Visual novel difficulty list This is a list of visual novels ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is very easy and 100 is very hard. You can use it to find the most appropriate VN to read based on how good your Japanese is.
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare Length (in words) 30767 Unique words 3598 Unique words (used once) 1760 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1121 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 1687 Average difficulty 1% 90th percentile difficulty 5% Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 77051 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 46
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata o Suki na Shiawase Length (in words) 18797 Unique words 2780 Unique words (used once) 1478 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1011 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 1441 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 9% Average sentence length 11.7 Characters 49341 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 671
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Watashi no Ouji-sama Length (in words) 25688 Unique words 3284 Unique words (used once) 1606 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1143 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 1715 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 9% Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 62268 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 961
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Shirayuki no Kishi Length (in words) 178864 Unique words 9085 Unique words (used once) 3825 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1665 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 2859 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 9% Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 434700 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 81
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Itoshisa no Photograph Length (in words) 21573 Unique words 2916 Unique words (used once) 1413 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1082 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1570 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 10% Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 52878 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 601
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Atelier no Koibito-tachi Length (in words) 38310 Unique words 3895 Unique words (used once) 1906 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1148 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 1734 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 11% Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 91255 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 135
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata ni Chikau Ai Length (in words) 19414 Unique words 2642 Unique words (used once) 1388 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 898 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1295 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 10% Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 52075 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 69
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Michael no Otome-tachi Length (in words) 19425 Unique words 2644 Unique words (used once) 1389 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 900 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 1298 Average difficulty 2% 90th percentile difficulty 10% Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 52075 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 315
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Revolution! Rinagisa Length (in words) 26440 Unique words 3049 Unique words (used once) 1489 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 995 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1433 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 6% Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 68104 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 25
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Rakka Ren Ren Length (in words) 18246 Unique words 2219 Unique words (used once) 1065 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 831 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 1228 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 11% Average sentence length 10.7 Characters 45195 VNDB avg. rating 5.0 VNDB rating count 1
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Hajimete Deatta Ano Hi Kara Length (in words) 21908 Unique words 2834 Unique words (used once) 1402 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 944 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 1375 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 11% Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 55225
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Lily Platinum Length (in words) 25003 Unique words 3348 Unique words (used once) 1714 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1098 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 1642 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 12% Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 67595 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 269
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Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~ Length (in words) 51031 Unique words 3415 Unique words (used once) 1380 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1125 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 1643 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 14% Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 121719 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 127
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Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete 2 Length (in words) 123181 Unique words 6497 Unique words (used once) 2566 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1508 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 2440 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 13% Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 311519 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 147
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Kuchibiru to Kiss de Tsubuyaite Length (in words) 21157 Unique words 2847 Unique words (used once) 1484 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1050 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 1505 Average difficulty 3% 90th percentile difficulty 13% Average sentence length 13.9 Characters 52406 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 555
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Kanojo no Seiiki Length (in words) 66314 Unique words 4917 Unique words (used once) 1989 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1293 Unique kanji (used once) 238 Unique kanji readings 2059 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 17% Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 159381 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 195
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Otona no Torokeru Chuu Length (in words) 27101 Unique words 3783 Unique words (used once) 1992 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1240 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 1861 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 17% Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 67103 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 317
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Hitoribocchi no Tentai Kansoku Length (in words) 246793 Unique words 7757 Unique words (used once) 2923 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1546 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 2552 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 14% Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 598118
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi Length (in words) 20879 Unique words 3179 Unique words (used once) 1670 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1147 Unique kanji (used once) 323 Unique kanji readings 1640 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 17% Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 51968 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1005
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo Length (in words) 21025 Unique words 3121 Unique words (used once) 1647 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1069 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 1552 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 15% Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 53059 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 1697
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi Length (in words) 32567 Unique words 4006 Unique words (used once) 1969 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1232 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1854 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 16% Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 78123 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 38
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn Length (in words) 33112 Unique words 3781 Unique words (used once) 1873 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1157 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 1708 Average difficulty 4% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 79578 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 23
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Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Ecchi no Junbi mo Mada Desu ka? Length (in words) 139848 Unique words 5870 Unique words (used once) 1188 Unique words (used once %) 20% Unique kanji 1447 Unique kanji (used once) 128 Unique kanji readings 2289 Average difficulty 5% 90th percentile difficulty 16% Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 378682 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 88
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Konko to no Nichijou ~Bocchi de Kawaikute Hottokenai Youko~ Length (in words) 129997 Unique words 6572 Unique words (used once) 2292 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 1546 Unique kanji (used once) 205 Unique kanji readings 2510 Average difficulty 5% 90th percentile difficulty 12% Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 320104 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 35
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Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre Length (in words) 32141 Unique words 3768 Unique words (used once) 1813 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1112 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 1639 Average difficulty 5% 90th percentile difficulty 15% Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 88276 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 3198
