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.

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Anime

Robot Town Sagami 2028

Length (in words)	440
Unique words	228
Unique words (used once)	153
Unique words (used once %)	67%
Unique kanji	114
Unique kanji (used once)	80
Difficulty	1/10

Length (in words)	1777
Unique words	559
Unique words (used once)	316
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	214
Unique kanji (used once)	118
Difficulty	1/10

Length (in words)	1205
Unique words	411
Unique words (used once)	240
Unique words (used once %)	58%
Unique kanji	244
Unique kanji (used once)	124
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	2870
Unique words	664
Unique words (used once)	364
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	259
Unique kanji (used once)	121
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	1593
Unique words	505
Unique words (used once)	259
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	264
Unique kanji (used once)	119
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	4821
Unique words	1107
Unique words (used once)	621
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	274
Unique kanji (used once)	97
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	1144
Unique words	483
Unique words (used once)	331
Unique words (used once %)	68%
Unique kanji	276
Unique kanji (used once)	163
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	1492
Unique words	549
Unique words (used once)	347
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	279
Unique kanji (used once)	150
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	2771
Unique words	636
Unique words (used once)	334
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	290
Unique kanji (used once)	123
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	1683
Unique words	550
Unique words (used once)	326
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	298
Unique kanji (used once)	164
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	1552
Unique words	618
Unique words (used once)	402
Unique words (used once %)	65%
Unique kanji	301
Unique kanji (used once)	170
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	1283
Unique words	532
Unique words (used once)	344
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	305
Unique kanji (used once)	165
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	2037
Unique words	606
Unique words (used once)	361
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	307
Unique kanji (used once)	157
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	2867
Unique words	750
Unique words (used once)	414
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	315
Unique kanji (used once)	122
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	4239
Unique words	979
Unique words (used once)	530
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	319
Unique kanji (used once)	113
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	1491
Unique words	550
Unique words (used once)	355
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	322
Unique kanji (used once)	161
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	3720
Unique words	923
Unique words (used once)	500
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	324
Unique kanji (used once)	128
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	1429
Unique words	553
Unique words (used once)	361
Unique words (used once %)	65%
Unique kanji	325
Unique kanji (used once)	159
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	1564
Unique words	570
Unique words (used once)	360
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	326
Unique kanji (used once)	158
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	2058
Unique words	642
Unique words (used once)	391
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	328
Unique kanji (used once)	151
Difficulty	5/10

Length (in words)	1767
Unique words	650
Unique words (used once)	422
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	328
Unique kanji (used once)	175
Difficulty	3/10

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Anime difficulty list

Robot Town Sagami 2028

Fate Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works S2: Sunny Day

Okii Ichinensei to Chiisana Ninensei

Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko

Yasashii Lion

Chiba Pedal

Dareka no Manazashi

Nekopara: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku

Hoshi no Koe

Blood: The Last Vampire

Mahoutsukai Precure! Movie: Kiseki no Henshin! Cure Mofurun!

Harmonie

Crayon Shin-chan Movie 13: Densetsu wo Yobu Buriburi 3 Pun Dai Shingeki

Kuro no Sumika: Chronus

Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo

Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi

Hotarubi no Mori e

Aggretsuko: We Wish You A Metal Christmas

Luger Code 1951

Hal

My Neighbor Totoro

Suite Precure Movie: Torimodose! Kokoro ga Tsunagu Kiseki no Melody

Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Byouki no Kuni - For You

Kawa no Hikari

Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin - Extra Chorus

Tsubasa Chronicle: Tori Kago no Kuni no Himegimi

Mazinger Z tai Devilman

Tokyo Ghoul Jack

Jigoku Sensei Nube: Gozen 0 Ji Nube Shisu!

Akagami no Shirayukihime OVA

Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking Super Battle Movie: Yami no Kaizou Kouchuu

Happiness Charge PreCure! Movie: Ningyou no Kuni no Ballerina

Senyuu Specials

Mushishi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi

Smile Precure! Movie: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu!

The Borrower Arrietty

Kara no Kyoukai 8: Shuushou

Gake no Ue no Ponyo

Room Mate

Touch Movie 2: Sayonara no Okurimono

Kino no Tabi: The Beautiful World - Tou no Kuni - Free Lance

Jigoku Sensei Nube: Kyoufu no Natsuyasumi!! Ayashi no Umi no Densetsu!

Pupa

Uchiage Hanabi, Shita kara Miru ka? Yoko kara Miru ka?

Mahoutsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito

Precure All Stars Movie DX3: Mirai ni Todoke! Sekai wo Tsunagu Nijiiro no Hana

Precure Dream Stars! Movie

Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi! Plus

Tokyo Ghoul Pinto

Mirai Shounen Conan: Kyodaiki Gigant no Fukkatsu

Length (in words)	2901
Unique words	712
Unique words (used once)	389
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	330
Unique kanji (used once)	152
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	1769
Unique words	643
Unique words (used once)	432
Unique words (used once %)	67%
Unique kanji	333
Unique kanji (used once)	177
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	2723
Unique words	756
Unique words (used once)	422
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	335
Unique kanji (used once)	147
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	3928
Unique words	861
Unique words (used once)	482
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	341
Unique kanji (used once)	143
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	1478
Unique words	589
Unique words (used once)	378
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	342
Unique kanji (used once)	164
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	1634
Unique words	614
Unique words (used once)	399
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	344
Unique kanji (used once)	185
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	3701
Unique words	845
Unique words (used once)	417
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	347
Unique kanji (used once)	140
Difficulty	3/10

Length (in words)	2683
Unique words	711
Unique words (used once)	394
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	348
Unique kanji (used once)	161
Difficulty	2/10

Length (in words)	2234
Unique words	598
Unique words (used once)	345
Unique words (used once %)	57%
Unique kanji	348
Unique kanji (used once)	177
Difficulty	4/10

Length (in words)	4014
Unique words	953
Unique words (used once)	500
Unique words (used once %)	52%
Unique kanji	356
Unique kanji (used once)	168
Difficulty	3/10