# TsukiHime integration

[TsukiHime](https://tsukihime.org) indexes anime torrent releases and pulls every attachment out of the release files, embedded subtitle tracks included, then hosts them for direct download. SubMiner talks to the TsukiHime API, so you can grab subtitles for the episode you are watching from the overlay without a torrent client. The download is decompressed, saved next to the video, and loaded into mpv straight away.

This is the multi-language companion to the [Jimaku integration](/jimaku-integration). Releases that ship multiple languages (e.g. Netflix `[MultiSub]` rips) expose them all; the modal's tabs pick which ones you see, and each download is saved with its own language suffix.

::: tip Successor to Animetosho
TsukiHime replaces [Animetosho](https://animetosho.org), which stops processing new releases in May 2026. TsukiHime imported the Animetosho index and mirrors its attachment storage, so older releases stay reachable alongside new ones.
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::: tip No API key required
Unlike Jimaku, TsukiHime needs no account or API key. The only requirement is the `xz` binary on your `PATH` - TsukiHime serves extracted subtitles xz-compressed, and SubMiner shells out to `xz` to decompress them. Most Linux distributions ship it by default (package `xz` or `xz-utils`).
:::

## How it works

The integration runs through an in-overlay modal opened with `Ctrl+Shift+T` by default. The modal has two tabs that filter both the release list and the subtitle tracks of the selected release by role: the first follows `secondarySub.secondarySubLanguages` (English when unset), and the second is always **Japanese**, the currently supported primary subtitle language. Each tab lists only the releases whose reported subtitle languages include the tab's language, so the Japanese tab hides the many releases that ship English subtitles only. Releases and tracks with no language tag stay visible on the secondary tab. If nothing on the active tab qualifies, the status line says so and points at the other tab.

When you open the modal, SubMiner parses the current video filename to extract a title, season, and episode number (same parser as Jimaku - `S01E03`, `1x03`, `E03`, and dash-separated numbers all work). If the filename yields a high-confidence match, SubMiner auto-searches immediately. Episodes launched from the [anime browser](/anime-browser) fill all three fields from the source's own listing instead of from a filename.

From there:

1. **Search** - SubMiner queries TsukiHime with `<title> <season> <episode>`. Season 1 is left out on purpose: releases of a first season almost never carry `S01` in their name, so including it would match nothing. Later seasons are included, which is what makes their releases findable at all. Results appear as a list of releases (e.g. `[SubsPlease] ... - 28 (1080p)`), each showing size, file count, and the subtitle languages the release carries.
2. **Browse releases** - Select a release to list the text subtitle tracks extracted from its files. English tracks sort first; image-based tracks (PGS/VobSub) are filtered out.
3. **Download** - Selecting a track downloads the xz-compressed subtitle from TsukiHime's storage, decompresses it, saves it next to the video (or a temp directory for remote/streamed media), and loads it into mpv. Japanese tracks are selected as mpv's **primary** subtitle. Tracks from the configured secondary tab are assigned to mpv's **secondary** subtitle slot without replacing the primary. The filename carries the track's language - `<video basename>.en.<ext>` for English, `.ja` for Japanese, and so on - so mpv and media servers detect the language correctly.

TsukiHime's releases are the same files that circulate as torrents. Pick the release matching your local file, same group and same version, and the timing lines up exactly with no resync. For a raw or a different group's encode, take any release of the episode and fix the offset with the [subtitle sync tools](/troubleshooting#subtitle-sync-subsync) (`Ctrl+Alt+S`).

### Modal keyboard shortcuts

| Key                          | Action                          |
| ---------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| `Enter` (in text field)      | Search                          |
| `Enter` (in list)            | Select release / download track |
| `Arrow Up` / `Arrow Down`    | Navigate releases or tracks     |
| `Arrow Left` / `Arrow Right` | Switch English / Japanese tab   |
| `Escape`                     | Close modal                     |

## Configuration

There is nothing to configure to get started. An optional `tsukihime` section in `config.jsonc` tunes it:

```jsonc
{
  "tsukihime": {
    "apiBaseUrl": "https://api.tsukihime.org/v1",
    "maxSearchResults": 10,
  },
}
```

| Option                       | Type     | Default                          | Description                                                                |
| ---------------------------- | -------- | -------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `tsukihime.apiBaseUrl`       | `string` | `"https://api.tsukihime.org/v1"` | Base URL of the TsukiHime API. Only change this if using a mirror.         |
| `tsukihime.maxSearchResults` | `number` | `10`                             | Maximum number of releases returned per search (the API caps this at 100). |

The keyboard shortcut is configured separately under `shortcuts`:

```jsonc
{
  "shortcuts": {
    "openTsukihime": "Ctrl+Shift+T", // default; set to null to disable
  },
}
```

Existing Animetosho configuration remains compatible. SubMiner treats the old `animetosho` section and `shortcuts.openAnimetosho` setting as deprecated aliases. When old and current names are both present, `tsukihime` and `shortcuts.openTsukihime` take precedence.

## Other ways to open it

- CLI: `subminer --open-tsukihime`
- Keybinding command: bind any key to `["__tsukihime-open"]` in the `keybindings` array

The previous `--open-animetosho` flag and `__animetosho-open` keybinding command remain accepted as deprecated aliases.

## Troubleshooting

- **"xz binary not found"** - install `xz`/`xz-utils` with your package manager.
- **"No releases with Japanese subtitles"** - none of the search results carry a Japanese track. Most releases only ship English subtitles; try another search, or use the [Jimaku integration](/jimaku-integration) for Japanese subtitles.
- **"Batch releases are not supported"** - TsukiHime only exposes extracted attachments for single-file torrents. Pick the single-episode release for your episode instead of a season batch.
- **"No text subtitle tracks in this release"** - the release only carries image-based subtitles (PGS/VobSub) or none at all; try a different release (fansub and SubsPlease-style releases almost always carry ASS tracks).
- **Timing is off** - the subtitle came from a different release than your video file. Use the subtitle sync modal (`Ctrl+Alt+S`) or pick the release matching your file exactly.