin Episode 17 Rewatch
- Hikaru no Go 25th Anniversary Rewatch - Interest Thread vol.2
#56RewatchSlow Loop Rewatch - Episode 10 Discussion · Bem-vindos à Diamandra - Michiko & Hatchin Episode 17 Rewatch · Hikaru no Go 25th Anniversary Rewatch - Interest Thread vol.2
Product recommendations
- anime63 posts in the past month
- I need recs as i havent watched anime in like ages but im bored ash
- Need anime recs that hit as hard as Frieren emotionally
- I need anime recs
#163animeI need recs as i havent watched anime in like ages but im bored ash · Need anime recs that hit as hard as Frieren emotionally · I need anime recs - romance anime6 posts in the past month
- Recs for romance anime’s with happy endings?
- Romance anime recs?
- Please give me romance anime recs!
#26romance animeRecs for romance anime’s with happy endings? · Romance anime recs? · Please give me romance anime recs! - wholesome anime3 posts in the past month
- any wholesome anime recs?
- wholesome anime recs
- wholesome anime recs
#33wholesome animeany wholesome anime recs? · wholesome anime recs · wholesome anime recs - academy anime3 posts in the past month
- Need academy anime recs!!
- Academy anime recs
- academy anime recs
#43academy animeNeed academy anime recs!! · Academy anime recs · academy anime recs - horror anime2 posts in the past month
- Lookin for horror anime recs
- Horror anime recs
#52horror animeLookin for horror anime recs · Horror anime recs
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Anime for?
- Best for Anime Fans enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Anime free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Anime have?
- Roughly 14.4M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Anime on?
- r/Anime runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Anime cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Anime is organized under Anime Fans.
- How do I join r/Anime?
- You can join r/Anime by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Anime communities like?
- One of the largest category areas on the site, with communities covering specific series as well as general anime fan spaces. Discord servers dominate, with some of the biggest having hundreds of thousands of members for chatting, fan art, watch parties, and series discussion.
Monthly Stats
- 14
- Views /mo (-52%)
- 11
- Visitors /mo (-59%)
- 3
- Referrals /mo (-25%)
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