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FAQ

Who is Chii[AR] and where can I find her?


Chii[AR] is a bot, which can be used to maintain your mylist, cast votes, check crc's and various other things.
You can get a complete listing of all commands Chii[AR] supports using !help.
Chii[AR] can be found in #anidb and #anidb-spam.

Note: ALL Chii commands are lowercase!
Various commands for Chii[AR] require you being logged in!


How to login?


Requirements: You need a working account on AniDB. (See: How and why signup to AniDB?)

Join the channel #anidb and open a query (pm, personal chat/message) to Chii[AR]. In the query window write:

  • auth <username> <password>
Where <username> and <password> are your AniDB username and pass.

Alternatively you can also use the /msg version. For that do a:

  • /msg Chii[AR] auth <username> <pass>
Note: DON'T forget the "/" or you'll post your password in the channel!

Either of what way you choose, if the login worked Chii[AR] will send you a message saying login accepted. If you get the message login failed and you typed your username/password down correctly(!), you either don't have an AniDB account or you haven't activated it yet. In either case please read the Signup FAQ.

See also: Autoauth for mIRC

See also: Quickauth for mIRC

Why does !anime work, but <!...> doesn't?


This works:

<UserA> !anime i my me
<Chii[AR]> ANIME: I My Me! Strawberry Egg (93), also known as Ai Mai Mi ! Strawberry Egg, 13 eps, Year: 2001, Genre: Comedy Romance School, Rating: 7.54 (490 votes), Reviews: 7 (avg: 7.71), DB: 18 eps/166 files, More info: http://anidb.info/a93


But this doesn't:

<UserB> !vote i my me 9
<Chii[AR]> VOTE: no such anime in DB: i my me


The reason behind this is that all commands other than the !anime command require a full match. That means the anime title you enter has to be the main title, a synonym or an added short title for that anime.
This is done because the result of an !anime command with a title which is not in the database can lead to pretty unpredictable results. The same request could even return different animes on each execution. This makes it unsuitable for all other Chii[AR] commands. (i.e. you don't want to vote for the wrong anime, now do you?)

Chii command listing

!help


Lists all Chii[AR] commands available.


Usage:

  • !help

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> HELP: supported commands: !anime, !group, !file, !stitle, !latest, !a4g, !g4a, !uptime. with login only: !mylist, !vote, !votetmp, !voteep, !voteg, !watched, !addfile, !remove, !randomanime, !stats, !mystats, !top, !mylatest, !state see: http://www.anidb.net

General Info

!anime


This command can be used to query anime info from the AniDB database.


Usage:

  • !anime <anime title>
  • !anime <aid>
Note: <anime title> can be any title besides the kanji titles as those aren't supported right now.

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> ANIME: Shinseiki Evangelion (22), also known as Evangelion, 26 eps, Year: 1995-1996, Sequel: Shinseiki Evangelion Gekijouban: The End of Evangelion (202), Genre: Action Drama SciFi Mecha Dementia, Rating: 8.53 (2418 votes), Reviews: 14 (avg: 8.74), DB: 35 eps/744 files, More info: http://anidb.info/a22

!group


This command can be used to query group info from the AniDB database.


Usage:

  • !group <groupname>
  • !group <gid>

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> GROUP: Soldats [Soldats] (8), irc: #soldats@irc.enterthegame.com, rating: 7.97 (86 votes), db: 20 animes/430 files, url: http://www.soldats.net/, http://anidb.info/g8

!producer


This command can be used to query producer info from the AniDB database.


Usage:

  • !producer <producername>
  • !producer <prid>

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> PRODUCER: GONZO (19), also known as 繧エ繝ウ繧セ, db: 57 animes, url: http://www.gonzo.co.jp/index.html, http://anidb.info/p19

!aproducer


This command can be used to query producer info for a specific anime from the AniDB database.


Usage:

  • !aproducer <animename>
  • !aproducer <aid>

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> APRODUCER: Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (959), Producers: Fuji TV, Kyoto Animation http://anidb.info/ap959

!file


This command can be used to query file info from the AniDB database.
When you are logged in, Chii[AR] will, in addition to the basic info, tell you if you already have this file in your mylist.


Usage:

  • !file <anime title> <ep#> <groupname>
  • !file <aid> <ep#> <groupname>
  • !file <fid>
  • !file <ed2k-link>
Note: You can't use the gid instead of the groupname here!

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> FILE: Higan - 1 - OVA, by JollyRoger (gid: 1796), 81.704.960 bytes (fid: 137816), ed2k://|file|Higan_-_1_-_OVA_-_[JR](9cab4f55).avi|81704960|41bd3e7135b13ffc772ed2df285bd519|, http://anidb.info/f137816 , FILE STATUS: NOT IN LIST

!stitle


This command lists all known short titles for an anime.


Usage:

  • !stitle <anime name>
  • !stitle <aid>

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> STITLE: Mahoromatic ~motto utsukushii mono~ (201), synonyms: Mahoromatic S2, Mahoromatic TV 2, short titles: Mahoromatic 2, MM2

!a4g


This command displays the Animes subbed by a specified group.

