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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Cover of Albatross Koukairoku
Visual novel
Albatross Koukairoku
Length (in words)356465
Unique words22991
Unique words (used once)8823
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji3094
Unique kanji (used once)372
Unique kanji readings6257
Difficulty10/10
Average sentence length28.8
Characters810983
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count61
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Cover of Soukou Akki Muramasa
Visual novel
Soukou Akki Muramasa
Length (in words)563594
Unique words27861
Unique words (used once)9983
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji3020
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings6423
Difficulty9/10
Average sentence length14.7
Characters1227514
VNDB avg. rating9.0
VNDB rating count2272
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Cover of Hanachirutani Sanjinkou
Visual novel
Hanachirutani Sanjinkou
Length (in words)251818
Unique words18078
Unique words (used once)7108
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2945
Unique kanji (used once)390
Unique kanji readings5855
Difficulty10/10
Average sentence length30.1
Characters542363
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count22
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Cover of Astelight Shuushuubako
Visual novel
Astelight Shuushuubako
Length (in words)225383
Unique words19533
Unique words (used once)8101
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2903
Unique kanji (used once)385
Unique kanji readings5676
Difficulty10/10
Average sentence length36.6
Characters498645
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of Sengoku † Koihime X ~Otome Kenran ☆ Sengoku Emaki~
Visual novel
Sengoku † Koihime X ~Otome Kenran ☆ Sengoku Emaki~
Length (in words)1172010
Unique words26915
Unique words (used once)7968
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2877
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings6143
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters2740685
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count179
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Cover of Bengarachou Hakubutsushi
Visual novel
Bengarachou Hakubutsushi
Length (in words)277540
Unique words18573
Unique words (used once)7348
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2873
Unique kanji (used once)333
Unique kanji readings5665
Difficulty10/10
Average sentence length32.1
Characters605523
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count42
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Cover of Kagerou Touryuuki
Visual novel
Kagerou Touryuuki
Length (in words)364295
Unique words20079
Unique words (used once)7074
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2866
Unique kanji (used once)342
Unique kanji readings5715
Difficulty10/10
Average sentence length31.6
Characters816248
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count41
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Cover of Daimeikyuu & Daimeiwaku -Great Edges in the Abyss-
Visual novel
Daimeikyuu & Daimeiwaku -Great Edges in the Abyss-
Length (in words)270661
Unique words20031
Unique words (used once)8163
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2828
Unique kanji (used once)363
Unique kanji readings5678
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length19.1
Characters633539
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count34
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Cover of Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Hachimyoujin
Visual novel
Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen: Hachimyoujin
Length (in words)503166
Unique words23117
Unique words (used once)8130
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2826
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings5786
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length20.6
Characters1153324
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count190
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Cover of Kajiri Kamui Kagura
Visual novel
Kajiri Kamui Kagura
Length (in words)463041
Unique words21052
Unique words (used once)7057
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2821
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings5792
Difficulty10/10
Average sentence length19.6
Characters1030195
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count190
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Cover of Dies irae
Visual novel
Dies irae
Length (in words)719752
Unique words25362
Unique words (used once)7875
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2782
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings5789
Difficulty9/10
Average sentence length18.6
Characters1676946
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count2330
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Cover of Amatsukaze ~Kugutsu Jinpuu-chou~
Visual novel
Amatsukaze ~Kugutsu Jinpuu-chou~
Length (in words)818323
Unique words24144
Unique words (used once)6490
Unique words (used once %)26%
Unique kanji2778
Unique kanji (used once)178
Unique kanji readings5834
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length22.1
Characters1863904
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count58
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Cover of Vermilion -Bind of Blood-
Visual novel
Vermilion -Bind of Blood-
Length (in words)388183
Unique words21017
Unique words (used once)7434
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2761
Unique kanji (used once)214
Unique kanji readings5625
Difficulty10/10
Average sentence length17.9
Characters858742
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count62
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Cover of Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai - Under the Innocent Sky.
Visual novel
Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai - Under the Innocent Sky.
