Visual novel difficulty list

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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare
Length (in words)30767
Unique words3598
Unique words (used once)1760
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1121
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1687
Average difficulty1%
90th percentile difficulty5%
Average sentence length16.9
Characters77051
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count46
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata o Suki na Shiawase
Length (in words)18797
Unique words2780
Unique words (used once)1478
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1011
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings1441
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty9%
Average sentence length11.7
Characters49341
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count671
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Watashi no Ouji-sama
Length (in words)25688
Unique words3284
Unique words (used once)1606
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1143
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1715
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty9%
Average sentence length13.6
Characters62268
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count961
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Shirayuki no Kishi
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Shirayuki no Kishi
Length (in words)178864
Unique words9085
Unique words (used once)3825
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1665
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2859
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty9%
Average sentence length15.1
Characters434700
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count81
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Itoshisa no Photograph
Length (in words)21573
Unique words2916
Unique words (used once)1413
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1082
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1570
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty10%
Average sentence length12.8
Characters52878
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count601
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Atelier no Koibito-tachi
Length (in words)38310
Unique words3895
Unique words (used once)1906
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1148
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings1734
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty11%
Average sentence length15.1
Characters91255
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count135
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata ni Chikau Ai
Length (in words)19414
Unique words2642
Unique words (used once)1388
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji898
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1295
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty10%
Average sentence length14.0
Characters52075
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count69
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Michael no Otome-tachi
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Michael no Otome-tachi
Length (in words)19425
Unique words2644
Unique words (used once)1389
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji900
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings1298
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty10%
Average sentence length14.0
Characters52075
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count315
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Revolution! Rinagisa
Length (in words)26440
Unique words3049
Unique words (used once)1489
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji995
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1433
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty6%
Average sentence length14.3
Characters68104
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count25
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Cover of Rakka Ren Ren
Visual novel
Rakka Ren Ren
Length (in words)18246
Unique words2219
Unique words (used once)1065
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji831
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings1228
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty11%
Average sentence length10.7
Characters45195
VNDB avg. rating5.0
VNDB rating count1
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Hajimete Deatta Ano Hi Kara
Length (in words)21908
Unique words2834
Unique words (used once)1402
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji944
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1375
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty11%
Average sentence length14.9
Characters55225
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Lily Platinum
Length (in words)25003
Unique words3348
Unique words (used once)1714
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1098
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings1642
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty12%
Average sentence length15.5
Characters67595
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count269
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Cover of Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~
Visual novel
Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~
Length (in words)51031
Unique words3415
Unique words (used once)1380
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1125
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings1643
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty14%
Average sentence length11.9
Characters121719
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count127
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Cover of Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete 2
Visual novel
Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete 2
Length (in words)123181
Unique words6497
Unique words (used once)2566
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1508
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2440
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty13%
Average sentence length17.5
Characters311519
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count147
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Kuchibiru to Kiss de Tsubuyaite
Length (in words)21157
Unique words2847
Unique words (used once)1484
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1050
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings1505
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty13%
Average sentence length13.9
Characters52406
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count555
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Cover of Kanojo no Seiiki
Visual novel
Kanojo no Seiiki
Length (in words)66314
Unique words4917
Unique words (used once)1989
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1293
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings2059
Average difficulty4%
90th percentile difficulty17%
Average sentence length14.9
Characters159381
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count195
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Otona no Torokeru Chuu
Length (in words)27101
Unique words3783
Unique words (used once)1992
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1240
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1861
Average difficulty4%
90th percentile difficulty17%
Average sentence length13.5
Characters67103
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count317
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Cover of Hitoribocchi no Tentai Kansoku
Visual novel
Hitoribocchi no Tentai Kansoku
Length (in words)246793
Unique words7757
Unique words (used once)2923
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1546
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings2552
Average difficulty4%
90th percentile difficulty14%
Average sentence length16.5
Characters598118
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi
Length (in words)20879
Unique words3179
Unique words (used once)1670
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1147
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings1640
Average difficulty4%
90th percentile difficulty17%
Average sentence length12.7
Characters51968
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count1005
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo
Length (in words)21025
Unique words3121
Unique words (used once)1647
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1069
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1552
Average difficulty4%
90th percentile difficulty15%
Average sentence length13.7
Characters53059
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count1697
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi
Length (in words)32567
Unique words4006
Unique words (used once)1969
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1232
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1854
Average difficulty4%
90th percentile difficulty16%
Average sentence length17.2
Characters78123
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count38
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Length (in words)33112
Unique words3781
Unique words (used once)1873
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1708
Average difficulty4%
90th percentile difficulty18%
Average sentence length14.2
Characters79578
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Ecchi no Junbi mo Mada Desu ka?
