Real
Manga
リアル
1999/11/11
Character count158,603
Word count67,395
Unique words8,213
Words (1-occurrence)4,050
Unique kanji1,511
Kanji (1-occurrence)317
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volumes15
External Rating
89 %

A motorcycle accident, bone cancer, a speeding truck crashing into a boy on a stolen bicycle--tragic life-changing events turn the worlds of three young men upside down. These three very different personalities have only one thing in common--their passion for basketball. (Source: Viz Media) Note: Won an Excellence Prize for manga at the 2001 Japan Media Arts Festival.

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Genres
Drama
Psychological
Sports
Tags
Coming of Age
Disability
Male Protagonist
Seinen
Tragedy
Male Cast
Delinquent
Philosophy
Metafiction
Bullying
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count11,036
Word count4,779
Unique words1,428
Words (1-occurrence)891
Unique kanji543
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty beta
Easy
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 2
Character count9,290
Word count4,050
Unique words1,245
Words (1-occurrence)744
Unique kanji491
Kanji (1-occurrence)209
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 3
Character count8,840
Word count3,805
Unique words1,254
Words (1-occurrence)806
Unique kanji489
Kanji (1-occurrence)212
Difficulty beta
Easy
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 4
Character count9,608
Word count4,163
Unique words1,315
Words (1-occurrence)797
Unique kanji539
Kanji (1-occurrence)221
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 5
Character count13,926
Word count6,043
Unique words1,653
Words (1-occurrence)997
Unique kanji643
Kanji (1-occurrence)244
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 6
Character count11,733
Word count5,045
Unique words1,499
Words (1-occurrence)892
Unique kanji585
Kanji (1-occurrence)240
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 7
Character count9,837
Word count4,260
Unique words1,293
Words (1-occurrence)786
Unique kanji513
Kanji (1-occurrence)228
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 8
Character count10,482
Word count4,419
Unique words1,514
Words (1-occurrence)971
Unique kanji595
Kanji (1-occurrence)226
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 9
Character count14,213
Word count5,906
Unique words1,925
Words (1-occurrence)1,210
Unique kanji742
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 10
Character count9,661
Word count4,049
Unique words1,486
Words (1-occurrence)946
Unique kanji632
Kanji (1-occurrence)250
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 11
Character count8,629
Word count3,691
Unique words1,437
Words (1-occurrence)985
Unique kanji593
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 12
Character count12,672
Word count5,111
Unique words1,703
Words (1-occurrence)1,072
Unique kanji685
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 13
Character count8,109
Word count3,337
Unique words1,176
Words (1-occurrence)773
Unique kanji533
Kanji (1-occurrence)253
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 14
Character count11,585
Word count4,895
Unique words1,741
Words (1-occurrence)1,164
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)299
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 15
Character count8,982
Word count3,842
Unique words1,373
Words (1-occurrence)895
Unique kanji591
Kanji (1-occurrence)241
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary