ef: a tale of melodies.
Anime
ef - a tale of melodies.
2008/10/07
Character count45,278
Word count19,981
Unique words2,916
Words (1-occurrence)1,556
Unique kanji1,032
Kanji (1-occurrence)291
Difficulty beta
Average
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
Character count4,951
Word count2,198
Unique words713
Words (1-occurrence)448
Unique kanji397
Kanji (1-occurrence)186
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 2
Character count3,563
Word count1,542
Unique words560
Words (1-occurrence)357
Unique kanji325
Kanji (1-occurrence)159
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 3
Character count3,948
Word count1,744
Unique words582
Words (1-occurrence)367
Unique kanji362
Kanji (1-occurrence)203
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 4
Character count4,455
Word count1,973
Unique words660
Words (1-occurrence)427
Unique kanji369
Kanji (1-occurrence)170
Difficulty beta
Easy
Episode 5
Character count3,887
Word count1,735
Unique words569
Words (1-occurrence)348
Unique kanji328
Kanji (1-occurrence)173
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 6
Character count4,689
Word count1,975
Unique words619
Words (1-occurrence)396
Unique kanji373
Kanji (1-occurrence)192
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 7
Character count3,591
Word count1,614
Unique words527
Words (1-occurrence)350
Unique kanji311
Kanji (1-occurrence)180
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 8
Character count3,707
Word count1,660
Unique words539
Words (1-occurrence)340
Unique kanji315
Kanji (1-occurrence)162
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 9
Character count2,821
Word count1,246
Unique words383
Words (1-occurrence)201
Unique kanji220
Kanji (1-occurrence)111
Difficulty beta
Hard
Episode 10
Character count3,610
Word count1,626
Unique words534
Words (1-occurrence)318
Unique kanji300
Kanji (1-occurrence)137
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 11
Character count2,475
Word count1,057
Unique words430
Words (1-occurrence)285
Unique kanji245
Kanji (1-occurrence)138
Difficulty beta
Average
Episode 12
Character count3,581
Word count1,611
Unique words571
Words (1-occurrence)352
Unique kanji337
Kanji (1-occurrence)171
Difficulty beta
Hard