🌸 Kitsu Scraper: Anime & Manga Ratings and Rankings

Kitsu Scraper extracts anime and manga from Kitsu: average rating, popularity rank, rating rank, user and favorite counts, episodes or chapters, categories, posters, synopses and every alternate title as a titles object. Search by title or browse by popularity, rating, newest or favorites, then export CSV, Excel, JSON or XML. A monitor mode returns only titles you have not seen before. No login, no API key. Verified in October 2026 against live Kitsu. From $11.88 per 1,000 titles.

Kitsu Scraper turns the Kitsu catalog into a dataset of up to 1,000,000 titles with up to 40 fields per row. In a real cloud run on 7 October 2026 it returned the 10 most popular anime (Attack on Titan, Boku no Hero Academia, Death Note and others) with up to 12 categories per title, in about 4 seconds.

🌸 What does Kitsu Scraper do?

• Scrapes anime, manga or both from the Kitsu catalog in one run.
• Searches Kitsu by title keyword, for example "naruto" or "one piece".
• Browses the catalog by popularity, rating, newest or favorites, filtered by status and season year.
• Adds weekly trending anime and manga as separate rows, with category names as text.
• Returns every alternate title Kitsu has (English, romanized, Japanese and abbreviated) in a titles object.
• Monitor mode (onlyNew) returns only titles not delivered in earlier runs of the same search.
• Exports to CSV, Excel, JSON or XML, or via the Apify API.

📊 What data can you extract from Kitsu?

Field	Description
recordType	anime, manga, trending-anime or trending-manga
kitsuId, url, slug	Kitsu ID, title page link and slug
title, japaneseTitle	Canonical title and Japanese title
titles	Object with every Kitsu title: en, en_jp, en_us, ja_jp and others when present
abbreviatedTitles	Array of abbreviated titles
subtype, showType, mangaType	TV, movie, OVA, manga, novel and so on
status, tba, nextRelease	Airing or publishing status, TBA text, next release date
nsfw, ageRating, ageRatingGuide	Adult flag (Yes or No), age rating such as G, PG or R, and its guide text
averageRating	Kitsu score on a 0-100 scale
ratingFrequencies	Object with the distribution of user ratings
userCount, favoritesCount	Users who track the title and users who favorited it
popularityRank, ratingRank	Both global ranks on Kitsu
startDate, endDate	First and last release dates (Ongoing when still running)
episodeCount, episodeLengthMin, totalLengthMin	Anime rows only
chapterCount, volumeCount, serialization	Manga rows only
trailerYoutubeId	YouTube trailer ID, when Kitsu has one
categories	Up to 12 category names
posterUrl, posterOriginalUrl, coverUrl	Poster, original-size poster and cover image
synopsis	Synopsis (cut at 900 characters)
createdAt, updatedAt, scrapedAt	Kitsu record timestamps and the ISO timestamp of the run

Fields Kitsu has no value for are left out of the row.

🧾 Kitsu Scraper sample output

A row from the 7 October 2026 cloud run (synopsis shortened). The titles and slug fields come from build 0.1.12 and show the title variants Kitsu lists for this anime. Only fields that exist are shown:

{
  "recordType": "anime",
  "kitsuId": "7442",
  "title": "Attack on Titan",
  "japaneseTitle": "進撃の巨人",
  "titles": { "en": "Attack on Titan", "en_jp": "Shingeki no Kyojin", "ja_jp": "進撃の巨人" },
  "slug": "attack-on-titan",
  "url": "https://kitsu.io/anime/attack-on-titan",
  "subtype": "TV",
  "status": "finished",
  "averageRating": 84.42,
  "userCount": 616780,
  "favoritesCount": 9624,
  "popularityRank": 1,
  "ratingRank": 50,
  "startDate": "2013-04-07",
  "endDate": "2013-09-29",
  "episodeCount": 25,
  "episodeLengthMin": 24,
  "categories": ["Post Apocalypse", "Violence", "Action", "Adventure", "Fantasy", "Alternative Past", "Angst", "Horror", "Drama", "Military", "Super Power", "Shounen"],
  "synopsis": "Centuries ago, mankind was slaughtered to near extinction by monstrous humanoid creatures called titans...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-07T19:31:34.312Z"
}

💰 How much does it cost to scrape Kitsu?

Kitsu Scraper uses pay per event pricing. You pay only for titles delivered. Failed requests, empty searches, error rows and titles skipped by monitor mode are never charged. The titles object and the other extra fields cost nothing more.

