About MangaKazoku
A solo-run discovery site for anime and manga.
MangaKazoku is a personal hobby project for browsing anime and manga metadata in one place. It aggregates data from public sources like Jikan (MyAnimeList) and AniList, and offers profiles for series, characters, voice actors, studios, and genres. There is no team and no company behind it — it's a single person scratching their own itch.
Why this exists
I wanted a faster, cleaner way to browse anime and manga metadata without the ads, sign-up walls, and stale UIs of the bigger sites. So I built one. The result is MangaKazoku.
The name combines "Manga" with the Japanese word "Kazoku" (family) — a small nod to the global community of fans these stories belong to.
Frequently asked questions
What is MangaKazoku?
MangaKazoku is a personal hobby project for browsing anime and manga metadata in one place. It's a discovery and tracking site — not a streaming or scanlation site — with profiles for series, characters, voice actors, studios, and genres.
Who runs it?
It's a solo project. There is no team, no company, and no support inbox. If you need to reach the maintainer, open an issue on the project's GitHub repo.
Where does the data come from?
The catalogue is aggregated from publicly available sources, primarily Jikan (the MyAnimeList API) and AniList. Cover art, synopses, character lists, and ratings are credited to those upstream sources and may be out of date or incomplete.
How often is the data updated?
Scrapers run on a schedule and pull fresh data from the upstream sources daily. Detail pages display a "Last updated" date so you can see when each entry was last refreshed.
Is MangaKazoku free?
Yes. There's no paid tier, no ads, and no subscription. Accounts are optional and only needed if you want a watchlist, reading list, or to leave reviews.
Can I trust the information here?
Don't make important decisions based on what you see here. The data comes from third-party sources and can be wrong, out of date, or incomplete. Always cross-check against the upstream source if accuracy matters.
The honest version
The site can go offline without warning. Your account and lists may be wiped. The data can be wrong. Don't treat anything here as authoritative or permanent.
The full version of that warning lives on the disclaimer page. Content rights belong to the original creators — see the copyright page for the takedown process.