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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Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis Length (in words) 287749 Unique words 14876 Unique words (used once) 5462 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2233 Unique kanji (used once) 256 Unique kanji readings 4026 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 70/100 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 692986 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 232
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Chaos;Head Length (in words) 236581 Unique words 13210 Unique words (used once) 4860 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2059 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 3723 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 565461 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 5018
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BLACK SHEEP TOWN Length (in words) 534334 Unique words 20388 Unique words (used once) 7290 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2395 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 4541 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 25.3 Characters 1252053 VNDB avg. rating 8.5 VNDB rating count 24
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Sekai Seifuku Kanojo Length (in words) 507300 Unique words 18652 Unique words (used once) 7075 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2430 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 4720 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 1199232 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 47
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Kichiku Megane R Kichiku Megane Fan Disc Length (in words) 250705 Unique words 12737 Unique words (used once) 4849 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2052 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 3777 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 600462 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 48
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Kara no Shoujo - The Last Episode Length (in words) 199808 Unique words 11292 Unique words (used once) 4461 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2184 Unique kanji (used once) 251 Unique kanji readings 4025 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 449561 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 254
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Kara no Shoujo - The Second Episode Length (in words) 316867 Unique words 14758 Unique words (used once) 5512 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2501 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 4799 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 719560 VNDB avg. rating 8.5 VNDB rating count 2079
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Chaos;Head Noah Length (in words) 318499 Unique words 14600 Unique words (used once) 5090 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2119 Unique kanji (used once) 213 Unique kanji readings 3886 Average difficulty 60/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 762074 VNDB avg. rating 8.3 VNDB rating count 561
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SeaBed Length (in words) 184852 Unique words 11849 Unique words (used once) 4879 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2132 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 3849 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 21.2 Characters 406014 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 492
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Zoku Satsuriku no Django Length (in words) 103291 Unique words 12200 Unique words (used once) 5469 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2316 Unique kanji (used once) 358 Unique kanji readings 4237 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 239522 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 118
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Aoi Sora no Camus Length (in words) 109618 Unique words 8596 Unique words (used once) 3515 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1842 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3156 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 69/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 258051 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 138
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Baldr Force Length (in words) 372029 Unique words 13688 Unique words (used once) 3889 Unique words (used once %) 28% Unique kanji 2093 Unique kanji (used once) 174 Unique kanji readings 3797 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 862792 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 353
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Kami no Ue no Mahoutsukai Length (in words) 370933 Unique words 13933 Unique words (used once) 4800 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2150 Unique kanji (used once) 210 Unique kanji readings 4055 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 875467 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 263
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Shinobi Harisenbo Length (in words) 5277 Unique words 1355 Unique words (used once) 803 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 719 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 996 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 11453 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 19
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Tokyo 24-ku Length (in words) 367252 Unique words 19605 Unique words (used once) 7270 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2494 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 4823 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 858400 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 26
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Kusarihime ~Euthanasia~ Length (in words) 132126 Unique words 10457 Unique words (used once) 4518 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1936 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3450 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 309286 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 262
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Kichiku Megane Length (in words) 324793 Unique words 13166 Unique words (used once) 4519 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2047 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 3741 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 17.1 Characters 787407 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 125
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Length (in words) 1028656 Unique words 28782 Unique words (used once) 8773 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2623 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 5566 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 2370419 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 6181
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Kara no Shoujo Length (in words) 192276 Unique words 11425 Unique words (used once) 4636 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2330 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 4255 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 429093 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 4994
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Length (in words) 379792 Unique words 20276 Unique words (used once) 7785 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2403 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 4783 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 899182
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Remember11 Length (in words) 244987 Unique words 12704 Unique words (used once) 4418 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2099 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 3806 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 578627 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 2191
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Ever Maiden ~Daraku no Sono no Otome-tachi~ Length (in words) 169068 Unique words 11360 Unique words (used once) 4078 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2197 Unique kanji (used once) 229 Unique kanji readings 3927 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 407853 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 49
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Gensou no Idea ~Oratorio Phantasm Historia~ Length (in words) 339700 Unique words 20197 Unique words (used once) 7649 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2464 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 4858 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 19.3 Characters 810387 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 136
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Gun-Katana - Non-Human-Killer Length (in words) 284936 Unique words 13696 Unique words (used once) 4543 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2157 Unique kanji (used once) 198 Unique kanji readings 4037 Average difficulty 63/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 689982 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 61
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Yukuhito no Pleroma Length (in words) 49301 Unique words 6082 Unique words (used once) 3117 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1734 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2857 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 106303 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 4
