| MAL did have an app but the project got dropped or something, like the group making it stopped and its no longer on the app store. Like you said, yeah, this website looks and is really old. But it would be too much effort to change it, when most people are used to the website how it is and there is too much risk of backlash if people do not like the new design; its safer to keep it how it is. You could just use anilist instead if you prefer it to MAL, but its up to you. |
Seijatachiiii said: when most people are used to the website how it is There could be an option to choose which version you wish to use |
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| i suggested weeks ago that they make a progressive web app instead make a progressive web app (PWA) instead of a native mobile app https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1821824 as for the modern design i like the current anime planets minimalist design rather than what anilist have, you can see it here https://www.anime-planet.com/ |
Thunders911 said: I think the myanimelist website honestly looks terrible, it would be nice to have a UI as beautiful as anilist or modern at least. I understand this site is old, but I'm sure a new website can be made with the same domain... also while you're at it, we need mobile apps too. anilist alone has about 7... and they all look good. we need proper MAL clients ... thank you. Bruh, Use Mal. Functionality over Looks. |
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| As someone who avidly flips between sections and pages for post material and collecting data, a messy interface like anilist's would be utterly crippling. Function over form any day. |
| I don't mind the layout of the site. In fact, I prefer it over the "modern" type of style sites with full width and mobile-friendly looks. However, what I do get annoyed by is that there are so many features people have been requesting for YEARS that are currently being used on other sites, but mal developers keep ignoring these suggestions. I keep seeing answers like "we are not going to waste time making a feature we don't NEED". Oh shut up, most of these are super simple features such as allowing users to sort their lists by score as default. I could code that in 5 minutes. This leads me to believe mal devs are either a) lazy as hell or b) stupidly ignorant thinking they have a perfect site that does not need to evolve |
JokucMar 7, 2020 5:54 PM
It's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. |
| This entire argument constructed on personal preferences alone. I don't think suggestions like this would even be noted much less looked at. The simplicity of MAL is great and taking away this design MAL users are much familiar with wouldn't fly. People would riot over it. |
| I think there's nothing wrong with it. It's super easy to use and the designs are simple which is nice. And I like how everything here is formatted |
Jokuc said: I don't mind the layout of the site. In fact, I prefer it over the "modern" type of style sites with full width and mobile-friendly looks. However, what I do get annoyed by is that there are so many features people have been requesting for YEARS that are currently being used on other sites, but mal developers keep ignoring these suggestions. I keep seeing answers like "we are not going to waste time making a feature we don't NEED". Oh shut up, most of these are super simple features such as allowing users to sort their lists by score as default. I could code that in 5 minutes. This leads me to believe mal devs are either a) lazy as hell or b) stupidly ignorant thinking they have a perfect site that does not need to evolve Completely agree |
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| its simplicity is the reason why its my main anime database website. sites like anilist look like 2010s websites trying to look modern but it just looks pretentious imo. |
| Please do not ruin MAL's beautiful web design with shitty minimalism or other terrible modern trends. MAL is one of the few websites I can go to nowadays and not want to gouge my eyes out. |
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| AL is cool cause it's BLACK. Their twitter-like social area is neat too. I'll stick with MAL since updating lists on 2 different sites every time I read or watch something is a hassle. I have an AL, but I'll just update that every half a year-ish using the import feature MAL, give us a Dark Theme option please. |
| It should be like reddit where you can still view it as it's old version while having the ability to use a new UI |
Swagernator said: God damn, another gay thread upon us. |
| Personally the reason why I use MAL is exactly the design. It's clean and functional. I really dislike AniList's design. At least on computer it looks like someone lazily exported mobile UI for desktop and it's horrible and clunky to use. Every element is also too big and wasting too much space needlessly which leads to a lot of scrolling. Personally I love MAL the way it is. It could certainly use some UI improvements here and there, but overall I don't want its design to change. Some back end upgrade would be nice however. |
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| Personally, I think this is an absurd suggestion. If there are minor quick fixes that can improve experience, fine. But "give us a new website"? Why would MAL spend that development cost? Even if it can make a better site, it would be the same feature-wise, and likely generate no significant change in income. It's even worse if they build a new site and still allow users to use the old one, and have to support 2 versions of the site at the same time. My suggestion to OP and everyone else in here is to build your own site, one that you think will have the best design. There needs to be more competition in this space anyways. |
| My subjective reviews: katsureview.wordpress.com THE CHAT CLUB. |
| Honestly the only thing I'd hope MAL had was for the page to be dynamic, most importantly when changing the size or the page it is not good thing for a website to fo over the border of the window (or make a side scroll). I browse mal on like 1/3 screen often while doing other stuff as I don't have multiple screens ans sometimes the side scrolling gets really annoying. Most pages work dynamically nowadays and it's not even that difficult to do. |
