Hagane no Renkinjutsushi
Manga
鋼の錬金術師
2001/07/12
Character count375,247
Word count164,033
Unique words13,674
Words (1-occurrence)6,484
Unique kanji1,938
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
Difficulty beta
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
Magic
Body Horror
Adult Cast
Male Cast
Firearms
Gore
Historical
Tsundere
Cars
Kuudere
Tomboy
Trains
Subdecks
viewing decks 1-25 from 27 total
Volume 1
Character count14,632
Word count6,526
Unique words1,939
Words (1-occurrence)1,224
Unique kanji762
Kanji (1-occurrence)283
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 2
Character count14,468
Word count6,383
Unique words1,845
Words (1-occurrence)1,156
Unique kanji758
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 3
Character count17,410
Word count7,608
Unique words2,206
Words (1-occurrence)1,371
Unique kanji833
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 4
Character count15,529
Word count6,761
Unique words1,866
Words (1-occurrence)1,149
Unique kanji751
Kanji (1-occurrence)294
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 5
Character count15,966
Word count6,855
Unique words1,966
Words (1-occurrence)1,237
Unique kanji786
Kanji (1-occurrence)320
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 6
Character count11,132
Word count4,821
Unique words1,588
Words (1-occurrence)1,045
Unique kanji669
Kanji (1-occurrence)280
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 7
Character count12,381
Word count5,456
Unique words1,747
Words (1-occurrence)1,124
Unique kanji736
Kanji (1-occurrence)320
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 8
Character count13,396
Word count5,816
Unique words1,887
Words (1-occurrence)1,216
Unique kanji765
Kanji (1-occurrence)317
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 9
Character count13,116
Word count5,707
Unique words1,666
Words (1-occurrence)1,034
Unique kanji713
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 10
Character count14,166
Word count6,206
Unique words1,898
Words (1-occurrence)1,195
Unique kanji812
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 11
Character count16,092
Word count7,102
Unique words1,929
Words (1-occurrence)1,205
Unique kanji803
Kanji (1-occurrence)317
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 12
Character count14,223
Word count6,187
Unique words1,874
Words (1-occurrence)1,192
Unique kanji756
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 13
Character count13,907
Word count6,212
Unique words1,855
Words (1-occurrence)1,195
Unique kanji795
Kanji (1-occurrence)343
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 14
Character count14,370
Word count6,404
Unique words1,885
Words (1-occurrence)1,209
Unique kanji792
Kanji (1-occurrence)331
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 15
Character count18,238
Word count7,991
Unique words2,362
Words (1-occurrence)1,564
Unique kanji939
Kanji (1-occurrence)355
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 16
Character count18,685
Word count8,214
Unique words2,269
Words (1-occurrence)1,410
Unique kanji879
Kanji (1-occurrence)328
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 17
Character count16,086
Word count7,052
Unique words2,152
Words (1-occurrence)1,395
Unique kanji885
Kanji (1-occurrence)322
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 18
Character count16,919
Word count7,265
Unique words2,001
Words (1-occurrence)1,250
Unique kanji816
Kanji (1-occurrence)294
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 19
Character count14,960
Word count6,558
Unique words1,935
Words (1-occurrence)1,220
Unique kanji865
Kanji (1-occurrence)362
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 20
Character count16,271
Word count7,126
Unique words2,080
Words (1-occurrence)1,302
Unique kanji822
Kanji (1-occurrence)324
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 21
Character count12,686
Word count5,555
Unique words1,769
Words (1-occurrence)1,160
Unique kanji760
Kanji (1-occurrence)336
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 22
Character count11,824
Word count5,109
Unique words1,714
Words (1-occurrence)1,140
Unique kanji693
Kanji (1-occurrence)288
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 23
Character count11,469
Word count4,909
Unique words1,642
Words (1-occurrence)1,078
Unique kanji725
Kanji (1-occurrence)298
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 24
Character count8,894
Word count3,886
Unique words1,405
Words (1-occurrence)947
Unique kanji699
Kanji (1-occurrence)323
Difficulty beta
Very hard
DetailsVocabulary
Volume 25
Character count8,081
Word count3,510
Unique words1,190
Words (1-occurrence)759
Unique kanji544
Kanji (1-occurrence)225
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary