| I have both. But Myanimelist. I just prefer it. And I'm used to it. |
| I don't care about Anilist and never will. Everytime someone mention it, I will ignore it for one more year. |
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| I won't use any site which locks in my data, i.e. doesn't export a widely accepted format - as it is the case with anilist. The leading German anime DB, anisearch, even has export as a pay-to-use feature. Blech! I keep maintaining my data on MAL and export it to anilist, anisearch, anidb and anime-planet every 4 weeks. That way my ratings matter there as well. No plan to change that, MAL is rough but solid. In terms of use, I use anidb for searches and contributing content (tagging, images etc.) because both functions suck on MAL in comparison.I also use anidb's ratings, because they are normalized and that way closer to a reliable resource. MAL's bot and shounen fanboy distorted ratings are meaningless for my individual taste. |
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| I like MAL's because of their very simple UI and layout. And the forums are always new. Even though AniList has a more modern UI, the forums are basically dead and I don't like the list over there. |
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| MAL has more active and cringey forums AL has global activity AL sometimes has entries that MAL doesn't (talking about manga in my case) MAL has custom list layout AL can approve of a modification change faster AL has more statistics I'd say MAL is superior in an open-and-use situation, while AL is superior in a wait-and-search situation. |
| I've attempted to use Anilist, but find the website boring and counter-intuitive. Plus, I just like MAL more even if the UI is outdated. |
| anilist if you like the clean aesthetic and the more diverse rating system. but MAL is just still too big an anime database giant for anilist to be a competitor |
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| I use both but mostly I use MAL, sometimes I just export my list to Anilist to keep it updated. Oh! I use Anilist to track the newest hentai release too! |
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| MyAnimeList 101 times out of 100! I first came upon MyAnimelist and this is where I have grown up as an anime lover and will continue to use it until the very end! I use Anilist just to list my hentai and score them, but even so, I still find MAL better in many aspects. Here are just a few! 1. Speed. Maybe perhaps it's "outdated" but it also means that search and browse processes are faster. Anilist's "modernity" has those "smooth transitions" when searching, overall making the browsing section A LOT MORE TIME-CONSUMING. 2. More "sophisticated" DB. One of the main reasons why MyAnimeList is "not as fast" as Anilist when it comes to the manga database is that the guidelines require more things than Anilist's manga database guidelines. What does this prove? We only allow what's truly optimal for the manga community! 3. MAL Rewrite. This is one of the things why MAL is superior than anything else. The synopses written by MAL Rewrite are of truly high quality that a lot of websites use it as their standard! Heck—even licensing sites use Rewrite synopses! |
| I've only tried MAL but I really like it and don't think I would want to switch either way |
| I only use anilist as a backup, because you never know when this site can go down. MALpocalypse taught me that. |
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| MAL for regular usage and AniList for backup. AniList for expanded favorites also. Though another thing I find interesting or convenient on AniList is that it looks the same on Android devices as on a PC. For me, the close winner is MAL. |
| If we could just have MAL's comprehensive database, user count, and intuitive layout combined with Anilist's tagging system and slick UI design, it would be the perfect Anime tracking site. |
LautaroOnePiece said: I only make here in mal this is my first and only animelist, idk if i'll be using other website i have 560 entries ... Lol https://myanimelist.net/panel.php?go=export then after you made an anilist: https://anilist.co/settings/import easy. Though I like this better too as anilist looks more normie, I just can't help laughing at all the mal simps ffs |
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| Anilist & Anime-Planet have a better search database for Anime & Manga compared to MyAnimeList, but I don't like either's layout. Even the hook of more characters isn't big with me, because I use MyWaifuList for that (which is adequate.) So no, sticking with MAL, I like it here. |
Little_SheeplingMar 19, 2021 6:58 AM
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| Only thing I like about anilist is that it has a site-wide dark mode. Other than that I like MAL better. |
| I use both. AniList is more modern looking unlike MAL tho, so it kinda makes it better. But I use MAL way more anyway. |
| "he has it big as a cactus but he won't let go of my head and I puke on his cock bitch" - Boy by Fishball |
Attackergoal said: LautaroUwU said: I only make here in mal this is my first and only animelist, idk if i'll be using other website i have 560 entries ... Lol if that's your problem, you can import your list to Anilist only in a couple of minutes Wow. Do you work for anilist or are in anyway affiliated? I only ask because this looks like one of those threads on YouTube where some guy keep pushing people to buy bitcoin lol |
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| I use myanimelist, animeplanet and anidb. I have previously checked it out anilist, but i didn't find anything special which it can provide which others don't. Sure, anilist looks pretty. but the truth of the matter is because of the features that makes it look pretty just makes it harder to use. (similar case to anidb, which has a detailed template which is harder to use. but still those details are good for reference purpose even if its not very usable). I think if i am looking for something pretty and neat, animeplanet should suffices enough for me |
