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{{quote|''Are you enjoying the Time of Eve?''}}
In [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|the future]], [[Creator Provincialism|probably Japan]], robots have become commonplace. Human-like androids are visually indistinguishable from humans except for the holographic status halos--"Rings"
The story begins with a boy, Rikuo, examining the debug logs of his house android. He finds that she has been making unscheduled trips to an unknown location which, for some reason, leaves a cryptic note in the log reading, "Are you enjoying the time of EVE?" Heading to the coordinates in question, the boy and his friend Masaki discover an odd cafe with an odd rule:
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{{quote|''Within this establishment, there shall be no distinction between humans and robots.''}}
'''''The Time of Eve''''' was created by Yasuhiro Yoshiura, who previously worked on ''[[Pale Cocoon]]'', and released as six web-streamed episodes over the course of 2008 and 2009. [[The Film of the Series|An extended film version]] opened in Japan in March 2010; the official website is [https://web.archive.org/web/20180614150354/http://timeofeve.com/e/ here].
As an ONA series with only six episodes, it's still somewhat obscure, which is unfortunate. This series really [[Needs More Love]].
Also released as a feature film (''Time of EVE: The Movie'') with a new ending and additional scenes linking the 6 episodes. The 6 episodes are streamed on [http://www.crunchyroll.com/time-of-eve Crunchyroll], and the feature film is available for purchase and rental on the [http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/time-of-eve-the-movie/id484850375 iTunes Store] (as of January 2012 in the US, Canada, Australia, NZ, and Japan). Also released as a Bluray and DVD in Japan (with English subtitles).
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* [[Artificial Human]]
* [[Beneath the Mask]]: About half of the main characters have to pretend to be emotionless appliances in public.
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* [[Creative Sterility]]: Played with in several instances:
** Even the human-like androids can be quite mechanical in their mannerisms, but they act more unpredictably inside of the cafe.
** Most of Rikuo's prejudice against robots is only due to his musical background. He aspires to be a musician and assumes robots present no threat to
* [[Creator Provincialism]]: The introduction says "''probably'' Japan", despite all the nuances of a Japanese setting being in full effect, not to mention the fact that every human has a Japanese name.
** [[Japan Takes Over the World|Every culture has Japanese elements in the future!]]
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* [[Genki Girl]]: Akiko talks like an insane chipmunk on speed when she's excited. {{spoiler|Which makes her reveal as an unemotional robot who gets treated horribly all the more heart wrenching.}}
* [[Gratuitous English]]: LOGIC CIRCUIT IS ERROR
* [[Humans Are
* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: "[Name]: The [Blank] of Eve".
* [[Interspecies Romance]]: Subverted with Koji and Rina, {{spoiler|two androids who each believe the other to be human. Played straight by Koji's master, who prefers him to human company.}}
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* [[Mood Whiplash]]: As the climax of the last episode is wrapping up. {{spoiler|THUNK.}}
* [[My Master, Right or Wrong]]: Part of the [["Three Laws"-Compliant]] package, demonstrated by {{spoiler|TEX}}.
* [[Pick Your Human Half]]: In public, androids have holographic rings over their heads, act quite unemotional, and tend to only follow commands. But in the Time of Eve cafe it is impossible to tell who is a human and who is an android, and their true personalities are let loose.
* [[Ridiculously-Human Robots]]: Less so in the outside world, but inside of the Time of Eve, they all become this. However, there are also several conversations that they (humans and androids) are still not exactly the same, though they can still understand each other.
* [[Robot Buddy]]: TEX is clearly suppose to fit this trope, as do the other robots to a degree, and the narrative seems to ask just how much the robots should be expected to fulfill this trope, especially as they get more advanced and aware.
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* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]: A central question of the show. It's not revealed whether some of the characters are human or not.
* [[You Didn't Ask]]: In the second episode, Nagi participated in a prank by Chie, holding onto Rikuo's glasses until he came to ask for them, and using this excuse verbatim.
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Happens to robots all the time, though [[Humans Are
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