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Cover of Te to Me to Koe to
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Te to Me to Koe to
Length (in words)13889
Unique words3047
Unique words (used once)1811
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji1016
Unique kanji (used once)354
Unique kanji readings1487
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length22.9
Characters33454
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Cover of Arsene Tantei Club: Tantei Nara Sanjuupun Mae ni Dasshutsu Seyo
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Arsene Tantei Club: Tantei Nara Sanjuupun Mae ni Dasshutsu Seyo
Length (in words)30474
Unique words5264
Unique words (used once)2696
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1228
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1876
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters75620
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Cover of Kioku Soushitsu no Kimi to, Kimi Dake wo Wasurete Shimatta Boku.
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Kioku Soushitsu no Kimi to, Kimi Dake wo Wasurete Shimatta Boku.
Length (in words)184664
Unique words10439
Unique words (used once)4209
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1875
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings3286
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length24.5
Characters445032
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Cover of Dangoku no Duo
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Dangoku no Duo
Length (in words)43532
Unique words6227
Unique words (used once)3034
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1665
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings2749
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length16.0
Characters101727
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Cover of Saigo no Ryuugoroshi
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Saigo no Ryuugoroshi
Length (in words)62156
Unique words8147
Unique words (used once)4091
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1554
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2513
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length26.5
Characters158272
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Cover of Masa to Gen
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Masa to Gen
Length (in words)45746
Unique words7254
Unique words (used once)3808
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1740
Unique kanji (used once)356
Unique kanji readings2961
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length28.1
Characters107748
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Cover of Shitsuren Tantei Momose
Novel
Shitsuren Tantei Momose
Length (in words)149093
Unique words9281
Unique words (used once)3812
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1722
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings2954
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters352630
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Cover of Jikken no Taika
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Jikken no Taika
Length (in words)32946
Unique words3903
Unique words (used once)1855
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1317
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings1987
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length19.9
Characters73217
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Cover of Yuusha Ikkou Buraritabi
Novel
Yuusha Ikkou Buraritabi
Length (in words)104001
Unique words11418
Unique words (used once)5297
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2052
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings3717
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length21.7
Characters258030
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Cover of "Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na" to Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta no de, Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai
Novel
"Omae Gotoki ga Maou ni Kateru to Omou na" to Yuusha Party wo Tsuihou Sareta no de, Outo de Kimama ni Kurashitai
Length (in words)71483
Unique words7729
Unique words (used once)3473
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1696
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2910
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters167970
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Cover of Sakurai Doubutsu Byouin no Fushigi na Juui-san
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Sakurai Doubutsu Byouin no Fushigi na Juui-san
Length (in words)98123
Unique words7214
Unique words (used once)2864
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1626
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings2726
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length22.2
Characters236920
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Cover of Natsumi no Hotaru
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Natsumi no Hotaru
Length (in words)48560
Unique words6477
Unique words (used once)3122
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1684
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings2767
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length24.6
Characters113529
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Cover of Mori no Majuu ni Hanataba wo
Novel
Mori no Majuu ni Hanataba wo
Length (in words)47990
Unique words6316
Unique words (used once)3000
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1486
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings2441
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length21.0
Characters116451
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Cover of Akuyaku Reijou wa, Shomin ni Totsugitai
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Akuyaku Reijou wa, Shomin ni Totsugitai
Length (in words)128426
Unique words9429
Unique words (used once)3792
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1869
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings3273
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length25.0
Characters298092
Volumes2
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Cover of Takarakuji ga Atatta no de Level 1 Kara Seiken wo Katte Miru
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Takarakuji ga Atatta no de Level 1 Kara Seiken wo Katte Miru
Length (in words)140503
Unique words11140
Unique words (used once)4738
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2066
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings3705
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters322667
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Cover of Yo ni mo Kimyou na Shouhin Catalog
Novel
Yo ni mo Kimyou na Shouhin Catalog
Length (in words)222287
Unique words11345
Unique words (used once)3935
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji1646
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings2903
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length21.0
Characters519210
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Cover of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time
Length (in words)20200
Unique words3184
Unique words (used once)1638
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji925
