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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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Cover of Cardcaptor Sakura
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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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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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Cover of Love Live! School Idol Project
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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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Cover of Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
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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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Cover of Orenchi no Furo Jijou
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Orenchi no Furo Jijou
Length (in words)3568
Unique words1057
Unique words (used once)649
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji562
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings692
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count47276
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Yuru Camp Movie
Length (in words)5732
Unique words1493
Unique words (used once)839
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji622
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings823
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count11891
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Sakura Trick
Length (in words)19724
Unique words2571
Unique words (used once)1252
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji870
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1226
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count99782
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One Room
Length (in words)1570
Unique words563
Unique words (used once)333
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji308
Unique kanji (used once)147
Unique kanji readings362
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
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Tamayura: Hitotose
Length (in words)20742
Unique words2872
Unique words (used once)1393
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji962
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings1405
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count11153
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Go-Toubun no Hanayome
Length (in words)20840
Unique words3038
Unique words (used once)1609
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji997
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1444
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count374254
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Cover of NEW GAME! S2
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NEW GAME! S2
Length (in words)23398
Unique words2975
Unique words (used once)1426
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji948
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings1365
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count106021
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Just Because!
Length (in words)15293
Unique words2208
Unique words (used once)1058
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji833
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings1163
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count94191
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Hibike! Euphonium S2
Length (in words)19476
Unique words2621
Unique words (used once)1353
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji958
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings1384
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count90296
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Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san
Length (in words)15817
Unique words2495
Unique words (used once)1320
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji843
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings1209
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count227366
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Cover of Kawaii Dake ja Nai Shikimori-san
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Kawaii Dake ja Nai Shikimori-san
Length (in words)17380
Unique words2502
Unique words (used once)1250
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji851
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings1206
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count149210
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Flying Witch
Length (in words)15753
Unique words2616
Unique words (used once)1351
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji894
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1271
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count87444
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Isshuukan Friends
Length (in words)18178
Unique words2147
Unique words (used once)1019
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji787
Unique kanji (used once)213
Unique kanji readings1105
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count125531
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Ichigo Mashimaro OVA
Length (in words)4095
Unique words1256
Unique words (used once)792
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji576
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings746
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count11862
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Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara
Length (in words)19834
Unique words2755
Unique words (used once)1394
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji973
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1426
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count94899
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Ao Haru Ride
Length (in words)13987
Unique words2123
Unique words (used once)1029
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji760
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings1062
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count365268
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Free! Dive to the Future
Length (in words)20135
Unique words2660
Unique words (used once)1286
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji958
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings1370
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count57186
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Gochuumon wa Usagi Desuka
Length (in words)21262
Unique words3263
Unique words (used once)1728
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1075
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1615
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count73818
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K-ON! S2
Length (in words)47276
Unique words4899
Unique words (used once)2363
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1267
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1921
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count297259
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Tropical-Rouge! Precure
Length (in words)60556
Unique words5111
Unique words (used once)2340
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1138
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings1730
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count1562
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Love Live! School Idol Project S2
Length (in words)24550
Unique words2760
Unique words (used once)1294
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji945
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1371
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count125098
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Kanon
Length (in words)36990
Unique words3654
Unique words (used once)1713
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1147
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1739
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count121874
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Kyouryuu Shoujo Gauko
Length (in words)12374
Unique words2165
Unique words (used once)1071
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji778
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings1072
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
MAL avg. rating6.2
MAL rating count599
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Cover of Oshi ga Budoukan Ittekuretara Shinu
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Oshi ga Budoukan Ittekuretara Shinu
Length (in words)21928
Unique words2882
Unique words (used once)1444
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji947
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings1369
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count12999
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Shoukoujo Sara
Length (in words)60135
Unique words4305
Unique words (used once)1861
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1100
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings1671
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count7980
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Koufuku Graffiti
Length (in words)20245
Unique words3246
Unique words (used once)1718
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1058
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1541
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count24469
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Usagi Drop
Length (in words)14487
Unique words2384
Unique words (used once)1297
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji872
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings1187
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count205522
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Tonikaku Kawaii
Length (in words)26696
Unique words3548
Unique words (used once)1807
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1135
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1703
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count228970
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Hibike! Euphonium
Length (in words)20493
Unique words2723
Unique words (used once)1389
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji964
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1356
Average difficulty19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count151306
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