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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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Cover of Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Length (in words)277270
Unique words16578
Unique words (used once)6484
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2116
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings3900
Difficulty10/10
MAL avg. rating9.1
MAL rating count56056
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Cover of Hyouge Mono
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Hyouge Mono
Length (in words)56449
Unique words7204
Unique words (used once)3476
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1864
Unique kanji (used once)382
Unique kanji readings3366
Difficulty10/10
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count2988
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Cover of Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199
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Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199
Length (in words)39535
Unique words5514
Unique words (used once)2643
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1477
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings2296
Difficulty9/10
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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)2245
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1328
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings2006
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count25476
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Cover of Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi
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Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi
Length (in words)83179
Unique words7344
Unique words (used once)3106
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1727
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2973
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count1751
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Cover of Soukou Kihei Votoms
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Soukou Kihei Votoms
Length (in words)67454
Unique words6922
Unique words (used once)3233
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1529
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2533
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count4409
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Cover of Metal Armor Dragonar
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Metal Armor Dragonar
Length (in words)85255
Unique words8205
Unique words (used once)3740
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1701
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2887
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count672
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Cover of Hellsing Ultimate
Anime
Hellsing Ultimate
Length (in words)25701
Unique words4520
Unique words (used once)2381
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1324
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings2035
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count371981
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Cover of Yuusha-Ou GaoGaiGar
Anime
Yuusha-Ou GaoGaiGar
Length (in words)59091
Unique words6434
Unique words (used once)2947
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1511
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2481
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count4610
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Cover of Jujutsu Kaisen
Anime
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 readings2257
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count5867
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Cover of Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine
Anime
Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine
Length (in words)67932
Unique words6832
Unique words (used once)3233
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1578
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2652
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count481
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Cover of Hokuto no Ken 2
Anime
Hokuto no Ken 2
Length (in words)48712
Unique words4417
Unique words (used once)1976
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1248
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1960
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count12290
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Cover of Tatami Galaxy
Anime
Tatami Galaxy
Length (in words)26563
Unique words5056
Unique words (used once)2840
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1492
Unique kanji (used once)348
Unique kanji readings2363
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count108272
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Cover of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
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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 readings2335
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count76723
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Cover of Yakitate!! Japan
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Yakitate!! Japan
Length (in words)153048
Unique words10886
Unique words (used once)4643
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1814
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings3259
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count34302
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Cover of Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock
Anime
Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock
Length (in words)48501
Unique words5571
Unique words (used once)2612
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1379
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings2201
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count7891
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Cover of Scryed
Anime
Scryed
Length (in words)44849
Unique words5073
Unique words (used once)2559
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1407
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings2243
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count34302
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Cover of Berserk (2016)
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Berserk (2016)
Length (in words)41176
Unique words5838
Unique words (used once)2979
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1498
Unique kanji (used once)328
Unique kanji readings2450
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count127330
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Cover of Fate Extra: Last Encore
Anime
Fate Extra: Last Encore
Length (in words)21895
Unique words3521
Unique words (used once)1864
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1172
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings1740
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count72305
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Cover of Juushinki Pandora - Last Hope
Anime
Juushinki Pandora - Last Hope
Length (in words)38457
Unique words5256
Unique words (used once)2604
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1432
Unique kanji (used once)305
Unique kanji readings2225
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count8260
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Cover of Bungou Stay Dogs S3
Anime
Bungou Stay Dogs S3
Length (in words)20704
Unique words3805
Unique words (used once)2101
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1277
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings1939
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count186796
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Cover of Battle Spirits: Burning Soul
Anime
Battle Spirits: Burning Soul
Length (in words)77293
Unique words5109
Unique words (used once)2119
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1334
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings2090
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count920
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Cover of Black Lagoon - The Second Barrage
Anime
Black Lagoon - The Second Barrage
Length (in words)23849
Unique words4635
Unique words (used once)2728
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1329
Unique kanji (used once)350
Unique kanji readings2029
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count252689
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Cover of Fate Apocrypha
Anime
Fate Apocrypha
Length (in words)38681
Unique words4751
Unique words (used once)2327
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1320
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings2097
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count183669
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Cover of Onmyou Taisenki
Anime
Onmyou Taisenki
Length (in words)92034
Unique words6584
Unique words (used once)2960
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1630
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings2787
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count1550
