diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 7a6613ca..27af1b63 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ config.libs = [
             Object(NonMatching, "effect/ef_slip_footprint.c"),
             Object(NonMatching, "effect/ef_soba_yuge.c"),
             Object(NonMatching, "effect/ef_steam.c"),
-            Object(NonMatching, "effect/ef_string.c"),
+            Object(Matching, "effect/ef_string.c"),
             Object(Matching, "effect/ef_suisou_awa.c"),
             Object(Matching, "effect/ef_swing_axe.c"),
             Object(Matching, "effect/ef_swing_net.c"),
diff --git a/src/effect/ef_string.c b/src/effect/ef_string.c
index 44b4d0e2..ae266ac9 100644
--- a/src/effect/ef_string.c
+++ b/src/effect/ef_string.c
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #include "ef_effect_control.h"
 
+#include "m_common_data.h"
+#include "m_font.h"
+#include "main.h"
+
 static void eString_init(xyz_t pos, int prio, s16 angle, GAME* game, u16 item_name, s16 arg0, s16 arg1);
 static void eString_ct(eEC_Effect_c* effect, GAME* game, void* ct_arg);
 static void eString_mv(eEC_Effect_c* effect, GAME* game);
@@ -18,17 +22,58 @@ eEC_PROFILE_c iam_ef_string = {
 };
 
 static void eString_init(xyz_t pos, int prio, s16 angle, GAME* game, u16 item_name, s16 arg0, s16 arg1) {
-    // TODO
+    eEC_CLIP->make_effect_proc(eEC_EFFECT_STRING, pos, NULL, game, &arg0, item_name, prio, 0, 0);
 }
 
 static void eString_ct(eEC_Effect_c* effect, GAME* game, void* ct_arg) {
-    // TODO
+    effect->timer = 20;
+    effect->effect_specific[0] = *(s16*)ct_arg;
 }
 
 static void eString_mv(eEC_Effect_c* effect, GAME* game) {
-    // TODO
+    // nothing
 }
 
+typedef struct {
+    u8* message;
+    int message_len;
+    rgba_t color;
+} eString_class_c;
+
+// @ 8057cc00
+static u8 eString_string1[10] = {
+    0x02, 0x03, 0x15, 0x04, 0x08, 0x14, 0x01, 0x96,
+    0xE9, 0x21
+};
+
+// @ 8057cc0c
+static eString_class_c eString_string1_class = {eString_string1, sizeof(eString_string1), {0xFF, 0xC8, 0xC8, 0xC8}};
+
+// @ 8057cc18
+static u8 eString_string2[9] = {
+    0x0C, 0xF4, 0x15, 0x18, 0xCC, 0x12, 0x7D, 0x60,
+    0x21
+};
+
+// @ 8057cc24
+static eString_class_c eString_string2_class = {eString_string2, sizeof(eString_string2), {0xFF, 0xC8, 0xC8, 0xC8}};
+
+// @ 8057cc30
+static eString_class_c* eString_string_table[2] = {
+    &eString_string1_class, &eString_string2_class
+};
+
 static void eString_dw(eEC_Effect_c* effect, GAME* game) {
-    // TODO
+    if (effect->effect_specific[0] < 2) {
+        eString_class_c* string_p = eString_string_table[effect->effect_specific[0]];
+        u8* str_p = string_p->message;
+        int len = string_p->message_len;
+        f32 len_f = (f32)len;
+        f32 x = (SCREEN_WIDTH_F - len_f) * 0.5f;
+        rgba_t color = string_p->color;
+
+        mFont_SetMatrix(game->graph, mFont_MODE_FONT);
+        mFont_SetLineStrings_AndSpace(game, str_p, len, x, 162.0f, color.r, color.g, color.b, color.a, FALSE, TRUE, 0, 1.0f, 1.0f, mFont_MODE_FONT);
+        mFont_UnSetMatrix(game->graph, mFont_MODE_FONT);
+    }
 }