Whats the worst anime you’ve ever watched
Mine was law of Ueki. Although umineko and higurashi are up there, those were my sis’ favorite animes.
Hi there! It doesn't look like you're a member of World of Anime yet. (Either that or you aren't logged in)
If you are not a member, we'd love to have you! Please join the world's best anime community site, and start having fun today!
Welcome to World of Anime!
World of Anime is an anime community site created just for anime fans, and the best place for meeting new friends who all share your love of anime!
Newest Members
Latest Gallery Image
Point System
Remember when we used to have a point system? Now that Desick is gone maybe it can come back? lol August 22, 2012
2 Comments
Latest Group Gallery Image
Sakura & Windy
Sakura and the Clow Card Windy
0 Comments
Latest Anime Review
Danganronpa: The Animation. It was extremely close to blasphemy and an insult to the source material. However, it gave me a lot of good gifs so I can't complain too much.
Idk if I’ll get hate for this, but Evangelion lmao, it was so hard to get into. It took me like 7 tries to even get through 4 episodes. I just don't really like the male lead... He made it hard to watch. I don't know why, honestly. I forget which episode I stopped on, but I didn't finish it because I just couldn't.
Honestly, I feel the same about Evangelion. lol I couldn't get through it either.
Excel Saga has to be pretty high up there for me.
Oreimo and Eromanga Sensei. I suffered and seen some things
Just to bring the possibility of more engagement,
anyone got any funny stories from this week?
So, I was meal prepping for the next day at my job, we prepared meals for university students. I was basically a lunch lady, but not quite... anyway. Regardless, it was the last week before summer break (we had the summers off), and we ran out of turkey. We weren't getting any more delivered because why would we? Any unused bulk food would just go to waste.
They told me to replace it with something else so the tray wouldn't be empty, but there was nothing to replace it with. We didn't have extra meat because we only had enough for the other stations, enough fruit for their respective spots, etc. So, I decided to get creative. *
Thanks to my creativity, I got a ton of complaints from the older women I worked with. They said I was unprofessional and wasn't taking the job seriously. I was the talk of the workplace for the rest of the week and even at the start of the new school year. My managers thought it was hilarious, though, so I consider it a win.
Thanks to my creativity, I got a ton of complaints from the older women I worked with. They said I was unprofessional and wasn't taking the job seriously. I was the talk of the workplace for the rest of the week and even at the start of the new school year. My managers thought it was hilarious, though, so I consider it a win.
Thanks to those who accepted my friend request
No problem. Thanks for the add.
Thank you for adding :)
Thanks for the add!
no problem new homie
No problemo
Are you guys going to get persona 4 revival once it comes out next year or wait until its on sale
This is a series that, although I have a version of each of the games, I have never played yet. I really need to get to it some day.
I have both the original PS2 version of Persona 4 along with Persona 4 Golden for Vita, so I doubt I would buy another version.
Most likely not buy. P4G is just fine and I hate the art in Revival.
I'm looking out for persona 6, I might play it when it goes on sale in the future
I heard they lobotomized Yosuke
The best persona villain is the subway slammer, change my mind
Do you guys watch anime in dub or sub nowadays
Depends on the anime but mostly subbed. What about you?
Its mostly dub but sub too if they don't have dub
Depends, like ive been watching cyberpunk in english and bleach in japanese. Whatever fits the vibe of the anime
Kind of what Kira said, really depends on the vibe. If the dubbed version feels better / matches the characters to me, then I'll watch it dubbed. But also like LD.. It's just mostly been subbed.
Subbed only for me
Both but a lot of times I watch anime while eating so I watch dubbed so I am less likely to miss something
I used to watch mostly subs but lately I've been watching dubs, just mostly out of laziness
If any new comers have questions, please do not be afraid to ask :)
Good morning!
Keeping a dedicated, cozy space like WOA thriving takes deliberate care and real passion. In a sea of fast paced, noisy social networks, having a true community thats not a social network grounded in respectful discussions and solid rules is rare, and it's something worth fighting to keep alive.
