Visual novel difficulty list

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Cover of Oshikake
Visual novel
Oshikake
Length (in words)946
Unique words400
Unique words (used once)270
Unique words (used once %)67%
Unique kanji213
Unique kanji (used once)118
Unique kanji readings252
Average difficulty33%
90th percentile difficulty40%
Average sentence length17.2
Characters2576
VNDB avg. rating3.1
VNDB rating count16
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Cover of Negaeba Kitto...
Visual novel
Negaeba Kitto...
Length (in words)1257
Unique words429
Unique words (used once)272
Unique words (used once %)63%
Unique kanji260
Unique kanji (used once)130
Unique kanji readings313
Average difficulty24%
90th percentile difficulty42%
Average sentence length18.0
Characters2739
VNDB avg. rating5.3
VNDB rating count222
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Cover of Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya
Visual novel
Asu Owaru Sekai, Sono Zen'ya
Length (in words)2182
Unique words563
Unique words (used once)306
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji279
Unique kanji (used once)121
Unique kanji readings340
Average difficulty19%
90th percentile difficulty32%
Average sentence length13.3
Characters5780
VNDB avg. rating5.1
VNDB rating count32
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Cover of Onegai Shimasu. Pantsu wo Misete Kudasai
Visual novel
Onegai Shimasu. Pantsu wo Misete Kudasai
Length (in words)2100
Unique words690
Unique words (used once)388
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji352
Unique kanji (used once)163
Unique kanji readings424
Average difficulty27%
90th percentile difficulty52%
Average sentence length11.3
Characters5093
VNDB avg. rating5.3
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of Christmas * Flower
Visual novel
Christmas * Flower
Length (in words)2086
Unique words787
Unique words (used once)516
Unique words (used once %)65%
Unique kanji384
Unique kanji (used once)206
Unique kanji readings463
Average difficulty29%
90th percentile difficulty41%
Average sentence length13.9
Characters5188
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count14
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Cover of Swampman ni Hanataba wo
Visual novel
Swampman ni Hanataba wo
Length (in words)2803
Unique words914
Unique words (used once)569
Unique words (used once %)62%
Unique kanji526
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings657
Average difficulty45%
90th percentile difficulty72%
Average sentence length20.4
Characters6595
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi
Visual novel
Rikoshugi no Ryouiki to Yougashi
Length (in words)3843
Unique words958
Unique words (used once)532
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji495
Unique kanji (used once)202
Unique kanji readings626
Average difficulty42%
90th percentile difficulty66%
Average sentence length13.0
Characters9026
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of Chise Anoyama ni Iku
Visual novel
Chise Anoyama ni Iku
Length (in words)3973
Unique words984
Unique words (used once)535
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji453
Unique kanji (used once)185
Unique kanji readings563
Average difficulty28%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length12.5
Characters9839
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Cover of Tsuki no Hikari
Visual novel
Tsuki no Hikari
Length (in words)4251
Unique words1032
Unique words (used once)580
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji522
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings680
Average difficulty22%
90th percentile difficulty36%
Average sentence length18.2
Characters9807
VNDB avg. rating5.7
VNDB rating count11
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Cover of Koufuku no Lalka
Visual novel
Koufuku no Lalka
Length (in words)4376
Unique words1047
Unique words (used once)582
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji489
Unique kanji (used once)196
Unique kanji readings632
Average difficulty28%
90th percentile difficulty43%
Average sentence length15.5
Characters10601
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count13
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Cover of Tsumugi Uta to Maouji no Folklore
Visual novel
Tsumugi Uta to Maouji no Folklore
Length (in words)3471
Unique words1053
Unique words (used once)679
Unique words (used once %)64%
Unique kanji492
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings632
Average difficulty34%
90th percentile difficulty45%
Average sentence length17.0
Characters8380
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata
Length (in words)8075
Unique words1126
Unique words (used once)10
Unique words (used once %)0%
Unique kanji580
Unique kanji (used once)8
Unique kanji readings739
Average difficulty9%
90th percentile difficulty36%
Average sentence length11.5
Characters19365
VNDB avg. rating4.9
VNDB rating count8
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 0: Minazuki Neko-tachi no Nichijou!
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 0: Minazuki Neko-tachi no Nichijou!