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| I think I'm in the minority, but I prefer mal's UI over anilist's |
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| No if this happened I will quit myanimelist ุ I don't want childish design. |
| Hmm, I'm a little conflicted about this. On one hand, I like this design and if I ever wanted to change it, I'd just write myself a userstyle to fix the situation. On the other hand? Well, I have an extension on my computer that lets me know what a site is built with (it tries to detect what the backend of the site uses)... ... and as it turns out, MAL is using Vue.js now. Interesting. Very interesting. It certainly gives those grey cells a workout. |
| Nolo contendere. |
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| I just have one suggestion to the UI. Make the font bigger so my old eyes can see better because I been using the site in 120-150 zoom and honestly is not a good experience wwwwww |
| The point where the darkness lies Is the place I hide my true self Are you prepared to open your eyes? Cause between those line is yourself |
| MAL doesn't need any drastic UI changes (since this is what "new website" implies), it's "old" (that doesn't mean bad) but functional. Databases need to be updated a lot more frequently, though. |
| Don't fix what's not broken. Also, from a visual standpoint MAL looks better than most modern sites. |
NotCat said: really easy to navigate. Most important thing ever. I just got a new Android phone and it is driving me nuts trying to find things that were so simple to use in my old phone. Don't change my guilty pleasure as well. |
| For me the look of the site is what makes it so unique, I use anilist too but it just feels better to use mal forums |
| tbh one of the main reason why I use MAL is because I like the design, very simple |
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| As weird as it may sound, I actually like the simple look of MAL. Also, the forums and discussions on AL seem weird. Maybe cause I've been using MAL for a while. I do like AL's quick add feature. |
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| Main reason I use MAL over pretty much any other anime and manga tracking site is because of the way it looks and functions, and I've heard others say the same. I REALLY don't like modern web design, often times it takes up too much screen realestate when it doesn't need to, plus there's the issue of lots of modern websites using way too much JavaScript that makes them feel sluggish even on my fairly recent and decently strong gaming PC. I was briefly using MyDramaList to track the Asian dramas I watch but I literally had to stop using it because the modern design made it feel way too clunky for my tastes, made me feel like I was almost fighting it whenever I used it. That's admittedly a bit of a bad comparison though since MDL is kinda worse than the average modern website, imo keySL said: I just have one suggestion to the UI. Make the font bigger so my old eyes can see better because I been using the site in 120-150 zoom and honestly is not a good experience wwwwww I believe there's some extensions for Firefox and Chrome that let you change just the font size of websites that saves your settings per-website, though I don't know any by name unfortunately. Would be a great feature to somehow include as an option in the user settings tho |
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| MAL isn't even old in the first place. Just look MAL in 2009 in archives. |
| All weebs creatures of the galaxy, hear this message. Those of you who listen will not be struck by western animation. You will no longer know hunger, nor pain. Your Anime have come to lead you now. Our strength shall serve as a luminous sun toward which all intelligence may blossom. And the impervious shelter beneath which you will prosper. However, for those who refuse our offer and cling to their western animation ways… For you, there will be great wrath. |
| Terrible suggestion, I would probably stop being active if that ever happens. Don't change a working system. There's plenty of other options out there for people who only care about shit looking 'modern'. You don't have to pick MAL. I have nowhere else to go if MAL starts looking as shittily modern as the rest of the internet. Everything doesn't have to look the same and everything doesn't have to look 'new' just for the sake of it. Let us have a bit of variety, a few options instead of just accepting one look (modern and shiny) and wanting every single site to look exactly the same. I don't see any upside to that. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| personally, i love the old-looking MAL design.it reminds me of days when i was new to the internet. i just took look on Anilist to grasp what it looks like and i don't want MAL to look like this :( |
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imagine if there was a way for users to change the way the website looks. oh wait, there is (โ๏พใฎ๏พ)โ |
| You mean dark mode, softer colors, and rounded corners? Nah, I'd rather they keep it as it is. It already looks simple enough to navigate without getting lost, no need for unnecessary oversimplification. MAL already provided a feature that lets us customize our list design, but having the same in our profile ain't a bad idea. |
Signatures are too distracting  ^ visit my webby ^ |
| A native dark mode would be nice because it doesn't always work too well with addons. Other than that the design is fine. Could also just make a legacy and a modern mode but we all know that's not gonna happen anyway. |
| I actually like the clean and classic design - on the website overall and also on the lists where I am not forced to use the modern design. Loads fast on older computer. And is easy for the eyes - and easy to navigate. Better than huge fancy colored buttons and stuff - and a lot of auto-updating stuff loading in the background. |
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