Anime difficulty list

This is a list of anime ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is very easy and 100 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

Robot Town Sagami 2028

Length (in words)	435
Unique words	224
Unique words (used once)	151
Unique words (used once %)	67%
Unique kanji	114
Unique kanji (used once)	80
Unique kanji readings	126
Average difficulty	33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	48/100
MAL avg. rating	6.2
MAL rating count	332

Length (in words)	1761
Unique words	547
Unique words (used once)	306
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	214
Unique kanji (used once)	118
Unique kanji readings	254
Average difficulty	9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	23/100
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	11562

Length (in words)	1215
Unique words	409
Unique words (used once)	237
Unique words (used once %)	57%
Unique kanji	248
Unique kanji (used once)	126
Unique kanji readings	294
Average difficulty	28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	52/100
MAL avg. rating	7.2
MAL rating count	71047

Length (in words)	1131
Unique words	457
Unique words (used once)	311
Unique words (used once %)	68%
Unique kanji	254
Unique kanji (used once)	146
Unique kanji readings	299
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	48/100
MAL avg. rating	6.8
MAL rating count	8577

Length (in words)	2859
Unique words	657
Unique words (used once)	352
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	259
Unique kanji (used once)	121
Unique kanji readings	309
Average difficulty	32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	41/100
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	960

Length (in words)	1597
Unique words	497
Unique words (used once)	253
Unique words (used once %)	50%
Unique kanji	266
Unique kanji (used once)	119
Unique kanji readings	308
Average difficulty	24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	35/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	25251

Length (in words)	3061
Unique words	892
Unique words (used once)	538
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	274
Unique kanji (used once)	109
Unique kanji readings	344
Average difficulty	50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100
MAL avg. rating	8.6
MAL rating count	989388

Length (in words)	4738
Unique words	1076
Unique words (used once)	588
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	278
Unique kanji (used once)	100
Unique kanji readings	376
Average difficulty	42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	60/100
MAL avg. rating	6.6
MAL rating count	1208

Length (in words)	1496
Unique words	542
Unique words (used once)	343
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	281
Unique kanji (used once)	150
Unique kanji readings	322
Average difficulty	66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	82/100
MAL avg. rating	6.1
MAL rating count	816

Length (in words)	2642
Unique words	621
Unique words (used once)	321
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	290
Unique kanji (used once)	123
Unique kanji readings	334
Average difficulty	45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	57/100

Length (in words)	1690
Unique words	552
Unique words (used once)	330
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	298
Unique kanji (used once)	164
Unique kanji readings	353
Average difficulty	29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	39/100
MAL avg. rating	8.4
MAL rating count	353150

Length (in words)	1729
Unique words	533
Unique words (used once)	306
Unique words (used once %)	57%
Unique kanji	300
Unique kanji (used once)	131
Unique kanji readings	355
Average difficulty	13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	22/100

Length (in words)	2033
Unique words	591
Unique words (used once)	348
Unique words (used once %)	58%
Unique kanji	302
Unique kanji (used once)	154
Unique kanji readings	350
Average difficulty	30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	42/100
MAL avg. rating	7.5
MAL rating count	59089

Length (in words)	1287
Unique words	531
Unique words (used once)	343
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	305
Unique kanji (used once)	165
Unique kanji readings	362
Average difficulty	53/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	68/100
MAL avg. rating	6.4
MAL rating count	7359

Length (in words)	3422
Unique words	605
Unique kanji	306
Unique kanji (used once)	0
Unique kanji readings	366
Average difficulty	64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	78/100
MAL avg. rating	8.6
MAL rating count	989388

Length (in words)	1574
Unique words	614
Unique words (used once)	397
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	307
Unique kanji (used once)	173
Unique kanji readings	358
Average difficulty	35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	44/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	25865

Length (in words)	1570
Unique words	563
Unique words (used once)	333
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	308
Unique kanji (used once)	147
Unique kanji readings	362
Average difficulty	16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	32/100

