# Anime for learning Japanese, by level

> 192 anime, each rated by hand by how hard its Japanese is, from N5 to N1.

**The short answer:** start with slow, everyday anime with clear voices, such as Polar Bear Café, My Neighbor Totoro, Teasing Master Takagi-san or Doraemon, and leave fast, technical shows for later. Below are 192 anime, each rated by hand by how hard its Japanese is, from **N5** (easiest) to **N1** (hardest), the levels of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

The Ikkimi web app and Chrome extension come on one plan. The iPhone app is coming soon.

A level is Ikkimi’s estimate of how hard a show’s Japanese is to follow: how fast people talk, how many unusual words there are (magic, law, war, old speech), and how clear the voices are. It is not an official JLPT rating. Where a show streams varies by country.

## N5 The easiest 1 show

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Polar Bear Café](https://ikkimi.app/anime/polar-bear-cafe/)** しろくまカフェ | N5 | slow, polite everyday talk | Crunchyroll |

## N5 to N4 Gentle 6 shows

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[My Neighbor Totoro](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-neighbor-totoro/)** となりのトトロ | N5 to N4 | a film, 1 h 26, children talking | Netflix |
| **[Teasing Master Takagi-san](https://ikkimi.app/anime/teasing-master-takagi-san/)** からかい上手の高木さん | N5 to N4 | two speakers, short lines | Netflix, Crunchyroll |
| **[Ponyo](https://ikkimi.app/anime/ponyo/)** 崖の上のポニョ | N5 to N4 | a film, small children talking | Netflix |
| **[Rilakkuma and Kaoru](https://ikkimi.app/anime/rilakkuma-and-kaoru/)** リラックマとカオルさん | N5 to N4 | short episodes, one calm speaker, everyday life | Netflix |
| **[Pokémon Concierge](https://ikkimi.app/anime/pokemon-concierge/)** ポケモンコンシェルジュ | N5 to N4 | short episodes, polite talk at work | Netflix |
| **[Doraemon](https://ikkimi.app/anime/doraemon/)** ドラえもん | N5 to N4 | made for children, short stories, clear voices | Netflix |

## N4 Simple everyday talk 9 shows

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Flying Witch](https://ikkimi.app/anime/flying-witch/)** ふらいんぐうぃっち | N4 | slow everyday talk, clear voices | Crunchyroll |
| **[Kiki’s Delivery Service](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kikis-delivery-service/)** 魔女の宅急便 | N4 | a film, 1 h 43 | Netflix |
| **[Sweetness & Lightning](https://ikkimi.app/anime/sweetness-and-lightning/)** 甘々と稲妻 | N4 | a father and a small child, cooking words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Pokémon](https://ikkimi.app/anime/pokemon/)** ポケットモンスター | N4 | made for children, simple adventure talk | Netflix |
| **[K-On!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/k-on/)** けいおん! | N4 | school club chatter, everyday words | Netflix |
| **[Non Non Biyori](https://ikkimi.app/anime/non-non-biyori/)** のんのんびより | N4 | slow countryside life, children talking | Crunchyroll |
| **[Crayon Shin-chan](https://ikkimi.app/anime/crayon-shin-chan/)** クレヨンしんちゃん | N4 | a five-year-old’s cheeky speech, family talk | Netflix |
| **[Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure](https://ikkimi.app/anime/soaring-sky-pretty-cure/)** ひろがるスカイ！プリキュア | N4 | made for children, clear voices, catchphrases that repeat | Crunchyroll |
| **[Kemono Friends](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kemono-friends/)** けものフレンズ | N4 | simple cheerful speech, animal facts | Crunchyroll |

