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Cover of Gakkou wo Deyou!
Novel
Gakkou wo Deyou!
Length (in words)294747
Unique words19290
Unique words (used once)8076
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2428
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings4677
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length21.0
Characters683055
Volumes6
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Cover of Kuroi Jukai
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Kuroi Jukai
Length (in words)88697
Unique words7683
Unique words (used once)3432
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1908
Unique kanji (used once)345
Unique kanji readings3342
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters200657
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Cover of Goshujinsama wa Yamaneko-hime
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Goshujinsama wa Yamaneko-hime
Length (in words)711950
Unique words23597
Unique words (used once)7740
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2665
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings5442
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length24.5
Characters1578285
Volumes13
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Cover of Umi to Dokuyaku
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Umi to Dokuyaku
Length (in words)40175
Unique words5339
Unique words (used once)2473
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1650
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings2634
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length28.4
Characters86603
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Cover of Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
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Tensei Oujo to Tensai Reijou no Mahou Kakumei
Length (in words)318588
Unique words13064
Unique words (used once)4599
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2207
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings4143
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length22.1
Characters743749
Volumes6
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Cover of Shiosai
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Shiosai
Length (in words)42983
Unique words7496
Unique words (used once)3924
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji2138
Unique kanji (used once)473
Unique kanji readings3683
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
Average sentence length30.0
Characters90287
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Cover of Shakugan no Shana Zero
Novel
Shakugan no Shana Zero
Length (in words)34147
Unique words6333
Unique words (used once)3368
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1755
Unique kanji (used once)373
Unique kanji readings2950
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters78546
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Cover of Rou Vohl no Wakusei
Novel
Rou Vohl no Wakusei
Length (in words)66810
Unique words9080
Unique words (used once)4578
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1876
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings3221
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length22.4
Characters152447
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Cover of Yuke, Tetsuro Yakou Kyuukou "Hokusei" Kita Touhoku Toppa-sen
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Yuke, Tetsuro Yakou Kyuukou "Hokusei" Kita Touhoku Toppa-sen
Length (in words)80403
Unique words8993
Unique words (used once)4105
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1767
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings3061
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length22.1
Characters183639
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Cover of Ben-to
Novel
Ben-to
Length (in words)937085
Unique words25806
Unique words (used once)8214
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2635
Unique kanji (used once)201
Unique kanji readings5363
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length23.4
Characters2097392
Volumes12
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Cover of The Chinese Maze Murders
Novel
The Chinese Maze Murders
Length (in words)82326
Unique words9776
Unique words (used once)4714
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1954
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings3506
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length29.1
Characters178858
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Cover of Rizuberuru no Ma
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Rizuberuru no Ma
Length (in words)447304
Unique words16116
Unique words (used once)5157
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2326
Unique kanji (used once)197
Unique kanji readings4501
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length22.2
Characters1052542
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Cover of Koteki no Kanata
Novel
Koteki no Kanata
Length (in words)57224
Unique words5675
Unique words (used once)2520
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1339
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings2212
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length23.3
Characters127686
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Cover of Seinaru Namakemono no Bouken
Novel
Seinaru Namakemono no Bouken
Length (in words)69842
Unique words8349
Unique words (used once)3942
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1975
Unique kanji (used once)352
Unique kanji readings3378
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
Average sentence length24.7
Characters164154
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Cover of Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Novel
Sherlock Holmes: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Length (in words)121041
Unique words12196
Unique words (used once)5407
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2049
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings3521
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length38.1
Characters292472
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Cover of Shoujo Cinema
Novel
Shoujo Cinema
Length (in words)90662
Unique words9707
Unique words (used once)4528
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1852
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings3245
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length25.8
Characters207366
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Cover of Abyss Gate
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Abyss Gate
Length (in words)106038
Unique words9179
Unique words (used once)3992
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1852
Unique kanji (used once)321
Unique kanji readings3204
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length21.2
Characters239590
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Cover of Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
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Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou
Length (in words)622883
Unique words21205
Unique words (used once)6417
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2550
Unique kanji (used once)192
Unique kanji readings5188
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length24.5
Characters1425741
Volumes8
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Cover of Bluesteel Blasphemer
Novel
Bluesteel Blasphemer
Length (in words)198694
Unique words12811
Unique words (used once)5057
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2302
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings4327
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
Average sentence length22.0
Characters445326
Volumes4
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Cover of The Witcher: Time of Contempt
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The Witcher: Time of Contempt
Length (in words)96129
Unique words9830
Unique words (used once)4111
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1898
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings3287
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length20.3
Characters232489
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Cover of Seigi no Mikata no Mikata no Mikata
Novel
Seigi no Mikata no Mikata no Mikata
Length (in words)137513
Unique words11446
Unique words (used once)4721
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1962
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings3638
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length19.9
Characters321946
Volumes3
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Cover of Babel
Novel
Babel
Length (in words)380792
Unique words16135
Unique words (used once)5661
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2363
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings4551
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
Average sentence length21.2
Characters838045
Volumes4
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Cover of Kadorusuteito Monogatari
Novel
Kadorusuteito Monogatari
Length (in words)497049
Unique words15900
Unique words (used once)4511
Unique words (used once %)28%
Unique kanji2379
Unique kanji (used once)178
Unique kanji readings4659
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length30.8
Characters1153331
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Cover of Hajimaranai Ragnarok to Owatteru Uchira no Live
Novel
Hajimaranai Ragnarok to Owatteru Uchira no Live
Length (in words)78481
Unique words10490
Unique words (used once)5225
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1892
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings3317
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length15.9
Characters187239
Volumes2
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Cover of S.I.R.E.N.
