Anime Community Discord Server Template

Who this template is for

Use it for a general anime server, a manga club, a fandom for one series or a watch group. For the wider pitch see the anime communities page. The layout assumes people want to talk without being spoiled, so spoilers get their own space.

Keep NSFW out unless you build a separate age-gated space that follows Discord rules. Most servers are better off without it.

Channels and categories

Roles

Setup in Noxyr

1. Add the verify button with /verify setup and give Member.
2. Create role panels with /reactionrole create, one for genres and one for pings. Use the one role only option for a region or a color panel.
3. Run /poll create for what to watch next, and schedule weekly episode reminders with /schedule message.
4. Add a starboard so the best fan art and memes are collected without effort.
5. Run giveaways for things you own, such as a role or a shout-out, with /giveaway.
6. Set message logs with /serverlogs set and use /warn step so rule breaks are handled evenly.

Week one tips

• Seed #recommendations with ten of your own picks so the first visitors have something to read.
• Add a weekly poll and show the result in #announcements.
• Pin a short list of the best series channels in #start so newcomers know where to go.
• Check reports and logs daily for the first week.

Spoilers without policing everyone

Say one thing in the rules: plot details go in a spoiler channel or in spoiler tags, and that is the only rule about them. Put a pinned reminder at the top of every series channel. A single clear line works better than a long policy, and moderators can point to it when they delete a message.

Watch parties

Pick a day and time, post it as an event, and ping the events role once. Keep the voice room for the watch party only while it runs. Afterward, open the discussion thread so people can react in text. Rotate who picks the series so the same few voices do not decide every week.

Common mistakes

• One channel per series from day one. Start with a few and add when conversation is steady.
• Pinging a role for every post. Save pings for events and big news.
• Ignoring credit rules for art. Ask members to credit the original artist and delete reposts without it.

Growing it slowly

Invite people from places you already belong, such as a fan forum or a friend group, and tell them what the server is for. Do not offer rewards for invites. A hundred people who like the same series beat a thousand who left after a day. Watch which channels get replies in the first month, then cut the rest.

More pages

See reaction roles, polls and the starboard. For naming ideas, try the channel name generator.