ef: a tale of memories.
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ef - a tale of memories.
2007/10/07
Character count61,094
Word count27,263
Unique words3,054
Words (1-occurrence)1,343
Unique kanji1,019
Kanji (1-occurrence)235
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 count3,882
Word count1,733
Unique words580
Words (1-occurrence)338
Unique kanji301
Kanji (1-occurrence)140
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 2
Character count4,384
Word count1,990
Unique words610
Words (1-occurrence)358
Unique kanji347
Kanji (1-occurrence)167
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 3
Character count5,235
Word count2,340
Unique words730
Words (1-occurrence)445
Unique kanji414
Kanji (1-occurrence)181
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 4
Character count4,096
Word count1,838
Unique words594
Words (1-occurrence)366
Unique kanji341
Kanji (1-occurrence)168
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 5
Character count4,904
Word count2,254
Unique words698
Words (1-occurrence)407
Unique kanji397
Kanji (1-occurrence)172
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 6
Character count5,011
Word count2,202
Unique words710
Words (1-occurrence)425
Unique kanji392
Kanji (1-occurrence)181
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 7
Character count4,129
Word count1,772
Unique words581
Words (1-occurrence)335
Unique kanji309
Kanji (1-occurrence)146
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 8
Character count4,648
Word count2,043
Unique words614
Words (1-occurrence)321
Unique kanji349
Kanji (1-occurrence)127
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 9
Character count4,677
Word count2,073
Unique words608
Words (1-occurrence)325
Unique kanji310
Kanji (1-occurrence)124
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 10
Character count9,307
Word count4,235
Unique words599
Words (1-occurrence)217
Unique kanji338
Kanji (1-occurrence)96
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 11
Character count5,745
Word count2,556
Unique words551
Words (1-occurrence)223
Unique kanji252
Kanji (1-occurrence)80
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary
Episode 12
Character count5,076
Word count2,227
Unique words600
Words (1-occurrence)261
Unique kanji305
Kanji (1-occurrence)97
Difficulty beta
Moderate
DetailsVocabulary