WakuWaku Anime List User Reviews

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Love This App!!

I’ve only used this app for about 24hrs and it’s already become a necessity for all times.

One of my favorite features is being able to see when new episodes will approx. come out once they’re are near their release date.

I also like that I was able to find many of the anime and manga I have watched/read or plan to watch/read. Of course not all of the manga I was looking for is there but it’s honestly not a problem.

Also at first I thought this was the case for a portion of the anime I wanted to list, but then I found out some of them were filtered and I was able to change that with the apps help. Just kind of have to look for that a little (for y’all who had this issue).

As a bonus: I also like that I can customize not only the interface but also the app icon by just buying a tip (really recommend ? and please support the dev.)

It is clear that the Dev worked so hard on this so I’m really happy to say I support this guy and hope other users too. If the Dev decides to read this I hope it made your day to know that you have a great app already that also has a lot of potential to become even greater in the future. Nice work!
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Response from developer

We’re so glad you find our app essential and appreciate the support! Your favorite features and tips for others truly reflect how much you enjoy using it. Thank you for your kind words and encouragement toward our efforts!

Best anime app

Friend turned me on to CRoll a few years back. Haven’t looked back since! Went premium right away, and honestly, I don’t even care that it went to 7.99. I canceled my Netflix in favor of it. I watch WakuWaku probably 5-6 days a week. My queue is a mile long and I’m still trying to catch up. I’ve seen more shows than I can keep track of, and even rewatched some that I’d already seen, completely forgetting I had already seen them. They have the newest shows during the hottest trends, and with the fastest turnaround time between Japan’s original air time and their stream release. It’s literally like same-day. Back in the day we had to torrent shows and find awful sites to try and get anime from, and some of it (most of it) wasn’t even legal. Or the subs were done by fan groups that got a lot wrong. If you’re an anime fan, skip the other garbage and just drop the 8 bucks a month for premium. It’s worth it. Not to mention that I’ve met some of the staff at Otakon and they’re genuinely cool people. I’ll gladly give them my cash to support what they’re doing. They do it better than everyone else. Thanks, CRoll!
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Response from developer

We're grateful for your amazing support and enthusiasm!

Good but (ISSUE down below)

I love the idea of being able to keep track of your anime however for reason the search doesn’t search all anime available (on the website), so in order for me to add a show that’s not queryable I need to go to the web app to do so. It shows up in the app after being added.

Response from developer

We appreciate your feedback and we're sorry about the search limitations; your input is valuable to us. Please consider using our support options within the app for more details on this issue.

Amazing app but a few glitches with premium.

This app is the best source of anime that I have used, but I have noticed some stuff with premium of which I do not know if they are intentionally implemented or if they are accidentally added, there are glitches and how you can exploit it for free anime with no ads by having extra time that has been happening to me. You see, a recent glitch is happening for it to always give you 2 weeks free, I will elaborate on that later. 1st, I just want to say how great this app is, even without premium, you can watch many subs and dubs for free, I do love this aspect but every time I buy a month of premium, it always gives me 2 weeks extra. I don’t know exactly how or if this is an intentional aspect of it but it is worthwhile for you to look into this if you do not mean for these things.
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Response from developer

We appreciate your feedback! It's great to hear you enjoy the app's content, and we're sorry to hear about the glitches with premium. Your insights about the extra time and glitches are valuable, and we encourage you to use the support options in the app to provide more details.

Great!!

This app is great & for all you new people looking at all these reviews where people are complaining about this app if you notice it’s all about the ads “not working right” or “there’s to many of them”
… umm how about you just pay the $8 a month and you won’t have these problems! I mean come on it’s $8 A MONTH less then a quarter a day that’s nothing! you’re literally complaining about a FREE service do you not get that they do this to entice you to just pay the tiny monthly fee! it boils down to this: STOP being ungrateful! if you wanna be cheap and watch ALL this wonderful anime that entire teams dedicate there lives to (which are really under paid) all for NOTHING then STOP complaining! if you contributed to this wonderful world of anime then maybe you can have some complaints until then enjoy the nice long ad breaks!
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Response from developer

We appreciate your passionate support and perspective!

