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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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Cover of Rance 4 -Kyoudan no Isan-
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Visual novel
Rance 4 -Kyoudan no Isan-
Length (in words)106730
Unique words8444
Unique words (used once)3734
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1689
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings2811
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters266212
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count537
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Cover of Amatsutsumi
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Visual novel
Amatsutsumi
Length (in words)338091
Unique words12985
Unique words (used once)4954
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2092
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings3802
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters809764
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count652
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Cover of MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~
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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
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters71407
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count8
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Cover of Noja Loli no Yandere Mokushiroku
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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
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length16.6
Characters38580
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Cover of Josou Souseiki
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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
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
Average sentence length16.1
Characters131345
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count65
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Cover of Ayakashi Gohan ~Okawari!~
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Ayakashi Gohan ~Okawari!~
Length (in words)233314
Unique words10239
Unique words (used once)4071
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1834
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings3233
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
Average sentence length11.6
Characters542412
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count42
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Cover of Jouwan Nitoukin no Uta wo Utae
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Visual novel
Jouwan Nitoukin no Uta wo Utae
Length (in words)79768
Unique words6036
Unique words (used once)2477
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1433
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings2291
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters186106
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Cover of Princess Frontier
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Princess Frontier
Length (in words)322398
Unique words17016
Unique words (used once)6414
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2337
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings4564
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length13.8
Characters786772
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count49
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Cover of Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Zan'ei no Yoru ga Akeru Toki-
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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
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length16.7
Characters421364
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count579
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Cover of Tokyo School Life
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Visual novel
Tokyo School Life
Length (in words)75816
Unique words8247
Unique words (used once)3900
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1631
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings2747
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length14.1
Characters183991
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count401
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Cover of Trinoline
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Visual novel
Trinoline
Length (in words)202393
Unique words11124
Unique words (used once)4684
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1930
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings3462
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length15.3
Characters499080
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count446
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Cover of AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Finale -Shiroki Hoshi no Yume-
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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
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length16.7
Characters392202
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count88
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Cover of Majo Koi Nikki
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Visual novel
Majo Koi Nikki
Length (in words)238527
Unique words12535
Unique words (used once)5029
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1959
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings3571
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length13.0
Characters581328
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count564
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Cover of Ayakashi Gohan
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Ayakashi Gohan
Length (in words)236214
Unique words10286
Unique words (used once)3968
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1842
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings3257
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length11.0
Characters548450
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count298
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Cover of Aete Mushi Suru Kimi to no Mirai ~Relay Broadcast~
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Aete Mushi Suru Kimi to no Mirai ~Relay Broadcast~
Length (in words)207311
Unique words12567
Unique words (used once)5019
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1983
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings3576
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters491332
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count126
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Cover of Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation
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Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation
Length (in words)344030
Unique words14539
Unique words (used once)5942
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2119
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings3941
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters834632
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count213
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Cover of Sono Hana ga Saitara, Mata Boku wa Kimi ni Deau
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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
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters189812
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count25
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Cover of Sorceress * Alive! ~the World's End Fallen Star~
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Visual novel
Sorceress * Alive! ~the World's End Fallen Star~
Length (in words)333492
Unique words14903
Unique words (used once)5789
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2166
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings4077
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters847929
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count167
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Cover of Hikari no Umi no Apeiria ~Casablanca no Kishi~
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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
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length12.3
Characters269108
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count53
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Cover of Function:W();
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Function:W();
Length (in words)22080
Unique words4228
Unique words (used once)2308
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)341
Unique kanji readings1941
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length15.2
Characters53518
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Josou Jinja
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Visual novel
Josou Jinja
Length (in words)46729
Unique words5538
Unique words (used once)2821
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1558
Unique kanji (used once)381
Unique kanji readings2532
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters109762
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count302
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Cover of Summer Pockets
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Visual novel
Summer Pockets
Length (in words)302238
Unique words14015
Unique words (used once)5442
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2108
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings3908
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length11.9
Characters729209
VNDB avg. rating8.5
VNDB rating count2432
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Cover of Cafe Stella to Shinigami no Chou
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Cafe Stella to Shinigami no Chou
Length (in words)377632
Unique words14559
Unique words (used once)5499
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2091
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings3917
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
Average sentence length12.8
Characters936229
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count1384
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Cover of Koi x Shin Ai Kanojo
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Koi x Shin Ai Kanojo
Length (in words)250327
Unique words13797
Unique words (used once)5856
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2038
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings3691
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length13.9
Characters607046
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count378
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Cover of 9-nine- Yukiiro Yukihana Yukinoato
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9-nine- Yukiiro Yukihana Yukinoato
Length (in words)94013
Unique words7599
Unique words (used once)3202
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1644
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings2750
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length10.9
Characters230817
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count1639
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Cover of Ren'ai, Karichaimashita
