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

Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu

Length (in words)	22104
Unique words	3154
Unique words (used once)	1542
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1062
Unique kanji (used once)	259
Unique kanji readings	1552
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100
MAL avg. rating	6.9
MAL rating count	295685

Length (in words)	17797
Unique words	2800
Unique words (used once)	1442
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	951
Unique kanji (used once)	272
Unique kanji readings	1384
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100
MAL avg. rating	6.5
MAL rating count	256666

Length (in words)	23253
Unique words	3222
Unique words (used once)	1649
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1003
Unique kanji (used once)	270
Unique kanji readings	1494
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100
MAL avg. rating	7.2
MAL rating count	88594

Length (in words)	17134
Unique words	3253
Unique words (used once)	1828
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	1135
Unique kanji (used once)	329
Unique kanji readings	1666
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100
MAL avg. rating	8.3
MAL rating count	322713

Length (in words)	24279
Unique words	3572
Unique words (used once)	1884
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1222
Unique kanji (used once)	313
Unique kanji readings	1859
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100
MAL avg. rating	7.6
MAL rating count	346553

Length (in words)	95271
Unique words	7051
Unique words (used once)	3117
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1451
Unique kanji (used once)	212
Unique kanji readings	2384
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100
MAL avg. rating	7.7
MAL rating count	6857

Length (in words)	59636
Unique words	5047
Unique words (used once)	2266
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1191
Unique kanji (used once)	222
Unique kanji readings	1864
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	43/100
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	1649

Length (in words)	6353
Unique words	1652
Unique words (used once)	1023
Unique words (used once %)	61%
Unique kanji	752
Unique kanji (used once)	325
Unique kanji readings	1019
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	50/100
MAL avg. rating	7.2
MAL rating count	15968

Length (in words)	3711
Unique words	997
Unique words (used once)	568
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	487
Unique kanji (used once)	194
Unique kanji readings	631
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	45/100
MAL avg. rating	8.4
MAL rating count	132026

Length (in words)	22912
Unique words	2783
Unique words (used once)	1356
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	852
Unique kanji (used once)	225
Unique kanji readings	1231
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100
MAL avg. rating	8.1
MAL rating count	115091

Length (in words)	3261
Unique words	1117
Unique words (used once)	687
Unique words (used once %)	61%
Unique kanji	534
Unique kanji (used once)	245
Unique kanji readings	679
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
MAL avg. rating	7.7
MAL rating count	21863

Length (in words)	3891
Unique words	859
Unique words (used once)	476
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	344
Unique kanji (used once)	144
Unique kanji readings	435
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	50/100
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	1185

Length (in words)	5332
Unique words	1490
Unique words (used once)	917
Unique words (used once %)	61%
Unique kanji	732
Unique kanji (used once)	300
Unique kanji readings	965
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MAL avg. rating	6.5
MAL rating count	2061

Length (in words)	22922
Unique words	3728
Unique words (used once)	2011
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1123
Unique kanji (used once)	306
Unique kanji readings	1682
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100
MAL avg. rating	6.4
MAL rating count	8004

Length (in words)	21397
Unique words	2385
Unique words (used once)	1113
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	844
Unique kanji (used once)	232
Unique kanji readings	1180
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100
MAL avg. rating	6.9
MAL rating count	196263

Length (in words)	5342
Unique words	1270
Unique words (used once)	709
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	549
Unique kanji (used once)	210
Unique kanji readings	716
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100
MAL avg. rating	8.7
MAL rating count	662002

Length (in words)	4511
Unique words	1129
Unique words (used once)	632
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	548
Unique kanji (used once)	221
Unique kanji readings	711
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	51/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	3212

Length (in words)	11518
Unique words	1959
Unique words (used once)	987
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	814
Unique kanji (used once)	255
Unique kanji readings	1173
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
MAL avg. rating	6.5
MAL rating count	119644

Length (in words)	22367
Unique words	3404
Unique words (used once)	1615
Unique words (used once %)	47%
Unique kanji	1095
Unique kanji (used once)	246
Unique kanji readings	1609
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	45/100
MAL avg. rating	8.0
MAL rating count	66814

