Best AnimeNewsNetwork Alternatives (2026)

23 Anime APIs you can use instead of AnimeNewsNetwork. Compared by auth type, HTTPS support, and CORS compatibility.

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AnimeNewsNetwork

Anime industry news

No AuthHTTPSCORS

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23 APIs

AniAPI

Anime discovery, streaming & syncing with trackers

OAuthHTTPSCORS

AniDB

Anime Database

apiKeyCORS

AniList

Anime discovery & tracking

OAuthHTTPS

AnimeChan

Anime quotes (over 10k+)

No AuthHTTPS

AnimeFacts

Anime Facts (over 100+)

No AuthHTTPSCORS

Catboy

Neko images, funny GIFs & more

No AuthHTTPSCORS

Danbooru Anime

Thousands of anime artist database to find good anime art

apiKeyHTTPSCORS

Dattebayo API

Dattebayo: Your Ultimate Naruto Anime API

No AuthHTTPS

Dragon Ball

An easy to use Dragon Ball API

No AuthHTTPS

Jikan

Unofficial MyAnimeList API

No AuthHTTPSCORS

Kitsu

Anime discovery platform

OAuthHTTPSCORS

MangaDex

Manga Database and Community

apiKeyHTTPS

Mangapi

Translate manga pages from one language to another

apiKeyHTTPS

MyAnimeList

Anime and Manga Database and Community

OAuthHTTPS

Nekos API

Anime images with lots of metadata

OAuthHTTPSCORS

NekosBest

Neko Images & Anime roleplaying GIFs

No AuthHTTPSCORS

Nekosia API

Anime API with cute random images. Dominated colors & compressed images & avoiding duplicates.

No AuthHTTPSCORS

PokéAPI

Pokémon data, including imagery

No AuthHTTPS

Shikimori

Anime discovery, tracking, forum, rates

OAuthHTTPS

Trace Moe

A useful tool to get the exact scene of an anime from a screenshot

No AuthHTTPS

Waifu.im

Get waifu pictures from an archive of over 4000 images and multiple tags

No AuthHTTPSCORS

Waifu.it

Free RESTful API for Anime Quotes, Facts, Emotes, Gifs, Nekos, Waifus and More!

apiKeyHTTPSCORS

Waifu.pics

Image sharing platform for anime images

No AuthHTTPS

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