Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru
Novel
されど罪人は竜と踊る
2003/01/30
Character count5,316,845
Word count2,540,981
Unique words41,756
Words (1-occurrence)12,226
Unique kanji3,210
Kanji (1-occurrence)174
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty 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 count194,165
Word count93,027
Unique words10,727
Words (1-occurrence)4,987
Unique kanji2,245
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue30.2%
Duration
14 h
Volume 2
Character count232,370
Word count111,081
Unique words11,224
Words (1-occurrence)4,974
Unique kanji2,287
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.9
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue32.9%
Duration
17 h
Volume 3
Character count264,707
Word count123,238
Unique words10,756
Words (1-occurrence)4,716
Unique kanji2,210
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Average sentence length19.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue28.3%
Duration
19 h
Volume 4
Character count288,463
Word count137,280
Unique words11,057
Words (1-occurrence)4,684
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length20.5
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue25.2%
Duration
21 h
Volume 5
Character count217,138
Word count104,061
Unique words11,216
Words (1-occurrence)5,231
Unique kanji2,236
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.0
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue34.5%
Duration
16 h
Volume 6
Character count202,960
Word count95,263
Unique words11,152
Words (1-occurrence)5,235
Unique kanji2,247
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue35.7%
Duration
14 h
Volume 7
Character count170,597
Word count80,874
Unique words9,711
Words (1-occurrence)4,665
Unique kanji2,197
Kanji (1-occurrence)338
Average sentence length21.1
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue28.4%
Duration
12 h
Volume 8
Character count228,681
Word count107,998
Unique words10,733
Words (1-occurrence)4,839
Unique kanji2,242
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue24.0%
Duration
16 h
Volume 9
Character count281,754
Word count134,918
Unique words11,676
Words (1-occurrence)5,054
Unique kanji2,249
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Average sentence length20.1
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
20 h
Volume 10
Character count290,492
Word count138,459
Unique words10,965
Words (1-occurrence)4,649
Unique kanji2,225
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue22.8%
Duration
21 h
Volume 11
Character count300,267
Word count143,573
Unique words11,484
Words (1-occurrence)4,929
Unique kanji2,275
Kanji (1-occurrence)301
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue26.3%
Duration
21 h
Volume 12
Character count346,526
Word count165,880
Unique words11,547
Words (1-occurrence)4,775
Unique kanji2,259
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length21.4
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue24.2%
Duration
25 h
Volume 13
Character count253,591
Word count122,957
Unique words11,679
Words (1-occurrence)5,200
Unique kanji2,255
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue27.8%
Duration
18 h
Volume 14
Character count264,585
Word count128,401
Unique words11,598
Words (1-occurrence)5,004
Unique kanji2,289
Kanji (1-occurrence)303
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue26.0%
Duration
19 h
Volume 15
Character count238,568
Word count115,341
Unique words10,445
Words (1-occurrence)4,611
Unique kanji2,177
Kanji (1-occurrence)283
Average sentence length21.5
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue23.0%
Duration
17 h
Volume 16
Character count274,913
Word count133,711
Unique words10,425
Words (1-occurrence)4,422
Unique kanji2,187
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue21.8%
Duration
20 h
Volume 17
Character count252,683
Word count120,780
Unique words11,097
Words (1-occurrence)4,953
Unique kanji2,193
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Average sentence length20.3
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue28.7%
Duration
18 h
Volume 18
Character count296,496
Word count140,143
Unique words10,933
Words (1-occurrence)4,664
Unique kanji2,202
Kanji (1-occurrence)284
Average sentence length20.0
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue23.7%
Duration
21 h
Volume 19
Character count199,805
Word count93,910
Unique words9,177
Words (1-occurrence)4,165
Unique kanji2,036
Kanji (1-occurrence)310
Average sentence length19.9
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue30.9%
Duration
14 h
Volume 20
Character count317,331
Word count153,357
Unique words11,400
Words (1-occurrence)4,707
Unique kanji2,234
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue25.9%
Duration
23 h
Volume 21
Character count200,753
Word count96,729
Unique words9,068
Words (1-occurrence)3,960
Unique kanji2,055
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue23.5%
Duration
14 h