diff --git a/anime/anicrush/source.js b/anime/anicrush/source.js
index 3f967ec..5663f7b 100644
--- a/anime/anicrush/source.js
+++ b/anime/anicrush/source.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 class AniCrush {
   constructor() {
     this.type = "anime-streaming";
-    this.version = "1.0.0";
+    this.version = "1.0.1";
     this.baseUrl = "https://anicrush.to";
     this.apiBase = "https://api.anicrush.to";
   }
@@ -68,8 +68,18 @@ class AniCrush {
     return q || {};
   }
 
+  _stripYearHints(raw) {
+    const s = this._safeStr(raw).trim();
+    if (!s) return "";
+    return s
+      .replace(/\((?:19|20)\d{2}\)/g, " ")
+      .replace(/\b(?:19|20)\d{2}\b/g, " ")
+      .replace(/\s+/g, " ")
+      .trim();
+  }
+
   _normalize(title) {
-    return (this._safeStr(title))
+    return (this._safeStr(this._stripYearHints(title)))
       .toLowerCase()
       .replace(/(season|cour|part)/g, "")
       .replace(/\d+(st|nd|rd|th)/g, (m) => m.replace(/st|nd|rd|th/, ""))
@@ -78,7 +88,7 @@ class AniCrush {
   }
 
   _normalizeTitle(title) {
-    return (this._safeStr(title))
+    return (this._safeStr(this._stripYearHints(title)))
       .toLowerCase()
       .replace(/(season|cour|part|uncensored)/g, "")
       .replace(/\d+(st|nd|rd|th)/g, (m) => m.replace(/st|nd|rd|th/, ""))