Length (in words)	2846
Unique words	749
Unique words (used once)	410
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	317
Unique kanji (used once)	122
Unique kanji readings	388
Average difficulty	25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	39/100
MAL avg. rating	8.3
MAL rating count	523401

Length (in words)	4089
Unique words	969
Unique words (used once)	521
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	320
Unique kanji (used once)	113
Unique kanji readings	421
Average difficulty	31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	55/100
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	1828

Length (in words)	3692
Unique words	920
Unique words (used once)	495
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	324
Unique kanji (used once)	128
Unique kanji readings	407
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	61/100
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	497

Length (in words)	1425
Unique words	551
Unique words (used once)	357
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	325
Unique kanji (used once)	159
Unique kanji readings	404
Average difficulty	56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	86/100
MAL avg. rating	7.5
MAL rating count	19877

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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

Kuro no Sumika: Chronus

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

Blood: The Last Vampire

Harmonie

One Piece Arc 22 (225-226): Foxy's Return

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

Great Mazinger tai Getter Robo

Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking: Greatest Champion e no Michi

Hotarubi no Mori e

One Room: Second Season

Hal

Luger Code 1951

One Piece Arc 10 (68-69): Koby and Helmeppo

Aggretsuko: We Wish You A Metal Christmas

One Room

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

Senyuu Specials

The Borrower Arrietty

Happiness Charge PreCure! Movie: Ningyou no Kuni no Ballerina

Mushishi Zoku Shou: Odoro no Michi

Kara no Kyoukai 8: Shuushou

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

Gake no Ue no Ponyo

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

Room Mate

Pupa

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

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

Precure Dream Stars! Movie

Mahoutsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito

Tokyo Ghoul Pinto

Length (in words)	1568
Unique words	570
Unique words (used once)	357
Unique words (used once %)	62%
Unique kanji	326
Unique kanji (used once)	158
Unique kanji readings	383
Average difficulty	47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	22151

Length (in words)	2054
Unique words	635
Unique words (used once)	385
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	328
Unique kanji (used once)	149
Unique kanji readings	401
Average difficulty	73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	87/100
MAL avg. rating	6.1
MAL rating count	1465

Length (in words)	1753
Unique words	646
Unique words (used once)	420
Unique words (used once %)	65%
Unique kanji	328
Unique kanji (used once)	176
Unique kanji readings	395
Average difficulty	52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	66/100
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	113479

Length (in words)	2854
Unique words	698
Unique words (used once)	377
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	331
Unique kanji (used once)	152
Unique kanji readings	407
Average difficulty	52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	69/100
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	636

Length (in words)	1757
Unique words	635
Unique words (used once)	418
Unique words (used once %)	65%
Unique kanji	333
Unique kanji (used once)	177
Unique kanji readings	406
Average difficulty	32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	49/100
MAL avg. rating	7.7
MAL rating count	30863

Length (in words)	2729
Unique words	750
Unique words (used once)	410
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	335
Unique kanji (used once)	147
Unique kanji readings	416
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	54/100
MAL avg. rating	5.9
MAL rating count	109

Length (in words)	1470
Unique words	587
Unique words (used once)	375
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	342
Unique kanji (used once)	163
Unique kanji readings	420
Average difficulty	40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	63/100
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	8563

Length (in words)	2674
Unique words	712
Unique words (used once)	393
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	343
Unique kanji (used once)	161
Unique kanji readings	415
Average difficulty	27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	43/100
MAL avg. rating	7.9
MAL rating count	159486

Length (in words)	3891
Unique words	859
Unique words (used once)	476
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	344
Unique kanji (used once)	144
Unique kanji readings	435
Average difficulty	34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	50/100
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	1185

Length (in words)	1625
Unique words	606
Unique words (used once)	392
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	345
Unique kanji (used once)	186
Unique kanji readings	412
Average difficulty	60/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)	73/100
MAL avg. rating	8.5
MAL rating count	40143