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S.I.R.E.N.
Length (in words)206678
Unique words12289
Unique words (used once)4267
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2127
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings3891
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length24.2
Characters465571
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Cover of Hito no Jidai wa Owatta Keredo, Soredemo Onaka wa Herimasuka
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Hito no Jidai wa Owatta Keredo, Soredemo Onaka wa Herimasuka
Length (in words)94735
Unique words10071
Unique words (used once)4643
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2049
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings3647
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length22.1
Characters218714
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Cover of The Mad Hatter Mystery
Novel
The Mad Hatter Mystery
Length (in words)96787
Unique words8936
Unique words (used once)4094
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1954
Unique kanji (used once)367
Unique kanji readings3302
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
Average sentence length26.0
Characters230478
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Cover of Kieli
Novel
Kieli
Length (in words)465113
Unique words17641
Unique words (used once)5382
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2252
Unique kanji (used once)170
Unique kanji readings4308
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length30.6
Characters1095828
Volumes9
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Cover of BLOOD ARM
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BLOOD ARM
Length (in words)43670
Unique words6411
Unique words (used once)3185
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1585
Unique kanji (used once)305
Unique kanji readings2598
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters100762
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Cover of Date a Live
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Date a Live
Length (in words)762696
Unique words22538
Unique words (used once)7535
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2592
Unique kanji (used once)201
Unique kanji readings5164
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length22.1
Characters1783544
Volumes17
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Cover of Tsuki to Yami no Senki
Novel
Tsuki to Yami no Senki
Length (in words)102460
Unique words9976
Unique words (used once)4613
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2087
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings3686
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length20.4
Characters244309
Volumes3
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Cover of BAMBOO GIRL
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BAMBOO GIRL
Length (in words)72361
Unique words9990
Unique words (used once)5086
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji2033
Unique kanji (used once)347
Unique kanji readings3598
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length23.9
Characters162887
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Cover of Amaterasu no Angou
Novel
Amaterasu no Angou
Length (in words)91703
Unique words10800
Unique words (used once)5130
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji2172
Unique kanji (used once)360
Unique kanji readings3991
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length26.1
Characters208875
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Cover of Antimagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon" Another Mission
Novel
Antimagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon" Another Mission
Length (in words)41430
Unique words6007
Unique words (used once)3067
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1572
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings2598
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters95334
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Cover of Yoake no Villain
Novel
Yoake no Villain
Length (in words)54360
Unique words6876
Unique words (used once)3205
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1708
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings2846
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
Average sentence length22.3
Characters133472
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Cover of Death Need Round
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Death Need Round
Length (in words)195300
Unique words13287
Unique words (used once)5266
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2151
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings3930
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters447400
Volumes3
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Cover of Madan no Ou to Michelia
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Madan no Ou to Michelia
Length (in words)400627
Unique words14023
Unique words (used once)4285
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2279
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings4246
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length24.1
Characters962464
Volumes6
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Cover of Nareru! SE
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Nareru! SE
Length (in words)593353
Unique words26201
Unique words (used once)9199
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2570
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings5193
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length18.3
Characters1451530
Volumes16
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Cover of DIVE!!
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DIVE!!
Length (in words)127212
Unique words11796
Unique words (used once)5182
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1932
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings3486
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length26.0
Characters293447
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Cover of Tenohira no Shousetsu
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Tenohira no Shousetsu
Length (in words)104139
Unique words10186
Unique words (used once)4765
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2214
Unique kanji (used once)395
Unique kanji readings4081
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)81/100
Average sentence length22.7
Characters216520
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Cover of Izu no Odoriko
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Izu no Odoriko
Length (in words)33794
Unique words5500
Unique words (used once)2921
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1746
Unique kanji (used once)415
Unique kanji readings2858
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length27.7
Characters70238
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Cover of Senseijutsu Satsujin Jiken
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Senseijutsu Satsujin Jiken
Length (in words)106437
Unique words9842
Unique words (used once)4578
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2012
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings3585
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length29.9
Characters236934
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Cover of Kokoro
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Kokoro
Length (in words)69766
Unique words6437
Unique words (used once)2998
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1900
Unique kanji (used once)388
Unique kanji readings3229
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length29.2
Characters149887
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Cover of Princess Hearts
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Princess Hearts
Length (in words)543259
Unique words21879
Unique words (used once)7057
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2602
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings5121
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length25.0
Characters1285843
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Cover of Hanamonogatari
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Hanamonogatari
Length (in words)77654
Unique words8763
Unique words (used once)4053
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1951
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings3641
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length39.9
Characters162648
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Cover of Tenmei no Shirushi
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Tenmei no Shirushi
Length (in words)60743
Unique words8975
Unique words (used once)4525
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1894
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings3266
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length22.8
Characters142851
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Cover of Shi no Eda
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Shi no Eda
Length (in words)69187
Unique words8677
Unique words (used once)4064
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1942
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings3415
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length29.6
Characters149298
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Cover of Gogo no Eikou
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Gogo no Eikou
Length (in words)39680
Unique words7021
Unique words (used once)3723
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji2058
Unique kanji (used once)450
Unique kanji readings3457
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length31.0
Characters85349
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Cover of Yougisha X no Kenshin
Novel
Yougisha X no Kenshin
Length (in words)72258
Unique words6486
Unique words (used once)2803
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1555
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings2551
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length21.1
Characters169760
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Cover of Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu
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Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu
Length (in words)361485
Unique words19372
Unique words (used once)6816
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2456
Unique kanji (used once)213
Unique kanji readings4701
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length23.1
Characters840697
Volumes7
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