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# Megathread

# Quick Start

The most important things to get you started.

# Websites

# Software

# Essentials

# Websites

Online resources for anime, manga, light novels and more. All links have been carefully selected and vetted by our contributors.

R+ Uploads NSFW content on a regular basis.

R Uploads NSFW content, but not always/all of them.

R- Rarely uploads NSFW content.

E Only SFW content.

NR Haven't been rated yet.

Note: None of the websites mentioned are exclusively dedicated to NSFW content. Click here for the dedicated sites.

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# Anime

If you want to get the best quality, use direct download, IRC, or torrent. You can obtain full web release quality on a streaming site that scrapes the official site API, such as KickAssAnime for Crunchyroll and Bilibili content. Otherwise, it is hard to maintain the full quality while managing space & traffic. You can network stream files from direct download, irc and torrents.

  • Aniwave formerly 9anime
    • Huge library with Watch Together feature
    • Less amount of compression compared to other sites that use 3rd party hosts
    • Has both hardsub and softsub (multilingual)
    • Original site's UI is bloated. Use Anix or 9animehq for more minimal experience.
  • KickAssAnime Proxies
    • Scrapes Crunchyroll(duckstream) and Bilibili(birdstream)
    • KAA encodes(videstreaming) are quite good(the new encodes) and loads better.
    • Duck has the highest overall bitrate but may have buffer issue.
    • Has both hardsub(duck) & softsub(rest)
    • Has missing titles. But, you can request them in their support server
  • Aniwatch formerly Zoro
    • Huge library with Watch Together feature
    • Re-encodes shows for smaller size with lower overall bitrate.
    • Softsubs may create issues in different scenarios, but can be beneficial for multi-language support
  • Animepahe
    • Uploads mini encoded files, useful if you want smaller files or have low bandwidth
    • Uploads Blu-ray and DVD versions if available
    • Has a good amount of missing titles
  1. Torrent Terms.
  2. Private Tracker Guide
  3. Recommended torrent client for Android is libretorrent . For Windows, Linux & macOS, use qBittorrent or Transmission .
  4. For VPN, use Mullvad or IVPN . If you want free alternative, use Windscribe .
  5. Use Seadex or Sneedex to find the best uploads available.
  6. Use Nyanpasu as a Nyaa client on android.

To download in Android, use 1DM , FDM or ADM . For PC, use IDM , JDL or FDM . You can use JDL & FDM on Linux & macOS too. Use IAS to activate IDM. Read this guide to debloat JDL.
  • nibl
    • Server: irc.rizon.net
    • Port: 6697
    • Channel: #nibl
  • subsplease
    • Server: irc.rizon.net
    • Port: 6697
    • Channel: #subsplease
  • madokami
    • Server: irc.rizon.net
    • Port: 6697
    • Channel: #madokami
  • animk
    • Server: irc.xertion.org
    • Port: 6697
    • Channel: #MK or XDCCLeech
  • XDCC EU
  • SunXDCC
  • Anidex (Michiko bot is over at #Doki)

To learn how to use IRC, you can read the guide.
# More
  • Kaguya
    • Scraping based website
    • Has a good amount of sources (Crunchyroll, Aniwave, Kickassanime etc.)
    • Scrapes manga sites too (Mangadex, Katana, Batoto etc.)
    • Only chromium browsers are supported & needs browser extension to work
  • AnimeUI
    • Great upload quality
    • Uses IPFS to stream anime
    • Small library & firefox isn't supported yet
  • Animeflix
    • The main sources are scraper based (Gogo & Zoro)
    • Crunchyroll is available for some of the titles
    • Uploads own encodes too with decent quality but not available for every title
  • One Pace
    • Condensed anime episodes, removing filler scenes and merging episodes
    • Some arcs are still in development, with missing episodes or low resolution (480p) uploads
    • Main source is torrent based
    • Unofficial uploads on Stremio with One Pace add-on or on Rentry
  • Pokémon TV Github
    • Organizes everything pokemon related
    • Has uploads for various dub but no JP dub
    • Uploads are upto 720p, sometimes even lower

# Manga

For Offcial releases(web, volume, omnibus etc.), download from Nyaa or Madokami. They have very little compression, if any.

