Barakamon
Manga
ばらかもん 2008/02/22
Character count357,107
Word count148,599
Unique words11,135
Words (1-occurrence)5,889
Unique kanji1,869
Kanji (1-occurrence)336
Difficulty beta Easy
Volumes18

For a certain reason, a handsome, young calligrapher by the name of Seishuu Handa uproots himself and moves to an island on the westernmost edge of Japan. "Sensei," as he comes to be known, is a city boy through and through, and has never experienced rural life until now. And by the looks of it, he has much to learn! Luckily(?), he has a willing teacher in Naru, the energetic expert islander, to help show him the ropes. But can Sensei keep up with the plucky first-grader, or will he get schooled?! Here unfolds a heartfelt island comedy about a gruff on the outside, soft on the inside urbanite teacher and his new, unfailingly kind island neighbors! (Source: Yen Press) Notes: - One extra and four side stories are included in volume 18+1. - Original serialization was completed on 2018-12-12 with 18 volumes (139 chapters). - A new limited-run serialization was started on 2023-04-12 and ended on 2023-09-12 in Monthly Shounen Gangan, in conjunction with the TV-drama adaptation. This new run adds 7 chapters and 1 volume to the total count.

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Volume 1
Character count17,580
Word count7,353
Unique words2,043
Words (1-occurrence)1,225
Unique kanji742
Kanji (1-occurrence)307
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 2
Character count16,852
Word count7,005
Unique words2,022
Words (1-occurrence)1,221
Unique kanji738
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 3
Character count20,824
Word count8,745
Unique words2,378
Words (1-occurrence)1,461
Unique kanji832
Kanji (1-occurrence)306
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 4
Character count21,675
Word count8,977
Unique words2,473
Words (1-occurrence)1,501
Unique kanji834
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 5
Character count18,362
Word count7,690
Unique words2,107
Words (1-occurrence)1,304
Unique kanji701
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 6
Character count20,818
Word count8,833
Unique words2,327
Words (1-occurrence)1,430
Unique kanji848
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 7
Character count22,215
Word count9,231
Unique words2,463
Words (1-occurrence)1,489
Unique kanji843
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 8
Character count22,699
Word count9,393
Unique words2,549
Words (1-occurrence)1,555
Unique kanji827
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 9
Character count19,316
Word count8,066
Unique words2,306
Words (1-occurrence)1,404
Unique kanji821
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 10
Character count18,864
Word count7,857
Unique words2,199
Words (1-occurrence)1,359
Unique kanji808
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 11
Character count18,284
Word count7,611
Unique words2,024
Words (1-occurrence)1,213
Unique kanji748
Kanji (1-occurrence)276
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 12
Character count17,157
Word count6,971
Unique words1,894
Words (1-occurrence)1,136
Unique kanji685
Kanji (1-occurrence)272
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 13
Character count24,634
Word count10,289
Unique words2,494
Words (1-occurrence)1,479
Unique kanji888
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 14
Character count17,657
Word count7,449
Unique words1,975
Words (1-occurrence)1,145
Unique kanji763
Kanji (1-occurrence)280
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 15
Character count20,055
Word count8,428
Unique words2,223
Words (1-occurrence)1,302
Unique kanji826
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 16
Character count20,425
Word count8,277
Unique words2,222
Words (1-occurrence)1,320
Unique kanji830
Kanji (1-occurrence)289
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 17
Character count19,443
Word count8,044
Unique words2,110
Words (1-occurrence)1,273
Unique kanji754
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty beta Beginner
Volume 18
Character count20,247
Word count8,380
Unique words2,116
Words (1-occurrence)1,234
Unique kanji742
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Difficulty beta Easy