`get_anime`

Pack: jikan · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jikan/mcp

Get full details for an anime by ID. Returns score, synopsis, genres, studios, episode count, and more.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`id`	number	yes	MyAnimeList anime ID (e.g., 5114 for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "id": 5114
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jikan/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_anime","arguments":{"id":5114}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_anime', {
  "id": 5114
});

More examples

{
  "id": 16498
}

Response shape

Always returns: mal_id, title, airing, genres, image_url, url, studios

Field	Type	Description
`mal_id`	number	MyAnimeList ID
`title`	string	Anime title
`title_english`	string \| null	English title if available
`title_japanese`	string \| null	Japanese title if available
`type`	string \| null	Anime type (TV, Movie, OVA, etc.)
`source`	string \| null	Source material (manga, light novel, etc.)
`episodes`	number \| null	Number of episodes
`status`	string \| null	Airing status (Finished, Currently Airing, etc.)
`airing`	boolean	Whether anime is currently airing
`score`	number \| null	MyAnimeList score (0-10)
`scored_by`	number \| null	Number of users who scored this anime
`rank`	number \| null	Rank by score
`popularity`	number \| null	Popularity ranking
`synopsis`	string \| null	Plot synopsis
`year`	number \| null	Year the anime aired
`genres`	array	List of genre names
`image_url`	string	URL to anime cover image
`url`	string	MyAnimeList URL
`background`	string \| null	Background and production information
`season`	string \| null	Season (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall)
`duration`	string \| null	Episode duration
`rating`	string \| null	Content rating (PG, PG-13, R, etc.)
`studios`	array	List of studio names

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "mal_id": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "MyAnimeList ID"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Anime title"
    },
    "title_english": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "English title if available"
    },
    "title_japanese": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Japanese title if available"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Anime type (TV, Movie, OVA, etc.)"
    },
    "source": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Source material (manga, light novel, etc.)"
    },
    "episodes": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Number of episodes"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Airing status (Finished, Currently Airing, etc.)"
    },
    "airing": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Whether anime is currently airing"
    },
    "score": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "MyAnimeList score (0-10)"
    },
    "scored_by": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Number of users who scored this anime"
    },
    "rank": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Rank by score"
    },
    "popularity": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Popularity ranking"
    },
    "synopsis": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Plot synopsis"
    },
    "year": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Year the anime aired"
    },
    "genres": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of genre names",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    },
    "image_url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "URL to anime cover image"
    },
    "url": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "MyAnimeList URL"
    },
    "background": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Background and production information"
    },
    "season": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Season (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall)"
    },
    "duration": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Episode duration"
    },
    "rating": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Content rating (PG, PG-13, R, etc.)"
    },
    "studios": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of studio names",
      "items": {
        "type": "string"
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "mal_id",
    "title",
    "airing",
    "genres",
    "image_url",
    "url",
    "studios"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "jikan": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jikan/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

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