## N4 to N3 Everyday talk 28 shows

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Laid-Back Camp](https://ikkimi.app/anime/laid-back-camp/)** ゆるキャン△ | N4 to N3 | calm talk, camping words, text messages on screen | Crunchyroll |
| **[Whisper of the Heart](https://ikkimi.app/anime/whisper-of-the-heart/)** 耳をすませば | N4 to N3 | a film, family and school talk | Netflix |
| **[Spirited Away](https://ikkimi.app/anime/spirited-away/)** 千と千尋の神隠し | N4 to N3 | a film, some old-fashioned speech | Netflix |
| **[Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kimi-ni-todoke-from-me-to-you/)** 君に届け | N4 to N3 | school romance, a polite lead | Netflix, Crunchyroll |
| **[Horimiya](https://ikkimi.app/anime/horimiya/)** ホリミヤ | N4 to N3 | casual school talk, short scenes | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Komi Can’t Communicate](https://ikkimi.app/anime/komi-cant-communicate/)** 古見さんは、コミュ症です。 | N4 to N3 | short lines, written notes on screen | Netflix |
| **[Skip and Loafer](https://ikkimi.app/anime/skip-and-loafer/)** スキップとローファー | N4 to N3 | natural school conversation | Crunchyroll |
| **[Fruits Basket](https://ikkimi.app/anime/fruits-basket/)** フルーツバスケット | N4 to N3 | a polite lead, family talk | Crunchyroll |
| **[Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid](https://ikkimi.app/anime/miss-kobayashis-dragon-maid/)** 小林さんちのメイドラゴン | N4 to N3 | home and office talk, one very polite speaker | Crunchyroll |
| **[Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun](https://ikkimi.app/anime/welcome-to-demon-school-iruma-kun/)** 魔入りました！入間くん | N4 to N3 | made for a young audience, clear voices | Crunchyroll |
| **[Nichijou](https://ikkimi.app/anime/nichijou/)** 日常 | N4 to N3 | short sketches, everyday words, sudden shouting | Crunchyroll |
| **[Atashin’chi](https://ikkimi.app/anime/atashinchi/)** あたしンち | N4 to N3 | family talk at natural speed | Crunchyroll |
| **[ARIA The ANIMATION](https://ikkimi.app/anime/aria-the-animation/)** | N4 to N3 | slow, gentle speech | Crunchyroll |
| **[YuruYuri](https://ikkimi.app/anime/yuruyuri/)** ゆるゆり | N4 to N3 | school club chatter, everyday words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Cardcaptor Sakura](https://ikkimi.app/anime/cardcaptor-sakura/)** カードキャプターさくら | N4 to N3 | a polite ten-year-old lead, clear voices | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Digimon Adventure](https://ikkimi.app/anime/digimon-adventure/)** デジモンアドベンチャー | N4 to N3 | children talking, monster names that repeat | Crunchyroll |
| **[Dragon Ball](https://ikkimi.app/anime/dragon-ball/)** ドラゴンボール | N4 to N3 | simple adventure talk, shouting | Crunchyroll |
| **[Encouragement of Climb](https://ikkimi.app/anime/encouragement-of-climb/)** ヤマノススメ | N4 to N3 | short episodes, friends talking, hiking words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Super Cub](https://ikkimi.app/anime/super-cub/)** スーパーカブ | N4 to N3 | few words, slow pace, motorbike words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Is the Order a Rabbit?](https://ikkimi.app/anime/is-the-order-a-rabbit/)** ご注文はうさぎですか？ | N4 to N3 | café talk, cheerful everyday chatter | Crunchyroll |
| **[Tanaka-kun is Always Listless](https://ikkimi.app/anime/tanaka-kun-is-always-listless/)** 田中くんはいつもけだるげ | N4 to N3 | slow, sleepy speech, school talk | Crunchyroll |
| **[Tsuki ga Kirei](https://ikkimi.app/anime/tsuki-ga-kirei/)** 月がきれい | N4 to N3 | quiet school romance, text messages on screen | Crunchyroll |
| **[Akebi’s Sailor Uniform](https://ikkimi.app/anime/akebis-sailor-uniform/)** 明日ちゃんのセーラー服 | N4 to N3 | polite school talk, slow pace | Crunchyroll |
| **[Today’s Menu for the Emiya Family](https://ikkimi.app/anime/todays-menu-for-the-emiya-family/)** 衛宮さんちの今日のごはん | N4 to N3 | short episodes, recipes said step by step | Crunchyroll |
| **[The Secret World of Arrietty](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-secret-world-of-arrietty/)** 借りぐらしのアリエッティ | N4 to N3 | a film, quiet family talk | Netflix |
| **[When Marnie Was There](https://ikkimi.app/anime/when-marnie-was-there/)** 思い出のマーニー | N4 to N3 | a film, quiet speech, two girls talking | Netflix |
| **[The Cat Returns](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-cat-returns/)** 猫の恩返し | N4 to N3 | a film, school and fairy-tale talk | Netflix |
| **[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-girl-who-leapt-through-time/)** 時をかける少女 | N4 to N3 | a film, teenagers talking, everyday words | Crunchyroll |