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Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga Length (in words) 24467 Unique words 3203 Unique words (used once) 1571 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1102 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1619 Average difficulty 5% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 63218 VNDB avg. rating 6.1 VNDB rating count 19
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Hoshikute Torokeru Chuu Length (in words) 27959 Unique words 3345 Unique words (used once) 1638 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1161 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 1686 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 69660 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 521
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku Length (in words) 34098 Unique words 4359 Unique words (used once) 2256 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1263 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 1933 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 22% Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 83593 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 36
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Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete Length (in words) 69664 Unique words 3991 Unique words (used once) 1571 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1118 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 1700 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 17% Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 173171 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 535
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Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume o Miru- Length (in words) 13018 Unique words 2470 Unique words (used once) 1308 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 962 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 1353 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 31711 VNDB avg. rating 5.7 VNDB rating count 39
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Nekopara Vol. 1: Soleil Kaiten Shimashita! Length (in words) 34452 Unique words 4231 Unique words (used once) 2080 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1191 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 1836 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 19% Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 91707 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 5373
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Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou Length (in words) 375911 Unique words 13043 Unique words (used once) 4724 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1943 Unique kanji (used once) 222 Unique kanji readings 3596 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 18% Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 935916 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 88
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Mamapuri!? ~Wagaya no Dousei Tsuushinbo~ Length (in words) 241874 Unique words 10659 Unique words (used once) 3960 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1860 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3280 Average difficulty 6% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 608577 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 26
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Neko to Wakai Seyo! Length (in words) 239080 Unique words 10687 Unique words (used once) 4017 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1841 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3263 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 22% Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 592858 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 40
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Nekopara Vol. 4: Neko to Patissier no Noel Length (in words) 54625 Unique words 4897 Unique words (used once) 2216 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1297 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 2045 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 24% Average sentence length 11.0 Characters 148318 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 873
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Inochi no Spare Length (in words) 124012 Unique words 6891 Unique words (used once) 2745 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1488 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 2428 Average difficulty 7% 90th percentile difficulty 25% Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 301471 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 235
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KaraKara Length (in words) 24177 Unique words 3676 Unique words (used once) 1911 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1131 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 1683 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 27% Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 62843 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 1022
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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1 Length (in words) 46219 Unique words 5184 Unique words (used once) 2517 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1340 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 2099 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 20% Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 115389 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 922
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Hanabira Zome Length (in words) 26672 Unique words 3416 Unique words (used once) 1628 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1220 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 1823 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 25% Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 69460 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 497
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Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~ Length (in words) 21700 Unique words 2512 Unique words (used once) 1125 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 924 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1315 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 23% Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 55127 VNDB avg. rating 5.5 VNDB rating count 24
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Nanatsuiro★Drops Length (in words) 186727 Unique words 7752 Unique words (used once) 2993 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1539 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 2596 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 450515 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 107
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Omoide Kakaete Ai ni Koi!! Length (in words) 306520 Unique words 11315 Unique words (used once) 4262 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1814 Unique kanji (used once) 210 Unique kanji readings 3261 Average difficulty 8% 90th percentile difficulty 22% Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 757889 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 98
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Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Length (in words) 316375 Unique words 10942 Unique words (used once) 3049 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 1948 Unique kanji (used once) 196 Unique kanji readings 3433 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 27% Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 848578 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 690
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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Length (in words) 8075 Unique words 1126 Unique words (used once) 10 Unique words (used once %) 0% Unique kanji 580 Unique kanji (used once) 8 Unique kanji readings 739 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 36% Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 19365 VNDB avg. rating 4.9 VNDB rating count 8
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Yami no Koe Length (in words) 42311 Unique words 2974 Unique words (used once) 1285 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 910 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 1325 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 21% Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 107554 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 65
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LOVE³ -Love Cube- Length (in words) 78473 Unique words 5999 Unique words (used once) 2659 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1417 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 2276 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 26% Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 201482 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 447
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Hanahira! Length (in words) 18461 Unique words 2654 Unique words (used once) 1348 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 1338 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 28% Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 46364 VNDB avg. rating 5.4 VNDB rating count 403
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Aonatsu Line Length (in words) 193879 Unique words 11828 Unique words (used once) 4862 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1934 Unique kanji (used once) 256 Unique kanji readings 3417 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 25% Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 462307 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 175
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KaraKara 2 Length (in words) 30038 Unique words 4021 Unique words (used once) 2023 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1165 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 1817 Average difficulty 9% 90th percentile difficulty 28% Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 77070 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 423
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Nekopara Extra: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku Length (in words) 7204 Unique words 1427 Unique words (used once) 766 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 571 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 738 Average difficulty 10% 90th percentile difficulty 30% Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 19351 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 743