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 Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na
Visual novel
Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na
Length (in words)342532
Unique words14793
Unique words (used once)5533
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2131
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3963
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.2
Characters817825
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count439
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Cover of Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis: Gaiden
Visual novel
Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis: Gaiden
Length (in words)18617
Unique words3463
Unique words (used once)1788
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1194
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1772
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.0
Characters45443
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count134
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Cover of Hatsukoi Yohou.
Visual novel
Hatsukoi Yohou.
Length (in words)250935
Unique words11163
Unique words (used once)4396
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1827
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings3255
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.3
Characters599414
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count24
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Cover of Gin'iro, Haruka
Visual novel
Gin'iro, Haruka
Length (in words)712740
Unique words19955
Unique words (used once)6888
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2231
Unique kanji (used once)203
Unique kanji readings4339
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.5
Characters1784409
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count546
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Cover of Imakoi ~Succubus to Soitogeru Ore!?~
Visual novel
Imakoi ~Succubus to Soitogeru Ore!?~
Length (in words)57453
Unique words5530
Unique words (used once)2508
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1443
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings2273
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.4
Characters143557
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of Amairo * Islenauts
Visual novel
Amairo * Islenauts
Length (in words)460210
Unique words15408
Unique words (used once)5782
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2146
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings3997
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.0
Characters1163444
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count479
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Cover of Amatsutsumi
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.5
Characters809764
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count652
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Cover of Ren'ai 0 Kilometer
Visual novel
Ren'ai 0 Kilometer
Length (in words)228327
Unique words13152
Unique words (used once)5340
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2001
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings3662
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.4
Characters552164
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count201
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02
Length (in words)27585
Unique words4569
Unique words (used once)2518
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1375
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2150
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length23.8
Characters65990
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count746
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Cover of Josou Jinja
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.7
Characters109762
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count302
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Cover of Ren'ai x Royale
Visual novel
Ren'ai x Royale
Length (in words)262635
Unique words11846
Unique words (used once)4584
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1899
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings3380
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.7
Characters670189
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count530
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Cover of Clover Day's
Visual novel
Clover Day's
Length (in words)416608
Unique words16396
Unique words (used once)6197
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2154
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings4083
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters1028591
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count429
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Cover of 9-nine- Haruiro Harukoi Harunokaze
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.2
Characters199318
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1752
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Cover of CharaBration! ~Otome wa Koi shite Charabureru~
Visual novel
CharaBration! ~Otome wa Koi shite Charabureru~
Length (in words)189654
Unique words9653
Unique words (used once)3927
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1809
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings3165
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.3
Characters488400
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count100
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Cover of Ai Kiss 2
Visual novel
Ai Kiss 2
Length (in words)389233
Unique words12402
Unique words (used once)4644
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1854
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings3283
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length19.4
Characters925755
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count61
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Cover of Jouwan Nitoukin no Uta wo Utae
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.6
Characters186106
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Cover of Karigurashi Ren'ai
Visual novel
Karigurashi Ren'ai
Length (in words)241195
Unique words13897
Unique words (used once)5522
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2041
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings3770
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters621657
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count233
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Cover of Your Diary
Visual novel
Your Diary
Length (in words)526087
Unique words16906
Unique words (used once)5981
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2076
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings3968
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.2
Characters1310427
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count397
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Cover of Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte!
Visual novel
Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte!
Length (in words)492193
Unique words15081
Unique words (used once)5233
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2066
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3832
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.2
Characters1228465
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count1013
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Cover of Furifure 2
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.1
Characters194639
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count477
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Cover of Ai Kiss
Visual novel
Ai Kiss
Length (in words)309160
Unique words11688
Unique words (used once)4534
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1851
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings3258
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.3
Characters738349
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count89
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Cover of Bra-Ban!
Visual novel
Bra-Ban!
