25 Anime Conversation Starters for Fellow Weebs
By the Bakkar team ·
Anime fans can talk for hours once they find each other. These openers skip the small talk and go straight to the good arguments.
Easy openers
- What was your gateway anime?
- Sub or dub, and are you willing to fight about it?
- What are you watching this season?
- Favourite opening song of all time?
- Naruto, One Piece or Dragon Ball for your first big shonen?
- Which anime would you recommend to someone who has never watched one?
- Manga reader or anime only?
Debates
- Best arc in any anime, go.
- Filler episodes: skip or watch?
- Most overrated anime?
- Which anime ending broke you?
- Best anime villain ever?
- Which anime deserves a live action, and which should never get one?
Go deeper
- Which character are you most like?
- An anime that taught you something real?
- Which world would you want to live in?
- A scene that made you cry?
- Who got you into anime?
- If your life were an anime, what would the genre be?
For an anime Adda
- Watch party this weekend, which series?
- Drop your top three, no explanation.
- Anime quiz: guess the anime from one emoji.
- Cosplay plans for the next comic con?
- Underrated anime nobody here has seen?
- Manga recommendations, go.
Keeping it going
Ask why a character matters to them, not just who they like. Most fans have a real reason, and it's a much better conversation than a ranking.
Finding people who are into anime
On Bakkar, Anime is one of the 20 interests you can pick for your profile (up to 5). Discover shows people who share the most interests with you first, and highlights the ones you share on their card, so an opener from this page is never out of the blue. More openers for any mood are in our 40 conversation starters.
