anime-offline-database

The purpose of this repository is to create a dataset containing anime meta data aggregated by different anime meta data providers (such as myanimelist.net, anidb.net, kitsu.app and more) and allow cross references between those meta data providers. This dataset is supposed to be used by and created for manami.

Statistics

Update week 10 [2025]

The dataset consists of 36194 entries (61% reviewed) composed of:

Number of entries	Meta data provider
28605	myanimelist.net
24656	anime-planet.com
21053	kitsu.app
19595	anisearch.com
19404	anilist.co
16739	notify.moe
13750	simkl.com
13750	animecountdown.com
13749	anidb.net
11662	livechart.me

Files

This repository contains various JSON and zip files. The dataset file itself as well as files containing IDs of dead entries for some meta data providers to support the automated process.

File	Type reference	Description
anime-offline-database.json	Database root	Contains anime data already merged from different meta data providers. Content is pretty print. Check modb-extension if you are looking for additional properties.
anime-offline-database.schema.json	JSON schema	JSON schema file for validating anime-offline-database.json.
anime-offline-database-minified.json	Database root	Minified version of anime-offline-database.json which contains the same data, but is smaller in size.
anime-offline-database-minified.schema.json	JSON schema	JSON schema file for validating anime-offline-database-minified.json.
anime-offline-database.zip	Database root	Zipped file of anime-offline-database-minified.json which contains the same data, but is even smaller in size.
dead-entries/*.json	DeadEntries root	A file where * is the name of the respective meta data provider. Contains anime IDs which have been removed from the meta data provider. Pretty print.
dead-entries/*-minified.json	DeadEntries root	A file where * is the name of the respective meta data provider. Contains the same data as dead-entries/*.json, but is smaller in size.
dead-entries/dead-entries.schema.json	JSON schema	JSON schema file for validating all the dead-entries/*-minified.json and dead-entries/*.json files.
dead-entries/*.zip	DeadEntries root	A file where * is the name of the respective meta data provider. Contains the same data as dead-entries/*-minified.json, but is even smaller in size.

Type reference

Here is a description of the types in the JSON files.

Database root

Field	Type	Nullable	Description
$schema	URI	no	Link to the JSON schema which allows to validate the content.
license	License	no	Information about the license of the dataset.
repository	URL	no	URL of this github repository which is the source of the dataset.
scoreRange	ScoreRange	no	Describes the upper and lower boundaries of a score.
lastUpdate	Date (format: YYYY-MM-DD)	no	The date on which the file was updated.
data	Anime[]	no	List of all anime.

License

Field	Type	Nullable	Description
name	String	no	Name of the license.
url	URL	no	URL to the whole license file.

ScoreRange

Field	Type	Nullable	Description
minInclusive	Double	no	Minimum value that a score can take. Default: 1.0
maxInclusive	Double	no	Maximum value that a score can take. Default: 10.0

Anime

Field	Type	Nullable	Description
sources	URL[]	no	URLs to the pages of the meta data providers for this anime.
title	String	no	Main title.
type	Enum of [TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL, UNKNOWN]	no	Distribution type.
episodes	Integer	no	Number of episodes, movies or parts.
status	Enum of [FINISHED, ONGOING, UPCOMING, UNKNOWN]	no	Status of distribution.
animeSeason	AnimeSeason	no	Data on when the anime was first distributed.
picture	URL	no	URL of a picture which represents the anime.
thumbnail	URL	no	URL of a smaller version of the picture.
duration	Duration	yes	Duration. Normally this is per episode.
score	Score	yes	Score calculated using all available scores from meta data providers. Original scores are rescaled if necessary.
synonyms	String[]	no	Alternative titles and spellings under which the anime is also known.
relatedAnime	URL[]	no	URLs to the meta data providers for anime that are somehow related to this anime.
tags	String[]	no	A non-curated list of tags and genres which describe the anime.

AnimeSeason

Field	Type	Nullable	Description
season	Enum of [SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, UNDEFINED]	no	Season in which the first release occurred.
year	Integer	yes	Year of first release.

Duration

Field	Type	Nullable	Description
value	Integer	no	Duration in seconds.
unit	String	no	For (de)serialization this value is always SECONDS.

Score

Field	Type	Nullable	Description
arithmeticGeometricMean	Double	no	Arithmetic–geometric mean based on all available scores from all meta data providers.
arithmeticMean	Double	no	Arithmetic mean based on all available scores from all meta data providers.
median	Double	no	Median based on all available scores from all meta data providers.

DeadEntries root

Field	Type	Nullable	Description
$schema	URI	no	Link to the JSON schema which allows to validate the content.
license	License	no	Information about the license of the dataset.
repository	URL	no	URL of this github repository which is the source of the dataset.
lastUpdate	Date (format: YYYY-MM-DD)	no	The date on which the file was updated.
deadEntries	String[]	no	IDs of anime which have been removed from the respective meta data provider.