Event	What is charged	Free plan	Bronze	Silver	Gold and above
anime-record	One anime row	$15.00 / 1,000	$13.75 / 1,000	$12.50 / 1,000	$11.88 / 1,000
manga-record	One manga row	$15.00 / 1,000	$13.75 / 1,000	$12.50 / 1,000	$11.88 / 1,000
trending-record	One trending row	$15.00 / 1,000	$13.75 / 1,000	$12.50 / 1,000	$11.88 / 1,000

Worked example: 1,000 anime rows cost 1,000 x $0.015 = $15.00 on the Free tier and 1,000 x $0.01188 = $11.88 at Gold and above. 500 anime plus 500 manga cost the same.

In the 7 October 2026 test runs, each delivered row produced exactly one event. A maximum cost per run stops the actor cleanly at that limit.

🚀 How to scrape Kitsu in 3 steps

1. Open the actor and choose Media type (anime, manga or both). Add a Search keyword, or leave it empty to browse by Sort by.
2. Optionally set a Status filter, a Season year or switch on Trending list, and set Max Items.
3. Click Start, then download the dataset as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML.

⚙️ Kitsu Scraper input

Field	Type	Default	Purpose
mediaType	select	anime	anime, manga or both
searchQuery	string	empty	Title keyword; empty means catalog browse
sortBy	select	popularity	popularity, rating, newest, favorites (browse mode)
status	select	any	current, finished, upcoming, tba, unreleased
seasonYear	integer	none	Anime only, for example 2026
includeTrending	boolean	false	Add this week's trending titles
includeBrowse	boolean	true	Turn off to scrape only trending
maxItems	integer	10	1 to 1,000,000; free plan is capped at 10. With onlyNew it means up to N new titles
onlyNew	boolean	false	Monitor mode: skip titles this search already returned in earlier runs
stateKey	string	empty	Optional monitor name for independent monitors on identical filters
resetSeen	boolean	false	Clear the stored seen list for this search before the run

Example input:

{ "mediaType": "both", "sortBy": "rating", "status": "finished", "maxItems": 500 }

When a search keyword is set, Kitsu returns its own text-relevance order and the sort option is not applied (Kitsu does not accept both together).

🔔 Only new titles (monitor mode)

Turn on onlyNew and the actor skips every title this same search already returned in an earlier run. Skipped titles are not charged and do not count toward maxItems. Use stateKey to name independent monitors and resetSeen to start over.

The seen list lives in a key-value store named kitsu-seen in your own Apify account. A title is marked as seen only after its row was saved and charged. If nothing is new, the run still succeeds and charges nothing; a cloud check skipped 20 already seen titles at no charge.

📦 Kitsu Scraper output

Each title is one dataset row, and the dataset schema declares every column. An empty search finishes as succeeded and charges nothing. If Kitsu cannot be reached before anything is delivered, the run fails with a clear message and charges nothing.

📈 Kitsu Scraper vs other anime actors

Read on 2026-10-09 from public Apify Store pages.

Capability	Kitsu Scraper	benthepythondev (Kitsu)	ninhothedev (MyAnimeList)
Media covered	Anime, manga, trending	Anime only	Anime, manga, charts
Filters	Title, status, season, sort	Title only	Chart, type, year, season
Fields	Up to 40	17	42 in sample
Alternate titles	titles object, abbreviated	titles field	English, Japanese
Categories, synopsis	Yes	Not stated	Yes
Only-new mode	Yes	Not stated	Not stated
Export	CSV, Excel, JSON, XML	JSON, CSV, Excel, XML	JSON, CSV, Excel
Price per 1,000	$11.88 to $15.00	$1.60 header, $2.00 README	$0.50 header, about $0.5 README

Both rivals are much cheaper. benthepythondev reads the same Kitsu source but covers only anime by keyword, which is enough for simple rating lookups. ninhothedev reads MyAnimeList, a different catalog, at the lowest price. Kitsu Scraper costs more and fits you if you need Kitsu manga, trending, status and season filters, rating distributions or a monitor that returns only new titles.

💡 Use cases

Seasonal roundups, licensing and demand research, app catalogs, weekly trend reports and new-title alerts with onlyNew.

🔌 Run Kitsu Scraper via API and integrations

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/RecordsData~kitsu-anime-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"mediaType":"anime","sortBy":"popularity","maxItems":100}'

Schedule runs and connect results to Zapier, Make, n8n, Google Sheets or webhooks.

🤖 Kitsu Scraper MCP server for AI agents

AI agents can call Kitsu Scraper through the Apify MCP server at https://mcp.apify.com?tools=RecordsData/kitsu-anime-scraper. Every input field has a default, so a minimal call works.

