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AniList API: Get next episode

Finds the most popular anime matching a name on AniList and returns its next scheduled episode with local air time, status, episode count and streaming links.

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Inputs

Values from the run on Oct 23, 2026, shown under Output.

Anime, requiredanime

Anime name in English or Japanese, for example One Piece.

One Piece

Time Zone optionaltime_zone

City or time zone for the air time, for example London or Europe/London. Defaults to UTC.

London

Default UTC.

Output

From a run on Oct 23, 2026, shortened for this page.
{  "title": {    "english": "ONE PIECE",    "japanese_romaji": "ONE PIECE"  },  "status": "Releasing",  "anilist_id": 21,  "anilist_link": "https://anilist.co/anime/21",  "total_episodes": null,  "streaming_links": [    {      "link": "http://www.crunchyroll.com/one-piece",      "site_name": "Crunchyroll"    },    {      "link": "http://www.hulu.com/one-piece",      "site_name": "Hulu"    },    {      "link": "https://www.netflix.com/title/80107103",      "site_name": "Netflix"    }  ],  "next_air_datetime": "2027-01-03T14:16:00+00:00",  "time_until_airing": "72 days 4 hours 47 minutes",  "next_episode_number": 1181}
Price
1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
Method
anilist.co/get_next_episode
Returns
title, status, next episode number and air time, time until airing, total episodes, streaming links, AniList link and id

Use it from your agent

Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method anilist.co/get_next_episode with the inputs above.

Ask your agent

  • When does the next episode of Frieren air in Tokyo time?
  • What's the next episode date for Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 in New York?
  • Show me when the next Chainsaw Man episode airs, converted to Berlin time, plus how many episodes it has in total.
  • Find the upcoming airing schedule for Spy x Family with the local time in Sydney and any streaming links.
  • Is there a new episode of Oshi no Ko coming out soon, and what time does it air in Los Angeles?
  • Lists upcoming AniList anime episodes ordered by air time, with air times in the chosen time zone and available streaming links.

    anilist.co/get_airing_schedule
  • Looks up an anime on MyAnimeList by English or Japanese name, or by a MyAnimeList anime link. For ambiguous names it returns the most popular match.

    myanimelist.net/get_anime
  • Gets a manga, manhwa or light novel from MyAnimeList by title or by MyAnimeList link. When several entries share the top result's title, it returns the most popular one.

    myanimelist.net/get_manga
  • Lists MyAnimeList's top anime in rank order for a selected ranking (all, airing, upcoming, TV, movies or most popular), with English title, score, type, episodes, airing dates and members.

    myanimelist.net/list_top_anime
  • Gets public Crunchyroll series details by series name or series link; matches a series title rather than a movie.

    crunchyroll.com/get_series
  • Lists anime in a MyAnimeList season sorted by members, with scores, episode counts, studio, genres and links. Continuing TV series are optional.

    myanimelist.net/list_seasonal_anime
  • Looks up a TV show by name or TVmaze link and returns its status, schedule, rating, next and previous episodes, and optionally the full episode list including specials.

    tvmaze.com/get_show
  • Finds a TV show on TMDB by exact name or TMDB show link and returns its details, cast, seasons, the last aired and next scheduled episodes, and the streaming services listed for a chosen country.

    themoviedb.org/get_tv_show