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Using own instance of Jikan

Rate Limiting

Migrating to version 2.0

Available methods

Important - current documentation is for versions 1.x of library and is largely obsolete (although most of the endpoints overlaps). It will be, step by step updated to newest version.

Anime

• GetAnimeAsync
• GetAnimeEpisodesAsync
• GetAnimeCharactersAsync
• GetAnimeStaffAsync
• GetAnimeForumTopicsAsync
• GetAnimeMoreInfoAsync
• GetAnimeNewsAsync
• GetAnimePicturesAsync
• GetAnimeRecommendationsAsync
• GetAnimeReviewsAsync
• GetAnimeStatisticsAsync
• GetAnimeUserUpdatesAsync
• GetAnimeVideosAsync

Characters

• GetCharacter
• GetCharacterPictures

Club

• GetClub
• GetClubMembers

Manga

• GetMangaAsync
• GetMangaCharactersAsync
• GetMangaForumTopicsAsync
• GetMangaMoreInfoAsync
• GetMangaNewsAsync
• GetMangaPicturesAsync
• GetMangaRecommendationsAsync
• GetMangaReviews
• GetMangaStatistics
• GetMangaUserUpdates

People

• GetPerson
• GetPersonPictures

Rankings

• GetAnimeTop
• GetCharactersTop
• GetMangaTop
• GetPeopleTop

Season

• GetSeason
• GetSeasonArchive
• GetSeasonLater

Search

• SearchAnime
• SearchCharacter
• SearchManga
• SearchPerson

Users

• GetUserAnimeList
• GetUserFriends
• GetUserHistory
• GetUserMangaList
• GetUserProfile

Other

• GetAnimeGenre
• GetMagazine
• GetMangaGenre
• GetProducer
• GetSchedule

Jikan Metadata

• StatusMetadata

Quick Start

C#

// Initialize JikanWrapper
var jikan = new Jikan();

// Send request for "Cowboy Bebop" anime
Anime cowboyBebop = await jikan.GetAnimeAsync(1);

// Output -> "Cowboy Bebop"
Console.WriteLine(cowboyBebop.Data.Title);
// Output -> "TV"
Console.WriteLine(cowboyBebop.Data.Type);
// Output -> "R - 17+ (violence & profanity)"
Console.WriteLine(cowboyBebop.Data.Rating);


// Send request for "Berserk" manga
var berserkManga = await jikan.GetMangaAsync(2);

// Output -> "Berserk"
Console.WriteLine(berserkManga.Data.Title);
// Output -> "Publishing"
Console.WriteLine(berserkManga.Data.Status);


// Send request for Hayao Miyazaki
var hayaoMiyazaki = awiat jikan.GetPersonAsync(1870);

// Output -> "宮崎"
Console.WriteLine(hayaoMiyazaki.Data.FamilyName);


// Send request for Lain Iwakura
var lainIwakura = await jikan.GetCharacterAsync(2219);


// Output -> "https://myanimelist.net/character/2219/Lain_Iwakura"
Console.WriteLine(lainIwakura.Data.Url);

var lainVA = await jikan.GetCharacterAnimeAsync(2219);

// List Lain's voice actresses with their respective languages
foreach (var entry in lainVA)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Name: " + entry.Person.Name + ", language: " + entry.Language);
}

var lainAnime = await jikan.GetCharacterAnimeAsync(2219);

// List all anime in which Lain appeared
foreach (var entry in lainAnime)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Title: " + entry.Anime.Title);
}