Visual novel difficulty list

This is a list of visual novels ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is very easy and 10 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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Cover of Momoiro Closet
Visual novel
Momoiro Closet
Length (in words)102503
Unique words7522
Unique words (used once)3361
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1646
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings2735
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.1
Characters264906
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count551
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Cover of Haruka na Sora
Visual novel
Haruka na Sora
Length (in words)134885
Unique words9653
Unique words (used once)4190
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1772
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings3102
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.0
Characters340324
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count274
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Cover of Otome Domain
Visual novel
Otome Domain
Length (in words)241244
Unique words11754
Unique words (used once)4692
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1970
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings3510
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.0
Characters605578
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count411
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Cover of Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~
Visual novel
Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~
Length (in words)403132
Unique words15769
Unique words (used once)5822
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2078
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings3863
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.2
Characters972395
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count2230
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Cover of Natsuiro Kokoro Log
Visual novel
Natsuiro Kokoro Log
Length (in words)280734
Unique words13017
Unique words (used once)5083
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1994
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings3659
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters701959
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count81
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Cover of Function:W();
Visual novel
Function:W();
Length (in words)22080
Unique words4228
Unique words (used once)2307
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)341
Unique kanji readings1940
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters53518
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Date A Live: Rinne Utopia
Visual novel
Date A Live: Rinne Utopia
Length (in words)120503
Unique words7766
Unique words (used once)3527
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1647
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings2742
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length11.2
Characters293603
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count315
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Cover of School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE
Visual novel
School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE
Length (in words)54977
Unique words6047
Unique words (used once)2949
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1531
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings2478
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.4
Characters129895
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count50
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Cover of AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Finale -Shiroki Hoshi no Yume-
Visual novel
AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Finale -Shiroki Hoshi no Yume-
Length (in words)164998
Unique words8926
Unique words (used once)3473
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1736
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings3019
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.7
Characters392202
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count88
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
Length (in words)16600
Unique words3451
Unique words (used once)1999
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji1204
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings1788
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length23.7
Characters38431
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count746
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA2
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA2
Length (in words)91340
Unique words6309
Unique words (used once)2616
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1547
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings2486
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length17.3
Characters225164
VNDB avg. rating8.8
VNDB rating count359
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Cover of Sanoba Witch
Visual novel
Sanoba Witch
Length (in words)443977
Unique words13660
Unique words (used once)5009
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1982
Unique kanji (used once)215
Unique kanji readings3613
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters1099398
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count3361
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Cover of Shukusei no Girlfriend -the destiny star of girlfriend-
Visual novel
Shukusei no Girlfriend -the destiny star of girlfriend-
Length (in words)65917
Unique words7680
Unique words (used once)3855
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1720
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings2893
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.1
Characters156903
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count123
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Cover of Koi Suru Kanojo no Bukiyou na Butai
Visual novel
Koi Suru Kanojo no Bukiyou na Butai
Length (in words)345148
Unique words13688
Unique words (used once)4997
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1961
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings3581
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.4
Characters870314
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count146
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Cover of Hito de Naku, Hitodenashi
Visual novel
Hito de Naku, Hitodenashi
Length (in words)16526
Unique words2522
Unique words (used once)1283
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji881
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings1270
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length23.0
Characters39367
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Cover of Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love
Visual novel
Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love
Length (in words)41564
Unique words5045
Unique words (used once)2400
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1301
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings2024
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.2
Characters101043
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count381
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Cover of Ame Koi
Visual novel
Ame Koi
Length (in words)112295
Unique words7732
Unique words (used once)3478
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1770
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings3022
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.1
Characters267431
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count91
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Cover of Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai
Visual novel
Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai
Length (in words)693518
Unique words20341
Unique words (used once)6982
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2264
Unique kanji (used once)190
Unique kanji readings4485
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.3
Characters1717299
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count1904
VNDB
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Cover of Making*Lovers
Visual novel
Making*Lovers
Length (in words)297546
Unique words15269
Unique words (used once)6036
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2034
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings3797
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.3
Characters724869
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count2476
VNDB
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Cover of Amairo Chocolata
Visual novel
Amairo Chocolata
Length (in words)89222
Unique words6418
Unique words (used once)2711
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1492
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings2427
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters229540
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count230
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Cover of Noja Loli no Yandere Mokushiroku
Visual novel
Noja Loli no Yandere Mokushiroku
Length (in words)16016
Unique words3649
Unique words (used once)2161
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)362
Unique kanji readings1984
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.6
Characters38580
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Cover of Tokyo School Life
Visual novel
Tokyo School Life
Length (in words)75816
Unique words8247
Unique words (used once)3899
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1631
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings2747
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.1
Characters183991
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count401
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Cover of MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~
Visual novel
MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~
Length (in words)28800
Unique words3903
Unique words (used once)2000
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1207
Unique kanji (used once)330
Unique kanji readings1818
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters71407
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count8
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Cover of Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai
Visual novel
Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai
Length (in words)39832
Unique words4049
Unique words (used once)1767
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1155
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1747
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.6
Characters101591
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count511
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Cover of Sono Hana ga Saitara, Mata Boku wa Kimi ni Deau
Visual novel
Sono Hana ga Saitara, Mata Boku wa Kimi ni Deau
Length (in words)79571
Unique words6593
Unique words (used once)2767
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1611
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings2674
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters189812
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count25
