AniList Import

AniList Import

Import your AniList anime and manga lists by public username - no API key, no OAuth.

What gets imported

AniList field	Tonkatsu Box
Media id	External id linked to the AniList entry
Media type (ANIME / MANGA)	Anime / Manga item
status	Item status (see status mapping)
score (1-100)	User rating, normalised to 1-10 (score 0 becomes "no rating")
progress	Current episode (anime) or current chapter (manga)
progressVolumes	Current volume (manga)
repeat	Rewatch / reread count (added to the user comment)
notes	Appended to the user comment
startedAt / completedAt	Started / Completed dates (year/month/day fuzzy dates supported)
updatedAt	Last activity timestamp

A link back to the AniList page (https://anilist.co/anime/<id> or /manga/<id>) is added to every imported item's comment.

isAdult entries are skipped. Entries from custom lists are skipped because AniList places them in the canonical list as well - they'd be duplicates.

Status mapping

AniList status	Tonkatsu Box status
CURRENT	In Progress
REPEATING	In Progress (repeat count saved in the comment)
COMPLETED	Completed (episode / chapter / volume counters topped up to AniList totals)
PLANNING	Planned
DROPPED	Dropped
PAUSED	Dropped

Requirements

• No API key, no OAuth - the importer reads your public AniList profile.
• Internet connection - single GraphQL request per list type (one for anime, one for manga).
• The profile must be public; private profiles will fail with a clear error message.

How to import

1. Open Settings → Import → AniList
2. Enter your AniList username (the importer remembers it for next time)
3. Choose which lists to pull:
   • Anime list and/or Manga list (at least one must be selected)
4. Pick a mode:
   • Add new only - skip items already in the target collection
   • Overwrite existing - update status, progress, rating, dates from AniList
5. Choose target collection:
   • Create new collection - names the collection AniList Import - <username> by default
   • Use existing collection - pick one from the dropdown
6. Tap Start Import

Import progress

While importing you'll see:

• Current stage: Fetching anime list → Fetching manga list → Importing entries
• Progress bar with current / total
• Name of the entry being processed
• Live counters: imported, updated

How COMPLETED top-up works

For entries marked COMPLETED, the importer fills in counters and dates to reflect a finished status:

• Anime: episode counter is set to max(progress, anime.episodes)
• Manga: chapter counter is set to max(progress, manga.chapters), volume counter to max(progressVolumes, manga.volumes)
• Dates: if completedAt is missing it falls back to startedAt then updatedAt; if startedAt is missing it falls back to completedAt

For other statuses, counters and dates are taken as-is.

Duplicate handling

Re-importing into the same collection in Overwrite mode updates existing items rather than duplicating them:

• Status - merged via the standard external-status rules (never downgrades Completed or Dropped)
• Progress - max(local, AniList) for episodes / chapters / volumes
• Rating - AniList score wins when set
• Dates - earliest Started, latest Completed
• User comment - rebuilt from fresh AniList data (link, repeat count, notes)

In Add new only mode existing items are skipped.

Tips

• The username is stored locally and pre-filled on the next visit. It's never sent anywhere except to AniList.
• Re-import in Overwrite mode to refresh progress and dates after you've watched / read more.
• If the same media appears in different collections, each collection tracks its own progress - only the collection you selected for the import is updated.