Length (in words)4706
Unique words1273
Unique words (used once)748
Unique words (used once %)58%
Unique kanji580
Unique kanji (used once)243
Unique kanji readings748
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty34%
Average sentence length14.3
Characters12405
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count2971
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Cover of Shinobi Harisenbo
Visual novel
Shinobi Harisenbo
Length (in words)5277
Unique words1355
Unique words (used once)803
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji719
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings996
Average difficulty62%
90th percentile difficulty79%
Average sentence length16.1
Characters11453
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count19
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Cover of Nekopara Extra: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku
Visual novel
Nekopara Extra: Koneko no Hi no Yakusoku
Length (in words)7204
Unique words1427
Unique words (used once)766
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji571
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings738
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty30%
Average sentence length13.0
Characters19351
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count743
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Cover of Warugoto Sanka
Visual novel
Warugoto Sanka
Length (in words)5707
Unique words1618
Unique words (used once)1045
Unique words (used once %)64%
Unique kanji721
Unique kanji (used once)298
Unique kanji readings971
Average difficulty26%
90th percentile difficulty47%
Average sentence length15.6
Characters13755
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Cover of Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Visual novel
Kanojokei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Length (in words)27028
Unique words1607
Unique words (used once)376
Unique words (used once %)23%
Unique kanji724
Unique kanji (used once)88
Unique kanji readings990
Average difficulty25%
90th percentile difficulty52%
Average sentence length13.3
Characters65187
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count4
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Cover of Tegami
Visual novel
Tegami
Length (in words)7216
Unique words1687
Unique words (used once)978
Unique words (used once %)57%
Unique kanji723
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings992
Average difficulty36%
90th percentile difficulty49%
Average sentence length13.4
Characters16191
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count148
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Cover of Ryuu Tsukai to Sora
Visual novel
Ryuu Tsukai to Sora
Length (in words)9977
Unique words1853
Unique words (used once)969
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji763
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings1042
Average difficulty31%
90th percentile difficulty44%
Average sentence length24.8
Characters23388
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Cover of Hontou wa Kowai Yandere Musume ~Love One Another~
Visual novel
Hontou wa Kowai Yandere Musume ~Love One Another~
Length (in words)7783
Unique words1896
Unique words (used once)1139
Unique words (used once %)60%
Unique kanji820
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1124
Average difficulty37%
90th percentile difficulty68%
Average sentence length13.3
Characters19139
VNDB avg. rating3.8
VNDB rating count5
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Another Route ~Happy Ending~
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Another Route ~Happy Ending~
Length (in words)7360
Unique words1983
Unique words (used once)1237
Unique words (used once %)62%
Unique kanji901
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings1234
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty36%
Average sentence length14.7
Characters18526
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Cover of Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 2 ~Detarame Booking Date~
Visual novel
Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 2 ~Detarame Booking Date~
Length (in words)16953
Unique words2055
Unique words (used once)32
Unique words (used once %)1%
Unique kanji948
Unique kanji (used once)8
Unique kanji readings1306
Average difficulty14%
90th percentile difficulty43%
Average sentence length14.5
Characters40868
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Cover of UNLUCKY POTION
Visual novel
UNLUCKY POTION
Length (in words)8636
Unique words2155
Unique words (used once)1318
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji906
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings1257
Average difficulty30%
90th percentile difficulty45%
Average sentence length20.7
Characters20248
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Cover of Rakka Ren Ren
Visual novel
Rakka Ren Ren
Length (in words)18246
Unique words2219
Unique words (used once)1065
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji831
Unique kanji (used once)220
Unique kanji readings1228
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty11%
Average sentence length10.7
Characters45195
VNDB avg. rating5.0
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui - Hajisarashi-hen
Visual novel
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Sui - Hajisarashi-hen
Length (in words)9798
Unique words2250
Unique words (used once)1330
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji949
Unique kanji (used once)336
Unique kanji readings1344
Average difficulty54%
90th percentile difficulty71%
Average sentence length17.5
Characters24114
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Cover of Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi
Visual novel
Kare to Kanojo to Kanojo no Chuugi
Length (in words)9686
Unique words2237
Unique words (used once)1262
Unique words (used once %)56%
Unique kanji943
Unique kanji (used once)328
Unique kanji readings1347
Average difficulty43%
90th percentile difficulty60%
Average sentence length18.1
Characters23504
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count7
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Cover of Mhakna Gramura to Fairy Bell
Visual novel
Mhakna Gramura to Fairy Bell
Length (in words)14942
Unique words2229
Unique words (used once)1073
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji748
Unique kanji (used once)221
Unique kanji readings1045
Average difficulty17%
90th percentile difficulty42%
Average sentence length15.3
Characters38916
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count212
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Cover of Suki Tokimeki to Kiss
Visual novel
Suki Tokimeki to Kiss
Length (in words)14892
Unique words2427
Unique words (used once)1234
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji992
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1403
Average difficulty16%
90th percentile difficulty35%
Average sentence length14.1
Characters34707
VNDB avg. rating6.1
VNDB rating count8
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Cover of Tsuki no Terasu
Visual novel
Tsuki no Terasu
Length (in words)10035
Unique words2437
Unique words (used once)1499
Unique words (used once %)61%
Unique kanji988
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1403
Average difficulty14%
90th percentile difficulty37%
Average sentence length21.3
Characters23471
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count361
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Cover of Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume o Miru-
Visual novel
Stargazer -Shoujo wa Hoshi no Yume o Miru-
Length (in words)13018
Unique words2470
Unique words (used once)1308
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji962
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1353
Average difficulty6%
90th percentile difficulty23%
Average sentence length19.0
Characters31711
VNDB avg. rating5.7
VNDB rating count39
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Cover of Hito de Naku, Hitodenashi
Visual novel
Hito de Naku, Hitodenashi
Length (in words)16526
Unique words2521
Unique words (used once)1282
