Synonym matching multiple entries from same website

[runecalico]

I wanted to ask if this is something that the manimi project thinks should be fixed, or not. I expect it's valid "data", so it would be more of decision if this is within the intent of what AOD is for or not.

I'm primarily interested in using AOD as a method for finding the synonyms for AniDB entries that other sites use (and AniDB doesn't want added to their site), so synonym entries that match multiple anidb entries are problematic for me.

I am just working around this by ceating a new file without the offending synonyms, but I wanted to know if this is something considered a data integrity issue or more of a factor of the data and should remain.

Here is one of (many) examples, the Synonym "Minna no Uta" matches several entries (and AniDB in this case isn't where the synonyms look to be originating, there are cases where AniDB also has this behavior)

    {
      "sources": [
        "https://anidb.net/anime/12585",
        "https://anilist.co/anime/8646",
        "https://anime-planet.com/anime/44-hiki-no-neko",
        "https://kitsu.io/anime/5415",
        "https://myanimelist.net/anime/8646",
        "https://notify.moe/anime/UAUmpKmig"
      ],
      "title": "44-hiki no Neko",
      "type": "Special",
      "episodes": 1,
      "status": "FINISHED",
      "animeSeason": {
        "season": "SPRING",
        "year": 1969
      },
      "picture": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/7/23825.jpg",
      "thumbnail": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/7/23825t.jpg",
      "synonyms": [
        "44 Cats",
        "44 Gatti",
        "44 Hiki no Neko",
        "44ひきのねこ",
        "Minna no Uta",
        "Minna no Uta: 44-hiki no Neko",
        "Shijushi-hiki no Neko"
      ],
      "relations": [],
      "tags": [
        "animal protagonists",
        "animals",
        "cats",
        "kids",
        "minna no uta",
        "music",
        "non-human protagonists"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sources": [
        "https://anidb.net/anime/12720",
        "https://anime-planet.com/anime/aikodesho",
        "https://kitsu.io/anime/11915",
        "https://myanimelist.net/anime/32421",
        "https://notify.moe/anime/Xl4epKiiR"
      ],
      "title": "Aikodesho",
      "type": "Special",
      "episodes": 1,
      "status": "FINISHED",
      "animeSeason": {
        "season": "SUMMER",
        "year": 1988
      },
      "picture": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/2/77796.jpg",
      "thumbnail": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/2/77796t.jpg",
      "synonyms": [
        "Minna no Uta",
        "Minna no Uta: Aikodesho",
        "あいこでしょ"
      ],
      "relations": [],
      "tags": [
        "kids",
        "minna no uta",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sources": [
        "https://anidb.net/anime/12666",
        "https://anilist.co/anime/8731",
        "https://anime-planet.com/anime/akai-boushi",
        "https://kitsu.io/anime/5466",
        "https://myanimelist.net/anime/8731",
        "https://notify.moe/anime/xrqmtFmiR"
      ],
      "title": "Akai Boushi",
      "type": "Special",
      "episodes": 1,
      "status": "FINISHED",
      "animeSeason": {
        "season": "FALL",
        "year": 1984
      },
      "picture": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/24113.jpg",
      "thumbnail": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/8/24113t.jpg",
      "synonyms": [
        "Minna no Uta",
        "Red Hat",
        "赤い帽子"
      ],
      "relations": [],
      "tags": [
        "kids",
        "minna no uta",
        "music",
        "slice of life"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sources": [
        "https://anidb.net/anime/12798",
        "https://anilist.co/anime/109653",
        "https://anime-planet.com/anime/akai-jitensha",
        "https://kitsu.io/anime/9107",
        "https://myanimelist.net/anime/24999",
        "https://notify.moe/anime/5uVatFimR"
      ],
      "title": "Akai Jitensha",
      "type": "Special",
      "episodes": 1,
      "status": "FINISHED",
      "animeSeason": {
        "season": "SPRING",
        "year": 1999
      },
      "picture": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/12/64039.jpg",
      "thumbnail": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/12/64039t.jpg",
      "synonyms": [
        "Minna no Uta",
        "Minna no Uta: Akai Jitensha",
        "赤い自転車"
      ],
      "relations": [],
      "tags": [
        "family friendly",
        "kids",
        "minna no uta",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "sources": [
        "https://anidb.net/anime/13382",
        "https://anime-planet.com/anime/akisutozeneko",
        "https://kitsu.io/anime/40842",
        "https://myanimelist.net/anime/35786",
        "https://notify.moe/anime/yCvOhKmmR"
      ],
      "title": "Akisutozeneko",
      "type": "Special",
      "episodes": 1,
      "status": "FINISHED",
      "animeSeason": {
        "season": "SPRING",
        "year": 2001
      },
      "picture": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/9/86389.jpg",
      "thumbnail": "https://cdn.myanimelist.net/images/anime/9/86389t.jpg",
      "synonyms": [
        "Minna no Uta",
        "Minna no Uta: Akisutozeneko",
        "アキストゼネコ"
      ],
      "relations": [],
      "tags": [
        "minna no uta",
        "music"
      ]
    },

[manami-project]

Haven't checked those entries in detail, but MAL often provides "Minna no Uta" as a single synonym for all related music videos. You will probably have the same problem with synonyms for anime of the "young animator training project" such as "anime mirai" or "anime tamago". This is something that won't be changed or altered. That's the data originating from the respective meta data provider.