About r/Animesuggest
In its own words:
Subreddit for anime and manga fans which allows suggestions and requests for anything related to anime and manga subculture.
Community guide
r/Animesuggest (#955, about 1.2 million) exists so anime/manga fans can request and give watch suggestions—with descriptive posts, correct flairs and no illegal sources.
What belongs
Suggestion requests and watch-this posts (about 20 posts/day, text). Rules: be descriptive; flair correctly; spoiler tags; no NSFW; search first; no illegal content; be positive; no troll suggestions/shitposts; “Watch This!” criteria apply.
Versus anime
r/anime is broad news and episode discussion. Animesuggest is the recommendation desk.
Practical pointers
List what you already liked; search before repeating common asks.
The community was created on Aug 27, 2011, which makes it 15 years old. Since Nov 2, 2026, it has gained 543 subscribers (+0.05%). Among the 14 communities on our anime list it is number 8 by size. It sits just behind r/malegrooming (#955) and ahead of r/goldenretrievers (#957) in our ranking.
What sets r/Animesuggest apart
r/Animesuggest is far more text-driven than most big subreddits: 94% of its recent posts are text posts, against a median of 35% across the Top 100. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (14:00 UTC) sees about 5.0× as many posts as the quietest (05:00 UTC).
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026, r/Animesuggest went up from 1,104,126 to 1,108,237 subscribers (+4.1K, +0.37%). That is about 81 new members per day. The chart shows 10 weekly subscriber counts.
Top posts on r/Animesuggest this week
What the community upvoted most over the last seven days, as ranked by Reddit (collected Nov 8, 2026).
- Anime where mc is secretly op but is actually confident aware of his power and ruthlessu/InevitableParsnip363 · Nov 4 · text post
- Anime that switches MCu/hogey989 · Nov 7 · text post
- Comfy/cozy anime to help me sleep in the night, been struggling to sleep since my father's deathu/ace-s · Nov 5 · text post
- anime that made u happyu/yahoooolio · Nov 2 · text post
- Something like Frieren: Beyond Journey's End?u/mappylife · Nov 2 · text post
- Calming, chill anime for me and momu/OperationRoyal · Nov 5 · text post
- Weak yet very competent charactersu/Agreeable_Tap1262 · Nov 4 · text post
- Is there an anime that's a parody full of dry humour?u/kurvix2000 · Nov 6 · text post
- I'm not really an anime guy, but Cyberpunk Edgerunner was super good !! What can be similar to this ?u/SKYNINE666 · Nov 2 · text post
- Frieren brought me the same feeling as watching The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya and I'm searching for that high.u/regin_leif · Nov 8 · text post
All-time top posts
The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/Animesuggest, from 2019 to 2025, ranked by Reddit.
- Be proud of your favorite shows and don’t let anyone make you feel ashamed.u/thatgirlthot3 · Jun 4, 2020 · text post
- Anyone need anime’s to watch?u/Mikaku_Tekuto · Aug 26, 2020 · text post
- Anime to Watch with a Dying Friendu/Vibraslapper64 · Mar 31, 2021 · text post
- My grandmother asked me to introduce her to anime after she watched Frieren without telling anyone.u/Xexel_Azafuse · Aug 29, 2025 · text post
- I've seen over 500 anime, here's what I consider to be must-watchesu/Serious-Top7925 · Apr 2, 2025 · text post
- Any anime for an 80 year old man?u/wwwarrio · Apr 10, 2020 · 1,418 points · 513 comments · text post
- Anime you consider 10/10u/Jelle2362 · Oct 13, 2020 · text post
- I made a list of Anime everyone should watch. Each with a short description and sorted by genre.u/Tweefurd · Aug 11, 2019 · 997 points · 216 comments · text post
- Is code geass worth watching?u/DimitriXS · Oct 21, 2020 · text post
- Your lie in April is the most beautiful thing I have ever seenDec 22, 2020 · text post
What r/Animesuggest talks about
We read the titles of 141 recent posts (Oct 29–Nov 5), the words that come up most are “anime”, “looking”, “romance”, “watch” and “animes”. Other frequent themes are girl, help, manga, recommendations, good and actually. Recurring phrases include “romance anime”, “anime manga”, “fantasy anime” and “main character”. By format, 94% are text posts and 6% are images.
Popular post flairs: What to Watch? (95), Discussion (18), What's this From? (unsolved) (11), Watch This! (11), Series Specific Question (5), Manga/LN/VN (1).
Activity and best time to post
r/Animesuggest gets about 20 new posts a day. The public archive holds 289,627 posts and 4,056,065 comments in total, about 14.0 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (26 posts) and the quietest was Wednesday (14). Posting peaks around 14:00 UTC and is lowest around 05:00 UTC.
Rules of r/Animesuggest
The moderators of r/Animesuggest list 10 rules. In short:
- Be descriptive
- Flair posts correctly
- Do not post untagged/improperly tagged spoilers
- NSFW posts are not allowed
- Search before you post
- No illegal content
- Be positive
- No troll suggestions
- No shitposting
- “Watch This!” post criteria
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/Animesuggest 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/Animesuggest?
r/Animesuggest has 1,108,237 subscribers (Nov 9, 2026), which makes it the #956 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 4,111 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 9, 2026.
How old is r/Animesuggest?
r/Animesuggest was created on Aug 27, 2011, so it has been around for 15 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from Dec 22, 2011.
How active is r/Animesuggest?
Moderately: r/Animesuggest gets about 20 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 289,627 posts and 4,056,065 comments. In a sample of 141 recent posts we counted 120 different authors.
When is r/Animesuggest most active?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Wednesday, and most posts arrive around 14:00 UTC, with the fewest around 05:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What is r/Animesuggest about?
The community describes itself as: “Subreddit for anime and manga fans which allows suggestions and requests for anything related to anime and manga subculture.” Recent post titles often mention anime, looking, romance, watch and animes. Most posts are text posts (94%).
Is r/Animesuggest safe for work?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/Animesuggest as an 18+ (NSFW) community, and its own rules forbid NSFW content. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
How do I post on r/Animesuggest?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/Animesuggest accepts text posts only. It has 10 posted rules, starting with: “Be descriptive”; “Flair posts correctly”; “Do not post untagged/improperly tagged spoilers”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
Which communities are like r/Animesuggest?
Communities with similar topics include r/anime (14.5M), r/MovieSuggestions (1.9M), r/anime_irl (5.8M), r/booksuggestions (1.4M) and r/bleach (1.6M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 9, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). 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/Animesuggest.