Homunculus
Manga
ホムンクルス
2003/03/17
Character count122,519
Word count50,412
Unique words6,670
Words (1-occurrence)3,325
Unique kanji1,511
Kanji (1-occurrence)299
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volumes15
External Rating
83 %

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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Genres
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Psychological
Supernatural
Tags
Philosophy
Seinen
Male Protagonist
Adult Cast
Denpa
Anti-Hero
Body Horror
Gore
Homeless
Urban
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count11,477
Word count4,776
Unique words1,669
Words (1-occurrence)1,097
Unique kanji772
Kanji (1-occurrence)317
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 2
Character count7,008
Word count2,837
Unique words1,166
Words (1-occurrence)837
Unique kanji576
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 3
Character count10,576
Word count4,380
Unique words1,492
Words (1-occurrence)991
Unique kanji724
Kanji (1-occurrence)327
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 4
Character count5,004
Word count2,025
Unique words959
Words (1-occurrence)707
Unique kanji540
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 5
Character count6,418
Word count2,597
Unique words1,103
Words (1-occurrence)729
Unique kanji546
Kanji (1-occurrence)262
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 6
Character count6,384
Word count2,478
Unique words1,078
Words (1-occurrence)754
Unique kanji576
Kanji (1-occurrence)293
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 7
Character count8,666
Word count3,517
Unique words1,356
Words (1-occurrence)917
Unique kanji634
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 8
Character count7,722
Word count3,109
Unique words1,140
Words (1-occurrence)777
Unique kanji595
Kanji (1-occurrence)284
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 9
Character count7,776
Word count3,263
Unique words1,234
Words (1-occurrence)849
Unique kanji628
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 10
Character count4,653
Word count1,981
Unique words711
Words (1-occurrence)461
Unique kanji381
Kanji (1-occurrence)191
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 11
Character count11,339
Word count4,659
Unique words1,322
Words (1-occurrence)830
Unique kanji638
Kanji (1-occurrence)279
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 12
Character count5,559
Word count2,183
Unique words884
Words (1-occurrence)594
Unique kanji477
Kanji (1-occurrence)232
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 13
Character count9,550
Word count4,002
Unique words1,301
Words (1-occurrence)854
Unique kanji645
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 14
Character count11,268
Word count4,830
Unique words1,449
Words (1-occurrence)840
Unique kanji751
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 15
Character count9,119
Word count3,775
Unique words1,248
Words (1-occurrence)810
Unique kanji611
Kanji (1-occurrence)258
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary