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Cover of Umi no Monogatari
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Umi no Monogatari
Length (in words)25745
Unique words3602
Unique words (used once)1832
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji944
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1409
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty23%
Average sentence length18.5
Characters62333
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Cover of Kon'ya, Kimi no Koe ga Kikoeru ~Ano Natsu wo Wasurenai~
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Kon'ya, Kimi no Koe ga Kikoeru ~Ano Natsu wo Wasurenai~
Length (in words)44242
Unique words4864
Unique words (used once)2324
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1312
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings2033
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty24%
Average sentence length18.8
Characters105842
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Cover of Yukisaki Hikari wa Ore ni Rabukome wo Oshietai
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Yukisaki Hikari wa Ore ni Rabukome wo Oshietai
Length (in words)34089
Unique words4263
Unique words (used once)2133
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1263
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings1957
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty27%
Average sentence length15.4
Characters78624
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Cover of Mata, Onaji Yume wo Miteita
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Mata, Onaji Yume wo Miteita
Length (in words)53882
Unique words3766
Unique words (used once)1663
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1124
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings1678
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty28%
Average sentence length25.1
Characters124119
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Cover of Yoru Cafe
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Yoru Cafe
Length (in words)225908
Unique words10258
Unique words (used once)3802
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1325
Unique kanji (used once)182
Unique kanji readings2275
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty19%
Average sentence length20.5
Characters561974
Volumes11
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Cover of Inkyara no Boku ni Batsu Game de Kokuhaku Shitekita Hazu no Gyaru ga, Doumitemo Boku Betabore Desu
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Inkyara no Boku ni Batsu Game de Kokuhaku Shitekita Hazu no Gyaru ga, Doumitemo Boku Betabore Desu
Length (in words)54365
Unique words4913
Unique words (used once)2183
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1346
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2128
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty27%
Average sentence length20.8
Characters125698
Volumes1
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Cover of Kiraware Maou ga Botsuraku Reijou to Koi ni Ochite Nani ga Warui!
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Kiraware Maou ga Botsuraku Reijou to Koi ni Ochite Nani ga Warui!
Length (in words)135368
Unique words8965
Unique words (used once)3407
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1761
Unique kanji (used once)203
Unique kanji readings3184
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty21%
Average sentence length19.2
Characters328698
Volumes4
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Cover of Yuusha Party ni Kawaii Ko ga Ita no de, Kokuhaku Shitemita.
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Yuusha Party ni Kawaii Ko ga Ita no de, Kokuhaku Shitemita.
Length (in words)143833
Unique words8708
Unique words (used once)3403
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1722
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings3021
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty23%
Average sentence length19.6
Characters336616
Volumes3
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Cover of Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
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Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear
Length (in words)935874
Unique words14907
Unique words (used once)4683
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2103
Unique kanji (used once)166
Unique kanji readings3896
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty20%
Average sentence length19.6
Characters2185716
Volumes19
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Cover of Takane no Hana no Ima Kano wa, Zettai Moto Kano ni Maketakunai You Desu
Novel
Takane no Hana no Ima Kano wa, Zettai Moto Kano ni Maketakunai You Desu
Length (in words)100471
Unique words6614
Unique words (used once)2916
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1518
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings2474
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty25%
Average sentence length24.0
Characters239989
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Cover of Koi wa Buryure, Kimi wa Doruche
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Koi wa Buryure, Kimi wa Doruche
Length (in words)11795
Unique words2273
Unique words (used once)1263
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji898
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings1276
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty24%
Average sentence length20.1
Characters28461
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Cover of Tsun 100% Joshi no Sunao ni Narenai Renai Jijou
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Tsun 100% Joshi no Sunao ni Narenai Renai Jijou
Length (in words)25749
Unique words3188
Unique words (used once)1449
