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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 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion
Length (in words)5299
Unique words1249
Unique words (used once)701
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji641
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings822
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)84/100
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count430438
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Cover of Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works S2: Sunny Day
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Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works S2: Sunny Day
Length (in words)467
Unique words208
Unique words (used once)143
Unique words (used once %)68%
Unique kanji124
Unique kanji (used once)79
Unique kanji readings137
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count48681
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Cover of Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion R2
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Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion R2
Length (in words)50022
Unique words5782
Unique words (used once)2860
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1470
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings2301
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)84/100
MAL avg. rating8.9
MAL rating count938217
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Cover of Cyborg 009 vs Devilman
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Cyborg 009 vs Devilman
Length (in words)5186
Unique words1444
Unique words (used once)880
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji687
Unique kanji (used once)292
Unique kanji readings900
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count5978
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Cover of Lupin III: Part III
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Lupin III: Part III
Length (in words)71882
Unique words7586
Unique words (used once)3607
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1561
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2605
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count10705
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Cover of Captain Herlock (2013)
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Captain Herlock (2013)
Length (in words)4906
Unique words1491
Unique words (used once)910
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji765
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1002
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)84/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count28206
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Drifters
Length (in words)20963
Unique words3738
Unique words (used once)1953
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1194
Unique kanji (used once)305
Unique kanji readings1850
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count213094
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Cover of Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo
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Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo
Length (in words)1496
Unique words542
Unique words (used once)343
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji281
Unique kanji (used once)150
Unique kanji readings322
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating6.1
MAL rating count816
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Cover of Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
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Mardock Scramble: The First Compression
Length (in words)4764
Unique words1352
Unique words (used once)823
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji663
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings873
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count25868
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Cover of LUPIN the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna
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LUPIN the Third: Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna
Length (in words)16688
Unique words3408
Unique words (used once)1950
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji1136
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings1710
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count21684
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Cover of Yowamushi Pedal S4: Glory Line
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Yowamushi Pedal S4: Glory Line
Length (in words)47317
Unique words4542
Unique words (used once)2015
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1169
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings1802
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count19883
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Cover of After War Gundam X
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After War Gundam X
Length (in words)53518
Unique words5714
Unique words (used once)2686
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1328
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings2148
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count12748
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Cover of Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu
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Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu
Length (in words)20270
Unique words3544
Unique words (used once)2045
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji1105
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1677
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
MAL avg. rating6.5
MAL rating count53365
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Cover of Patlabor 2: The Movie
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Patlabor 2: The Movie
Length (in words)8868
Unique words2575
Unique words (used once)1612
Unique words (used once %)62%
Unique kanji963
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1359
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count12355
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Cover of Kidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen
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Kidou Senshi Gundam III: Meguriai Sora-hen
Length (in words)10034
Unique words2161
Unique words (used once)1237
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji843
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1204
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count16738
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Cover of Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045
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Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045
Length (in words)17935
Unique words3298
Unique words (used once)1771
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1122
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1623
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count6390
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Cover of Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo PROLOGUE
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Kidou Senshi Gundam: Suisei no Majo PROLOGUE
Length (in words)1571
Unique words644
Unique words (used once)427
Unique words (used once %)66%
Unique kanji407
Unique kanji (used once)214
Unique kanji readings488
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count18428
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One Punch Man
Length (in words)21141
Unique words3993
Unique words (used once)2192
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1244
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings1892
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count1648568
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Cover of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Anime
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence
Length (in words)5532
Unique words1818
Unique words (used once)1176
Unique words (used once %)64%
Unique kanji917
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings1238
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count76678
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Cover of Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira
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Cowboy Bebop: Tengoku no Tobira
Length (in words)6406
Unique words1614
Unique words (used once)970
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji684
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings907
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count171532
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Cover of Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works S1
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Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works S1
Length (in words)27780
Unique words3872
Unique words (used once)1996
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings1797
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count513950
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Cover of Tsukimonogatari
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Tsukimonogatari
Length (in words)10666
Unique words2147
Unique words (used once)1216
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji863
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings1222
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count192579
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Cover of Overlord
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Overlord
Length (in words)23505
Unique words3697
Unique words (used once)1898
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1190
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1789
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count683590
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Cover of Buddy Complex
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Buddy Complex
Length (in words)23720
Unique words3497
