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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Anime
Boogiepop wa Warawanai (2019)
| Length (in words) | 32145 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3783 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1924 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1119 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 263 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1727 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.1 |
| MAL rating count | 48828 |
Anime
Boogiepop wa Warawanai - Boogiepop Phantom
| Length (in words) | 18016 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2451 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1165 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 47% |
| Unique kanji | 953 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 263 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1349 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.2 |
| MAL rating count | 25707 |
Anime
Bottle Fairy
| Length (in words) | 9127 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1741 |
| Unique words (used once) | 938 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 741 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 259 |
| Unique kanji readings | 973 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.4 |
| MAL rating count | 6866 |
Anime
Brave 10
| Length (in words) | 19953 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3515 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1929 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 1298 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 389 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2020 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.8 |
| MAL rating count | 62788 |
Anime
Brave Story
| Length (in words) | 5456 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1212 |
| Unique words (used once) | 673 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 533 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 219 |
| Unique kanji readings | 691 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.4 |
| MAL rating count | 17914 |
Anime
Brave Witches
| Length (in words) | 19430 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2893 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1442 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1020 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 254 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1479 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.8 |
| MAL rating count | 16320 |
Anime
Brothers Conflict
| Length (in words) | 19527 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2700 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1377 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 996 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 293 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1424 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.1 |
| MAL rating count | 79840 |
Anime
Btooom!
| Length (in words) | 18695 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2862 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1526 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 937 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 262 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1360 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.3 |
| MAL rating count | 415497 |
Anime
Bubble
| Length (in words) | 3208 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 947 |
| Unique words (used once) | 564 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 59% |
| Unique kanji | 456 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 198 |
| Unique kanji readings | 570 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.3 |
| MAL rating count | 64046 |
Anime
Buddy Complex
| Length (in words) | 23720 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3496 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1768 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1138 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 268 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1692 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.2 |
| MAL rating count | 35301 |
Anime
Buddy Complex: Kanketsu-hen
| Length (in words) | 3431 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1127 |
| Unique words (used once) | 662 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 58% |
| Unique kanji | 617 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 237 |
| Unique kanji readings | 794 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.3 |
| MAL rating count | 14116 |
Anime
Bungou Stay Dogs
| Length (in words) | 22833 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4102 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2264 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 1352 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 339 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2073 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.8 |
| MAL rating count | 453557 |
Anime
Bungou Stay Dogs S2
| Length (in words) | 25325 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4267 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2226 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 1344 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 301 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2078 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.2 |
| MAL rating count | 321600 |
Anime
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 |
Anime
Busou Renkin
| Length (in words) | 42742 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5198 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2546 |
| 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 |
Anime
Busou Shinki
| Length (in words) | 15828 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2759 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1470 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 991 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 293 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1389 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.3 |
| MAL rating count | 11495 |
Anime
Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism
| Length (in words) | 18589 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3610 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2040 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 56% |
| Unique kanji | 1214 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 344 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1850 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.9 |
| MAL rating count | 153818 |
Anime
Byousoku 5 Centimeter
| Length (in words) | 3431 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1033 |
| Unique words (used once) | 594 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 57% |
| Unique kanji | 537 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 251 |
| Unique kanji readings | 673 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.7 |
| MAL rating count | 457018 |
Anime
C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control
| Length (in words) | 16725 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2939 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1608 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 991 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 284 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1430 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.2 |
| MAL rating count | 128351 |
Anime
CUE!
| Length (in words) | 43477 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4424 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1987 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 44% |
| Unique kanji | 1237 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 258 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1877 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.8 |
| MAL rating count | 5683 |
Anime
Caligula
| Length (in words) | 20242 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3169 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1618 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1020 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 264 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1506 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.0 |
| MAL rating count | 20533 |
Anime
Campione!
