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Cover of Nejimaki-dori Chronicle
Novel
Nejimaki-dori Chronicle
Length (in words)281463
Unique words14591
Unique words (used once)6008
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2228
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings4017
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length29.3
Characters649056
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Cover of Ameku Takao no Suiri Karute
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Ameku Takao no Suiri Karute
Length (in words)268140
Unique words12759
Unique words (used once)4528
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2070
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings3758
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length21.7
Characters626166
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Cover of Shiritsu! Sanjuusangen Dougakuin
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Shiritsu! Sanjuusangen Dougakuin
Length (in words)723478
Unique words24862
Unique words (used once)8214
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2622
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings5384
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length24.7
Characters1684465
Volumes13
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Cover of Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan
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Sengoku Komachi Kuroutan
Length (in words)207311
Unique words16734
Unique words (used once)6978
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2585
Unique kanji (used once)347
Unique kanji readings5132
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length27.2
Characters455067
Volumes3
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Cover of Kyuuketsuki no Himegoto
Novel
Kyuuketsuki no Himegoto
Length (in words)179634
Unique words10665
Unique words (used once)4369
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2019
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings3559
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length22.7
Characters416601
Volumes3
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Cover of Nariagari Eiyuutan Kuzuboshi Ouji no Senshi
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Nariagari Eiyuutan Kuzuboshi Ouji no Senshi
Length (in words)163035
Unique words12230
Unique words (used once)4840
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2190
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings4158
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters370875
Volumes3
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Cover of Guns Heart
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Guns Heart
Length (in words)302152
Unique words16065
Unique words (used once)6014
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2201
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings4148
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length29.2
Characters686006
Volumes5
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Cover of Glass no Tou no Satsujin
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Glass no Tou no Satsujin
Length (in words)115040
Unique words8567
Unique words (used once)3506
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1924
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings3239
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length23.6
Characters269772
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Cover of RISING×RYDEEN
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RISING×RYDEEN
Length (in words)366372
Unique words15803
Unique words (used once)5393
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2231
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings4306
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters900487
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Cover of Gamers! DLC
Novel
Gamers! DLC
Length (in words)137974
Unique words10554
Unique words (used once)4536
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1930
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings3401
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length22.0
Characters323728
Volumes3
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Cover of All You Need Is Kill
Novel
All You Need Is Kill
Length (in words)49007
Unique words7337
Unique words (used once)3662
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1677
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2791
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length22.0
Characters114915
Volumes1
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Cover of GIVER Fukushuu no Zouyosha
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GIVER Fukushuu no Zouyosha
Length (in words)58004
Unique words6487
Unique words (used once)2976
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1654
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings2754
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length19.5
Characters133150
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Cover of Last Savior
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Last Savior
Length (in words)180083
Unique words12671
Unique words (used once)4869
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2096
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings3867
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length22.7
Characters419104
Volumes3
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Cover of Kakumei wa Koi no Hajimari
Novel
Kakumei wa Koi no Hajimari
Length (in words)202547
Unique words12750
Unique words (used once)4844
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2136
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings3947
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length28.0
Characters517181
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Cover of Banpu-chan to Zombie-kun Kyuuchi-hime wa Koishitai
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Banpu-chan to Zombie-kun Kyuuchi-hime wa Koishitai
Length (in words)38412
Unique words5062
Unique words (used once)2482
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1480
Unique kanji (used once)334
Unique kanji readings2347
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length19.2
Characters91385
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Cover of Sourin no Umi
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Sourin no Umi
Length (in words)114020
Unique words11210
Unique words (used once)4951
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2153
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings4157
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length25.3
Characters245090
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Cover of Shirogane no Sword Breaker
Novel
Shirogane no Sword Breaker
Length (in words)199498
Unique words12796
Unique words (used once)4747
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2147
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings3977
