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

Robot Town Sagami 2028

Length (in words)	434
Unique words	224
Unique words (used once)	151
Unique words (used once %)	67%
Unique kanji	114
Unique kanji (used once)	80
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	6.2
MAL rating count	332

Length (in words)	1751
Unique words	550
Unique words (used once)	307
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	214
Unique kanji (used once)	118
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	11562

Length (in words)	1204
Unique words	408
Unique words (used once)	237
Unique words (used once %)	58%
Unique kanji	244
Unique kanji (used once)	124
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	7.2
MAL rating count	71047

Length (in words)	1109
Unique words	456
Unique words (used once)	308
Unique words (used once %)	67%
Unique kanji	253
Unique kanji (used once)	147
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	6.8
MAL rating count	8577

Length (in words)	2822
Unique words	657
Unique words (used once)	356
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	259
Unique kanji (used once)	121
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	7.4
MAL rating count	960

Length (in words)	1585
Unique words	499
Unique words (used once)	256
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	264
Unique kanji (used once)	119
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	25251

Length (in words)	4713
Unique words	1081
Unique words (used once)	596
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	274
Unique kanji (used once)	97
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	6.6
MAL rating count	1208

Length (in words)	1469
Unique words	538
Unique words (used once)	340
Unique words (used once %)	63%
Unique kanji	279
Unique kanji (used once)	150
Difficulty	3/10
MAL avg. rating	6.1
MAL rating count	816

Length (in words)	2643
Unique words	622
Unique words (used once)	322
Unique words (used once %)	51%
Unique kanji	290
Unique kanji (used once)	123
Difficulty	1/10

Length (in words)	1684
Unique words	551
Unique words (used once)	330
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	298
Unique kanji (used once)	164
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	8.4
MAL rating count	353150

Length (in words)	2018
Unique words	589
Unique words (used once)	348
Unique words (used once %)	59%
Unique kanji	302
Unique kanji (used once)	155
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	7.5
MAL rating count	59089

Length (in words)	1286
Unique words	526
Unique words (used once)	337
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	305
Unique kanji (used once)	165
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	6.4
MAL rating count	7359

Length (in words)	1569
Unique words	615
Unique words (used once)	400
Unique words (used once %)	65%
Unique kanji	307
Unique kanji (used once)	173
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	25865

Length (in words)	2837
Unique words	749
Unique words (used once)	411
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	315
Unique kanji (used once)	122
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	8.3
MAL rating count	523401

Length (in words)	4145
Unique words	971
Unique words (used once)	524
Unique words (used once %)	53%
Unique kanji	319
Unique kanji (used once)	112
Difficulty	3/10
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	1828

Length (in words)	1492
Unique words	553
Unique words (used once)	360
Unique words (used once %)	65%
Unique kanji	322
Unique kanji (used once)	161
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	7.7
MAL rating count	19248

Length (in words)	3684
Unique words	919
Unique words (used once)	498
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	324
Unique kanji (used once)	128
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	497

Length (in words)	1420
Unique words	555
Unique words (used once)	361
Unique words (used once %)	65%
Unique kanji	325
Unique kanji (used once)	159
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	7.5
MAL rating count	19877

Length (in words)	1562
Unique words	568
Unique words (used once)	354
Unique words (used once %)	62%
Unique kanji	326
Unique kanji (used once)	158
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	22151

Length (in words)	1749
Unique words	647
Unique words (used once)	420
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	327
Unique kanji (used once)	175
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	113479

Length (in words)	2045
Unique words	634
Unique words (used once)	385
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	328
Unique kanji (used once)	151
Difficulty	4/10
MAL avg. rating	6.1
MAL rating count	1465

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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

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

Hal

Luger Code 1951

Aggretsuko: We Wish You A Metal Christmas

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

Tokyo Ghoul Jack

Mazinger Z tai Devilman

Jigoku Sensei Nube: Gozen 0 Ji Nube Shisu!

Akagami no Shirayukihime OVA

Kouchuu Ouja Mushiking Super Battle Movie: Yami no Kaizou Kouchuu

The Borrower Arrietty

Senyuu Specials

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!

Room Mate

Gake no Ue no Ponyo

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

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

Pupa

Touch Movie 2: Sayonara no Okurimono

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

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

Precure Dream Stars! Movie

Mahoutsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito

Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi! Plus

Tokyo Ghoul Pinto

Mirai Shounen Conan: Kyodaiki Gigant no Fukkatsu

Length (in words)	2836
Unique words	697
Unique words (used once)	380
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	330
Unique kanji (used once)	153
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	6.7
MAL rating count	636

Length (in words)	1753
Unique words	634
Unique words (used once)	418
Unique words (used once %)	65%
Unique kanji	333
Unique kanji (used once)	177
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	7.7
MAL rating count	30863

Length (in words)	2724
Unique words	751
Unique words (used once)	411
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	335
Unique kanji (used once)	147
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	5.9
MAL rating count	109

Length (in words)	2673
Unique words	708
Unique words (used once)	389
Unique words (used once %)	54%
Unique kanji	341
Unique kanji (used once)	160
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	7.9
MAL rating count	159486

Length (in words)	1466
Unique words	591
Unique words (used once)	380
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	342
Unique kanji (used once)	164
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	7.1
MAL rating count	8563

Length (in words)	3894
Unique words	862
Unique words (used once)	479
Unique words (used once %)	55%
Unique kanji	343
Unique kanji (used once)	143
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	7.0
MAL rating count	1185

Length (in words)	1623
Unique words	606
Unique words (used once)	393
Unique words (used once %)	64%
Unique kanji	345
Unique kanji (used once)	186
Difficulty	2/10
MAL avg. rating	8.5
MAL rating count	40143

Length (in words)	2230
Unique words	590
Unique words (used once)	333
Unique words (used once %)	56%
Unique kanji	348
Unique kanji (used once)	177
Difficulty	3/10
MAL avg. rating	7.2
MAL rating count	48629

Length (in words)	3633
Unique words	835
Unique words (used once)	410
Unique words (used once %)	49%
Unique kanji	348
Unique kanji (used once)	141
Difficulty	3/10
MAL avg. rating	7.3
MAL rating count	1980

Length (in words)	1971
Unique words	648
Unique words (used once)	393
Unique words (used once %)	60%
Unique kanji	357
Unique kanji (used once)	171
Difficulty	1/10
MAL avg. rating	4.8
MAL rating count	7837