Chihiro-san
Manga
ちひろさん
2013/05/26
Character count105,365
Word count44,922
Unique words7,554
Words (1-occurrence)4,269
Unique kanji1,479
Kanji (1-occurrence)305
Difficulty beta
Average
Volumes9
External Rating
77 %

Chihiro-san, a former sex worker uninhibited by the shackles of society and conventional wisdom, is a someone that has life figured out... for the most part. The story follows her life in a small seaside town as customers of the box lunch shop she works at come to her about various concerns weighing on their minds. What's Chihiro's guiding answer to their love, work, family, and self-inflicted troubles? Note: Adapted into a live-action film titled Call Me Chihiro, which was released in Japan and distributed worldwide by Netflix on February 23, 2023.

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Genres
Slice of Life
Tags
Josei
LGBTQ Issues
Female Protagonist
Island
Family
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count13,132
Word count5,524
Unique words1,940
Words (1-occurrence)1,326
Unique kanji756
Kanji (1-occurrence)308
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 2
Character count10,361
Word count4,468
Unique words1,621
Words (1-occurrence)1,106
Unique kanji654
Kanji (1-occurrence)284
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 3
Character count10,041
Word count4,212
Unique words1,563
Words (1-occurrence)1,082
Unique kanji630
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 4
Character count13,178
Word count5,590
Unique words1,947
Words (1-occurrence)1,315
Unique kanji738
Kanji (1-occurrence)298
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 5
Character count10,929
Word count4,642
Unique words1,710
Words (1-occurrence)1,205
Unique kanji661
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 6
Character count11,996
Word count5,096
Unique words1,834
Words (1-occurrence)1,274
Unique kanji707
Kanji (1-occurrence)316
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 7
Character count13,634
Word count5,788
Unique words1,841
Words (1-occurrence)1,223
Unique kanji724
Kanji (1-occurrence)306
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 8
Character count12,238
Word count5,347
Unique words1,798
Words (1-occurrence)1,195
Unique kanji722
Kanji (1-occurrence)315
Difficulty beta
Average
Volume 9
Character count9,856
Word count4,255
Unique words1,512
Words (1-occurrence)1,020
Unique kanji623
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta
Average