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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna Length (in words) 394981 Unique words 20658 Unique words (used once) 7699 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2493 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 4970 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 929089
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Fata Morgana no Yakata Length (in words) 289403 Unique words 11844 Unique words (used once) 4238 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2130 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 3901 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 13.1 Characters 672177 VNDB avg. rating 8.8 VNDB rating count 3815
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Sapphism no Gensou Length (in words) 380049 Unique words 21800 Unique words (used once) 8777 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2420 Unique kanji (used once) 254 Unique kanji readings 4708 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 963232 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 23
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Chaos;Child Length (in words) 393524 Unique words 16984 Unique words (used once) 6507 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2302 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 4356 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 22.6 Characters 924248 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 2874
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Lamento -Beyond the Void- Length (in words) 327354 Unique words 11860 Unique words (used once) 3686 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2012 Unique kanji (used once) 197 Unique kanji readings 3705 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 770755 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 468
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Sayonara wo Oshiete ~Comment te Dire Adieu~ Length (in words) 96670 Unique words 8441 Unique words (used once) 3589 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1887 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 3233 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 221651 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 423
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Maitetsu Last Run!! Length (in words) 841362 Unique words 25375 Unique words (used once) 8268 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2560 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 5178 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 2085279 VNDB avg. rating 8.5 VNDB rating count 89
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Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P Length (in words) 382410 Unique words 19916 Unique words (used once) 7991 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2427 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 4787 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 12.0 Characters 873625 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 1949
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Daibanchou -Big Bang Age- Length (in words) 683317 Unique words 22212 Unique words (used once) 7126 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2499 Unique kanji (used once) 184 Unique kanji readings 5060 Average difficulty 65/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 10.1 Characters 1646063 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 1137
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Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds Length (in words) 325328 Unique words 12865 Unique words (used once) 4622 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2083 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 4000 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 22.2 Characters 723991 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 938
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Omega no Shikai -1. Shiki no Hajimari- Length (in words) 301338 Unique words 17940 Unique words (used once) 7196 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2504 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 4917 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 689267 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 10
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Maitetsu Length (in words) 433500 Unique words 19036 Unique words (used once) 6808 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2318 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 4485 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 1062934 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 1147
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Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms Length (in words) 328874 Unique words 12153 Unique words (used once) 4276 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2069 Unique kanji (used once) 232 Unique kanji readings 3982 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 725901 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 938
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White Album 2 Length (in words) 638648 Unique words 20968 Unique words (used once) 7246 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2361 Unique kanji (used once) 192 Unique kanji readings 4665 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 13.1 Characters 1525348 VNDB avg. rating 9.1 VNDB rating count 1857
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Realize Length (in words) 189302 Unique words 11357 Unique words (used once) 4418 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1921 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 3445 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 430541 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 4
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Hello Lady! Length (in words) 465623 Unique words 22582 Unique words (used once) 8046 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2672 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 5397 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 78/100 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 1048882 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 1022
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Nagareochiru Shirabe ni Nosete Length (in words) 341465 Unique words 17118 Unique words (used once) 5883 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2459 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 4983 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 764577 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 2
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Saya no Uta Length (in words) 63944 Unique words 8742 Unique words (used once) 4232 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 2023 Unique kanji (used once) 331 Unique kanji readings 3536 Average difficulty 67/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 144607 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 13591
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Persona Driver Ryuuki ~Onna Kaijin Gundan Daishingeki!~ Length (in words) 174295 Unique words 10920 Unique words (used once) 4196 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1917 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 3469 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 488004 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 14
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STEINS;GATE: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram Length (in words) 176296 Unique words 5631 Unique words (used once) 1855 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 1477 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 1811 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 366710 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 607
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Soukou Akki Muramasa: Janen Hen Length (in words) 41048 Unique words 6737 Unique words (used once) 3582 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1826 Unique kanji (used once) 393 Unique kanji readings 3114 Average difficulty 68/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 93/100 Average sentence length 11.2 Characters 93082 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 151
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Shiei no Sona-Nyl -What a Beautiful Memories- Length (in words) 187935 Unique words 8170 Unique words (used once) 2924 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 1880 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 3205 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 9.6 Characters 424477 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 164
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Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~ Length (in words) 440798 Unique words 16362 Unique words (used once) 5182 Unique words (used once %) 31% Unique kanji 2218 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 4201 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 1042100 VNDB avg. rating 8.7 VNDB rating count 5404
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Length (in words) 963599 Unique words 24739 Unique words (used once) 7599 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2622 Unique kanji (used once) 179 Unique kanji readings 5460 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 2255020 VNDB avg. rating 8.9 VNDB rating count 8306
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Yami wo Hashiru Yaiba no Kirameki Length (in words) 122085 Unique words 11692 Unique words (used once) 5090 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2205 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 4192 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 272909 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 2