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Cover of "Kanchigai Shinaide yo ne! Anta no Koto Nanka Daisuki Nandakara!" Noroi de Honne Shika Ienakunatta Tsundere Ojousama
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"Kanchigai Shinaide yo ne! Anta no Koto Nanka Daisuki Nandakara!" Noroi de Honne Shika Ienakunatta Tsundere Ojousama
Length (in words)37329
Unique words3463
Unique words (used once)1515
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1154
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings1721
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty44%
Average sentence length14.0
Characters92423
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Cover of Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Spinoff: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!
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Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Spinoff: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!
Length (in words)114750
Unique words8704
Unique words (used once)3554
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1773
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings3126
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty38%
Average sentence length21.2
Characters264938
Volumes3
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Cover of Furin
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Furin
Length (in words)37014
Unique words5496
Unique words (used once)2927
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1417
Unique kanji (used once)338
Unique kanji readings2231
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty38%
Average sentence length21.5
Characters90496
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Cover of Inutachi ga Kureta Arigatou Moudouken Beruna no Nakamatachi
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Inutachi ga Kureta Arigatou Moudouken Beruna no Nakamatachi
Length (in words)38233
Unique words4141
Unique words (used once)1983
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1148
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings1802
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty38%
Average sentence length39.4
Characters91652
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Cover of Yomei Juunen
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Yomei Juunen
Length (in words)56903
Unique words6802
Unique words (used once)3302
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1686
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings2771
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length22.8
Characters132259
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Cover of Musume Janakute Watashi ga Suki Nano?!
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Musume Janakute Watashi ga Suki Nano?!
Length (in words)148500
Unique words9507
Unique words (used once)3796
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1850
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings3165
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length18.0
Characters359267
Volumes5
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Cover of Waratte. Boku no Daisuki na Hito
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Waratte. Boku no Daisuki na Hito
Length (in words)37627
Unique words5039
Unique words (used once)2515
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1274
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings2064
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty33%
Average sentence length18.9
Characters89252
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Cover of Tsundere Joushi no Dekiai Sengen
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Tsundere Joushi no Dekiai Sengen
Length (in words)26472
Unique words3344
Unique words (used once)1526
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1094
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1626
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty30%
Average sentence length22.7
Characters62302
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Cover of Taiyou no Ko
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Taiyou no Ko
Length (in words)66135
Unique words6132
Unique words (used once)2916
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1333
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings2181
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length21.4
Characters163319
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Cover of Maid ga Oshieru Maou-gaku!
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Maid ga Oshieru Maou-gaku!
Length (in words)152286
Unique words9309
Unique words (used once)3607
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1829
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings3236
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty33%
Average sentence length24.2
Characters362735
Volumes3
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Cover of Hageshii Joshishi ga Koukousei ni Modottara Ore ni Deredere Suru Riyuu ~ Ryou Kataomoi no Yarinaoshi Koukousei Seikaitsu
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Hageshii Joshishi ga Koukousei ni Modottara Ore ni Deredere Suru Riyuu ~ Ryou Kataomoi no Yarinaoshi Koukousei Seikaitsu
Length (in words)40839
Unique words5222
Unique words (used once)2559
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1364
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings2157
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty30%
Average sentence length17.5
Characters97164
Volumes1
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Cover of Subete no Koufuku wo Sono Tenohira ni
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Subete no Koufuku wo Sono Tenohira ni
Length (in words)56368
Unique words5602
Unique words (used once)2498
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1443
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings2327
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length22.4
Characters130371
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Cover of Tensai Gekai ga Isekai de Yami Isha wo Hajimemashita.
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Tensai Gekai ga Isekai de Yami Isha wo Hajimemashita.
Length (in words)273760
Unique words13973
Unique words (used once)5043
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2131
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings3904
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty34%
Average sentence length19.4
Characters649094
Volumes5
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Cover of Kimi wo Ushinaitakunai Boku to, Boku no Shiawase wo Negau Kimi
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Kimi wo Ushinaitakunai Boku to, Boku no Shiawase wo Negau Kimi
Length (in words)48910
Unique words5188
Unique words (used once)2361
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1440
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings2272
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty42%
Average sentence length18.2
Characters112964
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Cover of Kaji Bannou no Ore ga Kokou (?) no Bishoujo wo Asa Kara Yoru Made Osewasuru Koto ni Natta Hanashi
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Kaji Bannou no Ore ga Kokou (?) no Bishoujo wo Asa Kara Yoru Made Osewasuru Koto ni Natta Hanashi
Length (in words)35234
Unique words5488
Unique words (used once)2858
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1453
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2323
Average difficulty18%
90th percentile difficulty36%
Average sentence length15.8
Characters84675
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Cover of Aokute Itakute Moroi
Novel
Aokute Itakute Moroi
Length (in words)60573
Unique words6316
Unique words (used once)2980
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1487
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings2409
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty42%
Average sentence length26.1
Characters140987
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Cover of Dorobou no Meijin
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Dorobou no Meijin
Length (in words)32724
Unique words4409
Unique words (used once)2194
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1267
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings1983
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty51%
Average sentence length19.3
Characters77539
Volumes1
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Cover of Yome ni Shiro to Semaru Osananajimi no Tame ni XX Shitemita
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Yome ni Shiro to Semaru Osananajimi no Tame ni XX Shitemita
Length (in words)132518
Unique words10645
Unique words (used once)4402
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1897
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings3349
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty31%
Average sentence length19.3
Characters328978
Volumes3
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Cover of Hachijou Jima to, Neko to, Otona no Natsuyasumi
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Hachijou Jima to, Neko to, Otona no Natsuyasumi
Length (in words)31201
Unique words4495
Unique words (used once)2243
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1328
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2159
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length22.0
Characters74230
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Cover of Haha
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Haha
Length (in words)42615
Unique words4496
Unique words (used once)2076
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1336
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings2087
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty42%
Average sentence length28.5
Characters96293
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Cover of Totsugeki!? Jigoku Channel: Nerawareta Minarai Reporter!?
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Totsugeki!? Jigoku Channel: Nerawareta Minarai Reporter!?
Length (in words)24736
Unique words3963
Unique words (used once)2001
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1013
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings1525
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty39%
Average sentence length19.1
Characters60819
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Cover of Nee, Mou Isso Tsukiacchau? Osananajimi no Bishoujo ni Tanomarete Camouflage Kareshi Hajimemashita
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Nee, Mou Isso Tsukiacchau? Osananajimi no Bishoujo ni Tanomarete Camouflage Kareshi Hajimemashita
Length (in words)131440
Unique words10243
Unique words (used once)4489
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1839
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings3241
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty30%
Average sentence length20.6
Characters310955
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Cover of Hizamazuite Wan to Nake
Novel
Hizamazuite Wan to Nake
Length (in words)69852
Unique words6479
Unique words (used once)2823
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1645
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings2702
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty32%
Average sentence length25.5
Characters166037
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Cover of Shoukoushi Cedric
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Shoukoushi Cedric
Length (in words)46548
Unique words4858
Unique words (used once)2170
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji988
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings1528
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty38%
Average sentence length31.6
Characters120215
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Cover of Ashita, Hadashi de Koi.
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Ashita, Hadashi de Koi.
Length (in words)74694
Unique words6642
Unique words (used once)2972
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1531
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2514
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty34%
Average sentence length17.5
Characters172873
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Cover of Kaitou Red
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Kaitou Red
Length (in words)485610
Unique words15421
Unique words (used once)5322
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji1792
Unique kanji (used once)207
Unique kanji readings3299
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty36%
Average sentence length18.4
Characters1163416
Volumes19
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Cover of Ore no Iinazuke ni Natta Jimi Ko, Ie de wa Kawaii shika Nai
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Ore no Iinazuke ni Natta Jimi Ko, Ie de wa Kawaii shika Nai
Length (in words)165834
Unique words10432
Unique words (used once)4050
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1852
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings3233
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty28%
Average sentence length16.6
Characters411466
Volumes5
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Cover of Kimi ga Hanabi ni Kawaru Made
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Kimi ga Hanabi ni Kawaru Made
Length (in words)51257
Unique words6431
Unique words (used once)3305
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1709
Unique kanji (used once)367
Unique kanji readings2774
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty42%
Average sentence length25.2
Characters120113
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Cover of Dragon Jäger: Karyuudo Sanka
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Dragon Jäger: Karyuudo Sanka
Length (in words)133073
Unique words8230
Unique words (used once)3190
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1700
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings2957
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length23.2
Characters307566
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Cover of Sono Hanashi wo Kikasete wa Ikenai
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Sono Hanashi wo Kikasete wa Ikenai
Length (in words)13648
Unique words2483
Unique words (used once)1224
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji937
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings1323
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty53%
Average sentence length25.6
Characters31319
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Cover of Douka Ore wo Houtteoite Kure Nazeka Bocchi no Owatta Koukouseikatsu wo Kanojo ga Kaeyou Toshite Kuru
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Douka Ore wo Houtteoite Kure Nazeka Bocchi no Owatta Koukouseikatsu wo Kanojo ga Kaeyou Toshite Kuru
Length (in words)48033
Unique words5905
Unique words (used once)2995
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1478
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings2387
Average difficulty20%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length21.4
Characters110274
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Cover of Mahoutsukai no Iru Machi
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Mahoutsukai no Iru Machi
Length (in words)124760
Unique words8011
Unique words (used once)3314
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1693
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings2845
Average difficulty20%
90th percentile difficulty34%
Average sentence length16.6
Characters289489
Volumes14
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Cover of JK Haru wa Isekai de Shoufu ni Natta
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JK Haru wa Isekai de Shoufu ni Natta
Length (in words)55145
Unique words6274
Unique words (used once)3114
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1510
Unique kanji (used once)332
Unique kanji readings2416
Average difficulty20%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length20.9
Characters131839
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Cover of Nee, Hanashi wo Shiyou.
