anime-offline-database

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

The goal is to deliver at least weekly updates.

Statistics

Update week 19 [2021]

The database consists of 30488 entries composed of:

• 22566 entries from myanimelist.net
• 16429 entries from kitsu.io
• 16486 entries from anime-planet.com
• 14915 entries from notify.moe
• 14614 entries from anilist.co
• 11691 entries from anidb.net

Missed updates:

• 2021: 0 (so far)
• 2020: 0
• 2019: 2
• 2018: 1

Structure

This repository contains various JSON files. The database file itself as well as one file containing IDs of dead entries for each meta data provider to support the automated process.

anime-offline-database.json

Data types

Root

Field	Type	Nullable
data	Anime[]	no

Anime

Field	Type	Nullable
sources	URL[]	no
title	String	no
type	Enum of [TV, Movie, OVA, ONA, Special]	no
episodes	Integer	no
status	Enum of [FINISHED, CURRENTLY, UPCOMING, UNKNOWN]	no
animeSeason	AnimeSeason	no
picture	URL	no
thumbnail	URL	no
synonyms	String[]	no
relations	URL[]	no
tags	String[]	no

AnimeSeason

Field	Type	Nullable
season	Enum of [SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER, UNDEFINED]	no
year	Integer	yes

Example:

{
    "data": [
        {
            "sources": [
                "https://anidb.net/anime/4563",
                "https://anilist.co/anime/1535",
                "https://anime-planet.com/anime/death-note",
                "https://kitsu.io/anime/1376",
                "https://myanimelist.net/anime/1535",
                "https://notify.moe/anime/0-A-5Fimg"
            ],
            "title": "Death Note",
            "type": "TV",
            "episodes": 37,
            "status": "FINISHED",
            "animeSeason": {
                "season": "FALL",
                "year": 2006
            },
            "picture": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/9/9453.jpg",
            "thumbnail": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/9/9453t.jpg",
            "synonyms": [
                "Caderno da Morte",
                "DEATH NOTE",
                "DN",
                "Death Note - A halállista",
                "Death Note - Carnetul morţii",
                "Death Note - Zápisník smrti",
                "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",
                "מחברת המוות",
                "دفترچه مرگ",
                "دفترچه یادداشت مرگ",
                "كـتـاب الـموت",
                "مدونة الموت",
                "مذكرة الموت",
                "موت نوٹ",
                "डेथ नोट",
                "ですのーと",
                "デスノート",
                "死亡笔记",
                "데스노트"
            ],
            "relations": [
                "https://anidb.net/anime/8146",
                "https://anidb.net/anime/8147",
                "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://kitsu.io/anime/2707",
                "https://myanimelist.net/anime/2994",
                "https://notify.moe/anime/DBBU5Kimg"
            ],
            "tags": [
                "alternative present",
                "amnesia",
                "anti-hero",
                "asia",
                "based on a manga",
                "contemporary fantasy",
                "cops",
                "crime",
                "criminals",
                "demons",
                "detective",
                "detectives",
                "drama",
                "earth",
                "espionage",
                "gods",
                "japan",
                "male protagonist",
                "manga",
                "mind games",
                "mystery",
                "overpowered main characters",
                "philosophy",
                "plot continuity",
                "police",
                "present",
                "primarily adult cast",
                "primarily male cast",
                "psychological",
                "psychopaths",
                "revenge",
                "rivalries",
                "secret identity",
                "serial killers",
                "shinigami",
                "shounen",
                "supernatural",
                "thriller",
                "time skip",
                "tragedy",
                "urban",
                "urban fantasy",
                "vigilantes",
                "work"
            ]
        }
    ]
}

dead-entries

Contains IDs which have been removed from the database of the corresponding meta data provider.

Data types

Field	Type	Nullable
deadEntries	String[]	no

Example

{
    "deadEntries": [
        "38492",
        "38518",
        "38522",
        "38531"
    ]
}

Other projects using this database

If you have a project that uses this database and you want to add it to this list, please read the contribution guidelines first.

Project	Author/Maintainer	Short description
adb-aws-lambda	manami-project	REST service for querying this database up and running in minutes using AWS Lambda.
adb-zeppelin-statistics	manami-project	A set of statistics and insights about anime on MAL.
animanga-wordlist	ryuuganime	Japanese Anime, Manga, Characters, and Studio Word List/Dictionary
arm-server	BeeeQueue	A REST API for querying this database.
manami	manami-project	A tool to catalog anime on your hard drive and discover new anime to watch.