Otaku Shinden exists for fans to connect, compete, and create. Every feature — events, quizzes, the forum, the Activities system — is built around positive participation. We hold every member to the same standard regardless of rank or how long they've been here.

• ▸Anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture discussion in any language
• ▸Constructive criticism and debate — disagreement is fine, disrespect is not
• ▸Fan art, fan fiction, memes, and creative submissions (original work only)
• ▸Event entries, quiz answers, and activity submissions that follow the brief
• ▸Sharing personal opinions, reviews, recommendations, and watch logs

• ▸Harassment: targeting a specific person or group with insults, threats, slurs, or sustained negative attention. This includes dogpiling, coordinated reporting, and impersonation.
• ▸Hate speech: content that dehumanises people based on ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, disability, or national origin.
• ▸Explicit / NSFW content: pornography, graphic gore, or sexual content involving minors — zero tolerance, instant permanent ban.
• ▸Spam: repeated identical posts, unsolicited advertising, referral farming, or flooding a thread.
• ▸Misinformation: deliberately spreading false information about real people, events, or other users.
• ▸Cheating: exploiting bugs, using alts to farm XP/coins, vote-manipulating events, or any other system abuse.
• ▸Doxxing: sharing another person's real name, address, workplace, or private contact details without consent.
• ▸Copyright infringement: posting full anime episodes, chapters, or content you don't own.

Harassment takes many forms. The following all count as harassment regardless of whether the target "started it":

• ▸Repeatedly messaging someone after they've asked you to stop
• ▸Creating posts, topics, or submissions designed to mock or humiliate a specific person
• ▸Coordinating with others to mass-report, mass-downvote, or flood someone's content
• ▸Using slurs or stereotypes to demean a group of people
• ▸Threatening physical harm, doxxing, or swatting — even "as a joke"

Moderators can escalate based on severity. See the Demerit Policy for how to appeal.

Every piece of forum content, blog post, and event submission has a "Report" button. Use it. Reports go directly to our moderation queue. We review all pending reports within 48 hours.

For urgent issues (doxxing, explicit content, imminent harm), open a Support ticket categorised as "Harassment" so it gets escalated immediately.

If you believe a moderation action was unfair, open a Support ticket categorised as "Demerit appeal" or use the appeal button next to the demerit on your profile. Appeals are reviewed by a SUPER_ADMIN who was not involved in the original decision. See the Demerit Policy for the full process.