Context

This data set contains information on user preference data from 73,516 users on 12,294 anime. Each user is able to add anime to their completed list and give it a rating and this data set is a compilation of those ratings.

Content

Anime.csv

• anime_id - myanimelist.net's unique id identifying an anime.
• name - full name of anime.
• genre - comma separated list of genres for this anime.
• type - movie, TV, OVA, etc.
• episodes - how many episodes in this show. (1 if movie).
• rating - average rating out of 10 for this anime.
• members - number of community members that are in this anime's "group".

Rating.csv

• user_id - non identifiable randomly generated user id.
• anime_id - the anime that this user has rated.
• rating - rating out of 10 this user has assigned (-1 if the user watched it but didn't assign a rating).

Acknowledgements

Thanks to myanimelist.net API for providing anime data and user ratings.

Inspiration

Building a better anime recommendation system based only on user viewing history.