Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru
Novel
されど罪人は竜と踊る
2003/01/30
Character count2,376,342
Word count1,117,863
Unique words27,883
Words (1-occurrence)9,763
Unique kanji2,981
Kanji (1-occurrence)209
Average sentence length19.7
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue29.2%
Volumes10
Duration 170 h

The series takes place in an alternate world, staged mostly in the city of Eridana, whose territory is half in the Tseberun Dragon Empire, and half in the Lapetodes Seven Cities Alliance. Each half is separated by the Orielal River. In this world, special abilities called spell formulas (咒式, jushiki) exist, which are essentially chemical reactions augmented through special weapons that cause a magic spell-like effect. These special weapons are called Magic Staff weapons, and are as varied as regular weapons are. Spell formulists use these spell formulas to fight with "Beasts of Abhorrent Form," natural creatures that use spell formulas and pose a threat to humans, such as Dragons, Aions, or Enormes. The story focuses on the two main characters, Gaius Sorel and Gigina Ashley-Bufh, the only two employees of Spell Formulist dispatch office Ashley-Bufh & Sorel Co. They are met with a variety of requests from a variety of clients, all requiring the adept use of spell formulas. (Source: Light Novel Database)

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Volume 1
Character count194,317
Word count92,915
Unique words10,317
Words (1-occurrence)4,781
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)302
Average sentence length20.6
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue30.2%
Duration 14 h
Volume 2
Character count232,477
Word count109,998
Unique words10,753
Words (1-occurrence)4,748
Unique kanji2,287
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length20.6
Difficulty beta Very hard
Dialogue32.9%
Duration 17 h
Volume 3
Character count265,842
Word count122,814
Unique words10,298
Words (1-occurrence)4,530
Unique kanji2,210
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Average sentence length18.6
Difficulty beta Very hard
Dialogue28.3%
Duration 19 h
Volume 4
Character count290,002
Word count135,310
Unique words10,564
Words (1-occurrence)4,490
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length19.7
Difficulty beta Very hard
Dialogue25.2%
Duration 21 h
Volume 5
Character count217,319
Word count104,221
Unique words10,799
Words (1-occurrence)5,002
Unique kanji2,236
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length18.7
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue34.5%
Duration 16 h
Volume 6
Character count203,386
Word count95,136
Unique words10,665
Words (1-occurrence)4,981
Unique kanji2,247
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Average sentence length19.6
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue35.7%
Duration 15 h
Volume 7
Character count170,796
Word count80,438
Unique words9,330
Words (1-occurrence)4,442
Unique kanji2,197
Kanji (1-occurrence)338
Average sentence length19.8
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue28.4%
Duration 12 h
Volume 8
Character count229,296
Word count107,549
Unique words10,355
Words (1-occurrence)4,660
Unique kanji2,242
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length20.4
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue24.0%
Duration 16 h
Volume 9
Character count281,900
Word count132,584
Unique words11,226
Words (1-occurrence)4,839
Unique kanji2,249
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Average sentence length19.3
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue29.7%
Duration 20 h
Volume 10
Character count291,007
Word count136,898
Unique words10,614
Words (1-occurrence)4,526
Unique kanji2,225
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length20.3
Difficulty beta Very hard
Dialogue22.8%
Duration 21 h