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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Cover of 12Riven -The Ψcliminal of Integral-
Visual novel
12Riven -The Ψcliminal of Integral-
Length (in words)204740
Unique words13081
Unique words (used once)5046
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2103
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings3839
Average difficulty70/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length14.7
Characters486389
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count134
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Cover of 2045, Tsuki Yori.
Visual novel
2045, Tsuki Yori.
Length (in words)214042
Unique words13214
Unique words (used once)5510
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2064
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings3778
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length16.3
Characters533092
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count37
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Cover of 9-nine- Haruiro Harukoi Harunokaze
Visual novel
9-nine- Haruiro Harukoi Harunokaze
Length (in words)80616
Unique words7384
Unique words (used once)3227
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1621
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2714
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length11.2
Characters199318
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count2877
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Cover of 9-nine- Kokonotsu Kokonoka Kokonoiro
Visual novel
9-nine- Kokonotsu Kokonoka Kokonoiro
Length (in words)59710
Unique words6301
Unique words (used once)2941
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1533
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings2450
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length11.3
Characters143250
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count3883
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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
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length14.8
Characters66996
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count1455
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Cover of 9-nine- Sorairo Sorauta Soranooto
Visual novel
9-nine- Sorairo Sorauta Soranooto
Length (in words)82153
Unique words7507
Unique words (used once)3204
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1624
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings2674
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length11.2
Characters198784
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count3408
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Cover of 9-nine- Yukiiro Yukihana Yukinoato
Visual novel
9-nine- Yukiiro Yukihana Yukinoato
Length (in words)94013
Unique words7598
Unique words (used once)3202
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1644
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings2750
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length10.9
Characters230817
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count2770
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Cover of AIR
Visual novel
AIR
Length (in words)253958
Unique words13935
Unique words (used once)5326
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2130
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings4020
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters600227
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count2234
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Cover of AMBITIOUS MISSION
Visual novel
AMBITIOUS MISSION
Length (in words)334132
Unique words16503
Unique words (used once)6550
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2152
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings3997
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters813561
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count344
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Cover of ATLACH=NACHA
Visual novel
ATLACH=NACHA
Length (in words)114500
Unique words9087
Unique words (used once)3548
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1916
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings3419
Average difficulty76/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)84/100
Average sentence length14.1
Characters258535
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count104
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Cover of ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Visual novel
ATRI -My Dear Moments-
Length (in words)98491
Unique words8829
Unique words (used once)3904
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1767
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3015
Average difficulty27/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length14.7
Characters237442
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count2763
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Cover of Abyss -Satsujin Club-
Visual novel
Abyss -Satsujin Club-
Length (in words)525505
Unique words17785
Unique words (used once)6204
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2350
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings4554
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length20.9
Characters1223811
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count21
VNDBOfficial websiteBuy at DLsite
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Cover of Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Visual novel
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth
Length (in words)189400
Unique words8746
Unique words (used once)3220
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1378
Unique kanji (used once)167
Unique kanji readings2412
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)53/100
Average sentence length14.4
Characters462766
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count2395
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Cover of Aete Mushi Suru Kimi to no Mirai ~Relay Broadcast~
Visual novel
Aete Mushi Suru Kimi to no Mirai ~Relay Broadcast~
Length (in words)207311
Unique words12567
Unique words (used once)5021
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1983
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings3576
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters491332
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count149
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Cover of Ai Kiss
Visual novel
Ai Kiss
Length (in words)309160
Unique words11685
Unique words (used once)4533
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1851
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings3259
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length18.3
Characters738349
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count110
VNDBOfficial website
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Cover of Ai Kiss 2
Visual novel
Ai Kiss 2
Length (in words)389233
Unique words12399
Unique words (used once)4643
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1854
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings3284
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length19.4
Characters925755
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count70
VNDBOfficial website
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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 words3030
Unique words (used once)1798
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji1090
