Visual novel difficulty list

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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Shirayuki no Kishi
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Shirayuki no Kishi
Length (in words)178864
Unique words9085
Unique words (used once)3825
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1665
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2859
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.1
Characters434700
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count81
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NO COVER
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Hanabira Zome
Length (in words)26672
Unique words3416
Unique words (used once)1628
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1220
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1823
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters69460
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count497
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Cover of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui - Hajisarashi-hen
Visual novel
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui - Hajisarashi-hen
Length (in words)9798
Unique words2250
Unique words (used once)1330
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji949
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings1344
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.5
Characters24114
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Cover of Ryuu Tsukai to Sora
Visual novel
Ryuu Tsukai to Sora
Length (in words)9977
Unique words1853
Unique words (used once)969
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji763
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings1042
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length24.8
Characters23388
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Cover of Shinobi Harisenbo
Visual novel
Shinobi Harisenbo
Length (in words)5277
Unique words1355
Unique words (used once)803
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji719
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings996
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.1
Characters11453
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count19
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Cover of Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete 2
Visual novel
Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete 2
Length (in words)123181
Unique words6497
Unique words (used once)2566
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1508
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2440
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.5
Characters311519
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count147
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Cover of Rakka Ren Ren
Visual novel
Rakka Ren Ren
Length (in words)18246
Unique words2220
Unique words (used once)1066
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji831
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings1229
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length10.7
Characters45195
VNDB avg. rating5.0
VNDB rating count1
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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 words2238
Unique words (used once)1263
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji943
Unique kanji (used once)328
Unique kanji readings1348
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.1
Characters23504
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count7
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Cover of Hontou wa Kowai Yandere Musume ~Love One Another~
Visual novel
Hontou wa Kowai Yandere Musume ~Love One Another~
Length (in words)7783
Unique words1896
Unique words (used once)1139
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji820
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1124
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.3
Characters19139
VNDB avg. rating3.8
VNDB rating count5
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Cover of Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Visual novel
Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Length (in words)24467
Unique words3203
Unique words (used once)1571
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1102
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1619
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.5
Characters63218
VNDB avg. rating6.1
VNDB rating count19
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Cover of Kanojo no Seiiki
Visual novel
Kanojo no Seiiki
Length (in words)66314
Unique words4917
Unique words (used once)1989
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1293
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings2059
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters159381
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count195
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Cover of Kemono Musume no Sodatekata
Visual novel
Kemono Musume no Sodatekata
Length (in words)62169
Unique words6073
Unique words (used once)2728
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1539
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings2444
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length12.2
Characters158752
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count550
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NO COVER
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Kuchibiru to Kiss de Tsubuyaite
Length (in words)21157
Unique words2847
Unique words (used once)1484
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1050
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings1505
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.9
Characters52406
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count555
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Cover of LOVE³ -Love Cube-
Visual novel
LOVE³ -Love Cube-
Length (in words)78473
Unique words5999
Unique words (used once)2659
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1417
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2276
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.2
Characters201482
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count447
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Cover of Yuki Koi Melt
Visual novel
Yuki Koi Melt
Length (in words)36647
Unique words4754
Unique words (used once)2390
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1308
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2057
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.8
Characters90996
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count481
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 3: Neko-tachi no Aromatize
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 3: Neko-tachi no Aromatize
Length (in words)46136
Unique words4256
Unique words (used once)1915
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1214
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings1847
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.0
Characters126461
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count2187
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 1: Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 1: Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!
Length (in words)34452
Unique words4231
Unique words (used once)2080
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1191
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1836
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.4
Characters91707
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count5373
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Cover of Mamapuri!? ~Wagaya no Dousei Tsuushinbo~
Visual novel
Mamapuri!? ~Wagaya no Dousei Tsuushinbo~
Length (in words)241874
Unique words10659
Unique words (used once)3960
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1860
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings3280
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.8
Characters608577
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count26
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 3 ~The Last Date~
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 3 ~The Last Date~
Length (in words)14906
Unique words3128
Unique words (used once)1775
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1139
Unique kanji (used once)338
Unique kanji readings1713
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.0
Characters35631
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 2 ~Detarame Booking Date~
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 2 ~Detarame Booking Date~
Length (in words)16953
Unique words2055
Unique words (used once)32
Unique words (used once %)1%
Unique kanji948
Unique kanji (used once)8
Unique kanji readings1306
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters40868
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Cover of Nanatsuiro★Drops
Visual novel
Nanatsuiro★Drops
Length (in words)186728
Unique words7751
Unique words (used once)2993
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1539
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings2595
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.2
Characters450515
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count107
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Cover of Suiren to Shion
Visual novel
Suiren to Shion
Length (in words)120519
Unique words7896
Unique words (used once)3213
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1717
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings2900
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.8
Characters313135
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count135
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Cover of Ai no Uchuu kara ~Mikakunin Onii-chan to Iseijin~
Visual novel
Ai no Uchuu kara ~Mikakunin Onii-chan to Iseijin~
Length (in words)15365
Unique words3031
Unique words (used once)1799
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji1090
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings1594
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.1
Characters38228
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Cover of Kimi no Tonari de Koi Shiteru
Visual novel
Kimi no Tonari de Koi Shiteru
Length (in words)153098
Unique words8725
Unique words (used once)3514
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1729
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings2942
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.1
Characters365492
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count157
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Cover of Island Diary
Visual novel
Island Diary
Length (in words)57233
Unique words5461
Unique words (used once)2451
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1439
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings2278
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length12.3
Characters148573
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count210
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Cover of Yami no Koe