## N3 Everyday Japanese, at speed 68 shows

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[SPY×FAMILY](https://ikkimi.app/anime/spy-x-family/)** | N3 | fast, with spy words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Haikyu!!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/haikyu/)** ハイキュー!! | N3 | sports talk that repeats itself | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Your Name](https://ikkimi.app/anime/your-name/)** 君の名は。 | N3 | a film, 1 h 46, teenagers talking | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Aggretsuko](https://ikkimi.app/anime/aggretsuko/)** アグレッシブ烈子 | N3 | 15-minute episodes, office talk, polite and blunt side by side | Netflix |
| **[My Hero Academia](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-hero-academia/)** 僕のヒーローアカデミア | N3 | school talk, hero words that repeat | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Naruto](https://ikkimi.app/anime/naruto/)** NARUTO -ナルト- | N3 | clear voices, ninja words that repeat | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[ONE PIECE](https://ikkimi.app/anime/one-piece/)** | N3 | loud and clear, pirate words that repeat | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Blue Lock](https://ikkimi.app/anime/blue-lock/)** ブルーロック | N3 | football words, shouting | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Kuroko’s Basketball](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kurokos-basketball/)** 黒子のバスケ | N3 | basketball words that repeat | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Bocchi the Rock!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/bocchi-the-rock/)** ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！ | N3 | casual school talk, band words, mumbling | Crunchyroll |
| **[My Dress-Up Darling](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-dress-up-darling/)** その着せ替え人形は恋をする | N3 | casual slang, sewing and cosplay words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Your Lie in April](https://ikkimi.app/anime/your-lie-in-april/)** 四月は君の嘘 | N3 | school talk, music words, poetic monologues | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Natsume’s Book of Friends](https://ikkimi.app/anime/natsumes-book-of-friends/)** 夏目友人帳 | N3 | gentle pace, spirit and folklore words | Crunchyroll |
| **[A Silent Voice](https://ikkimi.app/anime/a-silent-voice/)** 聲の形 | N3 | a film, school talk | Netflix |
| **[Suzume](https://ikkimi.app/anime/suzume/)** すずめの戸締まり | N3 | a film, several regional accents | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Weathering with You](https://ikkimi.app/anime/weathering-with-you/)** 天気の子 | N3 | a film, teenagers talking | Netflix |
| **[Assassination Classroom](https://ikkimi.app/anime/assassination-classroom/)** 暗殺教室 | N3 | classroom talk, a teacher who explains | Crunchyroll |
| **[The Promised Neverland](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-promised-neverland/)** 約束のネバーランド | N3 | children talking, plans explained step by step | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[One-Punch Man](https://ikkimi.app/anime/one-punch-man/)** ワンパンマン | N3 | deadpan casual speech, hero titles | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Mob Psycho 100](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mob-psycho-100/)** モブサイコ100 | N3 | casual speech, one fast talker | Crunchyroll |
