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Cover of Tsundere Joushi no Dekiai Sengen
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Tsundere Joushi no Dekiai Sengen
Length (in words)26472
Unique words3344
Unique words (used once)1526
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1094
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1626
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length22.7
Characters62302
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Cover of Rokkashou
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Rokkashou
Length (in words)27804
Unique words3301
Unique words (used once)1574
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1196
Unique kanji (used once)314
Unique kanji readings1781
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length18.1
Characters62863
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Cover of Kaeru no Gakuen
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Kaeru no Gakuen
Length (in words)39197
Unique words3337
Unique words (used once)1527
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1119
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings1680
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length25.8
Characters97472
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Cover of Obake ga Shitsuji no Natsuyasumi
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Obake ga Shitsuji no Natsuyasumi
Length (in words)24263
Unique words3106
Unique words (used once)1475
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji610
Unique kanji (used once)154
Unique kanji readings890
Average difficulty7/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)19/100
Average sentence length17.5
Characters60625
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Cover of Futago Ouji no Miwakekata
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Futago Ouji no Miwakekata
Length (in words)28577
Unique words3429
Unique words (used once)1663
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1167
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings1753
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
Average sentence length20.3
Characters66118
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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 difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)23/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters36322
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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 difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length25.2
Characters51722
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Cover of "Kanchigai Shinaide yo ne! Anta no Koto Nanka Daisuki Nandakara!" Noroi de Honne Shika Ienakunatta Tsundere Ojousama
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"Kanchigai Shinaide yo ne! Anta no Koto Nanka Daisuki Nandakara!" Noroi de Honne Shika Ienakunatta Tsundere Ojousama
Length (in words)37329
Unique words3463
Unique words (used once)1515
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1154
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings1721
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length14.0
Characters92423
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Cover of Himitsu no Kaen
Novel
Himitsu no Kaen
Length (in words)31283
Unique words3450
Unique words (used once)1523
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji802
Unique kanji (used once)192
Unique kanji readings1186
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
Average sentence length19.6
Characters74832
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Cover of Beruna no Shippo
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Beruna no Shippo
Length (in words)28809
Unique words3474
Unique words (used once)1549
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji928
Unique kanji (used once)190
Unique kanji readings1388
Average difficulty2/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)7/100
Average sentence length22.6
Characters71040
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Cover of Hen na Ie
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Hen na Ie
Length (in words)25234
Unique words3578
Unique words (used once)1827
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1229
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings1906
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length21.9
Characters59685
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Imouto wa Naze Oshaburi ga Suki nano ka?
Length (in words)28675
Unique words3431
Unique words (used once)1608
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1060
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings1599
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters70240
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Cover of Rabukome Manga ni Haitte Shitamatta no de, Oshi no Make Heroine wo Zenryoku de Shiawase ni Suru
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Rabukome Manga ni Haitte Shitamatta no de, Oshi no Make Heroine wo Zenryoku de Shiawase ni Suru
Length (in words)46247
Unique words3565
Unique words (used once)1507
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1129
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1718
Average difficulty5/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)16/100
Average sentence length20.3
Characters107527
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Cover of Kodomo ni Osowatta Koto
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Kodomo ni Osowatta Koto
Length (in words)20301
Unique words3391
Unique words (used once)1869
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1119
Unique kanji (used once)321
Unique kanji readings1676
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length26.5
Characters48530
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Cover of Hoshizora no Shita, Kimi no Koe dake wo Dakishimeru
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Hoshizora no Shita, Kimi no Koe dake wo Dakishimeru
Length (in words)23893
Unique words3575
Unique words (used once)1846
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1177
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings1734
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length17.9
Characters57501
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TS Kozukuri!! Nyotai-ka shitara Motemote ni Natte Minna ni Nakadashi Sarechatta!?
Length (in words)31176
Unique words3489
Unique words (used once)1682
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1072
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings1606
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length13.4
Characters78980
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Cover of Detroit Bijutsukan no Kiseki
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Detroit Bijutsukan no Kiseki
Length (in words)16492
Unique words3625
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 reproduce
Novel
reproduce
Length (in words)34133
Unique words3663
Unique words (used once)1659
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1238
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1899
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters78026
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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 difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)23/100
Average sentence length18.5
Characters62333
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Cover of Isshun no Eien wo, Kimi to
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Isshun no Eien wo, Kimi to
Length (in words)35250
Unique words3677
Unique words (used once)1667
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1118
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings1689
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length20.3
Characters84089
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Cover of Kyoufu no Mukashi Asobi
Novel
Kyoufu no Mukashi Asobi
Length (in words)24323
Unique words3728
Unique words (used once)1823
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji995
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1514
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length19.9
Characters60176
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Cover of Owari no Seraph
Novel
Owari no Seraph
Length (in words)33836
Unique words3721
Unique words (used once)1732
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1175
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings1801
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length16.4
Characters76012
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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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Cover of Ore-sama Gekai ni Kyuukon Saremashita
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Ore-sama Gekai ni Kyuukon Saremashita
Length (in words)30543
Unique words3759
Unique words (used once)1741
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1146
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings1746
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length19.9
Characters73306
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Cover of Nansou Satomi Hakkenden
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Nansou Satomi Hakkenden
Length (in words)28499
Unique words3735
Unique words (used once)1696
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji799
Unique kanji (used once)154
Unique kanji readings1280
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters64627
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Cover of Aru Hi Totsuzen, Gyaru no Iinazuke ga Dekita
