---
language:
  - ru
  - ja
license: other
license_name: shikimori-data
tags:
  - anime
  - recommendation
  - semantic-search
  - qdrant
  - rag
pretty_name: Shikimori Anime Clean v1
size_categories:
  - 1K<n<10K
task_categories:
  - text-retrieval
  - feature-extraction
source_datasets:
  - original
---

# 📦 shikimori-anime-clean-v1

**Anime dataset parsed from Shikimori.one — cleaned, filtered, description-only entries.**

## Description

Dataset of anime titles scraped from [Shikimori.one](https://shikimori.one) — a popular Russian-language anime database. Contains only **completed/released titles** with descriptions, filtered from adult content (hentai, ecchi-heavy) and ongoing series.

Suitable for semantic search, recommendation systems, RAG pipelines, and vector databases (e.g. Qdrant).

## Filters applied

- Status: `released` only (no ongoing/announced)
- Has `description` (non-empty)
- Rating: excluded `rx`, `r+`
- Kind: `tv`, `movie`, `ova`, `ona` (no music/cm/special spam)

## Schema

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `id` | string | Shikimori internal ID |
| `mal_id` | string | MyAnimeList ID |
| `name` | string | Original title (romaji) |
| `russian` | string | Russian title |
| `synonyms` | list[str] | Alternative titles |
| `kind` | string | Type: tv / movie / ova / ona |
| `episodes` | int | Number of episodes |
| `duration` | int | Episode duration (minutes) |
| `status` | string | Always `released` |
| `season` | string | e.g. `fall_2023` |
| `year` | int | Release year |
| `score` | float | Shikimori score (0–10) |
| `rating` | string | Age rating: g / pg / pg_13 / r |
| `description` | string | Plot summary (in Russian) |
| `url` | string | Shikimori page URL |
| `franchise` | string | Franchise/series slug |
| `poster_url` | string | Poster image URL |
| `genres` | list[str] | Genres (in Russian) |
| `themes` | list[str] | Themes (in Russian) |
| `demographics` | list[str] | Target demographic |
| `studios` | list[str] | Animation studios |
| `related` | list[obj] | Related titles with relation type |
| `main_characters` | list[str] | Main character names |
| `persons` | list[obj] | Staff with roles |
| `trailer_url` | string | Trailer link (YouTube/VK) |

## Stats

```
Total entries:     6326 titles
Languages:         Russian (descriptions, titles)
Source:            shikimori.one
Last updated:      2025

Distribution by kind:
  tv          3087  (48.8%)
  movie       1030  (16.3%)
  ova          691  (10.9%)
  special      633  (10.0%)
  ona          572  ( 9.0%)
  tv_special   313  ( 4.9%)
```

## License

Data sourced from [Shikimori.one](https://shikimori.one). For research and educational purposes only.