Anime Plug-In finding wrong titles and overriding other DBs

[Zealot 1]

So I added the 2005 show invasion (IMDB, MovieDB, TheTVDB). Emby correctly identified all of these sources, but I have the Anime plug-in loaded, and it identified the show as "Invasion of the Booby Snatchers (2005)" (not linking because of adult content). When I remove the AniDB reference and hit refresh metadate it simply reloads the incorrect AniDB information (people, studio, genre, etc.). Is there any way to (preferably) keep the Anime plug-in from identifying incorrect shows or alternatively to disable it from operating in certain shows after it has been identified as doing a poor job? Or something else?

 

Thanks,

Simon

[Luke 42077]

Hi there, what fetchers are enabled on the library, and in what order?

[pwhodges 2012]

The order of your metadata fetchers is crucial - the first one with a match is the one which identifies the show, so if you add others before that, a change of identification is possible.  Lower positioned metadata sources can be used to fill in information which is missing in the first one, but there is often a danger that the arrangement of episodes and seasons is different, leading to confusion.

What benefit do you hope to gain from using the Anime plugin sources?  I found it gave me nothing but trouble...

Paul

[Zealot 1]

Thanks for replying. I would guess that the Anime plug-in is first in order since it is listed first. How do I change that? I didn't see anything in the settings to change the fetcher order.

As far as benefits, I just wanted more complete metadata. I figured if someone went to the trouble to create a plug in that the regular sources weren't that good.

I appreciate the help.

 

Regards,

Simon

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[brothom 177]

2 hours ago, Zealot said:

Thanks for replying. I would guess that the Anime plug-in is first in order since it is listed first. How do I change that? I didn't see anything in the settings to change the fetcher order.

As far as benefits, I just wanted more complete metadata. I figured if someone went to the trouble to create a plug in that the regular sources weren't that good.

I appreciate the help.

 

Regards,

Simon

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Via the Emby Server settings -> Libraries -> Select your Library and scroll to "Metadata downloads" you should be able to use the "handle" to sort a download above or below others. 

For example if I wanted to move "The Open Movie Database" to the first position, I would use the handle and drag it above "TheMovieDB".

[pwhodges 2012]

4 hours ago, Zealot said:

I figured if someone went to the trouble to create a plug in that the regular sources weren't that good.

Well, I am less interested in great detail in the metadata than in the show itself, I admit, so you may have a different view.  But TVDB (the default for shows) is really pretty comprehensive for anime.  I have, for two very rare anime, updated their database myself rather than looking for another - it's really quite easy.

Paul

[RanmaCanada 494]

Luke has been managing the Anime plugin since the dev left, and he's been doing so for years. I have an open bounty to anyone who can create a functional one like what Plex has, but no one seems to either have the time, or the want, as it's a big job.

None of us use the Anime plugin as it has brought nothing but trouble as @pwhodgesstates.

[evil_crab 23]

Here's my metadata fetcher setup for the anime library, except for a couple of weird cases (cough cough Monogatari cough) it works well.

I had some issues with MAL and AniList fetcher reliability, but I was able to fix them, and I think Luke merged all my changes a while ago, so the published plugins should have them.

A couple of tips:

• Activate Allow adult metadata for the library. On MAL some shows are incorrectly marked as NSFW and the plugin won't fetch their metadata without this setting
• Add MAL API key to the plugin. This way it'll use the API instead of ripping the data from the web pages.
• I also disabled Download character metadata option for the AniList plugin, but it's a matter of preference

Edited August 26, 2025 by evil_crab

[Zealot 1]

Thank you all. I had never seen the options under each library and didn't even know they were there!