20 Seiki Shounen
Manga
20世紀少年 1999/09/27
Character count820,748
Word count320,263
Unique words12,352
Unique words used once6
Unique kanji1,919
Unique kanji used once1
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volumes22

Humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren't for them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world. For Kenji, a simple convenience store manager who once dreamed of becoming a rock 'n' roll musician, a host of memories from his past come rushing back when one of his childhood friends mysteriously commits suicide. Could this new death be related to the rise of a bizarre new cult that's been implicated in several other murders and disappearances? Determined to dig deeper, Kenji reunites with some of his old buddies in the hope of learning the truth behind it all. (Source: Viz Media)

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Volume 1
Character count42,491
Word count16,432
Unique words2,320
Unique words used once1
Unique kanji940
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 2
Character count44,790
Word count17,443
Unique words2,294
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji862
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 3
Character count36,712
Word count14,151
Unique words2,011
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji822
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 4
Character count34,974
Word count13,663
Unique words2,021
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji818
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 5
Character count37,619
Word count14,744
Unique words2,243
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji891
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 6
Character count36,675
Word count14,349
Unique words1,934
Unique words used once7
Unique kanji805
Unique kanji used once4
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 7
Character count37,905
Word count14,595
Unique words2,084
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji829
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 8
Character count34,047
Word count12,927
Unique words1,983
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji820
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 9
Character count33,702
Word count13,130
Unique words1,876
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji779
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 10
Character count34,944
Word count13,391
Unique words1,842
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji761
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Easy
Volume 11
Character count37,376
Word count14,863
Unique words2,084
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji817
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 12
Character count38,906
Word count15,335
Unique words2,017
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji806
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 13
Character count42,039
Word count16,350
Unique words2,354
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji979
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 14
Character count36,729
Word count14,256
Unique words2,048
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji850
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 15
Character count36,647
Word count14,708
Unique words2,060
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji829
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Hard
Volume 16
Character count44,657
Word count17,249
Unique words2,334
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji884
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 17
Character count33,780
Word count13,414
Unique words2,025
Unique words used once14
Unique kanji922
Unique kanji used once2
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 18
Character count36,019
Word count13,993
Unique words2,076
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji873
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 19
Character count33,685
Word count13,355
Unique words2,049
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji882
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 20
Character count32,900
Word count13,149
Unique words2,018
Unique words used once5
Unique kanji872
Unique kanji used once1
Difficulty beta Hard
Volume 21
Character count34,849
Word count13,675
Unique words1,984
Unique words used once0
Unique kanji839
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate
Volume 22
Character count39,302
Word count15,091
Unique words2,182
Unique words used once3
Unique kanji908
Unique kanji used once0
Difficulty beta Moderate