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In the watch party room: watch in sync, chat and replay

Join the room when it opens, follow the host's synced player or start together on your own service, chat and react, and replay what the room said after the party.

Anime fansUpdated October 11, 2026
  • ~6 min
  • New to it
  • Part 2 of 2

From 30 minutes before the start until three hours after, the party's page is its room: who's here, a chat, reactions, and a way to press play at the same moment.

Before you start

  • You're going or interested (see part 1).
  • The show open on your own streaming account, unless the party has a YouTube, Vimeo or Twitch link.

Watch in sync

The room offers one of two ways, depending on the party's link.

  1. With a synced player

    For a YouTube, Vimeo or Twitch link, press Join the synced player (the host presses Start the synced player). It follows the host's play, pause and seeks โ€” In sync with the host.
  2. Or start together

    For anything else โ€” Crunchyroll, Netflix, HIDIVE โ€” open it on your own account (Open โ€ฆ โ†—) and press I'm ready.
  3. The host counts in

    The host presses Go: 3, 2, 1; everyone presses play on zero and a shared episode clock starts. Pause everyone shows where to stop (Paused at 12:31), and Resume: 3, 2, 1 counts you back in.
  4. Nudge if you're off

    Started a little late? Nudge my clock by โˆ’5s, โˆ’1s, +1s or +5s.

Chat and react

Type in Say somethingโ€ฆ and press Send; tap a reaction (๐Ÿ˜‚ ๐Ÿ˜ญ ๐Ÿ˜ฎ ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ‘ โค๏ธ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ ๐Ÿคฏ) as things happen. Both are marked with the episode time. Report a message that crosses the line, or Delete your own. The host can delete any message, Mute someone (they watch but can't post) or Remove them.

Who can come in

The room is for the host and everyone who said they're going or interested. Members under 18 can join the rooms of their Circles' parties and their friends' parties; when a member under 18 hosts, the room is for their Circle and friends only.

Voice

A party in a Circle links to the Circle's voice channels โ€” Talk in โ€ฆ's voice while you watch. Voice comes with the Circle Lead's Plus membership or above. Parties outside a Circle have the chat but no voice.

Replay it later

  1. Open the party after it ends

    Once the room has closed, its page shows Replay to everyone who was in the room.
  2. Catch up first

    If the party said which episodes it covered, the replay waits until you've watched through the last โ€” Watch through episode โ€ฆ to see what the room said. With no range set, press Show the replay.
  3. Play it

    Press Play, or jump to where the room reacted most on the strip.

Check it worked

The chat plays back on the episode's timeline, with the reactions where they happened.

If something's off

โ€œSay you're going or interested to join the room.โ€
Press RSVP or Interested on the party page.
โ€œMembers under 18 can join watch rooms for their Circles' parties and their friends' parties.โ€
This room is outside those. Join the host's Circle, or watch one hosted by a friend.
โ€œThe host has muted you in this room.โ€
You can still watch; only the host can unmute you.
I can't see the room
It opens 30 minutes before the start and closes three hours after.

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