fix(site): normalize release dates and align cast control

index.html

@@ -2993,6 +2993,21 @@ <h2>Built it because the data should stay reachable.</h2>
       return d.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { day: 'numeric', month: 'long', year: 'numeric' });
     };
 
+    var normalizeReleaseDate = function (value) {
+      if (typeof value !== 'string') { return null; }
+      var calendarDate = value.slice(0, 10);
+      if (!/^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$/.test(calendarDate)) { return null; }
+      var isDateOnly = value === calendarDate;
+      var isTimestamp = value.charAt(10) === 'T' && !isNaN(Date.parse(value));
+      if (!isDateOnly && !isTimestamp) { return null; }
+      var parts = calendarDate.split('-').map(Number);
+      var date = new Date(parts[0], parts[1] - 1, parts[2]);
+      if (date.getFullYear() !== parts[0] || date.getMonth() !== parts[1] - 1 || date.getDate() !== parts[2]) {
+        return null;
+      }
+      return date;
+    };
+
     var tick = function (target) {
       var diff = Math.max(0, target.getTime() - Date.now());
       var days = Math.floor(diff / 86400000);
@@ -3031,10 +3046,8 @@ <h2>Built it because the data should stay reachable.</h2>
         var item = json && json.total > 0 && json.data && json.data[0];
         if (!item) { return; }
 
-        // Parsing a bare 'YYYY-MM-DD' string yields UTC midnight, which in a
-        // UTC-negative timezone renders as the previous day — appending a
-        // local-time component gets local midnight instead.
-        var releaseDate = new Date(item.release_date + 'T00:00:00');
+        var releaseDate = normalizeReleaseDate(item.release_date);
+        if (!releaseDate) { return; }
 
         if (item.cover_url) {
           img.src = item.cover_url;

mcuapi-title-detail.html

@@ -354,8 +354,7 @@
    badge lines up across every card in a row instead of floating at whatever
    height that card's own text happens to end. */
 .cast-tags{display:flex;gap:6px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:auto;padding-top:3px}
-.cast-first{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;color:var(--muted);text-decoration:none;border-bottom:1px dashed var(--border-ui);align-self:flex-start}
-.cast-first:hover{color:var(--fg);border-color:var(--fg)}
+.cast-first{align-self:flex-start}
 .cast-empty,.pcs-empty{
   font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;color:var(--muted);
   padding:20px;border:1px dashed var(--border);border-radius:3px;background:var(--surface);
@@ -886,7 +885,7 @@ <h2>Raw response</h2>
     var firstId = c.first_appearance_movie_id || c.first_appearance_tvshow_id;
     var crossRef = '';
     if (firstType && !(firstType === currentType && firstId === currentId)) {
-      crossRef = '<button type="button" class="cast-first" data-type="' + firstType + '" data-id="' + firstId + '">First seen elsewhere →</button>';
+      crossRef = '<button type="button" class="chip cast-first" data-type="' + firstType + '" data-id="' + firstId + '">First seen elsewhere →</button>';
     }
     var variantHtml = c.variant_of
       ? '<span class="cast-variant" data-slot="variant-' + idx + '">Variant of…</span>' : '';