| **[That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime](https://ikkimi.app/anime/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime/)** 転生したらスライムだった件 | N3 | clear narration, game-like fantasy words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Sword Art Online](https://ikkimi.app/anime/sword-art-online/)** ソードアート・オンライン | N3 | clear voices, game words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[KonoSuba](https://ikkimi.app/anime/konosuba/)** この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！ | N3 | quick comedy, fantasy game words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Lucky Star](https://ikkimi.app/anime/lucky-star/)** らき☆すた | N3 | chatty school talk, jokes about other shows | Crunchyroll |
| **[Howl’s Moving Castle](https://ikkimi.app/anime/howls-moving-castle/)** ハウルの動く城 | N3 | a film, some old-fashioned speech | Netflix |
| **[Castle in the Sky](https://ikkimi.app/anime/castle-in-the-sky/)** 天空の城ラピュタ | N3 | a film, adventure talk, clear voices | Netflix |
| **[From Up on Poppy Hill](https://ikkimi.app/anime/from-up-on-poppy-hill/)** コクリコ坂から | N3 | a film, 1960s school talk | Netflix |
| **[Only Yesterday](https://ikkimi.app/anime/only-yesterday/)** おもひでぽろぽろ | N3 | a film, adult narration, some countryside dialect | Netflix |
| **[Summer Wars](https://ikkimi.app/anime/summer-wars/)** サマーウォーズ | N3 | a film, a big family all talking at once | Crunchyroll |
| **[Wolf Children](https://ikkimi.app/anime/wolf-children/)** おおかみこどもの雨と雪 | N3 | a film, a mother’s narration, children talking | Crunchyroll |
| **[5 Centimeters per Second](https://ikkimi.app/anime/5-centimeters-per-second/)** 秒速5センチメートル | N3 | a film, slow inner monologue | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[The Garden of Words](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-garden-of-words/)** 言の葉の庭 | N3 | a short film, quiet speech, a classical poem | Netflix |
| **[THE FIRST SLAM DUNK](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-first-slam-dunk/)** | N3 | a film, basketball words, short shouted lines | Netflix |
| **[I Want to Eat Your Pancreas](https://ikkimi.app/anime/i-want-to-eat-your-pancreas/)** 君の膵臓をたべたい | N3 | a film, two classmates talking | Crunchyroll |
| **[Josee, the Tiger and the Fish](https://ikkimi.app/anime/josee-the-tiger-and-the-fish/)** ジョゼと虎と魚たち | N3 | a film, Kansai dialect | Crunchyroll |
| **[Ranma ½](https://ikkimi.app/anime/ranma-1-2/)** らんま1/2 | N3 | slapstick, martial arts words | Netflix |
| **[Inuyasha](https://ikkimi.app/anime/inuyasha/)** 犬夜叉 | N3 | a modern schoolgirl among period speakers | Netflix, Crunchyroll |
| **[Sailor Moon Crystal](https://ikkimi.app/anime/sailor-moon-crystal/)** 美少女戦士セーラームーンCrystal | N3 | clear voices, catchphrases that repeat | Netflix |
| **[Captain Tsubasa](https://ikkimi.app/anime/captain-tsubasa/)** キャプテン翼 | N3 | football words, shouting | Crunchyroll |
| **[Hajime no Ippo](https://ikkimi.app/anime/hajime-no-ippo/)** はじめの一歩 | N3 | boxing words, rough friendly speech | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[SLAM DUNK](https://ikkimi.app/anime/slam-dunk/)** | N3 | basketball words, rough school speech | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Ace of the Diamond](https://ikkimi.app/anime/ace-of-the-diamond/)** ダイヤのA | N3 | baseball words that repeat | Crunchyroll |
| **[Yuri!!! on Ice](https://ikkimi.app/anime/yuri-on-ice/)** ユーリ!!! on ICE | N3 | skating words, English and Russian mixed in | Crunchyroll |
| **[Yowamushi Pedal](https://ikkimi.app/anime/yowamushi-pedal/)** 弱虫ペダル | N3 | cycling words, shouting | Crunchyroll |
| **[FAIRY TAIL](https://ikkimi.app/anime/fairy-tail/)** | N3 | guild and magic words that repeat, shouting | Crunchyroll |
