Anime Fan Community

Let fans who are at different points in a series talk without spoiling each other. Each series and episode gets its own discussion post, manga readers get a separate space, watch parties are scheduled events, and fan art is shared with credit.

Built for: Anime and manga fan communities · Fans of a single long-running series · Seasonal watch groups · Fan artists and cosplayers who want an audience

Create each category with its permissions first, then add channels inside it and keep them synced to the category. Channel types used: Text, Announcement, Forum, Voice.

Create roles in this order, from the top of the role list down. A role can only manage roles below it, and bot roles must sit above any role they assign.

Different staff setup or bots? Adapt this hierarchy in the roles generator.

1. Owner

   Display role for the owner.

   How members get it

   Owner account.

   Display

   Shown separately · Not mentionable

   Enable

   No permissions (cosmetic or ping role)

   Withhold

   Administrator — not needed

2. Admin

   Manages configuration.

   How members get it

   Assigned by the owner.

   Display

   Shown separately · Not mentionable

   Enable

   Manage Server, Manage Roles, Manage Channels, Manage Expressions, View Audit Log, Ban Members, Kick Members, Timeout Members, Manage Messages, Manage Threads

   Withhold

   Administrator

3. Moderator

   Enforces the rules — mostly spoilers, piracy links and conduct.

   How members get it

   Assigned by Admins.

   Display

   Shown separately · Mentionable

   Enable

   Timeout Members, Kick Members, Manage Messages, Manage Threads, Manage Nicknames, View Audit Log, Bypass Slowmode

   Withhold

   Manage Roles; Ban Members until trusted

4. Event Host

   Runs watch parties, polls and seasonal events, and creates weekly episode posts.

   How members get it

   Assigned by Admins.

   Display

   Shown separately · Mentionable

   Enable

   Create Events, Manage Events, Create Polls, Manage Threads, Mention @everyone, @here, and All Roles

   Withhold

   Kick Members; Ban Members

5. Featured Creator

   Recognition for members whose fan creations are featured.

   How members get it

   Assigned by staff.

   Display

   Not separated · Not mentionable

   Enable

   No permissions (cosmetic or ping role)

6. Member

   Everyone who has completed onboarding.

   How members get it

   Granted by Community Onboarding: add it to every answer of the required spoiler question.

   Display

   Not separated · Not mentionable

   Enable

   View Channels, Send Messages, Send Messages in Threads, Create Public Threads, Read Message History, Add Reactions, Use External Emoji, Attach Files, Embed Links, Connect, Speak

   Withhold

   Mention @everyone, @here, and All Roles; Video in the Watch Party voice channel

7. Manga Reader

   Unlocks #manga-spoilers for members who read ahead.

   How members get it

   Self-assigned through onboarding; members can remove it any time in Channels & Roles.

   Display

   Not separated · Not mentionable

   Enable

   No permissions (cosmetic or ping role)

8. Genre roles (Shonen, Seinen, Isekai, Slice of life…)

   Show tastes and help recommendations.

   How members get it

   Self-assigned through onboarding.

   Display

   Not separated · Not mentionable

   Enable

   No permissions (cosmetic or ping role)

9. Watch Party Ping / Episode Day Ping

   Opt-in notifications for watch parties and new episode posts.

   How members get it

   Self-assigned; Event Hosts mention them.

   Display

   Not separated · Not mentionable

   Enable

   No permissions (cosmetic or ping role)

Community Onboarding asks how members want to handle spoilers before they see any discussion, and lets them opt in to genres and pings.

Default channels: rules, announcements, spoiler-policy, general, recommendations, memes, merch-and-collections, this-season, series-discussion, fan-creations, watch-party-chat

Discord requires at least 7 default channels for Community Onboarding, and @everyone must be able to view and send messages in at least 5 of them.

Suggested first steps: Read #spoiler-policy → Say what you're watching in #general → Join the next watch party

Verification level

Medium — A verified email and an account registered for more than 5 minutes; fandom servers attract spam accounts around big releases.

Explicit media filter

Scan media content from all members.

AutoMod rules

• Block mention spam (limit around 5)Block and time out for 10 minutes.
• Block spam contentBlock and alert #mod-log.
• Commonly flagged words: the Insults and Slurs and Sexual Content listsBlock and alert.
• Custom keywords: names and domains of piracy streaming or scanlation-download sites you've seen postedBlock and alert. Keep the list current.

Escalation

1. Reminder with a link to #spoiler-policy
2. Message removed
3. Timeout (common for repeated spoilers)
4. Kick
5. Ban for piracy links after warning, harassment or explicit content

• Spoilers are the most common conflict. Discord can't detect them, so the episode-post structure and the Manga Reader role do most of the work.
• Only discuss legal ways to watch and read. Streaming an episode to a voice channel rebroadcasts it, which is why Video is off in the Watch Party channel.
• Many anime fans are under 18. Keep the server suitable for them, or run it as 18+ with explicit content only in age-restricted channels.

Try Discord's built-in features first. Bot names are examples to evaluate, not endorsements; CordNexa has no affiliation with any bot. Review the permissions a bot requests before adding it.

These steps are specific to this kit. For the reasoning behind each stage — permissions, onboarding, testing and launch — see how to make a Discord server.

1. Create the server and enable Community

   Turn on multi-factor authentication (2FA) for the owner, then enable Community (it requires a verified-email verification level, the explicit media filter set to scan all members, a rules channel and a community updates channel).

2. Write the spoiler policy

   Decide how long a new episode counts as a spoiler outside its post, and how to tag source-material spoilers. Everything else follows from it.

3. Create roles top-down

   Owner → Admin → Moderator → Event Host → Featured Creator → Member → Manga Reader, genre and ping roles.

4. Build the forums

   Create #this-season with a tag per airing series, #series-discussion, #recommendations and #fan-creations, and require tags on new posts.

5. Gate the manga channel

   Deny View Channels for @everyone on #manga-spoilers and allow it for Manga Reader.

6. Configure Community Onboarding

   Make the spoiler question required and choose default channels. Discord requires at least 7 default channels, with at least 5 where @everyone can view and send messages. Don't include #manga-spoilers.

7. Set up the watch party channel

   Deny Video for @everyone in Watch Party, pin #watch-party-info, and schedule the first party as a Scheduled Event.

8. Test spoiler separation

   Use View Server As Role as Member and then Manga Reader: only the second should see #manga-spoilers.

1. Keep spoilers where they belong: new episodes in their episode post, source material in #manga-spoilers, and spoiler tags everywhere else.
2. No links to pirated streams, scans or downloads. Support official releases.
3. Credit fan art and cosplay. Don't repost other people's work without permission.
4. Disagree about shows, ships and characters without attacking people.
5. Keep content suitable for all members; follow Discord's rules on age-restricted content.
6. Don't rebroadcast episodes in voice or video.
7. Report problems to a Moderator instead of arguing in public.

Need stricter or more relaxed wording? Customise these rules in the rules generator.

Welcome to the community! Please read #spoiler-policy first — it's how we keep everyone safe from spoilers. Talk about new episodes in #this-season (one post per episode), ask for recommendations in #recommendations, and share your art in #fan-creations. Watch parties are listed in Events.

Want a shorter, professional or bot-ready version? Try the welcome message generator.

• v1.0 · 2026-09-28
  • First release: per-episode discussion posts, an opt-in manga spoiler channel, legal watch parties and credited fan creations.