`search_anime`

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

Search for anime by title. Returns title, score, type, episode count, status, synopsis, and genres.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	Anime title to search for (e.g., “Fullmetal Alchemist”)

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Fullmetal Alchemist"
}

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":"search_anime","arguments":{"query":"Fullmetal Alchemist"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

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

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_anime', {
  "query": "Fullmetal Alchemist"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "Attack on Titan"
}

Response shape

Always returns: total, results

Field	Type	Description
`total`	number	Total number of anime matching the query
`results`	array	List of anime matching the search query

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of anime matching the query"
    },
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "List of anime matching the search query",
      "items": {
        "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"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "mal_id",
          "title",
          "airing",
          "genres",
          "image_url",
          "url"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total",
    "results"
  ]
}

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.

search_anime