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 Raspberry Cube
Visual novel
Raspberry Cube
Length (in words)352572
Unique words16685
Unique words (used once)6253
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2184
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings4126
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters874556
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count138
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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
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters120998
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count831
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Cover of Monkeys!¡
Visual novel
Monkeys!¡
Length (in words)140007
Unique words11011
Unique words (used once)4968
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1870
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings3288
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length12.2
Characters352986
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count176
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Cover of Koufuku no Lalka
Visual novel
Koufuku no Lalka
Length (in words)4376
Unique words1047
Unique words (used once)582
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji489
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings632
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters10601
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count13
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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
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length13.4
Characters294405
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count138
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Cover of Chise Anoyama ni Iku
Visual novel
Chise Anoyama ni Iku
Length (in words)3973
Unique words984
Unique words (used once)535
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji453
Unique kanji (used once)185
Unique kanji readings563
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length12.5
Characters9839
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Cover of Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis: Gaiden
Visual novel
Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis: Gaiden
Length (in words)18615
Unique words3462
Unique words (used once)1788
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1194
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1772
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length20.0
Characters45443
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count134
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Cover of Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi
Visual novel
Kimi to Kanojo to Kanojo no Koi
Length (in words)90357
Unique words7284
Unique words (used once)3204
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1626
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings2680
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length11.9
Characters221089
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count3164
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Cover of Futsuu no Fantasy
Visual novel
Futsuu no Fantasy
Length (in words)306251
Unique words12739
Unique words (used once)4351
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2016
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings3710
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)38/100
Average sentence length15.8
Characters733878
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count78
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Cover of Christmas * Flower
Visual novel
Christmas * Flower
Length (in words)2086
Unique words787
Unique words (used once)516
Unique words (used once %)65%
Unique kanji384
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings463
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length13.9
Characters5188
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count14
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Cover of Prawf Clwyd
Visual novel
Prawf Clwyd
Length (in words)191397
Unique words11813
Unique words (used once)4906
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2015
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings3691
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters476062
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count2
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Cover of Taishou x Alice Heads&Tails
Visual novel
Taishou x Alice Heads&Tails
Length (in words)197038
Unique words10891
Unique words (used once)4622
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1896
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3351
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length14.1
Characters480281
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count47
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Cover of Sakaagari Hurricane
Visual novel
Sakaagari Hurricane
Length (in words)231082
Unique words15102
Unique words (used once)6418
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2159
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings4057
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length15.9
Characters566328
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count57
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Cover of PARQUET
Visual novel
PARQUET
Length (in words)77208
Unique words6509
Unique words (used once)2825
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1580
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2571
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length12.5
Characters183657
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count404
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Cover of Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
Visual novel
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
Length (in words)452666
Unique words18559
Unique words (used once)7042
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2303
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings4386
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length19.7
Characters1077396
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1403
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Cover of Rance 9 -Helman Kakumei-
Visual novel
Rance 9 -Helman Kakumei-
Length (in words)393944
Unique words16406
Unique words (used once)5892
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2231
Unique kanji (used once)201
Unique kanji readings4280
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length10.7
Characters958445
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count423
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Cover of Fortune Arterial
Visual novel
Fortune Arterial
Length (in words)341956
Unique words16327
Unique words (used once)6249
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2165
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings4107
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters812177
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count630
VNDBOfficial website
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Cover of Lovely x Cation
Visual novel
Lovely x Cation
Length (in words)285146
Unique words14084
Unique words (used once)5238
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2087
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings3795
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length15.8
Characters681212
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count353
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Cover of Corona Blossom
Visual novel
Corona Blossom
Length (in words)144305
Unique words10983
Unique words (used once)4904
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1931
Unique kanji (used once)321
Unique kanji readings3406
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length14.7
Characters364665
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count437
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Cover of Rance 6 -Zeth Houkai-
Visual novel
Rance 6 -Zeth Houkai-
Length (in words)314727
Unique words14595
Unique words (used once)5205
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2157
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings3957
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length10.0
Characters784371
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1148
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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
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length14.2
Characters81127
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count33
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Cover of Saikoro Psycho ~Seventh Heaven~
Visual novel
Saikoro Psycho ~Seventh Heaven~
Length (in words)70160
Unique words6784
Unique words (used once)3194
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1614
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings2649
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters168093
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count49
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Cover of UNLUCKY POTION
Visual novel
UNLUCKY POTION
Length (in words)8636
Unique words2155
Unique words (used once)1318
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji906
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings1257
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters20248
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Cover of Fraternite
Visual novel
Fraternite
Length (in words)264596
Unique words10785
Unique words (used once)4013
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1876
Unique kanji (used once)215
Unique kanji readings3348
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters665546
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count169
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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
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters71579
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count33
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Cover of Extravaganza ~Mushi Mederu Shoujo~
Visual novel
Extravaganza ~Mushi Mederu Shoujo~
Length (in words)421606
Unique words13932
Unique words (used once)4517
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2099
Unique kanji (used once)175
Unique kanji readings3959
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters998420
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count92
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Cover of Classy ☆ Cranberry's
Visual novel
Classy ☆ Cranberry's
Length (in words)314633
Unique words15262
Unique words (used once)5948
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2212
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings4170
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length15.2
Characters792118
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count148
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Cover of Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart
Visual novel
Nora to Oujo to Noraneko Heart
Length (in words)261984
Unique words13625
Unique words (used once)5428
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2048
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings3768
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length12.3
Characters658617
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count769
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Cover of Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no
Visual novel
Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no
Length (in words)635175
Unique words22222
Unique words (used once)7592
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2492
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings4909
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length12.5
Characters1492577
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count205
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Cover of Ryuu Tsukai to Sora
Visual novel
Ryuu Tsukai to Sora
Length (in words)9977
Unique words1853
Unique words (used once)969
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji763
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings1042
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length24.8
Characters23388
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Cover of Hana wa Mijikashi, Odoreyo Otome
Visual novel
Hana wa Mijikashi, Odoreyo Otome
Length (in words)235042
Unique words11647
Unique words (used once)4406
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1999
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings3713
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length15.3
Characters612706
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count25
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Cover of Futagoza no Paradox
Visual novel
Futagoza no Paradox
Length (in words)465015
Unique words15471
Unique words (used once)4706
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2182
Unique kanji (used once)185
Unique kanji readings4142
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters1106173
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count44
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Cover of Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu.
