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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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Cover of Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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Legend of the Galactic Heroes
Length (in words)277270
Unique words16578
Unique words (used once)6484
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2116
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings3900
Difficulty10/10
MAL avg. rating9.1
MAL rating count56056
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Cover of Hunter x Hunter (2011)
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Hunter x Hunter (2011)
Length (in words)220228
Unique words13351
Unique words (used once)5490
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1936
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings3576
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating9.1
MAL rating count1149318
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Cover of Hyouge Mono
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Hyouge Mono
Length (in words)56449
Unique words7204
Unique words (used once)3476
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1864
Unique kanji (used once)382
Unique kanji readings3366
Difficulty10/10
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count2988
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SKET Dance
Length (in words)167335
Unique words12421
Unique words (used once)5462
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1859
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings3319
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count64073
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Cover of Yakitate!! Japan
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Yakitate!! Japan
Length (in words)153048
Unique words10886
Unique words (used once)4643
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1814
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings3259
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count34302
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Cover of Taiyou no Kiba Dougram
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Taiyou no Kiba Dougram
Length (in words)135330
Unique words9845
Unique words (used once)4233
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1806
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3170
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count733
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Cover of Fate Zero
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Fate Zero
Length (in words)44379
Unique words6504
Unique words (used once)3380
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1797
Unique kanji (used once)408
Unique kanji readings3063
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.3
MAL rating count673364
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Cover of Heybot!
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Heybot!
Length (in words)97358
Unique words10116
Unique words (used once)4733
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1794
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings3114
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating6.0
MAL rating count322
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Cover of Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi
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Yokoyama Mitsuteru Sangokushi
Length (in words)83179
Unique words7344
Unique words (used once)3106
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1727
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2973
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count1751
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Cover of Patlabor: The Mobile Police
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Patlabor: The Mobile Police
Length (in words)79763
Unique words8895
Unique words (used once)4359
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1703
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings2937
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count7520
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Cover of Metal Armor Dragonar
Anime
Metal Armor Dragonar
Length (in words)85255
Unique words8205
Unique words (used once)3740
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1701
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2887
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating6.7
MAL rating count672
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Cover of Beelzebub
Anime
Beelzebub
Length (in words)96918
Unique words8765
Unique words (used once)4095
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1681
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2840
Difficulty5/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count216078
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Cover of Hoozuki no Reitetsu S2
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Hoozuki no Reitetsu S2
Length (in words)52127
Unique words7265
Unique words (used once)3732
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1678
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings2826
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count15278
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Cover of Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
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Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Length (in words)92546
Unique words8291
Unique words (used once)3812
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1672
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings2842
Difficulty5/10
MAL avg. rating9.2
MAL rating count1524214
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Cover of One Piece Arc 41 (629-746): Dressrosa
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One Piece Arc 41 (629-746): Dressrosa
Length (in words)146993
Unique words9316
Unique words (used once)3773
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1655
Unique kanji (used once)181
Unique kanji readings2921
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.6
MAL rating count989388
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Cover of Juuni Kokuki
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Juuni Kokuki
Length (in words)82807
Unique words6621
Unique words (used once)2855
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1649
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings2756
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count36837
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Cover of Kuroshitsuji
Anime
Kuroshitsuji
Length (in words)37422
Unique words5720
Unique words (used once)3067
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1647
Unique kanji (used once)390
Unique kanji readings2674
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count483513
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Cover of Uchuu Kyoudai
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Uchuu Kyoudai
Length (in words)132078
Unique words9690
Unique words (used once)3987
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1643
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings2794
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.5
MAL rating count39703
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Cover of City Hunter
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City Hunter
Length (in words)88623
Unique words8380
Unique words (used once)3984
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1638
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings2804
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.9
MAL rating count16992
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Cover of Heavy Object
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Heavy Object
Length (in words)51148
Unique words7010
Unique words (used once)3497
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1636
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings2679
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count49625
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Cover of Onmyou Taisenki
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Onmyou Taisenki
Length (in words)92034
Unique words6584
Unique words (used once)2960
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1630
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings2787
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.2
MAL rating count1550
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Cover of Sousei no Onmyouji
Anime
Sousei no Onmyouji
Length (in words)72618
Unique words6822
Unique words (used once)3193
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1622
Unique kanji (used once)313
Unique kanji readings2678
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count151882
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Cover of World Trigger S1
Anime
World Trigger S1
Length (in words)148853
Unique words8863
Unique words (used once)3495
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1618
Unique kanji (used once)199
Unique kanji readings2761
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count94230
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Cover of Monster
Anime
Monster
Length (in words)113190
Unique words8544
Unique words (used once)3770
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1616
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings2771
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.8
MAL rating count243125
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Cover of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. S2
Anime
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. S2
Length (in words)89420
Unique words8321
Unique words (used once)3970
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1614
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2714
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count244564
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Cover of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
