diff --git a/src/lib/hanime1/scraper.test.ts b/src/lib/hanime1/scraper.test.ts
index dc0c112..84cf6d6 100644
--- a/src/lib/hanime1/scraper.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hanime1/scraper.test.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,22 @@ describe('parseVideoList — homepage feed', () => {
     expect(result.nextPage).toBe(2); // page 1 always advances to 2 on a multi-page feed
     expect(result.lastPage).toBeGreaterThan(1);
   });
+
+  it('treats an empty page as terminal even when pagination.next markers exist', () => {
+    // Live-verified shape: past-the-end pages render zero cards but still
+    // carry pagination.next markers. Trusting them made the infinite query
+    // walk empty pages forever.
+    const html = `
+      <ul class="pagination">
+        <li><a href="/search?page=1" aria-label="pagination.previous">‹</a></li>
+        <li><a href="/search?page=2" aria-label="pagination.next">›</a></li>
+      </ul>
+      <div id="search-result"></div>`;
+    const result = parseVideoList(html, 2);
+    expect(result.items).toEqual([]);
+    expect(result.nextPage).toBeNull();
+    expect(result.lastPage).toBeNull();
+  });
 });
 
 describe('parseVideoList — genre search page', () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/hanime1/scraper.ts b/src/lib/hanime1/scraper.ts
index c530801..2486aa4 100644
--- a/src/lib/hanime1/scraper.ts
+++ b/src/lib/hanime1/scraper.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,14 @@ export function parseVideoList(html: string, currentPage = 1): ListResult<VideoL
     const item = parseCard(m[1], m[2]);
     if (item) items.push(item);
   });
+  // The site's pagination lies on past-the-end pages: an empty result page
+  // still renders `pagination.next` markers (verified live: page 2 of a
+  // 1-result search — 0 cards, 3 next markers). Trusting it made the
+  // infinite query walk empty pages forever, refetching on every scroll
+  // bounce. An empty page is always terminal, whatever the markers claim.
+  if (items.length === 0) {
+    return { items, nextPage: null, lastPage: null };
+  }
   const pagination = parsePagination(html, currentPage);
   return { items, nextPage: pagination.nextPage, lastPage: pagination.lastPage };
 }