Ikigami
Manga
イキガミ
2005/08/05
Character count203,593
Word count88,489
Unique words9,797
Words (1-occurrence)4,733
Unique kanji1,758
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty beta
Hard
Volumes10
External Rating
75 %

Dear Citizen: Thank you for your loyalty. You've no doubt noticed that the world is a troubled place. People are apathetic, lazy, unmotivated. You've probably asked yourself: WHY ISN'T ANYTHING BEING DONE TO STOP THIS SYSTEMATIC DECLINE? Rest assured that measures are being taken. Beginning immediately, we will randomly select a different citizen each day who will be killed within 24 hours of notification. We believe this will help remind all people how precious life is and how important it is to be a productive, active member of society. Thank you for your continued attention and your cooperation and participation... CONGRATULATIONS! YOU HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY SELECTED BY THE GOVERNMENT...TO DIE IN 24 HOURS! (Source: Viz Media) Note: Was nominated for the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2009.

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Genres
Action
Drama
Mystery
Psychological
Tags
Seinen
Episodic
Politics
Dystopia
Philosophy
Crime
Drugs
Revenge
Tragedy
Nudity
Homeless
Music
Gore
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count19,042
Word count8,279
Unique words2,201
Words (1-occurrence)1,332
Unique kanji882
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 2
Character count21,026
Word count8,991
Unique words2,471
Words (1-occurrence)1,486
Unique kanji985
Kanji (1-occurrence)313
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 3
Character count21,183
Word count9,186
Unique words2,442
Words (1-occurrence)1,505
Unique kanji940
Kanji (1-occurrence)303
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 4
Character count18,619
Word count8,023
Unique words2,217
Words (1-occurrence)1,350
Unique kanji884
Kanji (1-occurrence)294
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 5
Character count22,757
Word count10,019
Unique words2,463
Words (1-occurrence)1,525
Unique kanji952
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 6
Character count18,558
Word count7,954
Unique words2,097
Words (1-occurrence)1,274
Unique kanji873
Kanji (1-occurrence)302
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 7
Character count21,445
Word count9,484
Unique words2,304
Words (1-occurrence)1,403
Unique kanji906
Kanji (1-occurrence)319
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 8
Character count18,112
Word count8,015
Unique words2,080
Words (1-occurrence)1,269
Unique kanji858
Kanji (1-occurrence)319
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 9
Character count19,710
Word count8,556
Unique words2,227
Words (1-occurrence)1,324
Unique kanji963
Kanji (1-occurrence)313
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 10
Character count23,141
Word count9,982
Unique words2,599
Words (1-occurrence)1,560
Unique kanji1,051
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary