`get_anime`

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

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_anime for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

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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