ef: a tale of memories.
Anime
ef - a tale of memories.
2007/10/07
Speech duration
3h 4min
Word count25,836
Unique words2,943
Words (1-occurrence)1,278
Unique kanji1,019
Kanji (1-occurrence)236
Speech speed
317
Difficulty Average
Episodes12
External Rating
75 %

On Christmas Eve, Hiro Hirono's bike is stolen by a girl chasing a thief who stole her purse. He gives chase and finds her unconscious and his bike ruined. The girl, Miyako Miyamura, soon awakes and the two begin to talk. After making sure she is okay, they end up spending Christmas Eve together. Later, Hiro finds out Miyako attends the same school as him and they begin to spend more and more time together, Miyako developing affections for Hiro. Kei Shindou -- Hiro's childhood friend who has long held a crush on him -- begins to become jealous and a love triangle follows. The series also tells the story of Renji Asou. One day, he meets Chihiro Shindou, the twin sister of Kei Shindou, at an abandoned train station. Even though she's very shy, they get along pretty well and begin meeting at the same spot everyday. However, Renji finds out that Chihiro was in a car accident years ago and as a consequence she suffers from a disability: her memory lasts only 13 hours. Nevertheless, after learning that Chihiro's dream is to write a novel, Renji finally decides to help her fulfill her dream while also trying to make her overcome the difficulties imposed by her condition.

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Genres
Drama
Mystery
Psychological
Romance
Tags
Amnesia
Twins
Denpa
Love Triangle
Female Protagonist
Male Protagonist
Writing
Philosophy
Art
Female Cast
Photography
School
Nudity
Snow
Subdecks
Episode 1
Speech duration
13min
Word count1,618
Unique words567
Words (1-occurrence)331
Unique kanji301
Kanji (1-occurrence)140
Speech speed
301
Difficulty Easy
Episode 2
Speech duration
14min
Word count1,909
Unique words605
Words (1-occurrence)356
Unique kanji347
Kanji (1-occurrence)167
Speech speed
338
Difficulty Average
Episode 3
Speech duration
16min
Word count2,251
Unique words724
Words (1-occurrence)445
Unique kanji414
Kanji (1-occurrence)181
Speech speed
291
Difficulty Average
Episode 4
Speech duration
15min
Word count1,733
Unique words571
Words (1-occurrence)349
Unique kanji341
Kanji (1-occurrence)168
Speech speed
305
Difficulty Easy
Episode 5
Speech duration
15min
Word count2,154
Unique words661
Words (1-occurrence)375
Unique kanji397
Kanji (1-occurrence)172
Speech speed
325
Difficulty Easy
Episode 6
Speech duration
17min
Word count2,100
Unique words694
Words (1-occurrence)417
Unique kanji392
Kanji (1-occurrence)181
Speech speed
326
Difficulty Average
Episode 7
Speech duration
14min
Word count1,682
Unique words573
Words (1-occurrence)331
Unique kanji309
Kanji (1-occurrence)146
Speech speed
316
Difficulty Easy
Episode 8
Speech duration
14min
Word count1,912
Unique words591
Words (1-occurrence)309
Unique kanji349
Kanji (1-occurrence)127
Speech speed
310
Difficulty Easy
Episode 9
Speech duration
15min
Word count1,959
Unique words591
Words (1-occurrence)316
Unique kanji310
Kanji (1-occurrence)124
Speech speed
325
Difficulty Average
Episode 10
Speech duration
16min
Word count3,961
Unique words600
Words (1-occurrence)215
Unique kanji338
Kanji (1-occurrence)96
Speech speed
343
Difficulty Easy
Episode 11
Speech duration
16min
Word count2,419
Unique words534
Words (1-occurrence)219
Unique kanji252
Kanji (1-occurrence)80
Speech speed
291
Difficulty Average
Episode 12
Speech duration
14min
Word count2,138
Unique words569
Words (1-occurrence)231
Unique kanji305
Kanji (1-occurrence)97
Speech speed
338
Difficulty Average