Recommended but some things

There are way to many ads, I’m watching the app for free and it basically spams self promotion and there isn’t any diversity in them. It’s just SAO or self promotion, I still love the app but I unless you get premium your stuck watching the same ads over and over. Sometimes there is a new ad but it just disappears as I only see it once or twice, then I just see re:zero season two being spammed, I recommend having more diversity like giving less popular anime a chance, for example an anime a watch called Charlotte is often overlooked by the community as bigger anime’s like one piece is getting attention. Another thing, some ads like mha season 4 has been out for some time and doesn’t need ads for it as people have most likely known about the new season. Overall I think the app is great and besides the ads it’s anime selection is very wide.
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Response from developer

We appreciate your feedback and understand your concerns about the ad variety. It's great to hear you enjoy our wide anime selection despite this! Your insights are valuable to us, and we encourage you to share more through the support options in the app.

Why.. tho??

I wanted to watch anime and I heard this was a great app to watch anime on- but I’m frustrated and sad that we have to get premium for an anime. I understand paying for premium supports WakuWaku and all that but I realized that the only anime that doesn’t need premium is “My Hero Academia” and yeah there’s probably other ones that don’t need premium. I know there’s other people on the app that are also upset because you have to pay for premium “we” want to be satisfied by all the anime right? So why put premium for like all the anime’s? And also the 1 free episode is always the one that gets you into the anime! I really want you guy’s to at least take it on the most popular anime’s. I’m really interested on watching “ Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club” so yeah- ( sorry i sounded rude ?) Since I started watching MHA- straight to the point the ads are annoying why is there like 10 in each episode? Not only that but in one ad it adds up to 2-3 like I can’t enjoy watching the anime anymore tbh bring it down a little please.. like 3 ads is enough. Please and thank you fix the ads problem! Premium isn’t necessary in every anime ?
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Response from developer

We appreciate your feedback and truly regret that your experience didn’t meet expectations, especially regarding the premium content and ad frequency. Your insights about the ads and popular anime options are valuable, and we encourage you to share more through the support options in the app.

Annoyed

I used WakuWaku, I was trying to watch my favorite anime, One Piece but they is too many ads, even the ads are 6 ads in a row, which is dumb. Please reduce the ads to 1 short ad or something, because if you always put the ads into 6 ads in a row, it'll be horrible.

2. The horrible thing is I cannot get premium on WakuWaku because my family needs to save money. This is very annoying and can you like reduce the ads to only 1 ad every 2/3 minutes because I always see the same ads which is annoying.

I usually think you get ads every 2/3 minutes, but a One Piece episode has 24 minutes, so reducs the ads to 1 ad please! You'll make me and the users who cannot afford premium happy!
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Response from developer

We’re sorry to hear about your experience with ads while watching One Piece. Your feedback is valuable, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. Please reach out through the app's support if you want to provide more details.

Very Clean Layout

I started on MyAnimeList like most other people since it is somewhat of a standard or go-to for avid anime watchers. But I happened to stumble upon the website and really enjoyed how it was laid out so I took to getting the app. I really like how customizable it is and how clean and updated the layout looks. I particularly like that you can unlock special features in the app through a one time purchase of which you can choose from 3 different affordable prices, the lowest of which, $1.99. They don’t make you commit to a subscription or a large amount in order to unlock even more of a customizable approach to your app, which is something I can really appreciate. I enjoy helping out people and developers but not everyone can afford subscriptions and such so it is very nice that the app/website doesn’t ask for much from the users. I highly recommend this app!
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Response from developer

We're glad you appreciate the clean layout and customization!

Big Fan

I was shocked how well made it is when I first installed it. It’s incredibly convenient. I’m a big fan of tracking my progress and seeing how accomplished of a weaboo I am!! The customization is really nice too. The website is even more impressive and fleshed out. Some of the website’s features are missing on the app and I hope those features will find there way on the easy-to-access interface of the app someday, but for now I’m content.
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Response from developer

We appreciate your support and love for the app's convenience and customization!

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