Visual novel difficulty list

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Cover of √ after and another
Visual novel
√ after and another
Length (in words)380601
Unique words14067
Unique words (used once)4953
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2053
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings3864
Average difficulty43/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length12.7
Characters916304
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count171
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Cover of planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~
Visual novel
planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~
Length (in words)27498
Unique words5272
Unique words (used once)2886
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1542
Unique kanji (used once)381
Unique kanji readings2439
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length20.3
Characters64893
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count7348
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Cover of narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Visual novel
narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Length (in words)32633
Unique words3590
Unique words (used once)1620
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1733
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters76416
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count2314
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Cover of narcissu
Visual novel
narcissu
Length (in words)18901
Unique words2870
Unique words (used once)1363
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1019
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1494
Average difficulty35/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length16.3
Characters43180
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count5778
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Cover of fortissimo EXS//Akkord:nächsten Phase
Visual novel
fortissimo EXS//Akkord:nächsten Phase
Length (in words)532436
Unique words17741
Unique words (used once)5780
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2291
Unique kanji (used once)198
Unique kanji readings4529
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length22.5
Characters1245425
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count251
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Cover of fault - milestone two Jou
Visual novel
fault - milestone two Jou
Length (in words)48555
Unique words5715
Unique words (used once)2761
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1567
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings2541
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters120998
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count927
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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
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length14.0
Characters107720
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count1378
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Cover of Zoku Satsuriku no Django -Jigoku no Shoukinkubi-
Visual novel
Zoku Satsuriku no Django -Jigoku no Shoukinkubi-
Length (in words)103291
Unique words12199
Unique words (used once)5469
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2316
Unique kanji (used once)358
Unique kanji readings4237
Average difficulty61/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters239522
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count174
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Cover of Zanmataisei Demonbane
Visual novel
Zanmataisei Demonbane
Length (in words)499561
Unique words18628
Unique words (used once)5515
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2574
Unique kanji (used once)195
Unique kanji readings5154
Average difficulty82/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters1192677
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count1724
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Cover of Yuurei Shoujo Shitsu
Visual novel
Yuurei Shoujo Shitsu
Length (in words)21167
Unique words4019
Unique words (used once)2171
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1230
Unique kanji (used once)322
Unique kanji readings1884
Average difficulty17/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length16.1
Characters52655
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Yuujaku Bourou
Visual novel
Yuujaku Bourou
Length (in words)45174
Unique words4538
Unique words (used once)2118
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1370
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings2146
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length18.3
Characters108080
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of Yume Miru Kusuri
Visual novel
Yume Miru Kusuri
Length (in words)214298
Unique words15313
Unique words (used once)6572
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2118
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings4033
Average difficulty59/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)77/100
Average sentence length12.8
Characters500730
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count5359
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Cover of Yukuhito no Pleroma
Visual novel
Yukuhito no Pleroma
Length (in words)49301
Unique words6082
Unique words (used once)3117
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1734
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2857
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters106303
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count11
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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
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length13.8
Characters90996
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count594
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Cover of Your Diary
Visual novel
Your Diary
Length (in words)526087
Unique words16904
Unique words (used once)5980
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2076
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings3969
Average difficulty19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length12.2
Characters1310427
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count457
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Cover of Yosuga no Sora
Visual novel
Yosuga no Sora
Length (in words)315411
Unique words13971
Unique words (used once)5452
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2015
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings3734
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters769235
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count1736
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Cover of Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na
Visual novel
Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na
Length (in words)342532
Unique words14791
Unique words (used once)5532
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2131
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3963
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)30/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters817825
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count519
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Another Route ~Happy Ending~
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Another Route ~Happy Ending~
Length (in words)7360
Unique words1983
Unique words (used once)1237
Unique words (used once %)62%
Unique kanji901
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings1234
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length14.7
Characters18526
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 3 ~The Last Date~
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 3 ~The Last Date~
Length (in words)14906
Unique words3127
Unique words (used once)1774
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1139
Unique kanji (used once)338
Unique kanji readings1713
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length14.0
Characters35631
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 2 ~Detarame Booking Date~
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 2 ~Detarame Booking Date~
Length (in words)16953
Unique words2055
Unique words (used once)32
Unique words (used once %)1%
Unique kanji948
Unique kanji (used once)8
Unique kanji readings1306
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters40868
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata
Length (in words)8075
Unique words1126
Unique words (used once)10
Unique words (used once %)0%
Unique kanji580
Unique kanji (used once)8
Unique kanji readings739
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length11.5
Characters19365
VNDB avg. rating5.1
VNDB rating count14
VNDBOfficial websiteDownload
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Cover of Yami wo Hashiru Yaiba no Kirameki
Visual novel
Yami wo Hashiru Yaiba no Kirameki
Length (in words)122085
Unique words11691
Unique words (used once)5090
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2205
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings4193
Average difficulty69/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters272909
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of Yami no Koe Zero
Visual novel
Yami no Koe Zero
Length (in words)81817
Unique words4217
Unique words (used once)1748
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1173
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1734
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length27.4
Characters198704
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count45
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Cover of Yami no Koe II
Visual novel
Yami no Koe II
Length (in words)81228
Unique words5246
Unique words (used once)2278
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1319
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2046
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
Average sentence length19.6
Characters204211
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count57
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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
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters107554
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count125
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Cover of White Album 2
Visual novel
White Album 2
Length (in words)638648
Unique words20967
Unique words (used once)7246
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2361
Unique kanji (used once)192
Unique kanji readings4665
Average difficulty66/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)83/100
Average sentence length13.1
Characters1525348
VNDB avg. rating9.0
VNDB rating count3290
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Cover of Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu.