Visual novel
Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu.
Length (in words)17784
Unique words2998
Unique words (used once)1633
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1020
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings1494
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length14.0
Characters43031
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count40
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Cover of Satsukoi ~Yuukyuu Naru Koi no Uta~
Visual novel
Satsukoi ~Yuukyuu Naru Koi no Uta~
Length (in words)123754
Unique words9515
Unique words (used once)4170
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1877
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings3257
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters288752
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count154
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Cover of White Album
Visual novel
White Album
Length (in words)193429
Unique words9782
Unique words (used once)4063
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1782
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings3075
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length17.6
Characters455741
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count205
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Cover of Haitoku Shirene
Visual novel
Haitoku Shirene
Length (in words)45781
Unique words5746
Unique words (used once)2758
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1515
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2430
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters107870
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Senren * Banka
Visual novel
Senren * Banka
Length (in words)433627
Unique words15247
Unique words (used once)5708
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2213
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings4175
Average difficulty32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length14.4
Characters1070301
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count2774
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Cover of Hotel
Visual novel
Hotel
Length (in words)315680
Unique words11553
Unique words (used once)4314
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1925
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings3459
Average difficulty32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length16.4
Characters758897
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count12
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Cover of Otome ga Tsumugu Koi no Canvas
Visual novel
Otome ga Tsumugu Koi no Canvas
Length (in words)368482
Unique words18540
Unique words (used once)6891
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2378
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings4648
Average difficulty32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length14.8
Characters908426
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count201
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Cover of Tekoire Princess! ~Boku ga Mienai Kimi no Tame~
Visual novel
Tekoire Princess! ~Boku ga Mienai Kimi no Tame~
Length (in words)288760
Unique words16495
Unique words (used once)6604
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2314
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings4454
Average difficulty32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters762209
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count21
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Cover of Sousaku Kanojo no Ren'ai Koushiki
Visual novel
Sousaku Kanojo no Ren'ai Koushiki
Length (in words)240360
Unique words11454
Unique words (used once)4369
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1891
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings3397
Average difficulty32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length16.9
Characters583640
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count207
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Cover of Kanojo-tachi no Ryuugi
Visual novel
Kanojo-tachi no Ryuugi
Length (in words)235417
Unique words13000
Unique words (used once)5384
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2070
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings3751
Average difficulty32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length16.0
Characters560946
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count88
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Cover of Flyable Heart
Visual novel
Flyable Heart
Length (in words)332313
Unique words11794
Unique words (used once)4374
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1842
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings3295
Average difficulty32/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters801063
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count525
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Cover of Vanitas no Hitsuji
Visual novel
Vanitas no Hitsuji
Length (in words)186606
Unique words10497
Unique words (used once)4169
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1763
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3178
Average difficulty33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length15.4
Characters445141
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count22
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Cover of Oshikake
Visual novel
Oshikake
Length (in words)946
Unique words400
Unique words (used once)270
Unique words (used once %)67%
Unique kanji213
Unique kanji (used once)118
Unique kanji readings252
Average difficulty33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters2576
VNDB avg. rating3.1
VNDB rating count16
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Cover of Tsuki no Kanata de Aimashou
Visual novel
Tsuki no Kanata de Aimashou
Length (in words)520844
Unique words19940
Unique words (used once)7284
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2329
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings4565
Average difficulty33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length19.3
Characters1288955
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count260
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Cover of Fushigi Densha
Visual novel
Fushigi Densha
Length (in words)89042
Unique words5935
Unique words (used once)2359
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1540
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings2461
Average difficulty33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length11.0
Characters216874
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count46
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Cover of Rance 01: Hikari o Motomete
Visual novel
Rance 01: Hikari o Motomete
Length (in words)119304
Unique words10604
Unique words (used once)4675
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1894
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings3309
Average difficulty33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length9.9
Characters300588
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count1197
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Cover of Futamata Ren'ai
Visual novel
Futamata Ren'ai
Length (in words)247872
Unique words12353
Unique words (used once)4966
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1923
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings3464
Average difficulty33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length17.5
Characters628280
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count117
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Cover of Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney
Visual novel
Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney
Length (in words)171291
Unique words8454
Unique words (used once)3209
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1524
Unique kanji (used once)215
Unique kanji readings2616
Average difficulty34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length13.4
Characters434063
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count697
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