# Learn Japanese with Hi Score Girl

> 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 **Hi Score Girl** N3 for learning Japanese: arcade game words, 1990s slang. **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 Hi Score Girl on Netflix. What each service carries varies by country. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles and every word becomes clickable.

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## How hard is the Japanese in Hi Score Girl?

Ikkimi rates Hi Score Girl at **N3** (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: arcade game words, 1990s slang. 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 | Hi Score Girl |
| --- | --- |
| Ikkimi’s level | N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed) |
| Why | arcade game words, 1990s slang |
| Japanese title | ハイスコアガール |
| Format | TV series |
| Episodes | 12, about 25 minutes each |
| First aired | 2018 |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Where to watch | [Netflix](https://www.netflix.com/search?q=Hi%20Score%20Girl) |

Format, episodes, year and genres are from [AniList’s entry](https://anilist.co/anime/20574), which may cover only the first season.

## How to learn Japanese with Hi Score Girl

Ikkimi lists Hi Score Girl 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](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ikkimi-%E2%80%94-learn-japanese/kknpmodmojiodjhbgapdgpabdehpnfcb) and sign in.
2. Play an episode: Open Hi Score Girl 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.

## Easier and harder shows

Shows within a level of Hi Score Girl, with the most genres in common first.

### Easier

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

### Also N3

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[Toradora!](https://ikkimi.app/anime/toradora/)** とらドラ！ | N3 | school romance, quick arguments | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[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 |
| **[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 |

### Harder

| Show | Level | Why | Where |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **[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 |
| **[Dandadan](https://ikkimi.app/anime/dandadan/)** ダンダダン | N3 to N2 | very fast banter, slang | Crunchyroll, Netflix |
| **[Porco Rosso](https://ikkimi.app/anime/porco-rosso/)** 紅の豚 | N3 to N2 | a film, adult banter, flying words | Netflix |

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 Hi Score Girl good for learning Japanese?

With some help. Ikkimi rates it N3 (everyday Japanese at full speed). What sets its level: arcade game words, 1990s slang. 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 Hi Score Girl?

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 Hi Score Girl with Japanese subtitles?

Ikkimi lists Hi Score Girl 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.

### How many episodes does Hi Score Girl have?

AniList’s entry lists 12 episodes of about 25 minutes, first aired in 2018. Later seasons may be listed separately.

### What should I watch before Hi Score Girl?

Shows a little easier than Hi Score Girl, with genres in common: Kimi ni Todoke: From Me to You (N4 to N3), Cardcaptor Sakura (N4 to N3) and Fruits Basket (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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