Katanagatari
Novel
刀語 2007/01/09
Character count756,515
Word count330,743
Unique words13,795
Unique words used once5,509
Unique kanji2,293
Unique kanji used once267
Average sentence length24.0
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue34.1%
Volumes12
Duration 54 h

A swordless “swordsman” and a self-described “schemer” who embark on a quest to obtain twelve peculiar masterpiece blades. Featuring a gatefold color insert, beautiful interior art, and copious bilingual footnotes, this hardcover edition is the first of a quartet scheduled to collect the entire original run. Brimming with action, romance, and unexpected wisdom, often as tongue-in-cheek as The Princess Bride, and shot through with ninjas, samurais, and secret moves, Sword Tale is Musashi for a new generation and a gift for any fan of adventure. (Source: Kodansha USA)

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Volume 1
Character count73,526
Word count32,131
Unique words4,604
Unique words used once2,310
Unique kanji1,440
Unique kanji used once341
Average sentence length24.2
Difficulty beta Very hard
Dialogue37.1%
Duration 5 h
Volume 2
Character count65,396
Word count28,397
Unique words4,314
Unique words used once2,219
Unique kanji1,344
Unique kanji used once327
Average sentence length24.2
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue35.9%
Duration 5 h
Volume 3
Character count70,140
Word count30,032
Unique words4,139
Unique words used once2,123
Unique kanji1,334
Unique kanji used once315
Average sentence length27.6
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue25.2%
Duration 5 h
Volume 4
Character count56,313
Word count24,815
Unique words3,985
Unique words used once2,019
Unique kanji1,357
Unique kanji used once339
Average sentence length27.5
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue28.4%
Duration 4 h
Volume 5
Character count68,321
Word count30,040
Unique words4,525
Unique words used once2,315
Unique kanji1,412
Unique kanji used once298
Average sentence length25.4
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue32.8%
Duration 5 h
Volume 6
Character count68,272
Word count29,337
Unique words4,208
Unique words used once2,126
Unique kanji1,367
Unique kanji used once317
Average sentence length25.5
Difficulty beta Very hard
Dialogue31.4%
Duration 5 h
Volume 7
Character count59,202
Word count26,050
Unique words3,819
Unique words used once1,947
Unique kanji1,360
Unique kanji used once325
Average sentence length20.5
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue35.1%
Duration 4 h
Volume 8
Character count59,193
Word count26,135
Unique words3,815
Unique words used once1,929
Unique kanji1,323
Unique kanji used once323
Average sentence length23.1
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue33.5%
Duration 4 h
Volume 9
Character count60,479
Word count26,127
Unique words3,965
Unique words used once1,989
Unique kanji1,363
Unique kanji used once307
Average sentence length26.0
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue32.4%
Duration 4 h
Volume 10
Character count57,495
Word count25,214
Unique words3,739
Unique words used once1,945
Unique kanji1,314
Unique kanji used once333
Average sentence length21.4
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue44.4%
Duration 4 h
Volume 11
Character count59,580
Word count26,412
Unique words3,741
Unique words used once1,843
Unique kanji1,321
Unique kanji used once300
Average sentence length22.9
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue34.9%
Duration 4 h
Volume 12
Character count58,598
Word count26,053
Unique words3,906
Unique words used once1,951
Unique kanji1,405
Unique kanji used once330
Average sentence length21.1
Difficulty beta Expert
Dialogue38.3%
Duration 4 h