pupa

Manga·Pupa
pupa
2011/03/12
Characters57,229
Word count24,468
Unique words
4,099
Unique kanji
1,195
Difficulty Easy
Volumes3
Rating
51 %

The "life-and-death sibling" story follows Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa, a boy and his little sister who find themselves all alone. One day, Yume sees a mysterious red butterfly and her body undergoes a strange metamorphosis—into a creature that eats humans. Utsutsu struggles to find a way to restore his sister. (Source: Anime News Network)

Genres
Drama
Fantasy
Horror
Psychological
Tags
Body Horror
Gore
Tragedy
Cannibalism
Shounen
Shapeshifting
Survival
Nudity
Countryside
SourcesAnilist

Japanese study overview

pupa is a Japanese manga of 57,229 characters, with 4,099 unique words and 1,195 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is easy, 1.9 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 4,099 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.

Volume 1

Characters18,653
Word count7,795
Unique words
2,042
Unique kanji
799
Difficulty Easy

Volume 2

Characters20,448
Word count8,841
Unique words
2,186
Unique kanji
879
Difficulty Easy

Volume 3

Characters18,128
Word count7,832
Unique words
1,826
Unique kanji
724
Difficulty Average

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Vocabulary highlights

Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.

See the full vocabulary list (4,099 words)