Year 2130 -- after the third world war, large contaminated areas known as "Blackspots" formed all over Japan. Large Walls were used to quarantine off these "Blackspots". In time, signs of inhabitance appeared within these wastelands. Among the survivors who had been abandoned inside the Blackspots, labeled as "those who were unneeded", came forth possessors of uncanny abilities -- Fire, wind, brute strength...they were defined by their supernatural abilities. Others, fearful of their powers, expelled them and named them --- Needless!
Japanese study overview
Needless is a Japanese manga of 257,290 characters, with 10,949 unique words and 1,775 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is average, 3.0 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 10,949 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.
- 事thing×669
- 能力ability×600
- 様Mr×349
- 神父Catholic priest×300
- 言うto say×290
- 私I×272
- 持つto hold (in one's hand)×266
- 貴様you×240
- 俺I×216
- 部隊force×211
- お前you×209
- 僕I×200
- 未央Miu×187
- ＢＳbroadcast(ing) satellite×86
- 今井Imai×77
- 神Kauzaki×72
- 篇compilation (of a text)×56
- 聖痕stigmata×55
- 胡桃walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)×51
- 照山Shouzan×40