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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 Highschool of the Dead
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Highschool of the Dead
Length (in words)15976
Unique words2983
Unique words (used once)1612
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1040
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings1515
Average difficulty47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count757968
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Yumekui Merry
Length (in words)17119
Unique words2724
Unique words (used once)1481
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji949
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1391
Average difficulty47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count56315
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Length (in words)46914
Unique words4989
Unique words (used once)2454
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1393
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings2170
Average difficulty47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count324876
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Mousou Dairinin
Length (in words)17602
Unique words3297
Unique words (used once)1879
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1136
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings1694
Average difficulty47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count122073
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Mushishi Zoku Shou
Length (in words)10669
Unique words2151
Unique words (used once)1156
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji905
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1282
Average difficulty47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating8.7
MAL rating count95136
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Gunjou no Magmel
Length (in words)13728
Unique words2470
Unique words (used once)1304
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji904
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings1275
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating6.1
MAL rating count48052
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Beyblade Burst
Length (in words)78123
Unique words4926
Unique words (used once)2014
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1180
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings1816
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
MAL avg. rating6.4
MAL rating count10624
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Cover of Tsubasa Chronicle: Tokyo Revelations
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Tsubasa Chronicle: Tokyo Revelations
Length (in words)5077
Unique words1072
Unique words (used once)549
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji547
Unique kanji (used once)207
Unique kanji readings710
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count41374
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Kaiba
Length (in words)13921
Unique words2565
Unique words (used once)1418
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji962
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings1369
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count35208
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Mairimashita! Iruma-kun
Length (in words)39466
Unique words5089
Unique words (used once)2420
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1271
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings2014
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count131801
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Final Fantasy VII Advent Children
Length (in words)3526
Unique words982
Unique words (used once)556
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji477
Unique kanji (used once)186
Unique kanji readings618
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count134690
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Hikaru no Go
Length (in words)32251
Unique words3478
Unique words (used once)1683
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1059
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings1602
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count51914
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Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai Kara Kuru Sou Desu yo
Length (in words)17939
Unique words3352
Unique words (used once)1827
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1144
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1739
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count262335
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Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita
Length (in words)23598
Unique words4799
Unique words (used once)2828
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1449
Unique kanji (used once)384
Unique kanji readings2211
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count52290
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Umi ga Kikoeru
Length (in words)5987
Unique words1410
Unique words (used once)786
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji558
Unique kanji (used once)204
Unique kanji readings745
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
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Bayonetta - Bloody Fate
Length (in words)4404
Unique words1244
Unique words (used once)749
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji621
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings830
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count20086
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Fullmetal Alchemist
Length (in words)77892
Unique words6565
Unique words (used once)3108
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1484
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2455
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count743325
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Sekirei S2
Length (in words)22069
Unique words3273
Unique words (used once)1745
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1103
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1653
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count115208
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Black Fox
Length (in words)3963
Unique words1057
Unique words (used once)615
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji554
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings694
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count26850
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Cover of Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 2
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Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie Part 2
Length (in words)5479
Unique words1201
Unique words (used once)650
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji541
Unique kanji (used once)214
Unique kanji readings701
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count3691
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07-Ghost
Length (in words)32533
Unique words4036
Unique words (used once)1988
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1321
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings2067
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count91094
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Cover of Saenai Heroine No Sodatekata S2
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Saenai Heroine No Sodatekata S2
Length (in words)23575
Unique words3421
Unique words (used once)1787
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1084
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings1585
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count135242
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Majin Bone
Length (in words)72023
Unique words6200
Unique words (used once)2892
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1421
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings2333
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count2217
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Cover of One Piece Arc 35 (490-516): Post-War
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One Piece Arc 35 (490-516): Post-War
Length (in words)40446
Unique words4908
Unique words (used once)2522
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1286
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings2073
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count989388
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Bokurano
Length (in words)34989
Unique words4207
Unique words (used once)2109
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1264
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings1912
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count43340
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Tsubasa Chronicle
Length (in words)33706
Unique words3575
Unique words (used once)1612
