Anime Zone

[sharon]

KEY 1 - Needs Improvement 2 - Good 3 - Excellent

Graphics
Background: 3 – I love it when forums keep the background simple as it doesn’t take away from the actual content. The theme you chose is simple and attractive.

Logo: 3 – LOVE IT. The initial impression I had was “COOL” it was brought on by your banner. I loved the simplicity of the text/title and the anime girl is bold yet inviting. Good work.

Menu buttons: 2 – Nothing too special to say other than it’s not the standard menu buttons which is good.

On/Off icons: 3 – Again very simple yet CUTE - no doubt your members will have no trouble keeping up with new posts in your forum.

Colors: 2 – I loved the simplicity theme you’ve got going on however I can’t help but feel that there needs to be more color in your forum. Perhaps more images or just more color. The way it’s all white and gray it almost give it an empty feeling. The overall view of the forum seems too large again contributing to the emptiness, more content will help.


Content

Focus: 2 – I can tell you’ve given this forum much thought for it looks like you’ve got the categories covered. You may want to add more boards relating to anime though or lessen the General area. It makes it look more like a general forum when you have more general topics set up compared to the boards relating to the main content.

Number of boards: 2 – Great number of boards, not too many and not too little. However, one thing I would change is post in the boards that do not have any posts in them – even if it’s just an introductory post on what the board is about. It makes the forum look empty otherwise.

Activity Level: 1 – I understand that it’s a new forum. Keep advertising your forum Proboards Support is a nice place to start. Stay active in your forum login every day and correspond with your member often.

Spelling and grammar: 3 – You do not have a lot of descriptions or posts right now but what I am able to read on your forum Spelling and Grammar is not an issue.



Comments:
You’re doing great so far. Keep that simplicity mindset and don’t stop trying to improve your forum. Focus on adding more content (e.g. more posts) for that is the key to convincing visitor to register at your forum. Good luck!

[Former Member]

Thank you for the detailed review! I really like your review style, and the key is very useful.

I'll definitely see to adding a touch more colour to the overall theme. I find it quite difficult to find a nice balance, but the feedback is much appreciated.

You raise a fair point about the lack of anime-related boards, too. I'm surprised I didn't immediately notice it myself. That has to be remedied.

I'll be focusing on posting in those empty boards, and of course I'll work on the activity levels. It probably would have been a better idea to do so before asking for feedback, but the excitement got to me.

[Former Member]

I've made some tweaks to the theme, but I'm still not sure about where to add more colour.

Any additional feedback would be appreciated though.

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Looking for some feedback on the newest theme. It's similar to the previous one.

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[Enzeru]

My first thoughts: Cute banner, but the rest is kinda plain. I do like the rice balls and wish they stood out more.

Pros: I'd definitely want to join because of the subject matter and it looks like there are enough people to interact with, too.

Cons: The only thing that I would worry about is that people post slowly and that I'd get bored of it.

Recommendations: I recommend holding special events in both the rp forums and in the discussion forums. Maybe some anime quizzes with daily questions. Maybe a big party in the rp section where people pick their favorite characters to rp as.This would help boost activity and draw in curious members.

Closing thoughts: I think it's a good forum and it has potential. You just need that extra something special to stand out from the others. Well, aside from that banner and adorable onigiri. Good luck!