Anilist

Get Anime

get_anime

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get full anime details by ID. Returns title, synopsis, episodes, duration, status, score, genres, studios, and season information.

Input Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description	Default
`id`	Yes	AniList media ID (e.g. 21 for One Piece, 1 for Cowboy Bebop)

Output Schema

TableJSON Schema

Name	Required	Description
`id`	Yes	AniList media ID
`format`	Yes	Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)
`genres`	Yes	List of genres
`season`	Yes	Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)
`source`	Yes	Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)
`status`	Yes	Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)
`studios`	Yes	List of animation studio names
`episodes`	Yes	Total episode count
`site_url`	Yes	AniList page URL
`favourites`	Yes	Number of times added to favorites
`mean_score`	Yes	Mean community score (0-100)
`popularity`	Yes	Popularity ranking
`cover_image`	Yes	URL to cover image
`description`	Yes	Anime synopsis/description
`season_year`	Yes	Year of airing season
`title_native`	Yes	Anime title in native language
`title_romaji`	Yes	Anime title in Romaji
`average_score`	Yes	Average community score (0-100)
`title_english`	Yes	Anime title in English
`duration_minutes`	Yes	Episode duration in minutes

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed2 schema fields changedMay 24, 2026

addedInput schema / examples

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "id": 21
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 1
+  }
+]

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "properties": {
+    "average_score": {
+      "description": "Average community score (0-100)",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "cover_image": {
+      "description": "URL to cover image",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "description": {
+      "description": "Anime synopsis/description",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "duration_minutes": {
+      "description": "Episode duration in minutes",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "episodes": {
+      "description": "Total episode count",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "favourites": {
+      "description": "Number of times added to favorites",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "format": {
+      "description": "Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "genres": {
+      "description": "List of genres",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "id": {
+      "description": "AniList media ID",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "mean_score": {
+      "description": "Mean community score (0-100)",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "popularity": {
+      "description": "Popularity ranking",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "season": {
+      "description": "Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "season_year": {
+      "description": "Year of airing season",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "site_url": {
+      "description": "AniList page URL",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "source": {
+      "description": "Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "status": {
+      "description": "Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "studios": {
+      "description": "List of animation studio names",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "title_english": {
+      "description": "Anime title in English",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "title_native": {
+      "description": "Anime title in native language",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "title_romaji": {
+      "description": "Anime title in Romaji",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "id",
+    "title_romaji",
+    "title_english",
+    "title_native",
+    "description",
+    "episodes",
+    "duration_minutes",
+    "status",
+    "format",
+    "source",
+    "season",
+    "season_year",
+    "average_score",
+    "mean_score",
+    "popularity",
+    "favourites",
+    "genres",
+    "cover_image",
+    "site_url",
+    "studios"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed2 schema fields changedMay 13, 2026

removedInput schema / examples

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "id": 21
-  },
-  {
-    "id": 1
-  }
-]

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -{
-  "properties": {
-    "average_score": {
-      "description": "Average community score (0-100)",
-      "type": [
-        "number",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "cover_image": {
-      "description": "URL to cover image",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "description": {
-      "description": "Anime synopsis/description",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "duration_minutes": {
-      "description": "Episode duration in minutes",
-      "type": [
-        "number",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "episodes": {
-      "description": "Total episode count",
-      "type": [
-        "number",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "favourites": {
-      "description": "Number of times added to favorites",
-      "type": [
-        "number",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "format": {
-      "description": "Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "genres": {
-      "description": "List of genres",
-      "items": {
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "type": "array"
-    },
-    "id": {
-      "description": "AniList media ID",
-      "type": "number"
-    },
-    "mean_score": {
-      "description": "Mean community score (0-100)",
-      "type": [
-        "number",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "popularity": {
-      "description": "Popularity ranking",
-      "type": [
-        "number",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "season": {
-      "description": "Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "season_year": {
-      "description": "Year of airing season",
-      "type": [
-        "number",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "site_url": {
-      "description": "AniList page URL",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "source": {
-      "description": "Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "status": {
-      "description": "Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "studios": {
-      "description": "List of animation studio names",
-      "items": {
-        "type": "string"
-      },
-      "type": "array"
-    },
-    "title_english": {
-      "description": "Anime title in English",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "title_native": {
-      "description": "Anime title in native language",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    },
-    "title_romaji": {
-      "description": "Anime title in Romaji",
-      "type": [
-        "string",
-        "null"
-      ]
-    }
-  },
-  "required": [
-    "id",
-    "title_romaji",
-    "title_english",
-    "title_native",
-    "description",
-    "episodes",
-    "duration_minutes",
-    "status",
-    "format",
-    "source",
-    "season",
-    "season_year",
-    "average_score",
-    "mean_score",
-    "popularity",
-    "favourites",
-    "genres",
-    "cover_image",
-    "site_url",
-    "studios"
-  ],
-  "type": "object"
-}New value: +null

