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Cover of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Novel
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Length (in words)175994
Unique words12063
Unique words (used once)4855
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2085
Unique kanji (used once)254
Unique kanji readings3793
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length23.5
Characters437093
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Cover of Erisu no Seihai
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Erisu no Seihai
Length (in words)59192
Unique words7889
Unique words (used once)3826
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji2010
Unique kanji (used once)384
Unique kanji readings3395
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length22.0
Characters143793
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Cover of Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!
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Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo!
Length (in words)579395
Unique words17266
Unique words (used once)5666
Unique words (used once %)32%
Unique kanji2175
Unique kanji (used once)191
Unique kanji readings4144
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length23.3
Characters1467014
Volumes12
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Cover of Spy Kyoushitsu Short Stories
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Spy Kyoushitsu Short Stories
Length (in words)41408
Unique words6408
Unique words (used once)3261
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1695
Unique kanji (used once)292
Unique kanji readings2804
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters97145
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Cover of Tatoe Anata ga Hone ni Nattemo
Novel
Tatoe Anata ga Hone ni Nattemo
Length (in words)43607
Unique words5836
Unique words (used once)2888
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1564
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings2555
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length20.2
Characters97808
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Cover of Sound! Euphonium
Novel
Sound! Euphonium
Length (in words)177313
Unique words10338
Unique words (used once)3954
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji1826
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings3199
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters419632
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Cover of Kimi no Na wa Another Side: Earthbound
Novel
Kimi no Na wa Another Side: Earthbound
Length (in words)39737
Unique words6478
Unique words (used once)3429
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1576
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2550
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length25.6
Characters91392
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Cover of Miru Miru Uchi ni Suki ni Naru
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Miru Miru Uchi ni Suki ni Naru
Length (in words)43544
Unique words5778
Unique words (used once)2875
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1527
Unique kanji (used once)312
Unique kanji readings2512
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters99252
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Cover of Mizuzokusei no Mahoutsukai
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Mizuzokusei no Mahoutsukai
Length (in words)737033
Unique words20960
Unique words (used once)6689
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2493
Unique kanji (used once)231
Unique kanji readings4874
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters1695076
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Cover of Shoujo Fujuubun
Novel
Shoujo Fujuubun
Length (in words)60287
Unique words6300
Unique words (used once)2921
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1561
Unique kanji (used once)270
Unique kanji readings2551
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length36.2
Characters143019
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Cover of Shinigami no Ballad.
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Shinigami no Ballad.
Length (in words)370044
Unique words15552
Unique words (used once)5865
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2025
Unique kanji (used once)204
Unique kanji readings3824
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length16.6
Characters890313
Volumes12
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Cover of Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
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Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora
Length (in words)170402
Unique words10685
Unique words (used once)4355
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1959
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings3507
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length16.3
Characters410004
Volumes4
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Cover of Ame no Hi no Iris
Novel
Ame no Hi no Iris
Length (in words)43958
Unique words6315
Unique words (used once)3113
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1547
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings2529
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters99714
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Cover of Koushite Daremo Inakunatta
Novel
Koushite Daremo Inakunatta
Length (in words)72516
Unique words9927
Unique words (used once)4970
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji2031
Unique kanji (used once)359
Unique kanji readings3590
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters169247
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Cover of Shukumei to Raiu
Novel
Shukumei to Raiu
Length (in words)64441
Unique words7513
Unique words (used once)3824
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1592
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings2706
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length23.4
Characters150637
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Cover of Tata no Mahoutsukai
Novel
Tata no Mahoutsukai
Length (in words)163617
Unique words12916
Unique words (used once)5496
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2193
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings4021
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length26.9
Characters370996
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Cover of Shingun Destroy! Bishoujo Senshatai, Shutsugeki!!
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Shingun Destroy! Bishoujo Senshatai, Shutsugeki!!