  • Mangadex R+
    • Uploads without compression
    • Best reader UI
    • Uploads from various scanlation groups
    • No official translations* since it was created for fansub
    • May remove content if there is a DMCA request by the publisher or doesn't allow upload at all (e.g. One Punch-Man)
  • Comick Alt R+
    • Minimal compression
    • Aggregates from various scanlation groups
    • Has official translations
    • Reader isn't as good as mangadex
  • Mangasee Mangalife Atsumaru R
    • Has official translations
    • Compresses chapter images
    • Chapter updates are relatively slow
    • Atsumaru scrapes from Mangasee but has better UI
  • Colored Manga R
    • Uploads without compression but mostly Shounen centric
    • Has both B&W and colored releases
    • Uploads official translations & volume releases (if available)
    • Lacks in library and upload schedule
  • Manga Fire R
    • The UI is very clean with notification system
    • Uploads both chapter(multi-lang) & volume releases
    • Basic reader UI
    • Watermark on almost every manga chapters
    • Manga uploads are upto x1600
  • Batoto | Mangatoto R+
    • Has both scanlated and official releases
    • Has some exclusive uploads
    • Decent filtering options with site theme options
    • Indexing is really poor

I have added all the well-known scanlators for manhwa and manhua, but for manga, it's not practical or possible to add all the famous ones. So I have added my favorite ones. Yes, this section is kind of biased.

# Music

# Light Novels

# Games

For emulation, check Emulation General Wiki

🚫 List of Untrusted Game Downloading Websites

Try searching with Japanese titles on Nyaa/Sukebei. Also, for Sukebei, try searching with the DLSite product ID.

# Legal

Websites for volume releases are added here
# Stream
# Purchase

# Software

Apps and programs for your various devices to take your hobbies wherever you go. Covering (almost) all the operating systems.

# Android

  • Cloudstream Web
    • Minimalist Customizable UI
    • Offers other types of media too
    • Tracking & backup support
    • Local player support
    • Extensions often break
  • Aniyomi Web Manga
    • Unofficial Tachiyomi fork for anime
    • Clean and minimal design
    • Offers other types of media too
    • Has manga reader too
    • Tracking support with enhanced type
    • Good amount of extensions are broken
  • Tachiyomi Web Forks
    • Great Customizable UI
    • Ton of manga sources
    • Download and local reader support
    • Tracking & sync support
    • High cache consumption
  • Perfect Viewer Local
    • The reader itself is really good with a lot of filters
    • Has plugin support for the cloud services but not for manga websites
    • Support for all the comic formats.
    • The app is light but the UI looks old
    • A few features are behind paywall
  • Kotatsu Web
    • Minimalist UI with limited customization
    • Offers Manga Suggestions
    • Download and local reader support
    • Tracking & sync support
    • Lacks some basic features
  • Moon+ Reader Pro
    • Customizable UI
    • Online source support
    • In-app reading analytics
    • Backup & restore support
    • No tracker support
    • Many features are paywalled, free version displays banner ads
  • ReadEra
    • Nice UI with limited customization
    • Free version doesn't have ads.
    • No in-app reading analytics
    • Good amount of features are behind paywall
    • No online source & tracker support
  • Shosetsu Web
    • Minimal UI with a lot of customization
    • Has CSS support
    • Slow dowload and no epub conversion
    • No image, single page & tracking support
  • Quicknovel
    • Good UI with lots of customization including fonts
    • Fast dowload and epub conversion
    • Support images (only for supported sources)
    • Slow app update with broken sources
    • No single page & tracking support

