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May 19, 2019 1:31 PM
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I couldn't deicide what anime to watch next, so I made a website using MAL Api that decides for me.
I thought others might also be struggling with serious decisions as such, so I'll share the website with anyone who wants to use it :)
https://randomanimepicker.web.app/


May 21, 2019 10:23 AM
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That's kinda cool
I know other sites like this already exist, but hell this is neat.
May 21, 2019 10:45 AM
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Thank you <3 It was a short passion project to add to my portfilio :D Just updated it for mobile btw.


May 21, 2019 11:11 AM
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whoa this is actually pretty cool
ill definitely be using this
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May 21, 2019 3:15 PM
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I found the issue, The API returns only first 300 anime... That's quite troublesome, it means I have to check every node api out there until I find one that supports more than 300


May 23, 2019 10:45 AM
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It now works for large lists. It does take a performace hit if your list is large.

I might fix it in the future. I'm tired with this project atm :D


May 23, 2019 9:07 PM
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This is awesome!!! I love it!! I've been using a random number generator but this is vastly superior.

If i could make one suggestion it would be to add a way to weight the probability depending on how interesting a particular title seems, probably the easiest way would be to take into account the users "priority" rating and weigh the probability accordingly (but obviously allow the user to choose if they want the probabilities weighted or not).
May 23, 2019 11:45 PM
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So many people seem to enjoy it. I might make a proper phone app of this in the future with as many features as i can think of.


May 25, 2019 4:52 AM
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I think the site could use a bit more functionality e.g. specifying anime that are airing, finished, specific genres, etc. Apart from that though great job man, definitely going to be using this. I love the layout especially, looks clean af.
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May 27, 2019 6:31 AM

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I think with some tweaking and added features, this would be perfect
May 27, 2019 6:46 AM

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This is tight. I'd definitely use this when I have nothing to watch. Thanks!
May 27, 2019 2:07 PM

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Today I made an phone layout of that app. I need some feedback :P
https://www.figma.com/file/bbbyhoHfmZHsGpKNB0DFjykB/Random-Anime-Picker?node-id=0%3A1


May 27, 2019 2:18 PM

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The layout looks nice and clean! I love the bright colors you picked for the anime and manga sections.

Can't say anything else until I actually try the app, but overall great job.
Jun 7, 2019 3:39 PM

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I just released the project :)
https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1786040


May 25, 2021 5:52 AM

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Is there an random anime picker that bases off of your own list?

I want to make a video teaching people how to give themselves trained perfect pitch by picking a random anime song that I have heard of the songs but never played before.

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May 25, 2021 2:06 PM

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-Haoto- said:
Is there an random anime picker that bases off of your own list?

I want to make a video teaching people how to give themselves trained perfect pitch by picking a random anime song that I have heard of the songs but never played before.


My android app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.randomanimepicker&hl=en_US&gl=US has the functionallity of adding your anime to roll as well as importing your anime list.


May 25, 2021 2:53 PM

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There are some userscripts that also does that, nice website

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Jul 14, 2021 6:55 AM

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Thanks, I'm gonna watch this anime called pet now
Jul 14, 2021 9:42 AM

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this website is really cool! this really helped me choose an anime to watch and it'll most likely help a lot of others!!
Jul 17, 2021 5:41 PM

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This looks cool lol, just like rolling gacha
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Oct 7, 2021 9:48 PM

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Hello, is this supported for manga and from my manga list as well? Because that would be cool with it...
Oct 8, 2021 1:36 AM

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MzzK said:
Hello, is this supported for manga and from my manga list as well? Because that would be cool with it...

My app on android supports that. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.randomanimepicker&hl=en_US&gl=US


Oct 8, 2021 6:36 AM
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MoreeZ said:
I couldn't deicide what anime to watch next, so I made a website using MAL Api that decides for me.
I thought others might also be struggling with serious decisions as such, so I'll share the website with anyone who wants to use it :)
https://randomanimepicker.web.app/


App is bad, I already saw the anime it suggested: Mayoi Neko Overrun. And it wasn't very good. /s
Oct 8, 2021 3:25 PM

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cipheron said:
MoreeZ said:
I couldn't deicide what anime to watch next, so I made a website using MAL Api that decides for me.
I thought others might also be struggling with serious decisions as such, so I'll share the website with anyone who wants to use it :)
https://randomanimepicker.web.app/


App is bad, I already saw the anime it suggested: Mayoi Neko Overrun. And it wasn't very good. /s

it's working fine for me, did you click on the checkmark after typing in your username to confirm, otherwise it will just do random.
Oct 10, 2021 2:13 AM

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MoreeZ said:
MzzK said:
Hello, is this supported for manga and from my manga list as well? Because that would be cool with it...

My app on android supports that. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.randomanimepicker&hl=en_US&gl=US
Hi thanks for the reply! I downloaded it yesterday but I had an issue regarding to inputting my username through your app it says "Username is invalid"... I thought it is case sensitive but it wasn't the case.
Oct 14, 2021 10:25 AM
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Think there's an issue with your carousel not loading all images properly when it spins. It kind of goes for some time, then stops showing images (whilst still rolling), then slaps itself awake and starts showing the images again. I think you've mentioned that there are limitations to the API and how it can only get 300 anime at once and I would assume it refreshing like so is triggered by some async event you're calling every x seconds.

But if you're using an RNG from the start (i.e. the second the button is pressed the selection is made) I would argue you don't need to continue building the carousel. You can just select some number of random anime and the one you already selected and populate the list with however many it takes so that it doesn't need to load any at 'runtime' so-to-speak. I'm sure the user won't notice the repetition in images when it zooms and by the time it slows down you won't have passed over the same anime twice. Then again, I have no idea how the code works behind the scenes so feel free to disregard the idea for the web browser version. :3
Dec 23, 2021 11:06 AM
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This is Epic, thanks!!
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MoreeZ said:
I couldn't deicide what anime to watch next, so I made a website using MAL Api that decides for me.
I thought others might also be struggling with serious decisions as such, so I'll share the website with anyone who wants to use it :)
https://randomanimepicker.web.app/


thanks really cool!

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