| Length (in words) | 24317 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3715 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1913 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1248 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 321 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1917 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.0 |
| MAL rating count | 177629 |
Anime
Cannon Busters
| Length (in words) | 18982 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3258 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1764 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 1019 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 282 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1490 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.4 |
| MAL rating count | 14363 |
Anime
Captain Herlock (2013)
| Length (in words) | 4906 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1491 |
| Unique words (used once) | 910 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 61% |
| Unique kanji | 765 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 272 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1002 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.4 |
| MAL rating count | 28206 |
Anime
Cardcaptor Sakura
| Length (in words) | 99744 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5896 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2482 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 42% |
| Unique kanji | 1354 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 217 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2163 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.1 |
| MAL rating count | 173988 |
Anime
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card-hen
| Length (in words) | 33862 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3805 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1880 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1148 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 292 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1708 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.7 |
| MAL rating count | 30927 |
Anime
Cardcaptor Sakura: Movie 1
| Length (in words) | 2871 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 800 |
| Unique words (used once) | 437 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 393 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 171 |
| Unique kanji readings | 482 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.6 |
| MAL rating count | 51422 |
Anime
Carole & Tuesday
| Length (in words) | 35179 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4455 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2199 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 1177 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 259 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1791 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.9 |
| MAL rating count | 103190 |
Anime
Chainsaw Man
| Length (in words) | 16629 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2454 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1212 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 951 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 304 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1335 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.7 |
| MAL rating count | 428367 |
Anime
Charlotte
| Length (in words) | 22946 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3530 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1855 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 1147 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 304 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1751 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.8 |
| MAL rating count | 730036 |
Anime
Chi's Sweet Home
| Length (in words) | 12634 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1641 |
| Unique words (used once) | 776 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 47% |
| Unique kanji | 624 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 210 |
| Unique kanji readings | 819 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.7 |
| MAL rating count | 20813 |
Anime
Chiba Pedal
| Length (in words) | 626 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 304 |
| Unique words (used once) | 195 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 64% |
| Unique kanji | 183 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 110 |
| Unique kanji readings | 211 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.4 |
| MAL rating count | 1480 |
Anime
Chihayafuru
| Length (in words) | 41140 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4168 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1864 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 44% |
| Unique kanji | 1184 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 271 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1793 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.2 |
| MAL rating count | 168931 |
Anime
Chihayafuru S2
| Length (in words) | 39061 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4307 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2007 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 46% |
| Unique kanji | 1226 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 279 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1899 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.4 |
| MAL rating count | 108836 |
Anime
Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro
| Length (in words) | 22485 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3861 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2106 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 1162 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 309 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1730 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.4 |
| MAL rating count | 40544 |
Anime
Chobits
| Length (in words) | 38441 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3838 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1748 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 45% |
| Unique kanji | 1192 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 267 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1778 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.4 |
| MAL rating count | 219358 |
Anime
Chou Soku Henkei Gyrozetter
| Length (in words) | 75161 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 6671 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2906 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 43% |
| Unique kanji | 1449 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 228 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2322 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.4 |
| MAL rating count | 919 |
Anime
Chouyaku Hakunin Isshu - Utakoi
| Length (in words) | 26793 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4455 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2387 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 1433 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 374 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2342 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.5 |
| MAL rating count | 7256 |
Anime
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!
| Length (in words) | 21214 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3363 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1810 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 1197 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 331 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1765 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.7 |
| MAL rating count | 605566 |
Anime
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Lite
| Length (in words) | 1583 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 643 |
| Unique words (used once) | 428 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 66% |
| Unique kanji | 410 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 213 |
| Unique kanji readings | 483 |
| Difficulty | 1/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.3 |
| MAL rating count | 64877 |
Anime
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren
| Length (in words) | 24279 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3570 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1884 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 1222 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 313 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1858 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.6 |
| MAL rating count | 346553 |
Anime
Citrus
| Length (in words) | 20016 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2314 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1032 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 44% |
| Unique kanji | 797 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 200 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1135 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.5 |
| MAL rating count | 193724 |
Anime
City Hunter
| Length (in words) | 88623 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 8380 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3984 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 47% |
| Unique kanji | 1638 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 290 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2804 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.9 |
| MAL rating count | 16992 |
Anime
Clannad
| Length (in words) | 44982 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4799 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2405 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1301 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 294 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2019 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.0 |
| MAL rating count | 631446 |
Anime
Clannad After Story
| Length (in words) | 44084 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4365 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2094 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 47% |
| Unique kanji | 1174 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 254 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1804 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.9 |
| MAL rating count | 551224 |
Anime
Clannad: The Movie
| Length (in words) | 6259 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1539 |
| Unique words (used once) | 864 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 56% |
| Unique kanji | 707 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 258 |
| Unique kanji readings | 960 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.2 |
| MAL rating count | 79832 |
Anime
ClassicaLoid
| Length (in words) | 47260 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5841 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2941 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1520 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 306 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2447 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.4 |
| MAL rating count | 4459 |
Anime
Classroom Crisis
| Length (in words) | 27113 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Anime
Claymore
| Length (in words) | 31912 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3583 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1654 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 46% |
| Unique kanji | 1069 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 258 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1629 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
Anime
Clockwork Planet
| Length (in words) | 19282 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3577 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1948 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 1142 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 295 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1665 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.4 |
| MAL rating count | 50040 |