# PC

# Manga

  • Houdoku win mac lin
    • Easy to setup
    • Good Customizable UI
    • Has good amount of extensions
    • Tracker integration
    • Can download manga
  • Tachidesk win mac lin
    • Uses the same extensions and backups as tachiyomi so good extension support
    • UI is same as tachiyomi
    • Can download manga
    • No tracker integration
  • Tachidesk base
    • lots of sources to pick from
    • basic settings for reading
    • lacks basic reader features
    • complicated requirements such as JAVA
  • Sorayomi
    • Needs Tachidesk server to work
    • Minimal and easy to use, outdated 2022
    • insufficient features
    • loads slowly (depends on your internet)
  • Tachidesk JUI
    • Needs Tachidesk server to work
    • Batch downloading manga
    • new tab window while stream reading
  • CDisplayEx win
    • Minimalist UI
    • Fast and simple reader with good amount of configuration
    • Has more resizing options
    • No vertical reading mode
  • YACReader win mac lin
    • Fast and customizable
    • Comes with YAClibrary, which is like calibre for comics
    • No vertical reading mode
  • OpenComic win mac lin
    • Decent UI
    • Initial load times is slightly slower than above two readers
    • Has vertical reading mode with limited amount of customization
    • Does not clear cache automatically. Have to do it manually
  • Komga
    • Media server for manga/comics (like plex for manga).
    • Integrates with tachiyomi, OPDS reader or anything else using komga rest api.
    • Community built tools can be added though it's rest api for extra features like dupe detection, media analysis for corrupt files, .cbl read lists and much more.
    • User authentication using Github, Google or any other OAuth provider. Can restrict sections of library for different users.
    • Supports ComicInfo.xml and info.json for metadata.
    • Supported as a source in MALSync, for AniList/MAL tracking
    • Follows the 1-folder-to-1-series paradigm (unless you designate a folder as a folder of oneshots) so you'll need to organize your files accordingly.
    • Only supports image-based formats. Can't be used to LNs
  • Kavita
    • Kavita is a media server for Manga and Light Novels (or eBooks).
    • Supports Tachiyomi, Paperback, OPDS readers, and REST API.
    • User management is done through email invites. By detault, it uses the Kavita mail server, but other mail servers can be used too.
    • The admin can specify permissions such as enabling downloads, SFW/NSFW filter, and library selection.
    • Reliant on filename parsing, requires strict adherence to expected filename formats and embedded metadata is near mandatory for edge-cases.
    • No MALSync support. Tracking support, alongside some other features, is paywalled behind Kavita+.

# Anime

  • Miru
    • Torrent based
    • Pretty good UI with schedule and advanced search
    • Has AL tracking and RSS feed
    • Can stream external magnet link and it'll auto detect the anime.

# Light Novel

# iOS

  • Anime Now
    • Great UI with extension support
    • Downloading episode is supported support
    • Casting support
    • Tracking support
    • Only available trough sideloading
  • 9Animator
    • Decent UI with extension integration
    • Casting & notification support
    • Tracking support
    • Downloading episode available
    • Small number of extensions
    • Only available trough sideloading
  • Paperback Web
    • Very clean UI with changeable theme
    • Tracker & sync support
    • Many different download options
    • AppStore Release only for selected countries
  • Aidoku Web
    • Available on Tesflight (no Sideloading needed)
    • Many sources
    • Tracker support
    • Chapter download possible
    • Still in active Development
  • YACReader Local Paid
    • Multiple transfer options and local reader support
    • Support for cbz, cbr, zip, tar, arj, pdf, and rar formats as well as image formats
    • Ability to backup comics
  • Tachimanga
    • Based on tachiyomi (tachidesk server and sorayomi) (but not developed by tachiyomi team)
    • Supports tachiyomi extensions
    • Has all the basic features and more in developement
    • Has ad on opening or as banner (probably blockable using adblocking dns)
    • Lifetime premium is 18€ (with ad-removal and more upcoming features)
  • Hanami
    • Available on Testflight (no Sideloading required)
    • OK-ish UI with some lags
    • only MangaDex as a source. So, therefore no official releases
  • SideBooks Cloud
    • Supports PDF,ZIP,CBZ,RAR and CBR
    • Has all the necessary features
    • Old looking UI but very functional and customizable.
    • Good amount of features paywalled

