Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru
Novel
されど罪人は竜と踊る
2003/01/30
Character count5,324,459
Word count2,512,680
Unique words35,860
Words (1-occurrence)11,371
Unique kanji3,189
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Average sentence length20.1
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue27.3%
Volumes21
Duration
380 h
External Rating
37 %

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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Volume 1
Character count194,358
Word count93,125
Unique words10,223
Words (1-occurrence)4,710
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)302
Average sentence length20.6
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue30.2%
Duration
14 h
Volume 2
Character count232,607
Word count110,372
Unique words10,650
Words (1-occurrence)4,676
Unique kanji2,287
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length20.6
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue32.9%
Duration
17 h
Volume 3
Character count265,396
Word count122,526
Unique words10,202
Words (1-occurrence)4,466
Unique kanji2,210
Kanji (1-occurrence)311
Average sentence length18.5
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue28.3%
Duration
19 h
Volume 4
Character count289,439
Word count134,875
Unique words10,481
Words (1-occurrence)4,442
Unique kanji2,246
Kanji (1-occurrence)286
Average sentence length19.7
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue25.2%
Duration
21 h
Volume 5
Character count217,307
Word count104,426
Unique words10,659
Words (1-occurrence)4,908
Unique kanji2,236
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length18.7
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue34.5%
Duration
16 h
Volume 6
Character count203,410
Word count95,361
Unique words10,552
Words (1-occurrence)4,901
Unique kanji2,247
Kanji (1-occurrence)326
Average sentence length19.6
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue35.7%
Duration
15 h
Volume 7
Character count170,805
Word count80,598
Unique words9,244
Words (1-occurrence)4,369
Unique kanji2,197
Kanji (1-occurrence)338
Average sentence length19.8
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue28.4%
Duration
12 h
Volume 8
Character count229,281
Word count107,738
Unique words10,254
Words (1-occurrence)4,596
Unique kanji2,242
Kanji (1-occurrence)309
Average sentence length20.4
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue24.0%
Duration
16 h
Volume 9
Character count281,932
Word count132,794
Unique words11,129
Words (1-occurrence)4,775
Unique kanji2,249
Kanji (1-occurrence)277
Average sentence length19.3
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue29.7%
Duration
20 h
Volume 10
Character count290,989
Word count137,086
Unique words10,522
Words (1-occurrence)4,471
Unique kanji2,225
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length20.3
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue22.8%
Duration
21 h
Volume 11
Character count300,812
Word count140,812
Unique words11,006
Words (1-occurrence)4,705
Unique kanji2,275
Kanji (1-occurrence)301
Average sentence length21.2
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue26.3%
Duration
21 h
Volume 12
Character count347,284
Word count162,861
Unique words11,022
Words (1-occurrence)4,531
Unique kanji2,259
Kanji (1-occurrence)278
Average sentence length20.6
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue24.2%
Duration
25 h
Volume 13
Character count254,035
Word count122,062
Unique words11,177
Words (1-occurrence)4,946
Unique kanji2,255
Kanji (1-occurrence)296
Average sentence length20.7
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue27.8%
Duration
18 h
Volume 14
Character count264,728
Word count127,572
Unique words11,095
Words (1-occurrence)4,775
Unique kanji2,289
Kanji (1-occurrence)303
Average sentence length21.1
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue26.0%
Duration
19 h
Volume 15
Character count238,846
Word count113,417
Unique words9,949
Words (1-occurrence)4,351
Unique kanji2,177
Kanji (1-occurrence)283
Average sentence length20.8
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue23.0%
Duration
17 h
Volume 16
Character count275,154
Word count130,418
Unique words9,953
Words (1-occurrence)4,200
Unique kanji2,187
Kanji (1-occurrence)290
Average sentence length21.0
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue21.8%
Duration
20 h
Volume 17
Character count252,893
Word count119,389
Unique words10,507
Words (1-occurrence)4,670
Unique kanji2,193
Kanji (1-occurrence)297
Average sentence length19.8
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue28.7%
Duration
18 h
Volume 18
Character count296,858
Word count138,950
Unique words10,385
Words (1-occurrence)4,401
Unique kanji2,202
Kanji (1-occurrence)284
Average sentence length19.5
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue23.7%
Duration
21 h
Volume 19
Character count199,874
Word count92,510
Unique words8,691
Words (1-occurrence)3,949
Unique kanji2,036
Kanji (1-occurrence)310
Average sentence length19.2
Difficulty beta
Hard
Dialogue30.9%
Duration
14 h
Volume 20
Character count317,502
Word count150,552
Unique words10,815
Words (1-occurrence)4,461
Unique kanji2,234
Kanji (1-occurrence)312
Average sentence length19.7
Difficulty beta
Expert
Dialogue25.9%
Duration
23 h
Volume 21
Character count200,949
Word count95,236
Unique words8,562
Words (1-occurrence)3,695
Unique kanji2,055
Kanji (1-occurrence)300
Average sentence length19.8
Difficulty beta
Very hard
Dialogue23.5%
Duration
14 h