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私、魔王。――なぜか勇者に溺愛されています。 Length (in words) 26321 Unique words 3656 Unique words (used once) 1863 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1214 Unique kanji (used once) 304 Unique kanji readings 1814 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 23.2 Characters 64775
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魔女の髪に触れていいのは使い魔オオカミだけ。魔力成分を保ちながらサラツヤの髪へ…… Length (in words) 26366 Unique words 4135 Unique words (used once) 2080 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1242 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 1916 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.4 Characters 61885
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お飾りの妻が愛する夫のために全力を尽くした結果 Length (in words) 26379 Unique words 4399 Unique words (used once) 2322 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1418 Unique kanji (used once) 360 Unique kanji readings 2270 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 26.7 Characters 61599
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真実の愛に目覚めた伯爵令嬢と公爵子息 Length (in words) 26384 Unique words 5427 Unique words (used once) 3111 Unique words (used once %) 57% Unique kanji 1661 Unique kanji (used once) 414 Unique kanji readings 2665 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 25.4 Characters 65517
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妃殿下の微笑 番外編 Length (in words) 26385 Unique words 4206 Unique words (used once) 2145 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1339 Unique kanji (used once) 293 Unique kanji readings 2113 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 26.0 Characters 62246
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星降る夜のラストダンス Length (in words) 26618 Unique words 4008 Unique words (used once) 1979 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1230 Unique kanji (used once) 275 Unique kanji readings 1920 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 24.8 Characters 66037
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【コミカライズ】婚約破棄された令嬢は野獣辺境伯へ嫁ぐ!【連載版】 Length (in words) 26645 Unique words 3613 Unique words (used once) 1778 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1242 Unique kanji (used once) 294 Unique kanji readings 1896 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.7 Characters 63239
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【完結】高校最後の夏、好きだった幼馴染が妊娠した。 Length (in words) 26736 Unique words 3376 Unique words (used once) 1623 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1211 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 1842 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.5 Characters 61010
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食べるだけで強くなる!? 最強ハンターの異次元レシピ 〜料理のできないますたぁが喫茶店を始めてしまいました……〜 Length (in words) 27102 Unique words 4121 Unique words (used once) 2104 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1400 Unique kanji (used once) 342 Unique kanji readings 2156 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.6 Characters 66542
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【書籍化】前世、弟子に殺された魔女ですが、呪われた弟子に会いに行きます【コミカライズ】 Length (in words) 27362 Unique words 3688 Unique words (used once) 1840 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1222 Unique kanji (used once) 298 Unique kanji readings 1864 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.8 Characters 66141
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転生王女は愛より領地が欲しいので政略結婚を希望します! Length (in words) 27404 Unique words 4678 Unique words (used once) 2522 Unique words (used once %) 53% Unique kanji 1469 Unique kanji (used once) 382 Unique kanji readings 2269 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.1 Characters 66962
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やがて最強の転生者 ~超速レベリング理論を構築した男、第二の人生で無双する~ Length (in words) 27427 Unique words 4473 Unique words (used once) 2295 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1406 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 2220 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 17.9 Characters 66255
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堕ちた令嬢 〜もう道は踏み外さない〜 Length (in words) 27441 Unique words 4400 Unique words (used once) 2312 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1501 Unique kanji (used once) 360 Unique kanji readings 2364 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.8 Characters 65046
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異世界転生して魔女になったのでスローライフを送りたいのに魔王が逃がしてくれません Length (in words) 27465 Unique words 4196 Unique words (used once) 2155 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1322 Unique kanji (used once) 313 Unique kanji readings 2034 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.9 Characters 62283
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【電子書籍化】このまま破滅したくない悪役令嬢は乙女ゲーを降りることにしました Length (in words) 27495 Unique words 3556 Unique words (used once) 1738 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1227 Unique kanji (used once) 284 Unique kanji readings 1869 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 61172
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剣の才能がないと侯爵家を廃嫡され追放された少年。破壊神の加護を手に入れ無双する。 Length (in words) 27525 Unique words 3801 Unique words (used once) 1831 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1256 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 1903 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 62719
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押して駄目だったので、引いてみることにしたのですが Length (in words) 27792 Unique words 3383 Unique words (used once) 1636 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1175 Unique kanji (used once) 283 Unique kanji readings 1772 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 25.8 Characters 64754
