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 Ever Maiden ~Daraku no Sono no Otome-tachi~
Visual novel
Ever Maiden ~Daraku no Sono no Otome-tachi~
Length (in words)169068
Unique words11360
Unique words (used once)4078
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2197
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings3927
Average difficulty63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length22.6
Characters407853
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count49
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Cover of Gensou no Idea ~Oratorio Phantasm Historia~
Visual novel
Gensou no Idea ~Oratorio Phantasm Historia~
Length (in words)339700
Unique words20197
Unique words (used once)7649
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2464
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings4858
Average difficulty63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
Average sentence length19.3
Characters810387
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count136
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Cover of Gun-Katana - Non-Human-Killer
Visual novel
Gun-Katana - Non-Human-Killer
Length (in words)284936
Unique words13696
Unique words (used once)4543
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2157
Unique kanji (used once)198
Unique kanji readings4037
Average difficulty63/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters689982
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count61
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Cover of Yukuhito no Pleroma
Visual novel
Yukuhito no Pleroma
Length (in words)49301
Unique words6082
Unique words (used once)3117
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1734
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2857
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters106303
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna
Visual novel
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna
Length (in words)394981
Unique words20658
Unique words (used once)7699
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2493
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings4970
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length18.8
Characters929089
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Cover of Fata Morgana no Yakata
Visual novel
Fata Morgana no Yakata
Length (in words)289403
Unique words11844
Unique words (used once)4238
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2130
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings3901
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length13.1
Characters672177
VNDB avg. rating8.8
VNDB rating count3815
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Cover of Sapphism no Gensou
Visual novel
Sapphism no Gensou
Length (in words)380049
Unique words21800
Unique words (used once)8777
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2420
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings4708
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length14.3
Characters963232
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of Chaos;Child
Visual novel
Chaos;Child
Length (in words)393524
Unique words16984
Unique words (used once)6507
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2302
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings4356
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length22.6
Characters924248
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count2874
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Cover of Lamento -Beyond the Void-
Visual novel
Lamento -Beyond the Void-
Length (in words)327354
Unique words11860
Unique words (used once)3686
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2012
Unique kanji (used once)197
Unique kanji readings3705
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length16.4
Characters770755
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count468
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Cover of Sayonara wo Oshiete ~Comment te Dire Adieu~
Visual novel
Sayonara wo Oshiete ~Comment te Dire Adieu~
Length (in words)96670
Unique words8441
Unique words (used once)3589
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1887
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings3233
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters221651
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count423
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Cover of Maitetsu Last Run!!
Visual novel
Maitetsu Last Run!!
Length (in words)841362
Unique words25375
Unique words (used once)8268
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2560
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings5178
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length11.9
Characters2085279
VNDB avg. rating8.5
VNDB rating count89
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Cover of Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P
Visual novel
Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P
Length (in words)382410
Unique words19916
Unique words (used once)7991
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2427
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings4787
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length12.0
Characters873625
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count1949
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Cover of Daibanchou -Big Bang Age-
Visual novel
Daibanchou -Big Bang Age-
Length (in words)683317
Unique words22212
Unique words (used once)7126
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2499
Unique kanji (used once)184
Unique kanji readings5060
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length10.1
Characters1646063
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count1137
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Cover of Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
Visual novel
Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
Length (in words)325328
Unique words12865
Unique words (used once)4622
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2083
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings4000
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length22.2
Characters723991
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count938
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Cover of Omega no Shikai -1. Shiki no Hajimari-
Visual novel
Omega no Shikai -1. Shiki no Hajimari-
Length (in words)301338
Unique words17940
Unique words (used once)7196
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2504
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings4917
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
Average sentence length12.5
Characters689267
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count10
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Cover of Maitetsu
Visual novel
Maitetsu
Length (in words)433500
Unique words19036
Unique words (used once)6808
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2318
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings4485
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length11.9
Characters1062934
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count1147
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Cover of Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms
Visual novel
Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms
Length (in words)328874
Unique words12153
Unique words (used once)4276
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2069
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings3982
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length15.8
Characters725901
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count938
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Cover of White Album 2
Visual novel
White Album 2
Length (in words)638648
Unique words20968
Unique words (used once)7246
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2361
Unique kanji (used once)192
Unique kanji readings4665
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
Average sentence length13.1
Characters1525348
VNDB avg. rating9.1
VNDB rating count1857
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Cover of Realize
Visual novel
Realize
Length (in words)189302
Unique words11357
Unique words (used once)4418
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1921
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings3445
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length14.8
Characters430541
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of Hello Lady!
