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This is a list of Japanese movies and dramas ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is very easy and 100 is very hard. You can use it to find the most appropriate shows to watch based on how good your Japanese is.

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Cover of Tsugunai
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Tsugunai
Length (in words)7908
Unique words1891
Unique words (used once)1078
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji862
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1195
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
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Cover of Shimei: Keiji no Time Limit
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Shimei: Keiji no Time Limit
Length (in words)5785
Unique words1448
Unique words (used once)814
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji726
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings971
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
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Cover of Nezumi, Edo wo Hashiru S2
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Nezumi, Edo wo Hashiru S2
Length (in words)23274
Unique words2765
Unique words (used once)1277
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji941
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings1377
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
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Cover of Doubles: Futari no Keiji
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Doubles: Futari no Keiji
Length (in words)33425
Unique words4031
Unique words (used once)1911
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1241
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1905
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count240
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Cover of Keiji no Manazashi
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Keiji no Manazashi
Length (in words)37569
Unique words4620
Unique words (used once)2277
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1351
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings2110
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count41
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Cover of Manmakoto: Asanosuke Saiteichou
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Manmakoto: Asanosuke Saiteichou
Length (in words)31589
Unique words3651
Unique words (used once)1758
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1042
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1633
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
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Cover of Hi wa Mata Noboru
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Hi wa Mata Noboru
Length (in words)29626
Unique words4178
Unique words (used once)2079
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1250
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1927
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count339
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Cover of No Side Game
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No Side Game
Length (in words)42061
Unique words4682
Unique words (used once)2158
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1270
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings1968
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count81
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Cover of Hagetaka (2007)
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Hagetaka (2007)
Length (in words)19039
Unique words3363
Unique words (used once)1785
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1084
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1604
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
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Cover of Gaikoukan Kuroda Kousaku
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Gaikoukan Kuroda Kousaku
Length (in words)28165
Unique words3877
Unique words (used once)1932
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1175
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings1780
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
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Cover of Hidarime Tantei EYE
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Hidarime Tantei EYE
Length (in words)21289
Unique words3129
Unique words (used once)1498
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1078
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1567
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count1523
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Cover of Shitamachi Rocket S2
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Shitamachi Rocket S2
Length (in words)53593
Unique words5574
Unique words (used once)2520
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1357
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings2149
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count71
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Shitamachi Rocket
Length (in words)53593
Unique words5574
Unique words (used once)2520
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1357
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings2149
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count291
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Cover of Kirawareru Yuuki
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Kirawareru Yuuki
Length (in words)35998
Unique words4371
Unique words (used once)2075
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1302
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings1994
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count192
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Cover of Kirin no Tsubasa
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Kirin no Tsubasa
Length (in words)8355
Unique words1675
Unique words (used once)878
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji775
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1061
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count408
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Cover of Kakushou
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Kakushou
Length (in words)37130
Unique words4719
Unique words (used once)2287
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1317
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings2056
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count88
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Cover of Keishichou nasi Goreng Ka
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Keishichou nasi Goreng Ka
Length (in words)23147
Unique words3670
Unique words (used once)1851
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1213
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1820
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
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Cover of Kindaichi Kosuke vs. Akechi Kogoro S2
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Kindaichi Kosuke vs. Akechi Kogoro S2
Length (in words)7901
Unique words1593
Unique words (used once)873
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji734
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings1012
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
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Cover of Tokumei Tantei
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Tokumei Tantei
Length (in words)34624
Unique words4484
Unique words (used once)2212
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1285
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings2004
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
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Cover of SUITS
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SUITS
Length (in words)44770
Unique words5693
Unique words (used once)2833
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1413
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings2239
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count359
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Cover of Untouchable
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Untouchable
Length (in words)33989
Unique words4462
Unique words (used once)2066
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1306
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings2035
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count359
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Cover of Keiji Ballerino
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Keiji Ballerino
Length (in words)6750
Unique words1536
Unique words (used once)870
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji724
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings962
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count211
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Cover of Last Line
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Last Line
Length (in words)9009
Unique words1817
Unique words (used once)957
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji823
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings1134
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
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Cover of ATARU
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ATARU
Length (in words)39952
Unique words4368
Unique words (used once)1942
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1277
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings1937
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count1097
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Cover of Kamen Rider Blade
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Kamen Rider Blade
Length (in words)55985
Unique words4192
Unique words (used once)1857
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1198
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1829
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count580
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Cover of The Naked Director
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The Naked Director
Length (in words)25391
Unique words3632
Unique words (used once)1794
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1142
Unique kanji (used once)300
Unique kanji readings1638
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count1182
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Cover of Kansayaku Nozaki Shuuhei
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Kansayaku Nozaki Shuuhei
Length (in words)28325
Unique words3896
Unique words (used once)1925
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1210
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings1842
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
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Cover of Otenki Oneesan
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Otenki Oneesan
Length (in words)32427
Unique words4209
Unique words (used once)2042
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1329
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings2037
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count565
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Cover of Ando Lloyd: A.I. Knows Love?
