Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru
Novel
されど罪人は竜と踊る
2003/01/30
Character count5,321,591
Word count2,642,262
Unique words42,501
Words (1-occurrence)12,393
Unique kanji3,213
Kanji (1-occurrence)172
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue27.3%
Volumes21
Duration
380 h
External Rating
38 %

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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Genres
Action
Drama
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Tags
Male Protagonist
Dragon
Magic
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count194,228
Word count95,153
Unique words10,872
Words (1-occurrence)5,046
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)302
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue30.2%
Duration
14 h
Volume 2
Character count232,459
Word count115,088
Unique words11,277
Words (1-occurrence)4,984
Unique kanji2,287
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue32.9%
Duration
17 h
Volume 3
Character count264,769
Word count130,611
Unique words10,896
Words (1-occurrence)4,790
Unique kanji2,210
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Average sentence length19.6
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue28.3%
Duration
19 h
Volume 4
Character count288,635
Word count142,379
Unique words11,177
Words (1-occurrence)4,729
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length20.5
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue25.2%
Duration
21 h
Volume 5
Character count217,240
Word count106,090
Unique words11,292
Words (1-occurrence)5,249
Unique kanji2,236
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue34.5%
Duration
16 h
Volume 6
Character count203,224
Word count98,810
Unique words11,266
Words (1-occurrence)5,273
Unique kanji2,247
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue35.7%
Duration
15 h
Volume 7
Character count170,725
Word count83,275
Unique words9,756
Words (1-occurrence)4,694
Unique kanji2,197
Kanji (1-occurrence)338
Average sentence length21.1
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue28.4%
Duration
12 h
Volume 8
Character count229,058
Word count111,459
Unique words10,826
Words (1-occurrence)4,906
Unique kanji2,242
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue24.0%
Duration
16 h
Volume 9
Character count281,930
Word count139,124
Unique words11,855
Words (1-occurrence)5,133
Unique kanji2,249
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Average sentence length20.1
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
20 h
Volume 10
Character count290,934
Word count145,095
Unique words11,108
Words (1-occurrence)4,735
Unique kanji2,225
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length21.0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue22.8%
Duration
21 h
Volume 11
Character count300,657
Word count150,184
Unique words11,608
Words (1-occurrence)4,948
Unique kanji2,275
Kanji (1-occurrence)301
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue26.3%
Duration
21 h
Volume 12
Character count347,234
Word count174,556
Unique words11,691
Words (1-occurrence)4,824
Unique kanji2,259
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length21.4
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue24.2%
Duration
25 h
Volume 13
Character count253,897
Word count126,644
Unique words11,811
Words (1-occurrence)5,276
Unique kanji2,255
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue27.8%
Duration
18 h
Volume 14
Character count264,663
Word count131,652
Unique words11,760
Words (1-occurrence)5,087
Unique kanji2,289
Kanji (1-occurrence)303
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue26.0%
Duration
19 h
Volume 15
Character count238,837
Word count119,561
Unique words10,571
Words (1-occurrence)4,693
Unique kanji2,177
Kanji (1-occurrence)283
Average sentence length21.5
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue23.0%
Duration
17 h
Volume 16
Character count275,122
Word count138,497
Unique words10,586
Words (1-occurrence)4,513
Unique kanji2,187
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue21.8%
Duration
20 h
Volume 17
Character count252,903
Word count126,574
Unique words11,207
Words (1-occurrence)4,975
Unique kanji2,193
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Average sentence length20.4
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue28.7%
Duration
18 h
Volume 18
Character count296,846
Word count148,770
Unique words11,080
Words (1-occurrence)4,729
Unique kanji2,202
Kanji (1-occurrence)284
Average sentence length20.0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue23.7%
Duration
21 h
Volume 19
Character count199,897
Word count98,581
Unique words9,295
Words (1-occurrence)4,200
Unique kanji2,036
Kanji (1-occurrence)310
Average sentence length19.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue30.9%
Duration
14 h
Volume 20
Character count317,435
Word count159,691
Unique words11,549
Words (1-occurrence)4,779
Unique kanji2,234
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue25.9%
Duration
23 h
Volume 21
Character count200,898
Word count100,468
Unique words9,202
Words (1-occurrence)3,976
Unique kanji2,055
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue23.5%
Duration
14 h