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Anime Scraper - MyAnimeList Data (Jikan)

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Anime Scraper - MyAnimeList Data (Jikan)

Anime Scraper - MyAnimeList Data (Jikan)

Anime Scraper to extract anime data from MyAnimeList via the Jikan API. Get title, type, episodes, status, score, rank, popularity, studios, genres, themes, synopsis, season, year and artwork. Search by title or pull top-ranked lists. For anime databases, recommendation tools and Discord bots.

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Pay per usage

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Anime Scraper — MyAnimeList Data

Search anime from MyAnimeList via the public Jikan API.

Built for anime databases, recommendation tools, discovery apps, and content enrichment. Keyless, fast and reliable — no proxy or browser needed.

What you get

Per anime:

  • title, title_english, title_japanese
  • type, source, episodes, duration, rating
  • status, airing, aired_from, aired_to
  • score, scored_by, rank, popularity, members, favorites
  • season, year
  • studios, producers
  • genres, themes, demographics
  • synopsis
  • image, url (MyAnimeList page)
  • search_query, scraped_at

Why this Actor

Anime ScraperManual lookupRaw Jikan API
Clean flat outputYesNested JSON
Search + top listsYesSlowDIY paging
Rate-limit handlingBuilt-inDIY
Pay per resultYes

Input

FieldTypeDescription
searchQuerystringTitle keyword (e.g. naruto)
typestringtv, movie, ova, …
orderBystringSort by score, rank, popularity … (top lists)
minScoreintegerMinimum score filter (0–10)
maxResultsintegerMax anime to return

Example inputs

Search by title:

{ "searchQuery": "attack on titan", "maxResults": 25 }

Top-rated TV anime (no keyword):

{ "orderBy": "score", "type": "tv", "maxResults": 50 }

Sample output

{
"mal_id": 52991,
"title": "Sousou no Frieren",
"type": "TV",
"episodes": 28,
"score": 9.26,
"rank": 1,
"genres": ["Adventure", "Drama", "Fantasy"],
"studios": ["Madhouse"],
"url": "https://myanimelist.net/anime/52991"
}

Use cases

  • Anime databases — build and enrich catalogs
  • Recommendation tools — power discovery and ranking features
  • Bots & apps — Discord/Telegram anime lookup bots
  • Research — analyse ratings, genres and seasonal trends

Pricing

Pay-per-result. You are charged only for the anime returned — empty runs cost nothing.

  • Uses the public Jikan API (unofficial MyAnimeList API). Respect its rate limits.
  • Use data only for lawful purposes.

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