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Cover of Baccano! 1931 (Winter) The Time of the Oasis
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Baccano! 1931 (Winter) The Time of the Oasis
Length (in words)36047
Unique words5142
Unique words (used once)2452
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1533
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings2450
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
Average sentence length23.4
Characters81427
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Kamen no Kokuhaku
Length (in words)62343
Unique words10041
Unique words (used once)5224
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji2336
Unique kanji (used once)422
Unique kanji readings4174
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length32.0
Characters133337
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Cover of Leviathan no Koibito
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Leviathan no Koibito
Length (in words)215882
Unique words16470
Unique words (used once)6153
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2621
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings5017
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
Average sentence length24.7
Characters478041
Volumes4
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Orihara Izaya Series
Length (in words)89790
Unique words8983
Unique words (used once)4082
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1931
Unique kanji (used once)307
Unique kanji readings3350
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
Average sentence length28.8
Characters200527
Volumes2
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Black Bullet
Length (in words)315232
Unique words21937
Unique words (used once)8449
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2657
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings5212
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
Average sentence length24.9
Characters742627
Volumes6
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Moribito
Length (in words)634878
Unique words18588
Unique words (used once)5717
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2210
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings4236
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
Average sentence length26.3
Characters1491819
Volumes12
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Hoshi Karyuudo
Length (in words)154562
Unique words14878
Unique words (used once)6647
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2235
Unique kanji (used once)305
Unique kanji readings4105
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length18.1
Characters361805
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Cover of Goju Kishidan Monogatari
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Goju Kishidan Monogatari
Length (in words)574690
Unique words19168
Unique words (used once)5808
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2334
Unique kanji (used once)183
Unique kanji readings4556
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters1265461
Volumes11
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Kashin Yuugiden
Length (in words)484002
Unique words17697
Unique words (used once)5706
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2484
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings4904
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
Average sentence length18.8
Characters1085707
Volumes11
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Cover of Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
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Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko
Length (in words)477238
Unique words22862
Unique words (used once)8109
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2506
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings5085
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters1096612
Volumes11
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Cover of Baccano! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad
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Baccano! 1931 The Grand Punk Railroad
Length (in words)95299
Unique words8194
Unique words (used once)3525
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1825
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings3132
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length22.6
Characters211111
Volumes2
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Kaijin no Cardinal Red
Length (in words)174057
Unique words12007
Unique words (used once)4565
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2137
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings3914
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length25.0
Characters408397
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Cover of Baccano! 1931 Another Junk Railroad
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Baccano! 1931 Another Junk Railroad
Length (in words)40838
Unique words5562
Unique words (used once)2768
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1560
Unique kanji (used once)307
Unique kanji readings2536
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
Average sentence length24.2
Characters92322
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Kairei
Length (in words)224922
Unique words14012
Unique words (used once)5662
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2372
Unique kanji (used once)321
Unique kanji readings4608
Average difficulty77/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters487458
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BEATLESS
Length (in words)225630
Unique words14781
Unique words (used once)5998
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2173
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings3925
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters529272
Volumes2
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Mushiuta Bug
Length (in words)336713
Unique words15401
Unique words (used once)5405
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2177
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings4154
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length19.6
Characters786598
Volumes8
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1984 Nen
Length (in words)113084
Unique words11860
Unique words (used once)5174
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2126
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings3741
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
Average sentence length34.7
Characters265729
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Cover of Soukou Akki Muramasa: Uchuu-hen
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Soukou Akki Muramasa: Uchuu-hen
Length (in words)57375
Unique words9199
Unique words (used once)4721
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji2134
Unique kanji (used once)397
Unique kanji readings3734
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters125694
Volumes1
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Cover of Baccano! 1932 (Summer) Man in the Killer
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Baccano! 1932 (Summer) Man in the Killer
Length (in words)45898
Unique words5651
Unique words (used once)2758
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1570
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings2552
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
Average sentence length22.5
Characters103824
Volumes1
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Cover of Genesis Series: Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon
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Genesis Series: Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon
Length (in words)379452
Unique words17225
Unique words (used once)6525
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2390
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings4634
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters794133
Volumes3
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Baccano! 2002
Length (in words)99765
Unique words9294
Unique words (used once)4176
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1911
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings3319
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
Average sentence length24.2
Characters227187
Volumes2
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Kinkakuji
Length (in words)83915
Unique words11147
Unique words (used once)5419
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji2559
Unique kanji (used once)435
Unique kanji readings4760
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length30.2
Characters170783
Volumes1
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Noroware
Length (in words)131608
Unique words10376
Unique words (used once)4260
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2195
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings3949
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length27.5
Characters290032
Volumes3
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Chrome Shelled Regios
Length (in words)430816
Unique words17588
Unique words (used once)6334
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2312
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings4503
