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 Hatsuyuki Sakura
Visual novel
Hatsuyuki Sakura
Length (in words)223848
Unique words13019
Unique words (used once)5390
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1970
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3546
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length15.4
Characters544716
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count722
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Cover of Hamidashi Creative
Visual novel
Hamidashi Creative
Length (in words)473232
Unique words17429
Unique words (used once)6418
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2268
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings4342
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters1121373
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count211
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Cover of Mushitsukai
Visual novel
Mushitsukai
Length (in words)93219
Unique words7199
Unique words (used once)2781
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1715
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings2901
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters229763
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count24
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Cover of Angel Beats! -1st Beat-
Visual novel
Angel Beats! -1st Beat-
Length (in words)255498
Unique words12680
Unique words (used once)4559
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2007
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings3629
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters622149
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count911
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Cover of Grisaia: Phantom Trigger
Visual novel
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger
Length (in words)352435
Unique words18162
Unique words (used once)7468
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2273
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings4315
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length18.8
Characters820112
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count584
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Cover of Riddle Garden
Visual novel
Riddle Garden
Length (in words)364193
Unique words11670
Unique words (used once)3887
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2033
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings3681
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length20.3
Characters859954
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count43
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Cover of Flowers -Le Volume sur Été-
Visual novel
Flowers -Le Volume sur Été-
Length (in words)112655
Unique words9640
Unique words (used once)4146
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2026
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings3642
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters255970
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count593
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Cover of Sadistic Blood
Visual novel
Sadistic Blood
Length (in words)54632
Unique words4843
Unique words (used once)1902
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1406
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings2205
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters133578
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count335
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Cover of Kohonya
Visual novel
Kohonya
Length (in words)12799
Unique words2491
Unique words (used once)1326
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji953
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings1367
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length14.1
Characters29058
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of LEAVEs
Visual novel
LEAVEs
Length (in words)33068
Unique words5268
Unique words (used once)2739
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1435
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings2267
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters76901
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count268
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Cover of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 6
Visual novel
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 6
Length (in words)297506
Unique words12664
Unique words (used once)4894
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1695
Unique kanji (used once)182
Unique kanji readings3179
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length14.0
Characters732559
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count1181
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Cover of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2
Visual novel
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2
Length (in words)149925
Unique words7543
Unique words (used once)2674
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji1111
Unique kanji (used once)140
Unique kanji readings1857
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters383139
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count4659
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Cover of DRAMAtical Murder
Visual novel
DRAMAtical Murder
Length (in words)163068
Unique words10047
Unique words (used once)4045
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1872
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings3273
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters378423
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1428
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Cover of Ewige Schlacht -Erste Geschichte-
Visual novel
Ewige Schlacht -Erste Geschichte-
Length (in words)61310
Unique words5542
Unique words (used once)2417
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1464
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings2406
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters142596
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Cover of Kin'iro Loveriche
Visual novel
Kin'iro Loveriche
Length (in words)386890
Unique words17546
Unique words (used once)6694
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2205
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings4095
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length12.2
Characters946113
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count2067
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Cover of Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~
Visual novel
Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~
Length (in words)375225
Unique words15790
Unique words (used once)5824
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2103
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings4018
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length11.9
Characters876666
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count382
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Cover of Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO
Visual novel
Kono Yo no Hate de Koi wo Utau Shoujo YU-NO
Length (in words)546667
Unique words14709
Unique words (used once)4065
Unique words (used once %)27%
Unique kanji1928
Unique kanji (used once)142
Unique kanji readings3614
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length13.5
Characters1263611
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count1581
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Cover of Axanael
Visual novel
Axanael
Length (in words)154149
Unique words10033
Unique words (used once)4282
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1856
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings3277
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length10.3
Characters393674
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count197
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Cover of Love of Ren'ai Koutei of LOVE!
Visual novel
Love of Ren'ai Koutei of LOVE!
Length (in words)262102
Unique words16053
Unique words (used once)6444
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2164
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings4085
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length13.2
Characters645369
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count87
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Cover of Waga Himegimi ni Eikan wo
Visual novel
Waga Himegimi ni Eikan wo
Length (in words)402347
Unique words15669
Unique words (used once)4112
Unique words (used once %)26%
Unique kanji2225
Unique kanji (used once)156
Unique kanji readings4187
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length16.5
Characters964204
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count234
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Cover of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4
Visual novel
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4
Length (in words)170914
Unique words8430
Unique words (used once)3179
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1294
Unique kanji (used once)147
Unique kanji readings2211
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length13.0
Characters427949
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count2908
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Cover of Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi
Visual novel
Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi
Length (in words)3843
Unique words958
Unique words (used once)532
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji495
Unique kanji (used once)202
Unique kanji readings626
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length13.0
Characters9026
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of Owaru Sekai to Birthday
Visual novel
Owaru Sekai to Birthday
Length (in words)566276
Unique words14864
Unique words (used once)2294
Unique words (used once %)15%
Unique kanji2126
Unique kanji (used once)108
Unique kanji readings4018
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters1353441
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count99
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Cover of Ryuusei World Actor
Visual novel
Ryuusei World Actor
Length (in words)372685
Unique words16477
Unique words (used once)6011
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2119
Unique kanji (used once)175
Unique kanji readings4074
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters887940
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count978
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Cover of Dasoku
Visual novel
Dasoku
Length (in words)190971
Unique words10916
Unique words (used once)4304
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1948
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings3524
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length11.3
Characters496661
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count36
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Cover of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 3
Visual novel
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 3
Length (in words)195062
Unique words8717
Unique words (used once)2976
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji1237
