Learn Japanese with Aggretsuko

Anime by Japanese level › N3

How hard is the Japanese in Aggretsuko?

Ikkimi rates Aggretsuko at N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: 15-minute episodes, office talk, polite and blunt side by side. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 44 are easier and 80 are harder.

Levels follow the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). They are Ikkimi’s estimate of how hard a show’s Japanese is to follow, from how fast people talk, how many unusual words there are and how clear the voices are. They are not official JLPT ratings.

Format, episodes, year and genres are from AniList’s entry, which may cover only the first season.

The words in the title

The Japanese title, アグレッシブ烈子, is a first lesson in itself. Its word, as a dictionary lists it:

How to learn Japanese with Aggretsuko

Ikkimi lists Aggretsuko on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. Ikkimi does not stream anything: you watch on your own account, in Chrome on a computer, and Ikkimi adds a Japanese line you can click on top of the player.

On Netflix

On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player, where your country’s Netflix has them for this title, and Ikkimi makes the line clickable. If there are none, open the Ikkimi popup, choose Find Japanese subtitles, and search Jimaku’s catalogue or load a file from your computer.

1. Add Ikkimi to Chrome

   Get the extension from the Chrome Web Store and sign in.

2. Play an episode

   Open Aggretsuko on Netflix. The Japanese line appears on top of the video.

3. Click the words you keep hearing

   The video pauses and the word opens: kana, romaji, meaning, JLPT level and a recording by a native speaker where one exists (never a computer voice; otherwise the line from the show plays again). Keep three to five words an episode, the ones that come up again.

4. Review them later

   Kept words come back as flashcards on the Ikkimi website, with the scene and the line they came from, just before you would forget them.

Episodes are about 15 minutes, short enough to watch each one twice: once to follow, once to pick words.

Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of Aggretsuko, with the most genres in common first.

Easier

• N4K-On!けいおん!school club chatter, everyday wordsNetflix
• N4 to N3Horimiyaホリミヤcasual school talk, short scenesCrunchyrollNetflix
• N4 to N3Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid小林さんちのメイドラゴンhome and office talk, one very polite speakerCrunchyroll

Also N3

• N3Bocchi the Rock!ぼっち・ざ・ろっく！casual school talk, band words, mumblingCrunchyroll
• N3Mob Psycho 100モブサイコ100casual speech, one fast talkerCrunchyroll
• N3Your Lie in April四月は君の嘘school talk, music words, poetic monologuesCrunchyrollNetflix

Harder

• N3 to N2The Way of the Househusband極主夫道short episodes, gangster speech about houseworkNetflix
• N3 to N2Kakushigotoかくしごとpuns, manga-making wordsCrunchyroll
• N3 to N2Space Brothers宇宙兄弟adult workplace speech, space wordsCrunchyroll

See every N3 anime or all 192 anime by Japanese level, and read how to learn Japanese by watching anime from zero.

Questions

Is Aggretsuko good for learning Japanese?

With some help. Ikkimi rates it N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: 15-minute episodes, office talk, polite and blunt side by side. It sits in the middle of Ikkimi’s levels. A beginner can follow it with kana and romaji on every word, but it is easier after one or two simpler shows.

What Japanese level is Aggretsuko?

N3, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 44 are easier and 80 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

Where can I watch Aggretsuko with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists Aggretsuko on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player where they are offered, and Ikkimi makes every word clickable.

What does the title アグレッシブ烈子 mean, word by word?

アグレッシブ (aguresshibu) means “aggressive”.

How many episodes does Aggretsuko have?

AniList’s entry lists 10 episodes of about 15 minutes, first aired in 2018. Later seasons may be listed separately.

What should I watch before Aggretsuko?

Shows a little easier than Aggretsuko, with genres in common: K-On! (N4), Horimiya (N4 to N3) and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid (N4 to N3).

Sources: show details from AniList; meanings from JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0); readings and word splits from kuromoji.js with IPADIC; JLPT word levels from Jonathan Waller’s unofficial lists. See Credits. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at hello@ikkimi.app.