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.

The difficulty ratings were generated automatically by a machine learning model. If you're interested in how we calculated them take a look here. We do not distribute any copyrighted materials from any of these works; we only provide aggregate statistics.

We also have other difficulty lists if you're interested:

Live actionNovelsVisual novelsWeb novels

Join our Discord!Become a patron!

Sort by
Advanced search...

Showing 51..100 from 1396 entries

Cover of Katanagatari
Anime
Katanagatari
Length (in words)54894
Unique words5715
Unique words (used once)2741
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1455
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2403
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count177701
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Kingdom
Anime
Kingdom
Length (in words)66452
Unique words6133
Unique words (used once)2733
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1453
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings2438
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count47140
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Uchuu Kyoudai
Anime
Uchuu Kyoudai
Length (in words)132078
Unique words9690
Unique words (used once)3987
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1643
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings2794
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count39703
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Eureka Seven
Anime
Eureka Seven
Length (in words)75759
Unique words7162
Unique words (used once)3288
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1486
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings2441
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count157765
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Inazuma Eleven
Anime
Inazuma Eleven
Length (in words)174597
Unique words8440
Unique words (used once)3338
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1565
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2646
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count92549
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Boku no Hero Academia S4
Anime
Boku no Hero Academia S4
Length (in words)45136
Unique words6580
Unique words (used once)3333
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1604
Unique kanji (used once)338
Unique kanji readings2664
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count687209
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Heavy Object
Anime
Heavy Object
Length (in words)51148
Unique words7010
Unique words (used once)3497
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1636
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings2679
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count49625
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Tokyo Ravens
Anime
Tokyo Ravens
Length (in words)37322
Unique words5301
Unique words (used once)2725
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1532
Unique kanji (used once)352
Unique kanji readings2516
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count180506
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Kyokou Suiri
Anime
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
Difficulty8/10
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of InuYasha Kanketsu-hen
Anime
InuYasha Kanketsu-hen
Length (in words)49843
Unique words4025
Unique words (used once)1665
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1233
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1890
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count137857
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Anime
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann
Length (in words)40308
Unique words4882
Unique words (used once)2351
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1411
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings2270
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count719388
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Samurai Champloo
Anime
Samurai Champloo
Length (in words)33827
Unique words4716
Unique words (used once)2407
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1304
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings2061
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count497588
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Mushishi
Anime
Mushishi
Length (in words)38217
Unique words4554
Unique words (used once)2189
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1276
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings2054
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.7
MAL rating count215782
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion
Anime
Code Geass Lelouch Of The Rebellion
Length (in words)55263
Unique words6172
Unique words (used once)3017
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1519
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings2445
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.7
MAL rating count1087845
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Mazinger Z
Anime
Mazinger Z
Length (in words)132391
Unique words8116
Unique words (used once)3377
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1527
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings2591
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count4786
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Platinum End
Anime
Platinum End
Length (in words)48567
Unique words4763
Unique words (used once)2269
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1282
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2023
Difficulty8/10
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Baki S2
Anime
Baki S2
Length (in words)16540
Unique words3499
Unique words (used once)1927
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1144
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1713
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count51596
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Kidou Senshi Gundam
Anime
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 readings2079
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count57029
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Samurai Flamenco
Anime
Samurai Flamenco
Length (in words)38096
Unique words5333
Unique words (used once)2813
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1328
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings2104
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count46312
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Suisei no Gargantia
Anime
Suisei no Gargantia
Length (in words)19683
Unique words3841
Unique words (used once)2062
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1230
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1858
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count155790
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Boku no Hero Academia S5
Anime
Boku no Hero Academia S5
Length (in words)42548
Unique words6169
Unique words (used once)3118
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1508
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings2452
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count422034
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Kenpuu Denki Berserk
Anime
Kenpuu Denki Berserk
Length (in words)31394
Unique words4592
Unique words (used once)2397
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1293
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2047
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count244623
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Bungou Stay Dogs
Anime
Bungou Stay Dogs
Length (in words)22833
Unique words4102
Unique words (used once)2264
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1352
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings2073
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count453557
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Macross
Anime
Macross
Length (in words)57275
Unique words6287
Unique words (used once)2914
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1368
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2189
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count29594
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo
Anime
Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo
Length (in words)39407
Unique words4804
Unique words (used once)2391
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1394
