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Cover of Kimi no Wasurekata wo Oshiete
Novel
Kimi no Wasurekata wo Oshiete
Length (in words)103156
Unique words11570
Unique words (used once)4815
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2056
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings3801
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters243618
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Cover of Mahou no Kuni no Madan
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Mahou no Kuni no Madan
Length (in words)252813
Unique words16538
Unique words (used once)6114
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2368
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings4517
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length30.5
Characters574842
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Cover of Rapunzel no Tsubasa
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Rapunzel no Tsubasa
Length (in words)186648
Unique words9829
Unique words (used once)3714
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1824
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings3111
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters436934
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Cover of Yoake wo Shirazu ni -Tenchuugumi no Yowa-
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Yoake wo Shirazu ni -Tenchuugumi no Yowa-
Length (in words)48733
Unique words6897
Unique words (used once)3403
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1850
Unique kanji (used once)368
Unique kanji readings3190
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters104871
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Cover of Ao no Ou
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Ao no Ou
Length (in words)62500
Unique words6749
Unique words (used once)3037
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1561
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings2559
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters144337
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Cover of Boku wa Yappari Kizukanai
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Boku wa Yappari Kizukanai
Length (in words)211592
Unique words13437
Unique words (used once)5348
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2151
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings3955
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length18.2
Characters503083
Volumes6
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Cover of Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World-
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Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World-
Length (in words)154916
Unique words10655
Unique words (used once)4494
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1938
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings3444
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters347673
Volumes5
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Cover of The Hunger Games 1
Novel
The Hunger Games 1
Length (in words)105307
Unique words8781
Unique words (used once)3616
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1699
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2883
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length24.3
Characters254751
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Cover of Sword & Wizards: Haken no Koutei to Shichisei no Himekishi
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Sword & Wizards: Haken no Koutei to Shichisei no Himekishi
Length (in words)121261
Unique words10674
Unique words (used once)4433
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2047
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings3748
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length22.9
Characters284439
Volumes4
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Cover of Nina to Usagi to Mahou no Sensha
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Nina to Usagi to Mahou no Sensha
Length (in words)117053
Unique words10922
Unique words (used once)4700
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1945
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3511
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length22.8
Characters278437
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Cover of Norway no Mori
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Norway no Mori
Length (in words)122390
Unique words8515
Unique words (used once)3732
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1735
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings2976
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters271467
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Cover of Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo
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Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo
Length (in words)26510
Unique words3795
Unique words (used once)1837
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1272
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings1950
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length19.0
Characters63285
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Cover of Kanojo ni Uwaki Sareteita Ore ga, Koakuma na Kouhai ni Natsukareteimasu
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Kanojo ni Uwaki Sareteita Ore ga, Koakuma na Kouhai ni Natsukareteimasu
Length (in words)164695
Unique words10376
Unique words (used once)4025
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1929
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings3444
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length21.1
Characters386193
Volumes4
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Cover of Umidori Tougetsu no Detarame na Jijou
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Umidori Tougetsu no Detarame na Jijou
Length (in words)54676
Unique words5781
Unique words (used once)2627
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1543
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2533
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length28.5
Characters129131
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Cover of Houkago no Magus
Novel
Houkago no Magus
Length (in words)304095
Unique words14886
Unique words (used once)5564
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2073
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings3852
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length19.0
Characters684817
Volumes7
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Cover of Shiroi Hebi Nemuru Shima
Novel
Shiroi Hebi Nemuru Shima
Length (in words)65959
Unique words7164
Unique words (used once)3318
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1758
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings2998
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length28.5
Characters151171
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Cover of Hon wo Mamorou to Suru Neko no Hanashi
Novel
Hon wo Mamorou to Suru Neko no Hanashi
Length (in words)44559
Unique words5821
Unique words (used once)2793
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1566
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings2539
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters102257
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Cover of Suzume no Tojimari
Novel
Suzume no Tojimari
Length (in words)57521
Unique words6583
Unique words (used once)3074
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1620
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings2698
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters127396
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Cover of Tenki no Ko
Novel
Tenki no Ko
Length (in words)44896
Unique words6342
Unique words (used once)3099
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1514
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings2498
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters100579
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Cover of Kyu Kyu Cute!
Novel
Kyu Kyu Cute!
Length (in words)499073
Unique words19111
Unique words (used once)6484
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2281
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings4512
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length19.8
Characters1216072
Volumes14
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Cover of F-Rank no Boukun
Novel
F-Rank no Boukun
Length (in words)101315
Unique words8026
Unique words (used once)3444
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1752
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings2948
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length22.2
Characters246646
Volumes2
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Cover of Yomesen!
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Yomesen!
