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Setup: Anime on PC

  • 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 or edge://flags

    • Search for Experimental Web Platform features > Enabled

    Enable Experimental Web Platform PC

  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 PC

    Pick Anime & Subtitle PC

  4. You can now mine with Yomitan and ShareX's screenshot and audio recording hotkeys

You can now mine Anime on PC, why not do it on Android too? (RIP eyes)

Proceed to Setup: Anime on Android Setup

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


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: 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 2: 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 3: Why not install the Chrome Extension?

Why not install the Chrome Extension? (click here)
  • Same as Question 2, asbplayer has a built-in Anki support that lacks the feature of our own Anki and Yomitan support