Visual novel
Hello Lady!
Length (in words)465623
Unique words22582
Unique words (used once)8046
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2672
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings5397
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length15.8
Characters1048882
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count1022
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Cover of Nagareochiru Shirabe ni Nosete
Visual novel
Nagareochiru Shirabe ni Nosete
Length (in words)341465
Unique words17118
Unique words (used once)5883
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2459
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings4983
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters764577
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count2
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Cover of Saya no Uta
Visual novel
Saya no Uta
Length (in words)63944
Unique words8742
Unique words (used once)4232
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji2023
Unique kanji (used once)331
Unique kanji readings3536
Average difficulty67/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length22.8
Characters144607
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count13591
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Visual novel
Persona Driver Ryuuki ~Onna Kaijin Gundan Daishingeki!~
Length (in words)174295
Unique words10920
Unique words (used once)4196
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1917
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings3469
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters488004
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count14
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Cover of STEINS;GATE: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram
Visual novel
STEINS;GATE: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram
Length (in words)176296
Unique words5631
Unique words (used once)1855
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji1477
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings1811
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)79/100
Average sentence length18.2
Characters366710
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count607
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Cover of Soukou Akki Muramasa: Janen Hen
Visual novel
Soukou Akki Muramasa: Janen Hen
Length (in words)41048
Unique words6737
Unique words (used once)3582
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1826
Unique kanji (used once)393
Unique kanji readings3114
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
Average sentence length11.2
Characters93082
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count151
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Cover of Shiei no Sona-Nyl -What a Beautiful Memories-
Visual novel
Shiei no Sona-Nyl -What a Beautiful Memories-
Length (in words)187935
Unique words8170
Unique words (used once)2924
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji1880
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings3205
Average difficulty69/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
Average sentence length9.6
Characters424477
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count164
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Cover of Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~
Visual novel
Subarashiki Hibi ~Furenzoku Sonzai~
Length (in words)440798
Unique words16362
Unique words (used once)5182
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2218
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings4201
Average difficulty69/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters1042100
VNDB avg. rating8.7
VNDB rating count5404
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Cover of Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Visual novel
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Length (in words)963599
Unique words24739
Unique words (used once)7599
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2622
Unique kanji (used once)179
Unique kanji readings5460
Average difficulty69/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length17.3
Characters2255020
VNDB avg. rating8.9
VNDB rating count8306
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Cover of Yami wo Hashiru Yaiba no Kirameki
Visual novel
Yami wo Hashiru Yaiba no Kirameki
Length (in words)122085
Unique words11692
Unique words (used once)5090
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2205
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings4192
Average difficulty69/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters272909
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count2
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Cover of Umi Kara Kuru Mono
Visual novel
Umi Kara Kuru Mono
Length (in words)327643
Unique words10271
Unique words (used once)736
Unique words (used once %)7%
Unique kanji1888
Unique kanji (used once)38
Unique kanji readings3394
Average difficulty69/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters750495
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of Sakura no Kumo * Scarlet no Koi
Visual novel
Sakura no Kumo * Scarlet no Koi
Length (in words)330488
Unique words18998
Unique words (used once)7176
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2469
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings4850
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)87/100
Average sentence length16.7
Characters784494
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count144
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Cover of Sora no Baroque
Visual novel
Sora no Baroque
Length (in words)295493
Unique words17313
Unique words (used once)6461
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2511
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings4845
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters678543
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count46
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Cover of Kyuuketsu Senki Vjedogonia
Visual novel
Kyuuketsu Senki Vjedogonia
Length (in words)202579
Unique words15106
Unique words (used once)5607
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2447
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings4649
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)84/100
Average sentence length16.1
Characters472959
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count66
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Cover of 12Riven
Visual novel
12Riven
Length (in words)204740
Unique words13082
Unique words (used once)5046
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2103
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings3839
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length14.7
Characters486389
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count108
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Cover of Tsukihime -A Piece of Blue Glass Moon-
Visual novel
Tsukihime -A Piece of Blue Glass Moon-
Length (in words)397879
Unique words18618
Unique words (used once)6648
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2443
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings4690
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length17.6
Characters923355
VNDB avg. rating8.7
VNDB rating count517