Changed1 schema field changedMay 8, 2026

changedOutput schema / (root)

Previous value: -nullNew value: +{
+  "properties": {
+    "average_score": {
+      "description": "Average community score (0-100)",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "cover_image": {
+      "description": "URL to cover image",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "description": {
+      "description": "Anime synopsis/description",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "duration_minutes": {
+      "description": "Episode duration in minutes",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "episodes": {
+      "description": "Total episode count",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "favourites": {
+      "description": "Number of times added to favorites",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "format": {
+      "description": "Anime format (TV, MOVIE, OVA, ONA, SPECIAL)",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "genres": {
+      "description": "List of genres",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "id": {
+      "description": "AniList media ID",
+      "type": "number"
+    },
+    "mean_score": {
+      "description": "Mean community score (0-100)",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "popularity": {
+      "description": "Popularity ranking",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "season": {
+      "description": "Season aired (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER)",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "season_year": {
+      "description": "Year of airing season",
+      "type": [
+        "number",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "site_url": {
+      "description": "AniList page URL",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "source": {
+      "description": "Original source (MANGA, LIGHT_NOVEL, VISUAL_NOVEL, etc)",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "status": {
+      "description": "Current status (FINISHED, AIRING, NOT_YET_AIRED, CANCELLED)",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "studios": {
+      "description": "List of animation studio names",
+      "items": {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "title_english": {
+      "description": "Anime title in English",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "title_native": {
+      "description": "Anime title in native language",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    },
+    "title_romaji": {
+      "description": "Anime title in Romaji",
+      "type": [
+        "string",
+        "null"
+      ]
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "id",
+    "title_romaji",
+    "title_english",
+    "title_native",
+    "description",
+    "episodes",
+    "duration_minutes",
+    "status",
+    "format",
+    "source",
+    "season",
+    "season_year",
+    "average_score",
+    "mean_score",
+    "popularity",
+    "favourites",
+    "genres",
+    "cover_image",
+    "site_url",
+    "studios"
+  ],
+  "type": "object"
+}

Changed1 schema field changedMay 6, 2026

addedInput schema / examples

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "id": 21
+  },
+  {
+    "id": 1
+  }
+]

First observedApr 22, 2026

TDQS

A4.1/5.0

Behavior3/5

Does the description disclose side effects, auth requirements, rate limits, or destructive behavior?

Annotations already provide readOnlyHint, idempotentHint, and openWorldHint. The description adds return field context but does not disclose additional behavioral traits beyond what annotations cover.

Agents need to know what a tool does to the world before calling it. Descriptions should go beyond structured annotations to explain consequences.

Conciseness5/5

Is the description appropriately sized, front-loaded, and free of redundancy?

Two sentences, front-loaded with purpose, and no extraneous text.

Shorter descriptions cost fewer tokens and are easier for agents to parse. Every sentence should earn its place.

Completeness5/5

Given the tool's complexity, does the description cover enough for an agent to succeed on first attempt?

Given the output schema exists and annotations are comprehensive, the description is sufficient, listing all return fields.

Complex tools with many parameters or behaviors need more documentation. Simple tools need less. This dimension scales expectations accordingly.

Parameters3/5

Does the description clarify parameter syntax, constraints, interactions, or defaults beyond what the schema provides?

Schema description coverage is 100%, and the parameter 'id' is already well-documented with examples. The description adds no new meaning beyond the schema.

Input schemas describe structure but not intent. Descriptions should explain non-obvious parameter relationships and valid value ranges.

Purpose5/5

Does the description clearly state what the tool does and how it differs from similar tools?

The description uses a specific verb ('Get full anime details by ID') and resource, and lists the specific fields returned, distinguishing it from sibling tools like 'search_anime' and 'trending_anime'.

Agents choose between tools based on descriptions. A clear purpose with a specific verb and resource helps agents select the right tool.

Usage Guidelines4/5

Does the description explain when to use this tool, when not to, or what alternatives exist?

The description implies usage for fetching comprehensive details by ID, contrasted with search or trend tools, but does not explicitly state when not to use or mention alternatives.

Agents often have multiple tools that could apply. Explicit usage guidance like "use X instead of Y when Z" prevents misuse.

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