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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 Motokare Mania
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Motokare Mania
Length (in words)24285
Unique words3016
Unique words (used once)1530
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1042
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1483
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count510
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Cover of I'm Home
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I'm Home
Length (in words)30758
Unique words3786
Unique words (used once)1870
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1201
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings1781
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count1107
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Cover of Demo, Kekkon shitai!
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Demo, Kekkon shitai!
Length (in words)3243
Unique words848
Unique words (used once)474
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji426
Unique kanji (used once)187
Unique kanji readings522
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count328
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Cover of Utsukushii Kare
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Utsukushii Kare
Length (in words)9070
Unique words1606
Unique words (used once)817
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji695
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings904
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count9491
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Cover of Kibou no Hana
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Kibou no Hana
Length (in words)2108
Unique words661
Unique words (used once)383
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji370
Unique kanji (used once)161
Unique kanji readings454
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
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Cover of Attack No. 1
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Attack No. 1
Length (in words)32996
Unique words3164
Unique words (used once)1403
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji974
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings1408
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count553
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Cover of Nigatsu no Shousha: Zettai Goukaku no Kyoushitsu
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Nigatsu no Shousha: Zettai Goukaku no Kyoushitsu
Length (in words)35540
Unique words4251
Unique words (used once)2036
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1235
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1889
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
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Cover of Okane no Kirime ga Koi no Hajimari
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Okane no Kirime ga Koi no Hajimari
Length (in words)13502
Unique words2599
Unique words (used once)1427
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji923
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings1353
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count538
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Cover of Ashita, Mama ga Inai
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Ashita, Mama ga Inai
Length (in words)26763
Unique words3216
Unique words (used once)1587
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1051
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1541
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count958
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Cover of SUMMER NUDE
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SUMMER NUDE
Length (in words)42285
Unique words3926
Unique words (used once)1826
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1140
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1741
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count2045
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Cover of Shiba Kouen
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Shiba Kouen
Length (in words)20406
Unique words2942
Unique words (used once)1539
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1016
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1451
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
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Cover of Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
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Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san
Length (in words)6011
Unique words1393
Unique words (used once)760
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji627
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings838
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count357
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Cover of Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (2018)
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Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (2018)
Length (in words)23632
Unique words2819
Unique words (used once)1398
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1046
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings1493
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count343
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Cover of Gomen, Aishiteru
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Gomen, Aishiteru
Length (in words)24491
Unique words2927
Unique words (used once)1397
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji999
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings1438
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count568
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Cover of Yamaonna Nikki 3
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Yamaonna Nikki 3
Length (in words)19655
Unique words2860
Unique words (used once)1425
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1007
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings1484
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
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Cover of Seisei Suruhodo, Aishiteru
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Seisei Suruhodo, Aishiteru
Length (in words)30577
Unique words3572
Unique words (used once)1716
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1088
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings1641
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count968
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Cover of Koi ga Heta demo Ikitemasu
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Koi ga Heta demo Ikitemasu
Length (in words)30973
Unique words3480
Unique words (used once)1672
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1059
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings1561
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count266
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Cover of Doubletone: Futari no Yumi
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Doubletone: Futari no Yumi
Length (in words)6655
Unique words1083
Unique words (used once)485
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji499
Unique kanji (used once)146
Unique kanji readings651
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count168
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Cover of Yamaonna Nikki: Onnatachi wa Itadaki wo Mezashite
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Yamaonna Nikki: Onnatachi wa Itadaki wo Mezashite
Length (in words)24155
Unique words3141
Unique words (used once)1514
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1132
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1704
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
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Cover of Uso Nante Hitotsu mo Nai no
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Uso Nante Hitotsu mo Nai no
Length (in words)4201
Unique words986
Unique words (used once)535
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji493
Unique kanji (used once)198
Unique kanji readings641
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count6
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Cover of Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
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Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai.