Length (in words)81211
Unique words8494
Unique words (used once)3877
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1798
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings3062
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters191522
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Cover of Hakase no Aishita Suushiki
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Hakase no Aishita Suushiki
Length (in words)48240
Unique words7069
Unique words (used once)3389
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1648
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2832
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length31.4
Characters111518
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Cover of Byousoku 5 Centimeter
Novel
Byousoku 5 Centimeter
Length (in words)31625
Unique words4583
Unique words (used once)2278
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1361
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings2123
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length30.4
Characters71010
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Cover of Mikkokusha
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Mikkokusha
Length (in words)76045
Unique words7506
Unique words (used once)3579
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1594
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings2597
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length28.8
Characters183535
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Cover of Sabishigariya no Loliferatu
Novel
Sabishigariya no Loliferatu
Length (in words)42893
Unique words7007
Unique words (used once)3702
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1770
Unique kanji (used once)377
Unique kanji readings2891
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters105016
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Cover of Elysion
Novel
Elysion
Length (in words)107864
Unique words9614
Unique words (used once)4368
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji2134
Unique kanji (used once)332
Unique kanji readings3859
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters242981
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Cover of Kanojo wa Kisei Shijo
Novel
Kanojo wa Kisei Shijo
Length (in words)138834
Unique words13047
Unique words (used once)5870
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1984
Unique kanji (used once)282
Unique kanji readings3658
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)57/100
Average sentence length21.5
Characters313262
Volumes3
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Cover of Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuu Tan
Novel
Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuu Tan
Length (in words)48966
Unique words6797
Unique words (used once)3411
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1722
Unique kanji (used once)327
Unique kanji readings2894
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length19.1
Characters113255
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Cover of Kusa no Uta
Novel
Kusa no Uta
Length (in words)55918
Unique words6955
Unique words (used once)3460
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1865
Unique kanji (used once)375
Unique kanji readings3213
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length26.6
Characters120071
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Cover of Lilith ni Omakase!
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Lilith ni Omakase!
Length (in words)113496
Unique words9051
Unique words (used once)3618
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1661
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings2941
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length20.9
Characters266233
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Cover of Kodoku no Tonari
Novel
Kodoku no Tonari
Length (in words)47114
Unique words6526
Unique words (used once)3408
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1710
Unique kanji (used once)362
Unique kanji readings2834
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length28.8
Characters103964
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Cover of Uchi no Kaichou wa Araburu Toraneko ni Niteiru.
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Uchi no Kaichou wa Araburu Toraneko ni Niteiru.
Length (in words)106988
Unique words9078
Unique words (used once)4113
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1879
Unique kanji (used once)307
Unique kanji readings3277
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length16.7
Characters252690
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Cover of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Length (in words)209429
Unique words12415
Unique words (used once)4856
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2104
Unique kanji (used once)236
Unique kanji readings3888
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length23.5
Characters511289
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Cover of Tsumetai Ozon
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Tsumetai Ozon
Length (in words)60894
Unique words7340
Unique words (used once)3525
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1638
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings2783
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length28.8
Characters138822
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Cover of Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon
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Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon
Length (in words)192788
Unique words12751
Unique words (used once)4790
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2240
Unique kanji (used once)280
Unique kanji readings4174
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)59/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters451799
Volumes5
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Cover of Aquanaut Chronicle
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Aquanaut Chronicle
Length (in words)55753
Unique words6977
Unique words (used once)3430
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1748
Unique kanji (used once)332
Unique kanji readings2985
Average difficulty50/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters129298
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Cover of Danganronpa Zero
Novel
Danganronpa Zero
Length (in words)83953
Unique words7391
Unique words (used once)3146
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1698
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2874
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length21.8
Characters200812
Volumes2
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Cover of Inou Battle wa Nichijoukei no Naka De
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Inou Battle wa Nichijoukei no Naka De
Length (in words)127888
Unique words11061
Unique words (used once)4706
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1949
