My Anime List has a "long" history since it was built. Below are the details...

 
 

(May 20, 2006):
. Fixed: Population of Rating field when editing an entry
. Fixed: Program crash when pressing 'Enter' key on empty Custom Values'
            list and Anime Data's Music & Websites lists
. Improved: Pressing 'Enter' key on an empty list will automatically add a
                  new line, same as pressing 'Insert' key
. Improved: Genre list will sort alphabetically in edit screen. Also changed
                   the way of mapping Genre data from AnimeNfo.com
. Improved: Animes that exists in list will be highlighted in BitTorrent Links
. Improved: Program window will retain last used position, size and state
                   on next start up
 
Version 1.8.2 (Jan 17, 2006):

. Fixed quite a number of bugs in Import from Excel XLS screen:
  - fixed freezing after getting an error
  - fixed duplicated fields SQL statement parsing
  - fixed invalid field values assignment
  - fixed invalid variable clearance causing My Anime List to fail after
    data import
  - added field validation
. Made version upgrading easier for the users. Users now do not need to
  backup and restore database file when upgrading to a later version
 
Version 1.8.1 (Jan 16, 2006):
. Changed version numbering: v1.0.8 will be v1.8. As this release is a
  revision of v1.8, the version number will be 1.8.1
. Fix serious endless looping error in data entry screen when editing Musics
  and Websites.

Version 1.8 (a.k.a. 1.0.8) (Jan 14, 2006): 
. Fixed create-database glitch during first start
. Rewrote parts of create-database for efficiency and smaller database
  file size
. Fixed database update error when upgrading from version 1.0.4
. Fixed database update error for OPTIONALVALUE table
. Updated combobox within list's selection highlight
. Allow descending sorting. Also able to sort by clicking list's column headers
. Added Favourite field
. Added Rating field: 5 for best, 1 for worst, 0 for non-rated
. NEW! Field Mapping: map field values in My Anime List from
  AnimeNfo.com's data. Do this by entering Title field in data entry screen,
  do a search, and assign map values
. NEW! Customise CSS: it's not much but at least it lets you customise the
  basic look of the HTML list you want to generate. Extra stuffs may be added
  in later versions
. NEW! Generate Excel XLS List: it does just as its name suggests
. NEW! Import from Excel XLS: again, it does just as its name suggests.
  Read the included 'import_sample.xls' file in My Anime List program folder
  for more information
. Limitations:
  - Generate HTML/XML/XLS List: cannot export Genre, Music & Website fields
  - Import from XLS: cannot import Genre, Music & Website fields
  - Filter: cannot filter all fields

Version 1.0.7 (Aug 28, 2005):
. I have been very busy lately, so here's a small update...
. Fixed 'Error 13 - Type Mismatch', finally. Thanks to Jerome Laheurte's
  help in locating the source of error. It seems that different Windows
  locale settings caused this error
. Fixed version upgrade process error
. Updated BitTorrent Links with AnimeSuki.com's new XML layout

Version 1.0.6 (Jan 3, 2005):
. Fixed database update error
. Fixed optional fields being empty even after field input during new
  anime entry
. Fixed Generate XML List: special character (&, <, >, ", ') error
  during export
. Updated BitTorrent Links: changed the way of fetching torrent links from
  AnimeSuki.com
. Added Type field in Optional Fields setup: Text, Number or Selection
. Changed splash screen and about screen picture =P

Version 1.0.5a (Jan 2, 2004):
. Fixed Custom Value entry error
. Added optional fields for selection in Generate HTML & XML List

Version 1.0.5 (Jan 1, 2004... NEW YEAR NEW UPDATE):
. Introduced to lots of new features =)
. Changed the name of Optional Fields to Custom Values, it sounds
  more appropriate
. NEW! Generate XML List, BitTorrent Links, Optional Fields
. BitTorrent Link: load torrent links from AnimeSuki.com and update My
  Anime List with the latest data
. Generate XML List: well, just chasing the technology trend
. Optional Fields: specify YOUR fields for YOUR satisfaction
  (maximum 10 fields)
. Added Genre field (many people requested for it)
. Removed Production Studio field (I feel that this is optional, so you can
  put it as optional field)
. Automatically update database file to current versions
. Upgraded data access components from version 2.5 to 2.8

Version 1.0.4 (Dec 24, 2003):
. IT'S TOTALLY FREE NOW =)
. Fixed Music & Web Site fields entry problem during new anime entry
. Fixed Music Type combobox problem
. Added Show Numbering in Generate HTML List
. Changed format of HTML List

Version 1.0.3:
. Fixed listview editing problem
. Changed About screen
. Added Category field
. Added Sort by Category in anime list
. New feature: Optional Fields, Generate HTML List

Version 1.0.2:
. Added extra fields: Production Studio, Music, Related Web Sites
. Added Up-Down buttons to Total Episodes, Downloaded Episodes,
  Copied Episodes fields
. Added filtering function
. Added splash screen: splash.jpg (465x192 pixels)

Version 1.0.1:
. Added sort function

Version 1.0.0:
. The birth of My Anime List =)