| **[Black Clover](https://ikkimi.app/anime/black-clover/)** ブラッククローバー | N3 | magic words that repeat, a lot of shouting | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[The Seven Deadly Sins](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-seven-deadly-sins/)** 七つの大罪 | N3 | fantasy titles, clear voices | Netflix |
| **[Soul Eater](https://ikkimi.app/anime/soul-eater/)** ソウルイーター | N3 | school talk, weapon and soul words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Mashle: Magic and Muscles](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mashle-magic-and-muscles/)** マッシュル-MASHLE- | N3 | deadpan short lines, magic school words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Solo Leveling](https://ikkimi.app/anime/solo-leveling/)** 俺だけレベルアップな件 | N3 | game words, short lines | Crunchyroll |
| **[The Rising of the Shield Hero](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-rising-of-the-shield-hero/)** 盾の勇者の成り上がり | N3 | game-like fantasy words, clear speech | Crunchyroll |
| **[Gurren Lagann](https://ikkimi.app/anime/gurren-lagann/)** 天元突破グレンラガン | N3 | rough speech, shouted slogans | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day](https://ikkimi.app/anime/anohana-the-flower-we-saw-that-day/)** あの日見た花の名前を僕達はまだ知らない。 | N3 | friends talking, everyday words, strong feelings | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Toradora!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/toradora/)** とらドラ！ | N3 | school romance, quick arguments | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Angel Beats!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/angel-beats/)** | N3 | school talk, quick jokes | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Sound! Euphonium](https://ikkimi.app/anime/sound-euphonium/)** 響け！ユーフォニアム | N3 | band club talk, music words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Love Live! School Idol Project](https://ikkimi.app/anime/love-live-school-idol-project/)** ラブライブ！ | N3 | school club talk, catchphrases | Crunchyroll |
| **[Zombie Land Saga](https://ikkimi.app/anime/zombie-land-saga/)** ゾンビランドサガ | N3 | a fast-talking manager, some Saga dialect | Crunchyroll |
| **[Umamusume: Pretty Derby](https://ikkimi.app/anime/umamusume-pretty-derby/)** ウマ娘 プリティーダービー | N3 | racing words, cheerful club talk | Crunchyroll |
| **[Silver Spoon](https://ikkimi.app/anime/silver-spoon/)** 銀の匙 Silver Spoon | N3 | farm and animal words, school talk | Crunchyroll |
| **[Lycoris Recoil](https://ikkimi.app/anime/lycoris-recoil/)** リコリス・リコイル | N3 | casual banter, café and gun words | Crunchyroll |
| **[My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-love-story-with-yamada-kun-at-lv999/)** 山田くんとLv999の恋をする | N3 | online game words, young adults talking | Crunchyroll |
| **[Blue Box](https://ikkimi.app/anime/blue-box/)** アオのハコ | N3 | school romance, badminton and basketball words | Netflix |
| **[Hi Score Girl](https://ikkimi.app/anime/hi-score-girl/)** ハイスコアガール | N3 | arcade game words, 1990s slang | Netflix |
| **[Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun](https://ikkimi.app/anime/monthly-girls-nozaki-kun/)** 月刊少女野崎くん | N3 | deadpan comedy, manga-making words | Netflix |
| **[Restaurant to Another World](https://ikkimi.app/anime/restaurant-to-another-world/)** 異世界食堂 | N3 | food described at length, polite service speech | Crunchyroll |
| **[Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill](https://ikkimi.app/anime/campfire-cooking-in-another-world-with-my-absurd-skill/)** とんでもスキルで異世界放浪メシ | N3 | relaxed narration, cooking words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Deaimon](https://ikkimi.app/anime/deaimon/)** であいもん | N3 | Kyoto dialect, sweet shop words | Crunchyroll |

