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How to install the MalAgent:

  1. You need a working system with a Plex Media Server installation.
  2. download my MalAgent.
  3. Unzip the rar file and copy it into your plex media server Plugins folder
    • Windows 7: C:\Users\<your username="">\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-ins</your>
  4. start/restart your Plex

How to use the MalAgent:

After installation you need to do a few things to get the Agent working so here is what you need to do (you can skip to 6. if you use the 2.X version)

  1. go to your Plex Web interface and open your settings
  2. klick on Agents and select the Tab "TV Shows"
  3. there should be an entry with the name "MyAnimeList.net", select it
  4. klick on the little cogwheel and enter your MyAnimeList.net Account information, Yes you need an account to use this Agent
  5. after saving your Account you need to either add a new selection or edit one that you already got
  6. While in the Edit or Create View of the selection click on the "Show Advanced Options" link and select in the agent dropdown field the "MyAnimeList.net" entry.
  7. Save it and update your Data
  8. Have fun

Bugs

I wrote this agent in roughly 7 days without knowing python so there should be Bugs in it. If you encounter any strange behaviour let me know in the Tickets or Discussion section.

TODO

I don't plan to add support to add, update or remove Anime to your MAL Account but time will tell if the users want this feature and I've got some time to do it.

With the version 2.0 I decided to move away from the official MAL API and instead use the unofficial API which is much more comfortable and enables me to search for an ID which is essential to receive data to update the metadata.

Is that the end? I don't really know, because the Scanner of Plex is giving me a hard time to display the Anime Specials and Movies which doesn't have an episode count (E01 or 01 or something similar) so there is actually two ways to fix that
1. I extend the Agent which currently is only working with TV-Shows to the Movie section but then you need to split your Folders which is kind of annoying and Specials aren't listed after all
2. I write a Scanner which shows everything but still got the same look and feel which would take time which I don't have in the near future

But there is actually a pretty simple solution to this. All you need to do is to add " - 01" to your Anime Movie or Special which doesn't have an Episode count yet. Update your Plex and shazam Plex Scans and display your Movies and Specials with the correct metadata

Statistic

A little bit of Statistics here:
Using the v1.2 I had 76 Anime in my library and 36 got filled with metadata. (47% success rate)
Using the v2.0 I had 76 Anime in my library and only got 4 which didn't get metadata or were incorrect matches. (95% success rate)

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