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Visual novel
Ren'ai, Karichaimashita
Length (in words)277156
Unique words12873
Unique words (used once)5000
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1983
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings3598
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length16.6
Characters700534
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count1279
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Cover of Date A Live: Arusu Install
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Visual novel
Date A Live: Arusu Install
Length (in words)179256
Unique words10804
Unique words (used once)4739
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1919
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3404
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters435185
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count197
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Cover of Tsuki no Hikari
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Visual novel
Tsuki no Hikari
Length (in words)4251
Unique words1032
Unique words (used once)580
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji522
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings680
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length18.2
Characters9807
VNDB avg. rating5.7
VNDB rating count11
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
Length (in words)358885
Unique words14879
Unique words (used once)5801
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2122
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3924
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length16.1
Characters872166
VNDB avg. rating8.3
VNDB rating count3679
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Cover of 9-nine- Shinshou
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9-nine- Shinshou
Length (in words)27495
Unique words3869
Unique words (used once)1884
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1224
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1878
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length14.8
Characters66996
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count717
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Cover of Amairo Chocolata 2
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Visual novel
Amairo Chocolata 2
Length (in words)138790
Unique words8966
Unique words (used once)3692
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1782
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings3066
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length16.7
Characters353697
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count35
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Cover of narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
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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
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters76416
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count1837
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Cover of 9-nine- Haruiro Harukoi Harunokaze
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9-nine- Haruiro Harukoi Harunokaze
Length (in words)80616
Unique words7385
Unique words (used once)3227
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1621
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2714
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length11.2
Characters199318
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1752
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Cover of Yuujaku Bourou
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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
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length18.3
Characters108080
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Cover of Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai
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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
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length14.6
Characters101591
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count511
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Cover of Wagamama High Spec OC
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Wagamama High Spec OC
Length (in words)311404
Unique words14333
Unique words (used once)5566
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2065
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings3809
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length16.0
Characters788989
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count210
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Cover of 9-nine- Sorairo Sorauta Soranooto
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9-nine- Sorairo Sorauta Soranooto
Length (in words)82153
Unique words7508
Unique words (used once)3204
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1624
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings2674
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length11.2
Characters198784
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count2112
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Cover of Josou Shinwa
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Josou Shinwa
Length (in words)55014
Unique words5395
Unique words (used once)2615
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1470
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2346
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters129003
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count147
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Cover of Hen Koi ≒ Kuro Rekishi
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Hen Koi ≒ Kuro Rekishi
Length (in words)207111
Unique words10624
Unique words (used once)4504
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1893
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings3331
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length12.2
Characters527045
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count21
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Cover of RIDDLE JOKER
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RIDDLE JOKER
Length (in words)683448
Unique words19989
Unique words (used once)6928
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2301
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings4549
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length13.7
Characters1678304
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count2409
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Cover of Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Dreaming Sheep-
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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
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length14.4
Characters460881
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count215
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Cover of Mouzen Philia
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Mouzen Philia
Length (in words)241173
Unique words10994
Unique words (used once)3994
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2002
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings3583
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length18.7
Characters592117
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Cover of Uchi wa Mou, Enki Dekinai.
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Uchi wa Mou, Enki Dekinai.
Length (in words)305660
Unique words14616
Unique words (used once)5556
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2052
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings3839
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length12.6
Characters726839
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count70
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Cover of Kimi to Yumemishi
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Kimi to Yumemishi
Length (in words)234957
Unique words10545
Unique words (used once)3447
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji1868
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings3286
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length13.0
Characters578827
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count65
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Cover of Wagamama High Spec
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Wagamama High Spec
Length (in words)274299
Unique words15702
Unique words (used once)6567
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2127
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings4048
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters663070
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count1970
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Cover of Tenshin Ranman Lucky or Unlucky!?
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Tenshin Ranman Lucky or Unlucky!?
Length (in words)473609
Unique words13947
Unique words (used once)5127
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2031
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings3756
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length17.7
Characters1115140
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count418
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Cover of Negaeba Kitto...
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Negaeba Kitto...
Length (in words)1257
Unique words429
Unique words (used once)272
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji260
Unique kanji (used once)130
Unique kanji readings313
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters2739
VNDB avg. rating5.3
VNDB rating count222
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Cover of Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Asagiri ni Chiru Hana-
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Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Asagiri ni Chiru Hana-
Length (in words)157519
Unique words8497
Unique words (used once)3263
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1655
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings2874
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length16.0
Characters376283
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count457
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Cover of Furifure 2
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Furifure 2
Length (in words)84619
Unique words5798
Unique words (used once)2170
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1494
Unique kanji (used once)214
Unique kanji readings2416
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
Average sentence length16.1
Characters194639
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count477
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Cover of Tarareba
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Tarareba
Length (in words)184765
Unique words9697
Unique words (used once)3836
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1793
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings3155
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length15.0
Characters457204
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count28
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