diff --git a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
index af9eb4c0..f5141880 100644
--- a/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/AndroidVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -1022,6 +1022,7 @@ const AndroidVideoPlayer: React.FC = () => {
           episode={episode}
           malId={(metadata as any)?.mal_id || (metadata as any)?.external_ids?.mal_id}
           kitsuId={id?.startsWith('kitsu:') ? id.split(':')[1] : undefined}
+          releaseDate={releaseDate}
           currentTime={playerState.currentTime}
           onSkip={(endTime) => controlsHook.seekToTime(endTime)}
           controlsVisible={playerState.showControls}
diff --git a/src/components/player/KSPlayerCore.tsx b/src/components/player/KSPlayerCore.tsx
index f6e69eaa..9f8538d6 100644
--- a/src/components/player/KSPlayerCore.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/KSPlayerCore.tsx
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ const KSPlayerCore: React.FC = () => {
   const {
     uri, title, episodeTitle, season, episode, id, type, quality, year,
     episodeId, imdbId, backdrop, availableStreams,
-    headers, streamProvider, streamName,
+    headers, streamProvider, streamName, releaseDate,
     initialPosition: routeInitialPosition
   } = params;
 
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ const KSPlayerCore: React.FC = () => {
         episode={episode}
         malId={(metadata as any)?.mal_id || (metadata as any)?.external_ids?.mal_id}
         kitsuId={id?.startsWith('kitsu:') ? id.split(':')[1] : undefined}
+        releaseDate={releaseDate}
         currentTime={currentTime}
         onSkip={(endTime) => controls.seekToTime(endTime)}
         controlsVisible={showControls}
diff --git a/src/components/player/overlays/SkipIntroButton.tsx b/src/components/player/overlays/SkipIntroButton.tsx
index b5329c6a..85b865f8 100644
--- a/src/components/player/overlays/SkipIntroButton.tsx
+++ b/src/components/player/overlays/SkipIntroButton.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ interface SkipIntroButtonProps {
     episode?: number;
     malId?: string;
     kitsuId?: string;
+    releaseDate?: string;
     currentTime: number;
     onSkip: (endTime: number) => void;
     controlsVisible?: boolean;
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ export const SkipIntroButton: React.FC<SkipIntroButtonProps> = ({
     episode,
     malId,
     kitsuId,
+    releaseDate,
     currentTime,
     onSkip,
     controlsVisible = false,
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ export const SkipIntroButton: React.FC<SkipIntroButtonProps> = ({
         const fetchSkipData = async () => {
             logger.log(`[SkipIntroButton] Fetching skip data for S${season}E${episode} (IMDB: ${imdbId}, MAL: ${malId}, Kitsu: ${kitsuId})...`);
             try {
-                const intervals = await introService.getSkipTimes(imdbId, season, episode, malId, kitsuId);
+                const intervals = await introService.getSkipTimes(imdbId, season, episode, malId, kitsuId, releaseDate);
                 setSkipIntervals(intervals);
 
                 if (intervals.length > 0) {
@@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ export const SkipIntroButton: React.FC<SkipIntroButtonProps> = ({
         };
 
         fetchSkipData();
-    }, [imdbId, type, season, episode, malId, kitsuId, skipIntroEnabled]);
+    }, [imdbId, type, season, episode, malId, kitsuId, releaseDate, skipIntroEnabled]);
 
     // Determine active interval based on current playback position
     useEffect(() => {
diff --git a/src/services/introService.ts b/src/services/introService.ts
index 9d225903..3f3c84ec 100644
--- a/src/services/introService.ts
+++ b/src/services/introService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import axios from 'axios';
 import { logger } from '../utils/logger';
 import { tmdbService } from './tmdbService';
+import { ArmSyncService } from './mal/ArmSyncService';
 
 /**
  * IntroDB API service for fetching TV show intro timestamps
@@ -195,7 +196,8 @@ export async function getSkipTimes(
     season: number,
     episode: number,
     malId?: string,
-    kitsuId?: string
+    kitsuId?: string,
+    releaseDate?: string
 ): Promise<SkipInterval[]> {
     // 1. Try IntroDB (TV Shows) first
     if (imdbId) {
@@ -207,7 +209,22 @@ export async function getSkipTimes(
 
     // 2. Try AniSkip (Anime) if we have MAL ID or Kitsu ID
     let finalMalId = malId;
+    let finalEpisode = episode;
     
+    // If we have IMDb ID and Release Date, try ArmSyncService to resolve exact MAL ID and Episode
+    if (!finalMalId && imdbId && releaseDate) {
+         try {
+             const armResult = await ArmSyncService.resolveByDate(imdbId, releaseDate);
+             if (armResult) {
+                 finalMalId = armResult.malId.toString();
+                 finalEpisode = armResult.episode;
+                 logger.log(`[IntroService] ArmSync resolved: MAL ${finalMalId} Ep ${finalEpisode}`);
+             }
+         } catch (e) {
+             logger.warn('[IntroService] ArmSync failed', e);
+         }
+    }
+
     // If we have Kitsu ID but no MAL ID, try to resolve it
     if (!finalMalId && kitsuId) {
         logger.log(`[IntroService] Resolving MAL ID from Kitsu ID: ${kitsuId}`);
@@ -228,8 +245,8 @@ export async function getSkipTimes(
     }
 
     if (finalMalId) {
-        logger.log(`[IntroService] Fetching AniSkip for MAL ID: ${finalMalId} Ep: ${episode}`);
-        const aniSkipIntervals = await fetchFromAniSkip(finalMalId, episode);
+        logger.log(`[IntroService] Fetching AniSkip for MAL ID: ${finalMalId} Ep: ${finalEpisode}`);
+        const aniSkipIntervals = await fetchFromAniSkip(finalMalId, finalEpisode);
         if (aniSkipIntervals.length > 0) {
             logger.log(`[IntroService] Found ${aniSkipIntervals.length} skip intervals from AniSkip`);
             return aniSkipIntervals;
@@ -269,4 +286,4 @@ export const introService = {
     getSkipTimes
 };
 
-export default introService;
+export default introService;
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