diff --git a/src/api/anilistapi.py b/src/api/anilistapi.py
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+from anilistapi import AnilistAPI
+
+
+class anilistAPI(AnilistAPI):
+    __name__ = "AnilistAPI"
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def getSeries(self, title):
+        search = title
+        manga = self.search_manga(search)
+
+        if manga:
+            return manga
+        else:
+            return None
+
+    def get_metadata(self, manga_id):
+        metadata = self.get_manga(manga_id)
+        return metadata
diff --git a/src/logic/metadataHandlers.py b/src/logic/metadataHandlers.py
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+from komgapi.schemas import Metadata, AlternateTitle, Link
+
+# from comicvineapi import Issue
+from anilistapi.schemas.manga import Manga
+
+# import hasattr to check if a field exists in the metadata
+from builtins import hasattr
+from komconfig import KomConfig
+
+config = KomConfig()
+
+# def handleComicVine(metadata: Issue) -> Metadata:
+#     """
+#     Handle metadata from ComicVineAPI.
+
+#     Args:
+#         metadata (Issue): Metadata from ComicVineAPI.
+
+#     Returns:
+#         Metadata: Metadata in a format that can be used by KOMGA.
+#     """
+#     return Metadata()
+
+
+def anilistAgeRating(metadata: Manga) -> int:
+    if metadata.isAdult:
+        return 18
+    else:
+        if metadata.tags is not None:
+            for tag in metadata.tags:
+                if tag.isAdult:
+                    return 18
+            if "Ecchi" in metadata.tags:
+                return 16
+            else:
+                return 12
+    return 12
+
+
+def anilistStatus(metadata: Manga) -> str:
+    match metadata.status:
+        case "RELEASING":
+            return "ONGOING"
+        case "FINISHED":
+            return "ENDED"
+
+
+def readingDirection(metadata: Manga) -> str:
+    if metadata.countryOfOrigin == "JP":
+        return "RIGHT_TO_LEFT"
+
+
+def description(metadata: Manga) -> str:
+    if config.komtagger.sanitize_description:
+        desc = metadata.description
+        if desc:
+            desc = desc.split("\n<br><br>\n(")[0]
+            desc = desc.replace("<br>", "")
+            return desc
+    return metadata.description
+
+
+def handleAnilist(metadata: Manga) -> Metadata:
+    """Handle Metadata from Anilist
+
+    Args:
+        metadata (Manga): Metadata from Anilist
+
+    Returns:
+        Metadata: Metadata in a format that can be used by KOMGA
+    """
+    links = []
+    if hasattr(metadata, "externalLinks") and metadata.externalLinks:
+        for link in metadata.externalLinks:
+            links.append(
+                Link(url=link.url.replace(" ", "%20"), label=link.site).__dict__
+            )
+    # synonyms = [
+    #     AlternateTitle(title=alt, label="Synonym") for alt in metadata.synonyms
+    # ]
+    alternateTitles = []
+    # alternateTitles is a list of dicts, use key as label and value as title
+
+    for alternate in metadata.title.alternateTitles:
+        # alternate is a dict, set label from dict key, and value from dict value
+        label = list(alternate.keys())[0]
+        title = alternate[label]
+        if title is not None:
+            alt_Title = {"label": label, "title": title}
+            alternateTitles.append(alt_Title)
+
+    # alternateTitles.extend(synonyms)
+    return Metadata(
+        status=anilistStatus(metadata),
+        statusLock=True,
+        title=metadata.title,
+        titleLock=True,
+        titleSort=metadata.title,
+        titleSortLock=True,
+        summary=description(metadata),
+        summaryLock=True,
+        readingDirection=readingDirection(metadata),
+        readingDirectionLock=True,
+        publisherLock=True,
+        ageRating=anilistAgeRating(metadata),
+        ageRatingLock=True,
+        language="en",
+        languageLock=True,
+        genres=metadata.genres,
+        genresLock=True,
+        tags=[tag.name for tag in metadata.tags] if metadata.tags else None,
+        tagsLock=True,
+        totalBookCount=metadata.volumes if metadata.volumes else None,
+        totalBookCountLock=True if metadata.volumes else False,
+        sharingLabels=[None],
+        sharingLabelsLock=False,
+        links=links,
+        linksLock=True,
+        alternateTitles=alternateTitles,
+        alternateTitlesLock=True,
+    )
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
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+def write(name, file):
+    with open(f"{file}.txt", "a") as f:
+        # add a new line
+        f.write(name + "\n")