Sakamichi no Apollon
Manga
坂道のアポロン 2007/09/28
Character count137,801
Word count56,142
Unique words6,535
Unique words used once3,640
Unique kanji1,474
Unique kanji used once293
Difficulty beta Easy
Volumes9

Nishimi Kaoru has moved from city to city and school to school because of his father’s job. So the first day at his new school was just routine for him. Being intellectual and the new transfer student, he has always been seen as an outcast and all Kaoru had to do was bear it until the next time he moved. But things were slightly different this time. First, he started to get close to the class president, Mukae Ritsuko, and, secondly, unlikely as it seemed, grew closer to Kawabuchi Sentaro. Sentaro was infamous for getting into fights, skipping class and was an overall bad boy. Strangely enough, the three of them find common ground in music, namely jazz, and Kaoru finds himself actually enjoying the new town. Notes: Includes 8 extra chapters. Won the 57th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.

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Volume 1
Character count14,953
Word count5,925
Unique words1,911
Unique words used once1,220
Unique kanji765
Unique kanji used once295
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 2
Character count16,367
Word count6,729
Unique words1,981
Unique words used once1,202
Unique kanji773
Unique kanji used once277
Difficulty beta Beginner
Volume 3
Character count14,963
Word count6,076
Unique words1,885
Unique words used once1,172
Unique kanji745
Unique kanji used once269
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 4
Character count17,168
Word count6,943
Unique words2,052
Unique words used once1,286
Unique kanji788
Unique kanji used once284
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 5
Character count13,558
Word count5,521
Unique words1,772
Unique words used once1,122
Unique kanji714
Unique kanji used once269
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 6
Character count15,243
Word count6,377
Unique words1,919
Unique words used once1,216
Unique kanji817
Unique kanji used once337
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 7
Character count15,871
Word count6,428
Unique words2,004
Unique words used once1,244
Unique kanji803
Unique kanji used once307
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 8
Character count15,922
Word count6,469
Unique words2,029
Unique words used once1,288
Unique kanji821
Unique kanji used once295
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 9
Character count13,756
Word count5,674
Unique words1,893
Unique words used once1,188
Unique kanji785
Unique kanji used once289
Difficulty beta Moderate