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Overview

MyAnimeList has a rating of 3.13 stars from 23 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. MyAnimeList ranks 99th among Anime sites.

  • Service
    6
  • Value
    4
  • Shipping
    1
  • Returns
    1
  • Quality
    3
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Top Positive Review

“It's the IMDb for anime and manga but...”

Chiaki K.
1/11/21

The moderation work is really slow. I don't know if that is because of being understaffed or too much work pressure, but both anime and manga moderation is extremely slow. Like you submit a new manga, it will take months to get it approved by the moderators. The anime Database is dope but the manga database is not. And it has shortcomings when it comes to manhwa and manhua. Another complaint I have against the anime database is that it includes too much hentai. But there are excellent clubs and challenges to participate in, which is very much fun.

Top Critical Review

“Review botting site ran by morons”

Nissin I.
1/2/23

And the forums are even worse. A cesspool comparable to a mongolian forum that is fine with nazi's but will come down hard on you for pointing that out. The main admin is a snake and "she" will ban you on the spot for asking questions regarding their weird review botting. The regular moderators are no different and are a bunch of no life losers that will do anything to keep their precious cartoon's rating on their site.

Reviews (23)

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Thumbnail of user arum3
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
August 11th, 2017

The harsh review of this website on Sitejabber is proof that people only come here to leave negative reviews. This site is in the top 300 globally for a reason. Friendly and prompt administration. Ability to use CSS to customize your anime and manga lists. Heavy ability to customize profile. Great discussions in forums about anime and manga. People are generally friendly, but choose your groups wisely. Apart from that, you can join clubs, newsletters, and follow updates of your favorite series or to be series, then discuss them at any time. Would highly recommend.

Thumbnail of user ameliah3
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
October 21st, 2013

This site is exactly as it says: a massive list of anime.
However, it's more like a Wiki.
It contains a page and a summary for just about every anime in existence.

It lists the average amount of stars the anime has gotten (community rated, anyone can write a review), it gives it a rank, and it provides other useful information, such as alternate titles and genre. All these give you a really good idea of how good an anime is and if it's worth your while.

Also, when you create an account, you can keep track of all the anime you've been watching and reading. It has a forum to discuss anime, and you can create groups for a nice little community.

It also does all this with manga as well.

So if you're in to anime and/or manga, you'll probably find this site useful.

Thumbnail of user chiakik2
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
January 11th, 2021

The moderation work is really slow. I don't know if that is because of being understaffed or too much work pressure, but both anime and manga moderation is extremely slow. Like you submit a new manga, it will take months to get it approved by the moderators.

The anime Database is dope but the manga database is not. And it has shortcomings when it comes to manhwa and manhua. Another complaint I have against the anime database is that it includes too much hentai.
But there are excellent clubs and challenges to participate in, which is very much fun.

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Thumbnail of user nathanl47
1 review
5 helpful votes
September 27th, 2017

There's been no moderating going on when reports have gone in. Out of every trolling recommendation or reporting of a forum thread that has harassing users, I've only ever received feedback for ONE being taken down. Most persecution has been tolerated and kept on, and even the site moderators appear to be biased on what reports to listen to.

As a site that's supposed to be for keeping track of anime, it's fantastic.

As a site for open discussion and socializing, it's beyond biased in what is considered "appropriate behavior"; oftentimes allowing trolls to treat fans of anime that became fun to hate like they're less than garbage while the fans of said anime are reported for expressing distaste, being treated as "violating rules", and dealt with for even the slightest slip-up in choice of words.

Thumbnail of user jordanr162
10 reviews
44 helpful votes
July 25th, 2020

So I can create a watch list on crunchyroll, but not all titles are on there. I've been using MyAnimeList for over a decade to keep track of stuff to watch since I don't need to worry about only being able to add specific titles to the list. I highly recommend this to others when they think about getting into anime. I like to see the score and how popular something is with other users. Sometimes these help me decide is something is worth looking into or not, especially if I'm on the fence. I know that I don't use the site to its full extent but it does what I need it for and, overall, I'm content with that.

Thumbnail of user rapha
3 reviews
3 helpful votes
March 28th, 2021

MAL is not perfect by any means, but so far has succeeded in keeping me around using their features to keep track of Anime I had watched. There are still issues with some unruly members at times, but not as frequent as other sites I had tried, and staff seems to be more serious in taking care of problems within the site or otherwise. Some downsides which are nitpicks of mine are that there are Anime series not listed and you would have to create an entry yourself, which is harder than it sounds, and that you have a number of character favorites you can list before the site asks you to donate if you wish to add more. Other than this the site offers features like clubs you may join depending on your tastes in Anime and even create some of your own, which is pretty nice in my opinion. The only site I can trust on this interest of mine overall.

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Thumbnail of user josephd1363
4 reviews
0 helpful votes
June 20th, 2021

Me gusta la pagina aunque aveces el soporte tarda mucho en responder y aveces esta un poco lenta, pero es de las pocas que reune un nicho tan pequeño

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Thumbnail of user akemim
40 reviews
160 helpful votes
November 4th, 2009

I've been at this website since 2007, and I've only encountered ONE Scammer. But the Staff was quick to remove him. All and all the site is very safe, very helpful, and VERY fun.

Thumbnail of user josv13
5 reviews
3 helpful votes
January 28th, 2021

The interface is bearable, but the page has an amount of advertising that for me is not very pleasant.