Add this to your MCP client configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code or any client that supports remote MCP servers):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=RecordsData/kitsu-anime-scraper"
    }
  }
}

Example agent prompt:

Use the Kitsu Scraper to get the 20 most popular currently airing anime (status current, sorted by popularity) and tell me each title with its averageRating, popularityRank and categories.

Tool description: choose Kitsu Scraper when an agent needs anime or manga ratings, ranks, alternate titles, categories or weekly trending lists from Kitsu as structured rows.

⚖️ Is it legal to scrape Kitsu?

Kitsu Scraper reads the public Kitsu catalog API at a polite pace and collects public title data, not personal data about users. You remain responsible for how you use the data and for following Kitsu's terms and the laws that apply to you.

❓ Frequently asked questions

🌸 How do I scrape anime from Kitsu?

Set Media type to anime in Kitsu Scraper and press Start. With no search keyword the actor browses the Kitsu catalog sorted by popularity, and you can switch the sort to rating, newest or favorites. Add a title keyword such as "naruto" to search instead. Results export as CSV, Excel, JSON or XML.

📚 Can I scrape Kitsu manga too?

Yes. Choose manga or both in the Kitsu Scraper Media type field. Manga rows include chapter and volume counts where Kitsu has them. Ongoing series may have no chapter or volume count yet, and then Kitsu Scraper leaves those fields out of the row instead of filling a placeholder.

⭐ What scale is averageRating in Kitsu Scraper?

Kitsu uses a 0-100 scale for the average rating, and Kitsu Scraper returns it unchanged, for example 84.42 for Attack on Titan in our 7 October 2026 run. Titles with too few votes have no averageRating field. Kitsu Scraper also returns popularityRank and ratingRank, the two global ranks on Kitsu.

📺 How do I get only currently airing anime from Kitsu?

Set the Kitsu Scraper status filter to current and the media type to anime. For a seasonal list, combine it with the seasonYear field, for example 2026, which applies to anime only. The other status values are finished, upcoming, tba and unreleased, and you can sort the results by popularity or rating.

🔥 What does the Kitsu trending list contain?

Switching on includeTrending in Kitsu Scraper adds the current weekly trending anime and manga from Kitsu as separate rows. Their recordType is trending-anime or trending-manga, and each row is billed as one trending-record event. Turn off includeBrowse if you only want the trending rows.

🔔 How do I get only new titles from Kitsu?

Turn on onlyNew in Kitsu Scraper and schedule the same search. The first run returns titles up to maxItems and remembers them in a key-value store named kitsu-seen in your own Apify account. Later runs return only titles not seen before and charge nothing for the skipped ones. Use stateKey for separate monitors on identical filters and resetSeen to start over.

🔤 What does the titles object contain?

The titles object holds every title variant Kitsu lists for the entry, keyed by language code: typically en (English), en_jp (romanized Japanese), en_us and ja_jp (Japanese script), plus others when Kitsu has them. Kitsu Scraper also returns abbreviatedTitles as an array. Keys Kitsu leaves empty are omitted. The title and japaneseTitle columns stay as they were, and no extra request or charge is involved.

🆓 Can I try Kitsu Scraper for free?

Yes. Free Apify plans can run Kitsu Scraper with up to 10 titles as a preview, which is enough to check the fields and output format. Paid Apify plans unlock up to 1,000,000 titles per run. Set maxItems to control the size of the run and use the maximum cost per run option to cap spending.

🧮 How much does Kitsu Scraper cost for 1,000 titles?

Kitsu Scraper costs between $11.88 and $15.00 per 1,000 titles depending on your Apify plan tier: $15.00 on the Free tier, $13.75 on Bronze, $12.50 on Silver and $11.88 on Gold and above. You pay only for anime, manga or trending rows actually delivered. Empty searches, failed requests, error rows and titles skipped by monitor mode are not charged.

🤷 Why did Kitsu Scraper give me 0 results?

The search keyword or filters matched nothing on Kitsu, for example a status and season year combination with no titles. Try a broader keyword or remove a filter. Kitsu Scraper then ends the run as succeeded with the message that no titles matched, and nothing is charged for an empty result.

❌ What happens if Kitsu is down during a Kitsu Scraper run?

If Kitsu errors out or cannot be reached before any title is delivered, Kitsu Scraper marks the run as failed with a clear message and you are not charged. Titles already delivered before a problem stay in the dataset and are billed as normal events. Run it again later to get the missing data.

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Last updated: 2026-10-11