Visual novel difficulty list This is a list of visual novels ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 is very easy and 10 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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Sakura no Toki -Sakura no Mori no Shita o Ayumu- Length (in words) 460686 Unique words 17836 Unique words (used once) 6377 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2359 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 4481 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 1087529 VNDB avg. rating 8.9 VNDB rating count 27
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Sakura no Kumo * Scarlet no Koi Length (in words) 330488 Unique words 18999 Unique words (used once) 7176 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2469 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 4850 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 784494 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 144
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Sakaagari Hurricane Length (in words) 231084 Unique words 15103 Unique words (used once) 6418 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2159 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 4057 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 566328 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 57
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Saikoro Psycho ~Seventh Heaven~ Length (in words) 70160 Unique words 6784 Unique words (used once) 3194 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1614 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 2649 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 168093 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 49
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Saihate no Ima Length (in words) 327788 Unique words 21522 Unique words (used once) 8522 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2541 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 4909 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 15.9 Characters 760124 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 110
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Sadistic Blood Length (in words) 54632 Unique words 4843 Unique words (used once) 1902 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1406 Unique kanji (used once) 261 Unique kanji readings 2205 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 133578 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 335
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STEINS;GATE: Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram Length (in words) 176296 Unique words 5631 Unique words (used once) 1855 Unique words (used once %) 32% Unique kanji 1477 Unique kanji (used once) 218 Unique kanji readings 1811 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 366710 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 607
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Ryuusei World Actor Length (in words) 372685 Unique words 16478 Unique words (used once) 6012 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2119 Unique kanji (used once) 175 Unique kanji readings 4074 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 887940 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 978
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Ryuu Tsukai to Sora Length (in words) 9977 Unique words 1853 Unique words (used once) 969 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 763 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 1042 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 23388
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Rui wa Tomo wo Yobu Length (in words) 620120 Unique words 20362 Unique words (used once) 5668 Unique words (used once %) 27% Unique kanji 2485 Unique kanji (used once) 170 Unique kanji readings 4863 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 12.7 Characters 1488869 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 210
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Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi Length (in words) 3843 Unique words 958 Unique words (used once) 532 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 495 Unique kanji (used once) 202 Unique kanji readings 626 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 9026 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 4
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Riddle Garden Length (in words) 364193 Unique words 11670 Unique words (used once) 3887 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2033 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 3681 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 859954 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 43
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Rewrite+ Length (in words) 673983 Unique words 29196 Unique words (used once) 10271 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2632 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 5458 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 1581097 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 6092
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Ren'ai, Karichaimashita Length (in words) 277156 Unique words 12872 Unique words (used once) 4999 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1983 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 3597 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 16.6 Characters 700534 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 1279
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Ren'ai x Royale Length (in words) 262635 Unique words 11846 Unique words (used once) 4584 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1899 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 3380 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 670189 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 530
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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 3662 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 15.4 Characters 552164 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 201
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Remember11 Length (in words) 244987 Unique words 12704 Unique words (used once) 4418 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2099 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 3806 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 578627 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 2191
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Reincarnation ☆ Shinsengumi! Length (in words) 308578 Unique words 16679 Unique words (used once) 6382 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2205 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 4204 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 16.8 Characters 741589 VNDB avg. rating 5.2 VNDB rating count 6
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Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P Length (in words) 382410 Unique words 19917 Unique words (used once) 7991 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2427 Unique kanji (used once) 299 Unique kanji readings 4787 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 12.0 Characters 873625 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 1949
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Realize Length (in words) 189302 Unique words 11357 Unique words (used once) 4418 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1921 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 3445 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 430541 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 4
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Raspberry Cube Length (in words) 352572 Unique words 16685 Unique words (used once) 6253 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2184 Unique kanji (used once) 253 Unique kanji readings 4126 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 874556 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 138
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Rance Quest Length (in words) 434204 Unique words 18789 Unique words (used once) 6939 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2344 Unique kanji (used once) 221 Unique kanji readings 4578 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 10.9 Characters 1091478 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 744
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Rance 9 -Helman Kakumei- Length (in words) 393944 Unique words 16405 Unique words (used once) 5891 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2231 Unique kanji (used once) 201 Unique kanji readings 4280 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 10.7 Characters 958445 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 423
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Rance 6 -Zeth Houkai- Length (in words) 314729 Unique words 14596 Unique words (used once) 5206 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2157 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 3957 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 10.0 Characters 784371 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 1148
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Rance 4 -Kyoudan no Isan- Length (in words) 106730 Unique words 8443 Unique words (used once) 3733 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1689 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2810 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 266212 VNDB avg. rating 6.4 VNDB rating count 537