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings1594
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
Average sentence length18.1
Characters38228
VNDBDownload
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Cover of Ai ♂ Mai ♀ Misuto
Visual novel
Ai ♂ Mai ♀ Misuto
Length (in words)306227
Unique words10961
Unique words (used once)3985
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1858
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings3257
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters722893
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count39
VNDB
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Cover of Aiyoku no Eustia
Visual novel
Aiyoku no Eustia
Length (in words)411380
Unique words16804
Unique words (used once)5840
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2433
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings4707
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length20.0
Characters975780
VNDB avg. rating8.5
VNDB rating count2250
VNDB
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Cover of Akatsuki no Goei
Visual novel
Akatsuki no Goei
Length (in words)267017
Unique words13781
Unique words (used once)4934
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2022
Unique kanji (used once)194
Unique kanji readings3725
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters628197
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count966
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Cover of Akatsuki no Goei ~Principal-tachi no Kyuujitsu~
Visual novel
Akatsuki no Goei ~Principal-tachi no Kyuujitsu~
Length (in words)182770
Unique words12173
Unique words (used once)4953
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1973
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3575
Average difficulty38/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length12.5
Characters430905
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count399
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Cover of Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~
Visual novel
Akatsuki no Goei ~Tsumibukaki Shuumatsuron~
Length (in words)375225
Unique words15789
Unique words (used once)5824
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2103
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings4019
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length11.9
Characters876666
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count465
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Cover of Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino
Visual novel
Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino
Length (in words)86892
Unique words5493
Unique words (used once)2394
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1392
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings2285
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
Average sentence length12.2
Characters207068
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count116
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Visual novel
Aku no Onna Kanbu Full Moon Night
Length (in words)504993
Unique words19985
Unique words (used once)6939
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2359
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings4659
Average difficulty34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters1287665
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count132
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Cover of Albatross Koukairoku
Visual novel
Albatross Koukairoku
Length (in words)356462
Unique words22992
Unique words (used once)8825
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji3094
Unique kanji (used once)372
Unique kanji readings6257
Average difficulty92/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
Average sentence length28.8
Characters810983
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count90
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Cover of Ama Koi Syrups ~Hajirau Koigokoro de Shitaku Naru Amagami-sama no Koi Matsuri~
Visual novel
Ama Koi Syrups ~Hajirau Koigokoro de Shitaku Naru Amagami-sama no Koi Matsuri~
Length (in words)308506
Unique words12500
Unique words (used once)4807
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2025
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings3719
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters765580
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count69
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Cover of Amaemi -longing for you-
Visual novel
Amaemi -longing for you-
Length (in words)268784
Unique words15543
Unique words (used once)6432
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2258
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings4222
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length15.9
Characters660101
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count144
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Cover of Amairo * Islenauts
Visual novel
Amairo * Islenauts
Length (in words)460209
Unique words15407
Unique words (used once)5783
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2146
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings3997
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters1163444
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count609
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Cover of Amairo Chocolata
Visual novel
Amairo Chocolata
Length (in words)89222
Unique words6417
Unique words (used once)2711
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1492
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings2427
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters229540
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count500
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Cover of Amairo Chocolata 2
Visual novel
Amairo Chocolata 2
Length (in words)138790
Unique words8965
Unique words (used once)3692
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1782
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings3066
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length16.7
Characters353697
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count238
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Cover of Amatsukaze ~Kugutsu Jinpuu-chou~
Visual novel
Amatsukaze ~Kugutsu Jinpuu-chou~
Length (in words)818323
Unique words24143
Unique words (used once)6489
Unique words (used once %)26%
Unique kanji2778
Unique kanji (used once)178
Unique kanji readings5836
Average difficulty84/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)91/100
Average sentence length22.1
Characters1863904
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count65
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Cover of Amatsutsumi
Visual novel
Amatsutsumi
Length (in words)338091
Unique words12983
Unique words (used once)4953
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2092
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings3802
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters809764
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count1404
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Cover of Ame Koi
Visual novel
Ame Koi
Length (in words)112295
Unique words7730
Unique words (used once)3477
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1770
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings3022
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters267431
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count120
