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

Hiiro no Kakera

Length (in words)	18727
Unique words	2850
Unique words (used once)	1460
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1061
Unique kanji (used once)	279
Unique kanji readings	1574
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	39195

Length (in words)	7199
Unique words	1521
Unique words (used once)	802
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	654
Unique kanji (used once)	201
Unique kanji readings	884
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	53/100
MAL avg. rating	6.8
MAL rating count	1357

Length (in words)	21045
Unique words	3049
Unique words (used once)	1588
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1020
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Unique kanji readings	1492
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	284828

Length (in words)	22262
Unique words	3610
Unique words (used once)	1988
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	1168
Unique kanji (used once)	317
Unique kanji readings	1732
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MAL avg. rating	8.4
MAL rating count	213883

Length (in words)	20790
Unique words	2550
Unique words (used once)	1231
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	900
Unique kanji (used once)	248
Unique kanji readings	1285
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100

Length (in words)	44982
Unique words	4630
Unique words (used once)	2121
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1201
Unique kanji (used once)	231
Unique kanji readings	1854
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MAL avg. rating	8.2
MAL rating count	39157

Length (in words)	1470
Unique words	587
Unique words (used once)	375
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	342
Unique kanji (used once)	163
Unique kanji readings	420
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	8563

Length (in words)	3692
Unique words	920
Unique words (used once)	495
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	324
Unique kanji (used once)	128
Unique kanji readings	407
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	61/100
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	497

Length (in words)	16108
Unique words	2672
Unique words (used once)	1408
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	966
Unique kanji (used once)	263
Unique kanji readings	1386
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	53/100
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	59204

Length (in words)	21334
Unique words	3936
Unique words (used once)	2154
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1278
Unique kanji (used once)	306
Unique kanji readings	1935
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	51/100
MAL avg. rating	6.5
MAL rating count	205229

Length (in words)	6709
Unique words	1645
Unique words (used once)	908
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	665
Unique kanji (used once)	226
Unique kanji readings	884
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	2417

Length (in words)	49897
Unique words	5066
Unique words (used once)	2465
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1324
Unique kanji (used once)	303
Unique kanji readings	2081
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	61/100
MAL avg. rating	7.2
MAL rating count	38430

Length (in words)	19015
Unique words	3546
Unique words (used once)	1972
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	1106
Unique kanji (used once)	336
Unique kanji readings	1652
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
MAL avg. rating	6.6
MAL rating count	20095

Length (in words)	1576
Unique words	601
Unique words (used once)	372
Unique words (used once %)	61%
Unique kanji	361
Unique kanji (used once)	200
Unique kanji readings	432
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	62/100
MAL avg. rating	3.4
MAL rating count	82322

Length (in words)	7478
Unique words	1583
Unique words (used once)	866
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	619
Unique kanji (used once)	212
Unique kanji readings	837
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
MAL avg. rating	7.5
MAL rating count	3408

Length (in words)	12948
Unique words	2577
Unique words (used once)	1430
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	958
Unique kanji (used once)	315
Unique kanji readings	1380
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	53/100
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	2557

Length (in words)	19473
Unique words	3621
Unique words (used once)	2012
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	1179
Unique kanji (used once)	351
Unique kanji readings	1728
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
MAL avg. rating	8.1
MAL rating count	92932

Length (in words)	23136
Unique words	4437
Unique words (used once)	2434
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1240
Unique kanji (used once)	270
Unique kanji readings	1922
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
MAL avg. rating	8.8
MAL rating count	486836

Length (in words)	10066
Unique words	1849
Unique words (used once)	951
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	784
Unique kanji (used once)	294
Unique kanji readings	1064
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
MAL avg. rating	8.8
MAL rating count	82919

Length (in words)	5169
Unique words	1431
Unique words (used once)	892
Unique words (used once %)	62%
Unique kanji	692
Unique kanji (used once)	287
Unique kanji readings	933
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	65/100
MAL avg. rating	8.0
MAL rating count	41835

