--- a/src/core/anime_db.cc	Wed Apr 03 20:46:40 2024 -0400
+++ b/src/core/anime_db.cc	Thu Apr 11 10:15:57 2024 -0400
@@ -106,22 +106,6 @@
 	return (amt > 0) ? std::sqrt(squares_sum / amt) : 0;
 }
 
-template<typename T, typename U>
-static T get_lowest_in_map(const std::unordered_map<T, U>& map) {
-	if (map.size() <= 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	T id = 0;
-	U ret = std::numeric_limits<U>::max();
-	for (const auto& t : map) {
-		if (t.second < ret) {
-			ret = t.second;
-			id = t.first;
-		}
-	}
-	return id;
-}
-
 /*
  * TODO: separate this from the anime DB,
  * provide *some* sort of normalization
@@ -130,14 +114,17 @@
 	if (title.empty())
 		return 0;
 
+	std::string title_n(title);
+	Strings::NormalizeAnimeTitle(title_n);
+
 	for (const auto& [id, anime] : items) {
 		std::vector<std::string> synonyms(anime.GetTitleSynonyms());
 		synonyms.push_back(anime.GetUserPreferredTitle());
 
-		for (const auto& synonym : synonyms) {
-			if (synonym == title) {
+		for (auto& synonym : synonyms) {
+			Strings::NormalizeAnimeTitle(synonym);
+			if (synonym == title_n)
 				return id;
-			}
 		}
 	}