Sourcing

Every claim in a submission needs at least one source a moderator can verify in under a minute. This page lists what counts, ranked.

Tier 1 — Official primary sources

These are always accepted. Prefer them whenever they exist.

• The work's official website (studio site, publisher site, official series site).
• The work itself — a frame timestamp from the episode, a page reference from a manga chapter, the credits crawl. Include the episode/chapter number and a screenshot when possible.
• Licensor / distributor pages — Crunchyroll, Netflix, HiDive, Viz, Yen Press, Shueisha, Kodansha official catalog entries.
• Official social media accounts of the studio, publisher, or licensed creator. Include the post URL, not a quote.

Tier 2 — Trusted database / industry sources

These are accepted for most fields, except where a primary source is required (e.g. release date disputes).

• Anime News Network (ANN) encyclopedia.
• MyAnimeList, AniList, AniDB, Kitsu — fine for cross-checking, but a Tier 1 link is preferred when one exists. Don't cite Waifora as a source for itself.
• MAL News / official press releases from publishers.
• Wikipedia for general facts, but only when the Wikipedia article itself cites a Tier 1 source you can also link.

Tier 3 — Conditional sources

• Reddit / Twitter threads — only when an industry insider, an official account, or a creator is the source AND the post is preserved (screenshot the post, link the archive).
• Fan wikis — only as a pointer to the real source. Cite the underlying citation, not the wiki page.
• YouTube / Bilibili clips for evidence (a frame, a credit crawl, a trailer) — fine as long as the upload is the official channel or clearly an unedited capture.

Not acceptable

• Speculation — "it's coming soon", "I heard from a friend at the studio".
• Pirate / unofficial mirrors as proof of release. A leak's existence doesn't establish official release.
• AI-generated summaries of an entry pulled from a chatbot.
• Discord screenshots from random servers.
• "Trust me" — your own credibility is not a source.

How to cite

Include the URL and, when possible, the specific claim the source supports:

Source: https://example.com/news/foo-anime — confirms April 2026 release date in the second paragraph.

For frame/page citations:

Source: episode 7, 12:34 — credits show "Animation Director: Yuki Tanaka".

For multiple claims in one submission, link sources per claim, not in a single dump at the bottom.

When you can't find a source

If you genuinely can't source a change but believe it's correct (e.g. a typo you noticed by playing the episode):

• Submit anyway with a description ("episode 4 title appears as 'Sunrise' in the broadcast but is listed as 'Sun Rise' on Waifora").
• Moderators can verify the claim themselves if your description is specific enough.
• Vague unsourced submissions ("the date is wrong, please fix") are rejected.