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Line 1: {{work}} [[File:TimeOfEve_4670.jpg\|frame]] {{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"~~--hovering~~—hovering above the androids' heads. Most people accept robots as a part of life, although at least one organization runs an anti-robot media campaign and a popular news item concerns those that have abandoned normal social interactions for the company of obedient androids. 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: {{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). {{tropelist}} * [[AIA.I. Is a Crapshoot]]: Played with. Robots do indeed develop beyond their (apparent) intended purpose, but all they really do is develop emotions, and those seen thus far not only remained [["Three Laws "-Compliant]], but became ''genuinely good-natured''. Nonetheless, the [[Well-Intentioned Extremist\|Ethics Committee]] gets paranoid about the troubles that emotional robots might cause. * [[Artificial Human]] * [[Beneath the Mask]]: About half of the main characters have to pretend to be emotionless appliances in public. Line 23: * [[Blind Without'Em]]: Rikuo. He couldn't even recognize Sammy from two feet away. * [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Androids are expected to behave like appliances, so they do. But they can actually be very emotional in the cafe, where they are free to express themselves. * [[Can Not Tell a Lie]]: Averted. Robots are [["Three Laws "-Compliant]], but Masaki [[Lampshade Hanging\|points out]] that none of the three laws forbid them from lying to humans. * [[Catch Phrase]]: Chie's "I'm a cat." Also, "Nyaa." * [[Caught the Heart Onon His Sleeve]]: Attempted but averted in episode 5 by {{spoiler\|Nagi}}. * [[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 ~~that--since~~that—since robots don't have a soul, how could they comprehend music?--but the release of a robot capable of acting as a convincing pianist shakes him to the core. * [[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!]] Line 39: * [[Hair Decorations]]: Sammy has sported a headband, a scrunchy, and a [[Flower in Her Hair\|flower]] at various points. ** [[Lampshade Hanging\|Lampshaded]] by Rikuo, who asks why she would wear such things. She simply asks if he likes it. [[Crowning Moment of Funny\|Apparently he does]]. * [[Extreme Doormat]]: Pretty much robots in general, since they're [["Three Laws "-Compliant\|programmed that way]]. Especially difficult to watch with {{spoiler\|[[Genki Girl\|Akiko]]}}. * [[Fantastic Racism]]: Humans against robots, particularly human-looking androids. A lot of the show's human cast (even the main characters!) show strong anti-robot sentiments, anti-robot propaganda ads are everywhere, and plenty of human owners are shown treating their androids like crap. * [[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 ~~Bastards~~the Real Monsters]]: Primarily the Ethics Committee, but many humans have been shown treating their robots very poorly. Made worse by the fact that the robots given character development have been shown to be quite pure and good-natured. * [[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.}} Line 54: * [[Mind Screw]]: Who's a human, and who's a robot? What is Nagi's story? What were those images in the movie while Sammy was home alone looking at the television? * [[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. Line 65: * [[Sequel Hook]]: See [[The Stinger]] * [[Ship Tease]]: {{spoiler\|[[Interspecies Romance\|Sammy/Rikuo]] and Nagi/Rikuo.}} * [[Shout-Out]]: To numerous sci-fi works, chief among them Asimov's ''Robots'' series. ''[[Blade Runner]]'' and ''[[~~THX 1138 (Film)\|~~THX 1138]]'' also get their share of references. Episode 3 briefly shows ''[[Pale Cocoon]]'' playing on the family's home TV. Episode 4 features an older-model android equipped with full-color [[Terminator]] vision. Its appearance is about as welcome. Line 71: ** The original robot story, R.U.R., gets a blink-and-you'll-miss-it shout out in the movie, where it is listed as a type of CPU used in an android. * [[Shrinking Violet]]: Sammy's real personality, which she only shows in the cafe. * [[The Speechless]]: TEX, {{spoiler\|who is silent due to an order by Masaki's father until the [["Three Laws "-Compliant\|First Law]] trumps it in the last episode}}. * [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: The cafe's resident couple, presumably because one of them is actually a robot. {{spoiler\|Actually, they're both robots, and both think the other is human.}} * [[The Stinger]]: After taking Sammy shopping with her, Rikuo's sister puts a [[Flower in Her Hair]]. In the movie, a few additional minutes of footage shed light on a few characters, raising a large number of additional questions in the process. * [["Three Laws "-Compliant]]: As in many stories that feature this trope, it is repeatedly [[Invoked Trope\|invoked]] and played with. The treatment of the Laws is quite faithful to Asimov's ''I, Robot,'' down to the phrases being examined frequently to explain odd robot behavior, always by the same two protagonists. Interesting situations result when Three Laws robots are unable to tell the difference between robots and humans. Line 88: * [[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 ~~Bastards~~the Real Monsters\|most humans]] [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?\|don't consider them living to begin with]]. {{reflist}} [[Category:Anime]] [[Category:~~Eve No Jikan~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Anime of the 2000s]] [[Category:Web Animation]] [[Category:Films of the 2010s]] [[Category:Animated Films]] [[Category:Science Fiction Anime and Manga]] [[Category:Science Fiction Animated Films]] [[Category:Film]]