🌌 Artemis III: Back to the moon! - level 60 in autumn 2027

Many years ago, in the good old year of 1969, man first took a step on our very own personally orbiting space rock. As part of the Apollo program, 12 people have stood on the surface of the moon, with the last one being in 1972.

Now here we are in 2025, with a new program planned to take humans back to the moon with the goal of establishing a long term presence there, along with achieving milestones such as the first woman and person of colour to step foot on its surface. This mission is a stepping stone to journey further, hopefully allowing for longer missions to Mars, and who knows what else beyond that.

Artemis I took place in 2022, sending the Orion spacecraft into orbit around the moon before coming back home. Artemis II is planned for 2026, a manned test flight of Orion, before finally in 2027, the Artemis III mission is planned to be the first human moon landing since 1972. This is planned for mid 2027 at the earliest, soooo let’s all try reach level 60 in 2027!


This post is a sequel to 900 days with Japanese Folklore (and inspired by Luminaries), following a series of challenges to reach level 60 together by a certain date. The deadline for that challenge is Summer 2026 so if you think you can make it by then, feel free to join that one instead! Or if you’d like a little more time, come join us here for Wanikani’s own Artemis III mission :saluting_face:


Let’s reach for the stars together :dizzy:


How to Join

Copy this line: |Username|Current Level|Original Level|Speed|Date Joined|Date Achieved|

Click on the orange pen icon on the top right of this post and click ā€œedit wikiā€.

Paste the line in your group, add your details and don’t forget to update your position in table as you level up.

:milky_way: Leaderboard (Levels) :milky_way:

Username Current Level Original Level Average Speed Date Joined Date Achieved
\color{gold}\text{Level 60} :sparkles: One giant leap for durtlekind :sparkles:
Euruzilys 60 58 Full Speed 2025-11-04 :crescent_moon: 2025-11-10
\color{silver}\text{Levels 50 – 59} :sparkles: One small step for durtle :sparkles:
ironwaw 56 46 40 days (1 new kanji per day) 2025-12-23
\color{deepskyblue}\text{Levels 40 – 49} :sparkles: Entered the moon’s exosphere :sparkles:
slightly_better_than 43 42 39 days 2025-10-21
rilakkumacafe 43 40 ~30 days 2025-11-05 :glowing_star:
soggyboy 42 37 ~20 days 2025-10-22
yasashiku 40 40 8-:infinity: days 2025-11-24
Pep95 40 31 ~10 days 2025-10-22 :rocket:
meepity 42 37 ~20 days 2025-11-14 :alien: :rocket: :star:
\color{mediumblue}\text{Levels 30 – 39} :sparkles: Orion is halfway there :sparkles:
Marifly 33 33 ? 2025-10-21
TakeFlite 32 24 ~17 days 2025-10-23
Gacee 33 27 ~19 days 2025-11-03
3point51tk 30 26 ~12 days 2025-11-15
\color{darkorchid}\text{Levels 20 – 29} :sparkles: Left the Earth’s atmosphere :sparkles:
mitrac :turtle: :turtle: :ocean: 2025-10-21
SpiderWeb 29 29 8-150 days 2025-10-23
Pancakes25 28 12 12? days 2025-10-21 :octopus:
doubleMC 26 26 2-3 months 2025-11-10
hemuli 26 22 14 days 2025-11-04 :bee: :dash:
alonzo-zip 26 14 8 days 2025-11-26 :octopus:
Neetah 25 20 14-30 days 2025-11-04
WeepingWeeb 24 20 23 days 2025-10-21
magglett 24 18 14-30 days 2025-10-21
Madalan 24 9 ~7 days 2025-11-8
nKaplan 22 22 ~11 Days 2025-11-04
Ostric 22 9 8 days 2025-11-5
sanshoo 21 17 8/10 days 2025-10-21 :lizard:
TomatoHeta 21 18 19(i hope) 2025-10-24
Roags 21 6 8-10 days 2025-10-21
KanjiOzeki 20 19 8+ days 2025-10-21
gilm27 20 20 ~30 days 2025-11-19
pandoravakarian 20 16 20? days 2025-10-21
dshaffer 20 14 12 days 2025-10-28
Sciros 20 15 20 days 2025-3-16 ļæ½
subarashikisekai 20 20 13 days 2026-02-19
\color{deeppink}\text{Levels 10 – 19} :sparkles: Liftoff :sparkles:
Aleithian 18 3 8 days 2025-10-28
MothKau 18 17 11 days 2026-02-18
Maru_maru 17 16 15 days 2025-12-20
TacoTruckDriver 17 4 9 days 2025-10-21 2026-02-14
AwesomeS64 17 7 10 days 2025-10-23
Soufflefox 16 16 54 days 2023-07-18 ļæ½
westrheim 16 11 53 days 2025-10-24 :hedgehog:
parkersuzuki 15 13 15 days 2025-12-01
Portego 15 15 15 days 2026-02-03
NihongoDhruv 15 2 7 days 2025-11-09 :rocket:
rentalfish 15 8 15ish days 2025-10-23 :fish:
nickfrei 12 12 2025-10-23
Neon_Kitsune 13 7 idk,slow 2025-10-23
4on 12 7 14 days 2025-11-18
ToastedRice 12 11 10 days 2026-02-20
kazzeee 11 11 7-14 days (?) 2025-11-12
mpinder 11 8 ~14 days 2025-10-28
Sunnydodge 11 4 14 days 2025-11-18
Kara-m 11 8 slow 2026-01-03
ClashKeule 11 11 11-15 Days 2026-02-18
ghelgheli 10 7 8 days 2025-11-12
jcmcdonough 10 6 15 days 2025-12-01
lavengro 10 3 11 days 2025-11-12
Alvinael 10 7 ~14 days 2026-01-18
Tan Tan 10 5 7-10days 2026-1-16 :rocket: :dashing_away::dashing_away:
\color{lightblue}\text{Levels 1 – 9} :sparkles: Reach for the sky :sparkles:
PureOrange 9 9 14 days 2025-12-01 :person_in_lotus_position:
undine 9 9 ~30 days 2026-01-04
Chrisgonal 9 7 ~15 days 2026-01-18
blitz64 9 4 10 2026-01-05
Kamaboko 8 8 14 days 2026-14-01
deev 8 2 ~16 days 2025-12-10
Armavica 8 1 18 days 2025-10-20
pallavid 7 7 10-14 days 2025-10-25
liz 7 4 ? 2025-11-04
OwlSong74 7 2 ~2 weeks 2025-12-10
Paul31 7 1 :turtle: 2025-12-05 :dog_face:
drone501 6 5 13 2026-01-28 Sometime in the future
rurakojayn 6 5 40 days 2025-10-21
AksU 6 1 Turtle 2025-10-21
FredLearnsLanguages 6 5 7-8 days 2026-01-05
zhenders88 6 4 ~ 8 days 2026-01-13 Last lvl up: 2026-01-29
Iadri 6 6 ~20 days? 2026-02-14 One day soonish
ukebox 6 3 22 days 2025-12-29
KanjiMoth11 5 4 ? 2025-10-21
vjbmulder 5 4 2 days 2025-10-28
Lunalily 5 3 ? 2025-12-13
Galactum 5 4 12-25 days 2025-11-16
legobridge 5 2 9 days / lvl 2026-01-14 One day…
Senii 5 1 :turtle: 2025-11-17 2026-02-01
MPK 5 4 19 days 2026-01-31
Sujidu 4 3 20ish days 2025-10-21 :turtle:
NightSparrow 4 4 ~30 days 2025-12-16
Akimori7 3 1 Stopped 2026-01-04 not yet lvl 60
leoalexandrino 2 2 5 days 2025-12-11 (╯°▔°)╯ ┻━┻
SadObiJuan 2 2 1 lvl/week 2026-01-23 :melting_face:
KotsuCoder 1 1 Slow Pace 2026-01-02 Umm…
Paaandaaas 1 1 ? 2026-01-12 goal 8/23/27
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@Mods would you be able to make OP a wiki please?