Note: Only the 1st 5 animes in DB are displayed!
The number in () is the aid.


Usage:

  • !a4g <group name>
  • !a4g <gid>

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> A4G: Soldats (Soldats): 21 anime(s) subbed - Keroro Gunsou(1552), Monster(1539), D.C.~Da Capo~(837), Tantei Gakuen Q(642), You`re Under Arrest! No Mercy!!(536)

!g4a


This commands lists the groups which subbed the specified anime.

Note: Only the 1st 10 groups are listed.


Usage:

  • !g4a <anime title>
  • !g4a <aid>

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> G4A: Chobits (12): subbed by 53 groups - [a4e] last/total: 26/26, [APEX] last/total: 26/26, [AHQ] last/total: 26/26, [Anime-MX] last/total: 26/26, [A-Supreme] last/total: 26/26, [B-A] last/total: 26/26, [E-D] last/total: 26/26, [Heijin] last/total: 26/26, [JCTeam] last/total: 26/26, [Laincat] last/total: 26/26

@find


This commands makes Chii[AR] search for a file with a given crc in the DB.


Usage:

  • @find <crc32>

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> -= AniDB -=- Anime Database -=- http://www.AniDB.net -=- Access 21798 GB worth of anime -=- found in db: Ranma 1/2: Kessen Tougenkyou! Hanayomewo Torimodose! (368), also known as Ranma 1/2 Movie 2, 1 eps/12 files in db, More info: http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=368-=-

Mylist - General

!mylist


This command displays your mylist information for a specific anime.


Usage:

  • !mylist <anime name>
  • !mylist <aid>

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> MYLIST: Seikai no Senki (4) - 13 eps: in mylist: 1-13 watched: 1-13 groups: (anime_fin) 1-13

!mystats


This commands displays your statistics.

Note: This info is not generated in realtime. Also see: Routine Maintenance.


Usage:

  • !mystats

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> MYSTATS: ******* (uid: *****) - 996 animes, 11420 eps (10188 / 89% watched) and 11492 files in mylist (2039 GB, 32% of AniDB, 28% watched). 45 animes, 345 eps, 715 files, 20 groups, 969 votes and 0 reviews added to DB. Leech factor: 93%, Lameness: 0%.

!mylatest


This command lists the latest files you added to the DB.


Usage:

  • !mylatest

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> MYLATEST: ******** (uid: ******) 2 files/0 GB (24h): [MoNG] Perfect Blue 3.srt (145930), [MoNG] Perfect Blue 2.srt (145929), [a4e] Kidou Senshi Gundam: Dai 08 MS Shotai 2.mkv (144647), [FLF] Big O 2.avi (133174), [a4e] Inuyasha - Kagami no Naka no Mugenjou 1.mkv (133139), Sugoiyo!! Masaru-san S3.mkv (131742), [2xx] Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam 45.ogm (81265), [2xx] Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam 44.ogm (81281), [2xx] Kidou Senshi Zeta Gundam 43.ogm (81294)

!randomanime


This command can be used to get a random anime from the DB.


Usage:

  • !randomanime
(random anime from the DB)
  • !randomanime watched
(random watched episode from your mylist)
  • !randomanime unwatched
(random unwatched episode from your mylist)
  • !randomanime all
(random watched or unwatched episode from your mylist)
  • !randomanime notlisted
(random anime that is not in your mylist)

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> RANDOMANIME: Shinseiki Evangelion (22), 26 eps, Year: 1995-1996, Genre: Action Drama SciFi Mecha Dementia, Rating: 8.53 (2418 votes)

Mylist - adding/removing files/changing states

!addfile


This command can be used to add a file, which is already in the DB to your mylist.

Note: You CAN'T add new files with this command and there is no way to do that via IRC, you have to use the web interface for that.


Usage:

  • !addfile <anime> <epnumber> <group>
  • !addfile <fid>
  • !addfile <ed2k link>
  • !addfile <ed2k link> f (adds files which don't have an ed2k hash in the database)
  • !addfile last
Note: Note that you can add a "w" at the end of the command to add the files as watched to your mylist.
Files added with that command will be added as unknown to your mylist. Use !state to change the state.
last is last file shown with !file.

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> ADDFILE: Air - 1 - kaze -breeze-, by The Triad (gid: 102), 244.328.448 bytes (fid: 92915), FILE STATUS: ADDED TO MYLIST AS UNWATCHED

!remove


This command can be used to remove files from your mylist.


Usage:

  • !remove <anime> <epnumber> <group>
  • !remove <aid> <epnumber> <group>
  • !remove <fid>
  • !remove <ed2k link>
  • !remove last
Note: last is last file shown with !file.

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> REMOVE: Air - 1 - kaze -breeze-, by The Triad (gid: 102), 244.328.448 bytes (fid: 92915), FILE STATUS: REMOVED FROM MYLIST

!state


This command allows you to set a file to a different state.


