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Cover of Double Cast
Novel
Double Cast
Length (in words)81566
Unique words7477
Unique words (used once)3317
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1665
Unique kanji (used once)248
Unique kanji readings2822
Average difficulty53/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters196204
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Cover of Itsuka Koko ni Ita Anata no Tame ni / Zutto Soko ni Iru Anata no Tame ni
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Itsuka Koko ni Ita Anata no Tame ni / Zutto Soko ni Iru Anata no Tame ni
Length (in words)51614
Unique words6551
Unique words (used once)3175
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1664
Unique kanji (used once)334
Unique kanji readings2733
Average difficulty53/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length23.0
Characters117022
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Cover of Yuusha-sama no Oshishou-sama
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Yuusha-sama no Oshishou-sama
Length (in words)419085
Unique words18043
Unique words (used once)6046
Unique words (used once %)33%
Unique kanji2488
Unique kanji (used once)205
Unique kanji readings4936
Average difficulty53/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length27.7
Characters957331
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Cover of Hitotsu Umi no Pallas Athena
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Hitotsu Umi no Pallas Athena
Length (in words)181323
Unique words14720
Unique words (used once)6157
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2230
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings4220
Average difficulty53/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)74/100
Average sentence length23.5
Characters421675
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Cover of Kare to Kanojo to Shoukan Mahou
Novel
Kare to Kanojo to Shoukan Mahou
Length (in words)308877
Unique words17185
Unique words (used once)6617
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2334
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings4593
Average difficulty53/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length27.0
Characters719328
Volumes6
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Cover of Oogimachi, Kakukatariki!
Novel
Oogimachi, Kakukatariki!
Length (in words)76691
Unique words8319
Unique words (used once)3960
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1874
Unique kanji (used once)305
Unique kanji readings3239
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length18.1
Characters179498
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Cover of Dance Dance Dance
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Dance Dance Dance
Length (in words)164044
Unique words10510
Unique words (used once)4528
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1917
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings3295
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length20.5
Characters374142
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Cover of Ore to Tenshi no Yggdrasil
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Ore to Tenshi no Yggdrasil
Length (in words)90276
Unique words7544
Unique words (used once)3009
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji1810
Unique kanji (used once)287
Unique kanji readings3039
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters204520
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Cover of Kimi wa Shinenai Haikaburi no Majo
Novel
Kimi wa Shinenai Haikaburi no Majo
Length (in words)82476
Unique words8781
Unique words (used once)3937
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1956
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings3423
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length18.5
Characters189430
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Cover of Yuubin Haitatsunin
Novel
Yuubin Haitatsunin
Length (in words)192846
Unique words13274
Unique words (used once)5549
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2109
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings3905
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length16.4
Characters454253
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Cover of The Tatami Galaxy
Novel
The Tatami Galaxy
Length (in words)74122
Unique words8707
Unique words (used once)3854
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2035
Unique kanji (used once)286
Unique kanji readings3504
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length28.9
Characters173315
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Cover of Spy Kyoushitsu
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Spy Kyoushitsu
Length (in words)223241
Unique words14648
Unique words (used once)5516
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2281
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings4272
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length17.8
Characters517953
Volumes5
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Cover of Kagai Katsudou Survival Method
Novel
Kagai Katsudou Survival Method
Length (in words)167414
Unique words11359
Unique words (used once)4681
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2063
Unique kanji (used once)301
Unique kanji readings3662
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length18.7
Characters381918
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Cover of Idainaru Daigensui no Tenshin
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Idainaru Daigensui no Tenshin
Length (in words)128544
Unique words12178
Unique words (used once)5494
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji2058
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings3734
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length19.3
Characters299274
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Cover of The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay
Novel
The Hunger Games 3: Mockingjay
Length (in words)110019
Unique words9872
Unique words (used once)4131
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji1753
Unique kanji (used once)215
Unique kanji readings3057
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length24.5
Characters270473
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Cover of The Man in the Brown Suit
Novel
The Man in the Brown Suit
Length (in words)82122
Unique words8464
Unique words (used once)4073
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1751
Unique kanji (used once)352
Unique kanji readings2943
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length27.7
Characters195744
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Cover of Scramble Wizards
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Scramble Wizards
Length (in words)257708
Unique words16024
Unique words (used once)6395
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2245
Unique kanji (used once)273
Unique kanji readings4290
