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Cover of Seitokai no Shuunen
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Seitokai no Shuunen
Length (in words)503551
Unique words20810
Unique words (used once)7587
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2415
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings4728
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length18.7
Characters1193724
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Cover of Sengoku no Hime Joushu Ii Naotora
Novel
Sengoku no Hime Joushu Ii Naotora
Length (in words)32801
Unique words4292
Unique words (used once)2049
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1225
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings2050
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length25.5
Characters70137
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Cover of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Length (in words)263995
Unique words14161
Unique words (used once)5249
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2183
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings4067
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length23.4
Characters649456
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Cover of Kimi wa Hontou ni Boku no Tenshi na no ka
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Kimi wa Hontou ni Boku no Tenshi na no ka
Length (in words)38907
Unique words4787
Unique words (used once)2347
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1313
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings2044
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length19.2
Characters92282
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Cover of Kokkyou no Minami, Taiyou no Nishi
Novel
Kokkyou no Minami, Taiyou no Nishi
Length (in words)69642
Unique words5657
Unique words (used once)2573
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1494
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings2389
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length26.4
Characters156829
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Cover of Hen'ai Storytellers
Novel
Hen'ai Storytellers
Length (in words)39672
Unique words6166
Unique words (used once)3142
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1602
Unique kanji (used once)329
Unique kanji readings2638
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length24.2
Characters92737
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Cover of Another 2001
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Another 2001
Length (in words)138678
Unique words9031
Unique words (used once)3462
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1759
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings2992
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters321098
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Cover of Atrium no Koibito
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Atrium no Koibito
Length (in words)140843
Unique words9279
Unique words (used once)3736
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1757
Unique kanji (used once)237
Unique kanji readings3023
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length20.4
Characters342134
Volumes3
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Cover of Saigo no Isha wa Sakura wo Miagete Kimi wo Omou
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Saigo no Isha wa Sakura wo Miagete Kimi wo Omou
Length (in words)65222
Unique words7755
Unique words (used once)3749
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1796
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings3015
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length15.9
Characters153717
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Cover of Shinshaku Hashire Merosu Hoka Yonpen
Novel
Shinshaku Hashire Merosu Hoka Yonpen
Length (in words)40224
Unique words6068
Unique words (used once)3134
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1729
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2859
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length29.5
Characters92411
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Cover of Umi no Kanaria
Novel
Umi no Kanaria
Length (in words)45844
Unique words6102
Unique words (used once)3063
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1593
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings2632
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length19.4
Characters103631
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Cover of Sievest Rose ~Ansatsu wa Uruwashi no Baraen de~
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Sievest Rose ~Ansatsu wa Uruwashi no Baraen de~
Length (in words)38589
Unique words5744
Unique words (used once)2864
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1692
Unique kanji (used once)356
Unique kanji readings2779
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length23.7
Characters87081
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Cover of Kekkyoku, Ninja to Dragon wa Docchi ga Tsuyoi no?
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Kekkyoku, Ninja to Dragon wa Docchi ga Tsuyoi no?
