ef ~ A Tale of Memories
ef - a tale of memories.
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.
ef ~ A Tale of Memories is a tv with 12 episodes, from Fall 2007, produced by Shaft, rated 7.5/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
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.
Main Characters
Tags
- Amnesia — Prominently features a character(s) with memory loss.
- Twins — Prominently features two or more siblings that were born at one birth.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Love Triangle — Centered around romantic feelings between more than two people. Includes all love polygons.
- Rehabilitation — Prominently features the recovery of a character who became incapable of social life or work.
- Denpa — Works that feature themes of social dissociation, delusions, and other issues like suicide, bullying, self-isolation, paranoia, and technological necessity in daily lives. Classic iconography: telephone poles, rooftops, and trains.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Writing — Centers around the profession of writing books or novels.
- Ghost — Prominently features a character who is a ghost.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Drawing — Centers around the art of drawing, including manga and doujinshi.