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length19.6
Characters454032
Volumes4
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Cover of Otogizoushi
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Otogizoushi
Length (in words)30090
Unique words4639
Unique words (used once)2444
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1575
Unique kanji (used once)399
Unique kanji readings2513
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length25.9
Characters63462
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Cover of Humanity Has Declined
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Humanity Has Declined
Length (in words)335466
Unique words23802
Unique words (used once)9416
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2499
Unique kanji (used once)292
Unique kanji readings4836
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length20.0
Characters827435
Volumes9
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Cover of Level 99 Boukensha ni Yoru Hajimete no Ryouchi Keiei
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Level 99 Boukensha ni Yoru Hajimete no Ryouchi Keiei
Length (in words)295343
Unique words18846
Unique words (used once)7312
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2522
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings4925
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters698120
Volumes6
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Cover of Houkago Hyaku Monogatari
Novel
Houkago Hyaku Monogatari
Length (in words)567818
Unique words20503
Unique words (used once)7141
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2422
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings4802
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters1314140
Volumes10
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Cover of Daten no Shiren
Novel
Daten no Shiren
Length (in words)173327
Unique words12007
Unique words (used once)4884
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2079
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings3794
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length26.9
Characters400211
Volumes3
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Cover of Nozonda Mono wa Tada, Hitotsu
Novel
Nozonda Mono wa Tada, Hitotsu
Length (in words)222680
Unique words10866
Unique words (used once)3875
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2109
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings3808
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length27.1
Characters536487
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Cover of Ao no Honoo
Novel
Ao no Honoo
Length (in words)86725
Unique words10745
Unique words (used once)5300
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji2116
Unique kanji (used once)378
Unique kanji readings3697
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length24.4
Characters207133
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Cover of Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin
Novel
Kara no Kyoukai Mirai Fukuin
Length (in words)21983
Unique words4434
Unique words (used once)2478
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1396
Unique kanji (used once)344
Unique kanji readings2227
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
Average sentence length21.5
Characters49471
Volumes1
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Cover of Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
Novel
Death Note Another Note: The Los Angeles BB Murder Cases
Length (in words)42884
Unique words5255
Unique words (used once)2530
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1453
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings2305
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length27.6
Characters104200
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Cover of Hello, Genius
Novel
Hello, Genius
Length (in words)157807
Unique words15627
Unique words (used once)7012
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2284
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings4311
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length25.7
Characters380718
Volumes3
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Cover of Mahou Senshi Louie: Faram no Tsurugi
Novel
Mahou Senshi Louie: Faram no Tsurugi
Length (in words)286999
Unique words13659
Unique words (used once)4948
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2254
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings4268
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length21.4
Characters659560
Volumes8
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Cover of Soushite Karera wa Sekai wo Kowasu
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Soushite Karera wa Sekai wo Kowasu
Length (in words)31825
Unique words5613
Unique words (used once)2973
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1555
Unique kanji (used once)350
Unique kanji readings2584
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length22.0
Characters74962
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Cover of Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
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Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken
Length (in words)1722731
Unique words29667
Unique words (used once)7571
Unique words (used once %)25%
Unique kanji2807
Unique kanji (used once)168
Unique kanji readings5943
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
Average sentence length22.6
Characters3974469
Volumes20
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Cover of Date a Live Encore
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Date a Live Encore
Length (in words)247141
Unique words14891
Unique words (used once)6028
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2253
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings4200
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length20.9
Characters589921
Volumes6
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Cover of Taiyou no Tou
Novel
Taiyou no Tou
Length (in words)41960
Unique words7330
Unique words (used once)3849
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1916
Unique kanji (used once)369
Unique kanji readings3232
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length33.0
Characters96521
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Cover of ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Novel
ABC Murders: A Hercule Poirot Mystery
Length (in words)69612
Unique words6645
Unique words (used once)3230
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1560
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings2461
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length23.7
Characters169894
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Cover of Fenomeno Mitsurugi Yoishi wa Kowagaranai
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Fenomeno Mitsurugi Yoishi wa Kowagaranai
Length (in words)63305
Unique words7370
Unique words (used once)3587
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1642