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2199
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count68265
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Toaru Majutsu no Index S3
Anime
Toaru Majutsu no Index S3
Length (in words)47637
Unique words6585
Unique words (used once)3393
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1568
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2554
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count69969
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of One Punch Man
Anime
One Punch Man
Length (in words)21141
Unique words3992
Unique words (used once)2192
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1244
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings1891
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count1648568
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Baccano!
Anime
Baccano!
Length (in words)32714
Unique words3937
Unique words (used once)1933
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1214
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1847
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count321893
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Juuni Kokuki
Anime
Juuni Kokuki
Length (in words)82807
Unique words6621
Unique words (used once)2855
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1649
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings2756
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count36837
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Seikai no Monshou
Anime
Seikai no Monshou
Length (in words)25289
Unique words4081
Unique words (used once)2021
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1361
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings2064
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count16094
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Neon Genesis Evangelion
Anime
Neon Genesis Evangelion
Length (in words)48304
Unique words5539
Unique words (used once)2526
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1369
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings2141
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count757429
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Fate Zero
Anime
Fate Zero
Length (in words)44379
Unique words6504
Unique words (used once)3380
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1797
Unique kanji (used once)408
Unique kanji readings3063
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count673364
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Eureka Seven AO
Anime
Eureka Seven AO
Length (in words)37241
Unique words4618
Unique words (used once)2317
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1229
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1884
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count36440
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Nanatsu no Taizai S3
Anime
Nanatsu no Taizai S3
Length (in words)36380
Unique words4537
Unique words (used once)2293
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1350
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings2150
Difficulty7/10
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Overman King Gainer
Anime
Overman King Gainer
Length (in words)50356
Unique words5241
Unique words (used once)2657
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1432
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings2260
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count2996
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Ushio to Tora (TV) S2
Anime
Ushio to Tora (TV) S2
Length (in words)22438
Unique words2974
Unique words (used once)1577
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1046
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings1542
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count54617
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Zegapain
Anime
Zegapain
Length (in words)40162
Unique words4785
Unique words (used once)2374
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1318
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings2059
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count9419
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Shin Chuuka Ichiban!
Anime
Shin Chuuka Ichiban!
Length (in words)23197
Unique words3992
Unique words (used once)2035
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1329
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings2056
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.4
MAL rating count2806
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Durarara!!
Anime
Durarara!!
Length (in words)45029
Unique words5002
Unique words (used once)2473
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1361
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings2145
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count553655
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Yuukoku no Moriarty S2
Anime
Yuukoku no Moriarty S2
Length (in words)20123
Unique words3545
Unique words (used once)1918
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1158
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1756
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count81844
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX
Anime
Senki Zesshou Symphogear GX
Length (in words)21537
Unique words3613
Unique words (used once)1926
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1281
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings1932
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count17834
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Taiyou no Kiba Dougram
Anime
Taiyou no Kiba Dougram
Length (in words)135330
Unique words9845
Unique words (used once)4233
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1806
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3170
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count733
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
Anime
Tatakau Shisho: The Book of Bantorra
Length (in words)38409
Unique words4573
Unique words (used once)2217
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1407
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2226
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count13983
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio
Anime
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
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count61000
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Aldnoah Zero S2
Anime
Aldnoah Zero S2
Length (in words)17998
Unique words3524
Unique words (used once)1896
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1250
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1916
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count168230
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of SKET Dance
Anime
SKET Dance
Length (in words)167335
Unique words12421
Unique words (used once)5462
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1859
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings3319
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count64073
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Betterman
Anime
Betterman
Length (in words)36006
Unique words5040
Unique words (used once)2611
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1403
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings2208
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.6
MAL rating count3346
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of City Hunter
Anime
City Hunter
Length (in words)88623
Unique words8380
Unique words (used once)3984
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1638
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings2804
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count16992
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Bungou Stay Dogs S2
Anime
Bungou Stay Dogs S2
Length (in words)25325
Unique words4267
Unique words (used once)2226
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1344
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2078
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count321600
MyAnimeList
Show details...
Cover of Shin Sekai Yori
Anime
Shin Sekai Yori
Length (in words)41757
Unique words5497
Unique words (used once)2828
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1468
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings2369
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count230952
MyAnimeList
Show details...