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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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
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Umi Kara Kuru Mono Length (in words) 327643 Unique words 10271 Unique words (used once) 736 Unique words (used once %) 7% Unique kanji 1888 Unique kanji (used once) 38 Unique kanji readings 3394 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 86/100 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 750495 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 23
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Sakura no Kumo * Scarlet no Koi Length (in words) 330488 Unique words 18998 Unique words (used once) 7176 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2469 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 4850 Average difficulty 70/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 87/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 784494 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 144
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Sora no Baroque Length (in words) 295493 Unique words 17313 Unique words (used once) 6461 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2511 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 4845 Average difficulty 70/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 678543 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 46
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Kyuuketsu Senki Vjedogonia Length (in words) 202579 Unique words 15106 Unique words (used once) 5607 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2447 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 4649 Average difficulty 70/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 84/100 Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 472959 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 66
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12Riven Length (in words) 204740 Unique words 13082 Unique words (used once) 5046 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2103 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 3839 Average difficulty 70/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 90/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 486389 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 108
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Tsukihime -A Piece of Blue Glass Moon- Length (in words) 397879 Unique words 18618 Unique words (used once) 6648 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2443 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 4690 Average difficulty 71/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 923355 VNDB avg. rating 8.7 VNDB rating count 517
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Kurai Nichiyoubi Length (in words) 70677 Unique words 5649 Unique words (used once) 1577 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 1688 Unique kanji (used once) 183 Unique kanji readings 2785 Average difficulty 71/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 157193 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 47
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Shikkoku no Sharnoth -What a Beautiful Tomorrow- Length (in words) 214910 Unique words 11193 Unique words (used once) 4242 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2123 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 3798 Average difficulty 71/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 84/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 480974 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 894
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Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ~Prelude~ Length (in words) 109886 Unique words 13498 Unique words (used once) 6827 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 2157 Unique kanji (used once) 366 Unique kanji readings 3903 Average difficulty 72/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 96/100 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 267544 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 119
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Sekien no Inganock -What a Beautiful People- Length (in words) 180352 Unique words 10213 Unique words (used once) 3966 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2063 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3686 Average difficulty 72/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 395054 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 1447
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Fairytale Requiem Length (in words) 279901 Unique words 15600 Unique words (used once) 5895 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2321 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 4403 Average difficulty 73/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 695594 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 60
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Tsukihime Length (in words) 482593 Unique words 13638 Unique words (used once) 3992 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2157 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3927 Average difficulty 73/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 82/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 1128768 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 7445
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Kitto, Sumiwataru Asairo Yori mo Length (in words) 268077 Unique words 13467 Unique words (used once) 5263 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2232 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 4228 Average difficulty 73/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 89/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 635819 VNDB avg. rating 8.3 VNDB rating count 307
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Shimaisou Length (in words) 21794 Unique words 3343 Unique words (used once) 1770 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1272 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 1910 Average difficulty 74/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 90/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 48591 VNDB avg. rating 6.4 VNDB rating count 9
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Ken ga Kimi Length (in words) 414471 Unique words 14968 Unique words (used once) 5149 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2274 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 4462 Average difficulty 75/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 90/100 Average sentence length 11.7 Characters 982662 VNDB avg. rating 8.7 VNDB rating count 150
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Fate/Stay Night Length (in words) 763102 Unique words 21058 Unique words (used once) 6344 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2556 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 5114 Average difficulty 75/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 1758959 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 13401
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Nemurenu Hitsuji to Kodoku na Ookami -A Tale of Love, and Cutthroat- Length (in words) 178705 Unique words 15250 Unique words (used once) 6370 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2403 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 4568 Average difficulty 75/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 92/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 418254 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 99
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Jingai Makyou Length (in words) 376639 Unique words 17974 Unique words (used once) 6278 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2486 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 4761 Average difficulty 75/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 89/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 829439 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 102
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Gunjou no Sora wo Koete Length (in words) 377263 Unique words 16609 Unique words (used once) 6274 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2283 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 4297 Average difficulty 75/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 91/100 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 882776 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 60
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Tokyo Necro Length (in words) 290899 Unique words 16781 Unique words (used once) 6358 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2305 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 4393 Average difficulty 75/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 89/100 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 708047 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 222
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Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai AfterStory Length (in words) 166546 Unique words 13992 Unique words (used once) 6524 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 2113 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 3949 Average difficulty 75/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 98/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 409363 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 113