MyAniList Reviews

by Samujjeobbdkhcdo

I’m sorry, I really hate writing bad reviews, but this has left me no choice. I tried to create an account a couple weeks ago and successfully did so. However, as soon as I made my account, it was IP banned (seriously!?). I guess it could have been because I tried to log in before I verified my email, but after I verified, it still would not allow me to log in. I waited 3 days, attempting to log in each day to see if the IP ban had been lifted, but it hadn’t so I finally just deleted MyAniList . I just reinstalled MyAniList and attempted to make a new account as I had forgotten the password to the other account, and it will not let me due to the fact that my other count used this email. This would be fine, but I forgot my password to my initial account and I get a 400 bad request error every time I try to request a new password. How am I supposed to fix this? I really want to use this, but I keep running into problems and I can’t seem to find answers anywhere.

by Stansenpai

I do really like it. But I do wish 1) they use the given terms of donghua/aeni/manhwa/manhua instead of category every animation as anime and every comic as manga. Like what’s the point in having where it’s from (Korea/China/japan) if you’re site/app still just sort and call them anime and manga? Idk I find it a tad bit annoying, bc there’s also ppl who just go with it and think this manhwa is a manga of this dongua is an anime. :( 2) MyAniList is kinda wack compared to the desktop version. I kinda wish at least our bios we made on desktop would show on mobile AT THE VERY LEAST since we don’t see the global status of others and to meet new ppl mobile-ly 3) MyAniList does have a hard time syncing with desktop data but I think there’s a sync button in setting not sure if it did the trick 100% but I did see changes.

by Coolkidfromdaablockkz

MyAniList has made tracking what I read or watch soo much easier while also making it fun and easy to navigate.

However, one of the problems I have (that I didn’t have before) is that mostly all of the characters I favorited, have all randomly erased from my profile! I find myself constantly re-favoriting the same characters over and over. Is there only a certain amount of favorite characters/anime I can have before it erases it off my profile? It’s really annoying.
When I first downloaded MyAniList , everything was perfect, no glitches or bugs so I’m confused as to why it’s happening all of a sudden and i’m pretty sure i’m not the only one who’s having this issue.
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The last issue I have is that I can’t delete an anime that I accidentally added. I could just move it to the “dropped” list but I just don’t want it to be there at all. I’ve tried deleting it several times but when I reopen MyAniList , it’s still there! it’s really frustrating!
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Please please try and fix this. Overall though, I really love how organized and fun MyAniList is and I love how I get to customize it for my liking.
Thank you so much for reading this and I hope it’s taken in consideration.

by Koalaluver25

I absolutely love MyAniList , and it has pretty much every anime/manga out there. It’s just that there are two things that I wish MyAniList had, 1. In MyAniList they count each season as it’s own show, so for instance if you were to look up Haikyuu, for each season you would have to find the specific season, that’s fine, it’s just that once you complete that season I wish it would kinda “merge” the seasons together, like it says I have 42 animes completed, but it’s more like 16 since each of them have many seasons. I kinda wish that it would show the 16 shows instead of 42. Another thing is that I wish you could tap on the studio and see what other anime’s that studio has put out. Besides those two things MyAniList is amazing

by OneNEETOtaku

So as the title says, I just started using an online database. It took me about 1-2 hours to input everything that I’ve watched and rated them. And using MyAniList is really nice to update on the fly.

One thing I’ve noticed though is that searching for an anime/manga to add to the list is kinda long. The search progress is a long wait before it shows results. That’s why I used the actually website after a couple. I would have been there for a real long while adding to my list. But after getting everything added, it’s no problem adding an anime here and there as you finish them.

