RanobeDB

RanobeDB is a community-driven light novel database with extensive metadata for Japanese light novels, including English titles, authors, descriptions, series information, ratings, and cover images. If you have a light novel collection, this is the provider to prioritize. It covers light novels only, not manga or other book types.

Enabling RanobeDB

Open Settings › Metadata 1, find Ranobedb under Ready-to-Use Providers, switch it on, and click Save Configurations.

Using It in Metadata Fetch

Once enabled, RanobeDB appears as a choice in the priority columns of Library metadata (Settings › Metadata 2) and in the Custom Fetch dialog. You can set it as Priority 1, 2, 3, or 4 for any individual field.

For light novels, set RanobeDB as Priority 1 for most fields. Fallbacks to Google Books or Goodreads are optional but may not match well since light novel titles often differ across platforms. If RanobeDB doesn't have data for a particular field, Trove automatically tries the next provider in your priority list.

What You Get

RanobeDB provides titles (in English when available), authors, descriptions, cover images (usually the original Japanese cover), publisher, published date, language, categories, series name, and series number.

It also returns two provider-specific fields:

Both fields can be locked in the metadata picker to prevent overwriting during future refreshes.

Troubleshooting