I Built an Anime Website Using the MERN Stack — Looking for Feedback

Ayush Gawali — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 08:00:46 +0000

Hey everyone! 👋

I’ve been working on a full-stack anime website using the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js), and I’d love to get feedback from the developer community.

🚀 About the Project

The goal of this project is to create a clean and user-friendly platform for anime fans where users can explore anime, discover information, and interact with the website easily.

🛠️ Tech Stack
Frontend: React.js
Backend: Node.js + Express.js
Database: MongoDB
Styling: Tailwind CSS
✨ Features

Some of the features currently implemented are:

🔎 Anime search
📺 Anime browsing and details
👤 User authentication
❤️ Watchlist
📱 Responsive design
🎨 Anime-focused UI
📸 Screenshots

🔗 Try the Website

Live Demo: URL
Link: https://www.ayushgawali.online

💡 What I'd Like Feedback On

I'm especially interested in feedback from developers on:

UI/UX – Is the interface easy to navigate?
Code quality – Are there areas where my React/Node.js structure could be improved?
Performance – Are there obvious performance issues?
Responsive design – How does it look on different screen sizes?
Backend/API structure – Is my approach scalable?
Security – Are there important security issues I should address?
Overall project structure – What would you change if you were building this?

I'm still improving the project, so honest criticism is very welcome.

🎯 What's Next?

I'm planning to continue improving the project by adding more features, improving the UI/UX, optimizing performance, and making the overall experience better.

If you have a few minutes, I'd really appreciate it if you could check out the project and tell me what you would improve.

Thanks for taking the time to read this! 🙌

I'd especially love to hear from React, Node.js, MongoDB, and full-stack developers.

DEV Community: Ayush Gawali

I Built an Anime Website Using the MERN Stack — Looking for Feedback