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji881
Unique kanji (used once)239
Unique kanji readings1269
Average difficulty12%
90th percentile difficulty28%
Average sentence length23.0
Characters39367
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Cover of Kohonya
Visual novel
Kohonya
Length (in words)12799
Unique words2491
Unique words (used once)1326
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji953
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings1367
Average difficulty40%
90th percentile difficulty57%
Average sentence length14.1
Characters29058
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~
Visual novel
Mugen Kairou 1.5 ~Rensa~
Length (in words)21700
Unique words2512
Unique words (used once)1125
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji924
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1315
Average difficulty8%
90th percentile difficulty23%
Average sentence length14.2
Characters55127
VNDB avg. rating5.5
VNDB rating count24
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata ni Chikau Ai
Length (in words)19414
Unique words2642
Unique words (used once)1388
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji898
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1295
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty10%
Average sentence length14.0
Characters52075
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count69
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Michael no Otome-tachi
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Michael no Otome-tachi
Length (in words)19425
Unique words2644
Unique words (used once)1389
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji900
Unique kanji (used once)250
Unique kanji readings1298
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty10%
Average sentence length14.0
Characters52075
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count315
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Cover of Princess Cage ~Host to Hime to Uso no Koi~
Visual novel
Princess Cage ~Host to Hime to Uso no Koi~
Length (in words)16637
Unique words2661
Unique words (used once)1348
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji988
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1425
Average difficulty16%
90th percentile difficulty32%
Average sentence length16.9
Characters39179
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count1
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Cover of Hanahira!
Visual novel
Hanahira!
Length (in words)18461
Unique words2654
Unique words (used once)1348
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji947
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings1338
Average difficulty9%
90th percentile difficulty28%
Average sentence length11.9
Characters46364
VNDB avg. rating5.4
VNDB rating count403
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NO COVER
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata o Suki na Shiawase
Length (in words)18797
Unique words2780
Unique words (used once)1478
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1011
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings1441
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty9%
Average sentence length11.7
Characters49341
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count671
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Cover of narcissu
Visual novel
narcissu
Length (in words)18901
Unique words2871
Unique words (used once)1363
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1019
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1494
Average difficulty35%
90th percentile difficulty48%
Average sentence length16.3
Characters43180
VNDB avg. rating7.5
VNDB rating count4674
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Hajimete Deatta Ano Hi Kara
Length (in words)21908
Unique words2834
Unique words (used once)1402
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji944
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1375
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty11%
Average sentence length14.9
Characters55225
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Kuchibiru to Kiss de Tsubuyaite
Length (in words)21157
Unique words2847
Unique words (used once)1484
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1050
Unique kanji (used once)290
Unique kanji readings1505
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty13%
Average sentence length13.9
Characters52406
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count555
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Cover of Girls Nite Out
Visual novel
Girls Nite Out
Length (in words)16661
Unique words2899
Unique words (used once)1483
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1055
Unique kanji (used once)276
Unique kanji readings1507
Average difficulty38%
90th percentile difficulty52%
Average sentence length19.7
Characters38210
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count3
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NO COVER
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Itoshisa no Photograph
Length (in words)21573
Unique words2916
Unique words (used once)1413
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1082
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings1570
Average difficulty2%
90th percentile difficulty10%
Average sentence length12.8
Characters52878
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count601
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Cover of Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu.
Visual novel
Watashi wa Kyou Koko de Shinimasu.
Length (in words)17784
Unique words2998
Unique words (used once)1633
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1020
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings1494
Average difficulty31%
90th percentile difficulty41%
Average sentence length14.0
Characters43031
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count40
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Cover of Ai no Uchuu kara ~Mikakunin Onii-chan to Iseijin~
Visual novel
Ai no Uchuu kara ~Mikakunin Onii-chan to Iseijin~
Length (in words)15365
Unique words3031
Unique words (used once)1800
Unique words (used once %)59%
Unique kanji1090
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings1594
Average difficulty10%
90th percentile difficulty24%
Average sentence length18.1
Characters38228
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Revolution! Rinagisa
Length (in words)26440
Unique words3049
Unique words (used once)1489
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji995
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1433
Average difficulty3%
90th percentile difficulty6%
Average sentence length14.3
Characters68104
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count25
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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
Average difficulty13%
90th percentile difficulty43%
Average sentence length14.0
Characters35631
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Cover of Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Visual novel
Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Length (in words)24467
Unique words3203
Unique words (used once)1571
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1102
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1619
Average difficulty5%
90th percentile difficulty18%
Average sentence length18.5
Characters63218
VNDB avg. rating6.1
VNDB rating count19
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo
Length (in words)21025
Unique words3121
Unique words (used once)1647
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1069
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1552
Average difficulty4%
90th percentile difficulty15%
Average sentence length13.7
Characters53059
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count1697
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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
Average difficulty4%
90th percentile difficulty17%
Average sentence length12.7
Characters51968
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count1005
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