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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Legend of the Galactic Heroes Length (in words) 277270 Unique words 16579 Unique words (used once) 6484 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2116 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 3900 Difficulty 10/10 MAL avg. rating 9.1 MAL rating count 56056
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Hyouge Mono Length (in words) 56449 Unique words 7206 Unique words (used once) 3476 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1864 Unique kanji (used once) 382 Unique kanji readings 3366 Difficulty 10/10 MAL avg. rating 8.0 MAL rating count 2988
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Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 Length (in words) 39535 Unique words 5514 Unique words (used once) 2643 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1477 Unique kanji (used once) 282 Unique kanji readings 2295 Difficulty 9/10
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Length (in words) 22277 Unique words 4239 Unique words (used once) 2245 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1328 Unique kanji (used once) 314 Unique kanji readings 2006 Difficulty 9/10 MAL avg. rating 7.7 MAL rating count 25476
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Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi Length (in words) 83179 Unique words 7347 Unique words (used once) 3108 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1727 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 2973 Difficulty 9/10 MAL avg. rating 7.4 MAL rating count 1751
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Soukou Kihei Votoms Length (in words) 67454 Unique words 6922 Unique words (used once) 3233 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1529 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 2533 Difficulty 9/10 MAL avg. rating 7.7 MAL rating count 4409
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Metal Armor Dragonar Length (in words) 85257 Unique words 8210 Unique words (used once) 3743 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1701 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 2887 Difficulty 9/10 MAL avg. rating 6.7 MAL rating count 672
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Hellsing Ultimate Length (in words) 25701 Unique words 4521 Unique words (used once) 2382 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1324 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 2035 Difficulty 9/10 MAL avg. rating 8.4 MAL rating count 371981
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Yuusha-Ou GaoGaiGar Length (in words) 59093 Unique words 6434 Unique words (used once) 2946 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1511 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 2480 Difficulty 9/10 MAL avg. rating 7.8 MAL rating count 4610
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Jujutsu Kaisen Length (in words) 35373 Unique words 5377 Unique words (used once) 2793 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1411 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 2257 Difficulty 9/10 MAL avg. rating 7.6 MAL rating count 5867
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Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine Length (in words) 67934 Unique words 6834 Unique words (used once) 3234 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1578 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 2652 Difficulty 9/10 MAL avg. rating 6.9 MAL rating count 481
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Hokuto no Ken 2 Length (in words) 48653 Unique words 4418 Unique words (used once) 1977 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1248 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 1960 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.6 MAL rating count 12290
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Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Length (in words) 79240 Unique words 6456 Unique words (used once) 2803 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1413 Unique kanji (used once) 209 Unique kanji readings 2335 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.7 MAL rating count 76723
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Tatami Galaxy Length (in words) 26564 Unique words 5058 Unique words (used once) 2842 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1492 Unique kanji (used once) 348 Unique kanji readings 2363 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.6 MAL rating count 108272
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Yakitate!! Japan Length (in words) 153047 Unique words 10888 Unique words (used once) 4643 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1814 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 3260 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.9 MAL rating count 34302
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Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock Length (in words) 48501 Unique words 5573 Unique words (used once) 2612 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1379 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 2201 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.7 MAL rating count 7891
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Scryed Length (in words) 44849 Unique words 5073 Unique words (used once) 2559 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1407 Unique kanji (used once) 308 Unique kanji readings 2243 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.4 MAL rating count 34302
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Berserk (2016) Length (in words) 41176 Unique words 5839 Unique words (used once) 2979 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1498 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 2450 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 6.3 MAL rating count 127330
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Fate Extra: Last Encore Length (in words) 21895 Unique words 3521 Unique words (used once) 1864 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1172 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 1740 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 6.3 MAL rating count 72305
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Juushinki Pandora - Last Hope Length (in words) 38457 Unique words 5257 Unique words (used once) 2604 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1432 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 2225 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 6.3 MAL rating count 8260
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Bungou Stay Dogs S3 Length (in words) 20704 Unique words 3805 Unique words (used once) 2101 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1277 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 1939 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.2 MAL rating count 186796
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Battle Spirits: Burning Soul Length (in words) 77294 Unique words 5109 Unique words (used once) 2119 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1334 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 2091 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 6.7 MAL rating count 920
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Onmyou Taisenki Length (in words) 92035 Unique words 6586 Unique words (used once) 2960 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1630 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 2786 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.2 MAL rating count 1550
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Fate Apocrypha Length (in words) 38682 Unique words 4752 Unique words (used once) 2328 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1320 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 2097 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.2 MAL rating count 183669
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Black Lagoon - The Second Barrage Length (in words) 23848 Unique words 4634 Unique words (used once) 2727 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 1329 Unique kanji (used once) 350 Unique kanji readings 2029 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.2 MAL rating count 252689