# Downloader

  • Hakuneko
    • No Crunchyroll implementation
    • You have to index each site first, which takes quite a long time, after that the search is almost instant, but loading episodes for anime again takes some time depending on the source.
    • Not a great interface, but it does the job, and you can tell it is more thought out for manga.
    • Not too many anime sources, some of them do not work.
    • Hakuneko 7 working sources, 1 is nsfw
  • animdl
    • No UI, terminal based
    • Easy to use once installed
    • Not too many anime sources, some of them do not work.
    • AnimDL 7 working sources, 1 is nsfw
  • ADL
    • No UI, terminal based
    • "Complicated" installation, especially on Windows
    • Uses many different scripts, including animedl, so lots of functionality
    • Tracking capability & many more
    • Same amount of sources as AnimDL
  • Crunchy-cli
    • No UI, terminal based
    • "Simple" installation
    • Crunchyroll account required, Premium if you want all the anime available
    • No streaming, only download
  • Crunchyroll Downloader v3.0
    • Straightforward UI
    • Easy to use
    • Crunchyroll account required if you want premium content
    • About the same functionality as Crunchy-cli
    • No streaming, only download
  • Nyaa Downloader
    • Runs via terminal, has a pretty simple UI
    • Used for torrent downloads that can be redirected/downloaded directly into a BitTorrent client - no DDL functionality
    • for nyaa.si only
  • Hakuneko
    • Currently the best downloader
    • Huge number of sites supported
    • Customizable UI
    • Can dowload anime too
  • Free Manga Downloader 2
    • Supports almost every major site
  • MangaL
    • TUI based
    • Very Fast
    • You can add your own lua scrapers for non-supported sites (mangadex and mangasee already supported)
  • Mangadex Downloader
    • CLI based
    • Mangadex downloader
    • Easy to use and fast
  • HDoujin Downloader
    • Huge list of supported nsfw sites
    • Good UI, many settings and amazing speed
    • But has a 25 chapter daily limit
  • Hitomi Downloader
    • Supports mostly nsfw sites but works great for the supported ones
  • WebtoEpub
    • Rich with epub settings and customization
    • Include authors and precise detailed information
    • Works with 3k chap of novels (pretty slow conversion time)
    • Advance option with additional settings and customization
    • Ability to generate epub 3 version
    • Conversion time is slow (depends on the novel you're converting for)
  • Epublifier
    • Decent ui and unique pop-up tabs
    • Fast conversion (Novelupdate tested)
    • Faster parser compared to WebtoEpub extension
    • Don't have a way to add table of contents
    • Chapter name is reverted back to title instead so no precise info
    • No detailed epub info like authors and metadata
  • Novel Crawler
    • Command Line base
    • Easy fetch for chapters
    • Fast expertience
    • needs a basic knowlege for Command prompt

You can find more PC related tools here

# Misc-sites

Welcome to the misc-sites page, home to various communities, guides, and tools for your otaku needs and interests.

# Info

# Database & Tracker

# Anime

# Manga & LN

# Illustrations

# Japan

# Books
# Websites
# Books
# Youtube
# Japan
# Otaku

You can use Anna’s Archive, Z-Library, PDF Drive & Mobilism to download books.

# Others

RSS Bridge can be used to get rss feed from other websites. https://nitter.cz/[AccountID]/rss for twitter RSS feed.

# Tools

# VTuber

# 2D
  • Live2D
    • Needs model split into many different layers, you can use Photoshop(paid), Clip Studio Paint(paid) or Krita(free) for this
    • Very feature-rich and difficult program and takes a lot of time to practice
    • Pricing: ~100€ per Year for Indie License, ~60€ 3 Years Student Indie License
    • Free 42 days trial after that limited free version
    • Tutorials out there on YouTube, you still will have to invest a massive amount of time
  • VTubeStudio Steam
    • Converts tracking input into model movement, needed if you want to bring your model to "life"
    • Free with a paid version which removes a small watermark, it costs 12,50€ (one-time)
  • VBridger
    • Add-On for VTubeStudio to improve tracking
    • Costs 8,19€ (one-time)
    • Has to be used with a tracking input application like ifacialmocap iOS , Facemotion3d iOS , Meowface Android
# 3D
  • VRoidStudio
    • Used for model creation
    • Very easy to use, free but not really professional, most of the time you will not get great results.
  • Blender
    • Used for model creation (preferred)
    • Free & Open Source and very popular therefore has many resources to use
    • Allows you to create complex models, but at the same time it can get quite complicated
  • cats blender plugin
    • Free & Open Source Blender plugin to optimize your model and make eye and lip syncing much easier.
  • Mixamo
    • Makes rigging your character easier, although you will get better results if you rig it manually using Blender.
  • UniVRM
    • Free & Open Source: Import VRoid Models into Unity
  • 3Tene Steam
    • Free, there are other Versions with different functionality on their website
    • Used to track your 3D Model using your webcam/phone etc.
  • VSeeFace
    • Free
    • Feature rich and great functionality, you may still prefer 3Tene for its UI, just test both out.
# Tutorials

