Beach Boys
Drama
ビーチボーイズ 1997/07/07
Character count77,362
Word count32,487
Unique words2,898
Words (1-occurrence)1,369
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 count9,314
Word count3,981
Unique words952
Words (1-occurrence)515
Unique kanji432
Kanji (1-occurrence)183
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 2
Character count6,577
Word count2,768
Unique words716
Words (1-occurrence)387
Unique kanji328
Kanji (1-occurrence)154
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 3
Character count7,583
Word count3,152
Unique words861
Words (1-occurrence)488
Unique kanji416
Kanji (1-occurrence)208
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 4
Character count6,302
Word count2,591
Unique words711
Words (1-occurrence)384
Unique kanji311
Kanji (1-occurrence)145
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 5
Character count5,638
Word count2,381
Unique words688
Words (1-occurrence)377
Unique kanji303
Kanji (1-occurrence)139
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 6
Character count6,717
Word count2,811
Unique words696
Words (1-occurrence)376
Unique kanji309
Kanji (1-occurrence)142
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 7
Character count7,587
Word count3,130
Unique words808
Words (1-occurrence)428
Unique kanji345
Kanji (1-occurrence)150
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 8
Character count6,892
Word count2,894
Unique words703
Words (1-occurrence)377
Unique kanji285
Kanji (1-occurrence)134
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 9
Character count5,807
Word count2,406
Unique words668
Words (1-occurrence)367
Unique kanji305
Kanji (1-occurrence)146
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 10
Character count5,906
Word count2,577
Unique words664
Words (1-occurrence)358
Unique kanji292
Kanji (1-occurrence)133
Difficulty beta Easy
Episode 11
Character count4,445
Word count1,882
Unique words524
Words (1-occurrence)277
Unique kanji216
Kanji (1-occurrence)94
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 12
Character count4,594
Word count1,914
Unique words540
Words (1-occurrence)299
Unique kanji236
Kanji (1-occurrence)128
Difficulty beta Easy