mcp-animenewsnetwork

Read an encyclopedia entry

get_title

Read-onlyIdempotent

Retrieve one Anime News Network encyclopedia entry by ID and kind, selecting only the sections you need to control response size.

Instructions

Read one Anime News Network encyclopedia entry by id. Get the id and kind from search_titles first. Sections are opt-in because a full record is very large: ask only for what you need. The entry's name, kind, id and link come back whatever you ask for, so any answer can be cited. 'basic' covers type, vintage, genres, themes, episode count, ratings and the plot summary. Long plot summaries are paginated: when 'truncated' is true, call again with 'offset' set to 'next_offset'.

Tool call template

Replace each placeholder with a value matching the input schema. Only required parameters are included; add optional parameters as needed.

{
  "id": 1,
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "arguments": {
      "id": "<id>",
      "kind": "<kind>"
    },
    "name": "get_title"
  }
}

Input Schema

Name	Required	Description
`id`	Yes	Encyclopedia id, from search_titles.
`kind`	Yes	Which lookup the id belongs to, from search_titles.
`offset`	No	Where to resume the plot summary.
`sections`	No	Which parts to return. 'basic' is usually enough. Adding 'cast' or 'news' can multiply the size of the answer.
`max_chars`	No	Character budget for the plot summary.

Output Schema

Name	Required	Description
`cast`	No
`news`	No
`notes`	Yes
`staff`	No
`title`	Yes
`genres`	No
`offset`	No
`themes`	No
`ratings`	No
`related`	No
`reviews`	No
`episodes`	No
`releases`	No
`companies`	No
`truncated`	No
`alt_titles`	No
`next_offset`	No	Pass as 'offset' to read the rest.
`picture_url`	No
`total_chars`	No	Length of the full plot summary.
`plot_summary`	No
`running_time`	No
`ending_themes`	No
`episode_count`	No
`cast_languages`	No	Every language the site records a cast in, with its full credit count, so a trimmed 'cast' still shows what exists. Ask again with a narrower question if a language you need was cut.
`opening_themes`	No
`returned_chars`	No
`official_websites`	No
`objectionable_content`	No

Schema Changelog

Changes observed during successful MCP inspections.

Changed34 schema fields changedv3.0.0Oct 30, 2026

removedOutput schema / properties / cast / items / properties / lang / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / cast / items / properties / lang / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / cast_languages / items / properties / lang / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / cast_languages / items / properties / lang / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / episode_count / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / episode_count / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / episodes / items / properties / lang / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / episodes / items / properties / lang / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / episodes / items / properties / title / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / episodes / items / properties / title / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / news / items / properties / date / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / news / items / properties / date / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / objectionable_content / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / objectionable_content / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / picture_url / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / picture_url / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / plot_summary / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / plot_summary / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

changedOutput schema / properties / ratings / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "bayesian_score": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "number"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      "votes": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "maximum": 9007199254740991,
-            "minimum": -9007199254740991,
-            "type": "integer"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      "weighted_score": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "number"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "votes",
-      "weighted_score",
-      "bayesian_score"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "bayesian_score": {
+        "type": [
+          "number",
+          "null"
+        ]
+      },
+      "votes": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+            "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "weighted_score": {
+        "type": [
+          "number",
+          "null"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "votes",
+      "weighted_score",
+      "bayesian_score"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / releases / items / properties / date / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / releases / items / properties / date / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / releases / items / properties / href / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / releases / items / properties / href / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / reviews / items / properties / date / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / reviews / items / properties / date / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / running_time / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / running_time / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / precision / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / precision / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / type / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / type / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

removedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / vintage / anyOf

Removed value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "string"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]

addedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / vintage / type
```
Added value: +[
+  "string",
+  "null"
+]
```

changedOutput schema / required

Previous value: -[
-  "title",
-  "alt_titles",
-  "genres",
-  "themes",
-  "episode_count",
-  "running_time",
-  "objectionable_content",
-  "official_websites",
-  "picture_url",
-  "opening_themes",
-  "ending_themes",
-  "ratings",
-  "plot_summary",
-  "total_chars",
-  "returned_chars",
-  "offset",
-  "next_offset",
-  "truncated",
-  "notes"
-]New value: +[
+  "title",
+  "notes"
+]

Changed54 schema fields changedv2.0.0Aug 26, 2026

addedInput schema / properties / id / maximum
```
Added value: +9007199254740991
```
addedInput schema / properties / offset / maximum
```
Added value: +9007199254740991
```

addedOutput schema / properties / cast / items / properties / lang / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / cast / items / properties / lang / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

changedOutput schema / properties / cast / items / properties / person_id / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "integer"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+    "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+    "type": "integer"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

addedOutput schema / properties / cast_languages / items / properties / credits / maximum
```
Added value: +9007199254740991
```
addedOutput schema / properties / cast_languages / items / properties / credits / minimum
```
Added value: +-9007199254740991
```

addedOutput schema / properties / cast_languages / items / properties / lang / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / cast_languages / items / properties / lang / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

changedOutput schema / properties / companies / items / properties / company_id / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "integer"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+    "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+    "type": "integer"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

addedOutput schema / properties / episode_count / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / episode_count / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

addedOutput schema / properties / episodes / items / properties / lang / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / episodes / items / properties / lang / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

addedOutput schema / properties / episodes / items / properties / title / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / episodes / items / properties / title / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

addedOutput schema / properties / news / items / properties / date / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / news / items / properties / date / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

changedOutput schema / properties / next_offset / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "integer"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+    "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+    "type": "integer"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