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Rance 10 Length (in words) 1246725 Unique words 29336 Unique words (used once) 8630 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 2677 Unique kanji (used once) 225 Unique kanji readings 5572 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 11.5 Characters 3104879 VNDB avg. rating 9.1 VNDB rating count 477
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Rance 03 Leazas Kanraku Length (in words) 245858 Unique words 15795 Unique words (used once) 6359 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2216 Unique kanji (used once) 256 Unique kanji readings 4229 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 10.1 Characters 625839 VNDB avg. rating 8.3 VNDB rating count 499
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Rance 02 Kai: Hangyaku no Shoujo-tachi Length (in words) 76191 Unique words 7154 Unique words (used once) 3279 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1616 Unique kanji (used once) 266 Unique kanji readings 2657 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 191646 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 852
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Rance 01: Hikari o Motomete Length (in words) 119304 Unique words 10604 Unique words (used once) 4675 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1894 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 3309 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 9.9 Characters 300588 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1197
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Rakka Ren Ren Length (in words) 18246 Unique words 2220 Unique words (used once) 1066 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 831 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 1229 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 10.7 Characters 45195 VNDB avg. rating 5.0 VNDB rating count 1
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RIDDLE JOKER Length (in words) 683448 Unique words 19989 Unique words (used once) 6928 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2301 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 4549 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 1678304 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 2409
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Puramai Wars Length (in words) 234835 Unique words 13693 Unique words (used once) 5798 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1992 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 3652 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 583526 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 143
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Professor Layton vs Ace Attorney Length (in words) 171291 Unique words 8454 Unique words (used once) 3209 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1524 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 2616 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 434063 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 697
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Princess Lover! Length (in words) 244561 Unique words 13668 Unique words (used once) 5245 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 2116 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 3964 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 595971 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 301
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Princess Frontier Length (in words) 322399 Unique words 17016 Unique words (used once) 6414 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2337 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 4564 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 786772 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 49
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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 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 39179 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 1
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Primary ~Magical★Trouble★Scramble~ Length (in words) 384892 Unique words 13168 Unique words (used once) 4476 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2021 Unique kanji (used once) 210 Unique kanji readings 3708 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 946215 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 38
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Prawf Clwyd Length (in words) 191397 Unique words 11814 Unique words (used once) 4907 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2015 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 3691 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 476062 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 2
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Planetarian Length (in words) 27498 Unique words 5273 Unique words (used once) 2886 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1542 Unique kanji (used once) 381 Unique kanji readings 2439 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 20.3 Characters 64893 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 6002
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 6 Length (in words) 297506 Unique words 12664 Unique words (used once) 4894 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1695 Unique kanji (used once) 182 Unique kanji readings 3179 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 732559 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 1181
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5 Length (in words) 249566 Unique words 10738 Unique words (used once) 4189 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1610 Unique kanji (used once) 189 Unique kanji readings 2896 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 600874 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 1862
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 3 Length (in words) 195062 Unique words 8717 Unique words (used once) 2976 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 1237 Unique kanji (used once) 137 Unique kanji readings 2144 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 13.2 Characters 488682 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 4319
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 Length (in words) 149925 Unique words 7543 Unique words (used once) 2674 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 1111 Unique kanji (used once) 140 Unique kanji readings 1857 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 383139 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 4659
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Length (in words) 175950 Unique words 8103 Unique words (used once) 2961 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1215 Unique kanji (used once) 131 Unique kanji readings 2019 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 435747 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 6058
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Phantom Integration Length (in words) 195171 Unique words 14869 Unique words (used once) 5330 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 2345 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 4435 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 14.4 Characters 464702 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 584
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Persona Driver Ryuuki ~Onna Kaijin Gundan Daishingeki!~ Length (in words) 174296 Unique words 10922 Unique words (used once) 4198 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1917 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 3469 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 15.6 Characters 488004 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 14
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Parfait ~Chocolat Second Brew~ Length (in words) 271418 Unique words 13970 Unique words (used once) 5290 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2106 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 3865 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 673682 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 252
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Paradise Lost Length (in words) 285696 Unique words 15849 Unique words (used once) 5378 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2371 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 4604 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 17.1 Characters 674099 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 99
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PARQUET Length (in words) 77208 Unique words 6509 Unique words (used once) 2825 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1580 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 2571 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 183657 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 404
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Owaru Sekai to Birthday Length (in words) 566278 Unique words 14865 Unique words (used once) 2294 Unique words (used once %) 15% Unique kanji 2126 Unique kanji (used once) 108 Unique kanji readings 4018 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 21.6 Characters 1353441 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 99