# Random

# Comics

# Add-ons

Various add-ons to enhance your otaku experience. Includes anime/manga tracking, Discord bots, browser extensions, scripts and more!

# Apps

# Tools

# Extensions

# Scripts

# Learning Japanese

Interested in learning the japanese language? Here you can find resources to aid you on your journey.

# Websites

# Channels
# Playlists
# Videos

# Books

# Software

# Communities

# Merch

Looking to buy memorabilia from your favourite series and support the creators? Here you will find information on figurines, plushes, books, CDs and more!

# Delivery Types
Delivery Types Value Shipping Speed Offered as Option Mode of Tranportation
Surface Mail Lowest-Cost Slowest Offered 🚢
SAL (Economic Airmail) Low-Cost Slow2 Not Offered1 ✈️
Airmail High-Cost Fast Offered ✈️
EMS (Express Mail Service) Highest-Cost Fastest Offered ✈️
  1. The option for SAL shipments are temporarily unavailable due to covid protocols. You can find JP Post's service availability by country here
  2. Combine the reasonable"ish" rate of surface, with somewhat the faster duration of airmail, but still less priority than airmail

Illustration of speed of the options
Illustration of speed of the options

# Agent Types
  • Forwarder
    • Used in cases when you want to buy goods/Items, but the service or person doesn't ship overseas. You then rely on a forwarder, that will give you a temporary Japanese address to which you can ship the things you need. The forwarder will charge you storage fees + international shipping to send the goods/items to you. You can simply think of this as someone that literally forwards the goods to you, because you don't have a Japanese address of your own.
  • Proxy
    • Someone acting on your behalf that buys, accepts, and ships the goods to you, unlike a forwarder. Generally, recommended for beginners (especially if you are nervous about buying stuff online), however more expensive. They will charge you the purchase fees for the goods + domestic shipping + international shipping fees + any additional fees as per their policy.
# Additional Guides

# Guides

# Info

# Communities

# Retailers

# Agents

# Tracker

# Manga, Anime, OST & Others

# Scanlation

Information and guides pertaining to the world of fan translation, everything from behind-the-scenes looks to tutorials.

# Communities

# Raw

You can use okdebrid, rapidgrab, & newscon to download free & premium files from the file hosters.

# Resources

You can find a lot more free assests in the Scanner Usage School Server.

# Tools

# NSFW

Everyone has to let off some steam once in a while, we don't judge.

# Websites

  • E-Hentai
    • Mangadex of doujins. Everything is uploaded here.
  • ExHentai
    • Hidden domain of e-hentai that also has more extreme tags.
  • nHentai
    • Most popular. Decent UI but compresses images
  • IMHentai
    • Big Library and great search filters.
  • Hitomi
    • Big Library but difficult to navigate.
  • Koushoku
    • Has licensed (Fakku/Irodori) stuff.
  • Hentaifox
    • Fast Updates and English only library.
  • Hentai2read
    • Combines Chapters of a series into a single entry unlike most sites so good to read doujin series.
  • Nyaa Sukebei
    • NSFW portion of nyaa.
  • Chika Panda
    • Archive of stuff removed from E-Hentai due to DMCA complaints. has fakku/irodori stuff.
  • nyanpantsu Github
  • Wholesome Hentai God List

# Software

# Others

# Communities

A list of other otaku communities to check out based on your specific interests.

# Forums

# Discord servers

# Subreddits

# Boards