Unique words (used once)1768
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1138
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1693
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count35301
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Cover of Shikabane Hime S2
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Shikabane Hime S2
Length (in words)17564
Unique words2445
Unique words (used once)1271
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji896
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1290
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count29601
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Cover of Black Lagoon - Roberta's Blood Trail
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Black Lagoon - Roberta's Blood Trail
Length (in words)14953
Unique words3446
Unique words (used once)2135
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji1133
Unique kanji (used once)330
Unique kanji readings1714
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count128321
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Cover of Kara no Kyoukai 4: Garan no Dou
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Kara no Kyoukai 4: Garan no Dou
Length (in words)1992
Unique words692
Unique words (used once)426
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji419
Unique kanji (used once)198
Unique kanji readings514
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count110124
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Cover of Ingress
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Ingress
Length (in words)13244
Unique words2362
Unique words (used once)1307
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji928
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings1315
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count6027
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Cover of Hakyuu Houshin Engi
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Hakyuu Houshin Engi
Length (in words)33850
Unique words4388
Unique words (used once)2069
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1407
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings2209
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
MAL avg. rating5.4
MAL rating count3044
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Cover of Kara no Kyoukai 5: Mujun Rasen
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Kara no Kyoukai 5: Mujun Rasen
Length (in words)7697
Unique words1771
Unique words (used once)1042
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji839
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings1164
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count111031
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Cover of Record of Ragnarok
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Record of Ragnarok
Length (in words)13502
Unique words2748
Unique words (used once)1491
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1011
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings1487
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count50752
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Cover of Yowamushi Pedal: Re:RIDE
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Yowamushi Pedal: Re:RIDE
Length (in words)6655
Unique words1509
Unique words (used once)826
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji646
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings852
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count3716
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Cover of Devils Line
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Devils Line
Length (in words)21908
Unique words3323
Unique words (used once)1717
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1127
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings1674
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count74793
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Cover of Bubble
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Bubble
Length (in words)3208
Unique words946
Unique words (used once)564
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji456
Unique kanji (used once)198
Unique kanji readings569
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count64046
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Cover of Kara no Kyoukai 1: Fukan Fuukei
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Kara no Kyoukai 1: Fukan Fuukei
Length (in words)2615
Unique words880
Unique words (used once)553
Unique words (used once %)62%
Unique kanji507
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings642
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count154183
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Cover of Zetsuen No Tempest
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Zetsuen No Tempest
Length (in words)47827
Unique words5194
Unique words (used once)2480
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1353
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings2163
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count222518
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Cover of Zoku Owarimonogatari
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Zoku Owarimonogatari
Length (in words)15394
Unique words2721
Unique words (used once)1497
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji952
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings1394
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count72891
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Cover of Godzilla 2: City on the Edge of Battle
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Godzilla 2: City on the Edge of Battle
Length (in words)8025
Unique words1952
Unique words (used once)1058
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji901
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1233
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count18689
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Cover of Fate/stay night
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Fate/stay night
Length (in words)36914
Unique words4338
Unique words (used once)2174
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1206
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings1907
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
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InuYasha S3
Length (in words)44006
Unique words4225
Unique words (used once)1922
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1261
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings1980
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count377940
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Yu Yu Hakusho S3
Length (in words)41716
Unique words4780
Unique words (used once)2330
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1270
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings2027
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count238350
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Zegapain
Length (in words)40162
Unique words4786
Unique words (used once)2374
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1318
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings2060
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count9419
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Cover of Godzilla 3: The Planet Eater
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Godzilla 3: The Planet Eater
Length (in words)6032
Unique words1639
Unique words (used once)994
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji862
Unique kanji (used once)333
Unique kanji readings1162
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
MAL avg. rating6.2
MAL rating count14959
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Appleseed: Ex Machina
Length (in words)4813
Unique words1392
Unique words (used once)852
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji671
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings878
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count20989
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Yu Yu Hakusho
Length (in words)41131
Unique words4971
Unique words (used once)2425
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1290
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings2081
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count238350
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Cover of Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion
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Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion
Length (in words)55262
Unique words6172
Unique words (used once)3016
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1519
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings2446
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
MAL avg. rating8.7
MAL rating count1087845
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Shikabane Hime
Length (in words)18634
Unique words2806
Unique words (used once)1423
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1013
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1477
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count39559
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Shisha no Teikoku
Length (in words)5966
Unique words1494
Unique words (used once)919
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji762
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1033
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count23897
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Inazuma Eleven
Length (in words)174597
Unique words8441
Unique words (used once)3338
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1565
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2647
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count92549
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Juusenshi Gulkeeva
Length (in words)38156
Unique words3824
Unique words (used once)1781
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1223
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings1856
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count302
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