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Cover of Zipang
Anime
Zipang
Length (in words)43867
Unique words6159
Unique words (used once)2936
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1500
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2438
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count5955
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Cover of Turn A Gundam
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Turn A Gundam
Length (in words)106175
Unique words7975
Unique words (used once)3661
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1576
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings2703
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count12497
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Cover of JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze
Anime
JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze
Length (in words)76113
Unique words6145
Unique words (used once)2683
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1437
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings2305
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count568509
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Cover of Guin Saga
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Guin Saga
Length (in words)39459
Unique words4794
Unique words (used once)2327
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1354
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings2142
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count12924
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Cover of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Anime
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
Length (in words)74257
Unique words5878
Unique words (used once)2685
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1373
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2192
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count28132
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Cover of Baki
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Baki
Length (in words)27780
Unique words5125
Unique words (used once)2804
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1392
Unique kanji (used once)307
Unique kanji readings2204
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count116461
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Cover of Psycho Pass
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Psycho Pass
Length (in words)38466
Unique words6008
Unique words (used once)3079
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1499
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings2401
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count622919
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Cover of ID-0
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ID-0
Length (in words)24518
Unique words3791
Unique words (used once)1950
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1130
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1648
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count7349
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Cover of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Length (in words)46977
Unique words6877
Unique words (used once)3464
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1604
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2639
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count140326
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Cover of Space Runaway Ideon
Anime
Space Runaway Ideon
Length (in words)63040
Unique words5339
Unique words (used once)2310
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1319
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings2104
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count2692
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Cover of Kaiji S2
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Kaiji S2
Length (in words)40511
Unique words5254
Unique words (used once)2507
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1372
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings2235
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count81410
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Cover of Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion R2
Anime
Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion R2
Length (in words)50022
Unique words5781
Unique words (used once)2860
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1470
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings2300
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.9
MAL rating count938217
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Cover of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Length (in words)46408
Unique words5637
Unique words (used once)2652
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1403
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings2285
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count701531
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Cover of Aura Battler Dunbine
Anime
Aura Battler Dunbine
Length (in words)86609
Unique words6618
Unique words (used once)2960
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1560
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings2578
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count1609
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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 words4355
Unique words (used once)2318
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1354
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings2068
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count44729
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Kaiji
Length (in words)43105
Unique words5095
Unique words (used once)2408
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1313
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings2065
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count122619
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Cover of Darker Than Black: Ryuusei No Gemini
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Darker Than Black: Ryuusei No Gemini
Length (in words)17404
Unique words3236
Unique words (used once)1858
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji1107
Unique kanji (used once)335
Unique kanji readings1622
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count206481
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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)2826
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1481
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings2367
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count81805
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Cover of Basilisk
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Basilisk
Length (in words)23849
Unique words3526
Unique words (used once)1901
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1248
Unique kanji (used once)379
Unique kanji readings1847
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count67338
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Cover of Classroom Crisis
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Classroom Crisis
Length (in words)27113
Unique words4416
Unique words (used once)2285
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1342
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2055
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count40376
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Heybot!
Length (in words)97358
Unique words10116
Unique words (used once)4733
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1794
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings3114
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating6.0
MAL rating count322
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Cover of Yu Yu Hakusho S2
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Yu Yu Hakusho S2
Length (in words)56177
Unique words5570
Unique words (used once)2545
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1341
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings2185
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count238350
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Kingdom S2
Length (in words)67120
Unique words6518
Unique words (used once)2901
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1528
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings2554
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count39765
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Busou Renkin
Length (in words)42742
Unique words5198
Unique words (used once)2546
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1364
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2187
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count71042
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Terra e
Length (in words)36843
Unique words4743
Unique words (used once)2277
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1302
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings2029
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count16417
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