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1170
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1772
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count83744
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Cover of Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
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Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
Length (in words)42245
Unique words5247
Unique words (used once)2616
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1334
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings2041
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count233707
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Uchuu no Stellvia
Length (in words)43673
Unique words5395
Unique words (used once)2732
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1331
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings2088
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count8318
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Imanara Maniau! Log Horizon
Length (in words)5006
Unique words1459
Unique words (used once)897
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji654
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings873
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count6851
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Cover of Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
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Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
Length (in words)16215
Unique words2872
Unique words (used once)1552
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1059
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings1553
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count227022
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Cover of One Piece Arc 12 (78-91): Drum Island
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One Piece Arc 12 (78-91): Drum Island
Length (in words)22320
Unique words3092
Unique words (used once)1559
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1007
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings1479
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count989388
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Infinite Dendrogram
Length (in words)23068
Unique words3870
Unique words (used once)2033
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1188
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings1773
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
MAL avg. rating6.2
MAL rating count51831
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Tokyo Ghoul
Length (in words)17606
Unique words3052
Unique words (used once)1708
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1107
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1642
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count1410988
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Denpa Kyoushi
Length (in words)42970
Unique words5349
Unique words (used once)2681
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1320
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings2084
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count55009
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Listeners
Length (in words)20903
Unique words3406
Unique words (used once)1841
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1136
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings1658
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MAL avg. rating5.4
MAL rating count14039
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Cover of One Piece Arc 08 (62-63): Reverse Mountain
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One Piece Arc 08 (62-63): Reverse Mountain
Length (in words)3521
Unique words924
Unique words (used once)510
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji431
Unique kanji (used once)192
Unique kanji readings526
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count989388
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Cover of One Piece Arc 03 (9-18): Syrup Village
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One Piece Arc 03 (9-18): Syrup Village
Length (in words)15543
Unique words2319
Unique words (used once)1160
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji816
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings1149
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count989388
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Cover of Gokushufudou S2
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Gokushufudou S2
Length (in words)6287
Unique words1906
Unique words (used once)1165
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji800
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1098
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count51399
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Kuroshitsuji
Length (in words)37422
Unique words5719
Unique words (used once)3066
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1647
Unique kanji (used once)390
Unique kanji readings2674
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count483513
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Gakusen Toshi Asterisk S2
Length (in words)20705
Unique words3409
Unique words (used once)1743
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1134
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings1628
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count234869
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Tekkon Kinkreet
Length (in words)6183
Unique words1601
Unique words (used once)969
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji716
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings978
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count37743
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Deca-Dence
Length (in words)18505
Unique words2781
Unique words (used once)1358
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji914
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings1285
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
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Mirai Shounen Conan
Length (in words)35494
Unique words3655
Unique words (used once)1679
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1122
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings1674
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count12750
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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. S3
Length (in words)7437
Unique words1661
Unique words (used once)926
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji705
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings955
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count84079
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Cover of One Piece Arc 42 (747-750): Silver Mine
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One Piece Arc 42 (747-750): Silver Mine
Length (in words)5376
Unique words1305
Unique words (used once)699
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji610
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings785
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count989388
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Hero Mask S2
Length (in words)8116
Unique words1815
Unique words (used once)1058
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji776
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1075
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
MAL avg. rating6.5
MAL rating count3594
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Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Fine
Length (in words)10645
Unique words2028
Unique words (used once)1104
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji774
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings1084
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count71754
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Slayers (1995)
Length (in words)38028
Unique words4622
Unique words (used once)2251
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1176
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1840
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count53229
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Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu
Length (in words)34126
Unique words4291
Unique words (used once)2114
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1275
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings1950
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count857392
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Log Horizon S3
Length (in words)24444
Unique words4368
Unique words (used once)2392
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1357
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings2070
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count53242
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