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Cover of Iribito
Novel
Iribito
Length (in words)66982
Unique words8463
Unique words (used once)4035
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1826
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings3235
Average difficulty38/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length25.4
Characters159312
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Cover of Classroom of the Elite
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Classroom of the Elite
Length (in words)749776
Unique words19931
Unique words (used once)6179
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2282
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings4527
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length20.4
Characters1757593
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Cover of Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori
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Hitsuji to Hagane no Mori
Length (in words)46040
Unique words5277
Unique words (used once)2562
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1476
Unique kanji (used once)330
Unique kanji readings2323
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters108265
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Cover of Kimi tte Watashi no Koto Suki nan Desho?
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Kimi tte Watashi no Koto Suki nan Desho?
Length (in words)61463
Unique words6468
Unique words (used once)2908
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1586
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings2560
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length18.8
Characters147975
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Cover of Imouto Biyori
Novel
Imouto Biyori
Length (in words)10155
Unique words2715
Unique words (used once)1582
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1005
Unique kanji (used once)292
Unique kanji readings1470
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length21.4
Characters24198
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Cover of Arashi wo Yobu Hanayome
Novel
Arashi wo Yobu Hanayome
Length (in words)46399
Unique words7106
Unique words (used once)3489
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1784
Unique kanji (used once)332
Unique kanji readings3018
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters114283
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Cover of GJ-bu
Novel
GJ-bu
Length (in words)200580
Unique words13549
Unique words (used once)5604
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2039
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings3658
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length15.4
Characters482036
Volumes9
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Cover of Classroom of the Elite: Second Year
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Classroom of the Elite: Second Year
Length (in words)243302
Unique words11635
Unique words (used once)4294
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1900
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings3447
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length23.5
Characters567435
Volumes4
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Cover of Eien no Ai wo Shoumei Seyo.
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Eien no Ai wo Shoumei Seyo.
Length (in words)113655
Unique words9626
Unique words (used once)4363
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1845
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3232
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length18.2
Characters264977
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Cover of Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei
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Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei
Length (in words)220318
Unique words11417
Unique words (used once)4246
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1990
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings3619
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length19.2
Characters516652
Volumes5
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Cover of Boku ni Otsuki-sama wo Misenaide
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Boku ni Otsuki-sama wo Misenaide
Length (in words)330352
Unique words16849
Unique words (used once)6068
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2130
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings4044
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length16.0
Characters795195
Volumes10
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Cover of Shimotsuma Monogatari Yankee-chan to Lolita-chan
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Shimotsuma Monogatari Yankee-chan to Lolita-chan
Length (in words)57368
Unique words7413
Unique words (used once)3808
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1802
Unique kanji (used once)354
Unique kanji readings3010
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length31.1
Characters133563
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Cover of Doctor Alpha no Tea Time
Novel
Doctor Alpha no Tea Time
Length (in words)28741
Unique words4561
Unique words (used once)2402
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1383
Unique kanji (used once)335
Unique kanji readings2166
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length20.9
Characters68468
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Cover of Imouto wa Gravure Idol
Novel
Imouto wa Gravure Idol
Length (in words)140486
Unique words10838
Unique words (used once)4243
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1961
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings3533
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length19.7
Characters345391
Volumes3
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Cover of Romeo to Juliet
Novel
Romeo to Juliet
Length (in words)31934
Unique words4423
Unique words (used once)2227
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji962
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings1519
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length23.1
Characters79568
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Cover of Rokka no Yuusha: Archive 1 Don't Pray to the Flower
Novel
Rokka no Yuusha: Archive 1 Don't Pray to the Flower
Length (in words)52168
Unique words6022
Unique words (used once)2834
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1626
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings2672
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length19.6
Characters121947
Volumes1
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Cover of Oniwaban Mochidzuki Soushirou Mairu!
Novel
Oniwaban Mochidzuki Soushirou Mairu!
