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MAL VS ANILIST!!
Which one is better? MYANIMELIST or ANILIST
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facts
mal is kinda garbage but since my favorite mobile app that I use to watch anime is using mal to synchronize my lists I'm kinda forced to first sync anilist with mal on a regular basis...
@REXTON If you're talking about Anyme X I would highly recommend staying away from it and it's developer.
More proof:
https://www.reddit.com/r/animepiracy/comments/bjwuoj/zunjae_a_discord_adventure/
https://www.reddit.com/r/animepiracy/comments/bwps8k/i_figured_out_why_anyme_dev_zunjae_is_such_a_dick/There is also another subreddit but AniList markdown won't link it because the subreddit name is the name of a certain anime piracy site; just search "Zunjae reddit" on google and it should come up. The title is "AnYme Developer, Zunjae: A Toxic Developer."
thought that was just common sense? i get that lengthy wait times and rules suck but like generally using they/them pronouns on the internet seems like an unspoken rule.
edit: >free of cost and political bullshit
what's even remotely political??Ah, I think you've misunderstood. If you use a gender pronoun you get banned. Along with asking for gender or assuming genders.
This is a very selfish thing to do considering Zunjae is non-binary and due to that thinks everyone should treat others by his standards.
Think of it this way, if someone is male or female you are not allowed to refer to them by the correct gender pronouns (even though it's more respectful) you must refer to them as they or them per his standards which I view as selfish.
Also, I have no idea what communities your hanging out in were you don't use any gender pronouns but that's impressive.
And yes, it is political. Opinions on how to treat gender pronouns is not diminishing human rights. Mistreating someone because of there gender is diminishing human rights.
really don't want to go off topic rip
do you look at accounts and automatically assign gender to them? never really got how that works. i understand if they present feminine or masculine in pictures but in just anime accounts and such it seems impossible to know or 'assume' pronouns. That rule seems weird but i'm pretty sure they have good intentions.
Plus cis people still have pronouns, how is that a political statement? it seems like as soon as you mention them people tend to automatically think of trans/nb folks but dude you get called something every day it's not a political crisis.
I just use he/him pronouns with everyone, since gamers and weebs are mostly male. When I get corrected I switch it obviously
. Using they/them is better, but im just saying my habit.
Thing I like about MAL is its custom CSS anime/manga lists; For all other things I like AL; So AL is better
you can use the automail extension to add custom CSS to your profile here. only downside is not everyone uses it but it's got a decently sized userbase
Anilist has an app. MyAnimeList doesn't. While the Anilist app isn't as good as just using safari, at least there's an app.
well actually mal has an app too
I didn't even see that. I was probably thrown off by the i in the name before. Sorry about that.
Anilist doesn't have an app they're 3rd parties
what universe do you live in? anilist doesn't have a official app and all third party ones are shit
did you really just ask a bunch of people who most likely switched from MAL to AL if they think its better than MAL
MAL has a larger database and the forums are more active, but I dislike the people there. Anilist is a lot more visually appealing and I like the people here more, but the forums here are like a ghost town. Both MAL and Anilist have their own benefits, so its hard to choose which one is better.
MAL has a larger database
Depending on how you define "larger" this is untrue
That was just an assumption since I can't add Tsuruki Shizuka to favs on here. Also, when I transferred my list from MAL to Anilist a couple of manga entries were missing. I don't really know if MAL has more entries or not, but I do know that it's missing some that MAL has.
edit: I was able to find some of the manga that was missing after the transfer. Idk why they didnt show up when I first transferred my list tho.
On any database you use there will be entries missing that the other ones have. As some have mentioned already we have more of the experimental shorts and many more manga. Also for staff credits our information is much more detailed than MAL (this is the type of data that if its not detailed its kind of worthless).
Meh, the people here, and the people in Mal, is just the same tbh
I've only been here for a month so I can't really judge, but from what I've seen the people here are slightly better. Also, I forgot to add that the mods on MAL are shit. I got banned for a month just for "flirting" with other users even though they were the ones posting sexual comments on my profile. Hopefully the mods here are actually decent.
Anilist has a global timeline where most stuff is talked about though, that's why forums are so dead.
Anilist is best only for the most beautiful and updated interface. Obviously there are other reasons, but my main reason is this.
anilist has a ui that's easier to use and just looks nicer
Reasons I prefer Anilist:
- Much cleaner interface (even though I dislike some changes from the recent update)
- Lists look a lot better, despite not having custom CSS
- It has a fucking dark mode, like come on MAL these are basic features these days.
- Better search engine with more tags to filter
- Average scores are more realistic and less prone to canceristic brigading (ie pingu & ishuzoku)
- Actually allows non-japanese media
- I can play AMQ with an Anilist account
Things I liked about MAL that I wish Anilist had:
- Clubs
- More prominent forum section, with less visual clutter
- Less restrictions on reviews, like the stupid(ly long) word count.
nice to know!!!
mal looks like a site from 2006
That's pretty good considering it's a site from 2004
Yeah
Anilist, but at least Myanimelist isn't as bad as anime planet
never heard of anime planet
I started on anime-planet, then moved to mal, then moved to aniist.
Every move has been to a holistically better servicewell just let me know when you find something better than anilist
For everything related to community and lists (visuals, colors, etc) AL is better, the only problem here is that episode discussions get at most 2 o 3 comments while I've been discussing Tower of God actively in MAL
Try to make this same question on MAL.
No sense to ask here.
We prefer Anilist, that's why we're here.
true
Honestly I can't stand using MAL it's literally the one website that hurts my eyes because of how bright it is. I didn't enjoy interacting with people on there and I just don't like the website. So for me I prefer Anilist
I used MAL for 3 years but after nothing was working anymore the website was so bad and after i found this site i switched instant because MAL sucks
MAL does have better episode discussions than on here (and the clubs are pretty cool too) but a lot of people on the MAL forums are TOXIC AS HELL so I like to stay here instead.
Things I wish MAL had:
- A dark mode (without installing 3rd party scripts).
- More favorites.
- No certain retarded database rules.
What I like about MAL:
- Plain and simple.
- More user friendly.
- Admins actually talk to you when you have an issue.
Things I wish AniList had:
- Be more user friendly.
- Be less 'trendy' as in looks. I'm not a child that has to rely on visuals unlike most of the users here.
- A proper forum system / way to interact with other users instead of this mess we have now.
- No certain retarded database rules.
What I like about AniList:
- A dark mode feature without installing 3rd party scripts.
- More (free) favorites.
That's about it I guess. I still go with MyAnimeList if you asked me. My MAL account serves still mainly as my primairy listing account, while my AniList account serves as a back-up whenever MAl get yet another DDoS attacked and what not.
Devil's Advocate
I actually like MAL design more (I like the 90s to 00s look of it), and if it wasn't for their dunce moderators, I will never be here. I like the "Mal people toxic" argument, when y'all are just as toxic as them, the only thing that this website has over Mal is the larger Manga database (more manhwa), and better interface, everything else is way behind (mostly social features).
Somehow I've had more isseus with annoying snowflake mods over here than on MAL on a much shorter time span. There even more entitled than the ones on MAL. If you really have an issue on AniList you need to go to their fucking cancerous Discord server. No support on site because you never know which entitled mod with no backbone you're dealing with in the first place. Fuck that shit.
But you're sort of right about the comparison with manga manga aswel. Counter argument is that they are way less data base mods with a larger pending to approval list over there than here. So ye.
