Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru
Novel
されど罪人は竜と踊る
2003/01/30
Character count5,321,497
Word count2,637,119
Unique words42,080
Words (1-occurrence)12,234
Unique kanji3,214
Kanji (1-occurrence)175
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue27.3%
Volumes21
Duration
380 h
External Rating
38 %

The series takes place in an alternate world, staged mostly in the city of Eridana, whose territory is half in the Tseberun Dragon Empire, and half in the Lapetodes Seven Cities Alliance. Each half is separated by the Orielal River. In this world, special abilities called spell formulas (咒式, jushiki) exist, which are essentially chemical reactions augmented through special weapons that cause a magic spell-like effect. These special weapons are called Magic Staff weapons, and are as varied as regular weapons are. Spell formulists use these spell formulas to fight with "Beasts of Abhorrent Form," natural creatures that use spell formulas and pose a threat to humans, such as Dragons, Aions, or Enormes. The story focuses on the two main characters, Gaius Sorel and Gigina Ashley-Bufh, the only two employees of Spell Formulist dispatch office Ashley-Bufh & Sorel Co. They are met with a variety of requests from a variety of clients, all requiring the adept use of spell formulas. (Source: Light Novel Database)

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Genres
Action
Drama
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Tags
Male Protagonist
Dragon
Magic
Subdecks
Volume 1
Character count194,260
Word count95,190
Unique words10,780
Words (1-occurrence)4,972
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)302
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue30.2%
Duration
14 h
Volume 2
Character count232,459
Word count114,830
Unique words11,258
Words (1-occurrence)4,962
Unique kanji2,287
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue32.9%
Duration
17 h
Volume 3
Character count264,784
Word count130,113
Unique words10,847
Words (1-occurrence)4,735
Unique kanji2,210
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Average sentence length19.6
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue28.3%
Duration
19 h
Volume 4
Character count288,619
Word count142,177
Unique words11,119
Words (1-occurrence)4,685
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length20.5
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue25.2%
Duration
21 h
Volume 5
Character count217,297
Word count106,073
Unique words11,259
Words (1-occurrence)5,220
Unique kanji2,236
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.1
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue34.5%
Duration
16 h
Volume 6
Character count203,255
Word count98,770
Unique words11,238
Words (1-occurrence)5,233
Unique kanji2,247
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Average sentence length20.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue35.7%
Duration
15 h
Volume 7
Character count170,733
Word count83,041
Unique words9,730
Words (1-occurrence)4,655
Unique kanji2,197
Kanji (1-occurrence)338
Average sentence length21.1
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue28.4%
Duration
12 h
Volume 8
Character count229,044
Word count111,412
Unique words10,764
Words (1-occurrence)4,826
Unique kanji2,242
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue24.0%
Duration
16 h
Volume 9
Character count281,919
Word count138,810
Unique words11,774
Words (1-occurrence)5,077
Unique kanji2,249
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Average sentence length20.1
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
20 h
Volume 10
Character count290,859
Word count144,730
Unique words11,037
Words (1-occurrence)4,652
Unique kanji2,225
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length21.0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue22.8%
Duration
21 h
Volume 11
Character count300,630
Word count149,660
Unique words11,547
Words (1-occurrence)4,911
Unique kanji2,275
Kanji (1-occurrence)301
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue26.3%
Duration
21 h
Volume 12
Character count347,202
Word count174,058
Unique words11,629
Words (1-occurrence)4,793
Unique kanji2,259
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length21.4
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue24.2%
Duration
25 h
Volume 13
Character count253,893
Word count126,596
Unique words11,732
Words (1-occurrence)5,191
Unique kanji2,255
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue27.8%
Duration
18 h
Volume 14
Character count264,651
Word count131,584
Unique words11,692
Words (1-occurrence)5,041
Unique kanji2,289
Kanji (1-occurrence)303
Average sentence length21.8
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue26.0%
Duration
19 h
Volume 15
Character count238,850
Word count119,377
Unique words10,544
Words (1-occurrence)4,644
Unique kanji2,177
Kanji (1-occurrence)283
Average sentence length21.5
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue23.0%
Duration
17 h
Volume 16
Character count275,117
Word count138,320
Unique words10,513
Words (1-occurrence)4,432
Unique kanji2,187
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Average sentence length21.6
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue21.8%
Duration
20 h
Volume 17
Character count252,876
Word count126,222
Unique words11,148
Words (1-occurrence)4,917
Unique kanji2,193
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Average sentence length20.4
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue28.7%
Duration
18 h
Volume 18
Character count296,776
Word count148,475
Unique words11,026
Words (1-occurrence)4,678
Unique kanji2,202
Kanji (1-occurrence)284
Average sentence length20.0
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue23.7%
Duration
21 h
Volume 19
Character count199,897
Word count98,573
Unique words9,250
Words (1-occurrence)4,158
Unique kanji2,036
Kanji (1-occurrence)310
Average sentence length19.9
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue30.9%
Duration
14 h
Volume 20
Character count317,460
Word count158,848
Unique words11,464
Words (1-occurrence)4,698
Unique kanji2,234
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue25.9%
Duration
23 h
Volume 21
Character count200,916
Word count100,260
Unique words9,155
Words (1-occurrence)3,945
Unique kanji2,055
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Average sentence length20.2
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue23.5%
Duration
14 h