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length21.4
Characters1022668
Volumes11
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Full Metal Panic! Another
Length (in words)233030
Unique words18291
Unique words (used once)7489
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2425
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings4645
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
Average sentence length24.4
Characters558403
Volumes7
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Scrapped Princess
Length (in words)547128
Unique words21915
Unique words (used once)7304
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2586
Unique kanji (used once)197
Unique kanji readings5211
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length21.5
Characters1241100
Volumes13
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Tokyo Dead Line
Length (in words)71128
Unique words8420
Unique words (used once)3892
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1688
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings2875
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length19.6
Characters164391
Volumes1
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Reimei no Sho
Length (in words)305279
Unique words17329
Unique words (used once)6623
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2592
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings5091
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length27.3
Characters681407
Volumes3
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Last Round Arthurs
Length (in words)243043
Unique words15036
Unique words (used once)5778
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2367
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings4562
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters573453
Volumes5
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Danshou no Grimm
Length (in words)669229
Unique words20594
Unique words (used once)6677
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2623
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings5167
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length27.4
Characters1533376
Volumes17
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Material Night
Length (in words)198089
Unique words12613
Unique words (used once)4970
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2185
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings4048
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length20.4
Characters467454
Volumes5
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Ring Series
Length (in words)401030
Unique words20937
Unique words (used once)7355
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2536
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings5035
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length29.1
Characters937684
Volumes6
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OBSTACLE Series
Length (in words)221135
Unique words11896
Unique words (used once)4853
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2078
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings3815
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length20.1
Characters470120
Volumes4
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Rakuin no Monshou
Length (in words)671768
Unique words21738
Unique words (used once)6085
Unique words (used once %)27%
Unique kanji2580
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings5108
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length26.7
Characters1578074
Volumes12
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Indefinite Linkcage
Length (in words)158858
Unique words10714
Unique words (used once)4233
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1929
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings3414
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
Average sentence length23.5
Characters363226
Volumes4
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Paracelsus no Musume
Length (in words)468051
Unique words23213
Unique words (used once)8352
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2711
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings5292
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
Average sentence length28.4
Characters1112519
Volumes10
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Baccano! 1933 The Slash
Length (in words)101819
Unique words8523
Unique words (used once)3734
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1828
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings3173
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
Average sentence length23.8
Characters230184
Volumes2
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Momi no Ki wa Nokotta
Length (in words)239308
Unique words12324
Unique words (used once)4643
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2401
Unique kanji (used once)351
Unique kanji readings4536
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length33.8
Characters509146
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Lunatic Moon
Length (in words)284695
Unique words13181
Unique words (used once)4493
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2394
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings4384
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length19.3
Characters646928
Volumes5
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Tsuki to Anata ni Hanataba wo
Length (in words)260584
Unique words12860
Unique words (used once)4376
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2151
Unique kanji (used once)209
Unique kanji readings4019
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)88/100
Average sentence length20.3
Characters580464
Volumes6
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Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.
Length (in words)1084675
Unique words30666
Unique words (used once)8848
Unique words (used once %)28%
Unique kanji2801
Unique kanji (used once)188
Unique kanji readings5882
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length22.8
Characters2705049
Volumes22
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Goblin Slayer
Length (in words)840663
Unique words24381
Unique words (used once)7076
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2892
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings6052
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length20.0
Characters1851561
Volumes16
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Scrapped Princess Supplement
Length (in words)163732
Unique words13311
Unique words (used once)5700
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2271
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings4236
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length22.3
Characters375592
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Kara no Kyoukai
Length (in words)201528
Unique words12641
Unique words (used once)5037
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2189
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings4005
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters447540
Volumes3
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Magical City Night
Length (in words)342518
Unique words17384
Unique words (used once)6432
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2333
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings4432
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)94/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters787392
Volumes10
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Mardock Scramble
Length (in words)183060
Unique words13237
Unique words (used once)5235
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2116
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings3810
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length22.8
Characters428401
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Youki no Otomurai
Length (in words)59583
Unique words8358
Unique words (used once)4127
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1889
Unique kanji (used once)365
Unique kanji readings3276
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters129000
Volumes1
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Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru
Length (in words)304950
Unique words17214
Unique words (used once)6083
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2454
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings4786
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length22.2
Characters682920
Volumes5
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Tokyo Ravens EX
Length (in words)171382
Unique words13917
Unique words (used once)5727
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2251
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings4254
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length19.4
Characters401659
Volumes4
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Hyper Hybrid Organization
Length (in words)260213
Unique words15486
Unique words (used once)6026
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2317
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings4293
Average difficulty79/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length21.4
Characters603930
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