Length (in words)294208
Unique words16374
Unique words (used once)6122
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2451
Unique kanji (used once)300
Unique kanji readings4746
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length25.6
Characters689401
Volumes10
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Cover of Kono Yuusha ga Ore TUEEE Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru
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Kono Yuusha ga Ore TUEEE Kuse ni Shinchou Sugiru
Length (in words)145085
Unique words10297
Unique words (used once)4058
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1990
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings3555
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length16.5
Characters342218
Volumes3
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Cover of Ai suru Musume kara no Kyouiku-teki Shidou
Novel
Ai suru Musume kara no Kyouiku-teki Shidou
Length (in words)61053
Unique words8581
Unique words (used once)4645
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1899
Unique kanji (used once)379
Unique kanji readings3323
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length25.5
Characters142602
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Cover of Wasurenu Majo no Monogatari
Novel
Wasurenu Majo no Monogatari
Length (in words)50418
Unique words7320
Unique words (used once)3917
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1708
Unique kanji (used once)367
Unique kanji readings2867
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length20.1
Characters121740
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Cover of Time Leap
Novel
Time Leap
Length (in words)49350
Unique words5638
Unique words (used once)2740
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1488
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings2398
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters116504
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Cover of Wakakusa Monogatari
Novel
Wakakusa Monogatari
Length (in words)105778
Unique words9385
Unique words (used once)4238
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1712
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2946
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length33.5
Characters252006
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Cover of Detroit Bijutsukan no Kiseki
Novel
Detroit Bijutsukan no Kiseki
Length (in words)16492
Unique words3626
Unique words (used once)2060
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1155
Unique kanji (used once)332
Unique kanji readings1761
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length30.4
Characters40832
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Cover of Soredemo, Isha wa Yomigaeru
Novel
Soredemo, Isha wa Yomigaeru
Length (in words)51437
Unique words6827
Unique words (used once)3385
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1682
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings2834
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length20.0
Characters116733
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Cover of Jousetsu Tenjishitsu -Permanent Collection-
Novel
Jousetsu Tenjishitsu -Permanent Collection-
Length (in words)35543
Unique words6162
Unique words (used once)3294
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1497
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings2483
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length23.8
Characters84907
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Cover of Kagirinaku Toumei ni Chikai Blue
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Kagirinaku Toumei ni Chikai Blue
Length (in words)32077
Unique words4232
Unique words (used once)1961
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1329
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2027
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length28.4
Characters70433
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Cover of Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi
Novel
Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi
Length (in words)563821
Unique words20160
Unique words (used once)6912
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2281
Unique kanji (used once)215
Unique kanji readings4409
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length22.3
Characters1357048
Volumes13
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Cover of Furarete Kara Hajimaru Rabukome
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Furarete Kara Hajimaru Rabukome
Length (in words)34373
Unique words5720
Unique words (used once)3009
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1516
Unique kanji (used once)341
Unique kanji readings2413
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length21.4
Characters79462
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Cover of Isekai no Yakusho de Arubaito Hajimemashita
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Isekai no Yakusho de Arubaito Hajimemashita
Length (in words)239369
Unique words13642
Unique words (used once)5055
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2256
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings4211
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length21.5
Characters563339
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Cover of Watashi wa Anata no Namida ni Naritai
Novel
Watashi wa Anata no Namida ni Naritai
Length (in words)51348
Unique words7262
Unique words (used once)3645
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1753
Unique kanji (used once)340
Unique kanji readings2939
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length21.8
Characters123437
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Cover of Soujinin no Takami
Novel
Soujinin no Takami
Length (in words)31749
Unique words5197
Unique words (used once)2619
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1461
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings2369
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length18.3
Characters72764
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Cover of Seinaru Kishi no Ankokudou
Novel
Seinaru Kishi no Ankokudou
Length (in words)126780
Unique words9537
Unique words (used once)3783
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2020
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings3643
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length18.5
Characters287174
Volumes3
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Cover of Boku no Chi wo Suwanaide
Novel
Boku no Chi wo Suwanaide
Length (in words)160581
Unique words12407
Unique words (used once)5136
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2043
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings3728
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length19.9
Characters385792
Volumes5
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Cover of Shousetsuka no Tsukurikata
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Shousetsuka no Tsukurikata
Length (in words)36047
Unique words4988
Unique words (used once)2563
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1443
