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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Hatsuyuki Sakura Length (in words) 223848 Unique words 13019 Unique words (used once) 5390 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1970 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 3546 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 544716 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 722
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Hamidashi Creative Length (in words) 473232 Unique words 17429 Unique words (used once) 6418 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2268 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 4342 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 1121373 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 211
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Mushitsukai Length (in words) 93219 Unique words 7199 Unique words (used once) 2781 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1715 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 2901 Average difficulty 39/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 50/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 229763 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 24
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Angel Beats! -1st Beat- Length (in words) 255498 Unique words 12680 Unique words (used once) 4559 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2007 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 3629 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 622149 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 911
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Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Length (in words) 352435 Unique words 18162 Unique words (used once) 7468 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2273 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 4315 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 820112 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 584
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Riddle Garden Length (in words) 364193 Unique words 11670 Unique words (used once) 3887 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2033 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 3681 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 859954 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 43
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Flowers -Le Volume sur Été- Length (in words) 112655 Unique words 9640 Unique words (used once) 4146 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2026 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 3642 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 255970 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 593
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Sadistic Blood Length (in words) 54632 Unique words 4843 Unique words (used once) 1902 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1406 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 2205 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 133578 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 335
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Kohonya Length (in words) 12799 Unique words 2491 Unique words (used once) 1326 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 953 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 1367 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 29058 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 3
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LEAVEs Length (in words) 33068 Unique words 5268 Unique words (used once) 2739 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1435 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 2267 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 76901 VNDB avg. rating 6.0 VNDB rating count 268
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 6 Length (in words) 297506 Unique words 12664 Unique words (used once) 4894 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1695 Unique kanji (used once) 182 Unique kanji readings 3179 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 732559 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 1181
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 Length (in words) 149925 Unique words 7543 Unique words (used once) 2674 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 1111 Unique kanji (used once) 140 Unique kanji readings 1857 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 383139 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 4659
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DRAMAtical Murder Length (in words) 163068 Unique words 10047 Unique words (used once) 4045 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1872 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 3273 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 378423 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 1428
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Ewige Schlacht -Erste Geschichte- Length (in words) 61310 Unique words 5542 Unique words (used once) 2417 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1464 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 2406 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 142596
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Kin'iro Loveriche Length (in words) 386890 Unique words 17546 Unique words (used once) 6694 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2205 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 4095 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 946113 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 2067
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Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~ Length (in words) 375225 Unique words 15790 Unique words (used once) 5824 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2103 Unique kanji (used once) 224 Unique kanji readings 4018 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 876666 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 382
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Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO Length (in words) 546667 Unique words 14709 Unique words (used once) 4065 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 1928 Unique kanji (used once) 142 Unique kanji readings 3614 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 1263611 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 1581
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Axanael Length (in words) 154149 Unique words 10033 Unique words (used once) 4282 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1856 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 3277 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 10.3 Characters 393674 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 197
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Love of Ren'ai Koutei of LOVE! Length (in words) 262102 Unique words 16053 Unique words (used once) 6444 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2164 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 4085 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 645369 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 87
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Waga Himegimi ni Eikan wo Length (in words) 402347 Unique words 15669 Unique words (used once) 4112 Unique words (used once %) 26% Unique kanji 2225 Unique kanji (used once) 156 Unique kanji readings 4187 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 964204 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 234
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Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4 Length (in words) 170914 Unique words 8430 Unique words (used once) 3179 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1294 Unique kanji (used once) 147 Unique kanji readings 2211 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 427949 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 2908
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Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi Length (in words) 3843 Unique words 958 Unique words (used once) 532 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 495 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 626 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 9026 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 4
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Owaru Sekai to Birthday Length (in words) 566276 Unique words 14864 Unique words (used once) 2294 Unique words (used once %) 15% Unique kanji 2126 Unique kanji (used once) 108 Unique kanji readings 4018 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 1353441 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 99
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Ryuusei World Actor Length (in words) 372685 Unique words 16477 Unique words (used once) 6011 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2119 Unique kanji (used once) 175 Unique kanji readings 4074 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 887940 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 978
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Dasoku Length (in words) 190971 Unique words 10916 Unique words (used once) 4304 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1948 Unique kanji (used once) 257 Unique kanji readings 3524 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 11.3 Characters 496661 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 36
