diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria.cs
index 2b5c0bc0c..18a64eaa4 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/IndexerSearch/Definitions/SpecialEpisodeSearchCriteria.cs
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ public override string ToString()
 
             if (episodeTitles.Count > 0)
             {
-                return string.Format("[{0}] Specials", Series.Title);
+                return $"[{Series.Title} ({Series.SeriesType})] Specials";
             }
 
-            return string.Format("[{0} : {1}]", Series.Title, string.Join(",", EpisodeQueryTitles));
+            return $"[{Series.Title} ({Series.SeriesType}): {string.Join(",", EpisodeQueryTitles)}]";
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRequestGenerator.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRequestGenerator.cs
index 43a9516ee..4dd06eb2a 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRequestGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Indexers/Newznab/NewznabRequestGenerator.cs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 using NzbDrone.Core.DataAugmentation.Scene;
 using NzbDrone.Core.IndexerSearch.Definitions;
 using NzbDrone.Core.ThingiProvider;
+using NzbDrone.Core.Tv;
 
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Indexers.Newznab
 {
@@ -228,10 +229,12 @@ public virtual IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(SingleEpisodeSearch
                 return pageableRequests;
             }
 
+            var categories = GetSearchCategories(searchCriteria);
+
             if (searchCriteria.SearchMode.HasFlag(SearchMode.SearchID) || searchCriteria.SearchMode == SearchMode.Default)
             {
                 AddTvIdPageableRequests(pageableRequests,
-                    Settings.Categories,
+                    categories,
                     searchCriteria,
                     $"&season={NewznabifySeasonNumber(searchCriteria.SeasonNumber)}&ep={searchCriteria.EpisodeNumber}");
             }
@@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ public virtual IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(SingleEpisodeSearch
             if (searchCriteria.SearchMode.HasFlag(SearchMode.SearchTitle))
             {
                 AddTitlePageableRequests(pageableRequests,
-                    Settings.Categories,
+                    categories,
                     searchCriteria,
                     $"&season={NewznabifySeasonNumber(searchCriteria.SeasonNumber)}&ep={searchCriteria.EpisodeNumber}");
             }
@@ -249,7 +252,7 @@ public virtual IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(SingleEpisodeSearch
             if (searchCriteria.SearchMode == SearchMode.Default)
             {
                 AddTitlePageableRequests(pageableRequests,
-                    Settings.Categories,
+                    categories,
                     searchCriteria,
                     $"&season={NewznabifySeasonNumber(searchCriteria.SeasonNumber)}&ep={searchCriteria.EpisodeNumber}");
             }
@@ -474,13 +477,15 @@ public virtual IndexerPageableRequestChain GetSearchRequests(SpecialEpisodeSearc
 
             if (SupportsSearch)
             {
+                var categories = GetSearchCategories(searchCriteria);
+
                 foreach (var queryTitle in searchCriteria.EpisodeQueryTitles)
                 {
                     var query = queryTitle.Replace('+', ' ');
                     query = System.Web.HttpUtility.UrlEncode(query);
 
                     pageableRequests.Add(GetPagedRequests(MaxPages,
-                        Settings.Categories.Concat(Settings.AnimeCategories),
+                        categories,
                         "search",
                         $"&q={query}"));
                 }
@@ -634,5 +639,12 @@ private static string NewznabifySeasonNumber(int seasonNumber)
         {
             return seasonNumber == 0 ? "00" : seasonNumber.ToString();
         }
+
+        private IList<int> GetSearchCategories(SearchCriteriaBase searchCriteria)
+        {
+            return searchCriteria.Series?.SeriesType is SeriesTypes.Anime
+                ? Settings.AnimeCategories.ToList()
+                : Settings.Categories.ToList();
+        }
     }
 }