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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)17869
Unique words2277
Unique words (used once)1074
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji779
Unique kanji (used once)193
Unique kanji readings1107
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)17593
Unique words2266
Unique words (used once)1113
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji811
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1102
Average difficulty5/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count113531
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Cover of Bocchi the Rock!
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Bocchi the Rock!
Length (in words)23133
Unique words3504
Unique words (used once)1940
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1094
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings1616
Average difficulty7/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)15/100
MAL avg. rating9.0
MAL rating count133667
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Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san S3
Length (in words)17423
Unique words2406
Unique words (used once)1197
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji842
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings1158
Average difficulty7/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count53623
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Nekopara OVA
Length (in words)4849
Unique words1175
Unique words (used once)667
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji505
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings645
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count32962
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Mitsuboshi Colors
Length (in words)18629
Unique words2468
Unique words (used once)1081
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji858
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings1199
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)18/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count25789
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Cover of Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!
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Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!
Length (in words)21782
Unique words2262
Unique words (used once)1023
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji778
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings1072
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)16/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count57869
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Sora no Method
Length (in words)14257
Unique words1634
Unique words (used once)757
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji685
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings917
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)20/100
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count28805
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Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi! Plus
Length (in words)3190
Unique words848
Unique words (used once)488
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji380
Unique kanji (used once)178
Unique kanji readings452
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count24578
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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)5070
Unique words1239
Unique words (used once)736
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji501
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings617
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count13951
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Hinako Note
Length (in words)20177
Unique words2749
Unique words (used once)1387
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji936
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1334
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count26076
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Gakkou Gurashi!
Length (in words)16576
Unique words2378
Unique words (used once)1209
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji864
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1197
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
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Kemurikusa
Length (in words)18886
Unique words2047
Unique words (used once)888
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji671
Unique kanji (used once)184
Unique kanji readings928
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)23/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count7197
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Citrus
Length (in words)18562
Unique words2320
Unique words (used once)1150
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji797
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings1133
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
MAL avg. rating6.5
MAL rating count193724
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Orange
Length (in words)19470
Unique words2354
Unique words (used once)1138
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji824
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1152
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count291086
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Cover of Himouto! Umaru-chan S2
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Himouto! Umaru-chan S2
Length (in words)19825
Unique words2841
Unique words (used once)1439
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji931
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings1304
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count96831
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Cover of Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
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Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru
Length (in words)19976
Unique words2738
Unique words (used once)1317
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji935
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1314
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)20/100
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Yagate Kimi ni Naru
Length (in words)19536
Unique words2482
Unique words (used once)1190
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji857
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings1201
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count90793
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Yuru Camp
Length (in words)15704
Unique words2846
Unique words (used once)1484
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji966
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1363
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count149645
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Cover of Yuru Yuri
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Yuru Yuri
Length (in words)19474
Unique words2969
Unique words (used once)1537
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji993
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings1412
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
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)4498
Unique words1201
Unique words (used once)683
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji536
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings686
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count33158
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Cover of Yuru Yuri S3
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Yuru Yuri S3
Length (in words)22305
Unique words2889
Unique words (used once)1424
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji961
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1389
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count54897
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Cover of Himouto! Umaru-chan
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Himouto! Umaru-chan
Length (in words)16155
Unique words2842
Unique words (used once)1584
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji994
Unique kanji (used once)328
Unique kanji readings1429
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count296101
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Non Non Biyori S3
Length (in words)18658
Unique words2591
Unique words (used once)1240
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji907
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1265
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count22657
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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)1752
Unique words549
Unique words (used once)315
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji214
Unique kanji (used once)118
Unique kanji readings253
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count11562
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Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku
Length (in words)14405
Unique words2370
Unique words (used once)1275
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji858
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings1194
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)19417
Unique words2688
Unique words (used once)1291
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji929
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings1311
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count78176
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Mikakunin de Shinkoukei
Length (in words)22452
Unique words2905
Unique words (used once)1480
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji940
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1373
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count151049
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Non Non Biyori
Length (in words)19022
Unique words2815
Unique words (used once)1381
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji936
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1322
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count135696
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A Channel
Length (in words)16381
Unique words2556
Unique words (used once)1336
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji894
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1250
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)23/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count38437
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Cardcaptor Sakura
Length (in words)99075
Unique words5928
Unique words (used once)2543
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1355
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings2169
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)17571
Unique words2789
Unique words (used once)1474
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji984
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings1446
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
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Momokuri
Length (in words)19890
Unique words3095
Unique words (used once)1656
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1006
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1488
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
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)12791
Unique words1722
Unique words (used once)793
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji704
Unique kanji (used once)202
Unique kanji readings947
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)25350
Unique words3364
Unique words (used once)1690
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1062
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1576
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count103198
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NEW GAME!
Length (in words)21058
Unique words2831
Unique words (used once)1394
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji938
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings1322
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count167109
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Cover of Amaama to Inazuma
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Amaama to Inazuma
Length (in words)15603
Unique words2303
Unique words (used once)1207
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji775
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings1075
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count107973
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One Room: Second Season
Length (in words)1713
Unique words534
Unique words (used once)308
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji300
Unique kanji (used once)132
Unique kanji readings357
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
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Yuru Camp S2
Length (in words)17928
Unique words3011
Unique words (used once)1565
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji990
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1450
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count44882
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Boku no Kanojo ga Majimesugiru Sho-bitch na Ken
Length (in words)18689
Unique words3113
Unique words (used once)1602
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1024
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1503
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count89799
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Yuru Yuri S2
Length (in words)19811
Unique words3059
Unique words (used once)1632
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1015
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings1452
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count87769
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Chi's Sweet Home
Length (in words)12606
Unique words1640
Unique words (used once)773
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji624
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings821
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count20813
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Gochuumon wa Usagi Desuka S2
Length (in words)18837
Unique words3060
Unique words (used once)1667
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1094
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings1580
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count47424
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Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san
Length (in words)16743
Unique words2547
Unique words (used once)1278
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji877
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1249
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count123860
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Mieruko-chan
Length (in words)12463
Unique words2211
Unique words (used once)1123
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji821
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings1144
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
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Love Live! School Idol Project
Length (in words)24850
Unique words2678
Unique words (used once)1246
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji910
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1311
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count188154
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ReLIFE
Length (in words)23141
Unique words3024
Unique words (used once)1430
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji917
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings1368
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count439680
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Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
Length (in words)3572
Unique words906
Unique words (used once)498
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji463
Unique kanji (used once)191
Unique kanji readings596
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count71196
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K-ON!
Length (in words)19713
Unique words2724
Unique words (used once)1375
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji860
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1200
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count453140
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Orenchi no Furo Jijou
Length (in words)3552
Unique words1054
Unique words (used once)650
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji562
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings689
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count47276
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