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.

If you already have an anime in mind which is around your level you can also search for it, and then click on "Show details..." to see anime of similar difficulty.

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Anime

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Length (in words)	276955
Unique words	16481
Unique words (used once)	6439
Unique words (used once %)	39%
Unique kanji	2116
Unique kanji (used once)	253
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	59323
Unique words	6464
Unique words (used once)	2955
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1506
Unique kanji (used once)	260
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	68803
Unique words	7031
Unique words (used once)	3273
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1529
Unique kanji (used once)	268
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	79070
Unique words	6481
Unique words (used once)	2815
Unique words (used once %)	43%
Unique kanji	1411
Unique kanji (used once)	208
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	35070
Unique words	5380
Unique words (used once)	2807
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1396
Unique kanji (used once)	284
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	22349
Unique words	4234
Unique words (used once)	2246
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1328
Unique kanji (used once)	314
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	26485
Unique words	5066
Unique words (used once)	2844
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	1484
Unique kanji (used once)	346
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	80280
Unique words	7311
Unique words (used once)	3108
Unique words (used once %)	42%
Unique kanji	1701
Unique kanji (used once)	263
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	51254
Unique words	7058
Unique words (used once)	3527
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1634
Unique kanji (used once)	297
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	25822
Unique words	4561
Unique words (used once)	2402
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1322
Unique kanji (used once)	317
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	45083
Unique words	5143
Unique words (used once)	2587
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	1404
Unique kanji (used once)	308
Difficulty	10/10

Length (in words)	45603
Unique words	5582
Unique words (used once)	2729
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1335
Unique kanji (used once)	244
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	21896
Unique words	3533
Unique words (used once)	1877
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1167
Unique kanji (used once)	273
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	66374
Unique words	6146
Unique words (used once)	2736
Unique words (used once %)	44%
Unique kanji	1440
Unique kanji (used once)	262
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	40167
Unique words	4825
Unique words (used once)	2407
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1317
Unique kanji (used once)	251
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	38913
Unique words	5273
Unique words (used once)	2626
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1427
Unique kanji (used once)	303
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	36006
Unique words	5094
Unique words (used once)	2624
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1403
Unique kanji (used once)	286
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	38083
Unique words	6002
Unique words (used once)	3080
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1484
Unique kanji (used once)	268
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	38651
Unique words	5426
Unique words (used once)	2831
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	1476
Unique kanji (used once)	320
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	38735
Unique words	4779
Unique words (used once)	2336
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1320
Unique kanji (used once)	288
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	106064
Unique words	8058
Unique words (used once)	3684
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1575
Unique kanji (used once)	224
Difficulty	9/10

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Anime difficulty list

Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Yuusha-Ou GaoGaiGar

Soukou Kihei Votoms

Mobile Suit Gundam Wing

Jujutsu Kaisen

Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These

Tatami Galaxy

Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi

Heavy Object

Hellsing Ultimate

Scryed

Beatless

Fate Extra: Last Encore

Kingdom

Zegapain

Juushinki Pandora - Last Hope

Betterman

Psycho Pass

Fate Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia

Fate Apocrypha

Turn A Gundam

Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann

Guin Saga

Berserk (2016)

Metal Armor Dragonar

Suisei no Gargantia

Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam

Basilisk

Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion R2

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure

Katanagatari

Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion

Eureka Seven

Shingeki no Kyojin

Kaiji S2

Onmyou Taisenki

Darker Than Black: Ryuusei No Gemini

Toaru Majutsu no Index S3

Eureka Seven AO

Taiyou no Kiba Dougram

Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note

Classroom Crisis

Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock

Zetsuen No Tempest

Terra e

Fate Zero

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Joker Game

Zipang

Length (in words)	68104
Unique words	6879
Unique words (used once)	3223
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1573
Unique kanji (used once)	295
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	40582
Unique words	4954
Unique words (used once)	2393
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1409
Unique kanji (used once)	285
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	39522
Unique words	4846
Unique words (used once)	2364
Unique words (used once %)	48%
Unique kanji	1354
Unique kanji (used once)	290
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	41460
Unique words	5927
Unique words (used once)	3027
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	1498
Unique kanji (used once)	329
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	84988
Unique words	8258
Unique words (used once)	3750
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1700
Unique kanji (used once)	268
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	19839
Unique words	3879
Unique words (used once)	2092
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1230
Unique kanji (used once)	282
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	74335
Unique words	5934
Unique words (used once)	2717
Unique words (used once %)	45%
Unique kanji	1373
Unique kanji (used once)	266
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	23705
Unique words	3539
Unique words (used once)	1904
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	1235
Unique kanji (used once)	381
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	49482
Unique words	5774
Unique words (used once)	2844
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	1465
Unique kanji (used once)	330
Difficulty	9/10

Length (in words)	46521
Unique words	5662
Unique words (used once)	2657
Unique words (used once %)	46%
Unique kanji	1402
Unique kanji (used once)	250
Difficulty	9/10