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Aru Hi Totsuzen, Gyaru no Iinazuke ga Dekita
Length (in words)28900
Unique words3783
Unique words (used once)1782
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1169
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1786
Average difficulty5/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)18/100
Average sentence length20.0
Characters70134
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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 Aoitori Bunko ga Dekiru Made
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Aoitori Bunko ga Dekiru Made
Length (in words)28873
Unique words3768
Unique words (used once)1827
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji962
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1441
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters68720
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Cover of Konbini Ningen
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Konbini Ningen
Length (in words)26382
Unique words3751
Unique words (used once)1864
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1260
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings1905
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length25.8
Characters60749
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Cover of Kazoku ni Narou yo
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Kazoku ni Narou yo
Length (in words)20713
Unique words3808
Unique words (used once)2084
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1260
Unique kanji (used once)328
Unique kanji readings1911
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
Average sentence length24.8
Characters49863
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Cover of Kon'ya, Kimi no Namida wa Boku no Matataku Hoshi ni Naru
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Kon'ya, Kimi no Namida wa Boku no Matataku Hoshi ni Naru
Length (in words)40029
Unique words3829
Unique words (used once)1584
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1115
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings1693
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length20.9
Characters95498
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Cover of "Mizube no Gakkou" no Tokoro-kun
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"Mizube no Gakkou" no Tokoro-kun
Length (in words)23973
Unique words3682
Unique words (used once)1705
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji902
Unique kanji (used once)199
Unique kanji readings1397
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length25.4
Characters54269
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Cover of Aoi Tori
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Aoi Tori
Length (in words)30925
Unique words3641
Unique words (used once)1689
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji788
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings1180
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length16.4
Characters77167
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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 words3765
Unique words (used once)1663
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1124
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings1678
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters124119
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Cover of Suri
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Suri
Length (in words)33780
Unique words3908
Unique words (used once)1755
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1345
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings2031
Average difficulty52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length24.1
Characters70587
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Cover of Sensei Kerai ni Nare
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Sensei Kerai ni Nare
Length (in words)24543
Unique words3657
Unique words (used once)1875
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji527
Unique kanji (used once)170
Unique kanji readings832
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters63038
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Cover of Maigo ni Natteita Youjo wo Tasuketara, Otonari no Sumu Bishoujo Ryuugakusei ga Ie ni Asobi ni Kuru You ni Natta Ken ni Tsuite
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Maigo ni Natteita Youjo wo Tasuketara, Otonari no Sumu Bishoujo Ryuugakusei ga Ie ni Asobi ni Kuru You ni Natta Ken ni Tsuite
Length (in words)43532
Unique words3829
Unique words (used once)1680
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1154
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings1739
Average difficulty6/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)14/100
Average sentence length27.2
Characters104790
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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 words3904
Unique words (used once)1985
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 Atmosphere Burnout
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Atmosphere Burnout
Length (in words)18392
Unique words3978
Unique words (used once)2326
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji1331
Unique kanji (used once)358
Unique kanji readings2075
Average difficulty47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length22.2
Characters44460
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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 words3969
Unique words (used once)2054
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1292
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings1978
Average difficulty11/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length24.4
Characters57360
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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 Nichijou no Natsuyasumi
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Nichijou no Natsuyasumi
Length (in words)33637
Unique words3696
Unique words (used once)1506
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji860
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings1183
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length24.4
Characters72889
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Cover of Sekai no Mannaka de Warau Kimi e
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Sekai no Mannaka de Warau Kimi e
Length (in words)41605
Unique words3978
Unique words (used once)1735
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1188
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings1816
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters95697
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Cover of Zettai Reido no Kokuou Heika ni Hanayome Shigan ~Soutei Ijou no Dekiai ni Midareru Mitsugetsu~
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Zettai Reido no Kokuou Heika ni Hanayome Shigan ~Soutei Ijou no Dekiai ni Midareru Mitsugetsu~
Length (in words)28260
Unique words4034
Unique words (used once)1908
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1379
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings2106
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters72130
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Icha Love Chikan Densha: Machigaete Notta Josei Senyou Sharyou wa Chikan OK!?
Length (in words)40131
Unique words4040
Unique words (used once)1734
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1273
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings1955
Average difficulty19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length22.8
Characters105455
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Cover of Haru no Juukou
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Haru no Juukou
Length (in words)28224
Unique words4083
Unique words (used once)2105
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1308
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2016
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
Average sentence length27.3
Characters64759
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Cover of Virtual Jinrou Game Konya Boku wa Kimi wo Tsuru
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Virtual Jinrou Game Konya Boku wa Kimi wo Tsuru
Length (in words)42338
Unique words4137
Unique words (used once)1820
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1304
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings1987
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length17.0
Characters94703
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Cover of Ame no Yoru, Yakou Ressha ni
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Ame no Yoru, Yakou Ressha ni
Length (in words)33025
Unique words4108
Unique words (used once)2023
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1155
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings1833
Average difficulty37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length19.2
Characters78399
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Cover of Futoukou no Osananajimi ga Gakkou ni Iku Jouken wa, Mainichi Ore to Kiss Suru Koto Datta
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Futoukou no Osananajimi ga Gakkou ni Iku Jouken wa, Mainichi Ore to Kiss Suru Koto Datta
Length (in words)41327
Unique words4079
Unique words (used once)1896
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1167
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1800
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
Average sentence length17.8
Characters96832
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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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