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1104
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1628
Average difficulty11%
90th percentile difficulty21%
Average sentence length21.8
Characters60686
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Cover of Kono Fune, Jigoku Yuki
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Kono Fune, Jigoku Yuki
Length (in words)20953
Unique words3424
Unique words (used once)1743
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1017
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1495
Average difficulty11%
90th percentile difficulty39%
Average sentence length25.2
Characters51722
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Cover of 24 Jikan no Dokusen Yoku ~Jiki Shachou ga Hanashitekuremasen~
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24 Jikan no Dokusen Yoku ~Jiki Shachou ga Hanashitekuremasen~
Length (in words)24879
Unique words3970
Unique words (used once)2055
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1292
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings1978
Average difficulty11%
90th percentile difficulty34%
Average sentence length24.4
Characters57360
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Cover of Ryoushin no Shakkin wo Katagawari Shite Morau Jouken wa Nihon Ichi Kawaii Joshikousei to Isshoni Kurasu Koto Deshita
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Ryoushin no Shakkin wo Katagawari Shite Morau Jouken wa Nihon Ichi Kawaii Joshikousei to Isshoni Kurasu Koto Deshita
Length (in words)142061
Unique words10269
Unique words (used once)4310
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1905
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings3396
Average difficulty11%
90th percentile difficulty26%
Average sentence length19.8
Characters337222
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Cover of Futago Ouji no Miwakekata
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Futago Ouji no Miwakekata
Length (in words)28577
Unique words3430
Unique words (used once)1663
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1167
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings1753
Average difficulty11%
90th percentile difficulty22%
Average sentence length20.3
Characters66118
Volumes4
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Cover of Jitsu wa Gimai Deshita. ~Saikin Dekita Giri no Otouto no Kyorikan ga Yatara Chikai Wake~
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Jitsu wa Gimai Deshita. ~Saikin Dekita Giri no Otouto no Kyorikan ga Yatara Chikai Wake~
Length (in words)35536
Unique words4527
Unique words (used once)2190
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1293
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings2040
Average difficulty11%
90th percentile difficulty31%
Average sentence length18.2
Characters83840
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Cover of Tsunagari no Kura
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Tsunagari no Kura
Length (in words)34564
Unique words4282
Unique words (used once)2089
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1233
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings1945
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty30%
Average sentence length20.2
Characters85647
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Cover of Torinoko City
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Torinoko City
Length (in words)48861
Unique words4624
Unique words (used once)2021
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1278
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings2004
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty24%
Average sentence length22.7
Characters118512
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Cover of Ninki Seiyuu to Ichaicha Shite Kekkon Suru Rabukome
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Ninki Seiyuu to Ichaicha Shite Kekkon Suru Rabukome
Length (in words)43684
Unique words4836
Unique words (used once)2342
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1366
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings2144
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty27%
Average sentence length15.9
Characters102755
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Cover of Umi ni Namida wa Iranai
Novel
Umi ni Namida wa Iranai
Length (in words)35919
Unique words4452
Unique words (used once)2245
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji883
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1368
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty28%
Average sentence length21.5
Characters88676
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Cover of TS Elf-san: Boku to Goshujinsama no Isekai Ichaicha Bouken Seikatsu
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TS Elf-san: Boku to Goshujinsama no Isekai Ichaicha Bouken Seikatsu
Length (in words)59395
Unique words7481
Unique words (used once)3686
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1768
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings2987
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length23.2
Characters145723
Volumes1
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Cover of Watashi no Ie wa Obakeyashiki
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Watashi no Ie wa Obakeyashiki
Length (in words)41510
Unique words4443
Unique words (used once)2131
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1150
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings1754
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty33%
Average sentence length22.7
Characters103052
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Cover of Tondemonai Otoko ni Koi Shite Shimatta You Desu!
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Tondemonai Otoko ni Koi Shite Shimatta You Desu!
