Shigurui
Manga
シグルイ
2003/06/19
Character count129,939
Word count61,716
Unique words10,345
Words (1-occurrence)5,513
Unique kanji2,184
Kanji (1-occurrence)407
Difficulty beta
Expert
Volumes15
External Rating
77 %

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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Genres
Action
Drama
Horror
Psychological
Tags
Swords
Disability
Samurai
Gore
Nudity
Anti-Hero
Male Cast
Seinen
Male Protagonist
Historical
Adult Cast
Philosophy
Body Horror
Martial Arts
Non-Chronological
Torture
Love Triangle
Countryside
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count9,335
Word count4,276
Unique words1,754
Words (1-occurrence)1,241
Unique kanji871
Kanji (1-occurrence)329
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 2
Character count22,777
Word count11,201
Unique words3,431
Words (1-occurrence)2,280
Unique kanji1,337
Kanji (1-occurrence)444
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 3
Character count7,806
Word count3,647
Unique words1,573
Words (1-occurrence)1,165
Unique kanji902
Kanji (1-occurrence)408
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 4
Character count8,414
Word count4,042
Unique words1,591
Words (1-occurrence)1,087
Unique kanji902
Kanji (1-occurrence)364
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 5
Character count7,578
Word count3,730
Unique words1,556
Words (1-occurrence)1,130
Unique kanji924
Kanji (1-occurrence)410
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 6
Character count6,501
Word count3,057
Unique words1,422
Words (1-occurrence)1,078
Unique kanji836
Kanji (1-occurrence)371
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 7
Character count9,367
Word count4,557
Unique words1,821
Words (1-occurrence)1,348
Unique kanji1,022
Kanji (1-occurrence)456
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 8
Character count6,047
Word count2,823
Unique words1,261
Words (1-occurrence)947
Unique kanji814
Kanji (1-occurrence)399
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 9
Character count5,733
Word count2,746
Unique words1,308
Words (1-occurrence)990
Unique kanji818
Kanji (1-occurrence)397
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 10
Character count7,112
Word count3,209
Unique words1,416
Words (1-occurrence)974
Unique kanji817
Kanji (1-occurrence)332
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 11
Character count6,484
Word count3,196
Unique words1,479
Words (1-occurrence)1,120
Unique kanji881
Kanji (1-occurrence)394
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 12
Character count6,959
Word count3,233
Unique words1,401
Words (1-occurrence)1,020
Unique kanji830
Kanji (1-occurrence)377
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 13
Character count7,993
Word count3,784
Unique words1,587
Words (1-occurrence)1,161
Unique kanji948
Kanji (1-occurrence)421
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 14
Character count9,431
Word count4,383
Unique words1,785
Words (1-occurrence)1,305
Unique kanji1,001
Kanji (1-occurrence)433
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 15
Character count8,402
Word count3,832
Unique words1,646
Words (1-occurrence)1,239
Unique kanji955
Kanji (1-occurrence)434
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary