Learn Japanese with Chainsaw Man

Anime by Japanese level › N3 to N2

How hard is the Japanese in Chainsaw Man?

Ikkimi rates Chainsaw Man at N3 to N2 (faster talk with more unusual words). What sets its level: rough casual speech, short lines. Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 112 are easier and 53 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.

How to learn Japanese with Chainsaw Man

Ikkimi lists Chainsaw Man 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 and sign in.

2. Play an episode

   Open Chainsaw Man 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). At this level, turn on the English line under the Japanese at first, and keep only the words that come back.

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 Chainsaw Man, with the most genres in common first.

Easier

• N3NarutoNARUTO -ナルト-clear voices, ninja words that repeatCrunchyrollNetflix
• N3Assassination Classroom暗殺教室classroom talk, a teacher who explainsCrunchyroll
• N3Mob Psycho 100モブサイコ100casual speech, one fast talkerCrunchyroll

Also N3 to N2

• N3 to N2Tokyo Ghoul東京喰種トーキョーグールdark inner monologue, invented termsCrunchyrollNetflix
• N3 to N2Fire Force炎炎ノ消防隊firefighting and religious wordsCrunchyroll
• N3 to N2Tokyo Revengers東京リベンジャーズdelinquent slang, rough speechCrunchyroll

Harder

• N2Demon Slayer鬼滅の刃old-fashioned speech, a lot of shoutingCrunchyrollNetflix
• N2Jujutsu Kaisen呪術廻戦fast, invented technique namesCrunchyrollNetflix
• N2AKIRAa film, gang slang, military and science wordsCrunchyrollNetflix

See every N3 to N2 anime or all 192 anime by Japanese level, and read how to learn Japanese by watching anime from zero.

Questions

Is Chainsaw Man good for learning Japanese?

Not as a first show. Ikkimi rates it N3 to N2 (faster talk with more unusual words). What sets its level: rough casual speech, short lines. It is harder than most beginner shows. Watch it for fun from the start if you like, but learn your first words from an easier one.

What Japanese level is Chainsaw Man?

N3 to N2, on Ikkimi’s scale from N5 (easiest) to N1 (hardest). Of the 192 anime Ikkimi rates by hand, 112 are easier and 53 are harder. The level is Ikkimi’s estimate, not an official JLPT rating.

Where can I watch Chainsaw Man with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists Chainsaw Man 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 Chainsaw Man have?

AniList’s entry lists 12 episodes of about 25 minutes, first aired in 2022. Later seasons may be listed separately.

What should I watch before Chainsaw Man?

Shows a little easier than Chainsaw Man, with genres in common: Naruto (N3), Assassination Classroom (N3) and Mob Psycho 100 (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.