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The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
Length (in words)75977
Unique words7918
Unique words (used once)3784
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1611
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings2707
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count368716
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Cover of Black Clover S2
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Black Clover S2
Length (in words)88376
Unique words7334
Unique words (used once)3193
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1609
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2673
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count405390
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Cover of Boku no Hero Academia S4
Anime
Boku no Hero Academia S4
Length (in words)45136
Unique words6580
Unique words (used once)3333
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1604
Unique kanji (used once)338
Unique kanji readings2664
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.0
MAL rating count687209
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Cover of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
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Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Length (in words)46977
Unique words6877
Unique words (used once)3464
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1604
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2639
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count140326
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Cover of Ouran High School Host Club
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Ouran High School Host Club
Length (in words)46307
Unique words6134
Unique words (used once)3062
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1597
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings2628
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.2
MAL rating count545414
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Cover of Monogatari Series: Second Season
Anime
Monogatari Series: Second Season
Length (in words)65559
Unique words6351
Unique words (used once)3088
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1589
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2619
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating8.8
MAL rating count288961
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Cover of Tanken Driland: 1000-nen no Mahou
Anime
Tanken Driland: 1000-nen no Mahou
Length (in words)79524
Unique words6984
Unique words (used once)3284
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1587
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings2615
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.0
MAL rating count127
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Cover of Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine
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Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine
Length (in words)67932
Unique words6832
Unique words (used once)3233
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1578
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2652
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count481
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Cover of Turn A Gundam
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Turn A Gundam
Length (in words)106175
Unique words7975
Unique words (used once)3661
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1576
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings2703
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count12497
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Cover of Lucky Star
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Lucky Star
Length (in words)56697
Unique words7002
Unique words (used once)3632
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1572
Unique kanji (used once)321
Unique kanji readings2611
Difficulty4/10
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count260087
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Cover of Toaru Majutsu no Index S3
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Toaru Majutsu no Index S3
Length (in words)47637
Unique words6585
Unique words (used once)3393
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1568
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2554
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.8
MAL rating count69969
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Cover of Inazuma Eleven
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Inazuma Eleven
Length (in words)174597
Unique words8440
Unique words (used once)3338
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1565
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2646
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count92549
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Cover of Lupin III: Part III
Anime
Lupin III: Part III
Length (in words)71882
Unique words7585
Unique words (used once)3607
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1561
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2604
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count10705
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Cover of Ensemble Stars!
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Ensemble Stars!
Length (in words)46332
Unique words6344
Unique words (used once)3325
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1560
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings2546
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating6.9
MAL rating count5906
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Cover of Aura Battler Dunbine
Anime
Aura Battler Dunbine
Length (in words)86609
Unique words6618
Unique words (used once)2960
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1560
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings2578
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.0
MAL rating count1609
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Cover of Pani Poni Dash!
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Pani Poni Dash!
Length (in words)49189
Unique words6210
Unique words (used once)3177
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1547
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings2491
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating7.4
MAL rating count17880
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Cover of Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi
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Shijou Saikyou no Deshi Kenichi
Length (in words)93814
Unique words7760
Unique words (used once)3322
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1544
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings2615
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating8.1
MAL rating count133444
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Cover of Ao no Exorcist
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Ao no Exorcist
Length (in words)45643
Unique words5730
Unique words (used once)2872
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1542
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings2484
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating7.6
MAL rating count920391
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Cover of Tokyo Ravens
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Tokyo Ravens
Length (in words)37322
Unique words5301
Unique words (used once)2725
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1532
Unique kanji (used once)352
Unique kanji readings2516
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.5
MAL rating count180506
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Cover of Soukou Kihei Votoms
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Soukou Kihei Votoms
Length (in words)67454
Unique words6922
Unique words (used once)3233
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1529
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2533
Difficulty9/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count4409
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Kingdom S2
Length (in words)67120
Unique words6518
Unique words (used once)2901
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1528
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings2554
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating8.4
MAL rating count39765
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Mazinger Z
Length (in words)132391
Unique words8116
Unique words (used once)3377
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1527
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings2591
Difficulty8/10
MAL avg. rating7.3
MAL rating count4786
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Cover of Hoozuki no Reitetsu S1
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Hoozuki no Reitetsu S1
Length (in words)26462
Unique words5235
Unique words (used once)3051
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1526
Unique kanji (used once)370
Unique kanji readings2403
Difficulty6/10
MAL avg. rating7.8
MAL rating count37482
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Cover of Hero Bank
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Hero Bank
Length (in words)82139
Unique words7569
Unique words (used once)3560
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1520
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings2564
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating6.0
MAL rating count499
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Cover of Hanasakeru Seishounen
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Hanasakeru Seishounen
Length (in words)69564
Unique words6709
Unique words (used once)3241
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1520
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings2580
Difficulty7/10
MAL avg. rating7.7
MAL rating count21427
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