ArcMates

Explore anime cons, build community, and meet compatible people through Shared Arcs. ArcMates is an 18+ anime plans and community app for conventions, screenings, member-hosted Events, Crews, and mutual one-to-one connection. EXPLORE THE COMPLETE ANIME CON CATALOG • Browse curated conventions, screenings, festivals, and public community listings • Mark cons Interested or Going and keep your plans together • Open organizer and ticket pages directly from each listing • Share public Con and eligible Event pages that work in a browser • The complete convention catalog and Con detail experience remain in Cons • ArcMates does not sell admission; organizers manage tickets and availability JOIN FANDOM ROOMS • Search the title directory to find supported anime in the ArcMates catalog • Each title offers four curated, moderated channels: Main Lounge, First Watch, Episode Talk, and Theories & Lore • Clear spoiler labels and join warnings help you choose the right conversation • Rooms are available only to signed-in eligible adult members; posts show your display name and can link to your profile • Report messages or profiles, block members, and leave any channel at any time • Fandom Room posts do not send push notifications or enter the personal chat inbox FIND FRIENDS, DATING, OR BOTH • Open Shared Arcs and join the opt-in Arc Finder. No Con, Event, activity, or plan is required • Friends and Dating have separate five-profile waves and independent Regen allowances • Friends applies your saved Friends gender preference and shows adults open to Friends • Dating applies your saved age and gender boundary and shows adults open to Dating • Fresh eligible people first; familiar profiles only if needed; Top Sync only within the freshest available tier • Compare pair-specific Arc Sync using approved public titles, genres, and optional alignment signals only • See optional Hero/Villain chemistry such as Rival Found, Arc Nemesis, Hero Alliance, or Mastermind Duo • Open a full profile and send one private Connect request • The other member’s reciprocal intent, age, gender, approximate area, availability, communication, spoiler, and social preferences are checked when Connect is sent • If those private checks do not pass, the sender sees only that the profile is unavailable and the other member is not notified • New Connect requests let the recipient immediately review the sender’s approved public profile • Accept to open the same private chat immediately, or pass privately, report, or block • Friends and Dating-capable connections both open one neutral chat after mutual acceptance; optional private choices never block messaging • Optionally add a shared activity, Con, or Event when context would help • Arc Sync never scores popularity, rejections, appearance, sensitive traits, or paid boosts KEEP CREWS AND CHAT IN COMMUNITY • Open Community for Crew Chats and authorized Con, Event, and Crew conversations • Start Crew Chats for convention weekends and community plans JOIN OR HOST EVENTS • Find or host watch nights, cosplay meetups, manga clubs, game nights, and con meetups • Use capacity, waitlist, invitation, external registration, and visibility controls PRIVACY AND SAFETY • Arc Finder directory visibility is a separate 18+ opt-in and turns off in Incognito mode • Exact Friends and Dating preferences are not shown on profile cards; roster eligibility can still reflect your selected lane boundary • Member location stays approximate; reciprocal Connect checks and continuation choices are not exposed individually • Exact Event venues and street addresses are shown only to the host and members with a current Going RSVP; other in-person views show only the general city or region • Online-room access is shown only to the host and members with a current Going RSVP • Report, block, notification, privacy, and account-deletion controls are available in the app Find the people whose fandom energy belongs in your next arc.