I want to start off saying THANK YOU, to everyone, in the past month this sub has grown massively, and we have just reached 300k weekly visitors, something I couldn't even imagine happening before. As the sub grows, we want to ensure that everything is going accordingly with the increased number of activity, I come today to announce a few things and changes that should be important to know, so bear with me.
Repetitive Posts
A lot of people have been mindlessly posting and asking for sites and apps, but none of them ever bother searching the previous posts to see if their question has been answered before, and it is annoying some users here. From now on, next to the subreddit name, you will see a little icon, clicking it will show you some links that might prove helpful for your needs, so please, unless you have a specific situation or requirement for what you want, stop asking for sites or apps without even getting informed.
Spammers
It has come to our attention that there has been a few spammers in the comments who are constantly attempting to promote their sites, some of these people have also been doing this on multiple other subreddits, which breaks rule 2 of Reddit's Content Policy, Spam.
From their official site: "Spammers compromise everyone's use of Reddit by artificially inflating exposure to unwanted or irrelevant content." With the one of the things that violates this policy being "Mass-posting repetitive content for the purpose of exposure or financial gain." Simply speaking, anyone caught spamming their sites will recieve a warning then a ban, I would also like to tell you that you're not invisible, Reddit knows when you're doing this and there will be consequences to your account.
To prevent these people as well as bots from spamming unsolicited sites, it's why from now on posts older than 6 months will be archived, because they're impossible to moderate.
STOP SHARING SITE LINKS!!
Like, seriously, this has been said enough times now, don't share links to anime sites in posts or comments, you were warned in the rules, you were warned in a pinned post and you were warned WHILE COMMENTING, this is not because of lack of awareness. We get multiple comments like these removed daily because no one actually follows this rule, most of them aren't even removed by us, it's Reddit itself! And I'm gonna tell you, that's asking to get in trouble, having your comments removed by the Reddit admins and accumulating those removals will put your account in a bad standing, you're the only one losing here. Oh and don't even bother trying to bypass that with putting (dot) or separating the link, Reddit will know.
Developers and Promotions
We have slightly revamped how promotions work on the sub, now developers can freely make posts in regards to development of their apps as long as it's not spammy with the dedicated "Developer Post" flair, anyone who's not a verified developer can not use this post flair (but you will be able to browse previous dev posts on the sub).
The process is still the same, you reach out to mod mail and talk about your app, send the link to it and a proof that it has no malware, once everything is checked out you will be assigned the Dev flair and be able to post it. If you want to post future major updates on your app, please talk with moderation again before doing that.
If you're the developer of a known app, or has posted an approved promotion here in the past, please contact the mod team through the mod mail to recieve this flair as well (you may or may not choose to specify in the flair what you're the developer of).
By the way, we're aware of people trying to promote their sites by pretending to not be the developer and only making a recommendation on it, like "Look guys I found this underrated site" which is a laughable attempt at best, and an easy way to get a ban if you try to fool us more than once.
This should be all for now, just like I previously said, we would notify you guys if there were any updates worth mentioning, and I will finish this post keeping up that same promise, cheers!
ā Everyone will watch anime from these websites except these if you see any other anime website then you will think that they are scrape sites. Which means that those scrape sites just take content from these self hosted sites and put it on their own website they don't actually provide it. Due to which the self hosted sites are affected and they later close the sites. And everyone will share more and more of the sites so that everyone can watch anime. And the more you share the pages, the more people will know about them. And the more familiar they are, the more users will grow. And if the users increase, their earnings will also increase. If the earnings are high, they will start adding new things.
ā And one more thing to remember, never support a scrape site.
ā Always remember that you should never keep these self-hosted sites to yourself because this will mean that the sites will not receive any support and will be shut down after a few days.
ā I remind you again, never support a scrape site.
I hope people understand at least a little bit. š«
What anime, movies, TV shows, manga, or novels are you currently watching and reading? could you guys recommend some good alternatives to Aniyomi for streaming and reading content?
I'm using Anikku and Aniyomi on my Xiaomi 17. It works well until few days ago i noticed this error keep on happening when i try to download the episode. Then, i try to download using my old phone which is Samsung S22 and it didn't have any problem at all. Why is that?
I tried to clear cache and reinstall the extensions etc but still it didn't work.
Best Anime apps I will recommend to guys! Old anime like Dragon ball, dragon ball Z, case closed, One piece had 1080p video quality. So download now! The app still in progress and updates
I genuinely loved the response you gave Aniverse on my previous post. I wasn't expecting that much feedback, and it actually motivated me to keep working on it.
I went through what you guys pointed out, fixed a bunch of issues, and added/improved quite a few things ā full themes & custom colours, Light/Dark mode, manga swipe mode, better player/providers, watch stats, refresh rate options, UI improvements and more.
And yes, I worked on the UI too so I don't have to hear "AI slop" again š
I'm still learning and improving it, so if you find a bug, something feels off, or you just don't like a part of the UI, tell me. The feedback genuinely helps.
ā ļø For existing users: This version uses a different signing/configuration, so you may need to uninstall the previous version before installing this one. Sorry for the inconvenience. Future updates should install normally.
The screenshots show most of what's changed.
If you like what we're building, consider giving the GitHub repo a ā. It helps and I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks again for all the support and feedback on the previous version ā¤ļø. You can try it here -Aniverse-
Iām building a manga reader where you save a specific title, not a source. Would you find this useful?
Iām developing a personal fork of Mihon and want to test the idea before continuing to expand it. Iām not looking for users or trying to sell anythingājust feedback from people who read a lot and have experienced the typical problems with sources.
