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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 Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works S2
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Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works S2
Length (in words)21762
Unique words3343
Unique words (used once)1820
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1134
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings1701
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count437926
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Cover of Patlabor: The Mobile Police
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Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Length (in words)79762
Unique words8894
Unique words (used once)4358
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1703
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings2937
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count7520
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Cover of Patlabor: The New Files
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Patlabor: The New Files
Length (in words)24457
Unique words4664
Unique words (used once)2674
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji1322
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings2063
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count2810
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Cover of Inazuma Eleven: Saikyou Gundan Ogre Shuurai
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Inazuma Eleven: Saikyou Gundan Ogre Shuurai
Length (in words)5066
Unique words1239
Unique words (used once)719
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji569
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings744
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count13494
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InuYasha S2
Length (in words)43230
Unique words4017
Unique words (used once)1856
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1163
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1796
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count377940
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Cover of Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
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Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
Length (in words)21024
Unique words3034
Unique words (used once)1502
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1051
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings1572
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)84/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count48256
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InuYasha S1
Length (in words)45560
Unique words4581
Unique words (used once)2181
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1281
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings2057
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count377940
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Platinum End
Length (in words)48567
Unique words4763
Unique words (used once)2269
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1282
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2023
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
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InuYasha Kanketsu-hen
Length (in words)49843
Unique words4025
Unique words (used once)1665
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1233
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1890
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count137857
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Eureka Seven AO
Length (in words)37238
Unique words4617
Unique words (used once)2316
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1229
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1884
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count36440
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Black Bullet
Length (in words)20194
Unique words3656
Unique words (used once)2056
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1227
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1825
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count408604
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Mazinger Z
Length (in words)132391
Unique words8116
Unique words (used once)3377
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1527
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings2591
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count4786
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Heike Monogatari
Length (in words)16161
Unique words2786
Unique words (used once)1428
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1058
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings1572
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count18590
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Angolmois: Genkou Kassenki
Length (in words)20213
Unique words3749
Unique words (used once)2056
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1246
Unique kanji (used once)334
Unique kanji readings1939
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count21268
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Cover of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz
Length (in words)5335
Unique words1427
Unique words (used once)804
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji691
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings899
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count24809
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Cover of Shin Chuuka Ichiban!
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Shin Chuuka Ichiban!
Length (in words)23197
Unique words3992
Unique words (used once)2035
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1329
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings2056
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
MAL avg. rating6.4
MAL rating count2806
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Cover of Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock
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Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock
Length (in words)48501
Unique words5571
Unique words (used once)2612
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1379
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings2201
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count7891
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InuYasha S5
Length (in words)43732
Unique words4312
Unique words (used once)1977
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1296
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings2066
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count377940
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Cover of Kill la Kill
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Kill la Kill
Length (in words)45856
Unique words5503
Unique words (used once)2739
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1459
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings2348
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count741260
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Cover of Godzilla 1: Planet of the Monsters
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Godzilla 1: Planet of the Monsters
Length (in words)7288
Unique words2188
Unique words (used once)1349
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji958
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1318
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
MAL avg. rating6.5
MAL rating count29152
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InuYasha S4
Length (in words)45902
Unique words4352
Unique words (used once)1969
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1270
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings1999
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count377940
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Cover of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Length (in words)46407
Unique words5637
Unique words (used once)2653
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1403
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings2286
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count701531
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Cover of Black Lagoon - The Second Barrage
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Black Lagoon - The Second Barrage
Length (in words)23849
Unique words4635
Unique words (used once)2729
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1329
Unique kanji (used once)350
Unique kanji readings2029
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count252689
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Cover of Kidou Senshi Gundam I
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Kidou Senshi Gundam I
Length (in words)9614
Unique words2048
Unique words (used once)1142
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji815
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1127
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count20593
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Cover of Yu Yu Hakusho S2
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Yu Yu Hakusho S2
