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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Cover of Summer Pockets
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
Visual novel
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
Visual novel
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
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
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
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
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
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
Visual novel
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
Visual novel
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
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-
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Visual novel
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
Visual novel
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-
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
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
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
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.
Visual novel
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
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 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
Visual novel
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!?
Visual novel
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...
Visual novel
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-
Visual novel
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
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
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
Visual novel
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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Cover of Harumade, Kururu.
Visual novel
Harumade, Kururu.
Length (in words)234972
Unique words10485
Unique words (used once)4057
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1906
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings3283
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length14.6
Characters560854
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count230
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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
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length11.5
Characters688194
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count1328
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Cover of 9-nine- Kokonotsu Kokonoka Kokonoiro
Visual novel
9-nine- Kokonotsu Kokonoka Kokonoiro
Length (in words)59710
Unique words6302
Unique words (used once)2941
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1533
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings2450
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length11.3
Characters143250
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count2425
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Cover of Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Visual novel
Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Length (in words)27028
Unique words1607
Unique words (used once)376
Unique words (used once %)23%
Unique kanji724
Unique kanji (used once)88
Unique kanji readings990
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters65187
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of AstralAir no Shiroki Towa
Visual novel
AstralAir no Shiroki Towa
Length (in words)462742
Unique words14633
Unique words (used once)4892
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji1999
Unique kanji (used once)191
Unique kanji readings3765
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length15.4
Characters1108565
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count265
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Cover of Warugoto Sanka
Visual novel
Warugoto Sanka
Length (in words)5707
Unique words1618
Unique words (used once)1045
Unique words (used once %)64%
Unique kanji721
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings971
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters13755
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Cover of Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate
Visual novel
Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate
Length (in words)313520
Unique words14088
Unique words (used once)5235
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1987
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings3587
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length15.0
Characters763752
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count2198
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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
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length14.4
Characters130880
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count464
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Cover of Suki to Suki to de Sankaku Ren'ai
Visual novel
Suki to Suki to de Sankaku Ren'ai
Length (in words)238386
Unique words14996
Unique words (used once)6303
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2123
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings3930
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
Average sentence length14.3
Characters595309
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count1679
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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
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters191646
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count852
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Cover of Tenshi☆Souzou RE-BOOT!
Visual novel
Tenshi☆Souzou RE-BOOT!
Length (in words)470917
Unique words15770
Unique words (used once)5631
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2181
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings4108
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length13.0
Characters1176771
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Cover of Kami-sama no You na Kimi e
Visual novel
Kami-sama no You na Kimi e
Length (in words)340803
Unique words15904
Unique words (used once)5932
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2116
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings3911
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters845333
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count154
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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
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length20.1
Characters110738
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Cover of Gakuen Heaven 2 ~Double Scramble!~
Visual novel
Gakuen Heaven 2 ~Double Scramble!~
Length (in words)331934
Unique words13514
Unique words (used once)5583
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1962
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings3571
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length9.7
Characters794202
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count53
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Cover of Kimi no Koe ga Kikoeru
Visual novel
Kimi no Koe ga Kikoeru
Length (in words)302927
Unique words16242
Unique words (used once)6446
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2220
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings4214
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters723983
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count14
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Cover of Fuyukara, Kururu.
Visual novel
Fuyukara, Kururu.
Length (in words)208007
Unique words9488
Unique words (used once)3731
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1880
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings3169
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length14.0
Characters515736
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count94
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Cover of Hyper→Highspeed→Genius
Visual novel
Hyper→Highspeed→Genius
Length (in words)389901
Unique words15283
Unique words (used once)5600
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2159
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings4116
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length16.9
Characters918336
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count121
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Cover of Kanon
Visual novel
Kanon
Length (in words)231702
Unique words11072
Unique words (used once)4101
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1895
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings3409
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters553722
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count2946
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Cover of Princess Lover!
Visual novel
Princess Lover!
Length (in words)244563
Unique words13668
Unique words (used once)5245
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2116
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings3964
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length15.3
Characters595971
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count301
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Cover of ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Visual novel
ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Length (in words)98491
Unique words8831
Unique words (used once)3904
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1767
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3015
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length14.7
Characters237442
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count1188
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Cover of Onegai Shimasu. Pantsu wo Misete Kudasai
Visual novel
Onegai Shimasu. Pantsu wo Misete Kudasai
Length (in words)2100
Unique words690
Unique words (used once)388
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji352
Unique kanji (used once)163
Unique kanji readings424
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length11.3
Characters5093
VNDB avg. rating5.3
VNDB rating count3
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