The last thing is more of a feature request. I noticed that the website version (which I know has nothing to do with MyAniList) has an account overview showing me a bunch of stats about me. I really love that feature on the web version and I wish that MyAniList can add this somewhere in here. Honestly though don’t know if it’s because of the API not having that in it or the devs just haven’t added this feature yet.

by Jtobias.campos

I have come to find the regardless of these 3 issues, I enjoy MyAniList endlessly and it has been a joy to use! My only problems starting off with my biggest one is that when I go to my profile it never updates all the anime’s I have watched and time I’ve watched anime. It was one of my favorite things to look at before cause it just is pretty awesome to look back at and see everything I’ve watched but I’m at 171 completes anime’s and it still tells me I have only watched 54 animes! It’s annoying but at the same time not enough for me to hate MyAniList . As well as my other 2 issues being small that when I try to chance MyAniList icons color to something else it doesn’t change its color but it will change it if I search up MyAniList in the search bar for IOS. Lastly I just wish I could tap on the pictures of anime’s and mangas and it increase the size of it so I can get a better look at it and decide it I wanna watch it but that’s just a luxury problem is all. MyAniList is amazing and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed using it and I hope you continue to update MyAniList because it will have my continual use and support!

by Hahahah!/$$

When kissanime went down, I was devastated. I used the bookmark/list system on kissanime for my list, because it was easy sense kissanime was as well reliable. When the site got shut down, luckily I took screenshots (PAGES) of my list. So I have my list it wasn't gone forever. Thank god. I didn't like myanimelist because it was slow and there was no app! So I searched and found this. This saved my life, now I watch anime whever, although now I've decided to support the creators and start buying manga and merch. However when it comes to anime haha... im sorry :c but anyway. Now I can watch wherever I want and have MyAniList to keep track of EVERYTHING. Best app ever. Ive already tipped and Ill keep on tipping! 🖤

by Wolf Kitty's Review

Works amazing, has pretty much any and every anime/manga ever made to add or remove to lists. Speaking of lists, there are two tabs, one for anime and one for manga. Each tab has options to add anime/manga to separate lists. (Plan To Watch/Read, Watching/Reading, On Hold, Dropped, and Completed) The layout is very smooth and the search bar to look for titles in anime/manga works good as well. There’s also an option to add your favorite characters to your profile which I think is great and fun and actually kind of useful since I have so many favorites- it’s hard to remember them all sometimes. I haven’t noticed or seen any bugs/glitches. Overall, a good working and useful app that was more than worth downloading.

by Sydney 11

So far, this has been the best app I have ever use related to anime. It can make lists of the shows that your a interested to watch, shows that you’re currently watching, shows that you have completed, etc.
It also has a discover tab that informers you of the shows that are currently on air, which also includes new shows set to be air in the near future, and it also has a search bar, that allows you to find any types of shows that as air during the previous years.

However, not all anime are registered on there database. There are some shows that airs on different platforms: Funimation, Crunchyroll, Netflix, etc, that are not listed in here.

So on to the point, I believe that, for me, in order to make MyAniList perfect is to add a feature that allows the users to recommend shows, that are not in the database, to the developer to be added on MyAniList . That way, we users can help the developer to inform him/her of the shows that not many people know.

This is my personal opinion. I hope that this idea, or something similar, may be consider in the near future.

by Tookie-sama

With the series’s’ could you all make it to where the seasons are put together in a set. For example, if I watch a certain anime, I could add it to the “Completed” section, but said anime has 20 seasons. The way that it is currently set up, not only would I have to add them on “Completed” one by one, it takes up space. I don’t want to scroll down my list to find (for example) 20 seasons of one series taking up space when I could just click the series itself, as a whole with all the seasons in it, and choose what season I want to look at. While at the same time still giving you the option to rate the series as a whole and to rate the individual season(s).

by Stupendous_Weeaboo

MyAniList has made tracking what I’m currently watching and keeping tabs on anime/manga that are coming out that I’d like to watch/ read incredibly easy! I use to struggle to remember where I left off when life got busy or continuously look up release dates but with the this app app I don’t have to care about any of that anymore. Just pop open MyAniList and see where I left off, and with the notifications I get updated on new episode drops on everything I’m currently watching and everything that I’m waiting for to be released. It’s got a ridiculously simple user interface as well, so it’s easy to find anything you’re looking for. The only downside of MyAniList isn’t from MyAniList itself but instead from the apple store. If you’re looking for something that happens to be real lewd, MyAniList won’t show it directly due to apples regulations, but there is a really simple work around. Just search one of the voice actors for the show or the mangas author/artist. When you select them it brings up a list of all their work. Just scroll through that until you find the manga/anime you’re looking for and add it to your list 🤙🏻

by NEZUKOOOOOOK

MyAniList is essential for otaku! It's easy to navigate, has a plethora of titles, efficient, and keeps you updated with air dates. One of my favorite (and one I use a lot) features of MyAniList is being able to 1. See all the characters in the series selected and 2. being able to see their VA’s! It includes their Japanese and English voice actors a long with any other dubs it may have. Plus, it gives you background information on said voice actor a long with their other time roles they've voiced. Another really beneficial feature is the quick add! Whenever you finish an episode in a series, all you have to do is locate the show in your list and then swipe to the right to automatically add an episode watched. Overall, MyAniList is a must have for anime watchers.

