Karakter & Staf

Miyako Miyamura

Utama

Female

Height: 162 cm Miyako is the main heroine of the first chapter in the story. She met Hiro after stealing his bike on Christmas night while trying to catch a purse thief. She ended up destroying his bike, and she hung out with him for the rest of the night. Afterwards, they meet again at school; she too does not attend classes much because she finds them boring. Miyako has an energetic personality and enjoys doing unorthodox things.

Hiroko Taguchi

Hiro Hirono

Utama

Male

Hiro is a high school student who is mainly interested in job as a manga artist of shōjo manga under the moniker "Nagi Shindou" (Shindou Nagi). Hiro used the given name of his older sister Nagi Hirono, and a homophonic spelling of the family name of his childhood friend Kei Shindou to create the moniker. Writing manga causes him to lose interest in school and focuses mainly on his work in order to earn an income, as usually he does not have much money as it is. After meeting Miyako, he starts hanging out with her more.

Hiro Shimono

Kei Shindou

Utama

Female

Kei is the main heroine of the second chapter in the story. She is Hiro's childhood friend and is one year younger than Hiro; she attends the same school as him too. She is also Hiro's neighbour, and she often has to go over to Hiro's house to wake him up if he had spent the previous night drawing his manga. She is very athletic and is the star player of her school's girl's basketball team. She is attracted to Hiro, and becomes jealous when she finds out how much time he is spending with Miyako Miyamura.

Junko Okada

Chihiro Shindou

Utama

Female

Chihiro is the younger twin sister of Kei Shindo from Ef: The First Tale. and the main heroine of the third chapter in the story. Despite them being mutually shy, Renji comes back to see her at the station every day after school and quickly becomes friends with her. She loves to read novels.

Natsumi Yanase

Renji Asou

Utama

Male

Renji Asou who is half German, half Japanese is a protagonist of the third chapter in Ef: The Latter Tale. One day, when he goes to an abandoned train station where he often spends time, he meets a girl wearing an eye patch over her left eye and sitting alone. The girl is Chihiro Shindo, the younger twin sister of Kei Shindo. Despite both of them being mutually shy, Renji comes back to see her at the station every day after school and quickly becomes friends with her. He later learns that she has a severe case of anterograde amnesia where she cannot remember anything past thirteen hours previous, aside from the events before the accident which she can recall perfectly. Renji also finds out that her dream is to write a fantasy novel, but due to her condition Chihiro has never been able to get far. Renji loves to read novels, and after discussing it with Chihiro, he collaborates with her to see if he can finally make her dream come true.

Motoki Takagi

Kyosuke Tsutsumi

Pendukung

Male

Kyosuke has a passion for filming, and constantly carries a digital video recorder around with him. On Christmas night, he saw Kei Shindo running down the street and tried to get a shot of her, but a truck passed by, so he could not get a clean shot, plus he did not realize it was Kei at the time. After immersing himself in the thoughts of the mystery girl that Christmas night, he ends up quiting the film club and his girlfriend suggests they break up, which he agrees to as well. He eventually falls in love with Kei.

Yuuki Tai

Yuuko Amamiya

Pendukung

Female

Yuuko is a mysterious girl who Hiro first meets in a church on Christmas night. She always appears generally out of nowhere, and disappears just as quickly in various places throughout the story to talk with Hiro or other characters and give them advice; interestingly, Miyako already knows her. She could be considered the key character throughout the ef story. She is a main character in the second series, part of which is focused on her connection to Himura. Yuuko is a kind-hearted person who hates being alone and puts on a brave face, even when upset or hurt.

Yumiko Nakajima

Yuu Himura

Pendukung

Male

A man who during the first series is found often in the Australian Otowa Church. He admits he isn't a Christian, and that he is merely "waiting for someone." Himura becomes a main character during the second EF series, part of which is dedicated to his past and his relationship with the previously unknown woman. Himura enjoys drawing, although does not always like to admit to that fact. He is a quiet and thoughtful person during his later life, often not revealing the whole truth or deliberately being vague when questioned.

Kouichi Toochika

Shuuichi Kuze

Pendukung

Male

Kuze Shuuichi is Asou Renji's neighbor and a good friend to Himura Yuu. He is a womanizer and especially fond of Asou Sumire, despite her being married. Shuuichi is a famous violinist of whom Hirono Hiro is a fan. In the past, he went to the same school as Himura Yuu, Hirono Nagi, and Amamiya Yuuko; all of whom he considered to be his friends, though Kuze was planning on moving to another country by the time he met the last one. Being a ladies man, Himura asked Shuuichi to investigate his kouhai (underclassman) Yuuko, which turned out with results, as she was the one scaring her classmates and the one who started a fight (to keep what is in her bag hidden). Before leaving, Kuze Shuuichi had a farewell party, but only inviting his three close friends at the school. However, due to their problems, none of them stayed through his entire piece (Amamiya felt his playing was too wonderful, which made her leave in tears, with Himura following her at Shuuichi's insistance), and Nagi did not even come. Later, the violinist came back to for a short time to visit an acquaintance. During this time, he sent a letter to Yuu and Yuuko, who were living together, telling them his news. While he was playing in the street, a little girl, named Hayama Mizuki, also known as Miki, was drawn to the melody from afar. When she reached Kuze, he called her a "cute little lady (kawaii ujouchan)" and tied his own hair ribbon on her head, which made Miki happy.

Kenji Hamada

Mizuki Hayama

Pendukung

Female

Mizuki goes to an affiliated school and admires Kei greatly as someone who is older than her; in fact, Mizuki is also on her school's girl's basketball team. She greatly enjoys reading shōjo manga. She has a straightforward attitude and likes to be frank towards others, especially to Kei. She's the main heroine of the fourth chapter from the ''Ef'' series: Ef -The latter tale-.

Mai Gotou

Sumire Asou

Pendukung

Renji's mother. She looks younger than she really is.

Sayaka Aoki

Emi Izumi

Pendukung

Izumi Emi is a second grade student at Otowa High School. She is Kyousuke's girlfriend, and the president of the Film Research Club. Her name is only revealed in the visual novel.

Kaori Nobiki