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Turn A Gundam Length (in words) 106177 Unique words 7978 Unique words (used once) 3664 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1576 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 2703 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.7 MAL rating count 12497
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JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze Length (in words) 76113 Unique words 6145 Unique words (used once) 2683 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1437 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 2305 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.6 MAL rating count 568509
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Zipang Length (in words) 43867 Unique words 6161 Unique words (used once) 2937 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1500 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 2438 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.5 MAL rating count 5955
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Guin Saga Length (in words) 39459 Unique words 4796 Unique words (used once) 2328 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1354 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 2142 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.2 MAL rating count 12924
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Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam Length (in words) 74257 Unique words 5878 Unique words (used once) 2685 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1373 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 2192 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.9 MAL rating count 28132
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Baki Length (in words) 27780 Unique words 5126 Unique words (used once) 2805 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1392 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 2204 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.2 MAL rating count 116461
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Psycho Pass Length (in words) 38466 Unique words 6009 Unique words (used once) 3080 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1499 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 2401 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.4 MAL rating count 622919
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Length (in words) 46977 Unique words 6877 Unique words (used once) 3464 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1604 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 2639 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.4 MAL rating count 140326
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Space Runaway Ideon Length (in words) 63040 Unique words 5340 Unique words (used once) 2310 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1319 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 2104 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.0 MAL rating count 2692
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ID-0 Length (in words) 24519 Unique words 3793 Unique words (used once) 1952 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1130 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 1648 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 6.6 MAL rating count 7349
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Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion R2 Length (in words) 50022 Unique words 5780 Unique words (used once) 2859 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1470 Unique kanji (used once) 331 Unique kanji readings 2298 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.9 MAL rating count 938217
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Kaiji S2 Length (in words) 40511 Unique words 5254 Unique words (used once) 2506 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1372 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 2235 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.2 MAL rating count 81410
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Aura Battler Dunbine Length (in words) 86610 Unique words 6620 Unique words (used once) 2959 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1560 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 2578 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.0 MAL rating count 1609
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Length (in words) 46408 Unique words 5637 Unique words (used once) 2652 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1403 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 2284 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.0 MAL rating count 701531
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Lord El-Melloi II Sei no Jikenbo: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note Length (in words) 26974 Unique words 4355 Unique words (used once) 2318 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1354 Unique kanji (used once) 322 Unique kanji readings 2068 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.4 MAL rating count 44729
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Kaiji Length (in words) 43105 Unique words 5095 Unique words (used once) 2408 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1313 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 2065 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.3 MAL rating count 122619
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Darker Than Black: Ryuusei No Gemini Length (in words) 17404 Unique words 3236 Unique words (used once) 1858 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 1107 Unique kanji (used once) 335 Unique kanji readings 1622 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.5 MAL rating count 206481
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Basilisk Length (in words) 23849 Unique words 3527 Unique words (used once) 1901 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1248 Unique kanji (used once) 379 Unique kanji readings 1847 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.6 MAL rating count 67338
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Fate Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia Length (in words) 38882 Unique words 5412 Unique words (used once) 2826 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1481 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 2367 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.9 MAL rating count 81805
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Heybot! Length (in words) 97360 Unique words 10119 Unique words (used once) 4735 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1794 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 3115 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 6.0 MAL rating count 322
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Classroom Crisis Length (in words) 27114 Unique words 4416 Unique words (used once) 2285 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1342 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 2055 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.0 MAL rating count 40376
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Yu Yu Hakusho S2 Length (in words) 56178 Unique words 5571 Unique words (used once) 2546 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1341 Unique kanji (used once) 234 Unique kanji readings 2185 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.4 MAL rating count 238350
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Kingdom S2 Length (in words) 67120 Unique words 6519 Unique words (used once) 2901 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1528 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 2554 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 8.4 MAL rating count 39765
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Busou Renkin Length (in words) 42742 Unique words 5200 Unique words (used once) 2547 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1364 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 2187 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.3 MAL rating count 71042
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Terra e Length (in words) 36843 Unique words 4744 Unique words (used once) 2277 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1302 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 2029 Difficulty 8/10 MAL avg. rating 7.9 MAL rating count 16417