Length (in words)	7609
Unique words	1797
Unique words (used once)	1000
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	742
Unique kanji (used once)	250
Unique kanji readings	1001
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	3293

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Anime difficulty list

Hiiro no Kakera

Doraemon Movie 18: Nobita no Nejimaki City Boukenki

Kiznaiver

Kobayashi-san Chi no Maidragon S

Gleipnir

Major S2

Senyuu Specials

Kawa no Hikari

Strike Witches

Death March Kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku

Doraemon Movie 03: Nobita no Daimakyou

Nagasarete Airantou

Mahou Shoujo Ore

Pupa

Doraemon Movie 07: Nobita to Tetsujin Heidan

Blazing Transfer Students

Kuragehime

Spy x Family

Mushishi Zoku Shou S2

Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin

Doraemon Movie 13: Nobita to Kumo no Oukoku

Hyouka

Handa-kun

Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi

Mujin Wakusei Survive

Inu X Boku SS

Kimagure Orange Road

Crayon Shin-chan Movie 09: Arashi wo Yobu Mouretsu! Otona Teikoku no Gyakushuu

Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World (2003)

Hachimitsu to Clover S2

Strike Witches (Movie)

Doraemon Movie 22: Nobita to Tsubasa no Yuusha-tachi

Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow

Spice and Wolf S2

Log Horizon

High School Fleet

Grisaia no Rakuen

Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Tou no Kuni - Free Lance

Zoku Sayonara Zetsubousensei

Spice and Wolf

Doraemon Movie 17: Nobita to Ginga Express

Shinmai Maou no Testament S2

takt op.Destiny

Hoozuki no Reitetsu S1 OVA

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Movie 1: Hajimari no Monogatari

Kaijuu Girls Kuro: Ultra Kaijuu Gijinka Keikaku

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha: Reflection

Pani Poni Dash!

Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

Crayon Shin-chan Movie 13: Densetsu wo Yobu Buriburi 3 Pun Dai Shingeki

Length (in words)	49735
Unique words	5668
Unique words (used once)	2813
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1416
Unique kanji (used once)	257
Unique kanji readings	2282
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MAL avg. rating	8.1
MAL rating count	469936

Length (in words)	26665
Unique words	4170
Unique words (used once)	2279
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1205
Unique kanji (used once)	310
Unique kanji readings	1814
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	97195

Length (in words)	16625
Unique words	2520
Unique words (used once)	1332
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1009
Unique kanji (used once)	319
Unique kanji readings	1436
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	82304

Length (in words)	65634
Unique words	5230
Unique words (used once)	2269
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1131
Unique kanji (used once)	219
Unique kanji readings	1792
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	54/100
MAL avg. rating	7.7
MAL rating count	8300

Length (in words)	64804
Unique words	5500
Unique words (used once)	2655
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1308
Unique kanji (used once)	295
Unique kanji readings	2055
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	58/100
MAL avg. rating	7.6
MAL rating count	9462

Length (in words)	4852
Unique words	1347
Unique words (used once)	796
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	549
Unique kanji (used once)	227
Unique kanji readings	720
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
MAL avg. rating	7.8
MAL rating count	3685

Length (in words)	21415
Unique words	3251
Unique words (used once)	1705
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1122
Unique kanji (used once)	296
Unique kanji readings	1642
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	51/100
MAL avg. rating	8.3
MAL rating count	76411

Length (in words)	17640
Unique words	3047
Unique words (used once)	1671
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1024
Unique kanji (used once)	304
Unique kanji readings	1467
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	56/100
MAL avg. rating	8.2
MAL rating count	48387

Length (in words)	5041
Unique words	1351
Unique words (used once)	801
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	643
Unique kanji (used once)	241
Unique kanji readings	829
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
MAL avg. rating	7.6
MAL rating count	16869

Length (in words)	5545
Unique words	1354
Unique words (used once)	773
Unique words (used once %)	57%
Unique kanji	599
Unique kanji (used once)	239
Unique kanji readings	779
Average difficulty	41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	59/100
MAL avg. rating	7.2
MAL rating count	2134