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Thank you so much @WeepingWeeb :star: ! They call it ā€œthe prettiestā€, ā€œmost basedā€ ā€œ5% speed buffā€ level-up thread of all time! I will post here now I think instead of old thread, even if I am on a good pace at least I will have some leeway

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You flatter me too much :head_shaking_horizontally:

Best of luck on your mission space ranger :saluting_face: I’ll see you on the moon

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I’ll add myself soon^tm. I’ve been meaning to do one of these but I missed the folklore one. My average speed is swingy because I keep taking big breaks. I’m either on the level for a year because of burnout or life stuff or I finish in 8-10 days when I’m consistent and fast.

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giphy

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Thank you!

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I started a level 60 thread way back in July 2020, thinking that I would get to level 60 by May 22, 2022 (Tokyo Skytree). Climbed too fast, burned out, fell down, left Wanikani for a few years.

Came back and joined a new level 60 thread in December 2023, thinking that I would get to level 60 by summer 2026 (900 days with Japanese folklore). Climbed too fast, didn’t burn out, but have a mountain of Apprentice items and a big ugly pile of leaches. Not planning to leave and restart, but also not planning to reach level 60 in the summer of 2026 any more.

So, time to slow down and enjoy the climb and not worry about how fast or how long or when will I get to the top. Level 60 will be there in 2026 or in 2027. The journey is the goal I guess.

I didn’t get this far to only come this far!

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Praying for the lift off to not crash and burn :crossed_fingers::crossed_fingers:

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Yesss enjoy the learning journey

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Same! I am going very fast right now, technically can reach level 60 in summer, but I am almost sure I will slow down to focus on other areas of study, as WK full speed takes me a lot of time. Also any life stuff thrown my way will delay me, so…

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would it be possible for me to reach 60 by 2027 but not taking it fasterimage because that’s encouragingimage

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I really really want them to make it to the moon.

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So do I stay in the old thread or post in this one :joy: I don’t want to be abandoned by everyone!

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can i edit level 1-9 text color to a lighter one (im on a dark mode) …just to make sure others can see me popping at the lowestimage

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Both! You may make it to the top next summer!

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Maybe :eyes: idk what your pace is but I feel like a post said the average is about 2 years and our deadline is just over that (idk if that’s true but I feeeeel like someone said that)

Me tooo when I was reading the article and it said they would maybe consider non manned if it’s not working out I was like noooo you have to land

Whatever your heart desires :sparkling_heart:

Sure pop off :sparkles:

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I’m returning after a large break… and another reset back to level 1 :sweat_smile:

Looking forward to everyone’s journey to level 60!

Slow and steady will win this race, here’s to not burning out this time :smiley:

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Welcome back :waving_hand:

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I get that it might seem a bit wasteful to land on certain surfaces and its easier to send a robot, but the moon is different. Its THE waystation to the entire solar system and even the galaxy. The gravity is nice and low, the surface is fuel rich, and its perfect for solar energy.

However, mercury is the real gem planet.

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