Random anime generator
Discover an anime at random, then narrow the draw by format or minimum score.
Output · 0 anime
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- Source
- Jikan
- Pick
- 1–8
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This random anime generator helps when the watchlist has stalled or you want something outside the usual recommendations. Each result shows the title, format, year, MyAnimeList score, genres, a short synopsis, and cover art, with a link to the full entry.
How to use the random anime generator
- Set the How many slider to draw up to eight titles.
- Choose a Type (TV, Movie, OVA, Special, or ONA) or keep Any type.
- Enter a Minimum score, such as 7, to skip lower-rated titles.
- Click Generate, then open a title to read its full MyAnimeList page.
Where the titles come from
The draw asks Jikan, an unofficial open API that reads MyAnimeList, for anime matching your filters. It counts how many pages of results exist, jumps to a random page, and picks titles from it. So a result can be a famous series or something you've never heard of. Adult titles are filtered out.
If Jikan is down, the tool asks AniList instead. If that fails too, it falls back to a built-in list of eight well-known titles such as Cowboy Bebop and Mushishi. If you keep seeing the same handful of classics, you're probably on that fallback. Try again in a few minutes.
Using the score filter
MyAnimeList scores run from 1 to 10 and are averages of member votes. Set a minimum and anything below it drops out of the draw. New or niche titles often have no score yet, so any minimum score leaves them out as well.
Ways to use a random pick
- Watch the first episode of whatever comes up and decide from there.
- Draw eight movies for a film night and let the group vote.
- Filter to ONA or OVA to find formats that rarely reach streaming front pages.
Frequently asked questions
Where does the anime data come from?
Jikan, which serves MyAnimeList data. AniList and a small built-in list step in only when Jikan is unavailable.
What can I filter by?
Format (TV, Movie, OVA, Special, or ONA) and a minimum MyAnimeList score.
Does the result tell me where to watch?
No. Streaming rights differ by country, so check the services available where you live.
Why do some titles have no score?
MyAnimeList only shows a score once enough members have rated a title. Recent and obscure releases often have none.
Built and maintained by Bipul Kumar. Found a wrong number or a broken result? Tell me and I'll fix it.