--- a/README.md	Mon May 31 13:02:36 2021 -0400
+++ b/README.md	Mon May 31 15:37:50 2021 -0400
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 ### garf.cpp
 this was a joke program i made when garf wanted to put ads on 1123.best
 
+### getlist.py
+gets episode names from MAL, thanks to the wonderful people who run the [Jikan](https://jikan.moe/) api<br>
+meant to be used with rename.py
+
 ### intro.py
 originally created to extract all of the yuru yuri intros
 

--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/getlist.py	Mon May 31 15:37:50 2021 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import urllib.request, json, re, sys
+
+id = input("What is the MyAnimeList ID for your anime?: ")
+try:
+    temp = int(id)
+except:
+    print("Not a valid MyAnimeList ID! Exiting.")
+    sys.exit()
+
+with urllib.request.urlopen(f"https://api.jikan.moe/v3/anime/{str(id)}/episodes") as url:
+    data = json.loads(url.read().decode())
+    count = 0
+    for i in range(len(data["episodes"])):
+        if count == 0:
+            f = open("list.txt", "w", encoding="utf-8")
+        else:
+            f = open("list.txt", "a", encoding="utf-8")
+        """
+        this is really hard to read at first glance so i'll break it down
+        it replaces "?" and ":" with legal counterparts so windows stops screaming
+        then strips among a dash (which usually shows different parts in an episode)
+        it then removes the last part of the string cause most, if not of MAL's have spaces before slashes
+        """
+        f.write(data["episodes"][count]["title"].replace("?", "？").replace(":", "꞉").replace('"', "“").split("/")[0].rstrip() + "\n")
+        count += 1
+        f.close()