For those of you who couldn't make it to the collaboration event at Atré Akihabara, I found this video someone made that showed how the event looks in Japanese.
Hello everyone. As of today, r/KimigaShinu is being archived, and the community is relocating to r/KimiShinu.
For a full explanation of this decision, please refer to the announcement post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/KimiShinu/comments/1v9yavk/welcome_to_rkimishinu_why_we_moved_and_the_future/
I look forward to seeing you at r/KimiShinu.
Hello, my name is sika. Some of you may recognize my name from elsewhere; for those who do not, I am a moderator of both /r/KimigaShinu and /r/KimiShinu, and I also run the unofficial English Discord server for KimiShinu.
If you are a regular member of /r/KimigaShinu, I would like to offer my apologies for this sudden announcement and for the inconvenience caused by my decision to archive /r/KimigaShinu and move the community here. Allow me to explain the reasoning behind this decision.
In May 2022, as I became interested in this series, I noticed there was no community for English-speaking fans, so I created a Discord server to fill that gap. Later that month, I noticed that /r/KimiShinu was available and created the subreddit, though I kept it private, intending to develop it properly once the Discord server was more established. Unfortunately, I never found the opportunity to do so, and the subreddit remained inactive.
In February 2023, the previous owner of /r/KimigaShinu reached out to me on Discord, proposing that we link the Discord server with his subreddit. As his subreddit predated mine, I deferred to his claim and redirected /r/KimiShinu to point to his community instead. He subsequently offered me a moderator position. However, between managing the Discord server and other commitments, I was unable to devote attention to the subreddit itself. I assumed it was being maintained adequately in my absence — an assumption that, as I later discovered, was mistaken.
By March 2025, following the anime announcement, I proposed moving the main subreddit to /r/KimiShinu, given that it is the official short name of the series, in order to prepare the community for the anime's broadcast. The previous owner declined, noting that the community was already established with approximately 100 members. He assured me he would continue to oversee it, so I once again stepped back and returned my focus to other responsibilities.
On July 2, 2026, however, we received a modmail requesting that /r/KimigaShinu be reclaimed, citing inactivity among all moderators. I was surprised to learn that the previous owner had made no further progress on the subreddit since we last corresponded. In light of this, I concluded that it was necessary to assume ownership and manage the community directly.
I began building up moderation activity quietly in the background, and formally took over the subreddit on July 13, 2026.
After assuming ownership, I considered whether to retain /r/KimigaShinu as it stood or to proceed with my original plan of consolidating the community under the correct short name. Upon further reflection, given that /r/KimigaShinu was founded on a mistaken premise and subsequently neglected by an owner with limited investment in the series, I concluded that building upon that foundation was not the right path forward. Instead, I chose to establish a fresh start for the community, one that could receive the attention and care it deserves. For this reason, I have archived /r/KimigaShinu and am making this announcement.
For content previously posted in /r/KimigaShinu, you are welcome to repost it here or make use of the crosspost feature.
In the coming days, I will be expanding the wiki with additional information about the series so that it may serve as a proper reference for the community. I will also be making adjustments to this subreddit to ensure a positive experience for all members. Should you notice anything missing or amiss, please do not hesitate to send a modmail, and I will do my best to address it.
Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience this transition may have caused. I will do my utmost to manage this subreddit responsibly and support this community going forward. Thank you for being part of it.