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Cover of Kurai Nichiyoubi
Visual novel
Kurai Nichiyoubi
Length (in words)70677
Unique words5649
Unique words (used once)1577
Unique words (used once %)27%
Unique kanji1688
Unique kanji (used once)183
Unique kanji readings2785
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length16.9
Characters157193
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count47
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Cover of Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow-
Visual novel
Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow-
Length (in words)214910
Unique words11193
Unique words (used once)4242
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2123
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings3798
Average difficulty71/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)84/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters480974
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count894
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Cover of Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ~Prelude~
Visual novel
Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ~Prelude~
Length (in words)109886
Unique words13498
Unique words (used once)6827
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji2157
Unique kanji (used once)366
Unique kanji readings3903
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)96/100
Average sentence length18.8
Characters267544
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count119
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Cover of Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People-
Visual novel
Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People-
Length (in words)180352
Unique words10213
Unique words (used once)3966
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2063
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings3686
Average difficulty72/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length12.3
Characters395054
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1447
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Cover of Fairytale Requiem
Visual novel
Fairytale Requiem
Length (in words)279901
Unique words15600
Unique words (used once)5895
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2321
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings4403
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters695594
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count60
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Cover of Tsukihime
Visual novel
Tsukihime
Length (in words)482593
Unique words13638
Unique words (used once)3992
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2157
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings3927
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)82/100
Average sentence length18.2
Characters1128768
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count7445
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Cover of Kitto, Sumiwataru Asairo Yori mo
Visual novel
Kitto, Sumiwataru Asairo Yori mo
Length (in words)268077
Unique words13467
Unique words (used once)5263
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2232
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings4228
Average difficulty73/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length16.4
Characters635819
VNDB avg. rating8.3
VNDB rating count307
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Cover of Shimaisou
Visual novel
Shimaisou
Length (in words)21794
Unique words3343
Unique words (used once)1770
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1272
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings1910
Average difficulty74/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length15.4
Characters48591
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count9
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Cover of Ken ga Kimi
Visual novel
Ken ga Kimi
Length (in words)414471
Unique words14968
Unique words (used once)5149
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2274
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings4462
Average difficulty75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length11.7
Characters982662
VNDB avg. rating8.7
VNDB rating count150
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Cover of Fate/Stay Night
Visual novel
Fate/Stay Night
Length (in words)763102
Unique words21058
Unique words (used once)6344
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2556
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings5114
Average difficulty75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length21.4
Characters1758959
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count13401
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Cover of Nemurenu Hitsuji to Kodoku na Ookami -A Tale of Love, and Cutthroat-
Visual novel
Nemurenu Hitsuji to Kodoku na Ookami -A Tale of Love, and Cutthroat-
Length (in words)178705
Unique words15250
Unique words (used once)6370
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2403
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings4568
Average difficulty75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)92/100
Average sentence length22.1
Characters418254
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count99
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Cover of Jingai Makyou
Visual novel
Jingai Makyou
Length (in words)376639
Unique words17974
Unique words (used once)6278
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2486
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings4761
Average difficulty75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters829439
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count102
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Cover of Gunjou no Sora wo Koete
Visual novel
Gunjou no Sora wo Koete
Length (in words)377263
Unique words16609
Unique words (used once)6274
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2283
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings4297
Average difficulty75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters882776
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count60
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Cover of Tokyo Necro
Visual novel
Tokyo Necro
Length (in words)290899
Unique words16781
Unique words (used once)6358
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2305
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings4393
Average difficulty75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)89/100
Average sentence length17.6
Characters708047
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count222
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Cover of Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai AfterStory
Visual novel
Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai AfterStory
Length (in words)166546
Unique words13992
Unique words (used once)6524
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2113
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings3949
Average difficulty75/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)98/100
Average sentence length16.7
Characters409363
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count113
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