diff --git a/src/ssdlc_demo/main.py b/src/ssdlc_demo/main.py
index ec34223..c375c9c 100644
--- a/src/ssdlc_demo/main.py
+++ b/src/ssdlc_demo/main.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from fastapi import FastAPI, Response, status
+import requests
+from fastapi import FastAPI, HTTPException, Response, status
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from .logging_config import configure_logging
@@ -16,6 +17,28 @@ class EchoResponse(BaseModel):
 app = FastAPI(title="SSDLCDemo", version="0.1.0")
 
 
+class AnimeInfo(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    name: str
+    altName: str | None = None
+
+
+class CharacterInfo(BaseModel):
+    id: int
+    name: str
+
+
+class AnimechanData(BaseModel):
+    content: str
+    anime: AnimeInfo
+    character: CharacterInfo
+
+
+class AnimechanResponse(BaseModel):
+    status: str
+    data: AnimechanData
+
+
 @app.get("/health")
 def health() -> dict[str, str]:
     return {"status": "ok"}
@@ -25,3 +48,47 @@ def health() -> dict[str, str]:
 def echo(payload: EchoRequest, response: Response) -> EchoResponse:
     # Any validation is handled by Pydantic models
     return EchoResponse(message=payload.message)
+
+
+@app.get("/anime/quote", response_model=AnimechanResponse)
+def get_random_anime_quote() -> AnimechanResponse:
+    """Fetch a random anime quote from Animechan and return it.
+
+    Docs: https://animechan.io/
+    Endpoint used: https://api.animechan.io/v1/quotes/random
+    """
+    try:
+        res = requests.get(
+            "https://api.animechan.io/v1/quotes/random",
+            timeout=5,
+        )
+    except requests.RequestException as exc:  # network, DNS, timeout
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=502,
+            detail="Upstream Animechan unavailable",
+        ) from exc
+
+    if res.status_code != 200:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=502,
+            detail="Animechan returned non-200 status",
+        )
+
+    try:
+        payload = res.json()
+    except ValueError as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=502,
+            detail="Invalid JSON from Animechan",
+        ) from exc
+
+    # Validate and coerce to our response model
+    try:
+        validated = AnimechanResponse.model_validate(payload)
+    except Exception as exc:
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=502,
+            detail="Unexpected Animechan schema",
+        ) from exc
+
+    return validated
diff --git a/tests/test_anime.py b/tests/test_anime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdc1ff7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_anime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from ssdlc_demo.main import app
+
+
+def test_anime_quote_success(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    class DummyResponse:
+        status_code = 200
+
+        def json(self):
+            return {
+                "status": "success",
+                "data": {
+                    "content": "Test quote",
+                    "anime": {"id": 1, "name": "Naruto", "altName": "NARUTO"},
+                    "character": {"id": 2, "name": "Naruto Uzumaki"},
+                },
+            }
+
+    def fake_get(url, timeout=5):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        assert url == "https://api.animechan.io/v1/quotes/random"
+        assert timeout == 5
+        return DummyResponse()
+
+    import ssdlc_demo.main as main_mod
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main_mod.requests, "get", fake_get)
+
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    res = client.get("/anime/quote")
+    assert res.status_code == 200
+    body = res.json()
+    assert body["status"] == "success"
+    assert body["data"]["content"] == "Test quote"
+
+
+def test_anime_quote_upstream_error(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    class DummyResponse:
+        status_code = 500
+
+        def json(self):
+            return {}
+
+    def fake_get(url, timeout=5):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        return DummyResponse()
+
+    import ssdlc_demo.main as main_mod
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main_mod.requests, "get", fake_get)
+
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    res = client.get("/anime/quote")
+    assert res.status_code == 502
+
+
+def test_anime_quote_invalid_json(monkeypatch) -> None:
+    class DummyResponse:
+        status_code = 200
+
+        def json(self):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+            raise ValueError("invalid json")
+
+    def fake_get(url, timeout=5):  # type: ignore[no-untyped-def]
+        return DummyResponse()
+
+    import ssdlc_demo.main as main_mod
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main_mod.requests, "get", fake_get)
+
+    client = TestClient(app)
+    res = client.get("/anime/quote")
+    assert res.status_code == 502