Length (in words)315475
Unique words9994
Unique words (used once)3694
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1799
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings3179
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.5
Characters747450
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count92
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Cover of Dreamin' Her -Boku wa, Kanojo no Yume o Miru.-
Visual novel
Dreamin' Her -Boku wa, Kanojo no Yume o Miru.-
Length (in words)30858
Unique words4165
Unique words (used once)2152
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1278
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1949
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters71579
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count33
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Cover of Ama Koi Syrups ~Hajirau Koigokoro de Shitaku Naru Amagami-sama no Koi Matsuri~
Visual novel
Ama Koi Syrups ~Hajirau Koigokoro de Shitaku Naru Amagami-sama no Koi Matsuri~
Length (in words)308508
Unique words12503
Unique words (used once)4808
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2025
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings3719
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.5
Characters765580
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count52
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Cover of 9-nine- Sorairo Sorauta Soranooto
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.2
Characters198784
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count2112
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Cover of Summer Pockets
Visual novel
Summer Pockets
Length (in words)302242
Unique words14016
Unique words (used once)5443
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2108
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings3907
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.9
Characters729209
VNDB avg. rating8.5
VNDB rating count2432
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Cover of Josou Shinwa
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters129003
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count147
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Cover of Hen Koi ≒ Kuro Rekishi
Visual novel
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 readings3330
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.2
Characters527045
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count21
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Cover of Koi x Shin Ai Kanojo
Visual novel
Koi x Shin Ai Kanojo
Length (in words)250327
Unique words13798
Unique words (used once)5857
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2038
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings3691
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.9
Characters607046
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count378
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Cover of Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki- All Ages Free Edition
Visual novel
Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki- All Ages Free Edition
Length (in words)36264
Unique words5602
Unique words (used once)2960
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1497
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings2413
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.2
Characters81127
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count33
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Cover of Cafe Stella to Shinigami no Chou
Visual novel
Cafe Stella to Shinigami no Chou
Length (in words)377632
Unique words14558
Unique words (used once)5499
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2091
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings3916
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.8
Characters936229
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count1384
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Cover of Aete Mushi Suru Kimi to no Mirai ~Relay Broadcast~
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.4
Characters491332
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count126
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Cover of Fault Milestone Two (Side: Above)
Visual novel
Fault Milestone Two (Side: Above)
Length (in words)48555
Unique words5716
Unique words (used once)2762
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1567
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings2541
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters120998
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count831
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Cover of 9-nine- Yukiiro Yukihana Yukinoato
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length10.9
Characters230817
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count1639
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Cover of Ayakashi Gohan ~Okawari!~
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.6
Characters542412
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count42
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Cover of Fault Milestone One
Visual novel
Fault Milestone One
Length (in words)43446
Unique words5849
Unique words (used once)2918
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1580
Unique kanji (used once)333
Unique kanji readings2581
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.0
Characters107720
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count1228
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Cover of Nanairo Reincarnation
Visual novel
Nanairo Reincarnation
Length (in words)273742
Unique words10383
Unique words (used once)1958
Unique words (used once %)18%
Unique kanji1847
Unique kanji (used once)122
Unique kanji readings3178
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.5
Characters688194
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count1328
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Cover of Mouzen Philia
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.7
Characters592117
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Cover of Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star-
Visual novel
Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star-
Length (in words)386355
Unique words14901
Unique words (used once)5119
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2078
Unique kanji (used once)216
Unique kanji readings3931
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.3
Characters910530
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count4588
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Cover of Wagamama High Spec OC
Visual novel
Wagamama High Spec OC
Length (in words)311404
Unique words14334
Unique words (used once)5567
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2065
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings3809
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.0
Characters788989
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count210
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Cover of Ayakashi Gohan
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length11.0
Characters548450
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count298
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Cover of Trinoline
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.3
Characters499080
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count446
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Cover of Loopers
Visual novel
Loopers
Length (in words)53006
Unique words5963
Unique words (used once)2906
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1548
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings2541
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.4
Characters130880
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count464
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Cover of Puramai Wars
Visual novel
Puramai Wars
Length (in words)234835
Unique words13693
Unique words (used once)5798
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1992
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings3652
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.7
Characters583526
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count143
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Cover of Dasaku
Visual novel
Dasaku
Length (in words)107788
Unique words6895
Unique words (used once)2616
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1607
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2678
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.4
Characters294405
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count138
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Cover of Sorceress * Alive! ~the World's End Fallen Star~
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters847929
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count167
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Cover of Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation
Visual novel
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length12.4
Characters834632
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count213
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Cover of Princess Frontier
Visual novel
Princess Frontier
Length (in words)322399
Unique words17016
Unique words (used once)6414
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2337
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings4564
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.8
Characters786772
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count49
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Cover of Kimi to Yumemishi
Visual novel
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 readings3285
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.0
Characters578827
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count65
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Cover of Date A Live: Arusu Install
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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.3
Characters435185
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count197
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