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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Machina no Kiseki ~Ogeretsu Daihyakka Gaiden~ Length (in words) 169586 Unique words 11680 Unique words (used once) 4634 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1983 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 3587 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 416276 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 2
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Swampman ni Hanataba o Length (in words) 2803 Unique words 913 Unique words (used once) 567 Unique words (used once %) 62% Unique kanji 526 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 657 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 6595 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 1
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Yuurei Shoujo Shitsu Length (in words) 21167 Unique words 4019 Unique words (used once) 2171 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1230 Unique kanji (used once) 322 Unique kanji readings 1884 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 52655 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 1
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Persona Driver Ryuuki ~Onna Kaijin Gundan Daishingeki!~ Length (in words) 174295 Unique words 10919 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 6.5 VNDB rating count 15
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Trinoline Length (in words) 202393 Unique words 11124 Unique words (used once) 4686 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1930 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 3462 Average difficulty 20/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 499080 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 546
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Fraternite Length (in words) 264596 Unique words 10784 Unique words (used once) 4013 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1876 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 3348 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 665546 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 296
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o Length (in words) 21025 Unique words 3120 Unique words (used once) 1646 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1069 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 1552 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 15/100 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 53059 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 1846
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Konko to no Nichijou ~Bocchi de Kawaikute Hottokenai Youko~ Length (in words) 129997 Unique words 6571 Unique words (used once) 2292 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 1546 Unique kanji (used once) 205 Unique kanji readings 2510 Average difficulty 5/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 12/100 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 320104 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 60
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Fushigi Densha Length (in words) 89042 Unique words 5933 Unique words (used once) 2359 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1540 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 2461 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 11.0 Characters 216874 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 83
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Mamapuri!? ~Wagaya no Dousei Tsuushinbo~ Length (in words) 241874 Unique words 10659 Unique words (used once) 3961 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1860 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3280 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 23/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 608577 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 36
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Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete Length (in words) 69664 Unique words 3990 Unique words (used once) 1571 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1118 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 1700 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 17/100 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 173171 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 665
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Watashi no Ouji-sama Length (in words) 25688 Unique words 3284 Unique words (used once) 1606 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1143 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 1715 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 9/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 62268 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 1028
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Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu. Length (in words) 17784 Unique words 2996 Unique words (used once) 1632 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1020 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 1494 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 43031 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 56
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Imakoi ~Succubus to Soitogeru Ore!?~ Length (in words) 57453 Unique words 5529 Unique words (used once) 2508 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1443 Unique kanji (used once) 288 Unique kanji readings 2273 Average difficulty 18/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 143557 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 5
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Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi Length (in words) 9686 Unique words 2236 Unique words (used once) 1261 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 943 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 1347 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 23504 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 15
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Nichijou wo Todokeru Fujiwara-kun no Tegami ~2 Tsuume - Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi Length (in words) 3843 Unique words 958 Unique words (used once) 532 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 495 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 626 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 9026 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 5
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KaraKara 2 Length (in words) 30038 Unique words 4020 Unique words (used once) 2023 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1165 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 1817 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 77070 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 482
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Island Diary Length (in words) 57233 Unique words 5460 Unique words (used once) 2449 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1439 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 2278 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 148573 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 305
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LOOPERS Length (in words) 53006 Unique words 5962 Unique words (used once) 2905 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1548 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 2541 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 130880 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 1068
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Tsuki no Terasu Length (in words) 10035 Unique words 2437 Unique words (used once) 1499 Unique words (used once %) 61% Unique kanji 988 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 1403 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 23471 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 435
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Girls Nite Out Length (in words) 16661 Unique words 2899 Unique words (used once) 1483 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1055 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 1507 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 38210 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 6
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Hoshikute Torokeru Chuu Length (in words) 27959 Unique words 3344 Unique words (used once) 1636 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1161 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 1686 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 21/100 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 69660 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 569
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Yuujaku Bourou Length (in words) 45174 Unique words 4538 Unique words (used once) 2118 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1370 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2146 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 108080 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 3
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MOON. Length (in words) 110572 Unique words 6751 Unique words (used once) 2704 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1648 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 2736 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 250423 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 515
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Tsuyokiss Nigakki Length (in words) 366204 Unique words 15715 Unique words (used once) 5728 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2073 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3879 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 854353 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 80
