AnimeGuess.moe

AnimeGuess.moe is a daily guessing game where you identify the featured anime from a set of image clues. Each puzzle starts with a single obscure picture and reveals clearer ones as you go, so the goal is to name the show before the sixth clue gives it away. It uses the same daily format as Wordle, Framed, and GuessTheGame, applied to anime instead of words or films.

What is AnimeGuess.moe?

The core loop is simple. Each day the game presents one anime and shows it through six image clues that grow more revealing as you go, moving from aesthetic and mood shots toward characters and clearer context. You identify the show by typing into a searchbox and picking from the dropdown that appears. Titles are stored in Romaji, but the search also accepts English titles and other synonyms, so a match returns the Romaji title tied to whatever synonym you entered. If a clue is too vague, a Skip button advances you to a clearer image without spending a guess on a shot in the dark.

This is a media identification game rather than a word puzzle, which is what separates it from most guessing games in the same daily family. There is no letter grid and no color-coded proximity feedback. The information you get comes entirely from the pictures: each Skip surfaces a sharper, more revealing image, and that visual progression is the whole hint system. The multilingual title handling is another distinguishing detail, since it accepts both Romaji and English or synonym spellings and resolves them to a single canonical answer. That makes it forgiving for players who know a show under a different name than the one the database stores.

AnimeGuess.moe comes from the open-source animeguesser project, whose GitHub org members are @omgdanieltam and @Moebizz. The frontend is a Svelte app under the AGPL-3.0 license, the backend is Python under the MIT license, and the game is hosted on AWS. The earliest GitHub activity dates to July 2023, and the live site has shown a message thanking players for one year of AnimeGuess, which places its launch in 2023. It describes itself as being in Alpha and subject to change, so specifics of the interface may shift over time.

One note on its current state: the site is on a temporary hiatus. A banner explains that new days are not being added, but all previous days remain active and playable. In practice that means you will not find a brand new puzzle each morning right now, but the archive is fully available through the previous-day navigation, so there is still plenty to play. The game is free, with no payment system, and it aims at a broad audience of anime watchers rather than only hardcore fans.

How to play AnimeGuess.moe

1. Open AnimeGuess.moe at animeguess.moe and let the daily puzzle load.
2. Study the first image clue and look for a recognizable art style, characters, or setting.
3. Type your guess into the searchbox using the Romaji title, an English title, or a common synonym, then pick the match from the dropdown.
4. If you are not confident, press Skip to reveal a clearer image clue instead of guessing.
5. Keep working through the six clues until you name the correct anime.
6. Use the previous-day navigation to play past puzzles from the archive, which stay active during the hiatus.

Tips and strategy

• Focus on art style and color palette in the early, vaguer clues, since studios and eras often have a recognizable look before any character is clear.
• Do not burn a guess on a hunch when a clue is too vague. Skip to a clearer image and save your naming for when you are more certain.
• Remember the search accepts English and synonym titles, so try an alternate name if your first spelling does not appear in the dropdown.
• Watch for distinctive character designs, uniforms, or props that pin down a specific franchise once the clearer clues appear.
• Play the archived previous-day puzzles to learn how the clue progression tends to build, which helps you read new-to-you shows faster.
• When a title has several similarly named entries, read the dropdown carefully so you select the exact show rather than a spinoff or season.

Good to know

Category

Anime identification (movies and TV)

Cost

Free to play, no payment system

Clues

Six image clues, each a guess-or-skip step

Resets

Historically daily; currently on temporary hiatus with no new days added

Archive

Yes, previous days stay playable via previous-day navigation

Modes

Single daily-style six-clue mode

Creator

animeguesser open-source project (@omgdanieltam, @Moebizz)

Launched

2023 (earliest GitHub activity July 2023)

Feedback

Progressive image clues; each Skip reveals a clearer picture

Platform

Browser (Svelte frontend, Python backend, hosted on AWS)

AnimeGuess.moe FAQ

Is AnimeGuess.moe free?

Yes. It is free to play with no payment system.

How do you play AnimeGuess.moe?

You are shown a daily anime through six image clues that get clearer as you go. Type the title in Romaji, English, or a synonym and select it from the dropdown, or press Skip to reveal a clearer image before guessing.

When does AnimeGuess.moe reset, and is there an archive?

It historically added a new puzzle daily, but the site is currently on a temporary hiatus, so no new days are being added. All previous days remain active and playable through the previous-day navigation.

Is AnimeGuess.moe like Wordle?

It shares the daily format that Wordle popularized, but it is a media identification game rather than a word puzzle. Instead of letter feedback, it reveals the answer through six image clues from the featured anime.

Who made AnimeGuess.moe?

It comes from the open-source animeguesser project, with GitHub org members @omgdanieltam and @Moebizz. The frontend is Svelte under AGPL-3.0, the backend is Python under MIT, and it is hosted on AWS.