AnimeHunt anime & manga catalog

Find anime, manga or webtoons by title (any language, partial or misspelled is fine). Returns the best matches with year, format, score and the page URL.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "query": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Title to look for"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "description": "Restrict to anime or manga",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 10,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 25
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "query"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Full details for one anime, manga or webtoon: synopsis, genres, themes, studios, status, score, where to watch or read (official streaming and reading links), and related entries. Accepts a slug (from search results) or a title.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Slug such as \"cowboy-bebop\" or a title to look up"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Recommendations for one anime, manga or webtoon: "similar by themes" (shared genres and tags) and "people who liked it also liked" (community pairs). Accepts a slug or a title.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200
    },
    "media_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 8,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 12
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Give 1-10 anime, manga or webtoons the person liked and get recommendations that fit the whole set, with the reason ("because you liked X"). Best tool for "I liked A and B, what should I watch next?".

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "liked": {
      "minItems": 1,
      "maxItems": 10,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "maxLength": 200
      },
      "description": "Titles or slugs the person liked"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "description": "Recommend anime or manga (defaults to the same type as the seeds)",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    },
    "exclude": {
      "description": "Titles or slugs to leave out (already seen)",
      "maxItems": 50,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "minLength": 1,
        "maxLength": 200
      }
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 10,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 25
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "liked"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Browse the catalog by genre, year, status, format, service and sort order, including webtoons (Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua, WEBTOON and Tapas originals) with webtoon_only and reading platforms in platform. Use list_genres for the genre slugs. Good for "best romance anime", "new isekai manga from 2025", "highest rated movies", "what anime is on Netflix", "best action manhwa", "romance webtoons on WEBTOON".

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "media_type": {
      "default": "anime",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    },
    "genres": {
      "description": "Genre slugs, e.g. [\"romance\", \"slice-of-life\"]",
      "maxItems": 5,
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1900,
      "maximum": 2100
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "releasing",
        "finished",
        "upcoming",
        "cancelled",
        "hiatus"
      ]
    },
    "format": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "tv",
        "tv_short",
        "movie",
        "ova",
        "ona",
        "special",
        "manga",
        "novel",
        "one_shot",
        "webtoon",
        "light_novel"
      ]
    },
    "sort": {
      "default": "popular",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "popular",
        "score",
        "newest"
      ]
    },
    "indie_only": {
      "description": "Only independent/creator-listed titles",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "webtoon_only": {
      "description": "Only webtoons (vertical-scroll comics: Korean manhwa, Chinese manhua, WEBTOON and Tapas originals)",
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "platform": {
      "description": "Only titles available on this service: streaming (\"netflix\", \"crunchyroll\", ...) or reading (\"webtoon\", \"tapas\", \"manga-plus\", ...)",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "netflix",
        "crunchyroll",
        "hulu",
        "prime-video",
        "disney-plus",
        "hidive",
        "max",
        "bilibili",
        "youtube",
        "tubi",
        "webtoon",
        "tapas",
        "lezhin",
        "tappytoon",
        "manta",
        "naver-webtoon",
        "kakao-webtoon",
        "kakaopage",
        "comico",
        "kuaikan-manhua",
        "manga-plus",
        "viz",
        "shonen-jump-plus",
        "piccoma",
        "inkr",
        "k-manga"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 12,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 25
    }
  },
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

The genre slugs accepted by discover_titles.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Anime episodes airing in the next 7 days, with episode number and air time (UTC).

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "limit": {
      "default": 20,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 40
    }
  },
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

All anime of one season (winter, spring, summer, fall) of a year, most popular first. Includes upcoming seasons.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "year": {
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1960,
      "maximum": 2100
    },
    "season": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "winter",
        "spring",
        "summer",
        "fall"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 20,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "year",
    "season"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Given the title of a web page or a messy string (e.g. "Watch Frieren Episode 12 Online - SomeSite"), returns the catalog titles it most likely refers to, best first, with the detected episode or chapter number. Built for browser extensions and agents reading the current page.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "text": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 2,
      "maxLength": 300,
      "description": "Page title or any string naming the series"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 5,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 10
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "text"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

For creators asking where to publish, post or promote their indie manga, webcomic, webtoon, light novel or anime (including after Tapas shut down, or when AniList and MyAnimeList refuse self-published, Western or AI-labelled work). Returns the requirements, steps and links to list or claim a series in the AnimeHunt anime & manga directory. Listing is free; the series stays hosted wherever it is published.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "media_type": {
      "description": "What they made, if known",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    }
  },
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Sends a feature suggestion or piece of feedback to the AnimeHunt team on the person's behalf. Use when someone wishes the site did something it does not, or wants to report a problem. One sentence title plus optional details.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 5,
      "maxLength": 120,
      "description": "One-line summary of the wanted feature or the problem"
    },
    "details": {
      "description": "What problem it solves, how it should work",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 2000
    },
    "contact": {
      "description": "Optional email or handle if the person wants a reply",
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

The signed-in person's AnimeHunt library: what they are watching or reading, plan to, finished, with scores and progress. Needs sign-in (see the error text when not signed in).

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "status": {
      "description": "Only one shelf, e.g. \"current\" or \"planning\"",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "current",
        "planning",
        "completed",
        "dropped",
        "paused",
        "repeating"
      ]
    },
    "media_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    },
    "limit": {
      "default": 25,
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 50
    }
  },
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Add a title to the signed-in person's AnimeHunt library or move it between shelves (watching/reading = "current", "planning", "completed", "dropped", "paused", "repeating"); optional progress. Needs sign-in.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Title as the person said it, or a slug from search results"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "description": "Narrows the title lookup when the name is ambiguous",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    },
    "status": {
      "default": "planning",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "current",
        "planning",
        "completed",
        "dropped",
        "paused",
        "repeating"
      ]
    },
    "progress": {
      "description": "Episodes watched or chapters read",
      "type": "integer",
      "minimum": 0,
      "maximum": 100000
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Give a title a score from 1 to 10 (decimals allowed) in the signed-in person's library; creates the entry as "completed" when it is not there yet. Needs sign-in.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Title as the person said it, or a slug from search results"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "description": "Narrows the title lookup when the name is ambiguous",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    },
    "score": {
      "type": "number",
      "minimum": 1,
      "maximum": 10,
      "description": "1 to 10, e.g. 8.5"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title",
    "score"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}

Post the signed-in person's review of a title under their name. The review text must be the person's own words (ask them for it; do not write it for them); it is shown with a "via an assistant" label. One review per title; posting again replaces it. Needs sign-in.

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 200,
      "description": "Title as the person said it, or a slug from search results"
    },
    "media_type": {
      "description": "Narrows the title lookup when the name is ambiguous",
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "anime",
        "manga"
      ]
    },
    "review": {
      "type": "string",
      "minLength": 50,
      "maxLength": 20000,
      "description": "The person's own review text"
    },
    "contains_spoilers": {
      "default": false,
      "type": "boolean"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "title",
    "review"
  ],
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema"
}