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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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I think the first 8 minutes of ef anime episode 6 is made of win. It is a delightful dialog that I have been trying to have with the rest of you in these past few years, boiled down in a very pointy and simple, directed scene about living for yourself and living for others, tersely paralleled with a creator's dilemma in his artistic pursuit.
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Amiami has another decent batch of preorders up tonight, including Toys Planning's Miyamura Miyako PVC from ef who clocks in at 20 cm tall and is due out in January at 6,500 yen; Movic's Corticarte Apa Lagranges (adult ver.) PVC from Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica, due out in January at 5,880 yen and 1/8 scale (21 cm tall); an Ayanami Rei cold cast from Evangelion (in white and black bikini versions) from Aizu Project, due out in February at 1/8 scale and 12,600 yen; and a Tsumura Tokiko PVC from Busou Renkin, due out from Organic in December at 1,890 yen and 12 cm tall. (no more)
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ef - a tale of memories could very well be- no, it is the Lucky Star of Autumn. It’s easy to bash for reasons like “random visual crap”, “distracting”, “confusing”, and equally as easy to hate for the very same reasons, which are, by some coincidental measure, only skin-deep. I feel that ef has its [...]
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ef - a tale of memories has quietly, but consistently entertained me this entire fall season. While many shows that I’ve been following have been somewhat hit or miss early on (i.e., Myself; Yourself and Da Capo II), ef has been fairly consistent in terms of production value, story development (or whatever you want to [...]
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All in all, ef - a tale of memories is a fascinating show. And it bores me to tears. I’m exaggerating, yes, but I have to admit that, after four episodes, I don’t find the show the slightest bit engaging. While watching, I feel completely detached from what’s going on, a little voice in the back [...]
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Why do we create? Why do we begin anything worthwhile? For many of us, myself included, the prod to begin was when someone we cared about–a teacher, a friend–saw what we were doing and said: “this is good.” Or, for the characters in this show: “you’re a genius.” Which is another way of saying, “you’re [...]
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You might be a genius.
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