Anime difficulty list
This is a list of anime ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is very easy and 10 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
One Piece Arc 43 (751-779): Zou
| Length (in words) | 39577 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4848 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2405 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1322 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 303 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2074 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 42 (747-750): Silver Mine
| Length (in words) | 5376 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1305 |
| Unique words (used once) | 699 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 610 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 233 |
| Unique kanji readings | 785 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 41 (629-746): Dressrosa
| Length (in words) | 146993 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 9316 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3773 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 40% |
| Unique kanji | 1655 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 181 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2921 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 40 (626-628): Caesar Retrieval
| Length (in words) | 4019 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 906 |
| Unique words (used once) | 486 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 446 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 182 |
| Unique kanji readings | 554 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 39 (579-625): Punk Hazard
| Length (in words) | 63434 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5536 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2435 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 43% |
| Unique kanji | 1368 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 239 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2205 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 38 (575-578): Z's Ambition
| Length (in words) | 5773 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1397 |
| Unique words (used once) | 749 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 647 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 218 |
| Unique kanji readings | 843 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 37 (523-574): Fish-Man Island
| Length (in words) | 77049 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 6724 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3046 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 45% |
| Unique kanji | 1465 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 209 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2450 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 36 (517-522): Return to Sabaody
| Length (in words) | 9217 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1927 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1007 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 780 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 242 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1079 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 35 (490-516): Post-War
| Length (in words) | 40446 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4908 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2523 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1286 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 272 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2072 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 34 (457-489): Marineford
| Length (in words) | 36793 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4151 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1995 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 48% |
| Unique kanji | 1183 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 241 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1798 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 33 (430-456): Impel Down Part 2
| Length (in words) | 37108 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4464 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2132 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 47% |
| Unique kanji | 1202 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 237 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1860 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 32 (426-429): Little East Blue
| Length (in words) | 5152 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1275 |
| Unique words (used once) | 691 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 579 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 227 |
| Unique kanji readings | 745 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 31 (422-425): Impel Down Part 1
| Length (in words) | 6424 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1539 |
| Unique words (used once) | 838 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 652 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 223 |
| Unique kanji readings | 858 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 30 (408-421): Amazon Lily
| Length (in words) | 19988 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3053 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1531 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1007 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 254 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1487 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 29 (385-405): Sabaody Archipelago
| Length (in words) | 30245 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3881 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1893 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 48% |
| Unique kanji | 1097 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 255 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1681 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 28 (382-384): Spa Island
| Length (in words) | 4415 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1191 |
| Unique words (used once) | 692 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 58% |
| Unique kanji | 454 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 192 |
| Unique kanji readings | 587 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 27 (337-381): Thriller Bark
| Length (in words) | 57068 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5135 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2167 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 42% |
| Unique kanji | 1024 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 197 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1631 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 26 (326-336): Ice Hunter
| Length (in words) | 16154 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2453 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1200 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 48% |
| Unique kanji | 645 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 172 |
| Unique kanji readings | 933 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 25 (313-325): Post-Enies Lobby
| Length (in words) | 20626 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3106 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1596 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 757 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 202 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1115 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 24 (264-312): Enies Lobby
| Length (in words) | 65743 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5718 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2331 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 40% |
| Unique kanji | 1121 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 217 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1776 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 23 (227-263): Water 7
| Length (in words) | 51755 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5024 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2205 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 43% |
| Unique kanji | 968 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 190 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1484 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 22 (225-226): Foxy's Return
| Length (in words) | 3061 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 892 |
| Unique words (used once) | 538 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 60% |
| Unique kanji | 274 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 109 |
| Unique kanji readings | 344 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 21 (220-224): Ocean's Dream
| Length (in words) | 7741 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1522 |
| Unique words (used once) | 809 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 435 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 169 |
| Unique kanji readings | 582 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 20 (207-219): Long Ring Long Land
| Length (in words) | 21307 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3331 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1684 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1014 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 276 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1493 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 19 (196-206): G-8
| Length (in words) | 19734 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3252 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1681 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1041 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 240 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1531 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 18 (153-195): Skypiea