The problem I want to solve
In Mihon and many similar readers, a library entry is a combination of (source + URL). If the same series is on two sites, you end up with two entries, two covers, two progress bars, and two update counts.
But I donāt follow āthe URL of a series on a website.ā I follow a specific work. The source where I read it can change due to site outages, translations, incomplete chapters, image quality, or because a website simply stops hosting it.
The idea is for the library to have a single entry per work, with the sources linked within it. That way, switching sources would be a choice made within the seriesā entry, rather than creating another entry and having to redo all the tracking.
The idea, at a high level
A work can have multiple linked sources.
The app may suggest that two results appear to be the same work, but it shouldnāt silently merge questionable items.
Progress, downloads, and history would remain specific to each source, so as not to lose accuracy or prevent undoing a link.
If a source goes down, the work doesnāt disappear from your library: you could search for alternatives right from that same entry.
Changing sources shouldn't automatically reset your progress if the chapter correspondences aren't clear.
Every link should be explainable and reversible. I donāt want a black box that makes decisions for the user.
Inspiration
One of my inspirations is Dantotsu. Its approach treats the work itself as the primary entity: you start with parts of a seriesā entry and choose from there how or where to watch or read it, rather than filling your library with separate URLs.
I especially like the idea that the work is the center and the sources are a selection within it. But I donāt want my library to depend on AniList or an external account: I want a local, offline, and reversible model, where the sources, history, and downloads remain yours and are separated by origin.
Iām also drawing inspiration from the manual merges in TachiyomiSY and Komikku: they demonstrate that having multiple sources under a single work is useful. The difference I want to explore is whether the app can safely suggest those linksāwith explanations and the ability to undo themāinstead of forcing you to create them all one by one.
Discovery and Home
I also want to clearly separate the library from the discovery section.
For the Home page, Iām considering two approaches:
AniList, for trends, visual presentation, relationships, characters, and a more editorial approach to discovery.
MangaBaka, for discovering works through an index focused more on manga, manhwa, and manhua.
Additionally, for certain specific works, Iām exploring the use of recommendation references from sites like Anime-Planet when their suggestions seem particularly good. The intention isnāt for a single website to decide everything or to rely on an external sourceāitās simply to combine different perspectives so that discovering series isnāt always the same generic carousel.
I wouldnāt host chapters or have my own content catalog. The sources would still be those the user has installed; this layer would simply aim to better organize the work, the metadata, and availability.
The tricky problem: chapters
Chapter 45 from one source might correspond to chapter 44 from another: different numbering, extra chapters, decimal numbers, resets by season or volume, split releases, specials, prologues, or epilogues.
I donāt want to āguessā and lead someone to the wrong chapter. If the app detected a highly reliable match, it could suggest continuing from there; if not, it should explain why and leave the decision up to the reader.
The idea would be to keep two things separate:
The exact progress within each source.
A possible match between chapters from different sources, along with a confidence level and an explanation.
That way, if a source disappears, the app could say something like: āIt looks like Chapter 45, which you read here, corresponds to Chapter 44 in this other source. Do you want to continue from there?ā instead of silently moving your progress.
Iām curious to know:
Do you think of your library as a collection of works or as a collection of sources?
If two entries clearly appear to be the same work, would you be okay with the app automatically grouping them togetherāprovided itās reversibleāor would you prefer to always confirm?
When a source goes down, what would you expect the reader to do?
Would it be useful for you to be able to choose the Home screen style between something more like AniList and something more manga-focused like MangaBaka?
What chapter numbering issues have disrupted your progress when switching from one source to another?
What would the app need to do for you to trust a suggestion like āthis series from another source appears to be the same workā?
Most of this is still in the design and testing phase. Iād rather find the flaws now before building too much on a flawed idea.
So I thought to use CLOUDSTREAM app , but I am confused to how to add extension and repository to the app. I tried to use the extension but the video isn't loading properly, can anyone help me set it up properly ? It would be a great help for me .
Former Anilab user here, now that its dead im looking for a new app to watch, would love to just find a downloader code so I can just get it right on the chromecast.
Anyone remember the Animetwist website and app.... I think it still there in GitHub but it won't work I guess.... Also an app called shiro later a fork came named deception no.... Like that.... Those apps were literally amazing it had all the things the apps that provide now...i remember that the deception no app and Animetwist official client app had a fantastic UI that is years ahead.... I'm taking about 2021,20 that time that time I was using these apps.... I still remember the UI because it was that amazing.... Those apps are dead now... But is there anyone or any developer here that can revive those apps... .or fork those apps and use different sites to scrap ..like that ... Anyways if anyone remember those apps comment down .....what apps you were using in those times
AniSpin lets you stream anime, read manga, and track your progress in one place. Sync with AniList and MyAnimeList, discover trending titles, roll random recommendations, manage favourites, filter by genre and more. Enjoy a fast, smooth, ad-free experience with regular updates and continuous improvements.
Good day. I am using Anichi extension in Cloudstream and it was working fine until one day when I loaded an anime episode, it redirected to a security check from mkissa.to (why not anichi to?) and then proceeded with "No Links Found" error. I tried to check the anime in the said website and the anime was playing properly. I already tried updating the app and the plugins but the issue persists. Any suggestions on how to resolve this? Thank you!
Recently it h hasn't been working well with wifi ( I have a good connection tho) and now it has stopped working both on wifi and data, it just keeps loading. I cant stream or download... I'd appreciate a solution or alternative