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Cover of Mahou Shoujo!? Cutie Airy
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Mahou Shoujo!? Cutie Airy
Length (in words)239758
Unique words12442
Unique words (used once)4683
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2051
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings3758
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length20.1
Characters594605
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Cover of Subete no Kamisama no Juugatsu
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Subete no Kamisama no Juugatsu
Length (in words)30937
Unique words4089
Unique words (used once)2054
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1327
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings2043
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length19.3
Characters73016
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Cover of Shuu Yon de Heya ni Asobi ni Kuru Koakuma Girl wa Kubittake!
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Shuu Yon de Heya ni Asobi ni Kuru Koakuma Girl wa Kubittake!
Length (in words)36503
Unique words4526
Unique words (used once)2202
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1284
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings1997
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length19.9
Characters87202
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Cover of Dantoudai to Kakumei Hime
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Dantoudai to Kakumei Hime
Length (in words)71652
Unique words6007
Unique words (used once)2548
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1603
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings2637
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length20.5
Characters165832
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Cover of Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?
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Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?
Length (in words)144108
Unique words11101
Unique words (used once)4610
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1934
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3488
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length16.3
Characters344741
Volumes3
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Cover of Hakobune
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Hakobune
Length (in words)61337
Unique words5918
Unique words (used once)2794
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1532
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings2540
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters142686
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Cover of Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
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Ookami Kodomo no Ame to Yuki
Length (in words)33238
Unique words5694
Unique words (used once)2893
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1570
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings2527
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length21.1
Characters76254
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Cover of Sono Slime, Boss Monster ni Tsuki Chuui Saitei Slime no Dungeon Keiei Monogatari
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Sono Slime, Boss Monster ni Tsuki Chuui Saitei Slime no Dungeon Keiei Monogatari
Length (in words)74150
Unique words6730
Unique words (used once)2997
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1766
Unique kanji (used once)305
Unique kanji readings2921
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length24.1
Characters171401
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Cover of Saikyou no Furyou ga Nyotai-ka! Tsundere Ore Kuchou no Bishoujo ni!?
Novel
Saikyou no Furyou ga Nyotai-ka! Tsundere Ore Kuchou no Bishoujo ni!?
Length (in words)47822
Unique words5512
Unique words (used once)2459
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1531
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings2453
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters114234
Volumes1
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Cover of Juunigatsu no Veronica
Novel
Juunigatsu no Veronica
Length (in words)49652
Unique words5726
Unique words (used once)2809
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1641
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings2685
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length23.2
Characters113892
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Cover of Kiete Naku Nattemo
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Kiete Naku Nattemo
Length (in words)44035
Unique words6050
Unique words (used once)3158
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1516
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings2469
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters103463
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Cover of Koibito Keiyaku Shimasen ka?
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Koibito Keiyaku Shimasen ka?
Length (in words)57033
Unique words5271
Unique words (used once)2186
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1368
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2157
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters137878
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Cover of DOLL ~Dekiai Shiiku Ganbou~
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DOLL ~Dekiai Shiiku Ganbou~
Length (in words)44334
Unique words4297
Unique words (used once)1878
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1253
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1899
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length25.4
Characters105459
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Cover of Omiai Shitakunatta no de, Murinandaina Jouken wo Tsuketara Doukyuusei ga Kita Ken ni Tsuite
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Omiai Shitakunatta no de, Murinandaina Jouken wo Tsuketara Doukyuusei ga Kita Ken ni Tsuite
Length (in words)89836
Unique words7691
Unique words (used once)3342
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1774
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings3020
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length17.6
Characters219436
Volumes2
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Cover of Natsu to Hanabi to Watashi no Shitai
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Natsu to Hanabi to Watashi no Shitai
Length (in words)33849
Unique words4081
Unique words (used once)1933
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1304
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings2000
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters76555
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Cover of Spy Shitsugyou
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Spy Shitsugyou
Length (in words)32332
Unique words4408
Unique words (used once)2227
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1234
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings1975
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length21.5
Characters75898
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Cover of "Suki"
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"Suki"
Length (in words)36852
Unique words4467
Unique words (used once)2237
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1275
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings2006
