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Setup: Anime on Android

  • asbplayer is a browser video player that supports uploading of Anime and subtitle to be able hover over the words to use Yomitan

Download and Install

  • Download your Anime and JP Subtitle

  • (Optional) For streaming video, download asbplayer extension

Requirements

Setting Up

  1. In your browser, go to chrome://flags

    • Search for Experimental Web Platform features > Enabled

    Enable Experimental Web Platform Android

  2. Go to asbplayer

    • Ignore request permission to Anki and installing of Chrome extension

  3. Upload your Anime and Subtitle to the asbplayer by clicking the folder icon on the top left

    Pick Anime Android

    Pick Anime & Subtitle Android

  4. Landscape your Android to have a proper view of the asbplayer and click the button on the top-right to full-screen

    Android Player Buttons

  5. You can now mine with Yomitan by hovering over the words on the subtitle

    • See Anime Mining Demo
    • Unfortunately, to get Picture, screenshot manually and upload it to your card details in Ankidroid

    Android Player Mining

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Extra Info and Tips

Info 1: Anime Mining Demo

Anime Mining Demo (click here)

Tip 1: Synchronizing Subtitle

Synchronizing Subtitle (click here)

Depending on the source of your Anime, the Subtitle could be out of sync, to remedy that problem:

  • +100ms - CTRL + SHIFT + LEFT ARROW KEY

  • -100ms - CTRL + SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW KEY

Tip 2: Skip Audio Recording when Mining

Skip Audio Recording when Mining (click here)

  • You can skip the audio recording when mining as it is time consuming

  • If you also manage to do your Anki Cards below 5s each, you will barely hear the recorded Audio

FAQs

Question 1: How to use Monolingual Setup on Android?

How to use Monolingual Setup on Android? (click here)

  1. Go to your Yomitan settings > Dictionary > Enable all

    Dictionary Toggle

  2. Yomitan settings > Anki > Configure Anki card templates...

    • Switch the highlighted text to monolingual (case-sensitive)

    Dictionary Toggle

Question 2: Why Enable Experimental Web Platform features?

Why Enable Experimental Web Platform features? (click here)
  • Some Anime have multiple audio sources such as en and jp, by enabling this we can pick jp source if it's not the default

Question 3: Why Ignore Request Permission to Anki?

Why Ignore Request Permission to Anki? (click here)
  • Because we are using the normal method where we can use the full features of Anki and Yomitan setup

Question 4: Why not install the Chrome Extension?

Why not install the Chrome Extension? (click here)
  • Same as Question 3, asbplayer has a built-in Anki support that lacks the feature of our own Anki and Yomitan support

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If you have any problems check FAQs or contact me on Discord: xelieu