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On the sign-up page, enter your email address and a password, and agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. We will send a verification email to that address. Click the link in it, and you can sign in.

First, check your spam folder. The page you see right after signing up has a "Resend verification email" button. If you have already left that page, sign in with that email address and click "Go to email verification" to get a new one. Verification links expire after a while; if yours has, just send a new one. If you mistyped your email address, sign up again with the correct one.

Click "Forgot password?" on the sign-in page, or go straight to reset your password, and enter the email address you signed up with. We will email you a reset link; open it to set a new password. The link expires after a while, so request a new one if it has.

Once signed in, open your account center, go to "Security", expand "Change Password", and enter your current password and a new one. After the change, sign in again with your new password.

In your account center, go to "Security", expand "Change Email", and enter the new address and your current password. We will send a confirmation email to the new address, and the switch only happens once you click the link in it. After that, sign in again with your new email address. Your old address also gets a notice about the change. If you did not make it, click the undo link in that notice and change your password right away.

The Season Anime page shows the current season by default, and you can switch to other seasons from there. You can also get to it by clicking "Anime" in the header and then "Season Anime".

Type the title into the search box at the top of the Anime page. Chinese, Japanese, English, and romaji titles all work. On a computer, there is also a search box in the header. If you just want to look around, browse by genre.

Each title has a synopsis, details, characters, and related titles, along with the CosCat Score, the score distribution, and everyone's ratings and reviews.

In the "Rate This Title" box on the title's page, click a star to set your score (more stars means a higher score), then press "Post Rating". You need to be signed in to rate.

No, a score on its own is fine. If you do write a comment, the counter under the text box shows how much you have written. To change it later, go back to the same box, make your edits, and press "Update Rating".

Use the menu under the stars to set your watch status. Your choice is saved as soon as you pick it, and you don't need to rate the title first.

The "CosCat Score" is the average of all the scores users have given a title. Until someone rates it, the page shows "No score yet".

On the title's page, click "Write Review" in the "Reviews" section (you need to be signed in). Your review needs a title of its own, and you write the body in the editor. You can save a draft while you work; a review can be published once the body reaches the minimum length.

Reviews are checked before they go public and appear on the title's page once approved. If you change the title, subtitle, or body of an approved review, it is checked again.

Once signed in, open your account center. Under "Profile" you can change your display name, bio, and more; upload and crop a new picture under "Avatar".

Yes. Change your "Handle" under "Profile", and your profile address changes with it. After a change, you can't change it again for 30 days, so double-check the spelling before you save.