## N3 to N2 Faster, with more unusual words 27 shows

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End](https://ikkimi.app/anime/frieren-beyond-journeys-end/)** 葬送のフリーレン | N3 to N2 | calm speech, magic and fantasy words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Chainsaw Man](https://ikkimi.app/anime/chainsaw-man/)** チェンソーマン | N3 to N2 | rough casual speech, short lines | Crunchyroll |
| **[Dandadan](https://ikkimi.app/anime/dandadan/)** ダンダダン | N3 to N2 | very fast banter, slang | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Kaiju No. 8](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kaiju-no-8/)** 怪獣８号 | N3 to N2 | military unit talk, orders and reports | Crunchyroll |
| **[Case Closed](https://ikkimi.app/anime/case-closed/)** 名探偵コナン | N3 to N2 | crime and police words, long explanations | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Chihayafuru](https://ikkimi.app/anime/chihayafuru/)** ちはやふる | N3 to N2 | club talk, classical poems read aloud | Crunchyroll |
| **[Violet Evergarden](https://ikkimi.app/anime/violet-evergarden/)** ヴァイオレット・エヴァーガーデン | N3 to N2 | formal polite speech, letters read aloud | Netflix |
| **[Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai](https://ikkimi.app/anime/rascal-does-not-dream-of-bunny-girl-senpai/)** 青春ブタ野郎はバニーガール先輩の夢を見ない | N3 to N2 | quick banter, some science words | Crunchyroll |
| **[HUNTER×HUNTER](https://ikkimi.app/anime/hunter-x-hunter/)** | N3 to N2 | long explanations of invented rules | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[BEASTARS](https://ikkimi.app/anime/beastars/)** | N3 to N2 | school talk, long inner monologue | Netflix |
| **[Blue Period](https://ikkimi.app/anime/blue-period/)** ブルーピリオド | N3 to N2 | art school words, inner monologue | Netflix |
| **[The Way of the Househusband](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-way-of-the-househusband/)** 極主夫道 | N3 to N2 | short episodes, gangster speech about housework | Netflix |
| **[Space Brothers](https://ikkimi.app/anime/space-brothers/)** 宇宙兄弟 | N3 to N2 | adult workplace speech, space words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Barakamon](https://ikkimi.app/anime/barakamon/)** ばらかもん | N3 to N2 | island dialect, children talking | Crunchyroll |
| **[Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](https://ikkimi.app/anime/nausicaa-of-the-valley-of-the-wind/)** 風の谷のナウシカ | N3 to N2 | a film, formal and old-fashioned speech | Netflix |
| **[Porco Rosso](https://ikkimi.app/anime/porco-rosso/)** 紅の豚 | N3 to N2 | a film, adult banter, flying words | Netflix |
| **[Tokyo Revengers](https://ikkimi.app/anime/tokyo-revengers/)** 東京リベンジャーズ | N3 to N2 | delinquent slang, rough speech | Crunchyroll |
| **[Tokyo Ghoul](https://ikkimi.app/anime/tokyo-ghoul/)** 東京喰種トーキョーグール | N3 to N2 | dark inner monologue, invented terms | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[BLEACH](https://ikkimi.app/anime/bleach/)** | N3 to N2 | sword and spirit terms, some old-fashioned speech | Netflix |
| **[Fire Force](https://ikkimi.app/anime/fire-force/)** 炎炎ノ消防隊 | N3 to N2 | firefighting and religious words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mushoku-tensei-jobless-reincarnation/)** 無職転生 ～異世界行ったら本気だす～ | N3 to N2 | long narration, fantasy words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-](https://ikkimi.app/anime/re-zero-starting-life-in-another-world/)** Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 | N3 to N2 | fast emotional monologues, fantasy words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Puella Magi Madoka Magica](https://ikkimi.app/anime/puella-magi-madoka-magica/)** 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ | N3 to N2 | school talk that turns to abstract ideas | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Oshi no Ko](https://ikkimi.app/anime/oshi-no-ko/)** 【推しの子】 | N3 to N2 | show-business words, fast monologues | Netflix |
| **[Delicious in Dungeon](https://ikkimi.app/anime/delicious-in-dungeon/)** ダンジョン飯 | N3 to N2 | cooking and monster words, long explanations | Netflix |
| **[Ascendance of a Bookworm](https://ikkimi.app/anime/ascendance-of-a-bookworm/)** 本好きの下剋上 司書になるためには手段を選んでいられません | N3 to N2 | narration, book-making and temple words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Kakushigoto](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kakushigoto/)** かくしごと | N3 to N2 | puns, manga-making words | Crunchyroll |

