Jikan Anime

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Search and browse anime, manga, and characters via the Jikan MyAnimeList API

4 tools
0ms auth
free tier 50 calls/day

Tools

search_anime required: query

Search anime by title using MyAnimeList data. Returns title, score, type, episode count, status, synopsis, and genres.

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Anime title to search for (e.g., "Fullmetal Alchemist")
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get_anime required: id

Get full details for a specific anime by its MyAnimeList ID. Includes score, synopsis, genres, studios, episodes, and more.

Parameters
Name Type Description
id req number MyAnimeList anime ID (e.g., 5114 for Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
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top_anime

Get the top-ranked anime from MyAnimeList, optionally filtered by type (tv, movie, ova, special, ona, music).

Parameters
Name Type Description
type opt string Filter by anime type: tv, movie, ova, special, ona, music. Omit for all types.
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search_characters required: query

Search anime and manga characters by name. Returns name, nicknames, favorites count, and a brief biography.

Parameters
Name Type Description
query req string Character name to search for (e.g., "Naruto")
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Test with curl

The gateway speaks JSON-RPC 2.0 over HTTP POST. You can test any pack directly from the terminal.

List available tools
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jikan/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}'
Call a tool
bash 
curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/jikan/mcp \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":2,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_anime","arguments":{"query": "hello"}}}'

Use with the SDK

Install @pipeworx/sdk to call tools from any TypeScript/Node project.

TypeScript 
import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const px = new Pipeworx();
const result = await px.call("search_anime", {"query":"example"});
ask_pipeworx 
// Or ask in plain English:
const answer = await px.ask("search and browse anime, manga, and characters via the jikan myanimelist api");