Is this even a dating site?

What most people said. You can generate connections regardless if the proper function of the site was to do what it said it does. I've had two friends meet online from completely different countries. They ended up enjoying each others companies and suddenly they had actually taken the time to meet up one day and a real thing was created. Andit was an RPG based Forum Roleplay site. Maybe this is just a Forum function with a niche to try and get people. But the people who are coming here are coming for a reason. And that reason seems to be a rather common one, people are looking for affection with people that are more than likely to have a singluar relatable topic. And that's the perfect place to start the conversation at. Noone needs to hide behind a tree and watch from a distance here. If you see someone that looks interesting, you already know they like anime. You're almost guaranteed to atleast start a conversation, and in the end maybe you might not find someone you want to spend your life with. But you might have found a friend you can generally confide into. Just be you while you let yourself out. It's okay to be yourself, just own it and you'll be gravy.

For me this is the first time beeing on a site such as this. I came here because here i am more likely to find someone in my age range that has the same love for anime / manga as me or an even bigger love for it. Granted i am relatively new to the anime / manga world and i dont think i could even be called an Otaku , its very hard to find people around me who share the interest / love fo rthe same things as i do. Do i expect to find my one true love here? No i have no expectations in this, i have hopes of finding likeminded people who will not judge me for my love of anime / manga despite age and who accept me just for who i am. And i do the same towards others. Friendship is amazing, becoming more is something that is a possibilitie.

I think the general intention is for it to be a dating site, but it's not necessarily easy to find someone when there aren't a ton of people who live in the same area as you who join. Unless you don't mind a LDR which some don't. Then there's the typical dating site tribulations of an inordinate number of guys vs girls joining, the girls who do join getting bombarded with multiple messages and friend requests as well as having to deal with creepers, age differences, etc. As well as everyone who does join isn't necessarily even looking for a relationship or could already be in one and is just seeking new people to talk about their interests with. The best thing I can suggest to people who are actually looking for a relationship on this site is the following: - Put yourself out there. Post on peoples profiles, say hi, send friend requests, and participate in the forums. At a minimum it will get you seen more and more people may actually check out your profile in turn. Expecting just to set up a profile and have the messages flood in is probably setting yourself up for disappointment. - Actually have some info about yourself in your bio. You don't need to write a book, but at least have some basics about yourself, where you live, what you're looking for, and some interests you have outside of anime. Yes, while listing every anime you ever watched on your profile might seem ideal on a dating site geared for otaku on paper, I think it's a given most people who join here at least have a passing interest in anime and manga. Most of us have interests outside of those and it's good for a perspective viewer of your profile to know what other stuff you like, not to mention they're good conversation pieces to talk about. - Post at least one IRL picture of yourself in your profile. Yes, I know this is a bit of a tepid subject for some because they're self conscious of their appearance and/or they're worried about creepers online seeing what they look like. If your end goal however is to actually use this site to eventually find a bf/gf, then it's nice to be able to see what you actually look like. In an ideal world, just loving a person for their mind and personality would be great for everyone, but unfortunately that's not how most people view potential partners. I've said this before and will continue to say it, it's hard to be in a relationship with someone you're not attracted too. When I look at a perspective girls profile and see a nice description about herself, she says she's looking for a relationship in her profile, but then it's just a bunch of anime avatars for pics, it comes across to me (and many others) that she is self conscious about her appearance and doesn't want to show something about herself some might find unattractive and lacks the confidence to show what she actually looks like. And it's the same thing for guys too when a girl is looking at your profile. I understand for some, that may not necessarily be the case and they just don't want to show what they look like because of potential creepers on the internet or are just too timid to share something like that on a profile right away. It's just the nature of the online dating game at this point though, because your profile is the only real window people see to what you are all about and if they can't look through the closed drapes and see the real you, then it's hard to really take your profile seriously. Now if you're just here for online friends, go ahead and have anime avatars till the cows come home. I'd just recommend stating loud and clear in your bio you're not interested in a finding a relationship and are looking for friends only.