by OlisaUzu

MyAniList is amazing the only thing I wish it had is the ability to click on the rankings of shows so we actually know the category it’s being ranked in and the other shows that are in that category to see how the show compares. For example Samurai Champloo is ranked 74th. In MyAniList we have no clue what that means, is it all time, is it just for 2020, is it in one of the several genres it falls under, or is it the year/season it was released? (The 74th stands for all time TV Show in this case which I found through the AniList website.) On the website it shows this information as well as the other categories it’s ranked in and has a link that takes you to each list. But for a 3rd party app that’s just an extension of AniList I have to say it’s amazing. It’s quick, has a nice layout, and keeps your AniList progress with an easy to access app. I’d rate MyAniList a 9.5/10 but it would easily be perfect for me if it had that rankings feature.

by Dnmskfkdncnfnddk

I’m not the most organized person when it comes to anime so I don’t always know what anime and where. But with MAL I know what animes I have watched, I’m planning on watching and what I’m watching. It’s also really cool that you can favorite staff such as voice actors. And you can favorite characters and anime’s too. I just think that it’s pretty cool because it’s pretty hard to remember what anime’s you want to watch if you are already watching one. So sometimes you forget what anime. But with MAL (if you look at it regularly lol) you won’t forget. You can also get a detailed description of the anime unlike the short ones where you find where to watch the anime.

It’s also pretty cool that when you search voice actors it gives you the character they are in the anime you are looking at and also shows you more characters they did and characters in other animes from your list.

For example: Justin Briner

I found him in MHA as Deku and also found out he’s hanako-kun from toilet bound. (Dun of course)

I just think this is over all a great app. It gives you more than enough information and possibly makes me more of a weeb in knowing some of this stuff. I highly suggest if you are unorganized in anime. 100/5

by Hvnterr

I use MyAniList a lot, almost daily, to track all the anime I’ve watched (137 completed)(180 planned)(15 watching)(60 on hold). Recently, however, MAL had an update to where if you marked to many anime done, on hold, or updated the amount of episodes watched consecutively it would place a ban on your IP address. I don’t know the reason behind this, probably a security reason, but it is frustrating nonetheless. At first I read my ban would last a few hours but its been well over 2 days! I proceeded to the FAQ to try and find a way to fix it but I’ve had no luck figuring it out. This isn’t that big of a deal, as I’m sure it’ll fix itself, but like I said it is frustrating.

However, MyAniList is still really useful for viewing the upcoming seasonal anime, and also any anime you search up. It has had literally every anime I’ve ever searched listed and with a super detailed synopsis attached. It’s a super easy to use app that’s helped me out a lot over my anime watching career. Im giving it a 4/5 since my IP is banned, once thats fixed ill update to 5/5.

by GabrielTheSavageGamer

Now I will be the first to say, I love MyAniList! It doesn’t lag(too much), has a good amount of anime(I’ll talk more about that later), and gives information about characters and staff members, but there are some issues that I think could be fixed easily. 1) I will try to pick on a staff member and it will close MyAniList , every time…, MyAniList will never show me the information about the staff member(this is only for certain staff members). 2) It does have a LOT of anime but it was missing a few. One example I can bring up is “Plunderer”.
And finally 3) This is some what of a recommendation but I think if they added some sort of news feature MyAniList would be 100x better! It wouldn’t even have to be big, just a feature that allowed you to know what is happening in the anime community could take MyAniList along way.

Despite everything I just said MyAniList is great. It serves its purpose perfectly and is definitely better than the MAL app. Just if they fix some of the issues that I brought up it would be actually perfect.

by KL2789

I want to stipulate that I’ve been a MAL user for around 14 years now, and while I love their site and what they’ve done, it’s a bit disappointing to see that in the modern age they’ve yet to release an official 1st party app for their service. Add to that how consistently their site seems to go down recently, and it became clear that I needed an alternative to keep track of my read and watched lists.

