Anime difficulty list

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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Anime

DRAMAtical Murder

Length (in words)	17734
Unique words	2826
Unique words (used once)	1496
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1019
Unique kanji (used once)	287
Unique kanji readings	1498
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	51/100
MAL avg. rating	6.1
MAL rating count	59441

Length (in words)	17182
Unique words	2750
Unique words (used once)	1387
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	984
Unique kanji (used once)	267
Unique kanji readings	1408
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	36051

Length (in words)	20065
Unique words	3163
Unique words (used once)	1676
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1087
Unique kanji (used once)	288
Unique kanji readings	1603
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	53/100
MAL avg. rating	7.6
MAL rating count	61740

Length (in words)	27188
Unique words	3810
Unique words (used once)	2004
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1177
Unique kanji (used once)	315
Unique kanji readings	1768
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100

Length (in words)	44627
Unique words	4472
Unique words (used once)	2048
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1182
Unique kanji (used once)	246
Unique kanji readings	1826
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	51/100
MAL avg. rating	8.2
MAL rating count	37407

Length (in words)	20639
Unique words	3845
Unique words (used once)	2180
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	1271
Unique kanji (used once)	340
Unique kanji readings	1925
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	79294

Length (in words)	29231
Unique words	4288
Unique words (used once)	2228
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1248
Unique kanji (used once)	280
Unique kanji readings	1934
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	54/100
MAL avg. rating	7.8
MAL rating count	728547

Length (in words)	17002
Unique words	2807
Unique words (used once)	1515
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	898
Unique kanji (used once)	252
Unique kanji readings	1306
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	54/100
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	147083

Length (in words)	26586
Unique words	4126
Unique words (used once)	2144
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1254
Unique kanji (used once)	284
Unique kanji readings	1945
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
MAL avg. rating	6.6
MAL rating count	4501

Length (in words)	16941
Unique words	2949
Unique words (used once)	1542
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1065
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Unique kanji readings	1563
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MAL avg. rating	6.2
MAL rating count	79698

Length (in words)	75092
Unique words	6239
Unique words (used once)	2864
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1325
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Unique kanji readings	2132
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	54/100
MAL avg. rating	6.9
MAL rating count	1166

Length (in words)	18727
Unique words	2850
Unique words (used once)	1460
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1061
Unique kanji (used once)	279
Unique kanji readings	1574
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	39195

Length (in words)	21045
Unique words	3049
Unique words (used once)	1588
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1020
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Unique kanji readings	1493
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	284828

Length (in words)	22262
Unique words	3609
Unique words (used once)	1988
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	1168
Unique kanji (used once)	317
Unique kanji readings	1732
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MAL avg. rating	8.4
MAL rating count	213883

Length (in words)	20790
Unique words	2550
Unique words (used once)	1231
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	900
Unique kanji (used once)	248
Unique kanji readings	1285
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100

Length (in words)	44982
Unique words	4629
Unique words (used once)	2120
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1201
Unique kanji (used once)	231
Unique kanji readings	1854
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MAL avg. rating	8.2
MAL rating count	39157

Length (in words)	16108
Unique words	2672
Unique words (used once)	1408
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	966
Unique kanji (used once)	263
Unique kanji readings	1387
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	53/100
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	59204

Length (in words)	21334
Unique words	3936
Unique words (used once)	2154
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1278
Unique kanji (used once)	306
Unique kanji readings	1935
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	51/100
MAL avg. rating	6.5
MAL rating count	205229

Length (in words)	49897
Unique words	5064
Unique words (used once)	2464
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1324
Unique kanji (used once)	303
Unique kanji readings	2081
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	61/100
MAL avg. rating	7.2
MAL rating count	38430

Length (in words)	19015
Unique words	3546
Unique words (used once)	1972
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	1106
Unique kanji (used once)	336
Unique kanji readings	1652
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
MAL avg. rating	6.6
MAL rating count	20095

Length (in words)	12948
Unique words	2576
Unique words (used once)	1430
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	958
Unique kanji (used once)	315
Unique kanji readings	1380
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	53/100
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	2557

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Anime difficulty list

DRAMAtical Murder

Strike Witches S2

Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - The Animated Series (2017)

Munou na Nana

Major S3

Haiyore! Nyaruko-san W

Hataraku Maou-sama!

Devil May Cry

Kabuki-bu!

Hachi-nan tte, Sore wa Nai deshou!

Tribe Cool Crew

Hiiro no Kakera

Kiznaiver

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon S

Gleipnir

Major S2

Strike Witches

Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku

Nagasarete Airantou

Mahou Shoujo Ore

Blazing Transfer Students

Kuragehime

Spy x Family

Mushishi Zoku Shou S2

Hyouka

Handa-kun

Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi

Mujin Wakusei Survive

Inu X Boku SS

Kimagure Orange Road

Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World (2003)

Hachimitsu to Clover S2

Spice and Wolf S2

Log Horizon

High School Fleet

Grisaia no Rakuen

Zoku Sayonara Zetsubousensei

Spice and Wolf

Shinmai Maou no Testament S2

takt op.Destiny

Pani Poni Dash!

Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

Sankarea

Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei

Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha

Warau Salesman New

Mob Psycho 100

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars

Caligula

Hachimitsu to Clover

Length (in words)	19473
Unique words	3620
Unique words (used once)	2012
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	1179
Unique kanji (used once)	351
Unique kanji readings	1728
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
MAL avg. rating	8.1
MAL rating count	92932

Length (in words)	23136
Unique words	4436
Unique words (used once)	2433
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1240
Unique kanji (used once)	270
Unique kanji readings	1922
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
MAL avg. rating	8.8
MAL rating count	486836

Length (in words)	10066
Unique words	1848
Unique words (used once)	950
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	784
Unique kanji (used once)	294
Unique kanji readings	1064
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
MAL avg. rating	8.8
MAL rating count	82919

Length (in words)	49735
Unique words	5667
Unique words (used once)	2813
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1416
Unique kanji (used once)	257
Unique kanji readings	2282
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MAL avg. rating	8.1
MAL rating count	469936

Length (in words)	26665
Unique words	4170
Unique words (used once)	2279
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1205
Unique kanji (used once)	310
Unique kanji readings	1814
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	97195

Length (in words)	16625
Unique words	2520
Unique words (used once)	1332
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1009
Unique kanji (used once)	319
Unique kanji readings	1436
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	82304

Length (in words)	65634
Unique words	5228
Unique words (used once)	2269
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1131
Unique kanji (used once)	219
Unique kanji readings	1792
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	54/100
MAL avg. rating	7.7
MAL rating count	8300

Length (in words)	64804
Unique words	5499
Unique words (used once)	2655
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1308
Unique kanji (used once)	295
Unique kanji readings	2055
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
MAL avg. rating	7.6
MAL rating count	9462

Length (in words)	21415
Unique words	3250
Unique words (used once)	1705
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1122
Unique kanji (used once)	296
Unique kanji readings	1642
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	51/100
MAL avg. rating	8.3
MAL rating count	76411

Length (in words)	17640
Unique words	3045
Unique words (used once)	1669
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1024
Unique kanji (used once)	304
Unique kanji readings	1467
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
MAL avg. rating	8.2
MAL rating count	48387