diff --git a/internal/list/process_list_anilist.go b/internal/list/process_list_anilist.go
index 7e5c0a8..39e344f 100644
--- a/internal/list/process_list_anilist.go
+++ b/internal/list/process_list_anilist.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
-	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -16,13 +15,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
-var (
-	// including math and curreny symbols: $¤<~♡+=^ etc
-	symbolsRegexp          = regexp.MustCompile(`\p{S}`)
-	latin1SupplementRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`[\x{0080}-\x{00FF}]`) // Unicode Block “Latin-1 Supplement”
-	latinExtendedARegexp   = regexp.MustCompile(`[\x{0100}-\x{017F}]`)
-)
-
 func (s *service) anilist(ctx context.Context, list *domain.List) error {
 	l := s.log.With().Str("type", "anilist").Str("list", list.Name).Logger()
 
@@ -70,11 +62,7 @@ func (s *service) anilist(ctx context.Context, list *domain.List) error {
 		}
 
 		for title := range titlesToProcess {
-			// replace unicode symbols, Unicode Block “Latin-1 Supplement” and Unicode Block “Latin Extended-A” chars by "?"
-			clearedTitle := symbolsRegexp.ReplaceAllString(title, "?")
-			clearedTitle = latin1SupplementRegexp.ReplaceAllString(clearedTitle, "?")
-			clearedTitle = latinExtendedARegexp.ReplaceAllString(clearedTitle, "?")
-			for _, processedTitle := range processTitle(clearedTitle, list.MatchRelease) {
+			for _, processedTitle := range processTitle(title, list.MatchRelease) {
 				titleSet[processedTitle] = struct{}{}
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/list/title.go b/internal/list/title.go
index 2662366..c054c0a 100644
--- a/internal/list/title.go
+++ b/internal/list/title.go
@@ -9,13 +9,21 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
-// Regex patterns
-// https://www.regular-expressions.info/unicode.html#category
-// https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/staff/beck/charents/hex.html
 var (
-	replaceRegexp        = regexp.MustCompile(`[\p{P}\p{Z}\x{00C0}-\x{017E}\x{00AE}]`)
+	/*
+		replaceRegexp replaces various character classes/categories such as
+		\p{P} all Unicode punctuation category characters
+		\p{S} all Unicode symbol category characters
+		\p{Z) the Unicode seperator category characters
+		\x{0080}-\x{017F} Unicode block "Latin-1 Supplement" and "Latin Extended-A" characters
+		https://www.unicode.org/reports/tr44/#General_Category_Values
+		https://www.regular-expressions.info/unicode.html#category
+		https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/block/U+0080
+		https://www.compart.com/en/unicode/block/U+0100
+	*/
+	replaceRegexp        = regexp.MustCompile(`[\p{P}\p{S}\p{Z}\x{0080}-\x{017F}]`)
 	questionmarkRegexp   = regexp.MustCompile(`[?]{2,}`)
-	regionCodeRegexp     = regexp.MustCompile(`\(\S+\)`)
+	regionCodeRegexp     = regexp.MustCompile(`\(\S+\)`) // also cleans titles from years like (YYYY)!
 	parenthesesEndRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`\)$`)
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/list/title_test.go b/internal/list/title_test.go
index a22961b..539d30f 100644
--- a/internal/list/title_test.go
+++ b/internal/list/title_test.go
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ func Test_processTitle(t *testing.T) {
 				title:        "solo leveling 2ª temporada -ergam-se das sombras-",
 				matchRelease: false,
 			},
-			want: []string{"solo?leveling?2ª?temporada*ergam?se?das?sombras", "solo?leveling?2ª?temporada*ergam?se?das?sombras?"},
+			want: []string{"solo?leveling?2*temporada*ergam?se?das?sombras", "solo?leveling?2*temporada*ergam?se?das?sombras?"},
 		},
 		{
 			name: "test_32",