---
language:
- en
- ja
license: cc-by-4.0
task_categories:
- text-generation
- feature-extraction
tags:
- anime
- characters
- myanimelist
- manga
- light-novel
pretty_name: anime-characters
size_categories:
- 1K<n<10K
---

# Anime Character Dataset

This dataset contains detailed information about anime characters scraped from MyAnimeList.

## Dataset Description

- **Number of Characters**: 41,410
- **Source**: MyAnimeList (MAL)
- **Last Updated**: 2025-08-25

## Dataset Structure

Each character entry contains the following fields:

- `mal_id`: MyAnimeList character ID
- `url`: Character page URL
- `name`: Character name
- `name_kanji`: Character name in Kanji (if available)
- `nicknames`: List of character nicknames
- `about`: Character description/biography
- `favorites`: Number of users who favorited this character
- `anime_appearances`: List of anime the character appears in
- `manga_appearances`: List of manga the character appears in
- `voice_actors`: List of voice actors for different languages
- `images`: Character image URLs

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset

# Load the dataset
dataset = load_dataset("anime-characters")

# Access character data
for character in dataset['train']:
    print(f"Character: {character['name']}")
    print(f"About: {character['about'][:200]}...")
```

## Data Fields

- **mal_id** (int): Unique identifier from MyAnimeList
- **url** (string): Direct URL to character page
- **name** (string): Character's full name
- **name_kanji** (string): Japanese name in Kanji
- **nicknames** (list): Alternative names/nicknames
- **about** (string): Character biography/description
- **favorites** (int): Number of user favorites
- **anime_appearances** (list): List of anime with:
  - `mal_id`: Anime ID
  - `title`: Anime title
  - `role`: Character's role (Main/Supporting)
- **manga_appearances** (list): List of manga with similar structure
- **voice_actors** (list): Voice actor information with:
  - `name`: Voice actor name
  - `language`: Language version
- **images** (dict): URLs for character images

## License

This dataset is provided under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

## Citation

If you use this dataset, please cite:

```bibtex
@dataset{anime_characters_2025,
  title={Anime Character Dataset},
  author={Your Name},
  year={2025},
  publisher={Hugging Face}
}
```

## Acknowledgments

Data sourced from MyAnimeList. Please respect their terms of service when using this dataset.