Visual novel difficulty list

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Cover of Shimaisou
Visual novel
Shimaisou
Length (in words)21794
Unique words3343
Unique words (used once)1770
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1272
Unique kanji (used once)337
Unique kanji readings1910
Average difficulty74/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)90/100
Average sentence length15.4
Characters48591
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count13
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Hajimete Deatta Ano Hi Kara
Length (in words)21908
Unique words2833
Unique words (used once)1401
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji944
Unique kanji (used once)241
Unique kanji readings1375
Average difficulty3/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)11/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters55225
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Cover of Function:W();
Visual novel
Function:W();
Length (in words)22080
Unique words4228
Unique words (used once)2308
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1295
Unique kanji (used once)341
Unique kanji readings1941
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length15.2
Characters53518
VNDB avg. rating6.0
VNDB rating count2
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Cover of KaraKara
Visual novel
KaraKara
Length (in words)24177
Unique words3676
Unique words (used once)1911
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1131
Unique kanji (used once)303
Unique kanji readings1683
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)27/100
Average sentence length15.9
Characters62843
VNDB avg. rating6.3
VNDB rating count1170
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Cover of Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Visual novel
Imouto ga Eroge Seiyuu Dattan Daga
Length (in words)24467
Unique words3203
Unique words (used once)1571
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1102
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1619
Average difficulty5/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)18/100
Average sentence length18.5
Characters63218
VNDB avg. rating6.2
VNDB rating count27
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Length (in words)24608
Unique words4151
Unique words (used once)2284
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1327
Unique kanji (used once)325
Unique kanji readings2029
Average difficulty54/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length22.1
Characters59053
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count841
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Lily Platinum
Length (in words)25003
Unique words3348
Unique words (used once)1714
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1098
Unique kanji (used once)291
Unique kanji readings1642
Average difficulty3/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)12/100
Average sentence length15.5
Characters67595
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count306
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Cover of Traumermaid
Visual novel
Traumermaid
Length (in words)25606
Unique words3765
Unique words (used once)1918
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1218
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings1841
Average difficulty15/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)36/100
Average sentence length15.0
Characters60927
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count34
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Watashi no Ouji-sama
Length (in words)25688
Unique words3284
Unique words (used once)1606
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1143
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings1715
Average difficulty2/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)9/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters62268
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count1028
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Revolution! Rinagisa
Length (in words)26440
Unique words3049
Unique words (used once)1489
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji995
Unique kanji (used once)268
Unique kanji readings1433
Average difficulty3/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)6/100
Average sentence length14.3
Characters68104
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count36
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Hanabira Zome
Length (in words)26672
Unique words3416
Unique words (used once)1628
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1220
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1823
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)25/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters69460
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count540
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Cover of Kanojo-kei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Visual novel
Kanojo-kei Seimei Shinkaron Perfect☆Girl
Length (in words)27028
Unique words1607
Unique words (used once)376
Unique words (used once %)23%
Unique kanji724
Unique kanji (used once)88
Unique kanji readings990
Average difficulty25/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)52/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters65187
VNDB avg. rating6.5
VNDB rating count12
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Otona no Torokeru Chuu
Length (in words)27101
Unique words3782
Unique words (used once)1992
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1240
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings1860
Average difficulty4/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)17/100
Average sentence length13.5
Characters67103
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count348
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Cover of 9-nine- Shinshou
Visual novel
9-nine- Shinshou
Length (in words)27495
Unique words3869
Unique words (used once)1884
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1224
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1878
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)37/100
Average sentence length14.8
Characters66996
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count1455
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Cover of planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~
Visual novel
planetarian ~Chiisana Hoshi no Yume~
Length (in words)27498
Unique words5272
Unique words (used once)2886
Unique words (used once %)54%
Unique kanji1542
Unique kanji (used once)381
Unique kanji readings2439
Average difficulty49/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)72/100
Average sentence length20.3
Characters64893
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count7348
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Cover of WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Visual novel
WORLD END ECONOMiCA
Length (in words)27585
Unique words4570
Unique words (used once)2518
Unique words (used once %)55%
Unique kanji1375
Unique kanji (used once)324
Unique kanji readings2151
Average difficulty52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)73/100
Average sentence length23.8
Characters65990
VNDB avg. rating7.4
VNDB rating count841
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Amakute Hoshikute Torokeru Chuu
Length (in words)27959
Unique words3344
Unique words (used once)1636
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1161
Unique kanji (used once)297
Unique kanji readings1686
Average difficulty6/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
Average sentence length13.7
Characters69660
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count569
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Cover of MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~
