Visual novel difficulty list

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Cover of BALDR SKY Dive1 "Lost Memory"
Visual novel
BALDR SKY Dive1 "Lost Memory"
Length (in words)407981
Unique words17678
Unique words (used once)5969
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2315
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings4423
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters966125
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count2609
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Cover of BALDR SKY Dive2 "RECORDARE"
Visual novel
BALDR SKY Dive2 "RECORDARE"
Length (in words)753150
Unique words21883
Unique words (used once)6565
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2442
Unique kanji (used once)176
Unique kanji readings4837
Average difficulty56/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length15.3
Characters1819971
VNDB avg. rating8.7
VNDB rating count2242
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Cover of BLACK SHEEP TOWN
Visual novel
BLACK SHEEP TOWN
Length (in words)534334
Unique words20387
Unique words (used once)7290
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2395
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings4541
Average difficulty60/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length25.3
Characters1252053
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count116
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Cover of Bengarachou Hakubutsushi
Visual novel
Bengarachou Hakubutsushi
Length (in words)277539
Unique words18572
Unique words (used once)7348
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2873
Unique kanji (used once)333
Unique kanji readings5665
Average difficulty93/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
Average sentence length32.1
Characters605523
VNDB avg. rating8.3
VNDB rating count63
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Cover of Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo-
Visual novel
Bishoujo Mangekyou -Norowareshi Densetsu no Shoujo-
Length (in words)69912
Unique words6999
Unique words (used once)3217
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1745
Unique kanji (used once)353
Unique kanji readings2913
Average difficulty34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length15.0
Characters176129
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count1918
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Cover of Boku no Kanojo wa Gatenkei
Visual novel
Boku no Kanojo wa Gatenkei
Length (in words)173338
Unique words11027
Unique words (used once)4185
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1986
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings3599
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length12.3
Characters422703
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count399
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Cover of Bra-Ban!
Visual novel
Bra-Ban!
Length (in words)315473
Unique words9993
Unique words (used once)3694
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1799
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings3179
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
Average sentence length13.5
Characters747450
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count128
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Cover of CHAOS;CHILD
Visual novel
CHAOS;CHILD
Length (in words)393524
Unique words16983
Unique words (used once)6507
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2302
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings4356
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length22.6
Characters924248
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count4141
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Cover of CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
Visual novel
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
Length (in words)318499
Unique words14599
Unique words (used once)5090
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2119
Unique kanji (used once)213
Unique kanji readings3886
Average difficulty60/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
Average sentence length16.9
Characters762074
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count2670
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Cover of CLANNAD
Visual novel
CLANNAD
Length (in words)574909
Unique words18659
Unique words (used once)6490
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2216
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings4271
Average difficulty38/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length13.4
Characters1373937
VNDB avg. rating8.7
VNDB rating count9585
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Cover of CROSS†CHANNEL
Visual novel
CROSS†CHANNEL
Length (in words)286875
Unique words18516
Unique words (used once)6804
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2359
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings4496
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length12.0
Characters688256
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count4107
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Cover of Cafe Sourire
Visual novel
Cafe Sourire
Length (in words)256260
Unique words11937
Unique words (used once)4749
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1890
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings3435
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
Average sentence length15.3
Characters616459
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count55
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Cover of Cafe Stella to Shinigami no Chou
Visual novel
Cafe Stella to Shinigami no Chou
Length (in words)377632
Unique words14557
Unique words (used once)5499
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2091
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings3917
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)31/100
Average sentence length12.8
Characters936229
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count2599
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Cover of Carnival
Visual novel
Carnival
Length (in words)130311
Unique words9373
Unique words (used once)4291
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1838
Unique kanji (used once)318
Unique kanji readings3126
Average difficulty38/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length17.8
Characters309252
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count253
