ef: a tale of memories.
Anime
ef - a tale of memories.
2007/10/07
Character count60,867
Word count27,840
Unique words2,803
Words (1-occurrence)1,192
Unique kanji1,015
Kanji (1-occurrence)233
Difficulty beta
Moderate
Episodes12
External Rating
75 %

On Christmas Eve, Hiro Hirono's bike is stolen by a girl chasing a thief who stole her purse. He gives chase and finds her unconscious and his bike ruined. The girl, Miyako Miyamura, soon awakes and the two begin to talk. After making sure she is okay, they end up spending Christmas Eve together. Later, Hiro finds out Miyako attends the same school as him and they begin to spend more and more time together, Miyako developing affections for Hiro. Kei Shindou -- Hiro's childhood friend who has long held a crush on him -- begins to become jealous and a love triangle follows. The series also tells the story of Renji Asou. One day, he meets Chihiro Shindou, the twin sister of Kei Shindou, at an abandoned train station. Even though she's very shy, they get along pretty well and begin meeting at the same spot everyday. However, Renji finds out that Chihiro was in a car accident years ago and as a consequence she suffers from a disability: her memory lasts only 13 hours. Nevertheless, after learning that Chihiro's dream is to write a novel, Renji finally decides to help her fulfill her dream while also trying to make her overcome the difficulties imposed by her condition.

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Genres
Drama
Mystery
Psychological
Romance
Tags
Amnesia
Twins
Denpa
Love Triangle
Female Protagonist
Male Protagonist
Writing
Philosophy
Art
Female Cast
Photography
School
Nudity
Snow
Subdecks
Episode 1
Character count3,871
Word count1,724
Unique words558
Words (1-occurrence)316
Unique kanji301
Kanji (1-occurrence)140
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 2
Character count4,368
Word count2,017
Unique words589
Words (1-occurrence)334
Unique kanji347
Kanji (1-occurrence)167
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 3
Character count5,205
Word count2,391
Unique words703
Words (1-occurrence)417
Unique kanji414
Kanji (1-occurrence)181
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 4
Character count4,083
Word count1,857
Unique words573
Words (1-occurrence)339
Unique kanji341
Kanji (1-occurrence)168
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 5
Character count4,865
Word count2,300
Unique words661
Words (1-occurrence)367
Unique kanji397
Kanji (1-occurrence)172
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 6
Character count5,000
Word count2,278
Unique words684
Words (1-occurrence)392
Unique kanji392
Kanji (1-occurrence)181
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 7
Character count4,113
Word count1,802
Unique words560
Words (1-occurrence)315
Unique kanji309
Kanji (1-occurrence)146
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 8
Character count4,616
Word count2,108
Unique words591
Words (1-occurrence)296
Unique kanji349
Kanji (1-occurrence)127
Difficulty beta
Hard
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 9
Character count4,667
Word count2,141
Unique words589
Words (1-occurrence)305
Unique kanji310
Kanji (1-occurrence)124
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 10
Character count9,292
Word count4,377
Unique words590
Words (1-occurrence)207
Unique kanji338
Kanji (1-occurrence)96
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 11
Character count5,718
Word count2,594
Unique words521
Words (1-occurrence)204
Unique kanji252
Kanji (1-occurrence)80
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 12
Character count5,069
Word count2,251
Unique words568
Words (1-occurrence)233
Unique kanji305
Kanji (1-occurrence)97
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary