diff --git a/jobs/sync-jikan-anime/sync-jikan-anime.go b/jobs/sync-jikan-anime/sync-jikan-anime.go
index eebff0a9..9e2ff5d7 100644
--- a/jobs/sync-jikan-anime/sync-jikan-anime.go
+++ b/jobs/sync-jikan-anime/sync-jikan-anime.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func sync(anime *arn.Anime, malID string) {
 		var err error
 
 		for try := 1; try <= maxRetries; try++ {
-			time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
 			anime, err = jikan.GetAnime(malID)
 
 			if err == nil {
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ func sync(anime *arn.Anime, malID string) {
 			}
 
 			fmt.Printf("Error fetching %s on try %d: %v", malID, try, err)
+
+			// Wait an additional second
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/jobs/sync-jikan-characters/sync-jikan-characters.go b/jobs/sync-jikan-characters/sync-jikan-characters.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fea478c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jobs/sync-jikan-characters/sync-jikan-characters.go
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/animenotifier/jikan"
+
+	"github.com/animenotifier/arn"
+	"github.com/fatih/color"
+)
+
+const maxRetries = 3
+
+var jikanDB = arn.Node.Namespace("jikan")
+
+func main() {
+	color.Yellow("Syncing characters with Jikan API")
+	defer arn.Node.Close()
+
+	allAnime := jikanDB.All("Anime")
+
+	count := 0
+
+	for animeObj := range allAnime {
+		anime := animeObj.(*jikan.Anime)
+
+		if len(anime.Character) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		fmt.Println(anime.Title)
+
+		for _, character := range anime.Character {
+			characterID := jikan.GetCharacterIDFromURL(character.URL)
+
+			if characterID == "" {
+				fmt.Println("Invalid character ID")
+				continue
+			}
+
+			fetchCharacter(characterID)
+		}
+	}
+
+	color.Green("Finished syncing %d characters.", count)
+}
+
+func fetchCharacter(malCharacterID string) {
+	fmt.Printf("Fetching character ID %s\n", malCharacterID)
+
+	if !jikanDB.Exists("Character", malCharacterID) {
+		var character *jikan.Character
+		var err error
+
+		for try := 1; try <= maxRetries; try++ {
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+			character, err = jikan.GetCharacter(malCharacterID)
+
+			if err == nil {
+				jikanDB.Set("Character", malCharacterID, character)
+				return
+			}
+
+			fmt.Printf("Error fetching %s on try %d: %v", malCharacterID, try, err)
+
+			// Wait an additional second
+			time.Sleep(time.Second)
+		}
+	}
+}