Visual novel difficulty list This is a list of visual novels ranked by their difficulty, on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 is very easy and 100 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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Ai no Uchuu kara ~Mikakunin Onii-chan to Iseijin~ Length (in words) 15365 Unique words 3030 Unique words (used once) 1798 Unique words (used once %) 59% Unique kanji 1090 Unique kanji (used once) 327 Unique kanji readings 1594 Average difficulty 10/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 18.1 Characters 38228
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Kimi no Tonari de Koishiteru! Length (in words) 153098 Unique words 8724 Unique words (used once) 3514 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1729 Unique kanji (used once) 267 Unique kanji readings 2942 Average difficulty 10/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 365492 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 188
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Nekopara Vol. 3: Neko-tachi no Aromatize Length (in words) 46136 Unique words 4255 Unique words (used once) 1915 Unique words (used once %) 45% Unique kanji 1214 Unique kanji (used once) 269 Unique kanji readings 1847 Average difficulty 10/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 13.0 Characters 126461 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 2829
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Suiren to Shion Length (in words) 120519 Unique words 7895 Unique words (used once) 3213 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1717 Unique kanji (used once) 277 Unique kanji readings 2900 Average difficulty 11/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 31/100 Average sentence length 15.8 Characters 313135 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 219
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Kemono Musume no Sodatekata Length (in words) 62169 Unique words 6073 Unique words (used once) 2727 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1539 Unique kanji (used once) 258 Unique kanji readings 2445 Average difficulty 11/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 158752 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 702
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Hibikino-san-chi wa Eroge-ya-san! Length (in words) 264754 Unique words 12041 Unique words (used once) 4608 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1923 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 3453 Average difficulty 11/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 631389 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 125
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Koi Suru Kanojo no Bukiyou na Butai Length (in words) 345148 Unique words 13687 Unique words (used once) 4997 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1961 Unique kanji (used once) 217 Unique kanji readings 3581 Average difficulty 11/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 12.4 Characters 870314 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 174
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Midori no Umi Length (in words) 214264 Unique words 7564 Unique words (used once) 2790 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1689 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 2792 Average difficulty 11/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 11.7 Characters 529137 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 243
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Kotonoha Maichiru Natsu no Koe Length (in words) 220842 Unique words 9105 Unique words (used once) 3467 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1769 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 3046 Average difficulty 11/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 11.6 Characters 549872 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 74
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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata Another Route ~Happy Ending~ Length (in words) 7360 Unique words 1983 Unique words (used once) 1237 Unique words (used once %) 62% Unique kanji 901 Unique kanji (used once) 337 Unique kanji readings 1234 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 14.7 Characters 18526
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Nekopara Vol. 0: Minazuki Neko-tachi no Nichijou! Length (in words) 4706 Unique words 1273 Unique words (used once) 748 Unique words (used once %) 58% Unique kanji 580 Unique kanji (used once) 243 Unique kanji readings 748 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 34/100 Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 12405 VNDB avg. rating 6.3 VNDB rating count 3729
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Natsu no Ame Length (in words) 302216 Unique words 13632 Unique words (used once) 4871 Unique words (used once %) 35% Unique kanji 1937 Unique kanji (used once) 177 Unique kanji readings 3584 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 719898 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 196
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Uchi no Pet Jijou Vol. 1 Length (in words) 58180 Unique words 4725 Unique words (used once) 1790 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 1319 Unique kanji (used once) 227 Unique kanji readings 2057 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 17.6 Characters 140869 VNDB avg. rating 6.5 VNDB rating count 144
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Haruka na Sora Length (in words) 134873 Unique words 9652 Unique words (used once) 4190 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1772 Unique kanji (used once) 260 Unique kanji readings 3103 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 22/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 340324 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 401
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Tsundere Makai Princess Arisa to Haramase Shinkon Seikatsu! ~Zenbu Dasu made Nuicha Dame! Zettai Jusei Sasenasai yo ne!~ Length (in words) 78289 Unique words 5182 Unique words (used once) 2070 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1447 Unique kanji (used once) 246 Unique kanji readings 2333 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 196856 VNDB avg. rating 6.0 VNDB rating count 26
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Yami no Koe II Length (in words) 81228 Unique words 5246 Unique words (used once) 2278 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1319 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 2046 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 19.6 Characters 204211 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 57