Visual novel
MenheRafflesia ~Flowering Abyss~
Length (in words)28800
Unique words3903
Unique words (used once)2000
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1207
Unique kanji (used once)330
Unique kanji readings1818
Average difficulty20/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)39/100
Average sentence length14.5
Characters71407
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count58
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Cover of Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love ~Love or Die~
Visual novel
Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love ~Love or Die~
Length (in words)29023
Unique words3710
Unique words (used once)1721
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1145
Unique kanji (used once)265
Unique kanji readings1682
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
Average sentence length22.7
Characters69591
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count175
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Cover of KaraKara 2
Visual novel
KaraKara 2
Length (in words)30038
Unique words4020
Unique words (used once)2023
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1165
Unique kanji (used once)267
Unique kanji readings1817
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)28/100
Average sentence length16.8
Characters77070
VNDB avg. rating6.6
VNDB rating count482
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi no Akogare
Length (in words)30767
Unique words3598
Unique words (used once)1760
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1121
Unique kanji (used once)261
Unique kanji readings1687
Average difficulty1/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)5/100
Average sentence length16.9
Characters77051
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count70
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Cover of Dreamin' Her -Boku wa, Kanojo no Yume o Miru.-
Visual novel
Dreamin' Her -Boku wa, Kanojo no Yume o Miru.-
Length (in words)30858
Unique words4165
Unique words (used once)2152
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1278
Unique kanji (used once)306
Unique kanji readings1949
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length14.9
Characters71579
VNDB avg. rating7.9
VNDB rating count144
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Cover of Neko Para Vol.2 Shimai Neko no Sucre
Visual novel
Neko Para Vol.2 Shimai Neko no Sucre
Length (in words)32141
Unique words3767
Unique words (used once)1812
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1112
Unique kanji (used once)294
Unique kanji readings1639
Average difficulty5/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)15/100
Average sentence length13.3
Characters88276
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count3992
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Harukoi
Length (in words)32567
Unique words4005
Unique words (used once)1969
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1232
Unique kanji (used once)289
Unique kanji readings1854
Average difficulty4/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)16/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters78123
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count61
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Cover of narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Visual novel
narcissu -SIDE 2nd-
Length (in words)32633
Unique words3590
Unique words (used once)1620
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)249
Unique kanji readings1733
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length16.2
Characters76416
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count2314
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Cover of LEAVEs.
Visual novel
LEAVEs.
Length (in words)33068
Unique words5268
Unique words (used once)2739
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1435
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings2267
Average difficulty40/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters76901
VNDB avg. rating6.1
VNDB rating count278
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Yuririn
Length (in words)33112
Unique words3780
Unique words (used once)1873
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1157
Unique kanji (used once)295
Unique kanji readings1708
Average difficulty4/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)18/100
Average sentence length14.2
Characters79578
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count42
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Cover of Marco to Ginga Ryuu
Visual novel
Marco to Ginga Ryuu
Length (in words)33191
Unique words4733
Unique words (used once)2420
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1378
Unique kanji (used once)320
Unique kanji readings2146
Average difficulty34/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length10.6
Characters82204
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count993
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Cover of Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku
Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Tenshi-tachi no Yakusoku
Length (in words)34098
Unique words4358
Unique words (used once)2255
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1263
Unique kanji (used once)302
Unique kanji readings1933
Average difficulty6/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)22/100
Average sentence length17.2
Characters83593
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count58
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Cover of Neko Para Vol.1 Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!
Visual novel
Neko Para Vol.1 Soleil Kaiten Shimashita!
Length (in words)34452
Unique words4231
Unique words (used once)2080
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1191
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings1836
Average difficulty6/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)19/100
Average sentence length13.4
Characters91707
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count6692
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Cover of Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki-
Visual novel
Deep Love Diary -Koibito Nikki-
Length (in words)36264
Unique words5601
Unique words (used once)2960
Unique words (used once %)52%
Unique kanji1497
Unique kanji (used once)343
Unique kanji readings2413
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)40/100
Average sentence length14.2
Characters81127
VNDB avg. rating7.0
VNDB rating count43
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Cover of Yuki Koi Melt
Visual novel
Yuki Koi Melt
Length (in words)36647
Unique words4754
Unique words (used once)2390
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1308
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2057
Average difficulty12/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length13.8
Characters90996
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count594
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Visual novel
Hentai Seiheki Dominance - Femdom of Paraphilia
Length (in words)37331
Unique words5462
Unique words (used once)2680
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1488
Unique kanji (used once)317
Unique kanji readings2412
Average difficulty30/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)46/100
Average sentence length17.6
Characters92922
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count63
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Visual novel
Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Atelier no Koibito-tachi
Length (in words)38310
Unique words3894
Unique words (used once)1905
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1148
Unique kanji (used once)266
Unique kanji readings1734
