# Learn Japanese with ARIA The ANIMATION

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

[Anime by Japanese level](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/) › [N4 to N3](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/#n4-to-n3)

**The short answer:** Ikkimi rates **ARIA The ANIMATION** N4 to N3 for learning Japanese: slow, gentle speech. **Good for a beginner? Yes, as an early show.** It is a step up from the very easiest shows, and a good second or third show.

Ikkimi lists ARIA The ANIMATION on Crunchyroll. 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.

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## How hard is the Japanese in ARIA The ANIMATION?

Ikkimi rates ARIA The ANIMATION at **N4 to N3** (everyday talk). What sets its level: slow, gentle speech. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 16 are easier and 148 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 | ARIA The ANIMATION |
| --- | --- |
| Ikkimi’s level | N4 to N3 (everyday talk) |
| Why | slow, gentle speech |
| Japanese title | ARIA The ANIMATION |
| Format | TV series |
| Episodes | 13, about 24 minutes each |
| First aired | 2005 |
| Genres | Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Slice of Life |
| Where to watch | [Crunchyroll](https://www.crunchyroll.com/search?q=ARIA%20The%20ANIMATION) |

Format, episodes, year and genres are from [AniList’s entry](https://anilist.co/anime/477), which may cover only the first season.

## How to learn Japanese with ARIA The ANIMATION

Ikkimi lists ARIA The ANIMATION on Crunchyroll. 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.

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 ARIA The ANIMATION on Crunchyroll. 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 ARIA The ANIMATION, with the most genres in common first.

### Easier

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Kiki’s Delivery Service](https://ikkimi.app/anime/kikis-delivery-service/)** 魔女の宅急便 | N4 | a film, 1 h 43 | Netflix |
| **[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 |
| **[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 |

### Also N4 to N3

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

### Harder

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[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 |
| **[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 |
| **[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 |

See [every N4 to N3 anime](https://ikkimi.app/anime-by-japanese-level/#n4-to-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 ARIA The ANIMATION good for learning Japanese?

Yes, as an early show. Ikkimi rates it N4 to N3 (everyday talk). What sets its level: slow, gentle speech. It is a step up from the very easiest shows, and a good second or third show.

### What Japanese level is ARIA The ANIMATION?

N4 to N3, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 16 are easier and 148 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

### Where can I watch ARIA The ANIMATION with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists ARIA The ANIMATION on Crunchyroll. 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.

### How many episodes does ARIA The ANIMATION have?

AniList’s entry lists 13 episodes of about 24 minutes, first aired in 2005. Later seasons may be listed separately.

### What should I watch before ARIA The ANIMATION?

Shows a little easier than ARIA The ANIMATION, with genres in common: Kiki’s Delivery Service (N4), My Neighbor Totoro (N5 to N4) and Pokémon Concierge (N5 to N4).

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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