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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Same to Ikiru Nanokakan Length (in words) 407672 Unique words 18846 Unique words (used once) 7051 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2356 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 4542 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 1001844 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 41
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Rance Quest Length (in words) 434204 Unique words 18790 Unique words (used once) 6939 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2344 Unique kanji (used once) 221 Unique kanji readings 4579 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 10.9 Characters 1091478 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 744
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Aku no Onna Kanbu Full Moon Night Length (in words) 504993 Unique words 19986 Unique words (used once) 6939 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2359 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 4659 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 1287665 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 115
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Shirogane x Spirits! Length (in words) 248507 Unique words 15877 Unique words (used once) 6239 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2179 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 4089 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 618809 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 107
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Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo- Length (in words) 69912 Unique words 6999 Unique words (used once) 3217 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1745 Unique kanji (used once) 353 Unique kanji readings 2913 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 176129 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 1411
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Tsuyokiss Nigakki Length (in words) 366204 Unique words 15718 Unique words (used once) 5729 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2073 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3879 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 854353 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 74
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Tsumugi Uta to Maouji no Folklore Length (in words) 3471 Unique words 1053 Unique words (used once) 679 Unique words (used once %) 64% Unique kanji 492 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 632 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 8380
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Marco to Ginga Ryuu Length (in words) 33191 Unique words 4734 Unique words (used once) 2420 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1378 Unique kanji (used once) 320 Unique kanji readings 2145 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 10.6 Characters 82204 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 598
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Kamikaze ☆ Explorer! Length (in words) 429557 Unique words 16979 Unique words (used once) 6393 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2226 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 4178 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 1059842 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 195
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Natsukumo Yururu Length (in words) 316507 Unique words 12360 Unique words (used once) 4644 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2000 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 3568 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 753058 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 171
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Ochakai e no Shoutaijou Length (in words) 292481 Unique words 11826 Unique words (used once) 4276 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2017 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3670 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 716653
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narcissu Length (in words) 18901 Unique words 2871 Unique words (used once) 1363 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1019 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 1494 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 43180 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 4674
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Flowers -Le Volume sur Printemps- Length (in words) 138232 Unique words 9658 Unique words (used once) 4031 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1973 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3503 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 313551 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 991
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AMBITIOUS MISSION Length (in words) 334132 Unique words 16504 Unique words (used once) 6550 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2152 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 3997 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 813561 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 147
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Iinchou wa Shounin Sezu! ~It Is a Next CHOice~ Length (in words) 238487 Unique words 12759 Unique words (used once) 5344 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2043 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 3703 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 575850 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 8
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Scarlett Length (in words) 245830 Unique words 14187 Unique words (used once) 4481 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2079 Unique kanji (used once) 192 Unique kanji readings 3902 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 628593 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 82
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Kurai Heya Length (in words) 59831 Unique words 6507 Unique words (used once) 3285 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1678 Unique kanji (used once) 331 Unique kanji readings 2754 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 30.2 Characters 140428 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 64
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Narisokonai Snow White Length (in words) 76219 Unique words 6278 Unique words (used once) 2796 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1546 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2547 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 26.1 Characters 176960 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 6
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Gore Screaming Show Length (in words) 357610 Unique words 15302 Unique words (used once) 5222 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2260 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 4225 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 855812 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 409
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2045, Tsuki Yori. Length (in words) 214042 Unique words 13216 Unique words (used once) 5510 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2064 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 3777 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 533092 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 15
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Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo Length (in words) 260592 Unique words 14426 Unique words (used once) 5736 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2095 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 3847 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 636048 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 5572
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Sora o Tobu, 3tsu no Houhou. Length (in words) 418641 Unique words 16183 Unique words (used once) 5362 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2165 Unique kanji (used once) 200 Unique kanji readings 4137 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 1023419 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 18
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Fault Milestone One Length (in words) 43446 Unique words 5850 Unique words (used once) 2918 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1580 Unique kanji (used once) 333 Unique kanji readings 2581 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 107720 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 1228
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Kimi ga Ita Kisetsu ~Primary~ Length (in words) 841477 Unique words 14903 Unique words (used once) 13 Unique words (used once %) 0% Unique kanji 2097 Unique kanji (used once) 1 Unique kanji readings 3891 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 2062098 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 43
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Rance 03 Leazas Kanraku Length (in words) 245858 Unique words 15796 Unique words (used once) 6359 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2216 Unique kanji (used once) 256 Unique kanji readings 4230 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 10.1 Characters 625839 VNDB avg. rating 8.3 VNDB rating count 499
