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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to the most common questions about Anime Wordle. If your question isn't here, email us at developer.sercaksoy@gmail.com.

Gameplay

How is the daily answer chosen?

Each game mode has a pre-generated schedule that maps every calendar date to a specific anime, character, or poster. The schedule is deterministic, which means every player worldwide sees the same puzzle on the same day. We weight the schedule toward well-known titles so that the puzzles remain solvable without requiring niche knowledge.

What time does the daily puzzle reset?

00:00 UTC. If you're in the U.S. Eastern time zone, that's 8 p.m. the previous evening. If you're in Japan, it's 9 a.m. the same day.

My progress disappeared. What happened?

We store your game state in your browser's LocalStorage — not on our servers. If you clear browser data, switch browsers, or use private/incognito mode, your progress doesn't carry over. We don't currently offer cloud saves because the game doesn't require accounts.

I guessed the anime but it says I'm wrong. Why?

Two common causes. First, autocomplete matches by English title; if you typed the Japanese title and it didn't autocomplete, your input might not have been matched. Second, different seasons are separate entries in our database — "Attack on Titan Season 3" is not the same entry as "Attack on Titan". Always pick from the autocomplete dropdown.

Where does the anime data come from?

MyAnimeList's public dataset. We sync periodically to keep studio, genre, episode, score, and popularity values current. See our About page for more detail.

An anime I care about is missing. Can you add it?

We include the top several thousand titles by popularity. If something you expected is missing, it's almost always because its MAL popularity rank is outside our inclusion cutoff. Email a request and we'll consider expanding.

Modes

What's the difference between Classic and Random Classic?

Same rules and UI. Classic has one shared daily answer worldwide; Random Classic picks a random anime each round and lets you play unlimited rounds. Random is for practice. Classic is for the daily streak.

Why is the character image so blurred at the start?

By design. If the image were fully visible from the first guess, there'd be no puzzle. Each wrong guess reveals more of the image. The fewer guesses you need, the better your result.

Is there a streak system?

Not yet. We track your per-day results in local storage but don't expose a long-term streak counter. This is on our roadmap.

Accounts & Privacy

Do I need to create an account?

No. Anime Wordle has no user accounts, login, email collection, or passwords. Everything runs in your browser.

What data do you collect?

Anonymous analytics via Google Firebase (page views, device type, country-level location, in-game events like "won" or "lost"). No personal identifiers. See the Privacy Policy for the full list.

Do you use cookies?

Only for analytics and, once approved, advertising. No cookies are strictly required for gameplay.

Technical

Does the game work on mobile?

Yes — the layout is responsive and we test on iOS Safari and Android Chrome. On very small screens (under 360px wide) the Classic mode table scrolls horizontally, which is intentional.

Does the game work offline?

Partially. Once the page has loaded, gameplay works without a connection because all data is client-side. But you can't load the page for the first time without internet, and analytics won't record.

Is the site open source?

Not currently public, but the game is static HTML/JS. You can view source on any page to see how the game works.

Contact

How do I report a bug?

Email developer.sercaksoy@gmail.com with a description of what happened, what you expected, and your browser/device. Screenshots help.

Can I suggest a new feature or mode?

Please do. Send suggestions to the same email. The most common successful suggestions are specific ("add X anime", "highlight Y on mobile") rather than broad ("make it better").