ef: a tale of melodies.
Anime
ef - a tale of melodies.
2008/10/07
Character count45,257
Word count20,018
Unique words2,919
Words (1-occurrence)1,564
Unique kanji1,032
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
Difficulty beta
Average
Episodes12
External Rating
77 %

In a story set years in the past, Himura Yuu is a studious and diligent young man intent solely on maintaining his top academic position at Otowa Academy. One day, he meets a mysterious girl named Amamiya Yuuko, who, to his surprise, recognizes him. Memories of a distant childhood, memories rather left forgotten...meeting Yuuko again will force Yuu to confront the regrets and sorrows of their collective pasts and presents. In the present, Kuze Shuuichi may seem like a womanizer, but upon closer inspection, is a man who would rather be left alone. Hayama Mizuki, however, is not the type of girl who would let him be, especially after hearing the beautiful sounds of his violin performance. As Mizuki attempts to become closer to him, Kuze attempts to push her away—the tale of their budding relationship is darkened with undertones of an imminent tragedy.

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Genres
Drama
Mystery
Psychological
Romance
Supernatural
Tags
Tragedy
Age Gap
Female Protagonist
Male Protagonist
Female Cast
School
Art
Music
Bullying
Foreign
Love Triangle
Twins
School Club
Nudity
Snow
Subdecks
Episode 1
Character count4,947
Word count2,205
Unique words712
Words (1-occurrence)448
Unique kanji397
Kanji (1-occurrence)186
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 2
Character count3,561
Word count1,546
Unique words558
Words (1-occurrence)356
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)159
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 3
Character count3,946
Word count1,749
Unique words582
Words (1-occurrence)369
Unique kanji362
Kanji (1-occurrence)203
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 4
Character count4,454
Word count1,977
Unique words657
Words (1-occurrence)422
Unique kanji369
Kanji (1-occurrence)170
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 5
Character count3,885
Word count1,732
Unique words563
Words (1-occurrence)341
Unique kanji328
Kanji (1-occurrence)173
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 6
Character count4,689
Word count1,978
Unique words618
Words (1-occurrence)392
Unique kanji373
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 7
Character count3,589
Word count1,617
Unique words526
Words (1-occurrence)348
Unique kanji311
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 8
Character count3,704
Word count1,662
Unique words537
Words (1-occurrence)337
Unique kanji315
Kanji (1-occurrence)162
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 9
Character count2,819
Word count1,249
Unique words379
Words (1-occurrence)197
Unique kanji220
Kanji (1-occurrence)111
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 10
Character count3,609
Word count1,630
Unique words531
Words (1-occurrence)320
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)137
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 11
Character count2,473
Word count1,060
Unique words426
Words (1-occurrence)278
Unique kanji245
Kanji (1-occurrence)138
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 12
Character count3,581
Word count1,613
Unique words576
Words (1-occurrence)363
Unique kanji337
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Difficulty beta
Hard