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length19.9
Characters607178
Volumes7
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Cover of Kotonoha no Niwa
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Kotonoha no Niwa
Length (in words)65417
Unique words7756
Unique words (used once)3684
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1732
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings2950
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length26.5
Characters148994
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Cover of Maruta Sagi wa Tantei Desu ka
Novel
Maruta Sagi wa Tantei Desu ka
Length (in words)199979
Unique words14133
Unique words (used once)6133
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2309
Unique kanji (used once)323
Unique kanji readings4235
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length20.5
Characters466454
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Cover of Odyubon no Inori
Novel
Odyubon no Inori
Length (in words)84823
Unique words7798
Unique words (used once)3682
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1866
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings3116
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length21.4
Characters193789
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Cover of Monku no Tsukeyou ga Nai Rabukome
Novel
Monku no Tsukeyou ga Nai Rabukome
Length (in words)131661
Unique words11762
Unique words (used once)5253
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji2005
Unique kanji (used once)283
Unique kanji readings3632
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)76/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters317388
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Cover of Himekishi ga Classmate
Novel
Himekishi ga Classmate
Length (in words)247294
Unique words15454
Unique words (used once)5838
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2131
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings3984
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)69/100
Average sentence length22.4
Characters600123
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Cover of Tengoku ni Namida wa Iranai
Novel
Tengoku ni Namida wa Iranai
Length (in words)474744
Unique words21520
Unique words (used once)8014
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2563
Unique kanji (used once)240
Unique kanji readings5210
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length21.4
Characters1126029
Volumes12
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Cover of Irimuko Samurai Akinai Jou Kyousakunen no Souran
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Irimuko Samurai Akinai Jou Kyousakunen no Souran
Length (in words)125230
Unique words8543
Unique words (used once)3423
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji1992
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings3570
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length19.8
Characters285715
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Cover of Tenkuu no Arcamiles
Novel
Tenkuu no Arcamiles
Length (in words)230360
Unique words11769
Unique words (used once)4426
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2003
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings3610
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters549461
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Cover of Rebellio Machina
Novel
Rebellio Machina
Length (in words)140999
Unique words11279
Unique words (used once)4672
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2155
Unique kanji (used once)305
Unique kanji readings3877
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters327738
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Cover of Fukaoi
Novel
Fukaoi
Length (in words)52256
Unique words8001
Unique words (used once)4146
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1852
Unique kanji (used once)347
Unique kanji readings3199
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length17.5
Characters119109
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Cover of Shinigami Shoujo to Saigo no Hatsukoi
Novel
Shinigami Shoujo to Saigo no Hatsukoi
Length (in words)46225
Unique words5853
Unique words (used once)2745
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1590
Unique kanji (used once)299
Unique kanji readings2661
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length22.8
Characters104994
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Cover of Ameku Takao no Suiri Karute: Genei no Shujutsushitsu
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Ameku Takao no Suiri Karute: Genei no Shujutsushitsu
Length (in words)60219
Unique words5861
Unique words (used once)2514
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji1564
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings2510
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length22.5
Characters138170
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Cover of CtG Zero Kara Sodateru Dennou Shoujo
Novel
CtG Zero Kara Sodateru Dennou Shoujo
Length (in words)134665
Unique words13451
Unique words (used once)6225
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji2165
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings4053
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length24.6
Characters323304
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Cover of Hoshi Mushi
Novel
Hoshi Mushi
Length (in words)65360
Unique words7522
Unique words (used once)3678
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1723
Unique kanji (used once)308
Unique kanji readings2864
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length19.8
Characters149577
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Cover of Dei Ecchi Ei
Novel
Dei Ecchi Ei
Length (in words)393045
Unique words17543
Unique words (used once)6872
Unique words (used once %)39%
Unique kanji2389
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings4600
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length20.7
Characters905161
Volumes10
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Cover of Ryuugoroshi no Brunhild
Novel
Ryuugoroshi no Brunhild
Length (in words)41322
Unique words5643
Unique words (used once)2859
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1638
Unique kanji (used once)338
Unique kanji readings2657
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length19.7
Characters93373
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Cover of Moto Kizoku Reijou de Mikon no Haha Desu ga Musume-tachi ga Kawaisugite Boukenshagyou mo Ku ni Narimasen
Novel
Moto Kizoku Reijou de Mikon no Haha Desu ga Musume-tachi ga Kawaisugite Boukenshagyou mo Ku ni Narimasen
Length (in words)170598
Unique words14319
Unique words (used once)5577
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2409
Unique kanji (used once)281
Unique kanji readings4639
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)71/100
Average sentence length29.2
Characters387532