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| "Anilist Or MyAnimeList" AniDB if you want somehow better maintained DB, more precisely putted tags and wider search options. |
| While I've been using MAL since 2009, since around 2019 I actually started using Anilist a bit more. The main reasons why I still use MAL is mostly because I've been here for so long that it just feels like a sin to abandon an 11 year old account. And the other reason is prolly something nobody gives that much importance to, but it's the serialization info on every manga. I just like to have a database of manga magazines, and AL doesn't have that. AL is great for reviews tho, not only gives each review a page to shine and allows pictures to be posted in them, making them just that much more presenteable, but each and every review does appear in the main page, giving you a chance to be more visible. The whole community feels more interactive, like a social media, which has the pros and cons of any social media. I've met incredible people there, and I've seen my fair share of drama and dumb stuff happening. The forums there are less active, but I don't see that as a negative and I find myself interacting there more than here, really. |
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AnimeAnima said: Attackergoal said: if that's your problem, you can import your list to Anilist only in a couple of minutes Wow. Do you work for anilist or are in anyway affiliated? I only ask because this looks like one of those threads on YouTube where some guy keep pushing people to buy bitcoin lol Oh noo lol. I just use both anilist and MAL so I was just wondering which one would be preferable without any biases. |
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| myanimelist, anilist doesnt have many active users i guess |
| Anilist has it's strong points but I really like mal's design and the way everything looks and operates. |
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| honestly I like the design of MAL more than Anilist for some reason |
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| Tbh, from my experience, MAL's database is shit compared to AniList's. Seriously, half the stuff I want to read either doesn't have a page here or has been "pending approval" for a year or better (looking at you, half of Tezuka's catalogue). AniList? Has all of it ready to be added, no problem. To be honest, the only thing that keeps me here is a handful of list customization features and achievements on Anime+. Has it not been for those, I'd switch over to AniList completely months ago. |
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| Notepad++ is better than both of them. |
AlexPaulLEWZ said: MyAnimeList 101 times out of 100! I first came upon MyAnimelist and this is where I have grown up as an anime lover and will continue to use it until the very end! I use Anilist just to list my hentai and score them, but even so, I still find MAL better in many aspects. Here are just a few! 1. Speed. Maybe perhaps it's "outdated" but it also means that search and browse processes are faster. Anilist's "modernity" has those "smooth transitions" when searching, overall making the browsing section A LOT MORE TIME-CONSUMING. 2. More "sophisticated" DB. One of the main reasons why MyAnimeList is "not as fast" as Anilist when it comes to the manga database is that the guidelines require more things than Anilist's manga database guidelines. What does this prove? We only allow what's truly optimal for the manga community! 3. MAL Rewrite. This is one of the things why MAL is superior than anything else. The synopses written by MAL Rewrite are of truly high quality that a lot of websites use it as their standard! Heck—even licensing sites use Rewrite synopses! Doesn't MAL also just have more users ? When deciding between 2 things that are almost identical i think it's a very important factor Wich one simply gets more traffic That's essentially how the ps4 won on release. |
| anilist has things mal doesn't have like tags, on the other hand mal forum is better so i used both |
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| I have both, but I use MAL more frequently. Since I prefer the layout and the majority of things I watched is already here. Moving everything to anilist would be boring. |
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| anilist is the twitter of anime forums, i don't like it |
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| I don't use Anilist, but I use both Anime-Planet and MAL. Both have their advantages, though I kinda prefer Anime-Planet since I get to list as many faves as I want. And also because scores are not as prominent on work pages over there, which is useful since I often don't want to know the score of a thing before I watch it. |
| Avatar character is Gabriel from Gabriel DropOut. |
| My oldest friend here switched sides with AniList since 2018. So yeah! She lost her faith in the Myanimelist staff since then when the server screwed up. |
| MAL, because the database is bigger, and the Anilist layout it's confuse |
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| I already have profiles here, on anime planet and anidb, thus anilist doesn't exist to me. Plus I'm too stupid to navigate there. |
| The most important thing is the database. MAL has better one. I don't even have to choice between the two when there is only one reasonable choice. The same goes for the other similar sites. Until there is one with larger database which cover all my entries, I don't think I'll ever think about migration. |
| I like Anilist to browse for anime but not for forum and list |
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