Visual novel
Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Ecchi no Junbi mo Mada Desu ka?
Length (in words)139848
Unique words5870
Unique words (used once)1188
Unique words (used once %)20%
Unique kanji1447
Unique kanji (used once)128
Unique kanji readings2289
Average difficulty5%
90th percentile difficulty16%
Average sentence length13.6
Characters378682
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count88
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Cover of Konko to no Nichijou ~Bocchi de Kawaikute Hottokenai Youko~
Visual novel
Konko to no Nichijou ~Bocchi de Kawaikute Hottokenai Youko~
Length (in words)129997
Unique words6572
Unique words (used once)2292
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji1546
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings2510
Average difficulty5%
90th percentile difficulty12%
Average sentence length14.8
Characters320104
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count35
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre
Length (in words)32141
Unique words3768
Unique words (used once)1813
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1112
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1639
Average difficulty5%
90th percentile difficulty15%
Average sentence length13.3
Characters88276
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count3198
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Cover of Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Visual novel
Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Length (in words)24467
Unique words3203
Unique words (used once)1571
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1102
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1619
Average difficulty5%
90th percentile difficulty18%
Average sentence length18.5
Characters63218
VNDB avg. rating6.1
VNDB rating count19
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Hoshikute Torokeru Chuu
Length (in words)27959
Unique words3345
Unique words (used once)1638
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1161
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1686
Average difficulty6%
90th percentile difficulty21%
Average sentence length13.7
Characters69660
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count521
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku
Length (in words)34098
Unique words4359
Unique words (used once)2256
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1263
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1933
Average difficulty6%
90th percentile difficulty22%
Average sentence length17.2
Characters83593
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count36
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Cover of Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete
Visual novel
Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete
Length (in words)69664
Unique words3991
Unique words (used once)1571
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1118
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings1700
Average difficulty6%
90th percentile difficulty17%
Average sentence length16.3
Characters173171
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count535
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Cover of Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume o Miru-
Visual novel
Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume o Miru-
Length (in words)13018
Unique words2470
Unique words (used once)1308
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji962
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1353
Average difficulty6%
90th percentile difficulty23%
Average sentence length19.0
Characters31711
VNDB avg. rating5.7
VNDB rating count39
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 1: Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 1: Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!
Length (in words)34452
Unique words4231
Unique words (used once)2080
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1191
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1836
Average difficulty6%
90th percentile difficulty19%
Average sentence length13.4
Characters91707
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count5373
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Cover of Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou
Visual novel
Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou
Length (in words)375911
Unique words13043
Unique words (used once)4724
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1943
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings3596
Average difficulty6%
90th percentile difficulty18%
Average sentence length16.1
Characters935916
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count88
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Cover of Mamapuri!? ~Wagaya no Dousei Tsuushinbo~
Visual novel
Mamapuri!? ~Wagaya no Dousei Tsuushinbo~
Length (in words)241874
Unique words10659
Unique words (used once)3960
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1860
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings3280
Average difficulty6%
90th percentile difficulty23%
Average sentence length17.8
Characters608577
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count26
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Cover of Neko to Wakai Seyo!
Visual novel
Neko to Wakai Seyo!
