Shigurui
Manga
シグルイ 2003/06/19
Character count130,313
Word count61,268
Unique words9,143
Words (1-occurrence)5,193
Unique kanji2,179
Kanji (1-occurrence)401
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volumes15

The story begins in 1629 Shizuoka during Tokugawa Tadanaga's rule. The daimyo staged a tournament where the participants fought with real steel Japanese swords rather than bokken, against his vassals' strong objection. The story revolves around the first match between the one-armed swordsman Fujiki Gennosuke and the blind samurai Irako Seigen and deals with the circumstances that led the two to participate in Tokugawa's tournament. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Volume 1
Character count9,363
Word count4,263
Unique words1,763
Words (1-occurrence)1,232
Unique kanji871
Kanji (1-occurrence)329
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 2
Character count22,863
Word count10,886
Unique words3,421
Words (1-occurrence)2,250
Unique kanji1,337
Kanji (1-occurrence)444
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 3
Character count7,832
Word count3,643
Unique words1,589
Words (1-occurrence)1,174
Unique kanji902
Kanji (1-occurrence)408
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 4
Character count8,429
Word count4,043
Unique words1,606
Words (1-occurrence)1,090
Unique kanji902
Kanji (1-occurrence)364
Difficulty beta Expert
Volume 5
Character count7,593
Word count3,694
Unique words1,564
Words (1-occurrence)1,132
Unique kanji924
Kanji (1-occurrence)410
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 6
Character count6,518
Word count3,053
Unique words1,437
Words (1-occurrence)1,073
Unique kanji836
Kanji (1-occurrence)371
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 7
Character count9,390
Word count4,543
Unique words1,825
Words (1-occurrence)1,332
Unique kanji1,022
Kanji (1-occurrence)456
Difficulty beta Expert
Volume 8
Character count6,063
Word count2,822
Unique words1,273
Words (1-occurrence)952
Unique kanji814
Kanji (1-occurrence)399
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 9
Character count5,744
Word count2,736
Unique words1,313
Words (1-occurrence)985
Unique kanji818
Kanji (1-occurrence)397
Difficulty beta Expert
Volume 10
Character count7,146
Word count3,221
Unique words1,425
Words (1-occurrence)966
Unique kanji817
Kanji (1-occurrence)332
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 11
Character count6,508
Word count3,208
Unique words1,489
Words (1-occurrence)1,119
Unique kanji881
Kanji (1-occurrence)394
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 12
Character count6,981
Word count3,238
Unique words1,426
Words (1-occurrence)1,038
Unique kanji830
Kanji (1-occurrence)377
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 13
Character count7,998
Word count3,784
Unique words1,587
Words (1-occurrence)1,157
Unique kanji948
Kanji (1-occurrence)421
Difficulty beta Expert
Volume 14
Character count9,460
Word count4,329
Unique words1,801
Words (1-occurrence)1,311
Unique kanji1,001
Kanji (1-occurrence)433
Difficulty beta Very hard
Volume 15
Character count8,425
Word count3,805
Unique words1,652
Words (1-occurrence)1,236
Unique kanji955
Kanji (1-occurrence)434
Difficulty beta Expert