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 23 [2025]

The dataset consists of 38702 entries (70% reviewed) composed of:

Number of entries	Meta data provider
28933	myanimelist.net
25885	anime-planet.com
21335	kitsu.app
19903	anisearch.com
19660	anilist.co
16840	notify.moe
13884	simkl.com
13884	animecountdown.com
13882	anidb.net
12090	animenewsnetwork.com
11767	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 all anime data. Content is pretty print. Values containing `null` are retained.
`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`. Values containing `null` are omitted.
`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`.
`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	Minified version of the corresponding `dead-entries/.json` file where `` is the name of the respective meta data provider.
`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	Zipped file of the corresponding `dead-entries/*.json` file

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 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. Duplicate free (case sensitive). Doesn't contain the `title`
`studios`	`String[]`	no	Lower case studio names. In general a duplicate free list, but might contain duplicates for different writings.
`producers`	`String[]`	no	Lower case producers names. Companys only. In general a duplicate free list, but might contain duplicates for different writings.
`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. All entries are lower case.

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.