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Billy Bat
Manga
ビリーバット
2008/10/16
Character count292,634
Word count124,747
Unique words12,508
Words (1-occurrence)6,091
Unique kanji1,773
Kanji (1-occurrence)279
Difficulty Average
Volumes20
External Rating
85 %

The story is set in 1949 and follows Japanese-American comic book artist Kevin Yamagata as he draws the popular detective series "Billy Bat" for "Marble Comics." When he learns he may have unconsciously copied the character from an image he saw while serving in occupied Japan, he returns to Japan to get permission to use Billy Bat from its original creator. Upon arriving there, however, he becomes embroiled in a web of murder, cover-ups, and prophecy that all leads back to Billy Bat.It is soon evident, however, that the truth of Billy Bat's nature is far larger than Kevin could ever guess, spanning millennia and across the world. (Source: Wikipedia)Note: Won the Max und Moritz Prize for "Best international Comic" in 2014.

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Genres
Drama
Mystery
Supernatural
Thriller
Tags
Historical
Art
Seinen
Conspiracy
Philosophy
Politics
Urban Fantasy
Travel
Foreign
Time Skip
Adult Cast
Police
Male Protagonist
Ninja
Firearms
Swords
Religion
Espionage
Nudity
Anilist
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count15,710
Word count6,833
Unique words2,020
Words (1-occurrence)1,280
Unique kanji778
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty Average
Volume 2
Character count14,549
Word count6,381
Unique words1,884
Words (1-occurrence)1,174
Unique kanji776
Kanji (1-occurrence)264
Difficulty Average
Volume 3
Character count11,376
Word count5,168
Unique words1,459
Words (1-occurrence)885
Unique kanji667
Kanji (1-occurrence)249
Difficulty Hard
Volume 4
Character count15,652
Word count6,627
Unique words1,790
Words (1-occurrence)1,084
Unique kanji698
Kanji (1-occurrence)251
Difficulty Average
Volume 5
Character count18,075
Word count7,513
Unique words1,851
Words (1-occurrence)1,148
Unique kanji700
Kanji (1-occurrence)259
Difficulty Average
Volume 6
Character count13,848
Word count5,829
Unique words1,715
Words (1-occurrence)1,060
Unique kanji665
Kanji (1-occurrence)245
Difficulty Average
Volume 7
Character count12,750
Word count5,270
Unique words1,534
Words (1-occurrence)939
Unique kanji623
Kanji (1-occurrence)247
Difficulty Average
Volume 8
Character count16,238
Word count7,036
Unique words2,043
Words (1-occurrence)1,263
Unique kanji714
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty Average
Volume 9
Character count17,032
Word count7,396
Unique words2,034
Words (1-occurrence)1,245
Unique kanji762
Kanji (1-occurrence)251
Difficulty Hard
Volume 10
Character count13,208
Word count5,683
Unique words1,675
Words (1-occurrence)1,065
Unique kanji683
Kanji (1-occurrence)254
Difficulty Average
Volume 11
Character count14,926
Word count6,359
Unique words1,880
Words (1-occurrence)1,201
Unique kanji706
Kanji (1-occurrence)274
Difficulty Average
Volume 12
Character count15,220
Word count6,485
Unique words1,894
Words (1-occurrence)1,209
Unique kanji724
Kanji (1-occurrence)265
Difficulty Average
Volume 13
Character count11,686
Word count5,011
Unique words1,507
Words (1-occurrence)951
Unique kanji654
Kanji (1-occurrence)257
Difficulty Average
Volume 14
Character count14,794
Word count6,252
Unique words1,723
Words (1-occurrence)1,073
Unique kanji696
Kanji (1-occurrence)259
Difficulty Average
Volume 15
Character count16,641
Word count6,874
Unique words2,015
Words (1-occurrence)1,273
Unique kanji736
Kanji (1-occurrence)251
Difficulty Average
Volume 16
Character count16,797
Word count7,054
Unique words2,004
Words (1-occurrence)1,272
Unique kanji764
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Difficulty Average
Volume 17
Character count13,445
Word count5,622
Unique words1,572
Words (1-occurrence)954
Unique kanji592
Kanji (1-occurrence)218
Difficulty Average
Volume 18
Character count14,147
Word count6,141
Unique words1,753
Words (1-occurrence)1,113
Unique kanji704
Kanji (1-occurrence)282
Difficulty Average
Volume 19
Character count14,398
Word count6,019
Unique words1,765
Words (1-occurrence)1,100
Unique kanji708
Kanji (1-occurrence)272
Difficulty Average
Volume 20
Character count12,142
Word count5,194
Unique words1,602
Words (1-occurrence)1,014
Unique kanji687
Kanji (1-occurrence)253
Difficulty Average