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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Harumade, Kururu. Length (in words) 234972 Unique words 10485 Unique words (used once) 4057 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1906 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3283 Average difficulty 25/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 14.6 Characters 560854 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 230
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Nanairo Reincarnation Length (in words) 273742 Unique words 10383 Unique words (used once) 1958 Unique words (used once %) 18% Unique kanji 1847 Unique kanji (used once) 122 Unique kanji readings 3178 Average difficulty 25/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 688194 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 1328
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9-nine- Kokonotsu Kokonoka Kokonoiro Length (in words) 59710 Unique words 6302 Unique words (used once) 2941 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1533 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 2450 Average difficulty 25/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 11.3 Characters 143250 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 2425
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Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl Length (in words) 27028 Unique words 1607 Unique words (used once) 376 Unique words (used once %) 23% Unique kanji 724 Unique kanji (used once) 88 Unique kanji readings 990 Average difficulty 25/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 65187 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 4
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AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Length (in words) 462742 Unique words 14633 Unique words (used once) 4892 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 1999 Unique kanji (used once) 191 Unique kanji readings 3765 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 39/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 1108565 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 265
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Warugoto Sanka Length (in words) 5707 Unique words 1618 Unique words (used once) 1045 Unique words (used once %) 64% Unique kanji 721 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 971 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 13755
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Koi to Senkyo to Chocolate Length (in words) 313520 Unique words 14088 Unique words (used once) 5235 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1987 Unique kanji (used once) 234 Unique kanji readings 3587 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 39/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 763752 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 2198
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Loopers Length (in words) 53006 Unique words 5963 Unique words (used once) 2906 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1548 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 2541 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 130880 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 464
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Suki to Suki to de Sankaku Ren'ai Length (in words) 238386 Unique words 14996 Unique words (used once) 6303 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2123 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 3930 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 38/100 Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 595309 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1679
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Rance 02 Kai: Hangyaku no Shoujo-tachi Length (in words) 76191 Unique words 7154 Unique words (used once) 3279 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1616 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 2657 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 38/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 191646 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 852
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Tenshi☆Souzou RE-BOOT! Length (in words) 470917 Unique words 15770 Unique words (used once) 5631 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2181 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 4108 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 1176771
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Kami-sama no You na Kimi e Length (in words) 340803 Unique words 15904 Unique words (used once) 5932 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2116 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 3911 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 845333 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 154
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Finmelg ~HOLLOW WORLD~ Length (in words) 45199 Unique words 4663 Unique words (used once) 2188 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1337 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 2088 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 110738
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Gakuen Heaven 2 ~Double Scramble!~ Length (in words) 331934 Unique words 13514 Unique words (used once) 5583 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1962 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 3571 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 9.7 Characters 794202 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 53
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Kimi no Koe ga Kikoeru Length (in words) 302927 Unique words 16242 Unique words (used once) 6446 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2220 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 4214 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 38/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 723983 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 14
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Fuyukara, Kururu. Length (in words) 208007 Unique words 9488 Unique words (used once) 3731 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1880 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 3169 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 515736 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 94
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Hyper→Highspeed→Genius Length (in words) 389901 Unique words 15283 Unique words (used once) 5600 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2159 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 4116 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 918336 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 121
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Kanon Length (in words) 231702 Unique words 11072 Unique words (used once) 4101 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1895 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 3409 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 553722 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 2946
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Princess Lover! Length (in words) 244563 Unique words 13668 Unique words (used once) 5245 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2116 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 3964 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 595971 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 301
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ATRI -My Dear Moments- Length (in words) 98491 Unique words 8831 Unique words (used once) 3904 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1767 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 3015 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 237442 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 1188
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Onegai Shimasu. Pantsu wo Misete Kudasai Length (in words) 2100 Unique words 690 Unique words (used once) 388 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 352 Unique kanji (used once) 163 Unique kanji readings 424 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 11.3 Characters 5093 VNDB avg. rating 5.3 VNDB rating count 3
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Raspberry Cube Length (in words) 352572 Unique words 16685 Unique words (used once) 6253 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2184 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 4126 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 874556 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 138
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Fault Milestone Two (Side: Above) Length (in words) 48555 Unique words 5716 Unique words (used once) 2762 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1567 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 2541 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 120998 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 831
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Monkeys!¡ Length (in words) 140007 Unique words 11011 Unique words (used once) 4968 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1870 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3288 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 352986 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 176
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Koufuku no Lalka Length (in words) 4376 Unique words 1047 Unique words (used once) 582 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 489 Unique kanji (used once) 196 Unique kanji readings 632 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 10601 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 13
