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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 Mama to Papa ga Ikiru Riyuu
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Mama to Papa ga Ikiru Riyuu
Length (in words)12676
Unique words1837
Unique words (used once)889
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji749
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings999
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count29
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Cover of Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto
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Suki na Hito ga Iru Koto
Length (in words)23373
Unique words2714
Unique words (used once)1292
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji954
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings1350
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count8052
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Cover of Shitsuren Chocolatier
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Shitsuren Chocolatier
Length (in words)36892
Unique words3566
Unique words (used once)1660
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1064
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings1567
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count2500
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Cover of Lion no Oyatsu
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Lion no Oyatsu
Length (in words)15027
Unique words2243
Unique words (used once)1142
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji881
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings1229
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count105
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Cover of Marumo no Okite
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Marumo no Okite
Length (in words)38656
Unique words3332
Unique words (used once)1412
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji988
Unique kanji (used once)207
Unique kanji readings1442
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count428
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Cover of Kokoro ga Pokitto ne
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Kokoro ga Pokitto ne
Length (in words)45635
Unique words3379
Unique words (used once)1504
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1022
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1466
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count360
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Cover of Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de
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Itsuka Hi no Ataru Basho de
Length (in words)26472
Unique words2870
Unique words (used once)1366
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1010
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings1491
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count272
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Cover of Chijou no Seppun
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Chijou no Seppun
Length (in words)12475
Unique words2059
Unique words (used once)1054
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji791
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1097
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count695
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Cover of Blue, Painful, Fragile
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Blue, Painful, Fragile
Length (in words)7484
Unique words1435
Unique words (used once)758
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji616
Unique kanji (used once)214
Unique kanji readings821
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count305
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Cover of Kakafukaka: Kojirase Otona no Share House
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Kakafukaka: Kojirase Otona no Share House
Length (in words)15632
Unique words2021
Unique words (used once)1010
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji773
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings1068
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
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Cover of Going My Home
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Going My Home
Length (in words)36550
Unique words3667
Unique words (used once)1658
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1126
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1662
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count158
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Cover of Watashi no Kaseifu Nagisa-san
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Watashi no Kaseifu Nagisa-san
Length (in words)35358
Unique words4025
Unique words (used once)1964
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1196
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings1796
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count448
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Cover of PTA Grandpa! S2
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PTA Grandpa! S2
Length (in words)30326
Unique words3199
Unique words (used once)1429
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1013
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings1491
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
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Cover of 37.5℃ no Namida
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37.5℃ no Namida
Length (in words)28204
Unique words2900
Unique words (used once)1342
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji935
Unique kanji (used once)199
Unique kanji readings1374
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count653
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Mioka
Length (in words)25393
Unique words2734
Unique words (used once)1281
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji911
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1320
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count396
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Orange Days
Length (in words)22910
Unique words3052
Unique words (used once)1560
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji982
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1410
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count2593
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Cover of Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu
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Boku no Hatsukoi wo Kimi ni Sasagu
Length (in words)14227
Unique words2156
Unique words (used once)1066
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji877
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings1206
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count802
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Cover of Sore wo Ai to Machigaerukara
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Sore wo Ai to Machigaerukara
Length (in words)20663
Unique words2630
Unique words (used once)1385
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji923
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings1281
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
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Cover of Sayonara Watashi
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Sayonara Watashi
Length (in words)20031
Unique words2142
Unique words (used once)985
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji874
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1197
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count55
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Cover of Shiroi Haru
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Shiroi Haru
Length (in words)23329
Unique words2588
Unique words (used once)1194
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji907
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1294
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count459
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Cover of Perfect World
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Perfect World
Length (in words)34338
Unique words3689
Unique words (used once)1779
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1121
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1665
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count984
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Mamagoto
Length (in words)13689
Unique words1872
Unique words (used once)925
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji735
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings1022
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count53
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Cover of Neechan no Koibito
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Neechan no Koibito
Length (in words)29077
Unique words2733
Unique words (used once)1262
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji902
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings1282
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count1137
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Budoukan
Length (in words)11312
Unique words1797
Unique words (used once)882
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji738
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings1002
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count39
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Cover of Nagareboshi (2010)
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Nagareboshi (2010)
Length (in words)22117
Unique words2510
Unique words (used once)1147
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji914
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings1249
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count1544
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Daisy Luck
Length (in words)30913
Unique words3445
Unique words (used once)1656
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1046
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1550
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count161
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Cover of PTA Grandpa!
