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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 Girls und Panzer (Movie)
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Girls und Panzer (Movie)
Length (in words)8304
Unique words2156
Unique words (used once)1271
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji870
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1208
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count44567
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Sankarea
Length (in words)18095
Unique words2856
Unique words (used once)1533
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji974
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings1404
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count258219
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Cover of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei
Length (in words)14709
Unique words2460
Unique words (used once)1282
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji948
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings1351
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count88231
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Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha
Length (in words)20924
Unique words3665
Unique words (used once)1918
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1210
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings1824
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count159084
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Cover of Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume
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Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume
Length (in words)6185
Unique words1511
Unique words (used once)842
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji719
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings950
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count35129
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Warau Salesman New
Length (in words)20956
Unique words3247
Unique words (used once)1722
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1045
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1520
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count5532
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Mob Psycho 100
Length (in words)17739
Unique words2750
Unique words (used once)1402
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji956
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings1412
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count862875
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Cover of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars
Length (in words)46321
Unique words4644
Unique words (used once)2225
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1216
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1885
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count51881
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Caligula
Length (in words)20242
Unique words3169
Unique words (used once)1618
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1020
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1506
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
MAL avg. rating6.0
MAL rating count20533
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Cover of Doraemon Movie 20: Nobita no Uchuu Hyouryuuki
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Doraemon Movie 20: Nobita no Uchuu Hyouryuuki
Length (in words)6283
Unique words1411
Unique words (used once)738
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji615
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings823
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count1914
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Cover of One Piece Arc 28 (382-384): Spa Island
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One Piece Arc 28 (382-384): Spa Island
Length (in words)4415
Unique words1191
Unique words (used once)692
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji454
Unique kanji (used once)192
Unique kanji readings587
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count989388
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Summer Wars
Length (in words)6830
Unique words1862
Unique words (used once)1144
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji817
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings1107
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count256744
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Hachimitsu to Clover
Length (in words)39640
Unique words5150
Unique words (used once)2739
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1323
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2076
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count69060
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Cover of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R
Length (in words)60472
Unique words5405
Unique words (used once)2486
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1292
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings2061
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count78985
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Cover of Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu S2
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Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu S2
Length (in words)17550
Unique words2917
Unique words (used once)1459
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1058
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1535
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
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Kami-sama Hajimemashita
Length (in words)23794
Unique words3597
Unique words (used once)1974
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1131
Unique kanji (used once)300
Unique kanji readings1725
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count248503
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Sonic X
Length (in words)104314
Unique words8256
Unique words (used once)3706
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1518
Unique kanji (used once)203
Unique kanji readings2543
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating6.5
MAL rating count35060
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Cover of Jigoku Sensei Nube: Kyoufu no Natsuyasumi!! Ayashi no Umi no Densetsu!
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Jigoku Sensei Nube: Kyoufu no Natsuyasumi!! Ayashi no Umi no Densetsu!
Length (in words)2494
Unique words740
Unique words (used once)429
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji366
Unique kanji (used once)171
Unique kanji readings453
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count658
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Cover of Doraemon Movie 16: Nobita no Sousei Nikki
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Doraemon Movie 16: Nobita no Sousei Nikki
Length (in words)7995
Unique words1952
Unique words (used once)1110
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji798
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings1110
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count1499
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Cover of Brave Story
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Brave Story
Length (in words)5456
Unique words1212
Unique words (used once)673
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji533
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings691
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count17914
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Cover of Dragon Quest: Your Story
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Dragon Quest: Your Story
Length (in words)5807
Unique words1307
Unique words (used once)711
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji532
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings705
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count6602
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Brave Witches
Length (in words)19430
Unique words2894
Unique words (used once)1443
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1020
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings1480
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count16320
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Cover of Sora no Woto
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Sora no Woto
Length (in words)15323
Unique words2966
Unique words (used once)1671
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1147
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings1682
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count47608
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Cover of Nanatsu no Umi no Tico
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Nanatsu no Umi no Tico
Length (in words)48193
Unique words5191
Unique words (used once)2525
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1309
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings2029
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count1610
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Cover of Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
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Maoyuu Maou Yuusha
Length (in words)25008
Unique words4659
Unique words (used once)2517
