Learn Japanese
just by watching anime

Put on a show you love with the original voices and Japanese subtitles. See a word you don't know? One click — the meaning, the reading, and a flashcard with that very scene.

15 starter phrases Open the anime catalog

Works on desktop and mobile. Your progress is saved.

  • One-click dictionary
  • Cards keep the scene
  • Spaced repetition

Live player — hit play and tap the words

Frieren — Episode 1 · clip

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Example: +12 words per episode
  • Free
  • No sign-up
  • Export to Anki — with audio and video
  • Reviews work offline, too

How it works

From your first episode to real vocabulary — in four steps

  1. Find an anime

    Type a title into the catalog and watch it online. No files, no torrents, no setup.

  2. Watch with Japanese subs

    Original voices and Japanese subtitles, synced to every line of dialogue. Subtitles are live text: every word is clickable.

  3. Click any word

    Click an unfamiliar word for an instant card: meaning, reading, part of speech — plus a one-tap “add to collection”, no pauses or tab switching.

  4. Review your flashcards

    Your words become flashcards with a clip of the scene: you review the moment you remember, not an abstract card. Animei reminds you in time.

Known-word highlighting

Words you already know light up in the subtitles. You can see your progress while you watch.

A deck from the episode, in one tap

No need to mine words one by one: the Deck button in the player hands you a ready-made list from the episode — untick what you do not want and start learning.

On your phone

Put Animei on your phone in 10 seconds

Animei is an app — but it installs with no store and no installer. Add its icon to your home screen and launch it with one tap, like any other app. It opens full-screen and remembers all your words. Free.

iPhone — Safari
  1. Open animei.space in Safari
  2. Tap the Share button
  3. Choose “Add to Home Screen”
Android — Chrome
  1. Open animei.space in Chrome
  2. Open the ⋮ menu at the top right
  3. Choose “Install app”

Once installed, Animei opens from its icon in full screen — like a normal app, without browser tabs.

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Extension

Watching anime on another site? Take Animei with you

On top of any site

Animei Companion

A browser extension. Keep watching anime wherever you already do — Companion overlays Japanese subtitles and the dictionary right on top of the video.

  • Works on the site you already use
  • Same one-click dictionary and hotkeys
  • Words go straight into the same collection
More about the extension

New JP News

Learn Japanese from today's news, too

Real Japanese news with furigana above the kanji, a breakdown of every word and AI explanations of each sentence. New words go straight into spaced repetition — free, right in your browser.

  • ふりがな over kanji
  • JLPT N5–N1
  • AI breakdown
  • Audio
  • Spaced repetition
Open JP News →

FAQ

Frequent questions

Do I need an account?

No. Open the catalog and start watching right away — collected words are saved in your browser. An account is only needed to sync your collection across devices.

Is it free?

Yes, completely: the catalog, subtitles, dictionary and flashcards. No ads, no subscriptions.

Is it beginner-friendly?

Yes. The meaning and reading appear instantly on click, and flashcards replay the clip of the scene with audio. There's a ready-made starter deck of simple anime phrases, and one button builds a deck of only the easy words (N5–N4) from any episode.

I already study Japanese — do I start over?

No. Bring your known words with you: an Anki deck (.apkg), a WaniKani token, or a text list from jpdb, Takoboto, Akebi, LingQ and other apps. Those words count as familiar right away — they are highlighted in the subtitles, counted in the “you know N% of the words in this episode” meter and never offered as new.

Are there translations?

Yes: Japanese subtitles come with translations, and clicking a word brings up the dictionary and a sentence breakdown. You watch the original but always know what's going on.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes, right in the browser. Animei also installs to your home screen like a regular app — no App Store or Google Play.

Can't find an anime — what now?

Try a different spelling of the title — for example English or romaji. If it's still missing, write to us via the support page and we'll see if we can add it.

Your next episode could be teaching you Japanese

Open the catalog, put on a show you love — and collect your first ten words today.

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