Visual novel
Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu.
Length (in words)17784
Unique words2996
Unique words (used once)1632
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1020
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings1494
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length14.0
Characters43031
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count56
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Cover of Watashi no Real wa Juujitsu Shisugiteiru
Visual novel
Watashi no Real wa Juujitsu Shisugiteiru
Length (in words)126423
Unique words7987
Unique words (used once)3190
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1618
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings2680
Average difficulty14/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length13.8
Characters295146
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count153
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Cover of Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte!
Visual novel
Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte!
Length (in words)492193
Unique words15079
Unique words (used once)5233
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2066
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3832
Average difficulty16/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters1228465
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count1164
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Cover of Warugoto Sanka
Visual novel
Warugoto Sanka
Length (in words)5707
Unique words1618
Unique words (used once)1045
Unique words (used once %)64%
Unique kanji721
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings971
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)47/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters13755
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Cover of Wagamama High Spec OC
Visual novel
Wagamama High Spec OC
Length (in words)311404
Unique words14331
Unique words (used once)5566
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2065
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings3809
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length16.0
Characters788989
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count275
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Cover of Wagamama High Spec
Visual novel
Wagamama High Spec
Length (in words)274299
Unique words15701
Unique words (used once)6567
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2127
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings4048
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)34/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters663070
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count2333
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Cover of Waga Himegimi ni Eikan o
Visual novel
Waga Himegimi ni Eikan o
Length (in words)402347
Unique words15668
Unique words (used once)4112
Unique words (used once %)26%
Unique kanji2225
Unique kanji (used once)156
Unique kanji readings4187
Average difficulty41/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length16.5
Characters964204
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count310
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Length (in words)24608
Unique words4151
Unique words (used once)2284
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1327
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings2029
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length22.1
Characters59053
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count841
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Length (in words)27585
Unique words4570
Unique words (used once)2518
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1375
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2151
Average difficulty52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length23.8
Characters65990
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count841
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Length (in words)16600
Unique words3451
Unique words (used once)1999
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji1204
Unique kanji (used once)339
Unique kanji readings1787
Average difficulty47/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
Average sentence length23.7
Characters38431
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count841
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Cover of WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow
Visual novel
WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow
Length (in words)193429
Unique words9781
Unique words (used once)4063
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1782
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings3075
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)44/100
Average sentence length17.6
Characters455741
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count583
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Cover of Vermilion -Bind of Blood-
Visual novel
Vermilion -Bind of Blood-
Length (in words)388183
Unique words21014
Unique words (used once)7432
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2761
Unique kanji (used once)214
Unique kanji readings5625
Average difficulty87/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)99/100
Average sentence length17.9
Characters858742
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count77
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Cover of Vanitas no Hitsuji
Visual novel
Vanitas no Hitsuji
Length (in words)186606
Unique words10496
Unique words (used once)4169
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1763
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings3178
Average difficulty33/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length15.4
Characters445141
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count24
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Cover of Utawarerumono
Visual novel
Utawarerumono
Length (in words)107136
Unique words9210
Unique words (used once)4048
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1962
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings3517
Average difficulty45/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length14.1
Characters268467
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count5099
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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 words6802
Unique words (used once)3390
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1763
Unique kanji (used once)332
Unique kanji readings2920
Average difficulty52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters118155
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count565
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Cover of Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Visual novel
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Length (in words)963599
Unique words24738
Unique words (used once)7599
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2622
Unique kanji (used once)179
Unique kanji readings5460
Average difficulty69/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)80/100
Average sentence length17.3
Characters2255020
VNDB avg. rating8.9
VNDB rating count11173
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Cover of Umi kara Kuru Mono
Visual novel
Umi kara Kuru Mono
Length (in words)327643
Unique words10269
Unique words (used once)736
Unique words (used once %)7%
Unique kanji1888
Unique kanji (used once)38
Unique kanji readings3394
Average difficulty69/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)86/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters750495
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count33
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Cover of Uchi wa Mou, Enki Dekinai.
Visual novel
Uchi wa Mou, Enki Dekinai.
Length (in words)305660
Unique words14616
Unique words (used once)5557
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2052
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings3839
Average difficulty24/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length12.6
Characters726839
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count118
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Cover of Uchi no Pet Jijou Vol. 1
Visual novel
Uchi no Pet Jijou Vol. 1
Length (in words)58180
Unique words4725
Unique words (used once)1790
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1319
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings2057
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
Average sentence length17.6
Characters140869
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count144
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Cover of UNLUCKY POTION
Visual novel
UNLUCKY POTION
Length (in words)8636
Unique words2155
Unique words (used once)1318
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji906
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings1257
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters20248
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Cover of Twinkle ☆ Crusaders
Visual novel
Twinkle ☆ Crusaders
Length (in words)591959
Unique words24741
Unique words (used once)9187
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2572
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings5243
Average difficulty37/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters1485436
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count168
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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 words3414
Unique words (used once)1378
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1125
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings1643
Average difficulty3/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)14/100
Average sentence length11.9
Characters121719
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count257
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Cover of Tsuyokiss Nigakki
Visual novel
Tsuyokiss Nigakki
Length (in words)366204
Unique words15715
Unique words (used once)5728
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2073
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings3879
Average difficulty34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)45/100
Average sentence length17.8
Characters854353
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count80
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Cover of Tsuyokiss
Visual novel
Tsuyokiss
Length (in words)369318
Unique words18325
Unique words (used once)7074
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2223
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings4209
Average difficulty38/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)49/100
Average sentence length19.0
Characters876075
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count221
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