Length (in words)176594
Unique words12918
Unique words (used once)5016
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2243
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings4206
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length19.5
Characters405639
Volumes4
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Cover of Hebi wo Fumu
Novel
Hebi wo Fumu
Length (in words)29305
Unique words4259
Unique words (used once)2168
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1473
Unique kanji (used once)389
Unique kanji readings2220
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length28.4
Characters64793
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Cover of Kimi no Wasurekata wo Oshiete
Novel
Kimi no Wasurekata wo Oshiete
Length (in words)103156
Unique words11569
Unique words (used once)4815
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2056
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings3801
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters243618
Volumes2
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Cover of Mahou no Kuni no Madan
Novel
Mahou no Kuni no Madan
Length (in words)252813
Unique words16536
Unique words (used once)6113
Unique words (used once %)36%
Unique kanji2368
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings4517
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length30.5
Characters574842
Volumes4
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Cover of Rapunzel no Tsubasa
Novel
Rapunzel no Tsubasa
Length (in words)186648
Unique words9828
Unique words (used once)3714
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1824
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings3111
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters436934
Volumes4
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Cover of Yoake wo Shirazu ni -Tenchuugumi no Yowa-
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Yoake wo Shirazu ni -Tenchuugumi no Yowa-
Length (in words)48733
Unique words6897
Unique words (used once)3403
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1850
Unique kanji (used once)368
Unique kanji readings3190
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters104871
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Cover of Ao no Ou
Novel
Ao no Ou
Length (in words)62500
Unique words6749
Unique words (used once)3037
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1561
Unique kanji (used once)285
Unique kanji readings2559
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters144337
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Cover of Boku wa Yappari Kizukanai
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Boku wa Yappari Kizukanai
Length (in words)211592
Unique words13436
Unique words (used once)5348
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2151
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings3955
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length18.2
Characters503083
Volumes6
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Cover of Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World-
Novel
Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World-
Length (in words)154916
Unique words10654
Unique words (used once)4494
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1938
Unique kanji (used once)252
Unique kanji readings3444
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters347673
Volumes5
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Cover of The Hunger Games 1
Novel
The Hunger Games 1
Length (in words)105307
Unique words8780
Unique words (used once)3615
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1699
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2883
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length24.3
Characters254751
Volumes2
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Cover of Sword & Wizards: Haken no Koutei to Shichisei no Himekishi
Novel
Sword & Wizards: Haken no Koutei to Shichisei no Himekishi
Length (in words)121261
Unique words10673
Unique words (used once)4433
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2047
Unique kanji (used once)234
Unique kanji readings3748
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length22.9
Characters284439
Volumes4
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Cover of Nina to Usagi to Mahou no Sensha
Novel
Nina to Usagi to Mahou no Sensha
Length (in words)117053
Unique words10921
Unique words (used once)4699
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1945
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings3511
Average difficulty48/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length22.8
Characters278437
Volumes2
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Cover of Norway no Mori
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Norway no Mori
Length (in words)122390
Unique words8514
Unique words (used once)3732
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1735
Unique kanji (used once)258
Unique kanji readings2977
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters271467
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Cover of Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo
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Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo
Length (in words)26510
Unique words3795
Unique words (used once)1837
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1272
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings1950
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length19.0
Characters63285
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Cover of Kanojo ni Uwaki Sareteita Ore ga, Koakuma na Kouhai ni Natsukareteimasu
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Kanojo ni Uwaki Sareteita Ore ga, Koakuma na Kouhai ni Natsukareteimasu
Length (in words)164695
Unique words10375
Unique words (used once)4025
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1929
Unique kanji (used once)257
Unique kanji readings3444
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length21.1
Characters386193
Volumes4
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Cover of Umidori Tougetsu no Detarame na Jijou
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Umidori Tougetsu no Detarame na Jijou
Length (in words)54676
Unique words5781
Unique words (used once)2627
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1543
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2533
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length28.5
Characters129131
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Cover of Risou no Himo Seikatsu
Novel
Risou no Himo Seikatsu
Length (in words)798844
Unique words23633
Unique words (used once)7159
Unique words (used once %)30%
Unique kanji2469
Unique kanji (used once)201
Unique kanji readings4972
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length31.1
Characters1845036
Volumes14
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Cover of Houkago no Magus
Novel
Houkago no Magus
Length (in words)304095
Unique words14884
Unique words (used once)5563
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2073
Unique kanji (used once)223
Unique kanji readings3852
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length19.0
Characters684817
Volumes7
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Cover of Shiroi Hebi Nemuru Shima
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Shiroi Hebi Nemuru Shima
Length (in words)65959
Unique words7162
Unique words (used once)3317
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1758
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings2998
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length28.5
Characters151171
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Cover of Hon wo Mamorou to Suru Neko no Hanashi
Novel
Hon wo Mamorou to Suru Neko no Hanashi
Length (in words)44559
Unique words5821
Unique words (used once)2793
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1566
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings2539
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters102257
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Cover of Suzume no Tojimari
Novel
Suzume no Tojimari
Length (in words)57521
Unique words6582
Unique words (used once)3072
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1620
Unique kanji (used once)316
Unique kanji readings2698
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters127396
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Cover of Tenki no Ko
Novel
Tenki no Ko
Length (in words)44896
Unique words6341
Unique words (used once)3098
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1514
Unique kanji (used once)274
Unique kanji readings2498
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters100579
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Cover of Kyu Kyu Cute!
