Barakamon
Manga
ばらかもん
2008/02/22
Character count355,054
Word count155,381
Unique words11,356
Words (1-occurrence)6,071
Unique kanji1,868
Kanji (1-occurrence)335
Difficulty beta Moderate
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 count17,466
Word count7,720
Unique words2,030
Words (1-occurrence)1,236
Unique kanji742
Kanji (1-occurrence)307
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 2
Character count16,757
Word count7,324
Unique words1,987
Words (1-occurrence)1,216
Unique kanji738
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 3
Character count20,703
Word count9,172
Unique words2,352
Words (1-occurrence)1,460
Unique kanji832
Kanji (1-occurrence)306
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 4
Character count21,529
Word count9,389
Unique words2,460
Words (1-occurrence)1,525
Unique kanji834
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 5
Character count18,202
Word count7,983
Unique words2,069
Words (1-occurrence)1,299
Unique kanji701
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 6
Character count20,718
Word count9,233
Unique words2,314
Words (1-occurrence)1,445
Unique kanji848
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 7
Character count22,094
Word count9,659
Unique words2,441
Words (1-occurrence)1,502
Unique kanji843
Kanji (1-occurrence)304
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 8
Character count22,565
Word count9,801
Unique words2,525
Words (1-occurrence)1,552
Unique kanji827
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 9
Character count19,214
Word count8,364
Unique words2,287
Words (1-occurrence)1,409
Unique kanji821
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 10
Character count18,755
Word count8,156
Unique words2,189
Words (1-occurrence)1,374
Unique kanji808
Kanji (1-occurrence)314
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 11
Character count18,170
Word count7,979
Unique words1,997
Words (1-occurrence)1,212
Unique kanji748
Kanji (1-occurrence)276
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 12
Character count17,028
Word count7,318
Unique words1,877
Words (1-occurrence)1,137
Unique kanji685
Kanji (1-occurrence)272
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 13
Character count24,576
Word count10,727
Unique words2,499
Words (1-occurrence)1,502
Unique kanji888
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Difficulty beta Hard
Volume 14
Character count17,562
Word count7,733
Unique words1,951
Words (1-occurrence)1,149
Unique kanji763
Kanji (1-occurrence)280
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 15
Character count19,967
Word count8,865
Unique words2,200
Words (1-occurrence)1,308
Unique kanji826
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 16
Character count20,323
Word count8,829
Unique words2,207
Words (1-occurrence)1,328
Unique kanji830
Kanji (1-occurrence)289
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 17
Character count19,347
Word count8,425
Unique words2,094
Words (1-occurrence)1,273
Unique kanji754
Kanji (1-occurrence)275
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 18
Character count20,078
Word count8,704
Unique words2,081
Words (1-occurrence)1,236
Unique kanji742
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Difficulty beta Moderate