Where is this picture from? How do I use Reverse Image Search to find the source of an anime/manga image?


So I see an image that I believe is from either an anime or a manga. What are
some ways that I can go about finding what series it's from?

### Try these options:

  1. [Google reverse image search](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/21619#21619) (browser built-in support and plugins)
  2. [Other reverse image search engines: TinEye, SauceNao, iqdb](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/24210#24210)
  3. [Search engine tailored to searching anime by screenshots](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/30207#30207)
  4. [Search for an anime or manga character](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/36843#36843)
  5. [Technique: Cropping the image](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/21620#21620)
  6. [Animated GIF: Picking the right frame](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/21618/where-is-this-picture-from-how-do-i-use-reverse-image-search-to-find-the-source/21651#21651)

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> **Protip** : **If you are using Google Image Search in a non-English
> language** , [change your language to
> English](https://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en#languages) or just use
> [Google NCR](https://www.google.com/ncr) for better, more accurate results.




# Google reverse image search

## Chrome for desktop

Let's say you saw an interesting image online and you want to identify the
anime it's from. To do this, you'll have to:

  1. Right-click on the image.

  2. Click "Search Google for this image" (or for later version, "Search image with Google Lens").

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ccgN2.png)

and here it is:

![Like magic](https://i.stack.imgur.com/E9d4E.png)

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## Using another desktop browser

> **Note** : If you are using Firefox, you can download the [Search By Image
> (by Google)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/search-by-image-
> by-google/) plugin and search for images like when using Chrome. If you use
> a Chromium based browser (like Opera), you can download the same extension
> from [Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/search-by-
> image-by-google/dajedkncpodkggklbegccjpmnglmnflm?hl=en).

To search for images on browsers other than Chrome, you'll have to:

  1. Go to [Google image search](https://www.google.com/imghp).
  2. Press the camera button.
  3. Paste the image URL, or upload a file from your computer.

![google image search screenshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hk97V.png)

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## Using Chrome for mobile

Just press and hold the image and click "Search Google for this image".

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vbGFKm.png)

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## Using another mobile browser

Switch your browser to desktop mode, and then follow the steps in _Using
another desktop browser_.




# Google reverse image search

## Chrome for desktop

Let's say you saw an interesting image online and you want to identify the
anime it's from. To do this, you'll have to:

  1. Right-click on the image.

  2. Click "Search Google for this image" (or for later version, "Search image with Google Lens").

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ccgN2.png)

and here it is:

![Like magic](https://i.stack.imgur.com/E9d4E.png)

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## Using another desktop browser

> **Note** : If you are using Firefox, you can download the [Search By Image
> (by Google)](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/search-by-image-
> by-google/) plugin and search for images like when using Chrome. If you use
> a Chromium based browser (like Opera), you can download the same extension
> from [Chrome Web Store](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/search-by-
> image-by-google/dajedkncpodkggklbegccjpmnglmnflm?hl=en).

To search for images on browsers other than Chrome, you'll have to:

  1. Go to [Google image search](https://www.google.com/imghp).
  2. Press the camera button.
  3. Paste the image URL, or upload a file from your computer.

![google image search screenshot](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Hk97V.png)

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## Using Chrome for mobile

Just press and hold the image and click "Search Google for this image".

![](https://i.stack.imgur.com/vbGFKm.png)

* * *

## Using another mobile browser

Switch your browser to desktop mode, and then follow the steps in _Using
another desktop browser_.

