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Anime Name :- ef - a tale of memories.
Details :-
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Romance
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Premiered: Fall 2007
Broadcast: Sundays at 01:35 (JST)
Producers: Rondo Robe
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Shaft
Source: Visual novel
Introduction:-
On Christmas Eve, Hiro Hirono runs into Miyako Miyamura, a frivolous girl who "borrows" his bicycle in order to chase down a purse thief. After Hiro finds his bicycle wrecked and Miyako unconscious, the two unexpectedly spend their Christmas Eve together, and when they discover they go to the same high school, their accidental relationship develops even further. This sparks the jealousy of Hiro's childhood friend Kei Shindou, whose pure approach to life catches the eye of Kyosuke Tsutsumi, a womanizing photographer searching for the perfect shot.
Plot/Summary :-
The story is pretty easy to follow, even though it's actually more like two stories and not just one. I don't see the idea of having two stories, though. Although they are somehow related, I really don't understand it. That put aside, the story is quite basic with a few things that make it different to your normal anime story, but if you don't think about these few things, it kind of seems like you have seen the anime before somewhere. The way I look at it, this story doesn't have a plot worth talking about. It just revolves around some teenagers with some problems, and that's about it. Of course the problems might be a little odd, but that doesn't make me rate it any better.
Quotes :-
“The beauty of this anime is beyond words"
"I want to break up while I can still say I love you."
"It doesn't matter what the essence of it is. The truth is what's hidden inside."
Story :-
ef: A Tale of Memories tells two different stories at the same time, firstly following the story of Asou Renji, a half German, half Japanese high school student who goes to his favourite place – an abandoned train station – to meet a strange girl with an eyepatch called Shindou Chihiro. After they start to know each other better, Chihiro starts to open her heart up to Renji, who then gets notified of a shocking truth behind Chihiro.
The second story follows Hirono Hiro, a high school student who is also a professional manga artist. One Christmas Eve, he gets his bike stolen by a girl, Miyamura Miyako, who had her bag stolen by a thief. After the pursuit, she ends up destroying the bike and the two end up hanging out for the rest of the night. Hirono laters meets Miyako at school, and the two start to open their hearts to each other. However, Hirono’s childhood friend, Shindou Kei, does not accept this relationship, and a love triangle starts to form. Hirono is trapped in this love triangle, tossing up between relationships, work and life in general.
The background scenery and the drawings were very well made. There were a lot of colors, and the animation worked very good too. One thing I'm extremely dissatisfied with is the overuse of colors to describe how a person feels. Suddenly a person is drawn entirely in black and white, and on other ocassions the same person is drawn glowing red. I fully understand the use of this, but I just.. hate it. I think it makes it far too antirealistic (not that I hate antirealism, I just don't think it fits to this kind of anime). I also don't like the way some of the scenes function. Example: One of the main persons is talking to another main person. Suddenly the camera switches focus to the lips of that person (It's a girl, that's why), and then to somewhere completely else. A few second later there's another change in scenes, and it continues that way. I get the idea, but I think that changing scenes all the time is, well, annoying. It's not that you can't follow what's happening, it's just that I think it's more or less meaningless (especially when it's used all the time).
A lot of people might say that I simply don't understand real art. And that's true. I do not understand art. Period. I just want everything to be simple, yet useful. And that applies to everything in my world - not just anime. And by "simple", I don't necessarily mean drawings without details. That would be a shame. I mean that there shouldn't be anything that's far out with no meaning in particular. That's what I think...
There's not really much to say about the sound. It works. I don't think it's bad, and I don't think it's amazing. It's just plain good. A thing that bothers me is, however, that this anime, like a lot of other animes, used some English lyrics. In my opinion, the English/Japanese mix wasn't good.
As stated earlier, I almost dropped this show. I did enjoy some parts of the anime, but then again, a lot of the time I was just bored. Because this wasn't a comedy, I thought I would have a nice time watching some drama, but I never really liked it. It missed an exciting plot that would've made me watch it with enjoyment. Sure, I did cry a little sometimes, but that's not uncommon for me.
The anime aired for 12 episodes during the Winter 2007 Anime Season (October 2007 – December 2007). The anime is based on a game series titled ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two, with this anime being one of two anime seasons based off this game. The anime is animated by Shaft Studios, who have known for its unique animation techniques in such acclaimed anime series as Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Puella Magi Madoka Magica and the Monogatari series.
Conclusion :-
At first, this anime seems very confusing. As many people watch the anime not knowing that there are actually two different stories at the same time, the first couple of episodes may not make much sense to a lot of people. But trust me when I say that you should hang around just a little longer; because this anime gets amazing near the end. And the subtitle for this anime – “A Tale of Memories” – may give you a general idea as to what the main ideas of this anime revolve around. This anime has also been closely compared to series like Clannad and Air for its beauty and emotions, so you know its good. All in all, this anime is beautiful, amazing and will surely give you a thrilling ride on the emotion roller-coaster.
Recommendation :-
Of course -, Its an nice anime.
My rcommendation is 8/10.
I strongly recommend it for Drama lover.
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Anime Name :- ef - a tale of memories.
