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🏰 About CITADEL

Welcome to CITADEL

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About CITADEL

🌐 A global community for fans of anime, manga, manhwa, and VOCALOID music – plus other geeky interests! While we focus on animanga, you'll also find discussions about movies, music, art, memes, sports, and video games.

Our Story

🗓️ Founded by Kousei Iyae
• Discord server created: March 23, 2024
• Disqus community launched: May 5, 2024

Our Approach to Rules

⚖️ We believe in freedom with responsibility:

  • Rules exist for emergencies, not daily policing
  • Moderators only intervene for serious issues reported via mentions with a serious tone and sufficient evidence
  • No NSFW content; mild ecchi artworks are allowed only when using the SPOILER tag

🔻 Leadership:
Kousei Iyae

🔻 Administrators:
Geppetto
Seeker

🔻 Moderators:
Saki, Miya, Zoro, Altairen, Nameless Observer, Shadow, Door-Kun

[Moderators have the "Mod" tag beside their usernames in the main chat]

Partnership Policy

🤝 We welcome partnerships with like-minded communities, but with these conditions:

  • No mergers
  • No partnerships that restrict our community's freedom
  • This community is not for sale

Badges of CITADEL

🚀 Rising Star

Awarded for your first 10 comments in CITADEL. The beginning of an amazing journey as a valued community member.

🏆 Top Commenter

Earned by reaching 100 comments. A symbol of your consistent engagement and dedication to our community.

❤️ Community Favorite

Awarded when your comment receives 10 upvotes. Recognition from peers for your valuable contributions.

💡 Expert Voice

Granted to verified topic experts who share specialized knowledge and insights with the community.

⭐ Moderator's Pick

Awarded when your comment is featured by moderators. Recognition for exceptional quality and insight.

👍 Valued Veteran

Earned by reaching 1,000 comments. A tribute to your long-term dedication and commitment to CITADEL.

🔑 Key Contributor

Awarded for particularly helpful and constructive contributions that elevate community discussions.

💬 Conversation Starter

Granted to members who spark engaging discussions and keep the community conversation flowing.



🖼️ Monthly Banner Update
🔻 What is this?
This is exclusive to CITADEL members. We live all around the globe and aren't close to each other, but we love the idea of commemorating our time together in this online space. Like a group photo, the monthly banner is a kind of "friends photo" created for this purpose! 💙
🔻 Themes and Voting
To make it more fun, we add themes to the banner (e.g., Christmas, Halloween, Summer, niche themes like cyberpunk or Japanese aesthetics, or themes based on anime genres). The next theme is decided by the members through a vote. The winning theme is then used, and images are submitted.
🔻 Submission Rules
1. One Character Only: No group shots or multiple characters in a single image.
2. Full-Body Shots Required: The entire character must be visible, with no cropped limbs or heads.
3. High Resolution: Use high-quality images, ideally 1000x1000px or higher.
4. Natural Angle: The pose should look natural, like a candid photo. Avoid selfies, extreme top-down or bottom-up angles, or distorted perspectives.
5. No Watermarks: Submissions must be free of visible watermarks, logos, or text overlays.
6. No AI-Generated Images: To maintain a consistent visual style, images created primarily by AI generators are not allowed. However, using AI tools to ethically enhance or upscale an existing original image is permitted.
🔻 Sample Image


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