Visual novel
Yami no Koe
Length (in words)42311
Unique words2974
Unique words (used once)1285
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji910
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1325
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length18.0
Characters107554
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count65
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Cover of Princess Cage ~Host to Hime to Uso no Koi~
Visual novel
Princess Cage ~Host to Hime to Uso no Koi~
Length (in words)16637
Unique words2661
Unique words (used once)1348
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji988
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1425
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.9
Characters39179
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino
Visual novel
Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino
Length (in words)86892
Unique words5494
Unique words (used once)2395
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1392
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings2284
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length12.2
Characters207068
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count73
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Cover of Inochi no Spare
Visual novel
Inochi no Spare
Length (in words)124012
Unique words6891
Unique words (used once)2745
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1488
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings2428
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length12.2
Characters301471
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count235
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Cover of Traumermaid
Visual novel
Traumermaid
Length (in words)25606
Unique words3766
Unique words (used once)1918
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1218
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings1841
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.0
Characters60927
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of Tsundere Makai Princess Arisa to Haramase Shinkon Seikatsu! ~Zenbu Dasu made Nuicha Dame! Zettai Jusei Sasenasai yo ne!~
Visual novel
Tsundere Makai Princess Arisa to Haramase Shinkon Seikatsu! ~Zenbu Dasu made Nuicha Dame! Zettai Jusei Sasenasai yo ne!~
Length (in words)78289
Unique words5183
Unique words (used once)2071
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1447
Unique kanji (used once)246
Unique kanji readings2333
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.0
Characters196856
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count26
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Cover of Natsu no Owari
Visual novel
Natsu no Owari
Length (in words)78002
Unique words6291
Unique words (used once)2610
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1541
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings2477
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length10.5
Characters193101
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count59
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Cover of Kohonya
Visual novel
Kohonya
Length (in words)12799
Unique words2492
Unique words (used once)1327
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji953
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings1368
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.1
Characters29058
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Visual novel
Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Length (in words)27028
Unique words1607
Unique words (used once)376
Unique words (used once %)23%
Unique kanji724
Unique kanji (used once)88
Unique kanji readings990
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.3
Characters65187
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of Yami no Koe Zero
Visual novel
Yami no Koe Zero
Length (in words)81817
Unique words4218
Unique words (used once)1748
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1173
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1734
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length27.4
Characters198704
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count31
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Cover of Uchi no Pet Jijou Vol. 1
Visual novel
Uchi no Pet Jijou Vol. 1
Length (in words)58180
Unique words4725
Unique words (used once)1790
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1319
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings2057
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.6
Characters140869
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count76
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Cover of Yami no Koe 2
Visual novel
Yami no Koe 2
Length (in words)81228
Unique words5245
Unique words (used once)2277
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1319
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2045
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length19.6
Characters204211
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count34
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Cover of Konko to no Nichijou ~Bocchi de Kawaikute Hottokenai Youko~
Visual novel
Konko to no Nichijou ~Bocchi de Kawaikute Hottokenai Youko~
Length (in words)129997
Unique words6573
Unique words (used once)2293
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji1546
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings2510
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.8
Characters320104
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count35
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Cover of Yuurei Shoujo Shitsu
Visual novel
Yuurei Shoujo Shitsu
Length (in words)21167
Unique words4019
Unique words (used once)2171
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1230
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings1884
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.1
Characters52655
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Cover of Kotonoha Maichiru Natsu no Koe
Visual novel
Kotonoha Maichiru Natsu no Koe
Length (in words)220842
Unique words9106
Unique words (used once)3467
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1769
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings3046
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length11.6
Characters549872
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count61
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Cover of Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou
Visual novel
Mamiya-kunchi no Itsutsugo Jijou
Length (in words)375911
Unique words13043
Unique words (used once)4724
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1943
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings3596
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.1
Characters935916
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count88
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Cover of Omoide Kakaete Ai ni Koi!!
Visual novel
Omoide Kakaete Ai ni Koi!!
Length (in words)306521
Unique words11315
Unique words (used once)4262
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1814
Unique kanji (used once)210
Unique kanji readings3261
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.7
Characters757889
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count98
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Cover of Suki Tokimeki to Kiss
Visual novel
Suki Tokimeki to Kiss
Length (in words)14892
Unique words2427
Unique words (used once)1234
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji992
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1403
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.1
Characters34707
VNDB avg. rating6.1
VNDB rating count8
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Cover of Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Tasogaredoki no Kyoukaisen-
Visual novel
Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Tasogaredoki no Kyoukaisen-
Length (in words)135667
Unique words7533
Unique words (used once)2995
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1592
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings2651
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.0
Characters325491
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count1181
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Cover of Aonatsu Line
Visual novel
Aonatsu Line
Length (in words)193879
Unique words11828
Unique words (used once)4862
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1934
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings3416
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.7
Characters462307
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count175
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Cover of 9-nine- Shinshou
Visual novel
9-nine- Shinshou
Length (in words)27495
Unique words3869
Unique words (used once)1884
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1224
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1878
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.8
Characters66996
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count717
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Cover of Midori no Umi
Visual novel
Midori no Umi
Length (in words)214265
Unique words7565
Unique words (used once)2789
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1689
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings2792
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length11.7
Characters529137
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count191
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Cover of Hibikino-san-chi wa Eroge-ya-san
Visual novel
Hibikino-san-chi wa Eroge-ya-san
Length (in words)264754
Unique words12042
Unique words (used once)4608
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1923
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings3453
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.3
Characters631389
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count92
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Cover of Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love ~Love or Die~
Visual novel
Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love ~Love or Die~
Length (in words)29023
Unique words3711
Unique words (used once)1722
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1145
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1682
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length22.7
Characters69591
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count100
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Cover of Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka?
Visual novel
Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka?
Length (in words)316377
Unique words10942
Unique words (used once)3049
Unique words (used once %)27%
Unique kanji1948
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings3432
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.5
Characters848578
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count690
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