Length (in words)5378
Unique words1018
Unique words (used once)526
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji445
Unique kanji (used once)177
Unique kanji readings554
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count1747
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Cover of Ofukou-san
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Ofukou-san
Length (in words)17294
Unique words2621
Unique words (used once)1383
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1010
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings1457
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
MDL avg. rating6.7
MDL rating count39
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Cover of Yamada Tarou Monogatari
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Yamada Tarou Monogatari
Length (in words)21830
Unique words2887
Unique words (used once)1379
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji966
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1396
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count2687
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Cover of Hatsumori Bemars
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Hatsumori Bemars
Length (in words)15699
Unique words2735
Unique words (used once)1418
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1047
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1517
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count131
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Cover of Iribito Ihoujin
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Iribito Ihoujin
Length (in words)12608
Unique words1990
Unique words (used once)1027
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji841
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1133
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count146
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Cover of Gekikaradou
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Gekikaradou
Length (in words)20123
Unique words2908
Unique words (used once)1458
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1075
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1578
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count76
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Cover of Zenryoku Rikon Soudan
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Zenryoku Rikon Soudan
Length (in words)20097
Unique words2770
Unique words (used once)1374
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji979
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings1456
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count6
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anone
Length (in words)30983
Unique words3544
Unique words (used once)1662
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1163
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings1758
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count609
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Cover of Omo ni Naitemasu
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Omo ni Naitemasu
Length (in words)21019
Unique words3185
Unique words (used once)1687
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1093
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings1588
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
MDL avg. rating6.3
MDL rating count181
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Cover of Shinitai Yoru ni Kagitte
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Shinitai Yoru ni Kagitte
Length (in words)9098
Unique words1694
Unique words (used once)858
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji720
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings972
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating6.7
MDL rating count72
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Cover of Himawari: Miyazaki Legend
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Himawari: Miyazaki Legend
Length (in words)9092
Unique words1990
Unique words (used once)1109
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji806
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1095
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count70
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Cover of Kari Kare
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Kari Kare
Length (in words)18765
Unique words2522
Unique words (used once)1281
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji940
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings1347
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count76
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Cover of Nihon Boro Yado Kikou
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Nihon Boro Yado Kikou
Length (in words)16976
Unique words2217
Unique words (used once)1045
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji916
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings1298
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count28
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Cover of Kiniro no Umi
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Kiniro no Umi
Length (in words)2672
Unique words700
Unique words (used once)373
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji351
Unique kanji (used once)152
Unique kanji readings437
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
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Cover of Karyuu no Utage
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Karyuu no Utage
Length (in words)26743
Unique words3257
Unique words (used once)1593
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1071
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1561
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count3
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Cover of Sauce-san no Koi
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Sauce-san no Koi
Length (in words)14852
Unique words1799
Unique words (used once)791
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji730
Unique kanji (used once)188
Unique kanji readings1018
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count18
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Cover of Utsukushiki Mittsu no Uso
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Utsukushiki Mittsu no Uso
Length (in words)5538
Unique words1317
Unique words (used once)736
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji672
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings891
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
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Cover of Donburi Iinchou
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Donburi Iinchou
Length (in words)16869
Unique words2484
Unique words (used once)1219
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji929
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1325
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
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Cover of Pinboke no Kazoku
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Pinboke no Kazoku
Length (in words)3307
Unique words768
Unique words (used once)409
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji361
Unique kanji (used once)153
Unique kanji readings433
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
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Silent Poor
Length (in words)20538
Unique words2702
Unique words (used once)1325
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji968
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1408
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count62
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Cover of Shiawase ni Narou yo
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Shiawase ni Narou yo
Length (in words)34939
Unique words3263
Unique words (used once)1457
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1013
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings1477
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count419
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Cover of Rental Nan mo Shinai Hito
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Rental Nan mo Shinai Hito
Length (in words)20293
Unique words2739
Unique words (used once)1344
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1026
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings1515
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count269
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WATER BOYS
Length (in words)46027
Unique words4113
Unique words (used once)1793
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1138
Unique kanji (used once)203
Unique kanji readings1722
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
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Cover of 101 Kaime no Puropoozu
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101 Kaime no Puropoozu
Length (in words)37912
Unique words3635
Unique words (used once)1676
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1084
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings1630
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count167
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Cover of Satsui no Michinori
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Satsui no Michinori
Length (in words)15992
Unique words2297
Unique words (used once)1126
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji867
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings1230
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count163
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Cover of Dakara Kouya
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Dakara Kouya
Length (in words)21555
Unique words3026
Unique words (used once)1567
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1089
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1620
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count117
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Cover of Kono Otoko wa Jinsei Saidai no Ayamachi Desu
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Kono Otoko wa Jinsei Saidai no Ayamachi Desu
Length (in words)14061
Unique words2155
Unique words (used once)1033
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji789
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings1101
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count1652
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Black Scandal
Length (in words)24393
Unique words2992
Unique words (used once)1435
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1012
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings1496
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
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Kakuregiku
Length (in words)23002
Unique words2807
Unique words (used once)1332
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1010
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings1482
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count2
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Hatsukoi Geinin
Length (in words)16817
Unique words2320
Unique words (used once)1114
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji911
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1280
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count14
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