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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√ after and another Length (in words) 380601 Unique words 14067 Unique words (used once) 4953 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2053 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3864 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 916304 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 171
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planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~ Length (in words) 27498 Unique words 5272 Unique words (used once) 2886 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1542 Unique kanji (used once) 381 Unique kanji readings 2439 Average difficulty 49/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 64893 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 7348
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narcissu -SIDE 2nd- Length (in words) 32633 Unique words 3590 Unique words (used once) 1620 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1157 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1733 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 76416 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 2314
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narcissu Length (in words) 18901 Unique words 2870 Unique words (used once) 1363 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1019 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 1494 Average difficulty 35/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 16.3 Characters 43180 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 5778
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fortissimo EXS//Akkord:nächsten Phase Length (in words) 532436 Unique words 17741 Unique words (used once) 5780 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 2291 Unique kanji (used once) 198 Unique kanji readings 4529 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 22.5 Characters 1245425 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 251
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fault - milestone two Jou Length (in words) 48555 Unique words 5715 Unique words (used once) 2761 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1567 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 2541 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 120998 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 927
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fault - milestone one Length (in words) 43446 Unique words 5849 Unique words (used once) 2918 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1580 Unique kanji (used once) 333 Unique kanji readings 2581 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 56/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 107720 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 1378
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Zoku Satsuriku no Django -Jigoku no Shoukinkubi- Length (in words) 103291 Unique words 12199 Unique words (used once) 5469 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2316 Unique kanji (used once) 358 Unique kanji readings 4237 Average difficulty 61/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 76/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 239522 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 174
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Zanmataisei Demonbane Length (in words) 499561 Unique words 18628 Unique words (used once) 5515 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2574 Unique kanji (used once) 195 Unique kanji readings 5154 Average difficulty 82/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 1192677 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 1724
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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 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 1
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Yuujaku Bourou Length (in words) 45174 Unique words 4538 Unique words (used once) 2118 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1370 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2146 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 18.3 Characters 108080 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 3
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Yume Miru Kusuri Length (in words) 214298 Unique words 15313 Unique words (used once) 6572 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2118 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 4033 Average difficulty 59/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 77/100 Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 500730 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 5359
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Yukuhito no Pleroma Length (in words) 49301 Unique words 6082 Unique words (used once) 3117 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1734 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2857 Average difficulty 64/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 85/100 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 106303 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 11
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Yuki Koi Melt Length (in words) 36647 Unique words 4754 Unique words (used once) 2390 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1308 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2057 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 90996 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 594
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Your Diary Length (in words) 526087 Unique words 16904 Unique words (used once) 5980 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 7.4 VNDB rating count 457
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Yosuga no Sora Length (in words) 315411 Unique words 13971 Unique words (used once) 5452 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2015 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 3734 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 21/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 769235 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 1736
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Yoake Mae yori Ruri Iro na Length (in words) 342532 Unique words 14791 Unique words (used once) 5532 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 7.5 VNDB rating count 519
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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Another Route ~Happy Ending~ Length (in words) 7360 Unique words 1983 Unique words (used once) 1237 Unique words (used once %) 62% Unique kanji 901 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 1234 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 18526
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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 3 ~The Last Date~ Length (in words) 14906 Unique words 3127 Unique words (used once) 1774 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1139 Unique kanji (used once) 338 Unique kanji readings 1713 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 35631
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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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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Length (in words) 8075 Unique words 1126 Unique words (used once) 10 Unique words (used once %) 0% Unique kanji 580 Unique kanji (used once) 8 Unique kanji readings 739 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 19365 VNDB avg. rating 5.1 VNDB rating count 14
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Yami wo Hashiru Yaiba no Kirameki Length (in words) 122085 Unique words 11691 Unique words (used once) 5090 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2205 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 4193 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 272909 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 3
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Yami no Koe Zero Length (in words) 81817 Unique words 4217 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 45
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Yami no Koe II Length (in words) 81228 Unique words 5246 Unique words (used once) 2278 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1319 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 2046 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 204211 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 57
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Yami no Koe Length (in words) 42311 Unique words 2974 Unique words (used once) 1285 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 910 Unique kanji (used once) 228 Unique kanji readings 1325 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 21/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 107554 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 125
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White Album 2 Length (in words) 638648 Unique words 20967 Unique words (used once) 7246 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2361 Unique kanji (used once) 192 Unique kanji readings 4665 Average difficulty 66/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 83/100 Average sentence length 13.1 Characters 1525348 VNDB avg. rating 9.0 VNDB rating count 3290
