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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Oshikake Petit Lily Length (in words) 946 Unique words 400 Unique words (used once) 270 Unique words (used once %) 67% Unique kanji 213 Unique kanji (used once) 118 Unique kanji readings 252 Average difficulty 33/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 40/100 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 2576 VNDB avg. rating 3.9 VNDB rating count 39
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Negaeba Kitto... Length (in words) 1257 Unique words 429 Unique words (used once) 272 Unique words (used once %) 63% Unique kanji 260 Unique kanji (used once) 130 Unique kanji readings 313 Average difficulty 24/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 2739 VNDB avg. rating 5.3 VNDB rating count 249
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Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya Length (in words) 2182 Unique words 563 Unique words (used once) 306 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 279 Unique kanji (used once) 121 Unique kanji readings 340 Average difficulty 19/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 5780 VNDB avg. rating 5.0 VNDB rating count 67
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Onegai Shimasu. Pantsu wo Misete Kudasai Length (in words) 2100 Unique words 690 Unique words (used once) 388 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 352 Unique kanji (used once) 163 Unique kanji readings 424 Average difficulty 27/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 11.3 Characters 5093 VNDB avg. rating 5.1 VNDB rating count 14
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Christmas * Flower Length (in words) 2086 Unique words 787 Unique words (used once) 516 Unique words (used once %) 65% Unique kanji 384 Unique kanji (used once) 206 Unique kanji readings 463 Average difficulty 29/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 41/100 Average sentence length 13.9 Characters 5188 VNDB avg. rating 6.4 VNDB rating count 21
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Chise Anoyama ni Iku Length (in words) 3973 Unique words 984 Unique words (used once) 535 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 453 Unique kanji (used once) 185 Unique kanji readings 563 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 12.5 Characters 9839 VNDB avg. rating 5.5 VNDB rating count 4
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Koufuku no Lalka Length (in words) 4376 Unique words 1046 Unique words (used once) 581 Unique words (used once %) 55% Unique kanji 489 Unique kanji (used once) 196 Unique kanji readings 632 Average difficulty 28/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 10601 VNDB avg. rating 5.9 VNDB rating count 21
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Tsumugi Uta to Maouji no Folklore Length (in words) 3471 Unique words 1053 Unique words (used once) 679 Unique words (used once %) 64% Unique kanji 492 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 632 Average difficulty 34/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 45/100 Average sentence length 17.0 Characters 8380
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Nichijou wo Todokeru Fujiwara-kun no Tegami ~2 Tsuume - 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 Average difficulty 42/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 66/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 9026 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 5
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Tsuki no Hikari Length (in words) 4251 Unique words 1032 Unique words (used once) 580 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 522 Unique kanji (used once) 223 Unique kanji readings 680 Average difficulty 22/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 9807 VNDB avg. rating 4.9 VNDB rating count 24
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Swampman ni Hanataba o Length (in words) 2803 Unique words 913 Unique words (used once) 567 Unique words (used once %) 62% Unique kanji 526 Unique kanji (used once) 248 Unique kanji readings 657 Average difficulty 45/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 72/100 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 6595 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 1
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Nekopara Extra: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku Length (in words) 7204 Unique words 1427 Unique words (used once) 766 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 571 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 738 Average difficulty 10/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 19351 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 1129
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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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Nekopara Vol. 0: Minazuki Neko-tachi no Nichijou! Length (in words) 4706 Unique words 1273 Unique words (used once) 748 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 580 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 748 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 12405 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 3729
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Shinobi Harisenbo Length (in words) 5277 Unique words 1355 Unique words (used once) 803 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 719 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 996 Average difficulty 62/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 79/100 Average sentence length 16.1 Characters 11453 VNDB avg. rating 6.1 VNDB rating count 29
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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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Tegami Length (in words) 7216 Unique words 1687 Unique words (used once) 978 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 723 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 992 Average difficulty 36/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 49/100 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 16191 VNDB avg. rating 6.4 VNDB rating count 167
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Kanojo-kei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl Length (in words) 27028 Unique words 1607 Unique words (used once) 376 Unique words (used once %) 23% Unique kanji 724 Unique kanji (used once) 88 Unique kanji readings 990 Average difficulty 25/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 65187 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 12
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Mhakna Gramura to Fairy Bell Length (in words) 14942 Unique words 2228 Unique words (used once) 1072 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 748 Unique kanji (used once) 221 Unique kanji readings 1047 Average difficulty 17/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 42/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 38916 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 262
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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 Average difficulty 31/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 44/100 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 23388 VNDB avg. rating 4.0 VNDB rating count 1
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Hontou wa Kowai Yandere Musume ~Love One Another~ Length (in words) 7783 Unique words 1896 Unique words (used once) 1139 Unique words (used once %) 60% Unique kanji 820 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 1124 Average difficulty 37/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 68/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 19139 VNDB avg. rating 4.1 VNDB rating count 10
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Rakka Ren Ren Length (in words) 18246 Unique words 2218 Unique words (used once) 1063 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 831 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 1228 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 11/100 Average sentence length 10.7 Characters 45195 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 2
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Hito de Naku, Hitodenashi Length (in words) 16526 Unique words 2520 Unique words (used once) 1281 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 881 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 1269 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 39367
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata ni Chikau Ai Length (in words) 19414 Unique words 2642 Unique words (used once) 1388 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 898 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1296 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 10/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 52075 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 93
