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Can't find an anime or manga? Search in romaji or Japanese

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Searching for a translated title and getting nothing doesn't mean there's no release — index sites don't index translations.

What release titles look like ​

The index sites Fushi uses — Nyaa (anime), apibay / Knaben (films and series) — are shared by uploaders worldwide, and the show name in a title is romaji first, Japanese second:

[SubsPlease] Sousou no Frieren - 01 (1080p) [ABCD1234].mkv
[VCB-Studio] 葬送のフリーレン [01][Ma10p_1080p][x265_flac].mkv
Frieren - Beyond Journey's End S01E01 ...

The same show may appear in all three spellings, but romaji is by far the most common, and fansub releases mostly carry it. A localised title only shows up on a handful of local groups' releases; searching by it misses nine out of ten.

Searching in Fushi ​

Downloading anime in Fushi is always two steps: first find the work, then the releases.

  1. The first step searches metadata databases (the search box in Browse → Discover, backed by AniList / TMDB and others), which find entries by English, Japanese, romaji or Chinese titles;
  2. on the work's page, "Search resources" queries the index sites with the work's original title / aliases (romaji and Japanese) — no query to write. The "Anime download" dialog that opens when you fill in episodes of a collection works the same way: once the show is selected, the Nyaa search terms are filled with its original title — just search.

If results are too few or too noisy (in the "Anime download" dialog), edit the query yourself. Rules of thumb:

  • Romaji first: Sousou no Frieren, Kimetsu no Yaiba. The "Romaji" title on AniList is the spelling index sites use most.
  • Japanese original second: 葬送のフリーレン — Japanese BD groups and some fansubbers use it.
  • Official English title third: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, common on WEB rips from streaming services.
  • Short forms find more: Frieren hits more than the full title; too short and unrelated things creep in.
  • Leave out season / episode notation: Season 2, S2, 第二季 are written differently by every group; search the title and filter in the results.
  • Translated titles last: only when you're after a specific local group's subbed release.

Manga on Nyaa uses romaji / Japanese titles the same way; book and audiobook catalogues search in whatever language their source uses (Jimaku's subtitle matching also goes through AniList, so once the show is right the subtitles rarely mismatch).

Writing romaji ​

No need to learn the rules — two shortcuts:

  • copy the title from the AniList / MAL page;
  • type the kana in a Japanese IME and read off the Hepburn romaji: し = shi, ち = chi, つ = tsu, ふ = fu, ん = n; long vowels are usually dropped (東京 = Tokyo), の is written no, the particle は is wa. Some titles use Kunrei-style si / ti / tu instead — try the other spelling if nothing comes up.

Common situations ​

  • Show found, zero releases: try a shorter query; very old or obscure shows may have 0 seeders — see the BT article.
  • Results are all subbed: pick the "Raw" filter in the "Anime download" dialog, or add raw to the query.
  • Manga only shows serialised chapters, no volumes: volumes on Nyaa are usually written 第01巻 / v01; try the Japanese title plus 巻.

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