Where Did You Find Anime-Sharing Forums From, and What Made You Want to Join?

[MikuMikuni]

It's been so long, I honestly don't remember anymore. But I think this was around the height of my otome games obsession. I was searching and joining practically every forum there was that had anything to do with otome games. I was probably looking for more to download and stumbled upon this forum

 

[sagiscor11]

It really has been so long, I don't really remember anymore. I guess while searching for games, I stumbled upon this forum :)

 

[Litth]

I found this forum completely by accident while desperately trying to find a game on Google. At that point, I was searching so hard that Google somehow led me here.

 

[b3rryb3rry]

I was looking for a game~ and eventually, a Reddit comment I found on the way redirected me here. I was never comfortable with the energy of the otome subreddit, and honestly the UI there is far more confusing to me than this, so I like it here better!! That's why I stay here!

omg real, the otome subreddit used to be one of my favourite places around like 2017-8, but it's just different now.
the vibes are off, every post needs moderator approval before you can post it and they take it down 90% of the time lmao.
and if you mention piracy AT ALL, even for games you literally cannot even buy, you get shot on the spot.

 

[VoltageIncEnthusiast]

Another site shared recommended this forum as the place to find otome games. I thought this forum would be more of a game-sharing site than anything (and there'd be nothing wrong with that), but I got pleasantly surprised when I found out that lots of people here have in-depth discussions on games, writing styles, tropes - things I thoroughly enjoy

 

[Arielle]

I found this through a Google search.
I don't remember exactly what I was looking for at first, but I think it was probably a PC otome game.
I used to check out other blog sites, but they stopped being updated altogether.
I'm usually a lurker who doesn't even post on social media, but I started commenting after the label system was introduced.
I still haven't gotten used to it, and I get a little nervous every time I see a notification icon, but everyone's been so kind—I really appreciate it.

 

[Lilia]

Google probably, I don't remember. I was a lurker way before I created my account. If anyone remembers Hongfire, that used to be the place to find DDLs and modding guides. I began to lurk here once it died where I eventually branched off to otome/BL.