I recently migrated from TV Time and Trakt, and the way separate anime seasons and cours are structured and displayed on Simkl is currently one of the biggest obstacles for me.

Many anime that are presented as one show with multiple seasons or continuous episode numbering on services such as Crunchyroll and Trakt are listed as completely separate anime titles on Simkl.

For example, SPY x FAMILY Season 1 consists of 25 episodes on Crunchyroll and Trakt, while Simkl separates it into two entries with 12 and 13 episodes. I understand that this may follow AniDB’s structure and that the two cours are technically separate database entries.

However, for everyday tracking, I would really appreciate an optional setting that groups related seasons, cours and sequel entries under one main series while preserving Simkl’s existing season, cour and episode structure.

Ideally, this optional mode could:

• show all related seasons and cours on one main series page
• display combined progress across the entire series
• make it easier to continue with the correct next episode or season
• keep future sequel seasons visible in Watching or Next Up
• allow users to expand the group and view the individual AniDB entries when needed
• preserve Simkl’s existing internal anime database structure

This would only need to be an optional display and tracking mode. Users who prefer the current AniDB-style separation could continue using it unchanged.

I also experienced a separate import mapping issue with SPY x FAMILY, where my watched progress was assigned to the wrong Simkl entry. I understand that grouping related entries would not fix this import issue by itself. However, the current separation makes such mistakes much harder to notice, understand and correct.

The anime relations feature is helpful, but it does not provide the same experience as having one persistent series entry with all related seasons, cours and sequel entries, together with combined progress.

An optional grouping system for related anime seasons, cours and sequel entries would make anime tracking on Simkl much clearer, more reliable and easier to manage, regardless of whether a user is migrating from another service or starting from scratch.

For me, this is more than just a cosmetic preference. Reliable season grouping, progress tracking and handling of future sequel seasons are important for trusting a service as a long-term home for my watch history.

At the moment, the current anime structure is one of the main reasons I am still unsure whether I can use Simkl permanently as my primary tracking service.

Thank you for considering this suggestion. I believe an optional solution like this would make Simkl significantly more accessible without taking away the existing AniDB-based structure from users who prefer it.