This would be neat. I wonder what server is seeding the torrent and if that's the same as the upload server for Usenet. Admin would have to rename everything though.
The torrent is fully seeded elsewhere—at this point, there's nearly 50 completed and seeding, but I would expect the majority to evaporate over the next few days to weeks, myself included (probably once I hit a ratio of 2). Due to the sheer dataset size, it took over 30 hours for a second seed to be completed—it wasn't me, but I was probably fifth or sixth.
Given that the database dump is functionally key to use the other parts, it would be good to have that split out and/or uploaded to Usenet. Could uploading the database-dump.7z to Usenet be AT's final 'hurrah' (and perhaps the other datasets, such as NZB's)? Also, the 'dbexport' page on the storage server appears to have frozen a day prior to the final export.
For my own purposes, I aim to turn the dataset into a reverse-searchable hash-to-filename lookup tool, to verify the original filename and other lineage data for those files renamed in my setup (if I didn't rebuild the corresponding MKV to fix subtitles), and to help with future deduplication efforts.
I thought most torrent clients give you the option to deselect files you don't want? The idea was to include everything, so that anyone interested could start up an AT clone as it is now. People who only wanted parts of the dump could just select which parts they wanted.
Hi Admin, is AnimeTosho New trustworthy? Are they continue the new anime updates?
I don't know any more than you do. You'll probably find out over time.
This sites help me a lot during this bad moment in my life...
Glad it was helpful!
Btw Admin... How can I keep in touch with ya?
I'll be around on this page for at least a few months.
Comment in Feedback 11/05/2026 09:49 — Anonymous: "nametoobased"
It's as safe as using Anime Tosho. You can leave a feedback if you have request.
Comment in Feedback 11/05/2026 09:48 — Anonymous: "Thai chicken check-in"
I wonder if the 715 GB (!) sized "sframes" folder is truly necessary within the 1TB dump? Without that the download size would be a more reasonable 275-300 GB total.
Comment in Feedback 11/05/2026 09:10 — Anonymous: "Noirfleu"
So it is safe to use just like AnimeTosho? Is there any old anime yet or only the new one?
I don't see Onalrie or EMBER there only Erai-raw :')
Comment in Feedback 11/05/2026 08:40 — Anonymous: "nametoobased"
AnimeTosho New is "Anime Tosho", it says right there that Anime Tosho NEW is Anime Tosho lookalike. Services are mostly the same but there are always room to improve. hope it helps.
Comment in Feedback 11/05/2026 08:21 — Anonymous: "Noirfleu"
Hi Admin, is AnimeTosho New trustworthy? Are they continue the new anime updates?
Thanks for the past 2 year... T_T I hab been in my lowest for real... And... This sites help me a lot during this bad moment in my life... I wish u achieve many more things tht help more and more ppl ^^
hi admin, thanks for everything again, just curious, on the data page it mentions that the nyaasi_archives are torrent files only, is the data used for the nyaa cache pages provided anywhere?
It stands for "Definitely Rental Material", and it's the polite way for companies to say "You will own nothing and we'll be happy". It was co-developed by Satan and Lucifer in San Francisco.
I wasn't asking for registrations to be open, I meant that the message text could be updated to reflect the reality. For example, instead of "temporarily unavailable", make it "closed for the foreseeable future" and ideally provide an explanation. I can't imagine that'd take longer than a few minutes to do.
I don't know what proxies are blocked
A few years ago, they started trying to block proxy sites (like https://nyaa.land/ today) and put a message out that they were stopping malware. I can't find any archive of the message, but I made a rant on it back then if you want to search around that date. There's still a bunch of working Nyaa proxies out there, so they either lost interest in their self-proclaimed virtuous activity fairly quickly, or they're just not doing a particularly good job of it. Or, as I pointed out back then, "malware" is just a convenient excuse and they don't care about being transparent.
I think nyaa owners appreciate the value and need for the site
That's one interpretation. Another could be that they enjoy the revenue they get from ads on the sukebei site. Actually if you care about site longevity, the latter is probably preferrable - money is a powerful motivator whilst appreciation is often less reliable and dries up over time.
It's similar reasons let's say you're now leaving instead of passing down the torch to someone you trusted.
I don't see the two as the same at all, but even if you did, there's nothing "opsec" about it. The problem with running this site isn't about trust, it's complexity. In fact, I've "put out the torch" (released code, data and setup instructions) so that anyone can take it, so arguably I'm trusting anyone interested enough.
I could understand your point more if it was about the Nyaa owners handing over the site to someone else, but we're only talking about mods here.
letting in new people means trusting them
Even though I don't have this perspective, I can understand it. However I'd argue that learning to trust others is the duty of an owner of such a site. Failing this, the site is doomed to decline over time. But as you say, it's just easier to be apathetic, hence my concern of the owners not caring.
I don't know why he did what he did, but it was strange
We can only speculate on why, but I don't think it's that important. What's matters more, in my opinion, is the how, which in this case, was a sudden disappearance. Or perhaps, knowing why the owner chose to leave the way they did (not "why the shutdown").
Your theory about being pressured is interesting, but doesn't explain the lack of any warning or explanation.
In my opinion, there's a much more obvious possibility - the owner simply didn't care. If you don't care about the users, then you wouldn't care to give anyone a warning or explanation.
if an alternative goes down, you still lose content
You're correct - I conflated two things, although not entirely incorrectly. Imagine if we had a Nyaa.si alternative, with similar levels of user traffic. Releasers could upload to both sites, or if they couldn't be bothered, someone would just repost uploads on one to the other index. If one of the sites disappeared, the other would mostly have the same content (although not identical).
Alternatives do however provide options. If one site does something unpopular, people can flock to the other. Without an alternative, everyone is stuck with the whims of the "monopoly" owner.
I'm actually not that worried about losing content due to a site disappearing. You can largely solve it simplying by scraping the site periodically, which is relatively easy to do. An individual can automate this without too much effort (I did it after all), so if that's your concern, you yourself can deal with it (or convince just one other person to do it). On the other hand, solving the closed registrations issue, which discourages newcomers, is much harder. I don't see it as something that can be solved by a motivated individual alone.
regular db dumps for this reason, but don't think they have in any recent years.
Not just recent years, I don't recall them ever providing them. To be fair, it's rare for a site to provide DB dumps, so it's not like Nyaa is out of place here.
the bus factor is real
I feel you. Would you feel better if there wasn't so much placed on your shoulders?
archiving of the original NT was very prudent
I wouldn't call it prudent given the intent wasn't to archive (and I didn't save stuff like user info). It was just luck that I happened to be experimenting with processing all NyaaTorrents categories.
11/05/2026 21:20 — montusama