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This is a list of anime ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is very easy and 100 is very hard. You can use it to find the most appropriate shows to watch based on how good your Japanese is.

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Cover of Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san
Length (in words)17830
Unique words2272
Unique words (used once)1072
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji779
Unique kanji (used once)193
Unique kanji readings1101
Average difficulty4/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count199062
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san S2
Length (in words)17350
Unique words2261
Unique words (used once)1104
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji811
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1103
Average difficulty5/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count113531
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Bocchi the Rock!
Length (in words)23456
Unique words3514
Unique words (used once)1941
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1100
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1629
Average difficulty7/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)14/100
MAL avg. rating9.0
MAL rating count133667
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san S3
Length (in words)17375
Unique words2405
Unique words (used once)1195
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji842
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings1160
Average difficulty7/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count53623
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Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi! Plus
Length (in words)3194
Unique words850
Unique words (used once)486
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji380
Unique kanji (used once)178
Unique kanji readings452
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count24578
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Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!
Length (in words)21538
Unique words2254
Unique words (used once)1009
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji778
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings1071
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)16/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count57869
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Cover of Nekopara: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku
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Nekopara: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku
Length (in words)1761
Unique words547
Unique words (used once)306
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji214
Unique kanji (used once)118
Unique kanji readings254
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)23/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count11562
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Mitsuboshi Colors
Length (in words)18922
Unique words2447
Unique words (used once)1066
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji858
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings1203
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)20/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count25789
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Nekopara OVA
Length (in words)4850
Unique words1163
Unique words (used once)656
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji505
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings645
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count32962
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Cover of Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Movie
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san Movie
Length (in words)5002
Unique words1224
Unique words (used once)732
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji499
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings611
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count13951
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Hinako Note
Length (in words)20689
Unique words2742
Unique words (used once)1361
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji936
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1335
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count26076
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Kemurikusa
Length (in words)18983
Unique words2034
Unique words (used once)877
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji671
Unique kanji (used once)183
Unique kanji readings926
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count7197
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Sora no Method
Length (in words)14421
Unique words1707
Unique words (used once)820
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji714
Unique kanji (used once)213
Unique kanji readings962
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)20/100
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count28805
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Citrus
Length (in words)20016
Unique words2312
Unique words (used once)1030
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji797
Unique kanji (used once)200
Unique kanji readings1134
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
MAL avg. rating6.5
MAL rating count193724
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Orange
Length (in words)20285
Unique words2373
Unique words (used once)1104
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji824
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings1148
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count291086
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Gakkou Gurashi!
Length (in words)17054
Unique words2373
Unique words (used once)1171
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji864
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings1202
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
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Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
Length (in words)19938
Unique words2725
Unique words (used once)1314
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji935
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1310
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
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Cover of Himouto! Umaru-chan S2
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Himouto! Umaru-chan S2
Length (in words)20507
Unique words2834
Unique words (used once)1378
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji931
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings1303
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count96831
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Yuru Yuri
Length (in words)19509
Unique words2969
Unique words (used once)1536
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji993
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings1412
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count129057
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Cover of Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi!
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Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi!
Length (in words)4510
Unique words1196
Unique words (used once)676
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji536
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings688
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count33158
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Cover of Yagate Kimi ni Naru
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Yagate Kimi ni Naru
Length (in words)19716
Unique words2480
Unique words (used once)1184
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji857
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings1204
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count90793
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Yuru Yuri S3
Length (in words)22246
Unique words2880
Unique words (used once)1410
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji961
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1388
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count54897
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Yuru Camp
Length (in words)15844
Unique words2831
Unique words (used once)1457
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji965
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings1358
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count149645
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Himouto! Umaru-chan
Length (in words)16195
Unique words2842
Unique words (used once)1582
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji993
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings1433
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count296101
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Non Non Biyori S3
Length (in words)18641
Unique words2587
Unique words (used once)1235
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji907
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1261
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count22657
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Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku
Length (in words)14404
Unique words2373
Unique words (used once)1276
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji858
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings1192
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count47682
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Non Non Biyori S2
Length (in words)19503
Unique words2674
Unique words (used once)1279
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji929
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings1309
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count78176
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Mikakunin de Shinkoukei
Length (in words)22438
Unique words2901
Unique words (used once)1477
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji939
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings1373
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count151049
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Non Non Biyori
Length (in words)19011
Unique words2795
Unique words (used once)1354
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji936
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings1322
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count135696
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Cardcaptor Sakura
Length (in words)99744
Unique words5895
Unique words (used once)2482
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1354
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings2163
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count173988
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Cover of Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
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Aharen-san wa Hakarenai
Length (in words)17528
Unique words2776
Unique words (used once)1461
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji984
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings1445
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
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A Channel
Length (in words)16376
Unique words2541
Unique words (used once)1325
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji894
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1250
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count38437
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Momokuri
Length (in words)20076
Unique words3083
Unique words (used once)1636
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1006
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1490
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count28971
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Cover of Binbou Shimai Monogatari
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Binbou Shimai Monogatari
Length (in words)12806
Unique words1722
Unique words (used once)791
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji704
Unique kanji (used once)202
Unique kanji readings940
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count5825
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Cover of Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka
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Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka
Length (in words)25922
Unique words3348
Unique words (used once)1648
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1062
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1573
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count103198
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Cover of Amaama to Inazuma
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Amaama to Inazuma
Length (in words)15614
Unique words2279
Unique words (used once)1185
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji775
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings1077
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count107973
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Cover of One Room: Second Season
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One Room: Second Season
Length (in words)1729
Unique words533
Unique words (used once)306
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji300
Unique kanji (used once)131
Unique kanji readings355
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
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NEW GAME!
Length (in words)21664
Unique words2818
Unique words (used once)1347
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji938
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings1323
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count167109
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Cover of Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken
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Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken
Length (in words)18978
Unique words3106
Unique words (used once)1564
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1024
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1506
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count89799
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Yuru Camp S2
Length (in words)18257
Unique words3011
Unique words (used once)1543
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji990
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1453
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count44882
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Chi's Sweet Home
Length (in words)12634
Unique words1640
Unique words (used once)776
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji624
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings820
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count20813
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Yuru Yuri S2
Length (in words)19852
Unique words3072
Unique words (used once)1643
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1015
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings1455
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count87769
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Gochuumon wa Usagi Desuka S2
Length (in words)18749
Unique words3048
Unique words (used once)1646
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1094
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings1578
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count47424
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Mieruko-chan
Length (in words)12932
Unique words2201
Unique words (used once)1099
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji821
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings1141
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
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Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san
Length (in words)16807
Unique words2542
Unique words (used once)1276
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji877
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1255
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count123860
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Love Live! School Idol Project
Length (in words)24721
Unique words2666
Unique words (used once)1241
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji910
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1308
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count188154
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Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
Length (in words)3585
Unique words904
Unique words (used once)492
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji463
Unique kanji (used once)191
Unique kanji readings598
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count71196
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ReLIFE
Length (in words)23521
Unique words3021
Unique words (used once)1411
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji917
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings1369
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count439680
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K-ON!
Length (in words)19849
Unique words2724
Unique words (used once)1374
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji860
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1196
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count453140
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Kemono Friends
Length (in words)21647
Unique words2830
Unique words (used once)1376
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji949
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1361
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count26776
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