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Billy Bat
Manga
ビリーバット
2008/10/16
Character count296,675
Word count122,022
Unique words12,598
Words (1-occurrence)6,207
Unique kanji1,772
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Difficulty Average
Volumes20
External Rating
85 %

The story is set in 1949 and follows Japanese-American comic book artist Kevin Yamagata as he draws the popular detective series "Billy Bat" for "Marble Comics." When he learns he may have unconsciously copied the character from an image he saw while serving in occupied Japan, he returns to Japan to get permission to use Billy Bat from its original creator. Upon arriving there, however, he becomes embroiled in a web of murder, cover-ups, and prophecy that all leads back to Billy Bat.It is soon evident, however, that the truth of Billy Bat's nature is far larger than Kevin could ever guess, spanning millennia and across the world. (Source: Wikipedia)Note: Won the Max und Moritz Prize for "Best international Comic" in 2014.

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Genres
Drama
Mystery
Supernatural
Thriller
Tags
Historical
Art
Seinen
Conspiracy
Philosophy
Politics
Urban Fantasy
Travel
Foreign
Time Skip
Adult Cast
Police
Male Protagonist
Ninja
Firearms
Swords
Religion
Espionage
Nudity
Anilist
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count15,911
Word count6,641
Unique words2,015
Words (1-occurrence)1,294
Unique kanji778
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty Average
Volume 2
Character count14,758
Word count6,243
Unique words1,882
Words (1-occurrence)1,191
Unique kanji776
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Difficulty Average
Volume 3
Character count11,554
Word count5,024
Unique words1,452
Words (1-occurrence)902
Unique kanji667
Kanji (1-occurrence)249
Difficulty Hard
Volume 4
Character count15,877
Word count6,484
Unique words1,777
Words (1-occurrence)1,084
Unique kanji698
Kanji (1-occurrence)251
Difficulty Average
Volume 5
Character count18,299
Word count7,239
Unique words1,840
Words (1-occurrence)1,155
Unique kanji700
Kanji (1-occurrence)259
Difficulty Average
Volume 6
Character count14,006
Word count5,707
Unique words1,691
Words (1-occurrence)1,049
Unique kanji665
Kanji (1-occurrence)245
Difficulty Average
Volume 7
Character count12,896
Word count5,148
Unique words1,527
Words (1-occurrence)946
Unique kanji623
Kanji (1-occurrence)247
Difficulty Average
Volume 8
Character count16,469
Word count6,854
Unique words2,030
Words (1-occurrence)1,268
Unique kanji714
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty Average
Volume 9
Character count17,280
Word count7,236
Unique words2,027
Words (1-occurrence)1,245
Unique kanji762
Kanji (1-occurrence)251
Difficulty Hard
Volume 10
Character count13,383
Word count5,563
Unique words1,666
Words (1-occurrence)1,070
Unique kanji683
Kanji (1-occurrence)254
Difficulty Average
Volume 11
Character count15,146
Word count6,231
Unique words1,867
Words (1-occurrence)1,197
Unique kanji706
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Difficulty Average
Volume 12
Character count15,408
Word count6,389
Unique words1,884
Words (1-occurrence)1,210
Unique kanji724
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty Average
Volume 13
Character count11,866
Word count4,938
Unique words1,507
Words (1-occurrence)963
Unique kanji654
Kanji (1-occurrence)257
Difficulty Average
Volume 14
Character count14,985
Word count6,128
Unique words1,719
Words (1-occurrence)1,075
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)259
Difficulty Average
Volume 15
Character count16,878
Word count6,765
Unique words2,020
Words (1-occurrence)1,288
Unique kanji736
Kanji (1-occurrence)251
Difficulty Average
Volume 16
Character count17,022
Word count6,889
Unique words1,979
Words (1-occurrence)1,266
Unique kanji764
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Difficulty Average
Volume 17
Character count13,663
Word count5,528
Unique words1,569
Words (1-occurrence)958
Unique kanji592
Kanji (1-occurrence)218
Difficulty Average
Volume 18
Character count14,353
Word count6,002
Unique words1,736
Words (1-occurrence)1,108
Unique kanji704
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty Average
Volume 19
Character count14,580
Word count5,919
Unique words1,757
Words (1-occurrence)1,090
Unique kanji708
Kanji (1-occurrence)272
Difficulty Average
Volume 20
Character count12,341
Word count5,094
Unique words1,590
Words (1-occurrence)1,000
Unique kanji687
Kanji (1-occurrence)253
Difficulty Average