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length21.5
Characters86550
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Cover of Trinitas Mundus ~Seikishi Rei no Monogatari~
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Trinitas Mundus ~Seikishi Rei no Monogatari~
Length (in words)132155
Unique words9479
Unique words (used once)3996
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2038
Unique kanji (used once)300
Unique kanji readings3618
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length26.0
Characters290613
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Cover of Dokuzetsu Shoujo no Tame ni Kitakubu Yamemashita
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Dokuzetsu Shoujo no Tame ni Kitakubu Yamemashita
Length (in words)44496
Unique words6509
Unique words (used once)3353
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1700
Unique kanji (used once)335
Unique kanji readings2737
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length16.8
Characters104568
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Cover of Norowareta Ouji to Kurobara no Otome
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Norowareta Ouji to Kurobara no Otome
Length (in words)45200
Unique words5263
Unique words (used once)2544
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1432
Unique kanji (used once)300
Unique kanji readings2320
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length29.3
Characters106452
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Cover of Gaikotsu Knife de Jump
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Gaikotsu Knife de Jump
Length (in words)142133
Unique words9474
Unique words (used once)3826
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1737
Unique kanji (used once)203
Unique kanji readings3022
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length17.7
Characters345780
Volumes4
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Cover of Tenkou-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishoujo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken
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Tenkou-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishoujo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken
Length (in words)127280
Unique words10103
Unique words (used once)4211
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1983
Unique kanji (used once)307
Unique kanji readings3491
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters306917
Volumes3
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Cover of Sotsugyou Sakura Mau Haru ni, Mata Kimi to
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Sotsugyou Sakura Mau Haru ni, Mata Kimi to
Length (in words)42666
Unique words4948
Unique words (used once)2317
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1377
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings2155
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length25.0
Characters99965
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Cover of Anta Nanka to Tsukiaeru Wake Nai Jan! Muri! Muri! Daisuki!
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Anta Nanka to Tsukiaeru Wake Nai Jan! Muri! Muri! Daisuki!
Length (in words)98713
Unique words7799
Unique words (used once)3635
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1707
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2865
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters235897
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Cover of Kaitou Queen wa Circus ga Osuki
Novel
Kaitou Queen wa Circus ga Osuki
Length (in words)33017
Unique words4200
Unique words (used once)1968
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1055
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings1569
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters80499
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Cover of Yuusha Dakedo, Maou kara Sekai wo Hanbun Moratte Uragiru Koto ni Shita
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Yuusha Dakedo, Maou kara Sekai wo Hanbun Moratte Uragiru Koto ni Shita
Length (in words)51490
Unique words5727
Unique words (used once)2659
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1571
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings2579
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length17.3
Characters118556
Volumes7
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Cover of Ikenie no Hanayome Haitoku no Wana to Toraware no Otome
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Ikenie no Hanayome Haitoku no Wana to Toraware no Otome
Length (in words)47816
Unique words6205
Unique words (used once)2997
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1707
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings2816
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length21.7
Characters110163
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Cover of Sore wa Sakura no you na Koi Datta
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Sore wa Sakura no you na Koi Datta
Length (in words)38419
Unique words4515
Unique words (used once)2165
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1362
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings2133
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length19.5
Characters84970
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Cover of Isshun wo Ikiru Kimi wo, Boku wa Eien ni Wasurenai
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Isshun wo Ikiru Kimi wo, Boku wa Eien ni Wasurenai
Length (in words)45752
Unique words5114
Unique words (used once)2436
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1476
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings2379
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length22.3
Characters104030
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Cover of 1101 Goushitsu no Shukuteki ~Ore-sama Designer wa, Tsuyoki na Rinjin wo Hitorijime Shite Aishitai~
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1101 Goushitsu no Shukuteki ~Ore-sama Designer wa, Tsuyoki na Rinjin wo Hitorijime Shite Aishitai~
Length (in words)55429
Unique words6651
Unique words (used once)2982
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1594
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings2687
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length20.5
Characters132068
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Cover of Sore Nari ni Shiawase Desu, Tabun Utsukushiki Koushaku no Moumokuteki Shuuai
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Sore Nari ni Shiawase Desu, Tabun Utsukushiki Koushaku no Moumokuteki Shuuai
Length (in words)57429
Unique words5628
Unique words (used once)2466
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1600
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2612
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters132064
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Cover of Essay Shuu Hogwarts Yuuki to Kunan to Kiken na Douraku
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Essay Shuu Hogwarts Yuuki to Kunan to Kiken na Douraku
Length (in words)11799
Unique words2796
Unique words (used once)1686
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji1098
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings1598
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length48.5
Characters29925
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Cover of Ima kara Anata wo Uttaemasu!
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Ima kara Anata wo Uttaemasu!
Length (in words)31158
Unique words5158
Unique words (used once)2729
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1414
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings2214
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length19.8
Characters76242
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Cover of Arsene Tantei Club: Kaitouwa Youka ni Arawareru
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Arsene Tantei Club: Kaitouwa Youka ni Arawareru
Length (in words)31984
Unique words5356
Unique words (used once)2801
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1230
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings1933
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length19.0
Characters80154
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Cover of Koharubara Hiyori no Ikusei Nikki
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Koharubara Hiyori no Ikusei Nikki
Length (in words)184363
Unique words14228
Unique words (used once)6357
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2153
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings4028
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters439522
Volumes5
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Cover of DEAR Series
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DEAR Series
Length (in words)186717
Unique words7398
Unique words (used once)2797
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1464
Unique kanji (used once)202
Unique kanji readings2519
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length21.4
Characters445388
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Cover of Kitan Room
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Kitan Room
Length (in words)29746
Unique words3282
Unique words (used once)1490
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji956
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings1418
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length19.6
Characters71485
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Cover of Mamono na Shoujo ni Kakomareta Kedo, Hatashite Ore wa Oishii no Darou ka
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Mamono na Shoujo ni Kakomareta Kedo, Hatashite Ore wa Oishii no Darou ka
Length (in words)98447
Unique words9727
Unique words (used once)4567
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1903
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings3418
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters231514
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Cover of Okashi Shokunin no Nariagari: Tensai Pâtisserie no Ryouchi Keiei
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Okashi Shokunin no Nariagari: Tensai Pâtisserie no Ryouchi Keiei
Length (in words)210148
Unique words11809
Unique words (used once)4479
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2000
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings3585
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters482984
Volumes5
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Cover of Bokutachi, Watashitachi wa, "Honki no Benkyou" ga Shitai
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Bokutachi, Watashitachi wa, "Honki no Benkyou" ga Shitai
Length (in words)48767
Unique words6259
Unique words (used once)3142
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1524
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings2507
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length17.3
Characters112411
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Cover of Sono Hi no Mae ni
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Sono Hi no Mae ni
Length (in words)57838
Unique words6667
Unique words (used once)3146
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1507
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings2471
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length27.8
Characters138243
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Cover of Amanojakuna Himuro-san Koukandou 100% kara Hajimeru Dokuzetsu Joshi no Otoshikata
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Amanojakuna Himuro-san Koukandou 100% kara Hajimeru Dokuzetsu Joshi no Otoshikata
Length (in words)221989
Unique words12919
Unique words (used once)5191
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1989
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings3648
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length23.7
Characters514605
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Cover of Tenshi wa Tansan Shika Nomanai
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Tenshi wa Tansan Shika Nomanai
Length (in words)140532
Unique words8746
Unique words (used once)3687
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1712
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings2879
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length15.8
Characters324284
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Cover of Kodomo ni Osowatta Koto
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Kodomo ni Osowatta Koto
Length (in words)20301
Unique words3393
Unique words (used once)1870
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1119
Unique kanji (used once)321
Unique kanji readings1674
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length26.5
Characters48530
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Cover of Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu
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Ima, Ai ni Yukimasu
Length (in words)52090
Unique words5824
Unique words (used once)2954
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1523
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings2438
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length18.1
Characters120430
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Cover of Tsuki no Mahou wa Koi wo Tsumugu Series
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Tsuki no Mahou wa Koi wo Tsumugu Series
Length (in words)165221
Unique words9702
Unique words (used once)3679
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1869
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings3294
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length24.9
Characters414828
Volumes4
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Cover of Ano Natsu, Bokura ni Futta Yuki
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Ano Natsu, Bokura ni Futta Yuki
Length (in words)34074
Unique words6179
Unique words (used once)3463
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1631
Unique kanji (used once)351
Unique kanji readings2656
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length25.7
Characters78287
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Cover of VRMMO Gakuen de Tanoshii Makaizou no Susume: Saijaku Job de Saikyou Damage Dashitemita
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VRMMO Gakuen de Tanoshii Makaizou no Susume: Saijaku Job de Saikyou Damage Dashitemita
Length (in words)231183
Unique words12235
Unique words (used once)4662
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1899
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings3445
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters559803
Volumes6
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Cover of Juu to Usagi to Twintail
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Juu to Usagi to Twintail
Length (in words)48114
Unique words5409
Unique words (used once)2475
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1401
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings2184
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length19.0
Characters116901
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Cover of Natsu no Shoujo wa Kaeru
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Natsu no Shoujo wa Kaeru
Length (in words)27788
Unique words3720
Unique words (used once)1893
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1228
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1824
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters64619
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