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 Ouka Sengoku! ~Nobunaga-chan no Koishite Yabou!?~
Visual novel
Ouka Sengoku! ~Nobunaga-chan no Koishite Yabou!?~
Length (in words)458104
Unique words19065
Unique words (used once)6856
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2445
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings4862
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length19.2
Characters1121205
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count36
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Cover of Tsukihime -A Piece of Blue Glass Moon-
Visual novel
Tsukihime -A Piece of Blue Glass Moon-
Length (in words)397879
Unique words18617
Unique words (used once)6648
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2443
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings4690
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length17.6
Characters923355
VNDB avg. rating8.7
VNDB rating count517
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Cover of BALDR SKY Dive2 "RECORDARE"
Visual novel
BALDR SKY Dive2 "RECORDARE"
Length (in words)753161
Unique words21884
Unique words (used once)6565
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2442
Unique kanji (used once)176
Unique kanji readings4836
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length15.3
Characters1819971
VNDB avg. rating8.7
VNDB rating count1717
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Cover of Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dou Surya Ii Desu ka?
Visual novel
Nukige Mitai na Shima ni Sunderu Watashi wa Dou Surya Ii Desu ka?
Length (in words)450910
Unique words20236
Unique words (used once)7406
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2440
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings4789
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters1098350
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count410
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Cover of Aiyoku no Eustia
Visual novel
Aiyoku no Eustia
Length (in words)411380
Unique words16803
Unique words (used once)5840
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2433
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings4706
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length20.0
Characters975780
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count1314
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Cover of Sekai Seifuku Kanojo
Visual novel
Sekai Seifuku Kanojo
Length (in words)507301
Unique words18652
Unique words (used once)7075
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2430
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings4719
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length16.9
Characters1199232
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count47
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Cover of Sakura no Uta -Sakura no Mori no Ue wo Mau-
Visual novel
Sakura no Uta -Sakura no Mori no Ue wo Mau-
Length (in words)551039
Unique words19891
Unique words (used once)7055
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2429
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings4734
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length14.6
Characters1269357
VNDB avg. rating8.9
VNDB rating count920
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Cover of Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P
Visual novel
Rei-Jin-G-Lu-P
Length (in words)382410
Unique words19917
Unique words (used once)7991
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2427
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings4787
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length12.0
Characters873625
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count1949
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Cover of Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai
Visual novel
Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai
Length (in words)543244
Unique words23313
Unique words (used once)8488
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2427
Unique kanji (used once)244
Unique kanji readings4858
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length12.3
Characters1273333
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count6838
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Cover of Sapphism no Gensou
Visual novel
Sapphism no Gensou
Length (in words)380052
Unique words21798
Unique words (used once)8776
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2420
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings4708
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length14.3
Characters963232
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of Shirokuma Bell Stars♪
Visual novel
Shirokuma Bell Stars♪
Length (in words)399745
Unique words20595
Unique words (used once)7938
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2413
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings4674
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.2
Characters994965
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count28
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Cover of Monobeno -Happy End-
Visual novel
Monobeno -Happy End-
Length (in words)812713
Unique words22687
Unique words (used once)7431
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2411
Unique kanji (used once)232
Unique kanji readings4846
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length13.1
Characters2051411
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count186
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Cover of Mono no Aware wa Sai no Koro
Visual novel
Mono no Aware wa Sai no Koro
Length (in words)327391
Unique words15974
Unique words (used once)5966
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2408
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings4577
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length15.8
Characters764878
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count50
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Cover of Nemurenu Hitsuji to Kodoku na Ookami -A Tale of Love, and Cutthroat-
Visual novel
Nemurenu Hitsuji to Kodoku na Ookami -A Tale of Love, and Cutthroat-
Length (in words)178705
Unique words15250
Unique words (used once)6370
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2403
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings4568
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length22.1
Characters418254
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count99
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Cover of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri
Visual novel
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri
Length (in words)379792
Unique words20276
Unique words (used once)7785
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2403
Unique kanji (used once)233
Unique kanji readings4783
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length18.8
Characters899182
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Cover of BLACK SHEEP TOWN
Visual novel
BLACK SHEEP TOWN
Length (in words)534336
Unique words20388
Unique words (used once)7289
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2395
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings4540
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length25.3
Characters1252053
VNDB avg. rating8.5
VNDB rating count24
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Cover of Shinsou Noise ~Jushin Tantei no Jikenbo~
Visual novel
Shinsou Noise ~Jushin Tantei no Jikenbo~
