Shigurui
Manga
シグルイ
2003/06/19
Character count129,680
Word count65,340
Unique words11,552
Words (1-occurrence)6,198
Unique kanji2,220
Kanji (1-occurrence)414
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 count9,316
Word count4,607
Unique words1,972
Words (1-occurrence)1,391
Unique kanji871
Kanji (1-occurrence)329
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 2
Character count22,730
Word count11,651
Unique words3,781
Words (1-occurrence)2,534
Unique kanji1,337
Kanji (1-occurrence)444
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 3
Character count7,794
Word count3,896
Unique words1,746
Words (1-occurrence)1,295
Unique kanji902
Kanji (1-occurrence)408
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 4
Character count8,402
Word count4,298
Unique words1,763
Words (1-occurrence)1,224
Unique kanji902
Kanji (1-occurrence)364
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 5
Character count7,561
Word count3,918
Unique words1,709
Words (1-occurrence)1,246
Unique kanji923
Kanji (1-occurrence)409
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 6
Character count6,482
Word count3,267
Unique words1,602
Words (1-occurrence)1,223
Unique kanji836
Kanji (1-occurrence)371
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 7
Character count9,350
Word count4,776
Unique words2,003
Words (1-occurrence)1,496
Unique kanji1,022
Kanji (1-occurrence)456
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 8
Character count6,034
Word count3,029
Unique words1,427
Words (1-occurrence)1,080
Unique kanji814
Kanji (1-occurrence)399
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 9
Character count5,715
Word count2,943
Unique words1,452
Words (1-occurrence)1,103
Unique kanji818
Kanji (1-occurrence)397
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 10
Character count7,093
Word count3,605
Unique words1,600
Words (1-occurrence)1,104
Unique kanji817
Kanji (1-occurrence)332
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 11
Character count6,473
Word count3,347
Unique words1,623
Words (1-occurrence)1,240
Unique kanji881
Kanji (1-occurrence)394
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 12
Character count6,953
Word count3,398
Unique words1,539
Words (1-occurrence)1,125
Unique kanji830
Kanji (1-occurrence)377
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 13
Character count7,977
Word count4,023
Unique words1,762
Words (1-occurrence)1,306
Unique kanji948
Kanji (1-occurrence)421
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 14
Character count9,408
Word count4,572
Unique words1,967
Words (1-occurrence)1,459
Unique kanji1,001
Kanji (1-occurrence)433
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 15
Character count8,392
Word count4,010
Unique words1,801
Words (1-occurrence)1,360
Unique kanji955
Kanji (1-occurrence)434
Difficulty beta
Expert
DetailsVocabulary