Unique kanji (used once)137
Unique kanji readings2144
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length13.2
Characters488682
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count4319
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Cover of Grisaia no Kajitsu -Le Fruit de la Grisaia-
Visual novel
Grisaia no Kajitsu -Le Fruit de la Grisaia-
Length (in words)720055
Unique words26301
Unique words (used once)9256
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2604
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings5344
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters1656602
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count9768
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Cover of Kizuato
Visual novel
Kizuato
Length (in words)301628
Unique words13826
Unique words (used once)4612
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2053
Unique kanji (used once)189
Unique kanji readings3847
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters698783
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count87
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Cover of Ogeretsu Daihyakka
Visual novel
Ogeretsu Daihyakka
Length (in words)146740
Unique words10372
Unique words (used once)4200
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1865
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3346
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters354884
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of Amaemi -longing for you-
Visual novel
Amaemi -longing for you-
Length (in words)268784
Unique words15544
Unique words (used once)6432
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2258
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings4222
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length15.9
Characters660101
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count60
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Cover of Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi
Visual novel
Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi
Length (in words)9686
Unique words2237
Unique words (used once)1262
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji943
Unique kanji (used once)328
Unique kanji readings1347
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length18.1
Characters23504
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count7
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Cover of Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no
Visual novel
Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no
Length (in words)263772
Unique words11799
Unique words (used once)4524
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1950
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings3505
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length16.0
Characters607567
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count121
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Cover of Ewige Schlacht -Letzte Geschichte-
Visual novel
Ewige Schlacht -Letzte Geschichte-
Length (in words)69793
Unique words5864
Unique words (used once)2494
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1463
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings2430
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters161771
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Cover of Flowers -Le Volume sur Hiver-
Visual novel
Flowers -Le Volume sur Hiver-
Length (in words)125934
Unique words9437
Unique words (used once)3981
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2057
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3714
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters282297
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count249
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Cover of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Visual novel
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Length (in words)189400
Unique words8748
Unique words (used once)3220
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1378
Unique kanji (used once)167
Unique kanji readings2412
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length14.4
Characters462766
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count1958
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Cover of √ after and another
Visual novel
√ after and another
Length (in words)380601
Unique words14069
Unique words (used once)4954
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2053
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings3866
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length12.7
Characters916304
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count55
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Cover of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Visual novel
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Length (in words)175950
Unique words8103
Unique words (used once)2961
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1215
Unique kanji (used once)131
Unique kanji readings2019
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length12.8
Characters435747
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count6058
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Cover of Katawa Shoujo
Visual novel
Katawa Shoujo
Length (in words)463853
Unique words16660
Unique words (used once)6095
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2058
Unique kanji (used once)215
Unique kanji readings3885
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length20.5
Characters1084412
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count13364
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Cover of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5
Visual novel
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5
Length (in words)249566
Unique words10738
Unique words (used once)4189
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1610
Unique kanji (used once)189
Unique kanji readings2896
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters600874
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count1862
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Cover of Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai
Visual novel
Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai
Length (in words)543244
Unique words23312
Unique words (used once)8486
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2427
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings4858
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length12.3
Characters1273333
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count6838
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Cover of Hapymaher
Visual novel
Hapymaher
Length (in words)452194
Unique words12918
Unique words (used once)4669
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1933
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings3475
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length17.7
Characters1042697
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count1272
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Cover of Ayakashi
Visual novel
Ayakashi
Length (in words)287146
Unique words12627
Unique words (used once)4753
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2042
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings3772
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length11.5
Characters678529
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count42
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Cover of Tsujidou-san no Virgin Road
Visual novel
Tsujidou-san no Virgin Road
Length (in words)272187
Unique words15102
Unique words (used once)6116
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2060
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings3809
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length12.9
Characters649440
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count236
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Cover of Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
Visual novel
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien
Length (in words)656678
Unique words17316
Unique words (used once)5751
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2171
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings4143
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length13.2
Characters1549786
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count292
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Cover of Tsukumo no Kanade ~Kaketsuki no Yasoukyoku~
Visual novel
Tsukumo no Kanade ~Kaketsuki no Yasoukyoku~
Length (in words)232784
Unique words10872
Unique words (used once)3865
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2029
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings3679
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length13.8
Characters534968
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count29
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Cover of Sengoku Rance
Visual novel
Sengoku Rance
Length (in words)322561
Unique words15316
Unique words (used once)5844
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2271
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings4335
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length9.5
Characters781461
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count4290
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Cover of Sengoku † Koihime X ~Otome Kenran ☆ Sengoku Emaki~
Visual novel
Sengoku † Koihime X ~Otome Kenran ☆ Sengoku Emaki~
Length (in words)1172010
Unique words26915
Unique words (used once)7967
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2877
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings6144
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length15.2
Characters2740685
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count179
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Cover of Fortissimo EXS//Akkord:Nachsten Phase
Visual novel
Fortissimo EXS//Akkord:Nachsten Phase
Length (in words)532436
Unique words17743
Unique words (used once)5782
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2291
Unique kanji (used once)198
Unique kanji readings4530
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length22.5
Characters1245425
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count225
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Cover of Machina no Kiseki ~Ogeretsu Daihyakka Gaiden~
Visual novel
Machina no Kiseki ~Ogeretsu Daihyakka Gaiden~
Length (in words)169586
Unique words11681
Unique words (used once)4634
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1983
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings3587
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length12.9
Characters416276
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count2
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Cover of Shizuku
Visual novel
Shizuku
Length (in words)151728
Unique words7723
Unique words (used once)2240
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji1618
Unique kanji (used once)163
Unique kanji readings2760
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length19.4
Characters345660
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count125
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