# Learn Japanese with Angel Beats!

> How hard its Japanese is, where to watch it, and what to watch before and after.

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**The short answer:** Ikkimi rates **Angel Beats!** N3 for learning Japanese: school talk, quick jokes. **Good for a beginner? With some help.** 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.

Ikkimi lists Angel Beats! on Crunchyroll and Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Crunchyroll, Ikkimi finds a Japanese subtitle file for the episode in Jimaku’s catalogue and lines it up for you. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles and every word becomes clickable.

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## How hard is the Japanese in Angel Beats!?

Ikkimi rates Angel Beats! at **N3** (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: school talk, quick jokes. 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.

| Fact | Angel Beats! |
| --- | --- |
| Ikkimi’s level | N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed) |
| Why | school talk, quick jokes |
| Japanese title | Angel Beats! |
| Format | TV series |
| Episodes | 13, about 24 minutes each |
| First aired | 2010 |
| Genres | Action, Comedy, Drama, Supernatural |
| Where to watch | [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/search?q=Angel%20Beats!), [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/search?q=Angel%20Beats!) |

Format, episodes, year and genres are from [AniList’s entry](https://anilist.co/anime/6547), which may cover only the first season.

## How to learn Japanese with Angel Beats!

Ikkimi lists Angel Beats! on Crunchyroll and 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 Crunchyroll

Crunchyroll rarely has Japanese subtitles. On a Crunchyroll episode, Ikkimi looks for a matching Japanese subtitle file in Jimaku’s public catalogue, loads it and lines it up with the episode by itself. If Jimaku has no file for an episode, you can search by hand in the Ikkimi popup or load a subtitle file from your computer.

### 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](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ikkimi-%E2%80%94-learn-japanese/kknpmodmojiodjhbgapdgpabdehpnfcb) and sign in.
2. Play an episode: Open Angel Beats! on Crunchyroll or 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.

## Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of Angel Beats!, with the most genres in common first.

### Easier

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Dragon Ball](https://ikkimi.app/anime/dragon-ball/)** ドラゴンボール | N4 to N3 | simple adventure talk, shouting | 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 |
| **[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 |

### Also N3

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Naruto](https://ikkimi.app/anime/naruto/)** NARUTO -ナルト- | N3 | clear voices, ninja words that repeat | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Assassination Classroom](https://ikkimi.app/anime/assassination-classroom/)** 暗殺教室 | N3 | classroom talk, a teacher who explains | Crunchyroll |
| **[Mob Psycho 100](https://ikkimi.app/anime/mob-psycho-100/)** モブサイコ100 | N3 | casual speech, one fast talker | Crunchyroll |

### Harder

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Dandadan](https://ikkimi.app/anime/dandadan/)** ダンダダン | N3 to N2 | very fast banter, slang | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[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 |
| **[Chainsaw Man](https://ikkimi.app/anime/chainsaw-man/)** チェンソーマン | N3 to N2 | rough casual speech, short lines | Crunchyroll |

See [every N3 anime](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/#n3) or all 192 [anime by Japanese level](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/), and read [how to learn Japanese by watching anime](https://ikkimi.app/learn-japanese-with-anime/) from zero.

## Questions

### Is Angel Beats! good for learning Japanese?

With some help. Ikkimi rates it N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: school talk, quick jokes. 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 Angel Beats!?

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 Angel Beats! with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists Angel Beats! on Crunchyroll and Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. Crunchyroll rarely has Japanese subtitles, so Ikkimi looks for a matching file in Jimaku’s catalogue and lines it up with the episode. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player where they are offered, and Ikkimi makes every word clickable.

### How many episodes does Angel Beats! have?

AniList’s entry lists 13 episodes of about 24 minutes, first aired in 2010. Later seasons may be listed separately.

### What should I watch before Angel Beats!?

Shows a little easier than Angel Beats!, with genres in common: Dragon Ball (N4 to N3), Fruits Basket (N4 to N3) and Digimon Adventure (N4 to N3).

Sources: show details from [AniList](https://anilist.co); 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](https://ikkimi.app/credits/). Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [hello@ikkimi.app](mailto:hello@ikkimi.app).

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