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: Anata o Suki na Shiawase Length (in words) 18903 Unique words 2791 Unique words (used once) 1486 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1011 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 1439 Average difficulty 1/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 6/100 Average sentence length 11.7 Characters 49341 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 871
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare Length (in words) 30804 Unique words 3604 Unique words (used once) 1776 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1121 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 1687 Average difficulty 1/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 4/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 77051 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 91
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata ni Chikau Ai Length (in words) 19157 Unique words 2648 Unique words (used once) 1395 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 898 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1295 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 7/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 52112 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 120
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Michael no Otome-tachi Length (in words) 19168 Unique words 2650 Unique words (used once) 1396 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 900 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 1298 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 7/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 52112 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 455
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Watashi no Ouji-sama Length (in words) 25754 Unique words 3283 Unique words (used once) 1604 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1142 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 1710 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 8/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 62190 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 1208
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Shirayuki no Kishi Length (in words) 179030 Unique words 9136 Unique words (used once) 3871 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1668 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 2865 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 8/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 434700 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 150
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Atelier no Koibito-tachi Length (in words) 38406 Unique words 3903 Unique words (used once) 1915 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1148 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 1738 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 9/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 91255 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 221
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Revolution! Rinagisa Length (in words) 26420 Unique words 3041 Unique words (used once) 1485 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 994 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 1429 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 7/100 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 67947 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 42
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Itoshisa no Photograph Length (in words) 21693 Unique words 2917 Unique words (used once) 1406 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1083 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 1566 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 10/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 52874 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 765
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Hajimete Deatta Ano Hi Kara Length (in words) 21964 Unique words 2844 Unique words (used once) 1415 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 943 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 1369 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 9/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 55242 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 617
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Lily Platinum Length (in words) 25130 Unique words 3349 Unique words (used once) 1717 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1098 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 1641 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 10/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 67595 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 368
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Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~ Length (in words) 51006 Unique words 3408 Unique words (used once) 1377 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1125 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 1641 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 13/100 Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 121719 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 369
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Otona no Torokeru Chuu Length (in words) 27275 Unique words 3789 Unique words (used once) 1996 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1240 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 1858 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 15/100 Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 67103 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 416
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Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete 2 Length (in words) 122586 Unique words 6494 Unique words (used once) 2570 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1506 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 2430 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 13/100 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 311557 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 278
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Kuchibiru to Kiss de Tsubuyaite Length (in words) 21224 Unique words 2858 Unique words (used once) 1494 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1050 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 1504 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 13/100 Average sentence length 13.9 Characters 52406 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 716
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Kanojo no Seiiki Length (in words) 66248 Unique words 4916 Unique words (used once) 1991 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1293 Unique kanji (used once) 238 Unique kanji readings 2054 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 17/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 159381 VNDB avg. rating 6.4 VNDB rating count 813
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi Length (in words) 32651 Unique words 4006 Unique words (used once) 1976 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1233 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1855 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 16/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 78123 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 76
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi Length (in words) 20976 Unique words 3179 Unique words (used once) 1662 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1147 Unique kanji (used once) 323 Unique kanji readings 1640 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 17/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 51968 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1277
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn Length (in words) 32972 Unique words 3790 Unique words (used once) 1910 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1157 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 1709 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 18/100 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 79396 VNDB avg. rating 6.4 VNDB rating count 55
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Hitoribocchi no Tentai Kansoku Length (in words) 246667 Unique words 7790 Unique words (used once) 2947 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1546 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 2550 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 15/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 596664 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 1
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o Length (in words) 21109 Unique words 3141 Unique words (used once) 1671 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1068 Unique kanji (used once) 307 Unique kanji readings 1550 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 14/100 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 53096 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 2195
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Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Ecchi no Junbi mo Mada Desu ka? Length (in words) 140691 Unique words 5900 Unique words (used once) 1198 Unique words (used once %) 20% Unique kanji 1447 Unique kanji (used once) 128 Unique kanji readings 2292 Average difficulty 5/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 16/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 378682 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 203
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Konko to no Nichijou ~Bocchi de Kawaikute Hottokenai Youko~ Length (in words) 120097 Unique words 6609 Unique words (used once) 2470 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1546 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 2507 Average difficulty 5/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 12/100 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 300074 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 86
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Neko Para Vol.2 Shimai Neko no Sucre Length (in words) 32269 Unique words 3788 Unique words (used once) 1825 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1112 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 1639 Average difficulty 5/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 15/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 88276 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 5007
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku Length (in words) 34218 Unique words 4369 Unique words (used once) 2269 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1264 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 1932 Average difficulty 5/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 21/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 83593 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 73
