Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru
Novel
されど罪人は竜と踊る
2003/01/30
Character count5,319,378
Word count2,585,997
Unique words41,962
Words (1-occurrence)12,259
Unique kanji3,211
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 count194,199
Word count94,690
Unique words10,768
Words (1-occurrence)4,990
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)302
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue30.2%
Duration
14 h
Volume 2
Character count232,395
Word count113,243
Unique words11,259
Words (1-occurrence)4,954
Unique kanji2,287
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.9
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue32.9%
Duration
17 h
Volume 3
Character count264,709
Word count124,749
Unique words10,824
Words (1-occurrence)4,728
Unique kanji2,210
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Average sentence length19.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue28.3%
Duration
19 h
Volume 4
Character count288,525
Word count139,363
Unique words11,107
Words (1-occurrence)4,696
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length20.5
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue25.2%
Duration
21 h
Volume 5
Character count217,193
Word count105,134
Unique words11,292
Words (1-occurrence)5,262
Unique kanji2,236
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.0
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue34.5%
Duration
16 h
Volume 6
Character count203,165
Word count97,073
Unique words11,227
Words (1-occurrence)5,263
Unique kanji2,247
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue35.7%
Duration
15 h
Volume 7
Character count170,637
Word count82,469
Unique words9,751
Words (1-occurrence)4,664
Unique kanji2,197
Kanji (1-occurrence)338
Average sentence length21.1
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue28.4%
Duration
12 h
Volume 8
Character count228,876
Word count110,021
Unique words10,781
Words (1-occurrence)4,841
Unique kanji2,242
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue24.0%
Duration
16 h
Volume 9
Character count281,827
Word count136,434
Unique words11,754
Words (1-occurrence)5,072
Unique kanji2,249
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Average sentence length20.1
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
20 h
Volume 10
Character count290,741
Word count140,484
Unique words11,029
Words (1-occurrence)4,676
Unique kanji2,225
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue22.8%
Duration
21 h
Volume 11
Character count300,480
Word count146,437
Unique words11,546
Words (1-occurrence)4,935
Unique kanji2,275
Kanji (1-occurrence)301
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue26.3%
Duration
21 h
Volume 12
Character count347,059
Word count169,017
Unique words11,640
Words (1-occurrence)4,817
Unique kanji2,259
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length21.4
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue24.2%
Duration
25 h
Volume 13
Character count253,750
Word count124,750
Unique words11,746
Words (1-occurrence)5,227
Unique kanji2,255
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue27.8%
Duration
18 h
Volume 14
Character count264,567
Word count129,931
Unique words11,654
Words (1-occurrence)5,034
Unique kanji2,289
Kanji (1-occurrence)303
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue26.0%
Duration
19 h
Volume 15
Character count238,728
Word count118,261
Unique words10,523
Words (1-occurrence)4,632
Unique kanji2,177
Kanji (1-occurrence)283
Average sentence length21.5
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue23.0%
Duration
17 h
Volume 16
Character count274,986
Word count136,936
Unique words10,489
Words (1-occurrence)4,429
Unique kanji2,187
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue21.8%
Duration
20 h
Volume 17
Character count252,764
Word count123,533
Unique words11,142
Words (1-occurrence)4,937
Unique kanji2,193
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Average sentence length20.4
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue28.7%
Duration
18 h
Volume 18
Character count296,668
Word count143,550
Unique words10,996
Words (1-occurrence)4,670
Unique kanji2,202
Kanji (1-occurrence)284
Average sentence length20.0
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue23.7%
Duration
21 h
Volume 19
Character count199,831
Word count95,802
Unique words9,228
Words (1-occurrence)4,167
Unique kanji2,036
Kanji (1-occurrence)310
Average sentence length19.9
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue30.9%
Duration
14 h
Volume 20
Character count317,405
Word count155,685
Unique words11,457
Words (1-occurrence)4,722
Unique kanji2,234
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty Expert
Dialogue25.9%
Duration
23 h
Volume 21
Character count200,873
Word count98,435
Unique words9,127
Words (1-occurrence)3,954
Unique kanji2,055
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty Hard
Dialogue23.5%
Duration
14 h