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Friends

the big one this time is Friends. open someones profile and you can send them a request. they get it in the notification bell and can accept or reject it. if you change your mind before they answer you can cancel it. unfriend is there too once you are already friends.

your friends show on your profile, and there is a full page if you have more than the preview. you manage requests, sent ones, and your list from the Friends page in your account.

your deco, badge and title also show on friend lists, so it is not just a username.

Watching and browsing

if you are watching an anime, or sitting on a community post, that shows on your profile as Watching or Browsing. only you and your friends can see it. a random person opening your profile does not get that.

Mentions

@username in comments only pings someone if they are already your friend, or a mod. a friend mention is clickable and opens their profile.

when you type @ it opens a small list of your friends so you dont have to remember every username. there is a Mods tab in that same list if you want to ping staff.

Making a post

• Preview. there is a preview toggle on the post editor. hit it and you see the post the way it will look. hit it again and you are back in the editor.
• Reference a post. you can attach another Anikoto post to yours. search it by the title, or paste the post link. a small card shows on the editor and the same card stays on the post after you publish it.
• Emoji picker. same picker comments already had, now on the community post box and in Watch2gether chat. pick one and it drops into the text.
• GIF. Watch2gether chat and community posts have the gif button now, same search as comments. a gif-only message just shows the gif, no extra bubble around it.

Comment notices

if your post gets a lot of comments you can turn those notices off. Settings has a switch for community comment notifications, and each post has its own too.

turning it off only stops the notice for a new comment on your post. if someone replies to your comment, or @ your name, you still get that.

Profile

• you can write a bio
• MAL and AniList usernames can be saved and they show as links
• anime stats are there, time watched and how many episodes
• top 10 favorites, you pick them from profile settings
• titles are in the mana shop now, not only decorations. equip one, pick the color, and it sits after your name on your profile, your posts, and friend lists. comments keep the name and badge only.
• the joined date reads like June 21, 2026 instead of the raw timestamp

User search

header search has a User tab next to Anime. type a name and you get their picture, username, and when they joined. click the row and it opens the profile. press enter and it opens the first one. anime search is the same as before.

Edit : Update Friends
We’ve tweaked the Friends panel so you can see who’s online and what they’re up to — watching anime, browsing the community, or just hanging around Anikoto.

The friends list layout got a small redesign too: cleaner, denser, and easier to scan.