There’s a couple things I need to first lay out. The first is that I really don’t like ef and didn’t watch beyond the first episode. The second is that these are opinions, not facts. In fact, I’ll even undermine at times my own beliefs in art since they are, as I [...]
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This is part of the “an effing post” series being done by ABC. Other, most likely more insightful, posts on ef are being done by The BigN, JRoxas, DS, Moogy, Owen S, J.Valdez, and Martin. There seems to be a variety of mixed opinions on ef ~ A Tale of Memories ~ in the blogosphere: some saying [...]
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ef has inspired considerable response across the blogging community since its first episode. Some have called it genius, while others have labeled it as mere pretension. Now the ABC is running an ef blogging extravaganza, and I have decided to join in. Read on for my thoughts on ef. Unlike other posts, this [...]
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To read some real discussion of ef ~ a tale of memories, check out DMAB,
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This is part of  the “An effing post” series by the ABC; other participants include TheBigN So after hearing that this show later manages to stray away from the first episode’s density of repulsive graphical crimes, I decided to give this show another chance. These people seem to have been right; while the episodes at the [...]
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I don’t really know what to label shows like ef ~ a tale of memories~ as, but I do know that I don’t usually watch series like it: “Guy meets girl” works based on visual novels set in high school (usually) or some realistic where romance seems to be the name of the game. I’m [...]
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Title: ef - a tale of memories. Studio: Shaft Genre: Romance Ratings (out of 5): Story: ♥♥♥ Animation: ♥♥♥♥ Characters: ♥♥♥ OP/ED Themes: ♥♥ Overall: ♥♥♥ Thoughts: From the plot summaries I’d read prior to watching the first ep of ef-memo, I was expecting it to be a harem…but now it looks like the show actually has three plotlines that will (I assume) intertwine. First [...]
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ef ~ A Tale of Memories ~ Eyepatch girl is MOE~! Touhou? In my Anime?!…Surprising as hell actually. It certainly is interesting to see the unique style of Shaft applied to a more serious show, especially a romance. ef is also kind of unique for apparently focusing on two, possibly three, relationships, instead of the normal harem. Still, [...]
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ef - a tale of memories The characters are a major flaw in this series: they all belong in random harems and every one of them has a personality that’s been done to death by now: Wimpy male, cold male, optimistic male, fragile female, clumsy and impulsive female, annoying sister female and of course the tsundere-female. [...]
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In the past few years, visual novel adaptations have been flooding the market, like no other time in anime history. Ranging from Navel’s Shuffle!, to Type-Moon’s Fate/Stay Night, and more recently 0verflow’s School Days, the adaptations have had varying success, and while a portion of the otaku fanbase have welcomed the increase in the adaptations [...]
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NNL translated the demo of ef - a fairy tale of two plus the fandisc and bundled it together for free. I just played through it, and must say that it is quite awesome. The game is made by minori, who also made the VN, Wind, which was also translated by NNL. My opinion of [...]
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Via Moon Phase: Geneon's Rondo Robe division held a blitz of new anime site openings yesterday, with a roundup listed on their official blog. First up is ef - a tale of memories, a TV anime based on minori's [ERO] ef - a fairytale of the two. Next is TV anime Kamen no Maid Guy, based on the manga by the same name currently serialized in Dragon Age. Perhaps the most surprising is news of a Yotsunoha OVA based on the eponymous Hiquo-soft eroge; finally there’s a Koharubiyori OVA in the works based on the similarly named Dengeki Daioh manga. Most of these had been announced earlier, but now they're out in plain sight where they can easily be tracked... I'm only really interested in Kamen no Maid Guy at this point, though. (no more)
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Hoping to clear my figure photography backlog, here’s another one. Having carried two figures when I did the Aika photo shoot, this is the 2nd figure. I present to you, Miyamura Miyako from ef ~a fairy tale of the two~.
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Well, I could bother translating the name of this chick, but it is fuck ugly and weird looking. It's another eroge figure, and it's from ef-a fairy tale of the two, which was released late last year. I guess… uhh… her shoes look good? I don't even really know what to say about this thing. [...]
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