# A Chrome extension for learning Japanese from anime > What it does on your show, and how to set it up. **The short answer:** a Japanese-learning Chrome extension adds study tools on top of the videos you already watch: a Japanese subtitle line you can click, a dictionary, and a way to keep words as flashcards. **Ikkimi** is one, made for anime. It is [on the Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ikkimi-%E2%80%94-learn-japanese/kknpmodmojiodjhbgapdgpabdehpnfcb) and works on Crunchyroll, Netflix and YouTube in Chrome on a computer. Click a word to see its reading in kana and romaji, its meaning and its JLPT level; keep it, and it comes back as a flashcard with the scene. The Ikkimi web app and Chrome extension come on one plan. The iPhone app is coming soon. ## What does a Japanese-learning extension do? Most do some of these: - **Show Japanese subtitles** on the player, from the site’s own track or a file you load. - **Look up words** when you click or hover, usually pausing the video. - **Keep words** for review, as flashcards in the tool or in Anki. - **Fix timing** when a subtitle file does not match the video. - **Help you choose** shows or videos at your level. Some are subtitle tools (Ikkimi, Language Reactor, asbplayer, Migaku, ManabiDojo); others, like Yomitan, are pop-up dictionaries for any page. Our [roundup of apps for learning Japanese with anime](https://ikkimi.app/best-apps-to-learn-japanese-with-anime/) compares them, with prices checked on 4 November 2026. ## What does Ikkimi add on each site? - **Crunchyroll:** most episodes have no Japanese subtitles, so Ikkimi finds a matching file in Jimaku’s public catalogue and lines it up with Crunchyroll’s own subtitle timing by itself. [More](https://ikkimi.app/learn-japanese-with-crunchyroll/). - **Netflix:** turn on Japanese subtitles in the player and Ikkimi makes them clickable, with a switch in Netflix’s control bar. [More](https://ikkimi.app/learn-japanese-with-netflix/). - **YouTube:** Ikkimi switches the player to Japanese captions and badges each thumbnail with whether it has Japanese captions and its level from N5 to N1. [More](https://ikkimi.app/learn-japanese-with-youtube/). On every site, a click on a word pauses the video and shows its reading in kana and romaji, its meaning, its JLPT level and a recording by a native speaker where one exists (never a computer voice; otherwise the line from the show plays again). Saved words get a yellow underline wherever they show up again. ## How do I install Ikkimi? 1. Add it to Chrome: Open [Ikkimi on the Chrome Web Store](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ikkimi-%E2%80%94-learn-japanese/kknpmodmojiodjhbgapdgpabdehpnfcb) in Chrome on your computer and choose Add to Chrome. 2. Pin it: Click the puzzle-piece icon in Chrome’s toolbar and pin Ikkimi, so its popup is one click away. 3. Create your account: Sign up on [ikkimi.app](https://ikkimi.app/pricing) and choose a plan. The yearly plan starts with 7 days free; you add a card to start. 4. Play a show: Open an episode on Crunchyroll, Netflix or YouTube, on your own account. On Netflix, turn on Japanese subtitles in the player. 5. Click and keep words: Click a word in the Japanese line to see it, and keep the ones you want to learn. 6. Review on the website: Open ikkimi.app in the same browser, signed in. The extension hands your saved words to your account, and they come back as flashcards with the scene. ## What does it ask permission for? - **Storage**, to keep your words, shows and settings in your browser. - **YouTube, Netflix and Crunchyroll**, to show the Japanese line on their videos. It never looks at other sites. - **jimaku.cc**, to find and download subtitle files. - **languagepod101.com and innovativelanguage.com**, to play word recordings. - **ikkimi.app**, to pass your saved words to your account. The [Privacy Policy](https://ikkimi.app/privacy/) gives the details. ## What does it cost? Ikkimi is one paid plan with everything in it: $9.99 a month, or $59.99 a year. It covers the web app, with unlimited words and export to Anki, and the Chrome extension on Crunchyroll, Netflix and YouTube. The yearly plan starts with 7 days free: you add a card to start, and nothing is charged if you cancel before day 8. The monthly plan has no free trial. There is no free plan. ## Questions ### Which browsers does Ikkimi work in? Ikkimi works in Chrome on a computer. It is not available on phones yet: the website works in a phone’s browser for reviewing your words, and the iPhone app is coming soon. ### Does the extension read my other tabs? No. It runs only on YouTube, Netflix and Crunchyroll, plus ikkimi.app to pass your saved words to your account. On those sites it reads the subtitles, the show’s title and episode, the page address and the playback time. The extension has no analytics. ### Do I need a new streaming account? No. Ikkimi does not host or stream any video. It works on top of your own Crunchyroll, Netflix or YouTube account. ### Is the extension included in the plan? Yes. One Ikkimi plan covers the Chrome extension and the web app. ### How much does Ikkimi cost? Ikkimi is one paid plan with everything in it: $9.99 a month, or $59.99 a year. It covers the web app, with unlimited words and export to Anki, and the Chrome extension on Crunchyroll, Netflix and YouTube. The yearly plan starts with 7 days free: you add a card to start, and nothing is charged if you cancel before day 8. The monthly plan has no free trial. There is no free plan. Tonight’s episode is a lesson. Get Ikkimi --- Source: https://ikkimi.app/japanese-learning-chrome-extension/ · Updated 2026-11-04 · Contact: hello@ikkimi.app · More: https://ikkimi.app/llms.txt