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Michael no Otome-tachi Length (in words) 19425 Unique words 2644 Unique words (used once) 1389 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 900 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 1299 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 10/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 52075 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 377
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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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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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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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Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~ Length (in words) 21700 Unique words 2511 Unique words (used once) 1125 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 924 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 1315 Average difficulty 8/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 23/100 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 55127 VNDB avg. rating 5.7 VNDB rating count 38
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Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi Length (in words) 9686 Unique words 2236 Unique words (used once) 1261 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 943 Unique kanji (used once) 328 Unique kanji readings 1347 Average difficulty 43/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 60/100 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 23504 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 15
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Hajimete Deatta Ano Hi Kara Length (in words) 21908 Unique words 2833 Unique words (used once) 1401 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 944 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 1375 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 11/100 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 55225
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Hanahira! Length (in words) 18461 Unique words 2654 Unique words (used once) 1348 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 947 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 1338 Average difficulty 9/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 11.9 Characters 46364 VNDB avg. rating 5.3 VNDB rating count 495
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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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Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui - Hajisarashi-hen Length (in words) 9798 Unique words 2250 Unique words (used once) 1330 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 949 Unique kanji (used once) 336 Unique kanji readings 1344 Average difficulty 54/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 71/100 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 24114
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Kohonya Length (in words) 12799 Unique words 2491 Unique words (used once) 1326 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 953 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 1367 Average difficulty 40/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 57/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 29058 VNDB avg. rating 6.0 VNDB rating count 5
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Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume wo Miru- Length (in words) 13018 Unique words 2470 Unique words (used once) 1308 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 962 Unique kanji (used once) 295 Unique kanji readings 1354 Average difficulty 6/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 23/100 Average sentence length 19.0 Characters 31711 VNDB avg. rating 5.6 VNDB rating count 46
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Tsuki no Terasu Length (in words) 10035 Unique words 2437 Unique words (used once) 1499 Unique words (used once %) 61% Unique kanji 988 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 1403 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 23471 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 435
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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 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 39179 VNDB avg. rating 5.8 VNDB rating count 37
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Suki Tokimeki to Kiss Length (in words) 14892 Unique words 2426 Unique words (used once) 1233 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 992 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1403 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 34707 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 13
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Revolution! Rinagisa Length (in words) 26440 Unique words 3049 Unique words (used once) 1489 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 995 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 1433 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 6/100 Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 68104 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 36
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata o Suki na Shiawase Length (in words) 18797 Unique words 2780 Unique words (used once) 1478 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1011 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 1441 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 9/100 Average sentence length 11.7 Characters 49341 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 733
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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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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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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Kuchibiru to Kiss de Tsubuyaite Length (in words) 21157 Unique words 2847 Unique words (used once) 1484 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1050 Unique kanji (used once) 290 Unique kanji readings 1506 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 13/100 Average sentence length 13.9 Characters 52406 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 603
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Girls Nite Out Length (in words) 16661 Unique words 2899 Unique words (used once) 1483 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1055 Unique kanji (used once) 276 Unique kanji readings 1507 Average difficulty 38/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 52/100 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 38210 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 6
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke o Length (in words) 21025 Unique words 3120 Unique words (used once) 1646 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1069 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 1552 Average difficulty 4/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 15/100 Average sentence length 13.7 Characters 53059 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 1846
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Itoshisa no Photograph Length (in words) 21573 Unique words 2915 Unique words (used once) 1411 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1082 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1570 Average difficulty 2/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 10/100 Average sentence length 12.8 Characters 52878 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 649
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Ai no Uchuu kara ~Mikakunin Onii-chan to Iseijin~ Length (in words) 15365 Unique words 3030 Unique words (used once) 1798 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 1090 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 1594 Average difficulty 10/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 38228
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Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Lily Platinum Length (in words) 25003 Unique words 3348 Unique words (used once) 1714 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1098 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 1642 Average difficulty 3/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 12/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 67595 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 306
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Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga Length (in words) 24467 Unique words 3203 Unique words (used once) 1571 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1102 Unique kanji (used once) 289 Unique kanji readings 1619 Average difficulty 5/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 18/100 Average sentence length 18.5 Characters 63218 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 27