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Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete Length (in words) 69510 Unique words 3967 Unique words (used once) 1567 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1118 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 1698 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 17/100 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 173230 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 832
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Hoshikute Torokeru Chuu Length (in words) 28133 Unique words 3344 Unique words (used once) 1632 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1161 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 1684 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 20/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 69660 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 669
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Neko Para Vol.1 Soleil Kaiten Shimashita! Length (in words) 34517 Unique words 4257 Unique words (used once) 2107 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1191 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 1840 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 19/100 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 91707 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 8462
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Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume wo Miru- Length (in words) 13049 Unique words 2471 Unique words (used once) 1302 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 962 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 1351 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 22/100 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 31832 VNDB avg. rating 5.8 VNDB rating count 67
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Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou Length (in words) 377345 Unique words 13175 Unique words (used once) 4812 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1943 Unique kanji (used once) 222 Unique kanji readings 3605 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 18/100 Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 935916 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 161
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Mamapuri!? ~Wagaya no Dousei Tsuushinbo~ Length (in words) 243446 Unique words 10715 Unique words (used once) 4007 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1860 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3282 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 23/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 608577 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 52
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Neko to Wakai Seyo! Length (in words) 237550 Unique words 10766 Unique words (used once) 4087 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1840 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3273 Average difficulty 7/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 21/100 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 592998 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 100
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Hanabira Zome Length (in words) 26959 Unique words 3423 Unique words (used once) 1635 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1221 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 1819 Average difficulty 7/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 23/100 Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 69460 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 636
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Nekopara Vol. 4: Neko to Patissier no Noel Length (in words) 55261 Unique words 4933 Unique words (used once) 2233 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1297 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 2045 Average difficulty 7/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 11.2 Characters 148433 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 1922
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Inochi no Spare Length (in words) 124487 Unique words 6964 Unique words (used once) 2810 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1504 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 2478 Average difficulty 7/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 301629 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 657
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KaraKara Length (in words) 24292 Unique words 3686 Unique words (used once) 1913 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1132 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 1682 Average difficulty 8/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 62843 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 1391
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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm - EXTRA1 Length (in words) 46898 Unique words 5174 Unique words (used once) 2519 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1338 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 2099 Average difficulty 8/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 20/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 116472 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 2131
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Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~ Length (in words) 21759 Unique words 2527 Unique words (used once) 1134 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 925 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1317 Average difficulty 8/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 22/100 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 55127 VNDB avg. rating 5.6 VNDB rating count 58
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Nanatsuiro★Drops Length (in words) 187788 Unique words 7775 Unique words (used once) 3014 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1541 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 2589 Average difficulty 8/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 21/100 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 450515 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 185
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Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Length (in words) 319382 Unique words 11071 Unique words (used once) 3100 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 1948 Unique kanji (used once) 196 Unique kanji readings 3442 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 848578 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1266
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Yami no Koe Length (in words) 42661 Unique words 3012 Unique words (used once) 1308 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 911 Unique kanji (used once) 229 Unique kanji readings 1329 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 20/100 Average sentence length 10.8 Characters 107571 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 187
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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Length (in words) 8030 Unique words 1123 Unique words (used once) 10 Unique words (used once %) 0% Unique kanji 577 Unique kanji (used once) 8 Unique kanji readings 738 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 11.7 Characters 19290 VNDB avg. rating 5.2 VNDB rating count 19
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Hanahira! Length (in words) 18451 Unique words 2656 Unique words (used once) 1349 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 1337 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 46364 VNDB avg. rating 5.3 VNDB rating count 623
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Aonatsu Line Length (in words) 192564 Unique words 11824 Unique words (used once) 4898 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1948 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 3435 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 460730 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 350
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LOVE³ -Love Cube- Length (in words) 78509 Unique words 6023 Unique words (used once) 2672 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1417 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 2271 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 201482 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 719
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Omoide Kakaete Ai ni Koi!! Length (in words) 308413 Unique words 11378 Unique words (used once) 4323 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1813 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 3263 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 25/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 758855 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 193
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KaraKara 2 Length (in words) 30105 Unique words 4029 Unique words (used once) 2046 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1165 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 1815 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 77070 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 579
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Nekopara Vol. 3: Neko-tachi no Aromatize Length (in words) 46549 Unique words 4284 Unique words (used once) 1925 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1215 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 1853 Average difficulty 10/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 31/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 126425 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 3631
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Nekopara Extra: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku Length (in words) 7214 Unique words 1438 Unique words (used once) 768 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 571 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 739 Average difficulty 10/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 19351 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 1534
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Kemono Musume no Sodatekata Length (in words) 62506 Unique words 6097 Unique words (used once) 2754 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1540 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 2455 Average difficulty 11/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 158875 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 842