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Thumbnail of user hiromichim
45 reviews
13 helpful votes
March 14th, 2022

MyAnimeList is one of the most popular and well known anime information-related websites in the vast seas of the internet. You can accomplish many things on their website, like keep track of what anime or manga you have seen/read, what you are currently watching or reading, what you want to watch or read, find information on various anime and manga, stay up to date with current anime, manga and other Japanese pop culture news and tidbits, chat with other like minded fans and join or create fan groups. I have been a member for around 5 years now. Don't really use their service anymore, since I prefer another similar service, but that is not to say that they aren't good and reliable. Just a personal preference. Go ahead and give their website a quick test drive, if you are looking for a good place for all your anime and manga-related information and needs.

Thumbnail of user ericm438
1 review
2 helpful votes
April 1st, 2019

I don't understand all the fuzz, I got nothing but good experiences with MyAnimeList, shipping is fast. Would order again, recommended.

Thumbnail of user corbynh
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 15th, 2019

Good site ive used a few times :) no complaints on my end. Site could load a bit quicker on mobile devices but thats often the case. 4/5 from me

Thumbnail of user alexisa72
6 reviews
52 helpful votes
February 2nd, 2019

Its easy to find anime on their website that I like. The recommendations of the community on the website are always good.

Thumbnail of user martinh190
3 reviews
2 helpful votes
November 2nd, 2018

I like this website because its easy to find similar anime to the ones that I already like. The recommendations of the community are always on point. Its also good for seeing what kind of anime is coming out and what is popular.

Thumbnail of user chrisp188
22 reviews
60 helpful votes
March 25th, 2017

I use this site to keep track of the animes I watched, and want to watch. Also to look up an anime by genre/themes. If you're using it for basic purposes like that, it's a great site. I do not get involved with the community though (forum discussions, reviews, etc.). So I can't comment on that aspect of the site.

Thumbnail of user nissini
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
January 2nd, 2023

And the forums are even worse. A cesspool comparable to a mongolian forum that is fine with nazi's but will come down hard on you for pointing that out. The main admin is a snake and "she" will ban you on the spot for asking questions regarding their weird review botting. The regular moderators are no different and are a bunch of no life losers that will do anything to keep their precious cartoon's rating on their site.

Thumbnail of user alexadrab
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 11th, 2017

Let me start by saying, Yes the community is really bad but not as cancerous as some may say. Its extremely biased with its forums and tastes in Anime. If you find people with same Anime Taste you should be fine. The meat of the site is just to keep track of anime and manga you have watched/read nothing more. It have wide selection of anime its easy to find what you are looking for. The Review of animes and mangas are also on site. Lay out is fine and perk for people willing to pay money to get certain options. You can also watch certain anime there as well. It's an good site just stay away from forums.

Thumbnail of user niceboat32
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 23rd, 2023

MyAnimeList is useful to an extent, but features of the website that were considered to be fine and was never asked to be change get updates that actively ruin their usability. Nothing on this site is a clearer example of that than the review system, which has been changed so much in the past few years that it's hard to even explain what's so bad about it. Another issue is the UI and general look of the site. Images for characters, manga, anime, staff are changed for no reason other than a moderator just wanted to, and they become actively worse. Characters are especially hit hard by this, so many have terrible looking images, and despite the website having a gallery for them, you have to add your own image to an edit request if you want a change. This is why most of the time, picture change requests are made in forums, because of how inefficient it is otherwise. This is a blatantly major flaw in the site, especially since they could just add the option to select an image for a character or manga or whatever in your favorites from the gallery. Things that MAL will ask you to pay for to get, like more than ten favorites of each type, are free on services like AniList and Kitsu. Speaking of AniList, forget a limit on favorites, you can have as many as you want. The only reason to use MAL is if you want to use an anime tracker with an active community, otherwise, it is not worth your time.

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Thumbnail of user lokit1
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
December 8th, 2020

I enjoy the way the website is laid out but, it is pretty average. I don't like the way some people flag reviews.

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Seth S.
1 review
5 helpful votes
March 14th, 2017

This site is CANCER. Rapid Fanboys will flag your reviews.I had my reviews taken down many times. I had been banned for over 9 months now. It is funny how ironic it is. Weeaboo's are biased and don't accept different opinions that people have. Yet they hate on cartoons,movies,etc..Allowed to say whatever they want.It shows how much of a degenerate they actually are.Myanimelist is not a democracy,but a communistic system. My username is AncientSeth.

Thumbnail of user piotrp8
1 review
2 helpful votes
February 10th, 2017

After reaching support I've received such information:
"If you have a problem with the club, consult the admins/creator. This isn't anything we need to step in for.
Ardanaz
Forum Moderator"

Any content violation are allowed.

Thumbnail of user davidb1649
David B.
1 review
5 helpful votes
July 31st, 2018

*THE NAME I USED WAS RANDOMLY GENERATED SINCE I DON'T WANT TO GIVE MY REAL NAME TO A WEBSITE LIKE THIS.

This review is going off a website issue that brought the entire site down a while ago (at the time of me typing this up).

Let me honestly say I did use this site for a while until the issue that brought the site down. I switched to AniList (which you should do) and attempted to get my account deleted, except you have the worst support team ever to deal with. They get back to within a month or more, and give you the most useless responses ever (they ask for information I had already given).

Tip for consumers:
Just don't. Use AniList, it's better.

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Thumbnail of user walicer
1 review
4 helpful votes
April 22nd, 2014

I'm honestly sick of the site. Especially due to the reviews and how they are managed because there are reviews that have been up for over a year that say nothing but spam, but other serious reviewers are getting their comments taken down. It's sickening. I've personally been a victim of this because I got my reviews taken down for "dropping it before the half way point" when I completed the series. Why they suddenly decide to enforce these rules now, I don't know. Other than reviews, the site is just a list.

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