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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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
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Ryuu Tsukai to Sora Length (in words) 9977 Unique words 1853 Unique words (used once) 969 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 763 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 1042 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 23388
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Hana wa Mijikashi, Odoreyo Otome Length (in words) 235042 Unique words 11647 Unique words (used once) 4406 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1999 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 3713 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 612706 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 25
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Futagoza no Paradox Length (in words) 465015 Unique words 15471 Unique words (used once) 4706 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2182 Unique kanji (used once) 185 Unique kanji readings 4142 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 1106173 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 44
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Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu. Length (in words) 17784 Unique words 2998 Unique words (used once) 1633 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1020 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 1494 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 43031 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 40
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Satsukoi ~Yuukyuu Naru Koi no Uta~ Length (in words) 123754 Unique words 9515 Unique words (used once) 4170 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1877 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3257 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 288752 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 154
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White Album Length (in words) 193429 Unique words 9782 Unique words (used once) 4063 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1782 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 3075 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 455741 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 205
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Haitoku Shirene Length (in words) 45781 Unique words 5746 Unique words (used once) 2758 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1515 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 2430 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 107870 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 1
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Senren * Banka Length (in words) 433627 Unique words 15247 Unique words (used once) 5708 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2213 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 4175 Average difficulty 32/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 1070301 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 2774
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Hotel Length (in words) 315680 Unique words 11553 Unique words (used once) 4314 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1925 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 3459 Average difficulty 32/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 758897 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 12
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Otome ga Tsumugu Koi no Canvas Length (in words) 368482 Unique words 18540 Unique words (used once) 6891 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2378 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 4648 Average difficulty 32/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 908426 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 201
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Tekoire Princess! ~Boku ga Mienai Kimi no Tame~ Length (in words) 288760 Unique words 16495 Unique words (used once) 6604 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2314 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 4454 Average difficulty 32/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 762209 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 21
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Sousaku Kanojo no Ren'ai Koushiki Length (in words) 240360 Unique words 11454 Unique words (used once) 4369 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1891 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3397 Average difficulty 32/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 583640 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 207
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Kanojo-tachi no Ryuugi Length (in words) 235417 Unique words 13000 Unique words (used once) 5384 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2070 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 3751 Average difficulty 32/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 560946 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 88
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Flyable Heart Length (in words) 332313 Unique words 11794 Unique words (used once) 4374 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1842 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 3295 Average difficulty 32/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 801063 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 525
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Vanitas no Hitsuji Length (in words) 186606 Unique words 10497 Unique words (used once) 4169 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1763 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3178 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 445141 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 22
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Oshikake Length (in words) 946 Unique words 400 Unique words (used once) 270 Unique words (used once %) 67% Unique kanji 213 Unique kanji (used once) 118 Unique kanji readings 252 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 2576 VNDB avg. rating 3.1 VNDB rating count 16
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Tsuki no Kanata de Aimashou Length (in words) 520844 Unique words 19940 Unique words (used once) 7284 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2329 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 4565 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 1288955 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 260
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Fushigi Densha Length (in words) 89042 Unique words 5935 Unique words (used once) 2359 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1540 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 2461 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 11.0 Characters 216874 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 46
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Rance 01: Hikari o Motomete Length (in words) 119304 Unique words 10604 Unique words (used once) 4675 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1894 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 3309 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 9.9 Characters 300588 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1197
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Futamata Ren'ai Length (in words) 247872 Unique words 12353 Unique words (used once) 4966 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1923 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 3464 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 628280 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 117
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Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney Length (in words) 171291 Unique words 8454 Unique words (used once) 3209 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1524 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 2616 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 434063 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 697