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Nee, Hanashi wo Shiyou.
Length (in words)302243
Unique words11102
Unique words (used once)3941
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji1893
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings3402
Average difficulty20%
90th percentile difficulty32%
Average sentence length14.2
Characters723212
Volumes10
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Cover of Fukushachou wa Sokubaku Darling
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Fukushachou wa Sokubaku Darling
Length (in words)62663
Unique words6844
Unique words (used once)3067
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1568
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2603
Average difficulty20%
90th percentile difficulty29%
Average sentence length26.9
Characters145986
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Cover of Watashi no Sister Labyrinth
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Watashi no Sister Labyrinth
Length (in words)53329
Unique words6569
Unique words (used once)3355
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1573
Unique kanji (used once)326
Unique kanji readings2553
Average difficulty20%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length21.3
Characters132306
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Cover of Hachi Gatsu no Kamome Tachi
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Hachi Gatsu no Kamome Tachi
Length (in words)34501
Unique words4300
Unique words (used once)1990
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1158
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings1767
Average difficulty20%
90th percentile difficulty43%
Average sentence length15.3
Characters80439
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Cover of Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae Dake ka yo
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Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae Dake ka yo
Length (in words)48728
Unique words5050
Unique words (used once)2342
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1397
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2216
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty32%
Average sentence length16.4
Characters113605
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Cover of Bokura no Kiseki ga, Kimi no Kokoro ni Todoku Made.
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Bokura no Kiseki ga, Kimi no Kokoro ni Todoku Made.
Length (in words)48431
Unique words5545
Unique words (used once)2718
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1458
Unique kanji (used once)292
Unique kanji readings2314
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty40%
Average sentence length22.8
Characters111705
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Cover of Shimekirimae ni wa Yuri ga Hakadoru
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Shimekirimae ni wa Yuri ga Hakadoru
Length (in words)65623
Unique words7695
Unique words (used once)3622
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1762
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings2974
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty31%
Average sentence length23.3
Characters157985
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Cover of Mikaru wa Reimajo!
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Mikaru wa Reimajo!
Length (in words)48246
Unique words5425
Unique words (used once)2478
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1238
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1972
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length16.9
Characters115266
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Cover of Emiri no Chiisana Houchou
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Emiri no Chiisana Houchou
Length (in words)58508
Unique words6703
Unique words (used once)3124
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1643
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings2702
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty41%
Average sentence length23.5
Characters139572
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Cover of Kon'ya, Kimi no Namida wa Boku no Matataku Hoshi ni Naru
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Kon'ya, Kimi no Namida wa Boku no Matataku Hoshi ni Naru
Length (in words)40029
Unique words3829
Unique words (used once)1584
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1115
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings1692
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length20.9
Characters95498
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Cover of Kyou Kara Ore wa Loli no Himo!
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Kyou Kara Ore wa Loli no Himo!
Length (in words)192351
Unique words12746
Unique words (used once)5059
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1898
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings3433
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length17.6
Characters484800
Volumes6
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Cover of Fukushuu Oujo Sasurai no Kenshi ga Aishita Dansou no Hime
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Fukushuu Oujo Sasurai no Kenshi ga Aishita Dansou no Hime
Length (in words)41689
Unique words4715
Unique words (used once)2045
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1524
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings2430
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty41%
Average sentence length23.0
Characters97054
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Cover of Tanin wo Yosetsukenai Buaisou na Joshi ni Sekkyou Shitara, Mechakucha Natsukareta
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Tanin wo Yosetsukenai Buaisou na Joshi ni Sekkyou Shitara, Mechakucha Natsukareta
Length (in words)34205
Unique words4526
Unique words (used once)2246
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1263
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1957
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty39%
Average sentence length18.6
Characters82158
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Cover of Kyou Kara Kakemochi Shitennou!
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Kyou Kara Kakemochi Shitennou!
Length (in words)144883
Unique words9978
Unique words (used once)4089
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1821
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings3185
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty41%
Average sentence length19.5
Characters345915
Volumes3
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Cover of Kaeru no Gakuen
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Kaeru no Gakuen
Length (in words)39197
Unique words3338
Unique words (used once)1527
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1119
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings1678
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length25.8
Characters97472
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Cover of Ano Hi ni Chikatta Yakusoku Dake wa Wasurenakatta.
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Ano Hi ni Chikatta Yakusoku Dake wa Wasurenakatta.
Length (in words)49374
Unique words4266
Unique words (used once)1884
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1268
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings1983
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty33%
Average sentence length23.1
Characters115744
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Cover of Issai Tafu no Midara na Sekai de
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Issai Tafu no Midara na Sekai de
Length (in words)76088
Unique words6593
Unique words (used once)2995
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1638
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings2751
Average difficulty21%
90th percentile difficulty34%
Average sentence length21.5
Characters177549
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