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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Mushitsukai Length (in words) 93219 Unique words 7199 Unique words (used once) 2781 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1715 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 2901 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 229763 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 24
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9-nine- Yukiiro Yukihana Yukinoato Length (in words) 94013 Unique words 7599 Unique words (used once) 3202 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1644 Unique kanji (used once) 250 Unique kanji readings 2750 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 10.9 Characters 230817 VNDB avg. rating 8.6 VNDB rating count 1639
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Sayonara wo Oshiete ~Comment te Dire Adieu~ Length (in words) 96670 Unique words 8441 Unique words (used once) 3589 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1887 Unique kanji (used once) 268 Unique kanji readings 3233 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 221651 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 423
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ATRI -My Dear Moments- Length (in words) 98491 Unique words 8831 Unique words (used once) 3904 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1767 Unique kanji (used once) 278 Unique kanji readings 3015 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 237442 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 1188
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Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni - Dai Ichi Ya Length (in words) 101384 Unique words 8270 Unique words (used once) 3616 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1876 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 3249 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 235328 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 1144
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Momoiro Closet Length (in words) 102503 Unique words 7522 Unique words (used once) 3361 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1646 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 2735 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 264906 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 551
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Zoku Satsuriku no Django Length (in words) 103291 Unique words 12201 Unique words (used once) 5469 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2316 Unique kanji (used once) 358 Unique kanji readings 4237 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 18.0 Characters 239522 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 118
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Chooita ~Subarashiki Chounouryoku Jinsei~ Length (in words) 105201 Unique words 8924 Unique words (used once) 3323 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1764 Unique kanji (used once) 231 Unique kanji readings 2968 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 17.4 Characters 252305 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 4
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Rance 4 -Kyoudan no Isan- Length (in words) 106730 Unique words 8443 Unique words (used once) 3733 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1689 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2810 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 15.7 Characters 266212 VNDB avg. rating 6.4 VNDB rating count 537
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Utawarerumono Length (in words) 107136 Unique words 9211 Unique words (used once) 4048 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1962 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 3516 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 268467 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 4163
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Dasaku Length (in words) 107788 Unique words 6895 Unique words (used once) 2616 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1607 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 2678 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 13.4 Characters 294405 VNDB avg. rating 6.0 VNDB rating count 138
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Hikari no Umi no Apeiria ~Casablanca no Kishi~ Length (in words) 108871 Unique words 6449 Unique words (used once) 2528 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1506 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 2410 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 269108 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 53
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Aoi Sora no Camus Length (in words) 109618 Unique words 8596 Unique words (used once) 3515 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1842 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3156 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 17.2 Characters 258051 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 138
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Ore-tachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai ~Prelude~ Length (in words) 109887 Unique words 13498 Unique words (used once) 6828 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 2157 Unique kanji (used once) 366 Unique kanji readings 3902 Difficulty 8/10 Average sentence length 18.8 Characters 267544 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 119
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Moon Length (in words) 110572 Unique words 6752 Unique words (used once) 2704 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1648 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 2736 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 250423 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 404
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Schwarzesmarken Length (in words) 111953 Unique words 8962 Unique words (used once) 4045 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1840 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 3199 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 267440 VNDB avg. rating 8.5 VNDB rating count 136
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Ame Koi Length (in words) 112295 Unique words 7732 Unique words (used once) 3478 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1770 Unique kanji (used once) 316 Unique kanji readings 3022 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 267431 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 91
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Flowers -Le Volume sur Été- Length (in words) 112655 Unique words 9640 Unique words (used once) 4146 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2026 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 3642 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.6 Characters 255970 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 593
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Atlach-Nacha Length (in words) 114500 Unique words 9087 Unique words (used once) 3547 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1916 Unique kanji (used once) 259 Unique kanji readings 3418 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 258535 VNDB avg. rating 8.1 VNDB rating count 72
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Rance 01: Hikari o Motomete Length (in words) 119304 Unique words 10604 Unique words (used once) 4675 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1894 Unique kanji (used once) 291 Unique kanji readings 3309 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 9.9 Characters 300588 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1197
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Lamunation! Length (in words) 118373 Unique words 10557 Unique words (used once) 4879 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1856 Unique kanji (used once) 302 Unique kanji readings 3185 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 14.2 Characters 304926 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 638
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Date A Live: Rinne Utopia Length (in words) 120503 Unique words 7766 Unique words (used once) 3527 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1647 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 2742 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 11.2 Characters 293603 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 315
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Suiren to Shion Length (in words) 120519 Unique words 7896 Unique words (used once) 3213 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1717 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 2900 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 313135 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 135
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Yami wo Hashiru Yaiba no Kirameki Length (in words) 122085 Unique words 11693 Unique words (used once) 5091 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 2205 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 4192 Difficulty 7/10 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 272909 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 2
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Koi ni, Kanmi wo Soete 2 Length (in words) 123181 Unique words 6497 Unique words (used once) 2566 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1508 Unique kanji (used once) 226 Unique kanji readings 2440 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 311519 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 147