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Cover of Magdala de Nemure
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Magdala de Nemure
Length (in words)396332
Unique words17117
Unique words (used once)5979
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2471
Unique kanji (used once)255
Unique kanji readings4754
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length25.7
Characters943375
Volumes8
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Cover of Koi ni Itaru Yamai
Novel
Koi ni Itaru Yamai
Length (in words)53691
Unique words6020
Unique words (used once)2940
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1662
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings2718
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)78/100
Average sentence length22.6
Characters123445
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Cover of Shadow Taker
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Shadow Taker
Length (in words)228411
Unique words11173
Unique words (used once)4235
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji1902
Unique kanji (used once)242
Unique kanji readings3393
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length21.3
Characters533943
Volumes5
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Cover of Kamisari Koku Hishou Nie no Hanayome to Rurou no Toganin
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Kamisari Koku Hishou Nie no Hanayome to Rurou no Toganin
Length (in words)58675
Unique words6443
Unique words (used once)2841
Unique words (used once %)44%
Unique kanji1729
Unique kanji (used once)315
Unique kanji readings2871
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length24.2
Characters125632
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Cover of Eien ni Tsuite no Shoumei
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Eien ni Tsuite no Shoumei
Length (in words)49872
Unique words7078
Unique words (used once)3440
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1639
Unique kanji (used once)262
Unique kanji readings2776
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)61/100
Average sentence length22.7
Characters118074
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Cover of Fire Girl
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Fire Girl
Length (in words)83751
Unique words11082
Unique words (used once)5448
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1991
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings3566
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length17.9
Characters197792
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Cover of Toradora! Spinoff
Novel
Toradora! Spinoff
Length (in words)155807
Unique words13989
Unique words (used once)6042
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji2152
Unique kanji (used once)293
Unique kanji readings3947
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)66/100
Average sentence length20.6
Characters370502
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Cover of Deus Replica
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Deus Replica
Length (in words)120708
Unique words9591
Unique words (used once)4203
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1931
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings3435
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)70/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters284362
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Cover of Koi Suru Kimon no Protocol
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Koi Suru Kimon no Protocol
Length (in words)158229
Unique words12969
Unique words (used once)5545
Unique words (used once %)42%
Unique kanji2204
Unique kanji (used once)305
Unique kanji readings4059
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length19.6
Characters371011
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Cover of Kugadachi no Tsurugi: Katana to Saya no Monogatari
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Kugadachi no Tsurugi: Katana to Saya no Monogatari
Length (in words)133197
Unique words9854
Unique words (used once)4110
Unique words (used once %)41%
Unique kanji2017
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings3668
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)65/100
Average sentence length18.4
Characters307274
Volumes4
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Cover of Irimuko Samurai Akinai Jou Shusshi Himei
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Irimuko Samurai Akinai Jou Shusshi Himei
Length (in words)139617
Unique words9563
Unique words (used once)3895
Unique words (used once %)40%
Unique kanji2128
Unique kanji (used once)340
Unique kanji readings3881
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length20.8
Characters313109
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Cover of Violence☆Magical!
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Violence☆Magical!
Length (in words)91546
Unique words10627
Unique words (used once)5103
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1916
Unique kanji (used once)326
Unique kanji readings3447
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)67/100
Average sentence length16.3
Characters220971
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Cover of Maou no Hajimekata Series
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Maou no Hajimekata Series
Length (in words)362519
Unique words16931
Unique words (used once)5894
Unique words (used once %)34%
Unique kanji2421
Unique kanji (used once)219
Unique kanji readings4770
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)63/100
Average sentence length22.4
Characters806723
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Cover of Hazure Kijutsushi no Eiyuutan
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Hazure Kijutsushi no Eiyuutan
Length (in words)125191
Unique words9442
Unique words (used once)3626
Unique words (used once %)38%
Unique kanji2000
Unique kanji (used once)253
Unique kanji readings3535
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)68/100
Average sentence length19.2
Characters285885
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Cover of Urasekai Picnic
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Urasekai Picnic
Length (in words)319837
Unique words17425
Unique words (used once)6585
Unique words (used once %)37%
Unique kanji2324
Unique kanji (used once)263
Unique kanji readings4379
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)64/100
Average sentence length20.5
Characters764978
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Cover of Mirai Hourou Guldeen
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Mirai Hourou Guldeen
Length (in words)98861
Unique words11654
Unique words (used once)5631
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1945
Unique kanji (used once)350
Unique kanji readings3554
Average difficulty55/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length17.8
Characters241640
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