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings1355
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length23.4
Characters47803
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Cover of Tamaran! Mechakucha na Seishun Rabukome ni Makikomareta Kedo, Umaretekite Yokatta
Novel
Tamaran! Mechakucha na Seishun Rabukome ni Makikomareta Kedo, Umaretekite Yokatta
Length (in words)43998
Unique words6284
Unique words (used once)3149
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1605
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2598
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length21.7
Characters99939
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Cover of Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei Suru
Novel
Sekai Saikou no Ansatsusha, Isekai Kizoku ni Tensei Suru
Length (in words)260178
Unique words14674
Unique words (used once)5489
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2182
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings4043
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters595887
Volumes6
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Cover of Boukensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S-Rank ni Natteta
Novel
Boukensha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S-Rank ni Natteta
Length (in words)96421
Unique words9220
Unique words (used once)3930
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1994
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings3526
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters236078
Volumes2
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Cover of Hoshi no Koe
Novel
Hoshi no Koe
Length (in words)27889
Unique words5345
Unique words (used once)2917
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1456
Unique kanji (used once)345
Unique kanji readings2252
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length25.9
Characters68241
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Cover of Kagi no Nai Yume wo Miru
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Kagi no Nai Yume wo Miru
Length (in words)50223
Unique words6583
Unique words (used once)3307
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1663
Unique kanji (used once)313
Unique kanji readings2740
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length27.0
Characters114899
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Cover of Satsujin Shussan
Novel
Satsujin Shussan
Length (in words)30293
Unique words4418
Unique words (used once)2246
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1413
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings2150
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length23.2
Characters68141
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Cover of Akuyaku Reijou Desu ga, Kouryaku Taishou no Yousu ga Ijou Sugiru
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Akuyaku Reijou Desu ga, Kouryaku Taishou no Yousu ga Ijou Sugiru
Length (in words)375355
Unique words16024
Unique words (used once)5767
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2243
Unique kanji (used once)192
Unique kanji readings4316
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length23.5
Characters865065
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Cover of Utsukushiki Houtou Kizoku no Nayamashiki Junai
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Utsukushiki Houtou Kizoku no Nayamashiki Junai
Length (in words)44715
Unique words5557
Unique words (used once)2694
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1562
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2504
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length24.1
Characters110354
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Cover of Ano Natsu, Yume no Owari de Koi wo Shita
Novel
Ano Natsu, Yume no Owari de Koi wo Shita
Length (in words)40586
Unique words4735
Unique words (used once)2225
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1440
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2306
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters92847
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Cover of K
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K
Length (in words)162689
Unique words11050
Unique words (used once)4327
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1900
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings3385
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length19.7
Characters378497
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Cover of Sekaiju no Hitsugi
Novel
Sekaiju no Hitsugi
Length (in words)60402
Unique words6143
Unique words (used once)2854
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1586
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings2567
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length23.3
Characters140676
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Cover of Ore no Real to Netoge ga Love Comedy ni Shinshokusare Hajimete Yabai
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Ore no Real to Netoge ga Love Comedy ni Shinshokusare Hajimete Yabai
Length (in words)261914
Unique words14845
Unique words (used once)5920
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2198
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings4160
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length19.5
Characters620363
Volumes8
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Cover of Shichigatsu Nanoka no Kiseki
Novel
Shichigatsu Nanoka no Kiseki
Length (in words)50116
Unique words5431
Unique words (used once)2395
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1437
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings2290
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters112097
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Cover of Majo no Tabitabi
Novel
Majo no Tabitabi
Length (in words)826000
Unique words20983
Unique words (used once)5764
Unique words (used once %)27%
Unique kanji2394
Unique kanji (used once)140
Unique kanji readings4804
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length23.3
Characters1955674
Volumes17
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Cover of Ankoku Joshi
Novel
Ankoku Joshi
Length (in words)46298
Unique words6997
Unique words (used once)3617
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1687
Unique kanji (used once)334
Unique kanji readings2791
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length26.0
Characters111622
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Cover of Hiyori-chan no Onegai wa Zettai
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Hiyori-chan no Onegai wa Zettai
Length (in words)167262
Unique words10604
Unique words (used once)4402
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1862
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings3271
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters392833
Volumes5
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Cover of Niokuen no Donuts
Novel
Niokuen no Donuts
Length (in words)51613
Unique words7118
Unique words (used once)3683
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1813
Unique kanji (used once)347
Unique kanji readings3082
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length21.7
Characters115524