Enter this app. Not only was I able to easily and seamlessly transition my lists over from MAL through the desktop site, but the UI and overall design of MyAniList is everything I was looking for in an anime/manga tracking app. I still actively use MAL as a backup, but this app delivers in a way MAL has never done. So if you’re on the fence, it’s definitely worth a shot. The features are absolutely amazing and the low cost to upgrade to the premium is also worth it. No regrets here.

by Kimukun

I started on MyAnimeList like most other people since it is somewhat of a standard or go-to for avid anime watchers. But I happened to stumble upon the website and really enjoyed how it was laid out so I took to getting MyAniList . I really like how customizable it is and how clean and updated the layout looks. I particularly like that you can unlock special features in MyAniList through a one time purchase of which you can choose from 3 different affordable prices, the lowest of which, $1.99. They don’t make you commit to a subscription or a large amount in order to unlock even more of a customizable approach to your app, which is something I can really appreciate. I enjoy helping out people and developers but not everyone can afford subscriptions and such so it is very nice that MyAniList /website doesn’t ask for much from the users. I highly recommend MyAniList!

by Sara💙💜

MyAniList is very good for tracking anime I’ve watched, planned, put on hold, etc. and I also like the feature where you can list your fav characters and seiyuus. It is helpful for manga readers as well as there is a tab for tracking manga, however there are many features that could be added to make MyAniList MUCH better.
Id like to see drop down menus of anime from past seasons so people could revisit their fav anime from the past years, as well as a scrolling list where you could see ALL anime and manga ranked #. The only ranking numbers you see are when you click on an individual anime/manga, but I’d like to see them all together in one list just to make it easier for everyone. I’d probs give MyAniList 5 stars if more features are added to make MyAniList more enjoyable. Besides this, however, it is a very useful and easy-to-use app that I’ve relied on for a long time!

by MikuFan101

I’ve only used MyAniList for about 24hrs and it’s already become a necessity for all times.

One of my favorite features is being able to see when new episodes will approx. come out once they’re are near their release date.

I also like that I was able to find many of the anime and manga I have watched/read or plan to watch/read. Of course not all of the manga I was looking for is there but it’s honestly not a problem.

Also at first I thought this was the case for a portion of the anime I wanted to list, but then I found out some of them were filtered and I was able to change that with the apps help. Just kind of have to look for that a little (for y’all who had this issue).

As a bonus: I also like that I can customize not only the interface but also MyAniList icon by just buying a tip (really recommend 👍 and please support the dev.)

It is clear that the Dev worked so hard on this so I’m really happy to say I support this guy and hope other users too. If the Dev decides to read this I hope it made your day to know that you have a great app already that also has a lot of potential to become even greater in the future. Nice work!

by ClosetOtakuAMVz

So as the title says, I just started using an online database. It took me about 1-2 hours to input everything that I’ve watched and rated them. And using MyAniList is really nice to update on the fly.

One thing I’ve noticed though is that searching for an anime/manga to add to the list is kinda long. The search progress is a long wait before it shows results. That’s why I used the actually website after a couple. I would have been there for a real long while adding to my list. But after getting everything added, it’s no problem adding an anime here and there as you finish them.

The last thing is more of a feature request. I noticed that the website version (which I know has nothing to do with MyAniList) has an account overview showing me a bunch of stats about me. I really love that feature on the web version and I wish that MyAniList can add this somewhere in here. Honestly though don’t know if it’s because of the API not having that in it or the devs just haven’t added this feature yet.

by Neddypwnz

I like that MyAniList helps you keep track of what you have watched and are still watching and plan to watch, and that it even tells you when the next episode comes out and what episode you left off on. Definitely has all the features I want and no ads. My only complaint is that even with my 400mbps+ wifi and new iPhone, it's still slow to load when you search for a show, and sometimes you have to restart MyAniList to get it to load. That, and the fact that it breaks up most shows into seasons, so if you sort by rating it's possible that 10-20 of the top 50 results are the same show.

