Description:
This Project is a Plex Media Server (PMS) Metadata Agent for MyAnimeList.net.
This Metadata Agent loads the information from the Anime Website MyAnimeList.net and adds that information to your Plex Library.
Screenshots:
Metadata Sources:
The Agent will request information from not only MyAnimeList but also TheTVDB or TheMovieDB, what each source provides is listed below.
MyAnimeList.net:
The MyAnimeList.net website is the main source for the information and the Agent relies on a stand-alone installation of the Atarashii API.
TheTVDB.com:
The TheTVDB.com website (or rather API) is used to request more image information for an episodic Anime. In the Agent settings, you can enable or disable the functionality to fetch images from TheTVDB.com and also set the size of the images (by default it is “original”).
TheMovieDB.org:
The TheMovieDB website (or rather API) is also used to request more image information but for Anime Movies. You can also enable or disable the functionality to fetch the images and also set the size of the images as well (by default it is “original”).
Other Sources:
The Agent also accepts information from other Agents like the “Local Media Assets” (for both TV and Movie) and “OpenSubtitles.org”.
Mapping:
Because, unlike the last version of this Agent, the API doesn’t provide the necessary information used to make the connection between a MyAnimeList and TheTVDB or TheMovieDB entry the solution is a mapping file that is loaded whenever a mapping is required. The Mapping is in a JSON format and can be found on the GitHub project page. The Agent will automatically request the file from my server and cache it for 7 days when a mapping is required, which means whenever a metadata update is triggered and the “Fetch information from TheTVDB/TheMovieDB” is enabled in the Agent settings.
There are currently 14923 entries in the mapping file and some of them might be wrong. Should you find any wrong mapping please report it and create an Issue here.
Scanners:
Anime usually rely on the absolute episode numbering format instead of seasons. Therefore I recommend using a scanner that can follow this format like the following
Scanners need to be placed in the following directories for a TV-Show Scanner (the folders might not exist so just create them):
- Linux: /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Scanners/Series
- Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Plex Media Server\Scanners\Series
Installation:
Installation is straightforward, place the MyAnimeList.bundle folder into the directories (depending on your OS) listed below and restart your Plex Media Server (Note: Plex only loads the Agent on restart!).
Directories:
- Linux: /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/
- Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins
- FreeNAS: ${JAIL_ROOT}/var/db/plexdata/Plex Media Server/
Update:
I recommend to disable the feature to fetch image information from TheTVDB and TheMovieDB initially or the match process will be extremely long. Any mismatches will pull additional images that might be wrong.
- Stop Plex
- Download the Agent and extract it into your Plug-ins folder
- Check permissions
- Start Plex
- Go to the Agent Settings and disable “Fetch Images for TV-Shows/Movies”
- match your library and fix matches that were wrong or not matched at all
- activate “Fetch Images for…” again
- refresh metadata and go do something else, this will take some time
Support:
For all support related or general questions please use the thread in the official plex forums
For any issues like bugs, unintended behaviour please create a new Issue on the GitHub issue tracker
For development stages, release information, download link or anything else you can visit my dev Blog here
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