Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Manga
鋼の錬金術師
2001/07/12
Character count367,981
Word count157,740
Unique words14,514
Words (1-occurrence)6,994
Unique kanji1,954
Kanji (1-occurrence)295
Difficulty Hard
Volumes27
External Rating
89 %

Alchemy tore the Elric brothers’ bodies apart. Can their bond make them whole again? In this world, alchemists are those who study and perform the art of alchemical transmutation—the science of manipulating and transforming matter. They are bounded by the Law of Equivalent Exchange: in order to gain something, one must sacrifice something of equal value. In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail” limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone. (Source: Viz Media) Note: Includes 8 extra chapters.

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Genres
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
Fantasy
Tags
Alchemy
Politics
Philosophy
Military
Tragedy
War
Male Protagonist
Shounen
Disability
Travel
Steampunk
Super Power
Body Horror
Magic
Adult Cast
Male Cast
Firearms
Gore
Historical
Tsundere
Cars
Kuudere
Tomboy
Trains
Urban Fantasy
Subdecks
viewing decks 1-25 from 27 total
Volume 1
Character count14,275
Word count6,252
Unique words1,968
Words (1-occurrence)1,263
Unique kanji762
Kanji (1-occurrence)283
Difficulty Expert
Volume 2
Character count14,216
Word count6,114
Unique words1,894
Words (1-occurrence)1,209
Unique kanji758
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Difficulty Hard
Volume 3
Character count17,069
Word count7,279
Unique words2,261
Words (1-occurrence)1,427
Unique kanji833
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Difficulty Hard
Volume 4
Character count15,200
Word count6,431
Unique words1,933
Words (1-occurrence)1,208
Unique kanji751
Kanji (1-occurrence)294
Difficulty Hard
Volume 5
Character count15,608
Word count6,527
Unique words2,024
Words (1-occurrence)1,296
Unique kanji786
Kanji (1-occurrence)320
Difficulty Average
Volume 6
Character count10,875
Word count4,574
Unique words1,639
Words (1-occurrence)1,105
Unique kanji669
Kanji (1-occurrence)280
Difficulty Average
Volume 7
Character count12,084
Word count5,211
Unique words1,810
Words (1-occurrence)1,189
Unique kanji736
Kanji (1-occurrence)320
Difficulty Hard
Volume 8
Character count13,103
Word count5,609
Unique words1,949
Words (1-occurrence)1,272
Unique kanji765
Kanji (1-occurrence)317
Difficulty Hard
Volume 9
Character count12,839
Word count5,418
Unique words1,718
Words (1-occurrence)1,109
Unique kanji713
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Difficulty Average
Volume 10
Character count13,865
Word count5,945
Unique words1,965
Words (1-occurrence)1,270
Unique kanji812
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty Hard
Volume 11
Character count15,831
Word count6,750
Unique words1,976
Words (1-occurrence)1,262
Unique kanji803
Kanji (1-occurrence)317
Difficulty Average
Volume 12
Character count13,987
Word count5,987
Unique words1,934
Words (1-occurrence)1,242
Unique kanji756
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
Difficulty Expert
Volume 13
Character count13,610
Word count6,001
Unique words1,899
Words (1-occurrence)1,245
Unique kanji795
Kanji (1-occurrence)343
Difficulty Expert
Volume 14
Character count14,106
Word count6,156
Unique words1,924
Words (1-occurrence)1,254
Unique kanji792
Kanji (1-occurrence)331
Difficulty Hard
Volume 15
Character count17,958
Word count7,884
Unique words2,454
Words (1-occurrence)1,639
Unique kanji939
Kanji (1-occurrence)354
Difficulty Expert
Volume 16
Character count18,336
Word count7,899
Unique words2,341
Words (1-occurrence)1,483
Unique kanji879
Kanji (1-occurrence)328
Difficulty Hard
Volume 17
Character count15,839
Word count6,803
Unique words2,215
Words (1-occurrence)1,440
Unique kanji885
Kanji (1-occurrence)322
Difficulty Hard
Volume 18
Character count16,610
Word count7,049
Unique words2,076
Words (1-occurrence)1,324
Unique kanji816
Kanji (1-occurrence)294
Difficulty Hard
Volume 19
Character count14,710
Word count6,259
Unique words2,027
Words (1-occurrence)1,290
Unique kanji865
Kanji (1-occurrence)362
Difficulty Hard
Volume 20
Character count15,947
Word count6,909
Unique words2,182
Words (1-occurrence)1,415
Unique kanji822
Kanji (1-occurrence)324
Difficulty Hard
Volume 21
Character count12,474
Word count5,300
Unique words1,832
Words (1-occurrence)1,231
Unique kanji760
Kanji (1-occurrence)336
Difficulty Hard
Volume 22
Character count11,569
Word count4,916
Unique words1,743
Words (1-occurrence)1,172
Unique kanji693
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty Expert
Volume 23
Character count11,240
Word count4,797
Unique words1,694
Words (1-occurrence)1,130
Unique kanji725
Kanji (1-occurrence)298
Difficulty Expert
Volume 24
Character count8,716
Word count3,772
Unique words1,461
Words (1-occurrence)1,013
Unique kanji699
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty Expert
Volume 25
Character count7,935
Word count3,337
Unique words1,215
Words (1-occurrence)782
Unique kanji544
Kanji (1-occurrence)225
Difficulty Hard