Length (in words)	6967
Unique words	1292
Unique words (used once)	655
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	617
Unique kanji (used once)	221
Unique kanji readings	807
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100
MAL avg. rating	8.7
MAL rating count	281283

Length (in words)	23445
Unique words	3199
Unique words (used once)	1631
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1117
Unique kanji (used once)	313
Unique kanji readings	1659
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	48/100
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	43825

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Anime difficulty list

Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu

Absolute Duo

Aoharu x Kikanjuu

Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren

Akage no Anne

Tokimeki Tonight

Hetalia: The World Twinkle

Violet Evergarden Side Story: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll

Yofukashi no Uta

Girls und Panzer: Kore ga Hontou no Anzio-sen Desu!

Happiness Charge PreCure! Movie: Ningyou no Kuni no Ballerina

Ketsuekigata-kun! 2

Last Period: Owarinaki Rasen no Monogatari

Satsuriku no Tenshi

Howl's Moving Castle

Doraemon Movie 25: Nobita no Wan-Nyan Jikuuden

Blood-C

Maoujou de Oyasumi

Seishun Buta Yarou wa Yumemiru Shoujo no Yume wo Minai

Fukigen na Mononokean

Gantz S2

Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! S2

Zettai Bouei Leviathan

Touch Movie 3: Kimi ga Toorisugita Ato ni - Don't Pass Me By

Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita

Doraemon Movie 10: Nobita no Nippon Tanjou

Kore wa Zombie Desu ka

Aggretsuko: We Wish You A Metal Christmas

Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou

Rozen Maiden (2013)

Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite

Star Twinkle Precure

Mekaku City Actors

Doraemon Movie 11: Nobita to Animal Planet

High Score Girl: Extra Stage

Doraemon Movie 24: Nobita to Fushigi Kazetsukai

Touch

Diabolik Lovers

Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru

Natsume Yuujinchou S2

Date A Live

Touch Movie 2: Sayonara no Okurimono

High Score Girl

Yuusha ni Narenakatta Ore wa Shibushibu Shuushoku wo Ketsui Shimashita

Piano no Mori (TV) S2

Akanesasu Shoujo

Dagashi Kashi S2

Aggretsuko

Natsume Yuujinchou S5

Length (in words)	15463
Unique words	2120
Unique words (used once)	1066
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	777
Unique kanji (used once)	255
Unique kanji readings	1096
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	85801

Length (in words)	23873
Unique words	3830
Unique words (used once)	1966
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1168
Unique kanji (used once)	276
Unique kanji readings	1792
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	45/100
MAL avg. rating	8.3
MAL rating count	740284

Length (in words)	16262
Unique words	2538
Unique words (used once)	1272
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	875
Unique kanji (used once)	252
Unique kanji readings	1245
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	48/100
MAL avg. rating	6.3
MAL rating count	9495

Length (in words)	4194
Unique words	1015
Unique words (used once)	539
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	457
Unique kanji (used once)	182
Unique kanji readings	591
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	673

Length (in words)	23899
Unique words	3954
Unique words (used once)	2166
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1212
Unique kanji (used once)	304
Unique kanji readings	1838
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	45/100

Length (in words)	7154
Unique words	1666
Unique words (used once)	900
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	704
Unique kanji (used once)	248
Unique kanji readings	945
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	50/100
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	1804

Length (in words)	18952
Unique words	3000
Unique words (used once)	1640
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1003
Unique kanji (used once)	292
Unique kanji readings	1458
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	300929

Length (in words)	1574
Unique words	614
Unique words (used once)	397
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	307
Unique kanji (used once)	173
Unique kanji readings	358
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	25865

Length (in words)	15220
Unique words	2777
Unique words (used once)	1486
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1031
Unique kanji (used once)	320
Unique kanji readings	1482
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	51/100
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	98658

Length (in words)	18475
Unique words	2891
Unique words (used once)	1519
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	982
Unique kanji (used once)	285
Unique kanji readings	1413
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	47/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	27909