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Cover of Avatar
Novel
Avatar
Length (in words)39719
Unique words4646
Unique words (used once)1995
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1401
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings2181
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length22.9
Characters92306
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Cover of Ano Koi / Sono Ai
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Ano Koi / Sono Ai
Length (in words)94768
Unique words8817
Unique words (used once)4045
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1800
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings3095
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length17.8
Characters216353
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Cover of Youkina Gang ga Chikyuu wo Mawasu
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Youkina Gang ga Chikyuu wo Mawasu
Length (in words)61061
Unique words6783
Unique words (used once)3298
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1664
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings2728
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length21.2
Characters143457
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Cover of Yotogi no Kuni no Gekkou Hime
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Yotogi no Kuni no Gekkou Hime
Length (in words)210621
Unique words14627
Unique words (used once)5817
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2315
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings4370
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length25.0
Characters493500
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Cover of Houkago Shijuusou
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Houkago Shijuusou
Length (in words)113550
Unique words8337
Unique words (used once)3521
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1563
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2708
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length17.9
Characters264521
Volumes3
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Cover of Akuma ni Damasarete TS Tensei Shita Dakedo Megezu ni Harem Mezashimasu
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Akuma ni Damasarete TS Tensei Shita Dakedo Megezu ni Harem Mezashimasu
Length (in words)104579
Unique words9966
Unique words (used once)4345
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1993
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings3528
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length22.0
Characters239576
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Cover of Koneko wa Negau, Koneko no Tame ni
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Koneko wa Negau, Koneko no Tame ni
Length (in words)29934
Unique words3906
Unique words (used once)1987
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1315
Unique kanji (used once)340
Unique kanji readings2017
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length29.2
Characters68544
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Cover of Boku wa Yellow de White de, Chotto Blue
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Boku wa Yellow de White de, Chotto Blue
Length (in words)52578
Unique words6924
Unique words (used once)3470
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1541
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2513
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length36.7
Characters124111
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Cover of Housekishou Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei
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Housekishou Richard-shi no Nazo Kantei
Length (in words)100962
Unique words10575
Unique words (used once)5168
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1988
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings3479
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length21.2
Characters237499
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Cover of Isekai Cheat Kaitakuki
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Isekai Cheat Kaitakuki
Length (in words)132891
Unique words10331
Unique words (used once)4134
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2005
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings3497
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters301910
Volumes3
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Cover of Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou
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Sumeba Miyako no Cosmos-sou
Length (in words)123019
Unique words11685
Unique words (used once)5019
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2013
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings3631
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters309426
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Cover of Essay Shuu Hogwarts Kenryoku to Seiji to Itazurazuki no Poltergeist
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Essay Shuu Hogwarts Kenryoku to Seiji to Itazurazuki no Poltergeist
Length (in words)9785
Unique words2695
Unique words (used once)1703
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji1060
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1573
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length49.8
Characters25230
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Cover of Rare Class Change!
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Rare Class Change!
Length (in words)360176
Unique words18290
Unique words (used once)6102
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2272
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings4470
Average difficulty37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length20.5
Characters872133
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Cover of Watashi ga Daisuki na Shousetsuka wo Korosu Made
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Watashi ga Daisuki na Shousetsuka wo Korosu Made
Length (in words)43229
Unique words5104
Unique words (used once)2518
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1524
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings2433
Average difficulty37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length20.3
Characters100043
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Cover of Itsuka, Kimi no Namida wa Hikari to Naru
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Itsuka, Kimi no Namida wa Hikari to Naru
Length (in words)46283
Unique words5164
Unique words (used once)2447
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1424
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings2270
Average difficulty37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length24.1
Characters107323
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Cover of Kakutou Suru Mono ni Maru
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Kakutou Suru Mono ni Maru
Length (in words)44762
Unique words6638
Unique words (used once)3528
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1611
Unique kanji (used once)330
Unique kanji readings2632
Average difficulty37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length24.5
Characters102502
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