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Cover of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2
Visual novel
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2
Length (in words)149925
Unique words7543
Unique words (used once)2674
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji1111
Unique kanji (used once)140
Unique kanji readings1857
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length12.4
Characters383139
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count4659
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 2: Shimai Neko no Sucre
Length (in words)32141
Unique words3768
Unique words (used once)1813
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1112
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1639
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.3
Characters88276
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count3198
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Cover of Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete
Visual novel
Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete
Length (in words)69664
Unique words3991
Unique words (used once)1571
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1118
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings1700
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length16.3
Characters173171
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count535
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare
Length (in words)30767
Unique words3598
Unique words (used once)1760
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1121
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1687
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length16.9
Characters77051
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count46
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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 words3415
Unique words (used once)1380
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1125
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings1643
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length11.9
Characters121719
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count127
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Cover of KaraKara
Visual novel
KaraKara
Length (in words)24177
Unique words3676
Unique words (used once)1911
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1131
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1683
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length15.9
Characters62843
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count1022
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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 words3128
Unique words (used once)1775
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji1139
Unique kanji (used once)338
Unique kanji readings1713
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.0
Characters35631
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Watashi no Ouji-sama
Length (in words)25688
Unique words3284
Unique words (used once)1606
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1143
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1715
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters62268
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count961
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Cover of Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love ~Love or Die~
Visual novel
Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love ~Love or Die~
Length (in words)29023
Unique words3711
Unique words (used once)1722
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1145
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1682
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length22.7
Characters69591
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count100
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi
Length (in words)20879
Unique words3179
Unique words (used once)1670
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1147
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings1640
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length12.7
Characters51968
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count1005
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Atelier no Koibito-tachi
Length (in words)38310
Unique words3895
Unique words (used once)1906
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1148
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings1734
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length15.1
Characters91255
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count135
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Cover of Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai
Visual novel
Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai
Length (in words)39832
Unique words4049
Unique words (used once)1767
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1155
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1747
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.6
Characters101591
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count511
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Length (in words)33112
Unique words3781
Unique words (used once)1873
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1708
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length14.2
Characters79578
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Visual novel
narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Length (in words)32633
Unique words3591
Unique words (used once)1620
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1733
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.2
Characters76416
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count1837
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Hoshikute Torokeru Chuu
Length (in words)27959
Unique words3345
Unique words (used once)1638
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1161
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1686
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length13.7
Characters69660
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count521
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Cover of KaraKara 2
Visual novel
KaraKara 2
Length (in words)30038
Unique words4021
Unique words (used once)2023
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1165
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1817
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.8
Characters77070
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count423
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Cover of Yami no Koe Zero
Visual novel
Yami no Koe Zero
Length (in words)81817
Unique words4218
Unique words (used once)1748
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1173
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings1734
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length27.4
Characters198704
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count31
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 1: Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 1: Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!
Length (in words)34452
Unique words4231
Unique words (used once)2080
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1191
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1836
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.4
Characters91707
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count5373
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Cover of Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis: Gaiden
Visual novel
Mahou Shoujo Shoumou Sensen DeadΩAegis: Gaiden
Length (in words)18617
Unique words3463
Unique words (used once)1788
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1194
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings1772
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.0
Characters45443
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count134
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
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 readings1788
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length23.7
Characters38431
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count746
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Cover of MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~
Visual novel
MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~
Length (in words)28800
Unique words3903
Unique words (used once)2000
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1207
Unique kanji (used once)330
Unique kanji readings1818
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters71407
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count8
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 3: Neko-tachi no Aromatize
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 3: Neko-tachi no Aromatize
Length (in words)46136
Unique words4256
Unique words (used once)1915
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1214
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings1847
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.0
Characters126461
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count2187
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Cover of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Visual novel
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Length (in words)175950
Unique words8103
Unique words (used once)2961
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji1215
Unique kanji (used once)131
Unique kanji readings2019
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length12.8
Characters435747
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count6058
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Cover of Traumermaid
Visual novel
Traumermaid
Length (in words)25606
Unique words3766
Unique words (used once)1918
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1218
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings1841
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.0
Characters60927