Details :-
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Genres: Mystery, Drama, Romance
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Premiered: Fall 2007
Broadcast: Sundays at 01:35 (JST)
Producers: Rondo Robe
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Shaft
Source: Visual novel
Introduction:-
On Christmas Eve, Hiro Hirono runs into Miyako Miyamura, a frivolous girl who "borrows" his bicycle in order to chase down a purse thief. After Hiro finds his bicycle wrecked and Miyako unconscious, the two unexpectedly spend their Christmas Eve together, and when they discover they go to the same high school, their accidental relationship develops even further. This sparks the jealousy of Hiro's childhood friend Kei Shindou, whose pure approach to life catches the eye of Kyosuke Tsutsumi, a womanizing photographer searching for the perfect shot.
Plot/Summary :-
The story is pretty easy to follow, even though it's actually more like two stories and not just one. I don't see the idea of having two stories, though. Although they are somehow related, I really don't understand it. That put aside, the story is quite basic with a few things that make it different to your normal anime story, but if you don't think about these few things, it kind of seems like you have seen the anime before somewhere. The way I look at it, this story doesn't have a plot worth talking about. It just revolves around some teenagers with some problems, and that's about it. Of course the problems might be a little odd, but that doesn't make me rate it any better.
Quotes :-
“The beauty of this anime is beyond words"
"I want to break up while I can still say I love you."
"It doesn't matter what the essence of it is. The truth is what's hidden inside."
Story :-
ef: A Tale of Memories tells two different stories at the same time, firstly following the story of Asou Renji, a half German, half Japanese high school student who goes to his favourite place – an abandoned train station – to meet a strange girl with an eyepatch called Shindou Chihiro. After they start to know each other better, Chihiro starts to open her heart up to Renji, who then gets notified of a shocking truth behind Chihiro.
The second story follows Hirono Hiro, a high school student who is also a professional manga artist. One Christmas Eve, he gets his bike stolen by a girl, Miyamura Miyako, who had her bag stolen by a thief. After the pursuit, she ends up destroying the bike and the two end up hanging out for the rest of the night. Hirono laters meets Miyako at school, and the two start to open their hearts to each other. However, Hirono’s childhood friend, Shindou Kei, does not accept this relationship, and a love triangle starts to form. Hirono is trapped in this love triangle, tossing up between relationships, work and life in general.
The background scenery and the drawings were very well made. There were a lot of colors, and the animation worked very good too. One thing I'm extremely dissatisfied with is the overuse of colors to describe how a person feels. Suddenly a person is drawn entirely in black and white, and on other ocassions the same person is drawn glowing red. I fully understand the use of this, but I just.. hate it. I think it makes it far too antirealistic (not that I hate antirealism, I just don't think it fits to this kind of anime). I also don't like the way some of the scenes function. Example: One of the main persons is talking to another main person. Suddenly the camera switches focus to the lips of that person (It's a girl, that's why), and then to somewhere completely else. A few second later there's another change in scenes, and it continues that way. I get the idea, but I think that changing scenes all the time is, well, annoying. It's not that you can't follow what's happening, it's just that I think it's more or less meaningless (especially when it's used all the time).
A lot of people might say that I simply don't understand real art. And that's true. I do not understand art. Period. I just want everything to be simple, yet useful. And that applies to everything in my world - not just anime. And by "simple", I don't necessarily mean drawings without details. That would be a shame. I mean that there shouldn't be anything that's far out with no meaning in particular. That's what I think...
There's not really much to say about the sound. It works. I don't think it's bad, and I don't think it's amazing. It's just plain good. A thing that bothers me is, however, that this anime, like a lot of other animes, used some English lyrics. In my opinion, the English/Japanese mix wasn't good.
As stated earlier, I almost dropped this show. I did enjoy some parts of the anime, but then again, a lot of the time I was just bored. Because this wasn't a comedy, I thought I would have a nice time watching some drama, but I never really liked it. It missed an exciting plot that would've made me watch it with enjoyment. Sure, I did cry a little sometimes, but that's not uncommon for me.
The anime aired for 12 episodes during the Winter 2007 Anime Season (October 2007 – December 2007). The anime is based on a game series titled ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two, with this anime being one of two anime seasons based off this game. The anime is animated by Shaft Studios, who have known for its unique animation techniques in such acclaimed anime series as Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, Puella Magi Madoka Magica and the Monogatari series.
Conclusion :-
At first, this anime seems very confusing. As many people watch the anime not knowing that there are actually two different stories at the same time, the first couple of episodes may not make much sense to a lot of people. But trust me when I say that you should hang around just a little longer; because this anime gets amazing near the end. And the subtitle for this anime – “A Tale of Memories” – may give you a general idea as to what the main ideas of this anime revolve around. This anime has also been closely compared to series like Clannad and Air for its beauty and emotions, so you know its good. All in all, this anime is beautiful, amazing and will surely give you a thrilling ride on the emotion roller-coaster.
Recommendation :-
Of course -, Its an nice anime.
My rcommendation is 8/10.
I strongly recommend it for Drama lover.
If Interested My External Links Are :-
For More Updates Subscribe at :-
Anime Kingdom :- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyWDhZKOISZT4SwrNW-eTQQ
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