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1513
Unique kanji (used once)383
Unique kanji readings2382
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count175222
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Hamatora
Length (in words)22860
Unique words3951
Unique words (used once)2048
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1312
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2020
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count111114
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Saki
Length (in words)41892
Unique words4390
Unique words (used once)2033
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1258
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings1943
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
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Mahou Sensou
Length (in words)16735
Unique words2597
Unique words (used once)1387
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji955
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings1374
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
MAL avg. rating6.0
MAL rating count98267
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Cover of Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
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Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e
Length (in words)22052
Unique words3356
Unique words (used once)1736
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1076
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1605
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count430929
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Cover of Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet
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Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet
Length (in words)21706
Unique words3341
Unique words (used once)1748
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1072
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1586
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count120014
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Cover of Shin Sakura Taisen the Animation
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Shin Sakura Taisen the Animation
Length (in words)16466
Unique words2843
Unique words (used once)1527
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1061
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings1561
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
MAL avg. rating5.8
MAL rating count2767
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Slayers Revolution
Length (in words)23034
Unique words3586
Unique words (used once)1891
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1236
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings1869
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count16412
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Cover of Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon SuperS
Length (in words)57354
Unique words5294
Unique words (used once)2446
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1265
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings1993
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count55817
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Strike the Blood
Length (in words)44134
Unique words5486
Unique words (used once)2809
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1435
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings2269
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count257608
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Cover of Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
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Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
Length (in words)27702
Unique words3965
Unique words (used once)2081
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1237
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings1823
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
MAL avg. rating8.7
MAL rating count1012815
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Cannon Busters
Length (in words)18982
Unique words3259
Unique words (used once)1764
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1019
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings1491
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating6.4
MAL rating count14363
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Cover of Doraemon Movie 15: Nobita to Mugen Sankenshi
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Doraemon Movie 15: Nobita to Mugen Sankenshi
Length (in words)6842
Unique words1562
Unique words (used once)869
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji645
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings861
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count2748
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Cover of Kuroko no Basket: Baka ja Katenai no yo!
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Kuroko no Basket: Baka ja Katenai no yo!
Length (in words)2132
Unique words811
Unique words (used once)515
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji424
Unique kanji (used once)182
Unique kanji readings545
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count23401
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Taisou Zamurai
Length (in words)15275
Unique words2664
Unique words (used once)1378
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji888
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings1304
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
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Cover of Zero no Tsukaima
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Zero no Tsukaima
Length (in words)23045
Unique words3430
Unique words (used once)1754
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1141
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings1684
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count393002
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
Length (in words)68475
Unique words5786
Unique words (used once)2522
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1352
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings2152
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count171462
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Angel Beats
Length (in words)27164
Unique words4115
Unique words (used once)2212
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1285
Unique kanji (used once)371
Unique kanji readings1996
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count1056218
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Sekirei
Length (in words)19809
Unique words3093
Unique words (used once)1633
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1075
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings1597
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count176708
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Fractale
Length (in words)17448
Unique words2880
Unique words (used once)1558
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1024
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings1482
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count31751
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Cover of Muhyo to Rouji no Mahouritsu Soudan Jimusho
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Muhyo to Rouji no Mahouritsu Soudan Jimusho
Length (in words)17362
Unique words2967
Unique words (used once)1570
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1010
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1507
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count10266
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Little Busters
Length (in words)41325
Unique words5122
Unique words (used once)2605
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1455
Unique kanji (used once)350
Unique kanji readings2282
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count89356
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Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
Length (in words)21842
Unique words3688
Unique words (used once)2020
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1267
Unique kanji (used once)375
Unique kanji readings1897
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count110261
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Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus
Length (in words)16436
Unique words3256
Unique words (used once)1770
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1102
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1609
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count170149
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Steamboy
Length (in words)8144
Unique words1583
Unique words (used once)888
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji733
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings962
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count35412
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Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Byouki no Kuni - For You
Length (in words)1496
Unique words551
Unique words (used once)358
Unique words (used once %)64%
Unique kanji322
Unique kanji (used once)161
Unique kanji readings399
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count19248
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