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count3
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Hanabira Zome
Length (in words)26672
Unique words3416
Unique words (used once)1628
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1220
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1823
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters69460
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count497
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Cover of 9-nine- Shinshou
Visual novel
9-nine- Shinshou
Length (in words)27495
Unique words3869
Unique words (used once)1884
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1224
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1878
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.8
Characters66996
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count717
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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
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length16.1
Characters52655
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi
Length (in words)32567
Unique words4006
Unique words (used once)1969
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1232
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1854
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters78123
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count38
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Cover of Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 3
Visual novel
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 3
Length (in words)195062
Unique words8717
Unique words (used once)2976
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji1237
Unique kanji (used once)137
Unique kanji readings2144
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length13.2
Characters488682
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count4319
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Otona no Torokeru Chuu
Length (in words)27101
Unique words3783
Unique words (used once)1992
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1240
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1861
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length13.5
Characters67103
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count317
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku
Length (in words)34098
Unique words4359
Unique words (used once)2256
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1263
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1933
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.2
Characters83593
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count36
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Cover of Shimaisou
Visual novel
Shimaisou
Length (in words)21794
Unique words3343
Unique words (used once)1770
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1272
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings1910
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length15.4
Characters48591
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count9
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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
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters71579
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count33
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Cover of Kanojo no Seiiki
Visual novel
Kanojo no Seiiki
Length (in words)66314
Unique words4917
Unique words (used once)1989
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1293
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings2059
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters159381
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count195
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Cover of Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4
Visual novel
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney 4
Length (in words)170914
Unique words8429
Unique words (used once)3179
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1294
Unique kanji (used once)147
Unique kanji readings2210
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length13.0
Characters427949
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count2908
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Cover of Noja Loli no Yandere Mokushiroku
Visual novel
Noja Loli no Yandere Mokushiroku
Length (in words)16016
Unique words3649
Unique words (used once)2161
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)362
Unique kanji readings1984
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length16.6
Characters38580
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Cover of Function:W();
Visual novel
Function:W();
Length (in words)22080
Unique words4228
Unique words (used once)2307
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)341
Unique kanji readings1940
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters53518
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 4: Neko to Patissier no Noel
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 4: Neko to Patissier no Noel
Length (in words)54625
Unique words4897
Unique words (used once)2216
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1297
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings2045
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length11.0
Characters148318
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count873
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Cover of Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love
Visual novel
Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love
Length (in words)41564
Unique words5045
Unique words (used once)2400
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1301
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings2024
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.2
Characters101043
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count381
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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
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length13.8
Characters90996
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count481
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Cover of Yami no Koe 2
Visual novel
Yami no Koe 2
Length (in words)81228
Unique words5245
Unique words (used once)2277
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1319
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings2045
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length19.6
Characters204211
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count34
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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
Difficulty3/10
Average sentence length17.6
Characters140869
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count76
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03
Length (in words)24608
Unique words4153
Unique words (used once)2285
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1327
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings2030
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length22.1
Characters59053
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count746
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Cover of Finmelg ~HOLLOW WORLD~
Visual novel
Finmelg ~HOLLOW WORLD~
Length (in words)45199
Unique words4663
Unique words (used once)2188
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1337
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2088
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length20.1
Characters110738
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm EXTRA1
Length (in words)46219
Unique words5184
Unique words (used once)2517
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1340
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2099
Difficulty2/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters115389
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count922
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Cover of Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Visual novel
Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Length (in words)49237
Unique words4282
Unique words (used once)1958
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1342
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings2077
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length15.3
Characters121423
VNDB avg. rating5.5
VNDB rating count17
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Cover of Yuujaku Bourou
Visual novel
Yuujaku Bourou
Length (in words)45174
Unique words4539
Unique words (used once)2118
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1370
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings2146
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length18.3
Characters108080
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Cover of Furifure
Visual novel
Furifure
Length (in words)54479
Unique words4415
Unique words (used once)1709
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1371
Unique kanji (used once)247
Unique kanji readings2094
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length14.0
Characters128013
VNDB avg. rating5.9
VNDB rating count641
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02
Length (in words)27585
Unique words4569
Unique words (used once)2518
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1375
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2150
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length23.8
Characters65990
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count746
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Cover of Marco to Ginga Ryuu
Visual novel
Marco to Ginga Ryuu
Length (in words)33191
Unique words4734
Unique words (used once)2420
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1378
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings2145
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length10.6
Characters82204
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count598
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