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Hito de Naku, Hitodenashi Length (in words) 16526 Unique words 2520 Unique words (used once) 1281 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 881 Unique kanji (used once) 239 Unique kanji readings 1269 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 23.0 Characters 39367
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Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love ~Love or Die~ Length (in words) 29023 Unique words 3710 Unique words (used once) 1721 Unique words (used once %) 46% Unique kanji 1145 Unique kanji (used once) 265 Unique kanji readings 1682 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 21/100 Average sentence length 22.7 Characters 69591 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 175
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Yuki Koi Melt Length (in words) 36647 Unique words 4754 Unique words (used once) 2390 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1308 Unique kanji (used once) 311 Unique kanji readings 2057 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 90996 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 594
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Yosuga no Sora Length (in words) 315411 Unique words 13971 Unique words (used once) 5452 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2015 Unique kanji (used once) 236 Unique kanji readings 3734 Average difficulty 12/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 21/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 769235 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 1736
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Natsu no Owari Length (in words) 78002 Unique words 6290 Unique words (used once) 2609 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1541 Unique kanji (used once) 271 Unique kanji readings 2477 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 10.5 Characters 193101 VNDB avg. rating 7.1 VNDB rating count 147
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Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love Length (in words) 41567 Unique words 5044 Unique words (used once) 2399 Unique words (used once %) 47% Unique kanji 1301 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 2024 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 18.2 Characters 101043 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 525
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Otome * Domain Length (in words) 241244 Unique words 11754 Unique words (used once) 4694 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1970 Unique kanji (used once) 249 Unique kanji readings 3511 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 605578 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 1088
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Natsuiro Kokoro Log Length (in words) 280734 Unique words 13017 Unique words (used once) 5084 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1994 Unique kanji (used once) 242 Unique kanji readings 3659 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 701959 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 103
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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 3 ~The Last Date~ Length (in words) 14906 Unique words 3127 Unique words (used once) 1774 Unique words (used once %) 56% Unique kanji 1139 Unique kanji (used once) 338 Unique kanji readings 1713 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 14.0 Characters 35631
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Island Diary Length (in words) 57233 Unique words 5460 Unique words (used once) 2449 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1439 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 2278 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 148573 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 305
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Cafe Sourire Length (in words) 256260 Unique words 11937 Unique words (used once) 4749 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1890 Unique kanji (used once) 255 Unique kanji readings 3435 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 15.3 Characters 616459 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 55
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Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino Length (in words) 86892 Unique words 5493 Unique words (used once) 2394 Unique words (used once %) 43% Unique kanji 1392 Unique kanji (used once) 310 Unique kanji readings 2285 Average difficulty 13/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 26/100 Average sentence length 12.2 Characters 207068 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 116
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Sanoba Witch Length (in words) 443975 Unique words 13657 Unique words (used once) 5007 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 1982 Unique kanji (used once) 215 Unique kanji readings 3613 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 31/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 1099398 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 4743
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Yandere Otoko no Ko no Toriatsukaikata 2 ~Detarame Booking Date~ Length (in words) 16953 Unique words 2055 Unique words (used once) 32 Unique words (used once %) 1% Unique kanji 948 Unique kanji (used once) 8 Unique kanji readings 1306 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 43/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 40868
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Tsuki no Terasu Length (in words) 10035 Unique words 2437 Unique words (used once) 1499 Unique words (used once %) 61% Unique kanji 988 Unique kanji (used once) 324 Unique kanji readings 1403 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 37/100 Average sentence length 21.3 Characters 23471 VNDB avg. rating 6.6 VNDB rating count 435
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Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~ Length (in words) 403132 Unique words 15767 Unique words (used once) 5822 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2078 Unique kanji (used once) 230 Unique kanji readings 3863 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 972395 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 2666
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Nursery☆Rhyme Length (in words) 264183 Unique words 14292 Unique words (used once) 5771 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 2044 Unique kanji (used once) 263 Unique kanji readings 3755 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 16.7 Characters 659105 VNDB avg. rating 7.4 VNDB rating count 116
