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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Cover of Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Anime
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 Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Length (in words)220228
Unique words13351
Unique words (used once)5490
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1936
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings3576
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating9.1
MAL rating count1149318
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Cover of Inazuma Eleven
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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
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Cover of SKET Dance
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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
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Cover of One Piece Arc 41 (629-746): Dressrosa
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One Piece Arc 41 (629-746): Dressrosa
Length (in words)146993
Unique words9316
Unique words (used once)3773
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1655
Unique kanji (used once)181
Unique kanji readings2921
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count989388
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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 Mazinger Z
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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
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Cover of World Trigger S1
Anime
World Trigger S1
Length (in words)148853
Unique words8863
Unique words (used once)3495
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1618
Unique kanji (used once)199
Unique kanji readings2761
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count94230
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Cover of Touch
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Touch
Length (in words)135320
Unique words7364
Unique words (used once)2858
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1437
Unique kanji (used once)189
Unique kanji readings2411
Difficulty4/10
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count8077
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Cover of Taiyou no Kiba Dougram
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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
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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
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Cover of Sonic X
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Sonic X
Length (in words)104315
Unique words8255
Unique words (used once)3706
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1518
Unique kanji (used once)203
Unique kanji readings2542
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating6.5
MAL rating count35060
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Cover of Monster
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Monster
Length (in words)113190
Unique words8544
Unique words (used once)3770
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1616
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings2771
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.8
MAL rating count243125
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Cover of Heybot!
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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 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 Jewelpet Happiness
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Jewelpet Happiness
Length (in words)93328
Unique words7737
Unique words (used once)3495
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1508
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings2484
Difficulty4/10
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count610
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Cover of Cardcaptor Sakura
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Cardcaptor Sakura
Length (in words)99744
Unique words5896
Unique words (used once)2482
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1354
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings2163
Difficulty3/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count173988
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Cover of Beelzebub
Anime
Beelzebub
Length (in words)96918
Unique words8765
Unique words (used once)4095
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1681
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2840
Difficulty5/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count216078
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Cover of Battle Spirits: Heroes
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Battle Spirits: Heroes
Length (in words)88071
Unique words6612
Unique words (used once)2987
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1383
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings2268
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.1
MAL rating count469
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Cover of Akage no Anne
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Akage no Anne
Length (in words)95272
Unique words7052
Unique words (used once)3118
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1451
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings2384
Difficulty5/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count6857
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Cover of Perrine Monogatari
Anime
Perrine Monogatari
Length (in words)93178
Unique words5242
Unique words (used once)2080
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1222
Unique kanji (used once)190
Unique kanji readings1934
Difficulty4/10
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count974
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Cover of Marmalade Boy
Anime
Marmalade Boy
Length (in words)95379
Unique words6219
Unique words (used once)2756
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1374
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings2220
Difficulty4/10
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count16967
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Cover of Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi
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Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi
Length (in words)93814
Unique words7760
Unique words (used once)3322
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1544
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings2615
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count133444
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Cover of City Hunter
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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
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Cover of Lady Jewelpet
Anime
Lady Jewelpet
Length (in words)85272
Unique words6016
Unique words (used once)2675
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1356
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings2143
Difficulty5/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count2391
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Cover of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Anime
Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Length (in words)92546
Unique words8291
Unique words (used once)3812
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1672
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings2842
Difficulty5/10
MAL avg. rating9.2
MAL rating count1524214
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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 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 Beyblade Burst
Anime
Beyblade Burst
Length (in words)78123
Unique words4925
Unique words (used once)2014
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1180
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings1815
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating6.4
MAL rating count10624
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Cover of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Anime
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ
Length (in words)81702
Unique words6352
Unique words (used once)2935
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1396
Unique kanji (used once)214
Unique kanji readings2271
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count15271
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Cover of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. S2
Anime
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. S2
Length (in words)89420
Unique words8321
Unique words (used once)3970
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1614
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2714
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count244564
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Cover of Black Clover S2
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Black Clover S2
Length (in words)88376
Unique words7334
Unique words (used once)3193
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1609
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2673
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count405390
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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 Hero Bank
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Hero Bank
Length (in words)82139
Unique words7569
Unique words (used once)3560
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1520
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings2564
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.0
MAL rating count499
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Cover of Battle Spirits: Double Drive
Anime
Battle Spirits: Double Drive
Length (in words)80497
Unique words4656
Unique words (used once)1898
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1249
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings1943
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating5.8
MAL rating count203
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Cover of Chou Soku Henkei Gyrozetter
Anime
Chou Soku Henkei Gyrozetter
Length (in words)75161
Unique words6671
Unique words (used once)2906
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1449
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings2322
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating6.4
MAL rating count919
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Cover of Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari
Anime
Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari
Length (in words)82183
Unique words5074
Unique words (used once)2089
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1237
Unique kanji (used once)201
Unique kanji readings1963
Difficulty4/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count2408
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Cover of Digimon Adventure
Anime
Digimon Adventure
Length (in words)73345
Unique words5954
Unique words (used once)2728
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1252
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings2050
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count218664
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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 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 Futari Wa Pretty Cure
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Futari Wa Pretty Cure
Length (in words)68980
Unique words5601
Unique words (used once)2469
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1174
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings1850
Difficulty5/10
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count13794
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Cover of Tanken Driland: 1000-nen no Mahou
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Tanken Driland: 1000-nen no Mahou
Length (in words)79524
Unique words6984
Unique words (used once)3284
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1587
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings2615
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.0
MAL rating count127
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Cover of Black Clover S1
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Black Clover S1
Length (in words)80645
Unique words6541
Unique words (used once)2804
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1509
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings2472
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count405390
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Cover of Eureka Seven
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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
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Cover of Zoids Wild
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Zoids Wild
Length (in words)72174
Unique words5877
Unique words (used once)2622
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1394
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings2234
Difficulty5/10
MAL avg. rating6.3
MAL rating count411
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Cover of Patlabor: The Mobile Police
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Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Length (in words)79763
Unique words8895
Unique words (used once)4359
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1703
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings2937
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count7520
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Cover of Tribe Cool Crew
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Tribe Cool Crew
Length (in words)75093
Unique words6240
Unique words (used once)2864
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1325
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings2131
Difficulty5/10
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count1166
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Cover of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam
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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 Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stone
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Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stone
Length (in words)73942
Unique words5814
Unique words (used once)2545
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1367
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings2227
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count25415
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Cover of JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai
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JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Diamond wa Kudakenai
Length (in words)78630
Unique words6656
Unique words (used once)2962
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1450
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings2359
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count655083
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