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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 Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These
Length (in words)22277
Unique words4239
Unique words (used once)2246
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1328
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings2006
Average difficulty87/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count25476
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Cover of Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note
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Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note
Length (in words)26974
Unique words4354
Unique words (used once)2316
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1354
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings2068
Average difficulty85/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count44729
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Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi
Length (in words)83179
Unique words7341
Unique words (used once)3104
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1727
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2973
Average difficulty84/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count1751
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Length (in words)277269
Unique words16577
Unique words (used once)6484
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2116
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings3900
Average difficulty83/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
MAL avg. rating9.1
MAL rating count56056
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Cover of Soukou Kihei Votoms: Kakuyaku taru Itan
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Soukou Kihei Votoms: Kakuyaku taru Itan
Length (in words)5940
Unique words1565
Unique words (used once)964
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji785
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings1053
Average difficulty83/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count1245
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Metal Armor Dragonar
Length (in words)85252
Unique words8203
Unique words (used once)3740
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1701
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2887
Average difficulty83/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)95/100
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count672
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Hyouge Mono
Length (in words)56449
Unique words7203
Unique words (used once)3475
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1864
Unique kanji (used once)382
Unique kanji readings3366
Average difficulty82/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count2988
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Cover of Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine
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Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine
Length (in words)67932
Unique words6829
Unique words (used once)3231
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1578
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2653
Average difficulty82/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)95/100
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count481
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Cover of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heir to the Stars
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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation - Heir to the Stars
Length (in words)6531
Unique words1511
Unique words (used once)880
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji679
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings915
Average difficulty82/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating7.1
MAL rating count5026
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Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199
Length (in words)39535
Unique words5513
Unique words (used once)2641
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1477
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings2296
Average difficulty81/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)97/100
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Eureka Seven
Length (in words)75759
Unique words7161
Unique words (used once)3288
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1486
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings2441
Average difficulty81/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count157765
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Bungou Stay Dogs
Length (in words)22833
Unique words4100
Unique words (used once)2261
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1352
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings2073
Average difficulty81/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count453557
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Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution 1
Length (in words)6250
Unique words1461
Unique words (used once)787
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji660
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings884
Average difficulty81/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count2282
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Cover of Fate Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia
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Fate Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia
Length (in words)38882
Unique words5412
Unique words (used once)2825
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1481
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings2368
Average difficulty81/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count81805
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Fate Extra: Last Encore
Length (in words)21895
Unique words3520
Unique words (used once)1864
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1172
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings1740
Average difficulty80/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count72305
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Guin Saga
Length (in words)39459
Unique words4793
Unique words (used once)2327
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1354
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings2142
Average difficulty80/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)95/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count12924
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Juushinki Pandora - Last Hope
Length (in words)38457
Unique words5256
Unique words (used once)2606
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1432
Unique kanji (used once)305
Unique kanji readings2226
Average difficulty80/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count8260
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Psycho Pass
Length (in words)38466
Unique words6007
Unique words (used once)3079
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1499
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings2402
Average difficulty80/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count622919
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Cover of Soukou Kihei Votoms
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Soukou Kihei Votoms
Length (in words)67453
Unique words6920
Unique words (used once)3232
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1529
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2533
Average difficulty80/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count4409
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Cover of Jujutsu Kaisen
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Jujutsu Kaisen
Length (in words)35374
Unique words5378
Unique words (used once)2794
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1411
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings2258
Average difficulty80/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count5867
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ID-0
Length (in words)24517
Unique words3791
Unique words (used once)1950
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1130
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1649
Average difficulty80/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count7349
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Cover of Kingdom S2
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Kingdom S2
Length (in words)67120
Unique words6517
Unique words (used once)2902
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1528
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings2554
Average difficulty80/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count39765
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Cover of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers
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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation II - Lovers
Length (in words)7042
Unique words1586
Unique words (used once)937
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji684
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings926
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count4519
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Kyokou Suiri
Length (in words)27709
Unique words4062
Unique words (used once)2147
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1204
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings1852
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)96/100
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Baki S2
Length (in words)16540
Unique words3497
Unique words (used once)1926
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1144
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1713
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count51596
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Yakitate!! Japan
Length (in words)153048
Unique words10885
Unique words (used once)4643
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1814
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings3260
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count34302
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Hellsing Ultimate
Length (in words)25697
Unique words4519
Unique words (used once)2382
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1324
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings2035
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count371981
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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Length (in words)74257
Unique words5876
Unique words (used once)2684
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1373
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2193
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count28132
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Yuusha-Ou GaoGaiGar Final
Length (in words)11265
Unique words2176
Unique words (used once)1123
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji873
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings1222
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count3383
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Kingdom
Length (in words)66452
Unique words6132
Unique words (used once)2733
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1453
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings2438
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count47140
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Cover of Kidou Senshi Gundam
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Kidou Senshi Gundam
Length (in words)65581
Unique words5721
Unique words (used once)2472
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1298
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings2080
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count57029
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Zipang
Length (in words)43865
Unique words6157
Unique words (used once)2936
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1500
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2438
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count5955
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Berserk - The Golden Age III - Descent
Length (in words)3242
Unique words1014
Unique words (used once)624
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji533
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings682
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count107806
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Hokuto no Ken 2
Length (in words)48712
Unique words4416
Unique words (used once)1976
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1248
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1960
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count12290
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Yuusha-Ou GaoGaiGar
Length (in words)59091
Unique words6434
Unique words (used once)2946
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1511
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2482
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count4610
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Bungou Stay Dogs S3
Length (in words)20704
Unique words3804
Unique words (used once)2101
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1277
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings1939
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count186796
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Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova DC
Length (in words)5473
Unique words1570
Unique words (used once)953
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji726
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings967
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count10068
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Koukaku no Regios
Length (in words)35387
Unique words4318
Unique words (used once)2206
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1210
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings1887
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count92093
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Youjo Senki
Length (in words)20552
Unique words4203
Unique words (used once)2274
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1328
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings1960
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count359541
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Terra e
Length (in words)36843
Unique words4742
Unique words (used once)2277
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1302
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings2029
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count16417
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JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze
Length (in words)76113
Unique words6144
Unique words (used once)2684
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1437
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings2306
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count568509
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Youjo Senki (Movie)
Length (in words)6817
Unique words2093
Unique words (used once)1308
Unique words (used once %)62%
Unique kanji949
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings1284
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count93124
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Fate Apocrypha
Length (in words)38681
Unique words4750
Unique words (used once)2326
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1320
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings2097
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count183669
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Mazinger Z tai Ankoku Daishougun
Length (in words)2113
Unique words684
Unique words (used once)414
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji382
Unique kanji (used once)180
Unique kanji readings469
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count837
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Dies Irae
Length (in words)27395
Unique words3847
Unique words (used once)1978
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1213
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings1829
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)95/100
MAL avg. rating5.4
MAL rating count30848
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Owarimonogatari S2
Length (in words)16131
Unique words2817
Unique words (used once)1584
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1079
Unique kanji (used once)328
Unique kanji readings1568
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)96/100
MAL avg. rating8.9
MAL rating count170799
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Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
Length (in words)18562
Unique words3294
Unique words (used once)1723
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1078
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings1586
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count61000
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Basilisk
Length (in words)23849
Unique words3527
Unique words (used once)1901
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1248
Unique kanji (used once)379
Unique kanji readings1848
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count67338
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
Length (in words)79240
Unique words6456
Unique words (used once)2802
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1413
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings2336
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count76723
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Scryed
Length (in words)44849
Unique words5072
Unique words (used once)2558
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1407
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings2244
Average difficulty75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count34302
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