addedOutput schema / properties / objectionable_content / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / objectionable_content / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```
addedOutput schema / properties / offset / maximum
```
Added value: +9007199254740991
```
addedOutput schema / properties / offset / minimum
```
Added value: +-9007199254740991
```

addedOutput schema / properties / picture_url / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / picture_url / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

addedOutput schema / properties / plot_summary / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / plot_summary / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

changedOutput schema / properties / ratings / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "additionalProperties": false,
-    "properties": {
-      "bayesian_score": {
-        "type": [
-          "number",
-          "null"
-        ]
-      },
-      "votes": {
-        "anyOf": [
-          {
-            "type": "integer"
-          },
-          {
-            "type": "null"
-          }
-        ]
-      },
-      "weighted_score": {
-        "type": [
-          "number",
-          "null"
-        ]
-      }
-    },
-    "required": [
-      "votes",
-      "weighted_score",
-      "bayesian_score"
-    ],
-    "type": "object"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "bayesian_score": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "number"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "votes": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+            "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+            "type": "integer"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      },
+      "weighted_score": {
+        "anyOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "number"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "null"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "votes",
+      "weighted_score",
+      "bayesian_score"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

addedOutput schema / properties / related / items / properties / id / maximum
```
Added value: +9007199254740991
```
addedOutput schema / properties / related / items / properties / id / minimum
```
Added value: +-9007199254740991
```

addedOutput schema / properties / releases / items / properties / date / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / releases / items / properties / date / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

addedOutput schema / properties / releases / items / properties / href / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / releases / items / properties / href / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```
addedOutput schema / properties / returned_chars / maximum
```
Added value: +9007199254740991
```
addedOutput schema / properties / returned_chars / minimum
```
Added value: +-9007199254740991
```
removedOutput schema / properties / reviews / items / $ref
```
Removed value: -"#/properties/news/items"
```
addedOutput schema / properties / reviews / items / additionalProperties
```
Added value: +false
```

addedOutput schema / properties / reviews / items / properties

Added value: +{
+  "date": {
+    "anyOf": [
+      {
+        "type": "string"
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "null"
+      }
+    ]
+  },
+  "href": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "title": {
+    "type": "string"
+  }
+}

addedOutput schema / properties / reviews / items / required
```
Added value: +[
+  "title",
+  "href",
+  "date"
+]
```
addedOutput schema / properties / reviews / items / type
```
Added value: +"object"
```

addedOutput schema / properties / running_time / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / running_time / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

changedOutput schema / properties / staff / items / properties / person_id / anyOf

Previous value: -[
-  {
-    "type": "integer"
-  },
-  {
-    "type": "null"
-  }
-]New value: +[
+  {
+    "maximum": 9007199254740991,
+    "minimum": -9007199254740991,
+    "type": "integer"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

addedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / id / maximum
```
Added value: +9007199254740991
```
addedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / id / minimum
```
Added value: +-9007199254740991
```

addedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / precision / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / precision / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

addedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / type / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / type / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```

addedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / vintage / anyOf

Added value: +[
+  {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  {
+    "type": "null"
+  }
+]

removedOutput schema / properties / title / properties / vintage / type
```
Removed value: -[
-  "string",
-  "null"
-]
```
addedOutput schema / properties / total_chars / maximum
```
Added value: +9007199254740991
```
addedOutput schema / properties / total_chars / minimum
```
Added value: +-9007199254740991
```

Changed2 schema fields changedv1.2.3Aug 10, 2026

changedOutput schema / properties / cast / items / properties / lang / description

Previous value: -"Dub language. Null marks the original cast."New value: +"Language of this credit, such as 'JA' for the Japanese cast of a Japanese production or 'FR' for the French dub. Null when the site records none, which is not a claim that the credit is the original one."

addedOutput schema / properties / cast_languages

Added value: +{
+  "description": "Every language the site records a cast in, with its full credit count, so a trimmed 'cast' still shows what exists. Ask again with a narrower question if a language you need was cut.",
+  "items": {
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+      "credits": {
+        "type": "integer"
+      },
+      "lang": {
+        "type": [
+          "string",
+          "null"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "lang",
+      "credits"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "type": "array"
+}

First observedv1.0.0Aug 4, 2026

TDQS

A4.9/5.0

Behavior5/5

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

Beyond the read-only/idempotent annotations, it discloses the payload-size tradeoff of opt-in sections, the invariant fields that always come back (so any answer is citable), and the truncation/offset continuation loop. These are exactly the behaviors an agent cannot infer from the annotations.

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?

Six short sentences, front-loaded with the identity of the operation before prerequisites, section policy, and pagination. No sentence is redundant with the schema or restates the title.

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?

With an output schema present the description need not enumerate return values, and it covers everything else that matters for correct invocation: id provenance, required kind, section selection, and the pagination continuation rule.

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

Parameters4/5

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

Schema coverage is already 100%, so baseline is 3; the description earns above that by explaining what 'basic' actually contains and by tying 'offset' to the 'next_offset' field returned when 'truncated' is true. It does not add format details for max_chars or the remaining section names, leaving some gaps.

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?

States a specific verb and resource ('Read one Anime News Network encyclopedia entry by id'), and immediately distinguishes itself from the sibling search_titles, which only supplies ids. An agent can tell without opening the schema that this is a detail-fetch, not a search.

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

Usage Guidelines5/5

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

Gives an explicit prerequisite ('Get the id and kind from search_titles first') and an explicit selection policy for the optional parts ('ask only for what you need', 'ask only for what you need'). It also names the alternative path for paginating the plot summary rather than leaving the agent to guess.

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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