The year is 2019, and Shinjuku's drug trade just got a whole lot bloodier. A new narcotic endows users with demon-like horns, fangs and a raging appetite for human flesh. When a man named Eiji Kuraza transforms into a murderous demon and then goes missing, his girlfriend Shizuka will stop at nothing to find him. Following a trail of violence, narcotics and prostitution to the yakuza, Shizuka hires supernatural P.I. Tsunami for his expert legwork while Shizuka joins the red light district to conduct her own investigation on her back. If Shizuka's recklessness pays off, Eiji may force her to satisfy an appetite unfamiliar to call-girls... (Source: DMP)
Japanese study overview
Shihaisha no Tasogare is a Japanese manga of 18,336 characters, with 2,532 unique words and 1,002 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is hard, 3.7 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,532 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- 那美Tomomi×31
- 僕I×30
- 英次Eiji×29
- 私I×27
- 龍dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon)×24
- 人person×23
- 前in front (of)×19
- 鬼ogre×19
- 言うto say×19
- 紫purple×18
- 津Tsu (city in Mie)×18
- 話talk×17
- 蔵座Kuraza×15
- 津Oyagitsu×12
- 奥瀬Okuse×10
- 工藤Kudau×10
- 哥gross (i.e. 12 dozen)×7
- 京都府警Kyoto Prefectural Police×5
- 楼tower×4
- 本署police headquarters×3