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 3 Length (in words) 195062 Unique words 8717 Unique words (used once) 2976 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 1237 Unique kanji (used once) 137 Unique kanji readings 2144 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 488682 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 4319
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Grisaia no Kajitsu -Le Fruit de la Grisaia- Length (in words) 720055 Unique words 26301 Unique words (used once) 9256 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2604 Unique kanji (used once) 234 Unique kanji readings 5344 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 1656602 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 9768
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Kizuato Length (in words) 301628 Unique words 13826 Unique words (used once) 4612 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2053 Unique kanji (used once) 189 Unique kanji readings 3847 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 698783 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 87
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Ogeretsu Daihyakka Length (in words) 146740 Unique words 10372 Unique words (used once) 4200 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1865 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3346 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 354884 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 4
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Amaemi -longing for you- Length (in words) 268784 Unique words 15544 Unique words (used once) 6432 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2258 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 4222 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 660101 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 60
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Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi Length (in words) 9686 Unique words 2237 Unique words (used once) 1262 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 943 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 1347 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 23504 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 7
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Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no Length (in words) 263772 Unique words 11799 Unique words (used once) 4524 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1950 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 3505 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 607567 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 121
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Ewige Schlacht -Letzte Geschichte- Length (in words) 69793 Unique words 5864 Unique words (used once) 2494 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1463 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 2430 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 161771
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Flowers -Le Volume sur Hiver- Length (in words) 125934 Unique words 9437 Unique words (used once) 3981 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2057 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3714 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 59/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 282297 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 249
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Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth Length (in words) 189400 Unique words 8748 Unique words (used once) 3220 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1378 Unique kanji (used once) 167 Unique kanji readings 2412 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 462766 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 1958
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√ after and another Length (in words) 380601 Unique words 14069 Unique words (used once) 4954 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2053 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3866 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 916304 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 55
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Length (in words) 175950 Unique words 8103 Unique words (used once) 2961 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1215 Unique kanji (used once) 131 Unique kanji readings 2019 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 51/100 Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 435747 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 6058
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Katawa Shoujo Length (in words) 463853 Unique words 16660 Unique words (used once) 6095 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2058 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 3885 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 54/100 Average sentence length 20.5 Characters 1084412 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 13364
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5 Length (in words) 249566 Unique words 10738 Unique words (used once) 4189 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1610 Unique kanji (used once) 189 Unique kanji readings 2896 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 53/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 600874 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 1862
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Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai Length (in words) 543244 Unique words 23312 Unique words (used once) 8486 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2427 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 4858 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 1273333 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 6838
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Hapymaher Length (in words) 452194 Unique words 12918 Unique words (used once) 4669 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1933 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3475 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 1042697 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 1272
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Ayakashi Length (in words) 287146 Unique words 12627 Unique words (used once) 4753 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2042 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 3772 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 678529 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 42
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Tsujidou-san no Virgin Road Length (in words) 272187 Unique words 15102 Unique words (used once) 6116 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2060 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 3809 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 649440 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 236
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Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Length (in words) 656678 Unique words 17316 Unique words (used once) 5751 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2171 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 4143 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 55/100 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 1549786 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 292
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Tsukumo no Kanade ~Kaketsuki no Yasoukyoku~ Length (in words) 232784 Unique words 10872 Unique words (used once) 3865 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2029 Unique kanji (used once) 219 Unique kanji readings 3679 Average difficulty 44/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 534968 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 29
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Sengoku Rance Length (in words) 322561 Unique words 15316 Unique words (used once) 5844 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2271 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 4335 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 63/100 Average sentence length 9.5 Characters 781461 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 4290
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Sengoku † Koihime X ~Otome Kenran ☆ Sengoku Emaki~ Length (in words) 1172010 Unique words 26915 Unique words (used once) 7967 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2877 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 6144 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 2740685 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 179
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Fortissimo EXS//Akkord:Nachsten Phase Length (in words) 532436 Unique words 17743 Unique words (used once) 5782 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2291 Unique kanji (used once) 198 Unique kanji readings 4530 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 1245425 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 225
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Machina no Kiseki ~Ogeretsu Daihyakka Gaiden~ Length (in words) 169586 Unique words 11681 Unique words (used once) 4634 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1983 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 3587 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 416276 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 2
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Shizuku Length (in words) 151728 Unique words 7723 Unique words (used once) 2240 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 1618 Unique kanji (used once) 163 Unique kanji readings 2760 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 345660 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 125