Length (in words)239080
Unique words10687
Unique words (used once)4017
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1841
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings3263
Average difficulty7%
90th percentile difficulty22%
Average sentence length12.9
Characters592858
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count40
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 4: Neko to Patissier no Noel
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 4: Neko to Patissier no Noel
Length (in words)54625
Unique words4897
Unique words (used once)2216
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1297
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings2045
Average difficulty7%
90th percentile difficulty24%
Average sentence length11.0
Characters148318
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count873
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Cover of Inochi no Spare
Visual novel
Inochi no Spare
Length (in words)124012
Unique words6891
Unique words (used once)2745
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1488
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings2428
Average difficulty7%
90th percentile difficulty25%
Average sentence length12.2
Characters301471
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count235
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Cover of KaraKara
Visual novel
KaraKara
Length (in words)24177
Unique words3676
Unique words (used once)1911
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1131
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1683
Average difficulty8%
90th percentile difficulty27%
Average sentence length15.9
Characters62843
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count1022
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1
Length (in words)46219
Unique words5184
Unique words (used once)2517
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1340
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2099
Average difficulty8%
90th percentile difficulty20%
Average sentence length15.6
Characters115389
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count922
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Hanabira Zome
Length (in words)26672
Unique words3416
Unique words (used once)1628
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1220
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1823
Average difficulty8%
90th percentile difficulty25%
Average sentence length13.6
Characters69460
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count497
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Cover of Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~
Visual novel
Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~
Length (in words)21700
Unique words2512
Unique words (used once)1125
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji924
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1315
Average difficulty8%
90th percentile difficulty23%
Average sentence length14.2
Characters55127
VNDB avg. rating5.5
VNDB rating count24
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Cover of Nanatsuiro★Drops
Visual novel
Nanatsuiro★Drops
Length (in words)186727
Unique words7752
Unique words (used once)2993
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1539
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings2596
Average difficulty8%
90th percentile difficulty21%
Average sentence length14.2
Characters450515
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count107
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Cover of Omoide Kakaete Ai ni Koi!!
Visual novel
Omoide Kakaete Ai ni Koi!!
Length (in words)306520
Unique words11315
Unique words (used once)4262
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1814
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings3261
Average difficulty8%
90th percentile difficulty22%
Average sentence length14.7
Characters757889
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count98
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Cover of Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka?
Visual novel
Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka?
Length (in words)316375
Unique words10942
Unique words (used once)3049
Unique words (used once %)27%
Unique kanji1948
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings3433
Average difficulty9%
90th percentile difficulty27%
Average sentence length13.5
Characters848578
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count690
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata
Length (in words)8075
Unique words1126
Unique words (used once)10
Unique words (used once %)0%
Unique kanji580
Unique kanji (used once)8
Unique kanji readings739
Average difficulty9%
90th percentile difficulty36%
Average sentence length11.5
Characters19365
VNDB avg. rating4.9
VNDB rating count8
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Cover of Yami no Koe
Visual novel
Yami no Koe
Length (in words)42311
Unique words2974
Unique words (used once)1285
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji910
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1325
Average difficulty9%
90th percentile difficulty21%
Average sentence length18.0
Characters107554
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count65
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Cover of LOVE³ -Love Cube-
Visual novel
LOVE³ -Love Cube-
Length (in words)78473
Unique words5999
Unique words (used once)2659
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1417
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2276
Average difficulty9%
90th percentile difficulty26%
Average sentence length14.2
Characters201482
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count447
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Cover of Hanahira!
Visual novel
Hanahira!
Length (in words)18461
Unique words2654
Unique words (used once)1348
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji947
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings1338
Average difficulty9%
90th percentile difficulty28%
Average sentence length11.9
Characters46364
VNDB avg. rating5.4
VNDB rating count403
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Cover of Aonatsu Line
Visual novel
Aonatsu Line
Length (in words)193879
Unique words11828
Unique words (used once)4862
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1934
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings3417
Average difficulty9%
90th percentile difficulty25%
Average sentence length15.7
Characters462307
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count175
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Cover of KaraKara 2
Visual novel
KaraKara 2
Length (in words)30038
Unique words4021
Unique words (used once)2023
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1165
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1817
Average difficulty9%
90th percentile difficulty28%
Average sentence length16.8
Characters77070
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count423
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Cover of Nekopara Extra: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku
Visual novel
Nekopara Extra: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku
Length (in words)7204
Unique words1427
Unique words (used once)766
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji571
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings738
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty30%
Average sentence length13.0
Characters19351
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count743
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