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Ai ♂ Mai ♀ Misuto Length (in words) 306227 Unique words 10961 Unique words (used once) 3985 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1858 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 3256 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 722893 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 30
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Tsukikage no Simulacre Length (in words) 127521 Unique words 8564 Unique words (used once) 3681 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1769 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 3050 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 285757 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 254
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Furifure Length (in words) 54479 Unique words 4415 Unique words (used once) 1709 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1371 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 2094 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 128013 VNDB avg. rating 5.9 VNDB rating count 641
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Tegami Length (in words) 7216 Unique words 1687 Unique words (used once) 978 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 723 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 992 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 16191 VNDB avg. rating 6.4 VNDB rating count 148
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Twinkle ☆ Crusaders Length (in words) 591959 Unique words 24743 Unique words (used once) 9187 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2572 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 5243 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 1485436 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 153
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Hontou wa Kowai Yandere Musume ~Love One Another~ Length (in words) 7783 Unique words 1896 Unique words (used once) 1139 Unique words (used once %) 60% Unique kanji 820 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 1124 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 19139 VNDB avg. rating 3.8 VNDB rating count 5
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ChronoBox Length (in words) 187578 Unique words 11329 Unique words (used once) 4532 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1968 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 3538 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 11.2 Characters 480593 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 287
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Kichikuou Rance Length (in words) 421362 Unique words 18020 Unique words (used once) 6773 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2340 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 4562 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 1066129 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 499
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Dracu-Riot! Length (in words) 479072 Unique words 16602 Unique words (used once) 6158 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2204 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 4148 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 14.6 Characters 1182807 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 2815
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Rance 10 Length (in words) 1246724 Unique words 29336 Unique words (used once) 8631 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2677 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 5572 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 3104879 VNDB avg. rating 9.1 VNDB rating count 477
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Carnival Length (in words) 130311 Unique words 9374 Unique words (used once) 4291 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1838 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 3126 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 309252 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 158
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Moon Length (in words) 110572 Unique words 6752 Unique words (used once) 2704 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1648 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 2736 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 250423 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 404
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Tsuyokiss Length (in words) 369318 Unique words 18324 Unique words (used once) 7072 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2223 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 4209 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 876075 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 185
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Clannad Length (in words) 574909 Unique words 18660 Unique words (used once) 6490 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2216 Unique kanji (used once) 211 Unique kanji readings 4271 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 1373937 VNDB avg. rating 8.7 VNDB rating count 7935
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Girls Nite Out Length (in words) 16661 Unique words 2899 Unique words (used once) 1483 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1055 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 1507 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 38210 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 3
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Akatsuki no Goei ~Principal-tachi no Kyuujitsu~ Length (in words) 182770 Unique words 12174 Unique words (used once) 4953 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1973 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3575 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 430905 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 337
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Evenicle Length (in words) 491005 Unique words 19756 Unique words (used once) 7145 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2450 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 4825 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 1203929 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 2277
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Shironagasu Tou e no Kikan Length (in words) 132324 Unique words 8891 Unique words (used once) 3847 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1778 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3059 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 311052 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 205
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Taishou x Alice Length (in words) 359043 Unique words 14657 Unique words (used once) 5318 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2145 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 4070 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 16.6 Characters 858961 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 365
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Shirokuma Bell Stars♪ Length (in words) 399745 Unique words 20594 Unique words (used once) 7936 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2413 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 4674 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 994965 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 28
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Aiyoku no Eustia Length (in words) 411380 Unique words 16804 Unique words (used once) 5840 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2433 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 4707 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 975780 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 1314
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Clover Point Length (in words) 341019 Unique words 18697 Unique words (used once) 7381 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2223 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 4290 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 835370 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 35
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Boku no Kanojo wa Gatenkei Length (in words) 173338 Unique words 11028 Unique words (used once) 4185 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1986 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 3599 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 422703 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 216
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Akatsuki no Goei Length (in words) 267017 Unique words 13782 Unique words (used once) 4934 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2022 Unique kanji (used once) 194 Unique kanji readings 3725 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 628197 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 741
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Flowers -Le Volume sur Automne- Length (in words) 125410 Unique words 10067 Unique words (used once) 4312 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2075 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 3760 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 278894 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 399