Length (in words)417956
Unique words18964
Unique words (used once)6890
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2391
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings4559
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length17.6
Characters987704
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count97
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Cover of Choukou Shinki Ixseal
Visual novel
Choukou Shinki Ixseal
Length (in words)409795
Unique words17783
Unique words (used once)6333
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2386
Unique kanji (used once)224
Unique kanji readings4644
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length12.1
Characters1038621
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count91
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Cover of Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou
Visual novel
Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou
Length (in words)447920
Unique words18460
Unique words (used once)7253
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2384
Unique kanji (used once)288
Unique kanji readings4643
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length18.5
Characters1050478
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count512
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Cover of Otome ga Tsumugu Koi no Canvas
Visual novel
Otome ga Tsumugu Koi no Canvas
Length (in words)368482
Unique words18540
Unique words (used once)6891
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2378
Unique kanji (used once)225
Unique kanji readings4648
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length14.8
Characters908426
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count201
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Cover of Mahoutsukai no Yoru
Visual novel
Mahoutsukai no Yoru
Length (in words)238205
Unique words17446
Unique words (used once)7288
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2378
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings4555
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length20.2
Characters546772
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count1296
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Cover of Paradise Lost
Visual novel
Paradise Lost
Length (in words)285696
Unique words15849
Unique words (used once)5378
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2371
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings4604
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length17.1
Characters674099
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count99
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Cover of White Album 2
Visual novel
White Album 2
Length (in words)638648
Unique words20969
Unique words (used once)7247
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2361
Unique kanji (used once)192
Unique kanji readings4665
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length13.1
Characters1525348
VNDB avg. rating9.1
VNDB rating count1857
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Cover of Sakura no Toki -Sakura no Mori no Shita o Ayumu-
Visual novel
Sakura no Toki -Sakura no Mori no Shita o Ayumu-
Length (in words)460686
Unique words17836
Unique words (used once)6377
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2359
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings4481
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length16.9
Characters1087529
VNDB avg. rating8.9
VNDB rating count27
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Visual novel
Aku no Onna Kanbu Full Moon Night
Length (in words)504993
Unique words19986
Unique words (used once)6939
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2359
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings4659
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters1287665
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count115
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Cover of Cross†Channel -Final Complete-
Visual novel
Cross†Channel -Final Complete-
Length (in words)286878
Unique words18517
Unique words (used once)6803
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2359
Unique kanji (used once)229
Unique kanji readings4496
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length12.0
Characters688256
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count3618
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Cover of Same to Ikiru Nanokakan
Visual novel
Same to Ikiru Nanokakan
Length (in words)407672
Unique words18846
Unique words (used once)7051
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2356
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings4541
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length12.5
Characters1001844
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count41
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Cover of Abyss -Satsujin Club-
Visual novel
Abyss -Satsujin Club-
Length (in words)525505
Unique words17787
Unique words (used once)6204
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2350
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings4553
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length20.9
Characters1223811
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count21
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Cover of J.Q.V Jinrui Kyuusai-bu ~With Love from Isotope~
Visual novel
J.Q.V Jinrui Kyuusai-bu ~With Love from Isotope~
Length (in words)153162
Unique words16228
Unique words (used once)7434
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji2345
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings4364
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length14.9
Characters363282
VNDB avg. rating8.1
VNDB rating count61
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Cover of Phantom Integration
Visual novel
Phantom Integration
Length (in words)195171
Unique words14869
Unique words (used once)5330
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2345
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings4435
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length14.4
Characters464702
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count584
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Cover of Rance Quest
Visual novel
Rance Quest
Length (in words)434204
Unique words18789
Unique words (used once)6939
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2344
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings4578
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length10.9
Characters1091478
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count744
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Cover of Kichikuou Rance
Visual novel
Kichikuou Rance
Length (in words)421362
Unique words18019
Unique words (used once)6773
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2340
Unique kanji (used once)251
Unique kanji readings4562
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length12.9
Characters1066129
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count499
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Cover of Princess Frontier
Visual novel
Princess Frontier
Length (in words)322399
Unique words17016
Unique words (used once)6414
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2337
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings4564
Difficulty4/10
Average sentence length13.8
Characters786772
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count49
