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Hey all, I've been back and forth about XBMC for awhile, and one of the major hurdles for me is anime. The thing that keeps me locked into MP at the moment is the My Anime 3 plugin for MediaPortal. I like this plugin because it scrapes data from anidb via file hashes, so whether or not my files get recognized is independent of naming convention. Every now and then there is a corrupt file hash, but that's where scraping by name is a nifty backup.

Is that something that's possible in XBMC?

What I would recommend is creating a tvshow.nfo file with contents of for example: aid=5571 for Hidamari Sketch X 365 so that you have 100% assurance that the correct show is scrapped for each directory. Yes you will need to rename shows but I have found that not using hashed based checking is great for those times when you need to mux your own versions.

When I first converted my collection over for XBMC I used Lammer Context Menu this program address back renaming to your context menu and many other useful features.

I recently manually created the nfo files for my over 577 series and am glad that I am able to re scrap my library so fast.

If you ever do make the switch these may interest you:
Back Row Frodo Anime Mod
MPC-HC Ultimate Setup Guide
Back Row Custom category in home menu
View the last page if you just want your anime label to replace tvshows all together so you can get the submenu options ect.
External players
Required fix for using MPC-HC with xbmc

If your really into anime and want the best playback and library options your going to want to read up on those links. I hope this helps you one day make the switch!


On another note, please post that test version when ready and I will try it out on my main system (which I use for xbmc testing) I will have it scrap my entire collection and it either works without banning me or blows up lol.

EDIT: I see that you made your post for version 2 when I typed this but I only know saw it. Will check it out as soon as I get a chance