ef: A Tale of Melodies.

In a story set years in the past, Himura Yuu is a studious and diligent young man intent solely on maintaining his top academic position at Otowa Academy. One day, he meets a mysterious girl named Amamiya Yuuko, who, to his surprise, recognizes him. Memories of a distant childhood, memories rather left forgotten... meeting Yuuko again will force Yuu to confront the regrets and sorrows of their collective pasts and presents.

In the present, Kuze Shuuichi may seem like a womanizer, but upon closer inspection, is a man who would rather be left alone. Hayama Mizuki, however, is not the type of girl who would let him be, especially after hearing the beautiful sounds of his violin performance. As Mizuki attempts to become closer to him, Kuze attempts to push her away—the tale of their budding relationship is darkened with undertones of an imminent tragedy.

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Adaptation:	ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two.
Prequel:	ef: A Tale of Memories., ef: A Tale of Melodies. - Prologue

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	1: "ebullient future (English)" by TENMON featuring ELISA (eps 1-5, 7-9)
	2: "ebullient future (Instrumental)" by TENMON (eps 6)
	3: "ebullient future (English 2nd. Version)" by TENMON featuring ELISA (eps 11)

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	1: "Egao no Chikara (笑顔のチカラ)" by Mai Goto (eps 2-5, 7, 9, 11)
	2: "Negai no Kakera (願いのカケラ)" by Yumiko Nakajima (eps 6,8)
	3: "ebullient future (English)" by ELISA (eps 10)
	4: "ebullient future (Japanese)" by ELISA (eps 12)
	5: "ever forever" by Mai Goto, Yumiko Nakajima, Hiroko Taguchi, Junko Okada, Natsumi Yanase (eps 12)

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Mar 16, 2024

MizuhoKamui

Recommended

I want to share how great this series is that I've been watching for the past few days and it's called Melodies. It has been around for about 16 years now, and I can assure you, it is a real gem.

Now, if you know another series, The World God Only Knows, you are probably thinking that they have some points in common, but still, they are very different from each other. Initially, both shows may come off as a bit rough around the edges, but by the final season, they really take off.

The narrative is what I find to be the most appealing aspect about ...

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Aug 27, 2019

RyanSpring

Mixed Feelings

You shouldn't be watching this unless you've completed season 1 or a lot of things simply will not make sense and I can say very safely, since by and large the shows are very similar, if you enjoyed season 1 you'll enjoy season 2 and if you didn't you won't. I didn't particularly care for season 1 and as such, while this show isn't horrible and I liked it slightly better than its predecessor, I didn't particularly care for this either.

Most of the praises and complaints from my season 1 review are still applicable here. Like the previous season, you could easily skip the first ... four or five episodes here and miss little to nothing- it's a very slow, boring start. The visual presentation scores high marks for originality and artistic beauty and it's even better this time around. The story, as a whole, is lacking. There just isn't a lot of meat on the bone. At the end of it all, while very pretty, you're more or less viewing a bare bones story presented in the most artistic way possible.

If you're someone who enjoys abstract art I don't see how you'd not love this, as this show goes deep into that territory. I'm not one of those people, so I found many of those scenes simply weird as opposed to deep and compelling.

The plot also has some serious problems and conveniences. Did you know dropping a lit cigarette can set an entire mansion ablaze? I didn't either, but it happens in this show. Did you also know that a person can hit another person with a car on a busy street with zero witnesses, no inclination to get out and help or call an ambulance and no one will pass by or notice the victim bleeding out until the main character does? Did you also know that two people can have a deeply close, father/daughter type relationship for a decade but the entire time the father has no clue what the daughter's last name is? Dumb things like that made it hard for me to take the show seriously and absolutely detracted from my overall enjoyment.

The music was passable but forgettable and the opening theme in particular felt lazy as it was more or less the same song from the first time around- same beat and all- but with different lyrics. Also, one of the characters is a "world renowned violinist" but until the second to last episode of the show he seems to know one, and only one, violin song.

All in all this might be a good watch for abstract art lovers or those who are easily touched by anything remotely in the realm of emotional but for me this was largely slow and boring and there just wasn't a whole heck of a lot of depth. Couple that with some plot problems and forced down your throat "moral of the story" moments and you're left with something mediocre that I'd not be interested in ever watching again.

OBJECTIVE RATING- 6.5-7
PERSONAL ENJOYMENT RATING- 6.5

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Apr 14, 2023

yoloswagger95

Not Recommended

In ef - a tale of melodies trauma and abuse are thrown around to spice up the drama element in a really distasteful way. It would probably work if it wasn't for the shallow and forgettable characters you can't empathize with. Why do so many people 1) like this series 2) are somehow able to engage in those delusional scenarios. The Yuuko arc somehow panders to a pathological savior complex and is (even if there is little to no effort to make her a multifaceted and interesting character) insulting to her.

The only reason I don't give a 1/10 is because artwork and sound are way ...

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