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Cover of Little Busters! Ecstasy
Visual novel
Little Busters! Ecstasy
Length (in words)599868
Unique words21182
Unique words (used once)7498
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2331
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings4634
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length14.1
Characters1482957
VNDB avg. rating8.6
VNDB rating count6726
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Cover of Kara no Shoujo
Visual novel
Kara no Shoujo
Length (in words)192276
Unique words11425
Unique words (used once)4636
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2330
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings4255
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length14.7
Characters429093
VNDB avg. rating8.0
VNDB rating count4994
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Cover of Tsuki no Kanata de Aimashou
Visual novel
Tsuki no Kanata de Aimashou
Length (in words)520844
Unique words19940
Unique words (used once)7284
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2329
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings4565
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length19.3
Characters1288955
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count260
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Cover of Tenshi no Hane wo Fumanaide
Visual novel
Tenshi no Hane wo Fumanaide
Length (in words)333840
Unique words14645
Unique words (used once)5336
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2322
Unique kanji (used once)277
Unique kanji readings4425
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length17.8
Characters791987
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count99
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Cover of Fairytale Requiem
Visual novel
Fairytale Requiem
Length (in words)279901
Unique words15600
Unique words (used once)5895
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2321
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings4403
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length14.5
Characters695594
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count60
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Cover of Kikokugai - The Cyber Slayer
Visual novel
Kikokugai - The Cyber Slayer
Length (in words)67748
Unique words10406
Unique words (used once)5078
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji2320
Unique kanji (used once)382
Unique kanji readings4164
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length22.5
Characters146155
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count1877
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Cover of Maitetsu
Visual novel
Maitetsu
Length (in words)433500
Unique words19036
Unique words (used once)6808
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2318
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings4485
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length11.9
Characters1062934
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count1147
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Cover of Zoku Satsuriku no Django
Visual novel
Zoku Satsuriku no Django
Length (in words)103291
Unique words12201
Unique words (used once)5469
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2316
Unique kanji (used once)358
Unique kanji readings4237
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length18.0
Characters239522
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count118
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Cover of Baldr Sky Dive1: Lost Memory
Visual novel
Baldr Sky Dive1: Lost Memory
Length (in words)407985
Unique words17681
Unique words (used once)5970
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2315
Unique kanji (used once)222
Unique kanji readings4422
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length15.5
Characters966125
VNDB avg. rating8.2
VNDB rating count1986
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Cover of Sumaga
Visual novel
Sumaga
Length (in words)473163
Unique words17164
Unique words (used once)6014
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2314
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings4417
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length11.7
Characters1153042
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count147
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Cover of Tekoire Princess! ~Boku ga Mienai Kimi no Tame~
Visual novel
Tekoire Princess! ~Boku ga Mienai Kimi no Tame~
Length (in words)288770
Unique words16497
Unique words (used once)6604
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2314
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings4454
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length15.6
Characters762209
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count21
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Cover of Tokyo Necro
Visual novel
Tokyo Necro
Length (in words)290899
Unique words16781
Unique words (used once)6358
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2305
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings4393
Difficulty7/10
Average sentence length17.6
Characters708047
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count222
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Cover of Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
Visual novel
Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
Length (in words)452667
Unique words18559
Unique words (used once)7042
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2303
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings4385
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length19.7
Characters1077396
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count1403
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Cover of Chaos;Child
Visual novel
Chaos;Child
Length (in words)393524
Unique words16984
Unique words (used once)6506
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2302
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings4356
Difficulty6/10
Average sentence length22.6
Characters924248
VNDB avg. rating8.4
VNDB rating count2874
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Cover of RIDDLE JOKER
Visual novel
RIDDLE JOKER
Length (in words)683448
Unique words19989
Unique words (used once)6928
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2301
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings4549
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length13.7
Characters1678304
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count2409
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Cover of Fortissimo EXS//Akkord:Nachsten Phase
Visual novel
Fortissimo EXS//Akkord:Nachsten Phase
Length (in words)532436
Unique words17743
Unique words (used once)5781
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2291
Unique kanji (used once)198
Unique kanji readings4530
Difficulty5/10
Average sentence length22.5
Characters1245425
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count225
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Cover of Gunjou no Sora wo Koete
Visual novel
Gunjou no Sora wo Koete
Length (in words)377269
Unique words16609
Unique words (used once)6273
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2283
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings4297
Difficulty8/10
Average sentence length19.1
Characters882776
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count60
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