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Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu. Length (in words) 17784 Unique words 2996 Unique words (used once) 1632 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1020 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 1494 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 43031 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 56
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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 7.8 VNDB rating count 153
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Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte! Length (in words) 492193 Unique words 15079 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 1164
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Warugoto Sanka Length (in words) 5707 Unique words 1618 Unique words (used once) 1045 Unique words (used once %) 64% Unique kanji 721 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 971 Average difficulty 26/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 47/100 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 13755
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Wagamama High Spec OC Length (in words) 311404 Unique words 14331 Unique words (used once) 5566 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2065 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 3809 Average difficulty 23/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 788989 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 275
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Wagamama High Spec Length (in words) 274299 Unique words 15701 Unique words (used once) 6567 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2127 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 4048 Average difficulty 24/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 663070 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 2333
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Waga Himegimi ni Eikan o Length (in words) 402347 Unique words 15668 Unique words (used once) 4112 Unique words (used once %) 26% Unique kanji 2225 Unique kanji (used once) 156 Unique kanji readings 4187 Average difficulty 41/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 964204 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 310
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WORLD END ECONOMiCA Length (in words) 24608 Unique words 4151 Unique words (used once) 2284 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1327 Unique kanji (used once) 325 Unique kanji readings 2029 Average difficulty 54/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 59053 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 841
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WORLD END ECONOMiCA Length (in words) 27585 Unique words 4570 Unique words (used once) 2518 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 1375 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 2151 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 73/100 Average sentence length 23.8 Characters 65990 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 841
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WORLD END ECONOMiCA Length (in words) 16600 Unique words 3451 Unique words (used once) 1999 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 1204 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 1787 Average difficulty 47/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 74/100 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 38431 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 841
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WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow Length (in words) 193429 Unique words 9781 Unique words (used once) 4063 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1782 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 3075 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 455741 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 583
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Vermilion -Bind of Blood- Length (in words) 388183 Unique words 21014 Unique words (used once) 7432 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2761 Unique kanji (used once) 214 Unique kanji readings 5625 Average difficulty 87/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 99/100 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 858742 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 77
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Vanitas no Hitsuji Length (in words) 186606 Unique words 10496 Unique words (used once) 4169 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1763 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3178 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 445141 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 24
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Utawarerumono Length (in words) 107136 Unique words 9210 Unique words (used once) 4048 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1962 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 3517 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 58/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 268467 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 5099
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa Length (in words) 49317 Unique words 6802 Unique words (used once) 3390 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1763 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 2920 Average difficulty 52/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 75/100 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 118155 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 565
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Umineko no Naku Koro ni Length (in words) 963599 Unique words 24738 Unique words (used once) 7599 Unique words (used once %) 30% Unique kanji 2622 Unique kanji (used once) 179 Unique kanji readings 5460 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 80/100 Average sentence length 17.3 Characters 2255020 VNDB avg. rating 8.9 VNDB rating count 11173
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Umi kara Kuru Mono Length (in words) 327643 Unique words 10269 Unique words (used once) 736 Unique words (used once %) 7% Unique kanji 1888 Unique kanji (used once) 38 Unique kanji readings 3394 Average difficulty 69/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 86/100 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 750495 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 33
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Uchi wa Mou, Enki Dekinai. Length (in words) 305660 Unique words 14616 Unique words (used once) 5557 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2052 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 3839 Average difficulty 24/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 12.6 Characters 726839 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 118
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Uchi no Pet Jijou Vol. 1 Length (in words) 58180 Unique words 4725 Unique words (used once) 1790 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1319 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 2057 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 140869 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 144
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UNLUCKY POTION Length (in words) 8636 Unique words 2155 Unique words (used once) 1318 Unique words (used once %) 61% Unique kanji 906 Unique kanji (used once) 317 Unique kanji readings 1257 Average difficulty 30/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 20248
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Twinkle ☆ Crusaders Length (in words) 591959 Unique words 24741 Unique words (used once) 9187 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2572 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 5243 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 48/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 1485436 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 168
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Tsuyuchiru Letter ~Umi to Shiori ni Amaoto o~ Length (in words) 51031 Unique words 3414 Unique words (used once) 1378 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1125 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 1643 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 14/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 121719 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 257
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Tsuyokiss Nigakki Length (in words) 366204 Unique words 15715 Unique words (used once) 5728 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2073 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 3879 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 854353 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 80
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Tsuyokiss Length (in words) 369318 Unique words 18325 Unique words (used once) 7074 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2223 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 4209 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 876075 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 221