Wikipedia:WikiProject Anime and manga/Search engine

Documentation for WikiProject Anime and manga's custom search engine(s). This page, and the associated search engine(s), are maintained by Crestfalling.

Reviews search engine

Permanent link to search engine

This engine is designed to search for reviews. To use it, simply search the name of the series in quotes (e.g. "Naruto"). Don't add additional terms like "review" or "rating".

Used sites

From WP:A&M/RS

Sites here are listed directly on the above page.

• .animeherald.com/*
• .animecorner.me/*
• .animefeminist.com/*
• .animenewsnetwork.com/*
• .anitrendz.net/*
• .animeuknews.com/*
• .awopodcast.com/*
• .blog.sakugabooru.com/*
• .comicbookbin.com/*
• .comicsworthreading.com/*
• .fandompost.com/*
• .graphiclibrary.org/*
• .mangabookshelf.com/*
• .okazu.yuricon.com/*
• .otakuusamagazine.com/*
• .paulgravett.com/*
• .publishersweekly.com/*
• .schoollibraryjournal.com/*
• .sequentialtart.com/*
• .tcj.com/*
• .themanime.org/*
• .uk-anime.net/*

From other WikiProject/RSN lists

Sites here have been listed as reliable by at least one WikiProject, or WP:RSN.

• .ign.com/* - (WP:VG/RS)
• .kotaku.com/* - (WP:VG/RS)
• .pastemagazine.com/* - (WP:A/S, WP:VG/RS)
• .siliconera.com/* (WP:VG/RS)
• .thegeekiary.com/* (WP:HORROR/S)
• .avclub.com/* (WP:RSP)
• .comicsbeat.com/* (WP:CMC/REF)

Discussed as reliable

Sites here have received support for being reliable in previous discussions, with no significant opposition.

• .asianmoviepulse.com/*
• .honeysanime.com/*
• .theouterhaven.net/*
• .noflyingnotights.com/*
• .themarysue.com/*
• .butwhytho.net/*

Custom filters

Each bold name refers to a search tab in the engine.

• Exclude news sites: removes Otaku USA, Anime Corner, The Fandom Post, and Anitrendz, which tend to generate mostly routine coverage (e.g. announcement dates).
• Lower quality sites: includes Game Rant, Screen Rant, and Comic Book Resources, which can be used under certain circumstances. By default, they are excluded from all other tabs as well as standard search.
• Project-vetted sources only: excludes sources discussed as reliable but not formally added to a WikiProject's reliable sources list.

Additional settings

None of this information is needed to use the search engine. This is for documentation purposes only.

• Exclude ANN's encyclopedia, forums, and routine news features
• Upweight results with "review", "rating" keywords
• Downweight unreliable sources so that they only show up in separate tabs

Japanese sources search engine

In-progress, likely to be released around late May 2026