Beach Boys
Drama
ビーチボーイズ
1997/07/07
Character count77,257
Word count33,599
Unique words2,942
Words (1-occurrence)1,416
Unique kanji939
Kanji (1-occurrence)236
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episodes12

Upon getting thrown out of his girlfriend Fujiko's apartment, Hiromi decides to head for the ocean. En route, he crosses paths with Kaito, an elite employee of a large multinational trading company in Tokyo who is running away from his problems at work after losing a key client. The two stumble into a quiet B&B on the beach run by the aging surfer Masaru and his high-school-aged granddaughter Makoto. Hiromi immediately applies to work there for the summer, and Kaito is forced to join him after he loses his wallet. The two share a room, with Hiromi trying to make friends, and Kaito at first resisting, unimpressed by Hiromi's devil-may-care attitude. Slowly over the ensuing episodes, Kaito becomes more and more at home in this sleepy rural town, and begins to wonder if he should give up his pursuit of success in the big city, and try to relax, and enjoy himself more. When he returns to Tokyo to finish his work, Hiromi and Makoto come to lure him back, but when he returns to the B&B, his boss and girlfriend Sakura likewise come looking for him.

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Episode 1
Character count9,306
Word count4,111
Unique words957
Words (1-occurrence)526
Unique kanji432
Kanji (1-occurrence)183
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 2
Character count6,571
Word count2,863
Unique words720
Words (1-occurrence)393
Unique kanji328
Kanji (1-occurrence)154
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 3
Character count7,563
Word count3,255
Unique words850
Words (1-occurrence)484
Unique kanji416
Kanji (1-occurrence)208
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 4
Character count6,297
Word count2,686
Unique words715
Words (1-occurrence)400
Unique kanji311
Kanji (1-occurrence)145
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 5
Character count5,630
Word count2,465
Unique words689
Words (1-occurrence)379
Unique kanji303
Kanji (1-occurrence)139
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 6
Character count6,716
Word count2,928
Unique words688
Words (1-occurrence)373
Unique kanji309
Kanji (1-occurrence)142
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 7
Character count7,578
Word count3,241
Unique words803
Words (1-occurrence)435
Unique kanji345
Kanji (1-occurrence)150
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 8
Character count6,873
Word count3,003
Unique words692
Words (1-occurrence)373
Unique kanji285
Kanji (1-occurrence)134
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 9
Character count5,798
Word count2,471
Unique words664
Words (1-occurrence)369
Unique kanji305
Kanji (1-occurrence)146
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 10
Character count5,899
Word count2,657
Unique words668
Words (1-occurrence)371
Unique kanji292
Kanji (1-occurrence)133
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 11
Character count4,434
Word count1,917
Unique words521
Words (1-occurrence)275
Unique kanji216
Kanji (1-occurrence)94
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 12
Character count4,592
Word count2,002
Unique words539
Words (1-occurrence)298
Unique kanji236
Kanji (1-occurrence)128
Difficulty beta
Easy