Examples

Here are some examples showing what the files look like.

anime-offline-database.json:

Example

{
    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database/refs/heads/master/anime-offline-database.schema.json",
    "license": {
      "name": "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0",
      "url": "https://github.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database/blob/master/LICENSE"
    },
    "repository": "https://github.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database",
    "scoreRange": {
        "minInclusive": 1.0,
        "maxInclusive": 10.0
    },
    "lastUpdate": "2024-01-06",
    "data": [
    {
          "sources": [
            "https://anidb.net/anime/4563",
            "https://anilist.co/anime/1535",
            "https://anime-planet.com/anime/death-note",
            "https://animecountdown.com/40190",
            "https://anisearch.com/anime/3633",
            "https://kitsu.app/anime/1376",
            "https://livechart.me/anime/3437",
            "https://myanimelist.net/anime/1535",
            "https://notify.moe/anime/0-A-5Fimg",
            "https://simkl.com/anime/40190"
          ],
          "title": "Death Note",
          "type": "TV",
          "episodes": 37,
          "status": "FINISHED",
          "animeSeason": {
            "season": "FALL",
            "year": 2006
          },
          "picture": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1079/138100.jpg",
          "thumbnail": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/1079/138100t.jpg",
          "duration": {
            "value": 1380,
            "unit": "SECONDS"
          },
          "score": {
            "arithmeticGeometricMean": 8.631697859409492,
            "arithmeticMean": 8.631818181818183,
            "median": 8.65
          },
          "synonyms": [
            "Bilježnica smrti",
            "Caderno da Morte",
            "Carnet de la Mort",
            "Cuốn sổ tử thần",
            "DEATH NOTE",
            "DN",
            "Death Note - A halállista",
            "Death Note - Carnetul morţii",
            "Death Note - Zápisník smrti",
            "Death Note(デスノート)",
            "Mirties Užrašai",
            "Notatnik śmierci",
            "Notes Śmierci",
            "Quaderno della Morte",
            "Sveska Smrti",
            "Ölüm Defteri",
            "Τετράδιο Θανάτου",
            "Бележник на Смъртта",
            "Записник Смерті",
            "Свеска Смрти",
            "Тетрадка на Смъртта",
            "Тетрадь cмерти",
            "Үхлийн Тэмдэглэл",
            "डेथ नोट",
            "สมุดโน้ตกระชากวิญญาณ",
            "ですのーと",
            "デスノート",
            "死亡笔记",
            "死亡筆記本",
            "데스노트"
          ],
          "relatedAnime": [
            "https://anidb.net/anime/8146",
            "https://anidb.net/anime/8147",
            "https://anilist.co/anime/20931",
            "https://anilist.co/anime/2994",
            "https://anime-planet.com/anime/death-note-rewrite-1-visions-of-a-god",
            "https://anime-planet.com/anime/death-note-rewrite-2-ls-successors",
            "https://animecountdown.com/36687",
            "https://animecountdown.com/40690",
            "https://anisearch.com/anime/4441",
            "https://anisearch.com/anime/5194",
            "https://kitsu.app/anime/2707",
            "https://livechart.me/anime/3808",
            "https://myanimelist.net/anime/2994",
            "https://notify.moe/anime/DBBU5Kimg",
            "https://simkl.com/anime/36687",
            "https://simkl.com/anime/40690"
          ],
          "tags": [
            "achronological order",
            "acting",
            "adapted into japanese movie",
            "adapted into jdrama",
            "adapted into other media",
            "adults are useless",
            "alternative present",
            "americas",
            "amnesia",
            "anti-hero",
            "antihero",
            "asexual",
            "asia",
            "assassins",
            "based on a manga",
            "battle of wits",
            "bishounen",
            "canon filler",
            "contemporary fantasy",
            "contractor",
            "cops",
            "crime",
            "crime fiction",
            "criminals",
            "death",
            "detective",
            "detectives",
            "drama",
            "earth",
            "espionage",
            "everybody dies",
            "fantasy",
            "feet",
            "following one`s dream",
            "genius",
            "gods",
            "grail in the garbage",
            "hero of strong character",
            "horror",
            "insane",
            "japan",
            "japanese production",
            "journalism",
            "just as planned",
            "kamis",
            "kuudere",
            "law and order",
            "male protagonist",
            "manga",
            "memory manipulation",
            "mind games",
            "mundane made awesome",
            "murder",
            "mystery",
            "overpowered main characters",
            "philosophy",
            "place",
            "plot continuity",
            "police",
            "police are useless",
            "policeman",
            "predominantly adult cast",
            "present",
            "primarily adult cast",
            "primarily male cast",
            "psychological",
            "psychological drama",
            "psychopaths",
            "real-world location",
            "rivalries",
            "rivalry",
            "romance",
            "school life",
            "secret identity",
            "serial killers",
            "shinigami",
            "shounen",
            "speculative fiction",
            "suicide",
            "supernatural",
            "supernatural drama",
            "supernatural thriller",
            "suspense",
            "tennis",
            "thriller",
            "time",
            "time skip",
            "tragedy",
            "tropes",
            "twisted story",
            "united states",
            "university",
            "unrequited love",
            "unusual weapons -- to be split and deleted",
            "urban",
            "urban fantasy",
            "vigilantes",
            "weekly shounen jump",
            "world domination",
            "yandere"
          ]
        }
    ]
}

dead-entries/*.json

Example

{
    "$schema": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database/refs/heads/master/dead-entries/dead-entries.schema.json",
    "license": {
      "name": "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0",
      "url": "https://github.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database/blob/master/LICENSE"
    },
    "repository": "https://github.com/manami-project/anime-offline-database",
    "lastUpdate": "2024-01-06",
    "deadEntries": [
        "38492",
        "38518",
        "38522",
        "38531"
    ]
}