Kakukaku Shikajika
Manga
かくかくしかじか
2011/09/28
Character count112,552
Word count48,787
Unique words6,926
Words (1-occurrence)3,703
Unique kanji1,402
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Difficulty beta
Average
Volumes5
External Rating
83 %

High schooler Akiko has big plans to become a popular mangaka before she even graduates, but she needs to get much better at drawing if she ever wants to reach her goal. Looking for an easy fix, she signs up for an art class, thinking all her problems will soon be solved. She’s in for a surprise: her new instructor is a sword-wielding taskmaster who doesn’t care about manga one bit. But maybe this unconventional art teacher is just what she needs to realize her dreams! (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment) Notes: - Kakukaku Shikajika is an autobiography detailing the life of author Akiko Higashimura. - The manga won the Grand Prize at the 8th Manga Taisho Award in 2015.

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Genres
Drama
Slice of Life
Tags
Art
Coming of Age
Otaku
Teacher
Josei
Female Protagonist
University
Time Skip
Metafiction
Work
Writing
Adult Cast
Countryside
Swords
Philosophy
Educational
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count23,035
Word count9,925
Unique words2,596
Words (1-occurrence)1,534
Unique kanji861
Kanji (1-occurrence)269
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 2
Character count18,895
Word count8,175
Unique words2,169
Words (1-occurrence)1,301
Unique kanji762
Kanji (1-occurrence)273
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 3
Character count25,695
Word count11,140
Unique words2,785
Words (1-occurrence)1,682
Unique kanji905
Kanji (1-occurrence)313
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 4
Character count27,351
Word count11,888
Unique words2,885
Words (1-occurrence)1,724
Unique kanji925
Kanji (1-occurrence)301
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 5
Character count17,576
Word count7,659
Unique words1,876
Words (1-occurrence)1,157
Unique kanji692
Kanji (1-occurrence)244
Difficulty beta
Easy