/r/AskScienceFiction/

r/AskScienceFiction

886k members
r/AskScienceFiction is a subreddit with 886k members. The community frequently discusses marvel, witcher, dc, star wars, and dragon ball, and they frequently recommend/review sci-fi literature and science fiction.
**It's like Ask Science, but all questions and answers are written with answers gleaned from the universe itself.** Use in-universe knowledge, rules, and common sense to answer the questions. Or as **fanlore.org** calls it [Watsonian, not a Doylist point of view](http://fanlore.org/wiki/Watsonian_vs._Doylist)

Popular Topics in r/AskScienceFiction

#1

Marvel

32 posts
#2

Witcher

26 posts
#3

Dc

24 posts
#4

Star Wars

21 posts
#5

Dragon Ball

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Star Trek

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Batman

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#8

Worst

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#9

Looking For

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#10

Harry Potter

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+17k members(1.9%)

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Last updated: June 10, 2026