Ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.: Difference between revisions

''ef: A Tale Of Memories'' was released in 2007 and is the an adaptation of the the first game and one third of the second game. It was produced by Shaft and directed by Shin Ounuma, who volunteered for the job. Of special note are the illustrations at the end of each episode, which are made by various anime and manga artists. [[Sentai Filmworks]] is distributing it in North America; it is available on the [[Anime Network]]'s [http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Anime/ef-A-Tale-of-Memories/Watch Online Player].

 

 

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* [[Ladykiller in Love]]: Kyosuke.

* [[Leaning on the Fourth Wall]]: Kyousuke, after {{spoiler|confirming his confession to Kei}}, manages to avoid breaking the fourth wall by virtue of being Kyousuke.

* [[Lethal Chef]]: Kei. Chihiro also admits to Renji that women in her family shouldn't be allowed to cook.

* [[Love Triangle]]: Played totally straight between Hirono, Miyako and Kei.

* [[Always Save the Girl]]: Heart-rendingly averted--twice. {{spoiler|Yuu can't seem to catch a break.}}

* [[Angst? What Angst?]]: {{spoiler|[[In-Universe]]: Mizuki's mother tried to strangle her, then drove the family car off a cliff into the ocean with everyone in it. As Mizuki sums it up:}}

* {{spoiler|[[Babies Ever After]]: Tragically subverted. Yuuko gets pregnant and after some drama decides to give birth to the baby and everything is starting to look up... but then she gets hit by a car while only a few months pregnant and bleeds to death inside the church.}}

* [[Beauty Is Never Tarnished]]: {{spoiler|Averted. Despite being noted as probably being the most beautiful of the heroines, Yuuko is covered in bruises, burns and scars. She's also the most psychologically scarred}}

* [[Demoted to Extra]]: The main high school students from the first season. While they're not entirely gone, most of the emphasis this time around is focused on Mizuki, Kuze, and Yuu.

* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]:

* [[Domestic Abuse]]: {{spoiler|Amamiya regularly beats Yuuko. By the time this is revealed, she's become used to it to the point where she can list all the scars and bruises she's received as well as all the ways he's abused her. [[Tear Jerker|It's a long, long list.]]}}

* [[Drama Bomb]]: This is a case where an already-dramatic series is made ''even more dramatic'' by {{spoiler|Yuuko's revelation of her scarred body and the aforementioned long, long list.}}

* [[Sarcastic Confession]]: {{spoiler|One of the first things Yuuko says to Yuu is that she hates him. She doesn't really, but she pretty clearly showed she was a [[Stepford Smiler]] with that declaration. See also [[Best Served Cold]].}}

* [[Shout-Out]]: There is one to ''[[Hell Girl]]'' in episode 11, and Yuu does [[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|Despair's]] "I'm in despair" pose in one of the post-episode stills. That series was also animated by SHAFT. Also, this excellent one to ''[[Star Wars]]'' in episode 4:

'''Yuu:''' Something way better than God. }}

** In retrospect, there is a great one in {{spoiler|the game's title itself: "A Fairy Tale Of The Two" turns out to mean "a tale of two ''cities''". }}