Length (in words)20645
Unique words3100
Unique words (used once)1636
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1125
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings1662
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty31%
Average sentence length20.8
Characters49120
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Cover of Oshare Kaitou Crystal: Miwaku no Muffler
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Oshare Kaitou Crystal: Miwaku no Muffler
Length (in words)29592
Unique words4136
Unique words (used once)2027
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji904
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings1382
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty21%
Average sentence length22.8
Characters76823
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Cover of Sekaiisshuu Tondemo Gourmet Harapeko Shoujo, Shishou ni Deau
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Sekaiisshuu Tondemo Gourmet Harapeko Shoujo, Shishou ni Deau
Length (in words)18615
Unique words3176
Unique words (used once)1612
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji921
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1329
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty34%
Average sentence length19.0
Characters47633
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Cover of Kuudere Ojousama wa Nanka Chigau: Tatanai Ore to Do S na Kanojo
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Kuudere Ojousama wa Nanka Chigau: Tatanai Ore to Do S na Kanojo
Length (in words)14770
Unique words3488
Unique words (used once)2079
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji1208
Unique kanji (used once)359
Unique kanji readings1789
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty23%
Average sentence length21.9
Characters36322
Volumes1
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Cover of Ai ni Chikau Oukoku
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Ai ni Chikau Oukoku
Length (in words)20439
Unique words3153
Unique words (used once)1515
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1258
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings1883
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty23%
Average sentence length18.5
Characters48518
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Cover of Sorairo♪ Project
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Sorairo♪ Project
Length (in words)135222
Unique words8358
Unique words (used once)3196
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1331
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings2215
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty24%
Average sentence length19.2
Characters338858
Volumes6
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Cover of Sakiyomi!
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Sakiyomi!
Length (in words)53670
Unique words4541
Unique words (used once)1942
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1018
Unique kanji (used once)175
Unique kanji readings1588
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty26%
Average sentence length17.2
Characters126518
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Cover of Kuromajo-san ga Tooru!!
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Kuromajo-san ga Tooru!!
Length (in words)66938
Unique words6599
Unique words (used once)2815
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1164
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings1867
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty26%
Average sentence length17.5
Characters167194
Volumes3
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Cover of Ojousama Sanshimai ni Peropero Saretsuzukeru no wo Yametai Jinsei Datta
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Ojousama Sanshimai ni Peropero Saretsuzukeru no wo Yametai Jinsei Datta
Length (in words)42781
Unique words5445
Unique words (used once)2595
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1454
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings2308
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty32%
Average sentence length17.7
Characters101828
Volumes1
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Cover of Yomei Ichinen no Kimi ga Boku ni Nokoshite Kureta Mono
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Yomei Ichinen no Kimi ga Boku ni Nokoshite Kureta Mono
Length (in words)40711
Unique words5153
Unique words (used once)2543
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1381
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings2221
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty21%
Average sentence length21.8
Characters98479
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Cover of Aoi Tori
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Aoi Tori
Length (in words)30925
Unique words3642
Unique words (used once)1690
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji788
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings1180
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty32%
Average sentence length16.4
Characters77167
Volumes1
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Cover of Ashita no Sekai ga Kimi ni Yasashiku Arimasu you ni
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Ashita no Sekai ga Kimi ni Yasashiku Arimasu you ni
Length (in words)57445
Unique words5676
Unique words (used once)2587
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1435
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings2283
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty33%
Average sentence length24.2
Characters136435
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Cover of Vtuber Dakedo, Yuri Eigyou Shitara Dohamari Shita Ken
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Vtuber Dakedo, Yuri Eigyou Shitara Dohamari Shita Ken
Length (in words)31570
Unique words4712
Unique words (used once)2537
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1298
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings1981
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length20.4
Characters78730
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Cover of Uso ga Mieru Ore wa, Sunao na Kimi ni Koi wo Shita
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Uso ga Mieru Ore wa, Sunao na Kimi ni Koi wo Shita
Length (in words)38840
Unique words4768
Unique words (used once)2402
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1304
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2059
Average difficulty14%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length19.0
Characters89226
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Cover of Yatara to Sasshi no Ii Ore wa, Dokuzetsu Kuudere Bishoujo no Chiisana Dere mo Minogasazu ni Guigui Iku
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Yatara to Sasshi no Ii Ore wa, Dokuzetsu Kuudere Bishoujo no Chiisana Dere mo Minogasazu ni Guigui Iku
Length (in words)44756
Unique words5837
Unique words (used once)2830
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1493
Unique kanji (used once)329
Unique kanji readings2378
Average difficulty14%
90th percentile difficulty38%
Average sentence length18.6
Characters108284
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Cover of Renai Keiken Zero Desu Kedo, Watashi wo Erande Kuremasu ka?
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Renai Keiken Zero Desu Kedo, Watashi wo Erande Kuremasu ka?