| Length (in words) | 60888 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5508 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2463 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 44% |
| Unique kanji | 1323 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 230 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2176 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 17 (144-152): Jaya
| Length (in words) | 16433 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2765 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1456 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 965 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 279 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1385 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 16 (139-143): Ruluka Island
| Length (in words) | 8614 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1723 |
| Unique words (used once) | 959 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 721 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 250 |
| Unique kanji readings | 959 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 15 (136-138): Goat Island
| Length (in words) | 5682 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1367 |
| Unique words (used once) | 777 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 56% |
| Unique kanji | 599 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 247 |
| Unique kanji readings | 770 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 14 (131-135): Post-Arabasta
| Length (in words) | 8039 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1813 |
| Unique words (used once) | 999 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 737 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 252 |
| Unique kanji readings | 983 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 13 (92-130): Arabasta
| Length (in words) | 59645 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5656 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2617 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 46% |
| Unique kanji | 1366 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 264 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2171 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 12 (78-91): Drum Island
| Length (in words) | 22320 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3091 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1559 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1007 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 255 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1479 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 11 (70-77): Little Garden
| Length (in words) | 10903 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2025 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1047 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 759 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 225 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1043 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 10 (68-69): Koby and Helmeppo
| Length (in words) | 3422 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 605 |
| Unique kanji | 306 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 0 |
| Unique kanji readings | 366 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 09 (64-67): Whisky Peak
| Length (in words) | 6608 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1643 |
| Unique words (used once) | 919 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 709 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 265 |
| Unique kanji readings | 940 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 08 (62-63): Reverse Mountain
| Length (in words) | 3521 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 924 |
| Unique words (used once) | 510 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 431 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 192 |
| Unique kanji readings | 526 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 07 (48-53): Loguetown
| Length (in words) | 10713 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2112 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1176 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 791 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 263 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1105 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 06 (46-47): Buggy Side Story
| Length (in words) | 2854 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 844 |
| Unique words (used once) | 484 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 57% |
| Unique kanji | 405 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 196 |
| Unique kanji readings | 485 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 05 (31-45): Arlong Park
| Length (in words) | 24513 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3222 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1585 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1012 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 272 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1465 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 04 (19-30): Baratie
| Length (in words) | 18862 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2594 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1265 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 48% |
| Unique kanji | 895 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 244 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1264 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 03 (9-18): Syrup Village
| Length (in words) | 15543 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2320 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1160 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 816 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 218 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1149 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 02 (4-8): Orange Town
| Length (in words) | 8258 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1580 |
| Unique words (used once) | 851 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 627 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 208 |
| Unique kanji readings | 844 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
One Piece Arc 01 (1-3): Romance Dawn
| Length (in words) | 5181 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1157 |
| Unique words (used once) | 621 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 516 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 196 |
| Unique kanji readings | 663 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 989388 |
Anime
Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen
| Length (in words) | 3392 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 919 |
| Unique words (used once) | 554 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 60% |
| Unique kanji | 494 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 220 |
| Unique kanji readings | 611 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 201095 |
Anime
Yakusoku no Neverland
| Length (in words) | 15734 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2458 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1273 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 886 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 236 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1281 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 882775 |
Anime
Tatami Galaxy
| Length (in words) | 26563 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5056 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2840 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 56% |
| Unique kanji | 1492 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 348 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2363 |
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 108272 |
Anime
Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
| Length (in words) | 30004 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4194 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2192 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 1201 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 290 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1897 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 76598 |
Anime
Natsume Yuujinchou S3
| Length (in words) | 22803 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2967 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1472 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 977 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 247 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1436 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 99380 |
Anime
Kimetsu no Yaiba
| Length (in words) | 33214 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4040 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1921 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 47% |
| Unique kanji | 1278 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 286 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1983 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 1216569 |
Anime
Natsume Yuujinchou S5
| Length (in words) | 20336 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2882 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1411 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 48% |
| Unique kanji | 994 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 290 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1447 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 58426 |