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Cover of Function:W();
Visual novel
Function:W();
Length (in words)22080
Unique words4228
Unique words (used once)2307
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)341
Unique kanji readings1940
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters53518
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~
Visual novel
Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~
Length (in words)21700
Unique words2512
Unique words (used once)1125
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji924
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1315
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.2
Characters55127
VNDB avg. rating5.5
VNDB rating count24
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Hajimete Deatta Ano Hi Kara
Length (in words)21908
Unique words2834
Unique words (used once)1402
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji944
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1375
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters55225
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03
Length (in words)24608
Unique words4153
Unique words (used once)2285
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1327
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings2030
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length22.1
Characters59053
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count746
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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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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Watashi no Ouji-sama
Length (in words)25688
Unique words3284
Unique words (used once)1606
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1143
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1715
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters62268
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count961
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Cover of KaraKara
Visual novel
KaraKara
Length (in words)24177
Unique words3676
Unique words (used once)1911
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1131
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1683
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length15.9
Characters62843
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count1022
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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 Planetarian
Visual novel
Planetarian
Length (in words)27498
Unique words5273
Unique words (used once)2886
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1542
Unique kanji (used once)381
Unique kanji readings2439
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length20.3
Characters64893
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count6002
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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 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02
Length (in words)27585
Unique words4569
Unique words (used once)2518
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1375
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2150
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length23.8
Characters65990
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count746
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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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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Otona no Torokeru Chuu
Length (in words)27101
Unique words3783
Unique words (used once)1992
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1240
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1861
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length13.5
Characters67103
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count317
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Lily Platinum
Length (in words)25003
Unique words3349
Unique words (used once)1716
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1098
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings1643
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length15.5
Characters67595
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count269
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Revolution! Rinagisa
Length (in words)26441
Unique words3048
Unique words (used once)1488
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji995
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1433
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length14.3
Characters68104
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count25
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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 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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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Hoshikute Torokeru Chuu
Length (in words)27959
Unique words3345
Unique words (used once)1638
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1161
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1686
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length13.7
Characters69660
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count521
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Cover of MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~
Visual novel
MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~
Length (in words)28800
Unique words3903
Unique words (used once)2000
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1207
Unique kanji (used once)330
Unique kanji readings1818
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters71407
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count8
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Cover of Dreamin' Her -Boku wa, Kanojo no Yume o Miru.-
Visual novel
Dreamin' Her -Boku wa, Kanojo no Yume o Miru.-
Length (in words)30858
Unique words4165
Unique words (used once)2152
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1278
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1949
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters71579
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count33
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Cover of narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Visual novel
narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Length (in words)32633
Unique words3591
Unique words (used once)1620
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1733
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.2
Characters76416
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count1837
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Cover of LEAVEs
Visual novel
LEAVEs
Length (in words)33068
Unique words5268
Unique words (used once)2739
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1435
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings2267
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.1
Characters76901
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count268
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare
Length (in words)30767
Unique words3598
Unique words (used once)1760
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1121
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1687
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length16.9
Characters77051
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count46
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Cover of KaraKara 2
Visual novel
KaraKara 2
Length (in words)30038
Unique words4021
Unique words (used once)2023
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1165
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1817
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.8
Characters77070
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count423
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi
Length (in words)32567
Unique words4006
Unique words (used once)1969
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1232
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1854
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters78123
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count38
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Length (in words)33112
Unique words3781
Unique words (used once)1873
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1708
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length14.2
Characters79578
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki- All Ages Free Edition
Visual novel
Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki- All Ages Free Edition
Length (in words)36264
Unique words5602
Unique words (used once)2960
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1497
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings2413
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.2
Characters81127
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count33
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Cover of Marco to Ginga Ryuu
Visual novel
Marco to Ginga Ryuu
Length (in words)33191
Unique words4734
Unique words (used once)2420
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1378
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings2145
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length10.6
Characters82204
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count598
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku
Length (in words)34098
Unique words4359
Unique words (used once)2256
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1263
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1933
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters83593
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count36
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre
Length (in words)32141
Unique words3768
Unique words (used once)1813
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1112
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1639
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.3
Characters88276
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count3198
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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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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Atelier no Koibito-tachi
Length (in words)38310
Unique words3895
Unique words (used once)1906
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1148
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings1734
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length15.1
Characters91255
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count135
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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 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
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length11.2
Characters93082
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count151
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Cover of Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love
Visual novel
Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love
Length (in words)41564
Unique words5045
Unique words (used once)2400
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1301
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings2024
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.2
Characters101043
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count381
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Cover of Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai
Visual novel
Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai
Length (in words)39832
Unique words4049
Unique words (used once)1767
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1155
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1747
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.6
Characters101591
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count511
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Cover of Yukuhito no Pleroma
Visual novel
Yukuhito no Pleroma
Length (in words)49301
Unique words6083
Unique words (used once)3117
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1734
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2857
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length21.6
Characters106303
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count4
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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 Fault Milestone One
Visual novel
Fault Milestone One
Length (in words)43446
Unique words5849
Unique words (used once)2918
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1580
Unique kanji (used once)333
Unique kanji readings2581
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.0
Characters107720
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count1228
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Cover of Haitoku Shirene
Visual novel
Haitoku Shirene
Length (in words)45781
Unique words5745
Unique words (used once)2758
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1515
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2429
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length18.0
Characters107870
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Yuujaku Bourou
Visual novel
Yuujaku Bourou
Length (in words)45174
Unique words4539
Unique words (used once)2118
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1370
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings2146
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.3
Characters108080
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Cover of Josou Jinja
Visual novel
Josou Jinja
Length (in words)46729
Unique words5538
Unique words (used once)2821
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1558
Unique kanji (used once)381
Unique kanji readings2532
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.7
Characters109762
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count302
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Cover of Finmelg ~HOLLOW WORLD~
Visual novel
Finmelg ~HOLLOW WORLD~
Length (in words)45199
Unique words4663
Unique words (used once)2188
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1337
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2088
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.1
Characters110738
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Cover of Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~
Visual novel
Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~
Length (in words)48232
Unique words5546
Unique words (used once)2567
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1562
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2501
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters111905
VNDB avg. rating5.9
VNDB rating count56
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1
Length (in words)46219
Unique words5184
Unique words (used once)2517
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1340
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2099
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters115389
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count922
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Cover of Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa
Visual novel
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa
Length (in words)49317
Unique words6803
Unique words (used once)3390
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1763
Unique kanji (used once)332
Unique kanji readings2920
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.6
Characters118155
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count422
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Cover of Fault Milestone Two (Side: Above)
Visual novel
Fault Milestone Two (Side: Above)
Length (in words)48555
Unique words5716
Unique words (used once)2762
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1567
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings2541
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters120998
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count831
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Cover of Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Visual novel
Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Length (in words)49237
Unique words4282
Unique words (used once)1958
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1342
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings2077
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.3
Characters121423
VNDB avg. rating5.5
VNDB rating count17
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Cover of Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~
Visual novel
Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~
Length (in words)51031
Unique words3415
Unique words (used once)1380
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1125
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings1643
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length11.9
Characters121719
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count127
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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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