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ANIMEDESC: Retrieve Anime Description

Command String:
by aid

  • ANIMEDESC aid={int4 id}&part={int4 partno}

Possible Replies:

  • 233 ANIMEDESC
{int4 current part}|{int4 max parts}|{str description}
  • 330 NO SUCH ANIME

Info:

  • The maximum length of the anime description is roughly 5000 characters, but the maximum length of a UDP packet is 1400 bytes
  • Multiple calls to ANIMEDESC may be necessary to retrieve the complete text, retrieving separate 1400 byte parts with each call
  • part is zero-based
  • Note: No support, at present, for retrieving descriptions by title. aid only


Examples: (html escaped code intended)

 > ANIMEDESC aid=3169&part=0&s=xxxxx
 < 233 ANIMEDESC
   0|1|As summer break arrives for the students, Jun Sakurada is busily studying on his own in the library, making up for time lost <cut>