## N2 Fast talk on many topics 38 shows

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Demon Slayer](https://ikkimi.app/anime/demon-slayer/)** 鬼滅の刃 | N2 | old-fashioned speech, a lot of shouting | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Attack on Titan](https://ikkimi.app/anime/attack-on-titan/)** 進撃の巨人 | N2 | military words, fast | Crunchyroll |
| **[Jujutsu Kaisen](https://ikkimi.app/anime/jujutsu-kaisen/)** 呪術廻戦 | N2 | fast, invented technique names | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[The Apothecary Diaries](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-apothecary-diaries/)** 薬屋のひとりごと | N2 | court titles, medicine and poison words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Kaguya-sama: Love Is War](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kaguya-sama-love-is-war/)** かぐや様は告らせたい～天才たちの恋愛頭脳戦～ | N2 | a fast narrator, formal and scheming speech | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[March Comes in Like a Lion](https://ikkimi.app/anime/march-comes-in-like-a-lion/)** 3月のライオン | N2 | shogi words, long inner monologue | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood](https://ikkimi.app/anime/fullmetal-alchemist-brotherhood/)** 鋼の錬金術師 FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST | N2 | alchemy and military words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Cells at Work!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/cells-at-work/)** はたらく細胞 | N2 | biology words, labelled on screen | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Dr.STONE](https://ikkimi.app/anime/dr-stone/)** | N2 | science words, shouting | Crunchyroll |
| **[Princess Mononoke](https://ikkimi.app/anime/princess-mononoke/)** もののけ姫 | N2 | a film, old-fashioned speech | Netflix |
| **[Mushishi](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mushishi/)** 蟲師 | N2 | quiet, old-fashioned and nature words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Vinland Saga](https://ikkimi.app/anime/vinland-saga/)** ヴィンランド・サガ | N2 | rough warrior speech, history words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Cowboy Bebop](https://ikkimi.app/anime/cowboy-bebop/)** カウボーイビバップ | N2 | cool slang, crime and space words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Samurai Champloo](https://ikkimi.app/anime/samurai-champloo/)** サムライチャンプルー | N2 | period speech mixed with slang | Crunchyroll |
| **[The Wind Rises](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-wind-rises/)** 風立ちぬ | N2 | a film, engineering words, polite pre-war speech | Netflix |
| **[The Tale of the Princess Kaguya](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-tale-of-the-princess-kaguya/)** かぐや姫の物語 | N2 | a film, old-fashioned court speech | Netflix |
| **[AKIRA](https://ikkimi.app/anime/akira/)** | N2 | a film, gang slang, military and science words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure](https://ikkimi.app/anime/jojos-bizarre-adventure/)** ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 | N2 | dramatic phrasing, long explanations in the middle of a fight | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Hell’s Paradise](https://ikkimi.app/anime/hells-paradise/)** 地獄楽 | N2 | period speech, ninja and execution words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Overlord](https://ikkimi.app/anime/overlord/)** オーバーロード | N2 | grand formal speech, game and ruler words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Hyouka](https://ikkimi.app/anime/hyouka/)** 氷菓 | N2 | bookish vocabulary, careful reasoning | Crunchyroll |
| **[ODDTAXI](https://ikkimi.app/anime/oddtaxi/)** オッドタクシー | N2 | natural adult conversation, comedy-duo banter | Crunchyroll |
| **[Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/keep-your-hands-off-eizouken/)** 映像研には手を出すな！ | N2 | animation words, fast, one rough speaker | Crunchyroll |
| **[Ping Pong the Animation](https://ikkimi.app/anime/ping-pong-the-animation/)** ピンポン THE ANIMATION | N2 | table tennis words, clipped slangy speech | Crunchyroll |
| **[Bungo Stray Dogs](https://ikkimi.app/anime/bungo-stray-dogs/)** 文豪ストレイドッグス | N2 | formal speech, writers’ names and book titles | Crunchyroll |
| **[Black Butler](https://ikkimi.app/anime/black-butler/)** 黒執事 | N2 | very polite butler speech | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Durarara!!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/durarara/)** デュラララ!! | N2 | many speakers, chat-room and street slang | Crunchyroll |
| **[No Game No Life](https://ikkimi.app/anime/no-game-no-life/)** ノーゲーム・ノーライフ | N2 | fast wordplay, game logic | Crunchyroll |
| **[Rurouni Kenshin](https://ikkimi.app/anime/rurouni-kenshin/)** るろうに剣心 -明治剣客浪漫譚- | N2 | old-fashioned speech, sword terms | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mobile-suit-gundam-the-witch-from-mercury/)** 機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 | N2 | school talk mixed with company and military words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Kill la Kill](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kill-la-kill/)** キルラキル | N2 | shouting at speed, puns on clothing words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[86 EIGHTY-SIX](https://ikkimi.app/anime/86-eighty-six/)** 86―エイティシックス― | N2 | military radio talk, formal reports | Crunchyroll |
| **[My Happy Marriage](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-happy-marriage/)** わたしの幸せな結婚 | N2 | very polite, old-fashioned speech | Netflix |
| **[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-melancholy-of-haruhi-suzumiya/)** 涼宮ハルヒの憂鬱 | N2 | fast, wordy narration | Crunchyroll |
| **[My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU](https://ikkimi.app/anime/my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu/)** やはり俺の青春ラブコメはまちがっている。 | N2 | wordy, cynical monologues | Crunchyroll |
| **[Cyberpunk: Edgerunners](https://ikkimi.app/anime/cyberpunk-edgerunners/)** サイバーパンク エッジランナーズ | N2 | street slang, technology words | Netflix |
| **[PLUTO](https://ikkimi.app/anime/pluto/)** | N2 | police and robot words, serious speech | Netflix |
| **[GREAT PRETENDER](https://ikkimi.app/anime/great-pretender/)** | N2 | con-artist talk, fast banter | Netflix |