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Dasaku Length (in words) 107788 Unique words 6895 Unique words (used once) 2616 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1607 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 2678 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 294405 VNDB avg. rating 6.0 VNDB rating count 138
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Chise Anoyama ni Iku Length (in words) 3973 Unique words 984 Unique words (used once) 535 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 453 Unique kanji (used once) 185 Unique kanji readings 563 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 9839
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Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis: Gaiden Length (in words) 18615 Unique words 3462 Unique words (used once) 1788 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1194 Unique kanji (used once) 281 Unique kanji readings 1772 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 45443 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 134
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Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi Length (in words) 90357 Unique words 7284 Unique words (used once) 3204 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1626 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 2680 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 221089 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 3164
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Futsuu no Fantasy Length (in words) 306251 Unique words 12739 Unique words (used once) 4351 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2016 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 3710 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 38/100 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 733878 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 78
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Christmas * Flower Length (in words) 2086 Unique words 787 Unique words (used once) 516 Unique words (used once %) 65% Unique kanji 384 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 463 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 13.9 Characters 5188 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 14
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Prawf Clwyd Length (in words) 191397 Unique words 11813 Unique words (used once) 4906 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2015 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 3691 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 476062 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 2
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Taishou x Alice Heads&Tails Length (in words) 197038 Unique words 10891 Unique words (used once) 4622 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1896 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3351 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 480281 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 47
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Sakaagari Hurricane Length (in words) 231082 Unique words 15102 Unique words (used once) 6418 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2159 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 4057 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 566328 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 57
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PARQUET Length (in words) 77208 Unique words 6509 Unique words (used once) 2825 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1580 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 2571 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 183657 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 404
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Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai Length (in words) 452666 Unique words 18559 Unique words (used once) 7042 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2303 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 4386 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 1077396 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 1403
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Rance 9 -Helman Kakumei- Length (in words) 393944 Unique words 16406 Unique words (used once) 5892 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2231 Unique kanji (used once) 201 Unique kanji readings 4280 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 10.7 Characters 958445 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 423
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Fortune Arterial Length (in words) 341956 Unique words 16327 Unique words (used once) 6249 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2165 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 4107 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 812177 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 630
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Lovely x Cation Length (in words) 285146 Unique words 14084 Unique words (used once) 5238 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2087 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 3795 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 681212 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 353
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Corona Blossom Length (in words) 144305 Unique words 10983 Unique words (used once) 4904 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1931 Unique kanji (used once) 321 Unique kanji readings 3406 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 364665 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 437
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Rance 6 -Zeth Houkai- Length (in words) 314727 Unique words 14595 Unique words (used once) 5205 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2157 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 3957 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 10.0 Characters 784371 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 1148
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Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki- All Ages Free Edition Length (in words) 36264 Unique words 5602 Unique words (used once) 2960 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1497 Unique kanji (used once) 343 Unique kanji readings 2413 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 81127 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 33
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Saikoro Psycho ~Seventh Heaven~ Length (in words) 70160 Unique words 6784 Unique words (used once) 3194 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1614 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 2649 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 168093 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 49
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UNLUCKY POTION Length (in words) 8636 Unique words 2155 Unique words (used once) 1318 Unique words (used once %) 61% Unique kanji 906 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 1257 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 20248
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Fraternite Length (in words) 264596 Unique words 10785 Unique words (used once) 4013 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1876 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 3348 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 665546 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 169
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Dreamin' Her -Boku wa, Kanojo no Yume o Miru.- Length (in words) 30858 Unique words 4165 Unique words (used once) 2152 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1278 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 1949 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 71579 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 33
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Extravaganza ~Mushi Mederu Shoujo~ Length (in words) 421606 Unique words 13932 Unique words (used once) 4517 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2099 Unique kanji (used once) 175 Unique kanji readings 3959 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 998420 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 92
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Classy ☆ Cranberry's Length (in words) 314633 Unique words 15262 Unique words (used once) 5948 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2212 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 4170 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 792118 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 148
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Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart Length (in words) 261984 Unique words 13625 Unique words (used once) 5428 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2048 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 3768 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 658617 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 769
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Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no Length (in words) 635175 Unique words 22222 Unique words (used once) 7592 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2492 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 4909 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 1492577 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 205