diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fd90081..78a8ae8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
# Changelog
+## 0.45.16 - 2026-06-02
+
+- Show the first English AniDB alternative title beneath each Search result when one exists, reusing the watchlist-backed alternative-title extraction path instead of duplicating title matching in the browser.
+- Included alternative titles in the Search API payload so the result cards can render the subtitle without doing extra per-card network requests.
+
## 0.45.15 - 2026-06-02
- Moved Search page results out of the sidebar and into a poster-style grid below the selection panel so hits now read like watchlist cards instead of a compact list.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d15d3b..301ce7d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
Local web UI for a system-wide `ani-cli` install.
-Current version: `0.45.15`
+Current version: `0.45.16`
## What it does
-- Search anime in `sub` or `dub`, with poster-style results shown below the selection panel
+- Search anime in `sub` or `dub`, with poster-style results shown below the selection panel and the first English alternate title when available
- Queue downloads with folder, quality, media type, season, and episode controls
- Track shows in a watchlist with `Watching`, `Planned`, `Finished`, and `Dropped` categories
- Refresh watchlist episode counts manually or on a schedule
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Current version: `0.45.15`
## Pages
-- `/`: Search and queue downloads, with poster-card search results below the selection box
+- `/`: Search and queue downloads, with poster-card search results below the selection box and alternate English titles under the main name when available
- `/queue`: Monitor jobs, inspect logs, retry failed jobs, remove finished jobs
- `/watchlist`: Track shows, refresh them, download all available episodes, manage auto-download settings
- `/config`: Save defaults, schedule refreshes, configure Jellyfin and Discord, view runtime info and the changelog
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 9e97f91..eaae82d 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.45.15
+0.45.16
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 171f576..8c41c00 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -721,6 +721,22 @@ def fetch_anidb_cover(title):
return fetch_anidb_cover_by_aid(match["aid"], fallback_title=match["title"])
+def extract_anidb_alternative_titles_for_title(title, primary_title=""):
+ clean_title = str(title or "").strip()
+ if not clean_title:
+ return []
+ try:
+ match = resolve_anidb_aid(clean_title)
+ except Exception as exc:
+ debug_log("anidb.alt_titles.resolve_failed", title=clean_title, error=exc)
+ return []
+ try:
+ return extract_anidb_alternative_titles(match["aid"], primary_title=primary_title or clean_title)
+ except Exception as exc:
+ debug_log("anidb.alt_titles.extract_failed", title=clean_title, aid=match.get("aid"), error=exc)
+ return []
+
+
def fetch_anidb_cover_by_aid(aid, fallback_title=""):
page_url = ANIDB_ANIME_PAGE.format(aid=aid)
debug_log("thumbnail.source.route_lookup", source="AniDB", aid=aid, fallback_title=fallback_title, page_url=page_url)
@@ -882,6 +898,7 @@ def search_anime(query, mode):
title = str(show.get("name") or "").replace('\\"', '"').strip()
if not show.get("_id") or not title:
continue
+ alternative_titles = extract_anidb_alternative_titles_for_title(title, primary_title=title)
index = len(results) + 1
results.append(
{
@@ -891,6 +908,7 @@ def search_anime(query, mode):
"index": index,
"query": query,
"mode": mode,
+ "alternative_titles": alternative_titles,
}
)
return results
diff --git a/search_page.py b/search_page.py
index 3cc8aa5..c02f4e5 100644
--- a/search_page.py
+++ b/search_page.py
@@ -323,6 +323,14 @@ INDEX_HTML = r"""
line-height: 1.35;
min-height: 2.7em;
}
+ .result-subtitle {
+ text-align: left;
+ color: var(--muted);
+ font-size: 12px;
+ line-height: 1.3;
+ min-height: 1.3em;
+ overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+ }
.result-meta {
display: flex;
gap: 6px;
@@ -550,12 +558,19 @@ INDEX_HTML = r"""
+
`;
btn.querySelector(".result-title").textContent = item.title;
+ const subtitle = btn.querySelector(".result-subtitle");
+ const alternativeTitle = Array.isArray(item.alternative_titles) && item.alternative_titles.length
+ ? String(item.alternative_titles[0].value || "").trim()
+ : "";
+ subtitle.textContent = alternativeTitle ? `Also known as: ${alternativeTitle}` : "";
+ subtitle.hidden = !alternativeTitle;
btn.querySelector(".cover-fallback").textContent = coverInitials(item.title);
const pills = btn.querySelectorAll(".result-pill");
pills[0].textContent = `${item.episodes} episodes`;
diff --git a/test_app.py b/test_app.py
index cf426ee..7c86634 100644
--- a/test_app.py
+++ b/test_app.py
@@ -3237,6 +3237,28 @@ class TemplateHelperTests(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertIn("Select results", APP.INDEX_HTML)
self.assertIn("resultThumbnailUrl(title)", APP.INDEX_HTML)
self.assertIn('/api/search/thumb?title=', APP.INDEX_HTML)
+ self.assertIn("result-subtitle", APP.INDEX_HTML)
+ self.assertIn("Also known as:", APP.INDEX_HTML)
+
+ def test_search_anime_includes_alternative_titles(self):
+ payload = {
+ "shows": {
+ "edges": [
+ {
+ "_id": "show-1",
+ "name": "Example Show",
+ "availableEpisodes": {"sub": 12},
+ }
+ ]
+ }
+ }
+ with mock.patch.object(APP, "graph_request", return_value=payload), mock.patch.object(
+ APP, "extract_anidb_alternative_titles_for_title",
+ return_value=[{"label": "English", "value": "Example Show English"}],
+ ):
+ results = APP.search_anime("Example Show", "sub")
+
+ self.assertEqual(results[0]["alternative_titles"], [{"label": "English", "value": "Example Show English"}])
def test_pages_share_serial_polling_helper(self):
self.assertIn("function startSerialPoll(callback, intervalMs)", APP.QUEUE_HTML)