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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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 2 ~Detarame Booking Date~ Length (in words) 16953 Unique words 2055 Unique words (used once) 32 Unique words (used once %) 1% Unique kanji 948 Unique kanji (used once) 8 Unique kanji readings 1306 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 40868
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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 6.7 VNDB rating count 361
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Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~ Length (in words) 403132 Unique words 15769 Unique words (used once) 5822 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2078 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 3863 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 972395 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 2230
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Nursery Rhyme Length (in words) 264183 Unique words 14293 Unique words (used once) 5771 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2044 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3755 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 659105 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 92
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Ren'ai x Royale Length (in words) 262633 Unique words 11845 Unique words (used once) 4584 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1899 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 3380 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 670189 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 530
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School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE Length (in words) 54976 Unique words 6045 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 6.5 VNDB rating count 50
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Watashi no Real wa Juujitsu Shisugiteiru Length (in words) 126423 Unique words 7987 Unique words (used once) 3190 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1618 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 2680 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 295146 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 78
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Momoiro Closet Length (in words) 102503 Unique words 7522 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 551
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Clover Day's Length (in words) 416608 Unique words 16396 Unique words (used once) 6197 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2154 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 4083 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 1028591 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 429
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Hatsukoi Yohou. Length (in words) 250934 Unique words 11163 Unique words (used once) 4395 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1827 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3256 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 25/100 Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 599414 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 24
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Yami no Koe Zero Length (in words) 81817 Unique words 4218 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 31
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Kono Oozora ni, Tsubasa o Hirogete Length (in words) 400111 Unique words 16544 Unique words (used once) 6062 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2108 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 3974 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 33/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 985163 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 4740
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CharaBration! ~Otome wa Koi shite Charabureru~ Length (in words) 189653 Unique words 9654 Unique words (used once) 3928 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1809 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 3165 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 488400 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 100
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Gin'iro, Haruka Length (in words) 712740 Unique words 19955 Unique words (used once) 6888 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2231 Unique kanji (used once) 203 Unique kanji readings 4339 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 1784409 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 546
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Traumermaid Length (in words) 25606 Unique words 3766 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 7.7 VNDB rating count 3
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Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai Length (in words) 693518 Unique words 20341 Unique words (used once) 6982 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2264 Unique kanji (used once) 190 Unique kanji readings 4485 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 31/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 1717299 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 1904
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Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu Length (in words) 400506 Unique words 14009 Unique words (used once) 4844 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2047 Unique kanji (used once) 196 Unique kanji readings 3778 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 940795 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 209
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Primary ~Magical★Trouble★Scramble~ Length (in words) 384891 Unique words 13169 Unique words (used once) 4476 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2021 Unique kanji (used once) 210 Unique kanji readings 3708 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 946215 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 38
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Princess Cage ~Host to Hime to Uso no Koi~ Length (in words) 16637 Unique words 2661 Unique words (used once) 1348 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 988 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 1425 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 39179 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 1
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Karigurashi Ren'ai Length (in words) 241195 Unique words 13897 Unique words (used once) 5523 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2041 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3770 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 25/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 621657 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 233
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Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte! Length (in words) 492193 Unique words 15081 Unique words (used once) 5233 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2066 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3832 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 1228465 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 1013
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Ame Koi Length (in words) 112295 Unique words 7732 Unique words (used once) 3478 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 6.8 VNDB rating count 91
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Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na Length (in words) 342532 Unique words 14793 Unique words (used once) 5533 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2131 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3963 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 817825 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 439
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Bra-Ban! Length (in words) 315473 Unique words 9994 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 7.1 VNDB rating count 92
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Amairo Chocolata Length (in words) 89222 Unique words 6418 Unique words (used once) 2711 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1492 Unique kanji (used once) 264 Unique kanji readings 2427 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 25/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 229540 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 230
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Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Tasogaredoki no Kyoukaisen- Length (in words) 135667 Unique words 7532 Unique words (used once) 2994 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1592 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 2651 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 325491 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1181
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Amairo * Islenauts Length (in words) 460209 Unique words 15408 Unique words (used once) 5783 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2146 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 3997 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 1163444 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 479
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Making*Lovers Length (in words) 297547 Unique words 15270 Unique words (used once) 6036 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2034 Unique kanji (used once) 210 Unique kanji readings 3798 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 724869 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 2476
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Shukusei no Girlfriend -the destiny star of girlfriend- Length (in words) 65917 Unique words 7681 Unique words (used once) 3856 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1720 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 2894 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 12.1 Characters 156903 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 123
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Suki Tokimeki to Kiss Length (in words) 14892 Unique words 2427 Unique words (used once) 1234 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 992 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1403 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 34707 VNDB avg. rating 6.1 VNDB rating count 8
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Kimi no Hitomi ni Hit Me Length (in words) 208750 Unique words 13163 Unique words (used once) 5578 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2124 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 3874 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 519959 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 92
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Ai Kiss 2 Length (in words) 389233 Unique words 12401 Unique words (used once) 4643 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1854 Unique kanji (used once) 234 Unique kanji readings 3283 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 925755 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 61
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Shugaten! -Sugarfull Tempering- Length (in words) 151395 Unique words 10293 Unique words (used once) 4384 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1761 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 3047 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 380323 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 112
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Ai Kiss Length (in words) 309160 Unique words 11687 Unique words (used once) 4533 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1851 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 3258 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 738349 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 89
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Himawari no Kyoukai to Nagai Natsuyasumi Length (in words) 366602 Unique words 16514 Unique words (used once) 6205 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2248 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 4265 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 907839 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 245
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Ren'ai 0 Kilometer Length (in words) 228327 Unique words 13152 Unique words (used once) 5340 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2001 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 3663 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 552164 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 201
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Ama Koi Syrups ~Hajirau Koigokoro de Shitaku Naru Amagami-sama no Koi Matsuri~ Length (in words) 308506 Unique words 12502 Unique words (used once) 4807 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2025 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 3719 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 765580 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 52
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Mhakna Gramura to Fairy Bell Length (in words) 14942 Unique words 2229 Unique words (used once) 1073 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 748 Unique kanji (used once) 221 Unique kanji readings 1045 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 38916 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 212
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Dokidoki Bunkeibu Plus! Length (in words) 57907 Unique words 5548 Unique words (used once) 2657 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1441 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 2269 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 142079 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 9835
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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
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Katahane Length (in words) 241644 Unique words 12699 Unique words (used once) 4897 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1863 Unique kanji (used once) 205 Unique kanji readings 3434 Average difficulty 18/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 588697 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 643
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Imakoi ~Succubus to Soitogeru Ore!?~ Length (in words) 57453 Unique words 5530 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 6.3 VNDB rating count 3
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Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA2 Length (in words) 91340 Unique words 6309 Unique words (used once) 2616 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1547 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 2486 Average difficulty 18/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 225164 VNDB avg. rating 8.8 VNDB rating count 359
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Magical Charming! Length (in words) 258055 Unique words 14229 Unique words (used once) 5901 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2115 Unique kanji (used once) 315 Unique kanji readings 3857 Average difficulty 18/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 644685 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 110
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Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku Length (in words) 49237 Unique words 4281 Unique words (used once) 1957 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1342 Unique kanji (used once) 304 Unique kanji readings 2077 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 121423 VNDB avg. rating 5.5 VNDB rating count 17
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Date A Live: Rinne Utopia Length (in words) 120503 Unique words 7766 Unique words (used once) 3527 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1647 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 2742 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 11.2 Characters 293603 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 315
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Puramai Wars Length (in words) 234836 Unique words 13694 Unique words (used once) 5800 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1992 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 3653 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 583526 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 143
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Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- Length (in words) 386355 Unique words 14901 Unique words (used once) 5119 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2078 Unique kanji (used once) 216 Unique kanji readings 3931 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 33/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 910530 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 4588
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Your Diary Length (in words) 526087 Unique words 16907 Unique words (used once) 5981 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2076 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 3969 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 1310427 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 397
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Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya Length (in words) 2182 Unique words 563 Unique words (used once) 306 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 279 Unique kanji (used once) 121 Unique kanji readings 340 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 5780 VNDB avg. rating 5.1 VNDB rating count 32