Length (in words)701035
Unique words29204
Unique words (used once)9943
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2755
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings5712
Difficulty9/10
Average sentence length21.3
Characters1680261
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count335
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Cover of Silverio Vendetta
Visual novel
Silverio Vendetta
Length (in words)373301
Unique words20960
Unique words (used once)7335
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2747
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings5484
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length21.6
Characters856348
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count113
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Cover of Rance 10
Visual novel
Rance 10
Length (in words)1246725
Unique words29336
Unique words (used once)8630
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2677
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings5572
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length11.5
Characters3104879
VNDB avg. rating9.1
VNDB rating count477
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Cover of Hello Lady!
Visual novel
Hello Lady!
Length (in words)465623
Unique words22583
Unique words (used once)8047
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2672
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings5397
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length15.8
Characters1048882
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count1022
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Cover of Rewrite+
Visual novel
Rewrite+
Length (in words)673983
Unique words29196
Unique words (used once)10271
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2632
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings5458
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length14.4
Characters1581097
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count6092
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Cover of Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen Bansenjin
Visual novel
Soushuu Senshinkan Gakuen Bansenjin
Length (in words)369887
Unique words19549
Unique words (used once)7338
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2630
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings5194
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length20.5
Characters856825
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count96
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Cover of Hentai Prison
Visual novel
Hentai Prison
Length (in words)628999
Unique words24124
Unique words (used once)8203
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2624
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings5282
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length15.8
Characters1539556
VNDB avg. rating8.8
VNDB rating count189
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Cover of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Visual novel
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Length (in words)1028658
Unique words28785
Unique words (used once)8775
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2623
Unique kanji (used once)202
Unique kanji readings5566
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length18.0
Characters2370419
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count6181
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Cover of Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Visual novel
Umineko no Naku Koro ni
Length (in words)963600
Unique words24740
Unique words (used once)7600
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2622
Unique kanji (used once)179
Unique kanji readings5460
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length17.3
Characters2255029
VNDB avg. rating8.9
VNDB rating count8306
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Cover of Grisaia no Kajitsu -Le Fruit de la Grisaia-
Visual novel
Grisaia no Kajitsu -Le Fruit de la Grisaia-
Length (in words)720057
Unique words26301
Unique words (used once)9256
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2604
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings5344
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length18.4
Characters1656602
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count9768
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Cover of Maggot Baits
Visual novel
Maggot Baits
Length (in words)271138
Unique words17082
Unique words (used once)6571
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2594
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings4991
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length20.7
Characters661439
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count776
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Cover of Ayakashibito
Visual novel
Ayakashibito
Length (in words)511080
Unique words20487
Unique words (used once)7104
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2593
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings5241
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters1241189
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count916
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Cover of Zanmataisei Demonbane
Visual novel
Zanmataisei Demonbane
Length (in words)499563
Unique words18627
Unique words (used once)5513
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2574
Unique kanji (used once)195
Unique kanji readings5153
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters1192677
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count1494
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Cover of Twinkle ☆ Crusaders
Visual novel
Twinkle ☆ Crusaders
Length (in words)591959
Unique words24743
Unique words (used once)9188
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2572
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings5243
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length13.6
Characters1485436
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count153
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Cover of Maitetsu Last Run!!
Visual novel
Maitetsu Last Run!!
Length (in words)841362
Unique words25375
Unique words (used once)8268
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2560
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings5178
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length11.9
Characters2085279
VNDB avg. rating8.5
VNDB rating count89
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Cover of Kikaijikake no Eve -Dea Ex Machina-
Visual novel
Kikaijikake no Eve -Dea Ex Machina-
Length (in words)633504
Unique words24195
Unique words (used once)7673
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2559
Unique kanji (used once)203
Unique kanji readings5224
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length19.3
Characters1535553
VNDB avg. rating8.3
VNDB rating count40
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Cover of Fate/Stay Night
Visual novel
Fate/Stay Night
Length (in words)763102
Unique words21058
Unique words (used once)6344
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2556
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings5114
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length21.4
Characters1758959
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count13401
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Cover of Saihate no Ima
Visual novel
Saihate no Ima
Length (in words)327788
Unique words21522
Unique words (used once)8522
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2541
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings4909
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length15.9
Characters760124
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count110
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Cover of Daiteikoku
Visual novel
Daiteikoku
Length (in words)603466
Unique words24263
Unique words (used once)8384
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2534
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings5109
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length10.7
Characters1471671
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count394
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Cover of Sora no Baroque