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Ren'ai x Royale Length (in words) 262633 Unique words 11843 Unique words (used once) 4584 Unique words (used once %) 38% Unique kanji 1899 Unique kanji (used once) 240 Unique kanji readings 3380 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 18.7 Characters 670189 VNDB avg. rating 6.9 VNDB rating count 1111
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School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE Length (in words) 54976 Unique words 6044 Unique words (used once) 2947 Unique words (used once %) 48% Unique kanji 1531 Unique kanji (used once) 297 Unique kanji readings 2478 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 35/100 Average sentence length 16.4 Characters 129895 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 58
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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 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 13.8 Characters 295146 VNDB avg. rating 7.8 VNDB rating count 153
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Momoiro Closet Length (in words) 102503 Unique words 7521 Unique words (used once) 3361 Unique words (used once %) 44% Unique kanji 1646 Unique kanji (used once) 312 Unique kanji readings 2735 Average difficulty 14/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 31/100 Average sentence length 15.1 Characters 264906 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 635
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Clover Day's Length (in words) 416608 Unique words 16396 Unique words (used once) 6197 Unique words (used once %) 37% Unique kanji 2154 Unique kanji (used once) 235 Unique kanji readings 4083 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 13.6 Characters 1028591 VNDB avg. rating 7.6 VNDB rating count 982
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Hatsukoi Yohou. Length (in words) 250934 Unique words 11162 Unique words (used once) 4395 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 1827 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3256 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 25/100 Average sentence length 14.3 Characters 599414 VNDB avg. rating 7.0 VNDB rating count 26
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Yami no Koe Zero Length (in words) 81817 Unique words 4217 Unique words (used once) 1748 Unique words (used once %) 41% Unique kanji 1173 Unique kanji (used once) 262 Unique kanji readings 1734 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 27.4 Characters 198704 VNDB avg. rating 6.8 VNDB rating count 45
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Kono Oozora ni, Tsubasa wo Hirogete Length (in words) 400111 Unique words 16543 Unique words (used once) 6062 Unique words (used once %) 36% Unique kanji 2108 Unique kanji (used once) 212 Unique kanji readings 3975 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 33/100 Average sentence length 14.1 Characters 985163 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 5449
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CharaBration! ~Otome wa Koi shite Charabureru~ Length (in words) 189653 Unique words 9652 Unique words (used once) 3928 Unique words (used once %) 40% Unique kanji 1809 Unique kanji (used once) 245 Unique kanji readings 3165 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 24/100 Average sentence length 12.3 Characters 488400 VNDB avg. rating 7.3 VNDB rating count 117
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Gin'iro, Haruka Length (in words) 712740 Unique words 19954 Unique words (used once) 6888 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2231 Unique kanji (used once) 203 Unique kanji readings 4339 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 28/100 Average sentence length 15.5 Characters 1784409 VNDB avg. rating 8.2 VNDB rating count 953
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Traumermaid Length (in words) 25606 Unique words 3765 Unique words (used once) 1918 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 1218 Unique kanji (used once) 296 Unique kanji readings 1841 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 36/100 Average sentence length 15.0 Characters 60927 VNDB avg. rating 6.7 VNDB rating count 34
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Hoshi Ori Yume Mirai Length (in words) 693518 Unique words 20338 Unique words (used once) 6981 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2264 Unique kanji (used once) 190 Unique kanji readings 4485 Average difficulty 15/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 31/100 Average sentence length 13.3 Characters 1717299 VNDB avg. rating 8.0 VNDB rating count 2316
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Dekinai Watashi ga, Kurikaesu. Length (in words) 400506 Unique words 14009 Unique words (used once) 4846 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2047 Unique kanji (used once) 196 Unique kanji readings 3778 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 30/100 Average sentence length 14.5 Characters 940795 VNDB avg. rating 7.7 VNDB rating count 292
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Primary ~Magical★Trouble★Scramble~ Length (in words) 384891 Unique words 13167 Unique words (used once) 4476 Unique words (used once %) 33% Unique kanji 2021 Unique kanji (used once) 210 Unique kanji readings 3708 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 27/100 Average sentence length 12.9 Characters 946215 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 42
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Princess Cage ~Host to Hime to Uso no Koi~ Length (in words) 16637 Unique words 2661 Unique words (used once) 1348 Unique words (used once %) 50% Unique kanji 988 Unique kanji (used once) 272 Unique kanji readings 1425 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 32/100 Average sentence length 16.9 Characters 39179 VNDB avg. rating 5.8 VNDB rating count 37
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Karigurashi Ren'ai Length (in words) 241195 Unique words 13896 Unique words (used once) 5523 Unique words (used once %) 39% Unique kanji 2041 Unique kanji (used once) 247 Unique kanji readings 3770 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 25/100 Average sentence length 15.2 Characters 621657 VNDB avg. rating 7.5 VNDB rating count 340
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Watashi ga Suki nara "Suki" tte Itte! Length (in words) 492193 Unique words 15079 Unique words (used once) 5233 Unique words (used once %) 34% Unique kanji 2066 Unique kanji (used once) 233 Unique kanji readings 3832 Average difficulty 16/100 Peak difficulty (90th percentile) 29/100 Average sentence length 16.2 Characters 1228465 VNDB avg. rating 7.2 VNDB rating count 1164