FAQ:Index

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions and Answers

I used (Web)AOM to add a series, and it shows up in mylist, but not in the anime details!

I then added the files through the webinterface and suddenly I have twice as many files!

This is because of a bug in AniDB. It will correct itself after the Routine Maintenance, which takes place every monday, wednesday and friday. So the solution is to just wait.

Who are the girls on the AniDB banner?

The answer as far as we know it, can be found here.

I did a mylist export, but how do I open it?

The mylist export is in a .tgz archive, this is a gzipped tar file; a decent (de)compression program should be able to handle it. You can try 7-zip (which is free and open-source) or WinRAR (which isn't; it's shareware).

Things don't look like they used to

The page is broken!

Everything is to the left! Nothing is centered!

AniDB has/is changing all of it's pages to use CSS, this will likely break incompatible browsers such as Internet Explorer. If you want to be able to view AniDB correctly you should switch to a standards-compliant browser like FireFox or Opera. AniDB has not supported Internet Explorer for quite some time, and it will take alot of work on Microsoft's part before AniDB will support it again.

Can I change my username?

Can you change my username?

Can you move my mylist to another account?

Short answer: No.
Long answer: No no no no no no no no no.

A group should be complete, but is ongoing or stalled!

If files were added in the last day or so, the state hasn't been updated yet. Wait for the Routine Maintenance to kick in. More information can be found here.

Why can't I vote permanently?

You can only vote for animes that have ended. To determine whether an anime has ended or not, AniDB takes a look at the current date and the listed enddate of the anime. If there is no enddate listed, it needs to be added. Where to find release dates for anime. If the enddate is the current day, you will haveto wait until tomorrow.

How do I download anime?

We do not provide ed2k, bittorrent or download support here!

AniDB does NOT offer any files for download. Neither does any AniDB Client (i.e. AniDB o Matic). Also take a look at the AniDB Disclaimer

How do I enable viewing of hentai?

In your profile there is a setting for this.

Also see