diff --git a/src/all/pixiv/build.gradle b/src/all/pixiv/build.gradle
index 51a48e1bf..91174fa15 100644
--- a/src/all/pixiv/build.gradle
+++ b/src/all/pixiv/build.gradle
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ext {
     extName = 'Pixiv'
     pkgNameSuffix = 'all.pixiv'
     extClass = '.PixivFactory'
-    extVersionCode = 1
+    extVersionCode = 2
     isNsfw = true
 }
 
diff --git a/src/all/pixiv/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/pixiv/Pixiv.kt b/src/all/pixiv/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/pixiv/Pixiv.kt
index d5b0ebad4..3c675be77 100644
--- a/src/all/pixiv/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/pixiv/Pixiv.kt
+++ b/src/all/pixiv/src/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/extension/all/pixiv/Pixiv.kt
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Pixiv(override val lang: String) : HttpSource() {
         apiResponseParse(response)
 
     override fun popularMangaRequest(page: Int): Request =
-        searchMangaRequest(page, "漫画", FilterList())
+        searchMangaRequest(page, "", FilterList())
 
     override fun popularMangaParse(response: Response) = MangasPage(
         mangas = apiResponseParse<PixivSearchResults>(response)
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Pixiv(override val lang: String) : HttpSource() {
             }
         }
 
-        val word = URLEncoder.encode(query, "UTF-8")
+        val word = URLEncoder.encode(query.ifBlank { "漫画" }, "UTF-8").replace("+", "%20")
         val type = if (includeNonManga) "artworks" else "manga"
 
         val parameters = mapOf(
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ class Pixiv(override val lang: String) : HttpSource() {
     }
 
     override fun latestUpdatesRequest(page: Int): Request =
-        searchMangaRequest(page, "漫画", FilterList())
+        searchMangaRequest(page, "", FilterList())
 
     override fun latestUpdatesParse(response: Response): MangasPage =
         searchMangaParse(response)