Usage:

  • !state <anime> <ep#> <state>
  • !state <anime> all <state>
  • !state <anime> upto <ep#> <state>
  • !state <fid> <state>
  • !state <ed2k link> <state>
  • !state last <state>
Note: You may also use <aid> instead of <anime>.
last is last file shown by !file.
<state> is one of: unknown/hdd/cd/deleted.

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> STATE: Air - 1 - kaze -breeze-, was set to cd

!watched


This command can be used to mark one or all file(s) in your mylist watched or unwatched.


Usage:

Single episode:
  • !watched <anime> <epnumber>
  • !watched <fid>
  • !watched <ed2k link>
Multiple episodes:
  • !watched <anime> upto <epnumber>
  • !watched <anime> all
  • !watched <anime> none
Note: For single files it works also the opposite way, meaning you can set files unwatched when repeating the command!
none sets all files as unwatched.

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> WATCHED: marked all WATCHED: Card Captor Sakura

!watched - passive


If you're logged in and change your nick Chii[AR] will check if your nick matches a known anime+ep combination and will mark the file watched should it be part of your mylist.

I.e. let's say you have ep 1 of NGE in your mylist marked as unwatched. If you login @ Chii[AR]and change your name to:

<nick>[NGE|1] or <nick>|NGE|1
Note: Where is <nick> should be your nick of course.

Chii[AR] will mark that file watched in your mylist and send you a notice.
If the file is not in your mylist you get a notice. You could then use the !addfile command to add it to your mylist right away.

Mylist - Votes

!vote


This command can be used to vote for an anime. If you have already voted it will show you your vote.
If you haven't finished the series yet please use tempvotes instead of normal votes!

Note: Please check our Anime voting guideline for further information on the voting levels.


Usage:

  • !vote <anime title> [1-10]
  • !vote <aid> [1-10]
Note: You can add r after the rating to revote.

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> VOTE: Card Captor Sakura, voted: 10

!votetmp


This command can be used to tempvote for an anime. If you have already voted it will show you your vote.

Note: Please check our Anime voting guideline for further information on the voting levels.


Usage:

  • !votetmp <anime title> [1-10]
  • !votetmp <aid> [1-10]
Note: You can add r after the rating to revote.

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> VOTETMP: Tsubasa Chronicle, voted: 6

!voteep


This command can be used to vote for an episode of an anime. If you have already voted it will show you your vote.

Note: Please check our Anime voting guideline for further information on the voting levels.


Usage:

  • !voteep <anime title> <ep#> [1-10]
  • !voteep <aid> <ep#> [1-10]
Note: You can add r after the rating to revote.
There is no .5 support for episodes.

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> VOTEEP: Air - 1 - kaze -breeze-, voted: 8

!voteg


This command can be used to vote for a group. If you have already voted it will show you your vote.

Note: Please check our Anime voting guideline for further information on the voting levels.


Usage:

  • !voteg <group> [1-10]
  • !voteg <gid> [1-10]
Note: You can add r after the rating to revote.
There is no .5 support for groups.

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> VOTEG: rawr: voted: 10

Stats

!latest


This command lists the filenames of the last 10 files added to the AniDB.

Note: The number in () is the fid.


Usage:

  • !latest

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> LATEST: 147 files/31 GB (24h): [Hitsuji] Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai 4.mkv (145767), [Hitsuji] Kono Minikuku mo Utsukushii Sekai 3.mkv (145766), [A-Classic] Rokushin Gattai GodMars 55.avi (145765), [X2&T3] Starship Operators 13.avi (145763), [Ani-Kraze] Tsubasa Chronicle 3.avi (145762), [SM_LoC] AA! Megami-sama 8.avi (145761), [Ani-Kraze] Tsubasa Chronicle 4.avi (145760), [WPP] Rockman.EXE Axess 21.avi (145759), [WPP] Sonic X 20.avi (145758)

!stats


This command displays various DB statistics.


Usage:

  • !stats

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> STATS: 2946 animes, 34604 eps, 140930 files (20796 GB), 2039 groups, 79614 users and 251 open change requests in DB (!creq for more).

!top


This command displays the Top10 AniDB stat entries.

Note: If you don't want to get shown in those stats you can disable it in your profile.


Usage:

  • !top

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> TOP: Longest MyList: macross1 (22138), Largest MyList: macross1 (4232 GB), Most Lame Files: feles (100%), Most Indep. User: tupou (267%), Big. Leech0r: aceman87 (100%), Most Anime Added: analogued (564), Most Eps Added: permidion (4118), Most Files Added: hipersoke (3238), Most Groups Added: tupou (83), Most Votes: coochan (1995), Most Reviews: gambit (176)

!uptime


This command displays the uptime of the DB and Chii[AR].


Usage:

  • !uptime

Output example:

<Chii[AR]> UPTIME: BOT: 4d 5h 26m | SERVER: 41d 1h 40m
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