Length (in words)56177
Unique words5570
Unique words (used once)2545
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1341
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings2185
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count238350
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Macross
Length (in words)57275
Unique words6288
Unique words (used once)2914
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1368
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2190
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count29594
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Cover of Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi
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Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi
Length (in words)93814
Unique words7761
Unique words (used once)3323
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1544
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings2616
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count133444
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Beatless
Length (in words)45742
Unique words5567
Unique words (used once)2734
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1346
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings2138
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MAL avg. rating6.2
MAL rating count37492
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Betterman
Length (in words)36005
Unique words5040
Unique words (used once)2610
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1403
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings2209
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count3346
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Cover of Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen
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Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen
Length (in words)5008
Unique words1166
Unique words (used once)641
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji583
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings762
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)97/100
MAL avg. rating8.8
MAL rating count196379
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Cover of Tokyo Ravens
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Tokyo Ravens
Length (in words)37321
Unique words5300
Unique words (used once)2725
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1532
Unique kanji (used once)352
Unique kanji readings2516
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count180506
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Cover of Patlabor: The Mobile Police (OVA)
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Patlabor: The Mobile Police (OVA)
Length (in words)16294
Unique words3850
Unique words (used once)2266
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1262
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings1894
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)84/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count9688
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Koukaku Kidoutai
Length (in words)5447
Unique words1672
Unique words (used once)1018
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji771
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1032
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
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Cover of Boku no Hero Academia S3
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Boku no Hero Academia S3
Length (in words)48882
Unique words6505
Unique words (used once)3206
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1471
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2421
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count1020487
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Mazinger Z tai Devilman
Length (in words)2054
Unique words635
Unique words (used once)385
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji328
Unique kanji (used once)149
Unique kanji readings401
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
MAL avg. rating6.1
MAL rating count1465
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Boku no Hero Academia S2
Length (in words)45838
Unique words6147
Unique words (used once)3000
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1429
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings2349
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count1272010
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Psycho-Pass The Movie
Length (in words)5503
Unique words1768
Unique words (used once)1126
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji837
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1111
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count112863
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Onmyou Taisenki
Length (in words)92034
Unique words6585
Unique words (used once)2960
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1630
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings2788
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count1550
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Cover of Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin
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Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyou no Alderamin
Length (in words)26199
Unique words4655
Unique words (used once)2559
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1365
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings2109
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count130866
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Fate Zero
Length (in words)44379
Unique words6505
Unique words (used once)3381
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1797
Unique kanji (used once)408
Unique kanji readings3064
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count673364
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Yowamushi Pedal: Re:ROAD
Length (in words)5963
Unique words1362
Unique words (used once)757
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji556
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings736
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count3301
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Psycho Pass S2
Length (in words)17781
Unique words3129
Unique words (used once)1683
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1108
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings1626
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count287741
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Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Length (in words)8505
Unique words1802
Unique words (used once)1014
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji807
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings1102
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count21380
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Juuni Kokuki
Length (in words)82807
Unique words6621
Unique words (used once)2855
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1649
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings2756
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count36837
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Battle Spirits: Burning Soul
Length (in words)77293
Unique words5109
Unique words (used once)2119
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1334
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings2090
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count920
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Baki
Length (in words)27778
Unique words5126
Unique words (used once)2805
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1392
Unique kanji (used once)307
Unique kanji readings2205
Average difficulty74/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count116461
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Suisei no Gargantia
Length (in words)19683
Unique words3841
Unique words (used once)2062
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1230
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1858
Average difficulty74/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count155790
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Sword Art Online: Alicization
Length (in words)40855
Unique words5230
Unique words (used once)2567
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1381
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings2186
Average difficulty74/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count417686
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Kaiji
Length (in words)43105
Unique words5095
Unique words (used once)2407
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1313
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings2066
Average difficulty74/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count122619
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Bungou Stay Dogs S2
Length (in words)25325
Unique words4268
Unique words (used once)2227
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1344
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2079
Average difficulty74/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count321600
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