The Jikan REST API that this library wraps will be discontinued. JikanDotNet depends on that upstream service, so this repository is entering dormancy. No new features will be added to the wrapper.

• Effective immediately (June 14, 2026): No new features will be added; the public API is in maintenance mode only
• September 1, 2026: public API will enter brownout mode
• October 1, 2026: public API will be fully discontinued

Please begin planning to migrate toward a private/self-hosted Jikan instance or away from the Jikan public API. Upstream is working on making the Jikan REST API easier to self-host.

The direct successor to Jikan is Tenrai.net, a .NET wrapper for the Tenrai REST API.

Existing NuGet packages remain available. After October 1, 2026, the default public endpoint (https://api.jikan.moe/v4/) will no longer work. You can still point this client at a self-hosted instance by setting HttpClient.BaseAddress (see Using Own Instance of Jikan API).

If you are starting a new project, prefer Tenrai.net, or consider the official MyAnimeList API.

Jikan.net is a .NET wrapper for Jikan RESTful API for parsing data from MyAnimeList. Main objective of the wrapper is to simplify utilization of Jikan API, as strongly typed languages are not-so-easy to use with elastic json (sure we can go use dynamics in .NET, but let's think about performance).

• Written in to work with .NET Standard 2.0, compatible with .NET Framework (4.6.1 or newer) and .NET (6.0 or newer).
• Fully asynchromous request fetching (can be forced to synchromous if needed).
• Light on dependencies
  • No dependencies if you are using .NET 6.0+
  • Single dependancy for .NET Framework (System.Text.Json).
• Usable with Dependency Injection.

• Anime
  • Basic information
  • Characters
  • Staff
  • Episode
  • News
  • Videos/PV/Episodes
  • Pictures
  • Statistics
  • Forum Topics
  • More Info
  • Reviews
  • Recommendations
  • User Updates
  • Related entries
  • Themes
  • External links
  • Full information
• Manga
  • Basic information
  • Characters
  • News
  • Pictures
  • Stats
  • Forum Topics
  • More Info
  • Reviews
  • Recommendations
  • User Updates
  • Related entries
  • External links
  • Full information
• People
  • Basic information
  • Related anime
  • Related manga
  • Voice acting roles
  • Pictures
  • Full information
• Characters
  • Basic information
  • Related anime
  • Related manga
  • Voice actors
  • Pictures
  • Full information
• Search
  • Anime
  • Manga
  • People
  • Characters
  • Users
  • Clubs
• Seasonal Anime
  • Current
  • Upcoming
  • Archival
• Anime Scheduling (for current season)
• Top
  • Anime
  • Manga
  • People
  • Characters
  • Reviews
• Genre
  • Anime genres
  • Manga genres
• Producer
  • Basic information
  • External links
  • Full data
• Magazine
• User
  • Profile
  • Friends
  • History
  • Statistics
  • Favorites
  • About
  • Reviews
  • Recommendations
  • Clubs
  • Full data
• Clubs
  • Profile
  • Member list
  • Staff
  • Relations

PM> Install-Package JikanDotNet

>dotnet add package JikanDotNet

Then restore dependencies:

>dotnet restore

• Jikan public API shutdown announced; this wrapper is entering dormancy
• Direct successor: Tenrai.net
• Effective immediately (June 14, 2026): No new features will be added; the public API is in maintenance mode only
• September 1, 2026: public API will enter brownout mode
• October 1, 2026: public API will be fully discontinued

• Fix TimePeriod.From/TimePeriod.To losing UTC offset during deserialization (affects Anime.Aired and Manga.Published). Types changed from DateTime? to DateTimeOffset? - breaking change

• Add StartDate/EndDate (DateTime?) to AnimeSearchConfig and MangaSearchConfig
• Fix excluded genres parameter in search config for SearchAnimeAsync and SearchMangaAsync

• Add missing API method overloads (manga forum topic filter, video episodes pagination, watch promos pagination)
• Fix SearchClubAsync using incorrect endpoint
• Fix GetAnimeVideosEpisodesAsync return type to PaginatedJikanResponse

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See documentation for quick start, API reference, and guides.