# Anime Assistant

> An AI-powered sidebar to chat about the anime you're watching — works on Crunchyroll, Hidive, Netflix, and more.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/anime-assistant](https://chrome-stats.com/d/anime-assistant)

## Overview

- **ID:** `anime-assistant`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** reckObs
- **Category:** photos-music-videos,social-communication,games-entertainment
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Version:** 1.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-12
- **First published:** 2026-05-31
- **Size:** 39 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/anime-assistant/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/anime-assistant/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/anime-assistant/privacy/)

## Description

This extension adds a sidebar to your browser that lets you chat with an AI assistant about the anime you're currently watching. Ask about plot points, characters, lore, and world-building in real-time. Works on Crunchyroll (with automatic episode detection) and any other anime streaming site via page title detection or manual override.

## Rankings

- #119,262 — Overall
- #221 — assistant

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`
- `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/*`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/anime-assistant)