OtakuRank Editorial Policy & Standards

Effective Date: September 2026 • Verified Google News & E-E-A-T Compliance Guidelines

🎯 1. Mission & Editorial Scope

OtakuRank is an independent entertainment platform and live anime community dedicated to cataloging anime, manga, manhwa, characters, and gaming. Our mission is to provide accurate, transparent, and engaging guides, including chronological franchise watch orders, filler episode skip lists, and data-backed rankings.

Every article, timeline, and guide on OtakuRank is produced with deep fandom research, firsthand viewing experience, and verified industry sources.

🔍 2. Fact-Checking & Sourcing Standards

Accuracy is paramount in anime watch orders and character power scaling. We verify every factual statement against authoritative sources:

Official Japanese Production & Studio Releases: Air dates, official canon film status, and chronological timeline placements are verified against announcements from studios (e.g., ufotable, MAPPA, Toei Animation, Bones, Wit Studio).
Manga & Light Novel Canon: Filler designations are verified by cross-referencing animated episodes directly against the original manga chapters and light novel volumes.
Reputable Databases: Broadcast schedules and metadata are synchronized with AniList, RAWG, and MyAnimeList databases.

✍️ 3. Author Attribution & E-E-A-T Transparency

OtakuRank believes in full transparency regarding who produces our content. We do not publish anonymous or AI-generated junk articles without human oversight.

All published articles, curated watch orders, and feature tier lists are overseen by Sameer Bera, Founder & Lead Editor of OtakuRank. Sameer's background spans years of anime fandom, extensive manga and manhwa reading, and gaming analysis. His identity and external social accounts are publicly verified across Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, and Facebook.

🔄 4. Corrections & Updates Policy

When an error, inaccurate episode label, or broken release date occurs, we correct it promptly and visibly. We maintain "Last Updated" timestamps on all guides and articles.

If you spot an error, please notify our editorial team:

Email our testing group at: otakurank-testers@googlegroups.com
Post directly to our community subreddit: Reddit (@Most_Wolf_8472)

⚖️ 5. Independence & Commercial Ethics

OtakuRank maintains strict editorial independence. Our rankings and tier lists are determined by real user voting, community consensus, and editorial evaluation. We do not accept payment to promote specific anime, studios, or characters without clear sponsored disclosure.

🤖 6. Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy

While automated scripts are used for technical tasks such as API data synchronization and sitemap generation, all editorial analysis, character writeups, and watch order recommendations are researched, written, and verified by human editors.

📬 7. Contact Information

For inquiries regarding our editorial guidelines, copyright inquiries, or press communications, please contact our team via our Contact Page or join our Reddit community at Reddit (@Most_Wolf_8472).