Quick Start

If you want the fastest way to understand anime.gf, start here. The goal is simple: find a character, open a chat, and get a feel for how the product works before you worry about anything advanced.

1. Sign In or Start Browsing

• You can browse the main product at anime.gf right away.
• If you open chat without a session, anime.gf will send you through sign-in first.
• If you already know you want to create characters later, signing in early makes Studio much smoother.

2. Find a Character You Actually Want to Talk To

The home page is built for discovery, so do not overthink your first search.

• Browse featured cards when you just want something good quickly.
• Search by text when you already know what kind of character you want.
• Use tags and ranking controls to narrow things down.
• Check a creator profile when you want more from the same person.

If one character already feels close to what you want, opening that creator's profile is usually faster than starting every search from scratch.

For more on discovery, jump to Explore Characters.

3. Start Your First Chat

Open a character page and hit Start Chat.

What happens next:

• anime.gf creates a chat from that character.
• Your recent chats start filling the sidebar.
• You can return to /chat later and resume from the sidepane.
• If you make multiple chats with the same character, use Character Panel & History to find the character-specific History tab.

If you land on /chat with no active chat selected:

• On desktop, you will see the recent chat list first.
• On smaller screens, opening a chat collapses the sidepane so the conversation gets the screen.

4. Learn the Three Actions That Matter Most

The fastest way to feel comfortable with anime.gf is understanding these three actions:

• Send when you want to move the conversation forward with your own message.
• Continue when you want the character to keep going without adding a new user message.
• Regenerate when you want a different candidate for an existing reply.

anime.gf also supports editing, persona changes, suggestions, and other ways to steer the conversation. Those are covered in Chatting.

5. Set a Persona If You Want the Conversation to Feel More Personal

Personas are user-side profiles you can attach to chats.

• Create and edit them in Settings -> Persona.
• Set one as the default if you want it used more often.
• Switch personas for an existing chat from the chat sidepane footer.

If you want a clear mental model:

• A character is who you are talking to.
• A persona is how you show up in the conversation.

6. Leave Studio for When You Are Ready to Create

If you are here to chat, you can stop here. You already know enough to explore the app comfortably.

If you want to create or import characters:

• Read Studio.
• Then keep Studio Overview open while you work.

Good First Habits

• Start with public or well-tagged characters so discovery works in your favor.
• Use personas when you want continuity across multiple chats.
• Keep your first Studio character simple before you reach for advanced lore and message examples.
• Share unlisted links only with people you actually want to give access to.

Next Steps

• Read Chatting if you want better control over the conversation itself.
• Read Explore Characters if you want to find better creators and public character pages.
• Read Studio if you are ready to build a character of your own.