Just wanted to start a chat with other users who run anime servers. How d you guys manage it?
I personally create my own nfo files and I use my own local media assets. I’ve started to use translations of episode plots from the actual anime’s website which can be sometimes hard to find. I personally haven’t like imdb, thetvdb, or crunchrolls plots.
I’ve also foud that their websites to have higher quality key visuals for posters and backgrounds. Ideally I would like to have a different background for every season like I do with posters. Now backgrounds I’ve also used key visuals from crunchyroll. They’re pages started using 21:9 backgrounds in i believe 2k and they also look great.
Theme songs I’ve just used the audio from a clean opening and convert it to an mp3 file. I know this isn’t available, but idealy I would like to have a different theme per season. The same way backgrounds can change per season when you open it up.
I personally don’t use the speicals folder for OVAs. OVAs usually get aired at the end of the season so I will add it as episode 13/25, whichever is the end.
Also sometimes for different seasons I still keep the episode numbering the same. Meaning, for like MHA, I’ll start season 2 at episode 14 instead of starting at 1 again. And this wouldn’t affect me with OVAs either as the episode numbers are on two different seasons.
I have considered stepping away from seaons and doing it by cour. I’ve considered this as usually its a new arc, the key visuals have updated, new intro, etc.
Hope to hear from more of you guys.
