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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 Terrace House Opening New Doors
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Terrace House Opening New Doors
Length (in words)197219
Unique words8680
Unique words (used once)3488
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1577
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings2660
Average difficulty38/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count1072
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Cover of Idaten
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Idaten
Length (in words)158457
Unique words12483
Unique words (used once)5427
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2007
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings3727
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count67
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Cover of Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City
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Terrace House: Boys & Girls in the City
Length (in words)145161
Unique words6664
Unique words (used once)2649
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1379
Unique kanji (used once)213
Unique kanji readings2240
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count1334
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Cover of Terrace House Aloha State
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Terrace House Aloha State
Length (in words)141491
Unique words6776
Unique words (used once)2767
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1385
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings2194
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count958
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Cover of Hanbun, Aoi
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Hanbun, Aoi
Length (in words)149560
Unique words9959
Unique words (used once)4472
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1804
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings3188
Average difficulty52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count334
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Cover of Sanada Maru
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Sanada Maru
Length (in words)146201
Unique words9419
Unique words (used once)3724
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1908
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings3541
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count102
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Cover of Onna Joushu Naotora
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Onna Joushu Naotora
Length (in words)133129
Unique words8622
Unique words (used once)3594
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1760
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings3262
Average difficulty80/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count130
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Cover of Sego-don
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Sego-don
Length (in words)133614
Unique words9659
Unique words (used once)4112
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1904
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings3518
Average difficulty81/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count89
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Cover of Ryouma Den
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Ryouma Den
Length (in words)128510
Unique words8297
Unique words (used once)3564
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1806
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings3235
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count259
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Cover of Hana Moyu
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Hana Moyu
Length (in words)131242
Unique words9454
Unique words (used once)3993
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1892
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings3475
Average difficulty75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count83
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Cover of Yae no Sakura
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Yae no Sakura
Length (in words)127651
Unique words10681
Unique words (used once)4471
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2024
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings3813
Average difficulty81/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)95/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count300
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Cover of Seiten wo Tsuke
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Seiten wo Tsuke
Length (in words)121027
Unique words10848
Unique words (used once)4807
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2083
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings3916
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count53
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Cover of Taira no Kiyomori
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Taira no Kiyomori
Length (in words)119794
Unique words8608
Unique words (used once)3361
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1851
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings3479
Average difficulty86/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)98/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count112
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Cover of Kirin ga Kuru
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Kirin ga Kuru
Length (in words)115864
Unique words8426
Unique words (used once)3522
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1820
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3304
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count73
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Cover of Gou: Himetachi no Sengoku
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Gou: Himetachi no Sengoku
Length (in words)112816
Unique words7649
Unique words (used once)3192
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1696
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings3028
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count242
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Cover of Terrace House Tokyo 2019-20
Live action
Terrace House Tokyo 2019-20
Length (in words)93306
Unique words5678
Unique words (used once)2413
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1315
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings2061
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count629
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Cover of Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
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Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger
Length (in words)77029
Unique words6123
Unique words (used once)2785
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1409
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2259
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
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Cover of Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger
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Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger
Length (in words)73213
Unique words5130
Unique words (used once)2193
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1296
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings2020
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
MDL avg. rating7.6
MDL rating count420
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Cover of Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
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Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
Length (in words)81039
Unique words5749
Unique words (used once)2441
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1383
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings2223
Average difficulty63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
MDL avg. rating7.2
MDL rating count327
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Cover of Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
Live action
Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters
Length (in words)73600
Unique words5663
Unique words (used once)2392
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1352
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings2121
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
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Cover of Tensou Sentai Goseiger
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Tensou Sentai Goseiger
Length (in words)74310
Unique words5942
Unique words (used once)2602
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1415
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings2251
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
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Cover of Engine Sentai Go-Onger
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Engine Sentai Go-Onger
Length (in words)72474
Unique words6371
Unique words (used once)2864
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1404
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings2260
Average difficulty61/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
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Cover of Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
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Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger
Length (in words)69111
Unique words5991
Unique words (used once)2741
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1385
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2225
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
MDL avg. rating7.7
MDL rating count456
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Cover of Ressha Sentai ToQger
Live action
Ressha Sentai ToQger
Length (in words)72277
Unique words5355
Unique words (used once)2345
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1299
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings2045
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count517
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Cover of Kamen Rider Fourze
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Kamen Rider Fourze
Length (in words)77155
Unique words6539
Unique words (used once)2885
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1491
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings2411
Average difficulty63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count1068