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【書籍化】エリート外交官は落ちこぼれ魔女をただひたすらに甘やかしたい Length (in words) 28003 Unique words 4418 Unique words (used once) 2207 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1416 Unique kanji (used once) 305 Unique kanji readings 2203 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 66340
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公爵令嬢の狼 Length (in words) 28279 Unique words 3695 Unique words (used once) 1841 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1241 Unique kanji (used once) 303 Unique kanji readings 1879 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 27.4 Characters 63537
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どうも、魅力的な女(笑)です。 Length (in words) 28393 Unique words 4409 Unique words (used once) 2218 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1368 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 2112 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 66823
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Sランクの癖に弱すぎる仲間の御守りをさせられていたEランクの支援職実は全てがチート過ぎる規格外の最強の冒険者でした~追放したのに戻ってこいと言われても、もう遅い。もう美少女達とパーティ組んでますから~ Length (in words) 28502 Unique words 3262 Unique words (used once) 1530 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1110 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 1651 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 14.9 Characters 68561
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【3/17 3巻発売】婚約破棄の悪意は娼館からお返しします Length (in words) 28532 Unique words 4658 Unique words (used once) 2437 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1489 Unique kanji (used once) 353 Unique kanji readings 2318 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 23.9 Characters 67019
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【電子書籍化】退屈王女は婚約破棄を企てる Length (in words) 28633 Unique words 4106 Unique words (used once) 1979 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1340 Unique kanji (used once) 319 Unique kanji readings 2077 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 27.7 Characters 68048
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この度、筋肉バカ王子の教育係に任命されました Length (in words) 28767 Unique words 4123 Unique words (used once) 2032 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1303 Unique kanji (used once) 322 Unique kanji readings 1958 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 27.7 Characters 71723
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聖女様は返却しました Length (in words) 28771 Unique words 3942 Unique words (used once) 2003 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1398 Unique kanji (used once) 350 Unique kanji readings 2208 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 21.9 Characters 64805
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伯爵様、どうか私を雇ってください!~婚約者を奪った姉を祝福するなんて無理です~ Length (in words) 28780 Unique words 4193 Unique words (used once) 2145 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1289 Unique kanji (used once) 306 Unique kanji readings 2010 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 19.7 Characters 66168
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君には贈れない花 花公爵の懺悔 Length (in words) 28784 Unique words 3923 Unique words (used once) 1980 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1298 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 2013 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 66203
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お姉様の代わりに悪役令嬢にされそうです Length (in words) 28861 Unique words 3727 Unique words (used once) 1821 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1223 Unique kanji (used once) 287 Unique kanji readings 1874 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 16.0 Characters 67067
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超空からの干渉~第二次世界大戦編 Length (in words) 28861 Unique words 5343 Unique words (used once) 2687 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1466 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2242 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 29.0 Characters 66615
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せっかくの異世界だから楽しく旅行したい 〜無限の魔力で二つ名が黒い災害になってしまいました〜 Length (in words) 29024 Unique words 4550 Unique words (used once) 2315 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1510 Unique kanji (used once) 342 Unique kanji readings 2385 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 65374
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転生してないのに脳でした。 Length (in words) 29079 Unique words 4572 Unique words (used once) 2324 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1411 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 2198 Difficulty 6/10 Average sentence length 20.0 Characters 64961
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召喚聖女に嫌われた召喚娘 Length (in words) 29153 Unique words 3820 Unique words (used once) 1873 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1243 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 1885 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 69767
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『妹の結婚の邪魔になる』と家族に殺されかけた妖精の愛し子の令嬢は、森の奥で引きこもり魔術師と出会いました。 Length (in words) 29301 Unique words 3525 Unique words (used once) 1631 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1219 Unique kanji (used once) 286 Unique kanji readings 1812 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.1 Characters 64903