Visual novel
Sora no Baroque
Length (in words)295495
Unique words17313
Unique words (used once)6460
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2511
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings4845
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length20.2
Characters678543
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count46
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Cover of Hanafubuki ~Sennen no Koi wo Shimashita~
Visual novel
Hanafubuki ~Sennen no Koi wo Shimashita~
Length (in words)353521
Unique words19970
Unique words (used once)7592
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2506
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings5009
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length15.3
Characters828461
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count36
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Cover of Omega no Shikai -1. Shiki no Hajimari-
Visual novel
Omega no Shikai -1. Shiki no Hajimari-
Length (in words)301338
Unique words17939
Unique words (used once)7195
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2504
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings4917
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length12.5
Characters689267
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count10
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Cover of Kara no Shoujo - The Second Episode
Visual novel
Kara no Shoujo - The Second Episode
Length (in words)316867
Unique words14759
Unique words (used once)5512
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2501
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings4799
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters719560
VNDB avg. rating8.5
VNDB rating count2079
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Cover of Daibanchou -Big Bang Age-
Visual novel
Daibanchou -Big Bang Age-
Length (in words)683321
Unique words22212
Unique words (used once)7126
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2499
Unique kanji (used once)184
Unique kanji readings5059
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length10.1
Characters1646063
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count1137
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Cover of Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki
Visual novel
Sen no Hatou, Tsukisome no Kouki
Length (in words)354104
Unique words16584
Unique words (used once)6025
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2495
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings4844
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length23.2
Characters816590
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count312
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Cover of Tokyo 24-ku
Visual novel
Tokyo 24-ku
Length (in words)367253
Unique words19604
Unique words (used once)7268
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2494
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings4822
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length16.5
Characters858400
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count26
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Cover of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna
Visual novel
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna
Length (in words)394981
Unique words20657
Unique words (used once)7698
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2493
Unique kanji (used once)264
Unique kanji readings4970
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length18.8
Characters929089
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Cover of Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no
Visual novel
Haruka ni Aogi, Uruwashi no
Length (in words)635182
Unique words22221
Unique words (used once)7590
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2492
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings4909
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length12.5
Characters1492577
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count205
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Cover of Jingai Makyou
Visual novel
Jingai Makyou
Length (in words)376639
Unique words17975
Unique words (used once)6279
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2486
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings4761
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters829439
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count102
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Cover of Rui wa Tomo wo Yobu
Visual novel
Rui wa Tomo wo Yobu
Length (in words)620120
Unique words20362
Unique words (used once)5668
Unique words (used once %)27%
Unique kanji2485
Unique kanji (used once)170
Unique kanji readings4863
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length12.7
Characters1488869
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count210
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Cover of Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dou Surya Ii Desu ka? 2
Visual novel
Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dou Surya Ii Desu ka? 2
Length (in words)445500
Unique words21412
Unique words (used once)8096
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2476
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings4881
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length16.7
Characters1113362
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count199
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Cover of Sakura no Kumo * Scarlet no Koi
Visual novel
Sakura no Kumo * Scarlet no Koi
Length (in words)330488
Unique words18999
Unique words (used once)7176
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2469
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings4850
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length16.7
Characters784494
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count144
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Cover of Gensou no Idea ~Oratorio Phantasm Historia~
Visual novel
Gensou no Idea ~Oratorio Phantasm Historia~
Length (in words)339700
Unique words20197
Unique words (used once)7649
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2464
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings4858
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length19.3
Characters810387
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count136
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Cover of Nagareochiru Shirabe ni Nosete
Visual novel
Nagareochiru Shirabe ni Nosete
Length (in words)341468
Unique words17119
Unique words (used once)5883
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2459
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings4983
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters764577
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count2
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Cover of Itsuka, Todoku, Ano Sora ni.
Visual novel
Itsuka, Todoku, Ano Sora ni.
Length (in words)253256
Unique words14920
Unique words (used once)5843
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2454
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings4768
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length17.3
Characters577358
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count135
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Cover of Evenicle
Visual novel
Evenicle
Length (in words)491008
Unique words19758
Unique words (used once)7147
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2450
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings4825
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length12.8
Characters1203929
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count2277
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Cover of Kyuuketsu Senki Vjedogonia
Visual novel
Kyuuketsu Senki Vjedogonia
Length (in words)202580
Unique words15107
Unique words (used once)5607
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2447
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings4649
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length16.1
Characters472959
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count66
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