ef: a tale of melodies.
Anime
ef - a tale of melodies.
2008/10/07
Speech duration
2h 35min
Word count19,038
Unique words2,926
Words (1-occurrence)1,567
Unique kanji1,032
Kanji (1-occurrence)292
Speech speed
337
Difficulty Hard
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
Speech duration
16min
Word count2,071
Unique words719
Words (1-occurrence)460
Unique kanji397
Kanji (1-occurrence)186
Speech speed
348
Difficulty Average
Episode 2
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,451
Unique words553
Words (1-occurrence)353
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)159
Speech speed
348
Difficulty Average
Episode 3
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,653
Unique words586
Words (1-occurrence)378
Unique kanji362
Kanji (1-occurrence)203
Speech speed
347
Difficulty Average
Episode 4
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,866
Unique words661
Words (1-occurrence)434
Unique kanji369
Kanji (1-occurrence)170
Speech speed
374
Difficulty Easy
Episode 5
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,673
Unique words563
Words (1-occurrence)348
Unique kanji328
Kanji (1-occurrence)173
Speech speed
335
Difficulty Hard
Episode 6
Speech duration
14min
Word count1,881
Unique words623
Words (1-occurrence)403
Unique kanji373
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Speech speed
380
Difficulty Hard
Episode 7
Speech duration
12min
Word count1,572
Unique words528
Words (1-occurrence)351
Unique kanji311
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Speech speed
340
Difficulty Hard
Episode 8
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,578
Unique words538
Words (1-occurrence)337
Unique kanji315
Kanji (1-occurrence)162
Speech speed
370
Difficulty Hard
Episode 9
Speech duration
9min
Word count1,183
Unique words378
Words (1-occurrence)198
Unique kanji220
Kanji (1-occurrence)111
Speech speed
345
Difficulty Hard
Episode 10
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,547
Unique words536
Words (1-occurrence)330
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)137
Speech speed
309
Difficulty Average
Episode 11
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,012
Unique words425
Words (1-occurrence)286
Unique kanji245
Kanji (1-occurrence)138
Speech speed
247
Difficulty Average
Episode 12
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,551
Unique words575
Words (1-occurrence)371
Unique kanji337
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Speech speed
298
Difficulty Hard