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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Showing 51..100 from 1396 entries
Anime
Yesterday wo Utatte
| Length (in words) | 16854 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2600 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1402 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 913 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 282 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1309 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.9 |
| MAL rating count | 104624 |
Anime
Yasashii Lion
| Length (in words) | 962 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 339 |
| Unique words (used once) | 208 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 61% |
| Unique kanji | 171 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 91 |
| Unique kanji readings | 193 |
| Difficulty | 1/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 5.5 |
| MAL rating count | 286 |
Anime
Yakusoku no Neverland S2
| Length (in words) | 16703 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2592 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1312 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 868 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 262 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1315 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 5.4 |
| MAL rating count | 394735 |
Anime
Yakusoku no Neverland
| Length (in words) | 15734 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2458 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1273 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 886 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 236 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1281 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 882775 |
Anime
Yakusoku no Nanaya Matsuri
| Length (in words) | 3939 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 985 |
| Unique words (used once) | 554 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 56% |
| Unique kanji | 514 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 220 |
| Unique kanji readings | 638 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.8 |
| MAL rating count | 3011 |
Anime
Yakitate!! Japan
| Length (in words) | 153048 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 10886 |
| Unique words (used once) | 4643 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 42% |
| Unique kanji | 1814 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 219 |
| Unique kanji readings | 3259 |
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.9 |
| MAL rating count | 34302 |
Anime
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Kan
| Length (in words) | 24199 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3346 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1760 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 1022 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 253 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1519 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.4 |
| MAL rating count | 331581 |
Anime
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru S2
| Length (in words) | 24048 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3127 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1649 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 986 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 275 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1413 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.2 |
| MAL rating count | 520344 |
Anime
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru
| Length (in words) | 27196 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4100 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2202 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 1187 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 273 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1780 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.0 |
| MAL rating count | 647686 |
Anime
Yagate Kimi ni Naru
| Length (in words) | 19716 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2481 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1184 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 47% |
| Unique kanji | 857 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 210 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1203 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.9 |
| MAL rating count | 90793 |
Anime
Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii
| Length (in words) | 17522 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2892 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1532 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 947 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 274 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1374 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.9 |
| MAL rating count | 333220 |
Anime
World Trigger S3
| Length (in words) | 27604 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3333 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1477 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 44% |
| Unique kanji | 1023 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 213 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1536 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.3 |
| MAL rating count | 29382 |
Anime
World Trigger S2
| Length (in words) | 22701 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3354 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1613 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 48% |
| Unique kanji | 1015 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 217 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1512 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.1 |
| MAL rating count | 25505 |
Anime
World Trigger S1
| Length (in words) | 148853 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 8863 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3495 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 39% |
| Unique kanji | 1618 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 199 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2761 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.6 |
| MAL rating count | 94230 |
Anime
Wonder Egg Priority
| Length (in words) | 15344 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2550 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1309 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1014 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 297 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1434 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.9 |
| MAL rating count | 217427 |
Anime
White Album 2
| Length (in words) | 19711 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3062 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1614 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 1073 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 304 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1580 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.7 |
| MAL rating count | 91817 |
Anime
Whisper of the Heart
| Length (in words) | 5769 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1317 |
| Unique words (used once) | 735 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 588 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 230 |
| Unique kanji readings | 768 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.2 |
| MAL rating count | 143093 |
Anime
Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!
| Length (in words) | 21538 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2255 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1010 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 44% |
| Unique kanji | 778 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 208 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1072 |
| Difficulty | 1/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.3 |
| MAL rating count | 57869 |
Anime
Watashi ga Motete Dousunda
| Length (in words) | 21215 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3559 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1946 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 1109 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 294 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1644 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.1 |
| MAL rating count | 161154 |
Anime
Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui!
| Length (in words) | 16586 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2892 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1542 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 955 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 271 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1373 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.0 |
| MAL rating count | 277712 |
Anime
Warau Salesman New
| Length (in words) | 20956 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3248 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1723 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 1045 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 289 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1520 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.3 |
| MAL rating count | 5532 |
Anime
Wakaokami wa Shougakusei! (Movie)
| Length (in words) | 6455 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1428 |
| Unique words (used once) | 794 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 587 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 235 |
| Unique kanji readings | 759 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.5 |
| MAL rating count | 5538 |
Anime
Wagaya no Oinari-sama
| Length (in words) | 37027 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4952 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2501 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1428 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 303 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2299 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.2 |
| MAL rating count | 10346 |
Anime
Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song
| Length (in words) | 22955 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3368 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1697 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1114 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 266 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1647 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.5 |
| MAL rating count | 145587 |
Anime
Violet Evergarden Side Story: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
| Length (in words) | 3711 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 997 |
| Unique words (used once) | 567 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 56% |
| Unique kanji | 487 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 194 |
| Unique kanji readings | 631 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.4 |
| MAL rating count | 132026 |
Anime
Violet Evergarden Movie
| Length (in words) | 6020 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1337 |
| Unique words (used once) | 723 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 635 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 241 |
| Unique kanji readings | 832 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
Anime
Violet Evergarden
| Length (in words) | 21132 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3195 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1631 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1118 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 281 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1665 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.6 |
| MAL rating count | 632303 |
Anime
Vinland Saga
| Length (in words) | 32269 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5067 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2668 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 1328 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 292 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2170 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.7 |
| MAL rating count | 421235 |
Anime
Vanitas no Carte S2
| Length (in words) | 16852 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2575 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1329 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 953 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 275 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1357 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
Anime
Vanitas no Carte
| Length (in words) | 19366 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2951 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1532 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1019 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 281 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1491 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
Anime
Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!