Length (in words)320117
Unique words17015
Unique words (used once)6365
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2266
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings4507
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters758216
Volumes7
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Cover of Kanojo no Iro ni Todoku Made
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Kanojo no Iro ni Todoku Made
Length (in words)71981
Unique words7759
Unique words (used once)3740
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1763
Unique kanji (used once)326
Unique kanji readings2949
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length28.6
Characters163085
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Cover of Akkan no Grimoire
Novel
Akkan no Grimoire
Length (in words)110717
Unique words12158
Unique words (used once)5271
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2107
Unique kanji (used once)313
Unique kanji readings3849
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters256819
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Cover of Talent Choukyoushi no Ryuugi
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Talent Choukyoushi no Ryuugi
Length (in words)120131
Unique words8161
Unique words (used once)3148
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1641
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2774
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length22.4
Characters290689
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Cover of Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
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Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
Length (in words)345459
Unique words19119
Unique words (used once)7618
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2359
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings4611
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length19.5
Characters832139
Volumes10
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Cover of Boku no Sekai wo Mamoru Hito
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Boku no Sekai wo Mamoru Hito
Length (in words)126325
Unique words12448
Unique words (used once)5682
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji2029
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings3680
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length21.2
Characters297510
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Cover of Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
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Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
Length (in words)380329
Unique words13016
Unique words (used once)4470
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2035
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings3735
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters883509
Volumes11
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Cover of Kokoro Connect
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Kokoro Connect
Length (in words)571279
Unique words19538
Unique words (used once)6634
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2261
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings4411
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters1355861
Volumes11
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Cover of Kohitsuji wa Mayowanai
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Kohitsuji wa Mayowanai
Length (in words)263920
Unique words18554
Unique words (used once)7938
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2442
Unique kanji (used once)357
Unique kanji readings4809
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length26.3
Characters622204
Volumes6
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Cover of Kimi ni Chikau
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Kimi ni Chikau
Length (in words)118113
Unique words8152
Unique words (used once)3338
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1874
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings3224
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length23.6
Characters264903
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Cover of The Rising of the Shield Hero
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The Rising of the Shield Hero
Length (in words)1194254
Unique words23924
Unique words (used once)6920
Unique words (used once %)28%
Unique kanji2566
Unique kanji (used once)175
Unique kanji readings5261
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length19.2
Characters2767048
Volumes22
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Cover of Ritateki na Marie
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Ritateki na Marie
Length (in words)62034
Unique words7091
Unique words (used once)3336
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1642
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings2716
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters150700
Volumes1
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Cover of Tasogaregai no Korosanai Ansatsusha
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Tasogaregai no Korosanai Ansatsusha
Length (in words)48461
Unique words6145
Unique words (used once)2925
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1620
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings2646
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters118673
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Cover of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Novel
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Length (in words)175994
Unique words12063
Unique words (used once)4854
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2085
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings3793
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length23.5
Characters437093
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Cover of Erisu no Seihai
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Erisu no Seihai
Length (in words)59192
Unique words7889
Unique words (used once)3826
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji2010
Unique kanji (used once)384
Unique kanji readings3395
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length22.0
Characters143793
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Cover of Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!
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Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!
Length (in words)579395
Unique words17267
Unique words (used once)5666
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2175
Unique kanji (used once)191
Unique kanji readings4144
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length23.3
Characters1467014
Volumes12
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Cover of Spy Kyoushitsu Short Stories
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Spy Kyoushitsu Short Stories
Length (in words)41408
Unique words6408
Unique words (used once)3261
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1695
Unique kanji (used once)292
Unique kanji readings2804
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters97145
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Cover of Tatoe Anata ga Hone ni Nattemo
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Tatoe Anata ga Hone ni Nattemo
Length (in words)43607
Unique words5836
Unique words (used once)2888
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1564
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings2555
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters97808
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Cover of Sound! Euphonium
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Sound! Euphonium
Length (in words)177313
Unique words10339
Unique words (used once)3954
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1826
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings3199
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters419632
Volumes3
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Cover of Kimi no Na wa Another Side: Earthbound
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Kimi no Na wa Another Side: Earthbound
Length (in words)39737
Unique words6479
Unique words (used once)3429
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1576
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2550
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length25.6
Characters91392
Volumes1
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Cover of Miru Miru Uchi ni Suki ni Naru
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Miru Miru Uchi ni Suki ni Naru
Length (in words)43544
Unique words5779
Unique words (used once)2877
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1527
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings2512
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters99252
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Cover of Shoujo Fujuubun
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Shoujo Fujuubun
Length (in words)60287
Unique words6301
Unique words (used once)2921
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1561
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings2551
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length36.2
Characters143019
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Cover of Shinigami no Ballad.
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Shinigami no Ballad.
Length (in words)370044
Unique words15554
Unique words (used once)5865
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2025
Unique kanji (used once)204
Unique kanji readings3824
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length16.6
Characters890313
Volumes12
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Cover of Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
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Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Length (in words)170402
Unique words10686
Unique words (used once)4355
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1959
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings3507
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length16.3
Characters410004
Volumes4
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Cover of Ame no Hi no Iris
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Ame no Hi no Iris
Length (in words)43958
Unique words6315
Unique words (used once)3113
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1547
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2529
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters99714
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Cover of Koushite Daremo Inakunatta
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Koushite Daremo Inakunatta
Length (in words)72516
Unique words9928
Unique words (used once)4970
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji2031
Unique kanji (used once)359
Unique kanji readings3590
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters169247
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Cover of Shukumei to Raiu
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Shukumei to Raiu
Length (in words)64441
Unique words7514
Unique words (used once)3825
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1592
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings2705
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length23.4
Characters150637
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Cover of Tata no Mahoutsukai
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Tata no Mahoutsukai
Length (in words)163617
Unique words12917
Unique words (used once)5496
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2193
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings4021
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length26.9
Characters370996
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Cover of Shingun Destroy! Bishoujo Senshatai, Shutsugeki!!
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Shingun Destroy! Bishoujo Senshatai, Shutsugeki!!
Length (in words)81211
Unique words8496
Unique words (used once)3878
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1798
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings3062
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters191522
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