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Cover of Chaos;Head
Visual novel
Chaos;Head
Length (in words)236581
Unique words13209
Unique words (used once)4860
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2059
Unique kanji (used once)217
Unique kanji readings3723
Average difficulty60/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters565461
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count5708
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Cover of CharaBration! ~Otome wa Koi shite Charabureru~
Visual novel
CharaBration! ~Otome wa Koi shite Charabureru~
Length (in words)189653
Unique words9652
Unique words (used once)3928
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1809
Unique kanji (used once)245
Unique kanji readings3165
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)24/100
Average sentence length12.3
Characters488400
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count117
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Cover of Chise Anoyama ni Iku
Visual novel
Chise Anoyama ni Iku
Length (in words)3973
Unique words984
Unique words (used once)535
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji453
Unique kanji (used once)185
Unique kanji readings563
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length12.5
Characters9839
VNDB avg. rating5.5
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of Chooita ~Subarashiki Chounouryoku Jinsei~
Visual novel
Chooita ~Subarashiki Chounouryoku Jinsei~
Length (in words)105201
Unique words8922
Unique words (used once)3322
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1764
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings2967
Average difficulty53/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters252305
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count6
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Cover of Choukou Shinki Ixseal
Visual novel
Choukou Shinki Ixseal
Length (in words)409795
Unique words17782
Unique words (used once)6333
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2386
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings4644
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length12.1
Characters1038621
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count133
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Cover of Christmas * Flower
Visual novel
Christmas * Flower
Length (in words)2086
Unique words787
Unique words (used once)516
Unique words (used once %)65%
Unique kanji384
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings463
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length13.9
Characters5188
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count21
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Cover of ChronoBox
Visual novel
ChronoBox
Length (in words)187578
Unique words11328
Unique words (used once)4532
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1968
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings3538
Average difficulty37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)51/100
Average sentence length11.2
Characters480593
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count435
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Cover of Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation ~Chuusotsu no Time After Time~
Visual novel
Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation ~Chuusotsu no Time After Time~
Length (in words)79872
Unique words10285
Unique words (used once)5141
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1880
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings3274
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length13.9
Characters195488
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count205
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Cover of Ciconia no Naku Koro ni
Visual novel
Ciconia no Naku Koro ni
Length (in words)154782
Unique words13332
Unique words (used once)5733
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2142
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings3913
Average difficulty57/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length19.3
Characters370886
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count1060
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Cover of Cla☆Cra - CLASSY☆CRANBERRY'S
Visual novel
Cla☆Cra - CLASSY☆CRANBERRY'S
Length (in words)314633
Unique words15262
Unique words (used once)5949
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2212
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings4171
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length15.2
Characters792118
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count173
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Cover of Clover Day's
Visual novel
Clover Day's
Length (in words)416608
Unique words16396
Unique words (used once)6197
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2154
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings4083
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters1028591
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count982
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Cover of Clover Point
Visual novel
Clover Point
Length (in words)341019
Unique words18696
Unique words (used once)7383
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2223
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings4290
Average difficulty39/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters835370
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count49
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Cover of Corona Blossom
Visual novel
Corona Blossom
Length (in words)144305
Unique words10982
Unique words (used once)4904
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1931
Unique kanji (used once)321
Unique kanji readings3406
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length14.7
Characters364665
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count505
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Cover of DEAD DAYS
Visual novel
DEAD DAYS
Length (in words)224337
Unique words14011
Unique words (used once)5532
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2056
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings3814
Average difficulty47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length17.7
Characters542292
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count389
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Cover of DRACU-RIOT!
Visual novel
DRACU-RIOT!