Average difficulty2/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)11/100
Average sentence length15.1
Characters91255
VNDB avg. rating7.3
VNDB rating count177
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Cover of Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai
Visual novel
Loca Love - Dousei x Kouhai
Length (in words)39832
Unique words4049
Unique words (used once)1767
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji1155
Unique kanji (used once)230
Unique kanji readings1747
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length14.6
Characters101591
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count610
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Cover of Soukou Akki Muramasa: Janen Hen
Visual novel
Soukou Akki Muramasa: Janen Hen
Length (in words)41048
Unique words6735
Unique words (used once)3581
Unique words (used once %)53%
Unique kanji1826
Unique kanji (used once)393
Unique kanji readings3114
Average difficulty68/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)93/100
Average sentence length11.2
Characters93082
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count227
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Cover of Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love
Visual novel
Oshi no Love yori Koi no Love
Length (in words)41567
Unique words5044
Unique words (used once)2399
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1301
Unique kanji (used once)272
Unique kanji readings2024
Average difficulty13/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)26/100
Average sentence length18.2
Characters101043
VNDB avg. rating6.8
VNDB rating count525
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Cover of Yami no Koe
Visual novel
Yami no Koe
Length (in words)42311
Unique words2974
Unique words (used once)1285
Unique words (used once %)43%
Unique kanji910
Unique kanji (used once)228
Unique kanji readings1325
Average difficulty9/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)21/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters107554
VNDB avg. rating6.9
VNDB rating count125
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Cover of fault - milestone one
Visual novel
fault - milestone one
Length (in words)43446
Unique words5849
Unique words (used once)2918
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1580
Unique kanji (used once)333
Unique kanji readings2581
Average difficulty36/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)56/100
Average sentence length14.0
Characters107720
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count1378
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Cover of Yuujaku Bourou
Visual novel
Yuujaku Bourou
Length (in words)45174
Unique words4538
Unique words (used once)2118
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1370
Unique kanji (used once)310
Unique kanji readings2146
Average difficulty23/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)29/100
Average sentence length18.3
Characters108080
VNDB avg. rating6.7
VNDB rating count3
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Cover of Finmelg ~HOLLOW WORLD~
Visual novel
Finmelg ~HOLLOW WORLD~
Length (in words)45199
Unique words4662
Unique words (used once)2188
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1337
Unique kanji (used once)309
Unique kanji readings2088
Average difficulty26/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length20.1
Characters110738
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Cover of Haitoku Shirene
Visual novel
Haitoku Shirene
Length (in words)45781
Unique words5746
Unique words (used once)2758
Unique words (used once %)47%
Unique kanji1515
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2430
Average difficulty31/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)41/100
Average sentence length18.0
Characters107870
VNDB avg. rating5.8
VNDB rating count28
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Cover of Nekopara Vol. 3: Neko-tachi no Aromatize
Visual novel
Nekopara Vol. 3: Neko-tachi no Aromatize
Length (in words)46136
Unique words4255
Unique words (used once)1915
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1214
Unique kanji (used once)269
Unique kanji readings1847
Average difficulty10/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)32/100
Average sentence length13.0
Characters126461
VNDB avg. rating7.2
VNDB rating count2829
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Cover of Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm - EXTRA1
Visual novel
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm - EXTRA1
Length (in words)46219
Unique words5184
Unique words (used once)2517
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1340
Unique kanji (used once)259
Unique kanji readings2099
Average difficulty8/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)20/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters115389
VNDB avg. rating7.8
VNDB rating count1646
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Cover of Josou Jinja
Visual novel
Josou Jinja
Length (in words)46729
Unique words5537
Unique words (used once)2821
Unique words (used once %)50%
Unique kanji1558
Unique kanji (used once)381
Unique kanji readings2532
Average difficulty22/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)35/100
Average sentence length15.7
Characters109762
VNDB avg. rating6.4
VNDB rating count406
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Cover of Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~
Visual novel
Ninja Girl and the Mysterious Army of Urban Legend Monsters! ~Hunt of the Headless Horseman~
Length (in words)48232
Unique words5546
Unique words (used once)2567
Unique words (used once %)46%
Unique kanji1562
Unique kanji (used once)296
Unique kanji readings2501
Average difficulty46/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)62/100
Average sentence length15.6
Characters111905
VNDB avg. rating5.8
VNDB rating count64
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Cover of fault - milestone two Jou
Visual novel
fault - milestone two Jou
Length (in words)48555
Unique words5715
Unique words (used once)2761
Unique words (used once %)48%
Unique kanji1567
Unique kanji (used once)319
Unique kanji readings2541
Average difficulty28/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)43/100
Average sentence length13.6
Characters120998
VNDB avg. rating7.7
VNDB rating count927
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Cover of Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Visual novel
Hisaki Ojou-sama to Shitsuji na Boku
Length (in words)49237
Unique words4280
Unique words (used once)1957
Unique words (used once %)45%
Unique kanji1342
Unique kanji (used once)304
Unique kanji readings2078
Average difficulty19/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)48/100
Average sentence length15.3
Characters121423
VNDB avg. rating5.6
VNDB rating count23
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Cover of Yukuhito no Pleroma
Visual novel
Yukuhito no Pleroma
Length (in words)49301
Unique words6082
Unique words (used once)3117
Unique words (used once %)51%
Unique kanji1734
Unique kanji (used once)311
Unique kanji readings2857
Average difficulty64/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)85/100
Average sentence length21.6
Characters106303
VNDB avg. rating7.6
VNDB rating count11
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Cover of Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa
Visual novel
Umineko no Naku Koro ni Tsubasa
Length (in words)49317
Unique words6802
Unique words (used once)3390
Unique words (used once %)49%
Unique kanji1763
Unique kanji (used once)332
Unique kanji readings2920
Average difficulty52/100
Peak difficulty (90th percentile)75/100
Average sentence length18.6
Characters118155
VNDB avg. rating7.1
VNDB rating count565
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