HERO
Drama
ヒーロー 2001/01/08
Character count261,534
Word count107,338
Unique words7,689
Unique words used once3,467
Unique kanji1,608
Unique kanji used once209
Difficulty beta Easy
Episodes25

Kohei Kuryu is a former juvenile delinquent who drops out of junior high and goes on to earn a high school equivalency diploma. After passing the law board exams, Kuryu becomes a prosecutor. Not your typical prosecutor, which is quickly seen through the clothes that he wears, Kuryu possesses quick instincts and a kind of cleverness that only someone raised on the streets could have. Maiko Amamiya is a shrewd public prosecutor who has her eyes set on passing the exam to become a deputy prosecutor and tries her best to be noticed by her boss. Kuryu, on the other hand, after earning a reputation for doing top-notch work, is transferred to Amamiya's division, and finally opens his eyes to the possibility of promotion. Unfortunately, his unprecedented work behavior abruptly brings things to a halt. Although earning a reputation as a bad apple, the influence from Kuryu's strong pursuit of justice slowly begins to change things around him.

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Episode 1
Character count20,291
Word count8,210
Unique words1,863
Unique words used once1,019
Unique kanji822
Unique kanji used once254
Difficulty beta Hard
Episode 2
Character count6,794
Word count2,813
Unique words830
Unique words used once484
Unique kanji449
Unique kanji used once197
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 3
Character count10,247
Word count4,237
Unique words1,105
Unique words used once616
Unique kanji558
Unique kanji used once201
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 4
Character count9,612
Word count3,949
Unique words1,077
Unique words used once616
Unique kanji549
Unique kanji used once213
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 5
Character count9,895
Word count3,961
Unique words992
Unique words used once556
Unique kanji494
Unique kanji used once211
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 6
Character count8,723
Word count3,598
Unique words1,009
Unique words used once569
Unique kanji511
Unique kanji used once196
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 7
Character count8,219
Word count3,387
Unique words970
Unique words used once588
Unique kanji453
Unique kanji used once193
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 8
Character count9,012
Word count3,705
Unique words997
Unique words used once549
Unique kanji490
Unique kanji used once178
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 9
Character count9,639
Word count3,945
Unique words1,079
Unique words used once629
Unique kanji540
Unique kanji used once212
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 10
Character count9,228
Word count3,805
Unique words1,000
Unique words used once548
Unique kanji511
Unique kanji used once186
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 11
Character count7,491
Word count3,005
Unique words910
Unique words used once537
Unique kanji502
Unique kanji used once221
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 12
Character count9,034
Word count3,750
Unique words949
Unique words used once538
Unique kanji462
Unique kanji used once179
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 13
Character count9,645
Word count4,072
Unique words1,056
Unique words used once585
Unique kanji533
Unique kanji used once205
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 14
Character count6,794
Word count2,813
Unique words830
Unique words used once484
Unique kanji449
Unique kanji used once197
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 15
Character count17,519
Word count7,023
Unique words1,555
Unique words used once879
Unique kanji688
Unique kanji used once238
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 16
Character count12,310
Word count5,003
Unique words1,223
Unique words used once701
Unique kanji573
Unique kanji used once189
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 17
Character count11,567
Word count4,693
Unique words1,154
Unique words used once659
Unique kanji581
Unique kanji used once220
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 18
Character count11,187
Word count4,657
Unique words1,152
Unique words used once648
Unique kanji553
Unique kanji used once189
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 19
Character count10,516
Word count4,293
Unique words1,116
Unique words used once622
Unique kanji542
Unique kanji used once212
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 20
Character count10,126
Word count4,166
Unique words1,051
Unique words used once591
Unique kanji520
Unique kanji used once207
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 21
Character count9,000
Word count3,651
Unique words1,031
Unique words used once596
Unique kanji515
Unique kanji used once220
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 22
Character count9,694
Word count4,041
Unique words1,059
Unique words used once581
Unique kanji521
Unique kanji used once186
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 23
Character count9,881
Word count4,063
Unique words1,066
Unique words used once587
Unique kanji534
Unique kanji used once213
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 24
Character count11,816
Word count4,878
Unique words1,213
Unique words used once675
Unique kanji596
Unique kanji used once203
Difficulty beta Moderate
Episode 25
Character count13,294
Word count5,620
Unique words1,307
Unique words used once705
Unique kanji640
Unique kanji used once223
Difficulty beta Moderate