Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru
Novel
されど罪人は竜と踊る
2003/01/30
Character count5,324,327
Word count2,512,331
Unique words35,861
Words (1-occurrence)11,368
Unique kanji3,189
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue27.3%
Volumes21
Duration
380 h
External Rating
37 %

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 count194,357
Word count93,118
Unique words10,226
Words (1-occurrence)4,711
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)302
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue30.2%
Duration
14 h
Volume 2
Character count232,596
Word count110,366
Unique words10,646
Words (1-occurrence)4,672
Unique kanji2,287
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.9
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue32.9%
Duration
17 h
Volume 3
Character count265,390
Word count122,514
Unique words10,202
Words (1-occurrence)4,466
Unique kanji2,210
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Average sentence length19.6
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue28.3%
Duration
19 h
Volume 4
Character count289,427
Word count134,854
Unique words10,481
Words (1-occurrence)4,441
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length20.5
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue25.2%
Duration
21 h
Volume 5
Character count217,291
Word count104,418
Unique words10,662
Words (1-occurrence)4,912
Unique kanji2,236
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.1
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue34.5%
Duration
16 h
Volume 6
Character count203,398
Word count95,364
Unique words10,550
Words (1-occurrence)4,898
Unique kanji2,247
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Average sentence length21.0
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue35.7%
Duration
15 h
Volume 7
Character count170,803
Word count80,592
Unique words9,247
Words (1-occurrence)4,370
Unique kanji2,197
Kanji (1-occurrence)338
Average sentence length21.1
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue28.4%
Duration
12 h
Volume 8
Character count229,267
Word count107,730
Unique words10,252
Words (1-occurrence)4,592
Unique kanji2,242
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length21.7
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue24.0%
Duration
16 h
Volume 9
Character count281,924
Word count132,748
Unique words11,127
Words (1-occurrence)4,772
Unique kanji2,249
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Average sentence length20.1
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
20 h
Volume 10
Character count290,988
Word count137,058
Unique words10,522
Words (1-occurrence)4,469
Unique kanji2,225
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length21.0
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue22.8%
Duration
21 h
Volume 11
Character count300,806
Word count140,780
Unique words11,006
Words (1-occurrence)4,703
Unique kanji2,275
Kanji (1-occurrence)301
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue26.3%
Duration
21 h
Volume 12
Character count347,279
Word count162,835
Unique words11,026
Words (1-occurrence)4,534
Unique kanji2,259
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length21.4
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue24.2%
Duration
25 h
Volume 13
Character count254,027
Word count122,048
Unique words11,179
Words (1-occurrence)4,947
Unique kanji2,255
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue27.8%
Duration
18 h
Volume 14
Character count264,728
Word count127,563
Unique words11,097
Words (1-occurrence)4,778
Unique kanji2,289
Kanji (1-occurrence)303
Average sentence length21.9
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue26.0%
Duration
19 h
Volume 15
Character count238,844
Word count113,395
Unique words9,945
Words (1-occurrence)4,346
Unique kanji2,177
Kanji (1-occurrence)283
Average sentence length21.5
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue23.0%
Duration
17 h
Volume 16
Character count275,153
Word count130,394
Unique words9,956
Words (1-occurrence)4,203
Unique kanji2,187
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue21.8%
Duration
20 h
Volume 17
Character count252,895
Word count119,379
Unique words10,510
Words (1-occurrence)4,673
Unique kanji2,193
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Average sentence length20.4
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue28.7%
Duration
18 h
Volume 18
Character count296,847
Word count138,934
Unique words10,387
Words (1-occurrence)4,405
Unique kanji2,202
Kanji (1-occurrence)284
Average sentence length20.0
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue23.7%
Duration
21 h
Volume 19
Character count199,867
Word count92,499
Unique words8,691
Words (1-occurrence)3,948
Unique kanji2,036
Kanji (1-occurrence)310
Average sentence length19.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue30.9%
Duration
14 h
Volume 20
Character count317,496
Word count150,513
Unique words10,813
Words (1-occurrence)4,460
Unique kanji2,234
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue25.9%
Duration
23 h
Volume 21
Character count200,944
Word count95,229
Unique words8,564
Words (1-occurrence)3,697
Unique kanji2,055
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue23.5%
Duration
14 h