by Margrita Peggy Schylur

MyAniList is good, trust me. Constantly having to write anime down on sticky notes to remember what I’m watching was a pain until MyAniList came in my life. I recommend this so you don’t have to clutter your daily life with your private one.
What I am frustrated about is how the discover works. I would like to go back and check out past anime seasons (like for example, a drop down list that shows the seasonal anime by year and season), that way it makes it easier to chart what I’ve already watched, and it helps people discover old classics. Another thing I am interested in as a consumer is an episode bar, which makes it easier to chart how many episodes of a certain thing you watched, without having this repetitive “enter the anime, exit the anime”.
Overall, MyAniList is extremely good for tracking and discovering anime, and having certain features included in MyAniList would make it even better!

by OoTimeLord

I was thrilled to encounter to a good anime/manga tracking app that was both user friendly and speedy. It boasts lots of additional features such as the stats displayed on the profile page which I appreciate very much. However, I was disappointed to discover that there is no ecchi/harem anime available on the discover page. I don’t know if that’s to be added on in the future but I simply can’t catalog the entire collection of anime I’ve seen when they’re not there. Hopefully this gets fixed as I’m sure many people beside myself would enjoy seeing great titles like Shokugeki no Souma available as anime aside from merely being available as a manga title. Great work though. I’m excited to see where MyAniList goes.

by Luxkx

I really do live MyAniList as I had switched over from another website that I used to use. It was an easy process just transferring all of the other anime’s I watched individually and it wasn’t hard to do. Everything about MyAniList is good and enjoyable but I feel as if it is hard to interact with other users. Of course MyAniList isn’t really made for that but I feel like there should be some way to find other users easier other than just having to search for their names. I might be missing something or it may be the fact but I really do love MyAniList regardless so thanks!

by -no-face-

So, I just started to watch anime after a long time of avoiding it (I was very stupid) and realised that if I am going to watch anime I will need to keep track of it. I found MyAniList and decided to give it a try! Thank goodness I downloaded MyAniList! It has an easy way of marking what animes and mangas I am intrested in. They have multiple sections like plan to watch, completed, on hold, dropped and watching (same goes for mangas) They also have tons of animes on MyAniList , even ones that are kinda hard to find much on like School-live! I also enjoy the ability to customize. In short, I highly reccomend MyAniList to any anime and manga fans :)

by VictoriaSilvis

I like a good app that has functionality but allows us to customize, like adding an image as background, so I can see my favorite anime shows as my background which I love.

One thing I love about MyAniList is it shows what anime films, shows or mangas I’ve watched or read before. Then it allows me to organize anime shows and films I watch, so if I’m planning to watch, drop, re watch, or set to currently watching. I like how it does that so I can keep on watching anime. While having a system that keeps the anime or manga I watch, and read organized.

I wish you add the supporting characters from anime films, shows, especially manga. Because sometimes I like to favorite characters that doesn’t get a much screen play or time. You know?

One thing I might not love about MyAnimeList is on their website you have to pay in order to expand space to add your favorite characters which is annoying. I understood that others has to pay in order to expand their favorites list. And I like MyAniList because I feel like it allows me to add more characters that I love and like to my favorites.

by Benjiboye77

For a while I used the standard myanimelist website, but quickly got tired of navigating the compacted version of the website on my phone, since my phone is what I use to rate and keep track of my anime most of the time. Then, I found MyAniList, and it’s been an amazing replacement. My only gripe is that certain anime’s can be hard to find on it, but that’s about it. The formatting is incredible, making rating, organizing, and staying updated on your shows nearly effortless. I can’t give MyAniList enough praise, and it is hands down the best way to manage your anime from a mobile device. I hope the developer reads this, because I want to thank him for the amazing job he’s done :)

by Onyx-Wolf

I missed MyAniList when myanimelist had their re-evaluations and corrections to their site. It was a bit difficult to deal without a service you had grown so fond of, and found so useful. But "importing the lists" wasn't too painful, shout out to those who partook of that cup. Personally MyAniList is so intuitive and convenient that it felt worth it. And hopefully, if at all possible, with myanimelist's problems now resolved this party will find someway to reintegrate. Allowing fans the use and syncing of anilist, as well as, myanimelist. I'm looking forward to any progress made. And I hope both parties recover and prosper.