| Length (in words) | 22519 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3545 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1938 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 1111 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 325 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1622 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
Anime
Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen
| Length (in words) | 37856 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4717 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2377 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1405 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 334 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2250 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.3 |
| MAL rating count | 37767 |
Anime
Utawarerumono
| Length (in words) | 36543 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4229 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2129 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1294 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 302 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2060 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.7 |
| MAL rating count | 56431 |
Anime
Ushio to Tora (TV) S2
| Length (in words) | 22438 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2974 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1577 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 53% |
| Unique kanji | 1046 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 319 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1542 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.9 |
| MAL rating count | 54617 |
Anime
Ushio to Tora (TV)
| Length (in words) | 47835 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 4762 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2394 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1306 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 305 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2081 |
| Difficulty | 7/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.6 |
| MAL rating count | 81534 |
Anime
Usagi Drop
| Length (in words) | 14488 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2383 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1296 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 872 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 304 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1186 |
| Difficulty | 2/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.4 |
| MAL rating count | 205522 |
Anime
Urara Meirochou
| Length (in words) | 24608 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3513 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1814 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1117 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 289 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1698 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.1 |
| MAL rating count | 32735 |
Anime
Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitte Iru
| Length (in words) | 30056 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3648 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1838 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1221 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 320 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1866 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.2 |
| MAL rating count | 31675 |
Anime
Umi ga Kikoeru
| Length (in words) | 5987 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 1410 |
| Unique words (used once) | 786 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 55% |
| Unique kanji | 558 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 204 |
| Unique kanji readings | 745 |
| Difficulty | 3/10 |
Anime
Ueno-san wa Bukiyou
| Length (in words) | 11273 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2450 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1413 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 57% |
| Unique kanji | 920 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 284 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1313 |
| Difficulty | 5/10 |
Anime
Uchuu no Stellvia
| Length (in words) | 43674 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5395 |
| Unique words (used once) | 2731 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 50% |
| Unique kanji | 1331 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 281 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2087 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.4 |
| MAL rating count | 8318 |
Anime
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 | 2296 |
| Difficulty | 9/10 |
Anime
Uchuu Kyoudai
| Length (in words) | 132078 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 9690 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3987 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 41% |
| Unique kanji | 1643 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 247 |
| Unique kanji readings | 2794 |
| Difficulty | 8/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 8.5 |
| MAL rating count | 39703 |
Anime
Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Herlock
| Length (in words) | 48501 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 5571 |
| 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 |
Anime
Uchouten Kazoku
| Length (in words) | 24901 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3589 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1870 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 52% |
| Unique kanji | 1253 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 307 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1879 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
Anime
Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?
| Length (in words) | 4047 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 766 |
| Unique words (used once) | 380 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 49% |
| Unique kanji | 377 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 162 |
| Unique kanji readings | 450 |
| Difficulty | 1/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.1 |
| MAL rating count | 76777 |
Anime
ULTRAMAN
| Length (in words) | 15230 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2460 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1329 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 54% |
| Unique kanji | 900 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 252 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1275 |
| Difficulty | 6/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 6.7 |
| MAL rating count | 9020 |
Anime
Twin Angel Break
| Length (in words) | 18778 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 2845 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1465 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 978 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 285 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1388 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 5.9 |
| MAL rating count | 2553 |
Anime
Turn A Gundam
| Length (in words) | 106175 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 7975 |
| Unique words (used once) | 3661 |
| 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 |
Anime
Tsurune: Kazemai Koukou Kyuudou-bu
| Length (in words) | 23793 |
|---|---|
| Unique words | 3253 |
| Unique words (used once) | 1668 |
| Unique words (used once %) | 51% |
| Unique kanji | 1059 |
| Unique kanji (used once) | 295 |
| Unique kanji readings | 1583 |
| Difficulty | 4/10 |
| MAL avg. rating | 7.6 |
| MAL rating count | 53841 |