## N2 to N1 Hard 6 shows

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[STEINS;GATE](https://ikkimi.app/anime/steins-gate/)** | N2 to N1 | net slang, science talk, fast | Crunchyroll |
| **[Neon Genesis Evangelion](https://ikkimi.app/anime/neon-genesis-evangelion/)** 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン | N2 to N1 | military, science and psychology words | Netflix |
| **[Code Geass](https://ikkimi.app/anime/code-geass/)** コードギアス 反逆のルルーシュ | N2 to N1 | formal speeches, politics and military words | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Gintama](https://ikkimi.app/anime/gintama/)** 銀魂 | N2 to N1 | fast parody, wordplay, period speech | Crunchyroll |
| **[The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-disastrous-life-of-saiki-k/)** 斉木楠雄のΨ難 | N2 to N1 | narration at very high speed | Netflix |
| **[Fate/Zero](https://ikkimi.app/anime/fate-zero/)** | N2 to N1 | formal, archaic speeches about ideals | Crunchyroll, Netflix |

## N1 The hardest 9 shows

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[DEATH NOTE](https://ikkimi.app/anime/death-note/)** | N1 | long reasoning, formal words | Netflix, Crunchyroll |
| **[Psycho-Pass](https://ikkimi.app/anime/psycho-pass/)** PSYCHO-PASS サイコパス | N1 | police and law words | Crunchyroll |
| **[Bakemonogatari](https://ikkimi.app/anime/bakemonogatari/)** 化物語 | N1 | wordplay, very fast | Crunchyroll |
| **[Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju](https://ikkimi.app/anime/showa-genroku-rakugo-shinju/)** 昭和元禄落語心中 | N1 | rakugo performed in full, old Tokyo speech | Crunchyroll |
| **[The Heike Story](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-heike-story/)** 平家物語 | N1 | period speech, classical verse recited | Crunchyroll |
| **[Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These](https://ikkimi.app/anime/legend-of-the-galactic-heroes-die-neue-these/)** 銀河英雄伝説 Die Neue These | N1 | formal political and military speeches | Crunchyroll |
| **[Saga of Tanya the Evil](https://ikkimi.app/anime/saga-of-tanya-the-evil/)** 幼女戦記 | N1 | military and economics words, formal narration | Crunchyroll |
| **[The Tatami Galaxy](https://ikkimi.app/anime/the-tatami-galaxy/)** 四畳半神話大系 | N1 | bookish narration at very high speed | Crunchyroll |
| **[Mononoke](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mononoke/)** モノノ怪 | N1 | theatrical period speech | Crunchyroll, Netflix |

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Source: https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/ · Updated 2026-10-30 · Contact: hello@ikkimi.app · More: https://ikkimi.app/llms.txt