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Cover of Angel Beats! -1st Beat-
Visual novel
Angel Beats! -1st Beat-
Length (in words)255498
Unique words12679
Unique words (used once)4559
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2007
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings3629
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters622149
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1208
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
Length (in words)358885
Unique words14878
Unique words (used once)5801
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2122
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3924
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length16.1
Characters872166
VNDB avg. rating8.3
VNDB rating count5387
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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
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)20/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters115389
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count1646
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm - EXTRA2
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm - EXTRA2
Length (in words)91340
Unique words6308
Unique words (used once)2616
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1547
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings2486
Average difficulty18/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length17.3
Characters225164
VNDB avg. rating8.8
VNDB rating count1365
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Cover of Aoi Sora no Camus
Visual novel
Aoi Sora no Camus
Length (in words)109618
Unique words8595
Unique words (used once)3515
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1842
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3156
Average difficulty61/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters258051
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count256
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Cover of Aonatsu Line
Visual novel
Aonatsu Line
Length (in words)193879
Unique words11827
Unique words (used once)4862
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1934
Unique kanji (used once)256
Unique kanji readings3417
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters462307
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count269
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Cover of Astelight Shuushuubako
Visual novel
Astelight Shuushuubako
Length (in words)225382
Unique words19533
Unique words (used once)8101
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2903
Unique kanji (used once)385
Unique kanji readings5676
Average difficulty94/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
Average sentence length36.6
Characters498645
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count30
VNDBOfficial website
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Cover of AstralAir no Shiroki Towa
Visual novel
AstralAir no Shiroki Towa
Length (in words)462742
Unique words14632
Unique words (used once)4892
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji1999
Unique kanji (used once)191
Unique kanji readings3765
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length15.4
Characters1108565
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count380
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Cover of AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Finale -Shiroki Hoshi no Yume-
Visual novel
AstralAir no Shiroki Towa Finale -Shiroki Hoshi no Yume-
Length (in words)164998
Unique words8925
Unique words (used once)3473
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1736
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings3019
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length16.7
Characters392202
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count160
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Cover of Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya
Visual novel
Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya
Length (in words)2182
Unique words563
Unique words (used once)306
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji279
Unique kanji (used once)121
Unique kanji readings340
Average difficulty19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters5780
VNDB avg. rating5.0
VNDB rating count67
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Cover of Axanael
Visual novel
Axanael
Length (in words)154149
Unique words10033
Unique words (used once)4283
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1856
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings3277
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)55/100
Average sentence length10.3
Characters393674
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count241
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Cover of Ayakashi
Visual novel
Ayakashi
Length (in words)287146
Unique words12625
Unique words (used once)4753
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2042
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings3773
Average difficulty44/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length11.5
Characters678529
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count50
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Cover of Ayakashi Gohan
Visual novel
Ayakashi Gohan
Length (in words)236214
Unique words10285
Unique words (used once)3968
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1842
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings3257
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length11.0
Characters548450
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count391
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Cover of Ayakashi Gohan ~Okawari!~
Visual novel
Ayakashi Gohan ~Okawari!~
Length (in words)233314
Unique words10238
Unique words (used once)4071
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1834
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings3233
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
Average sentence length11.6
Characters542412
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count56
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Cover of Ayakashibito
Visual novel
Ayakashibito
Length (in words)511078
Unique words20486
Unique words (used once)7105
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2593
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings5242
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters1241189
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count977
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Cover of BALDR FORCE
Visual novel
BALDR FORCE
Length (in words)372029
Unique words13686
Unique words (used once)3889
Unique words (used once %)28%
Unique kanji2093
Unique kanji (used once)174
Unique kanji readings3797
Average difficulty61/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length16.5
Characters862792
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count404
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Cover of BALDR HEART
Visual novel
BALDR HEART
Length (in words)322457
Unique words16241
Unique words (used once)5776
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2240
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings4288
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length18.3
Characters760816
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count216
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