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings2823
Average difficulty58/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters143347
Volumes1
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Cover of Heibon Kakumei
Novel
Heibon Kakumei
Length (in words)295628
Unique words13021
Unique words (used once)4618
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2047
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings3859
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length20.9
Characters677153
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Cover of Aika
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Aika
Length (in words)60842
Unique words7087
Unique words (used once)3332
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1892
Unique kanji (used once)351
Unique kanji readings3112
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
Average sentence length28.7
Characters130941
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Cover of Saigo wa Usu ga Warau
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Saigo wa Usu ga Warau
Length (in words)4172
Unique words1539
Unique words (used once)1111
Unique words (used once %)72%
Unique kanji778
Unique kanji (used once)357
Unique kanji readings1056
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length25.8
Characters9426
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Cover of Shousetsu Teigin Jiken Shinsouban
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Shousetsu Teigin Jiken Shinsouban
Length (in words)62324
Unique words7409
Unique words (used once)3542
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1872
Unique kanji (used once)365
Unique kanji readings3206
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length46.4
Characters134983
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Cover of Mamorarenakatta Monotachi e
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Mamorarenakatta Monotachi e
Length (in words)86775
Unique words10378
Unique words (used once)4924
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji2063
Unique kanji (used once)334
Unique kanji readings3719
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length25.0
Characters199369
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Cover of Hangyaku Seyo! Eiyuu, Tenjite Jashin Kishi
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Hangyaku Seyo! Eiyuu, Tenjite Jashin Kishi
Length (in words)130131
Unique words10862
Unique words (used once)4360
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2013
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings3659
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length29.6
Characters299610
Volumes2
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Cover of Re: Baka wa Sekai wo Sukueru ka?
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Re: Baka wa Sekai wo Sukueru ka?
Length (in words)188730
Unique words12680
Unique words (used once)4941
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2114
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings3866
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters430669
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Cover of Shitamachi Rocket
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Shitamachi Rocket
Length (in words)76977
Unique words8060
Unique words (used once)3728
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1740
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings2953
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length31.1
Characters182843
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Cover of Samurai Girl
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Samurai Girl
Length (in words)86339
Unique words7856
Unique words (used once)3259
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1703
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2850
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length21.5
Characters203475
Volumes2
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Cover of The Breaker
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The Breaker
Length (in words)186986
Unique words13172
Unique words (used once)5240
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2132
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings3970
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters423760
Volumes3
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Cover of 13-banme no Alice
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13-banme no Alice
Length (in words)198553
Unique words14941
Unique words (used once)5707
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2372
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings4485
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length19.7
Characters472102
Volumes4
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Cover of Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
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Mahou Shoujo Ikusei Keikaku
Length (in words)290477
Unique words18387
Unique words (used once)7240
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2519
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings4911
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length24.0
Characters705786
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Cover of Shiju no Tairiku
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Shiju no Tairiku
Length (in words)52674
Unique words7061
Unique words (used once)3229
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1800
Unique kanji (used once)307
Unique kanji readings2982
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length18.9
Characters122974
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Cover of Soukyuu no Karma
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Soukyuu no Karma
Length (in words)319997
Unique words16330
Unique words (used once)6098
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2318
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings4422
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length22.9
Characters751299
Volumes8
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Cover of Tenshi no Saezuri
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Tenshi no Saezuri
Length (in words)109581
Unique words13084
Unique words (used once)6523
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji2310
Unique kanji (used once)400
Unique kanji readings4093
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length25.9
Characters261790
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Cover of Kyuukoku no Otome no Himitsu ~Eigou no Ai ni Ochite~
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Kyuukoku no Otome no Himitsu ~Eigou no Ai ni Ochite~
Length (in words)49145
Unique words6945
Unique words (used once)3319
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1819
Unique kanji (used once)351
Unique kanji readings3017
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length19.5
Characters117204
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