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

Bakuman

Length (in words)	52279
Unique words	4550
Unique words (used once)	2043
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1192
Unique kanji (used once)	261
Unique kanji readings	1822
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	8.2
MAL rating count	246785

Length (in words)	33833
Unique words	3968
Unique words (used once)	1946
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1148
Unique kanji (used once)	262
Unique kanji readings	1726
Difficulty	6/10

Length (in words)	4906
Unique words	1491
Unique words (used once)	910
Unique words (used once %)	61%
Unique kanji	765
Unique kanji (used once)	272
Unique kanji readings	1002
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	28206

Length (in words)	20804
Unique words	3761
Unique words (used once)	2073
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	1191
Unique kanji (used once)	354
Unique kanji readings	1757
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	28784

Length (in words)	15534
Unique words	2454
Unique words (used once)	1305
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	928
Unique kanji (used once)	269
Unique kanji readings	1354
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	5.8
MAL rating count	10854

Length (in words)	41326
Unique words	5123
Unique words (used once)	2605
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1455
Unique kanji (used once)	350
Unique kanji readings	2282
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.5
MAL rating count	89356

Length (in words)	20998
Unique words	3702
Unique words (used once)	1999
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1236
Unique kanji (used once)	287
Unique kanji readings	1899
Difficulty	6/10

Length (in words)	21029
Unique words	3239
Unique words (used once)	1656
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1097
Unique kanji (used once)	260
Unique kanji readings	1636
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	18692

Length (in words)	9670
Unique words	2044
Unique words (used once)	1129
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	786
Unique kanji (used once)	235
Unique kanji readings	1085
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	17309

Length (in words)	10669
Unique words	2151
Unique words (used once)	1156
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	905
Unique kanji (used once)	295
Unique kanji readings	1282
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	8.7
MAL rating count	95136

Length (in words)	34880
Unique words	4146
Unique words (used once)	2061
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1355
Unique kanji (used once)	322
Unique kanji readings	2078
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	8.0
MAL rating count	91911

Length (in words)	31835
Unique words	4248
Unique words (used once)	2165
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1323
Unique kanji (used once)	347
Unique kanji readings	2014
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	8.4
MAL rating count	98195

Length (in words)	28692
Unique words	4576
Unique words (used once)	2540
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	1311
Unique kanji (used once)	330
Unique kanji readings	2048
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.7
MAL rating count	74043

Length (in words)	18505
Unique words	2781
Unique words (used once)	1358
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	914
Unique kanji (used once)	238
Unique kanji readings	1285
Difficulty	6/10

Length (in words)	21054
Unique words	3162
Unique words (used once)	1626
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1192
Unique kanji (used once)	335
Unique kanji readings	1777
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	8.7
MAL rating count	509836

Length (in words)	65559
Unique words	6351
Unique words (used once)	3088
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1589
Unique kanji (used once)	301
Unique kanji readings	2619
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	8.8
MAL rating count	288961

Length (in words)	22000
Unique words	3470
Unique words (used once)	1841
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1118
Unique kanji (used once)	292
Unique kanji readings	1675
Difficulty	6/10

Length (in words)	21237
Unique words	4027
Unique words (used once)	2240
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	1235
Unique kanji (used once)	296
Unique kanji readings	1900
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	6.8
MAL rating count	7899

Length (in words)	26667
Unique words	4170
Unique words (used once)	2279
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	1205
Unique kanji (used once)	310
Unique kanji readings	1813
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	97195

Length (in words)	41395
Unique words	4855
Unique words (used once)	2341
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1260
Unique kanji (used once)	246
Unique kanji readings	1973
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	9.1
MAL rating count	1052543

Length (in words)	13732
Unique words	2581
Unique words (used once)	1405
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	935
Unique kanji (used once)	282
Unique kanji readings	1335
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.7
MAL rating count	155499

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Anime difficulty list

Bakuman

Plunderer

Captain Herlock (2013)

Dragon Pilot: -Hisone & Masotan-

Swordgai The Animation S2

Little Busters

Golden Kamuy

Mayonaka no Occult Koumuin

Kidou Senshi Gundam II: Ai Senshi-hen

Mushishi Zoku Shou

Mawaru Penguindrum

Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru

Arakawa Under the Bridge S2

Deca-Dence

Made in Abyss

Monogatari Series: Second Season

Gakusen Toshi Asterisk

Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai

Handa-kun

Steins;Gate

Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria

Kabukichou Sherlock

Sword Art Online S2

ULTRAMAN

Coppelion

Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome

Giant Killing

Ao no Exorcist

Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Macross II: Lovers Again

Nisemonogatari

Slayers (1995)

The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.

Shokugeki no Soma S3 Part 1

One Piece Arc 01 (1-3): Romance Dawn

One Piece Arc 02 (4-8): Orange Town

One Piece Arc 03 (9-18): Syrup Village

One Piece Arc 04 (19-30): Baratie

One Piece Arc 05 (31-45): Arlong Park

One Piece Arc 06 (46-47): Buggy Side Story

One Piece Arc 07 (48-53): Loguetown

One Piece Arc 08 (62-63): Reverse Mountain

One Piece Arc 09 (64-67): Whisky Peak

One Piece Arc 10 (68-69): Koby and Helmeppo

One Piece Arc 11 (70-77): Little Garden

One Piece Arc 12 (78-91): Drum Island

One Piece Arc 13 (92-130): Arabasta

One Piece Arc 14 (131-135): Post-Arabasta

One Piece Arc 15 (136-138): Goat Island

Length (in words)	19900
Unique words	3201
Unique words (used once)	1667
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1125
Unique kanji (used once)	293
Unique kanji readings	1663
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	163085

Length (in words)	37957
Unique words	5300
Unique words (used once)	2706
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1363
Unique kanji (used once)	287
Unique kanji readings	2151
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	6.9
MAL rating count	17070

Length (in words)	36838
Unique words	4950
Unique words (used once)	2522
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1304
Unique kanji (used once)	286
Unique kanji readings	2008
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	1041027

Length (in words)	15230
Unique words	2460
Unique words (used once)	1329
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	900
Unique kanji (used once)	252
Unique kanji readings	1275
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	9020

Length (in words)	24992
Unique words	3734
Unique words (used once)	1918
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1189
Unique kanji (used once)	260
Unique kanji readings	1817
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	6.5
MAL rating count	45206

Length (in words)	7846
Unique words	2280
Unique words (used once)	1460
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	985
Unique kanji (used once)	359
Unique kanji readings	1393
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	8.2
MAL rating count	35772

Length (in words)	37195
Unique words	4036
Unique words (used once)	1879
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1124
Unique kanji (used once)	275
Unique kanji readings	1683
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.6
MAL rating count	29999

Length (in words)	45643
Unique words	5730
Unique words (used once)	2872
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1542
Unique kanji (used once)	331
Unique kanji readings	2484
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	7.6
MAL rating count	920391

Length (in words)	55421
Unique words	6425
Unique words (used once)	3335
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1467
Unique kanji (used once)	275
Unique kanji readings	2445
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	8.3
MAL rating count	1057845

Length (in words)	7770
Unique words	1812
Unique words (used once)	1044
Unique words (used once %)	57%
Unique kanji	765
Unique kanji (used once)	269
Unique kanji readings	1025
Difficulty	6/10
MAL avg. rating	6.3
MAL rating count	5175