20 Seiki Shounen
Manga
20世紀少年
1999/09/27
Character count817,820
Word count348,407
Unique words12,836
Words (1-occurrence)5
Unique kanji1,939
Kanji (1-occurrence)1
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 count42,268
Word count17,853
Unique words2,406
Words (1-occurrence)1
Unique kanji940
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 2
Character count44,659
Word count18,860
Unique words2,376
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji862
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 3
Character count36,584
Word count15,452
Unique words2,058
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji822
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 4
Character count34,876
Word count14,936
Unique words2,046
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji818
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 5
Character count37,476
Word count15,934
Unique words2,272
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji891
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 6
Character count36,516
Word count15,670
Unique words2,006
Words (1-occurrence)8
Unique kanji805
Kanji (1-occurrence)4
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 7
Character count37,770
Word count16,056
Unique words2,130
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji829
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 8
Character count33,923
Word count14,144
Unique words2,019
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji820
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 9
Character count33,543
Word count14,268
Unique words1,921
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji779
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 10
Character count34,843
Word count14,724
Unique words1,893
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji761
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 11
Character count37,286
Word count16,016
Unique words2,123
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji817
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 12
Character count38,792
Word count16,612
Unique words2,059
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji806
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 13
Character count41,927
Word count17,824
Unique words2,482
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji979
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 14
Character count36,633
Word count15,444
Unique words2,117
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji850
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Easy
Volume 15
Character count36,545
Word count15,992
Unique words2,103
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji829
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Volume 16
Character count44,523
Word count18,946
Unique words2,388
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji884
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 17
Character count33,665
Word count14,619
Unique words2,104
Words (1-occurrence)12
Unique kanji922
Kanji (1-occurrence)2
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 18
Character count35,844
Word count15,068
Unique words2,147
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji873
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 19
Character count33,531
Word count14,428
Unique words2,107
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji882
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 20
Character count32,764
Word count14,126
Unique words2,118
Words (1-occurrence)5
Unique kanji872
Kanji (1-occurrence)1
Difficulty beta
Hard
Volume 21
Character count34,678
Word count14,900
Unique words2,064
Words (1-occurrence)0
Unique kanji839
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Volume 22
Character count39,174
Word count16,535
Unique words2,275
Words (1-occurrence)6
Unique kanji908
Kanji (1-occurrence)0
Difficulty beta
Moderate