Length (in words)479072
Unique words16601
Unique words (used once)6158
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2204
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings4148
Average difficulty37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)50/100
Average sentence length14.6
Characters1182807
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count3310
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Cover of DRAMAtical Murder
Visual novel
DRAMAtical Murder
Length (in words)163068
Unique words10046
Unique words (used once)4045
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1872
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings3273
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters378423
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count2108
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Cover of Daibanchou -Big Bang Age-
Visual novel
Daibanchou -Big Bang Age-
Length (in words)683317
Unique words22211
Unique words (used once)7126
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2499
Unique kanji (used once)184
Unique kanji readings5060
Average difficulty65/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length10.1
Characters1646063
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count1205
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Cover of Daiteikoku
Visual novel
Daiteikoku
Length (in words)603465
Unique words24259
Unique words (used once)8382
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2534
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings5109
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length10.7
Characters1471671
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count430
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Cover of Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
Visual novel
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
Length (in words)452666
Unique words18558
Unique words (used once)7042
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2303
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings4386
Average difficulty29/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length19.7
Characters1077396
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1779
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Cover of Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Dreaming Sheep-
Visual novel
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai -Dreaming Sheep-
Length (in words)190360
Unique words12704
Unique words (used once)5435
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2028
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings3648
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length14.4
Characters460881
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count276
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Cover of Dangan Ronpa Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei
Visual novel
Dangan Ronpa Kibou no Gakuen to Zetsubou no Koukousei
Length (in words)350226
Unique words12588
Unique words (used once)4494
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji1897
Unique kanji (used once)200
Unique kanji readings3509
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length12.7
Characters818215
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count12662
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Cover of Dasaku
Visual novel
Dasaku
Length (in words)107788
Unique words6895
Unique words (used once)2616
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1607
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2678
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)42/100
Average sentence length13.4
Characters294405
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count223
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Cover of Dasoku
Visual novel
Dasoku
Length (in words)190971
Unique words10914
Unique words (used once)4304
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1948
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings3524
Average difficulty42/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length11.3
Characters496661
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count54
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Cover of Date A Live: Arusu Install
Visual novel
Date A Live: Arusu Install
Length (in words)179256
Unique words10803
Unique words (used once)4739
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1919
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3404
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)33/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters435185
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count282
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Cover of Date A Live: Rinne Utopia
Visual novel
Date A Live: Rinne Utopia
Length (in words)120503
Unique words7765
Unique words (used once)3527
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1647
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings2742
Average difficulty19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length11.2
Characters293603
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count440
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Cover of Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation
Visual novel
Date A Live: Rio Reincarnation
Length (in words)344030
Unique words14538
Unique words (used once)5942
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2119
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings3941
Average difficulty21/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length12.4
Characters834632
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count326
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Cover of Dear My Abyss
Visual novel
Dear My Abyss
Length (in words)159928
Unique words11210
Unique words (used once)4222
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2159
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings4069
Average difficulty60/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters363859
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count12
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Cover of Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki-
Visual novel
Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki-
Length (in words)36264
Unique words5601
Unique words (used once)2960
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1497
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings2413
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length14.2
Characters81127
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count43
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Cover of Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu.
Visual novel
Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu.
Length (in words)400506
Unique words14009
Unique words (used once)4846
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2047
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings3778
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters940795
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count292
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Cover of Dies irae ~Acta est Fabula~
Visual novel
Dies irae ~Acta est Fabula~
Length (in words)719749
Unique words25361
Unique words (used once)7874
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2782
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings5789
Average difficulty81/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters1676946
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count3012
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Cover of Dies irae ~Interview with Kaziklu Bey~
Visual novel
Dies irae ~Interview with Kaziklu Bey~
Length (in words)89999
Unique words9290
Unique words (used once)4324
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2067
Unique kanji (used once)341
Unique kanji readings3701
Average difficulty78/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)98/100
Average sentence length20.9
Characters210387
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count680
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Cover of Doki Doki Bungeibu!
Visual novel
Doki Doki Bungeibu!
Length (in words)57907
Unique words5547
Unique words (used once)2657
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1441
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings2269
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length16.8
Characters142079
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count14613
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Cover of Dorakuriusu
Visual novel
Dorakuriusu
Length (in words)295264
Unique words16250
Unique words (used once)6804
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2236
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings4251
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length16.8
Characters693186
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count74
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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
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters71579
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count144
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Cover of Dungeons & Daimeiwaku -Great Edges in the Abyss-
Visual novel
Dungeons & Daimeiwaku -Great Edges in the Abyss-
Length (in words)270661
Unique words20029
Unique words (used once)8162
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2828
Unique kanji (used once)363
Unique kanji readings5679
Average difficulty93/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters633539
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count36
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Cover of Evenicle
Visual novel
Evenicle
Length (in words)491005
Unique words19755
Unique words (used once)7145
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2450
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings4825
Average difficulty38/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length12.8
Characters1203929
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count2803
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