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【電子書籍化】婚約者が猫に私の名前をつけまして Length (in words) 29383 Unique words 4180 Unique words (used once) 2091 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1391 Unique kanji (used once) 351 Unique kanji readings 2127 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 24.9 Characters 70804
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超!!! 天才発明令嬢のパワフル領地改革【コミック連載中】 Length (in words) 29508 Unique words 4808 Unique words (used once) 2415 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1430 Unique kanji (used once) 270 Unique kanji readings 2290 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 66726
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いつでも離縁で構いませんわ Length (in words) 29571 Unique words 4043 Unique words (used once) 1976 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1333 Unique kanji (used once) 309 Unique kanji readings 2022 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 21.5 Characters 69965
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この色に誓って Length (in words) 29758 Unique words 4001 Unique words (used once) 1900 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1257 Unique kanji (used once) 273 Unique kanji readings 1973 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 21.4 Characters 65814
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無理矢理登録させられた恋人マッチングアプリでマッチしたのは、疎遠になっていた幼馴染みでなぜかそのまま付き合うことになったんだけど Length (in words) 29803 Unique words 3655 Unique words (used once) 1696 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1187 Unique kanji (used once) 237 Unique kanji readings 1817 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 24.1 Characters 70020
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【web版】無口な公爵令嬢と冷徹な皇帝~前世拾った子供が皇帝になっていました~ Length (in words) 30019 Unique words 4157 Unique words (used once) 2179 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1399 Unique kanji (used once) 350 Unique kanji readings 2174 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 71094
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言葉にしないと伝わらないこともある〜浮気者の婚約者が急に愛を伝えまくってくる〜 Length (in words) 30043 Unique words 4113 Unique words (used once) 2075 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1368 Unique kanji (used once) 348 Unique kanji readings 2055 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 20.8 Characters 71707
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私を好きすぎる勇者様を利用して、今世こそ長生きするつもりだったのに(多分、また失敗した) Length (in words) 30055 Unique words 3409 Unique words (used once) 1508 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1159 Unique kanji (used once) 241 Unique kanji readings 1728 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 70143
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【電子書籍化】転生!乙女ゲームの悪役魔女は冤罪処刑を回避したい(改題) Length (in words) 30070 Unique words 4677 Unique words (used once) 2426 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1448 Unique kanji (used once) 323 Unique kanji readings 2277 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 22.3 Characters 73189
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【コミカライズ第1巻、好評発売中!】黒の賢者は影を織る ~聖女代理はもう用済みだと追放されたが、かけられた呪い【闇属性】は万能のチート魔法だった~ Length (in words) 30179 Unique words 4839 Unique words (used once) 2631 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1417 Unique kanji (used once) 347 Unique kanji readings 2262 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 69003
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移動販売屋ルイーズの片想い Length (in words) 30245 Unique words 4416 Unique words (used once) 2178 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1366 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 2158 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 20.7 Characters 69903
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悪役令嬢予定でしたが退場させられました Length (in words) 30258 Unique words 4579 Unique words (used once) 2312 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1443 Unique kanji (used once) 339 Unique kanji readings 2306 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 24.7 Characters 68072
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黒い結婚ですか Length (in words) 30390 Unique words 4519 Unique words (used once) 2304 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1451 Unique kanji (used once) 331 Unique kanji readings 2302 Difficulty 3/10 Average sentence length 17.5 Characters 69870
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異世界トリップしたら側室になった私のはなし Length (in words) 30409 Unique words 5479 Unique words (used once) 2993 Unique words (used once %) 54% Unique kanji 1526 Unique kanji (used once) 377 Unique kanji readings 2489 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 25.4 Characters 71452
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蛇足の「アイ・ラブ・ユー」 Length (in words) 30440 Unique words 4528 Unique words (used once) 2386 Unique words (used once %) 52% Unique kanji 1395 Unique kanji (used once) 332 Unique kanji readings 2152 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 20.4 Characters 70424
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【完結】元婚約者は可愛いだけの妹に、もう飽きたらしい Length (in words) 30778 Unique words 3898 Unique words (used once) 1911 Unique words (used once %) 49% Unique kanji 1287 Unique kanji (used once) 279 Unique kanji readings 2002 Difficulty 4/10 Average sentence length 23.1 Characters 77258
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夢見る公爵令嬢は婚約破棄に屈しない Length (in words) 30875 Unique words 4988 Unique words (used once) 2584 Unique words (used once %) 51% Unique kanji 1481 Unique kanji (used once) 301 Unique kanji readings 2373 Difficulty 5/10 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 71865