What the response contains
Try Naruto, Frieren, and One Piece and use the returned fields to identify the right record.
Fields worth checking
- id + canonicalTitle
- titles + abbreviatedTitles
- subtype + status
- startDate + endDate
Kitsu Anime
id + canonicalTitle · titles + abbreviatedTitles · subtype + status · startDate + endDate
Live lookup
Type a real query, scan the cards and confirm the key details before opening the full source.
Quick examples
Start with the ID and canonical title
A Cowboy Bebop search returns id, canonicalTitle, titles, abbreviatedTitles, and slug. id identifies the entry; canonicalTitle is the returned primary label; titles can collect spellings in more than one language. Compare these fields before choosing a work, because a similar title, romanisation, or nickname does not guarantee that two entries are the same production.
- Use id to relate a search to an individual entry; slug is useful for reading, not for replacing the identifier.
- An empty abbreviatedTitles list only means the source supplied no abbreviations for that item.
Rating, status, and duration have different roles
averageRating and userCount describe the community-rating snapshot in the response. For Cowboy Bebop, averageRating is numeric text and userCount is a count; do not use them as an official score, objective quality, or automatic recommendation. subtype, showType, status, startDate, endDate, episodeCount, and episodeLength describe the entry’s format and data, not confirmation of a catalogue available today.
- Read startDate and endDate with status; dates do not guarantee continuous airing, a future return, or regional release.
- ageRating and ageRatingGuide are returned ratings; check local rules and the service before deciding who a work suits.
Synopsis and images help recognise, not licence
synopsis and description are entry presentation text. posterImage and coverImage provide URLs and dimensions in several sizes; nsfw is a returned boolean flag. Use these data to recognise a work in the catalogue. Do not reuse text or media without checking origin and licence, and do not infer streaming, video quality, opening, trailer, or complete content from an image.
- posterImage and coverImage can be absent; absence does not confirm that a work has no official art.
- To watch, buy, or publish media, confirm the official destination, region, and applicable conditions.