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PTA Grandpa!
Length (in words)32043
Unique words3444
Unique words (used once)1566
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1134
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings1711
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
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Cover of G-Senjou no Anata to Watashi
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G-Senjou no Anata to Watashi
Length (in words)31451
Unique words3489
Unique words (used once)1715
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1079
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1560
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count688
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Woman
Length (in words)27960
Unique words3026
Unique words (used once)1373
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1054
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1516
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count746
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Cover of Kekkon Shinai
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Kekkon Shinai
Length (in words)35435
Unique words3664
Unique words (used once)1686
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1095
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings1646
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count489
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Cover of Ikemen Desu ne
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Ikemen Desu ne
Length (in words)28739
Unique words3070
Unique words (used once)1389
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji946
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings1376
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count6787
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Cover of Chugakusei Nikki
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Chugakusei Nikki
Length (in words)32971
Unique words4068
Unique words (used once)2069
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1222
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings1851
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count3022
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Cover of #Kazoku Boshuu Shimasu
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#Kazoku Boshuu Shimasu
Length (in words)30580
Unique words3149
Unique words (used once)1407
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji975
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings1418
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count269
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Cover of Asagaya Shimai no Nohohon Futarigurashi
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Asagaya Shimai no Nohohon Futarigurashi
Length (in words)16902
Unique words2491
Unique words (used once)1299
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji905
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1261
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
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Cover of Kirei no Kuni
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Kirei no Kuni
Length (in words)16567
Unique words2010
Unique words (used once)908
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji770
Unique kanji (used once)202
Unique kanji readings1059
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
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Semi Otoko
Length (in words)27287
Unique words2689
Unique words (used once)1218
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji929
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1317
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count129
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Last Cinderella
Length (in words)44255
Unique words4097
Unique words (used once)1868
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1122
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings1658
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count9616
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Cover of Hi no Ko
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Hi no Ko
Length (in words)29097
Unique words3020
Unique words (used once)1357
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1029
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1504
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count58
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Shima no Sensei
Length (in words)18031
Unique words2440
Unique words (used once)1193
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji904
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1303
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count80
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Cover of Haburashi / Onna Tomodachi
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Haburashi / Onna Tomodachi
Length (in words)13496
Unique words1935
Unique words (used once)920
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji829
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings1154
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count123
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Cover of Iguana no Musume
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Iguana no Musume
Length (in words)22246
Unique words2243
Unique words (used once)993
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji778
Unique kanji (used once)207
Unique kanji readings1113
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
MDL avg. rating6.9
MDL rating count139
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Momoiro Anzuiro Sakurairo
Length (in words)6880
Unique words1356
Unique words (used once)700
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji567
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings738
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count770
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Rebound
Length (in words)35811
Unique words3080
Unique words (used once)1373
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji971
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings1404
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
MDL avg. rating6.7
MDL rating count1103
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Diary
Length (in words)11485
Unique words2042
Unique words (used once)1086
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji839
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings1162
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
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Ie, Tsuite Itte Ii Desuka?
Length (in words)9800
Unique words1546
Unique words (used once)773
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji722
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings955
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count12
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Cover of Tokyo Zenryoku Shoujo
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Tokyo Zenryoku Shoujo
Length (in words)39294
Unique words3812
Unique words (used once)1752
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1176
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings1760
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count367
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Cover of Fukigen na Kajitsu
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Fukigen na Kajitsu
Length (in words)20182
Unique words2634
Unique words (used once)1259
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji984
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1412
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count218
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Mother Game
Length (in words)32195
Unique words3929
Unique words (used once)1941
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1168
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1755
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count362
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Kaseifu no Mita
Length (in words)40085
Unique words3036
Unique words (used once)1256
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1014
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings1481
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count1632
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Shoukoujo Seira
Length (in words)28033
Unique words2937
Unique words (used once)1349
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji956
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1397
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count1291
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