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Anime Manga Research by crawlora-org

Name: Anime Manga Research
Author: Crawlora-org

Anime Manga Research

Researches anime and manga titles via the Crawlora API — search, title detail, characters, staff, recommendations, rankings, and airing schedules — returning clean JSON. Use when the user wants an anime/manga's details, cast/staff, similar titles, seasonal rankings, or what's currently airing.

Crawlora-org Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Anime & manga research

Look up anime and manga titles, characters, staff, and rankings as normalized JSON from the Crawlora API — no scraping fan-wiki or tracker-site pages.

When to use this skill

"Tell me about this anime/manga" (synopsis, genres, status, score).
"Who's in the cast / who worked on this?" (characters, staff).
"What's airing this season?" / "top-ranked anime by genre/year."
"Find titles similar to ."
"Search for a character by name" across titles.

Setup (one-time)

Get a free Crawlora API key (2,000 credits/mo, no card) at https://crawlora.net.
Set CRAWLORA_API_KEY in the environment before running the helper.
The helper reads CRAWLORA_API_KEY from the environment and sends requests to https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1. Missing/invalid key → 401.

How it works

Anime — /anime/search (query) to find a title id, then /anime/title/{id} for detail (accepts a raw id or mal for a MyAnimeList id), /anime/title/{id}/characters, /anime/title/{id}/staff, /anime/title/{id}/recommendations. /anime/rankings (filter by season, season_year, genre, format, status) and /anime/airing-schedule cover charts and what's currently airing. /anime/character/{id} and /anime/character/search (query) look up a character directly.
Manga — mirrors anime: /manga/search (query) → /manga/title/{id} (accepts mal too); /manga/rankings for charts.

Full endpoint list, methods, and params: reference/endpoints.md.

Calling the API

# Anime:
scripts/crawlora.sh /anime/search query="Frieren" | jq '.'
scripts/crawlora.sh /anime/title/154587 | jq '.'
scripts/crawlora.sh /anime/airing-schedule | jq '.'

# Manga:
scripts/crawlora.sh /manga/search query="Frieren" | jq '.'
scripts/crawlora.sh /manga/rankings | jq '.'

Use scripts/crawlora.sh for all requests; it keeps the API key out of command-line arguments.

Endpoint reference

See reference/endpoints.md for every Anime and Manga endpoint this skill uses.

Examples

Seasonal roundup: /anime/rankings filtered by season+season_year for a ranked list of the season's titles.
Deep-dive: /anime/title/{id} + /characters + /staff for a full profile of one show.
"What's next": /anime/title/{id}/recommendations for similar titles to watch after finishing one.

Notes & limits

Credits / pay-on-success: billed only on 2xx; free tier 2,000 credits/mo. Key at https://crawlora.net.
Public data only — public title/tracker pages.
Security: key lives in CRAWLORA_API_KEY only — never hardcode, query-param, or commit it.
Title/character detail needs the platform's own id — resolve via .../search first if you only have a name.
List endpoints are paginated (page/per_page) — walk pages for full coverage.

---name: anime-manga-researchdescription: Researches anime and manga titles via the Crawlora API — search, title detail, characters, staff, recommendations, rankings, and airing schedules — returning clean JSON. Use when the user wants an anime/manga's details, cast/staff, similar titles, seasonal rankings, or what's currently airing.---# Anime & manga researchLook up anime and manga titles, characters, staff, and rankings asnormalized JSON from the Crawlora API — no scraping fan-wiki ortracker-site pages.## When to use this skill- "Tell me about this anime/manga" (synopsis, genres, status, score).- "Who's in the cast / who worked on this?" (characters, staff).- "What's airing this season?" / "top-ranked anime by genre/year."- "Find titles similar to <title>."- "Search for a character by name" across titles.## Setup (one-time)- Get a free Crawlora API key (2,000 credits/mo, no card) at [https://crawlora.net](https://crawlora.net?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=crawlora-skills).- Set `CRAWLORA_API_KEY` in the environment before running the helper.- The helper reads `CRAWLORA_API_KEY` from the environment and sends requests to `https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1`. Missing/invalid key → `401`.## How it works1. **Anime** — `/anime/search` (`query`) to find a title id, then `/anime/title/{id}` for detail (accepts a raw id or `mal` for a MyAnimeList id), `/anime/title/{id}/characters`, `/anime/title/{id}/staff`, `/anime/title/{id}/recommendations`. `/anime/rankings` (filter by `season`, `season_year`, `genre`, `format`, `status`) and `/anime/airing-schedule` cover charts and what's currently airing. `/anime/character/{id}` and `/anime/character/search` (`query`) look up a character directly.2. **Manga** — mirrors anime: `/manga/search` (`query`) → `/manga/title/{id}` (accepts `mal` too); `/manga/rankings` for charts.Full endpoint list, methods, and params: [`reference/endpoints.md`](reference/endpoints.md).## Calling the API```sh# Anime:scripts/crawlora.sh /anime/search query="Frieren" | jq '.'scripts/crawlora.sh /anime/title/154587 | jq '.'scripts/crawlora.sh /anime/airing-schedule | jq '.'# Manga:scripts/crawlora.sh /manga/search query="Frieren" | jq '.'scripts/crawlora.sh /manga/rankings | jq '.'```Use `scripts/crawlora.sh` for all requests; it keeps the API key out of command-line arguments.## Endpoint referenceSee [`reference/endpoints.md`](reference/endpoints.md) for every Anime andManga endpoint this skill uses.## Examples- **Seasonal roundup:** `/anime/rankings` filtered by `season`+`season_year` for a ranked list of the season's titles.- **Deep-dive:** `/anime/title/{id}` + `/characters` + `/staff` for a full profile of one show.- **"What's next":** `/anime/title/{id}/recommendations` for similar titles to watch after finishing one.## Notes & limits- **Credits / pay-on-success:** billed only on `2xx`; free tier 2,000 credits/mo. Key at [https://crawlora.net](https://crawlora.net?utm_source=github&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=crawlora-skills).- **Public data only** — public title/tracker pages.- **Security:** key lives in `CRAWLORA_API_KEY` only — never hardcode, query-param, or commit it.- Title/character detail needs the platform's own id — resolve via `.../search` first if you only have a name.- List endpoints are paginated (`page`/`per_page`) — walk pages for full coverage.

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