ef: a tale of melodies.
Anime
ef - a tale of melodies.
2008/10/07
Speech duration
2h 35min
Word count19,360
Unique words2,934
Words (1-occurrence)1,575
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 count2,119
Unique words722
Words (1-occurrence)458
Unique kanji397
Kanji (1-occurrence)186
Speech speed
348
Difficulty Average
Episode 2
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,475
Unique words558
Words (1-occurrence)356
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)159
Speech speed
348
Difficulty Average
Episode 3
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,690
Unique words590
Words (1-occurrence)378
Unique kanji362
Kanji (1-occurrence)203
Speech speed
347
Difficulty Average
Episode 4
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,894
Unique words662
Words (1-occurrence)431
Unique kanji369
Kanji (1-occurrence)170
Speech speed
374
Difficulty Easy
Episode 5
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,694
Unique words570
Words (1-occurrence)348
Unique kanji328
Kanji (1-occurrence)173
Speech speed
335
Difficulty Hard
Episode 6
Speech duration
14min
Word count1,922
Unique words626
Words (1-occurrence)404
Unique kanji373
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Speech speed
380
Difficulty Hard
Episode 7
Speech duration
12min
Word count1,585
Unique words529
Words (1-occurrence)351
Unique kanji311
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Speech speed
340
Difficulty Hard
Episode 8
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,596
Unique words539
Words (1-occurrence)337
Unique kanji315
Kanji (1-occurrence)162
Speech speed
370
Difficulty Hard
Episode 9
Speech duration
9min
Word count1,206
Unique words383
Words (1-occurrence)197
Unique kanji220
Kanji (1-occurrence)111
Speech speed
345
Difficulty Hard
Episode 10
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,572
Unique words539
Words (1-occurrence)327
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)137
Speech speed
309
Difficulty Average
Episode 11
Speech duration
11min
Word count1,035
Unique words432
Words (1-occurrence)289
Unique kanji245
Kanji (1-occurrence)138
Speech speed
247
Difficulty Average
Episode 12
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,572
Unique words583
Words (1-occurrence)376
Unique kanji337
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Speech speed
298
Difficulty Hard