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Corona Blossom Length (in words) 144305 Unique words 10982 Unique words (used once) 4904 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1931 Unique kanji (used once) 321 Unique kanji readings 3406 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 46/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 364665 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 505
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Momoiro Closet Length (in words) 102503 Unique words 7521 Unique words (used once) 3361 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1646 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 2735 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 31/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 264906 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 635
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Neko Para Vol.1 Soleil Kaiten Shimashita! Length (in words) 34452 Unique words 4231 Unique words (used once) 2080 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1191 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 1836 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 19/100 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 91707 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 6692
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LOVE³ -Love Cube- Length (in words) 78473 Unique words 5997 Unique words (used once) 2657 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1417 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 2276 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 201482 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 581
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare Length (in words) 30767 Unique words 3598 Unique words (used once) 1760 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1121 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 1687 Average difficulty 1/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 5/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 77051 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 70
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Vanitas no Hitsuji Length (in words) 186606 Unique words 10496 Unique words (used once) 4169 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1763 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3178 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 445141 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 24
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Ame Koi Length (in words) 112295 Unique words 7730 Unique words (used once) 3477 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1770 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 3022 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 267431 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 120
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Itoshisa no Photograph Length (in words) 21573 Unique words 2915 Unique words (used once) 1411 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1082 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1570 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 10/100 Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 52878 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 649
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Traumermaid Length (in words) 25606 Unique words 3765 Unique words (used once) 1918 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1218 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 1841 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 60927 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 34
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Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai Length (in words) 39832 Unique words 4049 Unique words (used once) 1767 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1155 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 1747 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 14.6 Characters 101591 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 610
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi Length (in words) 32567 Unique words 4005 Unique words (used once) 1969 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1232 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1854 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 16/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 78123 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 61
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Hen Koi ≒ Kuro Rekishi Length (in words) 207111 Unique words 10623 Unique words (used once) 4504 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1893 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 3331 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 527045 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 26
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School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE Length (in words) 54976 Unique words 6044 Unique words (used once) 2947 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1531 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 2478 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 129895 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 58
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Yami no Koe Zero Length (in words) 81817 Unique words 4217 Unique words (used once) 1748 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1173 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 1734 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 27.4 Characters 198704 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 45
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Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete 2 Length (in words) 123181 Unique words 6496 Unique words (used once) 2566 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1508 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 2440 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 13/100 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 311519 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 224
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Bra-Ban! Length (in words) 315473 Unique words 9993 Unique words (used once) 3694 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1799 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 3179 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 747450 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 128
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Omega no Shikai -1. Shiki no Hajimari- Length (in words) 301338 Unique words 17938 Unique words (used once) 7196 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2504 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 4918 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 689267 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 17
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Kemono Musume no Sodatekata Length (in words) 62169 Unique words 6073 Unique words (used once) 2727 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1539 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 2445 Average difficulty 11/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 158752 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 702
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Otona no Torokeru Chuu Length (in words) 27101 Unique words 3782 Unique words (used once) 1992 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1240 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 1860 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 17/100 Average sentence length 13.5 Characters 67103 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 348
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DEAD DAYS Length (in words) 224337 Unique words 14011 Unique words (used once) 5532 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2056 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 3814 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 542292 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 389
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Josou Shinwa Length (in words) 55014 Unique words 5394 Unique words (used once) 2615 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1470 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 2346 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 129003 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 208
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Nekopara Extra: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku Length (in words) 7204 Unique words 1427 Unique words (used once) 766 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 571 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 738 Average difficulty 10/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 19351 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 1129
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MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~ Length (in words) 28800 Unique words 3903 Unique words (used once) 2000 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1207 Unique kanji (used once) 330 Unique kanji readings 1818 Average difficulty 20/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 39/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 71407 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 58
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Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love Length (in words) 41567 Unique words 5044 Unique words (used once) 2399 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1301 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 2024 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 101043 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 525
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Soukou Akki Muramasa: Janen Hen Length (in words) 41048 Unique words 6735 Unique words (used once) 3581 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 227