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings3464
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length16.8
Characters309160
Volumes3
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Cover of Otome Ariadne to Koi no Meikyuu
Novel
Otome Ariadne to Koi no Meikyuu
Length (in words)51593
Unique words6254
Unique words (used once)2790
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1784
Unique kanji (used once)349
Unique kanji readings2876
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length26.0
Characters121649
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Cover of Tobira no Soto
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Tobira no Soto
Length (in words)143079
Unique words8554
Unique words (used once)3375
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1761
Unique kanji (used once)235
Unique kanji readings2937
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length17.8
Characters336438
Volumes3
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Cover of Outbreak Company: Gaiden
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Outbreak Company: Gaiden
Length (in words)38230
Unique words5455
Unique words (used once)2860
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1560
Unique kanji (used once)344
Unique kanji readings2524
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length23.8
Characters91510
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Cover of Ishin Sen'ya
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Ishin Sen'ya
Length (in words)46520
Unique words6616
Unique words (used once)3402
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1836
Unique kanji (used once)362
Unique kanji readings3080
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
Average sentence length19.9
Characters101161
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Cover of Mou, Ii Desho
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Mou, Ii Desho
Length (in words)86508
Unique words8387
Unique words (used once)3657
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1918
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3436
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length24.1
Characters207987
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Cover of Jou, Kichi Futari
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Jou, Kichi Futari
Length (in words)36634
Unique words5800
Unique words (used once)2906
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1729
Unique kanji (used once)400
Unique kanji readings2818
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length26.0
Characters85813
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Cover of Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano Datta
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Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano Datta
Length (in words)441622
Unique words19595
Unique words (used once)7020
Unique words (used once %)35%
Unique kanji2411
Unique kanji (used once)260
Unique kanji readings4724
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters1046459
Volumes10
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Cover of Jigoku Kurayami Hana mo Naki
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Jigoku Kurayami Hana mo Naki
Length (in words)37701
Unique words6872
Unique words (used once)3741
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1812
Unique kanji (used once)356
Unique kanji readings3105
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length21.7
Characters89126
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Cover of Ishikoro no Uta
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Ishikoro no Uta
Length (in words)70744
Unique words8364
Unique words (used once)4097
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1883
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings3345
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length27.7
Characters155948
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Cover of Ushinawareru Monogatari
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Ushinawareru Monogatari
Length (in words)71694
Unique words6517
Unique words (used once)2806
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1570
Unique kanji (used once)271
Unique kanji readings2606
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length24.3
Characters161688
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Cover of Hamlet Syndrome
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Hamlet Syndrome
Length (in words)45039
Unique words6060
Unique words (used once)3117
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1578
Unique kanji (used once)357
Unique kanji readings2568
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length17.8
Characters109428
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Cover of Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho
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Zero Kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho
Length (in words)516928
Unique words18547
Unique words (used once)5812
Unique words (used once %)31%
Unique kanji2410
Unique kanji (used once)211
Unique kanji readings4776
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters1119519
Volumes11
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Cover of Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
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Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!
Length (in words)188524
Unique words12094
Unique words (used once)4608
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2083
Unique kanji (used once)218
Unique kanji readings3776
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length17.4
Characters425625
Volumes4
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Cover of Cross Connect
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Cross Connect
Length (in words)143670
Unique words11550
Unique words (used once)4913
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2053
Unique kanji (used once)284
Unique kanji readings3715
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length22.2
Characters336023
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Cover of Kanojo to Boku no Denkiteki Gakumon
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Kanojo to Boku no Denkiteki Gakumon
Length (in words)152246
Unique words11427
Unique words (used once)4723
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2186
Unique kanji (used once)278
Unique kanji readings4085
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length26.0
Characters340897
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Cover of Guren no Tsubasa
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Guren no Tsubasa
Length (in words)139087
Unique words11166
Unique words (used once)4267
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2179
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings4036
Average difficulty51/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length31.3
Characters318198
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