Novel
Kyu Kyu Cute!
Length (in words)499073
Unique words19110
Unique words (used once)6484
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2281
Unique kanji (used once)227
Unique kanji readings4512
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length19.8
Characters1216072
Volumes14
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Cover of F-Rank no Boukun
Novel
F-Rank no Boukun
Length (in words)101315
Unique words8025
Unique words (used once)3444
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1752
Unique kanji (used once)275
Unique kanji readings2948
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length22.2
Characters246646
Volumes2
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Cover of Yomesen!
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Yomesen!
Length (in words)320117
Unique words17014
Unique words (used once)6365
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2266
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings4507
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)54/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters758216
Volumes7
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Cover of Kanojo no Iro ni Todoku Made
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Kanojo no Iro ni Todoku Made
Length (in words)71981
Unique words7759
Unique words (used once)3740
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1763
Unique kanji (used once)326
Unique kanji readings2949
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length28.6
Characters163085
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Cover of Akkan no Grimoire
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Akkan no Grimoire
Length (in words)110717
Unique words12157
Unique words (used once)5271
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2107
Unique kanji (used once)313
Unique kanji readings3849
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length25.1
Characters256819
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Cover of Talent Choukyoushi no Ryuugi
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Talent Choukyoushi no Ryuugi
Length (in words)120131
Unique words8160
Unique words (used once)3148
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1641
Unique kanji (used once)226
Unique kanji readings2774
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)58/100
Average sentence length22.4
Characters290689
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Cover of Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
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Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro-chan
Length (in words)345459
Unique words19116
Unique words (used once)7616
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2359
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings4612
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length19.5
Characters832139
Volumes10
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Cover of Boku no Sekai wo Mamoru Hito
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Boku no Sekai wo Mamoru Hito
Length (in words)126325
Unique words12447
Unique words (used once)5682
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji2029
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings3681
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length21.2
Characters297510
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Cover of Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
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Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash
Length (in words)997989
Unique words27266
Unique words (used once)8038
Unique words (used once %)29%
Unique kanji2749
Unique kanji (used once)238
Unique kanji readings5531
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters2521582
Volumes21
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Cover of Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
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Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu
Length (in words)380329
Unique words13015
Unique words (used once)4470
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2035
Unique kanji (used once)212
Unique kanji readings3735
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters883509
Volumes11
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Cover of Kokoro Connect
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Kokoro Connect
Length (in words)571279
Unique words19537
Unique words (used once)6634
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2261
Unique kanji (used once)208
Unique kanji readings4411
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)60/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters1355861
Volumes11
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Cover of Kohitsuji wa Mayowanai
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Kohitsuji wa Mayowanai
Length (in words)263920
Unique words18553
Unique words (used once)7938
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2442
Unique kanji (used once)357
Unique kanji readings4809
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length26.3
Characters622204
Volumes6
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Cover of Kimi ni Chikau
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Kimi ni Chikau
Length (in words)118113
Unique words8152
Unique words (used once)3338
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1874
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings3224
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length23.6
Characters264903
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Cover of The Rising of the Shield Hero
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The Rising of the Shield Hero
Length (in words)1194254
Unique words23923
Unique words (used once)6920
Unique words (used once %)28%
Unique kanji2566
Unique kanji (used once)175
Unique kanji readings5261
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length19.2
Characters2767048
Volumes22
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Cover of Ritateki na Marie
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Ritateki na Marie
Length (in words)62034
Unique words7090
Unique words (used once)3336
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1642
Unique kanji (used once)279
Unique kanji readings2716
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters150700
Volumes1
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Cover of Tasogaregai no Korosanai Ansatsusha
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Tasogaregai no Korosanai Ansatsusha
Length (in words)48461
Unique words6144
Unique words (used once)2925
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1620
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings2646
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters118673
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