Length (in words)32507
Unique words4382
Unique words (used once)2046
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1275
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings1967
Average difficulty14%
90th percentile difficulty34%
Average sentence length17.8
Characters77712
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Cover of Nishi no Majo ga Shinda
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Nishi no Majo ga Shinda
Length (in words)29369
Unique words4434
Unique words (used once)2314
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1382
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings2129
Average difficulty14%
90th percentile difficulty38%
Average sentence length23.2
Characters69796
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Cover of Tsukushitagarina Uchi no Yome ni Tsuite Deretemo Ii ka?
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Tsukushitagarina Uchi no Yome ni Tsuite Deretemo Ii ka?
Length (in words)66199
Unique words6556
Unique words (used once)2908
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1595
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings2620
Average difficulty14%
90th percentile difficulty30%
Average sentence length21.0
Characters163321
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Cover of Imouto no Shinyuu? Mou Ore no Onna Tomodachi? Nara, Sono Tsuji wa?
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Imouto no Shinyuu? Mou Ore no Onna Tomodachi? Nara, Sono Tsuji wa?
Length (in words)37415
Unique words4240
Unique words (used once)1907
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1199
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings1844
Average difficulty14%
90th percentile difficulty29%
Average sentence length22.3
Characters87924
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Cover of Hatena ☆ Illusion
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Hatena ☆ Illusion
Length (in words)227956
Unique words12983
Unique words (used once)5406
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2043
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3741
Average difficulty14%
90th percentile difficulty30%
Average sentence length19.4
Characters549553
Volumes4
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Cover of Suki to Kirai no Aida ni Shampoo wo Oku
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Suki to Kirai no Aida ni Shampoo wo Oku
Length (in words)39105
Unique words4574
Unique words (used once)2217
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1291
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings1976
Average difficulty15%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length20.4
Characters94556
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Cover of Koi Shitau Shiro Bara ~Hikikomori Hime wa Bukiyou na Kishi ni Aisareru~
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Koi Shitau Shiro Bara ~Hikikomori Hime wa Bukiyou na Kishi ni Aisareru~
Length (in words)56652
Unique words5761
Unique words (used once)2542
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1558
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2547
Average difficulty15%
90th percentile difficulty25%
Average sentence length24.7
Characters132445
Volumes5
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Cover of Chicchakute Kawaii Senpai ga Dasuki na no de Ichinichi Sankai Teresasetai
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Chicchakute Kawaii Senpai ga Dasuki na no de Ichinichi Sankai Teresasetai
Length (in words)96241
Unique words7780
Unique words (used once)3520
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1621
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings2771
Average difficulty15%
90th percentile difficulty33%
Average sentence length20.5
Characters237306
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Cover of Makemasen Kara to Iiharu Kao no Ii Onnanoko wo, Zenryoku de Kuppukusaseru Yuri no Ohanashi
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Makemasen Kara to Iiharu Kao no Ii Onnanoko wo, Zenryoku de Kuppukusaseru Yuri no Ohanashi
Length (in words)31328
Unique words4757
Unique words (used once)2543
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1323
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings2069
Average difficulty15%
90th percentile difficulty32%
Average sentence length18.8
Characters76000
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Cover of Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta
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Soshite, Baton wa Watasareta
Length (in words)73717
Unique words6192
Unique words (used once)2716
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1445
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings2342
Average difficulty15%
90th percentile difficulty29%
Average sentence length23.2
Characters171370
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Wagamama de Gomenasobase
Length (in words)43134
Unique words4766
Unique words (used once)2186
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1373
Unique kanji (used once)292
Unique kanji readings2189
Average difficulty15%
90th percentile difficulty27%
Average sentence length24.0
Characters101452
Volumes6
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Cover of Yuri no Aida ni Hasamareta Watashi ga, Ikioi de Futamata Shite Shimatta Hanashi
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Yuri no Aida ni Hasamareta Watashi ga, Ikioi de Futamata Shite Shimatta Hanashi
Length (in words)46507
Unique words5676
Unique words (used once)2828
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1441
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings2309
Average difficulty15%
90th percentile difficulty32%
Average sentence length20.6
Characters115878
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