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Cover of Cafe Sourire
Visual novel
Cafe Sourire
Length (in words)256260
Unique words11938
Unique words (used once)4749
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1890
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings3435
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.3
Characters616459
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count48
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Cover of Majo Koi Nikki
Visual novel
Majo Koi Nikki
Length (in words)238527
Unique words12534
Unique words (used once)5028
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1959
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings3570
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.0
Characters581328
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count564
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Cover of Natsu no Ame
Visual novel
Natsu no Ame
Length (in words)302216
Unique words13633
Unique words (used once)4871
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji1937
Unique kanji (used once)177
Unique kanji readings3584
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.0
Characters719898
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count163
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Cover of Shugaten! -Sugarfull Tempering-
Visual novel
Shugaten! -Sugarfull Tempering-
Length (in words)151395
Unique words10293
Unique words (used once)4384
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1761
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings3047
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.1
Characters380323
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count112
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Cover of Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Dreaming Sheep-
Visual novel
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Dreaming Sheep-
Length (in words)190360
Unique words12705
Unique words (used once)5435
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2028
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3648
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.4
Characters460881
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count215
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Cover of Finmelg ~HOLLOW WORLD~
Visual novel
Finmelg ~HOLLOW WORLD~
Length (in words)45199
Unique words4663
Unique words (used once)2188
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1337
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2088
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.1
Characters110738
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Cover of Nursery Rhyme
Visual novel
Nursery Rhyme
Length (in words)264183
Unique words14294
Unique words (used once)5772
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2044
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings3755
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.7
Characters659105
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count92
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Cover of Kimi no Hitomi ni Hit Me
Visual novel
Kimi no Hitomi ni Hit Me
Length (in words)208750
Unique words13163
Unique words (used once)5578
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2124
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings3874
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.7
Characters519959
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count92
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Cover of Dokidoki Bunkeibu Plus!
Visual novel
Dokidoki Bunkeibu Plus!
Length (in words)57907
Unique words5548
Unique words (used once)2657
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1441
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings2269
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.8
Characters142079
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count9835
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Cover of Yosuga no Sora
Visual novel
Yosuga no Sora
Length (in words)315425
Unique words13972
Unique words (used once)5452
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2015
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings3733
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters769235
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count1257
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Cover of Hikari no Umi no Apeiria ~Casablanca no Kishi~
Visual novel
Hikari no Umi no Apeiria ~Casablanca no Kishi~
Length (in words)108871
Unique words6449
Unique words (used once)2528
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1506
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings2410
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.3
Characters269108
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count53
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Cover of Watashi no Real wa Juujitsu Shisugiteiru
Visual novel
Watashi no Real wa Juujitsu Shisugiteiru
Length (in words)126423
Unique words7987
Unique words (used once)3190
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1618
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings2680
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.8
Characters295146
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count78
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Cover of Himawari no Kyoukai to Nagai Natsuyasumi
Visual novel
Himawari no Kyoukai to Nagai Natsuyasumi
Length (in words)366603
Unique words16514
Unique words (used once)6205
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2248
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings4265
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters907839
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count245
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Cover of Kono Oozora ni, Tsubasa o Hirogete
Visual novel
Kono Oozora ni, Tsubasa o Hirogete
Length (in words)400111
Unique words16543
Unique words (used once)6061
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2108
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings3973
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.1
Characters985163
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count4740
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Cover of Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Zan'ei no Yoru ga Akeru Toki-
Visual novel
Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Zan'ei no Yoru ga Akeru Toki-
Length (in words)175718
Unique words8998
Unique words (used once)3408
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1743
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings2955
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.7
Characters421364
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count579
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Cover of Rance 4 -Kyoudan no Isan-
Visual novel
Rance 4 -Kyoudan no Isan-
Length (in words)106730
Unique words8443
Unique words (used once)3733
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1689
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings2810
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.7
Characters266212
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count537
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Cover of Primary ~Magical★Trouble★Scramble~
Visual novel
Primary ~Magical★Trouble★Scramble~
Length (in words)384892
Unique words13168
Unique words (used once)4476
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2021
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings3708
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.9
Characters946215
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count38
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Cover of Josou Souseiki
Visual novel
Josou Souseiki
Length (in words)54827
Unique words5161
Unique words (used once)2443
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1467
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings2300
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.1
Characters131345
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count65
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Cover of narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Visual novel
narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Length (in words)32633
Unique words3591
Unique words (used once)1620
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1733
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.2
Characters76416
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count1837
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Cover of Yuujaku Bourou
Visual novel
Yuujaku Bourou
Length (in words)45174
Unique words4539
Unique words (used once)2118
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1370
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings2146
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.3
Characters108080
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Cover of Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu
Visual novel
Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu
Length (in words)400506
Unique words14009
Unique words (used once)4844
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2047
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings3778
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters940795
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count209
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Cover of Rance 02 Kai: Hangyaku no Shoujo-tachi
Visual novel
Rance 02 Kai: Hangyaku no Shoujo-tachi
Length (in words)76191
Unique words7154
Unique words (used once)3279
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1616
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2657
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters191646
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count852
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Cover of Magical Charming!
Visual novel
Magical Charming!
Length (in words)258055
Unique words14229
Unique words (used once)5901
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2115
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings3857
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.7
Characters644685
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count110
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Cover of Katahane
Visual novel
Katahane
Length (in words)241645
Unique words12701
Unique words (used once)4899
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1863
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings3434
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters588697
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count643
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Cover of Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Visual novel
Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Length (in words)49237
Unique words4282
Unique words (used once)1958
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1342
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings2077
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.3
Characters121423
VNDB avg. rating5.5
VNDB rating count17
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