Question about 'game clear' data

[TenguSan]

i have played the game 2 times, almost 3. I was thinking about starting the game with low levels again. so after i finish my current playthrough, i want to reset the levels and skills without affecting the playthrough count. Would not loading the game clear data in a 'new game' do this?

[YamiLeto]

Yes if you don't load the clear data it's the exact same as starting from scratch ability wise. You will however still have the extra scenes granted from multiple playthroughs and the option to go down kyouko/tokimi routes. Oh and also figure I'll mention that if you start a higher level of difficulty without loading clear data it will put your characters at reasonable levels for that mode.

[Volandum]

Oh right? What levels do you get? Maybe it's more mana than if you do use clear data.