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Satsukoi ~Yuukyuu Naru Koi no Uta~ Length (in words) 123754 Unique words 9515 Unique words (used once) 4170 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1877 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3257 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 288752 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 154
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Inochi no Spare Length (in words) 124012 Unique words 6891 Unique words (used once) 2745 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1488 Unique kanji (used once) 220 Unique kanji readings 2428 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 301471 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 235
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Flowers -Le Volume sur Automne- Length (in words) 125410 Unique words 10066 Unique words (used once) 4311 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2075 Unique kanji (used once) 274 Unique kanji readings 3759 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 278894 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 399
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Flowers -Le Volume sur Hiver- Length (in words) 125934 Unique words 9437 Unique words (used once) 3981 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 2057 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3714 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 19.1 Characters 282297 VNDB avg. rating 8.4 VNDB rating count 249
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Watashi no Real wa Juujitsu Shisugiteiru Length (in words) 126423 Unique words 7987 Unique words (used once) 3190 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1618 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 2680 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 295146 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 78
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Tsukikage no Simulacre Length (in words) 127521 Unique words 8563 Unique words (used once) 3681 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1769 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 3049 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 285757 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 254
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Konko to no Nichijou ~Bocchi de Kawaikute Hottokenai Youko~ Length (in words) 129997 Unique words 6573 Unique words (used once) 2293 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 1546 Unique kanji (used once) 205 Unique kanji readings 2510 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 14.8 Characters 320104 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 35
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Carnival Length (in words) 130311 Unique words 9374 Unique words (used once) 4291 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1838 Unique kanji (used once) 318 Unique kanji readings 3126 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 309252 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 158
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Nora! Length (in words) 131140 Unique words 12524 Unique words (used once) 5616 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 2023 Unique kanji (used once) 252 Unique kanji readings 3709 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 16.5 Characters 320546 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 4
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Kusarihime ~Euthanasia~ Length (in words) 132126 Unique words 10458 Unique words (used once) 4519 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1936 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 3450 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 309286 VNDB avg. rating 7.9 VNDB rating count 262
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Shironagasu Tou e no Kikan Length (in words) 132324 Unique words 8891 Unique words (used once) 3846 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1778 Unique kanji (used once) 244 Unique kanji readings 3059 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 311052 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 205
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Tsui no Sora Remake Length (in words) 132515 Unique words 8531 Unique words (used once) 3290 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1829 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 3067 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 307620 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 311
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Haruka na Sora Length (in words) 134885 Unique words 9653 Unique words (used once) 4190 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1772 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 3102 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 340324 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 274
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Tokeijikake no Ley Line -Tasogaredoki no Kyoukaisen- Length (in words) 135667 Unique words 7533 Unique words (used once) 2995 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1592 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 2651 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 325491 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 1181
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Flowers -Le Volume sur Printemps- Length (in words) 138232 Unique words 9657 Unique words (used once) 4030 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1973 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 3502 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 18.9 Characters 313551 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 991
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Amairo Chocolata 2 Length (in words) 138790 Unique words 8966 Unique words (used once) 3692 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1782 Unique kanji (used once) 280 Unique kanji readings 3066 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 353697 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 35
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Onii-chan, Kiss no Junbi wa Mada Desu ka? Ecchi no Junbi mo Mada Desu ka? Length (in words) 139848 Unique words 5870 Unique words (used once) 1188 Unique words (used once %) 20% Unique kanji 1447 Unique kanji (used once) 128 Unique kanji readings 2289 Difficulty 2/10 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 378682 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 88
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Monkeys!¡ Length (in words) 140007 Unique words 11010 Unique words (used once) 4967 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1870 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3287 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 352986 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 176
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Kamaitachi no Yoru Rinne Saisei Length (in words) 142417 Unique words 9562 Unique words (used once) 3839 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1739 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 3034 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 17.7 Characters 330012 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 282
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Corona Blossom Length (in words) 144305 Unique words 10983 Unique words (used once) 4904 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1931 Unique kanji (used once) 321 Unique kanji readings 3406 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 364665 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 437
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Gothderi -Gothic Delusion- Length (in words) 145857 Unique words 11343 Unique words (used once) 4699 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 2095 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 3788 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 20.2 Characters 354151 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 78
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Ogeretsu Daihyakka Length (in words) 146740 Unique words 10372 Unique words (used once) 4200 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1865 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 3346 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 354884 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 4
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Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 2 Length (in words) 149925 Unique words 7543 Unique words (used once) 2674 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 1111 Unique kanji (used once) 140 Unique kanji readings 1857 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 383139 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 4659
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Shugaten! -Sugarfull Tempering- Length (in words) 151395 Unique words 10293 Unique words (used once) 4384 Unique words (used once %) 42% Unique kanji 1761 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 3047 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 380323 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 112
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Shizuku Length (in words) 151729 Unique words 7723 Unique words (used once) 2240 Unique words (used once %) 29% Unique kanji 1618 Unique kanji (used once) 163 Unique kanji readings 2760 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 19.4 Characters 345660 VNDB avg. rating 6.2 VNDB rating count 125