Beach Boys
Drama
ビーチボーイズ 1997/07/07
Character count77,334
Word count32,099
Unique words2,871
Unique words used once1,372
Unique kanji929
Unique kanji used once233
Difficulty beta Beginner
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 count9,310
Word count3,940
Unique words954
Unique words used once525
Unique kanji432
Unique kanji used once183
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 2
Character count6,575
Word count2,728
Unique words709
Unique words used once379
Unique kanji328
Unique kanji used once154
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 3
Character count7,580
Word count3,107
Unique words861
Unique words used once485
Unique kanji416
Unique kanji used once208
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 4
Character count6,300
Word count2,549
Unique words702
Unique words used once374
Unique kanji311
Unique kanji used once145
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 5
Character count5,636
Word count2,356
Unique words681
Unique words used once370
Unique kanji303
Unique kanji used once139
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 6
Character count6,715
Word count2,796
Unique words695
Unique words used once373
Unique kanji309
Unique kanji used once142
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 7
Character count7,584
Word count3,087
Unique words806
Unique words used once426
Unique kanji345
Unique kanji used once150
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 8
Character count6,891
Word count2,849
Unique words698
Unique words used once373
Unique kanji285
Unique kanji used once134
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 9
Character count5,805
Word count2,387
Unique words660
Unique words used once356
Unique kanji305
Unique kanji used once146
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 10
Character count5,902
Word count2,556
Unique words666
Unique words used once359
Unique kanji292
Unique kanji used once133
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 11
Character count4,445
Word count1,856
Unique words524
Unique words used once275
Unique kanji216
Unique kanji used once94
Difficulty beta Beginner
Episode 12
Character count4,591
Word count1,888
Unique words528
Unique words used once285
Unique kanji236
Unique kanji used once128
Difficulty beta Beginner