Homunculus
Manga
ホムンクルス 2003/03/17
Character count122,878
Word count46,990
Unique words5,905
Unique words used once3,146
Unique kanji1,483
Unique kanji used once317
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volumes15

Nakoshi Susumu, age 34, is living out of his car. Between spending his days with the homeless and his nights in his vehicle, he has little to his name–but not so little that he’ll agree to be the subject of a scientific experiment. An unnerving medical student is stalking him and offering to pay Nakoshi a significant sum to test trepanation: the ability to draw out a sixth sense by drilling into the skull. Nakoshi refuses. When Nakoshi’s beloved car is towed, though, he finally agrees to cash and the operating table. At first, the experiment seems to bear no fruit, and Nakoshi’s life is unchanged. That is, until Nakoshi realizes his vision has warped in his left eye…showing him the twisted homunculus inside every human. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

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Volume 1
Character count11,498
Word count4,499
Unique words1,595
Unique words used once1,035
Unique kanji772
Unique kanji used once317
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 2
Character count7,048
Word count2,693
Unique words1,117
Unique words used once785
Unique kanji576
Unique kanji used once291
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 3
Character count10,609
Word count4,152
Unique words1,449
Unique words used once948
Unique kanji724
Unique kanji used once327
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 4
Character count5,015
Word count1,898
Unique words886
Unique words used once638
Unique kanji540
Unique kanji used once300
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 5
Character count6,451
Word count2,446
Unique words1,072
Unique words used once715
Unique kanji546
Unique kanji used once262
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 6
Character count6,406
Word count2,352
Unique words1,026
Unique words used once718
Unique kanji576
Unique kanji used once293
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 7
Character count8,707
Word count3,373
Unique words1,322
Unique words used once888
Unique kanji634
Unique kanji used once264
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 8
Character count7,729
Word count2,953
Unique words1,097
Unique words used once739
Unique kanji595
Unique kanji used once284
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 9
Character count7,796
Word count2,911
Unique words1,179
Unique words used once801
Unique kanji628
Unique kanji used once290
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 10
Character count4,653
Word count1,901
Unique words699
Unique words used once451
Unique kanji381
Unique kanji used once191
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 11
Character count11,355
Word count4,425
Unique words1,258
Unique words used once762
Unique kanji638
Unique kanji used once279
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 12
Character count5,575
Word count1,941
Unique words827
Unique words used once549
Unique kanji477
Unique kanji used once232
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 13
Character count9,576
Word count3,483
Unique words1,220
Unique words used once786
Unique kanji645
Unique kanji used once291
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 14
Character count11,302
Word count4,473
Unique words1,397
Unique words used once822
Unique kanji752
Unique kanji used once278
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 15
Character count9,158
Word count3,490
Unique words1,192
Unique words used once770
Unique kanji611
Unique kanji used once258
Difficulty beta Easy