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Cover of Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
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Doubutsu Sentai Zyuohger
Length (in words)69682
Unique words5069
Unique words (used once)2197
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1290
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings2023
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
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Cover of Kamen Rider W
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Kamen Rider W
Length (in words)74777
Unique words6559
Unique words (used once)2934
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1530
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings2497
Average difficulty63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
MDL avg. rating8.4
MDL rating count1479
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Cover of Kamen Rider Ghost
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Kamen Rider Ghost
Length (in words)73449
Unique words5174
Unique words (used once)2253
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1337
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings2134
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MDL avg. rating7.0
MDL rating count602
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Cover of Kamen Rider Drive
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Kamen Rider Drive
Length (in words)71459
Unique words6369
Unique words (used once)2861
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1436
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings2336
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count807
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Cover of Kamen Rider Build
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Kamen Rider Build
Length (in words)66533
Unique words5469
Unique words (used once)2421
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1409
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings2255
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count1007
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Cover of Kamen Rider Gaim
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Kamen Rider Gaim
Length (in words)68612
Unique words6052
Unique words (used once)2783
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1453
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings2334
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count1046
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Cover of Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
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Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
Length (in words)67489
Unique words6667
Unique words (used once)3075
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1447
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings2382
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count352
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Cover of Kamen Rider Zi-O
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Kamen Rider Zi-O
Length (in words)66975
Unique words4998
Unique words (used once)2228
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1349
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings2108
Average difficulty63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MDL avg. rating7.5
MDL rating count538
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Cover of Mahou Sentai Magiranger
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Mahou Sentai Magiranger
Length (in words)70403
Unique words5666
Unique words (used once)2435
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1334
Unique kanji (used once)199
Unique kanji readings2152
Average difficulty61/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
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Cover of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
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Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Length (in words)67349
Unique words5553
Unique words (used once)2483
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1354
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings2167
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count713
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Cover of Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
Live action
Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
Length (in words)58681
Unique words4782
Unique words (used once)2017
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1277
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings1992
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
MDL avg. rating7.9
MDL rating count904
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Cover of GoGo Sentai Boukenger
Live action
GoGo Sentai Boukenger
Length (in words)65622
Unique words5483
Unique words (used once)2405
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1377
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings2178
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
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Cover of Fumou Chitai
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Fumou Chitai
Length (in words)68185
Unique words6812
Unique words (used once)3086
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1526
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings2510
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count64
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Cover of 24 JAPAN
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24 JAPAN
Length (in words)72373
Unique words5544
Unique words (used once)2354
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1370
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings2209
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
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Cover of Chouseishin Gransazer
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Chouseishin Gransazer
Length (in words)63668
Unique words4724
Unique words (used once)1976
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji895
Unique kanji (used once)128
Unique kanji readings1540
Average difficulty69/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
MDL avg. rating7.8
MDL rating count58
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Cover of Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
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Kishiryu Sentai Ryusoulger
Length (in words)53914
Unique words4628
Unique words (used once)2060
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1246
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings1920
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
MDL avg. rating7.4
MDL rating count241
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Cover of Space Ironman Kyodain
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Space Ironman Kyodain
Length (in words)63147
Unique words5621
Unique words (used once)2478
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1387
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings2219
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
MDL avg. rating5.0
MDL rating count1
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Cover of Kamen Rider Hibiki
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Kamen Rider Hibiki
Length (in words)65120
Unique words4945
Unique words (used once)2016
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1369
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings2152
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
MDL avg. rating7.3
MDL rating count341
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Cover of Kamen Rider Den-O
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Kamen Rider Den-O
Length (in words)60056
Unique words4577
Unique words (used once)1995
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1237
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1928
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count1146
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Cover of Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger
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Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger
Length (in words)58350
Unique words5379
Unique words (used once)2487
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1344
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings2087
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
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Cover of Kamen Rider Saber
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Kamen Rider Saber
Length (in words)60726
Unique words4380
Unique words (used once)1804
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings2040
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
MDL avg. rating7.1
MDL rating count377
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Cover of Kamen Rider OOO
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Kamen Rider OOO
Length (in words)60726
Unique words4936
Unique words (used once)2151
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1292
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings2032
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
MDL avg. rating8.1
MDL rating count1112
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Cover of Ride on Time
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Ride on Time
Length (in words)56124
Unique words5346
Unique words (used once)2157
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1310
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings2079
Average difficulty52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
MDL avg. rating8.0
MDL rating count57
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Cover of Arashi's Diary -Voyage-
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Arashi's Diary -Voyage-
Length (in words)56480
Unique words4575
Unique words (used once)2045
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1171
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings1787
Average difficulty33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
MDL avg. rating8.5
MDL rating count120
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Cover of Zoku Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
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Zoku Saigo Kara Nibanme no Koi
Length (in words)55896
Unique words4344
Unique words (used once)1928
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1215
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings1848
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
MDL avg. rating8.2
MDL rating count89
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