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings2283
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length19.8
Characters82941
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Cover of Hige wo Soru Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou
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Hige wo Soru Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou
Length (in words)174573
Unique words9410
Unique words (used once)3679
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1771
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings3008
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length21.1
Characters408947
Volumes5
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Cover of Shakunetsu no Kobayakawa-san
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Shakunetsu no Kobayakawa-san
Length (in words)41706
Unique words6794
Unique words (used once)3518
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1467
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2367
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length11.7
Characters95260
Volumes1
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Cover of Watashi no Deatta Kodomo-tachi
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Watashi no Deatta Kodomo-tachi
Length (in words)38198
Unique words5814
Unique words (used once)3153
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1483
Unique kanji (used once)344
Unique kanji readings2375
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length25.7
Characters89257
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Cover of Jyunyuu
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Jyunyuu
Length (in words)42608
Unique words5444
Unique words (used once)2588
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1455
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings2315
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length28.8
Characters98731
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Cover of Bocchi Tenseiki
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Bocchi Tenseiki
Length (in words)191980
Unique words13201
Unique words (used once)5166
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2191
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings3980
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters436545
Volumes4
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Cover of Romance Shousetsu no Nanokakan
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Romance Shousetsu no Nanokakan
Length (in words)48519
Unique words7032
Unique words (used once)3703
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1777
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings2991
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length27.6
Characters113047
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Cover of Gomibako Kara Shitsurei Itashimasu
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Gomibako Kara Shitsurei Itashimasu
Length (in words)144416
Unique words9553
Unique words (used once)3922
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1776
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings3145
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters338247
Volumes4
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Cover of Shin Jikuu no Cross Road
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Shin Jikuu no Cross Road
Length (in words)135204
Unique words9648
Unique words (used once)4041
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1782
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings3141
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length24.8
Characters310520
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Cover of Realist Maou ni Yoru Seiikinaki Isekai Kaikaku
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Realist Maou ni Yoru Seiikinaki Isekai Kaikaku
Length (in words)155792
Unique words12466
Unique words (used once)5327
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2239
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings4089
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length21.2
Characters351814
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Cover of Rhapsody in Love
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Rhapsody in Love
Length (in words)45748
Unique words5245
Unique words (used once)2624
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1574
Unique kanji (used once)391
Unique kanji readings2478
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length19.2
Characters104692
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Cover of Adachi and Shimamura
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Adachi and Shimamura
Length (in words)329168
Unique words15052
Unique words (used once)5676
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2153
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings4087
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length20.0
Characters772598
Volumes10
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Cover of Jikuu no Crossroad
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Jikuu no Crossroad
Length (in words)134965
Unique words9901
Unique words (used once)4185
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1762
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings3078
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length23.3
Characters315916
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Cover of Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benri Ken
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Mahoro Ekimae Tada Benri Ken
Length (in words)57169
Unique words7501
Unique words (used once)3715
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1687
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings2849
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length27.5
Characters136808
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Cover of Ame wa Ashita Hareru Darou
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Ame wa Ashita Hareru Darou
Length (in words)57892
Unique words6421
Unique words (used once)3183
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1532
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings2500
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters134178
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Cover of Arikui no Inbou Series
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Arikui no Inbou Series
Length (in words)181560
Unique words14402
Unique words (used once)6425
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2044
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings3773
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters434317
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Cover of Ladies Versus Butlers!
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Ladies Versus Butlers!
Length (in words)555384
Unique words22115
Unique words (used once)7904
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2563
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings5171
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length26.8
Characters1303860
Volumes13
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