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---
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language:
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- en
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- ja
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license: cc-by-4.0
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task_categories:
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- text-generation
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- feature-extraction
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tags:
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- anime
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- characters
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- myanimelist
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- manga
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- light-novel
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pretty_name: anime-characters
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size_categories:
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- 1K<n<10K
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---
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# Anime Character Dataset
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This dataset contains detailed information about anime characters scraped from MyAnimeList.
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## Dataset Description
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- **Number of Characters**: 41,410
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- **Source**: MyAnimeList (MAL)
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- **Last Updated**: 2025-08-25
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## Dataset Structure
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Each character entry contains the following fields:
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- `mal_id`: MyAnimeList character ID
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- `url`: Character page URL
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- `name`: Character name
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- `name_kanji`: Character name in Kanji (if available)
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- `nicknames`: List of character nicknames
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- `about`: Character description/biography
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- `favorites`: Number of users who favorited this character
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- `anime_appearances`: List of anime the character appears in
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- `manga_appearances`: List of manga the character appears in
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- `voice_actors`: List of voice actors for different languages
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- `images`: Character image URLs
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## Usage
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```python
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from datasets import load_dataset
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# Load the dataset
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dataset = load_dataset("anime-characters")
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# Access character data
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for character in dataset['train']:
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print(f"Character: {character['name']}")
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print(f"About: {character['about'][:200]}...")
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```
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## Data Fields
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- **mal_id** (int): Unique identifier from MyAnimeList
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- **url** (string): Direct URL to character page
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- **name** (string): Character's full name
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- **name_kanji** (string): Japanese name in Kanji
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- **nicknames** (list): Alternative names/nicknames
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- **about** (string): Character biography/description
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- **favorites** (int): Number of user favorites
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- **anime_appearances** (list): List of anime with:
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- `mal_id`: Anime ID
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- `title`: Anime title
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- `role`: Character's role (Main/Supporting)
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- **manga_appearances** (list): List of manga with similar structure
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- **voice_actors** (list): Voice actor information with:
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- `name`: Voice actor name
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- `language`: Language version
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- **images** (dict): URLs for character images
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## License
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This dataset is provided under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
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## Citation
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If you use this dataset, please cite:
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```bibtex
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@dataset{anime_characters_2025,
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title={Anime Character Dataset},
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author={Your Name},
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year={2025},
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publisher={Hugging Face}
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}
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```
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## Acknowledgments
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Data sourced from MyAnimeList. Please respect their terms of service when using this dataset.
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