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Ando Lloyd: A.I. Knows Love?
Length (in words)26260
Unique words3542
Unique words (used once)1755
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1692
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count1226
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Cover of Avalanche
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Avalanche
Length (in words)30939
Unique words3810
Unique words (used once)1769
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1145
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings1732
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count388
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Cover of Signal: Chouki Mikaiketsu Jiken Sousahan
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Signal: Chouki Mikaiketsu Jiken Sousahan
Length (in words)26005
Unique words3221
Unique words (used once)1476
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1120
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1678
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count1156
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Cover of Hyouchakusha
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Hyouchakusha
Length (in words)28776
Unique words3943
Unique words (used once)1949
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1257
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings1904
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count106
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Cover of Juuyou Sankounin Tantei
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Juuyou Sankounin Tantei
Length (in words)31236
Unique words3697
Unique words (used once)1785
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1158
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings1753
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count346
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Cover of Keiji 110 Kilo S2
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Keiji 110 Kilo S2
Length (in words)28668
Unique words3837
Unique words (used once)1917
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1234
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings1835
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
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Cover of Choukou Senshi Shanzerion
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Choukou Senshi Shanzerion
Length (in words)49664
Unique words5284
Unique words (used once)2347
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1336
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings2130
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count32
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Cover of Road To HiGH&LOW
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Road To HiGH&LOW
Length (in words)4924
Unique words1147
Unique words (used once)668
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji533
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings682
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count291
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Cover of Kozure Shinbei
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Kozure Shinbei
Length (in words)18261
Unique words3016
Unique words (used once)1608
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji923
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings1358
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
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Cover of Bonkura
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Bonkura
Length (in words)35997
Unique words4167
Unique words (used once)1999
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1152
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings1795
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
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Cover of HiGH&LOW The Movie
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HiGH&LOW The Movie
Length (in words)5309
Unique words1228
Unique words (used once)662
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji574
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings741
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count941
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Cover of The Naked Director S2
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The Naked Director S2
Length (in words)27308
Unique words3878
Unique words (used once)1985
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1211
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1794
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count384
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Cover of Sennyuu Tantei Tokage
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Sennyuu Tantei Tokage
Length (in words)31852
Unique words4061
Unique words (used once)1932
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1269
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings1910
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count771
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Cover of Bleach
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Bleach
Length (in words)5729
Unique words1205
Unique words (used once)638
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji554
Unique kanji (used once)195
Unique kanji readings719
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count4813
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Cover of Gokuaku Ganbo
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Gokuaku Ganbo
Length (in words)43462
Unique words4511
Unique words (used once)1972
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1247
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings1908
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count153
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Cover of Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri
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Mikeneko Holmes no Suiri
Length (in words)40952
Unique words4360
Unique words (used once)1990
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1276
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1967
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count587
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Cover of Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
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Kaiki Daisakusen: Mystery File
Length (in words)9841
Unique words2164
Unique words (used once)1229
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji990
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1395
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
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Doctor X: Gekai Daimon Michiko
Length (in words)28986
Unique words3852
Unique words (used once)1836
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1228
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1825
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count2129
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Cover of Hanzawa Naoki
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Hanzawa Naoki
Length (in words)48182
Unique words5199
Unique words (used once)2445
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1336
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings2109
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
MDL avg. rating8.6
MDL rating count2285
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Cover of Eien no Zero
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Eien no Zero
Length (in words)15144
Unique words2241
Unique words (used once)1077
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji955
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings1367
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count60
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HiGH&LOW The Movie 3: FINAL MISSION
Length (in words)5387
Unique words1379
Unique words (used once)784
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji621
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings838
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count662
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HiGH&LOW The Movie 2: END OF SKY
Length (in words)5077
Unique words1322
Unique words (used once)790
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji635
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings822
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count696
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