To help answer Meeko's question on how to keep things moving and bring in fresh faces, the biggest focus should be on making it as easy and welcoming as possible for people to jump in. When someone new signs up, giving them a quick, low-pressure way to break the ice like a pinned weekly thread where veterans jump in to say hi or a quick profile prompt asking for their top three anime goes a long way toward turning a lurker into a regular. Also keep in suggestions going for Meeko to think of. Any suggestion is a good suggestion. (Unless its about how to get a twin sibling)
Building around regular, simple events gives everyone a concrete reason to log in. Seasonal anime discussions, or relaxed creative prompts for writing and fan art give passive members something to look forward to without feeling like a chore.
When it comes to bringing in new members, leaning into what makes the site special is key. Modern social media can feel chaotic and toxic, so highlighting WOA as a safe, close knit sanction community, with great standards is a huge selling point for fans looking for genuine connection. Encouraging current members to invite friends who appreciate that kind of environment can help grow the site organically with people who actually fit the vibe. Woa gave me so many friends that I've kept and still talk to basically everyday since 2011. I will definitely do whatever I can to help Meeko keep his site active. Will you? (That sounded cheesy)
These are great ideas! I have often thought it would be helpful to create a user guide for the site, highlighting what the site has to offer. Kind of like a "World of Anime 101" course. Then dropping the link to new members as they join.
we need to be able to react to comments with emojis
I feel like reaction leans more to a social network, and not a community
👎 #dislike
I agree about reactions being more associated with social networking, specifically popularity, which is why I have not built them into this site.
I have been thinking about this and trying to come up with a way to implement them that would not just promote popularity. I don't want people to just be "chasing likes" That's exactly the kind of thing I hate about social networks. If I could find a way to implement it in a community oriented manner, I would consider it.
I have been working on something that I think will help foster community, that I hope will be ready soon. It's the "Who's Online" page along with the "Last seen" on your user profile page, just like what was in the original WoA. Hopefully seeing other people online at the same time as you can help encourage community and communication.
You could reintroduce the point system, but this time let users pay for reactions with points. That way users will be careful with reactions and only use them on something they actually want. You know something similar to what Steam does? And make a user's points only visible to them. I feel like this would lower the chances of popularity becoming an issue.
LD's idea about Steam-like idea is good, using emotes instead of reactions for comments (which are essentially the same thing for steam lol they are like stickers you can use in chats, or comments). I constantly find myself typing :shrug: like I do on Discord as well. While I know we can already post our own GIFs and images, I think having actual native emotes on the site would be awesome. I don't think it would cross into 'social network' territory any more than GIFs and images already do. It's also something I personally want, though I'm not sure if it would boost overall engagement. LMAO
I kind of like the idea of bringing back a point system, and allowing you to use those points for things. I will let the idea roll around in my head for some time and see what comes out of it.
There seems to be a lot of people lately that join and then never do anything. Never update their profile or comment anything. I'm wondering why that is? I'm wondering if it isn't clear *how* to use the site?
To the people who actively use the site - was there anything that you found confusing about using the site once you joined? Things like finding your own profile, editing your profile, and posting comments either on the home page or other people's profiles?
I'm trying to figure out how to get the people who are joining and never doing anything to participate.
The only issue I ran into was finding the confirmation email since it ended up in spam. But everything else to me is extremely straight forward and easy to use.
The issue with the confirmation email going to spam should be resolved now. Originally I was using the default domain for the auth provider, Firebase, which is known to frequently end up in the spam folder. I have since switched to using the custom @worldofanime.com domain name for the emails, so that shouldn't be an issue now.
Top corner dropdown menus seem to confuse a lot of people, regardless of age. When Facebook adopted that layout, many users lost track of where their settings were. While I usually prefer having all options clearly visible at a glance, I also find worldofanime clean design easy to navigate. I think the people who make their accounts and just become inactive, because they forget or just see that the ones who are active are not active enough?.. if that makes sense
Probably one of those things that get better over time, hopefully there'll be more engagements soon.
I mean thats just what people do. Like check out steam achievements, like 30% of ppl never make it past tutorials in games
Remember when you wake up, to wake up, and not to continue sleeping or you wont wake up, when you want to wake up.
I don't wanna
I do drawings and photo editing. Im not too great but if you're interested add my discord (if you have one) I'll be able to reply faster there. 